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The festival will SAayog, Dr Madan Gopal be admitted to He asked the officials of continue till July 30. while reviewing the devel- from a Woman and Child The committees invited opment indicators set by the nutrition development department to concerned village Panchayat Aayog for Sukma district on Sarpanch, Panch, members of rehabilitation increase the public partici- RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh State Saturday stressed on rein- pation in ‘Poshna Aahar’ Director Board, all farmers vigorating the efforts aimed centre and receive Assembly will hold a special ses- programme at Anganwadi. sion for a day on October 2 to having loan liabilities, public at institutional delivery and proper treatment “A child as per need mark the 150th birth anniversary representatives and villagers. The events will be further programme ‘Suraji Gaon eradicating malnutrition should be provided with of Father of the Nation, Mahatma The committees read out organised at District Yojna’ (Narva, Garuva, from the district. remain malnourished. Dr Gopal said we all should nutritious food two to four Gandhi. details of loan waiver scheme Cooperative Central Bank Ghurva, Baari). Revenue “There is need for spe- “If any child is mal- strive to works towards lift- times a day. This will certain- Speaker Charandas Mahant and also listed farmers who branch headquarters from department officials will also cial efforts for ensuring nourished then the child ing the status of life of peo- have procured fertilizers, August 1 to 10 and from chip in to hold camps for ly help in effectively rooting announced it during his valedicto- institutional delivery. All should be admitted to ple in this district at par seeds and taken loan in the August 10 to 15 at district change of name in land out malnutrition,” he said. ry address before adjourning the pregnant ladies should be nutrition rehabilitation with other better districts of House sine die. The monsoon ses- current year. level Cooperative Central records and division of land as registered, they must under- centre and receive proper India. Earlier, he visited sion of the Assembly was held The officials of agricul- Bank. In-charge minister of per hereditary. Plantation go regular health check-up treatment. The health “Our district should Gadiras Primary health from July 12 to 19. The members ture, horticulture, fishing and the respective district will be programme has also been and receive nutritional diet,” department needs to ensure have proper health facility, centre, Murtonda sub- will recall the contribution of animal husbandry briefed chief guest at the district-level included in the festival. Dr Gopal said while adding proper action on these indi- every village should have health centre, girls ashram Mahatma Gandhi and pay trib- about the departmental festival. Different districts have hundred percent children cators,” he said. road, safe drinking water, school, Murtonda, Burgoda utes. On the occasion, the dates for schemes and advised on The officials were directed released the dates for hosting should be vaccinated and Elaborating on the con- irrigation facility, power Anganwadi centre and dis- winter session will also be different aspects of the to make presentation on the the festival in various village not a single child should cept of aspirational district, and every Panchayat must trict hospital Sukma. announced, the Speaker said. government schemes. state government’s flagship Panchayats of the state. NGGB resonates in Rajya Sabha Congress holds statewide ‘dharna’ Congress protest a flop show: BJP STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Union Minister of state RAIPUR: BJP on Saturday dubbed the hhattisgarh Congress Rajya for Panchayati Raj, against Union government’s policy Congress party’s protest against the CSabha member Chhaya Central government policy a political Verma during a discussion on Agriculture and STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR drama. an agriculture related private Farmers Welfare The protest was a complete failure bill, mentioned ‘Narva, Garva, hhattisgarh Congress on and it only indicates the political void the Ghurva aur Baari’ (NGGB), the Parshottam Rupala CSaturday staged a statewide party is going through, a BJP spokesper- flagship programme of state. appreciated it and said dharna in protest against the son said. Participating in the discus- Centre’s decision to curtail state’s “Congress leaders were suspicious sion, she said NGGB scheme Centre would patronise kerosene quota and hike fuel about involvement of Congressmen in the will bring revolutionary such schemes. prices. The Congress also protested protest and hence they had to build pres- changes in rural economy. All only 3.7% hike on minimum sup- sure on party workers forcing them to take the states should implement On NGGB, Rajya Sabha be given to cattle as food along port price for paddy, reduction in part in the protest,” the party spokesper- the scheme while Centre rice quota for Dal-Bhat centre and son said while adding despite the pressure should recognise it. member said ‘Narva’ means in with water and shade. All the all rivulets small stop dams will works will be done under school hostels. tactics the protest was a flop show. Union Minister of state for be constructed and water will MGNREGA and it will provide The protests were held at dis- According to state BJP, the reduction Panchayati Raj, Agriculture be given to farmers. ‘Ghurva’ employment. trict headquarters where in state rice quota from central pool was and Farmers Welfare means cow-dung and other The fourth is ‘Baari’ and it Congressmen also voiced their dis- done to stop hoarding. Parshottam Rupala appreciated wastes from household will be is not merely kitchen garden. contentment over Priyanka “Kerosene consumption in the state it and said Centre would patro- collected and then compost As tre4es are being fell in the Gandhi’s detention in Uttar has been lowered after the successful nise such schemes. fertilizer will prepared which name of road widening and Pradesh. implementation of Ujjwala Yojana under Speaking on the condition can be used in crop-field. construction, setting up of State Congress Chief Mohan which gas connections were distributed of farmers and agriculture, ‘Garva’ means ‘Gauthan’ where industries, so at available Markam while addressing the financially weaker people-- was “Our leader Priyanka Gandhi across the state,” the spokesperson said. Verma said indiscriminate cattle will be kept at a single spaces, in an around the hous- gathering at Raipur accused Modi stopped, the rice quota that can be was not allowed to meet the Based on the kerosene consumption, industrialisation has reduced place. es, vegetables and other food government of discriminating the procured by a state from central victims. BJP government has the central government decreases the the agricultural land as major At present the cattle are seeds are being sprayed. This Chhattisgarh government. pool was also trimmed,” Markam become oppressive. Congress quota of any state, the party spokesper- industries have acquired farm- grazing the crops due to which can help to provide food for “The minimum support price said. always fights for the interest of son claimed. Congress government has ing lands. Government should farmers are forced to fence the monkey, bear or even elephants (MSP) of paddy was not increased, He also took to task the BJP poor people,” he said. failed on every front so to hide their fail- make law not to give farm land fields. So each village will get a to consume them instead of kerosene oil quota meant poor government in Uttar Pradesh for Congress party members, dis- ures they are staging such protests. They to industrialists so that farmers ‘Gauthan’. The paddy hay and entering villages and damaging people was reduced, rice supply for the massacre of ten people in trict office bearers and MLAs took no more have the public support, the can continue to grow food. remains from harvesting will houses. Dal Bhat centres -which served Sonbhadra district UP. part in the protest. state BJP claimed. BJP greets Ramesh Bais on his new appointment STAFF REPORTER n Parliament from Raipur RAIPUR was union minister of state in Atal Behari tate BJP leaders and Vajpayee’s government. Sparty workers congrat- He had played a key role ulated former union min- in bringing AIIMS and ister of state Ramesh Bais other facilities in the state. on being appointed as Chhattisgarh BJP Governor of Tripura on state president Vikram Saturday. Usendi, national vice They termed the president and former appointment as a proud chief minister Dr Raman moment for Chhattisgarh. Singh, Union MoS President Ramnath Renuka Singh, BJP Kovid issued the order on national general secretary Saturday. and Rajya Sabha members The BJP leaders said Saroj Pandey and Tripura would benefit Ramvichar Netam, Leader from his political and of Opposition Dharamlal administrative experi- Wife of Ramesh Bais, Ram Bai, their son and other family members Kaushik, Members of A woman is weaving handloom sari at Khetarpal village in Kondagaon district. ‘Bihan’, a woman self-help group with the ences. Parliament and others Ramesh Bais, a seven- sharing sweets at their residence after hearing news of appointment extended greetings to support of district administration runs the centre where about 40 women are learning different kinds of weaving works. time Member of of Bais as Governor of Tripura on Saturday. Bais. Cong pays tributes to Two 6-yr-old girls BoB celebrates 112th Foundation Day to be shifted to late Sheila Dikshit boarding school STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n education of their daugh- hhattisgarh Congress paid ters in better school. rich tributes to former RAIPUR C The officials also Delhi chief minister and Delhi aipur Collector S interacted with other state Congress president Sheila RBharatidasan and Dikshit, who died on Saturday. children present and dis- Senior Superintendent of tributed chocolates and Chhattisgarh Chief Police Arif H. Shaikh Minister Bhupesh Baghel and biscuits. during joint inspection at The officials inter- Chhattisgarh Pradesh Raipur Central Jail on acted with prisoners, n Congress Committee president Saturday found 15 chil- both men and women, STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR to the founder. Blood dona- ‘Save Water’. Mohan Markam expressing dren studying in SRT regarding their food, tion camp was organised at Under the CSR activities, grief over her death said the School in jail premises. ank of Baroda, Raipur the regional office where in a private school based at health and security along region office and different party has lost a visionary and Collector directed with other arrangements. B around 112 units of blood Devendra Nagar, last year regions under it celebrated the able administrator. It is a time the Raipur District Raipur Central Jail were donated to Sheonath meritorious students were of deep grief and the party Education Officer (DEO) prisoners make soap, 112th Foundation Day. Blood bank and Bilasa Blook felicitated with school bags stands by the bereaved family to shift two of the girls printed and stitching BoB Deputy General Bank. Besides, plantation, and certificates. Around 20 members at this hour of their who have attained the materials, and iron prod- Manager, Raipur Region, health check up camp and computers were also handed crisis. age of six years to a ucts. From the sale pro- Ranjeet Kumar Mandal said seminars with customers were over. In all the branches activ- Chhattisgarh State boarding school for ceeds, the prisoners are the bank was established on held. ities under CSR was held. Staff Assembly Speaker Dr higher education. given encouragement July 20, 1908 by its founder On Saturday, from Pandri and their family members pre- Charandas Mahant, AICC gen- Both officials also amount. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad regional office to Marine sented cultural programme. eral secretary Motilal Vora, cab- interacted with mothers The officials also III in the princely state of Drive a walkathon was organ- The winners of different com- inet ministers of Chhattisgarh, of two girls and assured sought details of Baroda in Gujarat. ised in which bank staff creat- petitions were awarded. All Rajya Sabha members Chhaya leaders, office bearers of frontal expressed their grief over the them that the adminis- problems faced by He said as part of series of ed awareness on need to con- staff took pledge to provide Verma, senior Congress organisations have also demise and paid tributes. tration would ensure prisoners. events, rich tributes were paid serve water with the message best customer service.     " +,- +.,/    ! +   ; Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh. contract basis, he announced linemen, assistant linemen; employees decisions taken by ment has also enhanced the The meeting lasted for over six that facility of six months sewermen and boiler atten- the state government so far, monthly honorarium of head of the Assembly hours and the trade unions maternity leave would also be dant would also be covered the Chief Minister said that Chowkidar from Rs 3,500 to Aelections in the State, expressed happiness saying given to those women employ- under this insurance policy. Haryana is the first state in the Rs 7,500. The honorarium of Haryana Chief Minister that probably it was the first ees who are engaged under the Khattar said that a deci- country to give the benefit of Safari Karamcharis in rural Manohar Lal Khattar on time when any Chief Minister outsourcing policy Part I of the sion has also been taken to re- recommendations of 7th Pay areas has been enhanced to Rs Saturday showered bonanza invited the different employ- state government. He said that open the channel of promo- Commission to its employees. 11,000 and to Rs 13,500 in on the employees of the State ees and trade unions on a sin- the financial burden on the tion for the employees of There are many states which urban areas. Government, announcing to gle platform to consider their contractor on account of this Primary Agriculture have not yet given the bene- To a question regarding give House Rent Allowance demands. facility would be borne by the Cooperative Societies (PACS) fit of the 7th Pay Commission any possibility of giving pay (HRA) to state government Addressing a news con- state government. in the central cooperative to its employees. Apart from scale to Haryana Government employees as per the recom- ference here,Khattar also The chief minister also banks. He said that a com- this, Haryana is the first state employees on the pattern of mendations of 7th Central announced to revive the ex- announced that now cashless mittee has been constituted who has implemented the Punjab Government, Khattar Pay Commission. gratia policy for the depen- medical facility would be under the chairmanship of decision of equal work and said Haryana is way ahead of The revised HRA would dents of the deceased employ- made available to the govern- Additional Chief Secretary, equal pay on November its neighbouring state in terms be implemented with effect ees that had been discontin- ment employees for all indoor Finance to remove the pay 31,2017. of many financial parame- from August 1, 2019 and it ued since 1996. He said that diseases instead of seven dis- anomalies of tubewell opera- He said the state govern- ters. would benefit about 3.50 lakh the new policy would be eases earlier. He announced tors of Public Health ment has also regularized the Chief Secretary, Keshni employees. This decision implemented with effect from that all the Safai Karamcharis Engineering Department services of guest teachers by Anand Arora, Principal would put an additional August 1, 2019. The deceased (% ) ) "  ! %  working in urban and rural working on contractual basis. way of enacting an Act. He Secretary to Chief Minister, expenditure of Rs 1,900 crore employees, whose age is 52 ' !!  areas of the State would also Khattar said that 867 new said that with a view to ensure Rajesh Khullar, Additional on the state exchequer. years or less or has complet- get the benefit of risk insur- buses would be added to the that employees engaged Chief Secretary, Finance, Earlier, he held a meeting ed more than 5 years of ser- remaining period of service or not yet get the financial bene- ance of Rs 10 lakh. The pre- fleet of Haryana Roadways. through outsourcing policy TVSN Prasad, Director with the representatives of vice before this, would be get a government job of Group fit after the death of the mium for the same would be Tendering process for 367 get their salaries on time with- General, Information, Public employees and trade unions- covered under this scheme. C and D category for that peri- employee can still opt for the paid by the state government. buses has been completed, out any delay, all the Deputy Relations and Languages, -Haryana Karamchari He said that the depen- od as per the qualification option of the government job, He said that apart from this, whereas tender for 500 addi- Commissioners in the state Sameer Pal Srow and other Mahasangh, Sarva dents of the deceased employ- provided that none of the fam- he added. employees of other depart- tional buses would be floated have been provided a contin- senior officers of various other Karamchari Sangh, Rajya ee would be given two options ily member is in the govern- Giving a relief to the ments who are engaged in the soon. gency fund of Rs 1 crore. departments were present on Karamchari Sangh and either to get salary of the ment service. Those who have women employees working on risk work namely firemen, Referring to various pro- Similarly, the state govern- the occasion.    1
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 The 55-year-old cricketer- chief minister was in Delhi. in May when Amarinder Singh During Lok Sabha polls, country. turned-politician, who was at On Tuesday, Amarinder blamed Sidhu for "inept han- Amarinder Singh had taken Sidhu was a former BJP /!!" $ loggerheads with Capt Singh had said in Delhi that he dling" of the Local Government umbrage at Sidhu's "friendly leader who had joined the Amarinder was stripped off key would take a decision after Department, claiming that it match" jibe during election- Congress just ahead of the  !!$! portfolios in the cabinet reshuf- going through the resignation resulted in "poor performance" eering in Bathinda on May 17. 2017 Punjab assembly polls. ! .!#   o assess the damage due to Tincessant rains in the state, "!! Revenue Minister Gurpreet  !! Singh Kangar on Saturday ! +   ; issued orders to conduct spe-   ; cial girdawari (damage assess- unjab Chief Minister Capt + ;  ; ment) for the same. PAmarinder Singh voiced A spokesperson of the protest on Saturday against the   602 : ?    Punjab Government stated detention of Congress leader ; /  that the Revenue Minister has Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by authorised Deputy the Uttar Pradesh administra- +;   Commissioners concerned to tion and dubbed it as "unde- ;,   " issue orders for the same in mocratic and unconstitution- areas where rains have al". / ; wrecked damage. Deputy Accusing the Yogi Commissioners, in case of Adityanath government of any need to tackle situation attempting to stifle Priyanka / @" arising out of flooding, could Gandhi's democratic right to new low in curbing" the fun- approach Financial protest against the Sonbhadra damental rights of citizens. Commissioner for any assis- violence and join the victims' The senior Congress ! +   ; Home portfolio, said it was his tance, the spokesperson families in their grief, he said leader also said the BJP-led prerogative to transfer or post added. the BJP-led regime in Uttar regime at the Centre should arning against indisci- any police officer in the inter- Pradesh had "stooped to a intervene and direct the Wpline in the police on the est of the state. issue, Punjab Chief Minister “If any officer has problems %   %  '    Capt Amarinder Singh on with his orders, such an officer * '! * +! $' ! Saturday asserted that anyone can say so and seek a deputa- not happy with Harpreet tion with the Centre,” said the Sidhu’s re-posting as STF chief Chief Minister, making it clear Adityanath government to Gandhi, the Congress gener- was welcome to leave the State that he would not allow anyone step back from its "confronta- al secretary in-charge of east- and seek deputation with the to scuttle his decision. tionist attitude" and ensure the ern Uttar Pradesh, was Central Government. Media reports had it that protection of the constitu- detained and stopped from Reacting to reports indi- there was resentment among tional rights of Priyanka going to Sonbhadra, where 10 cating resentment over Sidhu’s some senior police officers Gandhi and her supporters. tribals were shot dead on re-appointment, the Chief against Sidhu’s posting. The On Friday, Priyanka Wednesday. Minister, who also holds the reports suggested that some police officers had conveyed the displeasure at his being re- appointed as STF chief on the plea that he had earlier caused embarrassment to the former DGP by summoning his aide Raj Jit Singh in an alleged drugs case. The decision to re-appoint ADGP Sidhu as STF chief comes amid reports of drugs becoming an issue again in the state. While he had not received any complaints on Sidhu’s re- appointment from any quar- ters, the Chief Minister, react- ing to reports, said his decision was motivated by the best interests of the state. Any objec- tion to the move amounted to indiscipline, for which there was no place in any police force, he added. The Chief Minister also denied reports that Sidhu had written to him and sought a central deputation. Sidhu was the first chief of the STF constituted by Capt Amarinder soon after he took over as Chief Minister in 2017.     " +,- +.,/ " #$%

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The NIA had Colonel Rajesh Kalia said. ) # ' .%  '.*      . individuals including former create more VDCs in Kishtwar. taken into custody ten persons Singh later visited the ‘Veer   2  ' !$ PDP MLC, Firdous Tak have The soul of democracy is dying n attempt by some of the in April 2018 and the infor- Bhoomi’ and the ‘Hut of been identified behind raising a slow death under the present Aterrorists to set up a unit of mation collected from them Remembrance’, which are locat- on various battles that took issue will be resolved and no Kashmir, Rajnath Singh said provocative slogans”. rule .” the ISIS in Tamil Nadu has proved to be crucial. “Tamil ed in the war memorial premis- place during the 1999 war. power on the earth can stop it”. Kashmir is in his heart and the “Wasil Doolwal,Nasir Tak along with his sup- been revealed by the arrest of Nadu has become a hotbed of es at Drass, he said. Ahead of his day long visit Interacting with the media government wants it to become Baghwan and Arshad Giri were porters had earlier organised a a group of youth by the Islamic terrorism . We have suf- The defence minister was to the state, Pakistan violated in Kathua, Defence Minister not only paradise of India but among those identified by the protest demonstration against National Investigating Agency ficient evidence to prove that briefed on ‘Operation Vijay’ ceasefire agreement along the said, “Kashmir ki samasya ka tourist paradise of the world. Kishtwar police along with the decision of the district (NIA). Five extremists were the Thowheed Jamaat in Sri and the heroic actions of the line of control in Poonch sec- hal ho key raheyga, duniya ki He also inaugurated two PDP leader”. authorities to revamp defunct taken into custody by the NIA Lanka (the group responsible Indian troops to thwart the tor. According to ground koi taqat nahi rook shakti hai bridges built by the Border According to official Village Defence committees from various places of the for the Easter Congregation nefarious designs of the enemy reports, Pakistan army target- (Resolution of Kashmir issue is Roads Organisation at Ujh in sources, “FIR no 163 U/S on Friday. State, including blasts that led to the death of in the Drass, Kargil and Batalik ed civilian pockets using mor- bound to happen and no power Kathua and Basantar in Samba 153A/120B RPC dated July Labelling VDC members Ramanathapuram, Theni , more than 250 Christians) and sectors, the spokesman said. tar shells in Balnoi, Krishna on earth can stop it).” district. 19,2019 has been registered in as ‘Godse brigade’ Tak had even Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Tamil Nadu are working in Singh was accompanied Ghati, Mankote and Shahpur “If talks will not be fruitful The bridge over the Ujh the Kishtwar police station”. doled out an open threat to the Chennai in a dawn to dusk tandem,” said an intelligence by Union minister Jitendra areas of Poonch. In response, then we know how to tackle river in Kathua was construct- Reacting to the police district authorities by claiming crack down. official. Singh, chief of Army Staff Indian army retaliated effec- this problem”,he added. ed at a cost of Rs 50 crore. Lt action, PDP leader Firdous that to counter armed VDC The five persons who were But M Thamimum Ansari, General Bipin Rawat and tively and strongly. One civilian Singh maintained that he Gen Harpal Singh, Director Tak late Saturday evening post- members they will go to the taken into custocy by the NIA leader of the Manithaneya General Officer Commanding received bullet injuries on his has made repeated appeals as General Border Roads, Maj ed another provocative tweet to extent of procuring their own is in continuation of the arrest Jananayaga Katchi, an Islamic in chief Northern Command Lt right hand and was shifted to a home minister asking “so- Gen Y P Khanduri, GOC, Gurj vent his ire. “When adminis- weapons from the market. of 11 youth who were deport- outfit who is also a member of Gen Ranbir Singh, Kalia said. the district hospital in Poonch. called leaders” for talks to Division alongwith many other tration is more answerable to He also vent his ire against ed from a West Asian country. the Tamil Nadu Legislative On the occasion, Rajnath During his visit to the resolve the issue. “Now it is up Army & Civil administration Chadi-dharies and report to the district authorities for not According to sources in the Assembly has lambasted the Singh dedicated a ‘Memory Lane’ state, Defence Minister also to them. They have to decide dignitaries attended the inau- Nagpur. This is what happens equipping them with the state NIA, the sleuths have come NIA and Police for harassing that displays information on a sent out a stern warning to the what they want to do”.Singh guration ceremony. It is the when you speak about Sanghies weapons. “Those who have across the intention of these Muslim youth in the State. few important battles, he said. Kashmiri politicians, who was commenting to a specific longest bridge constructed by in Modi’s New India”,Tak tweet- been replaced in the revamped youth to launch the IS unit in “The NIA is picking up inno- Lieutenant General YK stayed away from the dialogue query whether fresh invita- BRO so far. Both these bridges ed. VDC’s are not the representa- Tamil Nadu. cent Muslim youth. They are Joshi, General Officer table, to decide whether they tion would be extended to the have been constructed under Another PDP leader Aijaz tives of the Hindu community “They were on a mission to targeting one community. The Commanding Fire & Fury want to accept the dialogue kashmiri leaders to join the dia- 69 Road Construction Ahmad Mir tweeted, “There but cadre of RSS”, Tak had collect money and logistics for continued targeting of the Corps, a veteran of ‘Operation offer or not. logue table. Company of 13 Border Roads are no words to condemn this claimed while leading protest the purpose. We have found Muslims would lead to many Vijay’, briefed the defence min- Without naming any one Referring to his bonding Task Force under supervision action of registering FIR against demonstrations against the dis- that all of them have been issues,” warned Ansari. ister at Lamochan View Point Singh asserted, “the Kashmir with the state of Jammu and of Project Sampark. 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IndiGo promoters, had point- ent company InterGlobe "unilateralism and protection- Responding to questions in ed out the airline's non-com- Aviation Friday posted its high- ism" amidst a bruising trade the Rajya Sabha on whether the But a draft bill for banning pliance with Sebi regulations in est-ever quarterly profit of Rs war with the US. Government has prohibited cryptocurrency has been in not bringing onboard an inde- 1,203.14 crore for the three India for long has been cryptocurrency in the country, the works for some time with pendent woman director since months ended June and assert- pressing China to open its Minister of State for Finance Economic Affairs Secretary May last year. ed that co-promoters are on the pharmaceutical market for and Corporate Affairs Anurag Subhash Chandra Garg leading As per Sebi regulations, all that ended on Saturday. same page on growth strategy. Indian pharma exports to Thakur this week said the the exercise. listed companies should have at The board's size will be The company told BSE on address the yawning trade actually doubled, he said. join China in the fight against answer was no. According to the draft least one woman director on expanded to 12 directors from Saturday that as on June 30 this deficit which last year accord- "According to the statistics unilateralism and protection- "Presently, there is no sep- "Banning of Cryptocurrency their respective boards. the current six once the share- year, Bhatia's family and his ing to Chinese figures, crossed in the first half this year, India's ism, a reference to US arate law for dealing with issues and Regulation of Official "The Board has decided to holders' approval is obtained at company Interglobe $57 billion in a $95.5 billion trade deficit against China is President Donald Trump's pol- relating to cryptocurrencies. Digital Currency Bill 2019", seek the approval of the share- the upcoming AGM. Enterprises Limited owns 38.23 trade. down by five per cent. So I am icy using tariffs as a weapon to Hence, all concerned depart- holding, selling or dealing in holders at the upcoming AGM In the expanded board, per cent of InterGlobe Aviation. China's new Ambassador convinced that with the con- assert his America first policy. ments and law enforcement cryptocurrencies such as for expanding the Board to IndiGo's other co-promoter Gangwal and his family to India Sun Weidong said, certed efforts the issue of trade Trump kicked off a trade agencies, such as RBI, Bitcoin could soon land you in enable the induction of an Rahul Bhatia will have the own 36.65 per cent of the "China highly values India's imbalance between India and war with China last year by Enforcement Directorate and jail for 10 years. independent woman director," right to nominate six directors InterGlobe Aviation as on June concerns on trade imbalance. China will be gradually slapping 25 per cent duties on Income Tax authorities, etc. The draft has proposed a IndiGo said in a statement while Gangwal will have the 30, IndiGo told BSE on But I have to point out that we addressed," he said. more than $250 billion of take action as per the relevant 10-year prison sentence for after a two-day board meeting right to nominate two direc- Saturday. PTI have never deliberately pur- "China and India have var- Chinese imports, demanding existing laws," the Minister said. persons who "mine, generate, sued a trade surplus against ious channels for dialogue to Beijing to reduce massive trade "Similarly, police/courts hold, sell, transfer, dispose, India." talk about issues like trade deficit which climbed to over take action on IPC (Indian issue or deal in cryptocurren- China for its part, Sun said imbalance. We are willing to $539 billion. Penal Code) offences. 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He is taking stellar success in death overs at the “Dhoni still has cricket left in  +   their first win in the series. a two month sabbatical to serve his IPL. He always gets one weak him. I know that. He is still fit India A needed nine runs of the paramilitary regiment which he had Indian bowler — say a Mohammed enough to play international xar Patel’s reargaurd hero- last over but could only man- committed much earlier. We have now Siraj, Harshal Patel or Dhawal cricket,” Banerjee said. Aics went in vain as India A age three to finished on 293 for intimated his decision to skipper Kulkarni or Sandeep Sharma from “I feel they (selectors) should suffered a narrow five-run loss nine. Virat Kohli and chairman of selectors whom he scores those 15 to 20-run talk to Dhoni and make things against West Indies A in the Axar hit eight boundaries MSK Prasad,” a senior BCCI official overs. clear,” Banerjee said. “I know fourth unofficial ODI of the and one six during his fiery said on Saturday. But would that be possible Dhoni very well since he was a five-match series here. knock. The 38-year-old Dhoni’s refusal to against a Lockie Ferguson or a Pat boy. Not even his best friend With the series already in Sundar (45), Krunal take retirement now leaves the ball in Cummins? would know when he will retire. pocket after winning the first Pandya (45), skipper Manish the court of the selectors, who were The current selection commit- So I really have no idea. But he three games, India A tasted Pandey (24), Ruturaj Gaikwad expected to drop him from the squad tee’s term ends in October when looks fit as ever and is enjoying his their first defeat in the tour on (20) and Hanuma Vihari (20) for the West Indies. India will play the BCCI elections are game. To me, he had a good Friday despite Axar’s (81 not all got starts but couldn’t pro- three T20 Internationals, as many scheduled and they World Cup and looked sharp.” out of 63 balls) valiant effort long their stay. ODIs and two Tests in the tour start- would like to put Asked about youngsters like with the bat while chasing 299 Rovman Powell (2/47) and ing August 3. a transition Rishabh Pant waiting in the wings, runs. Keemo Paul (2/61) shared four It is believed that the selection phase in and whether Dhoni should make Chasing the home team’s wickets between them for West committee chaired by MSK Prasad place in con- way for them, Banerjee opined: 298 for nine, India A’s top-order Indies A. wants to move forward with an eye on sonance with “He (Pant) needs guidance and failed to put up big scores Earlier, West Indies A rode future but they would also like to get what the captain who better than Dhoni to guide despite getting starts and at one on Roston Chase (84), Devon a sense of where the Indian captain and the coach want. him. It is my personal opinion. I stage were struggling at 160 for Thomas (70), Jonathan Carter stands on this issue. However, once the board mem- don’t know what BCCI will do. six. 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oin Morgan says he has not yet decided  < ;A Ewhether to remain as England’s white- ball skipper following their dramatic World 2!" >))! hree-time champion % Cup win against New Zealand. TJohn Isner rallied to beat Morgan, 32, told BBC Sport it would be   ; the season. Australian Matthew Ebden a “big commitment” to continue until the “I have to work three 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the 2023 World Cup, with next year’s T20 World till going strong at age of times as hard now as I did 10 semi-finals of the ATP grass / Cup a “more realistic” target. S46, veteran Leander Paes or 15 years ago. That’s just court tournament in “I don’t think I’m in a good state to make reached the semifinals of the age, but I love the work. Newport, Rhode Island. a decision at the moment, just simply that ATP Hall of Fame Open with When I was younger, I’d Isner, the top seed play- I haven’t had a chance to get away from the partner Marcus Daniell, edg- waste a lot of energy practis- ing on a wild card invitation madness and the craze of winning the World ing out Matthew Ebden and ing for five or six hours a day. as he continues his return Cup,” said Morgan. “I’ve not been able to get Robert Lindstedt here. “My training is very spe- from a foot injury, on Friday into a logical mindset and actually ask myself The third seeded Indo- cific now, focusing on booked a final-four show- a couple of questions. Kiwi combination prevailed improving specific areas of down with fourth-seeded “It’s taken a huge amount out of me, both 6-4, 5-7, 14-12 over the my game, focusing on my diet Frenchman Ugo Humbert, a mentally and physically, so once everything Australian-Swede team in the and recovery. The knowl- 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 winner over Ilya calms down over the next couple of months quarterfinals after saving edge we have nowadays in Ivashka of Belarus. I’ll hopefully come to a decision that at the three match points. tennis on fitness, health and Humbert, 20, is coming forefront of it will be my family and the team. Paes, who made his Hall recovery is why the margins off his best performance in Under Morgan’s leadership Poms of Fame Open debut way of winning and losing are so a Grand Slam, a run to the climbed to the top of the international rank- back in 1995, is now the old- slim.” fourth round at Wimbledon.   >   ) <    ings and also reached the final of the World est ATP Tour semi-finalist With 766 tour wins, Paes He cracked the top 50 in the Twenty20 in 2016 after they suffered a since John McEnroe (47) at is sixth on the all-time dou- world rankings this week at Isner belted 24 aces to Alexander Bublik of humiliating group-stage exit at the 2015 2006 San Jose. bles match No 48. overcome Ebden in a Kazakhstan also reached the World Cup just weeks after Morgan was “These are the nights that "!    >      winners’ Isner, 34, rematch of the 2017 semi-finals downing appointed as the 50-over captain. I live for. The hard work, list. He is was sidelined Newport final won by the American Tennys Sandgren Head coach Trevor Bayliss, another playing when you have fever, Slam titles asserted that he older players. Now, I try to just one of three months American. 0-6, 6-3, 6-0. architect of England’s success, will leave his being in the gym when you still has a lot in his tank. learn from the younger ones,” six players after suffering a Isner took his record Bublik, who lost 10 of position after the upcoming Ashes cam- don’t really want to be there. “The experience is still he told ATP website. to pick up stress fracture in over Ebden to 5-1 as he vies the last 12 points in the first paign. Most people see us travelling there, the legs are still there, It is fourth time this sea- 750 tour- his left foot in to get his season back on set but dropped just five Asked if England’s World Cup tri- to lovely places and being on the knowledge and strokes son that Paes has reached the level dou- his loss to Roger track at Newport — where points in the third, will face umph, and the remarkable circumstances in show courts, but the hard are there. It’s about finding semifinals on the ATP World bles match wins, which he Federer in the final at Miami he also won in 2011 and Spain’s Marcel Granollers, which they won it, had sunk in yet, Morgan yards are what allow me to the right doubles partners Tour, reaching the same stage achieved in April 2018. in March. 2012 — and next week in who completed a rain-dis- said: “No, I think it will take time. The mad- still compete at this level,” and I’ll have success. Being a at Lyon (May), Marrakech Next up for Paes and He missed the French Atlanta, where he is a five- rupted 6-3, 6-0 victory over ness has been taken to a new level every- said Paes. student of life and the game, (April) and Montpellier Daniell are Marcel Granollers Open and fell in the second time champion. Germany’s Mischa Zverev 6- where I go.” The winner of 18 Grand I used to try to learn from the (February) in the first half of and Sergiy Stakhovsky. round at Wimbledon. Seventh-seeded 3, 6-0. 
  
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ndia is close to its cherished destina- exception, have backed the idea that tion, the World Cup final. It has Dhoni should be extended the privilege been an arduous journey, a fortu- of choosing the time and place of his itous one too, given the demise of retirement. He is a colossus who has cricketing standards of some of its earned his reputation with some mind- opponents.I Tasked with a chase to scale blowing performances. The most notable only an average total for a one-day inter- being the decision to promote himself in national match, its hopes are high. But the the batting order to win the 2011 World dream comes crashing down with a flurry Cup final. The image of Dhoni smashing of wickets. At that moment, hope shows Nuwan Kulasekara for a six is etched in up in the form of a man, who has proved gold. his mettle from time to time. Famously Hailing from a small town, Dhoni known for his cool temperament, serves as a living embodiment of resolve. Mahendra Singh Dhoni steps onto the Ranchi, epitomising the saying ‘humble field. The dying hope is revived to its pre- background’, did not have many facilities pubescent stage and the belief in victory is to help youngsters realise their dream of further fortified on seeing his conviction, becoming a cricketer, let alone rise to be in the form of batting. the captain of the national team. But it is ries of He starts slow, as all previous bats- this same town that will go on to be unconditional men did, since that’s what the pitch per- known famously as the birth place of this support of a dear mitted them to do. He ensures he is defen- prominent cricket personality, who tra- friend. Dhoni’s gratitude sive, is keeping the gap between the balls versed miles to attain his goals. to BAS could be seen at the 2019 and the chase narrow and is providing Initially having started with bad- World Cup when he honoured their support and confidence to Ravindra minton and then moving onto football, support by displaying the compa- Jadeja, his dominant partner at the other Dhoni finally settled for cricket. The ny’s sticker on the bat. end. The match is coming to a close, the adeptness and swiftness that we see in Another example of the push two batsmen having kept the aforemen- Dhoni behind the stumps, first incarnat- that Dhoni received is of Deval tioned gap almost the same. It will be a ed while he was goalkeeping in football. Sahay. He was the ex-Bihar Cricket perfect ending to a fantastic cricketing His then football coach felt his goalkeep- Association vice-president and the career. Last few balls remain, Dhoni plays ing skills would be better recognised if Ranchi District Cricket president and goes for a single, seeks a second to he put on the gloves of a wicket-keeper. at that time and it were his efforts retain strike. Martin Guptill appears out This was the very beginning of the life of that helped Dhoni reach the big of nowhere, picks the ball and makes an an icon. stage of Ranchi team, junior Bihar attempt at the stumps. Serendipity too His hard work and dedication are cricket team and eventually the was running right behind Guptill. The what embellish his character. His strug- Bihar Ranji Team. All of this hap- stumps shake and Indian hearts break. gle to avail all the opportunities that he pened within a span of a year since Technology is summoned and very soon received just made him more tenacious. Dhoni had started playing profes- the umpire makes his decision. Dhoni is He didn’t enjoy the advantages of playing   >; / sional Cricket. out. Everyone is put out of their respective in a big city but was persistent to prove /  '  To shed more light upon Dhoni’s misery. his worth versus those who had money ;,    ,  rigorous toil, he was employed with to enjoy better facilities. This was never the Indian Railways and used to work honi did what he was supposed to with a bitter heart, but this attitude /6  / > as a ticket examiner in one of the Dand did it well. He gave it all. His fuelled his ambition and momentum to ; ,&; + ' shifts — to see through the work, final World Cup match and his score too move ahead. He was known to run after   /  cook food for himself and then create remain complete, exactly at 50. coaches and coax them into giving him < N/6 time for practice was his taxing rou- In hindsight, to think of the match, it chances to play matches. A number of tine. His commendable fitness at the is obviously saddening to recall the loss. them didn’t pay him attention that time, 6 +A; @'  age 38 that we acknowledge today And the irony in this episode gets unwit- but later tried to hoard limelight upon   ,/ < combined with his quick thinking tingly highlighted, that one of the best his success. But that does not mean he > +      behind the stumps, has a history. He runners between the wickets, gets run- didn’t receive support at different stages <  ; ;   was known to practice for almost out in his final innings. It also evokes the of his career. In fact, there are people seven hours in a day. The bolt like memory of how Javed Miandad, the who have proven to be instrumental in  ;; / > movement when stumping has had a Pakistani giant known for his batting conferring support at critical moments 6+ /  stunning effect on the best of batsmen style and running between the wickets, in his life. +; +A;' around the world. was also dismissed by a run-out in his When Dhoni was only 15, lack of His hard work also made him the last innings on the pitch. quality equipment came in the way of his  ;  6 competitive sportsman that he is, or The one thing this match did was growth and ability to exhibit his hidden +   > perhaps it was always there. It just that it has put Dhoni back into the lime- talent. This was the time when one of his     /& needed the spark to be let loose. light. Not that he was given any less good friends Paramjit Singh, with whom  ; ;A  Whatever sport Dhoni made himself a importance by the media and his fans Dhoni enjoyed gully cricket, went out of part of, and those that became a part of before, but the last game has put his the way to ensure that the absence of a  +   ; him, always saw him giving his complete. character into a better perspective. The bat or pads, need not be the reason for  /6  He is performance driven and just wants to Dhoni we had come to admire was rul- his friend’s disappointment. Paramjit + ; +; win, and often wins too. This also shows in ing the stage once again. “Dhoni, Dhoni” happened to be the owner of a small his big hits. People who saw him in his initial the chants reverberated. It was like the sports equipment shop. He was almost days, only knew him as a big hitter. He would good old times when the long-haired the same age as Dhoni, only slightly be invited for dinners and lunches to honour Dhoni tore the opponents apart with an older. Singh aimed high with the inten- his battering shots. It would have been hard to authority rarely witnessed in Indian tion of seeing Dhoni succeed and say if time made him the “finisher” that he is or cricket. reached out to the famous bat making if he always intended to be one. But he soon Did Dhoni fall short of his bench- company, BAS. Abject frustration at fail- learned to set his instincts and the urge to win in mark? The fans did not think so. There ures combined with persistent effort an equilibrium. He developed the art of “stay and was massive support for Mahi, the man eventually resulted in the company offer- play” and developed the art of shocking his oppo- who helped Indian cricket gain respect ing entire kit to Dhoni for free. His talent nent with an occasional hit. from the time he led the team. 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It is the human aspi- On the strength of the former, the lat- rations to reach the sky that makes the feet leave the ground. ter acts and still the living entity con- With the mind going wayward, peace eludes humanity as siders this world as “Wonderful”. it chases a mirage, thus facing unbearable stress in the When one sees a rope at night, one process. Stress, thus, is a concomitant of modern life. More may mistake it for a snake and get pet- appropriately lifestyle. The type A and Type B personal- rified. The rope is real, and the snake ity hypothesis which categorises people into these two class- is real (somewhere else) but thinking es (the former making people impatient and stress prone, that the rope is snake is illusion. while the latter less ambitious and calm), has now Similarly, true happiness is real, and become redundant. The very temperament of the society this world is real but to think the true has changed and there are only the Type A people today happiness is there in this world is illu- — ambitious, edgy and always running short of time. Given sion. When we are engaged in a fan- this lifestyle, it is only natural that stress has come to impact tastic movie on the blue screen, we are human life in a big way. Interestingly, most people are not caught by so many emotions like com- aware of it and by the time they realise what is wrong, it edy, tragedy, romance, adventure, etc. is already late. While the World Health Organisation has but if we look closely, all the images termed “Burnout” as an outcome of excessive workplace on the screen are made up of three pri- stress, the fact is that “Burnout” like symptoms can be found mary colour pixels — Red, Blue, in persons having nothing to do with the conventional Yellow. These colours in itself shall workplace. From housewives to students to even those who never draw any attention from us but have long left the workplace after a reasonably long innings, their combination in various ways cre- all face stress. The observation of the World Hypertension ccording to the Chinese sitory it appears so permanent and alcohol wears off he understands he ates a pandemonium of emotions. Day last month warns that in the next five years the num- philosophical classic inviting that everyone is ensnared into is in melancholy due to the intoxica- Similarly, the material world consists ber of adult population living with high blood pressure is Zhuangzi, a great Daoist it trying to find some pleasure. It is an tion. Person acting helplessly under only of 3 modes — Goodness, passion, expected to grow to a mind-boggling 1.56 billion. Even if thinker once fell asleep illusion but certainly not a hallucina- the illusion understanding its nature ignorance but their amalgamation cre- there are reasons to doubt these statistics, the fact and dreamt that he was a tion. Hallucination is imagining some- is better off than one who is acting ates the whole universe for everyone’s remains that the health of the world is not in good shape. butterfly.A When he woke up, he did thing which is not present, but illusion under illusion thinking he is free from bewilderment. What do we need to do? No easy answers, but given the not know whether he really was a man means perceiving the real object dif- the illusion. The illusion in this world This world is like a hospital where fact that stress is the cause, yoga seems to be a probable who had dreamt he was a butterfly or ferently.  ;  ;  is so powerful that it covers everyone everyone is supposed to take treat- antidote. Yoga and health have now proven positive links, whether he was a butterfly now As fire is covered by smoke, as a ' + and then covers the covering also, so ment. But under illusion, we think it despite questions on the medicinal effects of this tradition- dreaming he was a man. He was in mirror is covered by dust, or as the almost nobody knows they are cov- as a nice hotel. We try to give orders al form of Indian exercise regime. At least yoga can go a acute confusion and couldn’t come to embryo is covered by the womb, the ; '  ; ered. Therefore, if one at least breaks and expect them to be fulfilled but long way in preventing ill effects of stress related problems any conclusion. The story is meant to living entity is similarly covered by dif- ;+ through the outer covering, under- instead we get battered. Only if we of both the body and the mind. Individuals differ in their make a philosophical point about ferent degrees of this lust. (BG 3.38). stands he is under cover and thus can consider this world as a hospital and stress tolerance limits. Thus, for some individuals low to what we take to be dream or reality. Everyone is seeing the world accord-  ;   ;' venture to get out. take proper treatment for our mala- moderate stress can prove to be harmful, whereas for some Our dreams are utterly compelling, ing to the degree of illusion they are  +   The reality is that this world is real dy, would we be able to leave after we even high stress levels may not have the expected impact. and so long as we are dreaming, we in. This world is a reality but there is but transitory hence illusory. We are healed. It is this stress tolerance limit of individuals that can be think they are real. Is our night when veneer which makes it difficult to ; & > have come to this world because we We are spirit soul, which is eter- called the Stress Resilience Index. Stress affects all and the are asleep and dream a dream or the know the truth. To the degree one is   6>; rebelled against the laws of God. The nal, and our source is spiritual world, only way out is to adopt effective coping mechanism that day when we are awake a dream? If free from the covering to that degree body we have is the prison costume. which is also eternal. If we want to be can help withstand the pressures of stress. Yoga can be an only Zhuangzi would have understood he sees the truth. Hence everyone is >; / And we are here for life imprison- free from the illusion, we need effective way of coping with stress because it can provide that he as a butterfly and he as a liv- perceiving the world in different  ' ment. We are constantly vexed by the stronger determination which can mental and physical strength needed for coping. With sim- ing thinker both are dreams, it would ways. The illusion is so subtle and miseries of material nature (birth, old push us out of Maya’s influence. Just ple yogic postures carried out as a daily regimen for even have solved his riddle. stringent that almost nobody can ; ; age, disease and death) so that one day like a rocket needs the escape veloc- half an hour, an individual can raise his stress resilience. Technically Maya means “illu- escape it. The covering is so thick that ;/    we can rehabilitate and get out of here ity of 11km/s and no less to escape the The advantage of yoga is that it catalyses the secretion of sion”. Let us understand the term by even if one understands the actual back to real home. But there is a stark influence of earth’s gravity, the best good hormones in the blood while inhibiting the harm- the world around us. In the Vedic text, nature of the illusion, he still acts  ++   difference between a normal prison way to achieve that escape velocity to ful ones. Since the harmful effects of stress largely result the world in which we are dwelling is under its effect. So why understand it? and this prison. In a normal prison, get out of Maya and attain the spiri- from the raised cortisol levels for continuous period, Yoga called as “Maya Jagat” or illusory At least, we should try to understand    >/ < O prisoners are exasperated with the life tual world is by meditating. can be a useful means to regulate this. It helps in balanc- world. This material world is real but we are under illusion. That is the >+ inside and yearn for independence. Someone has rightly said, “Act in ing the mind-body chemistry which is losing its equilib- ephemeral. It is not the way we gen- beginning of the end of the illusion. But in the prison of the material drama as if it were real life and act in rium. Certainly, you cannot always control what goes on erally perceive. 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He has helped in changing the mindset replaced by his patience play The Zen of Indian cricket, for his calm We have many faculties, which are of Indian cricket. He brought with him an in Test matches before he demeanour even in crisis situations, is a exceptional. We are blessed with intel- aggressive side of the game which makes the quit the longest format of human after all and we saw that towards the ligence. Proper use of that has brought youngsters look up to him. Self-belief is a the game to preserve him- end of his career when he trooped on to the enormous material advancement. Our much-used cliché but Dhoni taught Indian self. Off the field too, field and argued with the umpires during an minds can do amazing things. What we cricket this aspect of sport. Performance, not Dhoni is adjusting. IPL match. This was not the Dhoni we had do generally takes shape in our minds reputation, mattered most. We can see it in During his early days he known. As an honorary Lt. Col in the first. Our senses are not far behind. Have the success that Chennai Super Kings have used to stay in a dingy Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army, you noticed an expert drum player? achieved in the Indian Premier League. room that was to be we saw him wear gloves to express his However, poor health or poor training less; will not demoralise self; rather will on our own; God can and will help if Dhoni was one batsman who shared with his room- nationalism and spend time with the sol- are great spoilers. Then, there must be enthuse self and others. One is unlike- we make the necessary efforts to reach ensured Indian cricket did not lose mate. Recently, he was diers to boost their spirits. The Dhoni we courage. Without a good dose of it, one ly to be fearful. Obviously, such a per- out to Him. One will develop spiritual its fan base. The common man photographed sleep- have known. can hardly be positive. Adequate will son is likely to be generally peaceful. consciousness and will realise that one identified himself with his success. ing on the floor of an At the most challenging crossroads of power is another necessity. Positive people endear themselves to is never condemned. Most important- Dhoni reflected the dreams of the airport when the his career, Dhoni faces the dilemma of when In today’s interconnected world, we others. They produce positive vibra- ly, one will begin to see the positive side rustic and the polished. His raw flight got delayed. to quit. Should he make the decision or wait need a lot of support to exist well. tions. This almost ensures that they will of things. instincts to punish the ball, hit it These occasions for the selectors to take the call? In the Personally, I have made a lot of prepa- have many friends. They use their ener- Personally, I have struggled with into the orbit literally, was often tacitly absence of any retirement scheme from the ration in this regard; I have a chart of gies in useful activities and are likely to negativity for a very long time. And its appreciated universally. His first show that he BCCI, the cricket fraternity waits anxiously. all those who can help me. This is in the occupy important positions. worst manifestation has been fear of dis- big fan was the Australian doesn’t need a One should not be surprised if he is ‘rested’ shape of a tree diagram. Prejudices work The next requirement is to devel- eases, till I began taking shelter of God. great Greg Chappell. lavish bed. for India’s immediate assignments in the US against curbing negativity, as does op a deep desire to be not so negative, Diseases are feared for several reasons. According to Kiran More, a His decision and the West Indies but given his contribu- company of wrong persons. And if we because negativity as such cannot be Obviously, there is suffering. Life is dis- former chairman of the to hand Joginder tion to Indian cricket, Dhoni deserves a fit- are given to hate, we are working eliminated entirely in material bodies rupted. Resources come under strain. national selection commit- Sharma the ball for the ting farewell. against ourselves. Lastly, but most living in the material world. Control of And enjoyments are curbed. My con- tee, it was the Australian last over of 2007 ICC Dhoni, having commanded the respect importantly, we need to have faith in the mind is crucial in this endeavour. nection with God has helped me in great Greg Chappell’s T20 World Cup final of seniors like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul God, as will be clear from the rest of the Details of doing so are available in the many ways. 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