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Quick News44 MODI GOVT MOVE DOES NOT SYNC WITH ITS NOISE ON CHIT FUNDS: TMC ED raids over 100 Akhilesh lost because he spots in 17 states in insulted me: Mulayam ‘Small saving interest cuts op against shell cos MAINPURI: In a public outburst against Akh- ilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam NEW DELHI: The Enforce- Singh Yadav on Saturday said his son had demonic and anti-people’ ment Directorate(ED) on Sat- insulted him and the voters understood that urday conducted nationwide “one who is not loyal to his father, cannot be loyal TARUN GOSWAMI Senior Trinamool Congress searches at over 100 locations to anyone” which led to the party’s poll debacle. leader Madan Mitra too attended as part of its major crackdown He also said that a final view on floating a new KOLKATA: Dubbing the Centre’s Saturday’s meeting on Banerjee’s on 500 shell companies sus- party is yet to be taken. decision to reduce interest rates instructions. Asked about Mitra’s pected to be generating huge Mulayam laid bare his anger for the first time on small savings “demonic and presence at the meeting, Chatter- amounts of black money. after the SP’s defeat in the UP assembly election anti-people”, the Trinamool Con- jee shot back, “He is a party mem- The raid operations across 17 was virtually out on the field fought under the leadership of Akhilesh who had gress on Saturday urged it to safe- ber and did not join the Trinamool states began early in the morn- to undertake one of the big- replaced his father as the party supremo follow- guard the interests of the common from some other party and so ing with ED sleuths swooping gest operations in the country ing a battle of turf with his uncle Shivpal Yadav. man, particularly senior citizens. attended the meeting.” down at market places, busi- against shell firms. The drive “I was badly insulted, which I had never faced Chief Minister and TC supremo Chatterjee said that there had ness centres, residential prem- was part of a recent PMO direc- in my life. Nevertheless, I tolerated. No leader of Mamata Banerjee, who chaired a been discussions about the ongo- ises and even houses put up on tive to check the illegal opera- any party in India had made his son a chief min- Core Committee meeting of the ing Trinamool Congress member- rent to hunt down the allegedly tions of these companies. ister during his lifetime, but I made Akhilesh the party at Kalighat in the afternoon, ship drive at length at Saturday’s dubious and suspicious firms “The operations are based Chief Minister of UP,” he said in his first address also urged all Trinamool Congress meeting. Banerjee told the leaders which the agency believes are on various investigations done in his pocket burough after the UP assembly leaders and workers to stand by that under the present political sce- the “backbone” of black money by the agency and some oth- results in which the SP got only 47 seats out 403. the affected people and fight for nario, the importance of Trinamool in the country. ers as part of their anti-black Mulayam who was unseated as party president their cause. CENTRE’S RATE WAR ON MASSES Congress had gone up and urged ED teams had visited at money crackdown charter,” by Akhilesh just before the elections had stayed Briefing the media after the them to develop close contact with least 110 locations in cities like said ED Director Karnal Singh. away from the election campaign. See PG4 meeting, party Secretary General SCHEME OLD NEW the masses. Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmed- He said the operations were Partha Chatterjee said that Baner- Chatterjee also informed that abad, Panaji, Kochi, Bengaluru, continuing late into the night. jee had expressed serious con- PPF 8% 7.9% as the party’s senior man in Nadia, Hyderabad, Delhi, Lucknow, ED teams also visited those WikiLeaks spills more cern over the Centre’s decision to National Savings 8% 7.9% Gourshankar Dutta, was not keep- Patna, Jaipur, Chandigarh, who are allegedly connected reduce the rates of interest on small ing well, four leaders Ujjal Biswas, Jalandhar, Srinagar, Indore and to some of the most promi- beans on CIA hacking ops savings. Sukanya Samriddhi 8.5% 8.4% Kallol Khan, Ajay De and Pundar- some in Haryana. The agency nent corruption and black “On the one hand, they are Senior Citizens’ Saving Plan ikakshya Saha had been asked to said it searched a Mumbai- money cases being probed in shouting about chit funds and on 8.5% 8.4% look after the organisation in the based operator who was run- the country at present. The WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks’ latest disclosure the other by reducing the rates of Recurring (5 Years) 7.3% 7.2% district. ning 700 shell companies with agency said it recovered docu- of CIA cyber tools reveals a technique used by interest on small savings, they have A finance ministry notification 20 dummy directors and had ments and raided those dubi- the agency to hide its digital tracks, potentially hit the interests of the common Kisan Vikas Patra interest rate reduced to 7.6%; so money said investments in the public prov- “converted Rs 46.7 crore for ous firms which were “used in blowing the cover on current and past hacking people, particularly senior citizens, will now be doubled in 112 months under this scheme ident fund (PPF) scheme will fetch Chaggan Bhujbal”, the jailed the National Rural Health Mis- operations aimed at gathering intelligence on badly. We really do not know what a lower annual rate of 7.9 per cent, ex-Maharashtra deputy chief sion (NRHM) scam to launder terrorists and other foreign targets. The release prompted them to reduce these ment had shocked the nation and April-June quarter, a move that the same as the five-year National minister. proceeds of crime.” on Friday of the CIA’s “Marble Framework” rates of interest. We will urge the delighted India Inc by announc- would prompt banks to cut their Savings Certificate. The existing The central probe agency, It said the action was car- comes less than a month after the anti-secrecy Centre to take steps to safeguard ing a lowering of interest rates on deposit rates. For April-June, these rate for these two schemes is 8 which has a total strength of ried out against those opera- organization dumped onto the Internet a trove the interests of the common peo- small saving schemes like PPF, have been lowered by 0.1 per cent per cent. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) about 800 officers and staff tors allegedly used by ex-Noida of files - dubbed Vault 7 - that described the type ple,” Chatterjee maintained. Kisan Vikas Patra and the Sukanya across the board compared to investments will yield 7.6 per cent at its various regional and Chief Engineer Yadav Singh “to of malware and methods the CIA uses to gain On Friday, the Union Govern- Samriddhi by 0.1 per cent for the January-March. and mature in 112 months. zonal offices in the country, convert his illegal wealth”. access to targets’ phones, computers and other electronic devices. See PG6 EC asks for report on EVMs Kerala CPM govt’s new minister Accept criticism as argument and not being fudged ‘in BJP’s favour’ has huge biz interests in Kuwait THIRUVANANTHA- CONFLICT OF INTEREST? to Thomas at the Raj Bha- as intolerance NEW DELHI: The Election Commis- PURAM: Businessman- van. Chief Minister Pinarayi PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE sion has sought a detailed report from Kejriwal meets CEC, turned- politician Thomas Vijayan and his cabinet col- the district poll authorities in Bhind, Chandy of the Nationalist leagues were present at the Madhya Pradesh on media reports that seeks probe, return to Congress Party (NCP) was on function. VVPAT was only dispensing slips of ballot paper system Saturday sworn in as transport A three-time Member In today’s BJP symbol during a demonstration minister in Kerala’s CPM-led of the Legislative Assembly exercise. An Assembly bypoll is due in NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Left Democratic Front gov- (MLA) from Kuttanad in Ala- paper Bhind next week and the demonstration Minister Arvind Kejriwal ernment, replacing A K Sas- puzha district, he is the fourth was part of the familiarisation exercise. on Saturday urged the Elec- eendran, who quit as transport minister from the district. ... “We have sought a detailed report tion Commission (EC) to minister following allegations Nationalist Congress Par- from district election officer,” a Com- investigate cases of "faulty" of a sleazy telephone conver- Thomas Chandy ty’s Saseendran had resigned CITY mission spokesperson said. The vot- EVMs and ascertain if their sation with a woman. on March 26 after a purported ers see Voter-verifiable paper audit Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi software can be tweaked "in Thomas, who has extensive and lake resorts in the state, audio clip of him speaking in TEHELKA FOR LEGAL STEPS AGAINST SAMUEL 3 trail (VVPAT) slip for seven seconds, favour of the BJP". Kejriwal business interests in the West exuded confidence that meet- sexual undertones to a woman which would be an acknowledgement VVPAT first dispensed a slip with met Chief Election Commis- Asian Arab state of Kuwait and ing both business and minis- was aired by Malayalam chan- NATION receipt for the party they voted for in (BJP’s) lotus symbol but the second one sioner Nasim Zaidi and also the southern Indian state of terial responsibilities together nel Mangalam. TN, K’TAKA GET HUGE DROUGHT FUNDS 4 the election. had (Congress’) hand symbol,” she said. demanded ballot papers be Kerala, is considered to be the would not be a hard task for Nationalist Congress Party VVPAT is a machine which dis- VVPAT-enabled machines would be reintroduced in the country. richest legislator in the state him. leaders and Thomas Chandy’s BUSINESS penses a slip with the symbol of the used at Assembly by-elections at Ater The Election Commis- assembly. Kerala Governor Justice relatives were among those party for which a person has voted for. in Bhind district and Bandhavgarh in sion's claim that EVMs can- The three-time MLA, who (Retd) P Sathasivam admin- present at the swearing-in cer- GOOGLE, AMAZON EYE TOSHIBA CHIP BIZ 5 The slip drops in a box but the voter Umaria district on April 9. not be tampered with is runs schools in Middle East istered the oath of office emony. AGENCIES cannot take it home. According to Singh explained that if the VVPAT completly "wrong", Kejriwal INTERNATIONAL media reports, the receipt showed the slip doesn’t reflect the voter’s choice cor- asserted. He said that if EVMs UK TERROR ATTACK: ALL THOSE HELD FREED 6 vote going to BJP, irrespective of but- rectly, he or she can file a declaration, can be tampered with, it poses Economy to grow 7.7% in 2018: FM ton pressed, during the demonstration. and the election officer will have to fol- a very "serious question" on SPORT The reports also claimed that Mad- low a set procedure to verify the claim. If the democracy in the country. NEW DELHI: Emerging markets face newer some economies, global financial condition, hya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer the officer finds the claim to be correct, "We have been repeatedly challenges in the form of inward looking poli- policies of the United States and increased geo- MOHUN BAGAN BLANK BENGALURU 3-0 7 (CEO) Saleena Singh was seen telling the voting will be stopped, the CEO said. saying that EVMs are being cies of protectionism and increased geopolitical political tension. journalists that the news should not “If it is other way round (if the claim tampered with at large scale. tension, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on He said India has sought USD 2 billion loans appear in newspapers, else they would is incorrect) the voter will be booked Friday's incident (in MP) Saturday as he pegged India’s GDP growth at 7.7 for various projects from the NDB, which is set FOR ADVERTISING be detained at the police station. and can face six months’ imprisonment shocked everyone and raised per cent in 2018. up by the emerging nations India, China, Brazil, Meanwhile, in a hurriedly called or a fine of INR 1,000 or both after trial a question whether elections Speaking at the second annual meeting of Russia and South Africa. kindly contact at 9810195709 press conference in Bhopal on Saturday, (under the Conduct of Election Rules, are being conducted in a fair the New Development Bank (NDB) here, Jait- “India has huge unmet infrastructure fund- or Chief Electoral Officer of the central 1961),” she said. manner," Kejriwal told report- ley said global growth is moving upwards and is ing needs. $646 billion is required in next five [email protected] Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Saleena Asked about the reports that she ers after the meeting. He also expected to improve further in 2017-18. “Indian years (for financing infrastructure),” Jaitley said. Singh denied the reports that VVPAT threatened to send mediapersons to jail sought to know how it is pos- economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in He said that growth in emerging and devel- FOR SUBSCRIPTION dispensed only BJP slips. She said her if they continued to say that VVPAT was sible that EVMs record votes 2017 and at the rate of 7.7 per cent in 2018,” oping countries is picking up and news from kindly contact at 8800854665 office and the district poll authorities dispensing only BJP slips, Singh said, “It in favour of BJP candidates he said. economies of BRICS countries is “encouraging”. or had sent reports on the issue to the Elec- was in a lighter vein.” “Some elements, whenever a fault is detected in Jaitley said emerging market economies “I hope that NDB will emerge as a development [email protected] tion Commission. not mediapersons, twisted the issue,” the electronic voting machines. (EMEs) face newer challenges in the form of bank and help in funding of emerging econo- “During the demonstration, the she added. inward looking policies of protectionism of mies,” Jaitley added. Anti-Romeo squad shaves Adityanath scraps ration cards with Akhilesh photo youth’s head; cops watch OUR CORRESPONDENT In the matter of ration cards, the Adityanath government has decided NEW DELHI: In two major decisions to roll back all the ration cards having SHAHJAHANPUR VIDEO GOES VIRAL his friend through taken by Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- photographs of Akhilesh Yadav, which (UP): Three police- WhatsApp that it nath, the Uttar Pradesh government were printed by the ousted govern- men were suspended went viral and the has decided to roll back all ration cards ment. The Akhilesh government had after a video of some incident came to having photographs of former Chief got printed about 60 lakh ration cards persons shaving the light, the SP said. Minister Akhilesh Yadav and ordered ahead of UP assembly election. head of a youth, who The three consta- a probe into the Gomti river front proj- Now, the Yogi government is plan- was roaming with a bles — Suhel Ahmed, ect within 45 days. The Gomti river- ning to bring Aadhaar-linked ration female friend, in Layek Ahmed and front project was launched by ousted cards in Uttar Pradesh. These ration their presence went Sonpal — have been Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to cards will have bar codes. The new viral on social media. put under suspen- channelise the river by constructing ration cards will reportedly be smart The incident sion. Besides, an a diaphragm wall and by landscaping cards with silicon chips. took place on March inquiry has been and constructing intercepting drains uled to be completed by May 2017. this in mind and instead, funds were The new ration card will have all 22 after the residents ordered against the on both banks. “The aim of the project should have being used on “unproductive” things the details of the beneficiary. Till the of South City Colony in-charge of Aziz- Adityanath was unhappy that been cleaning the water and blocking such as erecting fountains and other new cards are made and distributed, called police on find- ganj police post K K although two years had lapsed, and the drains discharging sewage into the decorative structures. provisions will be given to the ben- ing a youth and a girl roaming around together, Chaudhary who allegedly tried to hush up the over Rs 1,427 crore had been spent, river but that was not done,” the chief Warning that his government eficiaries through paper-slips. The SP K V Singh said on Saturday. matter, the Singh said. The Yogi Adityanath gov- only 60 per cent of the work was com- minister said. The incumbent Uttar would be firm in dealing with corrup- ration cards could not be distributed They caught hold of the youth and shaved ernment has issued clear directions to police plete, an official release said. While Pradesh CM had asked officials to link tion and would not allow “loot” of gov- as the Model Code of Conduct came off his hair despite three constables of Aziz- and administration to ensure that youngsters interacting with officials and staff the project with the Centre’s Namami ernment funds at any cost, the Chief into force before the Akhilesh govern- ganj police post being present there. One of the are not troubled unnecessarily in the name of involved in the project, Adityanath said Gange project and start working to Minister had ordered a review of the ment could give away to the benefi- constables captured the incident on his mobile curbing eve-teasing and action is taken against that a demand of an additional amount plug the drains discharging sewage into project within a week by the principal ciaries. Beside Akhilesh’s photograph, phone camera, the SP said. self-proclaimed “anti-Romeo” squads indulging of Rs 1,500 crore was being made for the river. He also rued that the work secretary of the department concerned the ration cards have the red and green It was when the constable sent the video to in moral policing. the project, which was initially sched- was being carried out without keeping to ascertain its actual cost. colours of the Samajwadi Party flag. 2| KOLKATA SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 millenniumpost mp | | Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent and predictable Weekend Break - Phil Donahue Discussing SEX isn’t an ‘invitation’

Why is it that women have to fight for their rights and hide their desires while men flaunt it like they own the world? If a man can talk about sex in general, so can a woman, without being attracted to the person she is talking to.

SHREYA DAS Well, his interference stopped with time but I won’t now, then definitely she will try some other time. up with and when something as basic as mensu- the men tried to harass them when they said no ever forget how disheartened I was.” And what happens when men talk about sex, ration is hidden, how will you ever be able to talk to getting intimate, things turned bad and the t was my last year of college and like every Men will never be able to get over the physical breasts and other body parts of a woman? Noth- about your first crush or how good you felt when girls had to run away from there. Which part of other girl around me, I had already decided aspect of a woman. I am not generalizing men. I ing. Men are meant to be like that. They should someone touched you in a way that made you ‘No’ does men not get? – This is what the movie that this college farewell, I am going to look know some men who can see beyond the sexual know about sex and sexual activities, the reason? feel really good about yourself. We always end up also asked. And in March Anarkali of Arrah, star- super sexy in my saree. But I had to lose appeal of a woman, the first time they meet one. They are men. Having a penis does not give any- confining ourselves according to society norms.” ring Swara Bhaskar also gave a fitting reply to Iweight, so I went ahead, worked out two hours But there are some who cannot just seem to move one the right to judge or discriminate who and Both the genders have an equally important the misogynist society, when Anarkali, an erotic every day and the results were just what I expected; beyond the physicality and accept a woman as what a women should talk about. This is where part to play, so why is it that women have to fight dancer said a big ‘NO’ to being taken for granted I shed 10 kgs, which made me feel confident. With a living and breathing individual with her own equality jumps in. Contrary to popular beliefs, for their rights and hide their desires while men just because she sings and dance in front of hun- that body transformation, came appreciation and wishes and desires (it can be sexual or non-sex- for instance, the term ‘feminazi’ used by Shahid flaunt it like they own the world? If a man can dreds of men. Both the movies gave out a hard- attention. People who never even looked at me, ual), just like men. And it’s not just men who judge Kapoor’s wife, true feminism is all about consid- talk about sex in general, so can a woman, with- hitting reply – ‘A No is a No.’ started noticing me. I met this particular guy who but women too judge other women for desiring/ ering all the genders equal. out being attracted to the person she is talking to. Respecting a person’s choice is the most crucial was nice, well-behaved, broad-minded and was wanting sex or sexual favours. And the fact is that many women, among them- thing one must learn. Learn to respect an individu- comfortable talking to me about everything and If you are a broad minded woman, who is inde- Two adults getting intimate is selves, talk about guys, their body and what they al’s choice, there is always a reason behind it, learn I mean everything – from how much he hates to pendent, mature, and most of all have certain sex- like the most in a man, but not openly. to respect someone’s feelings towards you, learn to drive to how many ways he likes to get intimate ual desires, then you know for a fact that you are completely normal and it is high time It is natural to get aroused by a woman who respect a person’s desires, wants and thoughts, if with a woman.” not allowed to express yourself. The society con- that the society accepts that and come is bold about her sexual choices but that doesn’t a woman or a man doesn’t like you, respect their “It fascinated me and even I shared my sexual demns it. They are not ready to accept the fact that mean she is attracted to you. Stop assuming that choice and leave them alone, because it is the only interests and desires with him. He made me feel a woman also needs to explore herself, for herself. back to the 21st century. the feelings are similar and respect the other’s thing that will make you a respectable person. comfortable but he misconstrued my frankness The times have changed. Numerous women, girls choice. An advice: if a woman can talk about her Many female friends of mine ask me certain to be a green light. He thought, that if I could talk do not see physical intimacy as something eerie Recently, Love Matters organised an open mic sexual desires, she can also ask you to be intimate questions about sex because they are confused. about it, that means I am ready to be intimate with anymore, if they feel right, they will definitely go session in Delhi’s ‘Office Office’ with an aim to with her. You won’t have to insist or be awful about They can’t trust the internet for this and they can’t him. Fortunately, he asked me first and I clearly for it. It is the society that slut-shames a woman spread positive messages and bring out the topic of it and irk her with your desire to have her. talk to anyone about it. Wouldn’t the world would refused him as that was not my intention/desire, if she admits about having getting intimate. And ‘Women, Sexuality and Pleasure!,’ Where women If you are in a physical relationship with a be a better place if a woman, without hiding her I was just being frank about my thoughts. But then the society tells her to marry and have kids from distinct fields spoke about the matter. One woman, allow her to talk about her sexual choices identity, is able to share her thoughts about sex? when has a no ever stopped any man from try- with a stranger (What an Irony!). For a country of the speakers, Anu Singh Choudhary, a journal- and desires. Believe me, it would help you brush Communication help a relationship progress and ing. He insisted, talked about how he wants to get where talking about sex is a taboo, we certainly ist, author and a filmmaker said, “We women are up many misconceptions about women and sex. strengthen. If we can talk about everything so intimate with me and called me incessantly but have a huge population amounting to billions. conditioned in a way that prevents us from talk- Talking about sex and knowing what women why not include sex into it? Why not learn about I ignored him. A woman talking about sex? She must be fool- ing about certain things and this comes from our desire only makes you a better lover. We all know each other’s desire and need and help each other. It irked me. Why can’t he respect the fact that ing around with strangers. She is characterless. Sex parents, societies and families. the reproduction process and how important part Having or not having sex is a personal choice. I don’t want to have any kind of physical inti- is not something that a woman should talk about. We are not encouraged to talk about the very women has in it but we get disgusted by a woman If a girl or any person says no to getting physical, macy with him? This is my choice. Just because Talk? Even saying the word itself? Shame on you – basic things. I lived in a joint family and I remem- who gets intimate and talks about it. it is their choice and if it is the other way around, I expressed my sexual desires to a person who I is what many women get to hear. And men would ber the time when my menstruation started and Last year we saw the movie Pink, where some then also it is a personal choice. No one has the thought was open minded, sensible and mature, be beguiled with women who talks about it. But my mother told me ‘shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone.’ women went out to have a good time with some right to judge that person, they know what they doesn’t mean that I want to be intimate with him. then, they would think she is ready for it, if not So that’s the kind of conditioning we have grown guys. They drank, laughed, and got cozy. When are doing with their life.

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OUR CORRESPONDENT ing charges against the accused the past five years, was arrested in sheet were present in the court on Police said the victim, Sahadeb Mondal, was in connection with the Bena- this connection. Saturday. The next date of hearing attacked when he was returning home last night. against Samuel KOLKATA: Police found chapra skeleton recovery case has The Criminal Investigation in this connection has been fixed He was shot dead from point blank range and was a body of a newborn at the been initiated at Midnapore Court Department (CID) had filed a at May 20. declared brought dead when taken to hospital. OUR CORRESPONDENT Narada News CEO, Samuel, entrance of Malda Medical on Saturday. charge-sheet with the court against It may be recalled that Ghosh The police are yet to ascertain the exact reason had taken a u-turn from his College and Hospital on Fri- Seven Trinamool Congress 58 persons including Ghosh and was even attacked by the father of behind the murder but suspect that old business KOLKATA: The Tehelka previous stand while reveal- day night. An investigation workers were abducted, killed many other leaders and work- one of the victims of when he went rivalry might have led to the murder. magazine has decided to file ing the source of money for was initiated by the Malda Dis- and buried in a pond in 2002. The ers of the party on September 23, to Midnapore Court on May 26, The victim’s family members alleged that one a defamation suit against Narada sting operation trict Police to find out exact skeletons were recovered from 2011. Apart from Ghosh, his for- 2016. Manoranjan Singh, the father Pintu, who is a local resident at Shyamaprasad col- its former editor Mathew to the Central Bureau of sequence of events. The hospi- near former CPI(M) MLA and mer personal secretary Debashis of one of the victim Swapan Singh, ony, was behind the murder. Local people staged a Samuel for “his attempts to Investigation and claimed tal authority also started a simi- minister Sushanta Ghosh’s ancestral Pyne’s name had also appeared in had attacked Ghosh to take revenge demonstration demanding arrest of the accused. malign the fair name of the that Tehelka had funded the lar investigation. house at Benachapra near Garbeta the charge-sheet. of his son’s murder. He accused Police came to know that there had been a dis- media house”. sting operation. in June 2011. For certain reasons, the hear- Ghosh as the key person behind pute with the victim and Pintu a few days ago as the In a tweet, the media Soon after the sting oper- A cop was the Ghosh and most of the accused ing in connection with framing of his son’s murder. latter had been doing a business by causing harm house stated: “Tehelka seeks ation was released ahead of were arrested. Ghosh was later charges had been postponed num- Singh had also accused him of to nature. Police suspect that it could be the reason legal action against Mathew the Assembly polls in Ben- first to spot the released on bail. Sixteen of the 58 ber of times. Finally, the process of saying that he was the head of the behind the murder. Police conducted search oper- Samuel. Tehelka is consid- gal in 2016, Samuel had body who then persons whose names had appeared framing charges has started at the harmads and he had killed many ations at different hideouts of the accused but are ering legal action against claimed that some of his in the charge-sheet were arrested Fourth Additional District and Ses- people and tortured women. yet to arrest him. its former editor, Mathew friends from Dubai, US and informed senior Samuel for his attempts to Australia had funded the sting cops and hospital FAKE EGG ROW malign the fair name of the operation as they wanted to media house.” start a website. authorities In a series of tweets But while giving reply Tehelka said: “Of late there to questions of the Cen- “A policeman was first to have been attempts to deni- tral investigating agency, see the body lying in front of grate its reputation by linking after the Calcutta high court the hospital gate. He was on CPI(M) leader Rabin Deb’s a sting conducted by Narada ordered a probe by the CBI his duty then. He informed the News headed by Mathew into the case, he had claimed matter to the senior officers as Samuel, with Tehelka, the that Tehelka had given him well as the hospital authority,” organisation with which Rs 80 lakh for the sting oper- said a local shopkeeper. he had earlier worked. ation that he had initiated in “It was a newborn’s body. The legal cell of the media March 2014. I was set to shut the shut- nephew’s name crops up organisation is finalising the Incidentally, K D Singh, ter of my shop when the matter to take appropriate who is a Trinamool Congress news reached me. I rushed legal remedies against the sin- Rajya Sabha MP, is a major there to see the lifeless body Rabin Deb’s nephew Sumit Deb submits business-related documents to the cops ister design of defaming its shareholder of Tehelka and of the baby. Some police fair image.” he was Samuel’s boss when officers and doctors from the OUR CORRESPONDENT and her daughter fell ill after Though the reasons that he was working for the maga- hospitals reached there by consuming the eggs. how Samuel attempted to zine. But Samuel claimed that that time. The body was taken KOLKATA: Kolkata Police The Kolkata Munici- “malign the magazine” has his boss was unaware of the inside the hospital,” the shop- summoned an egg trader on pal Corporation found not been stated in the tweets, sting operation on which he keeper added. Saturday in connection with that Ansari, the retail shop- it may be recalled that was working. The policemen from Eng- the fake egg case. The trader, keeper had bought eggs worth lish Bazar police station later Sumit Deb, is CPI(M) leader Rs 95,000 from wholesaler started an investigation. The Rabin Deb’s nephew. Deb. The KMC team also investigators discussed the The cops received an infor- inspected several egg samples matter with the hospital mation about the egg trader from different markets. authority as well. after interrogating a shop- On Saturday, a team from “We have to investigate keeper, Selim Ansari, who was the Howrah Municipal Cor- who brought the body here arrested on charges of selling poration raided several mar- also ascertain how the person plastic eggs to Anita Kumar, kets. Bhaskar Bhattacharya, could keep the body in front of a resident of Tiljala on Friday. member, Mayor in Council the hospital despite tight secu- Ansari informed the police Enforcement Branch had sum- tic eggs. Health department of the Kol- (Health) visited the markets rity,” said a police source. that one Sumit Deb, a city- moned him over the fake egg A KMC team led by Atin kata Municipal Corporation along with his team. No fake The investigators are also based egg trader had sup- case. He submitted all his busi- Ghosh, member, Mayor in bought three crates of eggs egg was, however, found in the trying to find out any possi- plied him several crates of the ness-related documents to the Council (Health) raided shops from a shop in Sealdah. The markets of Howrah. ble link of child traffickers in alleged fake plastic-made eggs. investigators,” said Rabin Deb at New Market on Saturday crates were later sent to the On Saturday, a family at R-L: Sanjay Budhia, MD, Patton, Ranvir Kumar, IPS, ADG & IGP, this incident. “We do not know The Enforcement Branch of while talking to Millennium morning. Ghosh was accom- directorate of Animal Resource Garia’s Panchasayar alleged Armed Police, WB, H P Budhia, Founder, Chairman of Swarnim that if it is a case of medical the Kolkata Police would check Post on Saturday. panied by senior KMC officers. and Animal Health for neces- that they bought eggs from a International School, Swati Budhia Sarawagi, Resident Director negligence or not. The hospi- the business-related docu- Meanwhile, the Kolk- Ghosh discussed the issue sary tests. popular retail outlet but they of Swarnim International School along with the children, Dr Pallab tal is also probing the incident. ments of Deb. Sources also ata Municipal Corporation to the shopkeepers. “We have Mayor Sovan Chatterjee were fake. “I found that the Das, Chairman, Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality and Fatima But we have to find out that said, Ansari and Deb would (KMC) and Howrah Munici- started an inquiry. The offend- had ordered an inquiry after yolk of the eggs spread after Salim, Educationist at the Annual Day Celebration Programme of whether there is any child traf- be interrogated face-to-face. pal Corporation (HMC) sepa- ers will surely be punished,” the incident. Tiljala resident, breaking it in a bowl, which is the School PIC/MPOST ficking racket involved here or “Yes, Sumit Deb is my rately started raiding market Ghosh said. Anita Kumar allegedly pur- a way to identify fake eggs,” the not,” said the source. nephew. I know that the places, in search of fake plas- It may be mentioned, the chased fake egg a few days ago. customer alleged. Cops track girl who Special road safety week to Sigh of relief: Darjeeling staged own abduction be observed from April 3-8 gets its first MRI unit AMITAVA BANERJEE facility in the Kalimpong dis- OUR CORRESPONDENT tower tracking. OUR CORRESPONDENT trict hospital too. Dialysis units Investigators On Saturday, at around DARJEELING: Finally, Dar- will also be installed in the Dar- KOLKATA: The Bidhannagar suspected that 12 pm, the girl switched on KOLKATA: A special road jeeling has its own MRI unit. jeeling District Hospital within City Police traced a girl on the phone again. The investi- safety week will be observed The MRI unit has been installed four months. This is a state-of- Saturday afternoon who was the girl and her gators tracked the mobile at across the state to check road at the Darjeeling Sadar Hospi- the-art MRI unit. It will ben- missing since Friday night. The friend made up City Centre 2, New Town. The accidents by creating aware- tal in a Public Private Partner- efit all as an MRI can be done investigators tracked the loca- officers of the detective depart- ness among more people. Chief ship mode. in the golden hour (within one tion of the cell phone tower the whole story ment reached there at the mall Minister Mamata Banerjee held The Chief Minister inau- hour of an emergency),” stated of the girl which showed her of abduction in and caught the girl along with a meeting with DGP Surajit gurated the fair price diagnos- Dr Asit Biswas, Chief Medical location at City Centre 2, the her friend. Kar Purkayastha and Com- tic MRI at Darjeeling District Officer of Health, Darjeeling. shopping mall at New Town. apprehension that They were trying to get into missioner of Kolkata Police Hospital in a government pro- Two technicians and a nurse The policemen found her from the girl’s results the movie hall and had bought Rajeev Kumar on Saturday in gramme in Mirik on Thursday. has been appointed by the pri- there along with a youth. Both would not be movie tickets for the same. But this connection. This project under the depart- vate agency to run the facility. of them were taken to the the police officers took them to The special road safety week CM Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with DGP Surajit Kar Purkayastha ment of Health and Family Two rates, one for the govern- police station for interrogation. satisfactory the police station from there. will be observed from April 3-8. and Commissioner of Kolkata Police Rajeev Kumar in this connection Welfare, government of Ben- ment hospital and the other Police started an investi- They revealed that they It has been decided to orga- gal has been completed at a for private nursing homes, gation on Friday night on the FC Block, the girl also told travelled the city by booking nise the road safety week in ber of fatal accidents in Bengal The Chief Minister has cost of Rs 10.28 crore. Inciden- have been fixed. Patients of basis of the complaint lodged her guardians that she was two Ola cabs. They took one each and every block of the had gone up like in many other taken up the matter soon after tally, there was no MRI or CT the government hospital will by the family members of the abducted by some miscreants. Ola for North Kolkata and state. Initiatives will be taken states of the country. returning from her North Ben- scan facility available in either have to pay a minimum of Rs girl. The girl called up her Those men put a piece of cloth another such car for rest of so that maximum number of Now, the move to observe gal tour and decided to observe government or private med- 2,250 and a maximum of Rs home on Friday night at around on her face and forced her to places in the city. people can be made aware of a special road safety week has the special road safety week ical facilities in the Hills. In 4,650 for different types of MRI 10 pm just after two hours of enter a car. Investigators suspected that the road safety norms. been taken to make more peo- across the state. cases of emergencies, includ- investigations. On the other her disappearance. The investigators got the the girl and her friend made up In Kolkata, the special road ple aware of the road safety It may be mentioned that ing accidents, patients had to hand, patients from private “The girl told that she was phone number from where the the whole story of abduction safety week will be observed in norms. Most of the accidents road safety week was observed undertake a 76-km journey nursing homes or clinics will going to a shop to buying girl had called up. They tracked in apprehension that the girl’s each and every area under the took place on the national high- earlier once a year in Kolkata from Darjeeling town to Sili- have to pay between Rs 3,250 something. She did not return the tower location at Shyamba- results would not be satisfac- police station. ways. Notably, renowned folk and areas under other police guri through difficult terrain to Rs 5,500. home after that,” said an inves- zar. It was at around 11.15 pm tory. Meanwhile, the cab driv- The Chief Minister had singer Kalikaprasad Bhattacha- commissionerates. for an MRI. “Even for private nurs- tigating officer. when the girl switched off the ers were also interrogated at the launched a state-wide aware- rya was killed when his car fell Now, the special road safety There were numerous ing homes the rates are cost A resident of Salt Lake’s phone and the investigators lost police station. ness campaign ‘Safe Drive, Save into a ditch and seven members week will be observed with sev- instances where the patients effective taking into consider- Live’ to check road accidents of a family from Howrah were eral new components with an failed to survive the journey. ation the cost of traveling to that had claimed many lives. killed when a tar-laden truck aim to spread the message of Same was the case with Kalim- Siliguri. It will also save pre- The initiative was taken after fell on their car on NH-2 a few road safety among more and pong and Kurseong. “By May, cious time,” stated a private TMC worker shot dead in Nadia it was revealed that a num- days ago. more people. we will install a similar MRI medical practitioner. OUR CORRESPONDENT consuming alcohol openly on road. Debdas raised his voice against it and asked Chandan to KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress worker was stop such activities. It led to a heated exchange of Former KMC Mayor shot dead for protesting against anti-social activi- words and Chandan opened fire at Debdas, who Blast in Darjeeling’s Bhutia Bustee, ties in his area including setting up of a gambling received bullet injuries on his chest. alleges attack den at Taherpur in Nadia late on Friday night. Hearing the sound of a bullet shot, local security agencies puzzled about source Police said that the victim, Debdas Sarkar, people went to the spot and found Debdas OUR CORRESPONDENT was shot dead when he was returning home. lying in a pool of blood. The accused and his AMITAVA BANERJEE first we thought it was an earthquake,” Forensic Science Laboratory, Belgachia, Meanwhile, local people attacked the accused associates fled from the spot by that time appre- stated a local resident. The blast took Kolkata to examine the sight. KOLKATA: Former Kolkata Municipal Chandan Das’s house and set his cars on fire hending getting caught. Local people took the vic- DARJEELING: A mysterious explo- place at the house of one Keshar Rai. The rooms of the house have been Corporation (KMC) Mayor and senior protesting against the incident. tim to a nearby hospital where he was declared sion rocked Bhutia Bustee, just below Rai is one of the accused in the All India sealed and the area cordoned off,” advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya The local people also put up a roadblock pro- brought dead. the famous Darjeeling Chowrasta pop- Gorkha League (AIGL) leader Madan stated Amit P Javalgi, Superintendent alleged that he was attacked by some mis- testing against the incident and demanded the Tension ran high in the area as hundreds of ularly known as Mall. Tamang’s assassination case. He is pres- of Police, Darjeeling. Unconfirmed creants on his way to Goghat’s Bhabadighi arrest of the accused as early as possible. local people put up a roadblock on the Krish- An 11-year-old girl and a 56-year- ently out on bail. reports state that the army also exam- on Saturday. Bhattacharya was one of the Preliminary investigation revealed that nagar-Ranaghat state Highway which led to a old lady were grievously injured in the “We have received a complaint from ined the site on Saturday. members of ‘Save Democracy’ team head- Chandan was involved in various anti-social massive traffic congestion in the area. The road blast. Police have initiated a case based the fire brigade based on which a case The house has been heavily dam- ing towards Bhabadighi, where people activities and it often used to cause block was withdrawn after senior police officers on a complaint lodged by the Fire Bri- has been initiated. Police and fire bri- aged. Nobody was present in the house allegedly forced to give away their lands disturbance to local people. He was involved in intervened and assured all necessary steps to gade on Saturday. According to local gade personnel had visited the spot. during the explosion. for a railway project. The members of ‘Save illegal selling of alcohol and running gambling arrest the accused as early as possible. residents, the blast occurred at around They, however, found the gas cylinders However, 11-year-old Tsher- Democracy’ were going there to see the dens in the area. The mob also went on a rampage in the house 5 pm on Friday near the Young Man intact. Electric wirings were also in ing Lucky and 56-year-old Hem- real situation. “Along with some members No one used to raise their voice against him of the accused. They set two cars and a motor- Buddhist Association School at Bhu- good condition. They could not ascer- lata Subba who live in nearby houses of Save Democracy and I were attacked by apprehending dire consequences. It was only bike on fire. tia Bustee. tain the cause of the explosion. and were present in the vicinity were some miscreants. They started to beat us Debdas who had protested against his activities A large contingent of police was deployed in “Such was the intensity of the blast “It is suspected that the explosion grievously injured. They have been and some of them pelted stones at my car. quite a few times. the area to ensure that the law and order situa- that window panes of nearby houses could be caused by some explosive sub- referred to the North Bengal Medical I never expected such an incident,” Bhat- On Friday night, the victim found Chandan tion doesn’t deteriorate. were shattered. The grounds shook. At stance. We have requested the State College and Hospital. tacharyya said. 4| KOLKATA SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 millenniumpost mp | | Chanting ‘Modi, Modi’ won’t satiate hunger Nation Arvind Kejriwal Parl panel raps Health Min for tardy Centre gives `1,712 cr to TN, progress in setting up blood banks MPOST BUREAU `1,234 cr to K’taka for drought NEW DELHI: A parliamen- tary panel has pulled up the Health Ministry for ‘tardy’ MPOST BUREAU The two states have been under devolution formula dur- progress made towards set- asked to disburse relief funds ing 2016-17." ting up metro blood banks in NEW DELHI: The Centre directly to the bank account During 2016-17, the central Chennai and Delhi. has released Rs 1,712.1 crore of beneficiaries. Farmers government has also provided It has also asked the Min- for Tamil Nadu from the belonging to the Cauvery belt Rs 48,869 crore to all states as istry to "iron out" all hin- National Disaster Response in Tamil Nadu are protesting grant for rural and urban local drances at the earliest so that Fund (NDRF) for drought and here demanding a drought bodies to primarily meet the instances of blockage of funds cyclone relief and another Rs relief package of Rs 40,000 requirement of basic necessities earmarked for the scheme do 1,235.52 crore to Karnataka for crore from the Centre, farm for people living in these areas. not occur. drought. loan waiver and setting up of For the benefit of farm- The parliamentary com- Parliamentary panel also asked the Ministry to ‘iron out’ all hindrances The decision comes in the Cauvery Management Board. ers, Rs 13,240 crore has been mittee noted that the Minis- wake of Tamil Nadu farmers On Friday, Congress vice- provided under the Pradhan try had made a provision of Rs at the earliest so that instances of blockage of funds earmarked for protesting here in the national president Rahul Gandhi vis- Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana 404 crore in Revised Estimate the scheme do not occur capital demanding loan waiver ited Jantar Mantar to express in 2016-17. Also, Rs 2,45,435 2015-16 and Rs 404 crore in RE istic allocation which remains in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and and other assistance. Tamil solidarity with the farmers crore has been provided under 2016-17 but nothing was spent on paper only is unacceptable Mumbai. Nadu and Karnataka are both from the southern state who Centrally Sponsored Schemes leading to "idle parking" of the to the Committee. First phase of the proj- facing severe drought in many are camping here for the 18th (CSS) for transfer to states from funds and eventual surrender "The committee recom- ect has been approved by the The decision to provide relief under NDRF to both states was taken in districts. day in a row. the central government dur- of the entire budgeted scheme mends that all hindrances in Health Minister for two such "The Central government the recent meeting of a High Level Committee (HLC) chaired by Home As per the official state- ing 2016-17. This includes Rs for both years. establishing metro blood banks centres and the MoU is to be is concerned at prevailing Minister Rajnath Singh ment, the relief fund released 47,499 crore under MGNREGS "The surrendering of the be ironed out early so that such signed with respective state drought situation in the states drought relief and Rs 264.11 crore lying in the State Disaster to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which is used for employment budgeted funds is indicative instances of blockage of funds governments while the MoU of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka," crore for cyclonic storm Response Fund (SDRF). are over and above the amount generation and water conserva- of the fact that the depart- earmarked for the scheme do with Tamil Nadu government an official statement said. 'Vardha'. For Karnataka, the In case of Karnataka, the allocated to them as devolution tion works. ment has not played its role not occur," the committee on has been signed to establish The decision to provide entire Rs 1,235.52 crore is for HLC has approved sanctioning of 42 per cent of central taxes In view of onset of summer as a facilitator well in imple- demands for grants 2017-18 one such centre in Chennai, relief under NDRF to both drought. of Rs 1,782.44 crore to Karna- as per the recommendation of season, the Prime Minister has menting the scheme that has a for department of health and the report said. states was taken in the recent The committee hastaka from NDRF, but the Cen- the 14th Finance Commission. instructed that in the next three significant bearing on improv- family welfare said. "The committee is con- meeting of a High Level Com- approved sanctioning of Rs tre has released Rs 1,235.52 For 2016-17, Rs 6.08 lakh months all the states should ing the National AIDS Con- As per the information strained to note the tardy mittee (HLC) chaired by Home 1,793.63 crore to Tamil Nadu crore after adjusting Rs 96.92 crore has been released to all focus on water conservation trol Programme (NACP) given in the annual report progress made towards estab- Minister Rajnath Singh. for kharif drought, but the crore available with the state as states as devolution of central related works by utilising funds interventions. (2017-18 of the department), it lishing metro blood banks in Out of Rs 1,712.1 crore Centre has released a sum of balance in the SDRF and earlier taxes. "Tamil Nadu has received available under schemes such "Also, at a time when the is proposed to set up four state- Chennai and Delhi," the com- released to Tamil Nadu, Rs Rs 1,447.99 crore to Tamil release of Rs 450 crore by the Rs 24,538 crore and Karnataka as Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sin- government is striving for fis- of-the-art centres for excel- mittee chaired by Ram Gopal 1,447.99 crore is for kharif Nadu after adjusting Rs 345.64 central government. has received Rs 28,750 crore chai Yojana and MGNREGS. cal consolidation, such ritual- lence in transfusion medicine Yadav said. Finance Bill gets Prez nod, Thank Gadkari for CAG pulls up Akhilesh insulted me, which Meghalaya CM for takes effect from today led to SP’s defeat: Mulayam aggressive MLA buying: failing to convene MPOST BUREAU Budget as well as taxation pro- OUR CORRESPONDENT Digvijaya to Parrikar SHS meeting posals contained in the Finance NEW DELHI: President Bill 2017 were all completed by MAINPURI: In a public out- SHILLONG: The CAG has Pranab Mukherjee has given March 30. President's assent burst against Akhilesh Yadav, MPOST BUREAU in Goa." pulled up Meghalaya CM Mukul his assent to the Finance Bill was taken the very next day. Samajwadi Party patron Singh said Parrikar should Sangma for failing to convene 2017 to give effect to provisions This will give the govern- Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sat- NEW DELHI: Congress instead thank Nitin Gadkari even a single meeting of the like bar on cash transactions ment more time to implement urday said his son had insulted leader Digvijaya Singh on for doing "aggressive MLA State Health Mission (SHM) above Rs 2 lakh and compul- welfare spending programmes him and the voters understood Saturday sought an apology buying". since 2011 and has reprimanded sory quoting of Aadhaar for and taxation plans. that "one who is not loyal to his from Goa CM Manohar Par- "Manohar Parrikar thanks the governemnt for not giv- filing tax returns. Previously, when the Bud- father, cannot be loyal to any- rikar for "cheating the people me for letting him form Govt ing "adequate priority" to the "The President was kind get was presented at the end of one" which led to the party's of the state", and asked him to in Goa. If he has to thank any- health sector. enough to give his assent to the February, the three-stage Par- poll debacle. He also said that thank Union Minister Nitin one, it is Nitin Gadkari who The SHM is to provide Finance Bill before he left for liament approval process used a final view on floating a new Gadkari for "aggressive MLA did aggressive MLA shopping health system oversight, con- official visit to Assam yester- to get completed some time in party is yet to be taken. buying", thus helping him on 12th March early morning sider policy matters related to day," Revenue Secretary Has- mid-May, weeks ahead of onset Mulayam laid bare his SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav speaks in Mainpuri on Saturday form the government in the from an hotel in Goa. health sector and review prog- mukh Adhia said here. of monsoon rains. This meant anger for the first time after the coastal state. "And the Goa Governor ress in implementation of the With this, the provisions government departments SP's defeat in the UP assem- unseated as party president by same sentiment. "Shame on you Mr Par- who violated the Constitution, centrally sponsored National of the Finance Bill come into would start spending only from bly election fought under the Akhilesh just before the elec- "The public understood rikar and your hunger for Sarkaria Commission guide- Rural Health Mission scheme. effect from today, he said. August-end or September after leadership of Akhilesh who tions had stayed away from the this statement and took it seri- Power. You have cheated the line and the Supreme Court... Lack of adequate priority This is the first-time ever the monsoon ends. Besides had replaced his father as the election campaign, addressing ously. This resulted in election People of Goa. Apologise to and robbed the mandate of has resulted in shortage of over the annual Budget together advancing the presentation party supremo following a bat- a couple of meetings for Shiv- debacle of SP and BJP won the them," he said on Twitter. people of Goa," he said in a 300 health centres in villages, with taxation proposals have date, the Budget scrapped the tle of turf with his uncle Shiv- pal. He had also spoken out elections," Mulayam told party His remarks came a day series of tweets. besides shortfall of specialist come into effect from the first Plan and non-Plan distinction pal Yadav. against Akhilesh's decision to workers while inaugurating a after the Goa Chief Minister In Goa, the Congress had doctors, nurses and staff, the day of the financial year. and merged the Railway bud- "I was badly insulted, which join hands with the Congress hotel here. took a dig at him by thanking emerged as the largest party CAG report filed in the just Scrapping a colonial-era get with it, ending a nearly cen- I had never faced in my life. for the assembly polls. He also He also said that the family him for the government for- after the recently held polls, concluded session of the state tradition of presenting the tury-long practice. Nevertheless, I tolerated. No went to the extent of saying "Jo feud in SP also took toll on its mation in the state. but the BJP led by Parrikar assembly, said. The CAG recom- Budget at the end of February, Advancement of the Budget leader of any party in India had apne baap kaa nahi ho saka, electoral prospects. Parrikar had yesterday managed to form the gov- mended to the state government Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will give government depart- made his son a chief minister woh aapka kya hogaa (how can Expressing his resentment said that he wanted to thank ernment with the support of to establish new primary health had for the first time in the his- ments more leeway to spend during his lifetime, but I made a person who is not loyal to his over the "sacking" of the then Singh, who is in-charge of other parties. centres (PHCs) and sub-health tory of independent India pre- as well as allow companies time Akhilesh the Chief Minister of father, be loyal to you)." UP Cabinet Minister Shiv- the Congress party's affairs in Congress had won 17 centres (SCs)as per norms and sented the annual accounts on to adapt to business and taxa- UP," he said in his first address Interestingly, the SP patron pal Yadav, Mulayam said "He Goa, "because he was roam- seats in the 40-member state provision of essential medical February 1. tion plans. Adhia said all taxa- in his pocket burough after the also mentioned that Prime (Akhilesh) sacked his own ing around in Goa and I was Assembly, while the BJP and paramedical staff in the The legislative process of tion and other proposals in the UP assembly results in which Minister Narendra Modi dur- uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav - a able to form the Government secured 13 seats. health facilities. AGENCIES getting approvals for demands Finance Bill 2017 have come the SP got only 47 seats out 403. ing one of his election rallies very hard working Minister, for grants or spending, general into effect from Saturday. Mulayam who was in Kannauj had also echoed the who was also insulted". 30% of driving BRIEFS Will hang cow killers, licences are NATION India, Malaysia reaffirm bogus: Gadkari MAHARASHTRA ASSEMBLY REVOKES says Raman; Owaisi SUSPENSION OF 9 OPPN MLAS strategic cooperation, NAGPUR: Union Road Trans- MUMBAI: Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday port Minister Nitin Gadkari revoked suspension of nine of the 19 Opposition slams BJP's hypocrisy today said 30 per cent of the members who were barred from attending the anti-terrorism efforts driving licences in the coun- proceedings of the House for the rest of the year JAGDALPUR/HYDER- try are bogus. ABAD/NEW DELHI: "We "Thirty per cent of the driv- for creating ruckus during the budget presentation MPOST BUREAU will hang those who kill cows," ing licences in the country last month. The BJP-led government is expected to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister are bogus. Now onwards the take a decision on revocation of suspension of the NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Raman Singh declared on Sat- driving licences will be elec- remaining 10 legislators soon, according to ruling Narendra Modi on Saturday urday, a day after BJP-ruled tronically registered under party sources. While 10 of the suspended MLAs said that India and Malay- Gujarat passed a more strin- umbrella of e-governance," were from the NCP, the rest belonged to the Con- sia have agreed to further gent law making cow slaughter Gadkari said here. strengthen bilateral strategic punishable with life term. He was addressing the gress. cooperation while continu- "Does such a thing hap- already banned in Gujarat. grand finale of 'Smart India ing with joint anti-terrorism pen in Chhattisgarh? I don't Meanwhile, AIMIM leader Hackathon 2017'. HIGHEST AND EVER-BEST LOADING efforts. think it has happened in the Asaduddin Owaisi accused the The Minister also said it IN A DAY IN NCR ON MARCH 31 “We live in times and in a last 15 years (of BJP rule). If BJP of "hypocrisy" over beef will be made mandatory for region, where both conven- it happens, we will hang those ban after the saffron party said Regional Transport Office ALLAHABAD: North Central Railway(NCR) is moving tional and non-conventional who dare do it (Marega to latka it would not be extended to the (RTO) to issue licence within ahead at a very fast pace security threats are constantly denge)," Singh told reporters in northeastern states. three days of a person clearing in the able leadership and on the rise,” Modi said while Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor Jagdalpur rpt Jagdalpur. "In UP, cow is mummy, the driving test. guidance of MC Chauhan, jointly addressing the media with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New He was responding to que- and in the northeastern states "Information of the licence General Manager, North with Malaysian Prime Najib ries by journalists whether his it's yummy. This shows BJP's holder will be available across Delhi, on Saturday PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA Central Railway. The zone Razak following delega- government would, like Yogi hypocrisy. While they are talk- the nation and he/she will tion-level talks between the the two countries closer, he Modi said both countries Adityanath's in UP, take a ing about beef ban in UP, they not be able to register bogus has recorded the highest two sides. said: “We are cooperating in “have built a thriving economic tough stand on cow slaughter. have said there would be no licences anywhere. Now any and ever-best loading in a “Prime Minister Najib and training and capacity build- partnership”. Slaughter of cow, buffalo, such thing in the northeast. person, small or big, will not day on March 31, 2017. I agreed that these challenges ing; maintenance of equipment “In our efforts to scale this bull, bullock, calf, and posses- "Assembly elections are get the licence without clear- Total 35 rakes having 1560 threaten the stability and eco- and military hardware; mari- up, as the fastest growing large sion of their meat is banned going to be held in three states ing the driving test," said Gad- wagons were loaded from nomic prosperity of our coun- time security; and in disaster economy in the world, India in Chhattisgarh. Transport, in the northeast. Beef is easily kari. The senior BJP leader various loading points over tries and the region,” he said. re s p on s e .” offers unparalleled opportuni- export to other states for available in (BJP-ruled) Goa. also informed that 28 driving “And, require us and other Modi also said that he and ties,” he stated. slaughter is also banned. These You tell me what is this," he examination centres have been NCR on single day that is on March 31 with 66161 countries of the region to Razak were conscious of their “And, to build new avenues offences attract same punish- told a TV news channel. opened and 2,000 more will tonnes of material and earning of Rs 7,05,39,182. work together. In this context, “role and responsibility in pro- of prosperity in our societies we ment of 7 years jail and fine up Reacting to the Hyder- come up. M C Chauhan, General Manager, North Central I deeply appreciate our con- moting economic prosperity, are ready to expand trade and to Rs 50,000. abad MP's remarks, BJP Rajya "If the RTO does not issue Railway congratulated the “team NCR” for achieving tinuing cooperation with the freedom of navigation, and sta- capital flows between our two The Gujarat Animal Pres- Sabha member Subrama- the driving licence within this feet and motivated to continue the efforts and Malaysian government in our bility in the Asia-Pacific region, economies.” ervation (Amendment) Bill nian Swamy said," What's this three days of the test, then achieve higher goals. North Central Railway which joint anti-terrorism efforts.” especially its oceans”. Stating that infrastruc- was approved by the Legisla- mummy, yummy thing. Owaisi action will be taken against Modi praised Razak for his “To secure our societies, ture has been an area of fruit- tive Assembly yesterday, pro- says he has faith in the Indian the RTO. This will facilitate is normally considered a passenger oriented zonal leadership in countering radi- and for the greater regional ful partnerships between the viding for life imprisonment Constitution. transparency and corruption Railway is also contributing immensely in the freight calisation and terrorism and good, we have agreed to further two sides, he said that much for cow slaughter, the first in "Article 48 of the Constitu- free work. movement. North Central Railway fuels almost all said it “is an inspiration for the strengthen our strategic part- more could be done as India’s the country. tion says cow slaughter will be "Similarly, cameras will power houses of Northern Grid –either by way of entire region”. nership to shape an effective infrastructure needs and plans The bill also has a provi- prohibited. Let him say he has be installed at traffic signals indigenous coal from Eastern and, South Eastern part Stating that the wide-rang- response to our common con- of developing smart cities sion for ten-year imprisonment no faith in some articles of the which will reduce the need for or imported coal from western ports of India. ing defence partnership has cerns and challenges,” he said. matched well with Malaysian for transportation, storage or Constitution, then we will see," physical presence of police- brought the armed forces of On the economic side, capacities. sale of beef. Cow slaughter is he said. AGENCIES men", he said. AGENCIES millennium post | KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | 5 mp Migration to BS-IV fuels shows India’s resolve to cut down emissions. The next step is to usher in BS-VI fuels by April 1, 2020, to be at par with global standards Business Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Jaitley exhorts NDB to advance $2 billion for India launches BS-IV fuel infrastructure projects to check carbon emission NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday called on the New Development BHUBANESWAR: India on Saturday house gas emissions in coming years”. Bank to lend $2 billion for Indian infrastructure made a formal launch of BS-IV grade Pradhan handed over a deposit- projects, a request that the lender said could be fuel across the country to keep carbon free domestic LPG connection under met in two years. emission in check and set a target of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Speaking at the second annual meeting of ushering in BS-VI fuel by April 2020. (PMUY) to a woman here to mark the the New Development Bank (NDB), founded The launch came days after the completion of release of two crore LPG by the BRICS bloc, he asked the two-year old Supreme Court banned sale and regis- connections to women beneficiaries multilateral agency to be nimble footed in dis- tration of BS-III vehicles from April 1. from BPL households. bursing faster loans, saying it must be alive to Union Petroleum Minister Dhar- The government, he said, is com- the role envisioned for it by its founders. mendra Pradhan formally launched the mitted to providing sustainable, clean India, he said, has a huge unmet need for BS-IV grade transportation fuel here on and affordable energy as an essential infrastructure investment, estimated at about the occasion of Utkal Diwas, the state input for economic development of Rs 43 lakh crore (about $646 billion) over the foundation day, here. India. next five years. “Seventy per cent of this will Pradhan symbolically commenced The petroleum ministry is pursuing be required in power, roads and urban infra- sale of the eco-friendly and low-emis- various other forms of energy like liq- structure sectors,” Jaitley said here. “This offers sion fuel from 12 different locations uefied natural gas (LNG) for industries an enormous opportunity to an institution like across the country through live video and the transport sector, compressed the NDB, whose core mandate is sustainable links. The cities are Varanasi, Vijay- natural gas (CNG) and autoLPG for infrastructure development.” awada, Durgapur, Gorakhpur, Imphal, automobiles and piped natural gas The first agreement for an NDB loan in Bhopal, Ranchi, Madurai, Nagpur, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaking at the launch of BS-IV grade fuel in (PNG) for households, besides etha- India to finance major district roads in Madhya Patna, Guwahati and Shillong. Bhubaneswar on the occasion of Utkal Diwas, Odisha’s foundation day nol and bio-mass, to expand the exist- Pradesh was signed a couple of days ago, Jait- “Today, we begin a new era of clean ing energy basket. ley said. “With this, the NDB will have its first transportation fuel that will benefit time for BS-IV grade fuel. by April 1, 2020, to be at par with global The “resounding success” of initia- footprint in India. We have proposed projects 1.25 billion citizens of our country by The OMCs are incurring an expen- standards,” the oil minister said. tives like Pahal, GiveItUp and the ongo- worth about $2 billion for NDB funding, which substantially reducing pollution levels diture of Rs 90,000 crore for phase-wise Though India is not a major pol- ing PMUY scheme are proof of the I hope will be taken up by the board expedi- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the opening everywhere,” Pradhan said while com- upgradation of the fuel quality. luting country, “we shall stand by the effectiveness of these socio-economic tiously,” he said. ceremony of the New Development Bank Second plimenting oil marketing companies “Migration to BS-IV fuels shows Prime Minister’s commitment at COP- welfare schemes, which go a long way in Later speaking to reporters, NDB President Annual Meeting in New Delhi on Saturday for working in unison to set up refining India’s resolve to cut down emissions. 21 in Paris that India will substantially ensuring energy inclusion of the poor, K V Kamath said the Indian government has a infrastructure and logistics in a record The next step is to usher in BS-VI fuels reduce carbon emissions and green- Pradhan added. very strong pipeline of projects and the NDB is working on the same. “My own view is that the pipeline they have New NDB membership given to us is probably going to be done in next SAIL posts 8% in total Ola, Xiaomi prank consumers with year or year and a half and we will also have Criteria by June: Kamath to allow for the fact that all projects may not sales in FY 2016-17 be ready for consideration. So clearly, there is NEW DELHI: New Development Bank, robotic wheels, smart bikes scope for $2 billion and we expect that to be funded by the BRICS group of nations includ- complete in over 2 years,” Kamath said. ing India, has approved the terms and condi- NEW DELHI: State-run SAIL able steel production for 2016- He pointed to the distinction that India was tions for adding new members and will come has recorded an 8 per cent 17 over the preceding fiscal. NEW DELHI: Social media on ler and water hose. It was only corporate parks and equipped seeking funds for projects in the green power out with the final criteria by June, NDB head growth in total sales at 13.14 "The techno-economicSaturday went agog over smart- at the end of Google Gnome's with voice-based artificial area initially and now for projects in water, rural K V Kamath said on Saturday. million tonnes in FY 2016-17. parameters showed improve- phone maker Xiaomi's plans to page that the company said, intelligence. areas and roads. The terms and conditions for member- "SAIL has recorded the best ment in financial year 2016-17 launch a smart motorcycle and "Google Gnomes are real, but The cab aggregator went on At the meeting, Jaitley made it clear that ship have been approved by the board at its ever sales performance for any of three per cent in coke rate cab aggregator Ola's robotic only in our hearts –for now. to announce that it was hir- India will work with the NDB to develop a meeting, he said. PTI given year during Financial and six per cent in BF produc- 'Wheels' for rides within offices Happy April Fools'!" ing voice artists for the prod- strong shelf of projects in specific areas such Year 2016-17 with a growth of tivity over CPLY," it said. –only if they were not the All Google was quicker to tell uct and was looking for people as smart cities, renewable energy, urban trans- at cheaper rate, but influence the more estab- 8 per cent over corresponding The company's increasing Fool's Day pranks! the unsuspecting consumers with "soulful voice". port, including metro railways, clean coal tech- lished MDBs (multilateral development banks) period last year (CPLY). The footprint in exports has also Technology giant Google, about the prank, while Ola Xiaomi also roped in its nology, solid waste management and urban to revisit their high cost model”, he said. total sales stood at 13.143 mil- contributed to the best ever which has pranked consum- and Xiaomi decided to play it CEO Lei Jun for a video teaser water supply. “Overall, it is our expectation that the Bank lion tonnes," Steel Authority numbers with exports rising ers for years with some quirky along a little more by deciding for its new 'smart motorcycle'. “The uniqueness of NDB should lie in faster will bring in a whiff of freshness in project and of India Ltd (SAIL) said in a three-fold during the period, product teasers ahead of April to reveal later about the teasers The video showed Jun loan appraisal, a lean organisational structure loan appraisal as also will be nimble footed to statement. The company also SAIL further said. 1, this time showcased 'Google of their so-called new products addressing Mi fans in India, resulting in lower cost of loans, a variety of meet the expectations of its clients,” he said. recorded the best ever total "At the same time, the SAIL Gnome' –a smart speaker for being just pranks. where in he said, "We have financing instruments, including local currency The group of five major emerging econ- sales figure for March 2017 at is readying to offer more value outdoors. Ola released a video inter- created a very special product financing, adoption of country system when- omies, known as BRICS, had in July 2015 1.575 MT, a rise of 21 per cent added products to cater to the Similar to Google Home, view of its co-founder and for our Indian Mi fans, the Mi ever possible and flexibility in responding to launched a development bank aimed at financ- over the year ago, it said. growing needs of domestic steel Google's smart speaker for CEO Bhavish Aggarwal to Smart Motorcycle. Like our the needs of the clients,” he said. ing infrastructure projects, mainly in member On the production front, market with a view towards indoors, Gnome was also to tell announce that it was launch- devices, it is of very high quality Being a lean organisation, “it is also countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China the company has recorded a more customised products," the wind speed and also take ing 'Ola Wheels' –designed for and at a great price. It is launch- expected that the NDB will not only offer loans and South Africa. PTI growth of 12 per cent in sale- it added. PTI control of yard tools like til- ultra-short commute inside ing very soon." PTI

WEST BENGAL TRANSPORT CORPORATION NTPC crosses 50 GW 5 associate banks, BMB merge with SBI (Formerly Calcutta State Transport Corporation) (A Govt. of West Bengal Undertaking) NEW DELHI: Five associ- State Bank of Saurashtra with 5, Nilgunj Road, Kolkata 700056. Ph: 033-25532090 generation capacity mark ates and the Bharatiya Mahila itself in 2008. Two years later, Web: cstc.org.in; Fax: 03325533017; Email: [email protected] Bank became part of the State State Bank of Indore was TENDER NOTICE Bank of India (SBI) on Satur- merged with it. NEW DELHI: State-run commissioned the first high day, catapulting the country's The board of SBI earlier Sealed tender bids are invited from the eligible firm NTPC has crossed the mile- efficiency 800 MW unit at largest lender to among the top approved the merger plan for supply of Urea Solution (Adblue) for BS-IV buses stone of 50 GW power gener- Kudgi and has steadily added 50 banks in the world. under which SBBJ sharehold- manufactured by M/s Ashok Leyland. ation capacity which will help to its renewable portfolio. State Bank of Bikaner and ers will get 28 shares of SBI (Re the country realise the goal of Ranked the third-largest Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of 1 each) for every 10 shares (Rs Details are available at www.wbtenders.gov.in power for all. power company in terms of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank 10 each) held. Similarly, SBM Last date for submission of bid is 28/04/2017 Sd/- Lauding the company's coal based power generation of Mysore (SBM), State Bank and SBT shareholders will Joint Managing Director efforts, Power Minister Piy- capacity, second in Plant of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank get 22 shares of SBI for every ush Goyal tweeted, "Proud Load Factor, third in machine of Travancore (SBT), besides 59,000 ATMs across the coun- Post merger, the bank will 10 shares. PTI to announce that NTPC availability and seventh in Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), try. The merged entity will have rationalise its branch net- has crossed 50,000 MW of terms of electricity genera- merged with SBI with effect a deposit base of more than Rs work by relocating some of the millenniumpost.in

installed power generation tion, NTPC is among the top from April 1, the bank said in 26 lakh crore and advances branches to maximise reach. millenniumpost NO H ALF TR U THS capacity today. Another 20 coal based power generat- a statement. "With this six-way level of Rs 18.50 lakh crore. This will help the bank milestone towards 24X7 ing companies globally. mega merger, SBI has again dis- Welcoming all the stake- optimise its operations and CHANGE OF NAME power for all." NTPC has 19 coal-based, played its ability to change and holders of merged entities, SBI improve profitability, she said. I, Md. Shahjada S/o According to a company seven gas-based, 10 solar evolve in order to continue as Chairman Arundhati Bhat- Integration of treasuries of Late Noor Mohammad, statement, with commission- PV, one hydro and nine the country champion among tacharya said the bank will the associate banks with the R/o 14/A, Ahiri Pukur, ing of 500 MW unit at Uncha- subsidiaries/joint venture banks in India and to create strive to conclude the transi- treasury of SBI will bring in nd har in Uttar Pradesh, the total power stations. The company enduring value," SBI said. tion process within a quarter. substantial cost saving and syn- 2 Lane P.S. Karaya, installed capacity of NTPC has capacity of over 21,000 With this merger, the bank "The combined entity will ergy in treasury operations, she P.O. - Ballygunge, has increased to 50,498 MW. MW under implementa- will join the league of top 50 enhance the productivity, added. Kolkata-700019 do In FY17, NTPC's annual tion at 23 locations across banks globally in terms of mitigate geographical risks, The government had in hereby declare that my generation topped 250 BU the country, including 4300 assets, it added. increase operational efficiency February approved the merger daughter’s name has been (billion units). The company MW being undertaken by The total customer base and drive synergies across mul- of these five associate banks recorded as Neha Yasmin also commenced coal mining joint ventures and subsidiary of the bank will reach 37 tiple dimensions while ensur- with SBI. Later in March, the in her birth certificate and at Pakri Barwadih. Besides, it companies. PTI crores with a branch network ing increased levels of customer Cabinet approved merger of school certificate etc. which of around 24,000 and nearly delight," she said. BMB as well. SBI first merged will henceforth be known as Miss Ziqra Nur. Neha SBI to levy fine for Yasmin and Miss Ziqra Nur ins one and same identical non-maintenance Google, Amazon eye Toshiba’s person vide affidavit sworn before Ist Class LD. of mini balance Metropolitian Magistrate, Calcutta on 22.4.2015. NEW DELHI: SBI will start chip business, says report charging its account holders from Saturday for not main- TOKYO: Google and Amazon around systems already using taining a minimum balance. joined a list of potential buy- Toshiba's memory chips. In metro areas, the mandatory ers eyeing Toshiba's lucrative Toshiba is the world's num- minimum balance was set at memory chip business as the ber two supplier of memory Rs 5,000, while it is Rs 3,000 Japanese conglomerate seeks chips for smartphones and in urban areas, Rs 2,000 in bidders to cover huge losses, computers, behind South semi-urban areas and Rs 1,000 a newspaper said on Saturday. Korea's Samsung, and the in rural areas. The bank will Toshiba has reportedly business accounted for about a also levy a fine of Rs 50 if cus- completed the first round of quarter of its 5.67 trillion yen in tomers make more than three bidding for its prized memory revenue last fiscal year. cash transactions at its branch chip business, seen as key for The news report came per month. The penalties will the cash-strapped company to after angry investors lam- affect around 31 crore deposi- turn itself around. basted Toshiba executives at tors, including pensioners and Some 10 foreign companies a shareholders meeting over students, according to sources. and funds, including Google acquired Japanese electron- US private-equity firm Silver its warning that annual losses According to a notice posted and Amazon, tendered bids, ics maker Sharp last year, has Lake Partners and American could balloon to more than on the bank’s website, the the mass-circulation Yomi- apparently bid more than 2 tril- chipmaker Broadcom. $9.0 billion. charges will be levied based on uri Shimbun said, quoting lion yen ($18 billion), the daily Toshiba is expected to The red ink is largely tied difference between the required unnamed sources. said. Immediate confirmation negotiate with individual can- to huge cost overruns and balance and the shortfall. The The two US tech giants of the report was not available. didates this month. construction delays at its US bank will charge a base fee of are expected to use Toshiba's Toshiba shares jumped Local media said any for- nuclear power unit Westing- Rs 75 if the shortfall is between memory chips for their cloud more than five percent on Fri- eign buyer would need to pass house Electric, which filed 50-75% , and Rs 50 is the short- services, the daily said. day after local media reported a Japanese government review, for bankruptcy protection fall is below 50%. AGENCIES Taiwan's Hon Hai, which that bidders included Apple, given concerns about security late March. AFP 6| KOLKATA SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 millenniumpost mp | | On the one hand, I hope that refugees abide by out laws, that they take interest in our country and respect our values. One the other hand, we Germans must also be open World German Chancellor Angela Merkel FOUNTAIN OF CELEBRATION WIKILEAKS’ DISCLOSURE OF CIA CYBER TOOLS New release can blow cover on agency hacking operations

ikiLeaks’ latest disclo- The technique is used by all position itself as a champion sure of CIA cyber tools professional hackers, whether of transparency and defender revealsW a technique used by the they work for the National of privacy rights. It described agency to hide its digital tracks, Security Agency, Moscow’s the Marble Framework as “the potentially blowing the cover FSB or the Chinese military. digital equivalent of a special- on current and past hacking But because the code contains ized CIA tool to place covers operations aimed at gathering a specific algorithm, a digital over the English language text intelligence on terrorists and fingerprint of sorts, it can now on U.S. produced weapons other foreign targets. be used to identify CIA hack- systems before giving them to The release on Friday of ing operations that had pre- insurgents secretly backed by the CIA’s “Marble Framework” viously been detected but not the CIA.” comes less than a month after attributed. “It’s one thing to In releasing the material, the anti-secrecy organization say, ‘I got hacked.’ It’s another WikiLeaks tweeted: “CIA Vault Fireworks light up the sky following the unveiling of ‘The Fountain’, a multicolored dancing water dumped onto the Internet a thing to say, ‘I got hacked by 7 Part 3 ‘Marble’ - thousands fountain at Okada Manila casino resort in suburban Pasay city south of Manila AP/PTI trove of files - dubbed Vault the CIA,’” said Jake Williams, of CIA viruses and hacking 7 - that described the type of founder of Rendition InfoSec, attacks could now be attrib- malware and methods the CIA a cybersecurity firm. “I suspect uted.” The agency responded IN BANGLADESH uses to gain access to targets’ this could cause some foreign angrily. “Dictators and terror- All arrested in phones, computers and other policy issues down the road.” ists have no better friend in electronic devices. If this source code is used the world than Julian Assange, London terror “This appears to be one of tions and attribute previous The material includes the in a majority of CIA hacking as theirs is the only privacy he Security forces the most technically damaging operations,” said Nicholas secret source code of an “obfus- operations, Williams said, the protects,” spokesman Dean leaks ever done by WikiLeaks, Weaver, a computer security cation” technique used by the release could be “devastating.” Boyd said, without comment- attack case as it seems designed to directly researcher at the University of CIA so its malware can evade WikiLeaks, founded by ing on the authenticity of storm terror den, released: Police disrupt ongoing CIA opera- California at Berkeley. detection by antivirus systems. Julian Assange, has sought to the release. AGENCIES COLOMBIA LONDON: All those arrested 3 militants dead in connection with the bra- Trump admin says human rights zen terror attack outside 24 dead after DHAKA: Three militants, the British Parliament have including a woman, were found Announcing been released with no further river overflows, dead by Bangladesh security the end of action, the Scotland Yard said issues to be raised privately forces on Saturday when they soon after a 30-year-old sus- destroying homes stormed their hideout, end- the Operation pect was freed on Saturday. WASHINGTON: In a depar- several occasions made human ing a two-day stand off with Maximums at The last suspect in cus- ture from the previous rights the most potent vehicle MOCOA: Authorities say 24 Islamist militants in a northeast- tody, arrested in Birmingham government, the Trump admin- of America’s public diplomacy people are dead after a river ern city amid a massive nation- the Islamist on suspicion of preparation istration has said it will raise and at times even publicly men- overflowed in Colombia, trig- wide clampdown on militants. militants hideout of terrorist acts, was released human rights issues with the tioned a country to name and gering an avalanche of water Announcing the end of on Saturday. countries concerned privately shame it. Under the Obama that destroyed homes and the “Operation Maximums” in Moulvibazar “Eleven other people as it is “the most effective way” administration, the US had killed people in their sleep. at the Islamist militants hide- town’s Borohat were previously arrested to deal with it. “Human rights often expressed concern over The incident triggered by out in Moulvibazar town’s and released with no further are always an issue of concern rights violations in China. intense rains left at least 65 Borohat area, counter-terror- area, counter- action,” the Metropolitan to the United States and they’re Obama and his two Secre- people injured in Mocoa, a ism Unit chief Monirul Islam terrorism Unit Police (Met) said. first and foremost in our discus- taries of States Hillary Clin- city of 350,000 people located told media that bodies of two Four victims who died sions,” a senior White House ton and John Kerry included near Colombia’s border with men and a woman were found chief Monirul as a result of the attack have official said. “Our approach is this in their public remarks Ecuador. inside the duplex house. “We Islam told media been formally identified as to handle these types of sen- every time they met a Chinese Carlos Ivan Marquez with found three bodies including Kurt Cochran, aged 54, Aysha sitive issues in a private, more leader.The remarks from the Colombia’s national disaster that of a woman as we entered that bodies of Frade, aged 44, PC Keith discrete way. We believe it’s the White House comes ahead of agency says the river flooded the den,” Islam said, adding the two men and a Palmer, aged 48, and Leslie most effective way to advance the first meeting between US around midnight, catching militants had set up explosives woman were Rhodes, aged 75. those issues to a favourable out- President Donald Trump and unsuspecting residents off at different spots in the build- The attacker, Khalid come,” the official said on Fri- The remarks from the White House his Chinese counterpart Xi guard in the early hours today. ing. “Our intention was to cap- found inside the Masood, aged 52, has also day. The official was responding comes ahead of the first meeting Jinping in Florida next week. Emergency response work- ture them alive and therefore duplex house been formally identified. to a question if human rights Under Obama administra- ers were continuing the search we repeatedly called them to “The inquests into the would be an issue that could between US President Donald Trump tion India was also targeted on for survivors, with the number surrender but they defied... deaths of the victims of the be raised during the visit of rights situation. Obama had of reported deaths climbing in attacked us back throwing hideout in Moulvibazar town, Westminster terrorist attack the leaders from Egypt and and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping mentioned the issue when he the morning hours. grenades and blasting bombs a day after wrapping up their opened and adjourned on Jordan next week. The answer in Florida next week made his second visit to India Images shared by resi- whenever our SWAT mem- “Operation Hit Back” at March 29 under the author- from the administration official in January 2015 as the chief dents online showed vast areas bers tried to approach them,” another den nearby when a ity of Senior Coroner for was general in nature reflect- administration. from the administration of guest at the Republic Day filled with wood planks and he said. Police’s elite Special family of eight, including chil- Westminster Fiona Wilcox. ing the policy of the Trump But this was a departure Barack Obama which had on Parade that year. AGENCIES other debris. AGENCIES Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) dren, blew themselves up in a A provisional date for the on Friday launched the sec- suicide blast amidst the pre-inquest review was set ond subsequent raid at the security siege. AGENCIES by the coroner as 19 May at EU to Britain: We’re in control the Royal Courts of Justice,” Trump signs twin executive the Met statement said. of Brexit talks, not you WORLD The inquest into the orders targeting trade ‘cheaters’ BRIEFS death of Masood also opened LONDON: Two days after Britain filed its di- and adjourned on Thurs- vorce papers, the European Union made clear WASHINGTON: US Presi- “They’re cheaters. From necessary and lawful action AUSTRALIA FLOODS STILL RISING WITH day, under the authority of dent Donald Trump has signed now on, those who break to end those many abuses. I’m Wilcox. Friday that it will be the one to set the pace and an executive order seeking a the rules will face the con- not beholden to any political or TWO DEAD, FOUR MISSING A provisional date for the terms of the talks. In its first official response to comprehensive review of the sequences and there will be financial interest. I don’t care. BEENLEIGH: Flooded rivers were still rising on Sat- pre-inquest review was also Britain’s letter announcing its exit, the EU’s draft massive trade deficit totaling very severe consequences,” I’m here to do a job,” he said urday in two Australian states with two women dead set by the coroner as 19 May, guidelines for the coming negotiations show more than USD 500 billion Trump said without naming while insisting that he was act- and four people missing after torrential rains in the at the Royal Courts of Justice per annum with 16 countries, any country. The first order ing for the “American worker”. in London. The inquest earlier that the bloc is willing to discuss a trade deal including China and India. directs the Department of White House Press Sec- wake of a powerful tropical cyclone. Queensland this week heard that Masood with Britain - but not until EU leaders feel that He also signed a second Commerce and the Office retary Sean Spicer said the police warned that the Logan River, which runs through died at the scene from a single “sufficient progress” has been made in agreeing order that seeks to strictly of the US Trade Represen- Department of Commerce Beenleigh south of Brisbane, would not hit peak flood gunshot wound to the chest to the terms of separation. British Prime Min- enforce anti-dumping laws. It tative to examine the fac- and US Trade Representative levels for several more hours while the city of Rock- after he was shot by police. In ister Theresa May had called for divorce talks would ensure that the US fully tors causing the trade will submit a “comprehensive total, his attack on Westmin- collects all duties imposed on deficit that totals more than report” to the president on the hampton to the north was also facing a major threat. and negotiations on a new trade deal to proceed Commissioner Ian Stewart warned there was “still a ster Bridge and the Palace of foreign importers that “cheat”, USD 500 billion per annum causes of the “unduly large defi- Westminster, which houses simultaneously. European Council President Trump told reporters in the and submit a report within cit” within 90 days. major risk to the community around Logan and further the UK Parliament, lasted 82 Donald Tusk said the Brexit process will be “dif- Oval Office. 90 days. Spicer also said countervail- south caused by that flooding situation.” Rockhampton, seconds. Masood drove his ficult, complex and sometimes even confronta- The announcement, which The review of the factors ing duties were put in place to with a population of over 80,000 on the Fitzroy River, rented SUV into pedestri- tional. There’s no way around it.” He vowed that comes just days ahead of and violations behind the trade address the problem of other was expected to suffer flood levels not seen for a ans on Westminster Bridge Trump’s first meeting with his deficits will be led by Com- countries “dumping underval- the European Union’s 27 jilted members will stick century by Wednesday and Stewart urged residents on March 22 before crashing Chinese counterpart Xi Jin- merce Secretary Wilbur Ross, ued goods” into US markets, in low-lying areas to leave. “By Wednesday, we will his car into railings and then together in driving a tough bargain with Britain, ping, is widely seen as targeting Trump said. which makes it “impossible” be at peak flooding in Rockhampton,” he said. running into the grounds one that won’t allow the United Kingdom to claim China, even though US officials “We’re going to investigate for homegrown businesses of Parliament. AGENCIES a better deal than the one it has today. AGENCIES have insisted that it does not all trade abuses, and based on to compete with “artificially IRAQ: AIRSTRIKES KILL DOZENS OF single out that country. those findings, we will take low prices”. AGENCIES MILITANTS NEAR SYRIA BORDER BAGHDAD: A government statement says Iraqi fighter Terror outfits’ new laptop bombs jets have carried out airstrikes against the Islamic No joking matter: April Fool’s Day comet State group outside Mosul, killing more than 100 may evade airport security militants. Saturday’s statement says the strikes hit three IS targets in Baaj, a remote northwestern town near to pass closest to Earth in a century WASHINGTON: The IS and indicates that terrorist groups the Syrian border, and killed between 150-200 mili- al-Qaeda terror groups, devel- continue to target commercial tants. It said the militants had crossed over from Syria, oping a bomb small enough aviation, to include smuggling suggesting that IS still enjoys free movement across WASHINGTON: A comet, DiSanti and his team will to fit in a laptop that could explosive devices in electron- being playfully called the April be observing 41P on April 1 get past airport scanners, may ics,” CBS News quoted a state- the borders. The statement didn’t say when the strikes Fool’s Day comet, is set to make using NASA’s Infrared Tele- have prompted the US and the ment from the Department of happened and officials were not available to offer its closest approach to Earth in scope Facility in Hawaii. UK to ban air travellers from Homeland Security. more details. It could not be immediately verified. more than a century on Satur- The comet’s close approach eight Muslim-majority nations “The US government con- day, NASA has said. to Earth will also give observers from carrying large electronic tinually re-assesses existing INDONESIAN LANDSLIDE: ONE DEAD, Officially named 41P/Tut- with binoculars or a telescope devices onboard, media reports intelligence and collects new 28 MISSING tle-Giacobini-Kresák to honor a special viewing opportunity. have said. According to new intelligence. This allows DHS its three discoverers, the comet Comet hunters in the intelligence, the terror groups and TSA to constantly evalu- JAKARTA: At least one person was killed and 28 are is being playfully called the Northern Hemisphere should have been testing the new ate our aviation security pro- feared buried after a landslide struck Indonesia, . A April Fool’s Day comet on this look for it near the con- bomb on airport scanners they cesses and policies and make wall of mud that slammed onto houses from a hillside pass, NASA said in a statement. stellations Draco and Ursa have obtained. enhancements to keep pas- after heavy rainfall, damaging dozens of homes in On this approach, the Major, which the Big Dipper is The concern about such an sengers safe. To that end, we Ponorogo district, East Java. Seventeen people were comet will pass our planet at part of, NASA said. explosive hidden in a laptop or use a robust security system a distance of about 13 mil- “Whether a comet will put an electronic device prompted that employs multiple lay- injured and sent for treatment to a local hospital, the lion miles (0.14 astronomi- on a good show for observ- the US and the UK to prohibit ers of security, both seen and national disaster agency spokesman said as the mili- cal units), or about 55 times a trip around the Sun every 5.4 Jupiter-family comets is that ers is notoriously difficult to travelers flying out of 10 air- unseen,” it said. tary, police and volunteers worked to score the area the distance from Earth years, coming relatively close fewer of them have been stud- predict, but 41P has a his- ports in eight countries in the The military and intelli- for the missing. “We are still searching for 28 other to the moon. to Earth on some of those trips. ied, especially in terms of the tory of outbursts, and put Middle East and Africa from gence community have become missing people, but the search operation has ended “This is the comet’s closest For scientists, 41P’s composition of ices in their on quite a display in 1973. carrying laptops and other increasingly concerned in the for today. We will continue searching if the weather approach to Earth in more than visit is an opportunity to fill nuclei, compared with com- If the comet experiences simi- large electronic devices aboard last few months about the is good Sunday morning,” national disaster agency 50 years and perhaps more in details about the com- ets from the Oort cloud,” lar outbursts this time, there’s a planes.“As a matter of policy, potential ability of terror out- than a century,” NASA said. et’s composition, coma and said Michael DiSanti of chance it could become bright we do not publicly discuss spe- fits to get bombs on board air- spokesman Sutopo Purno Nugroho said. A member of the Jupiter nucleus. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight enough to see with the naked cific intelligence information. planes, according to several family of comets, 41P makes “An important aspect of Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. eye,” NASA said. AGENCIES However, evaluated intelligence US officials. AGENCIES millennium post | KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | 7 mp It will be challenging for us to miss the services of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul for few games in IPL sport -Shane Watson of Royal Challengers Bangalore RIO RERUN: Sindhu sets up summit clash with Katsumi, Norde star as Mohun Marin in India Open OUR CORRESPONDENT Bagan blank Bengaluru 3-0

NEW DELHI: World No. 5 KOLKATA: Katsumi Yusa opportunity in the sixth minute PV Sindhu kept India’s hopes struck a double while Darry with Kotal setting up Duffy but alive in the Yonex Sunrise India Duffy scored once as Mohun the Scot’s mistimed header did Open World Super Series as Bagan hammered reigning not help their cause. she beat World No. 4 Sung Ji champions Bengaluru FC 3-0 However, they did not have Hyun of Korea to sail into finals to revive their I-League title to wait long as Yusa utilised the here on Saturday at the Siri Fort hopes here on Saturday. room on the edge of the box Sports Complex. Captain Yusa was in his ele- after being set up by Norde and Out of the 10 occasions ment as he slammed on both the captain’s grounded shot from where both these superstars sides of the break, while Duffy right put Mohun Bagan ahead have clashed, Sindhu has now struck in the 25th minute to in the 14th minute. won seven times. hand the team its first win in A diving Amrinder Singh Both the players displayed four matches. got some hands on to the ball PV Sindhu celebrates a point amazing tenacity but eventually The 2014-15 champions are but Yusa’s shot had the power to Sindhu prevailed 21-18, 14-21, against Sung Ji Hyun PTI now four points shy of leaders beat the Bengaluru custodian. 21-14 in 76 minutes. rematch of the Rio Olympics Aizawl FC with a match in hand. Duffy headed home a free- Both the players started final. Marin had earlier staved A day after he returned from kick from Norde to double the on an aggressive note with the off a staunch challenge from the Haiti following a long flight, Mariners’ lead inside half an Korean taking an early 6-5 lead. fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi Sony Norde assisted in all the hour, notching up his seventh But Sindhu fought her way back of Japan to win 21-16, 21-14 in three goals as the visitors, with- goal of the ongoing I-League. and took five straight points 40 minutes. out India captain Sunil Chhetri, After the changeover, Yusa to make it 10-6. Sung Ji took In the men’s finals, top proved to be no match in their brilliantly placed the ball deceiv- three points to stay hot on the seeded Viktor Axelsen will meet third game on the trot. ing Nishu Kumar to complete Hyderabadi’s trail, but Sindhu Chou Chen Tien Chou of Chi- Mohun Bagan played out their tally with a goal that was Mohun Bagan’s Katsumi Yusa (left) celebrating with teammate Sony Norde went into the mid-game break nese Taipei. Top seeded Axelsen a goal-less draw in their away again set up by Norde, who won leading 11-9. got the better off NG Ka Long round against Bengaluru FC and looked a transformed side with Their title aspiration in son Lyngdoh and they had four through but Mohun Bagan the ball and ran about 50 yards. After the interval, the play- Angus of Hong Kong 21-12, the two sides then met on March Man of the Match Yusa stealing the I-League all but over, the players from U-22 squad. defence put up a solid effort Mohun Bagan now have ers stayed close and it looked 21-13, while Chou Chen beat 14 in an AFC Cup group match, the show to secure their first win defending champions started Early on, Bengaluru FC had with Pritam Kotal thwarting 26 points from 13 games while like it could go anybody’s way the Danish youngster Anders which the Mariners lost 1-2. since February 18 when they without their star forward a few passes played on the left his India teammate. Bengaluru FC have 18 from 14 but Sindhu, maintaining her Antonsen 21-17, 21-14. But the green and maroon defeated Shivajians 3-1. Chhetri and midfielder Eugen- flank with CK Vineeth cutting Mohun Bagan had their first matches. AGENCIES composure, managed to run In the women’s doubles, away with the opening game. it will be a clash between the After the change of ends, Japanese as seventh seed Shiho Paes in line for Sindhu started from where Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto Kohli’s availability for IPL will be known by April 2nd week she left in the first game and will go against third seed Naoko title at Leon opened up a 5-2 lead but an Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao. NEW DELHI: India captain (last year’s captain of Kings XI load of bowling a stagger- respective franchises in the first error from Sindhu saw the The Japanese pair of Virat Kohli’s availability for Punjab) and Lokesh Rahul ing 738.2 overs in which, he couple of matches. momentum shift in Sung Ji’s Tanaka-Yonemoto, earlier, dis- IPL-10 will be known only in (RCB) are also virtually ruled has taken an astounding 82 Umesh and Jadeja are Challenger favour and from 3-6 down, play a gritty game to down top the second week of this month out due to imminent shoulder wickets. automatic selections in India’s the Korean showed great char- seed Jung Kyung Eun and Shin as he undergoes rehabilitation surgeries. It is the highest by any Champions Trophy squad. Leander Paes acter to pocket the game. Seung Chan of Korea 21-16 for an injured shoulder, the The BCCI Medical Team Indian bowler in a season, con- “R Jadeja and Umesh Yadav Sindhu showed steely nerves 19-21, 24-22 while the third BCCI said on Saturday. said Ashwin will miss the entire tributing handsomely in bulk have been advised rest for two in the final set to seal the match seeded finalists had defeated Updating the fitness status IPL as he has been advised 6-8 of India’s 10 Test victories. weeks to recuperate. R Jadeja and stay on road for her maiden compatriots Yuki Fukushima of Indian players, who took weeks of rehabilitation to recu- Regarding Rahul and Vijay, has issues with the spinning India Open title. As soon as and Sayaka Hirota 21-16, 21-13. part in the just-concluded perate from his groin pain. the BCCI said, “K Lokesh finger and Umesh Yadav has Sindhu won the last point and On the other hand, the men’s home Test series against Aus- “R Ashwin, the all-rounder, Rahul, the opening batsman, right hip and lower back sore- won the game, the near capac- doubles final will also see an all- tralia, the BCCI said Kohli will has reported groin pain and is likely to undergo surgery of ness and they will recover dur- ity crowd went into a raptur- Indonesian battle when fourth undergo rehabilitation for the has been advised 6-8 weeks of his left shoulder and may not ing the initial phase when their ous mood. seed Marcus Fernaldi Gideon injury sustained during the rehabilitation, which he will be available for IPL 2017 sea- respective teams will play their “It is always difficult to play and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Ranchi Test. These players will need undergo and hence will not be son during which he will have first and second match of IPL.” Sung Ji as she is a kind of player will take on sixth seed Ricky “The Indian captain will some rest after a gruelling available for the upcoming IPL to complete his rehabilitation. Jadeja has also sent down against whom you have to con- Karandasuwardi and Angga undergo rehabilitation after home season to be fully fit for season.” “M Vijay, the Indian opener, a lot of overs in this home sea- struct points as she would not Pratama on Sunday. sustaining an injury to his the Champions Trophy coming A 100 per cent fit Ashwin is will require surgery to his right son. He has bowled no less than give away easy points. In the The fourth seeded Indone- right shoulder. His recovery up in England in June. India are a must for India in the upcom- wrist and also undergo rehabil- 717.2 overs, getting 71 wickets. past also, I have played against sian pair had earlier waived off will be assessed in the second defending the title they won ing Champions Trophy from itation for his left shoulder and Fast bowler Umesh has her and it was never easy to play a tough challenge from Mads week of April to determine an in 2013. June 1 and playing 14 matches hence may not be able to par- bowled 355.5 overs in 12 games her. But I had faith in myself Conrad-Petersen and Mads exact return to play date for Premier India off-spinner with little gap and lot of trav- ticipate in IPL 2017.” with 30 wickets to his name. and knew that I could go the Pieler Kolding of Denmark IPL 2017,” the BCCI said in a Ravichandran Ashwin, who elling would have only aggra- Kolkata Knight Riders One has to take into account distance,” an ecstatic Sindhu 21-14 18-21, 21-9. release. was set to represent Rising vated his problem. pacer Umesh Yadav and Guja- that Umesh’s overs were bowled said after the match. The other finalists had found A host of top Indian play- Pune Supergiants, will not be The 30-year-old all-rounder rat Lions’ biggest draw Ravin- in Indian conditions where, LEON (MEXICO): Leander She has now set up a mega a way through the fifth seeded ers will either miss the IPL or available for the entire IPL due has featured in all the 13 home dra Jadeja have been given save Kolkata and Dharamsala, Paes, named a reserve in India’s clash with top seeded Caro- Chinese pair of Li Junhui and be rested from some initial to recurrence of sports hernia Test matches this season. He some time to freshen up and the wickets were not exactly for Davis Cup team for the Uzbeki- lina Marin of Spain, what is a Liu Yuchen 21-16, 13-21, 21-16. matches of the cash-rich event. while Test openers Murali Vijay has had an unbelievable work- will not be available for their fast bowling. AGENCIES stan tie, is in line to win his first title of the season, albeit on the Challenger Tour, with Cana- Haryana win Things did not work out dian partner Adil Shamasdin. Kulasekara leads Sri Lanka to Paes and Shamasdin, seeded 12 gold medals third, beat the giant-killing with Sushil Kumar:WWE Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith 6-7(1), on day 2 of para ORLANDO: India’s double- amateur wrestler of Sushil’s series draw against Bangladesh 6-4, 10-5 in the semi-finals of Olympic medallist wrestler stature as it will enable the the hard court event. athletics meet Sushil Kumar will not be joining NYSE listed company to make COLOMBO: Nuwan Kulasek- Bangladesh earlier did a They will meet Luca Mar- the World Wrestling Entertain- further inroads into the coun- ara claimed four wickets as Sri commendable job in the field garoli of Switzerland and Caro JAIPUR: Haryana won a stag- ment (WWE) after its vice-pres- try’s market. Lanka beat Bangladesh by 71 to restrict the home side to Zampieri of Brazil in the final. gering 12 gold medals and ident Canyon Ceman revealed No Indian has gone on to runs in the third ODI, securing less than 300 runs despite an It will be first final for Paes grabbed the top spot on the that things did not work out become a big name in the WWE a 1-1 draw in the three-match initial hammering by openers this season. He had reached the second day of 17th National with him despite extensive talks. ever since The Great Khali left series here on Saturday. Gunathilaka and Upul Thranga. semi-finals of Dubai Cham- Para Athletics Championships WWE had approached the scene. “Absolutely. It has Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Spinner Mehedi Hasan pionships and Delray Beach at the Sawai Man Singh Sta- Sushil in October last year, to be at the right time in their Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna all broke their 76-run stand as Open. dium complex on Saturday. something that was confirmed lives. It has to be the right time chipped in with two wickets Gunathilaka gave a catch to The last title Paes won on by the iconic wrestler himself. in our system. Look we want each helping the home side to Mahmudullah after making the ATP World Tour was in Haryana’s However, the talks did not mate- to serve our Indian audience, successfully defend 280-9 at 34 runs off 38 balls. 2015 when he triumphed at rialise. “I was happy to meet which is large and passionate. Sinhalese Sports Club ground. Taskin Ahmed beat Tha- Auckland with South African dominance can with him. This clearly is a guy So we know we need to find that Kulasekara claimed 4-37 ranga with pace to bowl the Raven Klaasen. be gauged by the who commands respect. He is a guy or those three guys or that as the visitors were bowled Sri Lanka captain out for 35 Paes’ last Grand Slam in the national icon but it was hard for women who can make it big.” out for 215 runs in 44.3 overs, runs, putting a brake finally on men’s doubles event came in fact that the next us to convince him, from being He has high hopes from avoiding their first series loss their run-rate. Mendis, who 2013 with Radek Stepanek at best team, Delhi, a national icon of India to come Lovepreet Singh Sangha and to Bangladesh. scored a century in the aban- the US Open while in the mixed to America where there are no Satendar Yadav, the two Indians Shakib Al Hasan remained doned second match, tried to doubles he is still a force, win- have so far won guarantees that he is going to who have been based at WWE’s the top scorer with 54 runs rebuild the innings with former ning three titles with Martina Nuwan Kulasekara leaps as he celebrates with a teammate the four gold, three make it through this very com- Performance Centre for the past while Mehedi Hasan hit 51 — captain Dinesh Chandimal, but Hingis in 2015 and the French petitive system,” Ceman, WWE few years but are yet to earn his maiden ODI fifty. dismissal of Bangladeshi batsman Sabbir Rahman during their third two successive run outs hurt Open last season. silver and three vice president (talent), said here. their first major fight. Put into bat first by Bangla- ODI in Colombo on Saturday PTI them again. Paes was named a reserve bronze “So it was hard for us to tell With India being one of desh captain Mashrafe Mortaza part of Sri Lanka team in their (38) rebuilt the inning with a With Bangladesh making along with Rohan Bopanna him that ‘you leave this amaz- WWE’s biggest markets out- earlier, Kusal Mendis top-scored 90-run loss in the opening 77-run stand for the fourth regular breakthroughs, Perera with new non-playing captain With Dharmendra’s gold ing life in India and come and side the United States, Ceman with 54 and Thisara Perera match, led the way for home wicket but Dilruwan put Sri launched a counter attack to Mahesh Bhupathi picking four in the T-46 category of men’s risk it all in America where we said the country should be rep- added 52 off 40 balls to give side striking twice in his first Lanka back in control remov- race to his second half-century singles players in the playing 800 meters on the opening day, are not sure of anything’. The resented by at least six to eight Sri Lanka a competitive score. two overs. ing both batsmen. in the series before he fell to squad. Haryana have accumulated 13 conversation was definitely of wrestlers. He further revealed Bangladesh went onto the Lakmal put Bangladesh in The game ended as a con- Mortaza in the final overs. Bhupathi has said that gold medals, three silver and mutual interest but it did not that promotional events will be back foot soon after they started dire straits when he hit Mush- test when Shakib drove Per- The two teams will now play he may pick either Paes or four bronze. work out eventually,” he added. held in India every year, unlike their chase losing their first fiqur Rahim on the back foot for era straight to Danushka two Twenty20 internationals, Bopanna, if required, as a dou- Haryana’s dominance can WWE is still very much the odd one in many years as it three wickets for just 11 runs. an lbw — the first ball he faced. Gunathilaka at cover to leave respectively on April 4 and ble specialist in the tie, slated for be gauged by the fact that the open to signing an Indian used to be the case. AGENCIES Kulasekara, who was not Shakib and Soumya Sarkar Bangladesh 118-6. 6, here. AGENCIES April 7-9 in Bengaluru. AGENCIES next best team, Delhi, have so far won four gold, three silver and three bronze. The highlight of the day was Indian hockey team eyes place in top-3 of world: SV Sunil a stupendous effort by Maha- rashtra’s Bhagyashree Mazire BENGALURU: Star striker Cup where teams like Australia, came as a surprise. play the forward position in feels youngsters today have in the T-53 shot put category, SV Sunil, on Saturday, said New Zealand and Malaysia will “I didn’t expect it when the core probables right now. greater opportunities to prove where India’s Deepa Malik the Indian hockey team has take part, we have a very good coach called out Harmanpreet Some of the youngsters from their worth. had won silver in the Rio 2016 improved by leaps and bounds chance of improving our rank- (Asian Promising Player of the the junior squad have very “When I made the tran- Paralympics. in the last few years and achiev- ing and the aim is definitely to Year 2016) and me from the good performance to show sition from junior to senior Bhagyashree hurled the ing a top-three rank in the reach world ranking of top 3,” pitch in the middle of the train- and even Affan Yousuf had a player, there were very few ‘shot’ for a distance of 4.67 world is definitely a realistic Sunil was quoted as saying in a ing session to inform us about good outing last year as well as chances for a junior to be part meters to easily win gold. Dee- target now. HI press release. the award. At first I thought we in the 2017 Coal India Hockey of the playing 11. They would pa’s effort in Rio was a personal The Indian team is ranked Indian team has a lot of were being punished for some- India League. not substitute as often as they best of 4.61 meters. She was sixth in the FIH rankings assignments lined-up for the thing,” Sunil said. “I feel each one of us have to do now. far ahead of Bihar’s Archana and Sunil, who was recently next year such as Asia Cup, The Coorg lad, who leads fight for our position and make So the first set of players Kumari and Haryana’s Indu, adjudged the the Asian Player Hockey World League Final, the attack with Akashdeep sure we have creditable perfor- who went in would virtually who won the silver and bronze of the Year 2016, said doing Asian Games, Commonwealth Singh, Ramandeep Singh, mances from tournament to play the entire 60-70 minutes. with a throw of 3.55 and 3.39 well in the upcoming tourna- Games, Asian Champions Tro- Talwinder Singh and Nikkin tournament to ensure our spot “But now with the speed of meters, respectively. ments will be crucial for the SV Sunil phy and World Cup in 2018. Thimmaiah, said the young- in the team,” said Sunil. the game increasing, almost Karnataka are 3rd on med- team. Sunil said getting the Asian sters are presenting a good With a new system in place every player gets a few min- als tally with three golds, three “It’s a good improvement about four years ago. I feel if we show good results starting right Player of the Year award from challenge to the seniors. and a rotation policy followed utes on the pitch and one must silver and a bronze. AGENCIES from being placed 12th or 13th keep up our performances and from the Sultan Azlan Shah the Asian Hockey Federation “There are nine players who by the Dutch Coaches, Sunil make use of it,” he said. AGENCIES 8| KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | millenniumpost mp In retrospect

Bengal is the land that has always taken the first stride towards a better tomorrow. Be it in terms of playing the bugle of revolution to living upto the saying that “What Bengal thinksthinks tomorrow”today, the world Singur: Green once again

of farmers, the state govern- PRITESH BASU ment had extended all support for potato cultivation October 14, 2016, which is cel- MACHINERIES USED too and the effort has been immensely successful with 15 per ost industrial revolution, razing farmlands to make ebrated as Singur Diwas, was another historic day when mus- More than 300 tractors, 100 bush cutters and rotavators cent increase in potato cultivation this season compared to that way for factories and industries has been a common tard seeds were sown after 10 long years on the soil of Singur. were deployed by the Agriculture department. At a time, more of 10 years ago. Pulses and other crops have also been grown. scene worldwide. It began in Great Britain but the The same day, the Chief Minister handed over the possession than 56 rock breakers, seven diamond cutters, 435 gas cutters, FUTURE PLANS winds of change did not take much time to reach of land to farmers in Gopalnagar mouza. 15 big cranes, 60 hydras, 32 earth-movers, 210 dumper trucks The state Agriculture department would undertake another Pother parts of the globe. Banerjee visited the site again on November 9 and appre- and 80 trailers were used on a single day at 132 locations of the soil test after the rabi crop is harvested and would provide And India, though late in starting due to the struggle for ciated the work carried out by departments and agencies plot. Pumps were set to drain out water and around 16 CCTVs necessary support to farmers as per the advice of scientists Independence, was quick enough to walk on the path showed including that of the Public Works Department, Irrigation were installed to monitor the activities. and experts. by the ones who ruled the land for more than 200 years. and Waterways, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Agriculture, DURATION OF WORK Partha Chatterjee, the state’s Education minister and Par- Jobs were created to much of Indians’ relief, joblessness was Land and Land Reforms, the Hooghly district administration, Everyone worked on a war footing with a mission that had liamentary Affairs minister, was the Leader of Opposition addressed to some extent but gradually, the nation started los- Hooghly River Bridge Corporation and the Kolkata Metropoli- to be accomplished before the set deadline. Work continued when the movement for the right of farmers in Singur had ing its glory of being an agrarian society. And there has been no tan Development Authorities. till 3 am and was started again by another team at 6 am. At begun 10 years ago. stopping till date, as several cultivable lands are still removed The Agriculture department had carried out soil testing and times when work was not completed on a particular day, it was Recollecting their fight under the leadership of Trinamool to pave way for industries. engaged experts to assist farmers to culti- done during extra time working the next Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee to overcome each and But as the saying goes, Bengal is the land that has always vate crops in the soil after 10 long years. day. The work was undertaken under strict every hurdle that finally bore result with the Supreme Court’s taken the first stride towards a better tomorrow. Be it in terms The support of the department continued monitoring and they even worked during verdict on August 31, 2016, in favour of farmers, Chatter- of playing the bugle of revolution to living upto the saying and it resulted in a high yield from the land festivals including Durga Puja, Kali Puja jee said: “Mamata Banerjee went to Singur and launched the that “What Bengal thinks today, the world thinks tomorrow” that was “once became barren in the name and Jagadhatri Puja. movement protesting against forceful acquisition of land. She or the historic relief that the state government has given to the of industrialisation”. INFRASTRUCTURE CREATED demanded to stop distribution of cheques. She and other lead- farmers of Singur by returning their land only to grow crops Relentless and tireless efforts by offi- Deep tube wells and water pumps ers were then beaten up brutally. Subsequently, Singur Krishi once again to ensure that nobody in Bengal sleeps with an cials and workers engaged by all the were set up to ensure sufficient supply of Jami Raksha Committee was formed and we decided to march empty stomach. And with much conviction one can say, after departments in the past six months turned water for agriculture. Around 26 acres of up to Singur followed by her 26 day-hunger strike.” the Supreme Court order, Singur along with the state govern- the land off the National Highway-II artificial water bodies were filled, 23 km He further added: “Our stand was quite clear. We wanted ment has scripted history by making possible what seemed “green” once again with robust crop stands. embankment, two check dams and a 6 both the auto industry and agriculture side-by-side. There far from reality. Millennium Post, in an attempt to salute km-long underground sewerage was also wouldn’t have been any problem at all if they would have In the past six months, Singur has turned into “a model the hard work went through the entire dug up. One of the major tasks was level- accepted the proposal of setting up the factory on the other before the world” for restoration of the multi-crop agricultural process of how it was done and here are ling of the land that included filling up of side of the national highway leaving the multi-crop land.” He lands to its original form that was once “forcefully” acquired the steps: 82 acre of lowland. More than 180 acre of also added that the matter was finally moved to Supreme Court for setting up the Tata Nano factory. DEMOLITION OF CONCRETE land that was filled with flyash, morrum or and the judgment was in favour of the farmers making the Sin- Everyday, a new challenge cropped up with structures STRUCTURE AND SHEDS sand was dug up and the materials trans- gur movement a historic one. emerging either behind bushes or below the ground on the Eleven sheds of heights varying from ported replacing it with fresh soil to make Narrating how Singur was brought back to its original form, 997.11 acre land when the work to return the land to a cul- 11 metre to 25 metre with a total floor the area fit for cultivation. Chatterjee, who heads the committee formed to monitor the tivable condition had started following the August 31, 2016 area of 1,42,823 square metre and 2,08,159 PRECAUTIONS TAKEN task of returning lands to the farmers as per the verdict, said: order of the Supreme Court that declared: “the acquisition of square metre surface area with insulation Demolition was done in a scientific “The Chief Minister used to take stock on the progress of work land for Tata’s Nano project as illegal and void”. of glasses were brought down. Fifty-five manner to ensure that all safety measures every day. I used to inform her about it daily. People, mainly The task to return the land to its previous condition within concrete structures including sewerage are followed and it resulted in zero major the women folk, were happy after getting back their lands and 12 weeks, as per the Apex Court’s order, was not easy. But Chief treatment plants, microwave towers, two accident in the project area. Fire fighters they worked together with the administration to turn Singur Minister Mamata Banerjee had set a target of completing the power stations and an administrative block were demolished. were kept stationed. Three medical teams and volunteers used green again.” task before the deadline set by the court and prepared a plan The demolition was done in such a manner that the debris to remain posted round-the-clock. Carbolic acid was sprayed The Hooghly district administration headed by District that has been executed by all the concerned departments under generated was removed simultaneously. A boundary wall of and anti-venom kits were kept handy at the site as Chandrab- Magistrate Sanjay Bansal and Superintendent of Police Praveen strict monitoring. around 16-km was also demolished and a road of around 27 oda and Gokhro snakes are in abundance in the bushes. Tripathi along with officials of different departments of the Without losing even a day after the Apex Court gave its ver- km of 7 to 18 metre width was removed. THE RESULT state government worked day and night to complete the task dict, 24 survey teams were engaged by the collector of Hooghly DEMARCATION AND POSSESSION OF LAND More than 600 acres of land has been brought under culti- on time, Chatterjee said. for demarcation of the land. Subsequently, the work to demol- As many as twenty-four survey teams comprising offi- vation. The work to bring the rest of the part is on. Seed beds Purnendu Basu, the state Agriculture Minister, said: “Sin- ish the concrete structures had started. Simultaneously, both cials from District and Land and Land Reforms department for boro paddy were laid from December 2016. Paddy seeds gur has shown a new way in the agriculture sector in the coun- paper and ground work to handover parchas to land owners or were engaged for demarcation. Digital Global Position- have been transplanted over 350 acre both manually and with try. It was an outcome of the fight of unwilling farmers for ten farmers had been carried out in all the five mouzas of Gopal- ing System was used for pinpoint demarcation with machines. Linseed has been sown on 50 acre of land. Fol- long years with our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee giving nagar, Khaserberi, Bajemelia, Beraberi and Singherbheri in the zero percent error. lowing the demand momentum to the movement. Singur has once again turned three gram panchayats of Singur. to a krishi bhandar.”

Purnendu Bose (in white) Singur reclaim millennium post | KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | 9 mp The Tiger may be the flagship resident of Kanha, but it’s not the Safari most crucial. The most important is the hard- ground barasingha, found only in a particular patch of Kanha and nowhere else in the world!

NAVIN M RAHEJA is a wildlife enthusiast and a passionate photographer. In the past 40 years, he has made several contributions in the field of conservation at various levels. A former member of the Project Tiger’s steering committee, under the Ministry of Environment & forests, he worked persistently to ensure that the big cats survive in India. He is also Chairman Kanha: A Jewel of the Wildlife Conservation Society of India. With a holistic vision and being one of the top Real estate Developer, Raheja believes that development and protection of environment can in the heart of India happen simultaneously manage only a few hours. Once seen, Bamni PHOTOS & TEXT: NAVIN M RAHEJA Dadar is etched in the memory forever… The Tiger may be the flagship resident of ne of the brightest and most daz- elephants managed to locate the tiger or not? Kanha, but believe it or not, it’s not the most cru- zling jewels adorning the wild Of all the interpretation centres in India’s cial. The most important is the hard-ground bar- wonders of India, Kanha National national parks, the one at Kanha is the oldest and asingha, found only in a particular patch of Kanha Park in Madhya Pradesh takes your most exhaustive. But when a tiger is the priority and nowhere else in the world! Only a few hun- breath away. It happens without fail of the day, how many of us would pay attention dred hard-ground barasinghas survive, all of these every time you visit it. to anything else? in Kanha, and utmost care is being taken to ensure OLest you begin to laugh at my ostensibly tall Now comes the breaking news. The tiger has that the breed is not wiped out. For over the past claim, consider this: The first- and arguably the been spotted and tracked down a kilometer from two decades, a team of dedicated forest officials most exhaustive study till date-on a tiger’s behav- the interpretation centre. The tiger show is about count their hard-ground barasinghas daily. Yes, ior was carried out by the noted American conser- to start. But before rushing to the spot, please daily, and maintain their records! The fact that a vationist George Schaller in 1960. And what was make a payment at the forest counter. The rates tiger population is normally counted only once the area he chose for his 11-month long research? are reasonable – Rs 250 per person, for two min- a year, this level of attention given to the hard- It was Kanha. utes of guaranteed tiger sighting. Tickets pur- ground barasingha surely takes away some shine Schaller’s seminal work, titled The Deer and chased, visitors start making a beeline to the place from the coveted big cat! the Tiger, is a must read for anyone wishing to where the tiger show is taking place. From a safe Bison is another major draw of Kanha. Easy- go deeper into the mysterious world of tigers. distance, the tourists hop on to the trained ele- going but tough as nails, they can be found aplenty Recently, Raheja Productions (which produces phant, which then takes them to the spot where in the grasslands and elevated areas of the park. wildlife films that are telecast on National Geo- the beleaguered tiger lies. They approach the big Don’t try to go too near a bison, more so if it’s a graphic channel and Doordarshan) spoke at cat, click photographs, and come back happy. loner. It can be a crafty animal and is known for length with George Schaller while he was in India. You cannot spend more than two minutes sudden bursts of aggression…. Schaller’s enthusiasm for India has not diminished with a tiger, because other tourists are waiting… Last year, Madhya Pradesh forest department one bit, and Kanha is still precious to him. Coming back to George Schaller, one of the most initiated a unique and ambitious programme. It For long, Madhya Pradesh has been called respected names in wildlife management interna- started relocating some bisons from Kanha to the tiger state of India. And it is at Kanha that tionally, he still carries fond memories of Kanha. Bandhavgarh, another prominent national park their roar is heard most clearly. The tiger show As also of his path-breaking study on a tiger’s in the state. Till about 15 years ago, bisons were of Kanha is what makes this national park truly behavior in this national park, conducted 52 years found in large numbers in Bandhavgarh, but one unique. Though somewhat controversial, this ago. Today Schaller holds a holistic view of nature, day they disappeared suddenly from the park. method ensures that most, if not all, visitors to and believes that the tiger is the crucial link in the Under the relocation programme, some 50 bisons Kanha manage to spend a few minutes with the eco-system of India. have already been shifted from Kanha to Band- tiger inside the forest. Among the many grasslands which dot Kanha havgarh. A team of experts from South Africa This is how the tiger show works: Early in the National Park, the one which goes by the name of is assisting the state forest department with the morning, a group of trained elephants spread Bishanpura is perhaps the largest and most popu- project. out in a pre-decided patch of jungle. Armed with lar. So large that it would take you two hours just For over five decades now, Kanha has remained walkie-talkies, the mahouts move around with to drive around it. These grasslands, surrounded one of the best managed national parks in India. It just one objective- to locate a tiger. And once they by stately sal forests, are the pride of Kanha. It is is still one of my favorite destinations - but manag- zero in on a tiger, the big cat is quickly surrounded here that most of Kanha’s wildlife can be viewed. ing the business affairs often keeps me away from by all the elephants. For the next few hours, the And then there is Bamni Dadar… The high- this jewel in Central India. tiger cannot move away as it is effectively pinned est point of Kanha. The views from Bamni Dadar For more stories and films on wildlife which down by the tuskers. In the meantime, tourists are simply unforgettable. It is a treat for the eyes has run on National Geographic channel, start assembling at Kanha’s interpreta- any time of the year. Even a full day’s stay at Doordarshan National channel tion centre. Most seem to have Bamni Dadar will not be enough to and Doordarshan (India), just one question on their appreciate its beauty prop- please log on to mind – Have the erly, and we could www.raheja.com 10| KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | millenniumpost mp Inland Bengal’s only woman Accordion player strikes new notes

Nandini Guha writes how accordion player Shanoli Sen, learnt to play the ‘masculine instrument’ and is currently teaching about 350 students

But I didn’t want to give up!”, she said. Sen has already cut 5 solo albums, including mel- odies of Tagore songs. The albums are ‘Parampara’, ‘Purano Shei Diner Katha’, ‘Pratidhwani’, ‘Aank- hon Mei Teri’ and ‘Raga modes of Tagore’. She is now planning to do an album on old Hindi songs. Being a composer of classical dhuns, she is also a fan of Shantanu Moitra – ace Bollywood composer. She also likes Shankar Ehsan Loy, Jatin Lalit among other composers for the melodiousness of their music. So why didn’t Shanoli go for play- back? “I dread losing control over what I do, creatively speaking. I like to be my own boss where music is concerned. Till date I haven’t even accompa- nied other musicians on stage since my guru V Balsara wouldn’t have wanted me to do that”, says the energetic mother of one. Even during her lei- surely hours, Shanoli likes to Balsara, whom she called ‘Dada’, trained stay with music. She loves writ- Eastern India’s only female accordion player ing and composing songs though Shanoli Sen from when she was a young girl not many of these compositions of 17. The association lasted for 40 years till have been recorded. Interestingly, Shanoli’s Balsara’s death in 2005. Initially a vocalist – since her school in South Kolkata – Musical Fingers –is V th mother was a singer in Balsara’s group, Shanoli started going to organise its 8 annual concert at Kala- training in the accordion during high school. Parallely, she trained in classical music for 20 years under Man- dira Lahiri but chose the accordion as a career since the ‘Everybody raised their eyebrows, instrument had a beautiful tonal quality. Under Balsara’s tutelage, Shanoli started playing pop- as if asking me if I wanted to ular Hindi and Bengali songs as well as Indian classical dhuns on stage. Always a solo accordion player, Shanoli play again after having a baby? can play four other musical instruments – piano, synthe- sizer, melodica and harmonica with equal ease. She has But I didn’t want to give up’ performed with most of these instruments on stage, solo. “Even today, I find it challenging to learn how to play new instruments. Right now, I’m focusing on learning how to play the Ocarina and the recorder which are not mandir on April 8. The whole event is being arranged commonly used,” says Shanoli who teaches about 350 and conducted by Shanoli. For the first time, the legend- students – young and old – to play the accordion. “I’m ary trumpet player Kishore Sodha will be performing also in the process of setting up a studio where I will have with amateurs – students of Musical Fingers. a fully computerised set up. I want to conduct experi- Thirty two of the students of Musical Fingers, each ments like using my accordion to match other kinds of with their own synthesizer will be performing in the melodies”, Shanoli told Millennium Post. first half, accompanied by 10 musicians. Both Kishore The journey hasn’t been easy. Shanoli was treading a Sodha and Shanoli will be joining them on some male domain when she picked up an accordion – per- songs. This half is going to be conducted by Sha- ceived to be a masculine instrument. “That is the reason noli. In the second half, Kishore Sodha and Shanoli why there are such few or no female accordion players. Sen will play duet for the first time. It will also be After I had a baby it took me a few years to get back to Kishore Sodha’s first performance of a Rabindra where I was, professionally speaking. Everybody raised Sangeet tune. Each artist will also perform solo their eyebrows, as if asking me if I wanted to play again? on that evening. The need for good home-care health system

ast month, my mother, who is 92, there is no surgery needed but just plain Our medical care system in rural areas fell in the bathroom and broke bed rest so that the broken bone heals by is, therefore, quite broken with very greedy her pelvic bone. I live in the rural itself. That is also the reason why I did not doctors and hospitals that, in collusion town of Phaltan in western Maha- take her to Pune for treatment. with insurance agents, fleece both the Lrashtra and to get a simple X-ray done was We brought her home and were imme- patients and the government. A hospice a nightmare. diately confronted by the stark reality of or home-care health system might allevi- We called the local orthopaedics hospi- who will take care of her nursing needs. ate this problem greatly. tal and they sent a ramshackle ambulance. We tried to locate nursing care in Phaltan This system will rely on specialised How an old Maruti Omni van got permis- but were unsuccessful. Even the hospitals agencies that provide trained nurses (at sion to ply as an ambulance is anybody’s do not provide that facility. The relatives nominal cost) for homes, simple equip- guess. Even a healthy passenger would feel of patients do that in most rural hospitals. ment like small wheelchairs, beds, com- sick and his/her bones would be rattled in Finally, after great difficulty and search- modes and the like, and qualified doctors that ambulance while going over the pot- ing, we got a 24-hour help (who had almost on duty who can respond through the holed roads of Phaltan. Some of the worst no training as a nurse) from Pune. This internet or mobile phone to the queries roads in the country are in Maharashtra, helped relieve our emotional and physi- from the nurses - and, in an emergency, especially in rural Maharashtra. cal stress. make home visits. At present there are no The driver of the ambulance also dou- Searching the net and talking to my such agencies but they are urgently needed. bled up as the para- doctor friends, I have finally been able For the terminally ill, a home-care sys- medic and his to convert my mother’s room into tem which provides nursing care and basic callous and non- a home health-care facility. This equipment will be extremely helpful. He/ empathetic atti- includes the adjustable hospital she will be surrounded by family and nurs- tude almost bed with an air mattress and a into the bathroom. I feel I could get all this ing care given by trained nurses will help broke my moth- specially fabricated small wheel- done because of our resources and ability The government has mooted a number of relieve the pain. er’s heel. He chair, which can navigate the to spend time searching for solutions on Financially, this system will be almost threw narrow passages of the the net. Most of the rural population does schemes which provide hospitalisation for BPL much more viable than having a my mother on house and can not have this luxury. dedicated hospice facility. The financial the stretcher! go Another tragedy in rural areas is that patients and take care of their bills arrangements on how the government can Most of the no doctor wants to do a home visit. No help organisations in facilitating such a ambulances in matter how ill or old the system need to be worked out. A possible rural areas are patient is, they insist is an orthopaedic surgeon in Australia. He pitals charge exorbitant amounts for sur- solution could be to provide insurance like that with that he/she should constantly advised us on the basic care and geries and for lots of unnecessary tests coverage for such a home-care system. hardly any facil- be brought to the his telemedicine greatly helped us. performed on the patient. Also such a facility can provide home- ity to help the hospital or their Very frequently I have seen that in rural The government has mooted quite care for patients who are discharged from patient. I had to use an old clinic. I was able to – and also in urban – areas, the missing a number of good schemes which pro- the hospitals. Too often, relatives and saree to tie my mother to the stretcher get a person who ingredient in patient care is good nurs- vide hospitalisation for below poverty line the family have to provide prolonged so that her broken pelvis did not shake was not an MBBS ing facilities. Putting a patient in hospi- (BPL) patients and take care of their bills post-operative care – which they are ill- very much. doctor but could tal (whether he or she is terminally ill or through insurance cover. Yet I have seen equipped to do. Such a facility could be a At the hospital, after a good deal of administer saline or suffering from non-life-threatening ail- these schemes misused by doctors and boon for those patients. arguing, we got her X-ray done quite do basic dressing for ments) means endless headache for rel- hospitals where they admit the patients at In urban areas, better medical facil- quickly. Otherwise it takes forever to get bed sores. That was a atives, who have to stay in the hospital, the slightest pretext and charge them the ities, including good ambulances, can it done. Since the pelvic bone was frac- partial relief. undertake the nursing care of the patient full amount even for minor ailments. The provide timely care. In rural areas, in the tured, the doctor advised complete bed rest Secondly, I was and run continuously to get medicines money is then paid to the hospital by the absence of such facilities it is very neces- and told us to take her home. In such cases, greatly helped by my brother, who and medical supplies. Besides, the hos- insurance company. sary to have a home-care facility. millennium post | KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | 11 FRESH OFF THE mp Read SHELF

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e left this modern-day of WhatsApp messages that Dillon, Meanwhile, Libby who is trying sive evaluation of her emotions and Cinderella quite happy with whom she was on vacation in for a future with Olly’s business part- actions, leavens it with many other with a smoking-hot Florida, abandoned her after getting ner, doesn’t find her cause advancing spicy ingredients. actor dating her and a enamoured of a Scandinavian model. when found trapped in his house in These include but are not limited to livelihoodW in something she enjoys Worse, he has her passport and money an embarrassing position by his neigh- hanging a lamp-shade over the appear- doing, instead of the dead-end act- and a hurricane is approaching. bours as he returns with his boyfriend. ance of the actresses, deft character- ing career her mother has foisted on The story begins with Libby having Things couldn’t be worse as we isations (Bogdan with his pedantic her. However, good times can end to attend her father’s new marriage. If cross a fourth of the tale, but at Lib- but twisted English is always a win- rather abruptly – and solace and sup- this was not depressing enough, Olly, by’s home, the actress has materialised ner, but the honours here go to Mari- port come from the most unexpected who plans to open his own restau- suddenly. lyn, who is as friendly and intelligent, source. But Marilyn Monroe? rant are nearing completion, suddenly However even Marilyn, initially but also lonely and insecure, as she It is the “Blonde Bombshell” who reveals plans with a go-getting, motor- depicted at the beginning of her glori- was in her tragically short life), wicked appears to our heroine, Libby Lomax, cycling colleague of his sister, ahead of ous – but short – career (and its pin- but keen insights into celebrity cul- who has picked up some of the pieces its formal opening and how she is com- nacle later), can only do so much for ture and lifestyles, some Whether it is when Marilyn gets of her uniquely tangled life after her ing to help him. Libby when Cassie tries to drag her set-piece scenes introduced to reality TV through the travails, but soon got in some more into her reality show, Dillon gets back and spar- medium of “Keeping Up With The scrapes. And how indeed can be found into her life and Libby comes to learn kling dia- Kardashians”, models’ diet (“...while in the second installment of Lucy Hol- the truth of a situation she has never logue we were eating breakfast this morning liday’s trilogy, featuring three of the given much thought to, though it always. – well, I was eating breakfast; she was biggest Hollywood divas of the 1950s being at the forefront of her life. It moving a single slice of kiwi fruit from and 1960s, with Marilyn as never seen may also explain to her why Olly one side of her plate to the other..”), before. has renamed his restaurant at the another surprise cameo appearance Readers familiar with the initial eleventh hour. and much more, there is something or work, starring Audrey Hepburn in her Will the Oomph Girl be the other here to please a wide array own stylish, charming, and sympa- able to help Libby manoeuvre of palates. thetic real self, will remember London- through all the complications based Libby and her chaotic, rather – and how – forms the crux of unsettled universe of her far-from- this book, but there are plenty of model parents, her attention-seeking comic, near farcical, events before actress step-sister Cassie, Nora and that stop it from being just a “rom- Olly, the sister-brother duo who are com” or “chick-flick-lit” that may deter her best friends, her actor boyfriend some readers (males especially). Dillon O’ Hara and last, but not least, Fear not, for Holliday, despite pre- Bogdan, a handyman by profession senting a stew of romantic entangle- and hairstylist at heart. All of them are ments and sometimes around here too. Price: `499 – but only some- This story takes on the course of Publisher: times – letting the Libby’s life a few months hence, and Harper Collins heroine under- sometime after we learn from a series take an exten- 12| KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | millenniumpost mp Global eye

POSCO closure

with myriad open ends!any big industry which will destroy coastal BIBHUTI PATI writes on the tension built up between the localsforest and biodiversity.” While the state government is machinating to retain has recently withdrawn its projectthe land, to pave way for the subsequent industries who might and the state government over the land inpolice Odisha and overzeal- fromturn up inwhich this land, the POSCO ‘by now seasoned warriors’ are hell ous officials of government of bent on getting back the land. Abhaya Sahu of POSCO Prat- Odisha. 15,000 betel vines were razed to the irodha Samiti has demanded, “We are opposing the unfortu- ground. Betel vines, that give very good return to the farm- nate declaration by Nabin Patanaik government to put the land corporate ers formed the core of people’s resistance. Now that POSCO in the land bank to be used by the industries later. Now that loot of Odisha’s nat- has withdrawn, it is quite natural for the local people to think POSCO project is over, government should return back the ural resources to protect right to that the land will be returned back to them and they can con- acquired land to people. If the government fails to do so, then life and livelihood.” tinue with their old livelihood. From the day they learnt that the people of this area will launch another agitation to regain Popular environmentalist Dr Biswajit Mohanty helps in hav- POSCO is moving on, the locals have re-occupied more than control over their land. And this will be more intense than the ing a much more nuanced understanding of the reasons for with- 30 per cent of betel vines as per newspaper reports. But it seems POSCO movement.” ohang Steel Company (POSCO), the steel major from drawal of POSCO, “The fact that POSCO left Odisha reveals the that the government has other plans. The locals who have re- Chandan Mohanty belongs to the group of 52 families of South Korea, has finally communicated to the govern- strength of a strong local resistance movement by farmers and occupied betel vines are being threatened by local officials that Govindpur village who had given their land to POSCO volun- ment of Odisha that it is withdrawing from the 12 million fishermen whose livelihoods were threatened by this mega steel police cases will be filed against the encroachers. On the other tarily and cooperated in all possible manner for the Rs 52,000 MT steel plant project. It is official now, as far as govern- company. Private land which would have granted access to the hand, the Industries Minister has informed the house that the crore project and in the process had invited the ire of the fellow Pment of Odisha is concerned. Industries Minister of Odisha Debi port could not be acquired by the Govt due to the High Court 2700 acres of land that has been acquired will be in the Land- villagers opposing the project. They were living in the transit Prasad Mishra informed the State Assembly on March 18 that stay order as the acquisition was illegal. Secondly, POSCO was bank of IDCO (Industrial Development Corporation – an camp of PSOCO. Chandan says, “We are cheated by the admin- POSCO-India has requested the Odisha government to take back actually interested in captive mines which would have fetched agency responsible for facilitating the industrial development istration, the POSCO and the government. We had given our the land transferred to it. This was no ‘breaking news’ at all as the it windfall profits. After the amendment of the MMDR Act, of the state through the creation of infrastructure). That means land in the first phase itself. We were living in the transit camp. withdrawal of POSCO from Odisha was for sure. this became impossible, since mines would be auctioned only that the land acquired for IDCO will be used for other indus- But, despite this about five years back we were instructed by the POSCO had suspended the operations since 2015 and in and not granted on a first-come-first-serve basis. The Korean trial projects later. POSCO will be replaced by another name then District Collector Satyabrat Mallick to vacate the transit 2016 it had declared that it is not going ahead with the proj- company realised that its plans to grab cheap Indian minerals nullifying the long struggle of the villagers, their sufferings to camp as POSCO will no more set up the plant. If the govern- ect. But in the absence of an ‘official’ communication from ment was aware of this, then why did the they retain the land the company the government of Odisha was hoping against for so long? The state government should return the land to us hope that there still might be life in it and pretending igno- as soon as possible. And it also should compensate the farm- rance about the withdrawal of POSCO. And it had written to ers for the loss of production for last 10-12 years. If the gov- POSCO demanding Rs 86 crores against the cess, land conver- ernment fails to do so, then a violent struggle will start and the sion charges and other expenses against the land transferred to government will be solely responsible for the consequences.” it. Responding to this letter POSCO has communicated to the Who will foot the bill for the lost trees? In the process government of Odisha that it no more needs the land and it also of acquiring the land and establishing its hegemony, during can not pay the demanded amount. So the much hyped largest 2012-13 the district administration and IDCO officials mowed foreign direct investment of Rs 52,000 crore in India comes to down 8 lakh trees of various species from the forest area near an end. But all has not ended. Will the land, acquired for the the Paradip coast. Abhaya Sahu of POSCO Pratirodha Samiti Steel plant, be returned back to the original occupants? And says, “This particular area is prone to cyclones and the trees the toughest of these questions is – will anybody really bother played the barrier during strong wind. Now that the trees have about these questions? been felled the government has exposed a huge population to the cyclone and sea surge. The state government should plant trees on a war footing and the cost should be recovered from VICTORY OF PEOPLE’S POWER the company.” Who chased the POSCO away? It is a tricky question to answer. While some ascribe the slump in the international metal trade as a prime reason for withdrawal by the company, oth- POSCO STILL HAUNTS THE VILLAGERS ers blame the inability of the government to provide the iron Villagers, irrespective of their gender, age, involvement with ore mines and the land in time. And others allege that the legal the incidents have been slapped with cases in liberal measures. web that it was caught in strangulated the steel giant. But every Manoram Khatua (39 cases), 52 year old dalit women Santi one agree that the dogged resistance by the local people, out to Das (24 cases), 56 year old Sura Das (18 cases), old women protect their land, age old livelihoods and the environment, that Sanju Mantri (18 cases), Ananta Das (54 cases) are only a few was sustained for more than a decade against the tyranny and examples to cite. About 700 women have been implicated in machinations of the State and the goons hired by henchmen different cases. The villagers are now demanding for scrapping of the company took the pole position in chasing POSCO out. of these cases. At the same time they are scared of a vindictive Tamil Pradhan, a well known supporter of POSCO proj- government that has a burnt face now. But their fear does not ect, claims that it was the government apathy towards peoples After twelve long years, the situation is back to square one. Government stop them from seeking justice for Narayan Mandal who lost lives and livelihood is what was responsible for such a situa- awaiting for an industrial house to be short listed for the project in the acquired his two sons Dula Mandal (37 years, on 20th June 2008) and tion. The governments at the Centre and the one at the State Bula Mandal (33 years who died in March 2014). played games. The politicians played a dual role In the RPDAC land and the villagers determined to get back their land. This time they will In the March 2014 incidence Narahair Sahu (52 years ) and meeting the collector was requested to protect the lives and have to fight with the State, which they were doing in the earlier case too Manas Jena also had lost their life, opposing POSCO. Who will livelihoods of affected people. The Company officials, district give justice to these bereaved families? And will the govern- administration and IDCO all agreed to this and and promised, ment ever be able to repair the damage that it has wrought in but none acted. This dissatisfaction facilitated snowballing of had fallen apart and hence it beat a hasty retreat.” The villagers safeguard their land and their livelihood. the village life, by putting people against people.” The villag- the resistance movement. who had waged a long drawn war against POSCO have rea- Columnist Sudhir Pattnaik concurs, “POSCO’s formal ers have a simple answer to it, “We will not stop here. We will The president of Lokashakti Abhiyan Sangathan and the peti- sons to celebrate. But now they still have many issues at hand withdrawal from Odisha was a foregone conclusion and it is continue to fight for our land, livelihoods, trees and justice for tioner in the Green Tribunal against POSCO, Prafulla Saman- to settle and if need be fight it out. of no consequence to the locals since the land to the tune of the bereaved families.” tara says, “I had warned, POSCO cannot stay put to exploit our Mahila Morcha leader of POSCO Pratirodh Samiti, 2700 acres will never be returned to them. In the past when After twelve long years, the situation is back to square one. natural resources as mines in Khandadhar would not be allowed Manorama Mandal has the next agenda chalked out, “This is Tata abandoned its project in Gopalpur, land remained with it Government awaiting for an industrial house to be short listed by the tribal communities. This is exactly what happened. The the victory day for anti-POSCO movement. But the struggle for more than 12 years before it started using a very small part for the project in the acquired land and the villagers determined company had ambitions to get iron ores at the cheapest rate like is not yet over. Hundreds of old men and women are still cry- of it. Rest of the land didn’t return to the original owners. For to get back their land. This time they will have to fight with the on lease royalty but could not. Still the tribal community like ing for the loss of their family members and their land. Two- the state, they have to only choose between actors who will State, which they were doing in the earlier case too. But the situ- Paudi bhuinya, a primitive tribe, is struggling to protect Khan- month-old son of Manas Jena and one-and-half-year-old replace POSCO.” ation offers an opportunity for serious contemplation whether dadhar hills which have a big water fall and many perennial daughter of Bula Mandal are now in their early teens and have Prafulla Samataray is more optimistic, “Now the land should to go ahead with the industrial project against the wish of the streams. The people of Dhinkia, Govindapur, Gadakujang and started asking questions: Why did my father die? The widows be returned back to the tillers, who were in struggle against public or listen to the voices from the ground. Nuagam struggled for 12 years to protect their land, coastal forest of these two shaheeds are now more helpless than before and POSCO, because the land is under forest category and the vil- along with water bodies where they fish, and seashore, braving waiting for the land to be returned to them. The struggle will go lagers are forest dwellers who are entitled to get record of right the state repression and criminal attack by goons hired by the on till we get back our land, and all the false cases filed against under the Forest Right Act 2006. The Mina Gupta Committee company. Due to forced acquisition of 2700 acres of land, hav- us are withdrawn.” of the Govt of India had unanimously recommended to ing beetle vines and paddy cultivation, by the state, thousands give record of right by the ‘Gram Sabha’ of villagers lost their daily livelihood and now they are starving democratically, but it was not hon- with no means of earning. Environmental clearance was given LAND: STRUGGLE IS NOT YET OVER oured. So now the land should be illegally which was challenged by me in the National Green Tri- Getting the land back is not going to be a easy task for handed over to the people who bunal and the company had to run away. Even it has informed its the villagers. Government of Odisha had acquired 2700 acres were cultivating it since 100 years. willingness to return back the acquired land. Showing POSCO of land for POSCO in the years 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. Legally the forest land belongs to the door is the victory of people’s democratic struggle against Most of the acquisitions were done forcibly by employing the the villagers and there should not be millennium post | KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | 13 mp Trending STORIES IN A FRAME HUES OF THE HORIZON Candid Talk

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MANGO PUDDING FROZEN KIWI MARGARITA MINT JULEP INGREDIENTS Half cup superfine sugar. Half cup gold tequila. Half cup silver tequila. Half cup triple sec. One cup fresh lemon juice INGREDIENTS Half cup lime juice, freshly squeezed (6 or 7 ripe limes) 200 g frozen mangoes 4 kiwis, peeled and coarsely INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups cold water chopped cups crushed ice 3 to 4 ounces bourbon, 1 cup heavy cream, chilled to taste 50 ml mango juice 1 teaspoon sugar 45 g sugar dissolved in 1 teaspoon Teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice. water (or use 2 tsp. 2 (1/4-ounce) packets unflavored gelatin. simple syrup) 8 to 10 leaves fresh mint METHOD Mint leaves

GASTRONOMY Take gelatin in a bowl. Add cold water over it and let it soak for 10 mins. Take water in a pan and bring it to boil. Switch off the METHOD flame and add the soaked gelatin and mix well so that it gets Place the mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and dissolved easily. Cut fresh mango in half and then dice the fresh METHOD top with the sugar. Add the mint leaves and gently bruise with a mangos out. Place most of the mango cubes in blender and then Combine the sugar, tequila, triple sec, kiwis, and wooden muddler or a wooden spoon. Take care not to overwork add the left half milk or coconut milk; blend until very smooth. Mix lime juice in a blender; fill with ice cubes; blend until the mint, but swab the sides of the glass with the mint’s aromatic mango smooth with milk prepared in step 1, add heavy cream too. smooth. On top of the ingredients, pour crushed oils. Add the bourbon and pack tightly with crushed ice. Fill the Stir until evenly combined. And strain the mixture. Pour the mixture ice until the blender is full. Blend, but don’t liquify. glass with crushed ice and stir until the outside of the glass frosts. to your container or ramekins. Move to refrigerator for around 2 Pour into margarita glasses and garnish with lime Top with more crushed ice to form an ice dome and garnish with a to 3 hours until completely set. Run a kinfe around the sides of the wedge. If desired, salt the rim of the glass. few drops of bitters, if desired, and a mint sprig. bowl and invert it into a plate. Serve cold (Courtesy: Chef Lee Tuck Sung, Royal China) 14| KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | millenniumpost mp

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Aries (Mar 21–April 20) Taurus (April 21–May 21) The New Moon in Aries on If you’ve been thinking Monday is the best of the about starting a spiritual year for you. It’s the time practice, such as medita- to make a fresh start in tion, journaling, or yoga, Heart any areas you see fit. This is a great op- this is the week to make a start. The New of the portunity to write down your plans for the Moon in a secluded sector of your chart coming year in as much detail as possible, could encourage you to go within and ex- Matter visualize them, and refer to them often. At plore those hidden depths. There is more, the same time, the coming week could see as you may feel moved to take up a proj- you pushing ahead with an idea that you ect that has fallen by the wayside. You are quite passionate about. may find that it has a lot more potential.

Gemini (May 22– June 21) Cancer (June 22–July 22) If you’ve recently joined a An opportunity associ- group or have been think- ated with your career or ing about it, today’s New ambition of yours may Moon can be confirmation be in the cards this week. that you’re on the right track. You may feel With the New Moon prompting you, you that you’ve come to the right place as the might want to go for it. This is a sterling Teach her people you connect with instantly seem like time to do so, provided that you aren’t friends, which can be very reassuring. As in too much of a hurry. With Venus in this Mercury, eases into a secluded sector of same sector and currently retrograde, your chart at the end of the week, periods things could change over the weeks of reflection could be very good for you. ahead.

to share Leo (July 23–Aug 23) Virgo (Aug 24– Sept 23) This week’s New Moon The New Moon could can be a great opportu- bring an opportunity to nity to upgrade your skill explore a business idea expenses set or consider a course or financial plan. This of study that paves the way for a bet- could be very welcome to you, as the ter job or improved business prospects. idea of turning over a new leaf may Anything that can expand your horizons seem particularly appealing now. Tke Material things should not define a person or a relationship and if one fails to learn can be really good for you now. Mars is in the first steps over the next day or so the topmost sector of your chart encourag- and get the ball rolling. An idea that is that, it’s suggested that one should put his own financial future on the line ing you to be in the spotlight, anything that deeply meaningful to you could move to can help you is very welcome at this time. the top of your priority list in a big way. ROOPSHA DASGUUPTA RAY Sanjay Banerjee, West Bengal define a person or a relationship and if get upset and handle the situation like This is a very, very hard problem to she cannot learn that, I wouldn’t suggest a matured individual. I know this must I’m a student of class 12 and I want solve. It’s near to addiction in my expe- you put your own financial future on the be difficult yet I’m sure you will handle Libra (Sept 24– Oct 23) Scorpio (Oct 24–Nov 22) to be a successful in life. I don’t know rience. Loving someone does not mean line. This is not a problem you want to this with your best self. A fresh start may be New Moon in your life- which field to study in future. Please that you destroy yourself in the process. wait to fix, it will not resolve itself. style sector could encour- guide. That is what you are potentially doing What according to you makes a good possible in a key relation- Rahul, New Delhi by not dealing with a habit that is irre- My mother passed away when I was relationship? ship, especially with New age you to take a look Most successful people I know sponsible. Talk to anyone who’s been a child. Since then my Dad is heavily S Singh, New Delhi Moon encouraging you or at the way your daily life always set their goals right. To under- in a relationship with a person who is into drinking. I’m in college now and Relationships aren’t just about love, another to make the first move. Whether is panning out. Is it time for a change? stand your career option, you have to terrible with money – it is not fun, it his habits are affecting my mind. How passion, romance, or sex. And showing this is a budding romance or long-term The current blend of energies suggests it focus on your strengths and evalu- is not romantic, it might be tragic in can this be resolved? love to someone isn’t just saying “I love partnership, the current blend of ener- may be. Perhaps starting with health and Name unknown ate your options. You can always seek future. Here are few ways you can try: you”. If you really love someone, you gies offers a gear change, which might wellness issues can put you on a more advice from seniors of various field of 1. Start with transparency: teach her Probably there’s not much you can show them respect, which means: study/ work depending on your passion to share all expenses with you. Do not do. Given the fact that his habits have Understanding that the other person involve taking on a challenge that both of positive track. A plan that is very dear to towards a particular subject. But at the try to control things, often money is a been on for several years, it is quite dif- doesn’t always have to do what you want you relish. You might need to compromise you on a personal level may need a few end of it all, you have to decide what substitute for control. ficult for you to bring a change in him. Accepting that they have a right to their regarding a family issue. adjustments before you make a start. you are willing to become and what you 2. Try and work together on life I’m sure, you have expressed your prob- own friends, their own opinions, and to are capable of. You are your best judge. goals - saving for a trip, a house, what- lems to him. If not, do speak your heart make their own decisions and ever. If she cannot prove herself capa- out when he’s not with his glass. A cou- Listening to the other person, caring Sagittarius ( Nov 23–Dec 21) Capricorn ( Dec 22– Jan 20) My girlfriend and I are in a live in ble of meeting to save for a goal, I ple of years and you can surely move about their opinions, supporting their A new beginning may be relationship for the last 4 years. She would seriously reconsider her as a life out and work in a different place. That independence and treating them as an The week ahead can spends a lot of money on shopping partner. Debt is crippling in terms of surely will be a relief for you. But, his equal. The list is long but I personally provide an chance to take likely on the home front and other activities. I am trying my options, and if she is under the expec- habits might be fatal. Consult a doc- feel, the above points do make a rela- up a hobby or pastime this week and something best to cope, but she doesn’t seem to tation that you will support her, if you tor and if required, look out for rehabs tionship healthy and warm. that you enjoy very much. you’ve been considering understand! Can you help me suggest are not up for it you will become a slave to cure him. This is an illness and has (Send your questions to Small beginnings could lead to a profit- for some time. Conditions could come some way. to her debt. Material things should not to be treated. Whatever you do, don’t [email protected]) able business and future if you play your together now to make this possible. cards right. The urge to be more creative Regarding a key plan, you might need to and explore your potential in this area let go of some preconceived ideas be- could lead to big things if you’re pas- fore it can flourish. A chance to reconnect sionate about. The move of Venus hints at with someone may be welcome and be MICHAEL FASSBENDER plenty of chances to entertain at home. at the top of your priority list this week. Born on April 2, 1977, Michael Fassbender is a German-born Irish actor. His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic300 as a Spartan warrior; his earlier roles included various stage productions, as well as starring roles on Aquarius (Jan 21–Feb 18) Pisces (Feb 19 –March 20) television such as in the HBO miniseries ‘Band of Brothers’ and the Sky One Opportunities abound in The week ahead may be fantasy drama ‘Hex’. 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His role as slave owner Edwin Epps in the there could be a few changes in the weeks through Taurus, it can be worthwhile to slavery epic 12 Years a Slave was similarly praised, earning him his first Os- ahead. Make inquiries and take some network with people who can help you car nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 2015, he portrayed Steve Jobs tentative steps, but be prepared to adapt make the most of your present income. in the Danny Boyle-directed biopic of the same name. You share your birthday with your share You should the need arise. This can be a time to gather knowledge. Heads Huskies not for tails Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, MP & Union Cabinet Minister, also an eminent hot climates animal rights activist and Huskies can withstand temperatures as cold as -51 degrees C, they environmentalist answers require constant exercise, which is impossible in hot weather Millennium Post readers queries related to animal fret! You can certainly help strengthen your thing without a moment’s hesitation. So welfare issues bond by taking a hands-on role in feeding, when your dog doesn’t show interest in offering treats, giving physical attention his food and walks away you need to be and by simply being present. Never yell at concerned. Check the dog food you are offering to a regular feeding time, this will help your Do dogs have a favourite family or physically discipline your dog, and be If he has lost weight recently or devel- make sure it’s not spoiled or out of date. dog to associate the walk with the upcom- member? sure to always reward him and praise him ops vomiting or diarrhea as well, it is time This may be a reason why your dog sud- ing mealtime. Staying out of the area while Even though a dog may be close to when he gives you attention. to make a visit to the veterinarian. Prob- denly doesn’t want to eat his food. Make your dog eats and giving him a quiet, safe and protective of everyone in his human Often (but not always), a lack of bond- lems with teeth and/or problems in the sure the food you are offering is safe, nutri- place to eat alone, away from distrac- family pack, oftentimes a special bond is ing is due to lack of attention on the part of mouth can make eating difficult for even tious, and consistent. Don’t keep changing tions or competition from other pets, established with just one member of the the human. If attention is paid to the pup, the hungriest of dogs. Check the mouth for the food constantly because this can upset may be helpful household. While this is typically the per- another cause may be behind the lack of sores, growths, bad teeth or foreign objects your dog’s digestive system. If your dog son who provides the most time, care and bonding. For example, the person plays that might be causing pain or discomfort won’t eat dry dog food no matter what, Can breeds like Siberian Huskies stay attention, it’s not always the case.. too rough, only provides attention when for your dog. Tick fever is a reason. Get there are a few tricks to try that might healthy in hot climatic conditions? The dog that bonds to one particular he wants it and ignores the pup when he a blood test immediately. Dehydration is entice him to eat. You can try another Exotic breeds such as Siberian Huskies member of the household is typically hap- seeks attention, or he may possibly remind another reason. brand or flavor of food that might taste and Saint Bernards are not suitable for hot pier to see that person than anyone else, the pup of an abusive individual from his Or it could be that he doesn’t like better. Mixing in a tablespoon or two of climatic conditions. They are appropriate viewing the favored individual as provider, past. If so, be patient and continue to pro- the food any more. Change it. If you are canned food to dry kibbles may provide a for cold climates and can withstand tem- leader, as well as companion. This usually vide your pup plenty of love and care - feeding scraps under the table then your flavor boost. Canned food can be warmed peratures as cold as -51 degrees C. Hus- means lowering himself in this person’s your bond should eventually strengthen dog will become finicky about his own slightly in the microwave, or warm water or kies require constant exercise, which is presence and showing body language like with time. food. Table scraps and excessive treats broth can be spooned over dry food to give impossible in hot weather. The heat causes a rear in the air, wiggling body and flat- only cause weight gain and don’t provide it some warmth and extra aroma. chronic breathing and skin problems, tick tened ears. Why does my dog become a picky eater balanced nutrition. Your dog needs to eat Taking your dog for a good walk before fevers, dehydration. Even if you believe that your dog just after a couple of days? nutritionally-balanced food in proper mealtime can also help increase his appe- (Send your questions to isn’t feeling a spark between you two, don’t Most dogs will eat anything and every- amounts every day to maintain health. tite. If you can schedule a daily walk around [email protected]) millennium post | KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | 15 mp Game on

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merging from the shadows of Mohammed Shami and vitalising his spot in the Indian cricket team had been far from easy for Umesh Yadav. Despite having a Test debut in November 2011, it is only now (2016- 17 season) that Umesh Yadav has finally arrived. This entire season, Yadav has looked like an answer to the innumer- Eable prayers of the country for a good and consistent pacer. Yadav always had an immense amount of pace, it was his inconsistency as a bankable bowler that made the situation dicey for him; today, The it is exactly the opposite. He’s been such a go-to man this entire series for Virat Kohli that there’s no one sniffing around his spot in the Indian team. Back in his early days, Yadav looked bright; a genuine pacer for India which is a rare find. His erring line and length and a lack of control while bowling his pace is where he took a giant step back. Like most Indian pacers, he was also advised to let go of his pace but Yadav didn’t budge and today, he’s yielding the results of his hard work, patience and belief. The statistics clearly show Umesh’s rise. Till October 2015, Yadav had taken 48 wickets in 15 Tests at POTENT an average of 38.56 and economy rate of 4.31 but November 2015 onwards, he has taken 35 wickets in the same number of matches at an average of 34.68 and a highly improved economy rate of 2.87. Over the last 15 months, Umesh has got his act together. His accuracy has seen a tremendous growth and he has achieved it without letting go of his speed. While still clocking speeds of around 140 kph, he has consistently been on target in his last 15 Tests and he has exceeded four runs an over only once in his last 30 innings. The maiden overs tally has jumped up from 54 to 95. His strike rate looks dropped though but that is partly due to the catches dropped off his bowling this season. This season, Yadav has been a revelation. Even STRIKE though the Test season had been long and at home, he has still made his presence felt. Despite clocking an average of around 90 kmph, his line and length have been exceptionally good and his fit- ness has been top notch. Bowling immense amount of overs both with the new and old ball, he has made himself available for Kohli at all times. When the home season was to begin, there were talks of how the spinners will domi- nate and they will be the reason for India’s success. Yet, FORCE Yadav has emerged as a hugely successful and important figure throughout the home season. On Indian pitches, which hardly offer anything to seamers and pacers, it has been them and especially Yadav who have regularly been able to get breakthroughs and break partnerships when needed. It has been Yadav’s aggression and his controlled yet fiery temperament that has worked in his favour. Cut to the recently concluded India-Australia Test series, the pacers including Yadav have been more than effective even on pitches that weren’t on offer for them. In the last Test in Dharamsala, it was for the effectiveness of Yadav and Bhuvnesh- war Kumar early in the second innings that brought Australia’s downfall. With excellent bouncers, Yadav was able to send both Matt Renshaw and David Warner packing early on. The coaches have time and again talked about Umesh’s abil- ity to extract reverse swing from the old ball that makes him so dangerous and in Dharamsala, he proved how beautiful he can be even with the new ball. New ball or old, Umesh has been India’s man of the season. He’s been seriously fast, he’s been aggressive with his bowling (and not with his mouth), he’s been consistent with his line and length, and he’s managed to not break down despite doing all of the above for over 350 overs across 12 Tests since September 2016. There are two particular factors that have led to Yadav’s improvement.

SANJAY BANGAR Under Bangar, Yadav found more consistency in his wrist posi- They told me to relax tion. He didn’t shorten his run-up instead streamlined it enough and bowl. Line and length to not fall over at the time of delivery. This tuning helped him deliver in the manner Kohli wanted. Before the beginning of the will automatically take care Australia series itself, Yadav took 29 wickets in 13 Tests going back to that South Africa series in 2015, more than a third of his of themselves. I know that career-haul of 77. I have pace, so it’s just a Yadav even went on to say, “Anil bhai and Sanjay bhai told me that I have the pace, and the more steady I become, the better it matter of getting my line will be,” he said. “They told me to relax and bowl. Line and length will automatically take care of themselves. I know that I have pace, and length right. I used so it’s just a matter of getting my line and length right. I used my my strengths to the fullest strengths to the fullest and slowly worked on my weaknesses. It’s very important to have control along with pace and that’s what I and slowly worked on my worked on. I learnt that as a bowler, you have to think like a bats- man – where is he strong and weak. My thinking changed after weaknesses. It’s very important talking to Anil bhai and Sanjay bhai. I spoke to our batsman too. to have control along with pace They told me, ‘Umesh, this length is good, it’s troubling the bats- man.’ I planned my bowling accordingly.” and that’s what I worked on. VIRAT KOHLI I learnt that as a bowler, you As Kohli became the captain of the Indian cricket team, the have to think like a batsman – team has seen the pacers rising. Kohli’s affinity towards the pac- ers is evident. He likes to trust the pacemen and that has worked where is he strong and weak. wonders for Yadav’s growth. With more overs and the immense trust of the captain, Yadav has emerged beautifully. My thinking changed after Like the entire team, Yadav has also taken to Kohli’s fieriness and aggression which he has channelised into his bowling and talking to Anil bhai and Sanjay has yielded results. Yadav has shown on Indian pitches bhai. I spoke to our batsman that he can extract bounce and reverse swings even in conditions not so favourable and if Yadav can too. They told me, ‘Umesh, this keep up his form, he’ll be a huge asset for India when they have a long Test season away from length is good, it’s troubling the home. With Yadav coming of age, Mohammed batsman.’ I planned my bowling Shami returning from the injury, Ishant Sharma finding form and Bhuvneshwar Kumar finally fitting accordingly into the Test format bill, India now have a pace quartet that can pick some nicks across the world. 16| KOLKATA|SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 | millenniumpost mp Be nice to people on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down Film -Jimmy Durante “I was careful to not end up being slotted”

Taapsee Pannu’s much awaited movie opposite Akshay Kumar – Naam Shabana has just released, and the actor talks about how she prepared for the character Shabana which she could not relate to at all

n her four-year-long career in Bollywood, Taapsee Pannu may not have been as prolific as some of her col- leagues are but that was intentional. The feisty gal has undoubtedly made her mark as a talented and versatile actor who can effortlessly slip in and out of a diverse range of roles. So, whether Baby, Pink, RunningShaadi or her upcom- Iing Naam Shabana, Pannnu has been careful to ensure that she isn’t stereotyped. In an interview, she talks about portraying a character – Shabana – that she couldn’t relate to at all, and how she will continue to steer away from similar genres and roles.

When you portrayed the character of Shabana in Baby, did you realise that the character had the potential to have a movie developed around it? What I knew was that the essence of the character in Baby would last for a long time. I was certain people would remember me when they walked out of theatres but I didn’t have any inkling that it would result in a film that revolved around the character.

Now that the film is set to release and the promos are drawing a good response, are you anxious, excited, nervous? When Baby happened, people didn’t really expect anything from my character or from me; and that kind of worked in my favour. Because then my character shocked the audience. How- ever, with Naam Shabana, people are going to come in with expectations and it makes me happy because I like to work when there are expectations. I want people to have expecta- tions of me because that’s what an actor thrives on. They have expectations only if they like you. At least, I like the fact that they have expectations. Then, I am also feeling anxious but of a good kind because I haven’t yet watched the film. After dubbing, I haven’t seen it. All the promos and videos that are coming out are a surprise to Also, as I mentioned earlier, I am director’s actor, and it me as much as they are a surprise to everyone else. I am enjoy- really helped me to have good co-actors because acting is all ing that. I am enjoying the process of promoting the film. I am about reacting. So when I have really good co-actors in the same not stressed right now. I might feel a little nervous towards the frame, it enhances my own performance. Taapsee says that she will release, maybe a day or two before that, but right now I am pretty much enjoying the whole buzz. There are plenty of women-centric films being made today. Do always be selective about you think our audience has finally started accepting a female her role as she wants her Your character Shabana comes across as a tough one. What protagonist on screen? aspects of the character could you relate to and which ones did I would say, yes, audiences are warming up to that. character to be different and you not relate to? We still haven’t exploited that potential fully in she will never take up a role I didn’t relate to anything in terms of box-office returns but audiences are this character. There warming up to it. It’s so much better than where the audience will forget is no common her performance as soon as they walk out of theatres

ground between Shabana and me. I had nothing that I could relate to at any it was a couple of years ago. In the last two to three years, we have level, whether her body language, the way taken a leap of a few decades because of the changes we have she talks, her reactions or her emotions… I seen in cinema, especially because of some female characters. had to imbibe or learn everything to enact that There was a time when there were just one or two female- character. Nothing was my own or real. Perhaps, centric films in the entire year and they were more like experi- the only common ground was the focus and determi- mental films. But now, on average, we have at least one film a nation that this character has, this is something I too have. month that is centred on a woman. And that is huge leap – and most of these films even end up doing well. What did the director unlock in you as an actor on this project? You started your Bollywood journey with Chashme Bad- I always consider myself a director’s actor. I am not a door in 2013. Since then, what have you learnt and unlearnt? Taapsee Pannu in trained actor. Especially with characters like these, which are not When I started with Chashme Baddoor, I was new to the Hindi ‘Chasme Baddoor’ in any way similar to me, I have to surrender completely to the film industry but I had done a fair share of learning from the director. So my director gets all the credit for how well I could South. I had made my mistakes there and I didn’t repeat them get into the shoes of Shabana. here. Yes, I was pretty slow and steady in the Hindi film indus- try but I was taking very careful steps. I made sure I was going How does it feel to be the only girl in a film that also features to play my age. I was going to try to switch between characters. other powerhouse talents like Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, I was not going to do only one type of film. Anupam Kher and Prithviraj? It’s such a huge industry that people tend to typecast you There are two different answers. If you’re asking how it felt to very soon. There are so many actores, once they see you in two be the only female on the sets… I felt really special about that. to three films that are similar, back-to-back, they slot you in a I was the youngest and the only female, so I was totally pam- category. It’s like, ‘In this genre, these are the actores; okay, move pered and taken care of and I got all the attention on the sets. on to the next.’ They don’t even let you experiment. They have set But if you’re asking me what it was like, as an actor, to be categories and have typecast actores in each category. So I was among all these actors… It was intimidating because I was the very careful to not end up being slotted.That is the only learning least experienced of all of them. And then to share screen space I have had during this the period of time. And, yes, a little idea with each of them… When the audience watches this scene, any about how to move forward, going a little higher after each film. scene that I have done with them, they already know that these I can’t expect to suddenly reach the top. I have to be very actors are very good and they will be testing me. Will I live up careful of every step I take going upwards. It shouldn’t be a film to that level or not? This was uppermost in my mind when I that will take me down. In the initial years, people would ask had to act with all of them. me why I was doing only one film a year, why I was taking so So, yeah, it is intimidating when you work with these big long? And I was, like, I am working continuously. It was also names, including Prithviraj. I am actually very scared of him coincidence that the films were delayed. and his fan club because I had to be mean to him on screen But, this year, I have had so many back-to-back releases. because he is my antagonist. Since he is huge star in the South, People are probably are realising that I was not faking back then; I told him, ‘I hope your fans don’t hate me after this.’ I was actually working. BOI