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On Saturday, Kupwara district in the last 36 four Jaish-e-Mohammad ter- $ % hours. rorists were eliminated in two ) According to Srinagar- separate encounters in Sopore based Defence spokesman Col and Shopian.” %( *+, Rajesh Kalia, “BAT of Pakistan Meanwhile in the last one #- . %/ attempted surprise attack on month, the LoC has become ) + + one of the forward posts in “hotter” soon after Pakistan Keran sector. The BAT attack Prime Minister Imran Khan + ( % was foiled by alert troops returned from the US, embold- *+, resulting in neutralising of 5 to ened with resumption of mil- 0 . , 1 2 7 Pakistan regulars or terrorists itary aid and Pakistan getting . % in last 36 hours.” a breather for three months ( ( 3 4 # “Dead bodies of these from the Financial Action Task heavily armed infiltrators were Force (FATF). July alone has 4 # seen lying on the LoC but the witnessed 280-odd ceasefire # + $ same could not be retrieved violations with more 1,600 6 # %(( 4 due to heavy firing in the area,” such incidents reported so far ) + official sources said. The Indian since the start of the year. 4 ( 2 Army has released pictures of The all-powerful Pakistan from across the border to stoke , . Q % dead bodies of infiltrators lying Army is now violating ceasefire violence in the State. on the LoC to expose the con- agreement on the LoC relent- The Paris-based FATF in ! nivance of the Pakistan Army lessly firing on Indian Army June said Pakistan failed to * + % + 4 behind pushing trained ter- posts and civilian hamlets as it curb terror financing and # + %& rorists inside the Indian terri- tries enabling militants to infil- warned that the country may 4 # M tory. trate into the Kashmir Valley. be blacklisted if it does not - 4 Meanwhile, fresh exchange Nearly 18 terror camps are comply with its commitment to 1M % of cross LoC firing, including now active and security forces stop terro financing by October + ( ! heavy mortar shelling, was are bracing for a nearly two- end. reported from Balakote area of month-long relentless effort Turn to Page 4 4 6 # " * ( ( 3# % ( + # $%& R 6 ! 3 ( ( 3 ' , 34"3,8& )!++.734"3,8& % % 6 , 4 he massive troop mobilisa- day after the Amarnath Ttion in Jammu & Kashmir AYatra was called off, the ! comes amid multiple inputs Jammu & Kashmir adminis- suggesting synchronised tration on Saturday suspended $+ 5 % attacks on sarpanchs, besides the ongoing 43-day-long *+, "!"" the Amarnath pilgrims and Machail Mata (Goddess !"" # # security forces by Pakistan- Durga) Yatra that was to con- & & based terror groups Jaish-e- tinue till September 5 in % Mohammad (JeM)and Kishtwar citing security rea- Narendra Modi should make a Chidambaram said it was clear ) Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT). sons. And while security forces statement in Parliament on the Centre is preparing for 0 . , The additional security killed four terrorists in the the current situation in Jammu some misadventure and 6 % forces are expected to fortify !"" # Valley, Governor Satya Pal & Kashmir and cautioned it warned it against doing so. ( vulnerable points, especially Malik informed a delegation against “any misadventure” in Disappointed tourists and # in the rural pockets of the jehadi narrative. cascading effect and will have led by former State Chief the State. Senior party leader Amarnath yatris returning 8 1 Valley and also take care of any A team of three JeM oper- a bearing on security in large Minister Omar Abdullah that Ghulam Nabi Azad said the from Srinagar, in the mean- law and order situation arising atives is reported to have been parts of the country, sources the “State has no knowledge of Amarnath Yatra has never while, are facing soaring air- + ! due to any such hits. This stationed at a terror launch pad said justifying the troops any changes to constitutional been curtailed, even when the fares. Flight tickets from %9 apart, intelligence agencies have in Nezapir in POK and are mobilisation. provisions” with troops’ move- pilgrimage was targeted by Srinagar to Delhi are costing ) alerted about the threat of an under the direct control of With the impact of the lat- ment being in view of height- terrorists. 10,000 to 20,000 against the #- %( action by Border Action Team Ibrahim Azhar, brother of Jaish est Pakistani ploy estimated to ened terror threat to the He said the Government normal 3,000. Against this of the Pakistan Army on for- boss Masood Azhar. They are be of long term in nature, the Amarnath Yatra. should clarify why additional backdrop, on the request of the - 2 8 &2 : ward Indian troops and also being commanded by Pakistan administration has prepared Omar, however, urged the paramilitary forces were sent to State administration the IAF is about the presence of 15 JeM Army’s Special Service Group, for a long haul and a number of Centre to clarify things in the State though it has been a expected to airlift leftover pil- %9 ! terrorists in Pakistan Occupied also known as Maroon Berets. educational institutions have Parliament. lean year in terms of terrorist grims to different destinations 4 Kashmir (POK) ready to infil- Sources have not ruled out been shut with the twin agen- In Delhi, the Congress activities, barring the Pulwama if required. ) %( trate into the Valley. lone wolf attacks by suicide da of removing the radicalised demanded that Prime Minister attack. His party colleague P Turn to Page 4 Sarpanchs have been on bombers and long-range sniper students of the student wings of the radar of the Pakistani ter- attacks, besides mine explo- Hizbul Mujahideen and Jammu $ ;<% ror groups as their elections last sions and IED blasts on tourists and Kashmir Liberation Front ( 4 year is seen as a move to and pilgrims as also on convoys (JKLF) and the possibility of %0 0 ! strengthen grassroots democ- of security forces. Such attacks providing shelter to the addi- racy which has the potential to would not only generate tional troops, sources said. 4 wean away the youths from the localised impact but lead to a Turn to Page 4 %& . #- Q + %( ! ! + : + % $.$&/&734"3,8& P 0 + 6 ormer Vice President of 34"3,8& tive actions like termination 8 %( " FMaldives Ahmed Adheeb from services and eviction & ! Q Abdul Ghafoor, who had s resident doctors of All from hostels. # # O 34"3,8& sought political asylum in India AIndia Institute of Medical The protest has affected the =>?%1 & Q + =>? after arriving on a cargo vessel Sciences (AIIMS) and medical services even in emer- =>?@ $ - !" iting reports of a slow- on Thursday, has been sent Safadarjung Hospital continued gency departments of some of . 2 4 , %& Q#- # Cdown in economic growth, back to the island nation, with their strike for the third con- city hospitals, including AIIMS. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi authorities not allowing him to secutive day against the However, RML Hospital 1 , on Saturday hit out at the deboard as he did not possess National Medical Commission medical superintendent Dr VK % Modi Government saying, the required documents. (NMC) Bill, the administration Tiwari told The Pioneer that the ( , Q !" $%& “The BJP Government can’t “The Maldivian leader left of both the hospitals on hospital has resumed all ser- %( + ' %)*+,! build anything. It can only Tuticorin coast by midnight, Saturday asked them to resume vices for the patients. - destroy what was built over Friday,” a police official told PTI work immediately or face puni- Turn to Page 4 %A , . decades with passion and hard in Tuticorin. + + * O work.” Adheeb arrived in the ) %1 Rahul tagged some media cargo vessel along with nine ) *+, 2 . , $ reports on L&T chairman’s crew members but was not 0 . , #- warning of an economic slow- allowed to disembark from the % % & '% down, BSNL and MTNL failing ship, police said. He left for his ( 4 $ ( ' to pay July salaries, the railways home country in the same +%& ! )+ /01 222 planning to hive off employees ship. Coast Guard personnel ! , %( and the auto sector witnessing oversaw the vessel leaving , lowest ever sales in July in over BJP Government comes when Indian waters. $ #- 3 4 two decades. India has slipped two spots and Adheeb had sought polit- ! %& # ! He also pointed to news- lost its place as the fifth-largest ical asylum in India as he faces ) * paper reports, highlighting economy in the world. India a serious risk to his life in his % 5 weakness in several key sectors has now come down to the sev- home country, a UK lawyer $, # and expert commentary on enth spot as the UK and France representing the politician had & %& the present state of economy. overtook it. said. " " % &' . % Congress leader’s hit on the Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 () % # + ,- ./01 +5'. 6 O# " P /0 !A&383-8& +.-!%!-8& &5(0(6 +52&5( O 8 4 + +9 +9 & 9 9 ( What is your character in Choti 4 <=<;,- Sarrdaarni about? I play Sarabjit Singh Gill, an he good is that Bollywood has started Agriculture Minister. He is a single making films on subjects that were taboo — parent to Param. He is discliplined, Tsex education being one of them. After Vicky honest and loving. He is full of positivity Donor, people too are appreciative of such movies. and loves taking care of people. In this sense, Khandaani Shafakhana touches upon How tough was it to play this role? a relevant subject. More so, when statistics says It was tough to get into the skin of a that the incidence of ED increases from about 6 politician because I have never played per cent in the age group 20-29 years, to 50-70 such a character before. But, as for per cent in the age group 40-79 years. There are learning Punjabi, wasn’t a task because I many people out there who balk at the very am a Punjabi. I am from Chandigarh. thought of uttering the word ‘sex’ let alone What made you say yes? acknowledge that men face problems when it I was offered two shows at that same comes to performance in bed. time. The reason I chose this was because The problem with Khandaani Shafakhana is not through this role I was getting a chance the subject but the way it has been dealt with. First, to wear turban. Also, it was a lead Sonakshi Sinha is no Ayushmann Khurrana. character. There was no reason to turn Second, an attempt to recreate the magic of Vicky down the offer because I was waiting for Donor by roping in Annu Kapoor who plays a such an offer from a long time. lawyers fails to recreate that magic. Third, there was What do you like about this show? no need to reiterate that the shopkeepers around The concept of the show is strong. It’s the shafakhana are not happy that a clinic that deals about a girl who faces the harsh realities with sex problems is up and running that too by a of life and protects her family from all woman. But, obviously director Shilpi Dasgupta the hardships that come their way. She is thought otherwise. Why? One is unable to fathom considered as the saviour of the family. 2+ (0 27 6'7+ +(+4 5' + and parcel of this movie. The good is this. Fourth, the film fails to say beyond — baat toh This is a good example of women % +5. that the best chase is at the climax. karo. Fifth, it fails to entertain. Finally, there is a lot empowerment. The message that the 8 4 0 $9 $ Add to this are the quick repertoires of melodrama that could have been avoided. show gives is what I love the most about +9 6 9 &9 that Rock and Statham indulge in. However, not all is lost. Sonkashi Sinha as Baby it. 5 More than the exchange of blows the Bedi manages to emote well. Her expressions fit the Which role came close to you? 4 :;,- two come to, it is the insults they hurl situation to a T. It was good to see Nadira Babbar Sarabjit Singh Gill comes close to me at each other that are more entertaining. on the silver screen after such a long time even if because I am able to relate with the t is a no brainer that a movie that One wished that Leitch had spent more she spends most of her time feeling sorry for herself. character. My family also loves seeing me stars Dwayne Johnson aka the Rock time on frames where the two are L wearing a turban and have this look. Iand Jason Statham is going to be engaged verbally than fighting the Though, I like all the characters that I action-packed. And not just any kind baddie played by Idris Elba who is have played, this is the one I love the of action will do. It has to be OTT and referred to as the Black Superman — most. stick to characters that you have played Fortunately, I have done everything that then some more. The adrenaline nothing to do with the fact that he is an Why made you choose to be an actor? in your career. If you do that then you fell into my lap. I grab opportunities and pumping action will keep you on edge alien and everything to do with the I wanted to show my acting skills to can’t play other characters. You have to try not to play the same kind of character — not story wise but due to the roller- powers that he has. the world. Earlier, my passion was detach yourself from the shows you have twice. I love to experiment with coaster ride that the duo undertake References to some of the characters dancing. It came naturally to me. I was done in the past. This is what we are characters. My first show was Chhal — and drag you with it. from the F&F franchise like Mr Nobody a part of few dance groups. Then, taught to do during our acting classes. Sheh Aur Maat. There, I played Kabir Besides the state-of-the-art makes you realise that there is no somehow acting happened. I don’t You have constantly experimented Jaiswal. Then I did Madhubala — Ek Ishq weaponry and what one can do with Dom. Not that Hobbs and Shaw need remember how but it just happened. with genres. Has that been a conscious Ek Junoon and played a gangster — Sultan technology, it is the sheer brute force any rescuing but it just feels that the Is there anything that you had taken decision? Kundra. Then, in Tu Sooraj, Main Saanjh Rock and Statham unleash that will team is incomplete. from your previous show — Tu Sooraj, It’s not always my choice to choose Piyaji, I played a simple, honest and leave one wanting more. In this regard, Even though Leitch has spent more Main Saanjh Piyaji? between genres. It’s like when you feel that religious guy — Uma Toshniwal. And, director David Leitch doesn’t disappoint. time on the action and its treatment Every show is different, every the story is good and engaging, you just now I am playing a Punjabi guy. I am It is a take off on Fast and Furious rather than the script, it still provides character is different. When you leave a go for it. 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> ? $ "9 , 9 @ ) * " " ( ,, "" % % 0 " (( 34"3,8& 34"3,8& (( 34"3,8& ainfall in various parts of the he body of a Class 6 stu- (( Rnational Capital on Saturday Tdent, who went missing he much-hyped member- 34"3,8& brought down the temperature after school a day ago, was Tship drive of the Bharatiya below normal limits and caused the Palam observatory record- found in a pond behind the Air Janata party (BJP), which is 45-year-old man was the humidity to shoot up. The ed 12.8 mm rainfall and the Aya Force Station in Aya Nagar on Air Force Station in Aya Nagar going to conclude on August Akilled and two others maximum temperature was Nagar observatory recorded Saturday, police said. around 8.30 am on Saturday 11, has received a massive were injured after a truck recorded at 32.9 degrees Celsius, 11.7 mm rainfall. Shubham Kumar, 12, was a morning, Deputy response in the national Capital they were travelling in fell off one degree less than the normal, The weatherman predicted resident of Aya Nagar. Commissioner of Police as over nine lakh new members a flyover in central Delhi in and minimum temperature at generally cloudy sky with light According to the police, (South) Vijay Kumar said. have already been enrolled the early hours of Saturday, 27.4 degrees Celsius — normal rains for Sunday. The maximum Madan Lal Gothwal (30), There were no injury under the campaign. police said. for this time of the year, a temperature is expected to be Shubham’s father, filed a com- marks on the body, the police The nationwide drive has The truck driver, Meteorological Department offi- around 34 degrees Celsius and plaint late Friday night after his said, adding his school uniform received great success and the Jallaluddin, a resident of cial said. the minimum 27 degrees son had not returned home and bag were found outside the Delhi BJP is a frontrunner, said Mewat district in Haryana, The humidity level was Celsius. On Friday, large swathes from school. pond. The body has been kent Kuljeet Chahal, Delhi BJP gen- national in-charge of the cam- morning and the youth wing died on the spot while Sarukh recorded at 88 per cent, he said. of Delhi reeled under sultry During investigation, the in the AIIMS mortuary and eral secretary and in-charge of paign Shivraj Singh Chauhan activists will enrol new mem- and Wazid, who were on their While the Safdarjung obser- weather though a few places body was recovered from a post-mortem will be conduct- the campaign in the city. on June 7. bers outside colleges in the city way to Azadpur market from vatory recorded 0.4 mm rainfall, recorded light rains. pond in the jungle behind the ed on Sunday, the DCP said. "We have enlisted over The month-long campaign on Wednesday," he said. Maharashtra, suffered nine lakh new members so far in Delhi will conclude on Delhi BJP leaders hoped to injuries, police said. and we will easily achieve the August 11. boost the party's membership "Police were informed at target of making 10 lakh new The party will hold special by 57 per cent as people were around 2 am about the acci- members in view of Assembly drives next week to enrol more showing "much interest". dent that occurred near Ring polls in Delhi," Chahal said. members by setting up desks at Former national general Road bypass flyover. We had The membership cam- malls, educational institutions secretary (organisation) Ramlal to use gas cutters to take out paign was launched by Prime and temples in the city, said had urged Delhi unit leaders to the three persons trapped Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi's co in-charge of the boost membership by 57 per inside the truck," a senior Varanasi on the birth anniver- campaign Harsh Malhotra. cent, the vote share of party in police officer said. sary of party ideologue Syama "On Monday evening our the city in Lok Sabha elections. They were rushed to a Prasad Mookerjee, on June 6. Mahila Morcha will carry out Currently, Delhi BJP has nearby hospital where In Delhi, the campaign the campaign at malls in the around 26 lakh registered Jallaluddin was declared was launched with fanfare at city. Our SC Morcha workers members out of which over 14 brought dead while the other the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will set up desks outside promi- lakh are duly verified, party two are undergoing treat- by senior party leader and nent temples on Tuesday leaders said. ment, police said. ( 1 2

(( 34"3,8& dents carried out the plantation drive under its fifth consecutive n an effort to make Delhi liv- Tree Plantation Drive and Iable and to curb pollution, planted about eight thousand the national Capital on trees, 27 thousand shrubs, 59 Saturday witnessed a mega thousand ground cover at plantation drive by various nearby parks, surrounding Government departments and areas and 10 main roads of agencies, including Delhi Jal New Delhi area. Besides, the Board(DJB) and New Delhi Ambassadors has also planted Municipal Council (NDMC), sapling in the premises of their Delhi State Legal Services Embassies during the planta- (DSLSA), which planted lakhs tion drive. of saplings across the city. While the DSLSA in coor- Around 8,000 employees, dination with Air Foundation including the newly appointed planted one lakh saplings Chief Executive Officer (CEO) across the city towards green- Akhil Kumar and other senior ing Delhi under the project officials, participated in the "Green Earth - Clean Earth". It plantation exercise and plant- will conduct the plantation ed about one lakh saplings of drive till October and will different varieties across 28 plant trees, shrubs, saplings and locations of the city. The drive herbs near observation/chil- started from Chandrawal dren homes, schools, colleges Water Treatment Plant and and other government institu- around one lakh saplings and Calliandra, Tecoma and Gaudi ened environmental con- tions. shrubs of various species, Chaudi across the city. sciousness and much needed "Awareness also spread to including Jamun, Crotton, "Plants and trees are the behavioural change towards adults as well as children on the Ficus panda, Kaner, Motia, nature's lungs. Protection, con- green and eco- friendly exis- importance of plantation of Gardenia, Murria, Gardenia, servation and restoration of our tence," said Kumar, CEO of trees to battle the climate cri- Jatropha, Bougainvillea, Inerme environment are the need of DJB. sis looming over us. They were ,Clerodendrum Inermei, the hour. Through such drives, The NDMC along also made aware as to how to Hibiscus, Hemalia,Chandni, the DJB is striving to set an Ambassadors Indonesia and Sri plant a tree, how to care for it Largerstroemia indica, example in creating height- Lanka and ten thousands stu- etc," said an official. 345 6 " 0

# Q9 In the English syllabus, new taught both as a Compulsory resentative texts and readings areas of study were introduced, paper and as an Elective, are and one that has been vetted and B and the syllabus was conscious- being made victims of the polit- approved by the university's ly decolonised to introduce stu- ical machinations of certain statutory bodies twice, there is New Delhi: Eighty-three Delhi dents to a wide variety of writ- groups," the statement said. also a clear campaign to malign University teachers of English on ings in English, it said. In stalling the passing of a the functioning of a reputed Saturday released a statement The syllabus was carefully rigorously worked out syllabus public university, the statement condemning what they called worked out to ensure a seamless that has a cross section of rep- added. PTI unacademic and politically progression from school motivated attack on the syllabus. curricula, transiting into The syllabi of four subjects, postgraduate studies. In the including English, were referred following of due process, the back to the respective depart- syllabus has received posi- ments by the Executive Council tive feedback from both of DU following protests from a national and international section of teachers who alleged experts, it added. that they were pro-Left. "We are deeply dis- The teachers said it was a mayed that deliberations democratically drafted syllabus, which have been marked by which involved faculty partici- an open, free and fair pation from around 40 colleges exchange of ideas, are being over a period of two years. described as 'Leftist' and "It is a matter of sorrow and 'partisan'. deep academic concern that the "Nothing could be far- syllabus is now being maligned, ther from the truth. It is to and is sought to be scuttled, by be noted that objections certain political groups at the that are now being raised university," the statement said. were never submitted dur- They said that "at every ing the time allocated for point, discussions were minut- feedback," the statement ed and circulated to ensure a claimed. "It has now been continuing of the democratic two weeks since the univer- spirit in which the entire exer- sity reopened and we are yet cise was undertaken". to receive our syllabus," the "The syllabus has received teachers rued. extensive student and faculty "Students of English feedback since it has been on the Hons, BA Programme, department website for far BCom and all other Science longer than other subject syl- and Humanities depart- labi," the statement read. ments where English is & % % '( %

New Delhi: The body of a man with an injury mark on his head was found near Gazipur Sabzi Mandi on Saturday, police said. A patrolling team found the identify the deceased, they body around 8.30 am, they said, adding a case under sec- said. tions 302 (causing disappear- The body is yet to be ance of evidence of offence) identified, the police said, and 201 (causing disappear- adding the man had a tattoo ance of evidence of offence) of on his hand. the Indian Penal Code has The police are trying to been registered. PTI + ,- ./01

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Rajnandgaon district bordering in Kashmir on August 15. ing a minor in 2017, saying An FIR under section 4 of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra "There is a big reason why strict action should be taken the Muslim Women and Chhattisgarh, Director the Amarnath Yatra has been against such people. (Protection of Rights on General of Police (DGP) DM stopped. The reason is that Sengar, who is in prison, Marriage) Act was lodged Awasthi said. preparations are underway to has also been booked for mur- against the man at Nebua A jawan of the District unfurl the tricolour across the der following an accident in Naurangia police station fol- iour with Khatoon was not The woman's husband is Reserve Guard (DRG) was also der, he said. into a dense forest, the DGP said. Kashmir Valley on which the rape survivor and her lowing a written compliant by good. He alleged that Raheem's in Saudi Arabia and we are injured in the gun battle, he "When the patrolling team "During the search, bodies Independence Day," she told lawyer sustained critically the father of the woman, they family members were also sending a notice through the added. was advancing through the of seven ultras, including five news persons here. injuries and two of her aunts said. harassing his daughter. proper channel and also tak- The exchange of fire took forest of Sitagota-Serpar, locat- women, were recovered from Prachi also claimed that died. PTI Ahmed Ali told police that On Wednesday when my ing the statements of both the place around 7.00 am in the ed around 150 kms away from the spot," he said. One AK-47 his son-in-law Abdul Raheem, daughter was busy in house- parties, Superintendent of forest near Sitagota-Serpar vil- capital Raipur, a group of rifle, one.303 rifle, a 12 bore who is working in Saudi hold chores, her father-in-law Police, Kushinagar, RN Mishra lages under the Baghnadi armed Naxals opened indis- gun, one sten gun, one 315 bore Arabia, divorced his daughter Tarabuddin gave her his mobile said. police station area when a joint criminate fire on them, leading rifle and a huge cache of muz- " Fatima Khatoon by uttering phone and asked to talk to her The Muslim Women team of DRG and local police to the gun battle," he said. zle-loading guns were also 'talaq' three times over phone husband. Raheem pronounced (Protection of Rights on was out on a counter-insur- Chief Minister Bhupesh seized from the encounter spot, on Wednesday. 'talaq' three times and cut the Marriage) Bill prescribing up to gency operation, the DGP told Baghel, who is on a tour of New he said. Raheem had married phone line, Ali wrote in his three years imprisonment for reporters. Delhi, hailed the security forces "A DRG jawan, identified * Khatoon, 25, a resident of complaint to police. men giving instant triple talaq Acting on a specific input for bravely carrying out a suc- as Asaram, sustained splinter Jakhnia village, in 2014. He When we reached at my to their wives was passed by about the movement of ultras, cessful operation, an official injuries in the gunfight," the went to Saudi Arabia four daughter's house, Tarabuddin Parliament on Tuesday. security forces launched the statement said. DGP said, adding he was &0 months after the marriage. called a panchayat, gave a President Ram Nath operation on Friday night in The encounter lasted for admitted to a local hospital Ali said Raheem used to cheque of 1.5 lakh and said Kovind gave assent to the triple Baghnadi area along the around two hours, following where his condition was said to visit his family but his behav- the marriage is over, he said. talaq bill on Thursday. PTI Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra bor- which the ultras disappeared be out of danger. Bengaluru: Congress leader government. Siddaramaiah on Saturday hit Siddaramaiah pointed out out at Karnataka Chief Minister that there are no ministers for 6+ ' B S Yediyurappa for the "delay" revenue, agriculture and rural % $ & +++ . in Cabinet expansion and development departments, alleged that the administrative which have to deal with machinery has come to a stand- drought and floods. still. "Is the Governor who sent From Page 1 strikes by the IAF on Balakot in The Congress Legislature letter after letter (to previous The international body Pakistan housing a large num- Party leader sought to know Kumaraswamy-led govern- also asked Islamabad to take ber of Jaish-e-Mohammad / whether the Governor, who ment) to prove majority, not action against banned terror- (JeM)cadres. In fact, Pakistan sent "letter after letter" to the aware of the plight of the peo- ist organisations. Pakistan was had shifted the terror camps previous government to prove ple of the state under one man bracketed in the grey list by from close to the LoC to the Ayodhya: Visiting here a day after the Supreme Court majority, was not aware of the cabinet with no ministers?" he the FATF last year due to its hinterland soon after the noted that a mediation panel had not offered a solu- "plight of the people" under a asked. failure to stop terror funding Pulwama attack fearing a cross- tion to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, one-man cabinet in the state As the HD Kumaraswamy- and money laundering. border action by India. These Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said he where different regions were led Congress-JD(S) coalition US President Donald camps are now back with more knew the effort would fail. reeling from drought and government "delayed" the trust Trump’s controversial state- than 250 militants poised to “We knew all along that nothing is going to come floods. vote after moving a motion ment on mediation in infiltrate from these launch out of mediation,” he said at a gathering of seers. “But "Administrative machin- seeking vote of confidence in Kashmir and a ban by pads in the coming weeks, they it is good. If there is an effort, it is a good thing.” ery has come to a standstill. Is the Assembly, Governor Washington on Balochistan said. Chennai: The Indian space agency on “There had been mediation before the Mahabharat this a democracy or dictator- Vajubhai Vala had written two Liberation Army on dubious With a window of two Saturday said that the foundation stone as well. But the effort failed,” he said. ship?" Siddaramaiah said on letters to the then chief minis- inputs from Islamabad have months left before Pakistan for a centre to monitor and protect high The chief minister was at an event to mark the 16th Twitter. "Why Yediyurappa who ter and one to the then Speaker also resulted in Islamabad again makes a case at the FATF value space assets from space debris has death anniversary of Paramhans Ramchandra Das, a showed hurry in taking oath as fixing deadline to prove major- switching to the old tactics of looking into funding of terror- been laid. prominent advocate of a Ram Temple at the disputed the chief minister was not ity, which, however, was not proxy war against India. ist organisations, the ISI and K Sivan, Chairman of the Indian site in Ayodhya. showing similar hurry in adhered to. Giving this assessment, Pakistan Army will go all out to Space Research Organisation (ISRO), laid The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hold day- expanding the cabinet? People Subsequently, the officials in the security estab- shatter the fragile peace on the the foundation stone for the Space to-day hearings from August 6 to decide the temple- of the state are in distress due Kumaraswamy government lishment said here on Saturday LoC by firing in an effort to Situational Awareness Control Centre in mosque land dispute as efforts to arrive at a settlement to drought and floods in dif- collapsed with the defeat in the that almost nil infiltration dominate. Moreover, the cov- Peenya, Bengaluru, on Friday. through mediation had failed. ferent parts," he said. trust vote on July 23. bids were reported in the last ering fire allows the militants to "Space Situational Awareness & The apex court had appointed a three-member BJP leader Yediyurappa Karnataka Pradesh six months due to a variety of sneak in, officials said. Management (SSAM) has become an mediation committee headed by a former Supreme assumed charge as the chief Congress chief Dinesh Gundu reasons. They included late The rugged mountain ter- internationally significant area due to the Court judge F M I Kalifulla in March. minister on July 26 and proved Rao too questioned the delay in snowfall in winter months rain in North Kashmir provides ever growing manmade space debris pop- Reacting to the apex court's decision to begin day- majority on the floor of the Cabinet expansion and said thereby blocking the ingress ideal conditions for infiltration ulation and the increased collision threat to-day hearings, Adityanath said he was confident that Assembly on July 29, after the the administration in the state routes till March end that due to heavy fog at this time of with operational spacecraft," ISRO said the sentiments of the people will be respected. PTI ouster of the Congress-JD(S) has not taken off. PTI made it difficult for the ter- the year. So far, only one bid has in a statement. rorists to sneak into the Valley taken place some days back and "ISRO has set up a Directorate of from higher reaches of North that was successfully foiled in Space Situational Awareness and Kashmir. Gurez sector, they said. The Management aiming at protecting high 93!%5 === Secondly, it was also due entire stretch of Tangdhar and valued space assets from space debris to heightened alert after the Gurez is the traditional ingress close approaches and collisions. To car- Pulwama suicide attack in route with mountain passes ryout systematically all activities related From Page 1 February killing 40 Central dotted with thick jungles mak- to SSAM, a control centre is being estab- ""0 Experts say several core Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ing it difficult to detect infiltra- lished at Bengaluru," the space agency sectors have been witnessing a personnel and retaliatory air tion, officials said. said. sharp slowdown due to lower According to ISRO, the control cen- New Delhi: Members of international Rules (CCS Rules) for raising their voice consumer demand and lack of tre would facilitate the intensified activ- universities and various teachers associa- against its anti-teaching and learning poli- lending to companies. Real experts from Pakistan contin- ities foreseen for SSAM, in view of the tions released a statement on Saturday in cies. estate sector has been affected by ue to be on the prowl at the increasing debris population and oper- support of 48 JNU teachers against whom The statement said that this action sti- the slow down with inventory of +++ behest of the Pakistan Army ational space assets. disciplinary proceedings were initiated by fled their legitimate right to protest the houses left unsold with the and ISI to disrupt Amarnath The control centre would host a range the varsity for participating in a one-day repeated violations of the JNU Act and builders. From Page 1 Yatra. of activities pertaining to protection of strike last year. Statutes and that imposing CCS Rules on Top company executives Corps Commander, Unless funds and weapon- Indian space assets from inactive satel- Professors Apoorvanand and Manoj universities in effect "introduces censorship have cautioned the Government Chinar Corps, clearly indicat- ry from the US in the name of lites, pieces of orbiting objects, near earth Jha, social activist Harsh Mander and oth- as a condition of service." regarding the slowdown and ed on Friday that there are seri- so-called war on terror stops, asteroids and adverse space weather ers released the statement endorsed by close Decrying the "chilling effect on free requested it to take quick steps ous attempts by terrorists to Pakistan will continue to use conditions. to 2,000 teachers, students and citizens from speech" that this would have, the statement to reduce the crisis. revive terrorism amid a lead- such assistance for fuelling It would assimilate the tracking data all over the world. demanded that the chargesheets issued to The slump in economic ership crisis in terror ranks. trouble in the Valley even as the of inactive satellites from indigenous The 48 teachers of Jawaharalal the JNU faculty be withdrawn, and the growth has also affected Indian Amid ever-evolving ter- security forces have recovered observation facilities and generate use- Nehru University have been "chargesheet- attempt to impose CCS rules on college and stock markets as it has lost a ror tactic, threat of IEDs looms at least one America-made ful information from bare observations ed" by the JNU administration on the university teachers across the country be massive amount of investments large over the Valley as IED sniper M 24, the source said. through analysis. IANS basis of Central Civil Service (Conduct) halted forthwith. PTI from Foreign Portfolio Investors.

manders of Jaish-e-Mohammad, Secretary and the Divisional identified as Zeenat-ul-Islam Commissioner have clarified this +++ Naikoo was eliminated in the yesterday.” two-day-long operation in The Governor requested the Pandushan village of Shopian”. political leaders to ask their sup- From Page 1 According to police, Naikoo porters to maintain calm and not Additional police force has been === played the role of a local anchor believe exaggerated and unfound- deployed outside the AIIMS and Safdarjung to the JeM foreign terrorists. He ed rumours being circulated all Hospitals as striking doctors marched was involved in terror incidents around. towards the arterial Ring Road. From Page 1 of cop killing and grenade lob- “There were credible inputs Dr Sunil Gupta, Safadarjung Hospital According to the Airports bing on police station in Shopian which were available to the secu- medical superintendent, said emergency Authority of India, a total num- and Gagren camp. The second rity agencies regarding attacks on services are being tackled by the regular fac- ber of 6,126 passengers reported terrorist killed in the operation the Amarnath Yatra. There has ulty. “We cannot say when the strike will be at Srinagar Airport on Saturday was identified as Manzoor been intensified shelling on the called off, but regular faculty is looking after for travelling out of the Valley. Ahmad Bhat. In Sopore LoC by Pakistan which was the emergency.” Out of this, 5,829 passengers encounter, two JeM terrorists responded to effectively by the When asked about OPD services in travelled by 32 scheduled flights. were eliminated by the security Army. This was mentioned in the Safadarjung hospital, Dr Gupta said, “Yes Remaining 387 passengers forces. Press Conference yesterday after- OPD is affected partially due to the ongoing accommodated in 4 IAF Aircraft According to a statement noon by the Corps Commander strike by the resident doctors.” & flown to destinations like issued by the Raj Bhawan, “Omar of the Army and the DGP. Details In an official statement, Dr Gupta said that Jammu, Pathankot & Hindon. Abdullah and the delegation of weapons and ammunition I have been asked by the Ministry to inform Outstation students of members apprised the Governor recovered were given. The seri- you that if the striking doctors do not resume National Institute of Technology, about the current situation in the ousness of the threat required their duties immediately, strict punitive action Srinagar were also shifted from Valley after the Government immediate action,” he said, as per like suspension/termination of services, vaca- the campus in State Road advisory asking Amarnath Yatris the spokesman. tion of hostel accommodation will be initiat- Transport Corporation buses and tourists to return as soon as It is in this context that the ed immediately against all striking doctors.” after the college authorities sus- possible. They also mentioned Government had issued an advi- pended their classes till further about the panic buying by peo- sory asking yatris and tourists to orders. ple of essential commodities”. return as soon as possible. “These Tourists stationed across var- Governor Malik informed are a vulnerable group of people , ious destinations in Gulmarg, the delegation that the security who do not know the area and Pahalgam and other places were situation has developed in a are extremely vulnerable to a ter- ferried in State Government- manner which required imme- rorist or a fidayeen attack.” -$ +++ provided buses to Srinagar from diate action. He also said that the “It is the responsibility of the where they returned to their State has no knowledge of any State to provide security to all its From Page 1 homes safely during the day. changes to constitutional provi- citizens. Therefore, as a precau- Official sources in New Delhi said the For their part, security forces sions. “Therefore, no panic tionary measure, yatris and Maldivian leader was not permitted to enter achieved major successes by should be created by unneces- tourists have been asked to India as he was not entering through a des- eliminating four terrorists in two sarily linking this security mat- return. This is to ensure that no ignated entry point and did not possess valid separate operations in Shopian ter with all kinds of other issues. terrorist attack takes place on documents. They said reports about his and Sopore districts of Kashmir A pure security measure is being them. Therefore, security to its deportation are incorrect. Valley. mixed up with issues with which citizens has to be provided by the “Again, because he is not in India, news According to police it has no connection. That is the State, even at some inconve- about his detention or arrest in India are spokesman, “One of the top com- cause of the panic. The Home nience which is being done.” false,” a source said. + ,- ./01

!""#$%#&'(% $ 9 &&( ;@=>B102 34"3,8& The classes were given in several sessions with the first 34"3,8& % , the IIT-Delhi recorded zero he greenhorns and the vet- day having nine of them. BJP vacancies between 2013 and Terans together on Saturday President Amit Shah has had he prestigious Indian ,,, 2015. attended classes of top BJP his say on “We, Our organi- TInstitutes of Technology , In 2016 and 2017, the IIT- “teachers” including Prime zation and our work culture (IITs) have notched up a first. Delhi had two seats vacant in Minister Narendra Modi, who “with Party’s working There is no seat vacant in any &&% , ) each year. As far as IIT-Bombay asked them to keep the student President J P Nadda expressed of these premier institutes this is concerned, it had all its seats in them alive even though they himself on the topic of “Our year. . , filled in 2013, 2014 and 2015, are now lawmakers or thoughts and concept of New “There have been a total of . /,, while had two vacancies in Ministers. He said the BJP is an India”. 13,604 undergraduate admis- 2016 and one in 2017. “organic entity and not an The MPs were giving ori- sions in IITs this year with nil . ,,/ “In order to minimise the “assembled” one and has entations on how to deal with vacant seats. This is the first vacancies in IITs, NITs and achieved its present growth legislative business and ask time ever to fill all seats in all 1. , other Centrally-Funded on account of its ideology. questions relating to their con- IITs leaving no vacant seats .1, Technical institutions (CFTIs), The two-day training pro- stituencies. Party’s IT cell is which has been achieved by the HRD ministry had consti- gramme, “Abhyas Varga”, is giving classes to the MPs as proactive cooperation of all &&% tuted a committee to recom- being organised at Parliament how best to use the NaMo App IITs,” HRD Higher Education mend suitable measures,”a and issues like the party’s ide- and communicate with party Secretary R Subrahmanyam senior ministry official said. ology and Parliamentary pro- workers and connect with the said. address the issue. The committee recom- cedures are being discussed at public. Last year, 118 seats in all 23 According to the Ministry mended the institutions may length with debutant MPs find- An exclusive session on IITs were vacant. data, of the nearly 11,000 seats review seats in each discipline ing their feet in the party and West Bengal is also planned Then HRD Minister across the IITs, a total of 274 based on employment oppor- its ideological moorings. The with the MPs of the state. Prakash Javadekar had attrib- seats remained vacant from tunities, national requirement, attendance to the programme " % 1) " " 1'! ! % 1 " Prime Minister will give uted the vacant seats to stu- 2013 with IIT BHU recording available infrastructure and has been made compulsory ! 5 ! 6" " & : ; concluding address on Sunday. dents not showing interest in maximum vacancies. scope for future. which showed results with "" O0 +P '! " 0/(0% # Besides Shah and Nadda , certain disciplines. The Indian School of “The committee also sug- MPs trooping in the conference Defence Minister Rajnath Noticing the number of Mines (which was upgraded to gested streamlining the coun- room before time in the morn- remain active as ground work- family’s legacy,”Modi told the or an MP. Irrespective of your Singh, Union Parliamentary seats lying vacant in the pre- the status of an IIT in 2016) selling process by having mul- ing. ers even after becoming min- BJP MPs in an apparent hit at age, always remain a student so Minister Arjun Meghwal, BJP mium institutes as rising trend recorded 23 vacancies each in tiple rounds as well as taking The BJP is an “organic”enti- isters or legislators. the Congress. that learning process goes General Secretary Bhupendra in the five years, except in 2014, 2016 and 2017. The IIT- other pro-active measures such ty and not an “assembled”enti- “The has reached here “The party worker in you on,”Modi was quoted as saying Yadav and IT Celll head Amit the HRD ministry had in 2017 Kanpur and the IIT-Hyderabad as launching helpline to facil- ty, Modi told his party’s law- because of its ideology and should remain alive always by Parliamentary Affairs Malvia would have session set up a panel which made sev- had all their seats taken itate students in making choic- makers as he asked them to thoughts not because of one even if you become a minister Minister Pralhad Joshi. with the MPs. eral recommendations to between 2013 and 2017, while es,”the official said. ) 0" 9 " ! # # " ' )*$ 6" + , , 34"3,8& Jadhavpur University in Kolkata and Anna University in wo years after the contro- Chennai has been subjected to Tversy, the Reliance consultation with the respective Industries-backed Jio Institute state governments, six others yet again figures in the list of have been recommended for Institute of Eminence cate- issue of Letter of Intent (LoI) gorised by the HRD Ministry. for the eminence status. The decision was taken fol- Among the universities that lowing a meeting of the have failed to make it to the list University Grants Commission of top 10 Government institu- (UGC) where the report of the tions are Aligarh Muslim Empowered Expert Committee University. (EEC) was considered to tag 10 “The expert committed had each institution in Government shortlisted 15 public institutions and private category. and as many private institutions 34"3,8& acreage remained higher so far. The private institutions for eminence status. As the Area planted to sugarcane which have made it to the list scheme has only provided for rea sown for almost all was at 52.30 lakh hectare as for issuing of Letter of Intent 10 institutions in each catego- Akharif (summer) crops is against 55.45 lakh hectare, include Amrita Vidyapeetham, ry, the UGC was of the opinion lagging so far due to deficit rain while that of jute at 6.83 lakh 5 ( # +& <' " "; ;; VIT Vellore, Jamia Hamdard, that since the thrust of the and floods, with rice acreage at hectare as against 7.19 lakh = > : !00 ' "" ) 0 # Kalinga Institute of Industrial scheme is to prepare institutions only 223.5 lakh hectare and hectare in the said period. Technology, Shiv Nadar for the global rankings, no pulses at 105.14 lakh hectare. Total acreage under all University and OP Jindal existing institution which has As per the Agriculture kharif crops was down at ((-## University. In the greenfield not figured in any of the glob- Ministry’s latest data, rice — 788.52 lakh hectare so far in & category (institutions which al or national rankings shall be the main kharif crop — has this season, as against 844.20 are yet to be established) Jio recommended for the IoE sta- been planted in 223.53 lakh lakh hectare in the same season Institute and Bharti Institute of tus. Wherever there was a tie, hectare so far in the current last year. O' ) P Satya Bharti foundation have UGC used the QS-2019 India kharif season of the 2019-20 Experts are of the view that been recommended,”said a Rankings as a tie-breaker,”said crop year (July-June), down sowing activities were delayed $#- senior HRD Ministry official. a HRD Ministry official. from 255.48 lakh hectare a year because of late arrival of mon- 34"3,8& events in the movie are inspired The official said Greenfield Last year, the government ago. Sowing of kharif crops soon and later coverage could by true events, which creates institutions would get three- had granted the IoE status to begin with the onset of south- not pick up in some pockets wo accused in the Batla the impression the film depicts *, year period to establish and IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay and the west monsoon and harvesting because of 9 per cent deficit in THouse encounter case have a true account of events in the operationalise the institution, Bengaluru-based Indian from October onwards. rains till July-end. moved the Delhi High Court Batla House encounter. and thereafter, EEC will con- Institute of Science (IISc) in the Similarly, acreage of puls- According to the Indian seeking a stay on the release of “Although the courts dis- New Delhi: A Delhi court on ter outside Uttar Pradesh. A sider giving IoE status to such public sector, and Manipal es was down at 105.14 lakh Meteorological Department the film based on the incident charge their duties in a free and Saturday issued production Bench, presided over by Chief institutions. The move is part Academy of Higher Education hectare as against 113.74 lakh (IMD), there was 9 per cent in Delhi in 2008. fair manner and are not likely warrant against Unnao rape Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan of a scheme of the HRD and BITS Pilani in the private hectare, while that of coarse deficit in cumulative monsoon The plea, filed by Ariz Khan to be affected by events por- accused former Bharatiya Gogoi, had transferred the case Ministry being from last two sector, while the Jio Institute by cereals at 136.17 lakh hectare as in the last two months. and Shehzad Ahmad, both trayed in a movie...the release Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker to Delhi before District Judge years to select 20 IoEs — 10 Reliance Foundation was given against 145.16 lakh hectare in There was rainfall deficit accused in the Batla House of such a movie would preju- Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his Sharma. public and 10 private —that the tag in greenfield category. the said period. reported is states such as encounter case, is likely to come dice the outcome of the aide Shashi Singh in connec- The case relates to the rape will enjoy complete academic While government will The coverage of oilseeds Manipur, Nagaland, West up for hearing next week. The trial,”the plea said. tion with the case. of a minor girl allegedly by and administrative autonomy. provide funding to public insti- was also less so far as 149.49 Begnal, Jharkhand, Uttar petition sought a direction to the “The events portrayed in The hearing will resume on Sengar at his residence in UGC also recommended tutions with IoE tag, in case of lakh hectare was covered so far Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Centre to conduct a pre-screen- the film will prejudice the trial Monday before District Judge Unnao on June 4, 2017, where granting of Institution of the private institutions pro- this kharif season when com- Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, ing of the film ‘Batla House’. especially as there has been an Dinesh Sharma of the Tis she had gone to seek a job. Eminence (IoE) status to Delhi posed as IoE, there will be no pared with 157.39 lakh hectare Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, The plea further stated effort to connect the two inci- Hazari Court, here. Sengar is lodged in Sitapur University, Hyderabad financial support, but they will a year ago. Gujarat, Chhatisgarh, Andhra that the poster and promo- dents i.e. Batla House and the The Supreme Court on district jail. Shashi Singh had University, BHU and IIT be entitled for more autonomy Among cash crops, area Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil tional videos of the movie Delhi serial blasts,” the plea Thursday ordered transfer of all allegedly lured the victim to Madras and Kharagpur. While as a special category Deemed under sugarcane and jute Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, it claim that the sequence of added. cases relating to the said mat- Sengar’s residence. IANS the recommendation for University. remained lower, while cotton said in its report. # " 4

=7 34"3,8& immense achievement provid- #,.) ), , , gram is a major step towards In the last phase, data were ing invaluable information on +. , )+ ), providing tigers needed space, extrapolated to areas where nternational wildlife experts the status of not only big cats, he cautioned that “care should cameras could not be deployed. Ihave lauded India’s latest tiger but a wide range of coexisting . , 3,,3 be taken to ensure that villages The tiger bearing habitats census, the largest centrally mammals in tiger habitats. 1, ) are truly returned to wildlife were divided into five land- coordinated survey of its kind Carbone recalled that there . ,,, ,, habitat and not used for admin- scape regions-Shivalik- in the world, saying that it have also been impressive istrative expansion.” Gangetic plains, Central India should be expanded for count- improvements since the origi- , ,. ,, Investment in the well- and the Eastern Ghats, Western ing other iconic, charismatic nal survey in 2006 due, in part, +,, ++,1,. being and working conditions Ghats, North Eastern Hills and species across the countries. to general technological ), , of forest guards is an invest- Brahmaputra Flood Plains and Recognizing the role of advances (e.g. camera-traps, ment in the front line of tiger the Sundarbans. frontline staff such as forest mobile phones and GPS etc.), conservation in India. To the guards in tiger conservation, but also due to the efforts of species is a challenging task, but Graduate Studies, Gullion extent that impacts to tiger cor- they noted that, it was also Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to do so for dozens of tiger Endowed Chair in Forest ridors are minimized the important that their working and partners to develop soft- populations across the entire Wildlife Research & Education healthy future of tigers is max- conditions were reviewed to ware tools to automate the data sub-continent of India is too was in all praise for India’s imized, said Dr Bump. maintain motivation and effec- recording and processing, immense. effort to estimate its tiger pop- The census was carried out tiveness and to insure the including the use of M-STrIPES The numbers alone are ulation, which he said, was in four phases. Phases 1 and 2 future protection of tigers in the (phone app for all types of on- phenomenal - 44,000 field staff, unprecedented globally and covered forest beats, generally wild. field data entry) and data analy- 600,000 person-days, 523,000 commendable in scale and sci- spread over 15 sq km each, by As per the survey released sis (Extract Compare (tiger ID) km of walked transects, entific sophistication. Forest Departments, to collect by Prime Minister Narendra and CATRAT (species ID)). 318,000 habitat surveys, 26,800 “Those responsible for signs of tiger presence like scat Modi recently tiger numbers Increase in number of camera trap locations across an leading tiger estimation in and pugmarks. Enumerators have increased to 2967 in 2018, tigers is a welcome news, but it area of 381,000 km yielding 35 India wholly embrace that the walked paths called line tran- up from 2226 in 2014. is “essential therefore that tiger million photographs of India’s scientific process of peer review sects to estimate the abun- Dr. Chris Carbone, Senior core areas and key habitat cor- wildlife including 76,523 pho- and publication in high-qual- dance of prey. This was fol- Research Fellow, Doctoral ridors continue to be main- tos of tigers. Yet these efforts ity journals should guide the lowed by sampling of plots Programmes Coordinator, tained and protected against would be redundant without choice of appropriate methods along the transects to assess Institute of Zoology, who was threats of development.” using robust methods to for monitoring tigers and their habitat characteristics, human part of the process to assess Dr. Matt Hayward analyse them. prey. Sensitivity analyses would impact, and prey dung density. India’s tiger population during Associate Professor of This project warrants add to the robustness of the In phase 3, the information various estimations since 2006 Conservation, School of expansion and should be imple- process and help address war- was plotted on the forest map said that this (fourth cycle of all Environmental and Life mented on a suite of iconic ranted and unwarranted cri- prepared with remote-sensing India tiger estimation 2018) is Sciences University of species around the world. tiques, thereby building confi- and GIS application. Sample the largest centrally coordinat- Newcastle, Callaghan added, Dr. Joseph Bump Associate dence in the assessment. “ areas were divided in 2-sq-km ed survey of its kind in the “deriving a population esti- Professor, University of While noting that the vol- parcels, and trap cameras were world and represents an mate for any rare and elusive Minnesota and Director of untary village relocation pro- laid in these grids. + ,- ./01 4

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83!& Maiam (MNM), floated by voters’ apathy in the elections stituency on April 18, 2019, as poll was postponed. # 6 + actor-turned politician Kamal as well as the Election scheduled, in such a vitiated The AIADMK campaign he campaigning for the Haasan, decided to stay away Commission (EC). atmosphere would have severe- was led by Coordinator and TAugust 5 Vellore Lok Sabha from the polls. While rescinding the poll, ly jeopardised the conduct of Deputy Chief Minister O elections came to an end on The election to the seat, the EC had said that it was free and fair elections,” the EC Panneerselvam and Joint Saturday evening. originally scheduled for April “fully satisfied” that the elec- had said. Coordinator and Chief + ? " Though there are 28 con- 18, was postponed after Rs 10 toral process in Vellore had The DMK-led front won Minister EK Palaniswami. testants in the fray, the main crore cash was seized from been vitiated on account of 37 of the 38 Lok Sabha seats in On the other hand, DMK fight is between the ruling DMK leaders in Vellore district. unlawful activities on behalf of Tamil Nadu, polling for which president MK Stalin led the AIADMK’s AC Shanmugam Three months later, this DMK candidate Kathir Anand was held on April 18. campaign for DM Kathir - and DMK’s DM Kathir Anand. became the central talking and some of its workers. It will be interesting to see Anand. K Sivan, Chairman of The NMK led by Seeman point of the AIADMK’s cam- “In the Commission’s con- which way the wind blows in the ISRO, laid the foundation ,.-/4 has also fielded its candidate paign targeting the DMK. sidered opinion, allowing the Vellore as political pundits say stone for the Space Situational with Deepalakshmi in the fray The absence of progress in current electoral process to there is no anti-Modi wave this Awareness Control Centre in he CBI on Saturday ques- while the Makkal Needhi these cases has increased the conduct the poll in the con- time around as it was when the Peenya, Bengaluru, on Friday. Ttioned expelled BJP MLA and rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Sitapur jail in connection with the accident in D "0 which the victim was critically injured along with her lawyer and her two aunts were killed, % !R as the agency deputed several 9 teams to speed up the probe. &'# " ? '! < The three-member CBI ! # +.+%!& $8&.A!!$8!*.!+ er studies abroad. He was team grilled Sengar for sever- accompanied by model-friend al hours in Sitapur district jail, visit, he said. questioned the driver and the our college girls drowned at AS officer Sriram Wafa Firoze, the owner of the according to officials, days In Rae Bareli, a CBI team cleaner of the truck that had FPandavkada waterfalls near IVenkitaraman was arrested luxury car. after the Supreme Court asked was busy probing the accident rammed into the car in which Kharghar town of Navi Mumbai, here Saturday for causing the Meanwhile, people from the agency not to take more by recreating the sequence of the victim was travelling with even as heavy rain crippled death of a scribe by allegedly dri- various walks of life, including than a fortnight to complete the events of the accident and also her family members and lawyer. normal life in the metropolis and ving in an inebirated state, police Chief Minister Pinarayi investigation. the neighbouring Thane and said. The 33-year-old IAS offi- Vijayan, state ministers The 19-year-old victim, Palghar districts. cer, who was appointed Survey Kadakampally Surendran, E who is on ventilator support, &$ Three second year B. Com Director by the State Cabinet on Chandrashekharan, P remains critical as she has students from Nerul-based SIES Thursday, was arrested under Thilothaman, Opposition developed pneumonia, doc- 0 Q % R College of Arts, Commerce and Section 279 (Rash driving on a leader in the Assembly Ramesh tors attending to her at a hos- Science — identified as Neha public way) and 304 (punish- Chennithala, CPI state secre- pital here said. Her lawyer has Dama, Aarti Nair and Shweta ment for culpable homicide not tary Kanam Rajendran and been taken off the ventilator, Nand — paid heavy price for amounting to murder) of the other MLAs paid their respects but he is still not out of danger. Lucknow: In controversial the remarks has surfaced online. bunking their lectures to under- " Indian Penal Code. to the mortal remains of A CBI team visited the remarks, a BJP legislator has “Our brother Kuldeep take a picnic to the Pandavakada # “We have recorded the Basheer at the Press Club here. rape survivor’s uncle, lodged in sympathised with MLA Kuldeep Singh could not be here among Waterfalls near Khargar town arrest of Venkitaraman at the Journalist fraternity paid a Rae Bareli prison, on Friday. Singh Sengar, accused of raping us today as he is going through where they drowned in the least a dozen students had ple to stay indoors. Thousands hospital.We have charged him tearful adieu to Basheer, who Later in the night, the Rae Bareli a minor girl and killing her two difficult times. Our best wish- morning. The bodies of three drowned here in 2010, while of others who had ventured out under Section 279 and 304 of the was popular face among media administration, in compliance aunts, and expressed his “best es are with him. We hope that deceased students were recov- another four students had been to their offices in the morning, IPC,” an investigating officer told and social circle for over 12 with a Supreme Court directive, wishes” for him to overcome his he will overcome the bad times, ered later in the day. swept away in 2005. were stranded at various places PTI. Venkitaraman, also a years. His mortal remains were shifted the rape survivor’s uncle “difficult times”. fight through it and come out of Till the evening, the local The affected college man- owing to dislocation of subur- Medical doctor and Fullbright later taken to his home town at to the Tihar jail in Delhi. The BJP, however, dis- it and be with all of you to lead fire brigade personnel were agement confirmed ban train services. Fellow, allegedly drove his car in Vatakara in Kozhikode. Another four-member CBI tanced itself from the com- you,” Ashu is heard saying in the searching for the body of the that three girl students were Owing to water-logging at a rash manner and hit the sta- Venkitaraman was reportedly team visited the native village of ments, saying the statements video made at a panchayat fourth girl identified as one missing from the classes which various places, including Sion, tionary motorcycle of K returning after a party in a club the rape survivor in Unnao on could the personal view of meeting in Unnao on Friday. Sneha Jain, who is also believed started as usual at 7.30 am on and Thane, and failure of sig- Muhammed Basheer (35), in a posh area of the capital city. Saturday. According to the police Hardoi MLA Ashish Singh “Wherever we are, our best to have drowned at the same Saturday. nal system at Kurla railway sta- Bureau Chief of Malayalam Police came under severe criti- station in-charge, Naradmuni, Ashu. Days after Sengar, a wishes are with him,” he added. spot. Sneha was not from the Meanwhile, another wet tion, the suburban train ser- newspaper ‘Siraj’, at a road in the cism as it took nearly nine the team was in the village for four-time legislator, was But BJP spokesperson Rakesh same college. weekend beckoned vices on the main line of of the heart of the city as he was hours for them to collect the hours and returned to Lucknow expelled from the Bharatiya Tripathi told PTI, “So far as the The local authorities have Mumbaikars and their coun- Central Railway ground to a returning home from work. blood sample of the officer for after conducting investigations. Janata Party, Ashu was caught BJP is concerned, whatever dis- banned the picnickers from vis- terparts in the neighbouring halt around 2 pm, while the Basheer is survived by his medical examination, even as No one from the victim’s on camera, hoping Sengar ciplinary action it had to take, iting the Pandavakada water- areas, as incessant rains that services on the Harbour line wife and two children. The IAS eye witnesses told police and the family was present in the village comes out of jail soon. has been taken. Sengar has falls, which has been listed as lashed the metropolis since were thrown completely out of officer had recently returned to media that Venkitaraman was at the time of the CBI team’s A video clip of him making been expelled.” PTI a dangerous picnic spot. At Friday night forced lakhs of peo- gear all through the day. the state after completing high- found drunk behind the wheels. * % % $

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cargo ship from Gujarat Aran aground off the Vangaon village Dahanu talu- ka of Palghar district in costal Konkan region on Saturday morning, after it hit the rocks and went adrift on Friday night. The 1478-tonne merchant ship MV Nanda Aparna, admeasuring around 78 meter in length and five meter width, had rammed into a hard rock off the Palghar coast on Friday night. It was spotted near Vangani village by the local fish- er folk on Saturday morning. the mishap happened. “All crew members are safe. According to captain of the “While we were on our There’s sufficient food and ship VV Pillai, MV Nanda return journey amid heavy water on board. We are await- Aparna had sailed from Hazira rains, high tides and zero vis- ing help from the owners of the in Gujarat to Alibaug in Raigad ibility, our vessel the rocky Ship,” Pillai said. The ship is district in Maharashtra last shores off Palghar coast. In the owned by M/s. Eco Pronch week with a cargo of steel. After early hours of the morning, we Logistics Pvt. Ltd, Surat. unloading the cargo at Alibaug, realised that we had run After it hit the rocks, one the ship was returning to aground off Vangani village,” of the ship’s propellers has Hazira on Friday night when Pillai said. been badly damaged. P ? " 8 9 Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said his ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ was not to further his or anybody else’s political aspirations but to ensure the problems of the people are heard in Mantralaya. He was speaking in Vasmat in the state’s Hingoli district. Thackeray, who is the party’s youth wing chief, is expected to fight Assembly polls slated for later this year, and par- tymen have been touting him as their CM candidate. PTI

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They held up signs that But protesters have demonstration. some protesters refused to dis- read “Give Peace a Chance.” ( remained unyielding, vowing They also blocked one of “The more the govern- eight consecutive weekends of They also blocked a tunnel perse at assigned times. Pro-democracy demon- (( P=% to hold multiple occupations the three cross-harbour tunnels ment suppresses us, the more huge rallies — often followed and surrounded police sta- Since the rallies began in strators began setting up first aid = + & and rallies into next week, connecting to the main island, we will come out until the by violent clashes between tions where non-emergency early June, protesters have van- stations and handing out hel- sending tensions soaring once causing widespread traffic Government responds to our police and small groups of services were suspended. dalised buildings and thrown mets a few hours into their rally. ' ) more. On Saturday they chaos, before disappearing after demands,” protester Ah Kit, 36, hardcore protesters. The protest was the latest bricks, while police have fired When one group reached the embraced their mantra “be half an hour. told AFP. Under the terms of the in a summer-long pro-democ- tear gas and rubber bullets. harbour near a luxury shopping :22 water” — a philosophy of “We will fight as guerrillas Two marches are also 1997 handover deal with racy movement in Hong Kong, In a separate demonstra- center and high-end hotels, 6 unpredictability espoused by today and be water,” a masked planned for Sunday — one on Britain, the city has rights and a semi-autonomous Chinese tion on Saturday, thousands of some protesters climbed up a $. local martial arts legend Bruce and helmeted 19-year-old, who Hong Kong island and the liberties unseen on the Chinese territory. While the rallies have people dressed in white gath- cluster of flag poles and removed # > Lee — in a bid to keep police gave her surname Lee, told other in the Tseung Kwan O mainland, including an inde- been largely peaceful, they ered at a Hong Kong park to the Chinese national flag. O D E' guessing. AFP. In a statement, police district — as well as a city-wide pendent judiciary and free- 0F0 Throughout the evening called on protesters to “stop strike on Monday and rallies in dom of speech. protest leaders. On Saturday evening, pro- police, who have repeatedly G;< H% they put up makeshift barri- their illegal acts” and told seven locations. But many say those rights Public anger has been com- testers tore down the Chinese fired rubber bullets and tear gas )O cades across multiple roads in members of the public to avoid The call for strike action are being curtailed, citing the pounded by rising inequality flag from a pole on the water- to disperse projectile-throwing Tsim Sha Tsui, a popular shop- the area. Many of the chants appears to be gaining more disappearance into mainland and the perception that the front and threw it in the har- crowds. 5 ping and tourist district on the and graffiti tags that were traction than previous walk- custody of dissident book- city’s distinct language and bour. A mob of pro-government harbourfront, where many lux- thrown up called for residents outs, with a host of organisa- sellers, the disqualification of culture are being threatened by The past two weekends thugs also attacked demon- +20!/ !' ury malls and hotels shut their to join a planned strike on tions and unions vowing to prominent politicians and the ever-closer integration with have seen a surge in violence strators, putting 45 people in # doors. Monday. join. 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Crowds of people promised transition to civilian death penalty to execute those Lanka having become a party marched in the capital’s central rule. convicted of rape and child to the UN moratorium on boulevards for a protest “stroll” Thousands of jubilant abuse, according to a media death penalty and voting in over the refusal by officials to Sudanese took to the streets of report. favour of the moratorium just let a number of opposition the capital Khartoum when the Sirisena in June signed the six months back. candidates run in September deal was announced before polls for city parliament seats. dawn to celebrate the prospect Most of those candidates of a civilian government. and opposition leaders, includ- & 0 0 The declaration builds on told reporters. 8, 3 + ing Navalny, are being held by a landmark power-sharing deal He said further meetings police following a protest rally break up the flow of the crowd run. signed on July 17 and provides would be held to work out the last weekend, in which 1,400 by blocking it with a human “I want there to be big for a joint civilian-military rul- technical details of the deal and demonstrators were detained chain and grabbing people changes... Now there is an ing body to oversee the for- discuss the signing ceremony. — one of the biggest crack- indiscriminately. atmosphere of total control,” mation of a transitional civilian An initial inking of the downs in years. Lyubov Sobol, currently Varvara, a 22-year-old artist, government and parliament to agreement is expected to take B8,2, On Saturday, riot police three weeks into a hunger told AFP. govern for a three-year transi- place on Sunday, protest lead- were deployed in large num- strike after being barred from “I believe everyone should tion period. ers said, ahead of a formal sign- ( I"3I “We would like to deploy a bers in central Moscow, some taking part in the local polls have a right to take part” in the The deal is the fruit of dif- ing in front of foreign digni- capability sooner rather than shops and cafes were shut, and an ally of key opposition polls,” 39-year-old Robert said. ficult negotiations between the taries. ashington wants to later,” Esper told reporters on metal barriers were erected leader Navalny, was dragged Riot police appeared to leaders of the mass protests The talks between the Wquickly deploy new inter- a plane to Sydney at the start of and the mobile internet was from a taxi and detained outnumber small groups of which erupted last December protest movement and the gen- mediate-range missiles in Asia, a week-long tour of Asia. “I down for several hours. Saturday as she set off for the protesters who were walking against the three-decade rule of erals had been repeatedly inter- to counter the rise of China in would prefer months ... But At least 300 people were rally. along stretches of the leafy president Omar al-Bashir and rupted by deadly violence the region, new US Defence these things tend to take longer detained by police about two Many opposition leaders Boulevard Ring. the generals who eventually against demonstrators. Secretary Mark Esper said. than you expect.” The new hours into the rally, according who attempted to run in the Authorities have launched ousted him in April. They were suspended for “Yes I would like to,” Esper Pentagon chief did not specify to OVD-Info, a non-govern- polls next month argue that the investigations into last week- “I am announcing to the weeks after men in military said when asked if the US was where the US intended to mental organisation that oper- authorities have arbitrarily end’s “mass riots” and “violence Sudanese, African and inter- uniform broke up a long-run- considering deploying new deploy these weapons. ates a hotline for detainees. declared signatures they gath- against police”, echoing similar national public opinion that the ning protest camp outside army medium-range conventional “I would not speculate AFP correspondents also ered to qualify invalid. probes into protests against two delegations have fully headquarters in Khartoum on weapons in Asia now because those things depend observed dozens of arrests People in the crowd on President Vladimir Putin in agreed on the constitutional June 3, killing at least 127 peo- Washington is no longer bound on plans, it’s those things you along the route of the protest, Saturday said they just want the 2012 which saw several people declaration,” AU mediator ple according to doctors close by the Intermediate-Range always discuss with your allies,” as lines of police attempted to opposition to have a chance to jailed. Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt to the protest movement. Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. he said. 30 , # : : 45 % 6 2 . , " ! ( 54 $ + Washington: US President )% Doha: Washington is hoping Donald Trump invited Iran’s for a breakthrough as talks +!&,! 3/., same rocket artillery system on foreign minister to the White 4!8&#$/ and financing restrictions are between the US and the Taliban Wednesday. KCNA said Kim House last month at the height part of a package of sanctions resumed in Doha on Saturday t least seven people died orth Korea said Saturday expressed “great satisfaction” of tensions between the two he Trump administration imposed on Russia over the in a bid to end 18 years of war Aand 31 others were rescued Nits leader Kim Jong Un over Friday’s tests, which it countries, a magazine reports. Thas decided to exempt avi- March 2018 poisoning of Sergei in Afghanistan. The US, which when three ferry boats sepa- supervised another test-firing said confirmed the system’s The invitation, extended by ation safety and space explo- Skripal, a former Russian mil- invaded Afghanistan and top- rately capsized in bad weather of a new multiple rocket “altitude control level flight Senator Rand Paul with per- ration technology from new itary intelligence officer turned pled the Taliban in 2001, wants Saturday between two central launcher system that could performance, track changing mission from the president, sanctions it has levied against double agent for Britain, and to withdraw thousands of Philippine island provinces, potentially enhance the coun- capability, accuracy of hitting a was turned down for now, The Russia in connection with the his visiting daughter, Yulia. troops and draw down its the coast guard said. try’s ability to strike targets in target and warhead explosion New Yorker reported Friday. poisoning of a former Russian The pair were found longest ever war. Police said at least seven South Korea and US military power of the guided ordnance The minister, Mohammad spy and his daughter in Britain. unconscious on a park bench But it would first seek people were missing after the bases there. The report by rocket.” Javad Zarif, said it was up to The State Department said in the British town of Salisbury assurances from the insurgents inter-island ferries either Pyongyang’s official Korean The report didn’t include Tehran to decide on accepting late Friday that products relat- after being exposed to the that they would renounce Al- turned over or sank in rough Central News Agency came a any direct mention of the it. Neither the White House nor ed to those sectors will not be nerve agent Novichok. Qaeda and stop other militants seas, wind and rain between day after South Korea’s military United States or South Korea. the State Department respond- automatically subjected to an They spent weeks in criti- like the Islamic State group Guimaras and Iloilo provinces. said it detected North Korea South Korea’s presidential ed to AFP requests for com- export ban that was announced cal condition but recovered. using the country as a haven. A search by the coast guard, firing projectiles twice into the office had said the U.S. And ment on the report, which by President Donald Trump The new US sanctions will Washington is hoping to police and villagers was under- sea off its eastern coast in its South Korean militaries shared quoted US and Iranian sources this week. The sanctions do take effect in September and strike a peace deal with the way. third round of weapons tests in an assessment that Friday’s and what the magazine called include a presumption of denial will remain in place for at Taliban by September 1 — The dead included six just over a week. launches were likely of short- a well-placed diplomat. for export licenses for items least a year. ahead of Afghan polls due the women and a man, coast guard Experts say the North’s range ballistic missiles. Zarif told the magazine he that could be used in the pro- They can only be lifted same month. US President spokesman Armand Balilo increased testing activity is South Korea’s military had would not want a White House duction of chemical and bio- after that yearlong period if the Donald Trump told reporters at said, adding that one of the aimed at ramping up pressure also concluded the weapons meeting that yielded just a logical weapons. administration certifies to the White House on Friday that ferry boats, M/B Chichi, was on Washington and Seoul over North Korea tested on photo op and a two page state- They also mean the US will Congress that Russia has pro- “we’ve made a lot of progress. carrying at least 42 passengers. stalled nuclear negotiations Wednesday are ballistic missiles ment afterwards, The New oppose loans or other assis- vided reliable assurances that it We’re talking”. Another boat, M/B Keizha, with the United States and and maintained its assessment Yorker said. Trump has said tance to Russia by internation- is not making preparations to A coalition led by reportedly had four crewmen planned U.S.-South Korea mil- even after the North described publicly several times that he is al financial institutions like use chemical weapons, will Washington ousted the Taliban on board, while the third ferry, itary exercises, and that its them as a newly developed willing to hold talks with the the World Bank and not use chemical weapons in accusing it of harbouring Al- M/B Jenny, carried an unspec- weapons displays could inten- “large-caliber multiple launch Iranians even as he lambasts International Monetary Fund the future, has allowed inter- Qaeda jihadists who claimed ified number of people who sify in the coming months if guided rocket system.” Tehran as a corrupt, incompe- and bar US banks from par- national inspectors to verify the September 11, 2001 attacks were rescued and brought on progress in talks isn’t made. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs tent and dangerous regime ticipating in non-ruble Russian those assurances, and has paid against the US that killed board a coast guard ship, he North Korea has said Kim of Staff said Friday’s launches that is a threat to regional debt financing. The export ban restitution to the victims of the almost 3,000 people. AFP said. supervised the first test of the were conducted at 2:59 am. security and US interests.AFP ,6 + ,- ./01

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Mumbai: The lenders to the defunct Jet Airways on Saturday decided to extend the deadline Kolkata: Securities and for submitting expression of Exchange Board of India interest by a week to August 10. (SEBI) on Saturday expressed New Delhi: India has told and Vietnam), and their trade market access from China for Late last month, the reso- concern over related party China that the proposed mega partners India, China, Japan, its products like sugar, rice and lution professional Ashish transactions, a method "fre- free trade agreement RCEP South Korea, Australia and pharmaceuticals to narrow the Chhawchharia had floated EoIs quently" employed by corpo- should address the causes of New Zealand. high trade deficit. for selling stake in the airline rates for diversion of funds. high trade imbalances among India has registered a trade He also pushed for greater that stopped flying mid-April. The capital markets reg- the member countries, the deficit in 2018-19 with as many market access to other items Today was the deadline banks are also in the process of claim of 1,644 crore, including ulator also said another Commerce Ministry said on as 11 RCEP member countries such as milk and milk prod- putting in the EoIs and have so approving the same. cash credit inclusive of interest, means of such diversion was Saturday. — including China, South ucts, pomegranate, soybean far received preliminary inter- This was after the NCLT term loans and bank guarantees, extension of loans. The matter was among the Korea and Australia — out of meal, and okra. est from four parties. had on July 23 asked the RP to followed by Yes Bank with a "Related party transac- issues raised by Commerce the grouping of 16 nations Besides, he asked for eas- "On the basis of the requests discuss the salary concerns with claim of 1,084 crore, PNB at tions are being frequently Secretary Anup Wadhawan in that are negotiating a mega ing of the business visa regime received from credible interest- the lenders. 963 crore and IDBI Bank at used for diversion of funds by his meeting with Wang trade pact since November by China for Indians. ed resolution applicants for The tribunal said even if 594 crore. corporates. Another instance Shouwen, the Vice Minister of 2012. In his meeting with some additional time, the dead- 100 per cent cannot be paid to Operational creditors is extension of loans of com- China's Commerce Ministry, In 2018-19, India's trade Boonyarit Kalayanamit, line for submission of EoI is the employees a portion of the excluding workmen and panies to related parties. The on the sidelines of RCEP inter- deficit with China stood at Permanent Secretary of been provisionally extended by salary has to keeping the human employees have claimed 12,372 list is endless. This really sessional ministerial meeting in $50.2 billion. Thailand, the Secretary a week to August 10," the interest in mind. crore, with the entire amount bothers the regulator", SEBI's Beijing on Friday. Wadhawan is in Beijing for requested Thailand to improve lenders said in a regulatory fil- The lenders, who own the being under verification, while Executive Director Amarjeet In his meeting, the secre- the eighth RCEP inter-ses- its offer in goods and services ing. airline since March 25 with 51 the workmen and employees Singh said. tary "emphasised on the impor- sional ministerial meeting. under RCEP. The extension is to ensure percent stake, had on June 17 sought to recover 443 crore Speaking at the Financial tance of an RCEP agreement "India's concerns regarding With Chan Chun Sing, the objectives of the IBC are sent the airline, which stopped which is also under verification. Market Conclave organised that would duly address the market access and other issues Minister for Trade and achieved and also to maximise flying on April 17, to the NCLT Apart from this, autho- by CII here, he said these causes of existing trade imbal- leading to imbalanced trade Industry of Singapore, the value of assets of the debtor, as they could not get a buyer. rised representatives of work- practices should be discon- ances," the Commerce and between some of the partner Wadhawan requested to sup- it said. As of July 4, the RP had men and employees have made tinued in the interest of list- Industry Ministry said in a countries was specifically port the operationalisation of "The revised deadline for received claims worth over 11,965 claims worth 735 crore, ed companies, promoters and statement. flagged during the meetings," the mutual recognition agree- submission stands at 4 pm, 25,500 crore, including over he said, adding other creditors, related parties. RCEP bloc comprises 10 the ministry said. ment on nursing as agreed in August 10," it added. 200 crore from founder Naresh including other financial cred- Singh said fraudulent ASEAN group members The secretary also raised the 2nd CECA, a kind of free Earlier this week, the lead Goyal, submitted by the holding itors and operational credi- related party transactions (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, bilateral trade issues with the trade agreement, review and banker to the airline State Bank company of the airline JetAir, tors, are seeking to recover were being used for "siphon- Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Chinese minister. work towards speedy progress of India had approved a 10 but was rejected. 1,105 crore through 121 ing of funds". PTI Thailand, the Philippines, Laos India has sought greater on the 3rd CECA review. PTI crore interim funding and other State Bank has made a claims. PTI % # ; @A1BAA1 + , ,

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One will have to come up with no one solution in ing to not only a parched Chennai 1,340 cubic metre and by 2050, to ry for buildings to source at least 50 and it requires examples to be with new solutions or we will not sight.T The recent water shortage in but also the State,” Raghavan says 1,140 cubic metre. Second, 90 per per cent of their water from har- taken from other parts of the world succeed,” Ramaswamy says. Chennai is a case in point and points who has a dooms day prediction — cent wastewater discharged into vested and recycled sources. related to unreal flooding. Water cri- Does this mean that we will be a finger towards a potential water the entire country is going to face the rivers fails to meet environ- Individuals too can contribute, he sis needs an integrated approach to facing water crisis? “It is already hap- crisis that is waiting to happen in acute water shortage if we don’t cap- mental norms. Third, 65 per cent says. Households need to install taps its management. It takes into pening. Delhi, this monsoon, did- other large cities as well. The reason ture the rainwater in a proper man- rainwater runoff goes into the sea, and other modern mechanisms account various aspects of it includ- n’t get as much rain. This doesn’t is simple — there is rapid popula- ner. which is a huge waste. Fourth, the that dispense far less water but at the ing demand and supply and how to bode well for the next year. Water, tion growth and effects of climate “In order to make sure that the agriculture sector is the biggest right pressure for daily usage. use water more efficiently,” Sinha agriculture, healthcare, land, change and overdrawing from rainwater is captured in the correct user of water followed by domestic Electronic monitoring for checking tells you. employment, economy and geopol- ground level without recharging it. manner, around 60 per cent of the and industrial sectors. So, environ- consumption and wastage and mak- There is an estimate that says by itics are interlinked. This will lead According to the director of effort has to come from the State mentalists want water conservation ing sure all buildings with over 100 2030, the demand in the country to a situation where the other coun- Rain Centre in Chennai, Dr Sekhar Government and the rest from the to be a priority policy subject. residents use recycled water for will be double the supply. tries will tell you that as a nation, the Raghavan there is need to look at the individuals. India had a wonderful In urban areas, the crisis is flushing and gardening will go a “How do we manage this water crisis has not been properly situation of what happened in traditional rainwater harvesting compounded by extensive con- *3/*,333"$/#/ long way to avert a water crisis. demand. Hence, elements like stor- leading to global insecurity. There Chennai from two separate aspects technique in place. But this got cretisation of the land surface, “A bucket bath saves enough age and rainwater harvesting will be are too many people on Earth and — urban and rural areas. “In rural destroyed over decades. Our coun- which puts urban water bodies and >/!&4!$3 drinking water in a month for an important. Recharge of groundwa- not all will survive. Some think we areas, since it is unpaved the rain try was leader in rainwater har- channels into disrepair and even entire village of 200 people. Use a ter will be necessary to ensure sup- should join hands, others feel that water percolates into the ground vesting. We have polluted our rivers destroys them. Then there is urban- 8!A3$&# $83 mug of water to brush and wash ply. Then there is the demand man- maybe some of us can survive. recharging the ground level water or and now we are facing the problem. isation without the infrastructure in #/A3+3$ your face rather than a running tap. agement. There is need to efficiently Science has to introspective. If sci- the rainwater would get collected in India and in particular Tamil Nadu new, rapidly urbanising settlements, Kitchen utensils can be washed in use water. There is need to change entists say that they got a few traditional water bodies called irri- is rain-rich region but water starved. the absence of strict water use 33"$/3.3 two large drums of water rather than the crop pattern and use less water things wrong and there is need to gation tanks. In cities, we don’t have Hence, we can no longer assume norms, difficulties of retrofitting $8!$$83*/,&I/ running water. Replacing flushes for irrigation. This requires an plant trees because the polar ice cap such irrigation tanks and everything that water will always be there,” urban buildings for rainwater har- with those which give you an option enormous shift in the way we have meltdown is not gong to happen in is paved, there is no percolation of Raghavan says. vesting and ground water recharge, !&4!$3 of half or full flush. Avoid using hard dealt with water issues in the agri- the next 60 years but now, this will rainwater. There is need to recharge Back in 2014, Prime Minister and the constant extension of urban 8!A3$&#& chemicals and detergents that make cultural sector till now,” Sinha says. have an impact,” Ramaswamy manually — rainwater harvesting. Narendra Modi had given a mantra water footprints, thereby disincen- it harder to recycle water. 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People have been seeking “Water crisis needs to be taken He tells you that Tamil Nadu, supported by a case study done in solutions besides rainwater har- $83>.$.34!$3 looking at the parched future. waters from their farmland. Is that seriously. Make it a national issues Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are India and three other countries — vesting. Growing the right kind of “People have been facing water is anthropogenic? Yes and no. There and develop a consensus. There was pioneers in modern rainwater har- that there will be no drinking water vegetation in certain areas helps &&&$/ crisis in India for a long time so the are certain norms. You promise cer- a time when Nature enclosed vesting since 2003. Unfortunately, by 2040 if consumption continues retain groundwater in dry areas. 38!#3#/." awareness is high. But the natural tain amount of water to the people humans, now humans enclose the scheme didn’t percolate to the at the current pace. Replenishing groundwater sources tendency to rely on the rain Gods without focusing on proper demand Nature. How will you ensure that the lowest levels. “People need to har- A UN report published on by limiting bore wells and ensuring ,3A3,4!$3 and the belief that it is a limitless management and one ends up with island of green areas thrive and that vest rainwater in the correct man- water conservation in March 2014 that concretisation is done in a sen- resource is the culprit,” Menon says unsustainable levels of water there are enough of them? You need ner. It is only now that people have has a similar take and says that India sible manner also helps. K"3-8!!#8!A! from whom the challenge is similar demand. Once you create a city, they Plan B. We talk of protecting rural realised the importance of rainwa- will face the consequences if it “Ensuring dams and embank- to convince someone to buy a 150 expand. More the city expands, the land which is already under pres- ter harvesting. What has happened does not plan water conservation. ments are not messing with the nat- LED bulb that provides long term more they become areas which sure. What we need is to look at unr- is a wake up call for us,” Raghavan The report had predicted that by ural flow of rivers that for millen- savings besides helping the envi- require more water. Then you draw ban areas. It is here that we can make says who has been getting 20 calls 2025, nearly 3.4 billion people will nia have recharged groundwater ronment. “People don’t want to water from rivers and they too a difference, Ramaswamy tells you. a day from people on how to har- be living in water-scarce countries. sources besides allowing for a nat- think of the future and are more become areas where there is a prob- But there is a challenge here. vest rainwater. The report added that due to its ural strong ecosystem along its interested in making things easier lem. However, we have been trying The minute you talk about envi- He also says that what happened unique geographical position in banks. Tackling temperature rise by and cheap now. It’s pure short-sight- to establish whether water shortage ronment, they feel they have to in Chennai could have been avoid- South Asia, the Indian sub-conti- growing more indigenous plants in edness and no patience to sustain a is manmade or due to climate make do. World is not just about ed. “Both the society and the nent may face the brunt of the cri- high altitude regions so that glaci- long-term vision,” Menon tells you. change for a long time. We need to Nature, it is also about humans and Government need to come togeth- sis and the country will be at the er and snow melting happens at a Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha, a senior look beyond this. their hunger for progress. Water er on the platform. It is the society centre of this conflict. As per the slower pace. Avoiding water suck- fellow at the Nehru Memorial “What causes rain? You create looping is a good solution. One can that needs to go for rainwater har- Ministry of Water Resources, India ing crops like sugarcane and rice in Museum and Library opines that green areas for precipitation. If you have rooftop gardens in a city of vesting and the Government needs has 18 per cent of the world’s pop- regions where there already is a while we are not running out for build over the greens, there will be concrete to create green belts and to see that the policy on rainwater ulation but only four per cent of total water shortage. Ensuring factories time, there is need for serious atten- less rain. There is anxiety all over. thereby create an environment harvesting is followed. The usable water resources. and other heavy industries are setup tion. The Government and those oppos- where we can spend hours under a Government built storm water The reason, experts say, for far from river banks and water “This means structural and ing their projects need to under- shower and not worry because we drains only to dump the rainwater this water crisis is that India’s annu- sources to avoid large scale unmon- non-structural amendments; it stand that interlining of rivers is have created abundance of water,” into the sea. The key to solving the al per capita availability of water itored consumption as well as pol- requires political intervention; it going to happen. The solution is to Ramaswamy says. 9&$#:

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%!#-/- ( ) atwiksairaj Rankireddy and * =;B=@ &,( Chirag Shetty on Saturday Sbecame the first Indian + + ' + , (.' & men’s doubles pair to enter the summit clash of a BWF Super ment,” he said after the win. 500 tournament with a three- “We missed two match game win in the Thailand Open points in the second game. But semifinals, here. we were able to win the decider 0 & " ' The world number 16 quite comfortably because we Indian duo prevailed 22-20, were calm. We weren’t eager to 22-24, 21-9 against the 19th- score points. Whenever we ranked Korean team of Ko had chances we went for them. Sung Hyun and Shin Baek We didn’t rush and that’s why Cheol after battling hard for 63 we didn’t commit mistakes. minutes. “The highlight of the It is first final of the 2019 match was obviously the last season for Rankireddy and point as it was simply amazing Shetty, the men’s doubles Silver to win a semifinal match ( 4!8&#$/ New York, figuring he would be medallist at 2018 against Hyun and Cheol as we better off practicing for a post- Commonwealth Games. have looked up to them in the hree-time Grand Slam US Open return. The unseeded India com- past. So it was special,” Shetty Tchampion Andy Murray bination will face third seeds Li added. moved closer to a singles return Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of Rankireddy said the will six months after right hip The Tsitsipas victory was China in the summit clash try to make the country proud surgery while Greece’s Stefanos marked by his third straight today. today. Tsitsipas rolled into the world’s game with a delay to change left Rankireddy and Shetty were “Well we are pretty happy top five Friday at the ATP shoes, having said he damages slow off the blocks as the Korean with our performances. Playing Washington Open. the laces when he slides incor- pair had the better share of with a calm and positive mind- Britain’s Murray and his rectly. “There’s nothing I can do exchanges in the first game to set is helping us a lot. We are brother Jamie, in their first about it,” he said. “The only lead 3-0 and then 11-10 at the confident of pulling off the doubles event since the 2016 Rio thing is probably change my break. But after the break, the match tomorrow,” he said. Olympics, lost to New Zealand’s footwork, stop doing that.” Indians lifted their game and “We won’t be doing any- Michael Venus and South Russian third seed Daniil drew parity at 13 apiece before thing different in the finals. We African Raven Klaasen 6-7 Medvedev advanced to the surging ahead 20-18. But Hyun are very excited about our first (3/7), 7-6 (8/6), 10-7 in a quar- semi-finals by defeating and Cheol pocketed two con- finals and will give our best and ter-final at the US Open tune- Croatian sixth seed and 2014 US secutive points to draw level at ( & "P 0 " make India proud.” up event. Open champion Marin Cilic 6- 20-20. Murray has practiced sin- 4, 7-6 (9/7). The Indians kept their com- nail before the Koreans even- gles this week to improve his Medvedev, chasing his fifth posure and earned two crucial tually pocketed the second conditioning after the long lay- career ATP title, took the only points to take the first game. game 24-22 to stretch the 0(41 ):8!& ,(41A off. break at the start and never faced It was the other way round match into the decider. “I feel fine,” Murray said. a break point. in the second game as the In the final game, it was a ( %!#-/- face Chinese top seed Chen before recovering aggressive- “Practice has been fine. No Next up for Medvedev will Rankireddy and Shetty came cakewalk for the Indians as Yufei, who is yet to drop a ly. issues physically. So progressing be 122nd-ranked German lucky out positive to take a 3-0 lead their Korean rivals failed to sus- wo-time winner game after beating Sayaka Elsewhere, Chou Tien- well. Just keep practicing the loser Peter Gojowczyk, who initially. tain the tempo. TRatchanok Intanon Takahashi 21-16, 21-19. chen of Taiwan beat Malaysia’s next 10 days or so and see what outlasted British 13th seed Kyle The Koreans, Rankireddy edged a thriller against com- Ratchanok faced unseed- Lee Zii Jia in straight games happens.” Edmund 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. however, fought and Shetty start- patriot Pornpawee ed Pornpawee in a boisterous to reach the men’s final where Top seed Tsitsipas beat Gojowczyk, who only made back with some ed aggressively Chochuwong to reach the atmosphere at the Indoor he will play Hong Kong’s French 10th seed Benoit Paire the event after Australian smart play at the in the decider final on home soil. Stadium Huamark as the for- Angus Ng, who upset reign- 7-5, 6-0 to reach the semi- Bernard Tomic dropped out net and overhead and easily sealed Former world champion mer world number one con- ing champion Kanta finals and ensure he will over- with a finger injury, won his only smashes to lead the match. Ratchanok, 24, cut tinued her quest for a third Tsuneyama 21-9, 23-21. take Germany’s Alexander title in 2017 at Metz. 11-9 at the break, which they Shetty attributed their suc- Pornpawee’s rousing come- title in Bangkok. The women’s final will see Zverev to crack the world rank- In the accompanying WTA later extended to 19-12. cess to a calm and composed back short as she won in Victory was sheer jubila- Du Yue and Li Yinhui, the ings top five on Monday. event, Taiwan’s 31st-ranked But the Indian looked in no approach. three games 23-21, 17-21, 21- tion for the third-seeded eighth seeds from China, play “Once you’re in a certain Hsieh Su-Wei lost to Catherine mood to surrender as they “Well I feel that both of us 19 in front of a packed home Ratchanok, who had to dig Japanese seventh seeds Shiho position for a long time, you McNally 6-4, 6-3. The American clawed back to make it 20-all. became a lot more calmer and crowd. deep as she found herself Tanaka and Koharu really crave for more,” Tsitsipas faces Italy’s Camila Giorgi in the The two pairs fought tooth and that was the major improve- In today’s final she will trailing in the third game # Yonemoto. said. semi-finals. Russian qualifier “This one position differ- Anna Kalinskaya ousted France’s ence might not feel a lot for some Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 4-6, 6- people but for me it really 2 to book a semi-final date with means a lot because there has American Jessica Pegula. 0 4" been a lot of hard work behind it, just a lot of suffering in gen- ;6 eral. ( !.&/ after a first-half scuffle with Chile cap- “I feel I deserve this position. " &0 tain Gary Medel in which television pic- It means a lot for sure.” rgentina star Lionel Messi was tures suggested he’d done little wrong. The 20-year-old Australian ,/!%/ Abanned from playing for his nation- The CONMEBOL statement on its Open semi-finalist, who lost to al team for three months and fined website didn’t specify why Messi was Zverev in last year’s Washington ndia’s Divij Sharan and his $50,000 on Friday by CONMEBOL after being punished but said it was related to semis, booked a semi-final Ipartner Jonathan Erlich he heavily criticized the South American articles 7.1 and 7.2 of its disciplinary reg- against Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, exited from the men’s dou- football governing body during the Copa ulations. One such clause refers to “offen- who ousted Slovakian lucky bles event of the ATP 250 America. sive, insulting behavior or making defam- loser Norbert Gombos 6-3, 6-3. Los Cabos tournament, los- The 32-year-old Barcelona forward atory protests of any kind.” “I’m excited to play him,” ing the semifinal to top had accused CONMEBOL of “cor- Another clause mentions “breaching Kyrgios said of Tsitsipas. “He’s seeds Dominic Inglot and ruption” after he was sent off against the decisions, directives or orders of the one of the best players in the Austin Krajicek, here. Chile during the third-place play- judicial bodies.” The ban means only world right now.” Sharan and Elrich lost off during the tournament in that Messi will miss a handful of Murray, who feared his 2-6, 6-3, 3-10 to the British- Brazil, which ended last month. friendly matches as Argentina’s career might be over after the American pair in the last- Messi was angered by two next competitive fixture is not January operation, hasn’t played four stage match which last- incidents during the June-July until the South American qual- singles since the Australian ed one hour and 20 minutes. Copa hosted by bitter rivals ifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Open but says he might return After the losing the first Brazil. Qatar begin in March. at the ATP Cincinnati Masters set, the unseeded Sharan Argentina were denied two penalty However, he has already starting August 12. and Elrich fought back to claims in their 2-0 semi-final defeat to the received a one-game ban from “If I feel like I’m ready, I’ll take the second set but the hosts, after which Messi claimed Brazil CONMEBOL for his red card give it a go. If not, I’ll wait prob- top seeds dominated the were “managing a lot in CONMEBOL against Chile meaning he’ll miss ably until after New York. But so Super Tie breaker. these days.” And when he was harshly the first of those. Argentina far it has been fine.” Sharan and Erlich had dismissed in the next game, which have two friendlies lined up in Murray, set to play doubles knocked out Hans Hach ' + Argentina went on to win 2-1, he could- the United States in September next week at Montreal alongside Verdugo and Dennis n’t contain his anger. against Chile and Mexico and Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, does- Novikov 7-5, 6-3 in the “Corruption and the referees are another in October away to n’t want his first singles match- quarterfinals before defeat- , ! preventing people from enjoying the Germany. es back to be the best-of-five-set ing the fourth seeded pair of football and they’re ruining it a bit,” Messi Messi would miss all three of variety offered in Grand Slams. Ben McLachlan and John- said. those but be free to play for his He ruled out playing in Patrick Smith 7-5, 6-1 in the He was given his marching orders country again in November. Winston-Salem the week before round of 16. ( %."!*3$ 1 ! 6R # / " # + ax Verstappen celebrated * CBD@ &,( Mhis long-awaited maiden + + ' + +/# @ pole position with record-break- ( ,/"/ 4 * fering a Champions League ing speed on Saturday when he British rookie Lando Norris hangover. topped the times for Red Bull in and his resurgent McLaren ep Guardiola has urged * B<@ &,( Sadio Mane is still resting a tense and closely-fought qual- team-mate Carlos Sainz with PManchester City to prepare +'() ( @ (.' & after the Africa Cup of ifying session at the Hungarian Kimi Raikkonen ninth for Alfa for the “incredible challenge” Nations, but with Roberto Grand Prix. Romeo ahead of Romain of battling Liverpool for the they would gladly settle for a Firmino, Alisson Becker and In doing so, he became the Grosjean. Premier League title by land- trophy-swap this season. Mohamed Salah back in the 100th different pole sitter in “It’s incredible,” said ing an early blow against their But Guardiola knows fold after international com- Formula One, doing so at the Verstappen. rivals in today’s Community Community Shield holders mitments, Klopp expects a same Hungaroring track where “I am very happy! There’s Shield. City could become the more cohesive display at his father Jos had claimed his still a race to do and at the end Guardiola’s side pipped first team to win three Wembley. first podium for Benetton 25 of the day, it is the most impor- Liverpool to the Premier consecutive Premier “When you are years earlier in 1994. tant, but it’s very nice and it is League by one point last sea- League titles since tired, you are tired, and The 21-year-old great for all the team.” son after a thrilling title race Manchester United it’s quite difficult to Dutchman’s first pole came at his A disappointed Bottas said: went down to the last day. between 2006 and 2009, then play your best 94th Grand Prix and after he has “It’s obviously very close with The two clubs renew their so he won’t settle for only football. Now it’s getting won seven. Max. They’ve (Red Bull) been growing rivalry when they targeting European glory. better. The quality of Verstappen’s success sparked very quick, but as always, there meet at Wembley in the annu- “We won almost the boys who came rowdy celebrations among his is still the race to come.” al curtain-raiser to the English every trophy; not all of them. back, of course it helps,” said large following of Dutch fans in Hamilton, who lost time in top-flight season this weekend. ! " " P 0 & It was quite remarkable,” he Klopp, whose club last won the open grandstands after he the first section of his final lap, While City won an said of last season. the Community Shield in had out-paced the two Mercedes said: “Max did a great job and so unprecedented English treble the frustration of failing to admirer of the Liverpool boss are one of a handful of clubs “We start from zero now 2006. drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis did Valtteri, but we’re in a great of Premier League, FA Cup catch Guardiola’s team by beat- and the team he has built at who live in a transfer “fanta- — we start again — but we are “Because the training was Hamilton in a breathless finish. position to win — and I am and League Cup last term, and ing Tottenham to win the Anfield. sy land” lit the fuse on what ready to accept the challenge.” on such a high intensity level Verstappen’s best lap in one always up for a fight.” are the bookmakers’ favourites club’s sixth European Cup in “He inspires me in many promises to be a fascinating For Liverpool, the glam- in the games sometimes we minute and 14.572 seconds was The session began in warm to win the title for a third suc- June. things. He is a class manager, 10-month battle for suprema- our friendly represents a were really done. just 0.018 beyond the reach of conditions with an air temper- cessive year, Guardiola is well Despite a spat between a top manager. He’s so good cy between City and chance to fine-tune their “Unfortunately, we play Bottas with Hamilton a close ature of 24 degrees and the track aware of the challenge likely to the pair this week when and it is an incredible chal- Liverpool. preparations after an uneven in public so everybody could third — ahead of Ferrari’s at 45 degrees Celsius, near per- be posed by Liverpool. Guardiola hit back at Klopp’s lenge for me every time I face With City yet to win the pre-season. see that. But the Lyon game Charles Leclerc and Sebastian fect for a big crowd boosted by Jurgen Klopp’s men lost jibe over City’s big spending his teams,” Guardiola said. Champions League and Three defeats and some helped. We were not in doubt Vettel. Pierre Gasly was sixth in visitors from Finland, the only once in the league last on transfers in recent years, the Guardiola’s irritation at Liverpool without an English lethargic displays sparked about that but it’s nice to get the second Red Bull ahead of Netherlands and Poland. season — at City — and erased Spaniard remains a huge Klopp’s suggestion that City title since 1990, it is possible fears that Liverpool were suf- the proof as well.” + ,- ./01 1**

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None of the as they were reduced to 33 for 5 at the respect their opponents in the ongo- batsmen contributed big with open- end of Powerplay. ing away series. er Rohit Sharma top-scoring with 24 Post their World Cup semifinal while captain Virat Kohli and Manish O5 P exit, India are back in business with Pandey making 19 each. Captain Virat Kohli on Saturday a full away series against the West Saini claimed three wickets for 17 described fast bowler Navdeep Saini Indies that began with the first of the while Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two as a raw talent who has a bright future three T20Is on Saturday. wickets to restrict West Indies to 95 after he made an impressive India Overlooked for the shorter for- ( 3"#%!$/ chance off Moeen. for 9 after they were put to bat. debut. mat once again, Rahane is looking G%&+&#8!+H The left-hander made an India struggled in their run chase "Yeah, Navdeep is from Delhi and forward to the two Tests beginning attractive 40 but Khawaja was and they were reduced to 32 for 2 in he has come a long way. He plays the August 22. ustralia were left hoping undone by Ben Stokes’s second the seventh over with opener Shikhar IPL as well and had a great season," “We all know they are a dan- Afor another major innings ball, a superb delivery that cut Dhawan (1) and wicketkeeper Kohli said at the post-match presen- gerous team, unpredictable team. I’m from Steve Smith as England back sharply to have him caught Rishabh Pant (0) dismissed cheaply. tation ceremony. really looking forward, really excit- took charge of the first Ashes behind. Rohit’s 24 came from 25 deliver- "He is a raw talent, has raw pace. ed about this series against the West Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. ies with the help of two fours and two He is one of them who can bowl 150 Indies,” Rahane said. When bad light cut short sixes on a pitch which was not easy to clicks and there are hardly any who “It is important to respect them, the third day’s play, Australia Australia were now 75-3, bat on. bowl at that pace and he is fit. He is play our game as we’ve been playing were 124-3 in their second still 15 runs behind. Veteran off-spinner Sunil Narine someone who can build a name for especially in Test cricket and for me innings — a lead of just 34 runs. Smith, on 41, was struck on (2/14) did not allow India to get off himself and he is hungry as well. it’s important to give my best. I always Former captain Smith, who the side of the head after miss- to a good start by removing Rohit and Hopefully he builds on from here," he focus on contributing for my team had made a superb 144 in the ing an intended pull off a Stokes Pant in consecutive deliveries in the added. and I think I’m just going to do my first innings of his first Test since bouncer, but was passed fit to bat seventh over. Pant was out the first ball Kohli conceded that his side best as well. Once I go there I will give completing a 12-month ban for on by the Australia team doctor. he faced while playing an irresponsi- would have loved to chase down the my 100 per cent.” his role in last year’s ball-tam- Soon afterwards, although ble shot. target in a better way but said that the The 31-year-old has been out of pering scandal in South Africa, the floodlights were on, the Manish Pandey was out in the wicket made it difficult. India's ODI scheme of things since was 46 not out. umpires decided it was too dark 12th over and Kohli followed him two "Our bowling and fielding were playing his last 50-over game against Travis Head was 21 not to continue and halted play overs later as India found themselves right up there but the pitch wasn't South Africa in February last year. out, with the pair’s stand worth shortly before heavy rain fell. at a spot of bother at 69 for 5 in the great. With the rain around, you India's top three failed against 49 runs. Earlier, England opener 14th over with 27 runs still needed. could not do much. They did well to New Zealand in the World Cup, fail- Ashes-holders Australia, Rory Burns batted for nearly Krunal Pandya (12) added 19 runs start the game on time. ing to chase down a modest 240 to looking to win their first series eight hours for 133 — his maid- with Ravindra Jadeja (10 not out) "The bowlers were on top make a shock exit in the semifinal for away to England in 18 years, en Test hundred — in an innings before he was out in the 16th over. But throughout, variations were superb. the second successive edition. were struggling at 27-2 after of 374 featuring half-centuries the target proved too small in the end We would have liked to chase it four The much-talked about World openers David Warner and from captain Joe Root (57) and as Washington Sundar (8 not out) hit down, but we wanted to take risks and Test Championship has started with Cameron Bancroft — also vice-captain Stokes (50). a six to take India to 98 for 6 to wrap take the scoreboard moving. As the the first Ashes Test. returning to Test duty after the England lost three wickets up the match in 17.2 overs. % 0 ball got older, strike rotation became The top-ranked India team will ball-tampering scandal — both for four runs to slump to 300-8 Earlier, Saini claimed three wick- key," the Indian captain said. start their WTC campaign in the fell in single figures. — a lead of just 16 runs. ets in an impressive spell as India captain Carlos Brathwaite (9) and top- in the second over with pacer Asked about the second T20I to Caribbean. The top nine Test teams In a match full of over- But a ninth-wicket part- restrict a reckless West Indies to a pal- scorer Kieron Pollard (49) for the sixth Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/19) beating be played on Sunday at the same will vie for glory in 71 matches across turned decisions, England had nership of 65 between Chris try 95 for 9. wicket. Nicholas Pooran (20) was the him with a knuckle ball to rattle his venue, Kohli said, "It's just about 27 series over the next two years in to review umpire Joel Wilson’s Woakes, who made 37 not out Opting to field, all the six Indian only other West Indies batsman to timber. Both the openers failed to putting in solid performance and the inaugural edition. original not out verdict when on his Warwickshire home bowlers got at least a wicket apiece score double digit figures. open their accounts as the West ensure the guys who play contribute "Yes, it's definitely something we Warner feathered a catch behind ground, and Broad (29) boost- with Saini returning with figures of India opened bowling with off- Indies were reduced to 8/2. in some way or the other." all are looking forward and every Test to wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow ed their total. 3/17 in his debut match. The Indians spinner Washington Sundar (1/18) Despite the two quick wickets, the West Indies captain Carlos match every Test series is really spe- on eight to give Stuart Broad his Australia fast bowler Pat were also helped by the reckless and got a wicket in the second ball West Indians continued to be aggres- Brathwaite said his side did not assess cial. The best thing about this crick- 450th Test wicket. Cummins took 3-84 in 33 overs approach of West Indian batsmen. itself with John Campbell slapping sive in their approach and Saini the conditions well. He praised Keiron et is you have to follow your routines Warner walked off to rau- on a placid but wearing pitch There was no substantive part- straight to deep midwicket fielder exploited the situation by claiming two Pollard who top-scored with a 49 to every day. Get up early in the morn- cous chants of “Same old and off-spinner Nathan Lyon 3- nership in the West Indies innings Krunal Pandya. wickets in two balls in the fifth over. take West Indies near the 100-run ing, follow the same routines. I'm Aussies, always cheating” from 112 in 43.5 overs. with the highest being the 34 between The other opener Evin Lewis fell Pooran, who was looking dan- mark. really excited," he said. England fans. England resumed on 267-4, It was an important blow for 17 runs adrift, with Burns 125 Broad, who took 5-86 in not out and Stokes 38 not out. 5 "00 34"3,8& Australia’s first innings of 284 as Stokes was out for exactly 50 7 ' new-ball partner James when he a loose cut off D;E5 ovlina Borgohain and Neeraj Anderson was absent with a calf Cummins was caught behind by Lclinched Gold medals while Gaurav injury that meant England’s all- Australia captain and wicket- 34"3,8& Solanki had to settle for a Silver as scoreline. 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Bancroft lob a simple bat and outside edge and was well caught here on Saturday. medals at the tournament, including prepared this time to tackle the wily With two of the judges’ points being pad catch to Jos Buttler at short by Paine. The win enabled U Mumba two Golds, one Silver and three Bronze. Italian. drawn at 28-28, the Strandja Cup leg. Burns faced 312 balls, with to jump to the top of the points Reigning Asian Championships The tall Assamese boxer was on Bronze medallist Neeraj went on to reg- Smith’s arrival at the crease 17 fours. table. Gold medallist Pooja Rani suffered a guard throughout the bout and never ister a commanding 3-0 victory over the prompted a huge chorus of By contrast, new batsman India's Sutirtha Mukherjee narrow 3-2 defeat against home shied away from raining down Canfora’s Russian. boos from England fans who Moeen lasted just five balls and Manav Thakkar and their favourite Anna Anfinogenova in the flurry of punches to grab a narrow 3-2 While Lovlina and Neeraj dazzled earlier in the day had taunted before he inexplicably shoul- foreign stars, Kirill middleweight (75kg) semi-finals and win. in their respective finals, India failed to him with chants of “Crying on dered arms to Lyon and was Gerassimenko (Kazakhstan) and had to be content with a Bronze. After capturing the India Open register a flawless day as Gaurav Solanki the telly, we saw you crying on clean bowled for a duck. 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Same life, wearing her size proudly on her sleeve. person — where social media, advertisements French national corporate stalwart quit her applies to their skin. The race to get that flaw- Incidentally, Kalra herself was the inspira- in magazines, newspapers, billboards, shop- lucrative job to start a foundation ‘I am not my less skin is often tempting people to use prod- tion for the book. “Having been at the receiv- ping windows, and everything around us anorexia’ recently. Michel struggled with ucts that are otherwise meant to treat serious ing end of it, as several of my friends and peo- ensures that focus on appearance is stronger anorexia all through her growing years, till infections.” ple I know, it was my voice to the plus sized than ever. And because our society loves thin, recently when she managed to leave her disor- As a nutritionist and weight management girls,” she shares. 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Aphramor speaks of body insecurity and how So rampant is the negativity arising from these disorders via a natural, holistic and it is time to overcome the shame and distress the ‘perceived’ faulty body size that it works empowering programme, both online and surrounding it. And to show everybody both ways. People too thin are feeling the offline. To this effect, she recently organised Because we all need to understand that we are respect. Another book, ‘The Gifts of pain as well. The greetings these days are her first knowledge sharing seminar at not defined by just our weight alone. We walk Imperfection’ by Brené Brown holds powerful punctuated with a comment (and scrutiny) Maharishi hospital in Delhi and has a retreat and live as ‘us’ which is a sum of a lot of our messages surrounding body image. on one’s ‘weight’. 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I or Artificial Intelligence is suddenly the global trend. It took almost six decades for AI to become a revo- Alution but it seems it is here to stay. What will then be left of HI or Human Intelligence? A big question that needs to be pondered over. Let us also consider if AI will actually bring the “Robocalypse” as coined by someone too apprehensive of the growing trend of robotisation along with corporatisation and mathematicisation that is becoming an Krishna in Bhagavad Gita as tempo- obsession world over. There are two distinct schools of rary and miserable. One may try to thought on the subject. One school opines that AI will make make this world a better place but do HI redundant and will replace humans in a big way or rather not try to settle here permanently. As completely in the long run. The other school, however, the Jesus Christ rightly said, “Don’t try to conservative one, believes that the AI is being overhyped make your residence on a bridge”. and humans will remain in charge. But between these over- Bridge is meant for crossing not for enthusiasts and conservatives, there is a reasonable band of settling perpetually. Even if one tries opinion which is closer to the truth. AI can only do certain to transform this place into paradise, things and not all. Yes the computational ability of AI is much the harsh realities will surely surface more than the human mind. For that matter even a 500 rupee more than often. One cannot change pocket calculator is much more sophisticated than human the harsh realities of life. As one mind as far as calculations are concerned. But are human philosopher said, “One who thinks the beings only for calculations? Coming to deep learning, it world needs reformation himself has a much wider band of functions and has the ability to needs reformation.” recognise patterns and provide solutions. It is being argued I remember my childhood days that they can be much better than human beings in mak- ugust 15, 2019 is caught in it. Not only did he oppose but also to give them protection. At many when we would visit our sisters staying decisions based on interpretation of those patterns. a rare paradox. As usual, started abusing the supreme person- places, mothers, friends, relatives also ing at distant places on the Raksha Similarly, they can be much better at taking decisions because it is the acclaimed day of ality of Godhead, Krishna. Everyone tie rakhi to their loved ones. Now it Bandhan day. There would be great they can store, manipulate, infer and disseminate astronom- India’s freedom from for- was enraged and ready to pounce on is no longer restricted to a celebration joy and celebrations. Sisters would tie ically large quantum of data which is an impossibility for eign rule but at the same the envious reprobate but Krishna of brothers and sisters. It is a gesture rakhi and pray for the brothers’ well- humans. Now comes the crucial question. Do humans take timeA it is a day of “Bandhan” that is with his glance withheld them. After of peace, harmony and love between being while the brothers would offer decisions only on be basis of data? Human decisions are a Raksha Bandhan. While the public Shishupal crossed his concessional two individuals. gifts to sisters and promise to protect combination of information, emotion and values or else it knows well about the former, I would limit of blasphemy, Krishna sum- While the event is cherished for them. 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e, human beings, have been God can give. To cite my own example, designed to go through five I disseminate God’s messages/ instruc- Wstages to reach the top level. tions by writing articles and books. It is These stages are annamaya, ie state of a another matter that God empowers me child, when we are content to be fed. to do this. Then, I visit various temples. Then comes pranamaya, that is the state I try to spend some time in the compa- of manual labour, who is content to be ny of the Lord and soak the spiritual alive. The third stage is the manomaya, atmosphere in these holy places. when our minds become active. This is I spend considerable time during the when we need plenty of answers and day in the company of God in His photo guidance. If we don’t get them we form — a sort of meditation. I read spir- become anxious, fearful and generally itual texts regularly. Of course my negative. The fourth stage is gyanamaya, favourite is the Geeta. I chant regularly when some answers are available, and on beads. I am proud to state that I have one can be somewhat peaceful and been doing so for more than three happy, because he has received some decades. I have a devotee friend with knowledge that addresses his prob- whom I discuss spiritual topics on a daily lems. The last and the topmost is that of basis. This is not only pleasing but also vigyanamaya, in which one is connect- highly informative. God is never far away ed with God and gets everything he from my mind; I remember Him when requires. However, crossing from something good or bad transpires. aapsee Pannu, an actor lifestyle patterns. Work on manomaya to vigyanamaya stage takes Lastly, we have a pooja ghar in our home known for her selec- The process of weight cor- nutrition rather than diet. some doing, even to gyanamaya from where we worship Shri Laddu Gopal in Ttion of intelligent roles rection cannot and should Set your own goals, your manomaya. The first two stages are auto- His deity form regularly. This has also (her role as an undercover not be stressful. In fact to own pace with the only matic, and the third belongs to educat- been going on for many decades. operative in Baby had the be successful, it has to be condition being not to fall ed persons, who do white-collar jobs, or All of the above has given me enor- audiences floored), is very far from that. And body off the path. And make it are not menial workers. mous benefits over the years. I regular- clear on the subject. During shaming (leading to pun- happen. This is the reality of the cosmic ly get guidance from God. He invariably an interview on how she got ishing diets and self inflict- Most important, change design. Human existence can be classi- helps when I need that. I am getting her new svelte self, she con- ed pain) works in exactly your thought process — the fied in two levels. There is normal liv- increasingly more peaceful. I also expe- fessed to being unaffected the opposite direction. way you look at people, ing and there is special existence. To rience sukha — a sort of bliss occasion- by any of the drama sur- While good and correct what you consider healthy. reach the later level and gain all kinds ally. I feel secure and know that God will rounding fitness and doing information is important, Stand up for a friend who is of benefits like peace, security, support, always support me. He gives me shakti her own thing. “How can no one needs a sermon in being picked on for her (big sukha (genuine happiness), guidance, (strength) in various ways such as tol- you let others decide self-improvement (eat well, or small) size, stay clear of help, etc, one must connect with God, erance. And I seek God’s forgiveness for whether you are thin or fat, sleep well, exercise right businesses that body shame who is all in all of the entire creation, as mistakes made. pretty or ugly? These are etc). What works best is to and sell “ideal body type” to has been indicated in the verse # 7.19 of Therefore I strongly recommend subjective terms and hardly begin a journey on the path people. There is no ideal the Geeta. I am giving a brief descrip- on something which is not straightfor- have happened countless times and can- that everyone from manomaya stage important. Ideally, we of improvement, slowly but body type. Just that you are tion of God. He is omniscient, that is He ward like the need to charge a cellphone, not be treated as coincidences. onwards should try to please God in the should aim to feel healthy surely by informing oneself either healthy or not. knows everything. God is omnipotent, I pray to God for guidance, and He Therefore, if someone, who is in the way it suits. Gone will be the days of neg- from within, and active and right. Sedentary lifestyle is that is he has the complete power. This invariably responds, as only God can. manomaya stage and most important- ativity, fear and anxiety. energetic throughout the the biggest bane of all and — The writer is weight is not a theoretical concept dreamt by Similarly, when I need some help which ly in the gyanamaya stage, he must seek day. That is the only thing main culprit behind failing management consultant, someone. This can be experienced. is beyond my reach, God helps; He finds God’s help. This is possible by doing ' 0 that is important,” she says. health. Correct your nutritionist and author How do I do it? When I need guidance a medium to make it available. All these tapasya or sadhana to deserve all that G( 0 F " uvitiut 2 D;@=> ,-9 5

oko Haram, Nigeria’s dead- Bliest Islamist group, com- pleted a decade of ghastly terror activities in July. As Boko Haram’s terror campaign has left 30,000 people dead and another two million internally displaced, the most populous country of the African continent has miserably failed to stop the marauding monster. The Islamist group, based in Nigeria’s North-East, was founded in Maiduguri in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf, a popular Islamic cleric from the country’s Borno State. An off- shoot of the Salafi Movement, Boko Haram’s overarching goal is to set up a fundamentalist Islamic regime in Nigeria, with Sharia criminal courts. Boko Haram followers, known as Yusuffiya (after the name of its %% founder), are mainly com- " posed of northern Islamic students, scholars and unem- '' ))"P 22A; ployed professionals. It was ; officially known as the 0OO P1 00 “Association of the Sunnis for the propagation of Islam and P for the Jehad”, but it is popu- larly known as Boko Haram meaning, “Western education !! is abomination or forbidden”. < " In its formative years, 1 " Yusuf criticised the northern- ers, specially the Muslims, for # " supporting what he widely regarded as the non-Islamic %% and illegitimate Government. The group started radicalisa- tion amid widespread clashes between the Muslims and the Christians in the country. What # 4A1@A2E1 1 0## " 1% drew many towards Yusuf’s fold was harsher tactics adopt- ed by the Nigerian military Delta. As per Goldman report, must create conducive envi- ing by a system of rotational Further it has become a serious Union in 2015, to stamp out cial transactions and move- towards suspected militants in Nigeria is a very big and diverse ronment to attract massive presidency. But political fric- risk for bordering nations the rebels of Boko Haram. The ments of the insurgents are the North-East. In 2009, when country which has a particular capital inflow to that part of the tion between the two remains around Nigeria. Over the years, coalition forces have been able extremely difficult to track at Yusuf was murdered in police source of wealth that has ben- country so as to generate at the centre of this conflict in it has fuelled instability across to help the Nigerian military to any time. However, these custody, the movement turned efited some areas more than employment and charter a the North-East. Further, the Lake Chad Basin. Besides retake much of the areas con- efforts on the part of the inter- into a full-scale armed struggle others. The north has been route for faster development. Nigeria’s entrenched political displacing millions, Boko trolled by rebels and reduced national community and con- against the Government in the left behind and is more impov- Historical trend indicates corruption and vivid socio- Haram has pushed these vul- violence to what was seen cerned developed nations, region. After Yusuf’s death, erished. that the north region had economic inequality have also nerable people into starvation, before 2014. Back in 2013, the along with constant support <)%#<# Abubakar Shekau took up the In April 2019, Africa’s rich- enjoyed the fruits of Islamic contributed to the rise of this and jeopardised some of the US Administration had desig- from the African Union, may reins of the main faction and est man Alhaji Aliko Dangote, civilisation for centuries. But by malaise in the region. Thus, basic human rights such as nated Boko Haram as a terror help Abuja to contain the vowed to fight the Nigerian while speaking at the Kaduna 19th century, the Sultanates of Boko Haram is not a cause, but education and most impor- organisation, but at times expansion of the Islamists, if Government. The other faction Investment Summit (KadInvest the region succumbed to jehad it is an impact of long-festering tantly, the health care. And, this Washington has suspended not rooting it out altogether. is led by Yusuf’s son Abu 4.0) in Kaduna (north-western by Shehu Usuman Dan Fodio. extremist impulses that reflects mess has fast led to the stalling military assistance out of con- Today, the problem at the Musab al-Barnawi. Boko Nigeria), expressed concern Eventually, he created a unified in the socio-economic realities of global aid activities and cut- cern over Nigeria’s alleged heart of Boko Haram insur- Haram had in 2015 declared its over the underdevelopment of caliphate that became the of this neglected States of the ting of federal Government human rights abuses and coun- gency is that it is fast becom- allegiance to the Islamic State Northern Nigeria, especially biggest pre-colonial state in North-East. services to many of the areas terterrorism strategy. But fol- ing a full-scale security chal- of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), rechris- north-west and North-East Africa. And it consisted of In fact, Alexander wherein the group is active. lowing the abduction of lenge for the central govern- tening itself as the Islamic part of the country. To him, swaths of what is today known Thurston in a seminal work, Due to the presence and Chibok girls and uproar over ment in North-East of Nigeria. State of West Africa Province. Northern Nigeria will contin- as Northern Nigeria, Niger written in 2017 (Boko Haram: macabre style of operation of the issue worldwide, the UK, The communities in the States While rediscovering the ue to remain poor unless and Southern Cameroon. The The History of an African these Islamists, gradually many France and the US pledged of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe roots of Boko Haram, one can Nigeria’s provincial irony is that though the regime Jihadist Movement, Princeton of the international investors additional assistance, including are still at loggerheads despite easily conclude that the centre Governments collaborate with imposed a strict interpretation University Press), highlighted backed away, indicating more intelligence for Nigeria. By attenuation in violence proof its struggle lies in poverty, the private sector to create of Islam, it is open for a culture that “Boko Haram represents trouble for the North, despite early 2018, US President pelled by Boko Haram in corruption, and a very strong investments and bridge devel- of poetry and scholarship. an ugly paradox: its ideas have Abuja’s constant military inter- Donald Trump sealed a deal recent days. Nigerians in gen- sense of localism and religion. opment gaps in the region. 19 The current jehad limited appeal, but significant vention against the group. worth $600 million to sell a eral, and those in North-East in Booming commercial cap- northern States which account launched by the followers of staying power. The group can The Nigerian security dozen Super Tucano aircraft to particular, must be cognizant of ital “Lagos” can’t offer a solu- for over 54 per cent of Nigeria’s Yusuf is an example of a sort of be crushed militarily, yet State forces have made consider- Nigeria to support its massive this entrapment and end this tion to the resource-rich nation population and 70 per cent of religious rebellion in Northern violence fuels its narrative of able gains against the insurgent counterterrorism efforts. When internecine war. It is simply afflicted with great economic its landmass collectively gen- Nigeria. At the same time, victimhood”. group, with the help of neigh- it comes to the UN, its Security deepening the crisis, pushing inequality across the nation. In erated only 21 per cent of the Nigeria is roughly divided into Since, 2002, the radical bouring countries such as Council imposed economic the impoverished region to the north of Nigeria, more total sub-national Internally Muslim-dominated North and movement spread more terror, Cameroon, Chad and Niger. sanctions and an armed embar- the brink of a permanent boil- than 70 per cent of the people Generated Revenue in 2017. Christian-dominated South. and established almost an insti- These nations along with the go over Boko Haram way back ing point. live in poverty as compared to Therefore it is required that the Even for decades, both the tutionalised structure through Nigerian security forces have in 2014. Critics say that this 27 per cent in the south and regional Governments along major groups have made an which it has been continuous- formed a multi-national force, move of the top global body is (The writer is an expert on nearly 34 per cent in the Niger with the central Government informal arrangement of abid- ly fighting the Nigerian state. as authorised by the African simply symbolic as the finan- international affairs)

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