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She worked for its people till almost activities till the evening before Supreme Court order to direct structures, a massive proponent miss her classy but frugal will be remembered for many her last breath. Apart from her she was taken ill. In an age Delhi’s public transport vehicles of metro rail and other trans- breakfast over which we things, but mostly for her con-  visionary leadership, Dikshit when politics is the preserve of to shift to CNG from polluting port innovations, Sheila Dikshit exchanged views at her invita- tribution to the making of the will be remembered for her the uncivil, she was an embod- fuels like diesel almost lived and died for Delhi’s bet- tion very often despite my ide- new, New Delhi, a city built not             charm, affability and connect iment of civility who bore mal- overnight. She withstood a terment. Despite her suppos- ological difference with her). by conquerors like the Mughals       with a city she made her own. ice towards none, her ideolog- barrage of criticism; it is truly edly elitist background, her She came under a cloud as or British but by creating the          A dedicated Congress ical enemies included. commendable that she stood dedication to the city’s under- a result of the actions of some Ninth Delhi — by Indians, for   !      worker, she continued to lead A devoted lover of nature, her ground so that we can con- privileged ensured she won of her colleagues over the organ- Indians. She made us proud by "        Q  M Q the party despite her advanced she worried about the degra- tinue to breathe Delhi’s air three successive elections, no isation of the Commonwealth lending our Capital a heart and %    &       age and failing health. 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"     / Q .             flagged oil tanker seized by the Gulf Stena Impero was seized on Friday “Soon after the vessel was "           country in the Strait of Hormuz. by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. approached by unidentified small              “We are ascertaining further Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged naval craft and a helicopter during "      .   .& details on the incident. Our Mission oil tanker was allegedly due to a col- her transit of the Strait of Hormuz 1" %'           is in touch with the Government of lision with an Iranian fishing boat, in international waters...The vessel &    "  "           ! Iran to secure the early release and Iran’s official news agency IRNA said. suddenly deviated from her passage  Q  %      repatriation of Indian nationals,” “There are 18 Indians and five to Jubail and headed north towards      1  M         External Affairs Ministry crew members from Russia, Iran,” the company said in statement.       M   Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Philipines, Latvia and other countries The vessel, Stena Impero, was in  "      .        !"!"    in response to a question on the on board of Stena Impero. The cap- full compliance with all navigation 0 %       detention of Indian crew members tain is Indian, but the tanker is UK- and international regulations, Stena        !   along with the oil tanker Stena flagged,” the news agency quoted Bulk said.  "        "  (  " #$   ! %   Impero by Iranian authorities. Allahmorad Afifipour, director gen- Turn to Page 4                       *%'  "   Deputy Minister of Parliamentary     ontinuing with its phase-wise Affairs in 1990-91, quit the Congress in            Creshuffle of Governors, the Modi 2003 and became a member of the BJP.    ""    %M ! &'!  Government on Saturday appointed new West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata  ! "   "    "   Governors in six States, including polit- Banerjee welcomed the appointment of   ically volatile West Bengal where former Jagdeep Dhankhar as Governor.    @ :  ,B  administration is over as she has met       !  MP and noted Supreme Court lawyer She said Union Home Minister members of the aggrieved families    Q    "   Jagdeep Dhankhar has been named for Amit Shah informed her about he standoff between Congress from Sonbhadra.” Rai said she met    "       "  "  the post. He replaces Keshari Nath Dhankhar’s appointment. Tleader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra 15 people from the victims’ families,      %"   Tripathi, whose term comes to an end “I welcome Jagdip Dhankhar (sic) and the Uttar Pradesh government including seven women. Ten people,           ',+ later next week. who has been appointed as the new ended on Saturday, a day after she all Gond tribals, were shot dead  "      : "  Former interlocutor on Naga talks Governor of Bengal. I just now came to was detained when she insisted on Wednesday when a village headman,              &  RN Ravi has been appointed as know from media about this. I welcome going to Sonbhadra where 10 peo- Yagya Dutt, and his supporters   " "  &    Nagaland Governor, while Madhya him to our beautiful State,” Mamata ple were gunned down earlier this allegedly opened fire in an attempt "         .   Q Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel is wrote on her Twitter handle. week. Gandhi headed back to Delhi to take possession of a piece of land  ;         now Uttar Pradesh Governor. Veteran “Hon’ble Home Minister just now after a meeting with some people in Ubbha village in Sonbhadra’s  %" &         BJP leader and Bihar Governor Lalji talked to me about appointment of new from Sonbhadra who travelled to the Ghorawal area. Twenty-eight others     &         Tandon replaces Patel, who will be suc- Governor of West Bengal. I informed Mirzapur guesthouse where she had were injured. After the meeting  Q Q      "    ceeded by Phagu Chauhan, a former him that I have already welcomed the stayed overnight, refusing an offer with the villagers, Priyanka left for      four-term MLA from Ghosi. Tandon new Governor,” the Trinamool Congress from local administration to furnish ! ( )     Varanasi, where she visited the Kashi   was appointed Bihar Governor in (TMC) supremo added. a personal bond and leave.  (  *   Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav tem- *       "     August last year. Retired Intelligence Bureau special She said those who had “arrest- % +, ! ples. The deadlock ended amid a <%    % =&  %  BJP veteran from Chhattisgarh director N Ravi, a 1976-batch IPS offi- ed” her and brought her to the show of solidarity in the Congress for  "         " Ramesh Bais, who was denied a party cer, has worked closely with National Chunar guesthouse were now saying Gandhi, who is the general secretary      "      ticket this year, has been appointed as Security Adviser Ajit Doval and broad- she is free to leave. “I want to tell guesthouse. in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh,         " " :  (""! " the Tripura Governor in place of Kaptan ly worked on a treaty with dominant them that I have fulfilled my objec- UP Congress leader Ajay Rai with party leaders calling her deten-       &        Singh Solanki, whose term comes to an Naga group NSCN-IM to reach an tive. I met the family members. I am said, “The standoff between tion “illegal arrest” and organising      "      end on July 27. agreement with the Government. leaving today, but I shall return,” she Congress general secretary Priyanka protests at several places.   Dhankhar (68), who was Union Turn to Page 4 told party workers who thronged the Gandhi and the Mirzapur district Turn to Page 4     " +,- +.,/ 

!   Q 3   /   &  0 &'44    ,B  *  .*    R nion Minister for Skill         Development and   ,B    ,B  UEntrepren-eurship, Mahendra Nath Pandey,        ewly-appointed president of Bharatiya ahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on announced to set up two Skill NJanata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit, BSaturday alleged that the Bharatiya Centres of Excellence (SCoEs) and it should be linked to the Swatantra Dev Singh, lashed out at Janata Party government was using — one in Greater Noida for   ,B  Aadhaar number. Congress general secretary Priyanka Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure plumbing and one in Varanasi Yogi enquired about the Gandhi Vadra for staging a drama with her Code to hide its shortcomings and pre- for services sector. hief Minister Yogi progress of driver training protest over the killing of 10 people in vent anyone from visiting Sonbhadra, The two centres will have CAdityanath on Saturday institute while discussing the Sonbhadra. where 10 tribals were gunned down this state-of-the-art infrastructure directed officials to investigate increasing road accidents in “Pursuing the vulture politics is the week. which will be created under the closure of 108 private ITIs the state. He advocated intro- old habit of the Congress’,” he said, Section 144 of the CrPC empowers joint collaboration between in the state. duction of this trade in ITI. He adding that the grand old party must an executive magistrate to prohibit an UP and the Centre, with the He also asked the officials also emphasised on giving abstain from it. assembly of more than four persons in state government providing to design the syllabus for skill training to youth for employ- “The drama should stop. That is an area. land for setting up the two development so that youths ment in sugar mills. what I will say to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The BSP leader’s remarks come on a SCoEs. The infrastructure and could get maximum employ- The Chief Minister All the accused have been arrested and the day a Trinamool Congress delegation was training delivery will be sup- ment opportunities at the local expressed happiness at the officials responsible of the incident have detained at the Varanasi airport when it ported by the respective sector level. selection of four trainees from been suspended. The families of the vic- was going to meet the families of those skill councils and the industry These direction were UP who will represent the state tims have met Priyanka. Congress has a killed at Ubbah village in Ghorawal tehsil partners to make it relevant to issued during a review meet- in the World Skill Competition history of playing politics over dead of Sonbhadra. market demand and trends. ing of the Skill Development at Kazan, Russia from August bodies,” the BJP state president said here On Friday, Congress leader Priyanka Pandey made this and Entrepreneurship depart- 22 to 28. He said a delegation on Saturday while addressing his maid- !P '! **   Gandhi Vadra was also stopped from announcement during a meet- ment here on Saturday. effective action plans for skill should accompany the trainees en press conference after taking over the    / "  going to Sonbhadra and detained. ing with Chief Minister Yogi The Chief Minister said development of youth should to represent UP internation- office on Friday. *! In a tweet, Mayawati said, “The UP Adityanath here on Saturday. that the goal of the Central be prepared. He said after the ally. The BJP state chief condemned the government is banking on Section 144 to To give a push to creation government was to provide inclusion of these trades, the The meeting was attended killing of 10 villagers in Sonbhadra dis- hide its shortcomings pertaining to pro- of world class infrastructure for piped drinking water to all government could give job by Union Minister Mahendra trict and expressed condolence to the tection of life and property, and is not skill development in UP, it was households hence plumbing and placements to 2-3 lakh Nath Pandey, Cabinet Minister bereaved villagers.   allowing anyone to visit Sonbhadra. jointly decided to build an and mason training need to be people. Chetan Chauhan, Minister of “Pursuing narrow political agenda and Even then, the BSP Legislature Party has ‘India Institute of Skills’ (IIS) in given. Yogi said that biometric State Suresh Pasi and senior politics over dead bodies is the old char- been directed to visit the place and extend Kanpur. The Chief Minister said attendance system should be officials of Central and state acter of the Congress. The district admin- &  every possible help to the affected peo- The centre was conceptu- that in all development blocks, made compulsory in all ITIs governments. istration of Sonbhadra arranged the meet- ple.” alised by Prime Minister ing of the families of the victims with “Government’s laxity was the main Narendra Modi himself during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as demanded by   reason for this massacre,” she tweeted. his visit to Singapore’s Institute through Yogi’s efforts.” detailed discussions on re- tive measures to improve the her yet she continued with the dharna,” Ten people were killed and 28 injured of Technical Education and its He said that creating energising the Industrial skilling initiatives in the state by the BJP state president said. in a clash between a village head’s sup- foundation was also laid by opportunities of employment Training Institute (ITI) ecosys- scaling up the state component Swatantra Dev Singh said the   ,B  porters and Gond tribals in Sonbhadra him. The institute will be locally would also address the tem in the state and focussed under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal “Congress appears to be adamant on fur- on Wednesday. opened in partnership with issue of migration in the state on its upgradation and mod- Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). ther vitiating the atmosphere in the trou- ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi “The atrocities and exploitation of the the Institute of Technical and would eventually drive it ernisation. There are 3,134 Uttar Pradesh is consid- bled area’’. UAdityanath will visit Sonbhadra district tribals in Sonbhadra, removing them Education, Singapore and will towards sustainable develop- ITIs in the state with a seating ered one of the more success- He added, “The UP government on Sunday to meet the family members of from their land and now the massacre are have around 10-12 labs and will ment.” capacity of 7.58 lakh with close ful states when it comes to wants to ensure justice to the families of the 10 Gond tribals who were killed in fir- concrete evidence of the BJP govern- focus on hard skills from man- Commenting on the part- to 5.63 lakh students getting Prime Minister Narendra the victims but justice was nowhere on the ing in Ubbah village of the district on ment’s failure on the law and order front,” ufacturing sector and also on nership, Chief Minister Yogi trained in them. Modi’s ‘Skill India Mission’ agenda of the Congress.” Wednesday. she said. skills related to service sector. Adityanath said, “We have been Under the joint collabora- with more than 11 lakh can- “The Congress general secretary is Officials said here on Saturday that the Not only the people of UP, even peo- Reassuring support from focusing on our clusters in UP tion of UP and Central gov- didates trained under PMKVY, levelling baseless allegations against the Chief Minister would leave for Ubbah vil- ple across the country are worried. the Centre to the state, Pandey for skill development through ernment, 1,396 ITIs have been till date. More than 75 Pradhan BJP government in UP to hide the sins of lage in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra on During the BSP government, the inter- said, “MSDE will work closely our One District One Product upgraded through public pri- Mantri Kaushal Kendras her ancestors since 1955. She is shedding Sunday morning and meet the family ests of tribals were specially looked with the Government of Uttar scheme. Our focus is also vate partnership model. The (PMKK) have been established crocodile tears only to distract the atten- members of the deceased around 11:30 am. after, the former Chief Minister said. Pradesh to ensure world class towards our farmer communi- MSDE Minister gave direc- and are operational in UP. tion of the common man from the sins of Later the Chief Minister will visit the So far, 29 people have been arrested infrastructure for skilling and ty and we will work together tion to speed up the moderni- The State is also seeing increas- the previous Congress governments since district hospital to enquire about the in the case, including the village head. will ensure the up-skilling and with the Central government to sation drive and ensure the ITIs ing participation from the 1955,” the BJP state chief said. injured admitted there. re-skilling of its youth under up-skill them to today’s time, meet current defined stan- industry with organisations Defending the Yogi Adityanath gov- The Chief Minister is also slated to our programmes making them thereby enhancing their pro- dards, making trainings in like PowerGrid, Simon India ernment, the former Transport Minister address a press conference at the collectorate market relevant. This will pre- ductivity leading to better liveli- them, market relevant. Limited, NTPC, IOCL, said, “The state government took prompt before returning to Lucknow at late after- pare the youth for the indus- hood.” The Union minister and Balrampur Chini Mills, Hero action after the incident. Not only were noon. tries that are being set up in UP The meeting also had Chief Minister discussed effec- Motocorp Pvt Ltd. the officers responsible for lapses Interestingly, Congress general secretary suspended, all the accused were also Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was detained arrested.” while going to meet the kin of the Gond He said the Chief Minister had direct- tribals killed in Ubbah village, had asked ,!)!#  ed the district magistrate to ensure treat- why no minister of UP had so far visited ).   ment of the injured besides announcing Sonbhadra so far to enquire about the # "C ! compensation of 5 lakh to the survivors incident or the well-being of the bereaved of each deceased and 50,000 for the families and express condolences to )# injured. them. %$$   7 

  ,B  several complaints were regis- "    ,B  tered against him for allegedly n yet another controversial grabbing land in Rampur, his   n a major breakthrough, the Istatement, senior leader of home district. Ipolice claimed to have Samajwadi Party and Lok Azam Khan, a former state gunned down one of the three Sabha member Mohammad Cabinet minister, is known for *  criminals who opened fire at a Azam Khan said on Saturday his controversial remarks. police van carrying two dozen that Muslims in the country During the Lok Sabha election, criminals in Sambhal and flee- were being punished for their he had said that Jaya Prada wore  ing after killing two constables. decision to not migrate to a khaki underwear, a reference Reports said that the Pakistan after the partition in to her alleged affiliation with the encounter took place on 1947. He said Muslims were Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.   ,B  Saturday night at Sambhal. being persecuted for that fault “I won the election against The slain gangster was in the form of mob lynching. powerful people despite their sev- delegation of Rashtriya identified as Kamal. “Why did our ancestors not eral tactics. I am being punished ALok Dal led by its state Senior officers have go to Pakistan? Well, they con- for that mistake. The Rampur Yogi Adityanath government president Masood Ahmad will reached the spot and have sidered India as their nation. district magistrate had gone to has ensured justice for the poor meet the family members of the launched a hunt for the other This is our fault. Maulana polling stations wearing a saffron Muslim families and they are victims of Sonbhadra mas- criminals who managed to Azad, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, shirt and harassed voters. Still, I solidly behind the government’’. sacre on Sunday. escape. Sardar Patel and even Bapu had emerged victorious,” he said. He said the Muslim families Giving this information, The state government had appealed to Muslims to not Meanwhile, the BJP’s UP that were dispossessed of their Rashtriya Lok Dal national announced a cash reward of migrate to Pakistan,” Azam unit condemned Azam Khan property when Azam Khan was spokesman Anil Dubey said 2.5 lakh on arrest of each of Khan said when asked about for invoking the name of minister in the Akhilesh Yadav the delegation was formed on the three absconding criminals. his views on growing inci- Pakistan. “Azam Khan is talk- government had now gathered the instruction of party’s dents of mob lynching. ing about Pakistan after the Yogi the courage to file complaints national vice-president Jayant Azam Khan, a Member of Adityanath government cracked with the police. Chaudhary. Parliament from Rampur, the whip against the encroach- Tripathi said during the SP Dubey said the Bharatiya (!$'56 claimed that Muslims have not ment on public land and the regime, in flagrant violation of Janata Party government had been able to live a dignified life land belonging to the poor the law of the land, Azam Khan imposed prohibitory orders !0$! $ in the country. “We have been Muslims of Rampur,” BJP had encroached on private and under Section 144 of the living a very disgusting life spokesman Shalabh Mani public land with impunity. Criminal Procedure Code to !$" since 1947 and we are very Tripathi said. He said poor Muslim wid- prevent leaders of opposition ashamed of it,” he said. “For the construction of his ows like Shazadi Begum were parties to visit Sonbhadra to Muzaffarnagar: One per- The SP leader also alleged private Jauhar University, Azam presently starving. “When the meet the families of the victims. son was killed and 15 were oth- that the Bharatiya Janata Party Khan did not spare the poor poor Muslims of Rampur raised “This way the BJP aims to hid- ers injured after a mini-truck government in Uttar Pradesh Muslims and Dalits, who were their voice against the terror ing its failure which resulted in collided with a bus here, police was fabricating land dispute forcibly evicted from their land unleashed by Azam Khan and the murder of the innocents,” said on Saturday. The accident cases against him because he to make for the private univer- his henchmen, they were he said. took place near Samoli village managed to defeat saffron party sity. An 85-year-old Muslims booked in false cases and tor- Dubey added that the inci- on the Budhana-Khatoli road candidate Jaya Prada in the widow, Shazadi Begum, was tured in police stations and dent had exposed that mafia Friday evening. Rohit (30) was Lok Sabha election. dispossessed of her house where justice was denied to them dur- had no fear of law in their mind killed in the accident and the The state government has her family was living for the past ing the Akhilesh Yadav regime, and they were committing injured were admitted to a recently put Azam Khan’s name several generations,” the BJP the BJP state spokesman crimes every now and then. health facility, police said. PTI on anti-land mafia portal after state spokesman said and added, charged. “Those killed in Sonbhadra were tribals and were protect- ing their land from being be grabbed by the accused gram pradhan and his men. The 8   dispute over land was old but the government did not react Muzaffarnagar (PTI): A has been lodged and the matter ing of his house in Rampuri in time and this resulted in the 23-year-old man allegedly com- is being investigated. The body locality.Station House Officer gory killing of the innocents,” mitted suicide by jumping in was sent for post-mortem. Anil Kaparvan said it is sus- he said. front of a train while two others In Janakpuri, a Nagar pected that Shobjit was dis- Meanwhile, Dubey hanged themselves to death in Panchayat employee Ajay turbed over a family dispute. expressed grief over the death separate areas in Muzaffarnagar Kumar (30) allegedly committed In another incident, of former Chief Minister of district, police said on Saturday. suicide by hanging himself from Sureshvir (20) attempted to Delhi and senior Congress The incidents took place on the ceiling of his house.The commit suicide by shooting leader, Sheila Dixit. Friday. body was sent for postmortem, himself at Barwala village. SHO In his condolence mes- Yajdeep ended his life by police said. Kushalpal Singh said he had sage, Dubey said her death had jumping in front of a train here, Shobjit (27) also hanged been admitted to a hospital and caused a great loss to country police said, adding that a case himself to death from the ceil- the matter was being probed. and the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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8    9    R.    Lucknow (PNS): A youth was killed in a road mishap in     Vibhuti Khand police station area on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Arvind Kumar (26) of Vinit Khand, Gomti Nagar. As per reports, Arvind left his house for some work on his bike and took the Kathauta-Chinhat route to reach his destination around 8 am. When he reached near Surya Apartment, a speed- ing autorickshaw hit him from behind. Due to the impact, Arvind sustained grievous injuries while the errant driver fled the scene, abandoning his vehicle. Passersby rushed Arvind, who was profusely bleeding, to Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital where doctors   ; )3  ,B  SP (North) Sukirti Madhav Sources said the police after the incident took place,” declared him brought dead. said. quizzed several persons who the sources said. Police spokesman said a our days after the myste- On whether it was an acci- Vishwajeet had talked to or Vishwajeet was said to be case had been registered and rious death of Midland dent or murder, the SP said the texted with on the fateful day. fatally attacked at his house in the autorickshaw impounded. FHospital manager police had not got any clue sug- “The police’s questioning also Gomti Nagar on the interven- “Efforts to track down the Vishwajeet Singh Pundeer at gesting it to be a case of mur- focused on knowing the men- ing night of Tuesday and autorickshaw driver are under- his house in Vishwas Khand-3 der. “The hair strands, pre- tal state of Vishwajeet from Wednesday. He was declared way,” the spokesman said. Sub- of Gomti Nagar, the Lucknow sumably of a woman, which those quizzed besides picking brought dead due to excessive inspector Prithvi Raj has been police have decided to recon- were recovered from up from them clues related to bleeding at a hospital where he tasked with working out the % , 0   ( # *     struct the crime scene to ascer- Vishwajeet’s room gave no cre- the case,” the sources said. was taken by his brother and case. tain if it was an accident or dence to the murder angle. As They said the police want- other family members. Meanwhile, an unidenti- murder. of now, no role of any woman ed to join the dots by recon- Immediately after reaching fied youth jumped into a pond (9  !9""   “On Sunday, we will recon- has surfaced in the case. We are structing the crime scene. “The the spot, the Gomti Nagar in Kakori and died before he struct the crime scene in the still working on the case and if finding of the police exercise police had claimed that it was could be admitted to hospital.   ; )3  ,B  officers for should provide all 28. Sharma issues directions house where Vishwajeet was involvement of any woman is will be studied in the light of an accidental death as the vic- Police said the unidentified the information regarding the for restoration of the broken found critically injured and found, it will be incorporated the statements of Vishwajeet’s tim fell over a pointed iron grill youth was seen running ollowing the directions of preparations by August 5. roads between Ram Manohar had died later. The team will in the investigation,” he said. brother, mother and others. around his house. The attack towards the pond by Amrit Lal FDistrict Magistrate Kaushal Qualitative teams should be Lohiya Hospital and Ram consist of forensic experts and Meanwhile, the police have The police will also examine took place between 12.30 am of Kakori around 7 am on Raj Sharma, ADM (East) taken for the march-past and Manohar Lohia Medical Gomti Nagar police. Senior failed to glean any leading clue why they were initially and 1 am but the police were Saturday. “Amrit Lal raised an Vaibhav Mishra on Saturday maximum people from civil Institute. He also directed the officials of Lucknow police from the call detail records informed that Vishwajeet was informed at 4.15 am on alarm and some locals rushed held a meeting to review the defence should participate in officials concerned to clean will also remain present there,” (CDR) of Vishwajeet’s phone. shot at, that too, three hours Wednesday. to his rescue. Some of them preparations for Independence the ‘prabhat pheri’. and cover the drain in the cen- jumped into the pond and Day. A senior district admin- Meanwhile, the DM, who tre of the road. took him out. He was rushed to istration official said pro- has assumed the additional He said posters should be a hospital where he was grammes would be held in a charge as officiating Vice- removed from the , declared brought dead,” the grand manner like every year. Chairman of Lucknow underpass close to the gate police spokesman said. The “A s e v e r y o n e i s a w a r e o f Development Authority, con- number 2 of Indira Gandhi deceased, said to be mentally the importance of the occasion, ducted an inspection in view of Pratishthan. He also gave 9:   unstable, used to loiter around they must ensure adequate the ground-breaking pro- issued directions for removal of   in the area. arrangements. All the nodal gramme scheduled for July garbage from there.       R    ! " # $ Lucknow (PNS): Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated all over   ; )3  ,B   :     India on 26 July every year to commemorate the victory in the he first batch of 300 Haj- Kargil war and to honour the Tbound pilgrims was flagged   ; )3  ,B  about the S-I’s behaviour to tified as Chunna Tiwari and war heroes. It was on this his- off from the Haj House late on Arun. On Saturday, Arun, Babli Tiwari (both of Hardoi toric day in 1999 that the gallant Saturday night. The flight was usband of a corporator, along with scores of supporters, district). The police recovered soldiers of the Indian Army suc- scheduled to take off at 2.35 am Halong with his supporters, thronged Chinhat Kotwali eight pairs of silver anklets and cessfully took control of posts in on Sunday. A senior official protested at Chinhat Kotwali, demanding action against the 10 pairs of silver toe-rings. The extremely difficult and treach- from Haj House said that the giving the cops a tough time. errant cop. The protest forced women owned up their crime erous high altitude and glaciat- Hajis included 163 men and The protest erupted following senior officials to switch into during interrogation. Sub- ed terrain across the Himalayas 137 women while the oldest the alleged high-handedness action mode. Circle officer AC inspector Shashikala Singh, in Ladakh region after fighting one was 83-year-old of sub-inspector Panne Lal Srivastava was sent to the place who was investigating the cases for 60 days. This year, being the Mohammed Hashim from Yadav, who had roughed up a to have a dialogue with the pro- of theft at a jeweller’s shop in 20th anniversary, Central Chitrakoot. local resident in the name of testers and handle the situation. Sisendi locality of Command is organising a series “The maximum number of checking drive. As per reports, The CO assured the protesters Mohanlalganj, on Saturday got of functions to mark the special passengers (113) are from the victim, identified as Irshad action against the S-I, after a tip-off about the suspicious- occasion. Functions will be held Lucknow, followed by Deoria of Chinhat, was returning home which the protest ended. looking women who were spot- in all stations across the seven (66),” he said, adding that they on Friday night when he was ted in a CCTV footage. “A team states under the area of respon- had made good arrangements stopped near Kasba police out- ;     detained the women and later, sibility of Surya Command to for the pilgrims. “The pilgrims post in the area. The S-I asked   !   the shop owner identified pay homage to the brave mar- have been provided with air- Irshad as to why he was mov- them,” the police said. About the tyrs. Schoolchildren of Lucknow conditioned rooms and clean ing on the road late in the night. modus operandi, the police are being engaged in Kargil toilets and there is also a pro- “When I asked him if mov- said both the women used to Diwas celebrations through vision of canteen,” he pointed ing on the road at the night was visit the shops posing as those painting competitions and out. The total number of Haj prohibited, the S-I lost his cool belonging to well-off families debates. Children are also being pilgrims to leave from and repeatedly hit me with his and ask the shop-owners to encouraged to pay homage to Lucknow is 14,500 passengers. baton. I said I would complain show them ornaments. Taking the fallen soldiers through vis- The total number of flights to senior police officials and advantage of the carelessness by its to Smritika War Memorial. scheduled this year is 47, local corporator’s husband Two women were arrested unsuspecting shop-owners, the War veterans will also interact including five for four days, Arun. The S-I hurled at me for stealing jewellery from dif- women would steal the jew- with the children to share their three for four days and two choicest of expletives,” said ferent shops in Mohanlalganj ellery and quietly keep the same experiences of Kargil at Puneet each for two days.      1#    1#1 * ! Irshad, who later complained on Saturday. They were iden- in their bags before leaving. Dutt Auditorium.  %!" /1.&   

  ; )3  ,B  The health card will contain all necessary details of health and s a step forward to ensure medical examination of a driver,” Asafety of passengers and Shekhar said. staff, the UPSRTC headquarters He has directed the officials has issued a circular for manda- to send the report to UPSRTC tory medical check-up of all its HQ with photographs and video bus drivers. Managing director clips of the health check-up of Uttar Pradesh State Road drive by August 1 for phase 1 and Transport Corporation Raj by September 1 for phase 2. “In Shekhar said that in the first this preliminary health check-up, phase (from July 18 to 31), all the if any driver is found requiring drivers of long route buses (more further tests, he would have to be than 300 kms) on national high- referred to higher medical cen- way and expressway would tres like district hospitals or undergo the mandatory medical medical colleges,” he said. check-up. Shekhar said the RMs and SMs In the second phase (August had started the health check-up 1 to 30), all other drivers would camps in their respective region have to undergo the medical and bus stations. “This will help check-up, he added. us improve the safety standards “Health cards will also be of UPSRTC buses and also issued to each driver and the ensure good health of the staff,” same will be valid for five years. he added.       " +,- +.,/ ) :     %     &&     ; )3  ,B    ; )3  ,B  Lucknow and other states. ferent states,” the SP said. The police recovered seven Vikas Kumar and Prince he second day of the Mango Food Festival saw sev- ith the arrest of four stolen bikes, a car, two coun- Kumar used to get the auto- Teral contests at the Tourism headquarters, includ- Waccused on Saturday, police try-made pistols, two live car- lifting executed by their aides. ed a cooking competition on mango, ‘qissagoi’ and claimed to have busted a gang tridges and a master key Abhishek and Nurshid were ‘mango eating competition’. Senior tourism official that had stolen several Royal besides Rs 650 in cash from the tasked with unlocking the Preeti Srivastava said there were several stories asso- Enfield motorcycles from possession of those motorcycles parked in markets ciated with mangoes. “A legend has it that Lord Buddha arrested. or parking lots while the other was presented a mango grove so he could rest under The accused, identified as members would try and the shady trees. Famous Persian poet Amir Khusrau Vinay Kumar Singh aka Rajan ensure that everything was called the mango ‘Naghza Tarin Mewa Hindustan’ (the of Ayodhya, Abhishek Yadav hassle-free. To avoid coming fairest fruit of India). A ‘purnakumbha’ is a pot filled and Nurshid Alam of Siwan in on police radar, the accused with water and topped with fresh mango leaves and Bihar and Sahil Rai of used to change registration a coconut. It is considered to be the foundation of a Gorakhpur, were nabbed in numbers of the stolen vehicles. puja, with the mango leaves symbolising life,” she said. Gomti Nagar on Friday night. They used to move around in She added that mango cooking competitions bring The gang’s kingpins, identified a car belonging to Vinay’s in a wide variety of ideas on how the fruit can be used as Vikas Kumar aka Anand of friend Yasin Khan of Ashiyana. innovatively. “Mangoes can be used for making Deoria and Prince Kumar of The accused told the ‘rasam’. Fiery spices teamed up with the tanginess of Siwan in Bihar, are absconding. police that they had unsuc- raw mangoes make for a good combination. One can ASP, North, Sukirti cessfully planned loot of Rs 15 also prepare corn and raw mango salad. Chilled mango Madhav said Royal Enfield lakh in PGI police station area cheesecake, mango mint kheer are the refreshing inno- bikes were the gang’s first some time back. Vinay had vations. Participants can also come up with eggless choice. “Some of the recovered taken money in advance for a mango mousse and aam shrikhand with mango salad,” motorcycles belonged to dif- contract killing in the city. she added.   " Q !  "   / )!     

  ; )3  ,B  er than national average while " "    in some areas it was far lower P Council of Agriculture than the national average.   ; )3  ,B  UResearch (UPCAR) has He said these areas need to recommended to the Uttar be identified and special pro- he Forest department has Pradesh government to for- gramme be launched for Tdeveloped an e-transport mulate a comprehensive poli- increasing productivity. plan for direct supply of cy for enhancing the produc- Against estimated annual saplings to the sites where tion of maize to increase the demand of 45 million MT in they will be planted on August income of farmers. the country, the production of 15. Mission director of plan- A seminar organised by the maize is only 24-25 million tation Bivash Ranjan said it UPCAR noted that there exists MT, Singh said and added that was a foolproof way of using a clear policy and roadmap for the production of maize should technology to ensure that the each crop except maize, which be increased by at least 20 mil- plantation was done in a prop- is a multipurpose food grain. underway in two agricultural growing maize as inter crop lion annually. He said around er manner. The state govern- The UPCAR said the pro- universities of the state for during cultivation of potato 13.50 million MT maize was ment will be planting 22 crore duction of maize could be enhancing the productivity of and sugarcane, could earn utilised as cattle feed while 1.8 saplings across the state in one jacked up as it was a low water the crop in all the three agri- more. The minister assured the million MT was used for the go on the occasion of department to collect the “Out of 22 crore saplings to intensity crop and could be cultural seasons. agricultural scientists that the manufacture of starch. Independence Day. saplings. Thereafter, we take a be planted, we have already grown in all the three crop sea- He said against the mini- government would actively The UPCAR also pointed Ranjan said they were photograph of the person. This moved over one lakh to their sons – Rabi, Kharif and Zaid. mum support price of Rs 1,760 consider and implement the out that besides wheat, paddy, using e-mails for generating way, we know that the saplings respective destinations,” he It said the requirement of water quintal fixed by the state gov- measures for increasing agri- sugarcane and potato, the cul- the demand through gram have reached the destination,” pointed out. The official said and other agriculture inputs for ernment for maize, the ruling culture productivity put for- tivation of maize crop needs to panchayats. “We create an he said. He added that this dig- this method would also ensure the cultivation of maize crop price in the open market was ward by the UPCAR and state be promoted in the state as the indent (official order) and ital way was developed to facil- that the saplings being pro- was 90 per cent less than that over Rs 2,000 per quintal. agriculture universities. quality of the maize available in exchange e-mails with the itate other departments that vided free of cost were being for wheat and paddy crops. Shahi said the high price in UPCAR Director General UP was not fit for food pro- gram panchayats that send a will also be taking part in the planted and pits had been dug Inaugurating the seminar, the open market proved that Brijendra Singh said in certain cessing purpose. The UPCAR person to the nursery of the massive plantation drive. for them. UP’s Agriculture Minister the demand of maize was high- areas like districts falling under said acreage under maize needs Surya Pratap Shahi said er than its actual production. Kanpur division, the produc- to be jacked up as presently UP 78 !70,& research programme was He said the farmers, by tivity of maize crop was high- is net importer of maize.

3 3 : ) 3 20. Director fication to allow its mining A 20-member team of Scindia School Ajay Prakash %  $   extension has not gone down alumni visited Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Director wel- well with the State wildlife offi- on Saturday. LMRC managing director Kumar comed the fac- cials. A senior PTR official said, Keshav welcomed them at the Hazratganj sta- ulty members  '  ()*   “If that is the reason for increase tion and apprised them of the achievements in and research in number of tigers, should we a short period of time. He discussed structural scholars from allow mining in every tiger features of the station as well as various arrange- various universities and highlighted the need  3 =   exchange earner and job India. The Union Environment reserve? Tigers are saved because ments undertaken for the safety of the com- for publishing high quality research papers. He provider, the lease for mining in Ministry is keen that the PSU of our better surveillance, mon- muters. He, also with the guests, visited the nine- said it would add more value to the profile of Supreme Court-monitored the Majhgawan mine in the shut down its diamond mining itoring and management strate- day art exhibition presently underway at the teachers and also help their institutions in Acommittee has asked the PTR should be extended up to operation in the reserve by June gy. Our recommendation is in Hazratganj station. Talking in detail about the improving their ranking and accreditation. Vice- National Mineral Development 2035. The PTR is spread over an 2020 to prevent further degra- line with earlier apprehensions paintings and artefacts at the exhibition, he said: Chancellor AK Singh highlighted the relevance Corporation (NMDC) to pre- area of 54,200 hectares (ha) dation of the region where that mining activity in the tiger “Lucknow Metro has been trying to cherish the and requirement of good quality publication, pare a closure plan for Panna dia- across Panna and Chhatarpur NMDC has set up a sort of town- reserve and sanctuary will affect cultural heritage of the city from its inception. which is essential for NIRF data and for self- mond mine in Madhya Pradesh districts. It adjoins the Gangau ship with numerous labour the wildlife, especially the pop- This effort is also clearly reflected in the design recognition. Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) by Wildlife Sanctuary. camps and mine digging ulation of tigers.” He also argued and architecture of the Metro”. The guests then the end of September 2019 so The SC-monitored com- machines, threatening the ecol- that while villagers are being relo- went to the CCS Airport. During the visit, they ;3  that it can be shut by June 2020. mittee had been time and again ogy and wildlife including big cated from the tiger reserve to learnt about the difficult engineering challenges Awadhesh But the Public Sector seeking the PSU’s closure plans cats. The NMDC has denied the maintain the undisturbed nature faced during completion of the project. Kumar Agrawal Undertaking (PSU) has instead but the NMDC has preferred to allegations. Instead, it said that of the habitat, why should the has been nominat- gone ahead and is seeking an look the other way. So far, eight the number of royal Bengal NMDC be allowed to mine in @:= )   !  ed as the new extension of the mining lease till meetings have been held, sources tigers have increased in the PTR the protected area? Institute of Management, Commerce & chairman of IIA 2035. Sources said that at a in the know of things said. In due to the presence of its man- After 2005, in 2006 too the Economics (IMCE), Shri Ramswaroop Lucknow chapter for the year 2019-20. His meeting held on July 5, 2019, 2005, the State (MP) wildlife pro- power. “Number of tigers has central empowered committee Memorial University, is organising a four-day industry is working in Chinhat industrial area. under the chairmanship of tection board had given mining increased from 42 last year to 52 (CEC), appointed by the apex quality improvement programme on ‘Writing Agrawal has previously worked in different posi- Madhya Pradesh Chief Wildlife clearance to NMDC, which is this year. Is this not a sign of a court, had remarked in its report & publishing quality research papers’ from July tions in the Lucknow chapter of IIA. Warden, the PSU officials assert- under the administrative control positive impact of our pres- on Panna mine that it was unde- ed that since not all diamonds of the Ministry of Steel, with the ence?” a senior NMDC official sirable to allow mining indefi- have been excavated and that condition that it should phase said on the condition of nitely within protected areas diamond cutting and polishing out its operations by 2020. Panna anonymity. and asked for a deadline for industry is a major foreign is the only diamond mine in However, the NMDC justi- closure. 3  :  ! 

  666    666 detained at Varanasi airport. both parents. There are some “May God bless her soul Erik Hanell, president and Twenty-nine people were families in which the children     223 +     and give her eternal peace... chief executive, Stena Bulk, arrested after the Sonbhadra and their parents are in the  " *4$      223 Delhi will miss you Ma’am, u said, “There are 23 seafarers on clash, Uttar Pradesh Chief hospital,” she told reporters.     ) 5 $ (  were a mother figure in my board of Indian, Russian, Minister Yogi Adityanath said She said the Congress will  5 *     4 life...#RIPSheilaDixit,” Tiwari Latvian and Filipino national- Wednesday, while blaming the stand with the victims’ families wrote on Twitter. Sheila Dikshit ity. There have been no report- previous Congress govern- and demanded that the state was credited for Delhi’s grow- ed injuries and the safety and ments for the land dispute government should give a & 9& )" ing infrastructure including welfare of our crew remains our which has been festering for compensation of Rs 25 lakh roads and flyovers, a less pol- primary focus.” decades. On Wednesday, each to the families of those luted city, better public trans- “We are in close contact Priyanka Gandhi met some of killed or injured. “The owner- port system as well as devel- with both the UK and Swedish the victims at the BHU Trauma ship of the land that they are opment on the health and edu- Government authorities to Centre in Varanasi. cultivating for generations cational fronts. Dikshit, a well- resolve this situation and we are But she was stopped by should be given to them,” she known figure in Indian politics, liaising closely with our sea- police at Narainpur in said. was a powerful administrator farers’ families,” Hanell said. Mirzapur district, while she “Cases registered against and leader who ruled Delhi In early July, British was travelling to Sonbhadra by innocent villagers must be thrice since 1998. She held the marines and Gibraltar police road. When Gandhi insisted withdrawn and the people record of leading her party to seized an Iranian tanker off the on going to Ubbha village, she leading this fight for their three consecutive victories in Southern coast of the Iberian and her supporters were rights must be given security. P3 ) New Delhi constituency in the Peninsula. Gibraltar claimed brought to the guesthouse. There is no need to entangle City Montessori School, Kanpur Road, Legislative Assembly of Delhi. that the ship was transporting The administration said she these people in politics,” she organised Kids’ Carnival ‘Monsoon Gala’ on She was the second woman crude oil to Syria “in violation” had been taken into “preven- said. On Twitter, she said, Saturday. Parents were overwhelmed seeing the Chief Minister of Delhi after of the EU sanctions placed on tive detention’ as prohibitory “Finally met the families of the talents of their children as they showcased their Sushma Swaraj. Dikshit’s entry Damascus, escalating tensions orders were in force in Ubbha massacre. What they skills through various activities. The carnival into Indian politics was coin- in the Gulf. Sonbhadra. have been through is unimag- began with school prayer and all-religion & cidental. Her father-in-law was On Facebook, Rahul inably brutal and unjust. world peace prayers. a renowned activist during  = 7:! )666 Gandhi slammed the action Every single Indian should India’s freedom struggle and Congress leaders Rajeev against her sister. “The impris- stand with them in the name @:B later went on to become a Shukla, RPN Singh and Jitin onment of Congress general of humanity.” District A Union Cabinet Minister in the Prasada landed at the Varanasi secretary Priyanka Gandhi, on Magistrate Anurag Patel said ‘Science and Indira Gandhi Government. airport, but were stopped from way to meet the families of she was stopped from going to Maths Quiz’ travelling ahead to Sonbhadra Sonbhadra massacre victims, Sonbhadra to prevent a breach was organ-   666 or Chunar, where Gandhi was in Chunar guest house through of peace. “There were chances ised at St The details of the agree- then detained. the night without water and that her visit to Sonbhadra may Joseph Inter ment have not been made pub- Earlier in Lucknow, a electricity by a dictatorially affect law and order. She was College in lic since 2015. Recently, the Congress delegation submitted inclined UP government is an only stopped from going to Thakurganj Government had appointed a memorandum to UP attempt to trample upon Sonbhadra. She was neither on Saturday. Managing directors of the school senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra Governor Ram Naik, urging democracy,” he said in Hindi. taken into custody nor stopped Rajesh Agrawal and Seema Agrawal gave away as Himachal Pradesh Governor him to direct the state gov- After the guesthouse meet- from going to any other place,” prizes to the winners. Aman Saxena and replacing Devrat Acharya, who ernment to allow Gandhi to ing with the villagers, Gandhi he said.In Lucknow, Utkarsh of class XII were awarded for their out- was made Governor of meet the Sonbhadra victims’ accused the Sonbhadra admin- Congressmen spent Friday standing performance. Principal Gracious T Himachal Pradesh in 2015. He families. A three-member istration of not acting in time night at the GPO Park before Joseph extended his gratitude to the teachers replaced Gujarat Governor OP Trinamool Congress delega- to prevent the violence. “There the statue of Mahatma Gandhi for organising the programme. Kohli. tion from Delhi was also are children who have lost in solidarity with Gandhi.     " +,- +.,/  

9 "; 7)&           +       :  ( )*+,  "  *--, *- ) ,   he Congress on Saturday alleged that the Uttar 0    6 -., ., ),, ), . TPradesh Government was trying to protect the he Nitish Kumar -, 0 ), ,P. accused in the Sonbhadra clash and instead of TGovernment has had to ensuring justice Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath      6  %!, eat crow. Having hounded O.3* -P4 ), .) was targeting party general secretary Priyanka legally and administratively a .3,.* ). - Gandhi Vadra, who met the victims after a day’s young recruit IAS officer of ,,,5 " ). (,, * detention and asserted she would be back.    Bihar cadre in a false case -** ), ,) () Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep wherein he was framed by the *+P. *, * ,.*, ). Surjewala said the chief minister and the ruling he CPI (M) on Saturday con- State’s ‘transport mafia’, the BJP were afraid of her, adding, “The reign of Ajay Tdemned the killings in Nitish dispensation has finally . -* ), . ),, Bisht (Adityanath) continues to be the most insen- Sonbhadra and accused the Yogi relented. It has agreed to follow ,.4 3  *3,.* sitive in memory.” Adityanath-led BJP government of the Delhi High Court’s order to *-  )  (, . *., * ), ,6)(, Surjewala accused Adityanath of “lying” “protecting” the land mafias. restore his salary for the last ,7+,. *-  %, 8+34 ), 9 60) that the previous Congress governments were After a CPI (M) delegation vis- three years, pay a compensa- *--, )* ) * ,, .,,  *)  : responsible for the dispute that triggered ited Ubbha village on Friday to meet tion of 5 lakh and give its con- Wednesday’s violence in Sonbhadra. Surjewala the families of the victims, the sent to the cadre-change narrated various incidents since 2017 to drive party said in a statement that the vil- request of Dr Jitendra Gupta, order should be taken at the even challenged the CAT order home the point that the Uttar Pradesh govern- lagers told the six-member delega- the 2013-batch officer who level of government of India. before the Delhi high court ment was trying to protect the accused. tion “horrifying” details of the clash. had to even serve a month in The procedures to pay the claiming that the tribunal The party alleged that “jungle raj” was Ten people were gunned down jail within days of his first ever compensation and other dues failed to understand the prevalent in the state and the government had and 28 injured in the clash between posting three years ago. to Dr Gupta are under process,” malafide intention of the offi- failed to take action against the guilty. “BJP gov- supporters of Ubbah village head- The Delhi-born medico the Bihar government wrote in cer for seeking cadre transfer ernment fails to prevent Sonbhadra Massacre. BJP man Yagya Dutt and the tribal vil- officer had attempted to put a a letter to the Department of which was to avoid a criminal government fails to act against guilty.BJP gov- lagers on Wednesday. curb on the transport mafia Personnel and Training case. The Delhi High Court ernment illegally arrests Priyanka ji for wanting “The Adivasis have been tilling which enjoyed some ‘authori- (DoPT) last week. dismissed the State govern- to meet families,” Surjewala said. the land for the past seven decades but tative’ patronage. Gupta as SDM in Kaimur ment’s appeal against the CAT Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused no government gave them land pat- %    P   ! ( ) Gupta had sought his district was arrested in an order. the State government of being “dictatorially tas which was their right. After the  * 6$ * !$ transfer to Haryana, alleging alleged corruption case and “Both CAT and High inclined” and said Priyanka’s “imprisonment” at Adityanath government took office, threat to his life for acting remained in jail for 29 days. He Court had taken note of this in Chunar guesthouse is an attempt to trample upon the Adivasis have been threatened by Adivasis. It is highly condemnable the Adivasi families who have been tough against the transport was later granted bail. The FIR the judicial proceedings that democracy. the local land mafia to stop tilling the that the government has not given tilling the land for over seven mafia in Bihar. too was quashed twice on the intention of Bihar Government “The imprisonment of Congress general sec- land. Even though the Adivasis had a single rupee to help the injured and decades. It demands strong action The latest development orders of the Patna High Court to resist cadre transfer is mala retary Priyanka Gandhi, on way to meet the fam- complained to the authorities, the on the contrary some were forcibly against the administration officials comes almost a fortnight after and Delhi High Court, where fide as they want to implicate ilies of Sonbhadra massacre victims, in Chunar government and administration discharged from the hospital,” the and the police who connived the Delhi High Court on July 2 the Bihar Government had Gupta in a criminal case which guest house through the night without water and refused to act. party said in the statement. with the criminals and immediate rebuked the Bihar Government moved challenging his bail has been found false and electricity by a dictatorially inclined UP gov- “The Adityanath government is The party alleged that the BJP arrest and stringent punishment of for “humiliating, harassing and plea. In fact, even the Supreme quashed right uptill Supreme ernment is an attempt to trample upon democ- trying to put the responsibility on government was responsible for all those involved in the brutal victimising” Gupta. Court upheld the order of the Court of India. CAT had even racy,” Rahul Gandhi said in a Facebook post in others but it is during its rule that “protecting the land mafia and massacre. It demands immediate “Required decision on Dr Delhi High Court. expressed displeasure over this,” Hindi. Congress will not get scared of such tac- the land mafia led by the pradhan denying land pattas to the Adivasis”. compensation to the families of Gupta’s cadre transfer in the In its vindictiveness against said Sourabh Ahuja, the peti- tics and stop fighting for Dalits and tribals, claimed to have ‘bought’ the land “The CPI (M) demands that those killed and to the injured,” the light of the Delhi High Court’s Gupta, the Bihar government tioner’s advocate in this case. he said. and unleashed terror on the land pattas be immediately given to statement said.  !" #!  "  ! $ !" "%& " & !   !! 6 &   #                + --

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The materials seized from “The defence minister ing ‘provocative’ slogans during (3+5 !). . +.* 0 " those whjo were taken into cus- started his visit by laying a protest demonstrations over tody include electronic gadgets wreath in memory of the gal- the issue of arming village ) )33,. -* *+. including laptops, mobile lant martyrs of ‘Operation defence committee members ), *+ .3, phones, hard disks, nearly 20 Vijay’ at the iconic Kargil War with the state weapons. 3,. *- ), SIM cards and Islamic litera- Memorial, which was followed Senior Superintendent of 0*+ (),.  , ture. by observing of one-minute Police, Kishtwar, Shakti Pathak *P. , "N The arrested persons had silence as a mark of respect for told The Pioneer, “a FIR has conspired to raise funds to the fallen heroes,” Srinagar- been registered in the Kishtwar : 3   procure arms to eliminate based defence spokesman police station and so far four protesting against the plans to , Hindu leaders. The NIA had Colonel Rajesh Kalia said. , # * 6%  *6(      6 individuals including former create more VDCs in Kishtwar. taken into custody ten persons Singh later visited the ‘Veer   5  * !$ PDP MLC, Firdous Tak have The soul of democracy is dying n attempt by some of the in April 2018 and the infor- Bhoomi’ and the ‘Hut of been identified behind raising a slow death under the present Aterrorists to set up a unit of mation collected from them Remembrance’, which are locat- on various battles that took issue will be resolved and no Kashmir, Rajnath Singh said provocative slogans”. rule .” the ISIS in Tamil Nadu has proved to be crucial. “Tamil ed in the war memorial premis- place during the 1999 war. power on the earth can stop it”. Kashmir is in his heart and the “Wasil Doolwal,Nasir Tak along with his sup- been revealed by the arrest of Nadu has become a hotbed of es at Drass, he said. Ahead of his day long visit Interacting with the media government wants it to become Baghwan and Arshad Giri were porters had earlier organised a a group of youth by the Islamic terrorism . We have suf- The defence minister was to the state, Pakistan violated in Kathua, Defence Minister not only paradise of India but among those identified by the protest demonstration against National Investigating Agency ficient evidence to prove that briefed on ‘Operation Vijay’ ceasefire agreement along the said, “Kashmir ki samasya ka tourist paradise of the world. Kishtwar police along with the decision of the district (NIA). Five extremists were the Thowheed Jamaat in Sri and the heroic actions of the line of control in Poonch sec- hal ho key raheyga, duniya ki He also inaugurated two PDP leader”. authorities to revamp defunct taken into custody by the NIA Lanka (the group responsible Indian troops to thwart the tor. According to ground koi taqat nahi rook shakti hai bridges built by the Border According to official Village Defence committees from various places of the for the Easter Congregation nefarious designs of the enemy reports, Pakistan army target- (Resolution of Kashmir issue is Roads Organisation at Ujh in sources, “FIR no 163 U/S on Friday. State, including blasts that led to the death of in the Drass, Kargil and Batalik ed civilian pockets using mor- bound to happen and no power Kathua and Basantar in Samba 153A/120B RPC dated July Labelling VDC members Ramanathapuram, Theni , more than 250 Christians) and sectors, the spokesman said. tar shells in Balnoi, Krishna on earth can stop it).” district. 19,2019 has been registered in as ‘Godse brigade’ Tak had even Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Tamil Nadu are working in Singh was accompanied Ghati, Mankote and Shahpur “If talks will not be fruitful The bridge over the Ujh the Kishtwar police station”. doled out an open threat to the Chennai in a dawn to dusk tandem,” said an intelligence by Union minister Jitendra areas of Poonch. In response, then we know how to tackle river in Kathua was construct- Reacting to the police district authorities by claiming crack down. official. Singh, chief of Army Staff Indian army retaliated effec- this problem”,he added. ed at a cost of Rs 50 crore. Lt action, PDP leader Firdous that to counter armed VDC The five persons who were But M Thamimum Ansari, General Bipin Rawat and tively and strongly. One civilian Singh maintained that he Gen Harpal Singh, Director Tak late Saturday evening post- members they will go to the taken into custocy by the NIA leader of the Manithaneya General Officer Commanding received bullet injuries on his has made repeated appeals as General Border Roads, Maj ed another provocative tweet to extent of procuring their own is in continuation of the arrest Jananayaga Katchi, an Islamic in chief Northern Command Lt right hand and was shifted to a home minister asking “so- Gen Y P Khanduri, GOC, Gurj vent his ire. “When adminis- weapons from the market. of 11 youth who were deport- outfit who is also a member of Gen Ranbir Singh, Kalia said. the district hospital in Poonch. called leaders” for talks to Division alongwith many other tration is more answerable to He also vent his ire against ed from a West Asian country. the Tamil Nadu Legislative On the occasion, Rajnath During his visit to the resolve the issue. “Now it is up Army & Civil administration Chadi-dharies and report to the district authorities for not According to sources in the Assembly has lambasted the Singh dedicated a ‘Memory Lane’ state, Defence Minister also to them. They have to decide dignitaries attended the inau- . This is what happens equipping them with the state NIA, the sleuths have come NIA and Police for harassing that displays information on a sent out a stern warning to the what they want to do”.Singh guration ceremony. It is the when you speak about Sanghies weapons. “Those who have across the intention of these Muslim youth in the State. few important battles, he said. Kashmiri politicians, who was commenting to a specific longest bridge constructed by in Modi’s New India”,Tak tweet- been replaced in the revamped youth to launch the IS unit in “The NIA is picking up inno- Lieutenant General YK stayed away from the dialogue query whether fresh invita- BRO so far. Both these bridges ed. VDC’s are not the representa- Tamil Nadu. cent Muslim youth. They are Joshi, General Officer table, to decide whether they tion would be extended to the have been constructed under Another PDP leader Aijaz tives of the Hindu community “They were on a mission to targeting one community. The Commanding Fire & Fury want to accept the dialogue kashmiri leaders to join the dia- 69 Road Construction Ahmad Mir tweeted, “There but cadre of RSS”, Tak had collect money and logistics for continued targeting of the Corps, a veteran of ‘Operation offer or not. logue table. Company of 13 Border Roads are no words to condemn this claimed while leading protest the purpose. We have found Muslims would lead to many Vijay’, briefed the defence min- Without naming any one Referring to his bonding Task Force under supervision action of registering FIR against demonstrations against the dis- that all of them have been issues,” warned Ansari. ister at Lamochan View Point Singh asserted, “the Kashmir with the state of Jammu and of Project Sampark. 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    bers, which also includes five Russians, a Latvian and a #   he UK has said it is “deeply Filipino. ,     -     Tconcerned” over Iran's UK foreign secretary seizure of a British-flagged Jeremy Hunt termed the /*  tanker, comprising 18 Indians seizure as "completely unac- in its 23-member crew, in the ceptable" and stressed that  Q  /    Gulf and warned Tehran "freedom of navigation must be against choosing a "dangerous maintained".  :  seizure of oil tankers is an exporters to countries around   : path of illegal and destabilising The incident comes days instance of this rule and is the world. The British-flagged behaviour." after an Iranian oil super- powerful council in Iran based on international rights." Stena Impero was seized by ran's seizure of a UK- British-flagged tanker tanker, Grace 1, was seized off Asaid Saturday the country's The council rarely com- Iran on Friday evening with a Iflagged tanker in the Strait Stena Impero was seized on the Spanish coast earlier this seizure of a British oil tanker in ments on state matters, but crew of 23 crew aboard. None of Hormuz has further height- Friday by the Iranian month by Iran and four of its the strategic Strait of Hormuz when it does it is seen as a are British nationals. Maritime ened tensions in the Gulf Revolutionary Guard in the Indian crew members were was in response to Britain's role reflection of the supreme leader trackers show it was headed to region after the US military Strait of Hormuz amid fresh arrested by the the Royal in impounding an Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's a port in Saudi Arabia. claimed it had downed an escalation of tensions in the Gibraltar Police (RGP). supertanker two weeks earlier. views. That's because the coun- Two weeks earlier, Britain's Iranian drone. Gulf. “Our reaction will be con- be choosing a dangerous path waters, Hunt said. Spokesman of Iran's cil works closely with Royal Marines took part in the Britain's allies have called Iran's state-run IRNA news sidered but robust. We have of illegal and destabilising The Stena Impero's owners Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Khamenei, who has final say on seizure of an Iranian oil tanker for the release of the vessel, agency said the tanker was been trying to find a way to behaviour after Gibraltar's say they have been unable to Kadkhodaei, was quoted in all state matters. carrying more than 2 million warning of the danger of esca- seized after it collided with a resolve Grace 1 issue but WILL LEGAL detention of oil bound contact the ship. the semi-official Fars news The free flow of traffic barrels of Iranian crude by lation. fishing boat and failed to ensure the safety of our ship- for Syria,” he added. They said that the vessel agency saying "the rule of rec- through the Strait of Hormuz Gibraltar, a British overseas ter- US President Donald respond to calls from the small- ping,” Hunt said in a statement The British-flagged Stena owners was fully complying iprocal action is well-known in is of international importance ritory off the southern coast of Trump said he would hold er craft. on Twitter on Saturday. Impero was surrounded by with regulations and it was in international law" and that because one-fifth of all global Spain. Officials there initially talks with Britain about the It said there no reported “Yesterday's action in Gulf four vessels and a helicopter international waters when it Iran's moves to "confront the crude exports passes through said the July 4 seizure happened tanker's seizure by Iran's injuries among the crew mem- shows worrying signs Iran may before heading into Iranian was approached. illegitimate economic war and the waterway from Mideast on orders from the US. Revolutionary Guards. & "  1  ;  #         ./& %+ >&  %      being that of Nawaz Sharif in terrorist was arrested on       October 2015. Wednesday — the seventh he US is not taking at face The Trump administra- time since December 2001,    %-    Tvalue Pakistan’s actions tion is preparing to give him a when he was nabbed in the   9  against terrorists outfits, warm welcome which includes immediate aftermath of the ter-       including the arrest of Mumbai a traditional welcome at the rorist attack on the Indian  3:  attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, White House, one-on-one Parliament.   /& S President Donald Trump and will ensure that these steps meeting at the Oval Office “Let me reassure you, we Uon Saturday used a brief erman Chancellor Angela are made “irreversible and sus- and a working luncheon in the are clear eyed about the histo- Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan has hack into Scotland Yard's news GMerkel has urged tainable” and not just “window presence of several of the pres- ry here. We’re under no illu- hired the services of a leading and Twitter service to reopen Europeans to confront pop- dressing”, the White House ident’s Cabinet colleagues and sions about the support that we lobbying firm to ensure effec- his feud with London Mayor ulism, nationalism, racism and has said ahead of Prime leaders from the Pentagon. could see from Pakistan’s mil- tive representation of Sadiq Khan, blaming him for anti-Semitism as she paid trib- Minister Imran Khan’s first The senior administration itary intelligence services to Islamabad’s interests in the US, the breach. ute to the Nazi resistance in her meeting with President Donald official ruled out lifting sus- these groups. So we will look a media report said on A series of bizarre messages own country. Speaking Trump. pension of security aid to for concrete action,” the official Saturday. Foreign Minister from the official news website Saturday at a solemn ceremo- A senior Trump adminis- Pakistan unless it sees sus- said when asked about the Shah Mahmood Qureshi wit- and Twitter were sent out to ny marking the anniversary of tration official explained that tained, decisive and irreversible actions that Pakistan has taken nessed the contract signing more than a million followers the failed attempt to kill Nazi by extending the invitation to action against terrorist and against terrorist group and if and held discussion with of the Metropolitan Police dictator Adolf Hitler, Merkel Prime Minister Khan to visit militant groups. these unhelpful groups, the the US believes in them. Reynolds and his team mem- accounts overnight on Friday. said the courage and sacrifice the White House, the US wants “As you know, we sus- US is “not under any illusion”. “I noticed that Pakistan has bers in Washington, Pakistani "With the incompetent It adds: “The Met Police of the conspirator should serve to send a message to Pakistan pended security assistance to The initial steps that have been taken some initial steps such as news agency APP reported. Mayor of London, you will Press Bureau uses an online as an example to people today. that the “door is open to repair- Pakistan in January 2018. And taken thus far, the administra- pledging to seize assets of some Qureshi said he was confi- never have safe streets," Trump provider called MyNewsDesk "They put humanity over ing relations” and building an as of now, there’s no change to tion is not taking them at face of these terrorist groups. And, dent that Holland & Knight said, alongside a retweet of a to issue news releases and their own human lives," she told enduring partnership if that policy,” the official said in value, the official said. of course, they put under arrest would be able to work effi- Twitter message related to the other content. When a story is the crowd at the site where plot Islamabad “changes its policies” response to a question. “We are monitoring the sit- Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, the ciently with the Pakistani hack. published via MyNewsDesk, it leader Colonel Claus von with regard to terrorists and “By and large that securi- uation. We will wait and see if leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba embassy to advance Pakistan’s The US president and appears on the Met's website Stauffenberg and others were militants. ty assistance is still suspended. the steps are made irreversible which is responsible for the interests in the US. Khan have repeatedly clashed and Twitter accounts and gen- executed. Von Stauffenberg tried Relations between Pakistan We will consider changing that and sustainable,” the official 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks,” Reynolds thanked the for- in the past, exchanging Twitter erates an email to those who've to kill Hitler with a briefcase and the US have been turbulent suspension on certain items if said, adding that the Trump said the official. eign minister for reposing con- barbs against each other. subscribed to receive our news bomb on July 20, 1944, during since Trump took office in Pakistan meets our security administration has “not made But the official quickly fidence in the firm and assured The Met Police clarified in updates. a meeting at his headquarters in 2017, with the president repeat- concerns both in Afghanistan, a final evaluation” on whether noted that this was the seventh him of their full support in a statement that there had "On Friday (July 19), unau- what was then East Prussia. edly singling out Islamabad for and with regard to some of the that’s the case. time that Saeed was arrested efforts to forge stronger been no hack of the Met thorised messages appeared Hitler escaped the full force of failing to rein in extremists and externally focus groups like “We’ve seen this happen in since 2001. “That is why we are Pakistan-US bilateral relations Police's own IT infrastructure on the news section of our web- the blast when someone moved being an unfaithful partner in Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e- the past. And we have been very clear eyed and realistic based on mutual respect and but that the breach was linked site as well as on the @metpo- the briefcase next to a table leg, the fight against terrorism. Mohammed. But as of now, looking for sustained and con- when you see him arrested as interests. The lobbying team with a third-party news service liceuk Twitter feed and in deflecting much of the explosive Khan, the 66-year-old there was no change to that crete steps, not just window he has been arrested and will comprise of Reynolds and it uses. emails sent to subscribers.” force. The plot crumbled when cricketer-turned politician, is suspension and security sys- dressing,” the official said when released in the past. So we other former members of con- “We are assessing to estab- The Met police said it has news spread that Hitler had sur- scheduled to meet Trump at his tems,” the official, requesting asked about the arrest of would like to see that Pakistan gress, former senior adminis- lish what criminal offences begun making changes to its vived. Von Stauffenberg and Oval Office on Monday, the anonymity, said. Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief takes sustained action in actu- tration officials, Capitol Hill have been committed,” the access arrangements to his fellow plotters were execut- first by a Pakistani leader in Given the history of Hafiz Saeed. ally prosecuting these people,” veterans and other profession- force said in a statement. MyNewsDesk. ed within hours. nearly four years, the last one Pakistani cooperation with Saeed, a UN-designated the official said. al experts. 0 !    -  1     $    

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t is a conversation with person to lucky that I got the opportunity to study self-awareness, self-development and their interests. Setting up the club and equipped. We are told that it is a good side keep them engaged in a discussion further. I had great mentors who encour- access to career opportunities for those running it gave Shah the chance to inter- hobby. Things are changing though,” Shah in order to build a community. To aged me. I wanted to make a difference in the age group of 17 to 21 particular- act with people who wrote in several lan- says. create an environment where the in the lives of other students who would ly girls. guages, to discover stories, narratives and She tells you that a lot of people she speaker and the audience can inter- have otherwise spent the rest of their lives “We tell girls that they can do what- styles different from her own and to have meets today are college goers in the age Iact with each other. Think of it as a party working in someone’s home washing ever they put their mind to. We tell them conversations that shaped both her group of 16-20. “Opportunities are where the smartest people come on a dishes and clothes,” Shetty says. that they need to be self-aware, be con- thinking and craft. changing. There are people who want to common platform and share dazzling The problem that her community fident and reach out to opportunities that Before Shah started working as man- listen to poetry. There are more people ideas from some of the world’s most faces are several. First, everyone in her they think that are available to them ager of programme and development at in colleges who are turning writers. The extraordinary women who are risk-tak- village is poor since they are daily rather than listen to what the society G5A Foundation for contemporary cul- corporates too are taking note and using ers and innovators and are breaking bar- wagers. Second, everyone suffers from thinks they should do. We believe in giv- ture, she worked as a tax consultant at poetry to say sell their brand. It is great riers and changing the rules of the asthma including Shetty. Third, there are ing access to information that they think Ernst & Young and spent weekends organ- that people are sitting up and noticing game. role models whom they could look up to. they should have rather then push them ising poetry gatherings and performing at that poetry can do wonders,” Shah tells One such person is Ashweetha Shetty, “It was not as if every third person into doing what we think is right for open mics and slams. Today, Shah switch- you. a young social rural worker. Her journey was an engineer in our village. We did- : 3- =::   them. Most of the girls are first genera- es between short-form poetry about fam- She tells you that while one can take began from Mukkudal a small village in n’t know how far education could take us.    OB   tion college goers and are from under- ily, loss and death, and long-form spoken up writing professionally, this should not Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. For the We were told that our destiny was to get = :,  ,  B & privileged families — socially and cul- word poems that are based on social issues be the main concern for the young peo- first 20 years of her life she had never married. It is easy to buy into this :   : turally backward communities,” Shetty such as gender discrimination. ple. The main concern, she feels should be stepped out of this small village. Her par- future. This is the problem of rural vil- tells you and adds that most most girls “I have been writing poetry since I was to concentrate on what they have to say. ents were bidi rollers. She broke the ceil- lages in our country — the challenge of   ;  - :: & the aspirations revolves around getting a in college. But my family background was “People should become their own audience ing of social norms imposed by her growing up with no role models and a   ; 3;   Government job. such that put emphasis on academics and otherwise their writing can be influenced community through the power of edu- support system,” Shetty. =: “Some want to marry a boy who has hence didn’t find many outlet to express and impacted by what others have to say. cation and became the first-generation Even though there is penetration of K   ; a good job and some look for a job with myself. With my friend we started this club. Once they set their style, they should graduate who founded The Bodhi Tree the Internet and most people have a a bank. This is because they have not During this time we met many people who achieve a balance where they find a plat- Foundation. The foundation now sup- smartphone today, back in 2012, Shetty heard of any other job. Pursuing a were well-known writers and poets. People form where what they want to say has an ports over a thousand college graduates didn’t have this privilege. More so since course in journalism would not even who came to our club have varied back- audience,” Shah says whose writing comes to reach their potential through educa- girls could not be seen with a smart- occur to them since they don’t know that ground. Some are people who write in from personal experiences and observa- tion, life-skills and opportunities. phones let alone use a computer. In order this can be a career option,” the 27-year- regional language, others write in English. tions. It comes from her identity as a Before she got an opportunity to do to apply for her fellowship she had to bor- old tells you who was one of the speak- Even though these people write well, woman, as a person and as a citizen. a fellowship programme in Delhi, Shetty row a friend’s smartphone. Even then, she ers at the TEDxGateway Salon: Breaking their families didn’t think that one could “I have written poetry that addresses managed to not only complete her had to type out her entire application Barriers. pursue a lucrative career if one pursued discrimination or the norms that we have schooling but also go to college even under the shawl so that nobody saw it. The good part is that parents are sup- Arts as a subject,” Shah tells you. made for ourselves. More recently, my though there was family opposition. “Today, things have changed. Most portive of their daughters pursuing high- While she agrees that the calibre of poetry is about my mother and father (who Education was not something that was people have a smartphones and use the er education and encouraging them to English writing poetry is not as defined as I lost two years back)— about memory and expected from girls of her village or Internet to have access to information. look for a job. They want their children compared to Hindi, Mumbai where she is time. A few poems are about birds since community. For her parents sending a However, we have a long a way to go to be aspirational. However, there are based out of, has many English writers who I love them and am into bird watching,” girl to pursue higher education was not before technology can be used to its some parents who would let their child are good. “They write poetry that is fit for the 26-year-old says. on the cards. More so, since her sister got fullest especially for the students that I to study but clip their wings by not allow- the stage on topics that they deeply feel Her family was supportive when married after schooling and the same was work with. When you have access to ing them to leave the village. about and that is what spoke poetry is all Shah decided to leave her cushiony job. expected of Shetty. But her percentage in information, it gives a lot of confi-  :   :; Her own parents have finally come about,” Shah tells you. Her mother was a little apprehensive to Class XII was good and she insisted on dence,” Shetty tells you and doesn’t  ;-  :, --:, & around. “Their mindset has changed. The problem, she opines is that our begin with since her parents wanted the pursuing higher education and graduat- believe that she a role model because she :,  , :  + 3 This is good. Even if I am able to change education system doesn’t allow us to best for her. Since Shah is the bread win- ed with a degree in Business hasn’t reached that stage but she is an :,: & - ; @ the mindset of one family, I will feel that explore avenues that are unconventional. ner, her mother wanted to know if she Administration. example of what a girl can achieve in life.  @ ; ,  I am blessed,” Shetty says. “Our school education doesn’t teach us would be able to support the family “After I completed my fellowship I “This was something that I wanted to Yet another person who is dazzling poetry the way it should be or the way we financially. worked for a year with an NGO in the prove to myself when I set out to pursue , :: 3  - : people with her ideas is Ankita Shah, the are taught Math or Commerce. Our edu- “The good part that what I am doing healthcare sector before I decided to go higher education. I wanted to prove to    co-founder of The Poetry Club. She with cation system is a product of how the soci- today makes me happy. It was not tough back to my village. My life was all about myself that I could live my life on my K B    Trupthi Shetty started the club in 2013 ety has structured the jobs. This has paved to quit by job as a CA. It was this job that being lucky. It was clear that I wanted to terms. I wanted to keep the negative nar- while the duo were still studying to be our way to our choice of careers. We are made me feel that I was not in sync with give back to the community that gave me rative around me at bay,” Shetty says who Chartered Accountants. Both wrote poet- not equipped to take a call whether we myself. Today, I am in a happy space since the freedom to pursue my dreams. I was now works in every aspect education, ry and wanted to find others who shared want to pursue Literature. I too was not I was doing what I love,”Shah tells you. Q   $      /

he started learning Bharatnatyam learning different art forms and learn to future generations to understand it bet- form and teach, her dance is often up professionally. Though I had been when she was eight from Dr Padma appreciate it from a young age,” ter. Students should ask questions and described as an offering of mind, body teaching for 24 years, for six years, I have SSubrahmanyam as was the norm for Subramanian says who has an MA in the- have their curiosity satisfied. Sometimes and soul. Her talent extends to acting as shifted my role to a mentor. I hold work- girls from Chennai. Eventually she moved atre Arts. finding the right balance lies in learning well — she had done three stage plays and shops for those who are able to train on to a traditional guru — SK Rajarathnam. She tells you that over the years, the through understanding is better,” the 51- a short film as well. their own but need to fine tune their art,” From Kalanidhi Narayanan she learnt mindset of the students has changed as year-old dancer says. Dance, she says is a powerful medi- Subramanian tells you. abhinay. It was a process that got incul- well. When she was learning from tra- Subramanian is known for her sen- um. “It is the responsibility of every artist Her future plans are to continue cated into her system and became second ditional gurus, the students were in awe sitive choreography and emotionally to take it forward with integrity. If done doing what she loves doing. Her advise for nature to her. Meet Vidhya Subramanian of them and didn’t ask any questions. “We charged performances. She has earned in the right manner, it is very powerful,” other artists who want to pursue their pas- who was one of the speakers at were afraid of them and not comfortable appreciation not only in India but she says and practices for many hours sion: “There are so many opportunities. TEDxGateway Salon: Breaking Barriers. and confident in asking questions. Today, Germany, France, UK, Russia, even though the performance maybe over But the creative imputes has to come from She tells you that dance as an art form children need to understand everything. Afghanistan, Kenya and US as well within an hour. within. There are difference kinds of doesn’t require a language to express Not everything that I gleaned was under- where she started her Bharatnatyam For her a typical day starts with train- leaning and different reasons for pursuing itself. “It doesn’t need words for the audi- stood. It was much later that the under- production company and school — ing since the body is an instrument. an art from and not necessarily to take it ence to understand it. It is extremely rich standing came. Whether this is good or Lasya — where she lives but visits India “There is yoga in the evenings. In up professionally. The most important in its communicative form. An audience bad only time will tell. What we have from time to time. She is known to between, a lot of time is spent in research. thing is that creativity has to move you and that is open to the experience can under- been taught has been handed down for employ outstanding interpretive and Time is also spent with family and play- one needs to follow it not for just the sake stand the art, especially the Europeans. generations. Our traditions are rich. dramatic skills to make the emotions vis- ing my dog. I have two daughters who did of it but to nurture it as one would one’s This is because a lot of children grow up Only now it is being written down for ible on stage. A sought after artist to per- learn the art from me but did not take it child,” Subramanian says.     " +,- +.,/ .3* 9 $    ) 1 2%3  + (2 %%2)%  %3 2    '% %2%  5 (2

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He is taking stellar success in death overs at the “Dhoni still has cricket left in  ,   their first win in the series. a two month sabbatical to serve his IPL. He always gets one weak him. I know that. He is still fit India A needed nine runs of the paramilitary regiment which he had Indian bowler — say a Mohammed enough to play international xar Patel’s reargaurd hero- last over but could only man- committed much earlier. We have now Siraj, Harshal Patel or Dhawal cricket,” Banerjee said. Aics went in vain as India A age three to finished on 293 for intimated his decision to skipper Kulkarni or Sandeep Sharma from “I feel they (selectors) should suffered a narrow five-run loss nine. Virat Kohli and chairman of selectors whom he scores those 15 to 20-run talk to Dhoni and make things against West Indies A in the Axar hit eight boundaries MSK Prasad,” a senior BCCI official overs. clear,” Banerjee said. “I know fourth unofficial ODI of the and one six during his fiery said on Saturday. But would that be possible Dhoni very well since he was a five-match series here. knock. The 38-year-old Dhoni’s refusal to against a Lockie Ferguson or a Pat boy. Not even his best friend With the series already in Sundar (45), Krunal take retirement now leaves the ball in Cummins? would know when he will retire. pocket after winning the first Pandya (45), skipper Manish the court of the selectors, who were The current selection commit- So I really have no idea. But he three games, India A tasted Pandey (24), Ruturaj Gaikwad expected to drop him from the squad tee’s term ends in October when looks fit as ever and is enjoying his their first defeat in the tour on (20) and Hanuma Vihari (20) for the West Indies. India will play the BCCI elections are game. To me, he had a good Friday despite Axar’s (81 not all got starts but couldn’t pro- three T20 Internationals, as many scheduled and they World Cup and looked sharp.” out of 63 balls) valiant effort long their stay. ODIs and two Tests in the tour start- would like to put Asked about youngsters like with the bat while chasing 299 Rovman Powell (2/47) and ing August 3. a transition Rishabh Pant waiting in the wings, runs. Keemo Paul (2/61) shared four It is believed that the selection phase in and whether Dhoni should make Chasing the home team’s wickets between them for West committee chaired by MSK Prasad place in con- way for them, Banerjee opined: 298 for nine, India A’s top-order Indies A. wants to move forward with an eye on sonance with “He (Pant) needs guidance and failed to put up big scores Earlier, West Indies A rode future but they would also like to get what the captain who better than Dhoni to guide despite getting starts and at one on Roston Chase (84), Devon a sense of where the Indian captain and the coach want. him. It is my personal opinion. I stage were struggling at 160 for Thomas (70), Jonathan Carter stands on this issue. However, once the board mem- don’t know what BCCI will do. six. 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Newport, Rhode Island. a decision at the moment, just simply that ATP Hall of Fame Open with When I was younger, I’d Isner, the top seed play- I haven’t had a chance to get away from the partner Marcus Daniell, edg- waste a lot of energy practis- ing on a wild card invitation madness and the craze of winning the World ing out Matthew Ebden and ing for five or six hours a day. as he continues his return Cup,” said Morgan. “I’ve not been able to get Robert Lindstedt here. “My training is very spe- from a foot injury, on Friday into a logical mindset and actually ask myself The third seeded Indo- cific now, focusing on booked a final-four show- a couple of questions. Kiwi combination prevailed improving specific areas of down with fourth-seeded “It’s taken a huge amount out of me, both 6-4, 5-7, 14-12 over the my game, focusing on my diet Frenchman Ugo Humbert, a mentally and physically, so once everything Australian-Swede team in the and recovery. The knowl- 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 winner over Ilya calms down over the next couple of months quarterfinals after saving edge we have nowadays in Ivashka of Belarus. I’ll hopefully come to a decision that at the three match points. tennis on fitness, health and Humbert, 20, is coming forefront of it will be my family and the team. Paes, who made his Hall recovery is why the margins off his best performance in Under Morgan’s leadership Poms of Fame Open debut way of winning and losing are so a Grand Slam, a run to the climbed to the top of the international rank- back in 1995, is now the old- slim.” fourth round at Wimbledon.   /   , >    ings and also reached the final of the World est ATP Tour semi-finalist With 766 tour wins, Paes He cracked the top 50 in the Twenty20 in 2016 after they suffered a since John McEnroe (47) at is sixth on the all-time dou- world rankings this week at Isner belted 24 aces to Alexander Bublik of humiliating group-stage exit at the 2015 2006 San Jose. bles match No 48. overcome Ebden in a Kazakhstan also reached the World Cup just weeks after Morgan was “These are the nights that "!    /      winners’ Isner, 34, rematch of the 2017 semi-finals downing appointed as the 50-over captain. I live for. The hard work, list. He is was sidelined Newport final won by the American Tennys Sandgren Head coach Trevor Bayliss, another playing when you have fever, Slam titles asserted that he older players. Now, I try to just one of three months American. 0-6, 6-3, 6-0. architect of England’s success, will leave his being in the gym when you still has a lot in his tank. learn from the younger ones,” six players after suffering a Isner took his record Bublik, who lost 10 of position after the upcoming Ashes cam- don’t really want to be there. “The experience is still he told ATP website. to pick up stress fracture in over Ebden to 5-1 as he vies the last 12 points in the first paign. Most people see us travelling there, the legs are still there, It is fourth time this sea- 750 tour- his left foot in to get his season back on set but dropped just five Asked if England’s World Cup tri- to lovely places and being on the knowledge and strokes son that Paes has reached the level dou- his loss to Roger track at Newport — where points in the third, will face umph, and the remarkable circumstances in show courts, but the hard are there. It’s about finding semifinals on the ATP World bles match wins, which he Federer in the final at Miami he also won in 2011 and Spain’s Marcel Granollers, which they won it, had sunk in yet, Morgan yards are what allow me to the right doubles partners Tour, reaching the same stage achieved in April 2018. in March. 2012 — and next week in who completed a rain-dis- said: “No, I think it will take time. The mad- still compete at this level,” and I’ll have success. 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 , ,   anish internationals Thomas Delaney   8    Dand Jacob Bruun Larsen scored sec- ond half goals as Borussia Dortmund handed Liverpool a 3-2 defeat in the open- cleverly worked goal in the 35th minute. ing game of the Premier League giants Again, Kent and Wilson were involved. pre-season US tour on Friday. Fabinho’s pass into the area was bril- In sweltering heat at Notre Dame liantly dummied by Kent into the path of Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, Wilson, who calmly stroked home the fin- Bundesliga side Dortmund punished a ish. rusty defensive display from the European But despite the bright opening 45 champions, who were missing several star minutes, Liverpool were soon trailing players. again early in the second half as Brazilian internationals Roberto Dortmund once more seized on sloppy Firmino and Alisson were both absent for defensive play to score two quick goals. the Reds following their Copa America Delaney, one of nine Dortmund campaign along with Mohamed Salah and changes made at half-time, made it 2-1 in Sadio Mane, both missing due to the the 53rd minute after Liverpool’s defence African Cup of Nations. were caught square. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp Six minutes later Bruun Larsen fired opted for a a youthful starting line-up Dortmund into a 3-1 lead after burying       %    *  against his former club before making 10 Marius Wolf's cutback into the bottom changes in the second half. corner. Dortmund took the lead after only That goal was the cue for Klopp to three minutes when Paco Alcacer capi- make wholesale substitutions of his own,  * .*,4 talised on some hesitant defending from removing all 10 outfield players on the one Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne to hour mark. rifle home from close range. A Rhian Brewster penalty in the Liverpool soon began to carve out 75th minute after Ben Woodburn was , *  openings of their own however, and the brought down cut Dortmund’s lead to a lively Ryan Kent and Harry Wilson always   % !      &        single goal. looked threatening. But Liverpool were unable to find an  , : but tonight it didn’t go our way.” Kent almost equalised in the 10th Kent’s shot was blocked after a superb div- Milner released Wilson. equaliser in the closing stages. It was the first title-decider to minute after a driving run by Alex ing save from Dortmund goalkeeper Wilson latched onto the pass and shot Liverpool face Spanish side Sevilla on aghdad Bounedjah’s early goal feature two African coaches since Oxlade-Chamberlain. Martin Hitz. for goal, but Hitz had read the danger, Sunday at Boston’s Fenway Park baseball Bpropelled Algeria to a first 1998, with Algeria boss Djamel Oxlade-Chamberlain’s pass to the Hitz needed to be alert soon after- advancing off his line to save. stadium in the second game of their three- Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 Belmadi completing a whirlwind 12 back post was perfectly weighted but wards, when a fine through ball by James Liverpool finally drew level with a match US tour. years after a fiery 1-0 victory over months at the helm after inheriting Sadio Mane’s Senegal on Friday’s a side that failed to make it out of final. the group stage two years ago. Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream “Without the players I am nothing. :      ( & "  start in the second minute when his They are the main ones. I suppose the staff deflected shot looped over Senegal goal- played its part in guiding the players but keeper Alfred Gomis, and it proved they applied the instructions incredibly      dominated at a full Hongkou otherwise had a quiet game enough for the 1990 champions to lift the well,” said Belmadi. Stadium but were blunt in attack before being substituted on the trophy on foreign soil for the first time. With defensive rock Kalidou oalkeeper Rui Patricio was without Sergio Aguero and hour. “It’s incredible. The win is for the Koulibaly suspended for Senegal, Salif Gthe hero for Wolves, saving Gabriel Jesus. Pre-season games Kevin De Bruyne was whole country,” Algeria goalkeeper Rais Sane deputised at the back and Ismaila three spot-kicks after their Asia are notoriously poor barometers Guardiola’s captain for the night M’Bolhi told beIN Sports. “We have to Sarr was recalled in attack, while Belmadi Trophy final against Manchester for the season to come, espe- — the City armband is up for thank (coach) Djamel Belmadi. The sit- kept faith in the same side that overcame City went to penalties on cially when played in stifling grabs following the departure of uation was tricky in the past before he Nigeria with an injury-time free-kick from Saturday in Shanghai. heat like in Shanghai. talisman Vincent Kompany. arrived.” Riyad Mahrez. Wolves won the exhibition But both sides fielded close Sterling should have put “It’s a bit hard to soak in right now but Senegal had understandably feared tournament 3-2 on penalties to their full-strength sides and City in the lead but instead I think we’ll realise what we’ve done when the absence of Napoli star Koulibaly, after the game against the Guardiola and counterpart blasted his 20th minute penalty we return home,” he added. banned after two bookings in the knock- Premier League champions Nuno Espirito Santo will be over the bar to let Chinese- For Senegal, who lost to Algeria by the out rounds, although the towering Sane ended 0-0 after 90 minutes. glad to escape without any seri- owned Wolves off the hook. same scoreline in the group stage, the long was desperately unlucky as Algeria It was a story of missed ous injuries to their squads. The England international wait for a first continental crown goes on grabbed the lead with scarcely a minute penalties for Pep Guardiola’s Leroy Sane, the German forward, playing through the as coach Aliou Cisse, the captain of the played. City. winger wanted by Bayern middle, then fluffed a golden 2002 runners-up, again fell short in the As Bounedjah took aim from 20 yards Raheem Sterling missed a Munich, started for City and chance from close range with final. his effort smacked off Sane and arced high first-half penalty for City, who won the Sterling penalty, but ,   %:    P        only goalkeeper Patricio to beat. “We conceded the goal very early and into the air before dropping underneath on the whole I think we deserved to the crossbar and beyond a static Gomis, equalise but it didn't happen,” said Cisse. sparking delirious celebrations from both “I want to congratulate my players. players and fans, some of whom arrived We’ve been working together a long time for the final on military planes provided D  R: )  for this Cup of Nations and we wanted it by the Algerian government.

flair for the dramatic since kick into the bottom left cor- Jordan Harvey and lofted the     the big Swede joined the ner. Vela took a pass down ball from the right side of the 8985"5'6% MLS in 2018, boasted prior the wing and Galaxy goal- box to the high centre of the latan Ibrahimovic lived to Friday’s game that he is keeper David Bingham goal and out of the reach of      Zup to the bravado on “by far” the best player in the came charging out of his net goalkeeper Tyler Miller. Sahara Estates Club thrashed LDA 7-1 in a District League match at Chowk Stadium Friday, scoring all three goals league despite Carlos Vela’s to trip him up. LAFC, who are on pace on Saturday. Vinod scored abrace for the winner while Arjun, Vikram, Azad, Vijay to power the LA Galaxy to superior stats. Ibrahimovic tied it up to break MLS records for and Devesh chipped in a goal each. In another match, Imran Club beat RDSO 3-1. a hard fought 3-2 victory The pre-game hype was four minutes later with a points and goals scored this In the league played at La Martiniere ground, DPS, Shaheed Path blanked Nick FC over MLS rivals Los Angeles about the marquee matchup spectacular right-foot shot season, were controlling the 2-0 while Dragon FC crushed Peaky Blinders FC 4-0. Football Club. between Galaxy’s from outside the box to the offence around the hour The unstoppable 37- Ibrahimovic and LAFC’s bottom right corner at point but all it took was one 3<!  3P year-old showed he’s still Vela. The duo scored all five Dignity Health Park in south chance for Ibrahimovic to CMS, RDSO and St Agnes Loreto emerged winners in CICSE Zonal Karate capable of astounding feats goals, but it was the Swede central Los Angeles. pad the Galaxy’s lead. Championship in the boy’s and girl’s category respectively. by dominating the smaller who delivered in the key While in full flight, Ibrahimovic blasted a Individual results: LAFC defence and scoring moments, scoring in the Ibrahimovic took a high left footed shot from outside Zone U-14- Boy’s 45-50kg: 1-Vivan Nautiyal, 2-Bhupendra; Girl’s 38-42kg: 1-Dipanshi when it counted the most for eighth, 56th and 70th min- pass from Julian Araujo off the box to the right corner Juyal, 2-Mariyam; 42-40kg: 1-Shrishti Dhyani, 2-Kashish Malhan; Above 50kg: 1- his second career MLS hat utes. his chest to his right foot. He in the 70th minute to bring Rudrakshi Dhyani, 2-Manvi Mishra. trick. The Galaxy depend volleyed it over the head of the Galaxy to 3-1. It was his “When you play against almost entirely on two defenders and let it 520th career goal across all ):<5   a rival like that, in a full sta- Ibrahimovic for offence and A          &      bounce once on the turf leagues. Vidushi Sanwal of SAI bagged four golds while Abhikarsh Vishwakarma claimed dium, I get pumped. I get he thanked them with before blasting it home from Mexican international two golds to win the individual swimming championships, in the men’s and women’s adrenaline. This is consid- another hat trick perfor- leading 20th and 21st goals now has five more goals on long range. Vela rounded out the scor- category respectively, in the 32nd Senior District Aquatic Championship at KD Singh ered to be the biggest game mance against the top in fourth and 97th minutes the season than Ibrahimovic He scored in the 56th ing in extra time by right ‘Babu’ Stadium on Saturday. in the league and I show up ranked team in the league. for LAFC, who were hoping who is in second place. minute on a header to give footing a shot home but Vidushi emerged winner in the 110m backstroke, 200m breaststroke, 200m back- in the biggest games,” said “I am in playoff mode to stake their claim to North Vela opened the scoring the Galaxy their first lead of Ibrahimovic’s heroics had stroke and 200m individual medley. Abhikarsh won the 200m breaststroke and 100m Ibrahimovic. every day,” said Ibrahimovic. American football suprema- with his 20th goal of the sea- the game. Ibrahimovic out- already taken the fire out of freestyle gold. Ibrahimovic, who has a Vela scored his league cy with a win on Friday. Vela son by converting a penalty leaped LAFC defender the LAFC offence.     " +,- +.,/ 03 9 OP   P

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The idea of watching a story outside of India is always from come alive on the stage where pup- Ramayan where as in India he has to peteers use various tools draws every- come up something new every time and body. Dr Annapurna Garimella who is has told stories from Krishan Avataar, the managing trustee of Kathkatha who Buddha Avataar and Narsimha Avataar. were a part of a summer carnival pro- “I come from a family who have gramme with an aim to showcase the $     5  been in this profession for 15 genera- diverse puppet theatre traditions of the tions. I have performed in over 13 country tells you that while puppetry States. Sadly, people are more appre- is ageold, very few have knowledge ciative of this art form outside of my about the diversity of the art. State. One reason is that they don’t get “Most people only know about to see this art form. Second, they are Rajasthani kathputli. There is shadow open to see a story unfold told from puppetry from Karnataka, Andhra Ramayan,” Vipin says, a psychiatric Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Kerala too counselor, who has worked with has its own version. These versions NACO. He has also worked with never made it to the cities and people Juvenile Justice Board. But it was his had no idea about this art form,” passion with the puppets that made him Garimella says whose work involves resign his job and take up the theatre create a space where puppeteers could professionally. train, get a platform to start their own He also tells you that he makes his company and create high quality pup- own puppets from goat and ox skin that pet theatre that was not just for the chil- are mounted on bamboo sticks. dren but for adults. “Traditionally, deer skin was used She tells you that in the last 20-22 which was harder and didn’t require :258,$   years there has been a massive change much maintenance. Today, the leather when it comes to this art form especially puppets only survive up to five years. #  %  %    in a city like Delhi. “This is because of Even then we have to keep them in the high degree of expectation from the wooden boxes. Also, after monsoons, $ %!' !%0, audience due to a few theatres who are $   B*       5  $  !  .! , %! %  we have to put the puppets out in the doing a high degree of puppetry. There sun and cover them with a paste,” Vipin      $ is an annual international puppet fes- try. There are 17 living art forms. In this, About Ram was recently a part of a fes- explains. tival in the city that brings in interna- the ones that are in a challenged space tival that was celebrated at Phoenix Another artist who was part of the          tional shows. In other cities like are Odisha glove form. Nobody is inter- MarketCity in Chennai. festival was Seema Kohli a Delhi- Bengaluru too there is exposure to the- ested in this art form anymore. Similar ,    A shadow puppet artist from based artist who performed Retracing Having attempted various genres, you are still known atre throwing up possibilities. In is the case with Tamil Nadu shadow :     Kerala, Vipin, tells you that there are Paradise: The Word for the World is for your Sufi influenced classical singing. Why? Mumbai and Kolkata the theatre sce- form. But not the other art forms. Sadly, four main types of puppetry in India. Home. “My interest in puppet began It just happened. Over the years, I have been offered nario is very different. But the numbers the perception that the puppetry is :;  , Glove, rod, shadow and string. The when I was gifted a huge Hanuman some beautiful songs like Arziyaan, Kun Faya Kun and are growing which is good since peo- dying, the youngsters are being pre- :  &    = difference is that while one can see puppet from Kerala. I had meaning to Tum Tak which received immense love from the audience. ple are taking up the art form profes- vented from pursing this art form,”   == :C5 ; ' glove, rod and string puppets direct- use this as a medium and get my work I was appreciated for the texture of my voice. This is the sionally,” Garimella explains and says Garimella says and tells you that pup- ly, one can’t see shadow puppets — moulded through this art form,” Kohli reason probably for the sufi influence in my singing. But that the earning is directly in propor- pet theatre traditionally was not meant   ;'    only their shadow can be seen. He also tells you. it doesn’t mean that I can’t sing other genres. But people tion to the quality of the show. for children, it was for adults. = :  & tells you that there are five traditional For her, the challenge lies in getting like me to sing in a particular style. I feel great about this. “The challenge is that the tradi- “All our traditional puppetry were shadow puppetry States— Odisha, the puppets ready in time. “Last year, Is there a song that holds special meaning? tional audience is eroding and instead for adults, children would be a part of H    Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra I had to cancel a show since the pup- Sufi songs. When you sing a spiritual or a sufi song of a houseful for 21 days, today, it is the audience. Puppets were used to dis-  3  :  = Pradesh and Kerala. “In Kerala, shad- pets were not ready. The good part is it becomes special because you have to put your heart into down to four nights. The question that cuss deeply philosophical, political ow puppetry is played in temples to that the audience is always receptive. it. If we don’t put our heart in the song people can’t emo- needs to be answered is if the traditional issues and social reality because pup- :     please Goddess Bhadrakali. In a bat- The downer is that most people are of tionally connect with us. audience is disappearing what is it being pets are a metaphor (dead material)  , tle that ensured between Bhadrikali the opinion that a puppet show involves What have been some of the best moment from your replaced by? Therefore, there is a per- which lives only in the minds of the   :   and Tarika; the latter was killed. kathputli which is not the case. But the journey? ception among traditional puppeteers audience. This is an interesting phe- During the same time Ram-Ravana limited awareness doesn’t hamper my I sang a song Jab Tak Hai Jaan for that puppetry is a dying art. Here too, nomenon — where you know some- 3 : ,3; fight was taking place and Bhadrikali creativity. This means that I am look- composed by AR Rehman. I recorded this song till 2 am there are specific areas. Puppet theatre thing but believe in something else,” missed battle. She requested Lord ing for new mediums and do experi- in Chennai. When they called me in Mumbai for some cor- is not a monolithic block in the coun- Garimella says whose puppet theatre Shiva, her father, to show her the bat- mentation,” Kohli says. rection, I was asked to sing it with smile so that it would change the texture of my voice. It was tough since my I had a a sore throat. But I managed to deliver and people loved it. Then there was Kun Faya Kun from Rockstar. We X@@FG`I6UU@S started recording this song at 8pm and ended it at at 8 am. The whole experience of doing these will remain with me forever. How did you become Javed Ali from Javed Hussain? 3  :   H3 I : = : ;!       : ;  I respect my guru Ghulam Ali. So I changed my sur- name to Ali. This surname has a lot of power and I want-  (  )   *         "                       "   9                 ed to be like him. I took permission from my father and '    S                 changed my name. I become Javed Ali from Javed   P#  S  9 (      "         5 Hussain. This name is lucky for me. 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Mahendra Singh Dhoni steps onto the Ranchi, epitomising the saying ‘humble field. The dying hope is revived to its pre- background’, did not have many facilities pubescent stage and the belief in victory is to help youngsters realise their dream of further fortified on seeing his conviction, becoming a cricketer, let alone rise to be in the form of batting. the captain of the national team. But it is ries of He starts slow, as all previous bats- this same town that will go on to be unconditional men did, since that’s what the pitch per- known famously as the birth place of this support of a dear mitted them to do. He ensures he is defen- prominent cricket personality, who tra- friend. Dhoni’s gratitude sive, is keeping the gap between the balls versed miles to attain his goals. to BAS could be seen at the 2019 and the chase narrow and is providing Initially having started with bad- World Cup when he honoured their support and confidence to Ravindra minton and then moving onto football, support by displaying the compa- Jadeja, his dominant partner at the other Dhoni finally settled for cricket. The ny’s sticker on the bat. end. The match is coming to a close, the adeptness and swiftness that we see in Another example of the push two batsmen having kept the aforemen- Dhoni behind the stumps, first incarnat- that Dhoni received is of Deval tioned gap almost the same. It will be a ed while he was goalkeeping in football. Sahay. He was the ex-Bihar Cricket perfect ending to a fantastic cricketing His then football coach felt his goalkeep- Association vice-president and the career. Last few balls remain, Dhoni plays ing skills would be better recognised if Ranchi District Cricket president and goes for a single, seeks a second to he put on the gloves of a wicket-keeper. at that time and it were his efforts retain strike. Martin Guptill appears out This was the very beginning of the life of that helped Dhoni reach the big of nowhere, picks the ball and makes an an icon. stage of Ranchi team, junior Bihar attempt at the stumps. Serendipity too His hard work and dedication are cricket team and eventually the was running right behind Guptill. The what embellish his character. His strug- Bihar Ranji Team. All of this hap- stumps shake and Indian hearts break. gle to avail all the opportunities that he pened within a span of a year since Technology is summoned and very soon received just made him more tenacious. Dhoni had started playing profes- the umpire makes his decision. Dhoni is He didn’t enjoy the advantages of playing   =: - sional Cricket. out. Everyone is put out of their respective in a big city but was persistent to prove -  '  To shed more light upon Dhoni’s misery. his worth versus those who had money :@    @  rigorous toil, he was employed with to enjoy better facilities. This was never the Indian Railways and used to work honi did what he was supposed to with a bitter heart, but this attitude -3  - = as a ticket examiner in one of the Dand did it well. He gave it all. His fuelled his ambition and momentum to : @&: , ' shifts — to see through the work, final World Cup match and his score too move ahead. He was known to run after   -  cook food for himself and then create remain complete, exactly at 50. coaches and coax them into giving him ; N-3 time for practice was his taxing rou- In hindsight, to think of the match, it chances to play matches. A number of tine. His commendable fitness at the is obviously saddening to recall the loss. them didn’t pay him attention that time, 3 ,B: ?'  age 38 that we acknowledge today And the irony in this episode gets unwit- but later tried to hoard limelight upon   @- ; combined with his quick thinking tingly highlighted, that one of the best his success. But that does not mean he = ,      behind the stumps, has a history. He runners between the wickets, gets run- didn’t receive support at different stages ;  : :   was known to practice for almost out in his final innings. It also evokes the of his career. In fact, there are people seven hours in a day. The bolt like memory of how Javed Miandad, the who have proven to be instrumental in  :: - = movement when stumping has had a Pakistani giant known for his batting conferring support at critical moments 3, -  stunning effect on the best of batsmen style and running between the wickets, in his life. ,: ,B:' around the world. was also dismissed by a run-out in his When Dhoni was only 15, lack of His hard work also made him the last innings on the pitch. quality equipment came in the way of his  :  3 competitive sportsman that he is, or The one thing this match did was growth and ability to exhibit his hidden ,   = perhaps it was always there. It just that it has put Dhoni back into the lime- talent. This was the time when one of his     -& needed the spark to be let loose. light. 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He would good old times when the long-haired the same age as Dhoni, only slightly be invited for dinners and lunches to honour Dhoni tore the opponents apart with an older. Singh aimed high with the inten- his battering shots. It would have been hard to authority rarely witnessed in Indian tion of seeing Dhoni succeed and say if time made him the “finisher” that he is or cricket. reached out to the famous bat making if he always intended to be one. But he soon Did Dhoni fall short of his bench- company, BAS. Abject frustration at fail- learned to set his instincts and the urge to win in mark? The fans did not think so. There ures combined with persistent effort an equilibrium. He developed the art of “stay and was massive support for Mahi, the man eventually resulted in the company offer- play” and developed the art of shocking his oppo- who helped Indian cricket gain respect ing entire kit to Dhoni for free. His talent nent with an occasional hit. from the time he led the team. 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come out, but they end up in anoth- er better prison. Heavenly planets are replete with astounding opulence, but it is a prison ultimately. There are no bars and manacles seen in the prison. Still people don’t want to escape. This is astonishing! The illu- sion traps and straps one to this prison. There is enough happiness in this world to keep one attached to the sufferings. The illusion is one’s think- ing that he can find perpetual happi- ness in this transient world. Maya has two potencies up her sleeves. With the former, she dupes the living entity by making him think he ife for mankind has never been easy. But the present is blissful in this world. With the lat- times are certainly more challenging. Not because of ter, she puts him in unlimited anguish. Lenvironmental demands only. It is the human aspi- On the strength of the former, the lat- rations to reach the sky that makes the feet leave the ground. ter acts and still the living entity con- With the mind going wayward, peace eludes humanity as siders this world as “Wonderful”. it chases a mirage, thus facing unbearable stress in the When one sees a rope at night, one process. Stress, thus, is a concomitant of modern life. More may mistake it for a snake and get pet- appropriately lifestyle. The type A and Type B personal- rified. The rope is real, and the snake ity hypothesis which categorises people into these two class- is real (somewhere else) but thinking es (the former making people impatient and stress prone, that the rope is snake is illusion. while the latter less ambitious and calm), has now Similarly, true happiness is real, and become redundant. The very temperament of the society this world is real but to think the true has changed and there are only the Type A people today happiness is there in this world is illu- — ambitious, edgy and always running short of time. Given sion. When we are engaged in a fan- this lifestyle, it is only natural that stress has come to impact tastic movie on the blue screen, we are human life in a big way. Interestingly, most people are not caught by so many emotions like com- aware of it and by the time they realise what is wrong, it edy, tragedy, romance, adventure, etc. is already late. While the World Health Organisation has but if we look closely, all the images termed “Burnout” as an outcome of excessive workplace on the screen are made up of three pri- stress, the fact is that “Burnout” like symptoms can be found mary colour pixels — Red, Blue, in persons having nothing to do with the conventional Yellow. These colours in itself shall workplace. From housewives to students to even those who never draw any attention from us but have long left the workplace after a reasonably long innings, their combination in various ways cre- all face stress. The observation of the World Hypertension ccording to the Chinese sitory it appears so permanent and alcohol wears off he understands he ates a pandemonium of emotions. Day last month warns that in the next five years the num- philosophical classic inviting that everyone is ensnared into is in melancholy due to the intoxica- Similarly, the material world consists ber of adult population living with high blood pressure is Zhuangzi, a great Daoist it trying to find some pleasure. It is an tion. Person acting helplessly under only of 3 modes — Goodness, passion, expected to grow to a mind-boggling 1.56 billion. Even if thinker once fell asleep illusion but certainly not a hallucina- the illusion understanding its nature ignorance but their amalgamation cre- there are reasons to doubt these statistics, the fact and dreamt that he was a tion. Hallucination is imagining some- is better off than one who is acting ates the whole universe for everyone’s remains that the health of the world is not in good shape. butterfly.A When he woke up, he did thing which is not present, but illusion under illusion thinking he is free from bewilderment. What do we need to do? No easy answers, but given the not know whether he really was a man means perceiving the real object dif- the illusion. The illusion in this world This world is like a hospital where fact that stress is the cause, yoga seems to be a probable who had dreamt he was a butterfly or ferently.  :  :  is so powerful that it covers everyone everyone is supposed to take treat- antidote. Yoga and health have now proven positive links, whether he was a butterfly now As fire is covered by smoke, as a ' , and then covers the covering also, so ment. But under illusion, we think it despite questions on the medicinal effects of this tradition- dreaming he was a man. He was in mirror is covered by dust, or as the almost nobody knows they are cov- as a nice hotel. We try to give orders al form of Indian exercise regime. At least yoga can go a acute confusion and couldn’t come to embryo is covered by the womb, the : '  : ered. Therefore, if one at least breaks and expect them to be fulfilled but long way in preventing ill effects of stress related problems any conclusion. The story is meant to living entity is similarly covered by dif- :, through the outer covering, under- instead we get battered. Only if we of both the body and the mind. Individuals differ in their make a philosophical point about ferent degrees of this lust. (BG 3.38). stands he is under cover and thus can consider this world as a hospital and stress tolerance limits. Thus, for some individuals low to what we take to be dream or reality. Everyone is seeing the world accord-  :   :' venture to get out. take proper treatment for our mala- moderate stress can prove to be harmful, whereas for some Our dreams are utterly compelling, ing to the degree of illusion they are  ,   The reality is that this world is real dy, would we be able to leave after we even high stress levels may not have the expected impact. and so long as we are dreaming, we in. This world is a reality but there is but transitory hence illusory. We are healed. It is this stress tolerance limit of individuals that can be think they are real. Is our night when veneer which makes it difficult to : & = have come to this world because we We are spirit soul, which is eter- called the Stress Resilience Index. Stress affects all and the are asleep and dream a dream or the know the truth. To the degree one is   3=: rebelled against the laws of God. The nal, and our source is spiritual world, only way out is to adopt effective coping mechanism that day when we are awake a dream? If free from the covering to that degree body we have is the prison costume. which is also eternal. If we want to be can help withstand the pressures of stress. Yoga can be an only Zhuangzi would have understood he sees the truth. Hence everyone is =: - And we are here for life imprison- free from the illusion, we need effective way of coping with stress because it can provide that he as a butterfly and he as a liv- perceiving the world in different  ' ment. We are constantly vexed by the stronger determination which can mental and physical strength needed for coping. With sim- ing thinker both are dreams, it would ways. The illusion is so subtle and miseries of material nature (birth, old push us out of Maya’s influence. Just ple yogic postures carried out as a daily regimen for even have solved his riddle. stringent that almost nobody can : : age, disease and death) so that one day like a rocket needs the escape veloc- half an hour, an individual can raise his stress resilience. Technically Maya means “illu- escape it. The covering is so thick that :-    we can rehabilitate and get out of here ity of 11km/s and no less to escape the The advantage of yoga is that it catalyses the secretion of sion”. Let us understand the term by even if one understands the actual back to real home. But there is a stark influence of earth’s gravity, the best good hormones in the blood while inhibiting the harm- the world around us. In the Vedic text, nature of the illusion, he still acts  ,,   difference between a normal prison way to achieve that escape velocity to ful ones. Since the harmful effects of stress largely result the world in which we are dwelling is under its effect. So why understand it? and this prison. In a normal prison, get out of Maya and attain the spiri- from the raised cortisol levels for continuous period, Yoga called as “Maya Jagat” or illusory At least, we should try to understand    =- ; O prisoners are exasperated with the life tual world is by meditating. can be a useful means to regulate this. It helps in balanc- world. This material world is real but we are under illusion. That is the =, inside and yearn for independence. Someone has rightly said, “Act in ing the mind-body chemistry which is losing its equilib- ephemeral. It is not the way we gen- beginning of the end of the illusion. But in the prison of the material drama as if it were real life and act in rium. Certainly, you cannot always control what goes on erally perceive. 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There attacks came to accept him as a tough bats- opener for the school team and he has Kumar, and many more. His a lot of talk about being pos- man to bowl to. His batting was unfettered. played as a No. 10 batsman in a Vinoo His reading of the game is astute and his itive around us. In one film, the lead Indian fans had come to enjoy the brand of Mankad Trophy match. Those are two oppo- on-field inputs have proven invaluable to actor repeatedly said, “Be positive.” But batsmanship best demonstrated by players site ends of the batting spectrum. One slogs captain Virat Kohli. Setting the field, guiding sooner or later, we do realise that it is like Kapil Dev, K. Srikkanth and Virender to create a formidable target and the other the bowlers, Dhoni is a leader. His selfless- easier said than done. Because there are Sehwag. They were entertainers, bringing joy tries to save his team when ironically the tar- ness is obvious to all. After completing his many factors working against having a with their style — relevant to modern crick- get gets difficult for them. We have seen tenure as a captain, he maintained his posi- positive outlook. et where performance was critical to retain- Dhoni play both roles. tion in the team with his irreplaceable role of I begin with lack of faith in one’s ing the interest of the spectators. His flamboyance in limited overs is an experienced strategist. ability. A human body is very versatile. He has helped in changing the mindset replaced by his patience play The Zen of Indian cricket, for his calm We have many faculties, which are of Indian cricket. He brought with him an in Test matches before he demeanour even in crisis situations, is a exceptional. We are blessed with intel- aggressive side of the game which makes the quit the longest format of human after all and we saw that towards the ligence. Proper use of that has brought youngsters look up to him. Self-belief is a the game to preserve him- end of his career when he trooped on to the enormous material advancement. Our much-used cliché but Dhoni taught Indian self. Off the field too, field and argued with the umpires during an minds can do amazing things. What we cricket this aspect of sport. Performance, not Dhoni is adjusting. IPL match. This was not the Dhoni we had do generally takes shape in our minds reputation, mattered most. We can see it in During his early days he known. As an honorary Lt. Col in the first. Our senses are not far behind. Have the success that Chennai Super Kings have used to stay in a dingy Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army, you noticed an expert drum player? achieved in the . room that was to be we saw him wear gloves to express his However, poor health or poor training less; will not demoralise self; rather will on our own; God can and will help if Dhoni was one batsman who shared with his room- nationalism and spend time with the sol- are great spoilers. Then, there must be enthuse self and others. One is unlike- we make the necessary efforts to reach ensured Indian cricket did not lose mate. Recently, he was diers to boost their spirits. The Dhoni we courage. Without a good dose of it, one ly to be fearful. Obviously, such a per- out to Him. One will develop spiritual its fan base. The common man photographed sleep- have known. can hardly be positive. Adequate will son is likely to be generally peaceful. consciousness and will realise that one identified himself with his success. ing on the floor of an At the most challenging crossroads of power is another necessity. Positive people endear themselves to is never condemned. Most important- Dhoni reflected the dreams of the airport when the his career, Dhoni faces the dilemma of when In today’s interconnected world, we others. They produce positive vibra- ly, one will begin to see the positive side rustic and the polished. His raw flight got delayed. to quit. Should he make the decision or wait need a lot of support to exist well. tions. This almost ensures that they will of things. instincts to punish the ball, hit it These occasions for the selectors to take the call? In the Personally, I have made a lot of prepa- have many friends. They use their ener- Personally, I have struggled with into the orbit literally, was often tacitly absence of any retirement scheme from the ration in this regard; I have a chart of gies in useful activities and are likely to negativity for a very long time. And its appreciated universally. His first show that he BCCI, the cricket fraternity waits anxiously. all those who can help me. This is in the occupy important positions. worst manifestation has been fear of dis- big fan was the Australian doesn’t need a One should not be surprised if he is ‘rested’ shape of a tree diagram. Prejudices work The next requirement is to devel- eases, till I began taking shelter of God. great Greg Chappell. lavish bed. for India’s immediate assignments in the US against curbing negativity, as does op a deep desire to be not so negative, Diseases are feared for several reasons. According to Kiran More, a His decision and the West Indies but given his contribu- company of wrong persons. And if we because negativity as such cannot be Obviously, there is suffering. Life is dis- former chairman of the to hand Joginder tion to Indian cricket, Dhoni deserves a fit- are given to hate, we are working eliminated entirely in material bodies rupted. Resources come under strain. national selection commit- Sharma the ball for the ting farewell. against ourselves. Lastly, but most living in the material world. Control of And enjoyments are curbed. My con- tee, it was the Australian last over of 2007 ICC Dhoni, having commanded the respect importantly, we need to have faith in the mind is crucial in this endeavour. nection with God has helped me in great Greg Chappell’s T20 World Cup final of seniors like Tendulkar, Rahul God, as will be clear from the rest of the Details of doing so are available in the many ways. One begins to accept the vision that helped India against Pakistan reflected Dravid, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly and article, and not in the chance theory, that Bhagwad Gita. Proper attention to inevitability of diseases of a material identify Dhoni’s his astounding reading of Virender Sehwag, has risen in stature as one is anything can happen at any time. one’s health is also very important. One body. God gives strength to tolerate. potential as a future the game. India won the of the greats of the game. He catches your It may appear difficult but positive should develop many skills. One must One is able to maintain equanimity to captain. “Your future first T20 World Cup and eye as a sprinter between the wickets but his attitude can be attained. The first engage is useful activities. And compa- a great extent. And the most important captain,” Dhoni’s tactical move was career resembles that of a marathoner — requirement is to become aware of its ny of positive persons will reinforce the part is continuation of enjoyments; they Chappell said. going to be remembered for unflinching endurance and commitment. It tremendous benefits. There are many. desire to be positive. never cease unless the body is totally How right he a long time. His faith in is going to be hard to find his replacement, There is the physical health benefit. The third and the most important broken. All said and done, faith is the was! small-town cricketers on the field and in our hearts. Whichever Generally, positive people enjoy good requirement is gaining help from God, only real antidote to negativity; other Dhoni’s excelling was the compelling journey he takes from here on, his well- health. 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For this, moved out of office, this will the Xi Jinping regime has esca- China does not need the per- add fuel to the fire, because the lated the tension between the mission from any western Chief Executive of the city is island and the mainland in nation or any international chosen by a process which recent years. However, what organisation. The demonstra- involves a pro-establishment has precipitated the crisis is the tors displaying the British-era selection panel and full Extradition Bill proposed by colonial flag and asking other endorsement by the city Chief Executive Carrie western nations to intervene Communist Party bosses in Lam. The Bill proposes to hardly make any sense. If they Beijing. On the other hand, the allow extradition to mainland have to find a solution, then the Hong Kongers have been China. Even though Lam islanders can very well negoti- demanding a free election for announced later that the Bill ate with the mainland the Chief Executive for years has been indefinitely suspend- Government and devise a way- now. So this is not the right ed, protests led by pro-democ- out formula. Decrying the time for Xi to think of an alter- racy groups have refused to mainland rule and posing native to Lam. subside. threat to the security of the However the adamant Why these protests are entire country will invite more stance of demonstrators for the coming up against the Beijing problems, rather than produc- resignation of Lam would not rule? Does the mainland have ing solutions. solve any of their problems. no right to rule over Hong The unique thing about the Many veterans of the city are Kong? What is the way ahead mass protest is that it is the apprehensive that hardliners for both Hong Kong and the largest in Hong Kong’s history. are poised to take up the reins mainland? It is highlighting rising fear and of the administration of the These protesters mainly anger over the erosion of civil island. But this time Xi will not consist of the youth who don’t liberties in the island. When take any chance. And if the cur- want to give up their freedom Hong Kong was returned to rent imbroglio continues, the to the social-political control of China by Britain, the Basic Law Liaison Office of the city will the Bejing rule. The latest inci- guaranteed the territory a high have more opportunities to dent of protesters ransacking degree of autonomy. And this push the island for closer polit- the city’s Legislative Council policy has helped preserve ical integration with the main- has sent warning signals to Hong Kong’s civil services, land. Joshua Wong, the leader Beijing. China’s Ambassador to independent courts, free press, of the famous Umbrella Britain Liu Xiaoming has open internet and other ele- Movement, too called for Lam’s denounced Hong Kong’s ultra ments that distinguished it resignation. But then, will there radicals. He claimed that the from the existing Communist be any chance of revival of the protesters have challenged the system of the mainland. This status of Hong Kong if the cur- bottom line of “one country autonomy, promised under a rent city chief leaves her office? two systems”. mini-Constitutional law, The way ahead for both The Chinese Government’s known as Basic Law, will expire Hong Kong and Bejing is a Liaison Office in Hong Kong in 2047. But much before it, the peaceful resolution of the prob- declared that the “savage acts” Basic Law has weakened as !&%        %    & 15*6 394! 15  &     lem. 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And this who seized control of down- Kong might become another virtually anyone in Hong Kong excludes political crimes, crit- knell for the “one country, two violence would lessen sympa- attempt to take full control of pressure reflects a broader town streets for 11 weeks in point of security threat like that to be picked up by the securi- ics say that the law would in systems”. thy for the pro-democracy the island. The original frame- tightening of control over the 2014. And recently a large of Tibet, Xinxiang and Taiwan ty sleuths for detention in some point of time legalise the However, at the same time, supporters. However, yearning work, negotiated in a treaty island city under the Xi regime. crowd took out marches across in the days to come. China. Adding to the protest- sort of abductions that has been current activism will not guar- for freedom will continue between China and Britain on Hong Kong is an obvious the city commemorating thir- Besides, the proposed ers’ woes is the common refrain taking place in Hong Kong. antee a safe future for Hong despite Bejing’s inscrutable tac- July 1, 1997, is supposed to pro- target as it has a very strong ty years of the crackdown on extradition law would allow that judges strictly follow the Popular apprehension is that Kong. Challenging Beijing tics to move the island closer to tect Hong Kong’s freedom until and vocal community of pro- pro-democracy supporters by Hong Kong to detain and orders of the Communist Party. this controversial Bill will in the would not produce anything, its power system. 2047. But then occasional over- democracy supporters. And Beijing on June 4, 1989 at the transfer people wanted in The Hong Kongers fear that long run end the unique judi- not even safety of the existing tures demonstrated by the this is absolutely despised by historic Tiananmen Square. countries and territories with this law would target not only cial system of Hong Kong. freedoms in Hong Kong. China (The writer is an expert on mainland quite often irk the the rulers in Beijing. Tens of This is all that continuously which it has no formal extra- criminals but also all the polit- And it brings home another can’t allow it to become a secu- international affairs)

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The Chinese com- ously leading towards automa- ly flourished across the globe mobile technology (5G) has in the 2016 presidential elec- pany has shown a keen inter- tion, proper infrastructure and are replacing the US, Japan, become the pivot. tions. est in partnership with the development for high-speed and South Korea as a new tele- However, this has the flip So, the US is not interest- Indian telecom agencies and connectivity is a prerequisite to com leader. However, China is side. Although the high-speed ed in the expansion of Huawei operators. develop India as a real-time regarded as suspicious super- 5G is yet to become commer- in domestic market, and it is The Telecom Minister, country. The 5G services will power due to over-control by cially operational, firms like also compelling its strategic Ravi Shankar Prasad, has provide an opportunity to con- the Chinese Government. Huawei are under immense partners to follow suit. already announced the rollout nect India with “fourth indus- In comparison to Asian pressure and suspicion. The Although, US-India diplomat- of 5G trials and spectrum auc- trial revolution.” giant China, India has the growing security concerns in ic ties are deepening, the US tion within 100 days. However, In the emerging matrix of potential to become the engine the US forced President Administration is exerting the new Government also faces human association, industry of the fourth industrial revo- Donald Trump to blacklist pressure on India to take a a set of challenges: firstly, it is 4.0 is going to influence every lution. Despite many difficul- Huawei over national security tough stand on oil import still not confirmed whether sphere of human lives and ties, India’s C-DAC developed issues. from Iran. It is also meddling India can participate with social relations. The current supercomputer in the era of IT On the other hand, China with India’s purchase of S-400 Huawei. Secondly, India should web of industrialisation is revolution. So, it will not be an sees the US ban as part of from Russia and now pres- be capable of making the prod- based on cutting edge tech- exaggeration to say that the ongoing trade war. surising India not to be the part uct, and should keep her secu- nologies, i.e., artificial intelli- Indian Government institu- Inadvertently, India has also of any joint trial of 5G with rity apprehension on priority. gence, driverless vehicles, tions and private firms have the become part of this trade war, Huawei. As well as, follow the guidelines voice-activated assistants, facial potential to develop this service which has primarily affected In fact, the US may still be of Indian manufacturing and ID recognition, or digital indigenously. India’s progress to obtain 5G willing to grant some relaxation regulatory institutions. health-care sensors. Besides, Gradually “Make in India” services in the near future. It to India on these issues, but its Moreover, 5G technology industry 4.0 is also inextricably is constructing a strong base for may delay, or worse, com- attitude on Huawei is extreme- is still at its early phase, and linked with the internet of the upcoming future initia- pletely halt the 5G trials and ly stiff. Despite US Secretary of South Korea’s SK Telecom has things, big data analytics, cloud tive. High-speed internet and manufacturing of equipment in State Mike Pompeo making his   F(   1  ,  : % *  3G ! launched first ever 5G services computing, cognitive comput- mobile services are the pillars India. stand clear during India visit, in the public domain. China ing, and 3-D printing. 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