Cyclone Ockhiravages Kerala, Laskhadweep, Lanka Coasts
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millenniumpost.in RNI NO.: DELENG/2005/15351 SUNDAY REGD. NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 millenniumPUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL.12, ISSUE 333 | Sunday, 3 December, 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 post NO HALF TRUTHS CITY PAGE 3 WORLD PAGE 6 FILM PAGE 16 DMRC STARTS E-RICKSHAWS FROM TRUMP NEARS BIG LEGISLATIVE WIN SPINNING ESCORTS MUJESAR IN FARIDABAD AS US SENATE APPROVES TAX BILL A WEB Quick News44 531 FISHERMEN RESCUED; NAVY, COAST GUARD IN SEARCH & RESCUE OPS ‘PM wants India to bag Mehbooba elected PDP chief for 6th straight term Cyclone Ockhi ravages Kerala, ease of biz rank of 50’ JAMMU: Jammu and NEW DELHI: Upbeat about Kashmir Chief Minister the near and medium-term Mehbooba Mufti was on prospects of the Indian econ- Saturday re-elected the omy, Finance Minister Arun president of the People’s Laskhadweep, Lanka coasts Jaitley said on Saturday, “Prime Democratic Party (PDP) Minister Narendra Modi is for the next three years. OUR CORRESPONDENT after people like me to improve Mehbooba’s election 1,000 Kanyakumari India’s ease of doing business for the sixth consecutive THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/ ranking to the top 50.” He term was unanimous, KOCHI/ KAVARATTI: As many fishermen missing pointed out that under Modi’s party leaders said. as 531 fishermen were rescued CHENNAI: Family members of dynamic leadership, India has She thanked party from stormy waters off the Kerala around 1,000 fishermen from Kan- already improved its rank- leaders for “reposing their trust and electing and Lakshadweep coasts due to ing from 142 to 100 in ease of yakumari district who ventured into me as their president”. Cyclone Ockhi on Saturday, said doing business, according to “Will work tirelessly to fulfil our shared Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi the deep seas when Cyclone Ockhi the India Today website. vision of development, inclusiveness and rec- Vijayan. Of these, 393 were from struck the southern Tamil Nadu “Among the top indicators Finance Minister Arun Jaitley onciliation in J&K,” she wrote on Twitter. Kerala and 138 from the Lakshad- coast have demanded that aerial of the World Bank for ease of The PDP leadership met at the official resi- weep islands, Vijayan added. searches and rescue operations be doing business are land, con- minister said. dence of the chief minister here for the election In Lakshadweep, houses suf- launched to trace the missing men. struction, contract enforce- With regard to contract of the party president. fered damage, coconut trees Protesting on the roads, the families ment and custom clearance, enforcement, Jaitley said the A law graduate, 57-year-old Mehbooba took were uprooted and communica- on Saturday said the fisher folk had where India ranks very low,” finance ministry and law min- the plunge into mainstream politics of the state tion lines were disrupted as rains ventured into the sea in around 100 Jaitley observed. He said that istry have worked on this and a in 1996 by joining the Congress, along with her accompanied by strong winds on land, India ranks 183 out of draft is likely to be introduced A man on a road which has been cut off due to floods following the heavy boats three days back and have father, at a time when militancy was at its peak lashed the islands under the influ- not returned. IANS 188 countries. “Improving on in Parliament soon. On the in the state. P4 ence of the cyclone. As many 31 rain caused by cyclone Ockhi in Kanyakumari district on Saturday PTI land indicator requires steps issue of custom clearance, Jait- relief camps were opened in the from the state governments. It ley said, “This is related to me. 10 inhabited islands. So far, 1,047 defence spokesman said. INS Nireekshak rescued two ber, V K Verma, suffered hand involves system at the munici- I am trying to simplify it. We India re-elected to world people have been evacuated to the The spokesman said that about fishermen off Alappuzha coast injury caused by the winch wire. pal level. If someone wants to are working to reduce the time relief camps, official sources said. eight boats from Kerala with 36 and INS Sagardhwani fished out He, however, continued “hero- set up an enterprise, the person of stay at ports. Less time spent Meanwhile, the Navy and people on board were reported one cadaver, 30 km off Thiruva- ically” to help the fishermen to needs about 50 permissions at ports improves ease of doing maritime body’s Council Coast Guard continued the to be adrift at sea off Kalpeni nanthapuram coast. The ship had be rescued, before himself being right from municipalities. The business.” search for missing fishermen island. “The sea is very rough.. earlier found another cadaver. winched up, the spokesman said. state governments should also Responding to Rahul Gan- LONDON: India has been re-elected to the using ships, dornier aircraft and Naval ships moved as soon as we The body has been handed Verma has been admitted to a help,” he added. dhi’s charge that GST is Gabbar Council of the International Maritime Organ- helicopters in the “rough sea” off received intimation,” he said. over to the civil administration, hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. “If we can improve taxa- Singh Tax, Jaitley said, “this is isation under a category that represents nations Kerala and Lakshadweep. While Fifteen fishermen rescued he said. Indian Coast Guard ship The ‘very severe’ cyclonic tion system by putting it on IT, surprising because the stan- with the largest interests in international sea INS Nireekshak, INS Jamuna and by the Coast Guard are being Samar rescued a fishing boat with storm Ockhi — which in Bengali can’t we put municipal permis- dard tax rate on trade during borne trade. India was re-elected to the council INS Sagardhwani are continuing brought to the Thiruvanantha- five crew members on board, the means ‘eye’ — was likely to con- sion on IT? This is to happen Congress rule was 31 per cent. under Category B at an assembly of the organisa- search and rescue operations in puram coast, the official said. spokesman said. tinue to move west- northwest- in states. The urban develop- The excise tax was about 12.5 tion at its headquarters here on Friday. their designated areas along the Four fishermen were rescued by He said that one of the crew wards across Lakshadweep islands ment ministry is interacting per cent, then there was VAT of Indian High Commissioner to the UK Y K coast off Vizhinjam in Thiruvana- a Navy chopper this morning, 20 in an advanced light helicopter over the next 24 hours and then with states in this regard. If we 14.5 per cent and beyond that Sinha represented India at the assembly where nthapuram and Kollam, two ships miles off Kochi. They were taken (ALH) was wounded while assist- recurve north-eastwards during get these permissions online, there was tax on tax, called cas- India secured the second-highest number of INS Shardul and INS Sharda are to a naval clinic here for medical ing fishermen trapped in the sea the subsequent 48 hours, a Met we can move forward towards cading tax, and all led to about votes (144) from member countries, just after heading towards Lakshadweep, a examination. off Kerala coast. The crew mem- department bulletin said. the top 50 rank,” the finance 31 per cent tax.” MPOST BUREAU Germany’s 146 and ahead of Australia’s 143. P5 Baby stable; PM Modi & Prez After UP civic poll loss, Trump are satisfied with kin demand VIRAT BATTING ON 156 MURALI SCORES 155 outcome of GES Oppn cries EVM wolf doctors’ arrest ZAFAR ABBAS INDIA AT 371 FOR 4 US WHITEHOUSE OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The condi- LUCKNOW: A day after the BJP tion of the baby boy who was st In today’s swept the Uttar Pradesh civic polls, declared dead earlier by Max Kohli 1 Opposition parties on Saturday Hospital is said to be stable paper demanded that all elections in the now. Though the boy is still future be held through ballot papers on ventilator, the family says captain to score instead of electronic voting machines that he has shown signs of ... (EVMs). BSP chief Mayawati, who improvement since the day CITY had in March raised doubts over he was admitted to a private hat-trick EVMs after the Assembly elections, hospital in Pitampura. WOMAN MOLESTED, ROBBED IN CP 3 threw an open challenge to the BJP to “The baby is showing hold the 2019 Lok Sabha polls using signs of recovery and is better of centuries in NATION ballot papers. than when we brought him SUSHMA SWARAJ VISITS TEHRAN 4 Samajwadi Party (SP) spokesper- to the hospital. We hope that son Rajendra Chaudhary alleged that the he will recover fast. His 3-Test series BUSINESS the BJP again misused EVMs to win mother Varsha is also keen to 14 mayoral contests and reiterated see him,” said Surjeet, brother POLICY TO CURB PET COKE IMPORTS 5 the demand that ballot paper be used 2019 Lok Sabha polls are held using of Varsha’s father, who has in the future elections. SP national ballot paper, they (the BJP) will not come from Punjab hearing OUR CORRESPONDENT a knocking session against a The gulf between the two INTERNATIONAL president Akhilesh Yadav tweeted: come to power,” Mayawati claimed. the news that has shaken up bowling attack, which at times sides was more evident as “BJP has only won 15 per cent seats “We fought the urban local body the nation. NEW DELHI: Captain Virat looked inferior than a middle- Kohli at times merely pushed POPE LEAVES B’DESH LAUGHING 6 in Ballot paper areas and 46 per cent polls in Uttar Pradesh on party sym- The family staged a pro- Kohli and opener Murali Vijay rung first-class side playing the balls through the gaps and in EVM areas.” bol and I am happy to say that along test outside Max Hospital and made a mockery of a sub-par Ranji Trophy.