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" " ." ! monitor the enquiry by the “We make it clear that anti-corruption watchdog. entrustment of supervision of / $! * #45 "48 !"*+ +""!! “The enquiry in respect of on-going enquiry by the CVC " $! # ." / the allegations made in the to a former judge of this court note/letter of the Cabinet is a one-time exception which $"*+ .+""! # 9(" " + Secretary dated August 24, has been felt necessary by this .$ !" L "M.. #*+ ". + < 2018 as regards Verma shall be court in the peculiar facts of = ! " + !# ! " $+ ! completed by the CVC within this case and should not be $."$$# ". + + !+ $$ ! ! + a period of two weeks from understood to be casting any today,” the Bench noted in its reflection on any authority of " *+ L+ M $ 0. + . order. the Government of India,” said "!( ,345-/ " .. ! " $ The SC also barred the the Bench, also comprising interim CBI Director Justices SK Kaul and KM being considered close to sions taken by him. the process of conducting Nageshwar Rao from taking Joseph. Verma. The Bench sought enquiry and keeping in view any “policy” or “any major The CVC has the authori- Also, Rao constituted a responses from the Centre and the large number of docu- decision” even as it fixed ty of superintendence over the new three-member team to the CVC on the plea of Verma, ments involved, 10 days time November 12 as the next date CBI in cases relating to the probe the FIR against Asthana who has also sought a stay on would not be sufficient to com- of hearing. Prevention of Corruption case. in order to be impartial. the Centre’s order giving inter- plete the inquiry. The Bench headed by Rao was given interim The court made it clear im charge of his post to Rao. Senior advocate Fali S Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi charge of looking after the that from now on Rao, who is However, this prayer was not Nariman, appearing for Verma, also said all the decisions taken duties of the CBI Director after a Joint Director of CBI, would raised during the hearing. said the CBI Director was by Rao from October 23 till both Verma and Asthana were only perform the routine tasks Meanwhile, Asthana also appointed for a two-year tenure October 26, including on trans- sent on leave and barred from that are essential to keep the moved the Supreme Court with the approval of a selection Lodi Road police station. Massive protests were fer of investigations and change carrying out any supervisory CBI functional. with a separate petition in the panel comprising the Prime Delhi-type protests were reported from all States, includ- of investigating officers, be role of the agency on the mid- During the hearing, the matter challenging the Minister, the Leader of he Congress on Friday replicated in other parts of the ing large participation by party placed before it in a sealed night of October 23. court at first remarked that Government order to send Opposition and the Chief Tstaged a day-long country- country where State Congress workers in Punjab, Haryana, cover by the next date of hear- Shortly after taking charge decisions taken by Rao since him on leave and divesting him Justice of India. wide protest in front of CBI leaders led demonstrations in Karnataka, Assam, ing. The court also observed it on the intervening night of October 23 are not to be imple- of his functions. The question is whether offices across the country led by their regions against what the Maharashtra and Gujarat. did not want the CBI issue Tuesday and Wednesday earli- mented but later it ordered that Solicitor General Tushar the tenure could be breached at its party chief Rahul Gandhi Congress described as the “ille- Senior Congress leaders, before the court to linger on. er this week, Rao transferred 13 it would decide on that aspect Mehta, appearing for the CVC, any time?,” Nariman asked against the Centre’s order to gal, unconstitutional and ille- including Ashok Gehlot, “This is not in the interest officers with most of them only after perusing the deci- said the commission was under from the court. send CBI Director Alok Verma gitimate removal of the CBI Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora, on forced leave. director by the Modi that has Veerappa Moily and Anand Congress workers led by shamed India and its premier Sharma took part in the march, Rahul took to the streets in investigative agency”. along with Sharad Yadav, D ' New Delhi’s Lodi Road area, TMC Rajya Sabha member Raja and Nadimul Haque. where the CBI headquarters is Nadimul Haque, CPI leader Rahul said people are on " & located, and demanded an and Upper House member D the streets to show the PM “the apology from the PM. He Raja, and Loktantrik Janata mirror of reality”. alleged that “the PM stole Dal leader Sharad Yadav too “No matter how hard the money from the country” and joined the Congress in the Government tries, it will not be ! ! " in a letter to the Union can run but not hide from the protest against the Modi able to cage the truth,” he Minister, Forest and truth. Rahul courted arrest at Government’s CBI decisions. tweeted. Environment, urged high level # $ # inquiry on the rampant cor- ! % ruption in tiger translocation project. He also urged criminal / /( & ! proceedings against the offi- @ ?A(O ' $'' ! cials, who made the translo- AA ? cated tigress hostile by not providing her requirements in the new location and subse- ? quently allowed to kill two // persons. began after she responded to a hile the administration Senior lawyer RP comment by former Navy oming down heavily on the Whas failed to win the con- Pattanaik, in a case at the efence Ministry (MoD) Chief Admiral Arun Prakash. CState Government for not fidence of the locals of Satkosia National Human Rights Dofficial spokesperson He had re-tweeted a photo- resolving the lawyers’ demand in providing safety from man Commission, prayed to provide Swaranshree Rajashekhar was graph showing a military flag for nearly two months now, the eater tigress Sundari which hunt us and at the same time, phase, the tranquilizer team adequate compensation to the sent on indefinite leave on on the bonnet of an official car t least eight people were Orissa High Court Bar has so far killed two humans fearing the tiger we can’t hide engaged by the State family of the deceased and the Friday hours after she posted a of the Internal Financial Akilled and three others Association here on Friday and hunted many domestic in house as police will arrest Government had no experi- affected people, those who tweet criticising the alleged Adviser to the Western seriously injured on Friday in decided to continue their strike animals, the fear of the hostile us." ence of sedating any hostile have lost their livelihoods on misuse of privileges by military Command of the Army in an explosion at a firecracker and threatened to burn effigies beast keeps haunting the inhab- Meanwhile, schools have tiger in dense forest. The team fear of hostile tigress. officials leading to an outcry Chandimandir in Haryana’s factory in Badaun, police of Chief Minister Naveen itants of the forest villages. been closed and around 4 lakh was also not well equipped to Notably, after death of two amongst the veterans. She later Panchkula district. The officer said. Around 4 pm, there Patnaik in different places of To add to their trouble, the people of Angul and tranqulise it, Sahu alleged. innocent villagers by tigress deleted the tweet saying “it was is a civilian and is not allowed was an explosion in a licensed the State on one particular police have been after the vil- Athamallik have lost their On the other hand, the Sundari which was relocated inadvertently done and the to use flags on their vehicles, a firecracker factory in date and time if the lawyers’ lagers and have already arrest- livelihoods as they don’t move silence of the officials of the from Bandhavgarh Reserve in same is deeply regretted.” right reserved for armed forces Rasulpur village under the concerns are not addressed by ed 19 persons for protesting the out in fear of the tigress. National Tiger Conservation MP to Satkosia, people have The Ministry later in the officers. Civil Lines police station, Tuesday noon next. tigress. The police have filed Satkosia Praja Surakhya Authority, Wildlife officials been demanding the immedi- day said Army Public Relations “Even if misuse of an Army Badaun Senior “On Tuesday afternoon, cases against hundreds of peo- Samiti president Janardan Sahu and State Forest Minister on the ate shift of the big cat. The Officer (PRO) Colonel Aman Command’s insignia by a civil- Superintendent of Police the general body will decide the ple in the case. termed it as an eyewash to plight of the people has been police action to muzzle the Anand will be acting ian is not a cognisable offence, (SSP) Ashok Kumar said. date and time of the simulta- Satkosia Praja Surakhya engage two teams from Kanha heavily criticized by the rights voice of the people has received spokesperson as the “MoD the person needs to be repri- “Three injured have been neous burning of effigies of the Samiti secretary Biraja Jani and Pench of MP after the local activists. serious flaks from leaders of spokesperson proceeds on manded by the GOC in C admitted to the district hos- Chief Minister. In the same told, “Fearing police, we can’t team failed to tranquilise the Chairman, Citizen Action various political parties, includ- leave. whose ‘Financial Adviser’ he is,” pital. Their condition is seri- meeting, the lawyers will also hide in the forest as tigress will tigress. He told that in the first Forum, Santi Bardhan Mishra, ing Congress and BJP. The twitter controversy Prakash tweeted. ous," he said. fix a date as to when they would march towards Bhubaneswar to gherao the Naveen Niwas (the CM’s resi- # dence),” informed bar associa- tion secretary Satyabrata Mohanty. Demanding arrest of a $ police constable and a havildar, the lawyers across the State are on strike since August 29 # ' %() ed by police or let off. (μgm-3) in mid-September, and paralysing judicial activities in No reaction came from 400 on Friday. SAFAR, a unit of all the courts and tribunals. The % ' % the concerned police station ational Capital’s deteriorat- Ministry of Earth Sciences concerned constable and the when contacted to know the Ning air quality on Friday (MoES), has also recorded val- havildar had apparently name of the persons and surpassed all its records of the ues at four folds the prescribed thrashed a Cuttack lawyer, actions on them. Even the IIC current season as concentration standard of both PM 10 and PM whose car was involved in a of the police station did not of Suspended Particulate Matters 2.5. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi 0 Nimapara Sub-Jail following series of road accidents at three 0 respond to the phone call. (SPMs) was measured “abnor- Party (AAP) Government has the rejection of his bail plea. He different places on August 28 in It may be noted here that mally high” on the Air Quality initiated coordinated action to he Konark Judicial will stay in the judicial custody the city. he Lions Gate police on a ban has already been clamped Index (AQI) of Central Pollution combat air pollution. TMagistrate First Class till November 5. Meanwhile, the Sambalpur TFriday detained eight per- on camera long ago by the tem- Control Board (CPCB). Environment Minister Imran (JMFC) Court on Friday grant- Earlier on Wednesday, the Bar Association also decided to sons from atop the Emar Mutt ple administration on security One month pollution data Hussain on Friday conducted ed permission to police to Bhubaneswar SDJM Court had continue its two-month-old here for launching a drone point of view. Even posting of the CPCB reveals that values surprise inspection and found take Delhi-based journalist allowed the Konark police to strike in demand of establish- camera to shoot the visuals of photos of inside views of the of both pollutants have been that dust control norms were Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a two-day take him on a four-day remand ment of a High Court Bench in the Jagannath Temple. Shreemandir in public domain recorded three to four times being violated blatantly at the remand over his alleged for interrogation. western Odisha. The people belonging to is a criminal act. higher for both PM 10, PM 2.5. Pragati Maidan redevelopment derogatory remarks against On Wednesday, Mitra was * West Bengal were reportedly Despite a ban, in 2014 and Significantly, value of PM 2.5 site. Delhi Pollution Control the Sun Temple and Odisha arrested by the Bhubaneswar shooting for a short movie working for a West Bengal 2016, the aerial views of the was recorded at 46 Micro Cubic Board (DPCC) served notice on culture. Commissionerate police in ' staying on the rooftop of the based movie company ‘Lintus’. Jagannath Temple had gone Per Gram (μgm-3) on the contractor and the builder Earlier, the Konark Judicial connection with a criminal # $ mutt when local people caught They came to Puri for taking viral on social networking sites September 16 of this year, while for violating Environmental Magistrate First Class (JMFC) case filed against him at the ! notice of them. On information visuals of some tourist spots for captured by some flying quad- on Friday it shot to 206.2. Clearance (EC) conditions. Court had on Thursday reject- Saheed Nagar police station % ' by the locals, police immedi- making a movie. copters. Even recently on Environmentalists have warned Since construction dust is ed the bail plea of Mitra after after he appeared before the ately swung into action, seized However, it is still unclear ‘Mahalaya’ a Sub-Inspector of that denizens of Delhi are inhal- also a major contributor in pol- the Konark police took him House Committee headed by % the drone camera and detained whether or not the drone cam- Sea Beach police station had to ing poison. luting air, Hussian directed offi- from the Jharpada jail in Leader of Opposition $ #' ''# ' all of them for questioning. era was flying over the shrine face suspension from duty for PM 10 value has escalated cers of civic agency to release an Bhubaneswar and produced Narasingha Mishra over ' Sources informed the peo- premises. It is still unknown posting the visuals of above the danger mark, oscil- order to cover all construction him in the JMFC Court. breach of privilege of legisla- ple engaged in shooting were whether the people were arrest- Baisipahacha on Facebook. lating between 139.6 and 140 sites. Mitra was later sent to the tors. !,- % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123
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silence as ignorance has taken dling an opposition team in his house in order and won the Anganwadi workers in ping, Panda visited Rout’s joined the BJP or the Congress. drop-out had formed the OGP ? heavy toll of his opponents. the Assembly which was led by Bijepur by-election which September 2017. house and Rout declared about He gets support from the BJP which won two seats in the When Patnaik came to a three -term Chief Minister, JB repositioned the BJD jugger- Patnaik subsequently sus- the formation of a new region- and the Congress while con- 2004 elections. Later, he could 0 /C C/(/ Odisha, he had with him his Patnaik. He successfully passed naut. By the end of 2017, a few pended senior leader, MP, al party. People believed it ducting local meetings. not sustain. Party dropouts (0) academic knowledge of histo- this phase. senior leaders were crossing Baijayant Panda from the BJD because the BJP has been pro- He talks about corruption like Braja Kishore Tripathy, ry, contacts and exposure. As a When he entered the more their limit and challenging the on January 24 due to anti-party moting such a model in other by the BJD Government. Since Kharabela Swain, Soumya student of history he must peaceful phase of running the authority of Patnaik, by open- activities. The party raised States to split the regional par- he was a Minister in the State Ranjan Patnaik and have understood the socio- State Government alone with ly criticizing the party deci- accusation that his OTV was ties for its poll advantage. Rout Government and his son is still Pyarimohan Mohapatra had .. political dynamics of Odisha his own BJD strength in 2009, sions, the functioning of the supporting anti-BJD forces in mentioned that the old Biju fol- a secretary in the BJD, people formed new political parties feudal society and his exposure he faced high political revolt Government and the policies Bijepur by-election. The sus- lowers shall be united. He took generally don’t believe his but fought the 2014 elections aveen Patnaik has been a must have taught him about the from his advisors. He set the and systems of the party. pension of these two heavy the names of Bijaya Mohapatra, story. unsuccessfully. At the nation- Nfour-time successful Chief power system-dynamics. As he house in order in 2012 and Naveen slowly distanced weights had no effect on the Prafulla Ghadai, Surendranath Several regional parties al level, successful regional Minister, who is all set to win continued his political journey faced the 2014 poll and won two senior leaders from the BJD in the Bijepur by-election. Nayak, Panchanan Kanungo, have been formed in Odisha. parties like the NCP, TMC and his fifth term in the forthcom- in Odisha, Patnaik faced chal- with comfortable majority. BJD since 2017, for their anti- Panda got more and more dis- etc. Ghadai and Nayak imme- Gantantra Parishad was a suc- AIDMK have been formed by ing polls unless high turbulence lenges in each phase of his jour- The post -2014 days in party activities. Even though tanced from the BJD and final- diately countered the state- cessful State party (1952-74) the dropouts. A successful new occurs in the political envi- ney and has grown from a power brought him adversities. the Bijepur by-election was ly resigned from party on May ment of Rout and expressed under RN Singdeo. party depends much on the ronment. It will be a sheer naïve politician to a regional He witnessed the court-direct- scheduled for February 2018, 28 and resigned from LokSabha their ignorance about such Harekrushna Mahtab and Biju political environment. reductionism to describe the satrap. ed CBI action against some the BJD supremo did not wait on June 12. Later, Panda carried plans. Mohapatra did not sec- Patnaik were two Congress As the BJP is rising, the unprecedented success of the In the early days of his party members in the chit for the by-election but dropped outstreet meetings called tea- ond Rout’s statement. drop-outs who had formed Congress is reviving and the BJD supremo as the fruit of being president of the BJD, he fund scam that tarnished the instantly Damodar Rout from parties at different places. He When no one came for- two regional parties success- BJD is consolidating in Odisha Biju legacy or a luck phenom- fought and escaped from the image of the party. He also wit- the Ministry and the party’s has not joined the BJP though ward with Rout, he joined a fully such as the Jana Congress now, it is not a favorable con- enon or a phenomenon of puppet-trap that the senior nessed intra-party conflicts, vice president post in engaged in anti-BJD propa- civil society RTI forum and has and the Utkal Congress (1967- dition for a new regional party. ‘Chanakya-Chandragupta.’ BJD leaders had set for him. As dissidence and anti-party activ- December 2017 for his remarks ganda. been conducting anti-corrup- 74). They could not sustain for The BJD dropouts may join the Naveen’s repeated electoral he entered the Chief Minister’s ities. Externally he faced the against the Brahmin commu- Rout was finally dropped tion rallies at different places longer. The BJD has become BJP or the Congress. Their victory is an evidence of his office in 2000, he faced the in- challenge of the growing BJP nity. Senior leader Rout had from the BJD on September 12 with them. Panda and the first successful regional political survival depends on knowledge on State politics, his party power-pull as well as the which took some of the BJD’s escaped earlier from party after vehemently criticising the Kanungo are not yet seen in party but it was not formed by their strategy. However, the political IQ and management external pressure of running a seats in the 2017 panchayat action when he had passed Government in the Assembly Rout’s meetings. Rout has nei- drop outs. Opposition shall use them and skill. Misunderstanding his coalition Government and han- polls. But Patnaik recovered, set adverse comments against the and outside. Just after his drop- ther formed a party nor has Bijay Mohapatra as a BJD the BJD has to defend.
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67 7 * & " " ( /O! # " ' ' / ? bison, jackal etc. The place is in " " R news now for habitation of atkosia, one of the best eco- Sundari tigress. Stourist destinations repre- Families can relax and $ senting a diverse floral and fau- enjoy the splendour of nature nal extravaganza, attracts thou- here. Nature lovers and bird sands of picnickers and visitors watchers can explore the diver- "+ " throughout the year. It spreads sity of the wilderness. They can along the magnificent gorge walk around and discover the ? over the Mahanadi river and is unspoiled wilderness through ( 0 and cunningness of the insur- mand area are victims of a paradise of immense scenic the nature trails. The reserve is Normal life in Titilagarh ance company. Chakada Poka. Hence, they are charm. Satkosia Wildlife studded with mountains, town in Balangir district was he Sambalpur Zilla The four demands are pay- facing debacles regularly and Sanctuary was established in creeks, caves and waterfalls. badly affected due to a 12-hour TKrushak Surakshyaa ment of compensation to the some of them being unable to 1976 and declared as Tiger Temple of Goddess Binikei bandh observed by the Zilla Sangathan (SJKSS) organised a farmers under Pradhan Mantri bear the loss are commiting Reserve in 2007. is famous here and attracts Kriyanusthan Committee three-hour bandh on Friday Phasal Bima Yojana, and suicide,” said farmers’ leader The present STR is spread many pilgrims. Forest rest demanding a district status to that paralysed life all over the removal of private insurance Saroj. over four districts like Angul, houses are available at Titilagarh, now a sub-division. district. company from the business, “In such situation, neces- Cuttack, Nayagarh and Boudh Tikarpada, Purunakote, Shops and other business Farmers gathered at 17 payment of last year’s input sary help from Government having 964 square kilometer Labangi and Chhamundia. The establishments were closed and different places of the district subsidy to the left out farmers, and payment of insurance dues with 524 square kilometer as magnificent view of the gorge buses were off the road. in all nine blocks to stop declaration of Sambalpur as can only save them from finan- core area. It is also a part of the attracts thousands of tourists People, irrespective of their movement of vehicles and drought affected district for the cial crunch,” said Sangathan Mahanadi elephant reserve. into the tiger reserve through- political party affiliations, sup- show their protest towards the current year and waiver of convenor Bibhu Patnaik. The sanctuary is the meeting out the year. Visitors can enjoy ported the bandh. Local MLA apathetic attitude of agriculture loans to all farmers In view of the agitation, point of two bio-geographic the boat ride on the river Tukuni Sahu had earlier Government to farmers and to strengthen their financial massive police forces were regions like the Deccan of fresh water crocodiles, 126 trees, 98 shrubs, 125 herbs Mahanadi and view the majes- extended her support, their problems. backbone. They further deployed in all the 17 places of Peninsula and the Eastern Gharial and Mugger. and 51 climbers have been tic gorge and towering moun- informed senior BJD leader The result being the district demanded for Rs 500 bonus by the district and there are no Ghats. For its unique gorge identified in the reserve. tains on both sides. One can Bhavani Hota remained cut off from rest of the State Government to farm- reports of any untoward inci- The gorge here is around ecosystem, Satkosia serves as a Around 38 species of mam- sight plenty of crocodiles bask- “Time has come for for- the State for from 10 am to ers per quintal of paddy. dent. 51 meter deep on the river bed major watershed for the entire mals, 161 species of birds, 27 ing on the sand banks. mation of a new district reor- 1pm. The Sangathan pressing “The farmers of Sambalpur It is learnt that Cooperative at Tikarpada. region. It forms an important species of reptiles and 183 Camping facilities are available ganisation commission, which for fulfillment of four- point in the rain-fed area are facing Department Secretary of will The highest peak is catchment of lower Mahanadi species of fish are found in the at Tikarpada and Purunakote. can determine issues based on charter of demand organised drought in regular intervals. At hold a meeting of the farmers Sunakhania at 933 meter. Apart basin and has a critical eco- reserve. The reserve has also As picnic season approaches, financial requirement and gov- the bandh where thousands of the same time, the farmers of and the insurance companies to from tigers and elephants, the logical role in preventing silta- significant numbers of tigers, picnickers and nature lovers ernance,” said Balangir MP farmers took part and raised the irrigated area and particu- break the ice and streamline reserve is also the natural habi- tion downstream. Over 400 elephants, spotted deer, sambar, must not forget to enjoy this Kalikesh Singh Deo, when con- their voice against the apathy larly that of the Hirakud com- payments of the farmers. tat of two endangered species plant species comprising of chowsingha, barking deer, unique place. tacted. ) ..' /' pleted by September 2018. 2 4 523 $ !" " !"# $ % While the work has not been ." $ !$" " ! " completed, works done so far ? = +" A" -/" " "." + -./ are found to be very weak as - #" " # ?0 many potholes have devel- "- $ " + !" "# oped. The locals have also .""." <$ $ "<$ . ! " ocals of Narasinghpur in alleged that the guard walls, !$+ +$-"" -<$ 0 % LCuttack district have alleged which are being constructed $!# " "" that the road construction now, have less cement ratio $"<$+ !" .. + - work, involving crores of compared to sand. % ' % while all most all BJP ruled rupees, carried out by the Even though the locals (. .' States have exempted crop Works Department is of very have brought the matter to the 2 6 40 3 *! $ A" "? = loans with Uttar Pradesh Chief inferior quality and demanded notice of concerned officials, " O ! .. P % Minister Yogi Adityanath lead- that an investigation be done but no action has been taken $" ( $". ing it, the BJD Government is into the matter. against the contractor yet. "+ "! " ! ## yet to do it even having been Though the construction Despite repeated attempts, . 43333. + +$" in power for 18 years. work is yet to be completed, a Works Department Engineer 0 " "+ . Due to wrong agricultur- number of places have devel- Rajkishore Muduli couldn’t be " + al policies and no crop loan oped potholes, raising a ques- contacted over phone. ! - ! meeting of the Dhenkanal exemption, farmers are com- tion mark over the durability of However, SDO BN Sahu said, + .0 *! ABJP Kishan Morcha was mitting suicide, the Morcha the road, they alleged. “The executing agency has $ " " $! held, presided over by Morcha members charged and said It is informed that the 1.5-km stretch of the was awarded to contractor sought more time for comple- ( $""E "" ! Pravari Rahul Ray Mahalik. that farmers have already made Works Department had sanc- Narasinghpur-Angul main Purshottam Behera. tion of the work. If potholes ## . 43333. + BJP Kishan Morcha up their mind to vote out CM tioned 1.38 crore for con- road and construction of a As per the tender, the road have developed of the road, the + - + ! Dhenkanal and Sambalpur Lok Naveen Patnaik who is a struction and widening of a guard wall for which a tender work should have been com- agency will repair it.” *! 0 $ " Sabha Pravari Er Debashisha farmer killer, in coming elec- $# " Hota attended as chief guest on tions. "$ " "- the occasion. 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%% Rayagada: Two Class V stu- . $ dents met their watery grave ! while taking bath in the Swain had alleged that the Nagabali river at Puska village Jailer raped the girl student and under the Seshakhala police he National Human Rights made the sex video viral in the ( 0 limits in Rayagada district on TCommission has directed social media on the pretext of Thursday. The bodies were the Superintendent of Police, job, love and marriage and his olice arrested two dreaded fished out from the water body Bhadrak and the IG, Prisons to act violated human rights of the Pcriminals following an on Friday morning. take appropriate action within victim. encounter near Kanamana vil- The deceased were identi- four weeks into the allegation Swain had prayed the lage under the Chamakhandi Police seized two pistols, tipoff , the police intercepted fied as Panchu Nimaka and of a girl student raped by NHRC to take criminal action police station in Ganjam dis- four live bullets, Rs 1.5 lakh Manoj and Biswajit near Nimai Nimaka, both aged 12 Bhadrak Jailer Chinmaya Patra. against the accused Jailer and trict late on Thursday night. cash and a car from their pos- Kanamana village. Spotting the years. The NHRC issued this provide protection and a com- The arrestees were identi- session. Later, the duo who suf- police, the two opened fire in They had gone to the river notice on a petition filed by pensate 20 lakh to the victim. fied as Manoj Sahu of Polasara fered bullet injuries in their legs a bid to escape from the spot. to take bath. However, the duo Human Rights Watch secretary Besides, she urged for an inves- and Biswajit Barik alias Munna was rushed to the MKCG However, the cops retaliated slipped into deep water and Sangita Swain on September 2, tigation by the Crime Branch. of Kaipadar village in Khordha Medical College Hospital. and managed to overpower were swept away by a strong 2018. district. Sources said acting on a and nab the duo. current. PNS 6 ! % ! #
+ = 1962 (28). In 1967, it was 26, below 50 per cent even during (RPI) got 2.38 per cent of vote that in spite of voter awareness being forced to vote against 1971 (44), 1977 (54), 1980 Jawaharlal Nehru’s period. It share with 2 seats in 1952. The programme the voting per- their free choice. $! " (38), 1984 (37), 1989 (115), was 45.7 per cent, 47.8 per cent, BSP has emerged as a nation- centage has not increased sub- The communal and casteist H3I 48H, 1991 (147), 1996 (211), 1998 44.7per cent, 40.8 per cent and al party under the leadership of stantially. The voter turnout forces engineered violence (178), 1999 (171), 2004 (215) 43.7 per cent respectively. The Kanshi Ram in 1984 and was 61.16 per cent in the first before the poll to terrorize the and 2009 election, the number vote share of Congress has became the third largest general election and it voters. Usually women do not was 363 out of 1,060 registered reduced to below 35 per cent in national party of the country in increased to 63.73 per cent in come out during poll violence. parties. 1977, but again increased to 43 terms of percentage of votes 1957 and again decreased to The participation of polit- Since 1991 the emergence per cent in 1980. It further polled in last elections. The 55.42 per cent in 1962. During ical parties and voters is impor- of coalition and alliance poli- increased to all time maximum party polled 4.14 per cent of last three elections of 2004, tant for strengthening democ- tics has facilitated for a strong 48.1 per cent in 1984 and vote in the last 2014 general 2009 and 2014, the voter racy and an inclusive and trans- presence of State/regional par- again it was reduced to 39.5 per election but got no seats in the turnout has been 58.7, 58.21 parent governance in a coun- ties. The most important obser- cent in 1989. In the 1991 gen- Lok Sabha. In 2004, the party and 66.40 per cent respective- try like India with presence of vation of election results shows eral election the vote share of polled 5.33 per cent of votes ly. huge diversity among voters that no single party has got the party was 36.4 per cent. The The voter turnout of 2014 based on caste, ethnicity, reli- more than 50 per cent of vote vote share of 1996 election (.( election is all time high but on gious identities and socio-eco- share of the total polled votes was 28.3 per cent and 1998 it an average about 35 to 45 per nomic and educational status. though they got more than 50 was reduced to 25.8 per cent. cent of voters did not cast In order to ensure repre- he representatives of Lok per cent of the seats. The vote share of 2004 election with 19 MPs and in 2009 elec- their vote between 1952 and sentation of political parties in TSabha are mostly drawn The coalition politics of last was 26.5 per cent, in 2009 it was tion the party got 6.17 per cent 2014. governance as per their vote from political parties playing a 20 years have provided a stable 28.55 per cent and in 2014 it votes with all time high of 21 The important concern has share, Propositional major role in the governance of Government both by the UPA was 19.31 per cent which is all MPs in the Lok Sabha. Even in been the participation of Representation Electoral the country. During last 70 and the NDA. Though the time low with only 44 seats. the last 2017 Uttar Pradesh women in governance as the System has been proposed as years, there have been changes reasons of growth of number of Many historical political factors State election, the BSP emerged trend shows women have been an alternative for a long time. in the participation of political political parties are many but have influenced the voters in as second largest party in terms under represented in political But the party list PR system parties in elections and voting this has contributed to frac- different time to cast their vote of vote share of 22.24 per cent parties and also governance. needs State funding and a behaviour of the citizens of the tured mandate under the Fist in favour of the Congress. votes but winning only 19 seats A report of the Election transparent inter-party democ- country. In the context, it is Past the Post (FPTP) electoral The vote share of Bharatiya in the State Assembly. Commission of India on voter racy system in practice to give important to look into our system where parties with less Jana Sangh founded by Shyama The Communist Party of turnout shows that the female representation to all and to electoral system and represen- than 50 per cent of vote share Prasad Mukherjee in 1951 was India (CPI) with 3.29 per cent voter percentage is less than counter the hegemony of fam- tation of political parties. formed the Government. only 3.06 per cent of vote with of vote share won 16 seats in male voters. ily rule, caste and religious The first general election of A major national ruling 3 seats in 1952 election. Later, 1952 election and was the main The under representation biases and the direct influence 1951- 1952 witnessed partici- party such as Congress has the vote share of BJP (Jan Opposition led by Shripad of women and inadequate par- of funding by corporates to pation of 54 political parties never achieved 50 per cent of Sangh became BJP later) was 20 Amrit Dange, elected from ticipation has its ramifications political parties. and subsequently, the number the vote share since 1952 but per cent in 1991, 20.3 per cent Mumbai, in the first Lok Sabha over the social and political sys- Because, baring a few of political parties kept increas- the only exception was in 1984 in 1996, 25.6 per cent in 1998, of India. The other parties tem which violates gender jus- exceptions, a majority of the ing so that it reached 464 in last when it got the all-time high 23.8 per cent in 1999 and 22.2 such as Forward Block and RSP tice and dignity of women as political parties are being fund- 2014 elections out of total per cent which is just close to per cent in 2004, 18.80 per cent got 0.9 and 0.44 per cent of vote equal partners of democracy ed by the corporates, particu- 1,687 registered parties in the 50. in 2009 and 31 per cent in 2014 share with 1 and 3 seats respec- and inclusive growth. larly to fight elections, many country including six national The Congress has gov- which is all time high and cap- tively in 1952. It is also reported that dur- deserving and well-meaning parties, 47 State parties and erned the country for maxi- tured 52 per cent of the total The vote share of CPI is ing elections there has been candidates are being silently 1,634 unrecognized parties. mum time consecutively in seats. 0.65 per cent in the last gener- violence and discrimination pushed out of politics because The lowest number of partici- 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967 and Dr BR Ambedker’s Sc hed- al election of 2014. Coming to being practiced against the of lack of resources to meet the pation was in 1957, i.e., only 16 1971 for five times but the uled Castes Federation and the participation of voters of poor and marginalised sec- election expenses. parties and subsequently in party’s vote share was always later Republican Party of India the country, the trend shows tions and minorities who are ([email protected]) ," % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123 ! #'% $$ ! !$ # $ 96 ! $#' $!
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(1 6 !11%2' 3%/ # R /' ( Chairperson, Secretary (Tourism) of the concerned ! enchmarking the standards State Govt. or Additional Bof facilities and services pro- Secretary. H4( vided by motels, on the sides of Other members include highways, to cater to motorists, (Tourism) or Director (Tourism) <02, "0 F(G the Centre has decided to grant or Additional Director (Tourism) approval to only those new of the concerned State besides ,H( motels or those seeking fresh representative from the approvals that have facilities for Federation of Hotel and digital payments, have safety Restaurants Association of India( mechanisms and are disabled FHRAI), Hotel Association of and environment-friendly India (HAI), Indian Association s many as 199 sitting MLAs among others. The Union of Tour Operators (IATO) and Aand seven MPs have not Tourism Ministry recently Travel Agents Association of declared their Permanent Association for Democratic each from BJP and Congress, issued new guidelines in this India (TAAI). Account Number (PAN) Reforms (ADR) and National and one re-elected MP each regard. Approval will be given valid details. The highest number of Election Watch (NEW) have NCP, JD(S) and SHS have the "At a time when the for three years. "Applications MLAs, who have not declared analysed the PAN details of 542 discrepancy in their declared Government is focusing on dig- will not be considered as PAN details, are 51 from the sitting Lok Sabha MPs and 4086 PAN details. When it comes ital transactions, these estab- received till such time they are Congress, followed by 42 MLAs MLAs. Of which 11 re-elected State wise re-elected MLAs lishments must migrate from free from all deficiencies. The from the BJP and 25 MLAs MPs and 35 re-elected MLAs with the discrepancy in PAN cash to cashless payments. ties," said a senior official from rately from the Hotel classifica- "Motels cater to the hospi- HRACC may inspect a motel at from the CPI(M). have dissimilarities in the PAN details, Madhya Pradesh has Customers too are happy to the Ministry. tions," he explained. tality requirements of road trav- any time without previous Interestingly, the highest details submitted by them in the highest number of re-elect- make payment by digital wallets, He said motels have been According to the guide- elers through the facilities and notice," said the official. numbers of 33 MLAs who their affidavits. The discrepan- ed MLAs i.e. 8 followed by and credit and debit cards. classified as per the facilities lines, motels which are an services offered by them, with The Motel must be able to have not declared the PAN cy also found in the PAN details Maharashtra with 7 re-elected Also, they need to be inclusive being provided by them. important segment of the hos- the rooms usually arranged in convince the committee that details are from Kerala, fol- of several re-elected MLAs. MLAs who have the discrep- and disabled-friendly to cater all "The guidelines have been pitality sector, providing a low blocks with parking direct- they are taking sufficient steps lowed by 28 MLAs from "The PAN comprises 4 ancy in declared PAN details," type of customers. framed after intense delibera- budget accommodation is clas- ly outside," says the guidelines. to conserve energy and harvest Mizoram and 19 MLAs from alphabets, 4 numerical and an the report said. "The aim is to promote tions with the tourism and hos- sified as a Hotel designed pri- The new motel or those water, garbage segregation, and Madhya Pradesh. Two MPs alphabet at the end, e.g: The highest number of re- safe, secure and better hospi- pitality industry along with the marily for motorists, having seeking re-approval will have to disposal/ recycling as per each from Odisha and Tamil ABCD4321F. Discrepancy elected MLAs who have dis- tality facilities at highways for stakeholders. The Motel is their main entrance on a pass test from the Hotel & Pollution Control Board (PCB) Nadu, and one MP each noticed in the PAN card is that crepancy in declared PAN travelers and provide the Motels expected to maintain required National Highway or a State Restaurant Approval and norms and following other eco- Assam, Mizoram and one number/alphabet is details are 18, from BJP, fol- with enough cafes, rest rooms, standards at all times. The new Highway or on a Service Lane Classification Committee friendly measures, pointed out Lakshadweep have not declared changed. Four re-elected MPs lowed by 9 MLAs from INC toilet facilities and other facili- guidelines treat Motels sepa- of a National / State Highway. (HRACC) comprising the official. their PAN details. from BJD, 2 re-elected MPs and 3 MLAs from JD(U). ( " 60 &
fied as 8,100 crore approxi- States or United Arab Emirates fact that though funds were 345 mately from the investigation because they have extensive available to pay off bank loans, Special Court in Delhi on conducted so far. business interests in these the same were diverted and AFriday issued notices to the The ED told the court that countries. "Even though the siphoned off, cheating the pace in the coming weeks. 7.30 lakh hectare so far this rabi Sterling Biotech promoters fol- the accused persons have left accused no 1 to 4 (Nitin, banks," the agency said. It said Right now, the planting is season as against 24.17 lakh lowing an Enforcement the country under suspicious Chetan, Dipti and Hitesh) had the investigation has revealed owing of winter (rabi) crops reported in parts of Uttar hectare in the same period last Directorate's plea to declare circumstances and evaded the sufficient funds and resources that 249 companies have been Shas begun and the coverage Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and year. them fugitive economic offend- process of law to face criminal to avoid declaration of bank incorporated in the country by of oilseeds has gone up 70 per Jammu & Kashmir," a senior Coarse cereals area was ers in connection with a prosecution. "Despite the loans as frauds subsequent to promoters of Sterling Biotech cent to 14.61 lakh hectare so far Agriculture Ministry official covered in just 5 lakh hectare 8,100-crore bank fraud case. instant developments being Non-Performing Assets, they, out of which 200 firms were over the year-ago period. said. Among winter crops, as against 9.47 lakh hectare in Additional Sessions Judge ration of the accused as offend- well in their knowledge, they in active connivance with each found to be 'benami' entities Wheat has been sown in 18,000 planting of oilseeds has been the year-ago period. Rice was Satish Kumar Arora issued the ers and for confiscation of have chosen to deliberately other and other persons laun- used to siphon off loan funds hectare so far in the rabi sea- good as farmers have covered sown in 3.13 lakh hectare as notices to the owners of the properties which are either in not to return to the country dered the funds for their per- obtained from various banks. son of the 2018-19 crop year 14.61 lakh hectare so far, and against 4.22 lakh hectare in the Gujarat-based pharmaceutical their names or they have inter- and submit to the jurisdiction sonal advantage and use On October 23, the ED had (July-June) as against 2,000 much of it is rapeseed and mus- said period, the Agriculture firm — Nitin Sandesara, est in the properties as benefi- of the court. They are shifting through a complex web of filed a supplementary charge hectare in the year-ago period. tard seed, owing to better sup- Ministry data showed. The Chetan Sandesara, Dipti cial owners. ED's special pub- countries to escape the clutch- shell/benami companies con- sheet against seven persons in Sowing of rabi crops begin port price. official said delayed departure Sandesara, Hitesh Patel. lic prosecutor Nitesh Rana said es of the law," it said. trolled and managed by them the court in the money laun- from October and harvesting In the year-ago period, of southwest monsoon has The plea has been filed by the total amount involved in The agency also told the through dummy/paper direc- dering case. So far, the agency from March. Wheat is the oilseeds were sown in 8.60 improved soil moisture that the agency under various sec- money laundering, which "is court that it is suspected that tors who were their employees has charge sheeted 191 accused, main rabi crop. lakh hectare. In case of pulses, will boost sowing of rabi crops tions of the Fugitive Economic nothing but proceeds of crime" the accused at present may be and bought certain properties. including seven individuals "Wheat sowing will pick up area was lagging behind at in many States. Offenders Act, 2018 for decla- in the matter has been quanti- residing in Nigeria, United "The said highlights the and 184 companies. ( O* + ! ' ' , - New Delhi: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since he first toured which is marked with myriad Narendra Modi on Friday Japan as Prime Minister in opportunities," Modi said. New Delhi: Russia and India ties," he said. The envoy said described India and Japan a September 2014. He said India values Japan's are working on an agreement to the event once again will reflect "winning combination" and He said, as democracies, global leadership in innovation, "jointly produce" films to boost the unique cultural ties said the island nation is New the two countries have shared technologies and best prac- people-to-people ties, the between the two sides. Delhi's most trusted partners in values and they seek peace tices and during his visit, he Russian envoy said on Friday "It will open this Sunday its economic and technological and prosperity for all. will have a chance to see some and asserted that the two coun- with a breathtaking performance modernisation. "Our complementarities of Japan's high-tech capabilities tries have an age-old history of 'Reverse' by the Moscow Musical In a statement before he make India and Japan a win- in robotics. cultural collaboration. Theater. It will blur the bound- leaves for Japan on Saturday to ning combination. Japan today "I will have wide-ranging Russian Ambassador to aries between dramatic and clas- attend the Annual Summit on is one of the most trusted talks with Prime Minister India Nikolay Kudashev said this sic, and the circus performances," October 28 and 29, Modi said partners in India's economic Shinzo Abe and interact with at the embassy here after Kudashev told reporters. India's partnership with Japan and technological modernisa- business leaders and captains announcing the grand cultural The 75-minute production is of great substance and pur- tions and one of the top of industry from both coun- event — Days of Russian Culture has been created by young pose. investors in India," he pointed tries. I will also address the in India — that will bring some Russian directors Andrey "We have a special strategic out. Indian community. These of the most iconic musical and Koltsov and Irina Drozhzhina, and global partnership. Our ties The PM said that projects interactions will help to further art forms to the country over the with participation of Debra with Japan, both economic such as Mumbai-Ahmedabad strengthen our trade and next two months. Brown, the Emmy Award-win- and strategic, stand complete- High Speed Rail and Dedicated investment ties, and coopera- "The two nations have a ning Canadian choreographer, ly transformed in recent years. Freight Corridors reflect the tion in new areas such as special affection towards each officials at the embassy said. It is today a partnership of great high level and "strength of our healthcare, digital technologies, other, with a history of cultur- "It will be a silent show, substance and purpose. It rests economic engagement". agriculture and food process- al collaboration that goes long with motion and emotions on the strong pillars of India's "Japan is also at the fore- ing, disaster risk reduction back. Some of the illustrious intertwined in a breathtaking Act East Policy, and our shared front of engaging in our nation- and disaster resilient infra- names are Rabindranath acrobatic performance by the vision and commitment to a al initiatives, such as 'Make in structure," he said. Tagore and Leo Tolstoy, and troupe, and will have a part of free, open and inclusive Indo- India', 'Skill India', 'Digital He recalled that last year, many other distinguished sons India in its mix too. I say, it will Pacific," he said. India', 'Start Up he had hosted Prime Minister & " / 4 ! . and daughters of both the blow away the senses of the Modi said it will be his 12th India'...Japanese investors have Abe and his wife Akie Abe in ! $5 countries, representing our audience," said Koltsov. PTI meeting with Prime Minister faith in India's economic future, his home State of Gujarat. PTI / , ! $ /2 $% " * 0 ( # # &( 120 # ( . ' Thiruvananthapuram: Flood-hit Kerala would need 31,000 crore for # New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Madan should not remain confined to toilets and rebuilding, a UN report said. B Lokur on Friday said besides construction washrooms only. The post disaster needs assess- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday New Delhi: India and Myanmar have and maintenance of washrooms in over "You see we have a process of weeding ment report prepared by a UN team declined to hear on priority a petition filed agreed to fight insurgent groups operat- 16,000 court rooms, a mechanism needs to out of files, so when a case gets disposed of, was submitted to Chief Minister by an advocate against the practice of ing along the border between the two be devised to deal with garbage and also to it is not that it is going to be there forever. Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday by United polygamy among Muslims, saying he should countries and check smuggling of wildlife weed out old case files. Of course, there are certain categories of Nations Resident Coordinator Yuri first deposit a fine that was due. and narcotic drugs. He was speaking at a pre-launch func- cases which needs to be there forever, which Afanasiev. When the petition filed by Asok Pande It was agreed upon at the 22nd home- tion of 'Swachh Nyayalaya project, which are of historical importance, and so on but During the meeting, he informed came up for hearing, a bench headed by land security meeting between India and would be inaugurated on the occasion of if you are in a position to weed out the files Vijayan that the UN would assist the Justice Madan B Lokur reminded the advo- Myanmar held on Thursday and Friday. Law Day on November 26 by Chief Justice on a regular basis, there is a lot of space that State in getting international level cate that he was imposed a cost of 25,000 ".... This court had imposed costs of During the meeting, both the sides of India Ranjan Gogoi. can be generated," Justice Lokur said. technical know how for rebuilding by the apex court recently for filing a plea 25,000 on the petitioner by an order agreed to take action against insurgent The project, which is ostensibly on the He then gave the example of the apex Kerala, which had witnessed wide- and until he deposits that amount with the dated October 22, 2018. List this petition groups operating within their territories, lines of the Centre's flagship scheme Swachh court and said that by weeding out old and spread destruction when floods rav- Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, only after the costs are deposited. The reg- a Home Ministry statement said. Bharat Abhiyan, would be undertaken by unnecessary files, a large bar room has been aged the State in August this year. his matter would not be heard. istry is directed not to entertain any other The two countries agreed on provid- NITI Aayog and the Union Ministry of made here. The UN body has also promised A bench of the apex court had on petition until there is a proof of payment of ing security cooperation and facilitate Drinking Water and Sanitation along with Justice Lokur did not agree with the assistance in getting resources from October 22 dismissed a public interest liti- costs," the bench said in its order. movement of people and trade across the the Department of Justice and would deadline of 2020 fixed by Government agen- global institutions for rebuilding the gation (PIL) filed by Pande and had imposed In his fresh petition, Pande had alleged International Border. include construction of new toilets in court cies to complete the Swachh Nyayalaya pro- state, an official press release here said. the cost on him for seeking a direction that that permitting only the Muslims to perform It was also agreed to cooperate in pre- complexes in the country, besides main- ject and said that it can be completed with- According to the report, funds for legal marriageable age for men should be polygamy was discrimination on the ground venting smuggling of wildlife and narcotic taining existing ones. in a span of six months and asked the agen- rebuilding various sectors, include brought down from 21 to 18 years. of religion. The PIL has sought a direction drugs and to strengthen cooperation on "So really the idea behind this Swachh cies to include PWD also with the project. housing (5443 crore), transport "Have you paid the cost," the bench, also to the Centre either to declare polygamy by the international border management, Nyayalaya is to have those general clean up The function, in which a presentation infrastructure (10,046 crore), agri- comprising justices S A Nazeer and Deepak any citizen of India as "void" and make it a including construction of subsidiary pil- in terms of maintenance, in terms of house was made about the project, was attended culture and dairy farming (4498 Gupta, asked the lawyer who said he would punishable offence under section 494 of the lars to better demarcate the border, the keeping issues, of course, providing toilets, by the CJI and justices Kurian Joseph and crore) and other infrastructure 2246 do it soon. The bench then said, "We will Indian Penal Code (IPC) or permit all cit- statement said. washrooms and all that is one of the A K Sikri. Niti Ayog head Amitabh Kant also crore. During the south west mon- hear you only after you deposit the cost izens to perform polygamy as per their wish. The Indian delegation was led by aspects of housekeeping and maintenance addressed the gathering. soon over 400 people had lost their imposed on you." It also directed the apex Section 494 of the IPC deals with the Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and but equally important are issues of garbage The ambitious project would cover all lives and several houses destroyed in court registry not to entertain any other peti- offence of marrying again during lifetime of the Myanmar delegation by Major General disposal," Justice Lokur said. the Supreme Court, all the high courts and the unprecedented deluge in the tion filed by Pande until he pays the cost husband or wife and entails a punishment Aung Thu, Deputy Minister, Ministry of He stressed the need to take up the pro- 3,388 subordinate courts and would incur State. PTI imposed by the October 22 order. of up to seven years in jail and fine. PTI Home Affairs, Myanmar. PTI ject in "broad perspective" and said it a cost of 500 crore. PTI % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123 ,0 %& ' ( %
(O+ $ S Gurumurthy is of the view the article has appeared in ./ !) that Rajinikanth has the poten- Murasoli, it is certain that the ($ "$#+ tial to emerge as the rallying publication has been done at unish, BJP finish’. point for all anti-DMK votes. the instance of Stalin. This means we will have <0 Rajinikanth in a release The Murasoli or the DMK to work towards ousting on Thursday had told his fans leadership has not responded to the BJP not only from and followers that those who Kamal Haasan’s comments to a Bengal but the entire ( .. are after power and wealth do TV channel that his party would country,” Chatterjee said. not have any place in his have alliance with the Congress The November 16 meet- scheme of things. The Murasoli only if the Grand Old Party dis- ing will be held at the ajinikanth, the south Indian article asks how is it possible for sociates itself from the DMK. Netaji Indoor Stadium. Rsuperstar who had declared Rajinikanth to expect his fol- This is further proof of the Though the rally is good his political intentions on the its fingers crossed hitherto over for its platinum jubilee celebra- lowers to work tirelessly for DMK clan’s soft corner for three months away parties new year eve encountered the the move by Rajinikanth to tions last year and the super star making him the Chief Minister Kamal Haasan and an indica- like the RJD have already first major obstacle to his enter politics, came out on had attended the function. while they themselves should tion of a possible alliance confirmed their atten- dreams on Friday. The DMK, Friday through an unsigned Though no reasons have not aspire for anything. between the DMK and the dance, sources said the major Opposition party in article in Murasoli, the party been given by the DMK for the In a recent crack down MNM, the political outfit adding Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu made it known mouthpiece lambasting and attack on Rajinikanth, it is clear Rajinikanth had removed some launched by Haasan. Chief Minister that the party does not wel- lampooning Rajinikanth’s polit- from the article that party chief of the office bearers of his fans With the Murasoli article, Chandrababu Naidu has come Rajinikanth’s move to ical dreams. Interestingly, the MK Stalin does not like the idea association from their positions Stalin has given enough indi- been in constant touch launch a political outfit. Karunanidhi clan controlling of facing the super star’s politi- for violating the guidelines of cations that Rajinikanth ? ! % # with Banerjee. The DMK, which had kept the daily had invited Rajinikanth cal party. Political commentator the association. “What is the would be an untouchable vis- $ # According TMC sources logic behind removing those à-vis the DMK. The paper N$ $ 1 the Bengal Chief Minister who allegedly violated guide- made it known through a 1 ! ' could also attend the Telugu lines when there are no guide- cartoon that Rajinikanth is the <0.O. ,348 ) % Desam Party sponsored grand lines?” asked the article. Since creation of the BJP. ! ' rally sometime in December: # 7 3 this apparently in order to ensure a return visit by the 6 ? TDP president. / O AB “Though all opposition * 4 ! # parties have no doubt that uhazaar unish, BJP finish . ' they will have to come togeth- D(Come 2019, there will be C= $ er in 2019 to ensure the ouster 7 * O no BJP).” That is going to be P of the BJP some regional the Trinamool Congress’ slo- issues still keep them sepa- gan in the run-up to the 2019 Akhilesh Yadav, RJD presi- rated. Our leader Mamata general elections for which dent Lalu Prasad. “Even the Banerjee can play an impor- + preparations will begin on CPI(M) leadership including tant role in bringing these par- November 16 when Bengal Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan ties together or ensuring a Chief Minister Mamata will be invited in the rally,” the compromise region-based ? ? Banerjee will address a meet- Chief Minister was quoted compromise formula so that ing of party functionaries as saying. the opposition vote is not ujarat Chief Minister Vijay including elected representa- But before the grand rally divided,” said a senior GRupani will inaugurate tives down to the block level, which will apparently be orga- Trinamool leader and ambitious 'Ro Ro ferry' services TMC general secretary Partho nized as a show of strength to a Minister. Chatterjee on Friday said. counter BJP’s rising stature in Banerjee had earlier put November 16 meeting will Bengal the TMC will hold a forward the Bengal formula to in fact focus on the grand rally preparatory meeting on ensure “one-against-one can- scheduled to be held at the November 16 where “all MPs, didate.” Brigade Parade Ground on MLAs, councilors, panchayat The TMC had “tried this January 19. The Brigade rally samiti heads, district and formula in 2009 and 2011 and has been called by Mamata block presidents have been ensured a landslide win where all the Opposition outfits asked to come,” Chatterjee against the mighty Left Front. barring the BJP will be invited. said adding the meeting will If we could defeat the Left on Saturday which will connect Among the invitees would be held to prepare the work- there is no reason why we can- Saurasahtra and South Gujarat be Congress president Rahul ers so that they can start not defeat the BJP,” said the across the Gulf of Khambhat. Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, NCP preparations from now. Minister adding the January Due to the fairy services chief Sharad Pawar, BSP “Mamata Banerjee has 2019 Brigade rally will be a distance between Ghogha near supremo Mayawati, SP chief already said that ‘duihazaar grand success. Bhavnagar in Saurashtra in the west and Dahej in South Gujarat will be decrease by almost 300 kms. By road dis- tance between the two desti- nation is neat 360 km and it takes more than 10 hours to travel. However the fairy will reach Dahej within one hour by completing just 32 kms across the Gulf. For the completion and functioning of the project Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has formed an SPV (special purpose vehicle) and roped in Indigo Seaways Private Limited on a public private partnerships (PPP) mode. The group has invested around 140 crore for the pro- ject and bought a south Korean vessel 'Voyage Symphony'. The vessel is a double-ended ferry that will sail at an average speed of 15-17 knots with a transit time of one hour between the two shores. Boarding and unboarding the vehicles, passengers off the vessel will take another hour. As per agreement the tariffs for the ser- vices will be shared by the GMB and the Indigo Seaways, but the exact share was not disclosed by any of the party. For multi wheeled empty cargo (one driver and one cleaaner), the charges for trucks and buses will be 4,500, 800 for cars, 150 for two wheelers. Additional charges for trucks will be 125 per Ton and 2,500 for 36 passengers per bus. As far as passengers are concerned, the tariff is 200 for economy class and 400 for luxu- ry for single trip.
! . .# " ., $. Imphal: Cadres of two terrorist outfits were engaged in a gun battle in Manipur's Tengnoupal district early Friday morning, a police officer said. The exchange of fire took place between sus- pected terrorists of the Kuki National Army (KNA) and United Kuki Liberation Front (UNLF) near Moreh town which is close to the Indo- Myanmar border, the officer said. PTI % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123 ,:
% 661 *6 . # * & ( $ 8 / $" custody by the police from his accused to prove their alleged order granting an extension of days, which is not contemplat- Lucknow: Prime Minister technology had changed the set up in Varanasi was is a step Thane residence. role in Maoist activities likes 90 days to the police to file a ed under the provison to sec- Narendra Modi on Friday lives of the farmers in Gujarat in this direction. Gonsalves and Ferreira will mobilising cadres, recruiting charge-sheet against five persons tion 43-D of the Act. It is to be expressed confidence that farm- where they were generating solar The PM also spoke about " =. + be produced in the Pune UAPA students from eminent institu- arrested on June 6 in connection remembered that the ers would pave the way for power and after meeting their the importance of value addition court on Saturday. tions and sending them to the with their alleged Maoist links Investigating Officer is always imbibing of new technology electricity needs, were selling the in farming and mentioned the A " # " Meanwhile, a police team hinterland areas to become “pro- and their role in the January 1, interested in the success or the and hoped that better opportu- surplus electricity and earning steps being taken in the food is leaving for Faridabad where fessional revolutionaries”, raise 2018 Bhima-Koregaon riots. conviction in the case. nities would be created in the additional income. processing sector. He said that + " Bhardwaj is likely to be arrest- funds and procure weapons. However, upon a plea by However, it is the duty of the agriculture sector. Modi said events like Krishi after the Green Revolution, the ed from her home on Saturday. Since the house arrest the Prosecution that it wanted Public Prosecutor to assist the Inaugurating Krishi Kumbh Kumbh would greatly benefit emphasis now was on milk and ( ( Earlier in the afternoon, period ended on Friday, to test legality of the the high Court in the process of admin- 2018, a mega conclave of farm- farmers and it was a commend- honey production and also on Additional sessions judge K.D. Gonsalves’ lawyer Rahul court’s order in the Supreme istration of justice by uphold- ers and agricultural experts, in able achievement of the UP poultry and fisheries. ithin hours after a Pune Vadane had rejected the bail Deshmukh said that the three Court, a single-judge HC ing the law,” Justice Bhatkar Lucknow through video confer- Government as it would open Modi called for discussion Wspecial court on Friday applications of the three activists would move the bench of Justice Mridula noted. encing from Delhi on Friday, the new avenues for farmers in on judicious use of water rejected their bail applications, activists. Bombay High Court on Bhatkar stayed till November 1 Quoting the judgment in Prime Minister lauded the efforts coming days. The PM expressed resources, better technology for the Pune police on Friday "At this stage, from mater- against the Pune court’s order. 2018 the implementation of her the case Hitendra Vishnu of the Uttar Pradesh confidence that the farmers storage and use of latest tech- evening arrested civic rights ial collected by investigating Apart from Bharadwaj, order quashing the Pune spe- Thakur vs. State of Government and Chief Minister would pave the way for new nology in farming in the sessions activists Vernon Gonsalves and officer, prima facie, it reveals the Ferreira and Gonsalves, cial court’s order to facilitate the Maharashtra (supra) case, the Yogi Adityanath for the devel- technology to be imbibed and of the Krishi Kumbh. He empha- Arun Ferreira, while the inves- involvement of the present appli- activists Varavara Rao and Maharashtra Government to judge noted: “....The request of opment of agriculture and wel- better opportunities to be creat- sised the need to evolve new tigators are likely to arrest cants/accused. Moreover, inves- Gautam Navlakha had been challenge the HC order in the an investigating officer for fare of the farmers with the aim ed in the agriculture sector. technologies and ways that another activist Sudha tigation is at very crucial stage, arrested on August 28. apex court. extension of time is no substi- of enhancing their income. He said this time the farm- would help eliminate the need Bharadwaj from her Faridabad therefore, in my view, the present Earlier this week, the While quashing the Pune tute for the report of the pub- “The Government is com- ers would get increased price for for farmers to burn crop stubble. residence for her alleged links accused are not entitled to be Hyderabad High Court had Special court’s order, the high lic prosecutor. ….” mitted to doubling the income of their crops as the Minimum Chief Minister Yogi with the CPI (Maoists). released on bail. Hence applica- extended Rao’s house arrest court took cognisance of the On September 2, a Special farmers by 2022, the year when Support Price of 21 Rabi and Adityanath said that Modi is Gonsalves, Ferriera and tions devoid of merit, liable to be period by three weeks while fact that there was no compli- Unlawful Activities India completes 75 years of Kharif crops had been increased. the first Prime Minister after Bhardwaj who were among rejected," Special Judge Vadane Navlakha’s arrest was quashed ance of section 43-D of the of (Prevention) Act (UAPA) independence. The Government The PM appreciated the UP independence who has farm- the five activists arrested on stated in his order. by the Delhi High Court. Later, the Unlawful Activities court had granted an exten- is creating a strong infrastructure Government for its efforts in ers and agriculture at the top August 28 for their alleged While under house arrest, the Supreme Court rejected the (Prevention) Act, 1967 which sion of 90 days to the police to from ‘beej to bazaar’ (seed to augmenting substantially the of his agenda. He said the soil links with the CPI (Maoists) the three activists had moved Maharashtra Government's mandates the Public Prosecutor file a charge-sheet against five market) for enhancing the procurement of foodgrains. He health card scheme for farm- and their association with the the Pune sessions court seek- special leave petition against to submit a report justifying the persons with alleged Maoist income of farmers.,” he said. asserted that the farmers were ers had immensely contributed Elaagar Parishad held in Pune ing an extension of their house the Delhi High Court order. extension of time for filing the links who were arrested in Modi expressed the hope the ones who took the country in agricultural productivity as ahead of the January 1, 2018 arrest by a week. The rejection of bail pleas of charge-sheet in the case. June this year in connection that there would be record pro- forward. Modi mentioned the farmers, instead of reckless Bhima-Koregaon riots. While opposing the bail three activists, including “This shows that the with the Elgaar Parishad held duction of foodgrains during the series of steps that the use of fertilisers and insecti- While Gonsalves was applications, the Prosecution Bhardwaj and Gonsalves comes Investigating Officer has nav- in Pune and the subsequent Kharif season. He reiterated the Government was pursuing to cides, were now judiciously arrested from his Mumbai res- had argued that it have “cor- two days after the Bombay High igated the application for exten- January 1, 2018 Bhima- Government’s commitment to reduce input costs and raise using the agriculture inputs idence, Ferreira was taken into roborative evidence” against the Court quashed a special courts sion of period by further 90 Koregaon caste riots. double the farmers’ income by profits to double farmers’ and this had boosted agricul- helping the nation’s food pro- income. He said a large number tural productivity. ducers at every stage, from sow- of solar pumps would be The CM said UP had huge ing to selling. installed in farms across the untapped potential in the fields )' $*+%&" The PM said that farmers, country in the near future. of agriculture and horticulture. the country’s ‘annadata’, were Modi said the Government He said UP was already number becoming power generator of the was working to deliver the ben- one in the country in sugarcane, ( ( to Air Marshal HS Arora Ati Among those present on Samir V Borade Vishisht Seva country with the help of new efits of science to agriculture and sugar and milk production and Vishisht Seva Medal Air Officer the occasion were a large Medal Air Officer technologies. He said the solar the Rice Research Centre being the same could be achieved in he 11 Base Repair Depot Commanding-in-Chief of number of senior Air Commanding, Air Force the field of horticulture. T(BRD), the only fighter air- South Western Air Command Force dignitaries form Station Ojhar, thanked all the Yogi said the previous craft repair depot of the Indian at an impressive ceremony held Air Head Quarters New air warriors and personnel of Government had ignored agri- Air Force, on Friday handed at Air Force Station at Ojhar. Delhi, Head Quarters HAL (Nasik Division) for their culture and there were only 69 over the indigenously over- The 11 BRD is the only Maintenance Command, active involvement and support Krishi Vikas Kendra (KVKs) in hauled Su-30 MKI aircraft to the fighter aircraft repair depot of Nagpur, South Western in achieving this important the state. He said after the BJP South Western Air Command the Indian Air Force and Air Command, milestone for the depot and came to power in UP in March at an impressive ceremony held undertakes repair and overhaul Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Indian Air Force. 2017, the Centre had sanctioned at Ojhar in Nashik district in of frontline fighters such as Senior officers of HAL Borade said that with this 20 new KVKs in the State and north Maharashtra. MIG-29 and Sukhoi 30 MKI. (Nasik Division), DRDO capability, 11 Base Repair Depot they were now linked with the In a formal ceremony, Air Established on 29 Apr 1974 Currently, the “Up gradation and DGAQA. had exhibited what the unit was four State agriculture universities Marshal Hemant Sharma Ati and subsequently renamed as 11 of MIG-29” and Repair & During the function, the capable of and was ever ready for ensuring easy availability of Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Base Repair Depot on 01 Jan Overhaul (ROH) at Su-30 MKI Air Officer Commanding-in- for meeting the new challenges. new technology to the farmers. Seva Medal Air Officer 1975, the BRD progressively aircraft is being undertaken at the Chief of Israel and Japan are official part- Commanding-in-Chief of built and improved the techni- depot. In addition, the 11 BRD Maintenance ners of Krishi Kumbh 2018 Maintenance Command gave cal expertise and infrastructure is the only agency to undertake Command which will continue for three possession of the indigenously over the years and by 1983 it had overhaul of ejection seats and role and South days. PNS overhauled Su 30 MKI aircraft overhauled 100 Su-7 aircraft. equipment of Su-30 MKI aircraft, Western Air From 1983 to 1988, the both for IAF and Hindustan Command depot also undertook overhaul Aeronatic Limited (HAL). applauded of MIG-21 and 28 aircraft were Earlier, the first Su-30 MKI relentless produced. Later, overhaul facil- overhauled by this Depot suc- efforts put in ity for MIG-23 aircraft was set cessfully took off on 24 Apr by personnel up in 1986 and 248 aircraft were 2018 and has been flight tested of Air Force overhauled till May 2015. for its airworthiness, before Station Overhaul of MIG-29 aircraft inducting it for operational Ojhar. commenced in the year 1996. tasks at a flying squadron. Air Cmde , #" ( COMMENT & ANALYSIS , #" ( % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123 % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123
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In competencies in economy sectors can fill in. in which freelance positions are od of 270 days, the adjudicating authority is effect, the Congress-led Government hid from Wthe area of education, skilling and By just assessing the ‘declining common, as organisations contract S . / #$. " ! # . " mandated to pass an order liquidating the cor- the honest taxpayer the fact that while the total workplace calibre are concurrently employment coefficient’ in the with skilled workers for short dura- $ $ # ( + .$!" - < porate debtor. Since a buyer could not be loans given by banks between 1947 and 2004 challenged. As with the advance- export sector, which provides 20 per tion engagements. ( 3,'%" finalised for Jyoti within the mandatory 270 were only 18 lakh crore, the overall loans ments that took place with three ear- cent of jobs so vital for a labour- In the ‘gig marketplace’, busi- 0 9,( * * days, it was heading for liquidation, as man- given by banks between 2004 and March lier industrial revolutions, with the abundant country, interim stop- gap nesses save resources by way of # dated under the IBC Act. 2014, under the Congress-led coalition, advent of Industry 4.0, lies huge measures and policy recalibration office space and training. While on- 1 The Assembly election in Chhattisgarh has taken an he Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code However, disallowing the liquidation stood at more than 34 lakh crore. opportunities for superior job cre- are required by the Government to demand for employees lowers costs, O O (IBC) of 2016, that rebalances rights of proceedings temporarily and giving the Suffice to say, therefore, that the stagger- ation, embedded with simultaneous find solutions for displacements. it also creates more competition for interesting turn with the BSP-Ajit Jogi alliance emerging # ( Tpromoters, banks, vendors and employ- Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) a lit- ing 52,000 crore offered for mega acquisi- risks of job displacement. Protectionist policies of the West are top talent as more traditional careers ( as a viable third force on the ground as campaigning ees, is unarguably one of the stellar achieve- tle more time, keeping in mind the interests tion of chronic defaulter Essar Steel by Why is there an increased affecting the flow of capital, labour are phased out and are replaced with picks up pace. This is especially apparent, reports from ments of the Narendra Modi dispensation. It of the employees, is a classic case of how IBC Luxembourg-based global behemoth Arcelor urgency for a planning foresight on and goods, all of which are depress- temporary positions. As millenni- # # the ground indicate, in the 10 Scheduled Caste reserved seeks to tackle the mountain of over 10 lakh seeks to marry the interests of both financial Mittal, by edging out Numetal in a bidding the future of jobs, educational ing wages, impacting consumption als turn to entrepreunaral self- crore of non-performing assets (NPAs) in the creditors/lenders, with that of operational war, with zero haircut to Indian lenders, is qualifications and skills matched to and stagnating per capita income. employment, which offers flexi- RS seats of the 91-member House. Crucially, the BJP holds banking system through a resolution that creditors/employees. The Jyoti Structures’ case arguably the biggest vindication of how IBC new products and evolving employ- Policy thrusts towards Smart work timing, the rise of ‘sharing RS nine of these ten seats, and by small margins at that. includes liquidation and change in manage- also establishes that the ultimate authority has uprooted crony capitalism, lock, stock ment models? Because India does Cities and Make in India offer per- economy’ with business models # 3 3 ment/ownership. That companies cannot stall vests with the NCLAT and that is how it and barrel. The Ruias of Essar Group on not have the luxury of time. It has fect solutions for transition because like Ola, Uber, OYO et al, and the O ( recovery action has only added teeth to the should be so as to ensure there is no confu- October 25, 2018, to thwart the takeover of only a two to three-year window to they provide continual support for gig economy will have far-reaching IBC, ensuring not only quicker turnaround sion in the adjudication process. Essar Steel, decided to pay 54,389 crore to play catch-up with the altered job labour-intensive industries that effects on corporate employment # / of bankrupt firms in less than a year, but also Again, in the Era Infra Engineering case, settle full claims of all financial and opera- and skills scenario. India’s labour drive job creation by supporting models. " ( Relief at last improving the asset quality of banks in a time- the NCLT admitted insolvency plea by tional creditors, including the staff, by productivity, gauged by economic infrastructure and construction The national challenge is not # ( bound manner. Union Bank against Era, despite several wind- making upfront cash payment of 45,559 output per hour of work, is below driven investments. By boosting ing of labour and productivity. deficit, according to a study by just taking a long-term and interim # $ S " 6, On May 18, 2018, Tata Steel Ltd acquired ing up petitions pending against it in other crore. The Gujarat High Court dismissed the 15 per cent of US levels. Falling pro- projects in highways, urban trans- Another interim window that online education company, Great term view of upskilling of the ( 72.65 per cent stake in Bhushan Steel Ltd, one courts, ruling that unless a winding up order plea of Ruias and Essar Steel was brought ductivity will bring down the com- portation, affordable housing, air- exists for yet another five years for Learning. Therefore, policy-makers organised sector to match up to # ( $ A? of the 12 large wilful defaulters for 35,200 had been passed by another court, Era will under the purview of IBC. petitive edge of goods and services ports and industrial corridors, the India exists in the vantage of labour need to factor in future-proofing exponential technologies and newer ( 4 crore in a historic move, with lenders getting have to face insolvency proceedings under But on October 25, 2018, the CoC ruled if we don’t rapidly adapt to tech Government has been pro-active in arbitrage. Abundance of low cost P careers with new competencies business models that accounts for 15 5 ( "" . "+ $" back nearly two-third of the money owed to IBC. Basically, wilful defaulters can no longer in favour of Arcelor Mittal, which has now innovations. perpetuating gainful opportuni- labour in India would help main- 0 / * /C within this three-year window avail- per cent of workforce. Policy-mak- 66(67 8 --(9: !;< them by Bhushan Steel, thereby showcasing take refuge, giving the lame excuse of mul- won the bankrupt Essar Steel. Also, under By 2022, out of the organised ties for labours in contract mode tain its edge in being a favoured able. ers also need to provision for supe- ! "#$ + "+0 F 0G "" " # ( that the strength of IBC lies in the fact that tiple litigations in multiple courts, something Section 12A of the IBC, any withdrawl process sector workforce mix, that accounts and focusing on sectors which manufacturing offshoring hub till ? ? C / Advisory firm, Gartner, projects rior job opportunities for 85 per cent + !#$ $$E$ resolution can be achieved without any that the Vijay Mallyas and Jatin Mehtas of the under IBC can happen only before issuance for 15 per cent of the total employ- have ‘higher employment elastici- industrial wages begin to rise on par that out of 10 lakh registered com- unorganised sector and how to # ! -0" + " "+" "E major haircut to banks. The desperate world did wantonly. of Expression of Interest, which in this case ment, nine per cent workers will be ty’. This is vital in the period of with the developed economies. ( /0 / panies in India, 75 per cent have upgrade them into the organised ( attempt by Neeraj Singhal, Bhushan Steel's Further upholding the integrity of IBC was issued way back in October 2017. If the deployed in new jobs that never employment flux, giving the job India must seize the space plans to invest in data science. sector, which provides better job =: 8 ( 7$ . O,L( . !" "! .. . .#$ .#! erstwhile promoter, to prevent the said and NCLT is the Chitra Sharma judgement, Ruias indeed had the money, why did they existed before; 37 per cent will be market the time to adjust to new China has ceded in contract man- 0 A With the Government’s prioritisa- security and formal benefits. " . ! + " $ E takeover was dismissed by the National where the Supreme Court ruled that the CIRP not offer to pay earlier? Was it because of their working in jobs requiring radical- realities. ufacturing before national mini- 4H0 tion on Artificial Intelligence, Big To unlock the potential of cut- > > - " " . ++ . $" Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the is a market-driven process that requires scant regard for creditors, bankers, lenders ly changed skill sets; and 54 per cent India’s poor infrastructure mum wages begin to increase in Data and Robotics and their appli- ting edge technologies that will + Singhals were simply reclassified as “public “expert determination” and, therefore, courts and the law of the land? Today wilful default- will fall under the unchanged sta- restricts gross domestic product due time, and factories relocate to /A *- cation in the digital economy, career transform society at a pace demand- ( + "! " category shareholders” from being promot- must not intervene or supervise its intrica- ers have got a bitter taste of their own med- tus quo category, according to an (GDP) growth. Therefore, increased least developed countries (LDC) opportunities are set to rise in ed for technological change, the ? "" .. +$ "+. $# ers post the deal. cies. The apex court also confirmed that strict icine. Thanks to the IBC, banks cannot be analysis by Ernst & Young. outlays in infrastructure develop- where electricity and labour cost / ? these spheres within the next three Centre for the Fourth Industrial ? +- + ! ( " ! "! Apart from the Bhushan Steel takeover, adherence to Section 29A of IBC is mandat- taken for a royal ride by dishonest promot- Herein, we are only considering ment and accelerating projects of less, and which offer duty free / years. Skill deficit is not just an Revolution (CFIR), set up by the " . -/7$ the litmus test in a manner of speaking has ed wherein errant promoter/holding compa- ers anymore. risk mitigation and upgradation of 100 smart cities will buffer the access to top consuming markets, India-centric problem but a global World Economic Forum, seems to 3 been passed, given that as much as 270 per ny, JP Associates Ltd in this case, will not be The war for Essar Steel has undeniably the potential for the organised sec- employment market by at least like the US and the European phenomenon, according to be the ideal hub to handhold with $! $ . " " ! . (0/ / *? + cent of the ‘liquidation value’ has been permitted to participate in the bidding/CIRP been lost by the Ruias and any attempt to get tor who are educated and skilled partly retaining the older employ- Union (EU). McKinsey, which leads to a local Governments through the " . K + !",34NK " # received in the 32 significant cases that were process of its defaulting subsidiary compa- the Supreme Court to use its extraordinary white-collar employees. Much more ment model of absorbing manual To combat workplace obsoles- A? demand-supply mismatch in the tal- period of transition. To make India ; + . " + !" + !- ! $E resolved under the aegis of the IBC in the last ny, JP Infratech Ltd. jurisdiction under Article 142 of the provisioning will be required on labour to create world-class high- cence, the workforce has to be ent pool, if not scaled up by 2020. Industry 4.0 compliant, NITI Aayog two years. The fact that IBC maximises value The apex court also ruled that there can- Constitution will not work, if the Binani how to absorb and upskill the ways, ports and airports. future-ready as the Indian education * A All of this may sound futuris- as the nodal agency coordinating ! "##. - . ! for all stakeholders, including employees, can not be any preferential payments made Cement takeover issue in the past is anything unorganised sector that comprises To give an understanding of system is lagging behind Industry tic, but the future has arrived faster with business, academia, start-ups # +$# ? + #H,338- be best guaged by the stay given in August under IBC to any class of creditors, includ- to go by. Contrary to the strappings of xeno- the remaining 85 per cent of India’s how this plays out, Smart City mis- 4.0’s qualification needs. This fact is P/ 0 C than we have been prepared for. and CFIR, is the perfect module to " 3 ; <$,342 ( * " " "0 + 2018 by the National Company Law Appellate ing home buyers, who now come under the phobia that the decrepit Nehru-Gandhi workforce, out of which 50 per cent sions would use hybrid opera- validated in the latest India Skill Indeed, the rate of obsolescence is facilitate cross-sector cooperation to Tribunal (NCLAT), in response to a petition purview of ‘financial creditors’. Needless to dynasty under a decadent Congress foisted are still dependent on agriculture, tional models by absorbing manu- Report which indicates that only 0/// so swift that earlier presumptions, herald Fourth Industrial Revolution @ 3 % ! (0 ( # . ++- filed by over 800 employees of Jyoti Structures, add, IBC has fair play and ‘resolution’ rather upon the Indian economy, Modinomics is seeking migration to urban jobs so al labour, parallel with superior about 47 per cent of Indian gradu- * / that one finished learning by the age governance. 3 ; 5%!3;< 3 $ ( # (0 ( # + E a defaulting Mumbai-based engineering, than mere ‘recovery’ at its core. refreshingly both liberal and progressive, and as to achieve higher earnability. employee skills needed to harness ates coming out of educational of 25 years, are no longer valid. (The writer is author, columnist %!3; ( + ++#- .. E "$. 0 procurement and construction (EPC) com- To cut to the chase, the NPA mess under an idea whose time has resoundingly arrived. With corporates, scaling up advanced leveraging of cloud com- institutions are directly employable. Staying in the same job till retire- and Chairperson for National " ( pany. As per Section 33 (1) of IBC, in the event the erstwhile Congress-led coalition was never IBC is a giant leap towards that. efficiencies to match up to Industry puting, Robotic applications and More than 50,000 jobs in data sci- ment is another outdated concept, Committee on Financial Inclusion !" #"!$ " ! - a resolution plan is not approved by 2.43 lakh crore to start with. The NPAs were (The writer is an economist and chief 4.0, the Government has a crucial Building Information Modelling ence and machine learning are as this is the age of faster job porta- and Literacy for Women constituted @ /L .. . .M #$ + ""## ! Committee of Creditors (CoC) and present- more than 3x the amount reportedly in March spokesperson for the BJP, Mumbai) stabiliser role to play in calibrating (BIM) to improve on-site monitor- lying vacant due to a huge talent bility and, consequently, higher at NITI Aayog) + " <0 . 0 +" + + " ( +# .,34H- " 0! 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The very functioning of the The CBI is, perhaps, the last 1 ! $"#"" . $-/ #. 0 a milestone of 10,000 runs in One Day golden years was outstanding. Now, " . ! 7$ # $ + =$"! " + - "+ E CBI seems to be in a disarray. organisation, on which people repose + " ( $. " . ! International (ODI). One might be Virat Kohli looks to be in midst of a Sir — This refers to the editorial, =$"!+- . + .+$E "! =$"!+ " " " ! NR Ramachandran faith that the truth will finally be > > ( #. ++ " $"$#= + 7$ E tempted at this stage to take a look at golden run. He scores runs both on “Uncage the parrot” (October 26). The ! ! "." # 43 H3 $ ""! $ E $ "$ " Chennai known. Instead, the CBI has become > # + + + E $" # " + E + ."# $ " . . . $"- ( ! $ " $" some of the legendary Indian batsmen foreign shores as well as back home. 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(But) Natural Gas. and Nigeria. investors respond to ISPR II. ( ( etrol price has been cut by since last eight days, interna- “Iran, historically, has been Crude oil supply from the Investors are being sought Pnearly 2 per litre and diesel tional oil prices have been a key supplier of crude for US has been choked due to for the $1.6 billion cavern-type he rupee depreciated by 20 by 1 a litre in the last eight falling and rupee has also India,” he stressed after pre- pipeline and terminal infra- facilities at Chandikhol in Tpaise to close at 73.47 days on the back of softer appreciated,” the statement senting investment opportuni- structure at the supply points. Odisha and Padur in Karnataka against the US dollar on Friday international rates, an official said. ties in the Indian Strategic “The constraints are on the US for storing 6.5 million metric amid a strengthening green- 11 paise to close at 73.27. Foreign funds pulled out statement said on Friday. The twin factors have Petroleum Reserve programme infrastructure side,” he said. tons of crude oil. back and sustained foreign The dollar rose to a 10- 1,356.66 crore from the cap- Petrol price has been brought down fuel prices to a Phase II (ISPR) to Singapore- India’s has imported about The ISPR I, in partnership capital outflows. week high Friday ahead of US ital markets on a net basis, reduced by 1.98 per litre and six-week low. based investors. 30 million barrels of US crude with ADNOC of Abu Dhabi, is At the Interbank Foreign GDP data. while domestic institutional diesel by 0.96 a litre during the “As per the assessment, the “In India, we are guided by over the last year, starting for holding 5.33 million met- Exchange, the rupee opened on Oil prices fell over fears of investors bought shares worth last eight days. retail prices of petrol and diesel our consideration for energy October, 2017. India imports ric tons of crude oil, on a seven- a weak note at 73.44 and fur- possible drop in oil demand 1,875.89 crore on Thursday, In Delhi, petrol now costs may reign easy in the next few security,” Sudhir said. over 80 per cent of its crude oil year contract basis. ther slipped to hit an intra-day amid a rout in global markets. provisional data showed. 80.85 per litre and diesel is days,” it said. He also said Indian officials needs. National security is served low of 73.47 against the US cur- Brent crude was trading at The Financial Benchmark priced at 74.73 a litre, it said. The retail selling price of were in talks with the US on Touching on the ISPR II by the fact that there is always rency. $76.20 per barrel. India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the The rates are off their petrol and diesel is dependent waivers relating to programme, Sudhir said “we the minimum threshold, with The local unit gained some The BSE Sensex crashed reference rate for the record high of 84 per litre for on the international prices of Washington’s sanctions on are exploring the Public Private the Government having the ground to reach 73.28 during more than 1 per cent for the rupee/dollar at 73.3740 and for petrol and 75.45 a litre for benchmark fuel and the rupee- dealing with Iran. Partnership (PPP) model”. first right of refusal, said Sudhir. the day. However, it finally second straight session on rupee/euro at 83.4077. The diesel touched on October 4. US dollar exchange rate. “This Sixty-five per cent of India’s The final investment ISPR II would be a con- settled at 73.47, showing a loss Friday to close at a fresh seven- reference rate for rupee/British On that day, the is because a large proportion of crude supply comes from the model will depend on investors’ tractual obligation based on a of 20 paise over the previous month low of 33,349.31, while pound was fixed at 94.0503 and Government decided to cut country’s requirement is met Middle East from Iraq, Saudi participation, he said. The seven-year close. the broader NSE Nifty slipped for rupee/100 Japanese yen at excise duty on petrol and diesel through imports,” the state- Arabia and Iran. The other two Indian Government’s partici- contract as is the case for On Thursday, the rupee fell 94.90 points to 10,030.00. 65.41. by 1.50 per litre each and ment added. main suppliers are Venezuela pation will depend on how the ISPR I with ADNOC. A),$,2NI ,
432-N ! ! ( ( “The policy decisions like ings of 40:60 or 50:50 or 80:20 ing and new projects are start- - & demonetisation, GST and have gone now. Now every pro- ing, which is an indication nion minister of state for RERA have brought a disrup- ject has to be registered includ- that the construction industry ( ( The company’s asset under Uhousing and urban affairs tion in the market. But I have ing ongoing projects. Even the has streamlined. management (AUM) stood at Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday no sympathy towards them. I agents who deal in the sector “We are going to be a $5 on-banking finance com- 32,622 crore as on September said he wants fly-by-night want the fly-by-night operators have to register. There is, there- trillion economy by 2025 and Npany Capital First Friday 30, 2018, with its retail loan operators (developers) to be to be completely eliminated,” fore, a lot of hue and cry and a $10 trillion by 2030. If there reported a 246 per cent jump portfolio contributing to 91 per completely eliminated. Puri said. lot of blood shed,” the minister one sector I would bet on for in its profit at 104.6 crore in cent of its overall AUM. Speaking at the 25th He further said that it is said. medium to long term, then it the quarter ended September, Its retail loan book grew 38 Indian Plumbing Conference necessary to solve issues of In todays day and age with is construction. But we have to Institute) is organizing an Art helped by strong loan growth. per cent to 29,625 crore in the here, Puri said the policy those (developers, buyer and zero tolerance for corruption if clean the mess just now,” Puri Exhibition at the Indian The company’s profit after reporting quarter, up from decisions taken by his promoters) who have genuine one thinks they can take some- added. irports Authority of India’s Aviation Academy, Vasant tax stood at 30.2 crore in the 21,429 crore in the same peri- Government including problems, but not at the cost of body’s money and invest it He also urged the plumb- AWomen Welfare Kunjfrom 24th October, 2018 year-ago period. od last year. demonetisation, the Goods thousands of home buyers who elsewhere, they are mistaken, ing industry to adopt the best Association (AAIWWA) in to 10th November, 2018. The “We are happy to continue Core income, which and Services Tax regime and put their life savings into the he said. global practices as it accounts association with AAIAF (AAI Art Exhibition is showcasing the steady growth in the loan includes net interest income and the RERA have disrupted the projects. The minister further noted nearly 12-13 per cent of the Artist’s Forum), FIPA (Forum the paintings that were pre- assets and net profit for the fee income of the company, rose market in a big way. “The period of the offer- that unsold inventory is declin- total cost of construction. of India Photographers and pared by the participants of the company,” it’s chairman, V 49 per cent to 695.2 crore, from Artists) and AAIOI (Airports Art Camp organized in April, Vaidyanathan, said. 467.2 crore last year. Authority of India Officer’s 2018. % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123 % // " % ' % 670,'08$ (( :)/'$);!&)+<( New Delhi: ICICI Bank on Friday reported a 42% drop in 8 , ( its consolidated net profit to 1,204.62 crore in the quarter ended September 2018. The country’s largest private sector lender had posted a consolidated net profit of 2,071.38 crore in the corre- Essar Steel promoters, Essar Steel”. New Delhi (PTI): British luxury brand sponding quarter a year ago, the bank said in a regulatory filing. however, wanted the CoC to “On October 25, Arcelor- Aston Martin on Friday launched all new ver- However, total income of the bank on a consolidated basis rose RI billionaire Lakshmi consider their offer as it offered Mittal India Pvt Ltd, a sub- sion of its sports car Vantage in India priced at to 31,914.82 crore as against 30,190.54 crore a year ago. On Mittal-led ArcelorMittal maximum value to all stake- sidiary of ArcelorMittal and the 2.86 crore (ex-showroom). The company, a standalone basis, its net profit fell by 56% to 908.88 crore in Non Friday said it had holders, saying it could not be resolution applicant, has been which had launched DB 11 model in India in the said quarter as against 2,058.19 crore in July-September 2017. won a bid to acquire debt-laden ignored citing some process declared the successful appli- 2016, now plans to ramp up its presence in the The bank had reported a net loss of 119.55 crore in the first quar- Essar Steel for over 42,000 lacunae. cant by Essar Steel’s CoC. The country over the next few years. ter of the ongoing fiscal. Total income of the ICICI Bank on a crore, a deal that will help ful- A company spokesperson acquisition will be implement- “We see India as a very important market its since the launch of sports coupe DB 11 in 2016. standalone basis stood at 18,262.12 crore during the September fill the world’s largest steel said the offer was superior to ed subject to the approvals of with great potential and that is why we are She added that the company was also looking to quarter, down from 18,763.29 crore in the year-ago period. maker’s long-time ambition of ArcelorMittal’s bid as it pro- Indian National Company Law emphasising a lot on this market. We are doing bring in the Aston Martin experience and brand having an India mill. vided 100 per cent repayment Tribunal and other relevant a lot of study in emerging markets so that we centre to India as well. Currently, the company has (:)/!);)&=<<( A committee of Essar Steel to lenders and met the objec- authorities,” it said. can increase our presence here,” Nancy Chen, one in Tokyo catering to the Asia Pacific region. Diversified group ITC on Friday reported 11.92% rise in creditors picked ArcelorMittal tives of maximisation of value The announcement comes head of sales operations for Aston Martin, South Commenting on all new Vantage, Chen said standalone net profit at 2,954.67 crore for the second quarter on October 25, a day when the and protection of the interest of a day after founders of Essar and Southeast Asia, told PTI. it wa a true sports car with a sharper look and ended September 30, led by strong performance across segments Ruia family offered to pay all stakeholders. “It cannot be Steel made a surprise offer to Chen said globally the company aimed to a keener dynamic edge. “The new Vantage is the like cigarettes FMCG, and agribusiness. The company had post- lenders 54,389 crore including ignored just because the offer pay 54,389 crore to creditors to launch seven new products over the next seven Aston Martin pure driving machine that the ed a net profit of 2,639.84 crore in July-September quarter of 47,507 crore in upfront cash to pull out the company out of settle claims and allow the com- years under its Second Century Plan. “Each of enthusiasts have been waiting for,” she added. 2017-18, ITC said in a BSE filing. Total income during the report- to clear all their dues in a last- bankruptcy was not made pany to exit the bankruptcy these seven new models would also be launched The sports car comes with 4-litre twin-turbo ed quarter stood at 11,776.63 crore as against 10,258.13 crore ditch effort to avert losing before CoC called bids.” process. But many saw it as in India, that’s how important the Indian market V8 engine mated to eight-speed automatic trans- in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses of the Kolkata- their flagship company. He said Section 12A of the being violative of Section 12A is to us,” she added. mission enabling it to accelerate from 0 to headquarter firm were at 7,407.51 crore as against 6,313.84 In a statement, Arcelor- Insolvency and Bankruptcy of the IBC since the bid process When asked about cumulative sales in India 100km/h in 3.6 seconds. The company currently crore earlier. During the quarter, revenue from total FMCG busi- Mittal said its resolution plan Code (IBC) that allowed with- is now over and Ruias haven’t so far, Chen declined to comment but said the has two dealerships in India — at Delhi and ness was up 11.25% to 8,186.41 crore as against 7,358.32 crore for Essar Steel, which the drawal of insolvency proceed- offered to clear dues of group company sales had been growing in double dig- Mumbai. in the year-ago period. lenders auctioned to recover ings subject to approval by 90 firms which total to around over 49,000 crore of unpaid per cent of the creditors and the 80,000 crore. ''' P:)/**(<+$( loans, included “an upfront National Company Law ArcelorMittal said Essar Drug major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday reported a payment of over 42,000 crore” Tribunal (NCLT), was intro- Steel was an integrated flat " ( R 76.83% jump in its consolidated net profit at 503.8 crore for the to settle debt and “a further duced in June 2018, much steel producer with annualised quarter ended September 30, 2018 on robust sales. The compa- 8,000 crore of capital injection after the EoI in case of Essar crude steel production of 6.5 ny had posted a net profit of 284.9 crore in the corresponding into the company to support Steel was floated on October million tonnes. It also has iron period of the previous fiscal, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said in a operational improvement, 20, 2017. ore pellet facilities in the east of filing to BSE. Consolidated revenue of the company stood at increase production levels It wasn’t immediately clear India, with a current annual 3,797.8 crore for the quarter under consideration. It was 3,546 and deliver enhanced levels of if lenders even considered offer capacity of 14 million tonnes New Delhi (PTI): Markets illegally mobilised from people. Sebi has invited “bids for crore for the same period year ago. profitability”. of Essar Steel promoters. per annum. regulator Sebi will auction as The auction of these land sale of properties in the Subsequent to being In a separate statement, ArcelorMittal intends to many as five properties of parcels, located in West Bengal, Recovery proceedings against .( .:)/)+;<#( declared the highest bidder on Nippon Steel & Sumitomo raise Essar Steel’s finished steel Aspen Projects India Ltd next will be conducted on November Aspen Projects and its pro- Reliance General Insurance Company on Friday reported 20% October 19, the Committee of Metal Corporation said it had shipments to 8.5 million tonnes month at a reserve price 27, the Securities and Exchange moters/directors, through e- rise in profit at 56 crore for the second quarter ended September Creditors (CoC) has issued been “engaged in, together over the medium-term by com- totalling over 67 lakh. The Board of India (Sebi) said in a auction platform”. 30, 2018. Gross written premium too surged 20% to 2,025 crore ArcelorMittal a Letter of Intent with ArcelorMittal, acquisi- pleting the ongoing capital move is part of an effort by Sebi notice Friday. The reserve price It has engaged SBI Capital during the quarter, it said in a statement. RGI said its market share (LoI) declaring them as “suc- tion procedures aiming at joint- expenditure project and infus- to recover money that the of these properties amounts to Markets to assist it for sale of in the general insurance business rose to 4.5% from 4.3% in the cessful applicant”. ly acquiring and managing ing expertise. Kolkata-based company had 67.24 lakh. these properties. second quarter of 2017-18. PTI
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9 ing on the former Washington Post writer’s death by CIA Director Gina Haspel, follow- ing her return from Turkey. The White House did not / release any details of their meeting. he son of slain journalist The developments came TJamal Khashoggi has left after the kingdom on Thursday Saudi Arabia after the kingdom cited evidence showing revoked a travel ban, allowing Khashoggi’s killing was pre- him to come to the United meditated, changing its story States — the latest in the saga again to try to ease interna- of the Saudi writer and dissi- Saudi Arabia. His US destina- ers that Washington wanted tional outrage over the slaying dent whose macabre killing tion was not immediately him free to leave the kingdom. of a prominent critic of Crown earlier this month at the Saudi known but his late father lived “We are pleased that he is Prince Mohammed bin Consulate in Istanbul shocked in the Washington area. now able to do so,” Palladino Salman. the world. Palladino said on Thursday said. Saudi media had showed The announcement con- State Department that US Secretary of State Mike Khashoggi’s son meeting tradicted an earlier Saudi asser- spokesman Robert Palladino Pompeo had discussed Jamal Tuesday with the crown prince, tion that rogue officials from the said Washington welcomes the Khashoggi’s son during his who reportedly expressed his kingdom had killed Khashoggi decision to have Salah recent visit to Riyadh and condolences. Palladino also by mistake in a brawl inside Khashoggi and his family leave “made it clear” to Saudi lead- said Pompeo attended a brief- their Istanbul consulate. 6 * 6 9 46 R -& ! :. ' Washington: US President Donald Trump has said all Colombo: In a dramatic political devel- sanctions against Iran lifted by opment in Sri Lanka, former strongman the 2015 nuclear deal will be Mahinda Rajapaksa was on Friday sworn back in “full force” from in as the new Prime Minister by President November 5 and promised Maithripala Sirisena after his party more in the future to prevent abruptly quit the ruling coalition. Tehran from developing the Visuals of the former President world’s deadliest weapons. Rajapaksa taking oath as the premier were In May, the Trump admin- released to media and was shown on TV istration withdrew the US from channels. the Iranian nuclear deal and The sudden development came after Sirisena’s broader reimposed a series of tough political front United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) sanctions on Iran, citing the announced that it has decided to quit the current unity gov- Islamic nation’s ‘malign activ- ernment with prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s ities’. United National Party (UNP). While the first phase of Mahinda Amaraweera, agriculture minister and the gen- sanctions is already in place, eral secretary of the UPFA, told reporters that the UPFA deci- the sanctions would come into sion has been conveyed to Parliament. full force on November 4 and The unity government was formed in 2015 when Sirisena the US expects all countries, was elected President with Wickremesinghe’s support, end- including India, to bring down ing a nearly decade-long rule by Rajapaksa. their import of Iranian oil to Sirisena, who was Rajapaksa’s minister of health, broke zero by then or face secondary away from him to contest the presidential elections. PTI sanctions. PTI " . + O $ ; . # $" # $ " 8)' "! / < ? Beijing: Ahead of Pakistan ( Prime Minister Imran Khan’s apan maiden visit, China on Friday umbai attack master- Jpledged sounded positive about extend- Mmind Hafiz Saeed-led to “active- ing new loans to Islamabad to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and ly partici- avoid another IMF bailout Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation pate” in package which may carry strin- (FIF) are no longer on the list China’s gent conditions. Khan’s visit of banned outfits in ambitious from November 2 to China, Pakistan as the ordinance Belt and Pakistan’s “all weather” ally, that proscribed them under a Road will come ahead of a visit to UN resolution has lapsed and Initiative Islamabad by International the new Imran (BRI) as Monetary Fund officials on Khan-led Government did the two November 7 for formal dis- not extend it, a media report nations on Friday shed cussions on a bailout package said on Friday. their bitterness over terri- for the cash-strapped country. In February this year, torial disputes and vowed “We noted the difficulties former president Mamnoon to promote economic faced by Pakistan in its finan- Hussain promulgated an cooperation during talks cial situation...We support ordinance amending the held between the leaders of Pakistan in taking pro-active Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 to Asia’s two biggest measures to deal with this. declare JuD and FIF as pro- economies on improving Actually, we also provide our scribed groups. ties amid their trade fric- outmost efforts and assistance During a hearing on tion with the US. to Pakistan,” Chinese Foreign Thursday of a petition filed by Japanese Prime Ministry spokesperson Hua Saeed, his counsel informed Minister Shinzo Abe, who Chunying told a media briefing the Islamabad High Court is on a rare visit to Beijing, here Friday. 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I really enjoyed my time and did not open any doors for him. small things like waiting says, “Bech di, sir. Khud ko,” which was I can say that they were the best years / Before the film released, he struggled outside for two hours to certainly the most riveting scene. This, of my life even though it sounds funny really hard for a number of years, going meet musicians post a despite the fact that there are stalwarts because I am a young guy. But ?- / for auditions and trying to get the right concert and they just like Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte and Mombasa has a special place in my ( project. “I have gone through this com- walk past without meet- Chitrangada Singh in the movie. The heart and I still wear this,” he says, plete Bollywood struggler kind of ing their fans.” buzz around the actor grew some pulling back his sleeve to reveal a / / 0 route. People are now a little more However, Rohan can more before it tumbled out that he was bracelet which is woven in the colours C/ / intrigued and are wondering who I am,” be sure of one thing that Rohan Mehra, the late Vinod Mehra’s of the Kenyan flag. he says. his father was not of the son. “I didn’t dream of doing anything * A / ? However, he does agree that nepo- kind. “The audience So when he walks in wearing a blue that can be considered away from nor- tism does exist in the industry. “People loved him because he kurta, blazer and trouser at a five-star mal. Normal being a doctor, engineer, //0 A - do work here based on their connec- had this niceness and in Delhi without any airs or swagger lawyer or a banker. I wanted to be an / ?(0 (/- tions and relations but speaking for me, goodness. It is rare when that is common among the millenni- investment banker because my idea of I did not get the film because of it. The someone talks about a als, one is surprised. And the success was to have a good salary, a big C first time they called me for an audi- person and says that he is demeanour does not flag one bit dur- house and all that. You are after all a / 00 tion, they did not even know whose son nice even before talking ing the entire interaction. Maybe being product of your environment. I was a I was. They liked my look and said let’s about the profession. It is a away from the industry and the con- good student and I liked to study — I (- < / / audition him,” he says and adds about big compliment. In Kenya, I stant gaze has made him more of an still do.” the audience, “In the generation that we knew he was an actor and everyday man. He is an insider-out- Following the path that he had /( ? / - are living in, there is a sense that they people liked him. I just did sider. Rohan says, “I am on the edge decided to embark upon, he went to A C- / do not like it when people are natural- not know the magnitude. I and in a situation where I am on the England to pursue his Bachelors in ly given things. They shoot that person was so far away. It was bare- borderline. To get to where I am, the Mathematical Economics and C * / down. If there is even one mistake by ly in conversation and it hit insider bit didn’t have a role to play. Econometrics from the University of a son or a daughter of an industry per- me when I came to Now that the film is releasing, it is influ- Nottingham. “I was supposed to work / /( son, it is given a lot of attention. You Mumbai,” he says. encing a bit. There are people who want in investment banks like Morgan (/( ( really have to be a phenomenal actor,” But inherent with to know who I am, where I am from Stanley, Barclays and others but as I was he says and gives the example of his father are the tales and how much I knew about my dad. writing the cover letter for my resume, Ranbir Kapoor who has come into his that the industry didn’t support These questions were never asked I wondered what would I say was the own as a phenomenal actor rather than his family after Vinod Mehra before and rightly so because your work reason for me wanting to work at any riding on the shoulders of his actor- passed away tragically at the young should speak and shouldn’t influence of those places. I wondered, do I even father Rishi Kapoor. “Or for that mat- age of 45 even before Rohan was born. who you are and where you come want to work there? Until university, I ter Ishan Khattar who is Shahid “I have heard stories the same way that from.” was a very good student and I was in I needed to take that call. I came to Kapoor’s brother who is super. You real- anyone else might have. It is strange Rohan grew up in Mombasa in the top 10. But I realised that it is great Mumbai, attended acting workshops , ly need to step up the game.” that despite being his blood, I do not Kenya, where his mother shifted after being good at something but it wasn’t worked on the craft, on the diction, As the discussion turns to Baazaar, know much about the inside story of his father passed away in 1990 after a something that I am passionate about,” Bollywood dance and all that to pol- “the elephant in the room”, he says, it. It is something that has been lost in heart attack during the making of he says, looking off in a distance as if ish them. For this is an art and a craft,” “Shakun Kothari (Saif) is my hero. It fiction,” he says. But there are other Gurudev, his first venture as a produc- reliving his past. he says. is a story about ambition, about meet- things that he knows well like playing er director. “She moved not because she In the back of his heart, film and Rohan knew that it was a big leap ing your hero, wanting to be like him the guitar and composing music. “I wanted to keep us away from the indus- music always held a special place but of faith and also a risk when he had all as Rizwan Ahmed (Rohan’s character) sing but not well. I sing in the show- try but because it was a logistical deci- he never had the opportunity or the these opportunities and a secure career like Shakun is not a khaandaani raees er. Playing the guitar is more than a sion as my mother was from the coun- courage to pursue it. “When you are lined up. “I am the only, so to say, the but wants to be rich like him. In the hobby. And so it will be amazing if try. She left us with my grandparents from a small town and you have come man in my family. My father passed process, discovering that his hero is not there is a sequence where I can do that,” and went ahead and finished the film,” away from your family, you suddenly away before I was born and my grand- like what Faizan had imagined him to he says getting up. Rohan is certainly he says. Starring Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor become your own man. I realised that father when I was 16. There are only be and has feet of clay.” here to stay — on his own steam. ' ( )+ %)+
It wasn’t that exciting because there / / / were a lot of people behind the shots. It .+ was really hard to move around the P) streets. But afterwards you see the sheer ! joy of people on seeing Chris and Tom and the actors on the streets of Brisbane. !! ! Q .+. +- There would be screaming and barri- / ( * * cades. But it’s what we are trying to do ? < < ! "" # $ with the movie, get the audience to be excited about something. I think they are he “most important role” of his career has Gupta) — already parents to two grown ups — going to be excited about this film. Tcome to Gajraj Rao after two decades of end up with an unplanned pregnancy. , essaying supporting characters. Badhaai Ho has The film, directed by Amit Ravindernath Who impressed you the most on the given the actor, who plays the simple and affa- Sharma, also stars Ayushmann Khurrana and sets? ble Jeetender Kaushik in the offbeat entertain- Sanya Malhotra of Dangal fame. Well, Chris was the biggest surprise. er, a reason to celebrate as he feels it will open It gives him the satisfaction that character I already knew he was funny in his other doors for “big and important” roles for him in actors are now getting their long-overdue films but when it came to the middle of Bollywood. recognition. “Right now, especially in the last the shoot he was bringing in the most Asked why he only signed the dot- two to three years, it is the golden period for incredible ideas and he was being a very ted lines for such roles, Gajraj said, “I was character actors because of new kind of sto- smart guy. He was funny and constant- only offered that. I was never offered a ries and emergence of digital platforms,” he ly trying to make the scene better. The big role like in Badhaai Ho because in said. hy did you do this film, what was ‘get-help joke,’ where he tries to throw commercial films, the secondary parts He also credited this change in scenario Wyour experience? Loki, was actually his idea. He came up are mostly ‘item actors’ and I don’t to new generation actors. “For the whole Taking the job was easy because my with that, he was a revelation. fit in that scenario. So, hopeful- movement of new stories in commer- chance of making a super hero movie ly, now I may get good, inter- cial cinema, the credit goes to stars was not coming around often. So, if the How do you balance between acting in esting, bigger roles in cinema.” like Ayushmann. They have universe gives you an opportunity like your own movies versus directing? The film hasn’t just been become the custodians. that, you should take it. I also saw it as As a storyteller, for me, it’s all about image-breaking but has given “Not only Ayushmann, but an opportunity to learn and make big- the story. The fact that I get all the best him visibility like no other also stars like Rajkummar Rao, ger films. I can easily go back to my small lines in the movie is just a coincidence film — so much so that it Vicky Kaushal, Ranveer Singh, films because I already have scripts that (smiles). Also, all the best roles were was a little “unbelievable” for Varun Dhawan, Deepika I keep working on. It was a challenge for taken. I am used to working with myself him that he got a film which Padukone and Anushka me — working for huge budget films and all my movies any way. as an actor, part of the reason why I revolved around his character. Sharma, are creating moments casting amazing actors. That was the thing that drew We use the script as a became a director is because as an actor, “Out of all the roles I have where they are promoting real-life me towards it. Whenever I am about to do a project, template, do a version of all the roles I was offered were really bor- got in my acting career, my role stories and not just conventional I feel nervous like it might be the end of my career. that or pick out the lines ing and there is nothing really cool. But in Badhaai Ho is the most hero-heroine-based stories,” said the I know then that it is surely a good move. that are vital for exposition while writing Thor, I thought about writ- important for me. It was like a actor. and then add a bit to make ing a role for myself. I have never been dream for me,” said Gajraj. The Gajraj made his debut in 1994 with What was your vision for the film considering the it better. a vampire so I'll keep doing that because happiness in his voice seemed nat- a minor role in filmmaker Shekhar previous two, which have a different flavour? I have the power now. ural, given the appreciation that is Kapur’s Bandit Queen. He then fea- Originally, my vision was to just make Thor the What is the single-most coming his way for his endearing tured in supporting roles in movies like coolest character and the most entertaining one. Chris important thing that you Name three of your favourite films that role of a middle-class family patri- Aamir, Black Friday, Talvar and had already told this to everyone that he didn’t want want the audience to have inspired you over the years? arch whose life takes a twist after he Blackmail. to do the same thing again and again, he wanted to learn from this film? Alice doesn't live here anymore, and his wife (played by Neena L " change the character and make him funnier, and have I want to make them Martin Scorsese films, Badlands and an adventure. So my vision was to make it more feel a sense of joy. It should Jaws. '"13,,'0) , ,-./."%9' . colourful. 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hen studying at a business then it becomes a collaborative art,” school didn’t quite fit into his says he. Wfuture dreams and ambi- More Indians are moving towards tions, Nixon Bui decided to shift to a accepting global fashion trends and design school in Copenhagen. So international style. Bui says, “It’s when he launched his label, tribal about what information they con- motifs and international designs — sume, how they see and wear fashion which seem like the sun and the moon which they see along with their indi- — merged to bring together both his viduality. I especially like this in background and education. Deriving India because this country is so vivid inspiration from Danish designs, and diverse. Street style here is just which are one of his another realm of fashion.” biggest fascinations, and Bui does not see fashion as being minimal Scandinavian limited to just clothes. It rather is “a aesthetics, his brand sig- much wider concept that’s narrowed nifies the fusion of the down to only clothes and accessories. two with the accents of What you see in fashion is a reflection tribal details from the of what is happening around you. It Northeast India. seems unfair to compare Indian fash- Fashion is all about ion scene with that of the Western.” style and silhouettes. For him, the diverse and subjective Through various textiles, nature of fashion is what makes all the fabrics and blends, a difference. . design is brought to the He talks about evolution of the forefront — each one of Indian fashion, “I do believe in evolv- it is distinct from the other. And Bui ing but I am very sure something . +A < believes that he is different from this big as fashion will take its own other contemporary fashion brands as course. This cannot be orchestrat- C ( $! such a blend has never been experi- ed and I am very excited and " # $" mented with before. This is what look forward to seeing how makes his designs stand out among Indian fashion will evolve in "+" $+ $ the other contemporary fashion cul- coming years. You all should tures. He says, “At times, minimal also be very excited.” ancer-turned-actress ing for sure. The series is full designs can get so isolated that they While the brand main- Shefali Jariwala, who of confusion, with twists and lack connection and warmth. Here, we ly focusses on the street Dshot to fame with the turns every 10 minutes. give soul and spirit to minimal design fashion for men, the video of the 2002 remix There is not a single minute lovers.” designer sees women’s fashion Kaanta Laga, is all set to where the audience will not While he is currently creating in two different ways. One make her acting debut. She laugh, I can guarantee that.” waves in Denmark, he believes he still — where women says, “Honestly, I was never Shefali says that relation- has miles to go as he calls himself “a experiment more very ambitious. Acting was ships nowadays are really struggling” designer. “When I started with their looks never my agenda. Dancing “complicated”. There is so I had zero knowledge about the fash- and fashion was always my comfort zone. much accessibility these days ion industry. Also, designing and choices, and care As one grows old, you want that you are exposed to a dif- figuring out the business aspect of a about trends and to be challenged, you want to ferent world. Emotions are brand are two different things but I want to feel updat- learn new skills. Acting was complicated. Expectations followed it, because I absolutely loved ed. Second — the next step for me. It was at are different. Love stories are it. The earlier the designers figure it where women sim- the beginning of this year not so simple as they used to out, the better it is for them.” ply don’t care about that I decided that I’m going be. There’s no definition to Designs, which are known for trends but just the to try my hand at acting and love. Every relationship is their wearability, are the ones that usu- comfort and practi- just when I was preparing for unique, every relationship is ally capture the market. Bui has a sim- cality. However, he it, Baby Come Naa came to different. ilar approach to designing: “I have says, “The common me. There’s no way I could Comedian-actor Kiku always seen fashion and style as thing between both say no to it. I couldn’t stop (Yoyo) prefers doing comedy something wearable yet strong and the scenarios is that laughing when I was reading everytime because it comes bold. Something which is a little women these days the script. Plus comedy is a naturally to him. He says, unique without screaming ‘look-at- are increasingly very different as well as diffi- “During a comedy shoot, one me!’ People should look back at you making their own cult genre, so I took it up as a does not even realise when twice with delight.” choices. This style challenge. Now I am more the day passes by as we laugh Along with the wearability, he also image that they want confident as an actor.” and enjoy ourselves while maintains the sustainability factor in to be perceived in, to “I believe I’m very lucky shooting. Plus not much off- equal proportions through an eco- me, is empower- because good work always beat work has ever come my friendly approach. Sticking to the val- ment.” Through his came to me like Kaanta way. On TV or for web, I ues of his tribal culture, he believes collection, he “thinks Laga. Fortunately the item don’t ever feel like working that “we are enormously dependent on about modern feminin- number was such a huge hit on serious stuff.” nature.” Hence, sustainability is a ity, how women are that people still remember Kiku describes his jour- natural act of design or the business redefining what it means to me and want to watch me,” ney from Hobo in Hatim to process. He says, “I use a lot of nat- be feminine, and how they adds she. Baby Come Naa. He explains, ural fabrics for my designs and at present that in their fashion Baby Come Naa is an “I have evolved in terms of times I use organic or even left-over choices.” adaptation of Paritosh understanding my craft com- fabrics. Sometimes, I even recycle to The designer’s approach Painter’s English-Hindi bilin- pletely. There was a time in minimise wastage and contribute a lit- was similar when he recently gual play Double Trouble and Hatim where I never under- tle to sustainability.” showcased his designs at the is an out-and-out comedy. stood the actions and didn’t From Urban Tribal to Embassy of Denmark in India Shefali feels one has to have a know how to execute them Arunachalee, the names and ideolo- N(/ C as the Spring/Summer 2019 dirty mind to pick up the well. With time I have under- gies behind his collections always give collection. The collection cele- humour. It’s an adult comedy stood how things are made away an Indian touch. Bui calls it a ?C( ?/ brated everyday modern women; but there is no nudity. It is and executed. I know the “retrospective glorification” of his “strong and chic, effortless yet for the intelligent dirty- importance of writing and culture as he finds his identity and -/ ( ? refined.” With an array of shades minded people (laughs). writers of comedy now. I feel childhood highly inspiring. “A lot of of grey and “a colour very cen- She talks about the show I have come really far. But my designs has some or little influence tral to Scandinavian design,” and says, “It’s like a mad one thing has not changed from my tribal background. The / //C // he had built other designs house, I’m playing the char- that I enjoy my work as motifs in my designs hold great sig- with accents of red and green acter of Sarah, who is Adi’s much as I did during my first nificance for me because of the mem- 0 * /( which are more traditional to (Shreyas Talpade’s) girlfriend. outing.” The show directed ories attached to them and their pro- his state, Arunachal Pradesh. An Adi is cheating on her and by Farhad Samji, streaming found meaning. But sometimes it’s (0 (/O amalgam that seems so disparate yet his best friend Yoyo, who’s on ALTbalaji, also stars good to be silent and let the buyers comes together as one organic whole. played by Kiku Sharda, helps Chunky Pandey. interpret their own meaning. Because $ , $ * 0 Adi out. Something is cook- $ , $ * 0 '!< ##; ## "O. $"!( ( / " ""! ! $ $ .! "! + $
" 0 0 " 4 0 5 ( $ 5 % %&" '$&('&, (&- #,#% (./0.123 /9 P< ! 8 # ! 0 Q # 0 est Indies coach Stuart Law is happy that Whis batsmen have been able to "manu- facture" changes in the Indian bowling line-up .. ! * ! ( $! with their premier pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah set to play the final three $ " . . . $ ODIs. The Indian bowlers have conceded 320 plus scores on both ODIs in batting friendly con- < middle-order Senior spinner Ravindra Jadeja will ditions with both Umesh Yadav and 6 :$ %) and lack of con- have to pull up his socks and can't afford Mohammed Shami failing to impress. ."' 0'. < sistency from to be inconsistent with only a few places up While Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah's come- the lower-mid- for grabs going into the World Cup. back during the second phase was always on dle order batsmen — when they take field For the visitors, their biggest asset is the cards, Law feels that it's batsmen who have at the MCA International stadium. Skipper young Shimron Hetmyer, who scored a forced the hosts to ring in changes. Virat Kohli, who surpassed iconic Sachin scintillating 94 in the last game after an "Yeah I would like to think so (on their Tendulkar to score fastest 10,000 runs, has attractive 106 in the opening encounter. comeback). That's probably the reason why always been the backbone of the team. His The 21-year-old southpaw would be they've (India) called back their two most expe- back to back hundreds (140 and 157 not raring to go at the Indian bowlers once rienced one-day bowlers. To our credit, we out) is just a testimony to it. The skipper, again. haven't shied away from it," Law said on the who has scored 297 runs so far in the series, Wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope with eve of the third ODI. will be aiming for a big knock again. his hundred in Visakhapatnam has proved He is happy that Indians are asking them- Ambati Rayadu, whose 73 consolidat- that there is more to his game than the selves a few questions. ed his claim for No 4 spot and a good show attractive 30's. "So yeah, hopefully we are getting the 0 ber. on Saturday, will only help him make the But apart from these two, West Indies Indians to ask questions to themselves. They However the absence of position his own. would be hoping that the others like are giving us plenty of questions to ask our- anded a reality check after Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah saw But questions remain on a stable num- Kieron Powell, Chanderpaul Hemraj and selves but at this stage, we are coming up with West Indies salvaged a Indian bowling unit being clob- bers 5, 6 and 7. Rovman Powell step up and deliver. pretty good answers," added Law. Hmorale-boosting tie in the bered for 320 plus runs in both Veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni (20) Their senior pros like experienced Virat Kohli's brilliance has overshadowed second game, India will be hop- games. again looked out of sorts in the second ODI Marlon Samuels (13 runs) and skipper Jason everything in this series but Law is expecting ing to put up an improved bowl- With more variations in their and with his ability to finish innings on the Holder (50 runs) haven't really played to the Indian captain to falter. ing show with their frontline pac- repertoire in white ball cricket wane, the stumper will be under immense their potential. The duo will look to make "How do you get Virat out? He gave us ers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and compared to the profilgate Umesh pressure to perform. amends. chance at 40. He is a wonderful player. I just Jasprit Bumrah back in action for Yadav and an inconsistent A big score is expected from young The bowling attack will be spearhead- love the way he goes about compiling an the third ODI here on Saturday. Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Rishabh Pant, who has got the ability to go ed by Kemar Roach but he has been leak- innings. Looks like he is working very hard but A well-oiled India hammered and Bumrah are expected to make all guns blazing. The team management is ing runs along with their spinners Devendra he's doing it very easy. So we do have plans to " ; & 1 < the Windies in the lung opener in a significant difference, especial- expected to persist with him for his game- Bishoo and Ashley Nurse. him. Guwahati by eight wickets, but the ly in the first Powerplay and the changing ability. The trio, along with the others includ- "At the moment, he is coming up a lot of Hetmyer, who has been bulldozing the Indian gritty visitors indeed, made a death overs. The dew is a big factor during day-night ing Holder and Oshane Thomas will need good answers, so we have to just keep asking bowlers, especially the spinners. statement of sorts in India also have issues to pon- matches in India, something that will to come up with something special to questions about his technique and his abilities. "Hetmyer has been outstanding. (Shai) Visakhapatnam, by denying the der over with only 16 games are worry Kohli since both his wrist spinners restrict a ruthless Indian skipper and the In the end, he is only human. But when we get Hope got a hundred in the second game, all in hosts a victory and a chance to go left before the World Cup in Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal others, who can hammer any bowling an opportunity, we have got to grab hold of it." all for an inexperienced side, that we have, they 2-0 ahead in the five-match rub- England next year — the fragile were finding it difficult to grip the wet ball. attack. The coach also heaped praise on Shimron can hold their heads very high," said Law. %6 = 3) 43) " Q > % 8 >?4 3@ 0/ Norway 10-7 in the 57kg Freestyle cate- gory to secure the Bronze medal at the ( ( / in five minutes through Salom. ndia's Greco Roman wrestlers continued Papp Lszlo Sportarena here. Francisco Fernandes' accurate Ito struggle at the World Championship Before Pooja, only three Indian umbai City FC would want to forget their humiliating defeat ormer champions ATK cross from the right wing was with only Manish managing to clear women grapplers Alka Tomar in 2006, Magainst FC Goa and look to bounce back with a victory against Fdefeated title holders glanced into the net expertly by qualification round on Friday. Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat in 2012 a winless Delhi Dynamos in their Indian Super League football Chennayin FC 2-1 in a keenly- the Palestinian striker as coach Manish, competing in the 67kg, is the had won a Bronze medal each at the match here on Saturday. contested Indian Super League John Gregory heaved a sigh of only Indian Greco Roman grappler to have Worlds Championships. Mumbai lost 0-5 to Goa earlier this week and will now seek match to register their first relief. won a bout thus far. He won his qualifi- Pooja, who led 6-1 in the first period, to redeem themselves with a positive result against the Delhi side home win of the season here on Chennaiyin FC pressed for cation bout 3-1 against Aleksandrs of had to go through some harrowing at the Mumbai Football Arena. Friday. an equaliser and created sever- Latvia before losing the 1/16 round 0-9 to moments in the second period when the The Jorge Costa-coached side started well against Nigerian striker Kalu Uche al chances in the first half but Japan's Tsuchika Shimoyamada. Norwegian launched an all-out attack Goa and had chances to turn the match on its head. (3rd minute) and John Johnson failed to convert them. Both Gyanender (60kg) and Manjeet which the Indian managed to stave off, However, they were woeful in front of goal and Goa (13th) put Steve Coppell's side 2- In an attempt to attack, they (87kg) could not clear the qualification despite giving away some passivity points capitalised to inflict a painful defeat. 0 up before Carlos Salom (17th) were leaving spaces behind for round, losing by technical superiority. and step-out points. That defeat hurt Costa a lot, not just the result pulled one back for the defend- the likes of Lanzarote to exploit. While Gyanender was knocked out by In fact, what clinched the bronze play- but also the manner in which they surrendered ing champions. However, ATK also could not Lithuania's Justas Petravicius, Manjeet lost off bout in Pooja's favour was the four- towards the end. ATK, however, managed to capitalise on the offerings. to Estonia's Eerik Aps. pointer which zoomed her to an unas- "The first half (against Goa) ' 8 maintain their slender lead to ATK looked a bit more com- Whether these three get a repechage sailable lead after the Indian got to Grace's was very good. The players did 6 9 :$ %) hand Chennaiyin FC their pact at the start of the second round will be determined after the evening leg and rolled her for the vital clincher. almost everything that I asked. In ."' 0'. * fourth defeat of the season and half and Chennaiyin had to wait session. Earlier, Pooja had defeated Alyona the second half, it was climbed to the fourth spot on the until the 56th minute to fashion On the opening day also, none of the Kolesnil of Azerbaijan 8-4 to reach the not bad in the first 20 table. a proper opportunity when four Greco Roman wrestlers could win a Bronze medal bout. minutes. Then, we gave Chennaiyin FC got off to the Salom managed to dart into the match. Vijay (55kg), Gaurav Shar (63kg), Meanwhile, in the 50kg freestyle up. That is why I am worst possible start as a defen- box, only to see his rasping shot Kuldeep Malik (72kg) and Harpreet Singh bronze medal play-off, India's Ritu Phogat sad. Not because we sive mix-up saw them concede from close-range go well wide of (82kg) had all crashed out after losing their began with a promise only to fade away lost 5-0 but because in as early as in the third minute. Arindam Bhattacharya's goal. qualification rounds. 65kg event and Pooja Dhanda grabbing a against the tight defence of Ukraine's the last 15 minutes we Chennaiyin goalkeeper The story of spurned Sandeep Tulsi Yadav remained the Bronze in the women's 57kg category. Oksana Livach. saw a team waiting for Karanjit Singh's goal-kick was chances continued for lone Greco Roman wrestler from India to Earlier on Thursday night, Pooja The Ukrainian eventually bagged the the game to finish," said headed back by Gerson Vieira. Chennaiyin FC as Andrea win a medal at the Worlds. He had won Dhanda joined the elite Indian company bronze with a 10-5 win. Costa. It fell to Uche who found him- Orlandi saw a brilliant ball a Bronze in the 2013 edition. of women grapplers to take the bronze However, Sakshi Malik failed to past The Portuguese self clear of both the centre- across the box just miss the out- India have won two medals so far in medal at the Worls Championships here the repechage round, losing 2-3, includ- coach said he wants his team to fight from start to finish, what- backs and slotted a calm finish stretched legs of Salom and the ongoing Championship with Bajrang on Thursday. ing a challenge point to Hungarian ever the score line. past the custodian. Issac Vanmalsawma. Punia winning a Silver in men's freestyle Pooja defeated Grace Bullen of Marianna Sastin to bow out of contest. "We must respect our job. Second, we must respect the work. ATK assumed control of the At the other end, Lanzarote Third, we must also respect the fans and we cannot give up. What match thereafter as Manuel continued to threaten the happened in the last 15-20 minutes, I was ashamed because they Lanzarote started to show his Chennaiyin defence with his < %# gave up. As a professional football player, you cannot give up," he quality on the ball. He threaded set-piece deliveries. One such said. a delicious ball for Uche in the effort saw Everton Santos send The Portuguese tactician is likely to ring in some changes on 11th minute but the Nigerian's a header just over the bar. / Saturday as he seeks to turn around the glum mood in the camp. shot straight at the goalkeeper. Second-half substitute Captain Lucian Goian will have to take ownership and ensure Two minutes later, Johnson Gregory Nelson could have res- adon Sancho will be look- the leaks in the defence are plugged and spirits in the dressing room met his wonderful free-kick into cued a point for the Marina Jing to maintain his perfect are raised. They will have to fight without goalkeeper Amrinder the box and headed into the far Machans when Thoi Singh record for rampant Borussia Singh who was injured against Goa. corner to double ATK's lead. found him at the far post with Dortmund on Saturday when Delhi Dynamos have their own woes to address as they seek The setback forced the a cross. But his header was par- the in-form Bundesliga lead- their first win of the campaign. Delhi have drawn three games while reigning champions into action ried away by an alert ers host top-six rivals Hertha losing one so far and cannot take Mumbai City for granted. and they pulled a goal back with- Bhattacharya. Berlin. "That loss was not on Mumbai City. It totally was on FC Goa. After Wednesday's 4-0 All the goals were good. Mumbai City got chances but they did thrashing of Atletico Madrid, not convert. Tomorrow is a new match, a new day. I think that result Dortmund have now won six will not affect the performance of Mumbai City," said Delhi's assis- games in a row, and Sancho tant coach Mridul Banerjee. has chalked up either a goal Delhi have largely flattered to deceive in their games. They have or an assist in each of those ' created chances in most of their games but abysmal finishing have 8 7<$*+ wins. away too easily in defence or eight league games this sea- come back to bite them. The three goals in four games does not Dortmund are three 6 9 $$ %) playing unnecessary long son, and failed to take any of reflect the number of chances they have had. "We are playing very points clear at the top of the ."' 0'. , ,.4 balls," said Hummels. their 17 chances in a 0-0 well and we have created so many goal scoring chances but we have 3Defending champions Patna Pirates started their home leg league, and four draw with Galatasaray on failed to convert. We are working on that though and I think with- with a bang as they beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-30 in the Inter points ahead of ing wins in a row. . (' Wednesday. in one or two matches, we will sort it out," said Banerjee. Zone Challenge Week of Pro Kabaddi season six here on Friday. fourth-placed Bayern Dortmund Alassane Plea could Their poor conversion Pardeep Narwal's raiding performance laid the foundations of Patna's Munich. have scored 26 equal a Bundesliga record if rate sees last year's runners- victory with 11 points and was ably supported by Manjeet who got 10 The champions goals in their last he gets on the scoresheet up stuck in the relegation points. are still searching for six games, with during Borussia play-off place, just a point off /2= - >78 Jaideep and Vikas Kale combined to score 10 tackle points for Patna. their best form, with super-subs Sancho Moenchengladbach's trip to the bottom of the table. Narwal achieved a landmark with his super 10 as he is now the leader Mats Hummels com- and Paco Alcacer Freiburg. "We need a result if we chance in the 30-minute of super 10s in the history of Pro Kabaddi League. plaining of "fundamental doing much of the damage. With Bayern languishing are going to start climbing up mark, when Jabamani played Anup Kumar also reached a milestone as he hit the 500 raid point problems" in midweek. "Lucien Favre gives you in fourth, high-flying the table," said Tedesco on he Indian women's foot- out a short free kick from the mark in Pro Kabaddi League but his eight-point effort could not help Elsewhere, Borussia the feeling that you belong, Gladbach are the ones keep- Wednesday. "This phase can't Tball team slumped to a 0- right flank towards Roja at the his team from avoiding a defeat. Moenchengladbach striker even when you don't make ing the heat on Dortmund in go on forever." 2 defeat at the hands of Nepal near post, but the winger mis- Both teams' defence got into the scoring act early in the game as Alassane Plea will be seeking the team," explained mid- second, and much of that is in the AFC U-19 cued her shot and the Nepal Jaipur Pink Panthers led 2-1 after three minutes. With Patna trailing to write himself into the fielder Thomas Delaney this down to the French striker. .( Championships qualifiers here defence was able to clear it. 2-3 in the 3rd minute, Pardeep Narwal's super raid got the lead. record books against week. "He really gets the Plea has scored eight Bayer Leverkusen are on Friday. Nepal came out with great Anup Kumar reached the milestone of 500 raid points in PKL with Freiburg on Friday, while right balance." Both Alcacer goals in nine games this sea- another big Bundesliga club Striker Rekha scored both guns in the second half and a successful raid in the fourth minute. Schalke and Bayer and Delaney are doubts for son, and could become only in trouble, as coach Heiko the goals for Nepal in the 59th constantly posed threat on Jaipur came back in the next three minutes as they got 5 points to Leverkusen remain mired in Saturday's game. the third player to score a Herrlich fights to save his and 88th minutes to give her the Indian goal. In the end, it lead 8-6 in the 8th minute. But Pardeep Narwal had other ideas as in the early-season blues. goal in each of his first five job. Leverkusen have only side three points from the was a clearance from the half- the 9th minute he got another super raid to give Patna Pirates 11-8 lead. Here are five things to // Bundesliga away games if two wins from their first match. line by the Nepalese defence Deepak Niwas Hooda scored two quick raid points as Jaipur Pink look out for in the Mats Hummels has said he scores on Friday, follow- eight games, and rumours The result put a dent in that found Rekha, who beat Panthers trailed 14-20 after 16 minutes. Bundesliga this weekend: that Bayern Munich still have ing Steffen Baumgart and that Herrlich is heading for India's chances of qualifying the Indian offside trap, At the end of the first half, Patna Pirates led 22-15 with Pardeep "fundamental" problems to Serge Gnabry. the chop were exacerbated for the next round, as they are unmarked and she slotted it Narwal scoring nine points. '@@. '' deal with, as the champions "I've had a very good this week when Kicker now level on three points past the keeper. The second half saw Jaipur Pink Panthers start impressively as they League leaders look to continue their mini- start," Plea told Bild. "As a reported that the club had with Nepal and Thailand. India tried frantically to forced a super tackle to trail 17-23. Two more points saw Jaipur cut the Dortmund are in such recovery away to Mainz on striker, it is always good to be been in contact with former Indians slowly clawed get back on level terms, but lead to just three as they trailed 20-23 after 24 minutes. Patna Pirates superb shape that some are Saturday. scoring goals." RB Leipzig coach Ralph their way into the game, and some dogged defending by defence tightened their hold on the match to lead 29-21 after 29 min- already casting them as title Bayern had failed to win Hasenhuettl. got their first real chance Nepal kept them at bay. Nepal utes. In the 30th minute, Patna Pirates inflicted another all out to lead favourites ahead of four games in a row before ( .'' Herrlich and his team when Renu broke away from striker Rekha then made the 33-21. Anup Kumar tried to revive Jaipur Pink Panthers with a super Saturday's tough clash with last weekend, and despite Schalke are out to end face a tough task on Sunday, the defence and found herself result beyond India's reach raid as they reduced the deficit to nine points. Hertha Berlin. Lucien Favre's victories over Wolfsburg and their crippling goal drought coming off the back of a one-on-one with the keeper. with just two minutes left, as Patna Pirates although were in no mood to relinquish their win- team have drawn compar- AEK Athens since then, away to big-hitters RB Europa League tie to face a However, her first touch was she broke away from the India ning position. Manjeet got a couple of raid points as with less than five isons with the Jurgen Klopp- Hummels insisted they are Leipzig on Sunday. confident Werder Bremen poor and Nepal goalkeeper defence again, dodged past the minutes to go Patna Pirates led 38-26. Patna Pirates rounded off the era Dortmund, and it is easy not out of the woods yet. Domenico Tedesco's side side who are punching above Anjana came out to collect it. goalkeeper to score her second match with an 11-point victory. PTI to see why after six thump- "We keep giving the ball have scored just five goals in their weight in third place. 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'( Harendra Singh's men defeated Oman 11-0, Pakistan 3- nated at Stamford Bridge. twice in a 3-0 defeat of bottom side Kolkata: ( 2H3 $"! ! + 1, Japan 9-0 and South Korea 4-1. The 22-year-old midfielder ?& & Rosenborg. Steven Gerrard's +. $ ! ." . E" " And come Saturday, India would be eager to prove that drilled in a low Davide Zappacosta Rangers remain unbeaten in Group " / $ + ! $" = the disappointing Bronze at the Asian Games was just an aber- cross as the Blues led after two min- I'll get the ball signed and put in a G but were left frustrated after a 0- " "$+ - S/ $7$ # $ ration with another big morale-boosting win over Japan. utes, and Loftus-Cheek doubled his glass box. Hopefully there are 0 draw against an understrength + " +#". .+ India's chief coach Harendra Singh said Saturday will be tally when he hooked in from a cor- many more to come." Spartak Moscow, who left a num- " -/. + $ $S " a completely new game for his side. ner. Three wins from three in ber of first-choice players behind in = ! # $ "I would like my boys to play aggressive hockey with con- He completed his hat-trick Group L have Chelsea poised to Russia. ! "-/!+ # ! P ' trol over their emotions. The semi-final will be a different with a side-footed effort from the reach the last 32 of the competition, "We are making huge strides $+ $ =( ! ! + ball game. The result or score-line of our last encounter with edge of the area on 54 minutes, with Unai Emery's Arsenal set to from where we were," said Gerrard. / $" +# + ( = " Japan in the preliminary league will have no significance when although BATE left with a conso- join them following a 1-0 victory their first points in Group F. "We came close but it wasn't to =- the semi-final gets underway on Saturday," Harendra said lation goal after an unmarked in Portugal. Goals from Antonio Sanabria be. It could be a valuable point at on the eve of the match. Aleksei Rios turned in from a late Danny Welbeck pounced on a and Giovani Lo Celso, on loan from the end of the day. It shows just how ' /'& / Japan, on the other hand, have fielded six youngsters in free-kick. defensive lapse by former Liverpool Paris Saint-Germain, earned group far we've come when we are dis- Isle Of Man: ! # $" . the squad after their Gold medal at the Jakarta Asian Games "It feels really good," Loftus defender Sebastian Coates on 78 leaders Betis a memorable win at appointed to take a point off a * " $ " A"+ . ?+ #$ in their bid to focus on a long-term team-building exercise. Cheek told BT Sport after he minutes to keep Arsenal on max- the San Siro. Champions League team." Japan are the only team among the semi-finalists here became the first Chelsea player to imum points in Group E and pro- Patrick Cutrone grabbed a Rangers are level on five points + #=?$ $ +$ . " not to have qualified for the World Cup. score a hat-trick in Europe since long the club's best run since 2007. consolation for Milan who finished with Villarreal at the top after the $" . . ( Japan, however, will play for pride and find a way to blunt Didier Drogba 12 years ago. "It's up the game with 10 men after Samuel Spaniards hammered Rapid Vienna $ + A" - !E.! $+ E the Indian attack. Their recent habit of turning the form- there, it's my first hat-trick in a (.&... Castillejo saw red for the hosts in 5-0. Last season's runners-up ! = " ? "+ ?$ $ . + " book on its head will cause some unease for their rivals. while, even since playing for the Seven-time European cham- injury time. Marseille are in danger of an early $"" +$ " "# "" In the other semi-final of the day, Pakistan will lock horns youth team. It feels nice. pions AC Milan crashed to a 2-1 Olympiakos beat Dudelange of exit after losing 3-1 at home to " . + " #" -=$ against Malaysia. The final of the tournament will be played "Any player will tell you it's nice home defeat by Real Betis as Luxembourg 2-0 in the group's Lazio, while five-time champions $" + $! $ + . " on Sunday. to score a hat-trick and it feels good, Gennaro Gattuso's team dropped other fixture, while there was more Sevilla thrashed Akhisar 6-0. + " . -