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Single largest President Ram Nath Kovind Commission on October 31, it 20,000 and above each that of 7.25 crore raised early this other persons connected to sonal finances to ascertain if democracy and made a mock- pre-poll alliance i.E BJP-Shiv recommending President’s rule received a total of over 700 were received by the party year by the firm Nourish the case for further probe into her income has escaped assess- ery of the Constitutional process Sena together; Then 2. Second in the State. crore in donations through through cheques or online pay- Organic Foods Pvt Ltd, linked the issue. ment in the past or something in recommending President’s largest post poll alliance i.E In Mumbai, State Congress cheques and online payments ments. to him. The trouble for Ashok has been concealed from tax Rule in Maharashtra,” he said. Congress-NCP;” said Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant during the financial year 2018- Donations received in the Through the probe, the Lavasa’s family began a few authorities. Surjewala alleged that four grave spokesman. said, “I condemn this action 19. form of electoral bonds were agency is seeking to ascertain months back when his wife, Novel Singhal Lavasa’s violations of the Constitutional “In case Governor called which has been taken in a Around half the contribu- not included in the filing. The if the FEMA law was violated Novel Singhal Lavasa, came ITRs are under scrutiny for scheme, as expressed in the SR individual parties, why did he hurry without exhausting all tions - 356 crore -were made BJP received donations from in bringing the funds from a under the ambit of the Income alleged tax evasion and holding Bommai judgment, stand out. not call INC. And above all options. This raises questions by the Tata-controlled individuals, companies as well Mauritius-based company Tax Department probe on of directorship in multiple Senior Congress leader and why the completely arbitrary about the Governor’s impar- Progressive Electoral Trust. as electoral trusts, the docu- identified as Saama Capital, charges of alleged tax evasion. firms assessment period of Former Union Minister allotment of time? 48 hours to tiality. This also raises doubt India’s richest trust - The ment said. officials said. The IT Department had 2015-17. Some other family Sushilkumar Shinde echoed a BJP, 24 hours to Sena and not whether the Governor is acting Prudent Electoral Trust - gave As per the election code, Abir Lavasa is said to be reportedly issued a notice ask- members of Lavasa are also similar views, saying, “Once we even 24 hours to NCP, before under pressure.” 54.25 crore in donations to the political parties are mandated the Director of Nourish ing her to explain under the scanner of the IT have letters of support, the the Presidents Rule,” he said. Another senior party, according to the docu- to disclose all donations they Organic Foods Pvt. Ltd. certain details in her I-T Department. President’s rule can be lifted.” This is unashamedly dishonest Congressman Vijay Wadettiwar, ments. receive in a financial year. At The fund infusion into the Returns (ITR) with regard to Ashok Lavasa was appoint- Another Congress leader and and politically motivated, who was the leader of the oppo- The Prudent Trust is present, political parties are not company is under probe and holding directorship in about ed as Election Commissioner former Chief Minister Surjewala alleged. sition in the 13th State Assembly, backed by top corporate hous- required to declare the names the agency recently questioned 10 companies. on January 23, 2018, after his Prithviraj Chavan said the Party spokesperson the tenure of which expired on es including Bharti Group, of individuals and organisa- Abir about these transactions. After preliminary investi- superannuation from service as Governor should have invited Abhishek Singhvi also slammed November 9, felt that President’s Hero MotoCorp, Jubilant tions giving less than 20,000 While Abir has been coop- gation, the I-T department Union Finance Secretary in his party to indicate “willing- the Governor for his actions, rule will not be a roadblock in Foodworks, Orient Cement, or of those who donate via elec- erative with the probe so far, asked her to provide more the previous year. ness and ability” to form saying this is not President’s rule Government formation. DLF, JK Tyres, among others. toral bonds. :      !  
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STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Choubey also lambasted Replying to another query, the Narendra Modi-led Union Choubey further said that the inister for Agriculture government for its alleged fail- Congress government in the and Water Resources, M ure in delivering the promise state was well prepared to pro- Ravindra Choubey on Tuesday made to farmers. It had prom- ` hit out at the BJP for its alleged vide 2500 MSP for paddy this ised to provide 1.5 times the Kharif season. “We are ready failure to keep promises of giv- production cost of the crop as ing paddy bonus to farmers to provide the MSP from our per Swaminathan committee state resources and are not during its 15-year regime. recommendations but had anticipating any support from Talking to media persons failed to do so, he alleged. here at party’s state headquar- He further charged that the Centre,” he said. ters, Rajiv Bhawan, he said the opposition BJP does not have “It was our promise in the Congress was not like the BJP now even a single issue to grill election manifesto and we will and claimed that it has fulfilled the ruling Congress. “Before fulfill the promise. Last year both its promises to farmers-- asking any question to us, they there was procurement target STAFF REPORTER n enrolment of patients has Baghel further informed of 80 lakh metric tons of first of farm loan waiver and must first tell as to why they RAIPUR increased in the state. The the team that since January the second of procuring paddy failed to provide `300 bonus to paddy and this year it is CBNAAT is available in till October this year a total at minimum support price farmers during their regime,” increased to 85 lakh metric joint team of World district tuberculosis hospital of 19800 sputum samples (MSP) of `2500. he said. tons,” he added. AHealth Organization as well as Dr Bhimrao were tested and 4648 cases (WHO) and Union health Ambedkar Medical College were found tuberculosis ministry arrived on a three Hospital of the state capital positive. day’s visit to the state to sur- to diagnose the tuberculosis. The team after vey the ongoing tuberculosis The health team also conducting inspection of 15L state farmers PCC executive body to chalk elimination programme. inspected the enrolment various hospitals across the It held a meeting at dis- register at microscopic lab of district later handed over a trict hospital Kalibadi and the tuberculosis hospital. detailed report to District denied `900cr: Kaushik reviewed the schemes being CMHO Dr Mira Baghel Collector and according to out strategy on paddy stir today run by the state to eliminate informed that in case a the report a comprehensive STAFF REPORTER n the lethal disease. patient is found TB positive plan would be chalked out RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR The team was apprised then the patient is sent to for effective approach in that due to awareness Integrated Counseling and tuberculosis elimination eader of Opposition n important meeting of increased in patients the Testing Center (ICTC). programme. LDharamlal Kaushik AChhattisgarh Pradesh alleged Congress is doing pol- Congress Committee itics in the name of farmers. (CGPCC) is called on Prime Minister Narendra Wednesday afternoon to chalk Modi has started ‘PM-Kisan out its future strategy on its OBC bodies call for Samman Nidhi’ for farmers ongoing tirade against the but the state government has Centre over paddy failed to run the scheme as procurement. more than 15 lakh farmers A new date for its proposed ‘Mahabandh’ today have not yet been registered, demonstration at national capi- the BJP leader alleged. each a total `6000 will be tal against the Union govern- STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR is given but present government hiked it to He said there are 37 lakh ment’s stand over the issue could 27%. This hike was challenged in the High credited in their bank hhattisgarh All Backward Category, farmers in the state out of account directly. The state be finalized in the meeting. Court, Chhattisgarh through filing of 20 which 21 lakh fall under mar- Official sources informed CScheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe petitions following which it has been stayed. farmers have been denied a Federation has called for statewide ginal category while 8 lakh ` that in the meeting, convened He pointed out that around 19 different benefit of 900 crore due to ‘Mahabandh’ on November 13 seeking to are small farmers. Till date, under chairmanship of PCC organisations have given written assurance non-registration, he claimed. restore the 27% reservation in the state, as in support of bandh while all the preparation the Congress government has Kaushik said who will chief Mohan Markam, Chief per the earlier announcement. registered only 15 lakh farm- Minister Bhupesh Baghel in 27 districts of the state have been made to take the responsibility for Chhattisgarh OBC Federation president make it successful. ers of the state under the this laxity towards the farm- would be present as a special Earlier, the PCC had decid- on Ayodhya. Sughanlal Verma in a statement said under The support of Chhattisgarh Chamber of scheme, while another 15 ers. He said the state govern- guest. ed that it would march to As the date for commence- constitution Article 15 (4) and 16 (4) special Commerce and Industries and other trader lakh are yet to be registered. ment should be sensitive on Presidents of all the 27 dis- national capital with farmers of ment of paddy procurement is constitutional rights have been given and bodies have been sought, he added. He pointed out that these the issue and ensure registra- trict units of the party are also the state on November 13 so as closing, it is expected that the Article 340 and others make provisions for He further said at 9.00 am a sit-in farmers are running pillar to tion of remaining farmers, so invited in the meeting to be to reach there on November 15. PCC will finalize a new date of OBC category development and welfare, demonstration will be organised in front of post for registration as in that they can derive benefit held at its state headquarters But the date was postponed fol- demonstration that would be including reservation. Chhattisgarh has 52% the Dr B. R Ambedkar statue near Collector three installments of `2000 of the scheme. Rajiv Bhavan, sources said. lowing Supreme Court’s verdict within a week or so. OBC population while only 14% reservation Chowk, Raipur. Grounded Bhubaneswar-Mumbai flight needs new engine STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR new engine for ABhubaneshwar- Mumbai bound Air India’s flight that had to make emergency landing at Swami Vivekananda air- port, Raipur on November 8 will be taken from anoth- er flight that is expected to arrive here on November 15, officials informed here on Tuesday. “An airbus A319 will be routed to Raipur on November 15 for engine change. We will remove one of the engines of this aircraft and install it on grounded aircraft,” Accident Investigation and Mumbai that are flight to make emergency Director, Swami Bureau (Ministry of Civil expected to reach Raipur by landing in Raipur, Sahay Vivekananda airport Aviation). Another team November 14, Sahay said. said that all the teams that Rakesh Ranjan Sahay said. from Air India’s flight safe- The A319 will remain carried out inspection have He further informed ty and Engineering Team grounded till it gets new recommended changing of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on the occasion of Kartik Punni Mela (full moon day of Kartik month as per Hindu calendar) on Tuesday that on November 9, the too inspected the aircraft. engine, he added. engine so based on their takes a holy dip at life- line river of capital city, Kharoon. Earlier he also performed puja at a temple at the bank of the river and prayed grounded aircraft was Meanwhile, necessary Replying to the query inputs it can be inferred for the well being of the state’s populace. inspected by a team of equipment and tools have about the fault in the that fire was the cause of experts from Aircraft been dispatched from Delhi engine that forced the damage to the engine. Muktibodh National Drama CAIT to raise issue of FDI to MPs today BUSINESS REPORTER n take up the issue in parlia- Parwani said central gov- Fest to commence today RAIPUR ment. ernment itself is violating the The main point, Parwani FDI policy and promoting the STAFF REPORTER n On the inaugural day, Madhya Pradesh. onfederation of All India inaugural ceremony will be On fourth and fifth day, said, is the online companies e-commerce companies. He RAIPUR CTraders (CAIT), should be asked to follow the further said as part of CAIT’s held at 6.30 pm, followed by Samagam Rangmandal, Chhattisgarh unit, will hand n occasion of birth staging of ‘Draupadi’ at 7.30 rules of the land and brought national-level meeting, phase- Jabalpur will present their over a representation under its purview as their wise agitation will be held on Oanniversary of renowned PM. Asmitha Bhatt of two dramas written by late poet-writer Gajanan Madhav addressed to Prime Minister unethical trade is directly November 20, nation-wide Mumbai has written the Girish Karnad, ‘Agni’ and Muktibodh, a 5-day drama. Narendra Modi to all the affecting seven crore traders protest at all state capitals will Muktibodh National Drama ‘Barkha’. members of parliament-- both and retailers of consumer be held apart from the hand- Second play ‘Prem On concluding day, a Festival will commence from Politics’ will be staged on Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha— business. ing over of letter on November 13 at Open seminar on theatre and cine- from Chhattisgarh seeking his Even small and minor November 13. November 14 at 7.00 pm. It is ma will be organised where Theatre of Mahant Ghasidas written and directed by intervention in alleged viola- giants. toys, drug leaders, electrical industries doing business of On November 25, Memorial Museum, Prasana Soni. The play nar- Jayant Deshmukh and Alok tion of FDI norms by Amazon CAIT national vice presi- goods and appliances, hard- Rs 45 lakh crores annually in National Protest March Day Department of Culture, rates a love story of two Chatterjee will be holding and Flipkart. dent Amar Parwani, when ware manufacturers and the country, are also affected, will be organised in around Raipur. It will conclude on rivers. interaction. Drama The submission of the contacted, said as part of the around 40 other traders he said. It is a major source of 500 districts of the country, November 17. ‘Titli’ will be staged on ‘Agarbatti’ will also be staged. representation is part of the agitations federations and organisations under one ban- revenue for the governments. followed by rally on Chhattisgarh Film and November 15 at 7.00pm. it is It is written by Ashish Pathak nation-wide movement cum associations of mobile retail- ner have decided to hand over Additional to it, the sector December 2 covering 1000 Visual Art Society and cul- written by Pankaj Soni while and directed by Swati Dubey strike the CAIT lined up from ers, consumer product distrib- the representation to all the provides employment to cities of the country. The agi- ture department is jointly director is Sachin Verma, of Jabalpur. There is no entry November 13 to January 10, utors, aluminum utensils Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha around 40 crore people direct- tation will continue till organising the event. who is from Chhindwara, fee to watch the plays. 2020 against the e-commerce manufacturers, electronics, MPs across the country to ly and indirectly. January 10.   !"#$%!&  2 !4 5 !$5 "  6#  ! 7"4 ! #5 ( #(#  !"# 

) # 4&*/ Party chief Sudesh Mahto to top BJP leadership of party’s reply. We have not hidden any- Simariya, Mandu and Sindri. announced names of candi- However, there was no word tary Dharmpal Singh, State accept the offer to contest on 12 decisions, especially of com- thing from the BJP. Even the Both the parties have dates for four seats for the first from the party. In such a situ- BJP election co in-charge Nand fter a setback in seats of the former’s choice, the mon agenda of the alliance and nomination filing at Lohardaga announced candidates for phase and stated that the party ation the State unit of the party Kishore Yadav are holding a AMaharashtra, the BJP in regional party dropped a the political base area of AJSU seat was done after apprising the Chakradharpur, Mandu and will field its candidates on 50 has decided to contest on 50 crucial meeting to reach a con- Jharkhand too seems to losing bombshell on Monday by party. “We had given the list of BJP leadership. The alliance is Sindri making the situation seats. Party president Chirag seats,” said Paswan in Deoghar sensus on the issue. The deci- its long-term allies in announcing candidates on 12 19 seats to the BJP Central not just for contesting polls, it’s even worse. Paswan, who was in Deoghar on Tuesday. sion taken in the meeting Jharkhand. While the Sudesh seats, many of which are cru- leadership and later a final list for having a common ideology,” The AJSU Party has today, announced that the LJP The aggressive posture of would be apprised to the Mahto led AJSU Party is unre- cial for the BJP. So much so, of 17 constituencies was pro- said the AJSU Party chief. remained an ally in almost all will contest on 50 seats in the alliance partners has put the Central leadership, which will lenting on its decision of field- that the AJSU party fielded a vided to them. But, while the Notably, the BJP is unwill- governments formed in State Assembly polls. BJP on backfoot as no concrete take a final call. ing candidates for crucial seats, candidate against State BJP talks were continuing, they ing to grant the AJSU Party Jharkhand and Sudesh Mahto “We have given written decision on NDA seat sharing Notably, the last date of fil- the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Laxman Gilua from (BJP) announced their first more than 12 seats in the 81 has handled plum portfolios proposal to the BJP National could be taken by the saffron ing of nomination for 13 seats today announced to go alone in Chakradharpur constituency. list. So, we also announced our member Assembly, while the throughout, including the post President Amit Shah, national party till the time of filing of the in the first phase of polls in the the year-end Assembly polls. Mahto, holding a press first list,” said Mahto. AJSU is adamant on 17 seats of Deputy CM. executive president JP Nadda report. Senior BJP leaders State is November 13 and the Even when top BJP leaders conference, here on Tuesday “There are still 24 hours left including Chakradharpur, The Lok Jan Shakti Party, and State in-charge OP Mathur including CM Raghubar Das, NDA leaders in the State are still continued convincing AJSU said that he had apprised the and I am waiting for an official Lohardaga, Chandankiyari, on the other hand, has also about seat sharing for the polls. State BJP organisational secre- in a fix over format of alliance. 7 ) &'(  4" ta politics. He is currently out of State on the Apex Court he third list of candidates order. On the other hand, Tfor Jharkhand elections Poornima Niraj Singh, widow released by the Congress party of Niraj Singh, who was alleged- on Monday late night included ly shot dead by gunmen hired daughter of tainted former by his cousin -a Bharatiya Minister Yogendra Saw and Janata Party (BJP) leader widow of murdered ex Sanjeev Singh- will contest the Dhanbad Deputy Mayor Niraj Jharia constituency with a Singh – a move that experts see Congress ticket. Sanjeev, a for- as a sympathy card played by mer legislator, is in jail since the party to garner the support 2017 in connection with the of voters. case. The party has fielded a “Sympathy card often tested the Barkagaon election former Dhanbad legislator tion unanimously decided by who have won elections in the political greenhorn Amba works for political parties. If we for the first time in 2014 after Mannan Mallick and former allies in the Mahagathbandhan, past. But the party also believes Prasad Sahu, daughter of for- talk in context of the Jharia seat, her husband’s incarceration Ranchi Deputy Mayor Ajay will field candidates for 31 con- in encouraging the youth to mer Barkagaon legislator the Congress candidate will and won the seat with a Nath Shahdeo. Alam and stituencies here. Jharkhand participate in active politics,” Yogendra Saw from the con- not only get the support that she Congress ticket. The Saw fam- Ansari will contest from Pakur Mukti Morcha (JMM), which said Lal Kishorenath Shahdeo, stituency. Saw, a former minis- enjoys because of her political- ily enjoys immense support in and Jamtara seats respective, has the second highest repre- Congress Spokesperson. ter, was arrested on charges of ly-influential family, but also get Barkagaon and Amba Sahu while Shahdeo will contest sentation in the State Assembly, Elections for the 81 Assembly  4&*/ !        running a banned Left Wing sympathy votes as her hus- will benefit from it, said Sharan. from Hatia constituency. will field candidates for 43 seats. segments in Jharkhand will be   
    Extremist outfit Jharkhand band was murdered in an infa- The list of candidates also The All India Congress The third ally, Lalu Prasad- held in five phases from n view of the upcoming ( "  ! Tiger in 2014. mous incident,” said Dr. VP included the names of Congress Party (AICC) has by now led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) November 30 to December 20. Ielections voter literacy clubs His supporters, however, Sharan, political expert and Legislative Party (CLP) leader released names of 25 candidates will contest the remaining seven The Mahagathbandhan here are to be set up in various believe that he was innocent academician. Interestingly, Alamgir Alam, incumbent for the Jharkhand elections. The seats here. “Most of our candi- will take on the NDA alliance schools, colleges, Government regular intervals. and became a victim of vendet- Saw’s wife Nirmala Devi con- Jamtara legislator Irfan Ansari, party, as per a seat sharing equa- dates are experienced leaders of BJP and AJSU Party. departments, voluntary The Election Commission organisations and corporate of India has directed the for- institutions. mation of a voter literacy club The clubs are to be set up in all schools and colleges. 8   9 + !  under SVEEP with an aim to Through these clubs students 8 sensitize voters through var- will be educated about their ious activities and ensuring franchise, voter registration, their participation in the elec- election process and related 9 tions. It will also work towards subjects through various informing the future voters activities. about the procedures related It will also facilitate their ;; to the voting process. participation in the election  #  /&4+.&4 work on 80 kilometres of In this regard training process. Classroom based national highway 58 from programmes for sub divi- activities will be organised ith the state government Narsan to Shantikunj, works on sional master trainers will be for the members. Wfocusing its efforts on national highway 73 from organised at B—Block room Schools and colleges can ensuring a grand Kumbh Mela Roorkee towards Chutmalpur, number 505 of the Ranchi contact the Deputy slated to be held during 2021 in Saliyar bypass, national high- District Collectorate from Commissioner cum District Haridwar, the National way 72 A and national highway November 13 to November Election Officer for setting up Highways Authority (NHAI) is 74 from Chidiyapur to 15. these clubs. As per the guide- also striving to overcome the Najibabad. After the Era Under the guidance of Dr lines set by the Election roadblocks that have caused Infrastructure company got Prabhat Shankar about 180 Commission of India facilities delays in completion of various blacklisted, NHAI is complet- divisional master trainers will will be provided to the organ- construction works. According ing the tasks. The earlier dead- be trained by district level isations. to sources, the company tasked line for the tasks was October master trainers. Forums are also to be set with the construction works in 2019 but various major con- The purpose of the liter- up in various Government the past was blacklisted later. struction works are yet to be acy clubs is to give informa- departments, corporate insti- Due to this, the NHAI is now completed. Union Transport tion about the voting process tutions and voluntary organ- working to finish the tasks left and Highways minister Nitin to the target population. isations where senior officials incomplete by the blacklisted Gadkari had in the past The members of this club will be appointed as nodal company. expressed confidence that the will be future voters aged officers. The authority is working to works would be completed by between 14 to 17 years, first The forum will be respon- complete works on four nation- mid 2019. Officials in the NHAI time voters- 18 to 19 years and sible for conducting a wide al highways before the Kumbh also feel that execution of the senior citizens. The election range of activities for ensuring Mela 2021. These works include works needs to be expedited. schools will be organised at participation in the election.  -+) + ) 1)  /&4+.&4 this pious occasion. gious fraternity during the on the occasion. 3
)+ )  Kartik Purnima is linked Chaturmas period. In Haridwar, However, despite the police akhs of devotees thronged with Prabodhini Ekadashi the devotees started their ritual presence, various areas of the  +
)+ ) LHaridwar and Rishikesh to which marks the end of bath in the Ganga at about 4 am. city experienced major traffic take ritual bath in the Ganga Chaturmas, a four-month peri- The police under the congestion. Both the visitors Manali: Cold desert of many other European regions locals have almost given up the  )  4&*/ river on the occasion of Kartik od when Lord Vishnu is believed supervision of the district’s and local residents had to suf- Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul which will lead to deriving a cultivation of hops owing to poor Poornima on Tuesday. to rest. Prabodhini Ekadashi senior superintendent of police fer considerable inconvenience Valley that were once known unique and special terroir. demand. “Barley is a cash crop atching up with metro According to the authorities in marks the awakening of the god Senthil Avoodai maintained a due to the traffic congestion for producing a bitter taste hops Surveys by the agriculture here, but largely for local con- Ccities, Ranchi has fast Haridwar, it is estimated that and the end of the restrictions sharp vigil on Har ki Paidi and despite the efforts made are going to experiment with department show that the area sumption and livestock. If there adopted the idea of self-service about 20 lakh people arrived and austerities observed espe- various other ghats where the by the police to manage the exotic variety of barley that will under cash crop potato culti- is a contract farming for high- liquor stores — a set up that here to bathe in the Ganga on cially by members of the reli- devotees arrived in multitudes traffic situation. be used for making malt vation in the Lahaul Valley has yield barley, it is a good oppor- allows consumers to choose whisky, say agriculture experts. already declined in 10 years tunity for the growers to get from a variety of premium For this, the State from 2,000 hectares to about remunerative price,” he added. liquor brands, compare them Government has signed a 700 hectares. Currently, farmers are cul- with each other and buy the memorandum of understand- Potato cultivation started tivating cauliflower, cabbage bottle of their choice in the '* ing with the Polish spirits pro- in 1854 when missionary A. W. and peas. comfort of an air conditioned '  '  /&*+<&4/ once he returns,” a senior official SGPC, Sikh organizations and Centre seeking early disposal of ducer Neilson Europe to ini- Hide from Germany estab- According to the shop. told The Pioneer. others left no stone unturned to the SGPC’s clemency plea on tially involve nearly 200 farm- lished a farm near Keylong in Agriculture Department, the The new stores bring an all halistani militant Balwant The MHA has sent the secure life for him in 2012. Rajoana’s death sentence. ers of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur the Lahaul Valley. yield of cauliflower in the new experience to the con- KSingh Rajoana has escaped orders to the UT Administration Rajoana and co-convict Rajoana, in his official state- and Chamba districts to go for Likewise, there has been a Lahaul Valley is as high as 400 sumers of premium liquor and the gallows without asking for it. as the “crime”, for which Rajoana Jagtar Singh Hawara in the 1995 ment, stated, “I tied the bomb on contract farming of a high- near decline in the cultivation of quintal per hectare compared give a much-needed break Even though Rajoana had made had been convicted, took place assassination case were initially the body of Bhai Sahib with my yield barley variety imported hops, a key ingredient in brew- to 200 to 250 quintal elsewhere from the hustle and bustle of clear his intentions of not con- outside Punjab Civil Secretariat sentenced to death by a own hands and I do not regret from Scotland. ing beer, as a major cash crop in in the State. the old-school liquor shops testing the death penalty for in Chandigarh, while the Punjab Chandigarh court in July 2007. my involvement in the murder. Once known for producing the valley owing to dumping of Neilson Europe President that had fewer options for the eliminating the then Punjab Government was also conveyed The death sentence in case of I am proud of the sacrifice made a bitter taste hops, the contract cheaper varieties from China, Gaurav Rajput told IANS that elite class. Chief Minister and 16 others, the about the decision as Rajoana is Hawara was modified to life by him and I bow my head farming of barley in the remote the US and Germany. Currently, initially 200 farmers would be At least two such stores Centre on Tuesday commuted currently lodged in Punjab’s imprisonment till death by the before him in respect.”He was Lahaul Valley, which has a the area under vegetable culti- involved in the contract farm- –one on Kanke Road and the the same to life imprisonment. Patiala Central Jail. Punjab and Haryana High Court “second” human bomb in case cultivation season for less than vation in the valley is around ing. “If it is successful, 500-700 other at Nucleus Mall—have Interestingly, the clemency Facing gallows in 1995 Beant in October 2010. Dilawar Singh — the human five months from May owing to 2,200 hectares. farmers would be involved.” opened in the past couple of orders came on the plea filed by Singh assassination case, Though the High Court bomb — failed to complete the heavy snowfall and extreme Ramesh Chand, an exotic He said the company weeks. The staffs at the stores the Shiromani Gurudwara Rajoana’s death sentence has, gave Rajoana an opportunity of task.Now 24 years after he assas- cold climatic conditions, will vegetable grower in Sissu village would pay 50,000 to each say that the outlets have Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) since long, been in a state of sus- being heard, he refused to seek sinated the then Chief Minister usher economic prosperity, in Lahaul district, said the con- barley grower for its produce received a warm response since in 2012, and not by Rajioana, pended animation as a plea clemency, following which his and more than seven years after Agriculture Minister and local tract farming of barley could on one acre. The amount is 25 their opening day. who had all along been defying seeking his mercy, filed by the death sentence was upheld. stay on his execution, the legislator Ram Lal Markanda bring economic prosperity. per cent higher than the pre- The sale, they say, is likely to any mercy.It has been learnt that SGPC in 2012, was lying pend- Rajoana, who has all along President has finally signed the told . “Last year, following news of vailing market rate. increase when more people get the orders have been conveyed ing with the President.Escaping been admitting for eliminating clemency plea to commute the Last week the State signed detection of the Nematode virus The company would also to know about the concept, to Punjab Government and the a death by a whisker, Rajoana the then Chief Minister, always death sentence of Babbar Khalsa a pact with the Polish spirits in the seed potato samples, set up a distillery-cum-bot- which is relatively new to Chandigarh Administration. was to be hanged on March 31, insisted on the execution of the International (BKI) terrorist to producer that proposed to growers in Lahaul suffered a tling plant in the State.The Ranchi. Moreover, the Excise “The order from the Union 2012. But the execution of his death sentence. In fact, Rajoana life imprisonment.Notably, to invest 110 crore to produce massive loss. Many a time Lahaul Valley, comprising over Department is hopeful that Ministry of Home Affairs has death warrants was stayed on had, in July 2018, had observed commemorate Sikhs’ first mas- the organic Himalayan single untimely heavy snowfall is dam- two dozen small, scattered vil- more such stores will come up been received at the Punjab Raj March 28, 2012 on the clemen- hunger strike protesting against ter Guru Nanak Dev’s 550th malt whisky. aging our cash crops of peas and lages, remains cut off from the in the days to come and encour- Bhawan, as the Punjab Governor cy plea filed by the Sikh man- the SGPC for “not pursuing” his birth anniversary, the Union According to the produc- apples,” he said. rest of the world for over four age healthy drinking habits. VP Singh Badnore is also the UT agement body. appeal for commuting death Ministry of Home Affairs had er of the award winning spirit Another farmer Deepak months from December Excise Commissioner Bhor Administrator. The Governor is Even as the ‘condemned sentence which is pending before announced to release “pre- ZOUK Vodka, world’s only Bodh said the contract farming onwards owing to heavy snow Singh Yadav said that the exten- away for 550th parkash purab man’ wanted the death warrants the President since 2012 which maturely” eight Sikh prisoners single estate rye vodka, the geo- would benefit both the pro- accumulation in the Rohtang sion in the validity period of celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi, to be executed and resisting any is not allowing his execution. through special remission, graphic and climatic conditions ducers as well as the Agro-pro- Pass (13,050 feet) —the only liquor licence from one year to and any further action on the sort of clemency, the then SAD- Following this, the Akali besides commuting the death of Himachal Pradesh is on a cessing firm. road link with Manali in the three years has given retailers the MHA orders would be taken up BJP led Punjab Government, the Dal had raised the issue with the sentence of one. par with the Scotland’s and He said in the past decade, Kullu district. option to invest in infrastructure.   !"#$%!& )# 3

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" release a report on Russian before your election happens," exchange for two Western that has erupted after the president's stunning Morales, some seeking refuge in foreign Hayat-ud-Dowla Khan,  &  #   ( influence in British politics as Clinton said. hostages who were kidnapped resignation left a power vacuum. embassies. Brahmanbaria Deputy "    ""  !   the country prepares for An American investiga- by the insurgents in 2016. The senator set to succeed Morales as inter- Morales called Mexico's Foreign Minister Commissioner was quoted as   (  national elections. tion into the 2016 US presi- The three Taliban prison- im president, Jeanine Anez, pledged to call fresh Marcelo Ebrard on Monday to request asylum saying by the Dhaka Tribune G"  ! "G  "  Clinton told the BBC in an dential election found "sweep- ers include Anas Haqqani, who elections to end the political crisis. and later tweeted that he was "heading to that the accident occured interview broadcast Monday ing and systemic" interference. was seized in 2014 and whose The United Nations and the Organisation Mexico." because the loco masters did that the public needs to know Bill Browder, a former older brother is the deputy of American States (OAS) earlier voiced fears AFP not obey the signals. PTI what is in the report by investment manager in Russia, Taliban leader and head of the Parliament's Intelligence and told the BBC he gave the com- Haqqani network, a notorious Security Committee. mittee evidence on wealthy Taliban affiliate. 25 !  The Government said it Russians working to influence "We have decided to con- -+: 8 !  O/ : needs more time to consider British politics. ditionally release three Taliban the report before releasing it to The Intelligence and prisoners who... Have been in    the public, but critics claim the Security Committee report was Bagram prison in the custody  )*+)* Labour Party platforms which Labour is using software by report has been withheld until sent to the prime minister on of the Afghan government for    had the intention of taking our the technology company the next Parliament because it October 17, and it needs gov- some time," Ghani said in an he UK's Opposition systems entirely offline. Cloudflare to protect its sys- is embarrassing to Prime ernment approval before it is announcement at the presi- 5 ! TLabour Party has revealed "Every single one of these tems. Minister Boris Johnson's made public. dential palace. AFP it became the target of a attempts failed due to our "We have experienced a Washington: A top US military "large-scale and sophisticated robust security systems and sophisticated and large-scale officer will be trying to contain cyber-attack" on its digital the integrity of all our plat- cyber-attack on Labour digi- the fallout between Seoul and platforms, the media report- forms and data was main- tal platforms. We took swift Tokyo on his first overseas trip ed. tained." action and these attempts on the job. The attacks did not lead to The attack was a "real failed due to our robust secu- "It is in our interests to keep any data breach as, according concern", Labour's General rity systems. The integrity of all three of us very closely to the party, its "robust" secu- Secretary Jennie Formby said all our platforms was main- aligned," US Chairman of the rity system foiled the attempt on Twitter. tained and we are confident Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to disrupt the functioning of Reports suggest that it that no data breach occurred," said of South Korea and Japan the party's digital systems, was just a Distributed Denial a spokeswoman of Jeremy while en route to the region, the BBC reported on Tuesday. of Service (DDoS) attack Corbyn's party was quoted as according to a Press release from In a letter sent to Labour which floods a computer serv- saying by The Register. the US Department of Defence campaigners, Niall Sookoo, er with traffic to try to take it "Our security procedures on Monday, Xinhua reported. the party's executive director offline. have slowed down some of The overseas trip, the first of elections and campaigns, DDoS attacks are not nor- our campaign activities, but since he assumed office on said: "Yesterday afternoon our mally recognised as being a these were restored this morn- September 30, reflected concern security systems identified hack as they do not involve ing and we are back up to full among US officials over the that, in a very short period of breaking into a target's sys- speed. We have reported the straining relationship between time, there were large-scale tems to insert malware, said matter to the National Cyber its two Asian allies. IANS and sophisticated attacks on the BBC report, adding that Security Centre." 6" 2< ,2N     *    ""  EE *  " 255 < Paris: France, Germany, Britain and the European Union have said they are "extremely concerned" by Iran's decision to re-start  2* nuclear activities at one of its key sites, in breach of a landmark 2015 deal with international powers. "  " = "The Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union United Nations: North Korea New York: US President are extremely concerned by the latest announcements that Iran on Monday accused the United Donald Trump placed the is restarting uranium enrichment activities at the Fordow facil- States of "political and military Islamic State group's new ity, as confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency provocations" and South Korea chief in the crosshairs on (IAEA) in its November 11 report," they said in a joint statement of "double-dealing behaviour." Monday as he marked on Monday. North Korea's UN Veterans' Day by celebrating Paris, Berlin, London and Brussels said that Iran's action was Ambassador Kim Song made the killing of the jihadists' "inconsistent" with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the accusations in a speech to former leader Abu Bakr al- or JCPoA, under which Tehran had agreed to curb some of its a General Assembly meeting Baghdadi. nuclear activities — notably uranium enrichment — in return on the International Atomic While US presidents for a lifting of economic sanctions. AFP Energy Agency, which he traditionally mark the day accused of "ignorance of the by laying a wreath at a vast prevailing reality of the Korean military cemetery in peninsula." Arlington, near Kim said relations between Washington, Trump trav- the US And North Korea "have eled to New York where he made little progress" since the made an address ahead of June 2018 summit between the city's annual parade of their leaders, "and the situation veterans. of the Korean peninsula has not Trump was widely crit- extricated itself from the icised after announcing a vicious cycle of aggravated ten- full withdrawal of US troops sion." IANS from Syria last month. AFP O$ 7  %  $ # !    #    ! 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For         !" 9      only they can lead us out of the tunnel of eco- nomic necessity into daylight.” 82   S       ,  It must be remembered that this was a 6  $ - ( S#         #   period when the global economy was in the                 $ doldrums and, perhaps, a measure which recorded the output of goods and services  !: 9  8%;     #*       would have been useful as a response to the            %   $ distress that the US in particular and other    .  #          ! parts of the world were suffering from. But perhaps Keynes never anticipated that a sys-   #          #  tem, which became ingrained in the minds *            82$%!3   of every individual and which defined the % <=       ,2. /<    # systems for measuring human progress, would hardly be easy to replace after a 100         9     2   S years. We know today that reliance on GDP 7#    S * !,    9    hides a lot of negative effects and external-       >      .   ities and its flawed effects keep growing. quarters of the global subsidies brought out that statistical indi- that if we were to apply this prin- The extent of waste and the impacts on are due to domestic factors — cators are important for design- ciple, we should also include esti- 8 )  044<P         the environment, which the modern econ- energy pricing reform thus ing and assessing policies aimed mates of natural wealth. 6        #  9  omy generates, are, unfortunately, not fac- remains largely in countries’ own 6.,/&:,#) at advancing the progress of soci- With the recent burning of   2   !Q"      # P  Q   tored into GDP at all. Damage to the envi- national interest — while coal ety as well as for assessing and the Amazon forest in Brazil, any    #.    !"           ronment and the stock of natural resources and petroleum together account ):,4/&2#/, influencing the functioning of measure of GDP would be should, even on the basis of common sense, for 85 per cent of the global sub- economic markets. over-estimated if we were to  2   S 7 *         be deducted from any compilation of GDP sidies. Efficient fossil fuel pricing 1,&524,)6<+ It is well-known that what ignore the massive destruction %   # 82S      ( !: % for a particular society or economic system. in 2015 would have lowered &*+,1*&#,#5 gets measured, gets managed. of nature’s wealth that Brazil   % ,    9  S   %   Further, it is a well-accepted principle that global carbon emissions by 28 per Hence, when we get measures owns. Still another recommen- when environmental damage takes place, the cent and fossil fuel air pollution 6&.5,66)4#5 that are flawed, then decisions dation highlights greater promi-   ###     82S  ! polluter must pay. This, unfortunately, is not deaths by 46 per cent and *,,+#)3, will also be flawed or biased and nence be given to the distribu- 9#     %    82       the case all across the world. increased Government revenue ,+3;#/,2* we may then deviate substan- tion of income, consumption      $   # # ## $   The problem of climate change is the by 3.8 per cent of GDP.” tially from what constitutes and wealth. result of Cumulative Emissions of Greenhouse In other words, the world, 5,4,#&4;( human welfare. On a practical basis, if we #         !96 6  Gases (GHGs) since the beginning of indus- instead of reducing the emis- The first recommendation have to overhaul the measure of   *    ,      $   ! trialisation. The sole responsibility for this lies sions of carbon dioxide — the <,*,4& #/, of the Stiglitz Commission was GDP and eliminate its flaws such "     #   6 /'0A ,   #  essentially with the industrialised countries primary GHG which causes ,66)4#5/)2+ based on coming up with a an effort needs to be led by the and it is for this reason that the United Nations climate change — is generous- measure reflecting material liv- Secretary General of the United 826B5   >  7 $,  9      Framework Convention on Climate Change ly rewarding the production and *:):,5,##*< ing standards, which would be Nations (UN). The effort should   ( 8!"  #6B5     !9  ;;2 (UNFCCC) clearly came up with the condi- use of fossil fuels and, hence, of 2&<4)2)6 closely associated with net involve setting up a group of   69    2   S 7 %  #     tion of “Common but differentiated respon- carbon dioxide. This represents national income, real household experts which would provide a sibility.” This was accepted and agreed on a distortion, which clearly ,M,4#5.// income and consumption. roadmap within a period of > , ;6     7    .    essentially because the developing countries reflects the power of the fossil Hence, there is a large range of three months on how to ensure > !5  *              are no doubt at a stage where their energy con- fuel lobby over decision-making .)2+4):+,& variables that would provide a that the world moves its systems               $ sumption would perhaps outstrip that of the in most countries. 4)&+1&.#/* sharp deviation between GDP to a new set of metrics by 2030. developed world. Yet, the stock of carbon It was in 2008 that the then and the well-being of a house- This effort should then be taken             dioxide and other GHGs has been the President of France, Nicolas &,4)+)6 hold or society. up by the UN General Assembly  C     *    !5        #$ cumulative contribution of the industri- Sarkozy, set up a commission on #/4,,1)*#/5)* Another recommendation to ensure that a new system is       # 6       !)   alised countries to an overwhelming extent. the Measurement of Economic /).#),*524, emphasises the fact that citizens’ designed for implementation           O  0/'''     The developed nations are now convenient- Performance and Social Progress material living standards are across all the countries of the ly forgetting the historical responsibility that under the chairmanship of #/&##/,.)4+ better followed through mea- world during its first phase of /'0D$/'04!"   %          $ they must accept fully. Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize sures of household income and design and detailing during 2020               .# The International Monetary Fund (IMF) winning economist, the report 1):,5#5 consumption. In fact, data for to 2022. The following eight   !5 6        $ came out with a study earlier this year where from which was submitted in 5;5#,15#)& OECD countries show that real years would then be given to full it estimated the extent of subsidies that the September 2009. While the household income has grown implementation and to ensure             !5         world is responsible for in the pricing of fos- Stiglitz Commission analysed *,.5,#)6 quite differently from real GDP that by 2030 we give GDP a bur-      #    ! sil fuels. “Globally, subsidies remained large the flaws and shortcomings of 1,#453;9%'% per capita and typically at a ial after a hundred years of at $4.7 trillion (6.3 per cent of the global GDP) GDP as a measure, it also came lower rate. Another recommen- dominant existence. in 2015 and are projected at $5.2 trillion (6.5 up with some recommenda- dation relates to considering (The writer is former chair- per cent of GDP) in 2017.” tions, which would help modi- income and consumption joint- man, Intergovernmental Panel > The study further states, “About three fy and refine this metric. It was ly with wealth. It may be inferred on Climate Change, 2002-15) -., '     9 0          #     ! #      
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Their #           $ greatness lies in the fact that not only have they   9         $# $ created profitable enterprises; they have also cre-  !>              ated brands that are etched forever in the imag-     S #      #S   $ ination of consumers. So what are the leadership  !,   #     *    E principles and management philosophies that                 ! drive these icons and enable them to take their "    #            organisations to stellar heights? As Brad Feld, an American entrepreneur and                venture capitalist, said, “Don’t be afraid to have         ! a big vision, but make sure it’s a clear one”, clar- )      5 ;   )5%  ity of vision is one of the main traits of great    D'  /I         CEOs.            $ Taking an example of Steve Jobs, an uncon- *         !2 $ ventional leader who demanded excellence from                 $ his staff and was controversial for his blunt deliv-        #  #    ery of criticism. However, his sheer genius; his amazing ability to articulate his vision and dex- world, making significant differences in corporate echelons to become the CEO entrepreneurial venture, Softronics,  !B S      2.#> > , S    <4,&#,)5 #   # ;      4!4/C0'#  terity to take his people, investors and customers the lives of children and adults. This from 2009 to 2016. At present, she is the did not stop him from establishing with him on his journey made him an exception- 3,&25,)6 level of giving back illustrates Gates’ Chairperson and CEO of VEON, a Infosys and lead it to stellar heights. 75   JP:         $ al leader. Jobs had an exceptional clarity of vision #/,4**&#, character and focus on social respon- senior advisor to Teneo, and a non- Murthy follows Mahatma Gandhi’s      #           and excelled at designing minimalist devices that O2&#;)6 sibility as a global corporate citizen. It executive director of Diageo since policy of “practice what you preach.” He             !!!!Q"  broke barriers in computer speeds. He created ,45,:,4&*, also shows that his pursuit of solutions April 2018. She is also the member of has always led by example and believes # )    #     )5%$ an ecosystem which could stand alone or work &*+ and making life better went beyond just the board of directors of Uber. She that the primary responsibility of a        )  ))   ,  together in an interconnected way-like an iPod )*#432#)*#) making a profit. Instead, it was about worked very hard to rise above her leader is to give hope and confidence )),!5 )        #    $ connected to a Mac connected to an iTunes store. 5),#;,*524, driving significant change in the world underprivileged background and did in the face of adversity. , 6            !) Apple could manage vast amounts of informa- 5#&3#;&*+ that would make a difference for those not use her background as an excuse. Taking care of people is one of the                   tion through division of labour among the sys- <4).#/)6 who need it the most. She worked with perseverance to reach biggest attributes of great CEOs.      # 9    9  $ $ tems. For example, the Mac controlled system #/,4 Indra Nooyi, who is an iconic the top of the corporate world and Murthy has been generous in reward-       !5     P)  administration while iTunes fetched content from leader, consistently ranked among the worked hard to return Xerox to prof- ing employees with stock options. cloud storage, freeing the device to concentrate )4<&*5&#)*5 100 most powerful women, when she itability. NR Narayan Murthy, a role Personally, he has given away stocks    #    .        on playing the music. Jobs was motivated more 1&*<#/,1 was the CEO of PepsiCo, the world’s model for every Indian, is an apt worth of 50,000 crore to his employ-   !)       #   $ than anything to feel he had made a solid and #/,3,5#*#/, second largest food and beverage com- example of “Simple living, high think- ees. He reiterates that performance  #!8 )     !Q positive impact on the world during his lifetime. .)4+ #/,; pany in the world, and was at the helm ing”. He is a billionaire with net worth should be rewarded suitably. In Infosys, >   #.     $ And since he had such high expectations from :,3;#/,4 of managing an employee strength of of about $230 crore but still flies econ- drivers, electricians and secretaries are  R>      S  , %   -  himself, he was able to achieve excellence. 4*,5&*+ 30,000 and selling in around 200 coun- omy and drives around in a simple car. among millionaires due to their stock 9  % .,   P)            Jack Welch, perhaps the greatest corporate ,&+3; tries around the world. She believed in Murthy’s life is an inspiration to all of options. Indra Nooyi was also a caring,  )5%  !8 )         !"    leader of the 20th century, was the youngest CEO ,M&1, developing two balance sheets: One was us and gives a strong message that humane CEO who took care of her       !)   *      of General Electric (GE) when he took over in 1&*<#/,1 to provide return to shareholders and world-class businesses can be created employees by being in touch with         !Q 1981. He followed an incremental leadership style ,M,1&4; the other was to provide return to the based on transparency and good gov- them and understanding their con- %  #  # #        and during his two-decade stint, the net worth environment.Under her leadership, ernance. Born in a middle class fami- cerns. She even wrote “thank you” let- ,&+,45)6 ly in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka, the odds ters to the parents of the employees to      #   )!"  $ of GE improved by a whopping 4,000 per cent. PepsiCo focussed on people and plan- He is a management theorist and strategic #/,)4)4&#, et in addition to profit. Nooyi had of life were no match to this brilliant show her appreciation to them.     # #     $ thinker who championed new initiatives like Six .)4+ worked tirelessly to reduce the use of and enthusiastic person, who, through Similarly, Ken Chenault, the former H           #  $ Sigma quality, differentiation and e-business. energy, water and packaging and simul- his discipline and determination creat- CEO of American Express, believed in    #       ! Bill Gates, listed as the richest person on this taneously providing a great workplace ed a “Great Indian IT Success Story.” reaching out to each employee. He     #      planet for 12 consecutive years, is also a man of for its employees and associates. Infosys, today, is one of most made it a point to answer to each and *  #             $ colossal vision. He envisioned every person on Great CEOs show that great works respected IT companies in the world every mail he received from any of his          !" -59     $ this planet to have a computer and every com- are performed not by strength but by with footprints all across the globe and employees. He travelled around the        )     #  puter, a programme, designed by Microsoft. Since perseverance. “It’s not where you start is the second-largest IT company in world to meet staff at different locations    *         then, he has worked tirelessly to achieve his out in life that matters, but where you India by revenue. But did you know that from around the globe.To further con- #               !)  vision. In this process, he has been instrumen- end up”. his first entrepreneurial venture, nect personally with his people, he used         #   !5 tal in the IT revolution that the world has wit- This adage fits Ursula Burns per- Softronics, failed to take off? One of the to run an open operation where any- nessed. Great CEOs, apart from adding to the fectly. Born in the poor neighbourhood initial challenges faced by Murthy was one could talk to him.    , 9       #! bottomline of the company contribute to the soci- of Manhattan to immigrant parents and the inability to take admission in the Great CEOs, because of their innate 7    S          ety in a big way. It would be hard to talk about raised by a single mother, she rose to prestigious Indian Institute of quality of perseverance and contribu-  S   !)     $ the life of Bill Gates and not discuss philanthropy become the first female African Technology (IIT) even after earning a tion to society, ensure stability and    #   !)     6  and humanitarianism. Heeding to his mother’s American CEO of a Fortune 500 com- high rank and scholarship as the grant growth of their organisations making O  #          O     advice before she passed away due to breast can- pany, Xerox and also holds the honour was not enough to cover his studies. them the best in the world. They live    !) S        $#    $ cer, Gates has always taken a selfless approach of being the first woman to succeed Since his father was unable to fund his by their principles and lead by exam- # #             ! to his leadership, spending considerable money another woman CEO, Anne Mulcahy. education, he enrolled into a local engi- ple, making them exemplary leaders of         and time in philanthropic efforts to give to oth- Having joined Xerox in 1980 as a neering college but later did his post- the corporate world.    ers. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has mechanical engineering summer graduation from IIT. (The writer is Assistant Professor, donated billions of dollars to causes all over the intern, Burns progressed through the Similarly, the failure of his first Amity University) 7                                          

getting strained. Taking note of the shortcom- tremendous pressure. Now the aspects and also appoint private enhances the powers of CMOs and to approach empanelled hospitals In places like Dehradun more ings in the CGHS, Union Health question is how to overcome this sit- doctors for a few hours on contract regional heads and involves private directly without referral. This pro- than 25,000 beneficiaries (including Minister Harsh Vardhan had solicit- uation as it is also necessary to to treat the patients. At present this medical professionals, the CGHS vision should also be allowed for from distant places like Haridwar ed suggestions from all stakehold- extend the CGHS scheme to cover provision of hiring exists but it is medical bureaucracy can be used for senior citizens above 60 years, to and Roorkie) throng the wellness ers for improving the scheme and new areas in the country. cumbersome and the wellness cen- better monitoring of these hospitals. make things easier for them and centres daily and many have to wait submitting these proposals latest by The other problem relates to tre gets caught in the web of red- There are two-pronged prob- reduce the pressure on doctors. The %80 from 5 AM to 2 PM for their turn November 30. rates of various tests and treatment tapism. There should be an upfront lems faced by the patients. First, the collection of medicines and distri- to be examined by the doctor. To make any scheme effective, procedures for the empanelled hos- decision to fix the number of doc- administrative hassles at the well- bution should also be streamlined. However, many have to return the Government needs to ensure pitals and delay in payments to the tors based on the number of bene- ness centres due to too much red- Though it is a welfare scheme he Central Government home without even getting to meet that it can sustain the patient pres- laboratories, that is forcing many ficiaries and requirement of doctors tapism and poor infrastructure. yet there is no involvement of the Health Scheme (CGHS) is the doctor, as the main server in sure and be innovative and patient- diagnostic centres to refuse patients. and support staff and powers should Also, many times, empanelled hos- beneficiaries. This is specially nec- Tone of the largest health care Delhi closes at 2 PM and there is no centric rather than procedure-cen- The third issue relates to the lack of be delegated up to the Chief Medical pitals harass the patients with too essary in cases involving cashless systems in the country, which caters provision for manually handling the tric. Today, the biggest management proper and honest monitoring of Officer (CMO) level to allow hiring much paperwork and deny admis- pensioners and the Government to serving and retired Central paperwork. It was complete chaos problem in CGHS is lack of prop- private empanelled hospitals as on contract basis. sion or treatment on flimsy might consider setting up a mech- Government employees, their till a few months ago, when the er infrastructure and manpower. sometimes, due to the mischief of The rates of pathological tests grounds. anism for this as it will bring in dependents, pensioners and also Survey of India Dispensary was The Health Ministry has been a few, the entire scheme is put in and radiological procedures should Second, is the harassment more transparency and expertise of Members of Parliament. On paper merged with it and things eased a opening new wellness centres with- limbo. not be fixed in an arbitrary manner patients face in running from the private hospitals and doctors. and intention-wise it is one of the bit. There has been a long-standing out proper assessment of the infra- It is therefore, necessary to and should be periodically revised. empanelled hospitals to the wellness The Prime Minister and Health best welfare schemes in the coun- demand to improve the CGHS sys- structure and the result is the utter take some innovative policy deci- The payments should be made bi- centres, as each time one needs to Minister must take this initiative to try. tem by all quarters and from all over chaos that prevails in these new dis- sions. To cope with the ever-grow- monthly for which an adequate endorse the expert advice. To rec- its logical end as already, the Present in 71 locations in the the country. The biggest problem pensaries and the endless suffering ing number of CGHS centres the budget should be sanctioned tify this, the Government could Government is spending on an country, it caters to 35 lakh bene- with the CGHS is excessive red tape, of patients. The plight of senior cit- Government should enter into a upfront for the whole year. allow patients to directly approach average, nearly a lakh annually on ficiaries and the number is always harassment and too much paper- izens is particularly bad as they have public private partnership (PPP) Many private hospitals indulge the empanelled hospitals for specif- the health care of each of its employ- increasing. Due to unplanned work, which bogs down the to wait long hours just to get treat- mode and select private hospitals, in malpractices and there is a need ically identified diseases, including ees. Fine tuning of CGHS is essen- expansion to new cities each year, patients, the wellness centres as well ment despite their failing health and who in turn should be allowed to for constant and transparent mon- chronic ones like diabetes and so on. tial to make the scheme succeed. the infrastructure, manpower and as empanelled hospitals, laborato- weakened condition. The doctors have collaborative partnership with itoring. If the Government inno- The Government had allowed (The writer is retired civil other resources of the CGHS are ries and drug suppliers. and nursing staff are also under the CGHS on pre-determined vates and ropes in private hospitals, senior citizens above 75 years of age servant.)   !"#$%!&   "+ )+ 5 ;  +       +           
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The sacred tradition of the sion to abrogate Article 370, officials ley was suspended due to secu- Kartarpur Sahib corridor. the country sacrifice of Sikh gurus is written said. rity reasons on the morning of “I congratulate Prime was facing in golden words in the history of Few mini-buses also plied on the 5 August – hours before the Minister Narendra Modi and all foreign inva- India and every Indian Batwara-Batamaloo route through Centre announced its decision to of you for this (opening of sions, reli- expresses gratitude towards this,” the city centre, while inter-district cabs abrogate Article 370 of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor). The guru, Guru Nanak Dev, who was gions and truth were being he said. and auto-rickshaws plied in the city stretch as authorities have directed Constitution and to bifurcate the erst- day is not far when we will be born in the city and began destroyed. During that period, The Chief Minister said that and elsewhere in the Valley. Railways to ply trains between 10 am while state into two Union territories. able to go to Nankana Sahib,” the preaching there. Guru Nanak Dev Ji had paved the because of the sacrifice of Sikh Private transport was plying and 3 pm only due to security reasons. The Centre’s decision led to an CM told a gathering on the 550th It is a popular pilgrimage site way for the welfare of humanity gurus, the nation and religion are unhindered. A railway official told PTI The Railways conducted the trial unannounced shutdown in the valley birth anniversary of Sikhism for Sikhs from across the world through his divine light,” he said. alive today. “Due to this great con- that a train chugged between run of the service on the stretch on — which completed 100 days on founder Guru Nanak Dev. and carries high historic and reli- “Guru Nanank Dev had the tribution, every Indian residing in Baramulla and Srinagar this morning. Monday for the first time in over three Tuesday— even as authorities imposed Situated in the Punjab gious value. courage to call Babur a ‘Jabar’ any part of the world pays tribute He said the train made only two months since the unannounced shut- severe restrictions which were later province of Pakistan, Nankana Extending wishes on the occa- (atrocious) at the time when the to Guru Nanak Dev Ji through trips on the Baramulla-Srinagar down in the valley. The official said the gradually eased out. Sahib is named after the first Sikh sion of Guru Purab, Adityanath people were reeling under the ‘Prakashotsav’.”      ' 8 &;  7+ - , )) - '   &#*& taking bath in Sakri river   2*). Devotees in the State capital took a dip near Ghosarwa village. at Mankameshwar ghat on the banks of the t least 10 people, including The deceased have been sea of devotees thronged ghats across Gomti. A huge crowd also gathered on the Athree girls, drowned in identified as Anshu Kumari AUttar Pradesh to take a holy dip in the banks of Ganga and Yamuna in Bihar in separate incidents and (17), Sonam Kumari (15) - Ganga, Gomti and Saryu rivers on Kartik Allahabad. two others went missing on both siblings - and another Priti Purnima. Elaborating on the significance of Tuesday when they had gone to Kumari (17), a police officer In the temple town of Ayodhya, peo- Kartik Purnima, the convenor of take a dip in the river on the said. ple began flocking to the ghats of the Saryu Allahabad-based organisations Ram Naam occasion of Kartik Purnima. Their bodies were fished since early morning amid chants of “Sita Bank and Ram Sewa Trust, Ashutosh According to the disaster out by NDRF personnel and Ram” playing on loudspeakers in the Varshney, said, “It is the full moon day in management department, three sent to sadar hospital for streets, while many devotees who came the month of Kartik”. persons each drowned in autopsy, the officer said. from neighbouring districts of the State “It is also known as Dev Deepawali, a Nawada and Nalanda, while In Nawada, two 18-year- camped overnight near the river. Diwali celebrated by Gods. The festival is one each died in Sitamarhi, old women were among the This is the first religious congregation celebrated 15 days after Diwali,” he added. Aurangabad, West Champaran three who met their watery in the holy city since the Supreme Court’s Earthen lamps are lit at all temples and and Saran. grave near a sun temple in judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi- the bank of the Ganga on the auspicious In Nalanda district, three Kauwakol police station area, Barbi Masjid case. occasion. 
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This is especial- the NCP on Tuesday bought Addressing a news confer- the Shiv Sena for our, we Replying to another ques- SThackeray said here on ly so when the parties of dif- some more time in taking a ence after he and his party col- decided to discuss among tion, Pawar said: “The issue of Tuesday that because of the ferent ideologies come togeth- decision on extending support leagues had with NCP chief ourselves first the issues power distribution is not before Governor Bhagat Singh er to form a Government. to the Shiv Sena to form a Sharad Pawar, Ahmed Patel relating to the govern- us at this junction. The issue Koshyari ‘s recommendation There is need for discussion on Government in Maharashtra, said: “Shiv Sena president ment formation first before us is whether to form a for President’s rule in the State, certain issues,” Uddhav said. on the ground that they need- Uddhav Thackeray formally before holding talks with Government or not. If the gov- his party had sufficient time on “You may have at the ed certain clarifications from reached out to Congress pres- the Sena leaders. We ernment is to be formed, what hand to discuss all Government Congress-NCP news confer- each other before going ahead. ident Sonia Gandhi and Me would like things to pro- should be the agenda of the formation-related issues with ence, Ahmed Patel and Sharad On a day when Governor only yesterday for support to ceed smoothly till the for- Government is our immediate the Congress and NCP, includ- Pawar said that for the first Bhagat Singh Koshyari went form a Government in the mation of Government,” objective”. ing the formulation of a time, I approached them for ahead and recommended the state. Since it involved a major he said. Alluding to the President’s Common Minimum support yesterday. This clears President’s rule more than six decision, we need to meet our will hold talks with the Shiv the issues on which they need- Queried as to how the rule imposed in the State, Programme (CMP) which were the misunderstanding sought hours ahead of the deadline of pre-poll alliance partner NCP Sena leadership”. ed clarifications from the NCP Congress and NCP had recon- Pawar said: The Governor has essential for providing a stable to be created by the BJP that I 8.30 pm he had set for the first and seek certain clarifica- Reiterating that the two included formulation of a ciled with the ideological dif- given has given us enough Government to the State. had no time to talk to them, but NCP to revert to him on the tions on Government forma- parties had not arrived at any Common Minimum ferences with the Shiv Sena time to discuss all issues relat- Talking to media persons I was in touch with the Government formation issue, tion in the State. Once we are decision on extending the sup- Programme (CMP). “We want- while going in for power-shar- ing to Government formation after the Congress and NCP Congress and NCP. In the senior Congress leaders through with the discussion, we port to the Sena, Patel said that ed to clear between ourselves ing with the Shiv Sena, Pawar in the coming days”. leaders addressed a joint news BJP’s case, I was not interested conference, Uddhav said: in talking to them. I told them “Because of the Governor, we that in case we need to need to have enough time on hand. All something different for the "%&  9 P three parties — Congress, NCP country, we can do it,” the Sena 8< and Shiv Sena — will sit across president said. and formulate CMP and sort Replying to a question, ' #&  Anbazhagn, the last ing the post of the general sec- out other issues relating to the Uddhav said that it was not the /,**& surviving founder-mem- retary for sometime and it is    government formation”. Shiv Sena but the BJP finished ber of the party, is in a said that he is thoroughly dis- “Like the Congress and the option of going together ixty-six-year-old MK Stalin state of comatose, accord- appointed with Stalin for ignor- NCP, the Sena has also some and forming a Government in Shas become the undisputed ing to party insiders. “He ing him. It seems Stalin is issues on which we need clar- the State. Asked if the alliance and unquestionable leader of has become senile and keeping the post of general sec-   ification. We — all three par- with the BJP ended fully, the DMK, Tamil Nadu’s rest of the party leaders are retary hot for his son ties — sit across and thrash Uddhav told the questioner: “ principal Opposition party. shocked why he is not Udhayanidhi Stalin, the chief of   5&,1>#*? ership vacuum in Tamil Nadu, them out before forming a Why are you such a hurry? ..... This has been made possible by being replaced,” said the DMK youth wing,” said saying he was just an actor and government,” the Sena presi- It is politics. The Governor has amending the bylaws dealing Govindarajan Satyamurthy. But Murugan, amil Nadu Chief Minister not a political leader. dent said. given us six months. with the powers vested on the Satyamurthy, columnist 81, is also not in the best of TK Palaniswami on Tuesday While no political leader party president in the general Sabha member of the party who has been a keen observer health though he moves ticked off actor-politician claimed a vacuum, the remark council meeting of the party who is also a legal luminary. of the DMK for the last four around the State without any Kamal Haasan for “showing came only from the actor, he held earlier this week at The amendment has decades. Though the general physical support. off” as a leader despite lack of had said. Chennai. literally sidelined secretary is a powerful position A party insider confided to knowledge in basic politics A perception is prevalent With the new amendments Kalyanasundaram in the party, former president The Pioneer that all was not and claimed that his political among some that a vacuum enacted by the general council, Anbazhagan, the general sec- late M Karunanidhi saw to it well within the DMK. “Since innings will end in a fiasco. exists in politics after AIADMK Stalin need not consult the gen- retary of the party, who is bed that Anbazhagan, a trusted the day Karunanidhi took over A day after taking on stalwart J Jayalalithaa and eral secretary of the party to ridden for quite some time family loyalist was appointed to the reigns of the party follow- superstar Rajinikanth who is DMK patriarch M take any decision or break any now. Prior to the amendment, the post and ensured his con- ing the death of C N Annadurai expected to foray into politics, Karunanidhi died in 2016 and logjams. Stalin had to consult the gen- tinuation despite indifferent in 1969, he has gradually and the Chief Minister targeted 2018 respectively. According to a member of eral secretary for each and health. systematically made it into a the Makkal Needhi Maiam Taunting Haasan, the Chief the general council, the new every decision he had to take. But a section of leadership family enterprises,” said the chief, saying he founded a Minister said, “he is a big rule has empowered the pres- Anbazhagan, 97, has been the in the DMK is feeling that the leader on condition of political party as he does not leader,” and wondered why his ident to take decisions ranging general secretary of the party latest move by Stalin to usurp anonymity. The recent setback have suitable opportunties in MNM did not contest the from the district unit to the since 1977 and is credited with the powers of the general sec- suffered by the DMK in the Tamil cinema in view of his recent bypolls to Vikravandi party head quarters. The the record for being the longest retary is an attempt to being the assembly by-election could be advancing age. and Nanguneri Assembly con- amendments were drafted by serving and oldest second-in- entire party structure under his a fall out of this discontent- On Monday, Palaniswami stituencies. He wanted to know Stalin’s close confidante P command of a political party in family. “Durai Murugan, the ment, say many political com- hit out at Rajinikanth for his the votes polled by MNM in Wilson, the newly elected Rajya the country. party treasurer, has been eye- mentators. comment that there was a lead- the recent Lok Sabha polls. 4=><   3,*<&242 municipal councils and three dent candidates, the sources BJP state president Nalin town Panchayats in seven dis- added. Kumar Kateel, BJP MLA Ved arring a few incidents of tricts. The counting of votes will Vyas Kamath and Congress Bskirmishes involving BJP These ULBs comprised 418 take place on November 14. veteran Shamanur and Congress workers, elec- wards where till 3 pm, 55.27 There was a face-off Shivashankarappa are among tions to the 14 urban local per cent polling was registered, between the BJP and Congress the prominent people who bodies in Kanataka were held sources in the State Election supporters at Kanakapura but exercised his franchise in peacefully on Tuesday, offi- Commission said. police intervened and diffused Mangaluru. cials said. As many as 1,587 candi- the situation. Speaking to reporters in The local bodies that went dates, including 386 from A similar incident was Mangaluru, Kateel expressed to polls are two major munic- Congress, 363 from BJP and reported in Mangaluru where confidence that BJP would win ipal corporations of Mangaluru 233 of JD(S), contested the also security personnel brought Mangaluru and Davangere cor- and Davangere and six city polls. the situation under control, porations and also in a large municipal councils, three town There were 475 indepen- police said. number of other ULBs. ' <   "    2  !     !   1    #/42:&*&*#/&24&1 annual pilgrimage season. to the Sabarimala issue,” ' 1& The BJP member alleged Surendran said. erala Devaswom Minister that the number of devotees to The Minister said facilities   &24 ing and the State was also KKadakampally Surendran the hill shrine came down last have been arranged for keeping being affected due to the poli-   &24 on Tuesday asked the BJP, year and wondered why the the sacred offerings of around ajasthan Deputy Chief cies of the Centre. which has welcomed the recent Left government supported the 6,500 devotees while a total of RMinister Sachin Pilot on “The State Government is ajasthan Chief Minister Supreme Court order on entry of “atheist, Left activists” 1,161 toilets, 160 bathrooms Tuesday said his Government committed for providing max- RAshok Gehlot on Tuesday Ayodhya, to also respect the and others into the and 150 urinals had been set is committed to providing imum job opportunities to night reached the resort where apex court verdict on temple. up. maximum job opportunities to youths according to their qual- newly elected Congress MLAs Sabarimala permitting women Countering it, the Minister “Five emergency medical the youth in the State. ification. We are going to fill of Maharashtra are staying. of all ages to pray at the Lord said: “Please don’t encourage centres have also been readied. The remarks came after the backlog in services and will Gehlot arrived here from Ayyappa shrine. anti-socials and goons to go to Three incinerators and 600 Pilot met some young men ensure that youths get jobs as Punjab and headed to the Surendran, who was Sabarimala like last time,” an waste bins are also there,” who had been protesting in the per their educational qualifi- resort on the Delhi Road where replying to a question posed by apparent reference to violence Surendran told the House. State for the past six days, cation,” he told reporters. he is meeting with the party the lone BJP legislator O during the protest against entry The hill shrine had witnessed demanding recruitments from After speaking to the MLAs. Rajagopal, also asked the saf- of young women. protests by devotees and right the Government. deputy chief minister, Yadav AICC general secretary fron party not to encourage “Society expects more from outfits against the LDF He also spoke to their rep- ended his hunger strike and Avinash Pande and other lead- “goons and anti-socials” to go a personality like you Government’s decision to resentative Upen Yadav who drank juice offered by Pilot. ers are also present inside the to Sabarimala. (Rajagopal). Now, the Ayodhya implement the Supreme Court was on a six-day-long hunger “I have promised that the resort, sources said. Rajagopal had sought reply case verdict has come, your verdict in 2018 allowing all strike. government will look into the The Congress MLAs have from the Devaswom Minister party has welcomed it with women, including those in the The Minister said the demands of unemployed been staying in the resort here on the arrangements made at open arms. Hope the same atti- menstruating age, to offer country’s economy was suffer- youths,” the Minister added. since Friday. the hilltop shrine ahead of the tude will be there with respect prayers at the hill shrine.   !"#$%!& .  

; /-  3,*<&242 Claiming to be an employ- ny’s links with top universities the founders would always ee in the company’s finance the world over, as part of ensure that all the people who nleashing a barrage of department, the whistleblower InStep, its flagship internship worked hard would get reward- Ucharges against Infosys complained that he was unable programme. ed and only then accept any- Chief Executive Officer Salil to disclose his identity fearing According to the aggriev- thing themselves. This is a huge Parekh, the second whistle- retaliation for the damning ed Infoscion, a woman employ- let down,” the complaint noted. blower fired more salvos at disclosures he was making ee is renowned for proudly Referring to the conces-   *,.+,/ announced that it will make a him, with the allegations rang- against Parekh. bragging internally about sions offered to Parekh by preferential allotment of equity ing from his unaccounted trav- “I am an employee working Parekh’s academic exploits with Nominations and Remune- ata Sons infusing USD 914 shares and convertible war- els to grabbing the company’s in the finance department. I am the American universities. ration Committee (NRC), the Tmillion (around Rs 6,542 rants to Tata Sons for a USD 914 sponsored vantage point seats submitting this whistleblower “This is a gross violation whistleblower alleged that the crore) equity in Tata Motors is million equity injection, of at the ATP tournaments for complaint as the matter is so and misuse of his power and CEO’s stock vesting lock-in peri- credit positive for the compa- which USD 548 million will be personal use. volatile that I fear retaliation if Infosys finances. You may want od had been advanced to the end ny but the country’s largest paid immediately, and the bal- “Salil Parekh keeps vising I disclose my identity. Please “One board member high office to endear himself to to trigger an investigation to see of first year than the three-year automobile manufacturer faces ance over a period of 18 months. the US every month in order to excuse me for the same, but mat- received two anonymous com- high profile universities in the all the locations visited by the lock-in period agreed initially. acute challenges in sluggish Pro-forma the preferential retain his Green Card status. I ter is of grave importance,” said plaints on September 30, one US, promising donations with CEO, institutions where Infosys “This was even taken up as economic growth, weak liq- allotment and the conversion of have also heard that he has on the employee in the complaint, dated September 20, titled a view to guaranteeing admis- has invested and why?” the a resolution that was passed at uidity, and tight financing the warrants, Tata Sons’ share- several occasions gone to the accessed by IANS through ‘Disturbing unethical practices’ sions to his children. complainant said. the annual general meeting norms, Moody’s Investors holding in TML will increase to US but has not visited any client sources on Monday night. and the second undated with “He (Parekh) is also using The whistleblower also said (AGM) in June 2019. This is a Service said on Tuesday. 46.4 per cent from the current or our offices. Then, what is the In a belated response on the the title ‘Whistleblower the connections of the compa- it was shameful of Parkeh to very unfair practice and needs Moody’s assigned a Ba3 38.4 per cent. “We view the purpose of his visits? It is evi- second whistleblower’s letter to Complaint’,” said the company, ny’s Global Academic Relations “project” his performance and to be reversed,” asserted the rating to the proposed senior preferential allotment as a cred- dent that he is telling you a lie,” the board, the city-based Infosys attributing the admission to (GAR) team to secure seats in grab 108 per cent bonus in whistleblower. unsecured notes to be issued by it positive because TML plans said the whistleblower in an on Tuesday told IANS in an e- Nilekani’s statement on reputed institutions April 2019, way before other Targetting Parekh’s per- Tata Motors. The rating out- to apply the proceeds towards unsigned and undated letter to mail that “the undated whistle- October 21-22. for his children,” the whistle- subordinates who toiled and sonal ethics, the complainant look is negative, Moody’s said reducing its debt,” adds the company’s Chairman and blower’s complaint largely deals Attacking the second non- blower claimed. received bonus only in the alleged that the CEO is a liar in a statement. Chaubal, who is also Moody’s co-founder Nandan Nilekani with allegations relating to the promoter CEO after Vishal As part of the industry- range of 70-90 per cent in who sets up individuals against “The Ba3 ratings reflect Lead Analyst for TML. and Independent Directors on CEO’s international travels to Sikka, the whistleblower alleged academia relationship, the July/August 2019. each other and seldom docu- Tata Motors Ltd’s (TML) lead- “The equity injection also the Board. the US and Mumbai. that Parekh was abusing his GAR team liaises the compa- “How fair is that? Earlier, ments his decisions. ing market position in com- reflects Tata Sons’ continued mercial vehicles (CVs) in India, support, and will somewhat 100 per cent ownership of the reduce the pressure on TML’s -8 <=>  ) premium/luxury car manufac- balance sheet stemming from turer Jaguar Land Rover the weak operating performance ?@ H  
+ Automotive Plc, and ownership of its India business, even as JLR by Tata Sons, which results in delivers some improvement.” E-  -+ a one-notch uplift, reflecting JLR continues to make our expectation of continued progress on its cost savings and  *,.+,/ revenue shortfall, lack of invest- New Delhi: An SBI reserach + /
 parental support, when need- efficiency plan with the aim to ment and lack of confidence in report on Tuesday sharply cut ed,” says Kaustubh Chaubal, a achieve GBP1.0 billion in cost emonetisation came to Indian economy. the country’s GDP growth fore-  *,.+,/ Moody’s Vice President and savings by March 2020, having Dhaunt Finance Ministry Officials were asked to rea- cast to 5 per cent for FY 2019- I Senior Credit Officer. delivered GBP0.5 billion up to officials all over again with a son with the current poor eco- 20 from the earlier projection t least 72 per cent urban On October 25, TML September 2019. In addition, section of the lawmakers choos- nomic growth and deceleration of 6.1 per cent.   *,.+,/ and rising trade tensions man- AIndians believe that India JLR has achieved GBP1.5 bil- ing the subject to grill the exec- in all macro indicators, sources The second quarter GDP ifested in unilateral measures, is headed in the right direction lion of its GBP1.7 billion target utive while raising questions said. Some members asked the growth rate is likely to slip to nion Commerce and Goyal noted. compared to 61 per cent glob- on capital expenditure and whether the move taken three officials if the demonetisation 4.2 per cent on account of low UIndustry Minister Piyush “In this uncertain world, al citizens who feel their coun- working capital improvements years ago was the prime reason step of three years back by the automobile sales, deceleration Goyal on Tuesday said some e- India continues to offer eco- try is on the wrong track, says as of September 2019. for the current slowdown. government is the reason in air traffic movements, flat- commerce companies are nomic opportunities,” he said a survey by market research Looking ahead, Moody’s The subject came up for behind the current slowdown, tening of core sector growth indulging in predatory pricing mentioning several steps taken firm Ipsos. expects JLR’s adjusted discussion at the meeting of said sources. and declining investment in which is adversely impacting by the union government to While people in China (93 @ debt/EBITDA to improve from Parliamentary Standing Economic Affairs Secretary construction and infrastruc- millions of small retailers. attract investments. per cent), Saudi Arabia (82 per 10.6x at March 2019 to 6.0x Committee on Finance last Atanu Chakraborty, Revenue ture, according to Ecowrap — “I would like to highlight The Minister said increas- cent) and India (72 per cent) Mumbai: Automobile major over the next 12 months. week. But what was meant as Secretary AB Pandey, Finance the report from the Economic the adverse impact of predato- ing trends of protectionism in are the most optimistic about Tata Motors Group on Tuesday one-off mention soon became Secretary Rajeev Kumar, Chief Research Department of State ry pricing indulged by some e- the form of non-tariff barriers the future, those in South reported a fall of 19 per cent in a full-blown issue with several Economic Adviser K Bank of India (SBI). commerce players which (NTBs), both stated and unstat- Africa (15 per cent), Italy (17 its global wholesales during 8(   1  members terming the move as Subramanian were among The report, however, said adversely impact millions of ed, deny market access, par- per cent) and Spain (21 per October to 89,108 units, bad for the economy. those who attended the panel’s the economic growth rate will small retailers. It is important ticularly for developing coun- cent) are the most negative including the off-take for the 0  =5611 At the meeting, the MPs meetings along with Central pick up pace in 2020-21 to 6.2 for e-commerce to follow the tries. “The developed world about the prospects of their Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). also questioned senior Finance Board of Direct Taxes chief PC per cent. To propel economic letter and spirit of the law,” he advocates open and free trade country. Among the issues that According to the group, its New Delhi: Jaguar Land Rover ministry officials on the likely Mody. growth, it said, the Reserve said at the BRICS trade minis- with emphasis on removal of bother Indians the most are global wholesales of all ‘Tata (JLR), a part of Tata Motors, on Bank of India (RBI) may go for ters meeting in Brasilia. tariffs in developing countries, unemployment, financial/polit- Motors’ commercial vehicles Tuesday reported 5.5 per cent “larger rate cuts” in December The Minister said the need while in reality, they are raising ical corruption and crime & and the ‘Tata Daewoo’ during decline in total retail sales at monetary policy review. of the hour is to develop digi- more barriers in the form of violence, according to the Ipsos the month under review 41,866 units in October as Last month, while reducing tal infrastructure, digital skills NTBs,” he said. “What Worries the World” declined by 36 per cent to compared with the year-ago the key policy rate (repo) by 25 and institutions particularly in These developments are survey. These are also the top 28,478 units as compared to period. Sales of Jaguar brand basis points for the fifth time in the developing and less devel- contributing to enhancing eco- three issues that bother global October 2018. were at 10,606 units during the a row, the RBI had also oped world. nomic uncertainties and rais- citizens as well — though not “Global wholesales of all month, down 22.9 per cent reduced its growth forecast to The global economic out- ing the cost of doing trade in in the same order. passenger vehicles in October from October 2018, Tata 6.1 per cent for 2019-20 from look is facing grave challenges developing and least devel- “Urban Indians have faith 2019 were at 60,630 nos., lower Motors said in a statement. 6.9 per cent. PTI amidst growing protectionism oped countries, Goyal said. in the overall trajectory for the by 7 per cent as compared to Land Rover sales were at country and overall there is a October 2018,” the statement 31,260 units, up 2.4 per cent sense of optimism among cit- said. “Global wholesales for from the same month last year, izens,” Amit Adarkar, CEO, JLR were 47,278 vehicles. Jaguar it added. “The automotive trad- Ipsos India & Operations wholesales for the month were ing environment remains chal- Director, Ipsos APEC (Asia 12,367 vehicles, while Land lenging globally. Against this Pacific Excluding China), said Rover wholesales for the month background, it is all the more in a statement. were 34,911 vehicles.” IANS encouraging to see our China turnaround strategy and work with the local retailer network generating positive results as %  /      sales have improved in China for the fourth consecutive month,” JLR Chief Commercial Officer         Felix Brautigam said. PTI

Yokohama: Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan on Tuesday slashed its full-year forecast for both sales and profit as it struggles with weak demand in Japan, the US and Europe, as well as fallout from the arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn. Nissan downgraded its net profit forecast to 110 billion yen ($1 billion) for the fiscal year to March 2020, compared with an earlier estimate of 170 billion yen. Full-year sales are now estimated at 10.6 trillion yen, down from a previous forecast of 11.3 trillion yen. Nissan blamed the poor outlook on weak first-half earn- ings, a strong yen, an uncertain global outlook and the stagna- tion of the car industry in gen- eral. Incoming chief financial “Nissan is in a very severe officer Stephen Ma said: “Sales situation at a time when com- '      in China outpaced the market petition in the global auto mar- but sales in other key regions ket is further intensifying,” said (%   > including the US, Europe and Satoru Takada, auto analyst at Japan underperformed in those TIW, a Tokyo-based research   markets. This resulted in the and consulting firm. It was overall decrease of our market Nissan’s first earnings announce- share.” Net profit for the six ment since the appointment last    5  months to September plunged month of Makoto Uchida as new 73.5 percent to 65.4 billion yen, chief executive, elevating the New Delhi: Bharti Airtel, the worst first-half result since insider heading the firm’s China Bharti Infratel and private equi- the global financial crisis a unit as it overhauls its leadership ty firm Varde Partners have decade ago. after the Ghosn scandal. AFP submitted their bids for assets of debt-laden Reliance Communications, while 0  Reliance Jio has sought exten- sion of the asset sale deal dead-  #     !  &" #  &'&& line by another 10 days. Airtel has placed condition- al bid to buy spectrum of RCom while Bharti Infratel has sub- mitted bids for mobile towers, a Bharti spokesperson said. Banking sources involved in the process told PTI that a total of six bids have come for assets of Anil Ambani-led RCom on Monday.  =&&   && ("  "4  /4 “Six bids have come for 1  A9 (A@ *
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Both players were solid on serve in !  &25&**, League season so far saw a the first set, with Federer struggling to controversial VAR call after make inroads against the eighth seed. he day after Liverpool six minutes when City The Swiss eventually earned him- Tbeat Manchester City in could easily have had a self the sniff of a chance in the 12th a crunch match where VAR penalty when the ball ric- game, winning the first break point of decisions were hotly disput- ocheted around the the match but Berrettini snuffed out the ed, the Premier League Liverpool area and hit the danger and held to take it into a tie- leader’s coach Jurgen Klopp Reds’ defender Trent break. and other top football fig- Alexander-Arnold on the Federer upped the level of his game ures have suggested arm. in the shootout, helped by some way- improvement is needed to Not only did VAR fail ward shots from his opponent plus a the fledgling system. to overturn the referee’s Berrettini double-fault and won it com- Klopp, his City oppo- decision not to award City fortably 7-2. site number Pep Guardiola, a penalty, but they were The Swiss, clad in black, broke Real Madrid coach doubly punished 22 sec- immediately at the start of the second ( $    &  *  '"!2 " $      0A'8   "  '! Zinedine Zidane, and onds later when Liverpool set to leave the Italian with a mountain Thomas Tuchel of Paris midfielder Fabinho fired to climb. ‘NO EXCUSES’ Zverev, seeded seventh, broke in the first today is very short, but we are here try- Saint-Germain all attended home a brilliant strike to Berrettini earned a clutch of break On Moday night, Rafael Nadal game of the second set to take an iron ing.” the UEFA coaches forum in give the Reds a 1-0 lead. points in the eighth game but Federer refused to make excuses after being out- grip on the match. Zverev, one of four players under Nyon, Switzerland on UEFA assistant gener- eventually served himself out of trou- played by defending champion Nadal dug deep, urging himself on the age of 24 at the event in London, Monday, where the VAR al secretary Giorgio ble. Alexander Zverev. but his 22-year-old opponent proved too was delighted to recapture his best form (Video Assistant Referee) Marchetti said uniformity Federer, as usual enjoying the lion’s The Spanish top seed, who has never strong. He did not concede a single break after a mixed season. system was a hot topic. was needed but called for share of support from the crowd, broke won the season-ending event, came into point in the entire match. “This means so much, playing “It is clear it’s a process time for the promising new in the next game to seal the set 6-3. the tournament under an injury cloud Zverev hit a total of 26 winners— here again after winning my biggest title where they have to keep on system to bed in. The 20-time Grand Slam champi- and was well short of his imperious best double his opponent’s tally — and so far in my career here last year,” he improving,” Klopp said. “Now we have VAR, it’s on said he had remained calm and tried as he went down 6-2, 6-4. Nadal managed just three forehand said. “This means everything to me. “It can be improved, a quite useful that coaches to stay positive after the Thiem defeat. He is locked in a battle with Novak winners in the entire match. “Playing here, playing in front of lot of things have to be and representatives of ref- “There’s no reason to be too down Djokovic to finish as the year-end num- “The physical issue was not an you all, playing in the O2 is something done by human beings and erees can speak together,” on yourself,” he said. “We came here to ber one but was not serving flat out in excuse at all,” said the Spanish 19-time that we don’t have during the year, and we are not 100 percent Marchetti said. play three matches and give it all we practice last week due to an abdominal Grand Slam champion, who said he did this is so special.” (either). “Let’s not forget VAR is have. It was the big goal of the season strain that forced him to pull out of the not feel any pain from his abdominal Nadal faces a tough task now to “There is space for very young and it’s a revo- to come here and qualify which we did, Paris Masters at the semi-final stage. injury. “The only excuse is I was not qualify for the semi-finals from the some mistakes, nobody lution in the game. “What plus I had a day off.” The 33-year-old led Germany’s good enough tonight.” group phase, with matches still to asks for perfection, just to we all need is uniformity. “Not everything was bad (in the Zverev 5-0 in head-to-head contests “What really matters is I need to come against Tsitsipas and Medvedev. have the right decision, “There are points Thiem match) but of course if you over- coming into the match but was unchar- play much better in two days. That’s the The Spaniard has qualified for the that’s all.” which need to be fine- analyse it, all of a sudden it can be,” he acteristically sloppy in the first set, only thing,” he added. “We knew that year-end championships for 15 years in His comments were tuned, but you have to look added. “I was ready, I was prepared conceding two breaks of serve. it was going to be tough, because the a row but has only made nine appear- made a day after the mar- at the positive points that today and that’s what matters the most.” (    'H

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We can show what we Rankireddy and Chirag the Indian pair of alismanic captain Sunil game for India to remain in the Sports City. Khan at the heart of the defence easy to break in Dushanbe, are capable of without our key Shetty rose two places to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy TChhetri on Tuesday asked hunt in the qualifying round. The “At the end of the day, if we against Bangladesh, sounded opti- Tajikistan. players sometimes (defender be at seventh. The Indian and Ashwini Ponnappa his team-mates to pull up their war-ravaged Afghanistan chose can do better on the pitch, we’ll be mistic about the “defensive soli- “The climatic condition in Sandesh Jhingan and mid- duo have been in fine rallied from a game down socks and produce an improved Dushanbe as their home venue for happier,” Chhetri mentioned. darity” that the Blue Tigers have Dushanbe is very different fielder Rowlin Borges). The form in recent months, to beat the Thailand duo of performance in the team’s crunch the second round qualifiers of the Fullback Subhasish Bose said, shown so far. from what we have experi- result against Afghanistan in reaching the final of the Nipitphon Phuangphuapet World Cup qualifying round World Cup. “Maintaining clean sheets will be “There are no easy games at enced in India at this time. It’s Dushanbe will have a major French Open in October and Savitree Amitrapai 16- match against Afghanistan tomor- Chhetri said “converting of paramount importance in order the International level but we very cold and mercury level impact on the entire team. A and the semi-final of the 21, 21-19, 21-17 in a 55- row. chances” was an area where the to stay alive in the race of the have shown defensive solidarity so drops to closer to sub-zero,” win will boost our confidence China Open recently. minute match and advance After inspiring performance team needs to work more. India World Cup Qualifiers. We will far. We have to continue to believe Stimac said. by manifold before we head to to the second round. against Asian champions Qatar had a slew of chances against need to be sharper in the absence in ourselves. We really need to get The Group E match will be Muscat.” SRIKANTH GETS WALKOVER But in another mixed (0-0 draw), India played out a 1- Bangladesh and all of them they of Sandesh-bhai (Jhingan). some good results in the next two played on artificial turf amid Asked what will he do dif- # "  "  Top Indian doubles first round match, 1 draw against lower-ranked wasted except for the 88th minute “The team is upbeat. We will games and all that starts with our near freezing temperatures. ferently against Afghanistan, he shuttler Kidambi Srikanth the Indian duo of Pranaav Bangladesh, who were on the header from Adil Khan. leave no stone unturned to make performance at the back,” he said. “Moreover, the match is said, “We have to avoid advanced to the men’s sin- Jerry Chopra and N Sikki verge of running away with the “We are creating chances. the most out of the remaining “It always makes your job eas- scheduled on an artificial turf injuries. We have already lost gles second round without Reddy lost 10-21, 18-21 to match before the home side’s late But that is not enough. We have games. We were able to do the ier to win a match if you can come which our players are not used Sandesh and Rowllin due to playing a shot after his the third seeded Dechapol equaliser in Kolkata on October to try our best to convert them same against Qatar. If we play to out with a clean sheet. If we can to. Afghanistan have chosen injuries and we can’t afford to opponent Kento Momota’s Puavaranukroh and 15. and try to be a tougher unit while our true potential, there’s no rea- maintain our shape and hold the the venue to make others’ life have anymore. We have to exe- pull-out while Sourabh Sapsiree Taerattanachai to Igor Stimac’s side are now at defending. We have missed son not to repeat it against defensive line as per our plans, we difficult and we have an uphill cute our plans in the right way. Verma entered the main bow out of the tourna- the fourth spot in the Group E against Bangladesh and we need Afghanistan and Oman again,” he can pull it off against them,” he task in front of us to overcome The boys are up and running draw of the Hong Kong ment. table with two points and tomor- to pull up our socks against added. explained. it,” he added. and they are confident.”

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