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 troversy. While Sinha has     3" 453 demanded that the entire BJP ith criticism mounting  leadership, not just Jaitley, must he Chhattisgarh Assembly Wover sky-rocketing petro-     come clean on its ties with the Tpassed the 2,433 crore leum fuel prices, the NDA liquor tycoon, Kejriwal has supplementary Budget with Government on Wednesday he claim of embattled termed Mallya’s disclosure voice vote on Wednesday. took a slew of measures to Tliquor tycoon Vijay Mallya “shocking”. The budget was tabled in reduce burden on petrol and         !#   on Wednesday that before leav- New agency PTI reported the House by Chief Minister diesel by announcing to incen-  $   #     %& ing India in 2016 he met the from London that the 62-year- Raman Singh, who also holds tivise ethanol production in the Finance Minister and offered to old former Kingfisher Airline the finance portfolio. country and approving 100 aims to cut down crude oil Government ahead of the settle the debt issue with the boss, who arrived to appear The budgetary demands per cent electrification of rest import by raising the blending Assembly elections in five banks has been rubbished by before the Westminster include contingency expendi- of the 13,000 km of the broad of ethanol by 10 per cent. States and Lok Sabha elections Arun Jaitely, who was Finance Magistrates’ Court in London, ture of 91,200 lakh and 880 gauge railway tracks at a cost of To cut down usage of next year, the CCEA approved Minister at that time. told reporters that he had met lakh for distribution of bonus 12,000 crore. diesel, the CCEA also gave nod a 15,053 crore new procure- Jaitely said he never gave the Minister and offered to set- this Kharif season during pro- The Cabinet Committee for electrification of more than ment policy Pradhan Mantri the businessman an appoint- tle the issue with the banks. curement of paddy. on Economic Affairs, chaired 13,000 route kilometres of rail- Annadata Aay Sanrakshan ment since 2014 but the fugi- “I left India because I had The demands also includ- by Prime Minister Narendra way tracks at a cost of 12,000 Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) allow- tive liquor baron misused his a scheduled meeting in Geneva.             ed 1,055 lakh for creating Modi, approved the hike in crore. Addressing the media, ing States /Union Territories to position as Rajya Sabha mem- Before leaving I met the             awareness among voters for ethanol price by 25 per cent. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal choose a compensation ber to accost him in Finance Minister and offered to upcoming elections, under this Now, the Oil Marketing said the project is expected to scheme and rope in private Parliament. settle (the issue with the banks), reflect truth”. settlement’. purpose, a contingency fund of Companies will buy ethanol finish by 2022, and it involves agencies for procurement to Latching on the Mallya’s Mallya said, without naming “Since 2014, I have never “Having been fully briefed 205 lakh and for adjustments from sugar mills at 52 per litre the conversion of existing diesel ensure a profitable price to claim, the Congress has alleged the Minister. given him any appointment to about his earlier ‘bluff offers’, of other expenditure a fund of from 47.5 per litre. Ethanol engines to electric. He said after farmers even when market that the Modi Government Mallya has been on bail on meet me and the question of without allowing him to pro- 205 lakh was demanded. has long been approved as an the completion of this electri- prices are lower. was fully complicit in the flight an extradition warrant since his his having met me does not ceed with the conversation, I For travelling expenses alternate fuel that can be blend- fication project, the Railways The Government also of people like Mallya and oth- arrest in April last year and is arise,” he wrote. curtly told him ‘there was no during the upcoming elections, ed with petrol to bring down its will save over 13,500 crore decided to give additional ers from the country. fighting extradition to India on “He ( Mallya) misused that point talking to me and he a need of 400 lakh was raised. cost along with reducing car- annually on fuel expenses. Government guarantee of The party has also asked charges of fraud and money privilege on one occasion while must make offers to his Similarly, for use of Voter bon emissions. In another significant deci- 16,550 crore making it the Centre to explain how and laundering amounting to I was walking out of the House bankers’,” Jaitley said. Verifiable Paper Audit Trail The move is part of a bid sion to ensure that farmers 45,550 crore in total. The why Mallya was allowed to around 9,000 crore. to go to my room. He paced up The Finance Minister said (VVPAT) 1,920 lakh was to encourage sugar mills to growing 23 kharif crops get procurement of kharif crops is leave India. In a Facebook blog, Jaitley to catch up with me and while he did not even “receive” the demanded for procuring nec- divert production of sugar to minimum support prices beginning from next few Former Finance Minister said Mallya’s statement was walking uttered a sentence papers that he was holding in essary material. ethanol. The Government also (MSP) announced by the weeks. Yashwant Sinha and Delhi “factually false” and “does not that ‘I am making an offer of his hand. R$()     * % -        (          3" 453     &""6"&5 hief Minister Raman Singh Cwould be chief guest at the or smooth, peaceful ‘State Sports Award Decoration Fand fair conduct of Ceremony’ organised by Sports Chhattisgarh State Assembly and Youth Welfare Department Election 2018, District on Friday (September 13) at the Collectors, Superintendents of newly-constructed Atal Bihari Police of Chhattisgarh and Vajpayee Auditorium in Odisha organised a joint meet- Government Medical College ing to discuss on different premises here. issues on Wednesday. This year Shahid Rajiv The key issues came   !"#$% Pandey Award wouldalso go to up for discussion was pre- archery, badminton, fencing, venting illegal sale of It was also decided that The other points discussed rollball, softball, soft tennis liquor, distribution of taking assistance from local was pending criminal cases and Paralympic-Deaf category. Wushu sports. cash and movement of public representatives and against public representatives The players would be given 3 Shahid Pankaj Vikram criminals from both village heads, the suspicious and their supporters along lakh cash prize each. Award has been announced for States. It was decided that elements would be identified with resolution, deputing more Shahid Kaushal Yadav volleyball, beach volleyball, from both sides, joint block- after checking and then action security personnel in sensitive Award which carries 1.50 tennicoit, power lifting, base- ades, better coordination would be taken. and hyper sensitive polling lakh cash prize would be given ball, football, kabbadi, wushu, between the police officials of Discussion was also held centres and Naxal affected in category of Badminton, swimming, karate, hockey, bordering areas, arresting the on pending arrest warrants in areas, holding district level Kayaking-canoeing, basketball, para-athletics, judo, wheelchair warrantee criminals and coop- different police stations along meeting of political leaders fencing, karate, softball and fencing, para-swimming, kho- eration in their arrests includ- with ensuring implementation. before election and monitoring Paralympic swimming. kho, basketball, weight lifting, ing exchange and sharing of The officials also reviewed the along with imposing restriction The coaches , game judges Kayaking-canoeing, handball information regarding Naxal earlier LS, State Assembly, vil- on local political associates of and umpires would also receive and netball. Each player would %   ..//         -    %--# )    movements in bordering areas lage Panchayat and local civic public representatives. cash prize of 1.50 lakh which get 25,000 cash prize. 0   )       -    / - would be done. body election related incidents. Continued on Page 4 includes badminton and Continued on Page 4         

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 year and Lok Sabha polls in rent mechanism, under which 2019, the Union Cabinet on the crops are purchased by the        
  Wednesday approved a Government and the MSP 15,053-crore new procure- price is transferred to farmers’   ment policy ‘Pradhan Mantri account through Direct Benefit   13,675 route kilometers (16,540 convert the existing diesel Annadata Aay SanraksHan Transfer,” Singh said. One track kilometers) at a cost of engines to covert to the elec- acing criticism over rising Abhiyan’ (PM-AASHA) to scheme will focus on compen- he Cabinet Committee on 12,134.5 crore, has been trical engines. Diesel engines Ffuel prices, the Narendra ensure that farmers growing 23 sating oilseeds farmers if rates TEconomic Affairs, chaired approved, said Government in may be shifted to border areas Modi Government on kharif crops get minimum sup- fall below the MSP, and anoth- by Prime Minister Narendra statement. and will consider the stake Wednesday announced that it port price (MSP) announced by er will allow States to rope in Modi, on Wednesday, approved “Considering the require- holders concerns also, he said. will incentivise ethanol pro- the Government. private players for procure- the last-leg electrification of ment for seamless operation of “The approved electrifica- duction in the country in a bid The policy allows States scheme or PSS), paying them es and oilseeds, will go to polls. ment. more than 13,000 route kilo- rail traffic across the network, tion will reduce the use of to reduce crude oil dependence. /Union Territories to choose a for losses incurred when Over the past two years, driven The Modi Government meters of railway track at a cost it is necessary that the bottle- imported fossil fuels thereby The Union Cabinet on compensation scheme and rope wholesale market prices are by higher production, whole- had announced a new pro- of 12,000 crore. necks created by the need to improve energy security to the Wednesday approved the hike in private agencies for pro- lower than announced MSPs sale prices of these crops fell curement policy in July short- Addressing mediapersons, change traction are done away Nation. After the planned elec- in ethanol price by 25 per cent. curement to ensure a profitable (price deficiency payment sharply, often lower than MSP, ly after the Government Railway Minister Piyush Goyal with. “The proposed electrifi- trification, there would be Now, the Oil Marketing price to farmers. The Cabinet scheme or PDPS), and Pilot of forcing farmers to sell at a loss. announced the biggest ever said the project which is cation, which is mainly for reduction in the consumption of Companies (OMCs) will buy also decided to give addition- Private Procurement Stockist According to Union hike in MSP for 23 kharif expected to finish by 2022 also missing links and last mile high speed diesel oil by about ethanol from sugar mills for al Government guarantee of Scheme (PPSS) — to undertake Agriculture Minister Radha crops. The new mechanism is involves the conversion of connectivity, will increase the 2.83 billion litres per annum and 52.43 per litre, up from 47.49 16,550 crore making it procurement when prices of Mohan Singh, the new pro- expected to be crop specific. existing diesel engines to elec- operational efficiency, enhance a reduction in GHG emissions. per litre, an increase of 25 per- 45,550 crore in total. The commodities fall below the curement policy will ensure According to officials, the new tric. He said after completion line capacity and improve the This will also reduce environ- cent. procurement of kharif crops MSP level. that the farmers get the MSP at scheme ‘Price Deficiency of this electrification project, average speed of trains,” the mental impact of Railways,” After the Cabinet meeting, would begin in the next few The performance of PM- a time when the market prices Payment Scheme (PDPS)’ has Railways will save more than statement said. said the Railway Minister. Petroleum Minister weeks. AASHA will be critical in a year fall below the benchmark prices been framed on the lines of 13,500 crore annually from Detailing the electrification “Currently, around two Dharmendra Pradhan said that The new scheme will be a when several agriculturally- set by the Government. Madhya Pradesh Government’s the fuel expenses. project, Goyal said that this thirds of freight and more than the Cabinet approved the mix of sub-schemes which will important States like Madhya “Under the new policy, the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana The remaining un-electri- project would eliminate the half of passenger traffic in increase in the procurement involve direct procurement Pradesh, Rajasthan and State Governments will be (BBY) to protect oilseeds farm- fied broad gauge routes com- pollution related issues and Indian Railways moves on elec- price of ethanol produced from from farmers (price support Chhattisgarh, which grow puls- given an option to choose mul- ers only. prising 108 sections, covering the Railways is planning to tric traction. 100 percent sugarcane juice to 59.19 per litre from the current 47.13 per litre and that pro- duced from B-Molasses (partial sugarcane juice) molasses to 12    $%     -    52.43 per litre from the exist- ing 47.49 per litre. In June, the   Government-to-Government Dhanoa said. “The history is of achieving operational capa- Union Cabinet —for the first route to meet security chal- that the Government had under- bility of the IAF. &'% &%()%' % time — fixed a separate price for mid the raging controversy lenges. The IAF Chief said three taken emergency purchase of Elaborating upon the threat ethanol produced from B-heavy Aover the Rafale fighter jet such deals also involved procur- fighter aircraft on several occa- perception, he said the force cur- molasses and C-heavy molasses. deal, IAF Chief B S Dhanoa on ing two squadrons(one sions in the past,” he said. rently has 31 squadrons of fight- Ethanol has long been Wednesday justified the pro- squadron has 16-18 jets) like the In 1983, when Pakistan er jets against the sanctioned &'%' %*+,% %  approved as an alternate fuel curement citing precedents Rafale contract. inducted the first lot of F-16s, strength of 42 squadrons. “Even that can be blended with petrol when such “emergency” acqui- The Air Force is reeling India got two squadrons of when we do have 42 squadrons, to bring down its cost along sitions were made to meet oper- under a severe shortage of fight- Mig-23MF air defence inter- we will be below the combined New Delhi: Keen to transform from the national capital. The Army and make it “lean and with reducing carbon emis- ational requirements and to fill er aircraft at a time India faces ceptors from Soviet Union. numbers of two of our region- the Army to fight modern war- ARTRAC looks after all the mean,” officials said here on sions. The move is part of a bid critical gaps. security challenges from two Later, in 1985 India also got two al adversaries,” he said in obvi- fare, the top echelon of the aspects of training and working Wednesday. Explaining the to encourage sugar mills to He made this observation in nuclear-powered neighbours, squadrons of Mirage-2000 and ous reference to China and Army “in principle” has agreed philosophy and the shifting of rationale for moving the RR divert production of sugar to the backdrop of questions raised he said during a seminar on also two squadrons of Mig-29s Pakistan. The IAF chief also to restructure the Army Military Training headquarters headquarters to Northern ethanol. The Government also over the decision to buy only 36 IAF’s force restructuring adding from Soviet Union. It is perti- pointed out that India’s neigh- Headquarters by shifting the will help the force to have a Command, which looks after aims to cut down crude oil jets against the original propos- the purchase of 36 Rafale jets will nent to note that all those pro- bours are not sitting idle and Rashtriya Rifles(RR) head- more cohesive approach. Jammu and Kashmir, they said import by raising the blending al of 126 aircraft. His comments help the force deal with the sit- curements are for two squadrons countries like China are mod- quarters from New Delhi to The two proposals includ- it will provide faster and more of ethanol in petrol by 10 per- also come a day after BJP rebels uation. of aircraft and under the umbrel- ernising its air force signifi- somewhere near Northern ing shifting of RR and Military co-ordinated approach to deal cent. Arun Shourie and Yashwant “Whenever the la of Inter-Governmental cantly. China has approximate- Command in Jammu & Training Headquarters were with anti-insurgency opera- One of the primary reasons Sinha alleged Prime Minister Government felt the air power Agreement(IGA), Dhanoa said. ly 1,700 fighter aircraft of which Kashmir as RR is exclusively firmed up during a day- long tions. Moreover, the head- for the rising fuel prices is the Narendra Modi’s “personal cul- element of the defence forces is Justifying the decision to go 800 are fourth generation jets. “A engaged in anti-insurgency meeting on Tuesday here quarters of Assam Rifles, which fact that India imports more pability” in the Rafale deal likely to be in a disadvantageous for two squadrons of Rafale large number of these can be operations there. between Army Chief General tackles insurgency in the North- than 80 per cent of its oil needs. which they dubbed as the coun- position, it has gone in for through the government to gov- expected to be brought against Similarly, Directorate Bipin Rawat and seven top East, are based in Shillong and With the rupee depreciating and try’s “biggest defence scam.” emergency purchases of the air- ernment route, the IAF Chief us in the Tibet Autonomous General of Military Training will commanders to review reports it makes sense to have the RR crude prices going up, India’s Dhanoa asserted that earli- craft under the umbrella of the said acquisitions under IGA are Region in case of hostilities,” he now move to Army Training of study groups formed to rec- offices in Jammu and Kashmir, import bill has been on the rise er such deals too followed the inter-Governmental agreement,” “faster” and the quickest means said in his address. 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:;    he Central Administrative o mark the 150th birth TTribunal (CAT) has said Tanniversary of Mahatma n the backdrop of critical the widow of a deceased   % = 3B54C Gandhi, Prime Minister Icomments made by Congress Government servant is eligible Narendra Modi on Wednesday president Rahul Gandhi for family pension even after ix labourers died while two announced the launch of against the RSS, the outfit will remarriage. Sothers were seriously injured ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’ be setting the record straight in Administrative member in an explosion in a boiler of a from September 15. In a video its three-day lecture series and clear misconceptions about Praveen Mahajan ordered petro-chemical factory here message, he called upon peo- being organised here next its working and ideology. restoration of the family pension on Wednesday, police said. ple to join the movement on week. The meet, among others, Therefore, it was felt that peo- to Delhi resident Renu Gupta According to the police, Saturday morning. The move- will be addressed by RSS head ple from all walks of life should (47), wife of late Pawan Kumar one labourer is still missing. ment will be launched to mark Mohan Bhagwat. be invited to it, a Sangh func- Gupta, an employee of the The blast took place the commencement of Come, be a part of this move- said. Religious leaders, filmstars, tionary said. Defence Ministry at the time of around 8 am when the boiler of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth ment and strengthen the efforts Launched in 2014 by the sportspersons, business The RSS had indicated it his death, saying Gupta had the factory producing ethanol the past few days. Today, while anniversary on October 2. The to create a Swachh Bharat!” he Modi Government, the tycoons, retired judges, former would invite all key political requested for transfer of the was being repaired. it was being repaired, there was Prime Minister further urged tweeted. Swachh Bharat Mission aims at chiefs of the armed forces, leaders including Congress family pension in the name of “There was a blast in the a blast in the boiler while everyone on Wednesday to be ‘Swachhata Hi Seva making a clean and Open ambassadors of over 60 coun- president Rahul and CPI(M) her son after her re-marriage Mohit Petro-Chemical Factory welding work was going on,” a part of this movement and Movement’ will begin on the Defecation Free India by tries, besides the leaders of all general secretary Sitaram without understanding the con- located on Nagina Road. In the the Superintendent of Police strengthen the efforts to create morning of September 15 with October 2, 2019. Till date, the major political parties are Yechur y . sequences. blast, labourers Balgovind, said. a ‘Swachh Bharat’. Prime Minister Modi’s inter- 4408279 individual toilets and expected to attend the meet The lecture series is being The CAT asked the Ravi, Lokendra, Kamalveer, Singh said efforts are on to In a series of tweets, Prime action with the people con- 404359 public and communi- beginning September 17. organised in the context of the Ministry of Defence to transfer Vikrant and Chetram died. trace the owner of the factory. Minister Modi said, “On nected with the Clean India ty toilets was constructed A list of about 500 digni- future of India with Bhagwat the pension claim to her from Two labourers were brought to Uttar Pradesh Chief October 2, we mark the start of Mission. under the Swachh Bharat taries was prepared for the presenting the Sangh’s views on her son’s name within four a hospital in a serious condi- Minister Yogi Adityanath Gandhi Ji’s 150th birth anniver- “I look forward to inter- Mission. Under the scheme, event titled — “Future of various contemporary issues of months. tion. One labourer is said to be expressed grief over the loss of sary. It is also the day Swachh acting with those who have 2767 cities have been made Bharat: An RSS perspective” — national importance. “Without understanding missing.” Superintendent of lives in the accident, and con- Bharat Mission completes 4 worked assiduously on the open defecation free till date. to be held at ‘Vigyan Bhawan’, The decision to organise the consequences, she request- Police Umesh Kumar Singh veyed his condolence to the years of being a historic mass ground to strengthen the Besides, 67085 wards across the main venue for national the event was taken at an All ed for transfer of the family pen- told PTI. family members of the movement aimed at fulfilling Swachh Bharat (Clean India) the country have achieved and international Government India Prant Pracharak meeting sion in the name of her son after UP Relief Commissioner deceased. Bapu’s dream of a Clean India. Mission after which swachha- door to door waste collection. conferences. held at Somnath in July. her marriage. However, the said Sanjay Kumar in Lucknow said, The UP Chief Minister I salute all those working ta (cleanliness) activities will Under the scheme, 88.4 mega An interactive session will The conclave is part of RSS’ family pension will become “The injured labourers are out also instructed officials that towards a Swachh Bharat!” begin,” he said. watt electricity is being pro- also be held on the third day of out-reach programme initiated inadmissible after the son attains of danger.” proper medical treatment “The ‘Swachhata Hi Seva The ‘Swachhata Hi Seva duce from waste while waste to the event. by Bhagwat, who has taken the age of 25 years,” the tribunal “As per information gath- should be given to the injured Movement’ commences on Movement’ (cleanliness is true compost production has It will be a first-of-its-kind upon himself to clear certain said, adding that, “It has been ered so far, the boiler of the fac- persons, a Government 15th September. This is a great service) is a great way to pay reached 1506500 metric event to explain the Sangh’s misgivings created against the held by the Government that tory was not functioning for spokesperson said in Lucknow. way to pay tributes to Bapu. tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, he tonnes. perspective on various issues organisation internationally. even in the case of remarriage of a widow, family pension can be given”. The bench rejected the con- /         '% '&%
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Kochi: Amid mounting pres- sure and continued protests demanding action against him over a nun’s allegation of rape, Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar diocese has been asked by the Kerala Police to appear before the investigating team on September 19. Announcing the decision to summon the clergyman after a meeting where the probe in the case was reviewed, inspector General of police Vijay Sakhare on Wednesday said the delay in completing it was due to “con- tradictions” in the statements given by the victim, the wit- nesses and the accused. He also said a decision on arrest could be taken only after ironing out the contradictions in the state- ments. The meeting, chaired by Sakhare, was also attended by Kottayam District Superintendent of Police Harisankar and Vaikom Deputy Superintendent of Police K Subhash, who is head- ing the Special Investigation Team probing the case. PTI &   -) - 
   
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1/ 1 + increasingly pervasive controls on daily life,” in are discontented with the Communist regime. conducting research in Xinjiang, observed: Xinjiang Government planned to further State, mostly in Idlib Province. !!1+ / !+!2 the restive Province. The US based agency Officially, there are no restrictions on prayers, “What does it take to intern half a million mem- transfer 100,000 residents from southern Whatever the number is, the issue is that 1+O!!2 affirmed: “Throughout the region, the Turkic but orchestras play for dancing at evening- Incidentally, the same CIA report asserts: bers of one ethnic group in just a year? Hotan and Kashgar prefectures by 2019, to get ferocious repression or forced assimilation, as Muslim population of 13 million, is subjected prayer time to distract the young, and young “Propaganda in Sinkiang is stating that the Enormous resources and elaborate organisation, employed somewhere else. it is happening today in the restive region, can  +!+ E to forced political indoctrination, collective men enlisted as soldiers have no time to attend Chinese ought to take the Ladakh airfield but the Chinese authorities aren’t stingy. Vast Yu Shaoxiang, another ‘expert’ at the Chinese only make the situation worse. The future of :1!! 1!!! punishment, restrictions on movement and religious services. Gatherings of more than four because the Americans intend to use it in their swathes of the Uighur population in China’s Academy of Social Sciences, told The Global the Province is not bright, but the most surpris- O2!N
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! /E under the phenomena of stratospheric rise Bay of Bengal. The ‘Kathmandu Bimstec also finds convergence with 3     4  !   5  / 4!50     of the megacity and the equally spectacu- Declaration’ emphasised on the need the country’s foreign policy efforts to             +"!'# " %  %' %'% . shining India and a prosperous lar fall of the same. Bangalore is an apt to build Bimstec as a more effective establish its ‘Neighbourhood first’ and 6                  ( economy bring to mind sprawling example of this scenario. Bangalore, multilateral organisation for region- ‘Act East policy’. It is also an outcome          #  78,9      (  ( Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Amegacities replete with skyline dot- renowned for its trees, lakes and pleasant al integration, wider economic coop- of the Brics-Bimstec outreach S                    Chouhan, who is leading the BJP into a do-or-die ted with skyscrapers amid a labyrinth of air only 25 years ago, is now almost a dead eration and promoting multidimen- Summit held in October 2016 at Goa, 3   :  ;  $ 3  $   ! < electoral battle with a resurgent Congress in the super-smooth roads and high quality resi- city that has sacrificed its environment for sional connectivity networks among India, where leaders from the mem- $     $      #         3  State is being poorly served by his cops. Women dences. These aspects of the city have some of the fastest economic growth seen member states. ber countries collectively pledged to 3  $                =  : become showpieces for any Government to anywhere in the world. The ‘18-point Declaration’ signed work to make Bimstec stronger and police personnel apparently confiscated the black- > 3      3      28888  ( register their achievements. But seldom is The ambient temperature in the city has during the Summit also sought to effective. =                  R coloured dupattas which are part of the uniform of the question asked: Are megacities being increased by 2 to 2.5 °C (3.6 to 4.5 °F) and address transnational challenges of On the 20th anniversary of this local students who were attending a programme visualised and given shape taking into con- now reaches 38 to 40 °C (100 to 104 °F). The non-traditional security threats with- organisation, Prime Minister  S                        addressed by the CM fearing they could be con- sideration the ecological sensitivities of the water table has declined from 28 metres (92 in the region, like terrorism and vio- Narendra Modi described Bimstec as region and the consequences of rapid feet) to 300 metres (984 feet) lent extremism, and also the problem a “natural platform” for India’s east- #  ? ? @ S / ??@0 -8    strued as a ‘protest’. Paranoia, pure and simple. urbanisation? The cities of today are an apt deep in places and there has been an 88 per of organised transnational crimes. ward engagement. In March 2017, /A N     78,C0             example of ‘development on the go’ where- cent decline in vegetation accompanied by The deliberations and agenda of the India chaired a meeting of Bimstec try for Bimstec, especially for coop- crime, the declaration reiterated to also reiterated faith in multilateral-         8D8       ( in the speed, and not the direction and cost a 79 per cent decline in wetlands. All this Summit are poised to transform National Security chiefs in New eration in trade and investment, fight collectively against “terrorism, ism and emphasised to establish fair,                   ( of development, is given importance. in addition to frequent flooding, even Bimstec into a more ‘effective multi- Delhi. This allowed India to take the energy corridors and blue economy terror organisations and terror financ- just and equitable international       88,     29       The megacities are only on the rise. caused by emissions. during normal rainfall. This is the price paid lateral organisation’ in the region, leadership role based on the promo- and climate change as well. ing”. It called for a “comprehensive order. The member nations called for                 In denial More than half of the world’s population The Government needs to expedite a by Bangaloreans for city, which knew no based on the promoting peace, pros- tion of cogent economic interests for First, the Summit was important approach” to tackle the menace of ter- effective implementation of the 7C                                now lives in cities, and the number of wider variety of policies which can cover limits on progress. perity and sustainable development. the region under the collective vision in seeking to build connectivity links rorism and organised crime with the ‘Bimstec Poverty Plan of Action’ in                  megacities with populations of more than and regulate the impact of the megacities The Bangalore situation can get repeat- Established in 1997 as the for growth and development for all. in the region. The declaration under- member states. In his speech, Prime line with the UN Agenda for  =          10 million has risen from three in 1975 to on climate change as well. Emissions to the ed across every Indian city. India, which is Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, For other member states, like scored the importance of developing 83 54 8 Minister Narendra Modi underlined Sustainable Development by 2030. 3% !E%           27       ( around 20 today and still growing. As a atmosphere of trace gases and aerosol expected to be the most populous country Thailand Economic Cooperation Myanmar, stakes are high given its multi-dimensional connectivity in the the significance of the Bay of Bengal The grouping accounts for 22 per                (  0++961)2-  !  result, the megacities of today have become species such as carbon dioxide (CO2), nitro- in the world with over 1.5 billion people by (BIST-EC), the grouping became ‘strategic positioning and how region to enable economic integra- " 5 6 3 for security and development of all cent of the global population, and has                              ?    $   + 1!!
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!+1!6!G!  %   /7,   0     /,D.   0   regionally as well as globally. For this rea- gases and pollutants impact both, the com- lution is now as bad as China with 1.1 mil- of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway and promoting people-to-people ""6" organisation. It sought to identify on common aspirations for growth, /D71   0  ! +! 1 2 son, the environmental impact of megaci- position of the atmosphere and the climate. lion people dying prematurely in 2015 alone Technical and Economic is expected to boost trade and com- linkages. strengthening coordination among development, commerce and &%                     0 !  ties is a phenomenon that needs to be This in turn is expediting climate change from poor air quality linked to the hyper- Cooperation or Bimstec. Despite merce between Asean and India The Summit witnessed the sign- the law enforcement, intelligence technology. addressed by policy-makers. and its adverse impacts. development taking place in many cities. being devoid of any ‘bilateral tensions’ and Bimstec, as a sub-regional group- ing of a Memorandum of and security agencies of the member Connectivity holds the key for (87    78,D(,2 ,,            78,2( M" 1!  E ! But for the policy-makers to prepare The actual problem is that many fast- Given these threats and challenges among its member states, the organ- ing, forms concurrence with India’s Understanding (MoU) to establish 83 66 states, holding meetings at the level economic integration of this region ,9  D1         78,9(,-       
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      damaged his eye. The person inite agitation from August 25       %& “She did not go the institute lynching incidents, on    %& had come out of jail a few with three major demands – today. Her roommate came back Wednesday held a marathon months back. reservation to Patidar commu- among these organisations. on Prime Minister Narendra to the hostel around 9.30 am and meeting with top police and the incidents of killing of the charged and confronted them. Another history-sheeter nity in Government jobs and Divulging future course of Modi and BJP president Amit sar the door locked from inside. civil officials. The meeting was persons through the mob vio- Then started attack on them Pankaj Giri was lynched in educational institutions under action Hardik said that he was Shah saying that there was no Although she shouted the name given name of review of law lence, are on prowl in Bihar from all sides with lathis. A Sasaram near a bank branch OBC category, debt waiver for not going to enervate. In fact he democracy in the State (Gujarat) of her roommate several times, and order with district officials showing they have lost faith in police team from Chhaurahi when three criminals attempt- farmers and release of his jailed went on to say that he has been which gave Mahatma Gandhi there was no response,” said but insiders claimed that police and they are fed up with OP reached and locked three ed to snatch bag containing closed aide Alpesh Kathiria recharged by 19-day long fast- and Sardar Patel to the nation. IITG PRO, Labanu Konwar. reports of lynching in the last rising crime. in a classroom. But the vil- 25 lakh from two railway offi- who is facing sedition charge. ing and can protest for anoth- Leaders of both the sub- “On informed, the IITG few days, which claimed at least Three history-sheeters lagers disapproved police cials who were going to After consuming food on er 19 years and keep on raising castes of Patidars – Leuva and security intimated this to the six lives, was on top of the were killed by the villagers action and they forced the deposit the money. During the 19th day of his fast agitation, issues related to farmers and Kadava Patels who are repre- police, who came and opened meeting agenda. when they stormed a primary police to beat a hasty retreat scuffle with officials one crim- the convener of Patidar Anamat Patidar community. Comparing senting highest religious organ- the door by force but only to The peoples’ mentality to girls school a Chhaurahi in and broke open the lock and inal hit his head with revolver Andolan Samiti (PAAS) claimed the BJP ruled Government with isations Khodaldham and see Nagashri’s body hanging catch the criminals and do Begusarai district on Friday started thrashing them. butt and injured another with that he ended fast agitation out British Government during Umiyadham respectively from ceiling fan,” Konwar said. instant justice a la kangaroo last. With an intention to kid- By the time police rein- fire. A crowd chased them and of respect for Patidar commu- pre-independence era he said reached at Hardik’s residence Nagashri was a border of court is growing and the nap a girl, they inquired about forcement arrived they were as caught hold of Giri. He was nity leaders who were request- that in coming days, he will and persuaded him to end the Dhansiri girls’ hostel in IITG. recent incidents showed their her from school principal good as dead. Two died at the thrashed and someone hit ing him over the past one week. travel across the State and visit fast agitation. Head of Police from the North active involvement in taking Nema Kumari. When she said Sadar hospital and one died on head with a rock. “Patidar community is united. more than 12,000 villages to Khodaldham, Naresh Patel said Guwahati Police station regis- law into their own hands. the girl has not come they the spot. Only last fortnight all the Since leaders of the communi- oust BJP government not only it was important to remain tered an unnatural death case Even policemen rushing to whipped out revolver and Additional Director district SPs had been directed ty are with PAAS, I don’t need from Gandhinagar but also healthy to fight for the com- over this. “Our investigation control the situation are com- pointed at her head. General of Police through videoconferencing to worry. The decision to end from Delhi. munity. Another Patidar leader indicated it to be a suicide ing under their attack. The school girls started (Headquarters) S K Singhal on containing the increasing fasting was taken on the belief Hardik compared his agita- CK Patel, who is associated case. We have recovered a It appears that Charles running and shouting. however claimed it was not incidents of mob lynching. that if we live, we can fight and tion against the BJP with that of with Umiyadham, said that note from inside the room Lynch and William Lynch, Hearing their shouts some lynching. “The villagers rushed Each SP had been made nodal if we can fight, we shall live,” said Jayprakash Narayan and fasting was not the only option which we believe written by the two 18th Century women working in the near- to help the principal and girls officer of that district. The Hardik claiming that all the Rammanohar Lohia’s movement to raise issue, if Hardik’s health the deceased. However, the Americans, who coined the by fields rushed and chal- who were at risk of being hurt. directives were made follow- major Patidar organisations have and said that farmers of Gujarat remained in good shape, he exact cause of death will be phrase Lynch Law and whose lenged the armed criminals. In It was a self defence move. The ing a Supreme Court order on first time united as fast agitation needed to unit in order to save would be able to do better work known only after post title was borrowed to describe the meantime villagers also armed criminals were injured mob lynching. helped to bridge the deep gorge democracy. He trained his guns for the community. mortem,” said the police. $ + 
    
 

condition of anonymity. 6 While the real cause of the accident was expected to come 3  out in the probe which was underway, many in the RTC !+ suspect that the brakes of the ill fated bus might not have , C :3"%" worked effectively. The bus had started operating in 2007 he worst ever road accident and it had logged nearly 15 lakh Tin the history of Telangana kms against the maximum and Andhdra Pradesh, which limit of 12 lakh kms. claimed 57 lives on Tuesday has The Ghat road from drowned Jagtiyal district and    Kondagattu was also picture of surrounding areas into sea of apathy as there were no prop- tears and gloom. the local people were extend- dent has brought the State of er sign to warn about the con- More than 24 hours after ing a helping hand to the affairs in the Telangana state dition and sharp turns. There the accident in which the bereaved families in perform- road transport corporation in were no barricade even where Telangana Road Transport ing the last rites. to sharp focus as the poor con- there were deep gorge and the Corporation bus overturned Meanwhile medical teams dition of the bus was also speed breakers lacked proper and fell into a gorge near and experts were dispatched being blamed for the tragedy. color to highlight them. Jagtiyal town the people were from various hospitals of Those in the know of the Rules were frequently bent yet to recover from shock as the Hyderabad to Jagtiyal and happenings in the RTC allege and corners were cut in the bereaved families were cremat- Karimnagar where more than that many buses were not fit to name of savings. With the fuel ing their near and dear ones. 30 injured were being treated. be run. “While ultra modern bill skyrocketing the bus on the The worst affected was These teams will help the local and luxury buses are run on the particular route from Shanivarampeta from where doctors in giving better treat- major routes linking important Kondagattu was encouraged the bus had originated. 15 peo- ment to the injured. cities and towns, the buses on to take a detour. Instead of a ple of this village were killed in The mortuary at the rural routes are pathetic”, safer bypass the bus was being             
   !    %& the accident. Many other vil- Jagtiyal hospital was presenting admitted a retired official of routed through the Ghat road lages like Tirumalapur, a nightmarish picture as the air RTC. “Every part of such bus which was shorter by 5 kms Himmatraopet, Ramsagar and was thick with the wailing and makes sound”, he said. and could have saved some / 1  Dabbutimmayapally were also cries of the family members of While the top officials insist fuel, drivers said.  1 #   mourning their dead as the the victims. Thousands of peo- that buses were run only when Human error was also + 
  bodies were handed over by the ple thronged the place ever they are certified as fit for oper- blamed for the Tuesday morn- authorities at Jagtiyal hospital since the dead bodies were ation, others allege that such ing horror. It was said that the +  
 to the kith and kin. brought there from the scene of certificates were “managed”. driver M Srinivas was inexpe-       ;- Facing an unprecedented accident on the Ghat Road Principal Secretary, RTC rienced and recently trans- Thiruvananthapuram: The tragedy neither the medical coming from Kondagutta. Most Sunil Sharma admitted that ferred to the route. Kerala Government will com- care facilities were equipped to of the victims were the pilgrims there were at least 1,000 buses Now it has turned out that plete on Thursday giving away ?), 33 face a disaster of this magnitude returning after performing puja which were a decade old but he was a senior driver with 30 compensation of 10,000 each "  nor they had wherewithal to at the Hanuman temple. added that they were main- years experience and was recip- to families affected by the flood preserve so many dead bodies. Majority of the victims tained regularly and run after ient of Safety Award on disaster, Minister for Industries amil Nadu Chief Minister The district ran out of the cold were women, 23 of them in the they are certified as fit. Independence Day last month EP Jayarajan said on TEdappadi Palaniswamy storage facility and the air con- age group of 50 to 75. Also a Another allegation was that for his driving skills. Srinivas Wednesday. has the Madras High Court ditioned coffins to keep the pregnant lady E Neeraja,25, duplicate, cheap quality and old who had applied for leave on The Minister announced breathing down his neck in a bodies. As a last resort the staff succumbed to injuries at spare parts were fitted in the health ground could not get it this after a meeting of the case filed against the former of Government hospital kept Karimnagar hospital. Another buses on rural routes. Many dri- sanctioned and attended the Cabinet sub-committee by a DMK leader alleging the bodies on the ice blocks to pregnant woman was also vers also complain of the condi- duty for the last time. He lost formed to oversee the flood large-scale corruption in keep them safe till they were injured and she was undergo- tion of buses as well as the roads. both his legs in the accident rehabilitation operation. awarding civil contracts by the handed over for cremation. ing treatment. “Our complaints fall on deaf ears and later died in the hospital “By yesterday (Tuesday), Highways Department. The The administration and Meanwhile the worst acci- and are ignored”, a driver said on due to loss of blood. 5.01 lakh families had been portfolio of Highways given 10,000 each and the Department is held by the remaining 96.500 families will Chief Minister in addition to =    receive the money by tomor- his other responsibilities. 8P     #
  row (Thursday). The distribu- Justice A D Jagdish     tion of kits containing essential Chandra of the Madras High items to the families have been Court on Wednesday asked  &4" completed," he said. the Directorate of Vigilance 1.( Similarly, the cost of widen-   1P   < Heavy rains received in and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) 
   ing the Tirunelveli-Kollam anipur may ban auto-rick- three segments from May 29 probing the charges against stretch of 45.64 km was Mshaws and other vehicles ? )0)? %8"535 stand the common thread significance of this conclave, claimed 491 lives, with 14 per- the Chief Minister to keep the    pushed up from 407.6 crore which are 15 years old or more. which runs through these lan- One of the Dravidian lan- sons still missing. court posted about the  to 900 crore and the contract L Radhakishore, Chairman n a major development, guages. We have invited many guages declared dead in India At the height of the deluge, progress of the case on a 
    was awarded to a close rela- of the Manipur Pollution IKarnataka is organising a scholars, academics, writers is Brahui, which is, however, there were 14.50 lakh people in daily basis. tion of the Chief Minister. Control Board, said on conclave of all the Dravidian and others to this conclave still spoken in the Balochistan over 3,000 relief camps. A total The complaint of graft & P  Though the DVAC had Wednesday that health haz- languages in December which which is significant.” region of Pakistan. The con- of 4,778 persons are still housed against Palaniswamy was filed    submitted the findings of the ards posed by the polluted air is seen as politically to push The conclave will also clave will be discussing the in 120 relief camps. by R S Bharati, the organising    preliminary probe to the would be discussed in the against imposition of Hindi in demand UNESCO status to native languages of Karnataka, The Minister said that by secretary of the DMK . The court, the DMK leader next cabinet meeting. south of India. This is also an these languages. “These lan- Konkani, Tulu, Beary and now 6.89 lakh homes had been Court had asked the DVAC to      accused that the report had "There is an immediate opportunity to bring all the 40- guages have same history and other tribal languages from cleaned. "The local self probe the charges of corruption ( 4  been diluted by the investiga- need to ban such vehicles on odd languages together from common roots. We have for- other States. Governments have been doing against Palaniswamy filed by tion agency to save the grounds of health hazard," he Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and gotten the history of these lan- He said developing and pro- this. What remains to be cleaned Bharati on June 13. The widening of 70.2 km long Chief Minister. added. According to Kerala to the Dravidian plat- guages. However this is an moting languages is constitu- are 3,501 more homes. A total The DVAC in its affidavit Oddanchatram-Dharapuram- Judge Chandra after hear- Radhakishore, more than 70 form for an understanding of attempt to re look into the his- tional right and India does not of 3.19 lakh wells have also been stated that it had held a pre- Avinashipalayam stretch into a ing the lawyers of both Bharati per cent of the diesel-run auto- its roots. This first ever con- tory,” he said. belong to one religion, one lan- cleaned and 4,213 tonnes of bio- liminary investigation based four-lane facility has been sited and the DVAC, asked the lat- rickshaws were unfit to oper- clave is the initiative of the Even though the conclave guage, one culture or one region. degradable waste have been on Bharati’s petition and by the DMK leader as a mas- ter to submit a detailed inves- ate. "These vehicles need to be Kannada Development is to trace the root of the “We are a multi-cultural nation disposed of," said Jayarajan. found that there was no prima sive scam. “The original esti- tigation report to the court by disposed of as scraps." Authority (KDA), a State Proto-Dravidian languages that believes in unity in diversi- Meanwhile, the facie case against the Chief mated project cost was 713.34 September 17 and also to He said there was a need to Government run organisation and its scripts to help the ty," Siddaramaiah said. Government has sanctioned Minister. According to crore, but subsequently it got keep the court informed about control noise pollution in which is promoting Kannada future generations to under- According to Chandrashekar an interest free loan of 1 lakh Bhatrati, Palaniswamy mis- escalated to 1,515 crore the progress of the case on a major towns including Imphal. across the State. stand their linguistic history Patil a renowned thinker and to buy household appliances used his position as a Minister including a cash grant of 315 daily basis. Officials say that for some According to Professor SG this conclave appears to be writer in Karnataka feels that through the Kudhumbhasree while he was a member of the crore,” Bharati had stated in his O Panneerselvam, the decades Manipur has been the Siddaramaiah, Chairman of part of efforts to strengthen fewer people from southern programme. Jayalalithaa cabinet and now petition. deputy Chief Minister is also dumping ground for used cars the KDA, this conclave is an the Dravidian languages to states are getting jobs because of "We expect a detailed report as the Chief Minister. He had He charged that the cost under the scanner of the and other vehicles which cannot academic exercise and an resist the alleged imposition one can’t opt for any state lan- from agencies like World Bank, awarded contracts for five of the project would not DVAC following the directive be used in any city, including opportunity to bring all the of Hindi, which has in the guage other than Hindi. “We ADB... Once they submit their road projects to his friends exceed 200 crore if it was cal- of the Madras High Court in Delhi. There is a sudden increase Dravidian languages together past triggered several protests believe that strengthening the reports, we will know how much and close relatives thereby culated on the basis of mar- a case of disproportionate asset in the number of vehicles in for better understanding. He and movements in the south- Dravidian languages will help aid these agencies will be giving," causing huge lose to the ket norms of 2.2 crore for filed against him by a DMK Manipur as an used car is avail- said “this is purely an academ- ern States. win back jobs," he said. he is also added Jayarajan. IANS exchequer, alleged Bharati. widening every kilometre. office-bearer. able as cheap as 1,00,000. ic exercise. This is to under- He said talking about the member of the KDA.   ()  (* +,- ./+0 5 =++59 
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 have been a farmer otherwise. Traffic on the busy stretch driver had placed an order to ments were rushed in and high State police were combing the ritory from across the Samajwadi Party in debates at Had I been given a ticket in of the national highway was pack three plates of break fast alert was sounded in the area. area to track down the hiding International border and had various forms, including TV 7
  1980, I would have won, but halted for several hours leading and serve two separate plates of Army authorities also pressed terrorists. This is a challenging cracked a deal with the Srinagar channels, and expose the deeds 4   I got the ticket in 1996 when to long jams on both sides of breakfast at the cafeteria. But sniffer dogs and drone cameras task for us as we have to min- bound truck driver to drop of Akhilesh Yadav. Netaji joined national poli- the only surface link connect- before he could break the bread in the area to track down the imise the collateral damage them in Srinagar. The truck Earlier on Tuesday, speak- five villages from the Kauravs. tics," he said. ing Kashmir valley with the rest a police party stopped nearby hiding terrorists. while neutralising these hiding driver, according to police was ing at a function in Lucknow, Likewise, I had only asked for Shivpal also ruled out any of the country. parked truck for random The local population in terrorists", he added. coming from New Delhi along SSM founder Shivpal Singh respect. I have taken this step patch up with his nephew and Police said the three ter- checking of vehicles. As one of the area were also alerted by the IG, Jammu police while with supply of JK Wall putty Yadav had compared SP chief after waiting for two years and former Chief Minister Akhilesh rorists were travelling in a truck the police jawans was about to security forces to stay indoors responding to a straight ques- and may have been directed to Akhilesh Yadav to Kauravs in after consultation with Netaji Yadav and stressed that he was bearing registration number lift the tarpaulin hiding ter- and not to respond to door tion about the whereabouts of drop these three terrorists in the epic Mahabharat. (Mulayam Singh Yadav). Now going for a 'dharma yuddh' JK03F 1476, registered in the rorists opened fire and jumped knocks by any unknown per- these terrorists said, thorough Kashmir valley. "Pandavs had asked for there is no turning back," against the evil.      !
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  after redressing their problems Scheduled Castes, Scheduled trolled only after a heavy police a compromise so that both func- others, and they attacked the morning. The deceased were Chief Minister Yogi 8 instead of using cane. Tribes (Prevention of force reached the spot. tions could be held peacefully. other group leaving Santosh, identified as Himanshu (14), Adityanath had lost the moral 9 
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Trebounded from the his- The rupee hit a day's high range of fundamental con- Wednesday filed chargesheet at ‘PIPL further invested pro- ic communications of those tion and therefore Sebi needs to ‘For a serious offence like toric low of 72.91 to end high- of 71.86, showing a sharp jump cerns to deteriorating macro a designated court here against ceeds of crime worth 147.38 suspected of serious econom- take specific order from the insider trading, Sebi has not er by 51 paise at 72.18 against of 105 paise from the historic environment against the grim PACL and its Directors Nirmal crore in 2010 for acquiring 50 ic offences like insider trading. Government for it. been able to successfully pur- the dollar after the finance low, in the afternoon trade on backdrop of surging global Singh Bhangoo and others in a per cent of shares of Miiresorts Acting on recommenda- Another feedback was sue criminal prosecution due to ministry assured of steps to positive sentiment. crude prices and sustained money laundering case relating Group 1 Pty Ltd and 459.23 tions made by a high-powered about Sebi approaching judicial lack of conclusive evidence. avert its fall to ‘unreasonable The currency pared some capital outflows. to a Ponzi scam worth over crore from 2009 to 2014 for committee on fair market con- authorities on case-to-case Therefore, there is an urgent levels’. gains in the last hour of trade Besides, multiple factors 48,000 crore. acquiring 99.24 per cent shares duct, the capital markets regu- basis, while some asserted the need to have powers for call The rupee had crashed to to settle at 72.18 to the US dol- including - inflation fears and The ED report filed in the of Miigroup Holdings Pty Ltd, lator has prepared a proposal for proposed powers should be interception,’ the official said, an all-time low of 72.91 in lar, revealing a smart rise of 51 a widening current account court relates to attachment of Australia; which further invest- its board to seek these powers by seen vis-a-vis privacy laws and while adding it would be used morning trade tracking high- paise or 0.70 per cent — the deficit along with escalation in properties in Australia worth ed 147.38 crore in Miiresorts making necessary amendments not be misused. with adequate safeguards and er crude oil prices that biggest one-day gain for the global trade war tensions have 472 crores belonging to Group 1 Pty Ltd for acquiring in the concerned laws and reg- The committee had made due diligence to address priva- increased concerns of widening domestic unit since May 25. also gripped forex sentiment. accused firm PACL Ltd. 50 per cent of shares. 25.07 ulations, a senior official said. the recommendation consid- cy concerns. trade deficit at home. The RBI intervened heav- This year has also seen a sus- The ED probe has revealed crores were remitted to The committee, headed by ering the difficulty faced in While there could be chal- The forex sentiment bol- ily in the foreign exchange tained outflow of foreign funds illegal and fraudulent activities Australia to Hicky Lawyers former law secretary and Lok investigating serious cases, par- lenges in terms of multiple stered after the Government market after the rupee took from equity and debt markets. on the part of Trust for purchase of immov- Sabha’s ex-Secretary General T ticulary relating to insider trad- phone numbers used by a per- said all steps will be taken to another plunge to threatened to Meanwhile, crude prices Promoters/Directors of PACL able property (Sanctuary Cove K Viswanathan, had suggested ing and front running -- which son, the regulator feels phone- ensure the domestic currency breach the 73-mark, currency turned little weak, having and group company PGF. These Properties),’ the ED said in a last month that Sebi may seek refer to benefitting through tapping will help it gather does not depreciate to ‘unrea- dealers said. neared the $78-mark after a firms collected funds over statement. direct power to intercept calls trading with prior access to stronger evidences in cases of sonable levels’, amid reports Traders and investors were drop in US crude inventories 48,000 crores from the In May 2010, Miiresorts and electronic communication price-sensitive information insider trading, particulary for that Prime Minister Narendra also awaiting inflation and IIP and the prospect of supply investors all over the country Group 1 Pty Ltd purchased by ensuring proper checks and about listed companies. repetitive offenders. Modi will take stock of the eco- data due today and could be a disruption from Iran. through a collective investment Sheraton Mirage Hotel for a balances, like some other reg- Justifying its proposal to Sebi currently has powers nomic situation over the week- big trigger for the battered Benchmark Brent crude scheme in the garb of sale and price of approximately 62.5 ulatory agencies. seek phone-tapping powers, to seek call data records (list of end. currency, a forex dealer said. futures were trading at $78.83 development of agriculture land. million and sold the same to After putting up the sug- Sebi has said it could investigate people in touch with the caller) ‘Government and RBI will India's benchmark 10-year a barrel in early Asian trade. Out of this fund, PACL Australian Wattle Development gestion for a public consulta- and recommend action only in of those being probed, but it do everything to ensure that sovereign yield also eased to The Financial Benchmarks invested the ‘proceeds of crime’ Pty Ltd and the proceeds of sale tion process, Sebi (Securities around 40 cases pertaining to cannot intercept calls. rupee does not slide to unrea- 8.13 per cent. India private limited (FBIL), worth 164 crore in group (AUD 87.37 million equivalent and Exchange Board of India) prevention of insider trading in However, a few foreign sonable levels. Today's correc- The Indian currency has meanwhile, fixed the reference firm Pearls Infrastructure to 447 crores) by the order of has listed recommendations the last three years, out of regulators have powers to inter- tion seems to reflect that real- been caught in a free fall for last rate for the dollar at 72.7549 Projects Limited (PIPL) for the Federal Court of Australia for its board meeting scheduled which action like disgorge- cept calls and some of the isation,’ Economic Affairs few sessions and tagged among and for the euro at 84.3244. acquiring 25.37 per cent shares were received by McCullough next week to approach the ment or impounding of ill-got- biggest cases globally of alleged Secretary Subhash Chandra the worst performing curren- The forex and money mar- and the remaining 74.63 per Robertson Lawyers and invest- government for these powers, ten gains could be taken only fraud have been unearthed Garg tweeted. cies in Asia having weakened ket will remain closed tomor- cent shares of PIPL were ed in an interest bearing which the regulator wants to in 12 cases of trading by insid- with the help of phone-tapping, Adding to the bullish by a steep 13.81 per cent since row on account of 'Ganesh acquired indirectly by PACL account with an Australian exercise while following nec- ers and the rest were disclo- including in cases of Rajat mode, the country's trade the beginning of the year. 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Ahmedabad, an official state-    as investors scooped up The 30-share BSE Sensex, 6 5 6 % ment said. recently-hammered FMCG, after a positive opening at It said that some minor ith the opposition metal and capital goods stocks 37,546.42, advanced to the  5 amendments to the Act will Wdemanding that the amid a recovery in the rupee. day's high of 37,752.58 on a include re-naming of NID Government slash fuel prices, Sentiment was bolstered flurry of buying by DIIs and Vijayawada as NID Amaravati the BJP Wednesday said ‘knee- after the Government said all retail investors.    and nomenclature of principal jerk reactions’ will not help and steps will be taken to ensure the It finally settled 304.83 designer as equivalent to may end up harming the econ- domestic currency does not points, or 0.81 per cent, high- he Government will intro- Professor are also proposed in omy by worsening the fiscal depreciate to ‘unreasonable er at 37,717.96. Intra-day, it also Tduce a bill in Parliament to the bill. deficit and pushing up infla- levels’, amid reports that Prime slipped into the negative zone amend National Institutes of According to the state- tion. Minister Narendra Modi will to hit a low of 37,342. Design (NID) Act, 2014 to ment, establishing new NIDs as Union Minister Piyush take stock of the economic sit- The gauge had plunged include four new such centres institutions of national Goyal put up a strong defence uation over the weekend. about 977 points in the previ- within the ambit of this law, Importance in different regions of the Government amid the The BSE Sensex, which ous two sessions as global trade and to declare them as institu- will help produce skilled man- opposition’s attack on it over opened in the green, surged in war tensions rattled investor tions of national importance. power. spiralling fuel prices, saying it late afternoon trade to finish optimism. The decision regarding this It will also help create job is working with a holistic view higher by 304.83 points at The broader NSE Nifty, in was taken by the Union opportunities, both direct and of the economy and has full 37,717.96. The broader NSE a volatile session, recaptured Cabinet chaired by Prime indirect, by providing sustain- confidence that people will Nifty too jumped 82.40 points the key 11,300-mark. It ended Minister Narendra Modi on able design interventions for support and respect the deci-   On profitability front, to end at 11,369.90. at 11,369.90, up 82.40 points or Wednesday. crafts, handloom, rural tech- sions taken in the national Corporation’s profit in Q1 The rupee rebounded 0.73 per cent. During the day, The four new NIDs, which nology, small, medium and interest. he Power Finance FY18-19 has shown a growth of from its historic low of 72.91 it moved between 11,380.75 will be included, are in large scale enterprises; and At a press conference, he TCorporation posted loan 22% with profit at 1,373Crs as (intra-day) against the dollar to and 11,250.20. Amaravati, Bhopal, Jorhat, and outreach programmes for also sought to explain the growth of 13% this quarter with against 1,122 crs profit in 71.86 in afternoon trade, while Brent crude oil prices also Kurukshetra. capacity, capability and insti- relentless fall in the value of loan assets at 2,84,848 crs as Q1FY17-18 based on Ind-AS data showed that India's eased to some extent after ‘The Union Cabinet has tution building, it added. rupee, saying it was over 68.86 against 2,52,746 crs in Q1 of reporting. Its Q1 spread is exports grew by 19.21 per cent breaching the $79 a barrel mark. given its approval for intro- An Institute of National during the United Progressive previous year. 2.49% as against spread of to $27.84 billion in August. Buying activity picked up duction of Bill in Parliament for Importance in India is defined Alliance (UPA) Government, It continue to make efforts 2.65% in previous quarter i.e. The rupee had closed at ahead of IIP and inflation data amendment of NID Act 2014’ as one which serves as a pivotal but it was ‘artificially’ strength- in refinancing commissioned Q4 of FY2017-18. The fall in yet another record low of due later in the day as domes- to include the four new NIDs player in developing highly ened by infusion of billions of projects and financing green spread is due to increase in 72.69 Tuesday. tic investors accumulated within the ambit of the Act and skilled personnel within the dollars in the market through field renewable projects. 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0++  head the English attack and ter- rorise batsmen in future. "What Jimmy has achieved    and what he's capable of achiev- ing still is astounding really. He irat Kohli the batsman exorcised looked very determined - and the ghosts of a horrendous 2014 when he's in that mood, you Vseries but his captaincy left a lot want to just keep him going as to be desired in the just-concluded series long as possible," Root said on against England which again turned out Tuesday. to be a case of ''what it could have been''. "For him to be in the same Kohli is, in fact, right when he says league as McGrath, and now that barring Lord's Test, they were not chasing the big two spinners, is totally outplayed but England played phenomenal. I think the most better cricket during key moments dur- exciting thing is he's bowling at ing the 1-4 loss. his best and I can see that car- The series was testimony that bats- rying forward for a long time ;           &  man Kohli is heads and shoulders still. above his peers not just in India but in "I hope there's going to be a "I think we are on an been a brilliant summer of Test world cricket. number of series in the future upward curve and have shown cricket and it's been a fabulous The 593 runs, with two hundreds where he is leading the attack, a lot of improvement through- win. and two half centuries, and his battle of and terrorising batters," Root out this summer. When we "There are always areas attrition with old nemesis Jimmy said. have had tough days and tough where you are looking at Anderson will remain stuff of legends. Root said the series win over moments we have responded improvement. Both sides top The difference was stark with the 8  ))         0
 %   World No 1 India signifies well to that," he said. order have found things very dif- second-highest scorer being KL Rahul England are on an upward curve "This winter will pose a lot ficult. It proves more than any- — 299 runs, 149 of those coming in a and Mayank Agarwal are waiting in the from Curran, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali. and hoped his Test team will of challenges and we can show thing it has been challenging dead rubber when the pressure was off. wings for their opportunity. The communication regarding emulate the ODI side and show some growth as a team and show against the new ball on these Where Kohli erred was not realis- While Kohli was unlucky to lose all where individuals stood also came consistency during the winter some consistency like the one- surfaces. We have been very ing that his teammates were not as pre- five tosses but his reading of the pitch- under scanner after Karun Nair, an orig- tours of Sri Lanka and West day side have. It is a great smart and made sure we have pared for testing English conditions as es and the team combinations left a lot inal selection was made to warm the Indies. chance to do that now. It has got to totals," he added. he was. The Indian team reduced the to be desired. benches even as Hanuma Vihari pipped duration of its lone practice game Not picking a second spinner in him in playing eleven. against County Champions Essex, a Edgbaston, where the pitch offered Vihari scored a gutsy 56 but would move that was criticised by none other turn and bounce, was an error. It was have bagged a pair had Stuart Broad 4 $ @   than Sunil Gavaskar. 8        compounded by the choice of a second appealed for DRS for a plumb leg Kohli, however, differed stating that    -,  %   spinner at the Lord's where conditions before decision in the first innings. practice matches are worth it only if aided seamers. The silver lining will certainly be KL there is a good opposition to compete sive technique to bat at No 6 was evi- While India inarguably have the best Rahul and Rishabh Pant's hundreds in % Q> =?   against and pitches of Test quality. dent and he was ill at ease against the set of fast bowlers who used the condi- the fourth innings chase. The biggest problem that plagued swinging deliveries. tions well, they were often guilty of not But Pant's glovework was par and India was dodgy team selection. His opposite number Sam Curran being able to get rid of the England lower Rahul finally got his mojo back after  6:: Cheteshwar Pujara, who played a became an x-factor in the series with two order that showed depth and character. nine consecutive failures. significant role in the Trent Bridge vic- match winning all round performances It happened in second innings at To sum it up, India have lost six atting all-rounder Glenn tory and scored a determined hundred — at Edgbaston (1st Test) and the series- Edgbaston, both innings at away Test matches this year at a time BMaxwell's "bizarre" failure was dropped from the first Test based clinching fourth game at Southampton. Southampton and also at the Oval. when the chief coach Ravi Shastri says to make the Australia Test on his poor county form. The skipper's persistence with But it was nonetheless a decent per- that this is the best travelling team. squad for their tour against The Test specialist ended with 278 Shikhar Dhawan, who has been a walk- formance from Ishant Sharma (18), Facts are sacrosanct and they tell a Pakistan left former captain runs in the series. ing wicket outside the sub-continent, Jasprit Bumrah (16) and Mohammed different story even though skipper Ricky Ponting and ex-coach Kohli's over-dependence on Hardik also created problems at the top of the Shami (14) who gave it their all during Kohli was a touch irritated when a scribe Darren Lehmann baffled Pandya's all-round abilities in red ball order. the series. asked him a question about the sup- Wednesday. cricket can also be questioned. A total Since the 2013 South Africa tour, Ravichandran Ashwin lacked the posed tall claims made by the coach. Selectors named five of 164 runs including a half century at Dhawan has shown both lack of tech- bite when he had the most helpful con- Come December, Kohli's India will uncapped players ahead of a time when India was about to declare nique and temperament in top Test play- ditions in Southampton, a pitch that have a shot at Australia, a team that Maxwell for the two-Test tour and a five-wicket haul in Trent Bridge ing nations. could have been ideal for someone like won't have David Warner and Steve in the United Arab Emirates were his only tangible contributions A total of 162 runs in eight innings Ravindra Jadeja. Smith, the two game changers. next month, despite the across four Tests. probably will shut doors on his Test Just that Broad and Anderson were Kohli would be hoping for a merry Victorian being one of the That he never possessed the defen- career for the time being as Prithvi Shaw a bit more relentless with fine support Christmas Down Under. fastest scorers in world cricket with a handy off-spin option. Coach Justin Langer said the 29-year-old needed regular ;> :     big scores to be in contention, but Ponting questioned why he was not given the opportunity to do just that on the ongoing   %   Australia A tour of India. "If I was Maxi I'd be think- ing, 'why didn't you give me the      chance to actually go there (to India) and push my case to get e listed weaknesses aplen- myself into the team?" he told Hty but a combative India cricket.Com.Au. captain Virat Kohli insisted that "That's all a bit bizarre to neither is the 1-4 Test series loss me. If I was Maxi and I hadn't to England all that hard to take been given the chance to play nor does his side require any for Australia A, I'd be ropeable."            "massive" course correction. In contrast, uncapped India were mostly outplayed '   A B)      
  ;%   batsmen Marnus Labuschagne well in sub-continental condi- "They see (Travis) Head by what was being considered a and Travis Head were taken to tions before. and young Marnus relatively weak England team, India and rewarded with a "I would have picked him," (Labuschagne) from which had its own share of bat- :'5% & spot in the 15-man Test squad. he told Macquarie Sports Radio. Queensland as real long-term ting woes throughout the series. While Head is Australia's "It was a tough one with prospects," he said. "We understand why this leading run-scorer on that tour, Glenn, he made a ton the last Despite missing out series has gone the way it has ' %! %  .& Labuschagne hasn't faired so time they toured India and he —along with middle order and we don't see a massive-mas- &  8  AB   ; ' =  %   well with an average of barely made a lot of runs in the batsmen Peter Handscomb and sive portion that we need to cor- 24. Sheffield Shield. He plays spin Joe Burns — national selector rect. If you are competing in   5%" In other movements "I'm not sure what the quite well and it was an inter- Trevor Hohns said the door every game, and you have an the inability to capitalise on attack, Kohli said, "I would like amongst the batsmen, captain message is, but it's a bit con- esting decision." was not completely closed. upper hand in every game at positions of strength stood out. to offer specials congratula- ndia captain Virat Kohli Joe Root has moved up one fusing to me," added Ponting. Lehmann suggested selec- "All three remain on our some stage or the other, you are "We created pressure. We tions to them for the way they Ifinished as the number-one place to fourth position after Lehmann, who Langer tors were looking to the future radar for Test cricket, but we doing something right," said a were not able to hold that pres- have bowled. ranked batsman in the world a fine knock of 125 in the sec- replaced after their scandal- as they work to turn a corner want them to perform for their defiant Kohli after the 118-run sure for long enough with the "Because of them only we in the latest ICC Player ond innings while other plagued tour of South Africa after the ball-tampering row in states and continue to push loss in the fifth and final Test bat and the ball as well...They were in competitive situations Rankings for Test Batsmen England batsmen to gain in earlier this year, was also baf- South Africa that saw Steve their case ahead of what is Tuesday. (England) took advantage of because they were dismissing after the completion of the the rankings include Jos fled at Maxwell's treatment, Smith, David Warner and going to be a big Australian Speaking about the many those situations better than us," the opposition twice in the five-match series against Buttler (up nine places to noting that he had performed Cameron Bancroft suspended. summer," he said. weaknesses of the team that lay he said. matches. That's a big boost for England at London. 23rd) and Moeen Ali (up five thoroughly exposed, Kohli said Praising the Indian bowling us." Kohli had first reached the places to 43rd). top of the world after the In the ICC Player Edgbaston Test and then Rankings for Test Bowlers, reclaimed the top spot after England fast bowler James ! B+R 


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Rishabh Pant also made big points and finished just one because of his "positive approach" to batting. after overtaking Glenn McGrath While, Australian pace gains in the latest rankings point shy of the coveted 900- "The reason behind Zaman's success has to become the most prolific fast legend Glenn McGrath has with the opener advancing 16 point mark. to be his positive approach. No matter what bowler in Test history as the backed James Anderson to places to 19th position after the situation, he goes out and bats positive- Australian challenged the breach the 600-wicket barri- his knock of 149. Pant also + 33   ly," Sohail, an expert with official Cup broad- Englishman to reach 600 wick- er. moved up 63 places to 111th India continued to be at casters Star Sports, said. ets. He is now behind the position after his 114 in only the numero uno position but Indian bowlers will also be wary of Anderson went past spin trio of Muttiah his third Test match. England grabbed the fourth Zaman, who had scored a match-winning McGrath's tally of 563 wickets Muralitharan (800), Shane Ravindra Jadeja's unbeat- spot in the ICC Test Team hundred against them in the Champions when he knocked out Warne (708) and India's Anil en 86 in the first innings has Rankings after completing a Trophy final last year, when the arch-rivals Mohammed Shami's middle Kumble (619) in the list of Test helped him gain 12 places to 4-1 series victory at The Oval clash on September 19 in a league clash of stump as England bowled out bowlers with most wickets. reach 58th among batsmen on Tuesday. Asia Cup to be held in the United Arab India for 345 to seal a 4-1 "Just to see Jimmy now, he while he has also moved up The Virat Kohli-led side Emirates. series victory at the Oval on looks fit and keen and run- one place in the all-rounder's had started the series at 125 Zaman had later scored a blistering dou- Tuesday. ning around, it depends on list to second position. points but the series loss ble hundred, smashing 210 off just 156 deliv- The Lancashire swing what he wants to do. He has Among others, England meant it is now on 115 points. eries against Zimbabwe in the fourth ODI at bowler, with 564 scalps, now gone past me and I think the opener Alastair Cook signed England begun the series Bulawayo in July. trails just the spin trio of Sri next bar is 600 Test wickets," off from international cricket in fifth position and 97 points En-route to his double ton, Zaman also Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan McGrath was quoted as saying on a remarkable note, moving but the emphatic victory over posted the highest individual score for (800 wickets), Australia's Shane by the 'BBC'. into the top-10 of the ICC top-ranked India has resulted Pakistan, bettering Sohail's former opening Warne (708) and India's Anil "If he can get to 600 Test Player Rankings for Test in a big gain of eight points partner Saeed Anwar's brilliant 194 against Kumble (619) in the all-time list. wickets, that's an incredible Batsmen after a Player of the and lifted them to 105 points India in 1997. The 36-year-old downplayed his personal effort, and if he is still got that drive, that pas- Match performance in the as they surpassed New Sohail, who forged a successful partner- achievement, saying he was more focused on sion to get yourself up, to put the hard work in final Test at The Oval. Zealand. ship with Anwar, stressed that the key for 5 4     %    helping England win the final match of the off the field to carry you through on the field... His memorable perfor- Joe Root's England side Zaman was playing aggressive cricket. series. If he has still got that desire, then he can play mance lifted the 33-year-old are now just one point behind "He (Zaman) doesn't allow any bulls to Tests. "When I sit down at the end of my career, as long as he wants," he said. 11 positions to 10th in the lat- South Africa and Australia, fight in his head and knows that going out and Pakistan would open their campaign when I finish, it will mean a hell of a lot to me McGrath finished his career with 563 est rankings, which were who are both on 106 points playing positive cricket is what's best for him. against Hong Kong in Dubai on September to be able to see what I've achieved," he said. wickets from 124 Tests, and coincidentally, his released on Wednesday morn- with the former marginally That has been the key to his success," empha- 16 in the continental show-piece to be played "But right now it's hard when you put all last Test wicket was none other than Anderson. ing. ahead on decimal points. sised Sohail, a veteran of 156 ODIs and 47 in the 50-overs format.   ()  (* +,- ./+0 : .   > 6 6!1R0


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I have played enough mindset and make amends in the during the 18th Asian Games not hockey in my career. 12 years is a long time. 364 6 %  : upcoming international assign- just in our match against Malaysia Now it's time for the future generation to ments. but the other matches too. take over," Sardar said. 4363=6 Going into the Asiad as the "Asian Champions Trophy "I took the decision after consultation defending champions, India will be one tournament where we with my family in Chandigarh, Hockey ended its campaign on a dis- will be executing the changes India and my friends. I think it's the right Padma Shri in 2015. appointing note with a made during this national time to think about life beyond hockey," he Sardar has represented India in two Bronze medal after beating camp," he added. added. Olympics. arch-rivals Pakistan in the In the probables, the for- Interestingly, during the Asian Games Sardar will leave behind a rich legacy third-place game. wards who have made the in Jakarta, Sardar said he still has hockey in the sport. A fighter to the core, he came "The Bronze medal was cut are SV Sunil, left in him and desires to play one last back strongly after being dropped from the a consolation and there is no Akashdeep Singh, Gurjant Olympics in 2020 Tokyo. Gold Coast Commonwealth Games squad. excuse for not making it to Singh, Mandeep Singh, However, he had a change of heart He worked hard on his fitness to roar the final of the 18th Asian Dilpreet Singh and Sumit amid speculation that he was forced to back into the national team for the Games Jakarta-Palembang," Kumar. retire after his name was dropped from the Champions Trophy, where India won a Harendra said. The players will report to 25-strong core group of national campers Silver medal. "There is no point Harendra for a month-long announced by the Hockey India on With age, he slowed down a bit but looking back at the loss but training that concludes on Wednesday. Sardar still is considered as one of the fittest now it's critical for us to October 14 ahead of the 10-day Asked about the dropping from the players in the Indian team. look ahead with a fresh, Asian Champions Trophy, camp, Sardar evaded the question and said "Fitness is not the reason behind my positive approach," he which will begin on October 18 he would formally announce his retirement decision. I am fit enough to play hockey for added. in Muscat, Oman where India during a press conference in the national some more years. But there is always a time Hockey India on will defend its title. capital on Friday. for everything and I feel it's time for me to Wednesday named a 25- The core group includes Sardar made his senior debut for India move on in life," he said. member core group for a three goalkeepers PR Sreejesh, against Pakistan in 2006 and since then he Sardar said he has conveyed his deci- national camp in Suraj Karkera and Krishan Pathak has been a vital cog in the Indian team's sion to chief coach Harendra Singh, adding Bhubaneswar from while the defenders are midfield. he will continue to play hockey in the September 16 as part of Harmanpreet , Rupinder Pal , The 32-year-old made over 350 inter- domestic circuit. preparation for the Asian Gurinder , Varun Kumar, Kothajit national appearances for India and cap- Hailing from Sirsa in Haryana, Sardar's Champions Trophy and the Singh , Surender Kumar, Jarmanpreet tained the national team for eight long career was not devoid of controversy World Cup. and the young Pardeep Singh. years from 2008 to 2016 before handing the either. "The idea of training in Among midfielders, Manpreet responsibility to PR Sreejesh. Sardar was accused of rape by an Bhubaneswar was to get Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Sardar was also the youngest player to 5 755      ---- Indian-origin British woman, a charge acclimatised to the condi- Sumit, Simranjit Singh, Nilakanta captain the Indian team when he led the   11  &&,,  ((F9G      which he vehemently denied and was also tions. We are also looking at Sharma, Hardik Singh, Lalit Kumar side at the 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He given a clean chit by the special investiga- playing on the newly-laid turf Upadhyay and Vivek Sagar received the Arjuna award in 2012 and tion team of Ludhiana Police. at the Kalinga Hockey Prasad have been selected. !45*1! 33 +E';*### +)?+0 P .%@  % B&% 7!+

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