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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 175 | Monday, 26 June 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS JUNAID’S VILLAGE DIVERSITY INDIAN CRICKET LET’S MAKE DELHI TO SPORT BLACK IS INDIA’S COMMUNITY ROADS SAFER BADGES THIS STRENGTH, SAYS HAILS WOMEN’S SAYS SIDHARTH EID PG4 PM PG5 VICTORY PG15 MALHOTRA PG16 44 TRUMP DESCRIBES MODI AS 'TRUE FRIEND' Quick News PM-Trump talks: Civil Srinagar encounter: 2 151 killed, 140 injured in militants killed nuclear deal to figure, Pakistan oil tanker fire no pact on reactors LAHORE: An oil tanker over- ent at his house when his cousin MPOST BUREAU turned and burst into flames as called him informing that the vil- crowds rushed to collect fuel that lage people were rushing to the NEW DELHI: The Indo-US spilt over on a highway in Paki- highway to collect “free oil”. civil nuclear deal is expected stan’s Punjab Province, killing over Video images of the people to figure during talks between 150 people and injuring more than gathered to collect petrol emerged Prime Minister Narendra Modi 140 others, in one of the deadliest showing young and old people fill- and President Donald Trump accidents in the country. ing their bikes with the spilt oil and tomorrow, but a pact between The oil tanker coming from collecting it in bottles and cans. the NPCIL and Westinghouse SRINAGAR: Security forces on Sunday gunned Karachi and headed to Lahore The leaking fuel was even flow- to build six power reactors in down two militants holed up inside a school on overturned early on Sunday morn- ing along the highway in the fields. Andhra Pradesh is unlikely to the outskirts of Srinagar, ending an encounter ing on the national highway at the People were seen sitting near the be signed. of over 14 hours in which two Army men were Ahmedpur Sharqia area of the fields collecting fuel in cans and A host of strategic issues is also injured. The militants had entered the Delhi Bahawalpur district, some 400 km bottles. Surprisingly there is no expected to be discussed dur- maiden meeting. Public School located close to the Srinagar- from Lahore, after a tyre burst and burns unit in the whole district of ing the parleys between the “Look forward to welcom- Jammu National Highway last evening after the driver lost control. Bahawalpur. leaders of the world’s two larg- ing India’s PM Modi to @White- attacking a CRPF party in the nearby Pantha The fire was apparently caused The Punjab government and est democracies, including House on Monday. Important Chowk, killing one officer and injuring a con- by someone who lit a cigarette army helicopters shifted the crit- the progress on the 2008 civil strategic issues to discuss with stable. The road opening party of the CRPF was after people from nearby locali- ically burnt people to Multan, nuclear deal, according to offi- a true friend!,” Trump posted attacked in high security zone located less than ties gathered on the highway to Lahore and Faisalabad for better cial sources here. on his official (@POTUS) Twit- a kilometre away from the headquarter of the collect petrol, officials said. health facilities. They said a financial turmoil ter handle. A Pakistan army soldier stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of Srinagar-based Army Corps. Immediately there- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, According to a government in Westinghouse and absence of Modi, in his reply to Trump, after, the security forces cordoned off the school who was in London to celebrate an oil tanker explosion PIC/ PTI official, at least 75 bikes and about a functional reference atomic thanked him for the “warm per- premises which has seven buildings, comprising Eid along with his family mem- women and children lost their lives Afzal termed it a “huge tragedy” a dozen cars were also burnt at plant were the main impedi- sonal welcome” and said he was 36 rooms, and the staff and others were evacu- bers, cut short his visit and left for in this tragedy. The condition of in the history of Pakistan. the site. Punjab Chief Minister ments behind the Nuclear “greatly” looking forward to the ated on Saturday night itself. Pakistan. more than 50 injured is critical and “At least 123 people were burnt Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs 2 Power Corporation of India meeting and discussions tomor- An offensive to flush out the militants was “This is a tragedy of its kind they are being shifted to Lahore alive and died on the spot while the million each for victims and Rs Limited’s (NPCIL) unwilling- row at the White House. launched this morning, a police official said. P6 in the country’s history that left and Faisalabad cities to save their injured were shifted to the district 1 million each for the injured. ness to sign the agreement with Modi, who arrived here Sun- everyone in grief in Pakistan. My lives,” Rescue official Jam Sajjad headquarters hospital and Victoria He also reached Bahawalpur to the American nuclear giant. day morning, will hold summit thoughts are with the victims’ fam- said, adding that the death toll Hospital in Bahawalpur where the ensure best medical treatment US President Donald Trump talks with Trump Monday after- World’s highest rail track ilies,” Sharif said before leaving for could rise further. condition of most of them is criti- for the injured. Prime Minister said on Sunday that “strategic noon in the White House and Pakistan. He said most of the dead bod- cal,” Afzal said, adding that about Nawaz Sharif, President Mam- issues” would be on the table the two leaders would spend survey to commence at Leh Rescue officials said the blaze ies were completely charred and 50,000 litres of fuel spilt from the noon Hussain, Pakistan Tehreek- when he holds talks with his several hours together in var- from the oil spill engulfed scores they will be identified only by oil tanker. e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan and “true friend” Prime Minister ious settings including one- NEW DELHI: The Railways will kick off the of residents, killing 151 people and DNA tests. Muhammad Hanif, 40, who Pakistan Peoples Party chair- Narendra Modi here on Mon- on-one and delegation-level final location survey of the 498 km long Bilas- injuring more than 140 others. District Coordination Officer suffered burns, told reporters at the man Bilawal Bhutto condoled the day, as the two leaders look to meetings, a reception and a pur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and Kash- “Some 151 people including (DCO) Bahwalpur Rana Salim Victoria Hospital that he was pres- tragedy. AGENCIES strike a personal rapport in their working dinner. mir this week. Coming up at a high of 3,300 metres, the MEHBOOBA ORDERS INQUIRY EID FERVOUR strategically important rail project is touted to Taliban attack become the highest rail track in the world, over- checkpost near taking China’s Qinghai Tibet Railway. Four of Delhi family, 3 The all-weather Leh rail network is one of the four important railway connectivities identified India-made dam, by the defence ministry along the China border. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate others killed as cable car 10 cops killed the work for the final location survey on June 27 at an estimated cost of Rs 157.77 crore. The sur- KABUL: At least 10 policemen vey is funded by the defence ministry. P7 plummets in Gulmarg were killed and four others injured on Saturday night when SRINAGAR: Four members of a Delhi Taliban militants attacked a family and three tourist guides were checkpost near India-made In today’s killed when a cable car came crashing Salma dam in Afghanistan’s down after a ropeway snapped midair Herat province. paper in the ski-resort of Gulmarg on Sunday, “A group of Taliban mili- prompting the J-K government to order tants attacked the checkpoint ... a high-level inquiry. near Salma dam in Chasht dis- CITY A tree, uprooted by strong winds, trict and fled after killing the fell on the ropeway of Gulmarg Gon- policemen,” a security official METRO PHASE III COULD START BY MAR 2018 3 dola severing the lines and plummet- said. NATION ing the cable car to the ground, a police Jelani Farhad, spokesman A sea of devotees offer their prayers at Jama Masjid in Delhi on Sunday PIC/ HIMANSHI BHATIA official said. for the governor of the west- VOTE WITH CONSCIENCE: MEIRA 7 The police said they rescued around ern Herat province, said the 150 people stranded due to the snap- Taliban attacked late Saturday, EDIT ping of the cable car ropeway in north setting off a gunbattle in which Army rethinking on Sahayak system MOTHER-TONGUE: COMPLEX ISSUE 8 Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Four of five insurgents were killed. the deceased belonged to a family from The Taliban have steadily INTERNATIONAL Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh, he said. They expanded their reach across MPOST BUREAU where some army jawans were times of peace and war. have been identified as Jayant Andras- being sent to their homes, the spokes- Afghanistan since US and seen voicing their anger over At the same time, the gov- BOSNIA, HERZEGOVINA CELEBRATE YOGA DAY 10 kar, his wife Manisha Andraskar and person said. international forces for- NEW DELHI: The Army the Sahayak system with some ernment had said Sahayaks or BUSINESS their two minor daughters, Anagha An official of the cable car com- mally concluded their com- is now actively consider- even alleging that they are orderlies are combatants and and Janhvi. pany said that around 150 people had bat mission at the end of 2014, ing recruiting civilian staff in treated as servants by the offi- exhaustive instructions have SAIL SEEKS NITI HELP 12 Three Kashmiri tourist guides, got stranded after the ropeway collapse. switching to a support and peace stations to do away with cers whom they are attached to. been issued to not make them Mukhtar Ahmad of Chonti Patri “We resumed the ropeway for the counter- terrorism role. the colonial-era Sahayak sys- The official said the option perform menial tasks which are SPORT Babareshi, and Jahangir Ahmad and rescue of the stranded people,” Riyaz In an address on Sunday tem, in the wake of rising cases of deploying civilian staff at not in conformity with the dig- Farooq Ahmad Chopan, both residents Ahmad, the general manager of the marking the start of Eid al- of jawans coming out openly peace stations instead of Sahay- nity of a soldier. HWL SEMI-FINALS: INDIA LOSE TO CANADA 15 of Tangmarg – were also killed in the Jammu and Kashmir State Cable Car Fitr, a major Muslim holiday, against it. aks will help the Army in econ- An annual conference of accident, the official said. Corporation, which runs Gulmarg President Ashraf Ghani reiter- A top Army official, how- omising on its manpower as top army commanders in April Two others, Tariq Ahmad and Ajaz Gondola, said. ated his call for the Taliban to ever, said the Sahayaks or well. had held extensive delibera- FOR ADVERTISING Ahmad, both residents of Pachhar, Former Jammu and Kashmir chief return to peace talks. buddy system whereby a sol- “Currently, we are exam- tions on the Army’s “internal kindly contact at 9810195709 were injured and were taken to a hos- minister Omar Abdullah questioned PM Modi and Afghan Presi- dier is attached to officers -- ining various aspects of the health” including on Sahay- or pital in Srinagar. why the cable car service had not been dent Ashraf Ghani in June 2016 will continue to be deployed in option,” he said, insisting aks and decided to reorient All the five locals were said to be shut down as a precautionary measure jointly inaugurated the Salma key bases and field areas as they Sahayaks cannot be replaced the human resource policy of [email protected] working as tourist guides in Gulmarg because of high winds. dam, a Rs 1,700 crore show- have defined military duties. in field units. the force. in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “What terrible news,” he tweeted. piece infrastructure project by “We are looking at getting In March, the government Sahayaks are soldiers and FOR SUBSCRIPTION J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba “...it begs the question as to why the India in strategically impor- civilian staff to replace Sahay- had strongly defended the their duties include protecting kindly contact at 8800854665 Mufti ordered a high-level inquiry cable car operations weren’t suspended tant Herat province, reflecting aks in peace stations,” the offi- Sahayak system in the Army, the officers, maintaining their or while expressed grief and shock over in high winds. That’s a laid down SOP India’s strong commitment to cial said. saying it provides an “essential weapons and equipment and [email protected] the deaths. [standard operating procedure],” he reconstruction of the war-rav- In the recent months, a support” to officers in “fully” helping them in carrying out The bodies of the deceased were posted on Twitter. MPOST aged country. AGENCIES number of videos had surfaced attending to their duties in their responsibilities. Banks have no liability for loss SHUTTLER WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN TITLE of valuables in lockers: RBI There is no stopping red-hot Kidambi Srikanth MPOST BUREAU that of lessee (landlord) and lessor SYDNEY: A resolute Kidambi Sri- physio for keeping me fit for these (tenant)”. kanth clinched his fourth Super two tournaments. NEW DELHI: Do not expect any The banks have contended that Series title with an incredible It was tough for me on Tuesday compensation for theft or burglary in such a relationship, the lessor is straight-game triumph over reign- and Wednesday,” he said. of valuables in safe deposit boxes of responsible for his or her valuables ing Olympic and world champion And it was this tenacity which public sector banks as the locker hir- kept in the locker which is owned Chen Long in the Australian Open got Srikanth a 17-15 lead even ing agreement absolves them of all by the bank. final here on Sunday. though Long continued to breathe liability. Some banks, in their locker hir- The world no.11 Srikanth won down his neck. This bitter truth was disclosed in ing agreements, have made it clear 22-20 21-16 in a 45-minute clash But Srikanth did not let the an RTI response by the Reserve Bank that any item stored in the locker is against the world no.6 Chinese, momentum slip and helped by of India (RBI) and 19 PSU banks. parameters to assess the loss suffered at the customer’s own risk and he or who is also a two-time All England Long’s erratic play, the underdog Stung by the revelation, the law- by a customer. she may, in their own interest, insure champion. an ecstatic Srikanth said after the down, Srikanth was only the fifth earned his first game point at 20-19. yer who had sought information Even under the RTI response, all the valuables. The common feature of The triumph is his second suc- victory. player in the world to contest three Long managed to save that with under the transparency law has now public sectors banks have washed all locker hiring agreements states, cessive after clinching the Indone- “It’s just that I’m not thinking of successive Super Series finals (Sin- a rasping smash but Srikanth’s per- moved the Competition Commission their hands of any responsibility. “As per safe deposit memorandum sia Open Super Series Premier title winning or losing. I missed com- gapore and Indonesia prior to this). severance fetched him another of India (CCI) alleging “cartelisation” According to the information of hiring locker, the bank will not last week. petitive badminton and wanted to The Indian, a semi-finalist in at 21-20 when the Chinese was and “anti-competitive practices” by availed by the lawyer, the unanimous be responsible for any loss or dam- “As a whole, I played very well, enjoy the match. the last edition of the tournament, foxed by a low backhand return. the banks in respect of the locker reason given by the 19 banks, includ- age of the contents kept in the safe but since I arrived in Sydney I have It’s like it happened because I was the one to grab the early lead. This time, Srikanth made no mis- service. ing Bank of India, Oriental Bank of deposit vault as a result of any act of gastroenteritis and have had diar- missed that period of competitive Following a sedate start, Srikanth take and sealed the first game in He has informed the CCI that the Commerce, Punjab National Bank, war or civil disorder or theft or bur- rhoea, so I have not been at my badminton. It’s like I wanted to capitalised on his opponent’s rather 23 minutes. RTI response from the RBI has said UCO and Canara, among others, is glary and the contents will be kept best physical condition. But since hang in and play as many matches sluggish game to clinch a 10-6 lead. He kept up the pressure in the it has not issued any specific direc- that “the relationship they have with by the hirer at his or her sole risk and I made the final I wanted to con- as possible,” he added. “I’m playing better after the second game-clinching it comfort- tion in this regard or prescribed any customers with regard to lockers is responsibility. tinue to play as well as I could,” Entering the summit show- Sudirman Cup. I should thank my ably in the end. AGENCIES 2 mp town MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 DESIGNER RIP-OFFS FLOOD With a huge wedding market in India, not everyone can afford to buy designer mass market coutures, that’s where plagiarism comes in ashion designers work hard to ing his designs and using them in the bring out new offerings. They filmBunty Aur Babli, agreed that “the hire several people, keep track mass markets all over the world look of fashion trends and aim at at high-end fashion for trends to make Fcreating something new to attract buy- cheaper versions.” ers – only to see their designs being He said there would always be copied and sold across the country. copying of international brands. “But “These creatures are completely despi- that does not mean you can make iden- cable thick skin rhinos, completely tical clothes and sell them at a cheaper shameless. Unfortunately the way the price. That’s not following trends. It’s patenting laws work in country, they cheating,” Verma added. Designer are not very favourable. It’s long and Wendell Rodricks says he is tired of tedious (fight),” said Designer Rohit all the talk around on design violation. Bal talking about his run-in with rip- It’s pointless talking about till “legal off artists. issues are bucked up”. He and others Recently, Rohit Bal took on say design protection laws have to be designer Seema Mehta for one of her stronger – and implemented strictly. creations which he said had resem- Without that, the widespread copying blance to his Summer/Resort 2016 – in industry and mass market – would collection. Bal also targeted Chandni go on unabated. IANS Chowk boutique Asiana Couture for “blatant plagiarism” when he realised the store was selling ‘cop- ies’ of his work for a while. The copycats, though, point fingers back at the designers, suggesting their high-priced designs lead to plagiarism. “You tell me one designer who is selling bridal line at Rs 20,000 or Rs 30,000?” said a Chandni Chowk accused new- shopkeeper who got comer Shailesh Singhania of over his hesitancy to showcasing “exact replicas” of his 2012 talk after being assured creations. anonymity. The market for replicas won’t van- His justification: ish any time soon, according to Sand- “In India, wedding eep Khosla who partners Jani. “There is a big market but that nobody will come to us for buy- worse is going on within the fashion will always be enough people who have the entire popula- ing cheap replicas. Any market grows industry. “We need to be far more no qualms about wearing and carry- tion is not born rich when there is a need. After all, it’s about vigilant when it comes to plagiarism ing fakes”. Khosla says “it’s the nature to afford wedding demand and supply,” said a bridal store within the high fashion industry. If of the beast. Fortunately there will also lehengas worth owner asserting that copying of such known names can rip off our work, it’s always be people who want the finest lakhs or more. designs was “ethical”. only obvious that fly by night operators quality and original design and are Keeping that gap Although copying by small bou- will,” Abu Jani said. prepared to pay for that. Couture can- in mind, we ful- tiques may anger some designers, “What is particularly disturbing is not be affordable. It is a luxury, limited fill the dreams of there are those who say the problem the number of ‘designers’ who copy edition product.” those people who is deeper. “Plagiarism is an open secret other designers and don’t get called About the mass market needs, want to look beauti- and something every designer has had out by either the media or the fashion Khosla says there are plenty of prêt-a- ful at an affordable price. to deal with,” say ace designers Abu bodies. Instead, they are celebrated porter labels out there which are styl- What’s the harm?” “You please Jani who has served the best of Bol- and allowed to ride on the talent and ish, affordable and made by talented ask the designers to make affordable lywood celebrities, including mega- hard work of others,” says Jani. He may designers who cater to such a market. DAYINDAYOUT clothes, keeping low-income peo- star Amitabh Bachchan and his family. have a point there as, earlier this year, Designer Suneet Varma, who once ple in mind, and I can guarantee you His contention is that something textile revivalist Gaurang Shah had blamed designer Aki Narula for copy- What’s on Around Town DROOL OVER MANGOES Sleep well to avoid Summer is the time to drool Folk music performance over mangoes and the level of excitement be- eating junk food comes extraordinary when they rule South East Asian captivates audience palate. With Chef Veena’s DUE TO JOB STRESS OUR CORRESPONDENT Summer collection menu states; their culture, customs, beliefs and faith. And inspired from the regions Professor of Psychology at Michigan State that’s not it – every state has more than one kind of University in the US. MAKING THE STATE of Bengal proud, Delhi-based a folk – it varies from caste to seasons with changing of Kerala, Srilanka, Thai and Vietnam, you will The study proposed two potential music director and singer Runki Goswami gave a scin- pattern of rhythms and lyrics. be left wanting for more. The menu promises explanations, Liu said. tillating live folk music performance at India Interna- Uniquely fascinating, the folk songs sung by Runki to steal hearts with specialties put together “First, eating is sometimes used as an tional Centre. Runki’s phenomenal multilingual show captured glimpses of this treasure trove. Starting the with ripe or raw mangoes, complemented with activity to relieve and regulate one’s nega- was a pure and joyful celebration of diverse country concert from Rajasthan with its Gorbandh, Jhoomar Chef’s specials, wonderfully complemented by tive mood, because individuals instinc- that we inhabit. Her performance in 18 different lan- and Maand singing style, Runki rendered original rice, chicken, prawns, sole fish, veggies and tively avoid aversive feelings and approach guages not only connected all but also left the audi- Mirzapuri Kajri’s of UP, Nakta’s of Bihar and so on. exotic spices. desire feelings,” he said. ence spellbound. It was a real treat for music lovers as Runki musically WHEN: July 31 “Second, unhealthy eating can also be With controlled and mastered vocals, Runki, cap- hopped in and out of states, seamlessly rekindling the WHERE: The Spice Route, The Imperial a consequence of diminished self-control. tivated music lov- ers by setting up a majes- dormant familiarity. TIMING: Lunch: 12:30pm – 2:45pm and Dinner: STRESS AT YOUR job can lead to over- When feeling stressed out by work, indi- tic mood with her journey from north to Some well-known songs handpicked and chosen by eating and intake of junk food at dinner- viduals usually experience inadequacy south through a myriad of rustic folk songs Runki were – Loomba Jhoomba, Luk Chhip and Kes- 7pm – 11:45pm time, but there could be a buffer to this in exerting effective control over their of India; thus engaging the audience ariya Baalam of Rajasthan, Rangi Saari, Saiya mile and AU NATUREL MENU harmful pattern. New research suggests cognitions and behaviours to be aligned in musical expression with mul- many more from UP and Bihar, Bhedu Paako, Morni’s With the noticeable shift towards fitness and that a good night’s sleep can serve as a with personal goals and social norms,” tiple languages. and many other sounds of the hills. Bihu, Bawl, Jatra, well-being in almost every aspect of life, protecting factor between job stress and Liu added. The finding that sleep protects The recit- Dandiya, Lavani and South Indian folk were covered unhealthy eating in the evening. against unhealthy eating following work- als were the mir- in her renditions as well. Shangri-La’s - Eros Hotel, New Delhi is celebrat- “We found that employees who have day stress shows how the health behaviours ror image of the Accompanied by Virender Singh on rhythms, Saif ing the Global Wellness month all through June. a stressful workday tend to bring their are related, Chang pointed out. unfazed legacy Ali Khan and Hemanth Juyal on guitar, Runki mes- Specially curated by Executive Chef Neeraj negative feelings from the workplace to “A good night’s sleep can make work- of different merised the audience with some great rustic folk songs Tyagi, this menu boasts of options that will the dinner table, as manifested in eating ers replenished and feel vigorous again, in its original form. The performance lasted for an delight your palate and keep you feeling light more than usual and opting for more junk which may make them better able to deal hour and received an overwhelming response and healthy. The menu has been infused with food instead of healthy food,” said study with stress at work the next day and less from the listeners. a touch of decadence, evident in the gourmet co-author Chu-Hsiang Chang, Associate vulnerable to unhealthy eating.” IANS dishes such as Atlantic crab salad, poached lobster, summer vegetable salad, potato ravioli, amongst much more. WHEN: June 30 WHERE: Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel Panchamda music to regale audiences TIMING: Lunch – 12:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Dinner – 7:30 pm – Midnight NANDINI GUHA has organized various memorial musical shows featuring the likes CONFLUENCE he musical genius is of Sabita Choudhury, Antara ‘A Legacy of Art’ – an exhibition consisting of back on big screen, Choudhury, Indrani Sen, Late artworks created by five eminent artists like for the first time with Manohari Singh, Bhanu Gupta, Arpan Caur, Hemraj, Jagdish De, Niren Sen a bouquet of movies Rocket Mondal, Soumitra Chat- Gupta and Nupur Kundu – will showcase both Tto enthrall you and renew the terjee and other musicians from figurative and abstract art that are quite ac- emotional bond. Beginning June RD Burman’s group. The Group claimed by art enthusiasts and art connoisseurs. 26, the master Bollywood com- has also instituted an award – Each artwork presents used vivid and bright poser – R D Burman, will come Amit Kumar Fan Club Samman colors on canvas to express their perspective. alive through Hindi and Bengali – recognizing various talents films showcasing his music at from the cultural world. WHEN: Till July 31 Nandan III in the City of Joy – WHERE: Dhoomimal Gallery, Connaught Place Kolkata. This is to commemorate CD RELEASE TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm R D Burman’s 79th birth anni- Interestingly, Rini, a popular versary which falls on June 27. vocalist from city gifted with a TOPI KI DASTAAN The festival is being organised mellifluous voice is coming up Based on a popular Hindi novel, Topi Shukla, by the Amit Kumar Fan Club gali film industry. The inaugural The inaugural day of the fes- with her album ‘Galpo Shuru written in the 1960s by Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. (AKFC). Most of Panchamda’s film to be screened is the criti- tival will also witness the launch Panchamer,’ a tribute to legend- It has been adapted by Wings Cultural Society songs became hits when sung cally acclaimed Manzil which of a my stamp on R D Burman ary music composer R D Bur- in the ‘Dastaan Narration Form’. Through sto- by the legendary Kishore Kumar was directed by Basu Chatterjee. Film Festival 2017 initiated by man featuring six fresh non-film and his son, Amit Kumar. The other films to be screened Amit Kumar Fan Club, released Bengali songs composed by ace rytelling Wings has recreated the turbulence The R D Burman Film Fes- includes Shwet Patharer Thala by the India Post, to make the music composers like Supar- between ‘Topi’ and ‘Iffan’, childhood friends, tival to be held between June (Bengali, Director – Prabhat occasion memorable. nakanti Ghosh, Rocket Mondal, who have grown up in an independent cultural 26 and 27, will screen some of Roy) Bemisal, Buddha Mil Gaya AKFC was founded in Octo- Raghav Chattopadhyay, Sou- genius. bered on his 79th birthday on environment before the great divide that was the finest movies in which R D (Director – Hrishikesh Mukher- ber, 2005 by a group of young mya Ghosal, lyrics penned by The album stars the June 27 by releasing this audio the result of the creation of the two nations. Burman has scored the music. jee), Charitraheen (Director- music enthusiasts of Kolkata who Utpal Das. Songs like ‘Mone Pore noted actor Sabyasachi CD in front of the legend’s statue WHEN: July 4 The festival will be inaugu- Shakti Samanta). The famous had a common passion for music Ajo’, ‘Laal Guitarer Galpo’, ‘Dhulo Chakraborty who has lent his situated at Southern Avenue at WHERE: C.D Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC rated by eminent film director song, ‘Rim Jhim gire Sawan’ and their love for the multifac- Makha Tomar Chhobi’, ‘Kichhu voice as a story teller for the first 12 noon in presence of all the TIMING: 6:30 pm onwards Sandip Ray, in the presence of (Kishore-Lata duet) is from the eted singer Amit Kumar. Over Roye Jay’ are worth a mention. time. artistes who have worked in this many celebrities from the Ben- film,Manzil . the years, Amit Kumar Fan Club It is an homage to the musical R D Burman will be remem- album. 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No. 011-47777500, Email: [email protected], Lucknow Office: 401, Chintels House 16, Station Road, Lucknow Ph: 0522-4013126 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp city Delhi PWD asks AAP changes Metro Phase III to be almost tack: No direct Mishra to vacate attack on Modi, fully operational by Mar 2018 flay BJP instead govt bungalow NEW DELHI: After multiple poll reverses, the AAP appears Stretches of the Pink and Magenta Lines, which will together measure over OUR CORRESPONDENT told media persons. to have dropped its strategy of Sources said the PWD Min- directly attacking Prime Minis- 90 kilometres with 61 stations, will be thrown open starting October this year NEW DELHI: The Pub- ister Satyendar Jain had a week ter Narendra Modi and is now lic Works Department of the ago issued a note to the depart- focusing its charge on the BJP OUR CORRESPONDENT be worked out after resettle- crore, a total of 140 km of net- Delhi government has issued a ment asking it to get the house as a whole. ment and rehabilitation issues work will be added to the cur- notice to former Cabinet minis- vacated at the earliest. “His A change in the tack was NEW DELHI: The Delhi Met- at Trilokpuri are settled,” the rent coverage of 213 km. ter Kapil Mishra, asking him to name is still outside the house. effected after the party’s pol- ro’s Phase III, an ambitious report says. The Phase-III network will vacate his Civil Lines bungalow As he is not a Delhi government icy of constantly targeting the public transport intervention, The Pink Line will connect also add 15 interchange stations “at the earliest”. minister anymore, he should not prime minister appeared to will be almost fully operational northwest Delhi’s Mukundpur to the existing nine and will take A senior government official be allowed to live in the govern- have had an adverse impact on by March 2018, bringing vast to northeast Delhi’s Shiv Vihar the count of total stations in said that as Mishra was no lon- ment residence,” Jain wrote in its poll performances in Pun- areas of the national Capital cutting across various south Delhi-NCR to a whopping 227. ger a Cabinet minister, he was his letter to the Department. jab, Goa and Delhi. into the fold of its fast expand- Delhi areas including Sarojini Trial runs along certain not entitled to such an accom- Since he was sacked, Mishra While the party won 20 of ing network. Nagar, INA, South Extension stretches of Magenta Line had modation. Mishra was sacked has been continuing with his Punjab’s 117 Assembly seats Stretches of the Pink and and densely populated parts begun last year itself while on as the city water minister on salvo against Aam Aadmi Party’s in recent state polls, it drew a Magenta Lines, which will of east Delhi such as Mayur Pink Line, along a 6.5-km-long May 6 over alleged poor water top leadership, including Chief blank in the Goa polls. In the together measure over 90 km Vihar Phase I, Vinodnagar and segment to be precise, it started management. Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi civic body polls, it came with 61 stations, will be thrown Karkardooma. on June 22. “After being discharged from Last month, the Karawal second to the BJP. open starting this October and The 34-km-long Magenta Delhi Metro Rail Corpora- his duty as a minister, he could Nagar MLA had accused Kejri- A case in point is how the the entire corridors will be func- The Pink Line, whose trial was conducted on June 22 (in picture), will be Line will be thrown open in tion (DMRC) managing director have retained the government’s wal of accepting Rs 2 crore from beleaguered party reacted to tional by next year. stages between October 2017 Mangu Singh had announced bungalow for 15 days. As per Jain and filed a complaint in this the CBI’s recent visit to the opened in stages between December 2017 and March 2018 PIC/MPOST The 58-km-long Pink Line, and March 2018. It will con- last year itself that both these rules, he is no longer entitled to regard with the Anti-Corrup- premises of Deputy Chief which will connect Majlis Park March 2018, according to the Delhi may not be operational by nect west Delhi to Noida via lines will be launched in a stag- a government bungalow. tion Branch (ACB). Minister Manish Sisodia and to Shiv Vihar running along the latest Phase III status report. March as it is stuck due to issues IGI Airport’s domestic terminal. gered manner, that is small sec- In view of this, the After he made the stunning Health Minister Satyendar Jain arterial Ring Road that encircles However, a section of the pertaining to land acquisition. Under the phase-III expan- tions will be made operational department has asked Mishra allegation, Mishra was sus- for “seeking clarifications” in the city, will be opened in stages corridor between Nizamud- “The date for Nizamuddin sion project being implemented instead of the entire corridors to vacate the accommodation pended from AAP’s primary two different cases. between December 2017 and din and IP Extension in east to IP Extension section will at a cost of around Rs 40,000 being thrown open in one go. at the earliest,” a senior official membership. Vexed by the move, the AAP launched an attack on the agency. “The CBI raids Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s DU making all out efforts to ease life Policy on Physical Education in best residence at the behest of the BJP-ruled Centre,” the party said. for differently-abled students four subjects leaves students foxed This was in sharp contrast to the tone the AAP resorted PALAK SAH built in the campus of almost ently-abled students said that OUR CORRESPONDENT for any of the honours courses. to in the past. all colleges. the varsity may be providing Some colleges in Delhi University are This criterion depends from When the agency had NEW DELHI: Delhi University There is also an Equal various facilities but not tak- NEW DELHI: Students who reportedly refusing to consider Physical college to college,” an official at raided the office of Chief is providing high-tech mobile Opportunity Cell (EOC) in ing care of them properly. Some studied Physical Education as a Satyawati College told Millen- Minister Arvind Kejriwal in phones, equipped up with spe- the Arts faculty, which acts as said that the faculty in some subject in Class XII may be at a Education as a best four subject nium Post. December 2015, the incensed cial applications, for visually a helping hand for differently- colleges also do not provide disadvantage, as some colleges Meanwhile, an applicant of AAP supremo had accused impaired students. Moreover, abled students. The main aim sufficient study materials to in Delhi University are report- easy scoring subject. That’s why College, however, is a bit dif- Miranda House said: “I added Modi of misusing the CBI and differently-abled students are of EOC is to ensure no discrim- differently-abled students. “So, edly refusing to consider it as a students opt for it in Class XII. ferent. On choosing Physical Physical Education in my best had called him a “coward” and being provided with ‘Plextalk’, ination takes place in the Uni- all these facilities are not fully best four subject. If they can’t take it in their best Education, there is deduction four subjects, and was not aware a “psychopath”. a pocket recorder with FM and versity on grounds of disability satisfying to students like me,” “We don’t consider Physical four, what’s the point of opting of 2.5 per cent in the percent- that this year colleges will not Amid the run-ins with the a scanner, which helps differ- or minority status. said a differently-abled student, Education a best four for courses for it” questioned Pramod Pan- age of best of four. add up marks of that subject. Centre, it appeared that Kejri- ently-abled students to scan Moqbul, a differently-abled who chose to be anonymous. like Mathematics, Economics dey, an aspirant’s father. “I scored 96.5 per cent and Now, without that subject I am wal was seeking to make the their academics books. student in Shivaji College, says: A differently-abled student and Psychology. Admissions “Every college decides its cri- with the procedure of the col- not able to get BA Economics fight between him and Modi, For differently-abled stu- “The large number of facilities in Kirori Mal College said: “If are done on the basis of process teria independently. Some col- lege, if I include Physical Educa- (Hons).” However, an official at who “was unable to digest the dents, the University is pro- provided by the varsity towards normal students are getting of elimination. We can’t admit leges in DU might have taken tion there is a cut of 2.5 percent. Miranda House said the college 2015” Delhi Legislative Assem- viding numerous facilities to differently-abled studentsfour notes, then the differently- everybody. So, we set out eli- Physical Education in best four. I am waiting for the second cut- does not reduce 2.5 per cent for bly defeat of the BJP. improve their academic perfor- helped me a lot. My academic abled students get a soft copy of gibility criteria. Also, accord- But it is not so in our college for off,” said an Amina Mariyam, an Physical Education for its BA Even when Dalits were mance. A Java Programming performance in the college is only one note. Even after com- ing to guidelines given by DU, some courses. In courses like LSR aspirant. programme course. flogged in Una in Gujarat tool for students with visual much better compared to my plaining about this issue to the subjects related to the course a BCom (Hons), Mathematics, “The policy is decided by Meanwhile, the University or after Dalit scholar Rohith disabilities has already been school performance.” college faculty or administra- student applies for should be Economics, we do not consider the colleges’ committee. Only has not given any confirmation Vemula allegedly commit- installed in computers in sev- However, there have been tive department, they (differ- considered,” said an official at Physical Education,” said an offi- one vocational course is to be on whether Physical Educa- ted suicide in Hyderabad, eral colleges. Ramps and tac- some hiccups as well. Showing ently-abled students) are not Indraprastha College Women. cial at Bharati College. included, so we decided not to tion will be considered as a best Kejriwal’s attack revolved tile tracks have already been their scepticism, some differ- getting the soft notes in time.” “Physical Education is an The policy at Lady Shri Ram consider Physical Education four subject. around Modi. AGENCIES Weekly Yoga classes for all on offer at DU

YOGESH KANT “The certificate course is Applicants will need to sub- the works of Mahatma Gan- absolutely free and any candi- mit identity proofs and a medi- dhi. The centre has organised NEW DELHI: Delhi University date can apply for this training cal certificate. several initiatives to propagate is all set to offer a three-month session. During this certificate The weekly course will the ideas of Gandhian values certificate course on ‘Yoga and programme, the centre has be held on Mondays, Tues- and practices. Meditation’ from this year. It included theory and practical days, Thursdays and Fridays, Yoga gained immense pop- will start as a part time course portions as well,” said Anita between 3 pm and 5 pm. ularity after United Nations and can be pursued by complet- Sharma, director, Gandhi Bha- For further details, one can declared June 21 as Interna- ing hundred hours. van, Delhi University. contact the Gandhi Bhavan tional Yoga Day. The course will begin from Sharma added that the office, located at 32, Chhatra In addition to traditional July 1 and interested candidates course was proposed as many Marg, University of Delhi. Yoga institutions, many govern- can download the application students and faculty members Gandhi Bhawan works as ment and private universities online and submit it at Gandhi undergo heavy stress and Yoga an institute under the Univer- provide regular and distance Bhawan on or before June 29. is the best way to eradicate it. sity, dedicated to the study of courses on Yogic Science. Students of GB Pant Engg College Sunny day threaten to launch fresh protests greets Delhiites NEW DELHI: It was a sunny OUR CORRESPONDENT at night. professor (English) and head of day in national Capital with The protest was called off department (Humanities and the minimum temperature NEW DELHI: Students of GB on April 29 after Chief Minis- Applied Sciences). recorded at 30 degrees Celsius, Pant Engineering College here ter Arvind Kejriwal promised Abraham said a date for the two notches above the season’s are planning to launch a fresh to fulfil their demands. protest has not been finalised average. round of protests to demand The students and teachers, yet. “But this time, we will not The Indian Meteorologi- a permanent campus for the however, claim the construction stop until our demand is met cal Department (IMD) said institute. work for a new campus has not by the government. We will no that the maximum for the day Started 10 years ago by the started yet and hence, they will longer believe the government was recorded at 39.4 degrees Delhi government, the col- again go on a strike when col- until the work is done,” he said. Celsius. lege operates from a campus leges reopens next month after During their first round of The rainfall recorded was in Okhla which it shares with summer vacation. protest, Abraham had on April nil, whereas, the humidity level an ITI institute. The college also “In a follow-up meeting, we 5 proceeded to go on an indefi- was between 80-43 per cent, lacks basic infrastructure. had told the CM we will get nite hunger strike. it said. The MeT department On March 7, the students back to protesting if he does not He ended his 25-day-long has predicted that, “tomor- had launched a protest with deliver on the promise. Since fast on April 29 after Kejriwal row there would be generally the slogan “We Want Campus”. he has not delivered, we will assured action against corrupt cloudy sky, with light rain, They had started their protest start a massive protest again,” officials and promised, among likely to occur from night/early by sleeping in their classrooms said Joshil K Abraham, assistant other things, a 23-acre campus. morning onward”. AGENCIES Locals, businessmen see vast potential from Jewar airport OUR CORRESPONDENT areas. Villages adjoining Jewar will finally see development after the airport is set up. GREATER NOIDA: With the clearance The move will bring employment for the given to the long-standing international youth in my constituency”. airport project in Jewar in Greater Noida, Industrialists and hoteliers of Greater local leaders and entrepreneurs believe that Noida also welcomed Saturday’s announce- the area is likely to get a boost in business, ment. They believe that the move will boost tourism, employment opportunities and, the industrial sector and attract foreign most of all, the real estate sector. investors in the area. “The Jewar airport will surely boost the “An international airport will boost the realty sector. A great push will be given hospitality sector in the district. Greater to the inventory as well as the upcoming Noida will see a slew of hotels and motels projects. It is also expected that property when an airport comes up” said an hotelier. prices will escalate once the project takes Setting up an international airport in off,” said Himanshu Tomar, general man- Greater Noida will ease air traffic at the ager, Investor’s Clinic. Indira Gandhi International airport in Meanwhile, some residents hope that Delhi. the announcement will attract more buy- were seen seeking properties in the area” The Jewar airport will be spread over ers for land in the area. “We are expecting a local man said. 3,000 hectares and bring in investments more buyers to come and invest in the area. Thakur Dhirendra Singh, the MLA of up to Rs 20,000 crore. It will cater to Last time also, when the Jewar airport was from Jewar, said: “The international airport three to five crore passengers per year and announced, a large number of investors will open the door for development of rural will cost around Rs 10,000 crore to set up. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 Junaid’s village to sport Bhondsi Jail raided, 20 mobiles recovered from prisoners PIYUSH OHRIE under serious offences like black badges this Eid extortion, burglaries and GURUGRAM: In what raises murders. ZAFAR ABBAS The very calm and composed serious questions over sys- The levels of danger of mother told media, “Your tems of jail functioning, a raid the gangsters operating from BALLABHGARH: While blood and my blood are the was conducted at Bhondsi Jail prison can be gauged from the the Muslims from all over same. Why so much of hatred on Saturday where 20 mobile fact that in September 2016, India are making the needed around? This hatred should phones, 12 SIM cards and 2 32-year-old Sushma Rathi, preparations for their most end. In the end who suffers is chargers were recovered from wife of jailed Ashok Rathi, was awaited festival, Eid, on a mother.” the prisoners. shot dead by sharp shooters at the other hand, a small “The local MLA visited While the speculation over Sohna Road while leaving her village called Khandawali in us and has also announced the prisoners using commu- 10-year-old daughter to school. Ballabhgarh, Haryana decided a job for family and also nication mediums to keep in Her husband who had con- to wear a ‘black badge’ this year. promised a compensation of touch with their members out- spired the murder had done so Eid will never be the same Rs 5 lakhs. However, the loss is side was always rife, the raids while being in jail. for the villagers after they lost irreparable,” informed Junaid's on Saturday confirmed this Looking at the dangers of 16-year-old Junaid just a few father. dangerous trend. large number of these criminals days before the festival. As a 16-year-old young Junaid Citing the possibility of the 20 phones were recovered from carrying out these nefarious sign of mourning, the family was brutally assaulted by a jail officials colluding with the activities from the jail Sumit Junaid's house flooded with neighbours and media people on Sunday PIC/MPOST Bhondsi Jail on Saturday and neighbours have decided group of 15-20 men in EMU criminals in allowing them to PIC/MPOST Kumar DCP (Crime) Guru- to visit the mosque wearing a of Ramzan, the family had who knew Junaid is crying. He This year after completing train near Ballabghgarh on use the mediums of communi- mobile signals within a range gram Police have written to the black badge to offer Eid prayers planned to gather together was such a decent and jolly Quran, he had gone to Delhi for Thursday evening when he was cation, senior official in Guru- of 70 metres. Tihar authorities asking them if on Monday morning. for moon sighting but fate natured young boy,” sobbed Eid shopping because he had returning home from Delhi gram Police stated that action Criminals from as many as certain criminals can be trans- “Hum kali patti band ke had other plans. The house is Jalaluddin. got 18,000 after memorising along with his brothers. will be initiated against such six dreaded gangs are presently ferred to the prison in Delhi. Eid ki namaaz padenge (We instead flooded with mourners Junaid's uncle Mohammad Quran,” said Farooq. “For the The group of men attacked officials. being locked up in the city jail. “This is just one of the sur- will just wear the black badge and media persons. Farooq said that he still last time,” he continued with a them hurling religious slurs In order to prevent the These gangs include Man- prise raids that have been con- during Eid’s namaaz),” said “When sudden death remembers how the whole heavy sigh. after asking them to vacate jailed culprits from using jeet Mahal gang, Kaushal gang, ducted by the police authorities. Jalaluddin, Junaid’s father. happens in a family, you can family celebrated Eid last year. Saira, mother of the their seats. mobile phones, the jail authori- Kishan gang, Hayatpuri gang, We will now be carrying some The old man is busy imagine how we would feel on “My eyes are getting wet deceased has been sitting all They were also held hostage ties have begun the process of Sandeep Gadoli gang and more inspections to make sure attending neighbours, relatives Eid. Surely it would never be with the memories of last year’s day on the floor with women in the train and later Junaid was installing mobile jammers at Binder Gujjar gang. that proper systems are fol- and media persons gathered at the same,” added Jalaluddin. Eid. He had recited Quran from neighbourhood and stabbed with a knife who later the jail premises. Most of the members from lowed in Bhondsi jail,” said a his house. On the last evening He also stated that “Everybody (taravi ) in the local mosque. relatives surrounding her. succumbed to his injuries. The jammer will block the these gangs have been charged senior cop. Journalist robbed at MG road petrol Haryanvi rapper held for drunken Dreaded pump, CCTVs non-functional gangster

PIYUSH OHRIE Out of the eight of concern that robbery can driving, Mercedes seized held for Court be conducted at MG Road GURUGRAM: Incidents of CCTV cameras during a rush hour period OUR CORRESPONDENT shootout crime do not seem to ebb at at the petrol and the culprits can get Being repeatedly nagged, the cops Fazilpuria was held after Gurugram’s MG Road as on away without being caught. GURUGRAM: Haryanvi conducted the alcoholmeter test on the a massive anti-drinking drive OUR CORRESPONDENT Saturday, a journalist was pump, none was It was also very upsetting to rapper Rahul Fazilpuria was that has been initiated by the robbed at the area during a functional in that find that none of the CCTV on Sunday held for drunken singer on more than three occasions and Gurugram Police on the MG rush-hour period. cameras at the petrol pump was driving on MG Road and his each time the singer was found to be Road that has witnessed a NEW DELHI: A 22-year- Working in a renowned mentioned area functional. Mercedes with a temporary number of crime incidents in old dreaded sharp shooter of media organisation, Kailash " These defects are being number plate seized by drunk. the past few weeks. “To ensure infamous Kala Aasodia gang, Gathwal, a photo- journalist exploited by the criminals in Gurugram Police due to the safety and security of the wanted in Rohini Courts went to a petrol pump at 9:30 The formal complaint the area who are daring and improper vehicle documents. an hour, Fazilpuria kept on on more than three occasions visitors we have deployed shootout was arrested by the pm. under section 379 IPC (theft) successful in carrying out their The incident occurred in changing his stance in order and each time the singer was both male and female police Special Team, Crime Branch At the pump while waiting has been filed at DLF Phase-2 acts,” said Kailash Gathwal. the wee hours of Sunday at to not get penalised. found to be drunk. officials at MG Road. on Sunday. for his turn to get the air filled station. This crime is also reported around 1:30 am. He first blamed of a defect Not willing to admit his "We are checking The criminal, Praveen in his vehicle tyres, his bag was Shockingly, in an area that at a time when the police According to police, the in alcoholmeter device but mistake, the singer further suspicious vehicles and taking alias Mota resident of Jhajjar flicked from the rear seat. has already witnessed a series have increased the num- singer quarrelled with the then began pestering the claimed that his vehicle did action against drunk drivers. in Haryana, was wanted Among the key possessions, of notorious criminal activities, ber of personnel in the area cops of not being drunk and police officials to conduct a not smell of alcohol but a We have also told the pub for the murder of one he got robbed of the reporter’s out of the eight CCTV cameras to carry out surveillance due even displayed an old challan test to detect the alcohol limits. perfume that was sprayed owners that they must not notorious Rajesh Durmat camera, a purse consisting of at the petrol pump, none was to increase in cases of moles- slip that was unpaid by him. Being repeatedly nagged, by his colleagues. However, encourage underage drinking,” of Neetu Dabodhia gang, Rs10,000, an ATM card and a functional. tation, prostitution racket and In the heated argument that the cops conducted the he conceded that one of his said Deepak Saharan DCP who was heading the gang hard disk drive. “It is indeed a matter drunken driving. continued for more than a half alcoholmeter test on the singer accomplices was drunk. (East) Gurugram. after the encounter of Neetu Dabodhia. Specific information was Delhi transport dept identifies dists received by police that Praveen will come to Mukaraba Chowk Bus Stand, Outer Ring Road to where old vehicles can't be sold meet his acquaintance. On this information, the NEW DELHI: The Transport team immediately swung into Department of the Delhi In West Bengal, only BS-IV vehicles action and laid a trap. government has listed districts can be allowed for registration within At about 5:20 pm, in other states for which it Praveen was apprehended will not issue no-objection Kolkata. In other parts of the state with one country certificates (NOC) for sale only BS III and BS IV vehicles can be made pistol with two live of 10 to 15 years old diesel cartridges. vehicles which were banned registered, it added On interrogation, he in Delhi by the National Green confessed to his involvement Tribunal. resales. Samastipur. in Rajesh Durmat murder The NGT had last year A Transport Department In case of 26 municipal case with other associates disallowed diesel vehicles order said NOCs will not be corporations in Maharashtra, Narander, Surender older than 10 years in the issued for vehicles older than including Mumbai, Thane, Bamdolia, Ajay Aasodia, national Capital. 15 years for any district in Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Raj Kumar, Satish The NGT had also directed Rajasthan, but it can be given Kolhapur, Nashik and Badhania and a juvenile the Regional Transport for those between 10-15 years. Sholapur among others, the who was apprehended at the Officer, Delhi, to issue NOCs In case of Bihar, registering authorities will not spot. for reselling of such vehicles Maharashtra and Uttar issue NOCs for diesel vehicles Narender was arrested on only for such districts which Pradesh, the department has aged 10 to 15. June 10 by the Special staff, are identified by the states given a list of districts for The NOCs can be issued Rohini district. concerned. which NOCs can be issued for only for 33 of the 75 districts in It was also revealed by him An NOC from registering the old diesel vehicles. Uttar Pradesh, the order said. that the cold blooded murder of authorities is required when a The NOCs will be issued In West Bengal, only Rajesh Durmat in custody vehicle is sold from one state only for 18 districts in Bihar. BS-IV vehicles can be is in retaliation to the to an owner in another. No NOCs will be allowed for registration murder of one Rajeev alias The Transportissued for the remaining within Kolkata. In other parts Kala Aasodia (closely Department has obtained a districts, including of the state only BS III and BS associated with Neeraj list of districts for which it cities like Patna, Muzzafarpur, IV vehicles can be registered, Bawania) in custody by the gang cannot issue NOCs for such Darbhanga, Bhagalpur and it added. members of Durmat. Six lane road Transport authority allows in Noida to be thrown open on Baxis to operate from next week June 28 OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT NOIDA: The district transport authority of Gautam Buddh Nagar has reportedly allowed NOIDA: The much awaited the bike taxis to operate in 4.8km six-lane elevated road Noida by the next week. from Vishwa Bharti School in After fulfilling certain Sector 28 to Sector 61 is sched- conditions at the Regional uled to open to the public on transport office (RTO), the June 28. Uttar Pradesh Indus- permit for registering a bike tries Minister Satish Mahana taxi will be given. The first will inaugurate the road and phase of Bike taxi service will will also review the progress comprise of 30 such vehicles region, said, “The registration been finalised. Rs 100 is fixed of other under-construction which will be operated by procedure for bike taxi services as the application fees, Rs 1,400 infrastructure projects. UBER. has been started. The RTA has as vehicle’s fitness fees and Rs The Noida authority offi- Bike taxis are lighter on finally given the green signal 1,500 will be taken as permit cials are mulling hard to ensure pocket and a faster mode for plying bike taxis. Notices fees by the RTA. Additional Rs that the finishing work is done of transportation for many have been issued to the 2,350 yearly will be taken as before June 28. The construc- people. The bike taxi or baxi district transport offices. On commercial tax against every tion had started on October service is intended to boost successful completion of the vehicle. 14, 2014, and was scheduled last-mile connectivity options conditions and submitting the A Baxi services isn't a new to be completed by 2017. The as well. fees, vehicles will be permitted concept, cities like Bengaluru, authority has appreciably man- Commuters in Noida will to drive on the roads. It is Jaipur, Udaipur, Gurugram aged to finish the construction now be able to jump start their expected that within next one and Hyderabad have already work, three months before the journey on baxi at dirt cheap week, the first phase of baxis adopted the Baxi system. In fixed deadline. The elevated prices. The tariffs fixed for will be fully operational on the Gurugram alone, there are road has exits and entry pro- these vehicles are very less as roads.” over 300 vehicles currently in visions in Nithari, Sector 30, compared to cabs and autos. According to the transport operation. It was introduced NTPC and Sector 24, including Rachna Raghuvanshi, officials, the fees, taxes, fare to Gurugram in last year’s sectors 33, 23, 25, 27, 26, 28, 29 assistant divisional transport charges and the conditions Odd-Even that occurred in and 31, among others. officer, Gautam Buddh Nagar for registering a bike taxi has Delhi-NCR. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp nation

PM GREETS NATION ON EID ISRO-made system to alert users at Jaitley hits back at Cong over unmanned level Diversity is India’s crossings 'undeclared emergency’ barb OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: Satellite-based NEW DELHI: Finance Min- chip systems will now alert ister Arun Jaitley on Sunday road users at unmanned level hit out at detractors for casu- strength, says PM crossings about approaching ally using ‘undeclared emer- trains and also help in track- gency’ to describe the present OUR CORRESPONDENT ing train movement on a real- BJP government saying they time basis. On a pilot basis, the should introspect where they NEW DELHI: Prime Minis- Mumbai and Guwahati Rajd- were during the Emergency ter Narendra Modi on Sunday hani trains will be equipped under Indira Gandhi. extended Eid-ul-Fitr greet- with this system. In a Facebook post on the ings to all and said inspiration Road users will be warned anniversary of the Emergency, should be drawn from such by hooters once a train Jaitley asked the critics what “Today, I wonder if those what happened during that pious festivals to spread hap- approaches an unmanned level was their publicly declared who routinely use the expres- period,” he wrote. piness and to take the nation crossing as railways are install- stand during those 19-months, sion ‘Undeclared Emergency’ Jaitley said the first Act after forward. ing ISRO-developed integrated while stating that it has become introspect and ask themselves the imposition of the Emer- He emphasised that India’s circuit (IC) chips on locomo- customary for the critics of any a question ‘where was I dur- gency was the detention of the diversity is its speciality as well tives of trains. There will be government in India to casu- ing those nineteen months and political opposition under the as its strength. hooters at 20 unmanned level ally use an expression ‘unde- what was my publicly declared Preventive Detention Law. “The holy month of Ram- crossings on Rajdhani routes clared emergency’. stand at that time’,” he said. District Magistrates and zan was celebrated with devo- for Guwahati and Mumbai, “Those making these The emergency, he said, Collectors were handed over tion. Now it is time for Eid. On said a senior Railway Minis- exaggerated comments need was an assault on all demo- blank detention forms to the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, my try official involved with the to introspect their own roles cratic institutions. It not only enable them detain thousands best wishes to all,” Modi said in project. More trains will be during the Emergency. Most established the dictatorship of leaders and workers of the his monthly radio programme equipped with such technol- of them were either support- of an individual, it created an political opposition with no ‘Mann Ki Baat’. ogy in a phase-wise manner, ing the Emergency or were environment of tyranny and grounds of detention being Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks according to the plan. absent in any protest against fear in the society. Most insti- given. culmination of the fasting About 500 metres before the Emergency,” he wrote. tutions collapsed on their own. “Police stations were month of Ramzan, will be cel- the level crossings, the hooter Detailing circumstances The Emergency wasadvised to register identical ebrated tomorrow. will be activated through the under the Emergency, the min- declared on the midnight of FIRs, arresting ordinary polit- “Ramzan is a month of holy IC chip, warning road users ister in the post titled “Forty 25th 26th June, 1975. ical workers under the Defence donations, to spread happi- ing the 30-minute programme. Ramzan, the prime minis- ers and sisters, on the occa- as well as the train driver near Two Years Ago - The Emer- “The ostensible and the of India Rules after alleging ness... Come, let us all together “The country’s poor people ter highlighted an “inspiring” sion of Ramzan, returned the the crossing. The hooter will gency” said an era of syco- official reason was a threat that they were either members take inspiration from such are connected to Lord Jagan- gesture of the people of Mus- amount of about Rs 17 to the be louder as the level cross- phancy always suffers from a to public order but obviously of banned organisation or were pious festivals to keep spread- nath. Those who have stud- lim- dominated Mubarakpur government saying they would ing nears, and finally it will be dichotomy. this was a phoney reasoning. threatening to overthrow the ing the treasure of happiness ied Baba Sahab Ambedkar village in Bijnaur district of construct their toilet with their silent after the train passes by. “A dictatorial regime is The real reason was that Indira government. and keep taking the nation for- would have seen that he used Uttar Pradesh. own money and labour,” the Besides alerting road users, often misled by its own propa- Gandhi had been unseated in “Nine High Courts in ward,” he added. to shower praise on Lord Jag- He said during the Ramzan, prime minister said. the satellite-based system will ganda. It becomes consumer an election petition by the the country held that the While talking about the annath temple and its tradi- the people of the village with a He said the villagers told also be used for tracking trains of its own propaganda with Allahabad High Court and the detention order were justi- diversity, the prime minister tions because it involved social population of about 3,500 fam- the government to spend the for disseminating information nobody else believing it. It Supreme Court had granted ciable and in the absence of also referred to the Lord Jagan- justice and social harmony,” ilies, mostly Muslims, decided amount on providing other about their movement on real misled itself to believe that the only a conditional stay of the the grounds of detention the nath Yatras taken out on Sun- Modi said. to collectively construct a toilet. facilities in the village. time basis. This will be of great people were in support of the high court order. same could be quashed. The day in the country as well as In this context, he referred To extend help in this Congratulating the villagers help to passengers as currently dictatorship,” he said. “She wanted to continue in Supreme Court decided oth- some parts of the world with to the word “juggernaut” and endeavour, the government of Mubarakpur for this, Modi train movements are tracked And this led to Indira Gan- power and resorted to imposi- erwise,” he said. devotion and religious fervour. said it means “such a chariot provided about Rs 17 lakh, said while their gesture was manually. Safety at unmanned dhi committing the ultimate tion of Emergency to enable The finance minister said “I extend greetings to the which cannot be stopped by Modi said. inspiring, the bigger element level crossings is a cause of error of ordering an election this to happen. It would be in in preparation for the Emer- countrymen on the occasion of any on e .” “But you will be happy to was that village was made ‘open serious concern for railways which witnessed a rebellion the fitness of things to remind gency, the Supreme Court had Jagannath yatra,” he said dur- While mentioning about know that all the Muslim broth- defecation free’ (ODF). and the public transporter against her emergency regime, those who loosely use a phrase already been packed with pli- is exploring various ways to he wrote. ‘Undeclared Emergency’ with able judges. Modi remembers Emergency on its anniversary Aadhaar not valid for travel to Nepal, Bhutan: MHA OUR CORRESPONDENT is our culture... have been remembering “that black inci- Eternal vigilance is the price of lib- dent” as part of their continuous efforts to OUR CORRESPONDENT tral Government Health Ser- Indians entering Bhutan by tan, which shares borders with NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra erty,” he said. create awareness about democracy vice (CGHS) card and ration road are required to obtain an Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Modi on Sunday remembered the Emer- Recalling imposition of the Emer- “They should be doing so,” Modi said. NEW DELHI: Aadhaar is not card but not Aadhaar. ‘Entry Permit’ on the basis of Pradesh and West Bengal, has gency imposed on this day in 1975, saying gency on June 25, 1975, the Prime Min- At that time, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a valid identification document “Aadhaar (UID) card is a valid travel document from about 60,000 Indian nation- “such a black night” cannot be forgotten, ister said it was “such a black night also imprisoned and he had penned a for Indians travelling to Nepal not an acceptable travel docu- the immigration office of Royal als, employed mostly in the and underlined the need for eternal vigi- which cannot be forgotten by any lover poem during that period, he said and and Bhutan, the Union home ment for travel to Nepal/Bhu- Government of Bhutan at hydroelectric power and con- lance to preserve democracy. of democracy. No Indian can forget that.” recited the couplets written by the BJP ministry has said. Indians can tan,” a communique issued by Phuentsholing, located on the struction industry. In addition, He recalled that democracy-lovers He said that in a way, the entire nation stalwart. The imposition of the Emer- travel to Nepal and Bhutan- the ministry said. The advisory Indo-Bhutan border opposite between 8,000 and 10,000 daily had fought a big battle against the Emer- had been converted into a prison, with gency had evoked a nationwide out- -both countries for which they assumes significance as Aad- Jaigaon, West Bengal. workers enter and exit Bhutan gency imposed by then Prime Minister opposing voices being curbed. rage and a mass movement which forced don’t need visas--if they pos- haar is mandatory for a host of The border with Nepal is everyday in border towns. Indira Gandhi and said the pro-democ- “Along with Jaiprakash Narayan, Indira Gandhi to lift it in less than two sess a valid national passport or things, including government an open one with people who In another development, racy “heritage” needs to be strengthened. many prominent leaders were jailed. Even years. “The democracy lovers had fought election ID card issued by the subsidies on LPG and other enter the country needing to Indians flying abroad will not In his monthly radio programme the judiciary did not remain unaffected a big battle and showed how democracy Election Commission. social welfare schemes. show any valid identity card. be required to fill departure ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi said it was essen- by the shadow of the Emergency. The was engrained in the hearts of every citi- Moreover, to ease travel, The Aadhaar card, which Nepal shares borders with cards from next month. tial to remember the incidents which have media was completely rendered useless,” zen of the vast country. That was reflected persons over 65 and below 15 has a 12-digit unique identi- five Indian states--Sikkim, However, those going out of caused harm to democracy and move the prime minister said. through the elections. years can show documents with fication number and personal West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar the country via rail, seaport and ahead towards the positives of democracy. He said the students of today’s jour- That is our heritage and we have to photographs to confirm their details like name and address, Pradesh and Uttarakhand. land immigration checkposts “Democracy is not only a system. It nalism and those working for democracy strengthen that heritage,” Modi said. age and identity. These include acts as a proof of identification Around six lakh Indians are liv- will have to fill the embarka- PAN card, driving licence, Cen- and residence. ing or domiciled in Nepal. Bhu- tion card. No advancing Avoid drinking Indo-Nepal border to be sealed of board exams Army expedites buying military with non-doctors: ahead of Nepal civic polls without stakeholder hardware for UN missions IMA to members OUR CORRESPONDENT consultation: CBSE OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: No decision MAHRAJGANJ: India’s bor- on advancing class X and XII NEW DELHI: The Army has der with Nepal will be sealed board exams will be taken decided to fast- track procure- tomorrow, 48 hours before the without consultations with ment of UAVs, infantry com- municipal polls in the neigh- various stakeholders includ- bat vehicles and other military bouring country, to prevent ing schools, the CBSE has said. platforms for use by its troops anti-social elements from This comes against the in UN peacekeeping missions crossing the international backdrop of concerns being after the global body expressed boundary and vitiating the raised by various schools over unhappiness over poor qual- election atmosphere. the CBSE’s plan to study the ity of equipment used by the OUR CORRESPONDENT This was decided at a high- idea of advancement of board Indian soldiers. level meeting of a coordination examination by over a month. A report by the UN pointed are part of the UN peace opera- The UN report said money NEW DELHI: The Indian committee, said V K Singh, “The purpose is to have out poor maintenance and ser- tions in Afghanistan, the Dem- was being paid to India for Medical Association (IMA) District Magistrate, Maharaj- more time for evaluation and viceability of equipment and ocratic Republic of the Congo, equipment and hardware has directed its office-bearers ganj, here on Sunday. bring quality. However, there platforms used by the Indian Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, the which were in poor condition to refrain from drinking with The meeting was attended will be no decision on the troops and held back a reim- Middle East, South Sudan, and recommended cutting the “non-doctors” and become by officers of the local admin- advancing the exams without bursement amount of Rs 338 Sudan and the Western Sahara. payment. “brand ambassadors of health” istration, police, border guard- taking stakeholders on board,” crore, official sources said. The troop-contributing Sources said a total of 58 for the society. ing force Sashastra Seema Bal Bahraich, Sravasti, Balrampur, has tabled a new Constitution a senior CBSE official said. Following the report, Vice countries have to provide weap- cases of procurement, which In a recent advisory, the (SSB), Army, customs, immi- Sidhharthnagar and Mahara- amendment bill in Parliament The CBSE is mulling Chief of Army Staff Lt General ons as well as other required will cost around Rs 120 crore, representative voluntary gration and other departments jganj.Municipal elections will to address the demands of the advancing class X and XII Sarath Chand has been given military platforms and equip- have already been processed organisation of doctors has of both the countries. be held in Nepal on June 28. agitating Madhesis. examinations to February from full financial powers to pro- ment to their forces in the loca- while supply order for 11 items also asked its members to SSB, which works under the Some Madhes-centric parties Madhesis, mostly of Indian- the existing schedule of March. cure the required equipment tions identified for deployment have been placed. observe dry days on July 1 command of the Union home have opposed the elections origin, launched a prolonged The idea has cropped up fol- and platforms so that they can as “wet lease” while the world The Army is also procuring (Doctors’ Day) and Septem- ministry, guards the 1,751 km seeking that the Constitution agitation between September lowing complaints of faulty be given to Indian troops serv- body provides weapons and new kits for the troops which ber 5 (Teachers’ day). long Indo-Nepal border. is amended to accommodate 2015 and February last year evaluation process prompting ing in various conflict-ridden other required equipment in will cost it around Rs 103 crore It also suggests a “safe Uttar Pradesh shares a 599.3 their demands for more rep- against the implementation of the board to set up two com- places including in Congo and “dry lease” areas. annually. The UN pays around limit” for alcohol consump- km long open border with resentation in parliament and the new Constitution which, mittees to analyse the process South Sudan. The UN reimburses the Rs 1,000 crore to India for its tion -- 18 ml for male and 9 Nepal touching seven districts redrawing of provincial bound- they felt, marginalised the and suggest measures to rectify Currently, more than 7,600 troops contributing countries contribution to the peacekeep- ml for female doctors. - Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, aries. The Nepal government ‘Terai’ community. the loopholes. MPOST military personnel from India as per categories of deployment. ing missions. “No alcohol should be served at IMA meetings,” says the advisory, which is part of the IMA’s “alcohol policy”. RSS-led institute to start course for would-be politicians It says doctors have a responsibility to put into OUR CORRESPONDENT The institute will train a political enthusiasts with ‘Good Governance’ depart- we will invite (CPI-M general practice what they preach to batch of 40 students to begin knowledge, understanding ment at the institute, where secretary) Sitaram Yechury patients on leading a healthy NEW DELHI: Come August, with, charging a fee of Rs 2.5 and information. Therefore, events are often held for party directly. We will be more than lifestyle. an institute associated with the lakh, which would include this course,” he said. workers. He added the RMP in happy to welcome him, there is It urges them to main- RSS will start a training course expenses for study tours, hos- Sahasrabuddhe said stu- the past had trained activists of no issue,” he added. tain dignity before patients, for “well-meaning” would-be tel and mess services. dents were free to join any parties such as the Shiv Sena, Sahasrabuddhe, however, a dictum also laid down in politicians of any party. The deadline for applying party after the course. Nationalist Congress Party, said the ideological identity of the Medical Council of India’s The Rambhau Mhalgi for the course commencing on “We rise above ideologies. Congress and Maharashtra the institute’s administrators (MCI’s) code of ethics. Prabodhini (RMP) will offer a August 1 is June 30. Our aim is to help produce Navnirman Sena under its old was “very clear” and that they “A physician shall uphold nine- month residential course “A lot of politicians today good, well-meaning politi- 10-day ‘Netritva Sadhana” pro- were not apologetic about it. the dignity and honour of the in leadership, politics and gov- unfortunately don’t know that cians,” he said. gramme -- the precursor to the Devendra Pai, executive profession. A patient should ernance on its campus located they don’t know,” BJP vice pres- It will be in the “interest” new leadership course. head, academic programme at be able to trust his doctor and in Uttan in the Thane district ident and RMP vice chairman of democracy if the student Sahasrabuddhe said the the RMP, said the programme have confidence in him. Any of Maharashtra. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said, undertook programmes that RMP was also open to lead- comprises classroom lectures public display of ‘undignified’ The course is open to any- referring to lack of awareness helped the people. It will also be ers from other political parties by politicians, social activists, behaviour erodes the trust in one with a bachelor’s degree about issues. in our interest then,” he added. delivering lectures on relevant administrators and journalists. shads, municipal corporations, The RMP will also offer stu- the doctor and gives the pro- -- aspiring politicians, civil ser- “We would like to do away The leader made the issues to its students. In addition to this, there assembly, NGOs, CSR projects, dents internship with elected fession a bad name,” said Dr vants, journalists and others, an with this situation. We would remarks during a recent inter- “Instead of asking any pro- will be field/study tours to tribal villages in Maharashtra representatives to help them KK Aggarwal, National Presi- RMP administrator said. like to empower and enrich action organised by the BJP’s fessor to teach communism, gram panchayats, zilla pari- and Parliament. understand how leaders work. dent of the IMA. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 Sukma face-off: One more police jawan Srinagar encounter: 2 militants dies, toll climbs to 3 OUR CORRESPONDENT killed, 2 Army men injured den, armed Naxalites opened fire on them, leading to a RAIPUR: A police jawan gun-battle. OUR CORRESPONDENT injured in an encounter with Five STF personnel sus- Naxals in Chhattisgarh's tained bullet injuries, three of SRINAGAR: Security forces Nefarious design to Sukma district succumbed to them critically, in the face-off. on Sunday gunned down two injuries on Sunday, taking the Some personnel of the militants holed up inside a death toll of security personnel patrolling team were on their school on the outskirts of Sri- destroy school buildings: killed in the operation to three. way back to the base when they nagar, ending an encounter of Two district reserve guard again came under heavy fire over 14 hours in which two (DRG) jawans were earlier from the ultras near Durma Army men were also injured. DGP on DPS encounter killed and as many others sus- village, around 17 kms deep The militants had entered tained injuries in the gun-battle inside forest from Chintagufa. the Delhi Public School located SRINAGAR: As an encounter he told reporters here. in Sukma's Chintagufa area. Two DRG jawans were close to the Srinagar-Jammu raged between security men He was speaking to the Four separate encounters killed and as many oth- National Highway last evening and militants holed up inside media on the sidelines of a between Naxalites and police ers sustained injuries in the after attacking a CRPF party the Delhi Public School here, wreath laying ceremony of a have been reported in the state gun-battle. in the nearby Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir's top cop CRPF officer killed in the attack since Saturday, in which three "Two DRG jawans were ini- killing one officer and injuring on Sunday said the enemy has by militants on a road opening security men have been killed tially killed and as many others a constable. nefarious designs to destroy party of the force on Srinagar- and seven injured, including a injured in the incident. Later, The road opening party of school buildings in the Val- Jammu National Highway at sub-inspector. one of the injured succumbed the CRPF was attacked in high ley so that children abandon Pantha Chowk on Saturday. Two Naxals were also while being retrieved from security zone located less than a their studies. The militants then took ref- gunned down in these face-offs. the forest," Deputy Inspector kilometre away from the head- Director General of state uge inside the school premises. While two encounters General of Police (Dantewada quarter of the Srinagar-based Police S P Vaid said his men The DGP said the operation took place in Sukma yester- range) Sundarraj P said. Army Corps. Immediately CRPF men take positions near Delhi Public School (DPS) during an encounter with the militants at Pantha want to ensure minimum col- to flush out the militants was day, as many others occurred The team engaged in the thereafter, the security forces Chowk in Srinagar on Sunday lateral damage. getting prolonged because of in Bijapur, including one on fierce gunbattle with Maoists cordoned off the school prem- "The staff and whoever the size of the building. Sunday morning. since Saturday reached its camp ises which has seven buildings, sanitization operation was, On the operation getting He was speaking to the was inside the building was "There are 36 rooms, the A composite squad of the ob Sunday morning, he said. comprising 36 rooms, and the however, underway at the prolonged, he told report- media on the sidelines of evacuated on Saturday. Cor- building is huge. So, it has to be Special Task Force (STF), the "Three DRG jawans have staff and others were evacuated encounter site. ers, "There are 36 rooms, the wreath laying ceremony don was maintained and we searched floor by floor, room DRG, the Central Reserve been martyred and another on Saturday night itself. Two Army personnel were building is huge. So, it has to be of CRPF officer killed in will have room intervention by room, he said, adding the Police Force (CRPF) and its injured in the face-off. The An offensive to flush out injured in the gunbattle this searched floor by floor, room Saturday's attack. done and get these terrorists building where the militants elite unit-CoBRA (Commando body of a Naxalite was also the militants was launched this morning, the official said. He by room." He said the security The authorities hadeliminated, but with minimum are holed up has been located. Battalion for Resolute Action) recovered from the spot along morning, a police official said. said the injured have been forces wanted to ensure that imposed restrictions under sec- collateral damage. The school has seven was yesterday out on the oper- with an SLR weapon," he said. "The exchangeof firetaken to a hospital. the (school) building was safe. tion 144 CrPc from Ram Mun- "We want to ensure that buildings. ation based on inputs about The intermittent exchange between security forces and Earlier, Jammu and Kash- "The enemy has a nefarious shibagh to Sempora stretch of the (school) building is safe, Vaid said there are reports the location of Maoist hide- of fire lasted for several hours militants began at around 3.40 mir's Director General of design that the school build- the national highway as a pre- because the enemy has a nefar- of the presence of two militants outs in the interiors of Chin- following which the security am," he said. "The gunbattle is Police S P Vaid had said that ings are destroyed and children cautionary measure to avoid ious design that the school inside the building. tagufa, around 500 kms away men cautiously stepped out over and two militants have there were reports of the pres- have nothing to study and ulti- protests near the encounter site. buildings are destroyed and "The exact number will from here. of the forest, he said, adding been killed," the official said ence of two militants inside the mately abandon their studies, The mobile internet ser- children have nothing to study be known after the search of When the security men that bad weather and rain- this evening after over 14-hour building but the exact num- which we will ensure that no vices have been affected across and ultimately abandon their the building is over, but as per were advancing through the fall disrupted the evacuation armed engagement. ber would be known after the such thing happens," the state the valley as the network speeds studies, which we will ensure the information, there are two forest of Dondamarka, a Maoist operation. He said the search and search of the complex was over. police chief said. have been reduced. that no such thing happens," probably, he said. MPOST RAIN LASHES COASTAL MAHARASHTRA Another farmer ends life Adityanath govt has become in Raje's home district an ‘inquiry committee’: SP OUR CORRESPONDENT from a cooperative society and local money lenders and was LUCKNOW: With nearly half machinery for carrying out any alleged irregularities in the KOTA: A "debt-burdened" facing financial crisis in repay- a dozen projects launched by probe, he alleged. Since taking construction of Delhi-Saha- farmer allegedly committed ing the said amount as the former chief minister Akhilesh office on March 19, the Adity- ranpur Yamunotri highway. suicide by consuming poison crops had consistently been Yadav under the CBI scanner, anath government has rec- "It seems the BJP govern- in Dug town of chief minister damaged in natural calamities the SP has attacked the Aditya- ommended CBI probes into ment in Uttar Pradesh has Vasundhra Raje's home dis- for the last three years. nath government saying it has several projects of the previous become an inquiry committee. trict Jhalawar on Sunday, day The frustration for not reduced itself into an "inquiry Samajwadi Party regime led by It's engaging in politics of ven- after a 66-year-old farmer took being able to repay the amount committee". As the state's BJP Akhilesh Yadav. detta, and more so to smoke- the extreme step in the same drove him to commit suicide, government completes 100 These include alleged irreg- screen its failures in delivering district. they said. days in the office in the next ularities in the functioning of on the pre-poll promises," Sheikh Hanif (60) con- However, Kumar denied few days, a Samajwadi Party Shia and Sunni waqf boards, Chowdhury said. sumed poison at his home last the debt as reason behind the spokesperson said it was resort- Akhilesh's dream project of In its probe into alleged evening, SHO Dug police sta- extreme step by Hanif. ing to such tactics to "smoke- Gomti riverfront development, irregularities in the Yamunotri tion Lav Kumar said. He was He had been suffering from screen its failures". "It smacks mobile creche scheme, and highway construction, the UP rushed to a local hospital from diabetes and a kidney problem of politics of vendetta," party's also into the death of Karna- Police found out that Rs 455 where doctors referred him to for over a year and was under chief spokesperson Rajendra taka-based IAS officer Anurag crore were siphoned off by a district government hospital depression. His family mem- Chowdhury saidhere. Tiwari in Lucknow last month. Hyderabad-based firm, which People enjoy a high tide at the Marine Drive promenade following heavy showers in Mumbai on in Jhalawar where he died dur- bers have also not mentioned It reflects that the state gov- Besides, acting on an Alla- undertook the project, in con- Sunday. The southwest monsoon, which has become active along the coastline of Maharashtra, has led ing treatment, he said. any debt against the deceased ernment relies more on cen- habad High Court directive, nivance with staff of 14 banks to a heavy downpour in Mumbai and Konkan area Hanif's family members in the report to the police, tral investigating agencies, the state government has rec- and some chartered accoun- said he had borrowed loans he said. like the CBI, than on its own ommended a CBI probe into tants (CAs). MPOST Misuse of power: Editors on K’taka ‘Haryana disbursed Rs 2,400 cr ex-gratia to farmers’ NATION BRIEFS Assembly sentencing scribes GOLD-COVERED MAST OF SABARIMALA OUR CORRESPONDENT ister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Agro-business Training School Randeep Singh Surjewala was being set up in Hisar and OUR CORRESPONDENT TEMPLE FOUND DAMAGED; 3 HELD member of the House Privi- KAITHAL (HARYANA): and Ashok Tanwar, address- Maharana Pratap Horticulture SABARIMALA (KERALA): The newly-installed gold leges Committee, that had rec- Haryana Chief Minister ing meetings of farmers to University was being estab- NEW DELHI: The Editors ommended the punishment, Manohar Lal Khattar on Sun- highlight their plight. Khat- lished in Karnal to promote plated mast at the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple here Guild of India on Sunday said the Guild said. day said that his government tar claimed that the farmers in horticulture and keep farmers was found damaged on Sunday, triggering wide- the Karnataka assembly's deci- "The Guild opines that has disbursed Rs 2,400 crore the state are satisfied with the updated with new techniques. spread concern among devotees. Three persons were sion to sentence two journalists the decision violates the fun- as compensation to farmers in availability of fertilisers, seeds "Zero per cent interest rate taken into custody in connection with the incident, offi- to prison is a "gross misuse" of damental right of freedom of the last two years. and water for irrigation. facility is being provided on cials of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which power and "violates" the fun- speech guaranteed under the He said the BJP govern- "Many initiatives have been crop loan. Beekeeping, milk manages the hill shrine, said. Sabarimala, dedicated damental right of freedom of Indian Constitution and the ment in the state was pursu- taken to make agriculture risk- production, pisciculture, speech. Two journalists were freedom of the press," it said in ing farmer-centric policies and free. Under the Pradhan Man- mushroom growing are also to Lord Ayyappa, attracts millions of devotees across Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar recently sentenced to a year in a statement. has set a target to double the tri Fasal Bima Yojana, there is being promoted," he said. the country and abroad during the three-month an- jail and a fine of Rs 10,000 each Stating that it is a "gross income of tillers by 2022. a provision of compensation provided for crop procure- On introduction of Goods nual pilgrimage season from November-January. by the Assembly. misuse of the powers and privi- Notably, the opposi- in case of crop damage and ment in mandis. As many as and Services Tax (GST) Khat- Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed police to They were accused of writ- leges of a state legislature", the tion Congress has upped the also if farm production is less 54 grain markets in the state tar said it is a good initiative carry out a detailed enquiry into the incident and ap- ing "defamatory" articles about Guild urged the Assembly to ante on the farmers issue in than average," the chief min- have been connected online," for reforming the economy prehend the culprits. the Speaker and a few members withdraw its resolution "with- the state and senior leaders, ister said. he said. and it would bring transpar- of the legislature, including a out delay". including former chief min- "Many facilities are being Khattar said Haryana ency in business. FIVE MORE TN FISHERMEN ARRESTED BY SRI LANKAN NAVY RAMESWARAM: Five more Tamil Nadu fishermen Lakhs descend on Puri to witness Rath Yatra were today taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of entering the territorial waters of the OUR CORRESPONDENT annual car festival. sojourn to the Gundicha tem- Enthusiasm and excitement ple, about two km away, the island nation. The fishermen from Thangachimadam, PURI: The world famous Rath ran high among devotees as the three majestic wooden chari- who had put out to sea, were apprehended for stray- Yatra of Lord Jagannath was deities remained indoors since ots waited outside draped in ing into Lankan territory, Tamil Nadu Fishermen’s Asso- held in the pilgrim town of 'Snana Purnima' on June 9. layers of red, black, green and ciation General secretary N J Bose said. The arrested Odisha on Sunday with reli- 'Naba Jaubana Darshan' yellow cloth. persons were taken to the Kangesanthurai port, he gious fervour and enthusiasm of the deities was performed The 45-feet high 'Nandig- said. The Sri Lankan Navy had on Saturday arrested amid tight security. on Saturday as they remained hosh,' the chariot of Lord Jag- Undeterred by rains, lakhs confined to "Anasara Pindi" annath stood with 16 huge 25 fishermen in two separate incidents on charges of devotees from across the (recovery chamber) after the wooden wheels, while the crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and country and abroad descended grand bath on 'Snana Purnima'. 44-feet high 'Taladhawaja' fishing in their territorial waters, drawing angry reac- on the seaside town to witness Sri Jagannath Temple with 14 wheels is for Lord Bal- tion from Chief Minister K Palaniswami. the nine-day journey of Lord Administration (SJTA) has put abhadra and Devi Subhadra's Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra a ban on climbing the chariots 'Darpadalan' was 43-feet high AMIT SHAH TO VISIT GOA ON JULY 1 and Devi Subhadra to the and touching deities. "Climb- with 12 wheels. Gundicha Temple and back to ing the chariots and touch- The Shankaracharya of PANAJI: BJP president Amit Shah will be on two-day their abode. ing the deities during the Puri Govardhana peeth Swami visit to Goa from July 1 to discuss the party’s organisa- Devotees from all walks of Rath Yatra is not permissible Nischalananda Saraswati had tional issues with the local leadership, a senior leader life made a beeline to the sea- as per the order of the Orissa Lakhs of devotees take part in the Lord Jagannath annual Rath Yatra in Puri on Sunday a darshan of the deities on the said on Sunday. This would be Shah’s second trip to side town to have a glimpse High Court," said SJTA Chief chariots along with his disci- Goa after the BJP-led government came to power in of the presiding deities of the Administrator P K Jena. chariots on the 'bada danda', were taken out of the temple The trinity proceeded ples. Thereafter, the Gajapati the state following the Assembly elections held in Feb- 12th century shrine of Lord With millions thronging the grand avenue. down the 22 steps known as majestically in rhythmic move- King of Puri Divyasingh Dev ruary this year. “Amit Shahji will be arriving here as a Jagannath as the trinity min- the holy town, police made Before the presiding dei- "Baisi Pahacha" through the ment in their journey to the proceeded to the chariots to gled with the sea of human- elaborate security arrange- ties –Lord Jagannath, his elder Lion's gate in an elaborate world outside during 'Pahandi'. perform the 'Chhera Panhara' part of the tour to discuss the party’s organisational ity during the annual festival ments by deploying 127 pla- brother Lord Balabhadra and royal ritual called "Pahandi" as At first Sudarshana, the ritual by sweeping the platform matters. He would be interacting with the party work- of chariots. toons of force (one platoon has their sister Devi Subhadra –set devotees and sevayats jostled celestial wheel of Krishna with golden broom. ers and MLAs during his visit,” BJP MP from South Goa, Prime Minister Narendra around 30 personnel) besides out from the sanctum sancto- to have a glimpse and touch Vishnu, was taken out and The proceedings were Narendra Sawaikar, said. The BJP, despite having won Modi, Odisha Chief minister putting air and coast surveil- rum of the temple, a number them. placed in the chariot of Devi watched by millions including less number of seats than the Congress in the state Naveen Patnaik, BJP president lance in place. of special rituals like 'Mangla In a rhythmic style, the dei- Subhadra followed by Lord a host of VVIPs and dignitar- Assembly polls, managed to cobble up a coalition with Amit Shah, Union Petroleum Devotees poured into the Arati' and 'Mailam' were held. ties moved forward step by step Balabhadra and finally Lord ies, while buildings on both minister Dharmendra Pradhan seaside town to watch the Descending from the to the accompaniment of beat- Jagannath. sides of the grand avenue were Goa Forward Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak and other dignitaries greeted grand ceremony and pull the 'Ratna Sinhasana', the bejew- ing of 'ghantas' and 'kahalis' Ready to carry the dei- occupied by thousands of peo- Party and independents, to form the government. the people on Lord Jagannath's three majestic and colourful elled throne, the three deities and blowing of konch shells. ties for their annual nine-day ple vying for a proper view. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp nation RACE FOR RAISINA HILLS Kovind kicks off Prez election SP, BSP back Meira Kumar, consolidate anti-BJP forces campaign from his home turf OUR CORRESPONDENT

SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE LUCKNOW: The coming together of archrivals BSP and LUCKNOW: It was some SP to support the candidature sort of ‘Sons and lovers’ sort of Meira Kumar as president of tale! When BJP-led NDA’s could be a crucial step towards Presidential nominee Ram further consolidating anti-BJP Nath Kovind’s special plane forces in Uttar Pradesh, say landed at Amousi airport here political observers. on Sunday evening, it was Struggling to regain lost reminding Prime Minister ground after the near wash- Narendra Modi’s words during out in the recent assembly the UP Assembly polls cam- elections with the BJP mak- paign that he was an ‘adopted’ ing deep inroads into their child of UP. respective bastions, the SP “There is also pressure from said Ramesh Dixit, political “Main UP ka bachcha and the BSP have found in the the public who have started scientist and former head of hoon, aur main yahan ke hi presidential election another saying that all anti-BJP par- the political science depart- MPs aur MLAs se vote maang- opportunity to come on the ties should come together on ment of Lucknow University. kar apna chunav abhiyaan same page. one platform,” he added. Only Referring to the dismal show- shuru karna chahta hoon (I Though their value of votes too aware of the drubbing they ing of all anti-BJP parties in am starting my campaign from is unlikely to make either NDA faced and the acute necessity the assembly polls, Dixit said, UP as I hail from this very candidate Ram Nath Kovind for drastic steps to counter the “No one can dispute that had place and seeking support of win or bolster Kumar’s pros- saffron surge, SP chief Akh- they fought elections together, the electoral college compris- pects, their joint support for ilesh Yadav and BSP supremo the results would have been ing the MPs and MLAs from NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind being greeted by Uttar Pradesh Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the opposition-backed candi- Mayawati have already decided different.” here),” he straightaway said, looks on, in Lucknow on Sunday PTI date will drive home the mes- to share a platform at a rally The SP and the BSP, it after being received by chief sage that forces opposed to organised by the Lalu Prasad- seemed, had parted ways for minister Yogi Adityanath and Sakshi Maharaj, the BJP 62 per cent vote share of the bers of the Electoral College. message the party wanted to the saffron party were coming led RJD in Patna on August 27. life after the State Guest House Governor Ram Naik. MP from Unnao adjoining Electoral College. Though his meeting would be convey after the UP elections together. This, political observ- The thaw between the two case of 1995 when Mayawati After reaching the official Kanpur from where Kovind However, while talking to with the supporting MPs and by playing the ‘Dalit Card’. ers feel, is likely to pave the could also prompt a repeat of alleged that an attempt was residence of chief minister hails, was also present. Seek- other senior party people, they MLAs, Kovind would make an Kovind, if elected, will be way for other like-minded par- a Bihar-like experiment in UP made on her life. But with at Kalidas Marg here – along ing support from the mem- counted the vote percentages appeal to all the members of the second Dalit to occupy the ties to join hands ahead of the politics and subsequently at SP patriarch Mulayam Singh with Union minister Nitin bers the Electoral College BJP in more than 65 per cent with the Electoral College in every highest constitutional office, 2019 Lok Sabha elections, for the national level with all par- Yadav, who was at the helm of Gadkari and his official rep- Ranjya Sabha MP Bhupendra the recent support of regional state to support him. The saf- after K R Narayanan. which the BJP hopes to bag ties opposed to the BJP align- affairs then, now on the side- resentative for the Presiden- Yadav urged, “He (Kovind) non NDA parties like, JDU, fron quarters are in touch with The presidential election all 80 seats in the state, seven ing on one agenda. lines with son Akhilesh lead- tial election Bhupendra Singh will now visit Uttarkhand and BJD, AIADMK, TRS,TDP, other regional party leaders is scheduled for July 17 and more than it scored in 2014, “It is becoming clearer with ing the party, it would be easier Yadav, Kovind interacted with other states.” YSRCP and Naga Peoples’ also to make the last minute the counting of votes will take along with its allies. “This every passing day that democ- for Mayawati to build bridges. a host of senior party leaders Guaranteeing Kovind’s Front. touch up ahead of the upcom- place on July 20. While Kovind shows that the opposition is racy is under siege and all The father and son, it is including Union ministers victory, Uma Bharti said that BJP sources said a Union ing race for the Raisina Hills. filed his nomination papers forced to come together as they those who want to see democ- learnt, are also opposed to Uma Bharti, Deputy Chief Kovind would get a thumping minister, a senior organisa- The party is not only in presence of Prime Minis- are realising their strength is racy survive and the Indian each other on the issue of the Ministers Keshav Prasad Mau- victory over his rival and Con- tion leader from the party and claimed Kovind as a ‘mod- ter Narendra Modi and NDA in unity... Constitution prevail will have presidential election and this rya and Dinesh Sharma. He gress-led Opposition nominee two MPs would accompany erate’ candidate, what oppo- chief ministers in New Delhi this is also preparation for to come together as the threat could also come help Mayawati also met with UP Assembly Meira Kumar and avouched Kovind during his nationwide sitions opted for, but also on June 23, Kumar is yet to 2019,” said RJD’s state unit which is looming is much soften her posture towards her Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit. that he would get more than tour to reach out to all mem- claimed that there is a social file hers. president Ashok Singh. greater than the Emergency...,” adversary. Swaraj posts video 100 DAYS OF U’KHAND GOVT Five killed in of her 2013 LS Meira’s emotional appeal to speech interrupted Rawat announces metro train road accident by Meira Kumar in Jaipur electors: ’Vote with conscience’ OUR CORRESPONDENT JAIPUR: Five persons includ- OUR CORRESPONDENT between Dehradun, Haridwar ing two women were killed NEW DELHI: Making an while a six-year-old boy was emotional appeal to MPs and NEW DELHI: Union minis- OUR CORRESPONDENT critically injured when their car MLAs, Opposition presiden- ter Sushma Swaraj on Sunday collided head-on with a tanker tial candidate Meira Kumar launched a veiled attack on DEHRADUN: To mark 100 in Churu district. on Sunday urged them to cast Meira Kumar, the opposition s days of the BJP government The six persons, all resi- their votes with their “inner presidential candidate, by post- in Uttarakhand, Chief Minis- dents of Haryana, were return- conscience”. ing a video of a 2013 Lok Sabha ter Trivendra Singh Rawat on ing home after offering prayer She also said the President’s speech in which the former Sunday announced a metro rail at Salasar Temple when the post cannot be used for narrow Speaker was seen repeatedly project to connect the state cap- speeding tanker rammed into political interests. interrupting the then leader ital to the holy city of Haridwar. their car near Ramnagar cross- Taking a leaf from former of the opposition. Swaraj had “In view of increasing in ing on Churu bypass. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s accused the UPA government traffic in Dehradun, the gov- Shakuntala Yadav (67), appeal made during the 1974 of corruption in her speech. ernment has decided to intro- Ramavtar Yadav (50), Viren- presidential poll in favour of This is how Lok Sabha duce metro rail services till dra Yadav (54) and his wife V V Giri, Kumar said, “This is Speaker Meira Kumar treated Haridwar. A director has also Rekha Bai (48) died on spot that moment when one should the Leader of Opposition, been appointed for the project,” In a bid to promote tour- structed,” Rawat said. while Saurabh Yadav (25) died heed the inner voice of con- Swaraj tweeted along with a he said at an event here. ism , he also directed officials He said in a recent meet- while undergoing treatment. science and set the course of link to the over six-minute- Rawat, to mark his 100 days to develop one site as a tourist ing in Delhi, the Union Textile Six-year-old Gaurav Yadav the nation.” various ways, with two mon- “Despite the differences, I long video of her address in in office, launched a booklet, spot in 13 districts of the state. Ministry had agreed to estab- was referred to Hisar district She said, the Constitution umental struggles of India -- have found that when it comes April, 2013. ‘100 Din Sarkar Ke, 100 Din The chief ministerlish a centre of the prestigious for treatment, Churu Sadar recognises the office of the the struggle to free India from to preserving the values of Swaraj was seen as ques- Vikas Ke’, prepared by the state’s announced that the Union National Institute of Fashion police said. President as the “final touch- the colonial rule and the fight inclusiveness and the need for tioning the neutrality of Kumar, public relation department. Minister for Road Transport Technology (NIFT) in Deh- The bodies were handed stone” for the passage of laws. against the tyranny of caste social justice, we all share the pitted against BJP-led National To reduce travel time and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, radun. On promoting agricul- over to family members for last “It, therefore, cannot func- system -- that, she said, still same goals,” she said. Kumar Democratic Alliance candidate between Dehradun and Delhi, had already sanctioned Ring ture in border areas of the state, rites after post-mortem. tion to serve narrow political plagues the Indian culture and said the President takes an Ram Nath Kovind for the presi- the Muzaffarnagar-Deoband- Road projects for Dehradun, Rawat announced to give farm- The driver of the tanker fled interests.” polity. “The nature of these two oath to “protect and defend the dential contest. Roorkee railway line proj- Haridwar and Haldwani. ers loans up to Rs 1 lakh, but from the spot and has been She has issued the appeal struggles has deeply influenced Constitution - the backbone of Swaraj, as the then leader ect will be completed soon, “The projects will help meet said it would be difficult for a booked under IPC sections to the members of the electoral my sentiments, my thoughts Indian democracy”. of the opposition in the Lok he assured. “Once the proj- the rising vehicular traffic in small state like Uttarakhand to 279 (rash driving or riding on college even before filing her and my actions,” she said. “It is this Constitution that Sabha, had lambasted the Man- ect is completed, trains going the state. Moreover, eyeing the waive farm debts. a public way), 337 (causing nomination papers which she Kumar said during her pub- I and countless others have mohan Singh-led regime on to Delhi will not have to go long jams during the tourist To reduce water prob- hurt by act endangering life or is likely to do on June 28, the lic life, she has been inspired by invoked to reinforce our demo- alleged financial scams, call- through Saharanpur. This will season in Mussoorie, a new lems, he said the state will personal safety of others), and last date for filing nominations. the example set by the founding cratic values. It has guided and ing it “the most corrupt gov- cut travel time by at least two road connecting Dehradun work towards rejuvenating the 304(a) (causing death by negli- Kumar said, she was fortu- fathers of India, regardless of elevated us in times of crisis ernment” since Independence. hours,” Rawat said. to Hathipaon will also be con- Rispana and Bindal rivers. gence). MPOST nate to have been associated, in their political affiliations. and confusion,” she said. Heavy rainfall likely in Odisha Environment in Raj conducive for AAP to win: Vishwas BHUBANESWAR: Heavy to very heavy rainfall OUR CORRESPONDENT along with gusty surface wind is likely to occur in elections so far. “Rajasthan’s environment some areas of Odisha due to formation of a low JAIPUR: AAP leader Kumar is conducive for the party and pressure over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. Vishwas on Sunday said the the AAP can win the state polls Under the influence of upper air cyclonic circula- environment in Rajasthan and form government,” he said. tion, a low pressure area has formed over north- was “conducive” for the party Taking a dig on “disap- west Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas to win the 2018 state assem- pointed” AAP members, he bly elections and form gov- said those who joined the party of Odisha and gangetic West Bengal on Sunday, ernment, even as he attributed in the begining were happy and the meteorological centre here said. Therefore, the loss in Punjab to “adverse satisfied, unlike people who rain and thundershower is likely to occur at most circumstances”. came in later. places over Odisha. Heavy to very heavy rainfall Urging party workers to get “The party will fight the is likely to occur at one or two places over the “back to the basics”, the par- the state. adverse circumstances and elections under its central lead- ty’s Rajasthan in-charge said “The AAP was hopeful to other reasons played spoilers,” ership and I have been sent to districts of interior Odisha and heavy rainfall over the policies and principles on form government in Punjab he said here. Vishwas said the Rajasthan as an observer not as coastal region during next 24 hours. MPOST which the AAP was constituted and the people there, too, had AAP had positioned itself well an in-charge. Party workers will needs to be “experimented” in faith in the AAP. But some from where ever it has fought decide their leader,” he said. World’s highest rail track survey to commence at Leh OUR CORRESPONDENT Railway Minister Suresh phases and is slated to be com- four - Bilaspur-Manali-Leh, Prabhu will inaugurate the pleted by 2019,” said a senior Missamari-Tenga-Tawang, NEW DELHI: The Railways work for the final location sur- Railway Ministry official. North Lakhimpur-Bame- will kick off the final location vey on June 27 at an estimated Presently, the road route Silapathar and Pasighat-Tezu- survey of the 498 km long cost of Rs 157.77 crore. The is open only for about five Rupai - will be taken up in Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at survey is funded by the defence months in a year. the first phase. The Bilaspur- Leh in Jammu and Kashmir ministry. Apart from strategic con- Manali-Leh line is along Him- this week. The proposed new rail line siderations, the line connect- achal-J&K border and the Coming up at a high of will connect all important loca- ing Bilaspur in Himachal last three lines along Assam- 3,300 metres, the strategically tions between Bilaspur and Leh Pradesh to Leh in Ladakh Arunachal border. important rail project is touted namely Sunder Nagar Mandi, region of Jammu and Kashmir Once the Bilaspur-Manali- to become the highest rail track Manali, Tandi, Keylong, Kok- is expected to give immense Leh railway line is completed, in the world, overtaking Chi- sar, Darcha, Upshi and Karu. “socio-economic benefits” to Leh will be directly connected na’s Qinghai Tibet Railway. The final location survey the region, including tourism. to Himachal Pradesh and the The all-weather Leh rail has been entrusted to RITES, a The defence ministry had rest of India by railway. network is one of the four Railways PSU. initiated rail line projects along Personnel and equipment important railway connectivi- “RITES has deployed its China, Nepal and Pakistan bor- will be transported more eas- ties identified by the defence expert team to carry out this ders as strategic lines. ily to the strategic military base ministry along the China challenging task. The survey Fourteen strategic lines have of Leh with the commissioning border. will be carried out in three been identified, out of which of the line. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 EDITORIAL Mother-tongue: complex issue Will Donald A Thousand Mirrors The multiplicity of our democracy doesn’t allow a single mother-language

indi is not the national lan- Trump be a guage of the Indian Union. GARGA Neither is it “rashtrabha- CHATTERJEE sha” if you prefer that term. true friend HThere is nothing called national lan- guage or rashtrabhasha in the Con- ven as the US has spoken about rolling out the red stitution of India. Whoever told you carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi begin- otherwise is either ignorant or deceit- ning his two-day visit to the US today, the question ful. There is a way to know that. If you is, will President Donald Trump keep his promise of tell someone who says Hindi is national Ebeing a true friend of India now that he has been elected to language that it is not, and cite the con- the most powerful office in the world. The media savvy Modi stitution and Supreme Court clarifica- is prepared for his five-hour meeting with Trump beyond the tions on that matter, an ignorant one briefs prepared by the mandarins in the high profile Ministry will accept your arguments, get enlight- of External Affairs. The President's personality will not influ- ened and correct oneself. A deceit- ence India's ties with the world's only super power. During ful one will continue peddling the lie the Trump-Modi discussions spilling over dinner, there can in an attempt to proliferate the idea, be several contingencies, as there is an element of unpredict- that Hindi is the national language of ability when world leaders come face to face. The discussions the Indian Union even after you have between the leaders will not be constrained. Modi has already shown the person all the evidence to spoken thrice with Trump over the telephone. According to a the contrary. White House official, the President considers India a critical The Union was That is because he/she is voicing a partner in dealing with a variety of global challenges, observ- not created fantasy or a political intention when ing that the defence partnership between the two countries he/she says that Hindi is the national will flourish under the Trump administration. The Indian on a linguistic language of the Indian Union. And this orders for defence supplies is supporting thousands of jobs basis. The Union fantasy is exclusivist because typically in the US. "We believe that a strong India is good for the US", those who insist on making Hindi the added the official. Trump is not a politician in the typical sense government national language of the Indian Union and is yet to offer a window to leaders around the globe to pre- cannot succumb are also those who don't want any other dict his next move as he continues to take decisions in keeping language like Tamil or Bangla or others with his declared priorities, outlined while he was campaign- to favour one to share that space with Hindi. Hence it ing. A shocker from Trump was his announcement of the US linguistic group is also the expression of a supremacist Representational Image pulling out of the Paris Climate Change pact, charging that it mindset. No wonder, non Hindi people benefits India and China. This has been repeated recently by over another. It is have never supported the idea of Hindi In a linguistic homeland, languages two ways. One can close this gap by people. When the administration con- the US Vice President Mike Pence. Notwithstanding the Cli- by definition, the being the national language in spite of other than that of that land are foreign changing government policies so that spires against this fundamental identity mate Change anger against India which appears to be on top non-stop imposition and promotion as evidenced by Gujarat High court's it suits the people. This is democracy; by promoting someone else's mother of the Trump administration's agenda, the biggest challenge government of of that language. Hindi has never been statement that Hindi is a foreign lan- where people are more important than tongue, the result is Bangladesh. In for Modi will be to strike a balance with their goals -- Make in the Union. There the rashtrabhasha of any rashtra; never guage in Gujarat. Similarly Tamil is a rulers. One can also try to close this gap this age of technology where live-trans- Indian compared to Make America Great Again. Then, there in the past- whether Hindi will get its foreign language in Nagaland. Lan- by changing the people to suit the gov- lation is easy, content translation is is the tangle of the H1B visa which keeps propping up all the is no language own rashtra in future, only time can tell. guage is a means of communication ernment. That is tyranny; where rulers easy, imposing Hindi and excluding time, and finally the Trump administration's approach to called “Indian.” The Indian Union is made up of – in fact the most important means of are more important than people. our mother tongues is not due to some Pakistan and China casting a shadow on India in the region. States. The States were formed primar- communication. It forms the basis of A majority of the citizens of the technological problem. It is a political This has been further accentuated with the Trump adminis- Therefore, no ily on a linguistic basis. Thus, when any kind of progress, any expression Indian Union do not understand Hindi. problem. It is an ideological problem. tration seeking a stricter scrutiny through an Executive Order. language is more we say, the Indian Union is a union that extends beyond the individual. Discriminating against the majority, If the Government of India can send Simply put this means there could possibly be no room for of States, what this essentially means It is not uncommon knowledge, pushing the majority into second class a mission to Mars but not provide Tamil negotiations on the H1B controversy barring India impress- “Indian” than is that the Indian Union is a union of that Indian thrives in plurality, each citizenship – these are all things that or Bangla versions of all Government ing upon the US that contrary to opinion in that country, the any other linguistic nationalities. All of us, citi- corner is distinct in its appropriation have happened elsewhere in the world. of India websites, but can do so for H1B visas are creating more jobs there. The endeavour is to zens of the Indian Union and of vary- of culture- whether language, culinary It has typically ended in disaster. Hindi, it is because it does not want impress upon Trump that New Delhi is only seeking to cre- ing linguistic backgrounds have exactly choices, or dressing. Amidst this diver- I hope the Indian Union learns from a Tamil or Bangla speaker to have the ate an opportunity, and not a problem. Modi might have to the same right vis-a-vis anything that sity, language with its differences also the effects of Urdu imposition in Pak- same rights as a Hindi speaker. “Unity enlarge on what he recently told a Congressional delegation has to do with issues dealt with by the forms the basis of identity and unity. istan. There too, Urdu was imposed is Diversity” has two pre-conditions. on the lines that movement of skilled professionals should be Union government. States are created Thus, when a government commu- under the banner of unity. There too, They are equality and dignity. Unity at viewed from a "balanced and far sighted perspective". Greater on a linguistic basis. The Union how- nicates with the people, the idea should those who opposed the special status the cost of dignity is slavery. Unity at the work is required from New Delhi as well as Indian companies ever, was not created on a linguistic be to say it in a language people can to Urdu were branded anti-nationals. cost of equality is imperialism. Unity and Indian Americans to impress upon the US Congress on basis. The Union government can- understand – as without people, the There too, Urdu imposers thought that and equality, unity and dignity are not the Capitol Hill with a strong narrative to work on a legislation not succumb to favour one linguistic idea of a democracy crumbles. the promotion and imposition of Urdu incompatible. For a multi-lingual fed- for visas. Modi firmly believes that considering the interests group over another. It is by definition, In a land where the government as a link language would strengthen the eral democratic union like the Indian of India and the US, the two sides should be able to enlarge the government of the Union. There speaks in a language that is different ideological and political unity of Paki- Union, unity with equality and dignity their economic engagement coupled with identifying areas of is no language called “Indian.” There- from the people, only signifies that the stan. It never works like that. is the only peaceful way forward. interest in a significantly large number of sectors. In the last fore, no language is more “Indian” government is distant from the people. Mother tongue is the most funda- (Views expressed are strictly decade, the bilateral trade between the two democracies has than any other. The closing of this gap can happen in mental identity of a conglomerate of personal.) grown from $45 billion in 2006 to $115 billion in 2016. Inter- estingly, the balance of trade during the corresponding period dear is in India's favour, having risen from $12.7 billion to $30.8 Quote martial WITHER SENSITIVE REPORTAGE! EDITOR millenniumpost.in billion. Modi will have the opportunity of hearing first hand from Trump the manner in which he is altering the contours Log on to write letters to the of engagement with the world. Also it will be of great inter- It always seems The death of a 16-year-old last week on suspicions of being a beef eater was est to know the attitude of the Trump administration towards editor or send them to Pakistan. For now Washington's engagement with both China impossible until it's shocking, to say the least. What is even more disturbing is how a section of the [email protected] and Pakistan is a matter of serious concern for New Delhi. done. media instead of reporting this incident with compassion was attempting to You can also send your New Delhi is keen to understand how the Trump administra- comments to The Editor, tion manages complexities of its relationship with China in whip up communal passions. Isn't the job of the media to soothe frayed nerves the years ahead. The outcome of Modi's visit to the US and Millennium Post, his interface with the Trump administration will have conse- instead of acting as cannon fodder? How far will the media go in a bid to Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah quences for New Delhi pertaining to its economic ambitions NELSON MANDELA boost sagging TRPs or shore up readership figures? Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 and security challenges. TIRTHO BOSE Via email Does cricket Educating muslim women in India coach need to With education and upliftment, Muslim women in India can become strong be 'yes man'? agents of change, writes Frank F. Islam rime Minister Nar- cal, vocational and professional f the graceful exit of Anil Kumble as the head coach of endra Modi recently education at the secondary lev- the national cricket team reflects the superstar culture called for empower- els. It might seem that I am of Indian cricket, it is extremely unfortunate, and leaves ment and education a little delusional, given the much to be desired about this sport's administration -- Pof Muslim women. One would current circumstances in talk- oneI of the richest in the world. For the last one year Kumble have expected this message to ing about Muslim women and has delivered phenomenal results and the treatment meted receive widespread acceptance higher education. But that is out to him at the end of it all because Captain Virat Kohli and support. It did not. There not the case. had differences of opinion about his style of functioning is was resistance on several fronts On my last visit to India in rather too much to stomach. If Kohli is the 'numero uno' on The literacy for a variety of reasons. Some February this year, I had the the field when the match is on, Kumble is the unquestioned rate and the saw Modi's move as a polit- good fortune to give addresses boss off the cricket pitch. At the same time Kumble's exit was ical stunt. Some questioned and speak with young Mus- just as graceful as his demeanour on the field during his play- higher education whether Modi was doing any- lim women students at ing days, which became inevitable once the Board of Control statistics thing meaningful in the edu- Fatima Girls Inter College for Cricket in India called for fresh applications for the post cation and empowerment in Azamgarh, and Abdullah of head coach for the 16-member Indian team. Until that represent a area. Others came out against Women's College at Aligarh moment on May 25, everything seemed in order with the double whammy it because of a connection to Muslim University (AMU). I team. After that all hell broke loose. It is not the least surpris- the triple-talaq controversy. was inspired by them and their ing that India, expected to win the World Cup in England, got for Muslim There is no gainsaying that commitment to making a posi- an unbelievable pasting from Pakistan which laid India low, women. In there is an unequivocal and tive difference within India. excelling in all the departments of the game with a clinical per- critical need to empower Mus- There is a need to revive education among Muslim women to uplift their position in society. During that visit, my wife Deb- formance. On his part Kohli was all grace in accepting defeat education, lim women through education bie and I also dedicated the while praising the Pakistan team for raising the bar unimag- literacy is the in order for India to achieve its is among those in the Muslim the starting line and very few cate and equip her children to new Management Complex inably high, leaving no doubt who played percentage cricket full potential. community at less than 52 per- eventually reach the finishing escape that vicious trap. Unde- that we had financed at AMU. on that most crucial day. Kumble's impending exit could not starting line and The status of education in cent. That is cause for concern. line. This must change. Muslim niably, education is a power- In my comments at the dedi- have remained a secret and its repercussions reflected on the higher education general was captured by the Even more worrying is women must be able to par- ful equaliser, opening doors cation ceremonies, I predicted poor, insipid and self destructive performance of the Indians is the finishing 2001 census, which revealed the performance of Muslims ticipate fully along the entire to Muslim women to lift them- that from this Complex "will which was self evident. The rift between Kohli and Kumble that the Muslim literacy in terms of higher education. educational continuum. This selves out of poverty. come the future leaders who came into the open when the Head Coach observed in his line for becoming rate was only 59 per cent. In A US India Policy Institute participation is pivotal for the For India, education deliv- will make India and the world farewell statement that "the partnership (between him and fully empowered. response to these and addi- released in 2013, six years after future of the individual Mus- ers on the promise of the larg- a better place." Many of those Kohli) had become untenable". Kumble resigned despite the tional findings regarding Mus- the Sachar Report, showed that lim woman, the Muslim fam- est representative democracy leaders will be educated and Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar, These statistics lims and others in the weaker only 11 per cent of Muslims in ily, and India. in the world. Central to that empowered Muslim women Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman endorsing his extension, indicate that not sections, the Sachar Com- India pursue higher education For the individual Mus- promise are equality, oppor- who will be in the forefront is a reflection of his inherent dignity. It was akin to his ear- mittee Report of 2006 dis- compared to a national average lim woman, education itself tunity and inclusive economic of empowering other Muslim lier departures, be it the injury induced Test retirement in enough Muslim closed a development deficit of approximately 19 per cent. is empowering. It removes the mobility. Education levels women, who will then educate 2008 or his resignation as chairman of the National Cricket women even get in a number of areas. The Most significantly, that study shackles of ignorance. It devel- the playing field and makes and empower other Muslim Academy in 2011. Those decisions were also taken swiftly report resulted in the cre- revealed that there has been ops the knowledge, skills and that promise a reality. Once women -- the cycle will thus with the least fuss and he left with utmost grace. The present to the starting ation of an across-the-board a decline in the general cate- attitudes to pursue and cre- that reality exists for Mus- continue. When that occurs, development highlights the cussed superstar culture under- line and very few programme for the develop- gory of Muslims participating ate one's own destiny. It builds lim women they will be able those Muslim women would mining Indian cricket as emphasised by the former member ment of minorities. This pro- in higher education. self-esteem and confidence. to deliver on that promise for have realised their full poten- of the Committee of Administrators, Ramachandra Guha. eventually reach gramme and other initiatives The literacy rate and the Education is the gift that keeps India by helping others up the tial will ensure that India and As the prima donna, if Kohli can demand pliable coaches, it the finishing line have had a beneficial effect. In higher education statistics rep- on giving. ladder of success. They will the world are able to realise will set a wrong example. The BCCI needs to ensure it picks the 2011 census, the overall lit- resent a double whammy for It is an opportunity creator have the capacity to change their own as well. When they a coach with the right credentials and given a contract till the eracy rate for Muslims went up Muslim women as it relates and a bridge to the future. For the face of India and the land- succeed, all of us succeed. 2019 World Cup in England, unlike Kumble, who got a raw substantially to 68.5 per cent to empowerment. In educa- the Muslim family, education scape of the world. In the 21st India succeeds. The world suc- one year deal. It is a position which must have an extended against the national literacy tion, literacy is the starting prepares the Muslim woman century, higher education is ceeds. IANS tenure on the strength of results, rather than bad blood viti- rate of 74 per cent. That was line and higher education is to be a change agent. Too many becoming more important for (Frank Islam is a Washing- ating the atmosphere. It will be a terribly sad day for Indian good news. But the numbers the finishing line for becoming Muslim families are trapped climbing that ladder of growth. ton-based entrepreneur, civic cricket if Kumble's exit means that the job of the head coach within the numbers tell a dif- fully empowered. These statis- in poverty because of a lack of By higher education, I don't leader and thought leader. The is only for 'yes men'. ferent story. The worst liter- tics indicate that not enough education. With her own edu- just mean four-year colleges or views expressed are strictly acy rate for women in India Muslim women even get to cation, the woman can edu- universities. I include techni- personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp in focus TESTING TIMES AHEAD IN J&K As brutality rises, the valley yearns for more protection writes SOMESH GOYAL

n Shab –e- Qadr, the night of seeking the blessings of Allah, a band of agitated stone pelters took away the life of a fellow OKashmiri police officer who was on duty in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, to ensure that the people who had gathered at the Nowhatta mosque in down- town area to offer night-long prayers, could do it peacefully. The trouble reportedly started when Mohammed Ayub Pandith, a Deputy Super- intendent of Police posted in the Security Branch, was seen by some youth taking pic- tures of the stone pelters and the Jamia Mas- jid mosque. Being in the plainclothes wing of the police, he was in the mufti or civil dress. The mob caught hold of the officer; to wrig- gle out of the clutches of the frenzied mob, Ayub fired from his service weapon injuring The masters of a few. This was provocation enough for the the militants mob to attack and lynch him to death in one across the border of the most gruesome and dastardly assaults on policemen in the recent times in the valley. have unleashed It may be noted that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a radicalisation was among those present at the Nowhatta mosque at the time of the lynching. and recruitment The sacrifice of the six bravehearts of drive through the local police including the affable station house officer in Achabal in south Kashmir the internet and is still fresh in the national memory. Like in social media. Punjab during its militancy, the policemen and their families in the state of J&K are also Propaganda now being targeted by the terrorists and their against the idea sympathisers. The state police are at the fore- front of the anti-militant operations. In the of India is quite last three decades of militancy in the state, vociferous. The the local police have lost more than seven thousand members. Regardless of the set- sub text now backs, they have carried on with their fight focuses more on against militancy. The Special Operations Group of J&K religion based police is a highly motivated unit. As per the jihad than azadi law, the rest of the forces are deployed in the Valley in aid of the civil administration. At the wreath laying ceremony of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohammed Ayub Pandith, who was killed by the mob at Nowhatta for Kashmir Coming from the same stock, the local police are vital to intelligence gathering and mount- which erupted after the burial of slain mili- at the burial of a slain Hizb commander is a intelligence agencies have to come together to agencies have to work with this section of ing of successful operations. They are led by tants in Kakapora, Pulwama. pointer towards that. work on a systematic response to this threat society and further consolidate the numbers an able officer in SP Vaid who belongs to the It can be termed as the bloodiest Ramzaan The masters of the militants across the which is resulting in further aggravation of to counter the war of perceptions. Working state and is known for his strategic acumen. in the valley. Militant attacks have continued border have unleashed a radicalisation and the situation. with women in the Valley may prove use- These are no doubt hard times for the police during the holy month forcing the security recruitment drive through the internet and Counter propaganda and subversion ful in conveying the message to the youth to and the security forces. But their resilience, forces to retaliate. In all, twenty seven mili- social media. Propaganda against the idea of measures also need to be devised at the ear- abstain from the destructive path preached expertise, and repertoire to deal with such tants were neutralised during the month. India is quite vociferous. The sub text now liest. Since the political parties have conceded by the separatists. A beginning in this direc- anti-national insurgencies is abundant. The militants killed nine policemen/secu- focuses more on religion based jihad than space to hardliners and militants, there is a tion has to be made. Friday was expected to be a fateful day rity forces personnel and only six civilians azadi for Kashmir. More than 200 such sites clear void in managing the public perception There may be more attacks on police sta- in the light of the venomous diktat of the lost their lives. The police and security forces are operating from Pakistan itself. While the of alienation. The efforts of the government tions, posts and its personnel in the coming separatist leaders of the valley, to protest have been avoiding use of lethal force against ground battle is being effectively fought by at the state and the national level to continue days to weaken the will of the policemen to after Friday prayers against the Indian geno- civilians who have been targeting the former the security forces, the response in the cyber- with a meaningful dialogue with the people fight militancy. Threats may be held out to cide of innocent civilians. Syed Ali Geelani, on daily basis. space is far from desirable. of the valley also get nullified due to repeated the families. Police will have to be extra cau- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik in a The militants have suffered several rever- Director general of police of J&K calls incidents of violence against the civilians and tious about the safety of their colleagues in statement after the Pulwama encounter in sals following a hard stand against them and it cyber war and is alive to the situation. security personnel including the local police. plainclothes. More armed vehicles are now which three militants were gunned down their sympathisers. It should be a worrying The stock response post an operation is to There is a big section of Kashmiri soci- needed in the valley. The police leadership by the local police and the security forces, trend for the security forces that militants ban the social media or clamp down on the ety that abjures violence in favour of sufiism and the state government need to ensure that exhorted people to protest the “targeted kill- of different shades and tanzims are closing cyberspace for a while. Ban is just a first aid. and Kashmiriyat. Brutal killings of Kashmiri the morale of the civil police in the state does ing” of the youth during the operation. The ranks to achieve synergy in their so called What we need is a long-term treatment and policemen, who are seen as brethren by this not take a hit by the recent barbaric attacks youth, “chronic stone-pelters” according to struggle for azadi and jihad. The presence response. section have created revulsion to the sense- on the policemen. the police were killed during the violence of Jaish – e-Mohammed and Hizb militants All the security agencies, particularly the less violence by the militants. Intelligence (Views expressed are strictly personal)

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Among the veils, and covers, there is a mark of indelible pain, writes Paola Martani PMO INDIA @PMOIndia eon Bloy wrote: ‘A saint can fall in the mud, but a prostitute can climb to People in a village the light.’ I have always Lliked this sentiment. In India, in Bijnor did not though, this is the greatest fal- accept money from lacy that could be uttered. the administration to Indian anklets perpetually build toilets. They did ring in my head. Feet, bare and immersed in red earth, adorned it themselves. This is with silver and by the coloured heartening: PM border of wide gowns. Brown arms concealed by metal brace- lets, hair covered by a veil. The same veil that some women use PRESIDENT TRUMP to cover their faces in the streets @POTUS of GB Road, to cover a destiny Sold as a stained at birth, to hide from child and the shame of an unchosen life, Look forward to to shelter from the knowledge welcoming India's PM “operational” by that for some, the future can- the age of ten, not be changed, nor dreamed Modi to @WhiteHouse the value of the in any way different from the on Monday. Important current reality: not in India at strategic issues to prostitute in India least, not here! The choice of veils is unlim- discuss with a true is lower than ited: they may be plain, made friend! that of the same of chiffon, cotton, or silk; cov- ered by busy patterns, hand- cloth she uses printed with wooden or iron to cover herself, blocks, or embellished with jew- JAVED AKHTAR els and embroidery. They may Women look out from an established brothel at GB Road, Delhi @Javedakhtarjadu to cleanse the be light or heavy, made of the sweat and purest cashmere or cooler khadi. names and functions depending the largest mosque in the city – does not need to be nice, but according to a scale of purity moods, her only Some cover long, deep black on its shape and circumstances. and only a few meters from the only strong — at least, strong such a decision is denied to Lynching of an officer hair; others are merely placed The veil can be an alibi that most lively and noisy market enough to withstand the blows them. It is impossible to escape, in Kashmir and four property in a on the shoulders to comple- hides everything beneath an of Old Delhi, there is a street, of the men who take pleasure unthinkable to start over. innocent Muslims in life devoid of ment dresses; some are used outer appearance, entrusting where whispers, beatings, the there. They are already branded in the mysterious traditional the image solely to the body swarming rustle of human traf- These are women with- by a caste society for which Haryana. Brothers and everything dances to adorn the malice of contour and elegance of a per- ficking, and moans of pleasure out property, devoid even of the social status is defined at sisters we all need to perfect movements; while others fectly upright posture — the are the sound of business. Here, the possession of themselves, birth; according to a scale of think calmly where are remain transparent and reveal same posture which prevents on GB road, you cannot men- imprisoned in tall buildings, purity that light does not exist. the bare features of a face despite the veil from falling - deliver- tion the names of the women seeing customers come and go And even the most optimis- we going. their attempts to conceal them. ing it to the sun of India in an in the windows and on rail- in exchange for a mere three tic amongst them knows that. I lose myself in these faces, explosion of colour. ings. Some were born here, by euro per ordeal. Sold for just There was never even a crack that in a game of transparen- In contrast the melan- chance, as protection is seldom 100 euros by desperate fami- through which to see it. It is not J.K. ROWLING cies and cover-ups, disclosing cholic filth of the prostitutes’ used, and grew up on these mat- lies while still little girls, these even a fable, a myth. The preg- @jk_rowling themselves to the careful eyes veil reveals itself, plain and sim- tresses, watching their mothers, are women whose feminin- nant woman standing before of those who love them and ple in its painful squalor. Sold learning about the occupation ity is reduced to a crevice in me will never be able to impart respect them even when they as a child and “operational” which they will soon make their which men entertain them- a shred of hope to the child in dance in the most miserable by the age of ten, the value of own. selves, men, who in order to her womb. 'Irreverence is the game that could be played. And the prostitute in India is lower The level of performance own them need to work for a ‘The only hope I can give to champion of liberty when they emerge into the light, than that of the same cloth she required is exhausting: 15-20 few days and decide whether this creature is not bring him still bearing the pain of a worn- uses to cover herself, to cleanse clients a day. Food is not their to love them or to eat. But for into the world,’ she says. and its only sure out woman, India decides to the sweat and moods, her only fuel. Sustenance is drawn from these women, such a decision is But that single act of love is defence.' -- Mark uncover its complexity, incon- property in a life devoid of the same drugs with which the denied to them; it is impossible something her parents did not Twain sistency, poverty, madness, everything. consumer culture feeds animals to escape, unthinkable to start bestow on her. colours, magnitude, splendour, Near the heart of Delhi’s for slaughter, pills to animate a over. They are already branded (Paola Martani is an Ital- stench, and infinity. Here this ancient metropolis, only a few body that would otherwise be by a caste society for which the ian Writer. All views expressed piece of cloth takes on different streets from the Jama Masjid - lifeless; a piece of meat which social status is defined at birth; are strictly personal.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Monday, 26 June, 2017 Hopes fade in China for Turkey rejects Arab demand to 118 missing in landslide A lit cigarette turned an oil close military MAO COUNTY/ CHINA: likely but are not expected to Rescue workers in southwest- affect the search, state broad- base in Qatar ern China pulled bodies out of caster China Central Television piles of rock and mud on Sun- reported. tanker into a deadly fireball ANKARA: Turkey’s Presi- day as they searched for 118 A couple and their two- dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan people missing after a landslide month-old baby were the only BAHAWALPUR: An oil vision pictures showed piles of on Sunday denounced the buried a mountain village, with survivors reported to have tanker crashed on a road in burnt out motorbikes, appar- list of demands put forward some residents giving up hope been found alive. Authorities Pakistan on Sunday and 151 ently those of people who by four Arab states in efforts of finding survivors. reduced the number of missing people, many of whom had arrived to collect fuel or just to to defuse the diplomatic cri- A huge landslide crashed after 15 people were confirmed rushed to collect leaking fuel, have a look. sis with Qatar, rejecting their down on the village of Xinmo, as safe, the Xinmo village pro- were killed when it exploded, Police had tried to clear the request to close its military base in mountainous Sichuan paganda department said on apparently after someone lit a area before the explosion but in Qatar. province, as dawn broke on its microblog. It was not clear cigarette, officials said. people ignored them, Khan “We consider these Saturday. if the 15 had been rescued or The deaths from the explo- said, adding that the initial demands are against inter- Authorities at the scene had simply been away at the sion were expected to rise crash had blocked the road national law,” Erdogan was said on Sunday that 10 bodies time of the disaster. The rescue as many of the injured were causing a back-up of traffic. quoted as saying in Istanbul by had been confirmed recovered, involved more than 3,000 peo- reported to be in critical The driver of the tanker sur- the state-run Anadolu Agency. contradicting a report by the ple despite the danger of more condition. vived the accident and had Among the 13-demand Xinhua state news agency on landslides, Xinhua reported. The tanker overturned on been taken into police custody, charter put forth lately by Saudi Saturday saying that 15 people Geological experts said the a sharp bend on a highway he said. About 67 people were Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab had been confirmed killed. chances of anyone surviving on the outskirts of the city of killed in separate bomb attacks Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, On Sunday industrial exca- under the rubble were slim, Bahawalpur. The driver lost in Pakistan on Friday but there Qatar is asked to reduce its ties vators removed rubble at the Xinhua reported. “We weren’t control when the vehicle blew was no suggestion of an attack with Iran, stop funding those site of the landslide while work- able to pull anyone out alive,” a tire, a provincial government on Sunday.“According to initial blacklisted as terrorists, and ers in hard hats searched for said Wu Youheng, who lives spokesman said. A large crowd reports, somebody tried to light immediately terminate the signs of life as relatives of the in a neighbouring village and of people gathered, many to a cigarette,” said a spokesman construction of a Turkish mil- lost cried or looked on stone- rushed to help on Saturday. collect fuel in containers, and for the rescue services, Jam Saj- itary base and stop any mili- faced nearby. “This is useless,” “We pulled out two people the tanker exploded in a huge jad Hussain. Firefighters took tary cooperation with Turkey villager Han Jianying, search- but they were already dead. fireball about 45 minutes later. A soldier stands guard amid burnt out cars and motorcycles at the scene of an oil tanker explosion in two hours to douse the flames. on its land. “Should we get ing for missing family mem- I think it’s too late, they’re Rescue workers said about 140 Bahawalpur in Pakistan Police in the area could permission when we make a bers, told Reuters. “Everyone’s unlikely to find anyone else people had been injured. not immediately be reached defence cooperation agree- going to be in pieces anyway.” alive.” The area is prone to land- “People of the area and government spokesman Malik said. The accident happened celebrate the end of the fasting for comment.About 40 people ment with any country?” Erdo- Heavy rain triggered the slides but the scale of Satur- passersby had started gath- Muhammad Ahmed Khan told the day before Pakistan cele- month of Ramadan. with serious burns were air- gan demanded. “No offence, landslide, authorities said. day’s slide was unprecedented, ering fuel when it exploded, Reuters. An estimated 20 chil- brates the Eid al-Fitr festival, Many bodies were burned lifted to hospitals in the nearby but Turkey is not such an More light showers are Wu added. AGENCIES burning everybody,” provincial dren were among the dead, he when families get together to beyond recognition and tele- city of Multan. AGENCIES ordinary country.” AGENCIES OFF DUTY Assad leads prayers in rare appearance outside Damascus

DAMASCUS: Syrian Presi- Idlib province near Hama, dent Bashar al-Assad delivered and launched a new attack prayers for Islam’s Eid al-Fitr in Quneitra in the southwest holiday in Hama on Sunday, on Saturday. Rebels also hold the furthest he has traveled the Eastern Ghouta area near inside Syria in years, showing Damascus, parts of the desert his growing confidence. in the southeast and a large State television broadcast pocket south of Hama around footage of Assad standing to the city of Rastan. As recently pray in a large mosque in Hama as March, rebels advanced from behind its imam, with other Idlib province to within a few clerics standing alongside and kilometers of Hama, before the a large crowd of worshippers. army and its allies pushed them State news agency SANA back in weeks of fierce fighting. quoted the preacher as saying However, the army drove that Assad’s presence in the city Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (2nd from left) attends prayers on insurgents from their biggest for Eid showed that victory and the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, inside a mosque in urban stronghold in Aleppo the return of security were only in December and have also Hama, in Syria on Sunday “a few steps” away. forced several important rebel Syria’s civil war has turned rebels and win new ground. global refugee crisis and drawn enclaves to surrender over to Assad’s favor since 2015, Since the war began in 2011, in regional and world pow- the past year. Assad has not when Russia sent its jets to help it has killed hundreds of thou- ers. The conflict is far from made a declared visit to Hama his army and allied Shi’ite mili- sands, driven millions more over. Rebels hold swathes of from Damascus since the tias backed by Iran turn back from their homes, sparked a the country, including around war began. AGENCIES Mosul celebrates 100% fire test failure Teen reported first Eid without for celebrating French President Emmanuel Macron plays tennis on the Pont Alexandre III in Paris on Saturday. The French capital is transformed into a rate raises concerns giant Olympic park to celebrate International Olympic Day with a variety of sporting events for the public across the city during two days ISIS in years London as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games AP/PTI MOSUL: People in the Iraqi on UK high-rise safety city of Mosul celebrated their mosque attack first Muslim Eid holiday with- LONDON: All high-rise tower out Islamic State in years on blocks tested across the UK so LONDON: A 13-year-old China asks Pakistan, Afghanistan Sunday after the militants were far for flammable material sim- school boy has been reported ejected from much of the city, ilar to the cladding related to to the UK government’s contro- and hoped the battle to recap- the blaze at a 24-storey residen- versial anti-extremism Prevent ture the remaining area would tial tower in London last week programme for celebrating the to meet halfway to improve ties soon be over. have failed their compulsory van attack on a north London Children gathered in fire safety tests. mosque last week and describ- ISLAMABAD: China has counter-terrorism coopera- squares on the eastern side of The UK-wide fire safety ing it as “wonderful news”. The asked Pakistan and Afghan- tion and revival of the Afghan the city. Some played on old alert on residential tower teenager was reported to the istan to improve their bilat- peace process.China has lately swings and others with toy blocks has been triggered by scheme by his school last week. eral ties and “meet each other got increasingly involved in guns and rifles, which were the Grenfell Tower blaze on He is thought to have previ- halfway”, underlining that ten- Afghanistan. Besides its bilat- among the toys allowed by June 14, which resulted in at ously displayed racist signs, sions between the two coun- eral engagement with both Islamic State militants after least 79 deaths and displaced which were being dealt with tries were not conducive to Islamabad and Kabul, it is part they took over the city in June hundreds. by his school, according to The regional stability. of a number of international 2014. The militants imple- UK Communities Secre- Grenfell Tower blaze Sunday Times. It is understood Chinese Foreign Minister processes on Afghanistan. mented an extreme version of tary Sajid Javid said today that he has an older relative with Wang Yi during talks with Pak- Beijing’s interest in Afghan- Islam which associated toys as many as 34 buildings in 17 “The landlords for all the links to the far-right English istan Prime Minister’s Advisor istan is out of its security con- with a face, like dolls, with idol- local council areas in the coun- affected buildings are tak- Defence League. on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz cerns related to presence of atry. They encouraged young- try were so far affected and tests ing action to inform tenants The stated aim of the Pre- yesterday discussed a range of Uighur militants in Badakh- sters to train on weapons and in other areas are ongoing. and implement the interim vent strategy is to safeguard bilateral issues as well as the shan province. Moreover, Chi- changed text books to reflect “The fact that all samples so safety measures needed. Areas vulnerable young Muslim indi- situation in Afghanistan. na’s regional engagement is their military ideology. far have failed the tests under- affected include the city of viduals from being radicalised Wang, who arrived on Sat- Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain (right) shakes hands with driven by its economic invest- Eid prayers were allowed lines the value of the testing Manchester, Camden, Plym- and relies on intelligence com- urday on a two-day trip after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Islamabad ment in Afghanistan and the under Islamic State but festiv- programme we have set up outh, Hounslow, Portsmouth, ing from community leaders. visiting Kabul, discussed the $50bn China-Pakistan Eco- ities were not. But for many, with the Building Research Barnet and Brent,” Javid said. But critics argue the strategy situation in the war-torn coun- ity and development as well as terrorism actions between nomic Corridor. For Beijing, Sunday’s Eid celebrations were Establishment to get sam- Not all buildings failing the is counterproductive and can try and the relations between regional cooperation, calling Pakistan and Afghanistan, the peace and stability in Afghani- overshadowed by the destruc- ples checked properly in the test are expected to be evacu- make individuals feel isolated Pakistan and Afghanistan that on both countries to meet each Dawn reported. Wang’s visit is a stan is critical for both its own tion of their historic lean- laboratories. ated as people from Chalcots and prone to radicalisation. have been on a steep downslide. other halfway so as to improve follow-up to the discussions the security and investments in ing minaret, blown up by the It is therefore very impor- Estate in Swiss Cottage in north The attack killed a man and Wang was quoted by Chi- bilateral ties. China was pro- Chinese leadership had with Pakistan. Pakistan-Afghani- militants on Wednesday, and tant for local authorities and London spent a second night injured nine others. It led to na’s Xinhua news agency as posing a trilateral mechanism Pakistani and Afghan leaders stan rift have deepened further fears for thousands of civilians housing associations to con- away from their homes after a marked increase in referrals saying that tensions between for cooperation for peace and on the sidelines of the Shang- after the Afghan government trapped in the Old City in west- tinue to submit such samples as being moved out on Friday to Prevent of neo-Nazi sym- Pakistan and Afghanistan are reconciliation in Afghanistan hai Cooperation Organisation put blame of the recent attack ern Mosul still under Islamic a matter of urgency,” the min- night as the estate was found pathisers heard praising the not conducive to their stabil- and coordination of counter- summit earlier this month on in Islamabad. AGENCIES State control. AGENCIES ister said. to be vulnerable. AGENCIES actions of the killer. AGENCIES Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrate 3rd International Yoga Day with much enthusiasm lthough ‘Yoga’ has its roots the local yoga schools, long- ness of healthy and conscious opportunity. Ain the Indian tradition, the time practitioners and new- lifestyle by practicing yogic asa- The third event of the 3rd practice is no longer confined comers alike, the first event of nas, perfoming Indian dance International Day of Yoga cel- to the same anymore. Gain- the 3rd International Day of styles on Indian numbers. ebrations organised by the ing quick popularity, Yoga Yoga celebrations organised Vijay Khanduja, Counsel- Embassy of India took place became an integral part of the by the Mission took place on lor of the Embassy of India, at the historic Spanish Square Western culture long before June 18 in Sarajevo. On this Budapest and Ljubinka Drago- in Mostar. The City of Mostar the announcement of interna- auspicious occasion, Ambassa- jevic, Chief of department for was represented by Radmila tional yoga day in 2015. After dor Rahul Chhabra welcomed Social Services, Banja Luka Komadina, Chief Advisor to the United Nations, declared a large number of attendees at graced the occasion with the Mayor. After Ambassador June 21 as the International the historic City Hall, which their presence. Surya Prakash, Rahul Chhabra greeted the Yoga day two years back, thou- reflected the interest and the Indian yoga master came on audience, it was followed by sands of yoga enthusiasts across love for Indian culture among stage first and he was followed various cultural performances the world celebrate this day or Bosnians. by local teachers who held and public yoga sessions by the infact a week practicing yoga The Chief Guest of the yoga practice for the children. Bosnian Yoga in Daily Life and on a large scale. event, Amira Arifovic-Harms, Cultural performances were an Indian Yoga master, Surya Similarly this year, the Head of Department for Peace organized at Saborni Hram Prakash. At the end everyone Embassy of India, Budapest and Security, Ministry of For- Hrista Spasitelja, Cathedral was invited to enjoy the mouth successfully celebrated the 3rd eign Affairs, BiH expressed her of Christ the Saviour as part savouring Indian delicacies. International Day of Yoga, in deep appreciation for the ini- of the Dukatfest, a colourful In all the above three three cities of Bosnia & Herze- tiative. Post inauguration, sev- (Left) Ambassador of India to Bosnia and Herzegovina Rahul Chhabra practice yoga with others, yoga enthusiasts in Bosnia international cultural festival in cities, there were performances govina — Sarajevo, Banja Luka eral cultural performances took Banja Luka. by the sitar tabla jodi of Szabolcs & Mostar, with over hundreds place such as the public yoga BiH. The function was fol- and Dunja Masic newly-elected the Mayor Office of Banja Luka in Banja Luka on June 17-18. Ambassador Rahul Toth and Pandit Rajesh Gan- of Bosnians participating and practice led by Sneh, a Yoga lowed by high tea attended by President of the Bosnia-India and Dukatfest, International During the weekend long cel- Chhabra inaugurated the event gani, classical Kuchipudi dance conveying the message of love, teacher from India. The official some prominent mebers such Friendship Society. Culture and Music Festival ebrations, Bosnians as well as and expressed his gratefulness performance of Gabriella Toth, peace and harmony. programme concluded with a as Ibrahim Spahic, director of Meanwhile, the Embassy organised the 3rd Interna- Indians residing in the country towards Nikolina Cato, Direc- and classical Kathak show by With the participation of Bhajan performed by ISKCON, the Sarajevo Winter Festival, of India with the support from tional Day of Yoga celebration came together to raise aware- tor of the Dukatfest for the Saumya Shukla. MPOST world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp Plane offloads passengers US top court set to rule forcefully; takes off Six injured as car crashes into with empty seats on religious rights;

LONDON: Britain’s biggest travel ban looms airline has once again offloaded crowd after Eid prayers in UK passengers against their will. WASHINGTON: The US state taxpayer funds for a play- Nearly 30 people were turned Supreme Court is set to rule on ground improvement project away from easyJet’s Glasgow- LONDON: Six people including three 9.15 this morning to report a car that Monday in a closely watched because of a Missouri consti- Luton service last Sunday after- children have been taken to hospital had mounted the kerb. “We have taken religious rights case involving tutional provision barring state noon, 18 June. The plane then after a car crashed into a crowd of Mus- six people to hospital, they have gone to limits on public funding for funding for religious entities. took off with empty seats. lims leaving Eid prayers outside a sports the Royal Victoria Infirmary in New- churches and other religious Trinity Lutheran could be The airline insists that it centre in Newcastle. castle, three children and three adults.” entities as the justices issue the headed for a lopsided win, with followed the correct proce- Police said the collision outside the Emergency services sent to the scene final rulings of their current two liberal justices joining their dures by asking for volunteers Westgate Sports Centre around 9.14am included six ambulances, two para- term. The nine justices are due conservative colleagues in sig- to travel on a later departure, is not believed to be terror-related. medic rapid response vehicles, the air to rule in six cases, not includ- naling support during the April rejecting claims by passen- An eight-year-old boy is said to have ambulance, three ambulance officers, ing their decision expected in oral argument. It was one of the gers that they were selected been critically injured, the BBC reports. four hazardous area response team vehi- the coming days on whether first in which Trump’s conser- for offloading even before they A 42-year-old woman was arrested cles and two paramedic trauma cars. to take up President Donald vative appointee to the court, reached the airport. after the collision. Footage from the The ambulance service spokesman Trump’s bid to revive his ban Neil Gorsuch, participated. The flight was easyJet 74 scene showed members of the public said the first ambulance arrived on the on travelers from six predom- The dispute pits two provi- from Glasgow to Luton on Sun- running towards the scene of the crash scene within two minutes of the first inantly Muslim countries in sions of the US Constitution’s day afternoon, 18 June. Because amid the sound of shouts and screams. 999 call. A statement from the nearby which an emergency appeal is First Amendment against each of a technical issue, the Airbus Hundreds of people were at the Newcastle Central Mosque said the col- pending. other: the guarantee of the free A320 plane scheduled to oper- sports centre to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, lision happened immediately after peo- Of the remaining cases exercise of religion and the ate the flight was replaced with the end of the Muslim holy month of ple were leaving the mosque following argued during the court’s Establishment Clause requiring a smaller A319 aircraft, with 30 Ramadan. The six injured people were Eid prayers. It said: “Immediately after current term, which began the separation of church and fewer seats. “As a result of this taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary. the Eid prayers, when the people were in October, the most eagerly state. A broad ruling backing some passengers were unfor- Assistant Chief Constable Darren starting to leave the venue, a car col- awaited one concerns a Mis- the church could hearten reli- tunately unable to travel on the Best said: “At approximately 9.14am we lided with pedestrians. “The injured souri church backed by a gious conservatives who favor flight,” said a spokesperson for received reports that a car had collided Crowd of worshippers react after a car crashes into group of Muslims leaving Eid prayers were immediately attended to by the conservative Christian legal weakening the wall between easyJet. European passenger- with pedestrians outside of Westgate outside Westgate sports centre in Newcastle emergency medical services and the group. The ruling potentially church and state, includ- rights rules stipulate that vol- Sports Centre, in Newcastle city centre. police. All the injured have been taken could narrow the separation of ing using taxpayer money to unteers must be sought, with “At that time a large number of peo- into her car and has collided with six said extra officers are on patrol around to the hospital. church and state. pay for children to attend pri- inducements offered to travel ple were in the area celebrating the reli- people in the crowd. “We have no infor- communities in the area to answer any “We pray and hope that all those A decision in favor of Trin- vate religious schools rather on a later flight. gious festival Eid that is held to mark the mation to suggest this is terror-related, questions or concerns. Specially trained affected recover soon fully. “We thank ity Lutheran Church, located than public schools. President Joe Bond, from Brigh- end of Ramadan. however, this is a serious collision with family liaison officers are working with the emergency medical services, the in Columbia, Missouri, set the Donald Trump’s education sec- ton, was in a group of 12 peo- “What we have established is that a multiple casualties and extensive inqui- the affected families. Earlier, a North police and over 100 volunteers from stage for more public money retary, Betsy DeVos, is a lead- ple who were booked on the 42-year-old female has been celebrat- ries are ongoing to establish the circum- East Ambulance Service spokesman the mosque for their quick response to go to religious entities. The ing supporter of such “school flight after his grandmother’s ing Eid with her family, she then got stances around this tragic incident.” Best said: “We received our first 999 call at to the incident.” AGENCIES church sued after being denied choice” plans. AGENCIES 90th birthday celebration in Glasgow. They arrived with an WOMEN PEP UP EID-SPIRIT hour to spare for the return Xi’s first visit as Chinese President to Hong Kong flight. “As the queue formed, my name, and those of my girl- BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 20th anniversary of its friend, cousin and a few other handover from Britain to China. Xi’s three-day visit to Hong Kong, China’s special administrative region, people, were announced on the public address system and told will begin on June 29, Xinhua news agency reported. After becoming the President, this is Xi’s first visit to that the plane had been down- the island which is governed by China under the principle of “one country, two systems”. As per the pact graded and we would not be agreed between Britain and China when the former handed over the rule to the latter, Hong Kong will allowed to board,” he said. have a high degree of autonomy and will preserve it for 50 years from the date of the handover in 1997. “The rest of my family was Hong Kong has its own currency but its foreign and defence policies are decided by Beijing. Pro-democ- in the queue and many peo- ple looked on at us bewildered. racy forces worry over slow electoral reforms and indirect election of half of the lawmakers — said to We were told they couldn’t be handpicked by Beijing — in Hong Kong. There have been protests in the past. According to the South let us know earlier because China Morning Post, Xi has a packed itinerary that includes overseeing the swearing-in of the new Chief of the way we checked in,” Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, and her cabinet on July 1. AGENCIES he added. AGENCIES CIA Director Mike Pompeo says leaking Pyongyang urged to free on rise thanks to ‘worship’ of Snowden Americans, WASHINGTON: CIA Direc- the United States and democ- ing more than 700,000 secret tor Mike Pompeo says he racy,” Pompeo said. military and State Department South Koreans thinks disclosure of America’s Besides Snowden, who documents to WikiLeaks while secret intelligence is on the leaked documents revealing working as an intelligence ana- SEOUL: Seoul on Sunday rise, fuelled partly by the “wor- extensive US government sur- lyst in Iraq. Manning said she urged North Korea to release ship” of leakers like Edward veillance, WikiLeaks recently leaked the documents to raise six South Koreans and three Snowden. released nearly 8,000 docu- awareness about the war’s Americans held in prison. “In some ways, I do think ments that it says reveal secrets impact on innocent civilians. “North Korea must release Pakistani women buy traditional bangles and other items for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holiday to mark it’s accelerated,” Pompeo told about the CIA’s cyberespio- Last year, former NSA our citizens and Americans the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, in Lahore, on Saturday AP/PTI MSNBC. “I think there is a nage tools for breaking into contractor Harold Thomas currently in prison there,” phenomenon, the worship of computers. WikiLeaks previ- Martin III, 51, of Glen Bur- said South Korean Prime Edward Snowden, and those Mike Pompeo ously published 250,000 State nie, Maryland, was accused Minister Lee Nak-yeon, in a who steal American secrets for Department cables and embar- of removing highly classi- ceremony at the Seoul Olym- In UK: Muslim told to remove the purpose of self-aggrandise- “It’s tough. You now have rassed the US military with fied information, storing it in pic Stadium to commemo- ment or money or for whatever not only nation states trying hundreds of thousands of logs an unlocked shed and in his rate the 67th anniversary of ‘terrorist-looking’ black hijab their motivation may be, does to steal our stuff, but non- from Iraq and Afghanistan. car and home. Court docu- the onset of the Korean War, seem to be on the increase.” state, hostile intelligence ser- There are several other ments say investigators seized, reports Efe news. North and LONDON: A Muslim woman Pompeo said the United vices, well-funded - folks like recent cases, including Chel- conservatively, 50 tera- South Korea are technically has filed a religious discrimi- States needs to redouble its WikiLeaks, out there trying to sea Manning, the Army pri- bytes of information, or still at war since the 1950-53 nation complaint against her efforts to stem leaks of classi- steal American secrets for the vate who was convicted in a enough to fill roughly 200 Korean War, ended with an employers at a UK tribunal fied information. sole purpose of undermining 2013 court-martial of leak- laptop computers. AGENCIES armistice that has not been for allegedly ordering her to replaced with a peace treaty. remove her black hijab because He added that the inter- it signified “terrorist affiliation”. national community is The estate agent, who has Representative image UK willing to do deal on European Court of infuriated by the death of not been named, had been American Otto Warmbier working for Harvey Dean in idated and scared if they saw who died six days after North Bury, Greater Manchester, for the claimant”. Justice’s influence after Brexit: David Davis Korea freed him on June 13. about a year when she said her The woman, who had been “The Kim Jong-un regime managers took issue with her wearing a black headscarf that LONDON: Cabinet minister David Davis May had put her proposals to Euro- ing future trade disputes. He explained: must step forward to achieve hijab. A complaint filed at the left her face uncovered since has signalled he is willing to do a deal with pean leaders over how she planned to guar- “When we are doing all these deals on the denuclearization on the Manchester Employment Tri- starting at Harvey Dean, was Brussels over the European Court of Jus- antee the rights of European citizens to trade and other areas, there will be arbi- peninsula and respect human bunal said that the woman was quoted as saying that she was tice’s influence in the UK after Brexit. remain, work and use services in the UK tration arrangements. rights,” the Premier added. told that moving from a back not prepared to change her He said the UK would consider set- after Brexit, insisting that the rights would “There won’t be the ECJ, there will be a North Korea currently has office into public view meant attire for the reasons given. She ting up a new arbitration body that would be protected by British courts. mutually agreed chairman and somebody three more American citi- “that it would be in the best said she refused her employ- include European officials to rule in future The European Commission has indi- nominated from both sides, that’s the nor- zens imprisoned, two of them interest of the business for her ers’ orders again in a phone trade disputes. The Brexit Secretary was cated, however, that it wants the ECJ to mal way, but there my be other ways too, detained in April and May. to change the colour of her call and a meeting held the fol- adamant that it would not mean the ECJ guarantee the rights, as well as oversee and it may well be we have an arbitration Six South Koreans, of whom hijab, due to the supposed ter- lowing day with the male man- itself continuing to have a role, something the withdrawal negotiations and arbitrate arrangement over this, but it’s not going three are Christian pastors, rorist affiliation with the colour ager, who had allegedly brought Theresa May has made a red-line in her future trade disputes between the EU to be the European Court of Justice.” Such and ae Canadian also also black”. A colleague allegedly coloured hijabs into the office approach. Davis also said he was “not cer- and UK. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew an arrangement could still see the ECJ’s imprisoned in North Korea. claimed that the predomi- for her to change into. Hours tain” that an overall deal would be reached Marr Show, Davis said EU citizens’ rights judges involved, or mean the new arbitra- All of them are accused of nantly white and non-Muslim later, the woman said she was with the EU, after the disagreement over would be enshrined in British law, but tion body’s structure and rulings are sub- having committed crimes community around the com- reprimanded for sending a text the ECJ’s role crystallised last week. signalled a deal could be done on resolv- ject to ECJ influence in Europe. AGENCIES against N Korea. AGENCIES pany’s office would “feel intim- message to her father. AGENCIES 1.9 km-long pizza UK school asks teen students to sets Guinness World Record in US draft suicide note for homework LONDON: An English teacher the assignment had been ill-con- WASHINGTON: A new Guinness record for in the UK asked over 60 teenage ceived given the age of the students the world’s longest pizza has been set in the US students to draft a suicide note for involved.“I can’t imagine why a place where over 100 chefs cooked a pizza measuring homework as part of a module on of education would do something so a whopping 1,930 metres in length. Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, insensitive, especially as childhood The attempt saw volunteers in Califor- sparking outrage and prompting and teenage depression and anxiety nia gather to help beat the previous record of the school to apologize. is at an all time high at the moment,” 1,853.88 metres, which was achieved in Italy - Pupils at Thomas Tallis school, another parent said. the birthplace of pizza. Pizzaovens.com, a US- Kidbrooke, London, were asked to Headmistress Caroyln Roberts based restaurant equipment company managed pen a final note to their loved ones said, “A parent contacted us with to achieve a total length of 1,930.39 metres - just after reading one of the play’s most concerns about a written exercise surpassing the former record holder. celebrated scenes, when Lady Mac- given to a class during studies of a Representative image Dozens of chefs were in charge of crafting beth takes her own life. play by Shakespeare.” the enormous pizza, which was made using However, the decision caused had told the teacher in question that “We appreciate that the exer- 3,632 kilogrammes of dough, 1,634 kilo- outrage among parents, some of such material made her feel uncom- cise was upsetting to the family and grammes of cheese and 2,542 kilogrammes whom claimed their children had fortable. “My daughter had had per- have discussed the subject matter of sauce.As the dough was stretched for the been personally affected by the issue, sonal experience with people her and approach with teaching staff,” record, it ran along a conveyer belt which The Telegraph reported. age committing suicide,” the mother Roberts said. “I met with the par- passed through three industrial ovens, which Criticising Thomas Tallis for its said. “On what universe was it ever, ent last week and apologised whole- cooked the pizza nonstop for eight hours. Vol- lack of sensitivity, one mother said under any situation, a good idea to heartedly on behalf of the school and unteers helped to shift the oven every 17 min- her daughter had been told to write ask a group of teenagers to write sui- reassured them about the actions utes so as to not burn the dough, according to the note - despite having lost three cide notes?” she said. that have been taken. The parent the Guinness World Records. Following the friends to suicide. She was quoted as Other parents branded the deci- accepted the apology in a meet- event, all pizza slices were donated to local food saying that her daughter had become sion “absolutely disgusting” and ing that was friendly and cordial,” banks and homeless shelters. AGENCIES “very distressed” over the issue, and “insensitive”, with one claiming that she said. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 SAIL seeks NITI help NSE co-location case: Sebi wants to resolve differences unlawful gains to be quantified with ArcelorMittal NEW DELHI: The country's NEW DELHI: In the high- is a positive sign. Regulatory included Chitra Ramkrishna, Earlier, the NSE had largest steel maker SAIL has profile NSE co- location case, sources maintained, however, who quit as CEO in December appointed forensic auditors on sought help from government markets regulator Sebi wants that any settlement is unlikely last year. While the exchange's the direction of Sebi to look think-tank NITI Aayog to its forensic audit to quantify at this juncture as the case is first chief R H Patil is no more, into the issues related to the resolve differences with Arcelor- unlawful gains made by some under the scanner of various among the other members of co- location issue. Mittal over setting up of about brokers, allegedly in conniv- regulators. the startup team Ashishkumar Some staff members alleg- Rs 5,000-crore autograde steel ance with the exchange offi- They said Sebi has already Chauhan is now CEO of rival edly told the forensic auditors plant. cials, which may put in limbo decided to get an indepen- BSE, while K Kumar is heading appointed by the NSE that they "SAIL has written to NITI much-awaited joint venture (JV) a settlement plea proposed by dent forensic audit done to Indian Clearing Corporation acted on "advice from seniors" Aayog to find a solution," an between steel giant ArcelorMit- the bourse. quantify the alleged unlawful Ltd (a subsidiary of BSE Ltd). regarding preferential access official privy to the development tal and state-run SAIL will also There is a strong view gains made by some brokers Another member of the for some to the co-location said. There were differences focus on producing specialised within Sebi that settlement as probes conducted by NSE five-member team was Ragha- facility. between the two companies on grade steel products for defence, should not be considered at itself and through an exchange- van Putran, who later went The exchange has now certain points under the Mem- space and automobiles. the moment as the case relates appointed auditor have failed on to work with some group approached the regulator to orandum of Understanding, so In May last year, an inter- to a top market infrastructure to answer some very impor- entities of the NSE. However, settle the matter under the it was decided to extend it for ministerial group (IMG) had institution and its outcome tant points. it could not be ascertained consent mechanism, which another three months from the reviewed the progress of MoU. may have a significant impact The regulator will also whether he is still with the allows settling pending pro- deadline of May 31, 2017, the The proposed JV will con- on investor sentiments about engage with various sharehold- group. ceedings with Sebi after pay- official said. struct a cold rolling mill and regulatory framework in India, ers of the exchange as well as Sebi has recently issued 14 ment of certain fee and other "After the expiry of MoU, other downstream finishing a top official said. with the government and other faster access to data feed of an this amount could have had an show-cause notices in the co- expenses without admission both the companies have facilities in India, touted as one When contacted, a spokes- major stakeholders in the capi- exchange. Even a split-second impact on the alleged prefer- location case including to the or denial of any wrongdoing extended the pact to conclude of the fastest-growing automo- person for NSE (National Stock tal market given the enormity faster access is considered to ential access to some brokers, NSE, Narain and Ramkrishna. in certain cases. the deal," the official added. tive markets in the world with Exchange) declined to com- of the case, sources added. result in huge gains for a trader. sources said. In its notice, Sebi has Earlier this month, NSE SAIL could not be reached production expected to double ment on the status of the set- The Securities and Pending investigations, Sebi The probe is already casting observed that the exchange did Chairman Ashok Chawla had for comments. between 2014 and 2020, from tlement plea, saying the bourse Exchange Board of India is has directed that all revenues its shadow on the long- pend- not co-operate with it or the said the exchange is in the "Now, they (both compa- 3.6 million units to 7.3 million would not want to say any- looking to complete its probe at emanating from co-location ing Rs 10,000 crore initial pub- forensic auditor appointed by process of "settling fully and nies) are thinking of resolving units. thing on a matter between the the earliest in the matter, which facility including the trans- lic offer of the exchange, while NSE on the regulator's direc- finally" with Sebi some legacy the issue under the guidance of In an investor presentation exchange and the regulator. was first brought to its notice in action charges on the trades it has already seen a flurry of tion. Also, it failed to pro- issues. steel ministry and NITI Aayog in June 2015, ArcelorMittal had Sources aware about NSE's 2015 by a whistleblower but the executed through co-location top-to-medium level executive vide the requisite information Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi said has also stepped in," the official said the proposed steel plant will thinking said the work is on investigation gained pace only facility be placed in a separate exits. NSE's Vice Chairman and sought by Sebi, the regulator last week that the markets added. A query sent to Arcelor- come up at a major auto cluster for the consent settlement, in the recent months. bank account. former CEO Ravi Narain also said. regulator will engage a foren- Mittal also went unanswered. in India. India has four major and the exchange on its part The case relates to some Accordingly, NSE has trans- had to quit. He was among the "NSE has failed to ensure sic auditor for its ongoing "Earlier, ArcelorMittal was auto clusters Pune-Chakan belt is also working out the quan- brokers allegedly getting pref- ferred Rs 375.51 crore to a sep- last from the key senior-level trading in transparent, fair and probe into the NSE co-loca- hell bent on its terms and con- in Maharashtra, the outskirts of tifiable gains made by brokers, erential access through co-loca- arate account for September team that was instrumental in open manner and has there- tion case to ascertain whet ditions. But now, it is not strin- Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Sanand if any. They also said Sebi has tion facility at the NSE, early 2016 to March 2017 period. setting up the exchange which fore failed to fulfill the main her brokers made unfair gent in its demands and I think in Gujarat and the Gurgaon- welcomed consent mechanism login and dark fiber, which can The regulator also wants to began operations in 1994. The object with which it was incor- gains in connivance with the the deal is on its right track," Neemrana belt spread across in many cases before, and that allow a trader a split- second ascertain what component of others from the startup team porated," the notice said. exchange officials. PTI the official further said. The Haryana and Rajasthan. PTI Cargo traffic at 12 major ports up 6% to 114 mt in April-May AI privatisation welcome but

NEW DELHI: India's top 12 per cent to 9.30 mt. sea-borne cargo is essentially in major ports saw their cargo Fertiliser traffic went up the nature of derived demand clear salary dues first: Pilots traffic go up by 5.56 per cent 20.09 per cent to 1 mt. and mainly shaped by levels to 113.63 million tonnes (mt) The Kandla port handled and changes in both global and NEW DELHI: The proposal to in April-May of 2017-18, rid- the highest traffic volume at domestic activity. privatise Air India is a welcome ing on the back of surge in 18.86 mt during April-May India has 12 major ports, move but salary arrears should demand. this year, followed by the Para- namely Kandla, Mumbai, be settled first as promised ear- These top ports, under the dip port at 16.19 mt, the JNPT JNPT, Mormugao, New Man- lier, feel pilots at the national administrative control of the 11.23 mt, Mumbai 10.99 mt galore, Cochin, Chennai, carrier. Centre, had handled 107.65 mt and Visakhapatnam 9.98 mt, Ennore, V O Chidambaranar, Facing tough financial con- cargo in April-May 2016. data showed. Visakhapatnam, Paradip and ditions, Air India had resorted Increased demand from during the last two months, cent to 9.96 mt during April- The Kolkata port, includ- Kolkata (including Haldia), to salary cuts in 2012. Since sectors like iron ore and fertil- according to the Indian Ports May as against 7.47 mt in the ing Haldia, handled 8.88 mt of which handle approximately 61 then, arrears have been accu- isers and coking coal traffic led Association. Iron ore traffic same period a year ago while cargo while for Chennai port, per cent of the country's total mulating even as certain section to higher movement of cargo volumes moved up 33.28 per those of coking coal rose 12.67 it stood at 8.03 mt. Volume of cargo traffic. PTI of employees accepted revised pay scales. UK RBS to cut The arrears to be paid to the New India Assurance IPO 27,000-odd staff of Air India Western, southern that includes pilots and cabin over 400 jobs, crew are estimated to be around likely to hit market by Dec Rs 1,200 crore. Out of the total states control over move many of amount, about Rs 400 crore is Guild said. the new investor. NEW DELHI: Gearing up for The authorised share capital due for pilots, according to a Before privatisation hap- "This is a problem created them to India the first-ever IPO by a PSU of the company stood at Rs 300 senior pilot. pens, "our dues have to be by the management and they 60% of bank credit insurer, New India Assurance crore and the paid-up share cap- When Ashwani Lohani took cleared," he said. have to first resolve the issue," MUMBAI: Led by western LONDON: British lender Royal will soon be filing preliminary ital Rs 200 crore as on March 31, over the reins of the ailing car- The Guild, comprising pilots the pilot from IPG said. and southern states of India, Bank of Scotland said on Sun- papers with markets regulator 2016. The government holds 100 rier nearly two years ago, he of wide-bodied aircraft, has While discussions are still at bank credit has seen a mani- day that it is cutting 443 UK Sebi so that it can hit the mar- per cent stake in the company. had assured that all pending around 500 members. Echo- initial stages on the way forward fold jump in the past 25 years jobs dealing with business loans, ket by December. New India Assurance has dues would be paid in a phased ing similar sentiments, a repre- for the debt-laden Air India, sec- as total outstanding credit and plans to shift many of the New India Assurance is the reported a net profit at Rs 1,008 manner. sentative of Indian Commercial tions of employees seem to be on soared to Rs 68,78,500 crore roles to India. largest among the four PSU crore in 2016-17, up 22 per cent Now, as the government Pilots' Association (ICPA) said different pages when it comes to from Rs 1,04,300 crore dur- The UK’s largest govern- general insurance companies over the previous year, driven looks at privatisation and other having a professional manage- the idea of privatisation. ing the 1990-2015 period, says ment-owned bank said it was that are wholly-owned by the by investment income which options to revive the airline, ment could help in the airline's Earlier this month, seven the latest state-wise credit data moving the jobs, which help government. whittled down the high under- pilots want the salary dues to revival. unions of Air India employees released by the Reserve Bank handle loans for small busi- "We are hoping that the ini- writing losses. be cleared first before any deci- "If Air India is going to be warned of large scale protests of India. nesses, as part of an ongoing tial public offer (IPO) process The insurer, with 16 per cent sion is taken at the highest level privatised then we will take up if the government went ahead With Rs 41,70,600 crore cost-cutting drive. gets completed by the end of the market share, had a domestic amid uncertainty over the future the issue of our dues," he said. with privatisation of the airline. of the total credit, the west- “As we become a simpler, calender year if market condi- premium income of Rs 19,115 course of action. The ICPA, which claims to The government think tank ern and southern regions con- smaller bank, we are making tions are favourable," New India crore, a growth of 27.17 per "We are looking forward to have more than 1,000 members, NITI Aayog has suggested com- trolled as much as 60.6 per by the northern region with some changes to the way we Assurance Chairman-cum- cent from Rs 15,115 crore a the privatisation of Air India. represents the pilots of narrow- plete privatisation of the airline, cent of the system as of finan- an outstanding loan of Rs serve our customers. Unfortu- Managing Director G Sriniva- year before. We are very pleased by this news bodied planes. which has a debt burden of over cial year 2014-15, according 15,86,800 crore as of March nately, these changes will result san said. The company is in the Headquartered in Mumbai, and we hope that a professional According to the pilots, if Rs 52,000 crore. The ministry of to the second edition of the 2015. in the net reduction of 443 roles process of filing the draft red New India Assurance is the only management takes over. We the government privatises the civil aviation is looking at ways RBI's 'Handbook of Statistics Outstanding loans to the in the UK,” a spokesperson for herring prospectus (DRHP) for Indian entity to have a trading want to work in an environment airline they would like to start to revive Air India, which is sur- on States 2016'. central and the eastern regions the bank said. The bank said the proposed issue. The DRHP desk at Lloyd's of London, the where there isn't too much gov- on a "clean slate" rather than just viving on Rs 30,000 crore bailout Significantly, the south- stood at a low Rs 5,50,200 it would support staff affected should be filed soon, he said, provider of specialist insurance ernment interference," a repre- "outsourcing the current prob- package extended by the previ- ern states had higher credit crore and Rs 5,17,300 crore by the “disappointing news”, without giving a timeline. services. PTI sentative of the Indian Pilots' lems" such as salary arrears to ous UPA regime. PTI outstanding in 1989-90 fis- and loans to the northeast- including by moving them into cal, with an outstanding of Rs ern states was the lowest at Rs new roles where possible. 29,600 crore, while the western 53,600 crore. Workers’ union Unite said states had a lower Rs 29,000 In the western region, British workers and taxpayers Teesta-III a failed PPP project, alleges AIPEF crore then. Maharashtra received the would lose out from the move. This spike is understand- highest amount of loans to “By shipping these jobs to NEW DELHI: All India Power "Teesta-III -- a failed exam- AIPEF, said that the organisa- in February 2005. The entire able, as the western states led the tune of Rs 19,77,300 crore India, RBS will be getting that Engineers Federation (AIPEF) ple of Public Private Partner- tion has written to power min- power from the project was to by Maharashtra and Gujarat as of 2014- 15 up from Rs work done more cheaply at the on Sunday slammed the Teesta- ship. Punjab, Haryana, UP and istry to expedite the work of be purchased by Power Trad- overtook Tamil Nadu, Andhra 6,33,800 crore in 1989-90, the cost of jobs and livelihoods here III power project as a failed Rajasthan have refused to accept completion of transmission sys- ing Corporation (PTC), which and Karnataka in the industri- data showed. in the UK,” the spokesperson example of public-private part- the high cost power from 1,200 tem for full utilization of water in turn signed contracts to sell alisation sweepstakes after the Following the rapid indus- said. nership since it is selling elec- MW Teesta-III hydro project for power generation. 70 per cent power to Punjab liberation in July 1991. trialisation, which saw Maha- RBS is 73 per cent owned by tricity at a discounted rate in in Sikkim at the escalated tariff Central Electricity Regu- (340 MW), Haryana (200 MW), The highest credit con- rashtra ceding the space to the UK government after a 45- open market, as against the con- of about Rs 6 per unit instead latory Commission (CERC) UP (200 MW) and Rajasthan centration was in the west- Gujarat, banks loan outstand- billion-pound bailout in 2008. tracted rate. of original Rs 1.92 paise per has declared the ad-hoc tariff (100 MW). ern region which had more ing to the border state rose to Last month also, the bank had The Federation claimed that unit", the Federation said in a commissioned in February of Rs 6 per unit in its order of Due to disputes amongst the than one-third of the total out- Rs 3,47,100 crore in 2014-15 announced some job cuts and power produced from Teesta- statement. 2017. Now, during high flow May 23 on the basis of peti- private equity holders for getting standing credit at Rs 23,39,900 from Rs 76,400 crore in finan- plans to move some of them to III power plant is being sold at a According to the statement, period up to September, the tion for escalation of capital cost control of the project, the work crore as of end-March 2015, cial year 1989-90. India. The Royal Bank of Scot- rate below Rs 3 per unit in open as the four states have refused to project is unable to generate from Rs 5,705 crore to Rs 13,965 remained suspended for two says the report. Outstanding loans to Pun- land has around 700 branches, market after Punjab, Haryana, buy this high cost power, PTC is beyond 700 MW due to trans- crore including interest charges years. About 70 per cent of the This was followed by the jab and Rajasthan were at Rs mainly in Scotland though there Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh selling the entire power at a rate mission constraints with a con- due to abnormal delay. The Sik- project cost was funded by loans southern states where the out- 1,96,600 crore and Rs 2,03,000 are branches in many larger refused to buy electricity from less than Rs 3 per unit because tinuous loss of 12 Million Units kim government awarded the extended by Rural Electrifica- standing advances stood at crore, respectively as of end- towns and cities throughout it at Rs 6 per unit-- which is the of surplus market conditions. per day valued at Rs 3.6 crore. project to a private consortium tion Corporation and a consor- Rs 18,30,700 crore, followed March 2015. PTI England and Wales. PTI contracted rate. The 1,200 MW project was V K Gupta, spokesperson of led by Athena Projects Pvt Ltd tium of public sector banks. PTI ‘Buoyed by consistent growth, SIPs set to double in 2 years’

MUMBAI: Triggered by grow- crore. In May this year alone, in the past one year and the 19.04 trillion AUM industry time high monthly inflows, for corporates pulled out funds for ing awareness of investors and MFs witnessed as much as 5 trend is likely to gather more has seen a massive outflows the fourth month in a row at Rs meeting business needs. lacklustre show by traditional lakh SIP folios being added. speed over the next couple of in April and May this year at 7,663 crore. However, income Gilt funds saw an outflow asset classes, systematic invest- “The monthly inflow of years,” Renjith RG, Associ- Rs 64,692 crore and Rs 40,711 funds slowed down with an for the sixth month in a row at ment plans (SIPs) are set to SIPs, which stood at Rs 1,206 ate Director at Geojit Finan- crore, respectively, primarily inflow of Rs 5,124 crore after Rs 25 crore, but it slowed down double in the next couple of crore in March 2014, increased cial Services, told PTI. Geojit, due to corporates withdrawing a robust show in April. in May, the report said. years both in volume and value, to Rs 3,989 crore in March which is a leading distributor of their short-term parked cash. ELSS, as per the report, saw Gold ETFs and overseas says a report. 2017. Likewise, active SIP mutual fund products, and has As per the Geojit report, an inflow of Rs 531 crore, lower fund of funds saw continued It can be noted that SIPs, accounts grew from 51.96 lakh a SIP book of over Rs 100 crore. May alone witnessed net out- than April, but better than the outflows of Rs 71 crore and Rs which are a relatively new in March 2014 to 1.40 crore On the monthly SIP inflows, flows to the tune of Rs 40,711 inflows seen during the first six 33 crore, respectively. New fund investment opportunity in the in May 2017,” according to a he said “it is expected to more crore, majorly pulled down by months of the last fiscal year. offer sales stood at Rs 5,876 country, have already trebled in report by leading brokerage than double to Rs 10,000 crore the outflow in liquid funds. Other ETFs netted an crore with Rs 3,719 crore from the past three years to cross Rs Geojit Financial Services. from the present Rs 4,584 crore ket rally - the Sensex and Nify mance of schemes and falling Equities witnessed the high- inflow of Rs 584 crore, bet- close-ended income funds, Rs 4,580 crore. “Investors are increas- over the next couple of years”. have gained over 25 percent returns from traditional sav- est inflows since June 2015 and ter than last month. Liquid 1,739 crore from close-ended The 42 mutual funds ingly coming to equity mar- Renjith attributed the rising in dollar terms this year, mak- ings options as the main trig- stood at Rs 10,208 crore in June funds had a steep outflow of equity funds, and Rs 418 crore together have over 1.4 crore kets through SIP route, leading awareness about SIPs among ing it the best performing gers for this growth. so far. This is followed by bal- Rs 64,692 crore. This was in from open-ended equity funds, SIP accounts worth Rs 4,584 to a sudden spike in SIP folios investors, the continuing mar- emerging market - perfor- As per Amfi data, the Rs anced funds, which saw an all- line with previous years, when concludes the report. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp PM invites US CEOs to invest in Telecom woes: IMG to submit India, says GST a game changer policy suggestions in July NEW DELHI: The inter-min- isterial group (IMG) looking WASHINGTON: Prime Min- relationship supports global into financial difficulties of the ister Narendra Modi on Sunday security, promotes economic telecom sector is expected to said India has now emerged as growth and creates jobs for submit its policy prescription a business-friendly destination, both countries and the global to the Telecom Commission more so with the upcoming economy. next month. implementation of landmark "Today, as we witness a "The (IMG) recommenda- GST beginning next month, paradigm shift in the erstwhile tions will be submitted within while asking CEOs of top US global order, an opportunity a month," an official told PTI. companies to invest in the has emerged for both countries The IMG was set up on May country. to set new standards in bilateral 16 to examine issues that are Modi also said India ties that will be bound by their affecting viability and repay- attracted largest foreign direct shared values," USIBC said. ment capacity of telecom com- investment (FDI) as a result Noting that US-India panies. The group has to furnish policymaking in certain areas previous experience of corrup- of the NDA government poli- trade has tripled over the last recommendations for resolu- like telecom and banking has tion has created a public policy cies in the last three years, dur- decade, reaching a historic high tion of stressed assets, policy been severely constrained by dilemma," the survey has noted. ing his interaction with a group of nearly $110 billion in 2015, reforms and strategic interven- "abundant caution in bureau- It said that in some cases, it of CEOs of top 20 American USIBC said there is an oppor- tions for the telecom sector in cratic decision-making". may be socially optimal to sell firms. tunity for both the countries to three months. It added that senior man- spectrum at lower than auction In a round table interaction also sync their regulatory and "Now, no external meetings agers in public banks are wary prices because of the sizeable with the group, including Tim standards system to increase are required by the IMG. There of becoming the target of the externalities stemming from Cook of Apple, Satya Nadella trade and investment. will be only internal meetings so-called '4 Cs' courts, CVC increased spread of telecom- from Microsoft, Sunder Pichai In a separate statement, Jag- and examinations by various (Central Vigilance Commis- munications services. from Google, John Chambers dip Ahluwalia, executive direc- divisions of the Department sion), CBI (Central Bureau of "But the understandable dis- from Cisco and Jeff Bezos of In a round table interaction with the group, including Tim tor of Indo American Chamber of Telecom. The recommenda- Investigation) and CAG (Comp- trust of discretion means that Amazon, Modi listed out steps Cook of Apple, Satya Nadella from Microsoft, Sunder Pichai of Commerce of Greater Hous- tions will be sent to the Cabinet troller and Auditor General). methods other than auctions taken by his government in the ton, said the United States and for final approval after Telecom The Supreme Court in Febru- could be perceived as favouring last three years and next moves. from Google, John Chambers from Cisco and Jeff Bezos of India share a very symbiotic Commission examines it and ary 2012 had quashed 122 tele- particular parties," the survey "The whole world is looking Amazon, Modi listed out steps taken by his government in relationship, and Modi s first firms up a view," the official said. com licences issued in 2008 and stated further. Telecom bigwigs, at India. 7,000 reforms alone by face to face visit with Don- Another official pointed out asked the government to allo- including Sunil Bharti Mittal GOI for ease of (doing) busi- the last three years and next moves ald Trump is important to that there are many issues in the cate spectrum for mobile ser- and Anil Ambani, in their meet- ness and minimum govern- strengthen the relationship sector on which the govern- vices through auction. ing with the communications ment, maximum governance, opportunity to contribute to Modi gave a patient hearing to US India Business Council, was between the two. ment cannot do much as they The CAG had said the spec- minister have requested easing Gopal Bagley, spokesman of that, Modi told the CEOs, the wish-list of the CEOs. also present at the meeting. "On behalf of Houston, are sub judice like definition of trum allocated administratively of norms for payment of spec- the Ministry of External Affairs according to Bagley. Among other CEOs pres- Posting a group picture of the energy capital of the world adjusted gross revenue (earning in 2008 had led to a notional trum acquired by their firms said in a tweet from inside the "The implementation of ent at the meeting were Shan- the prime minister with the and home of the world's largest of companies from telecom ser- loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the during auction. meeting, quoting the prime the landmark initiative of GST tanu Narayen from Adobe, CEOs, Bagley said, "strength- Medical Center the IACCGH vices only) and many others that national exchequer. The sector, with a cumula- minister. could be a subject of stud- Ajay Banga from Mastercard, ening the Indo-US economic and the strong Indian Ameri- may require a bold decision at "In telecommunications, the tive debt of Rs 4.6 lakh crore, has India's growth presents a ies in US business schools," David Farr from Emerson, partnership". can community hope to wel- the political level, especially in judicially imposed requirement approached the government for win-win partnership for the Modi said. During the hour- Doug McMillon and Punit In a recent policy docu- come Prime Minister Modi to line with the suggestion made by for transparency and auction- reduction of levies like licence country and the US, and Amer- long interaction, at the Wil- Renjen from Deloitte Global. ment, USIBC said the US- Houston in the not too distant the Economic Survey 2016-17. ing while responding impor- fee, spectrum usage charge and ican companies have a great lard Hotel, where he is staying, Mukesh Aghi, president of the India commercial and strategic future, Ahluwalia said. PTI According to the Survey, tantly and appropriately to the the Goods and Services Tax. PTI KIODA to enter MTNL seeks Renaming CBEC as CBIC India via franchise Mutual funds pull ahead of FPIs Delhi, Mumbai may take a while route, plans to in stock market investment mobile licence NEW DELHI: Rechristening (CGST) Act and the GST Com- open 300 stores extension till 2021 the Central Board of Excise pensation (Compensation to NEW DELHI: Domestic over Rs 19 lakh crore, which and Customs (CBEC) may not States) Act, among others. NEW DELHI: Malaysia-based mutual funds pumped in over is likely to cross the Rs 20 lakh NEW DELHI: State-owned come about immediately as the "The amendments would be Korean concept retail store Rs 20,000 crore in the stock crore mark this fiscal. MTNL has asked the govern- revenue department may intro- necessary in these Acts as the KIODA plans to open 300 stores market during April-May to Bala has attributed lower ment to extend the validity of duce amendments to at least Central Board of Excise and in India by 2021 and has tied take advantage of the rally even inflow by FPIs compared to its mobile licence for the lucra- five Acts only in the upcoming Customs is mentioned in cer- up with Franchise India which as overseas investor exposure investment made by mutual tive circles of Delhi and Mum- monsoon session next month. tain provisions. This has to be will invest USD 10 million for tailed off. funds to the General Anti bai by two more years till 2021, With excise duty alongside replaced with CBIC. expansion and marketing. Going ahead, fund houses Avoidance Rules (GAAR). at no extra cost. nearly a dozen other central Besides, there will be cer- KIODA, which has a prod- are upbeat over the industry's "Net flows from FPIs in The telecom PSU has and state levies being taken over tain other Acts which mention uct range of cosmetics, gifts, sta- performance for the entire March were a massive Rs argued that its mobile licence by the Goods and Services Tax CBEC. We also have to put in tionery and household items, is current fiscal while expecting 30,900 crore, but it tapered off for the two service areas (GST), the ambit of the CBEC is one line in the amendments looking to source 25-30 per cent investment from new inves- in April and May. This could be remained underused in the first set to change and widen. that wherever CBEC is men- of its products locally for Indian tors to fuel growth of the sector. because of GAAR that kicked four years of the permit's lifes- So far, it has adminis- tioned, it will be replaced auto- stores and rest to be imported Mutual fund managers in from April 2017. FPI flows pan, for various reasons. tered central excise and Cus- matically by CBIC," an official from Malaysia. invested a net sum of Rs 11,244 coming from tax havens such The cellular licence of Mah- toms duties. Finance Minister told PTI. KIODA is entering India crore in stock markets in April Mutual fund managers invested a net as Singapore or Mauritius will anagar Telephone Nigam Ltd Arun Jaitley in late March had The amendments may be in a joint venture partnership and Rs 9,358 crore in May, now be subject to short-term (MTNL) is valid till April 2019, approved the re-organisation of introduced in the monsoon with Franchise India and will taking the total to Rs 20,602 sum of `11,244 crore in stock markets capital gains for holdings less after which the debt-laden cor- field formations of the CBEC session of Parliament, which open 300 stores in the next four crore, as per data released by in April and `9,358 crore in May, taking than a year," she said. poration would be required to for implementation of GST, as is slated to begin from July 17. years, the company said in a the Securities and Exchange the total to `20,602 crore, as per data "... while some chunk of renew it. per which the body is being As per the CBR Act, the statement. Board of India (Sebi). FPIs come through P-notes, The reasons cited by the renamed as the Central Board central government, in place "We eventually want to This comes on the top of released by the Sebi whether FPIs will be able to company for seeking an exten- of Indirect Taxes and Customs of the Central Board of Reve- source products from India over Rs 51,000 crore invest- pass it to their P-Note clients sion includes late start of ser- (CBIC). nue, will constitute two separate itself especially in the F&B ment in stocks in 2016-17. in equity as an asset class. been looking at the long- would be an area of dilemma vices owing to a litigation, and This requires legislative boards of revenue to be called range. KIODA stores will be In comparison, foreign "The net inflow in equities term story. Buoyed by con- and this could have caused spectrum allotted nearly 2.5 approval as the government the Central Board of Direct unique stores which have a portfolio investors (FPIs) can be credited to maturity of tinued strong inflows from lower inflows from FPIs in years after the grant of licence, has to amend the mother Act, Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Korean concept and experi- bought equities worth Rs retail investors who have come retail investors and the part April and May," she added. according to a recent letter which is the Central Boards of Board of Excise and Customs ence," KIODA Managing Direc- 10,000 crore during the same up on the 'learning curve'," says correction in some market She, however, feels that the written by MTNL Chairman Revenue (CBR) Act, 1963. Also, (CBEC), and each such Board tor Alvin said. period. Anil Chopra, Group Director, cap segments such as mid- clarity on GST and the low P K Purwar to the Telecom amendments are required in will be subject to the control of The company, which cur- According to market Bajaj Capital. caps, mutual funds have found inflation environment condu- Department. MTNL has also the Central Excise Act, 1944, the central government. The rently has presence in Singapore experts, the mutual fund indus- Echoing the point, Vidya opportunities to deploy more cive to growth will soon make said that the geographical cov- the Customs Act, 1962, and CBIC will have 21 zones and and China apart from Malaysia, try is at a take-off stage in terms Bala, Head, Mutual Fund in the equity market." it attractive for FPIs to partici- erage of its mobile licence ini- more recently notified the Cen- GST Taxpayer Services Com- plans to expand to additional 13 of growth and Indian investors Research at FundsIndia.com, The mutual fund industry pate in India despite tax impli- tially was not at par with the tral Goods and Services Tax missionerates. PTI countries by 2018. PTI are warming up to investments said: "Domestic inflows have is managing an asset base of cations. PTI private telecom operators. PTI EPFO may bring 500 small private PF Trusts into its fold Cairn created maze

NEW DELHI: Retirement fund and accounts. tral Board of Trustees (CBT), taken over by the EPFO for pro- of subsidiaries, body EPFO may bring 500 pri- "After the amendment in headed by the Labour Minis- viding host of online and other vate PF trusts within its fold the EPF Scheme, the existing ter last year. facilities which they cannot pro- whose EPF accumulations are private PF trust having up to According to an analysis vide to their subscribers. taxed `10,247 crore around Rs 1 crore each, or have 20 members or EPF accumu- by the EPFO, there are 1,550 Earlier, the firms were NEW DELHI: UK's Cairn up to 20 members, for offer- lations of around Rs one crore private PF trusts having total allowed to operate their own Energy, which became the first ing better services to those excluding pension and insur- subscribers of over 82 lakh PF trusts so that their employ- company to face coercive recov- subscribers. ance contributions, would lose employees. These trusts are ees get better services when ery in retrospective tax action, Besides, this will improve their exemption from filing EPF managing around Rs 3 lakh accounts and funds were man- had created a maze of subsidiar- monitoring of over 1,000 such returns. Their trust's funds and crore corpus. aged manually and the EPFO ies in a span of just six months trusts which have large sub- accounts would be taken over by Out of these exempted firms used to take months to settle to transfer Indian assets, an scriber base and manage huge the Employees' Provident Fund or trusts, there are over 500 claims like EPF withdrawals. event that led to a demand of EPF accumulations. Organisation (EPFO)," a Labour trusts which are either man- However, as the EPFO is Rs 10,247 crore as dues. The Labour Ministry is in the Ministry source said. aging a meagre amount of EPF providing a lot of online services According to documents for sale of 29.78 million pound process of amending Employ- The source added that after The source further said that pension and insurance contri- (up to Rs one crore) or their like claim settlement, account accessed by PTI, Scotland-based debt on September 1, 2006. ees' Provident Fund Scheme amendment to the scheme, these only those firms would be eli- butions are at least Rs 100 crore members are not more than 20. balance information through Cairn Energy till 2006 held On August 3, 2006, Cairn 1952, so that large private PF small trusts would be exempted gible to run PF trusts whose in five years period. The pro- The EPFO had proposed SMS, EPF passbook, it would be Indian assets, including the pro- India Holding Ltd (CIHL) was trusts having accumulations from filing EPF returns for a employee strength is at least posal to amend the scheme was that since these trusts manage better that the EPFO manages lific Rajasthan oil fields, through incorporated in Jersey, Chan- can carry on the management period of 180 days after which 500 and EPF accumulations approved by the apex decision meagre EPF amounts and have the money as well as accounts of nine Indian subsidiaries. nel Islands -- a tax haven -- as of their employees' EPF money they would lose the exemption. of their employees excluding making body of EPFO, Cen- few members, they should be these small private PF trusts. PTI What followed was creation a wholly-owned subsidiary of of layers of subsidiary firms and CUHL. The Indian assets were CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE transfer of Indian assets. The transfered to CIHL which issued tax department said the com- 221.44 million shares to CUHL, pany made capital gains out UK, on August 7, 2006. CUHL of the restructuring, hence the also sold debt of 29.78 million tax demand. pound to CIHL, for which the When contacted, Cairn Jersey firm issued another 29.78 Energy spokesperson justified million shares. the structure, saying the com- So, CUHL in all acquired pany chose India listing over 251.22 million shares of CIHL the option of getting the Indian at one UK pound sterling apiece. company listed on UK bourses. Thereafter, CUHL, UK, The structure it built had on October 12, 2006, sold been presented to Sebi, the erst- 41.49 million shares of CIHL while Foreign Investment Pro- to newly-incorporated Cairn motion Board (FIPB) and the India Ltd, which transfered to Reserve Bank of India in 2006 the British firm Rs 5,037 crore in a "transparent" manner. for the same. On June 26, 2006, Cairn Three more such share As a part of environment month celebration, Best out of Waste first created Cairn UK Hold- transfers happened between competition was organised to promote awareness on use of waste A two-day Digital Awareness Programme on Cashless Transactions was ing Ltd (CUHL) and transfered November and December 2006. materials. Judges comprising Anil Kumar V, AGM, IT and Sagarika conducted at Corporate Office, GAIL Delhi through M/s NIELIT. Ashutosh the Indian assets to it. In return, In all, the four transactions put Mohanty, AGM (P&S) inspected the Best out of Waste models by Karnatak, Director (Projects) inaugurated the programme in presence Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd unveiled CLIQ– an all new it got 221.44 million shares of together, 251.22 million shares children and spouses. Earlier, ED-Ramagundam D K Dubey visited the of officials of GAIL and NIELIT. The awareness program was conducted 110cc offering specially developed to maximize utility with additional CUHL on June 30, 2006. It also of CIHL were sold to Cairn Best out of the Waste models and appreciated all the participants for GAIL employees, Contract workers and Security staff value of comfort and convenience for utilitarian customers got another 29.78 million shares India for Rs 26,681 crore. PTI 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Monday, 26 June, 2017 VIDAL WANTS CHILE TEAMMATE SINDHU, JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM REAL DO NOT WANT RONALDO TO SANCHEZ TO JOIN BAYERN MUNICH WIN SJFI ANNUAL AWARDS LEAVE, SAYS MIGUEL SALGADO MOSCOW: Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal is hoping his team- HYDERABAD: The Sports Journalists Federation of India, MADRID: Despite doubts about Cristiano Ronaldo’s stay at Real mate Alexis Sanchez joins his club Bayern Munich adding the at its annual general meeting here on Sunday, decided Madrid, former club defender Miguel Salgado has said he be- Arsenal forward is “a spectacular player”. “We’ll see if Alexis to confer the best Sportsperson of the Year Award on the lieves the reigning Spanish football league champions will hold on is coming. I do not know yet,” Vidal told Sport Bild on Saturday. ace shuttler and Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu. to their star forward. “Real Madrid do not want Cristiano to leave. “I know him very well. He is a spectacular player. And we would The Best Team of the Year award was bagged by the He will not find a club that gives him more than Madrid,” Salgado certainly improve with him,” Vidal said. Indian junior hockey squad which won the was quoted as saying on Sunday. BAI announces Rs 5 lakh for Ankush claims gold, Devendro wins silver Srikanth for Aus Open victory at Mongolia tourney NEW DELHI: The Badmin- across the country.” Prannoy tweeted: “Looks like ton Association of India (BAI) Meanwhile, Prime Minis- it’s getting tough for everyone today announced a cash award ter Narendra Modi and cricket to Clinch titles when Indian of Rs 5 lakh to Kidambi Sri- icon Sachin Tendulkar, among boys are in form!! Congrats @ kanth for clinching the Austra- others, lavished praise on srikidambi.” lian Open Super Series title in Srikanth Denmark shuttler Mathias Sydney on Sunday. “PM @narendramodi con- Boe felt Srikanth’s achievement The 24-year-old Srikanth gratulates @srikidambi for of winning back-to-back titles extended his stellar run of form his accomplishments during was rare. “Massive congrats @ to become the first Indian male #MannKiBaat,” PMO India srikidambi back to back titles, shuttler to win two consecutive tweeted. The triumph is his not many players have done Superseries title. second successive after clinch- that. Jai hind.” Celebrating the his- ing the Indonesia Open Super Former India hockey cap- toric moment, BAI president Series Premier title last week tain Viren Rasquinha not only Himanta Biswa Sarma has and Tendulkar said he was applauded Srikanth but also announced a bounty for the proud of “champion” Srikanth. his coaches, especially national shuttler, who not only won his “Heartiest congratulations coach Pullela Gopichand. fourth superseries title but also to @srikidambi on winning “Congrats @srikidambi also became the only sixth bad- 2nd successive superseries title. what a stunning win. Salute!! minton player in the world to Proud of you champion! #Aus- Amazing work Gopichand, 60kg category gold medalist India’s Ankush Dahiya with medallists at make it to three consecutive tralianSS,” wrote Tendulkar on Indonesian coaches @GoS- superseries finals on the trot. his twitter handle. portsVoices,” he wrote on his the medal ceremony on the final day of the Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing In the finals, he was up Another former India twitter handle. tournament in Mongolia on Sunday PIC/PTI against the current Olym- cricketer Virender Sehwag Tennis ace Sania Mirza NEW DELHI: The fast-rising his usual aggressive self against pic champion Chen Long of also extended his best wishes said, “@srikidambi on fire love Ankush Dahiya (60kg) clinched Suguro. Kidambi Srikanth exults after clinching the Australian Open Super Series title China and the Gunter lad was PIC/PTI as he wrote, “Congratulations it.. huge congratulations once a gold while the experienced The diminutive Manipuri, at his supreme best against him after his amazing win. has etched his name among Anup Narang added, “It is @srikidambi on beating reign- again .. keep it rolling.” L Devendro Singh (52kg) set- who is getting back to form after the World No. 6, winning the “We are really very proud of the best and no word would indeed a very huge achieve- ing Olympic & World Cham- Hockey player Rupinder Pal tled for a silver medal on the recovering from some niggles, match 22-20, 21-16 in a rather Srikanth for his achievements. enough to praise Srikanth,” ment for Srikanth and Indian pion Chen Long & winning Singh added, “Congratulations final day of the Ulaanbaatar exhausted his rival with a fine comfortable manner. It is simply phenomenal.He Sarma said. badminton. The entire BAI is a 4th Superseries title. Take a @srikidambi for yet another Cup boxing tournament in display of tempo-boxing, not Sarma was delighted at Sri- has not only made the whole Reiterating the president’s in a jubilant mood and I am bow, Srikanth ! title! Here’s to many more in Mongolia. letting the intensity slip even kanth’s feat and congratulated country proud once again but views, BAI secretary general sure so is the badminton fans Srikanth’s compatriot H S the future.” AGENCIES The 19-year-old Ankush, once. who is a former Asian youth sil- Denied a clear shot due to ver-medallist, defeated Korean Suguro’s shell guard, Devendro Brazilian AFTER THE RAINS COME THE RUNS Man Choe Chol in a split ver- did well to connect fine body dict, while Devendro lost to blows. However, much to the Fabinho wants Indonesia’s Aldoms Suguro, Indian camp’s disappointment, again a split decision. Devendro’s overall dominance to work with India thus signed off with a did not find favour with the gold, a silver and three bronze judges who ruled 3-2 in Sugu- medals from the tournament. K ro’s favour. Mourinho Shyam Kumar (49kg), Moham- However, the disappoint- med Hussamuddin (56kg) and ment soon made way for cel- LONDON: Brazilian defen- Priyanka Chaudhary (60kg) -- ebration when Ankush edged sive midfielder Fabio is report- lost their respective semifinal past Man Choe Chol. edly tempted to work under bouts to settle for bronze med- The youngster put his long English Premier League club als yesterday. reach and height advantage to Manchester United coach Jose Devendro, a Common- good use and landed some lusty Mourinho. wealth Games silver-medallist straight blows, which swung the According to The Indepen- besides a former Asian Cham- contest in his favour. dent, the specualations over the pionships silver-winner, was This is Ankush’s maiden AS Monaco full-back making a the first to step inside the ring international medal at the move to the English giant this for India on Sunday and was senior level. AGENCIES summer have gained a certain boost after he admitted desire to work with Jose Mourinho. Aditi produces her best, “Mourinho, too. He is an excellent manager. No doubt,” 7-under 64 to move to Tied-5th the 23-year old was quoted as saying on Saturday. ROGERS: Aditi Ashok produced her very best on He also revealed his aspira- tions to work under great man- the LPGA as she sizzled with a second round 64 agers and named Manchester at the Walmart NWA and that saw her jump from City coach Pep Guardioa, Real T53 into a tie for fifth. Aditi, playing in her Rookie Madrid coach Zinadine Zidane year, had eight birdies and just one bogey. amidst a few of them. Aditi’s best on the LPGA Tour had been T-32 at “Managers, I would also like to work with great managers to Meijer LPGA Classic last week and she has made learn more about football, learn five cuts in seven starts, including one Major, the new things,” he said. “There are ANA Inspiration. At eight-under, Aditi is eight great managers in football.” shots behind the leader, So Yeon Ryu. So Yeon “Guardiola, Zidane, who’s West Indies captain Jason Holder instructs his players as Shikhar Dhawan (Left) and Ajinka Rahane chat during their second ODI cricket match at Queen’s Park Oval. West opened with a first-round 65 and then produced doing a great work, Tite, also Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against India which was reduced to 43-overs a side due to rain, which forced a delayed start. The first One-day was washed out due to doing a great job in the national persistent rains. India batted for 39.2 overs, scoring 199 for three but West Indies batsmen did not face a single ball. Both the teams are unchanged. At the time of writing a stunning 10-under 61 to move to 16-under 126 team, Simeone. These are man- India were batting at 187/1 with Virat Kohli (30) and Ajinkya Rahane (86) on the field. Shikhar Dhawan (63) was stumped by Shai Hope off A Nurse’s ball PIC/AP/PTI and a five shot lead over Stacy Lewis (66-65). AGENCIES agers I would like to work with some day,” he added. Fabinho scored eight goals in his 33 appearances in his first Ligue 1 title victory with There is definitely a bit of lacuna: Sanjay Bangar on Kumble quitting AS Monaco this season. But that does not seems enough PORT OF SPAIN: Batting such things are part and par- a lot of positive results under Asked what defines the cap- experience came to the fore - In for the midfielder as he admit- coach Sanjay Bangar says Anil cel of any organisation where him. We all know that the team tain-coach relationship, Bangar the last eight overs we scored ted to play with bigger clubs Kumble’s departure as head changes happen. The support enjoyed a lot of success. The stressed on trust. “It’s not only 108 runs and that wouldn’t have with his champions attitude. coach has definitely left a void staff and the players have shown void, there is definitely a bit of the coach and the captain, it’s been possible without the con- He also said he is looking to in the Indian cricket team set- a lot of professionalism in com- lacuna but the experience that also the relationship and trust tribution of Yuvraj Singh. “Even get an opportunity to repre- up even though the players are partmentalising the issues and this team possesses - when you between the coach and all the when we were four down at Cut- sent Brazil. “coping up” well. so far we have coped up really have a Mahendra Singh Dhoni, players. Basically, it’s a work in tack, it was the experience of “My dream is to get to Kumble, a spinner par excel- well,” said Bangar. a Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli, progress that requires a lot of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni, the national team, get steady, lence and a former India cap- The 44-year-old former who’ve played close to 700 inter- time to earn the trust of the play- who got two big hundreds and play the 2018 World Cup tain, tendered his resignation as all-rounder said the team was national games, they’re doing a ers. “Once you do that, the job put us on a score of 360. and at club level it’s to get chief coach after the ICC Cham- focussed on the job at hand. lot of work behind the scenes, and the responsibilities of the “They have done these to a big club that fights to pions Trophy due to “unten- “Everyone’s contributed they are guiding the players.” coach become that much more things in the last four or five always be champion, with able” differences with skipper towards it and as I said earlier, Further speaking about the easy. That is something that I’ve months and if they manage to champion mentality.” Virat Kohli. when you part ways it’s never role of the senior players, he learnt to work (with).” Regard- keep themselves fit, motivated “It could be in Spain, Eng- On the eve of the second easy. You need to accept that at said, “It’s not only the coaching ing some of the senior pros’ - and I can definitely vouch land, France… I want to play ODI against the West Indies times such things are going to staff, the mentoring that they future, Bangar was positive. that they are very motivated for a club that fights to win here, questions related to the happen, have happened in the and the performances of the also used to double up as the do and the exchange of ideas “It all boils down to the fit- to play - you can only stand the Champions League title. Kumble episode were directed past. But what is of paramount team shouldn’t really be affected team’s bowling coach, Bangar among them, there is a wealth ness part. If you’re fit and capa- to benefit from their contin- That’s what I’ll keep seeking,” at Bangar. importance is that Indian cricket in any manner.” has his work cut out. “Yes, Anil of knowledge which the players ble of delivering. You saw in the ued presence in the team,” Fabinho said. AGENCIES “We are professionals and should keep moving forward Without a head coach, who was doubling up. There were benefit from.” match against Pakistan, how the Bangar concluded. AGENCIES ONE-STATE-ONE-VOTE IS MAJOR ISSUE, ASSOCIATIONS TOLD COA MUMBAI: Continuing their opposition to some of the Lodha Committee reforms, the SGM: Voting rights, selectors, Kumble issue may be raised BCCI state associations on Sunday told the Committee of Administrators that one- state- one-vote was the major point of contention among the three recommendations MUMBAI: Anil Kumble’s res- met the COA in two batches. track domestic matches. they are opposed to. The CoA headed by Vinod Rai, met the representatives of ignation as chief coach may The issues pertaining to the Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan various state associations at the BCCI headquarters in South Mumbai in batches. “Two, come up for discussion at the Lodha Committee reforms was Khoda were removed from the three reservations were discussed. One state-one vote, selection committee and cool- BCCI’s Special General Meet- once again discussed. panel for not having played Test ing on Monday where the pri- It is learnt that all state units Cricket. ing off period of nine years. Age tenure is not that much a major issue,” a source said. mary agenda will be ‘One State are on the same page on the The ‘three-year cooling off Ousted BCCI president N Srinivasan attended the meeting as a representative of the One Vote’ and the reinstate- ‘One State One Vote’ issue. The period’ is another issue. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. According to sources, Srinivasan did not raise the issue ment of a five-member selec- body is likely to decide that Current Cricket Associa- of ICC’s new revenue share model but is most likely to speak about it during Special tion committee. while new members must be tion of Bengal (CAB) President General Meeting on Monday. Meanwhile, acting BCCI Secretary Amitabh Choudhary The Kumble issue is not on included, units like Mumbai, Sourav Ganguly may have to refused comment on appointment of the new coach, saying a Committee was there the agenda for the SGM but it is Vidarbha, Saurashtra, Baroda go in for a “cooling off” if it is likely to be raised by members. should not lose their voting implemented. to look into it. Asked if the captain will be consulted, Choudhary said, “That’s for the “The members may ask act- rights. For a few members like for- committee to decide”. Former India skipper and Cricket Association of Bengal Presi- ing Secretary Amitabh Chaud- down from the chief coach’s be on the agenda. Some issues The other issues include mer BCCI President N Srini- dent Sourav Ganguly, who is part of Cricket Advisory Commitee (CAC) also refused hary and CEO Rahul Johri as post,” a state unit official said can be raised on floor with per- reinstatement of a five-mem- vasan and secretary Niranjan comment on the issue. to what was the situation that on Sunday. mission of the chair,” he said. ber selection committee as it Shah, the age cap of 70 years is led to Anil Kumble stepping “It’s not always required to The state units on Sunday will be impossible for three to an issue. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Monday, 26 June, 2017 mp Totals in excess of 250 good WOMEN’S WORLD CUP for women’s cricket: Mithali Indian cricket community India then dismissed Eng- land for 246 with 15 balls to spare at the County Ground. “Half the overs being played by the openers I think that’s a hails women’s victory great opening stand and we look forward for similar opening NEW DELHI: The Indian edented seventh consecutive partnerships in coming games cricket fraternity has lauded half century in ODIs. because if you have a solid open- the women’s national team for India then returned to ing stands your middle-order starting its campaign in the dismiss England for 246 will come exactly when we are ICC Women’s World Cup on with 15 balls to spare to supposed to come and carry a winning note in the United make a resounding start on from there, and that makes Kingdom. to their World Cup cam- it much easier to post 250 and India launched their cam- paign at the County Ground above, which is very good for paign on Saturday with a com- in Derby. the overall game of women’s fortable 35-run win over hosts Ex-India captain Bishan cricket.” England, riding on superb bat- Bedi wrote on his twitter han- Asked about her terrific, ting display by the top-order, dle, “Indn girls begin World record run of form with the bat, including skipper Mithali Raj Cup campaign brightly beat DERBY: Indian captain Mithali Punam Raut (86 off 134) before she said, “I definitely don’t want and Smriti Mandhana. Eng convincingly-Twas delight Raj feels posting totals in excess skipper Mithali Raj (71 not out) to be reminded about it, but it If his series of tweets were watching Indns come o age.. of 250 is good for the overall completed an unprecedented feels nice to get runs under your any indications, batting great was pleasantly surprised-gud development of women’s cricket. seventh consecutive half cen- belt, feels nice to get runs for the Sachin Tendulkar was involved job!” Mithali’s team started its tury in ODIs. team in the World Cup and the in the match. Opener Shikhar Dha- campaign in the ICC Women’s “The way both of them team does well, I am hoping that “Good awareness by Ekta wan and Manoj Tiwari also World Cup with a resounding started the innings... with the I continue to do that.” Bisht to get another crucial run expressed their pleasure. 35-run victory over hosts Eng- conditions assisting the bowlers The Decision Review Sys- out. Mona Meshram’s run out “Congratulations @BCCI- land here on Saturday. and that’s why they (England) tem has been introduced in the wasn’t bad either. Keep it going PIC/AP/PTI Women on their victorious Put into bat, Smriti Mand- elected to field, it didn’t feel like women’s game and Mithali was India,” was how Tendulkar’s start. hana struck a sizzling 90 off 72 they were playing the World all for it. “DRS is a good edition final tweet on the game read. Sharma. Possibly a game derful victory @BCCIWomen . imposing 281 for three after Way to go,” Dhawan wrote. balls in a dominating batting Cup or there was any kind of to the women’s game because if Before that he wrote, changer for India.” Beating the hosts at home is being asked to bat. While Tiwary said, “Con- display as India posted 281 for pressure or nerves on them, you see most of the dismissals Superb batting performance Former India opener Viren- indeed a great beginning.” Mandhana forged a 144- gratulations @BCCIWomen on three -- their best-ever score they just played on merit and were very close, even the run by the @BCCIWomen’s team! der Sehwag felt getting the bet- Put into bat, Smriti Man- run opening wicket stand with a wonderful start in #WWC17 batting first. kept going till 25 overs,” Mith- outs were by few inches, so it Keep it up @SmritiMandhana, ter of the home team was at the dhana struck a sizzling 90 off Poonam Raut (86 off 134) Well played @mandhana_ Mandhana forged a 144- ali said at the post-match press makes sense to have DRS,” she Poonam Raut and @RajMithali start was a great beginning. 72 balls in a dominating bat- before skipper Mithali Raj (71 smriti @M_Raj03 and Poonam run opening wicket stand with conference. said. AGENCIES Great run out by Deepti “Congratulations on a won- ting display as India posted an not out) completed an unprec- Raut.” AGENCIES Table tennis: China may face India lose to Canada, finish 6th in HWL Semi-Finals ‘Captain can LONDON: India had to settle it count. However, a brilliant to equalise 2-2. sanction after top for the sixth place after going opportunity came by when After missing a penalty cor- down to Canada 2-3 in a fifth- Akashdeep and Talwinder ner chance early on, Johnston run cricket sixth place match of the Hockey Singh worked in tandem, with scored a splendid field goal in players no-show World League (HWL) Semi- a well-timed run into the cir- the 44th minute to hand Can- Final here on Sunday. cle and perfect interchange to ada a 3-2 lead. The hero of this BEIJING: The International For India, Harmanpreet convert a goal. But Talwinder’s quarter, however, was Kindler team properly’ Table Tennis Federation threat- Singh struck a brace, scoring in shot was blocked away by the who came up with a spectacu- ened today to slap sanctions the seventh and 22nd minutes. keeper Antonie Kindler. Going lar save off the tip of his stick to on China’s national team after For Canada, Gordon Johnston into the third quarter with 19 deny Ramandeep Singh a goal three top players quit a tour- (third and 44th minute) and circle penetrations, six penalty that cost India dearly. The final nament in apparent protest at Keegan Pereira (40th) found corners chances and better ball 15 minutes saw India make des- their head coach’s removal. the back of the net. possession, India showed that perate attempts to make a come- The ITTF received a pub- There was plenty of action they were the better team in back. Forward Sunil did well to lic apology from the Chinese in the first quarter with Canada the first half and had done well win India a penalty corner in team but it said it was taking taking the lead through a pen- to recover from an early 0-1 the 47th minute when he found the matter “extremely seriously” alty corner scored by Gordon setback. Johnston’s foot in the circle. as it “damaged the image and Johnston in the third minute. They hoped to keep up the But nothing came off the the integrity of table tennis Johnston’s well-timed flick momentum, and initially did opportunity for India. In the globally”. found the space between the so by denying Canada a shot at 50th minute, Sunil set up Man- India’s Surender Kumar and Canada’s Iain Smythe in action during the “Right now, all potential post and India keeper Vikas the goal when they won a pen- deep who used a reverse hit to sanctions are on the table, and Dahiya to take a 1-0 lead. Men’s World Hockey League Semi-final, 5th/6th place match alty corner in the 32nd minute. smash the ball to the goal but the ITTF will continue its inves- Just four minutes later, Har- hooter, Akashdeep Singh set up in the circle to win India their Desperate defence from Kindler was up to the task with tigation before any decisions are manpreet levelled the score with Mandeep Singh with a beautiful fifth corner. Canada saw them give away an impressive save to deny India Ian Chappell made,” the sport’s world gov- a fierce flick, slightly moving to pass but Mandeep’s diving effort This time Harmanpreet was to India their seventh penalty an equaliser. erning body said in a statement. the right before striking the ball didn’t make the post. In the right on target, picked up the corner of the match in the 35th India pulled off their goal- ADELAIDE: Former Austra- thought process. To put some- The ITTF said the Chi- low to the corner of the post. second quarter, India increased ball beautifully after Sardar minute. But Canadian goal- keeper Akash Chikte in the lian skipper Ian Chappell on one of a similar mindset in a nese Table Tennis Association This was Harmanpreet’s fifth the tempo with an improvised Singh’s near-perfect injection keeper Kindler came up with final three minutes of the Sunday said a captain is best position where he’s advising (CTTA) gave a preliminary goal of the tournament. The next attack. Their effort won them to fire the ball past Canadian a brave save to deny Harman- match, playing with an extra advised by senior teammates the captain is inviting con- statement but it requested a few minutes saw India win two two back-to-back corners but keeper in the 22nd minute to preet his third goal of the match. defender. Canadian keeper on the field and assisted by frontation. The captain’s best detailed report. more penalty corners but they Canadian defenders were up to give India a 2-1 lead. A turn-around in the match however stayed resilient in his managers off it, hinting at Virat advisors are his vice-captain, a The sport’s three top-ranked couldn’t quite make use of the the task to deny a lead. Though both team traded came in the 40th minute when defence to deny India any goal Kohli’s spat with coach Anil clear-thinking wicket-keeper, players — Ma Long, Xu Xin chances. Minutes later, Mandeep did penalty corners in the next few Mark Pearson set up Keegan to end the match 3-2 in favour Kumble, which led to the lat- and one or two senior players. and Fan Zhendong — all failed Only seconds before the final well to find Scott Tupper’s feet minutes, neither could make Pereira to score a brilliant goal of Canada. AGENCIES ter tendering his resignation. They are out on the field and to appear for their second- “The captain is the only can best judge the mood of the round singles matches at the ON CLOUD 9 person who can run an inter- game and what advice should prestigious ITTF World Tour Kohli unreasonable target in national cricket team prop- be offered to the captain and Platinum China Open in the erly, because so much of the when,” Chapell said. southwestern city of Chengdu Kumble controversy: Thakur job involves on-field decision- “The best off-field assis- on Friday. Two coaches also making,” Chappell said in his tance for a captain will come failed to show up. HAMIRPUR: Virat Kohli is being “unreasonably column published by cricinfo. from a good managerial type. The national team said in a targetted” for Anil Kumble’s resignation as India’s “Also, a good part of the Someone who can attend to public apology issued late Sat- leadership role -- performed duties that are not necessar- urday that the players forfeited chief cricket coach, feels former BCCI President off the field -- has to be han- ily related to winning or losing their matches “on impulse Anurag Thakur, who said the current Board set-up dled by the captain, as it helps cricket matches but, done effi- without fully understanding should answer for the unsavoury episode. Kumble him earn the players’ respect, ciently, can contribute to the the details of the modifications stepped down at the end of the Champions Trophy which is crucial to his success,” success of the team. that will be made to the man- earlier this month after acknowledging a rift with the 73-year-old legendary bats- “The last thing a captain agement of the team”. man said. Chappell opined that needs is to come off the field “We have deeply realised skipper Kohli, who has refused to divulge just if a captain is put in front of a and have someone second- the seriousness of this fault, what led to the fallout. “Virat is being unreason- coach who has similar “strong- guess his decisions. He also resulting in ... damaging the ably targetted, I think this discussion should stop. minded” mindset, confronta- doesn’t need a strong-minded team’s positive social image of Virat has the ability to take Indian cricket to new tions are likely. individual (outside his advisory upholding patriotism, collectiv- heights in the next 10 years. This is not the first Kohli and a few other senior group) getting too involved in ism, and striving to fight for the members of the team felt that the pre-match tactical plan- glory of the country,” it added. time that a cricketer is being targetted. In the Kumble was too overbear- ning. Too often I see captaincy Their no-show prompted past too, captains and former captains have been ing and Kumble described his that appears to be the result of China’s top sports authority to targetted,” Thakur said. Thakur had to quit as relationship with the captain the previous evening’s planning order an investigation and rep- Board President after being ordered by the Su- as “untenable” in his resigna- and, despite ample evidence rimand the players, saying they tion letter. that it’s hindering the team’s had “ignored national honour preme Court. He said BCCI under him would have Roger Federer poses with the trophy after his victory in the final match against Germany’s Alexander “Consequently a captain chances of victory, it remains and interests” and “disrespected handled the situation better. AGENCIES Zverev at the Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle. This was his 9th Halle title PIC/AP/PTI has to be a strong-minded the plan throughout the day,” the public”. AGENCIES individual and decisive in his he added. AGENCIES World Cup: Roller coaster of emotions Russia deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko awaits football fans in St Petersburg slams World Cup squad doping probe report ST PETERSBURG: Football fans can go on a roller coaster ride at their World Cup games MOSCOW: Russian deputy he said. ahead of the kick off of the in St. Petersburg, and that’s even Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko The Mail on Sunday World Cup in the country. before kickoff. An array of actual on Sunday shrugged off a reported that the 2018 World Four of the Russian play- white-knuckle rides stand in the report that the country’s entire Cup hosts’ squad from the ers from the 2014 World amusement park close to the 2014 World Cup squad was 2014 World Cup in Brazil and Cup squad in Rio have been stadium on a pre-match walk under FIFA investigation for a further 11 players are being involved at the Confederations from the Metro station. doping. looked into after they ended Cup. Emerging from Krestovsky British newspaper The Mail up on a list of over 1,000 Russia was earlier accused Ostrov station on the No. 5 on Sunday wrote that the Rus- “people of interest” com- by the World Anti-Doping metro line, fans can see the sian players are being probed piled by world anti- doping Agency (WADA) of running spaceship-like stadium more by FIFA as part of a broader authorities. a state-sponsored operation than 1 kilometer (1,100 yards) scandal over allegations of The article quoted a FIFA across sports to aid and pro- away through the tree-lined state-backed doping in the spokesman as saying that tect drug cheats. path in the landscaped Primor- country. football’s governing body Most of Russia’s track-and- skiy Victory Park. London). The Olympic stadium see the stadium from high on a But Mutko — who also was “still investigating the field team was banned from Step into the park and fans in Sydney has a bit of a build-up rollercoaster, sling shot or para- heads the country’s football allegations”. the Olympic games in Rio must first walk past the fair- but nothing like this.” chute ride. authorities — blasted the report There is as yet no clear over the doping scandal and ground attraction known as The theme park option was St. Petersburg will stage as “nonsense” and insisted that proof that the players were its entire Paralympics squad Divo Ostrov or “Wonder Island.” unknown to most Australia seven matches next year and there has never been any prob- guilty of doping despite was excluded. “It’s crazy, isn’t it?” said fans arriving at the Confedera- three have 9 p.m. local time lem with doping in the Rus- the alleged suspicions, the The allegations that football Warren Livingstone of Sydney, tions Cup. kickoffs, including a semifinal. sian game. newspaper added. might have been involved could admiring a stunning approach By next year, it could be on “It could be popular if “There have never been manently being tested, they “They have written some The latest claims threat- represent a major new twist in to the stadium ahead of Aus- the to-do list for fans who arrive they put into the itinerary,” and will never be any prob- undergo doping tests after sort of nonsense. Don’t bother ens to cast a shadow as Rus- the doping saga and could drag tralia’s game against Cameroon. an hour earlier for their World said Fulvio Prainito of Perth, lems with doping in our every match,” Mutko told TASS reading the English news- sia hosts the Confederations in some of Russia’s highest- “It’s a bit like Wembley Way (in Cup game and are tempted to Australia. AGENCIES football - our team are per- news agency. papers in the morning,” Cup tournament a year profile sports stars. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 26 June, 2017 ‘Tubelight’ earns Rs 21.15 ‘Let’s make Delhi crore on day one

MUMBAI: Salman Khan’s Tubelight failed to break the opening records of superstar’s previous Eid outings Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan, as it has managed to mint only Rs 21.15 crore on day one. According to the producers, “the movie has clocked Rs 21.15 crore at the roadsSidharth Malhotra, who is currently shooting safer’ for his upcoming filmAiyaary in the box office on the first day of its release.” The 51-year-old actor’s 2016 capital, joined the road safety activity, organised by Delhi Traffic Police at India Gate Eid outing Sultan opened at Rs 36.54 crore, while Bajrangi Bhaijaan earned Rs 36.50 NEW DELHI: Actor Sidharth Mal- crore on the first day. Film dis- hotra has requested Delhi-zens to make tributors are saying the box “The film saw a disappoint- thinks this is the lowest open- the roads of the city safer by shunning office figures of Tubelight is ing opening. We expected it to ing for any Salman Khan film drunk driving and not performing disappointing. open at Rs 30 crore but it has in the recent past. stunts while riding. The 32-year-old The Kabir Khan-directed opened very low as compared “Tubelight has got a poor actor, who is currently shooting for his movie, which released in 4,400 to any Salman Khan film. Peo- opening. There could be vari- upcoming film Aiyaary in the capital, screens nationwide yesterday, ple have not liked the content ous reasons for the low day one joined the road safety activity, organ- was expected to open between much...so it’s not doing well,” collection, like usually people ised by Delhi Traffic Police at India Rs 25-30 crore. The movie film distributor Rajesh Thadani don’t go out during the holy Gate, to spread awareness on anti- has hit the theatres three days said. “Going ahead, we predict month of Ramzan. But we are drunken driving and anti-stunt riding. before Eid and trade pundits it should do a business of Rs hopeful that it will pick up next “I was shooting here, so when I believe, the film is likely to pick 55-60 crore over the weekend,” week. On Monday, the film heard Delhi Traffic Police has started up over the weekend and may he added. Another leading dis- should do a business of nearly this campaign, I was happy to become a mint up to Rs 55 crore. tributor, Akshaye Rathi too Rs 25 crore,” Rathi says. PTI part of this initiative. Anyone of us can be involved in a road accident. Drunk and stunt driving should be avoided. Salman not worried about Please abide by the traffic rules. Let’s make Delhi roads safer, so that people can drive easily and avoid accidents. Tubelight’s critical response Hopefully, this will make a difference and our authorities will make sure, we MUMBAI: Tubelight, Salman as they throw coins, dance, sing are safer,” told the reporters here. Khan’s latest collaboration in the cinema halls. They have Recalling his college days, the Baar with Kabir Khan, has received gone to watch a certain film but Baar Dekho actor said although he had a mixed response from crit- get to watch another film.” his fair share of fun on the roads in the ics but the superstar says “It is a very emotional film. city, he used to follow the traffic rules. the reviews are better than Even an emotionless, stone- He added, “It is not only about you, it what he expected. hearted person will have tears is also about your friends, family and “The critics were really in his eyes. So this is an emo- other people on the road. Please keep good. I was expecting minus tional film to be seen with par- the spirit alive, Delhi. Roam around, three and minus four but they ents, grand parents and entire have fun but be in control and be have given one-and-half rat- family,” he added. responsible. Today, you can call a cab ing apparently. I am very When asked if there is a whenever you want. So, please use such pleased with that. Reports are sense of failure, Salman said, apps. Please don’t drink and drive.” that people can’t see me cry- “What! Does it look bothered Being a recognised face among the ing (on screen). So I asked, (pointing towards his face). I youth, Sidharth’s voice will resonate the ‘Are they (audience) laughing am not bothered. I am sure it younger generation and that is what and the answer was no, they is going to do ok. It is going to made him a “good choice” for the cam- are crying. So I said, ‘don’t get us a lot of respect.” paign. A K Singh, DSP (Traffic) told worry about it’,” Salman told Tubelight is the official PTI, “Sidharth is a young face and we reporters. remake of Hollywood war- thought he would be a good choice to The actor, however, says drama, Little Boy. Set at the inspire the youth about practising traf- Tubelight, an emotional drama backdrop of 1962 India-China fic rules and ask them not to indulge in set against the backdrop of war, Tubelight has Salman’s sib- drunk driving or any dangerous stunts.” 1962 India-China War, sub- ling Sohail Khan, playing his While Ved Prakash Vats, sub- verts the expectations of the reel life brother. inspector, Road Safety Cell added the audience as it is not a ‘masaala’ The movie also stars Om youth needs to be more responsible entertainer. “As it is an Eid Puri, Chinese actress Zhu when they are driving and think about release people have precon- Zhu and child actor Matin their kith and kin. ceived notions (about the film) Rey Tangu. PTI “The drive is basically about mak- ing the people aware about the con- sequences of drunk driving and cult stunts. They need to understand such Sheen sued again for irresponsible behaviour is dangerous for both them and their families,” Vats exposing ex to HIV said. Holding a helmet in his hand, Sid- harth also posed with the youth against LOS ANGELES: One of actor Charlie Sheen’s former girl- a row of motorcycles. He also got his friends has reportedly filed a lawsuit accusing him of pictures clicked with kids holding plac- exposing her to HIV, and then dissuading her from taking ards that read messages such as “Drink- antiretroviral drugs. This is the second time he has been ing and driving – A deadly cocktail”. accused of the same. Dipanshi Gupta, a class 11 stu- Although neither Sheen nor his former girlfriend have dent of Gyan Bharti School, said, “We been named in the suit which was filed on Thursday here, have been waiting for more than 15-20 the defendant referred to as “confidential male defendant” is minutes. Sidharth’s shot is taking some said to have learned he was HIV positive in 2011 and gave time but police provided us water from national TV interviews about his HIV status on November time to time on this sunny day.” She 17, 2015, and June 21, 2016, reports variety.com. admitted to crossing a busy road once Sheen learnt he was HIV positive in 2011, and he pub- because she was late for her tuition, licly revealed it on “The Today Show” on November 17, 2015. but she added, “I will not do it again. He gave an update on the programme on June 21, 2016. The It’s not safe.” MPOST plaintiff is identified as Jane Doe, and is described as a “Rus- sian émigré”. This is the second time Sheen has been sued for allegedly exposing a former girlfriend to the virus. Scottine Ross, his former fiance, filed a similar suit in December 2015, Stephanie calls police Imperfections make us alleging abuse in addition to HIV exposure. IANS over leaked sex tape more human: Jacqueline

LONDON: Actress MUMBAI: For a personal photo shoot, actress Jacqueline Fernandez made a Stephanie Davis is request to avoid usage of image correction applications or any touch up as she “devastated” after an wanted to keep it natural. She says she believes in the power of imperfections. explicit footage fea- “It is our imperfections that make us more human and therefore more turing her was shared beautiful. They are not flaws, they make us who we are,” Jacqueline said in a online. A rumoured statement, commenting on how comfortable she is in her own skin. sex tape of the former Often, film celebrities are under the scanner for edited, photoshopped “Celebrity Big Brother” and airbrushed images, but there are some who say yes to natural beauty. star emerged online Jacqueline prefers to be an advocate of being natural, and adheres to eat- last week, reports ing healthy and organic items. The actress is also an investor in an Indian dailystar.co.uk. cold pressed juice brand. IANS The 24-year-old was not aware the clip had been uploaded and has ister for Magic, Archer Ever- informed police who monde, who had forbidden are investigating the the magical community to incident. The clip was There are two different Harry help Muggles waging the First posted without her World War. His outspokenness consent and Davis was on the behalf of the Muggle devastated after discov- Potters, reveals Rowling community was also a strong ering the video’s release. contributing factor in the fam- It could be in breach ily’s exclusion from the ‘Sacred of revenge porn laws, LONDON: Author JK Rowl- Twenty-Eight’.” Henry had a son which came into force ing has revealed there were two called Fleamont, who went on two years ago. different Harry Potters in the to marry Euphemia and have The new rules mean “Harry Potter” franchise. When their son James, who is Harry’s it is an offence to share it comes to Harry’s name, Row- father. Sadly, neither Fleamot sexually explicit foot- ling has now revealed the exis- nor Euphemia ever got to meet age or images of some- tence of a second Harry Potter Harry, Rowling added. one without their who was never mentioned in “Fleamont and Euphemia consent. If anyone is the books, reports mirror.co.uk. lived long enough to see James found guilty, the per- The revelation came in her lat- marry a Muggle-born girl called son will face a maxi- est post to Pottermore, a blog. Lily Evans, but not to meet their mum sentence of two Henry Potter – known rights, which meant the author grandson, Harry. “Dragon pox years in prison. Davis as Harry to his friends – was of pure blood guide “The Sacred carried them off within days suffered a similar inci- Harry’s great grandfather who Twenty-Eight” refused to rec- of each other, due to their dent last year when an enjoyed an illustrious career as ognise the Potter clan as pure advanced age, and James Potter intimate video of her part of the Wizengamot from blood. Rowling posted: “Henry then inherited Ignotus Peverell’s with friend Joshua 1913 to 1921. Like the younger caused a minor stir when he Invisibility Cloak,” the post read Ritchie was leaked Harry, he was very pro-Muggle publicly condemned then Min- further. IANS online. IANS