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"#$ ed that the land cost for Phase “powerless”. under Section 354C he hefty penalties under the IV project would be borne by “If you allow people to (voyeurism) of Indian Penal Tnew Motor Vehicle Act has % & the Centre and the Delhi travel for free, then the Delhi Code (IPC) was registered triggered massive protest across Government equally, in 50:50 Metro may go into loss. If you against “A-One Store”. the country with people man- ' ( ratio. The court asked the will give freebies, we will stop However, no arrest has handling traffic policemen at authorities to ensure that no you. You are fighting for a cause been made yet as senior officers several places and some States, delay is caused in the Phase IV here and you want them to fter a 27-year-old woman said the sequence of event is including BJP-ruled Gujarat, metro project and the total land incur loss. Do not give sops, it Ajournalist filed a complaint being ascertained. “The refraining from enforcing the he Supreme Court on cost of 2,447.19 crore is is public money,” the court told with police alleging that she Investigating Officer (IO) has Act. The Delhi Government TFriday came down heavily released immediately. the Delhi Government. was filmed at a high-end lin- confiscated CCTV equipment says they are still studying the on the Delhi Government for A Bench of justices Arun The observation by the gerie store in posh Greater of the store and is trying to new Act, but the Centre has its ambitious proposal to make Mishra and Deepak Gupta Bench came after the Delhi Kailash M-block market, an retrieve the alleged footage already implemented it. travel in Delhi Metro free for Government objected to shar- FIR was filed and probe begun, which appears to have been States which have not tum of penalties. “Many States delaying enforcement of pro- women. The court also said the ing losses with the Centre. said officials on Friday. deleted by the accused,” said a implemented the Act so far are are saying they won’t imple- visions may also face questions operational loss, if any, in the “State is responsible for In her complaint, she said senior police official. West Bengal, Telangana, ment it. But the Centre has from auditors for revenue loss,” 104 -km-long Phase IV of observed transport. We find nothing the shopkeeper was allegedly In her complaint the jour- Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, implemented it and States do said the official. the Delhi Metro pro- that the Delhi objectionable in case the Metro watching the live footage from nalist alleged that after Rajasthan and Punjab. BJP- not have any discretionary Ministry officials said the ject would be Government suffers losses to be borne by the hidden camera. The incident selecting 4-5 garments she ruled Gujarat has contended power. States can decide the penalties notified by the Centre borne should refrain from State as metro is a conveyance took place on August 31 and went inside the trial room to that the high fines do not seem quantum of penalties only in are minimum and the States giving freebies from within the State,” the apex the journalist lodged the com- try clothes. feasible and they will imple- certain categories of offences. have the power to increase “public money” and court Bench said. plaint with the South District Continued on Page 4 ment the new norms only after But the Centre has kept a very them 10 fold, for instance if the getting a report from the RTO. few such categories. Maximum drunk driving penalty is Another BJP-ruled Goa said cases will end up in court. We 10,000 it is up to the State R the new Motor Vehicles Act are studying how States are say- whether it wants to continue R ()$$#$ ($, $ would be implemented in the ing no,” Delhi Chief Minister with this minimum Centre’s # State from next week. Arvind Kejriwal said. notified penalty or revise to the ' ;? ; *$%) @&-.% Meanwhile, the Odisha On the contention that maximum of 1 lakh. 4''$'%/ $..2$A%% $( Government has decided to some of States are reluctant, a While Transport Minister Harare: Robert $- /%%& -4))%& )( 2((& relax penalty norm for a peri- senior Road Transport Nitin Gadkari said steep penal- Mugabe, the for- courier which had booked the coffin on (/-.42.% 145(& '-%-% od of 30 days, for air and Ministry official said since this ties under the amended Motor mer guerrilla leader the flight. - (& 0' '..%' .( noise pollution, following pub- Act is a Central MV Act, they Vehicles Act are not meant to tuned despot who silly mistake by a courier company Accepting their fault, the company $(-1.5 & 2.25 2(&'.(&3 4. lic outcry over imposition of have no option but to imple- collect fines but to ensure that ruled Zimbabwe Ahas left the family members of a said that the body, which had got $% - (& .$% %&'3 heavy fines on violators of ment it as most of the provi- people do not violate the law, for 37 years until deceased shocked as they received an exchanged with that of late Prakash traffic rules. sions fall in the Concurrent list. the new regulations have seen forced out by the military, has died aged 95, unidentified body in the coffin while Kumar (35), a resident of Odisha’s Jajpur ',(@) * “In view of long queues for “They have no option but a collection of a whopping the country’s President announced on Friday. waiting to perform the last rites for their district, had arrived in Bhubaneshwar and A pollution test in the State, the to comply with the amended 1.41 crore through challans in First heralded as a liberator who rid the deceased family member. they promised to restitute $? - 4&.5%' Government has decided not to Motor Vehicles Act, which has just four days in two States former British colony of Rhodesia of white Seetaram Purohit, a resident of Shri Purohit’s body soon. @ 5 / (& 0' charge 10,000 as penalty for several new provisions includ- since its implementation as minority rule, Mugabe used repression and Dungargarh in Bikaner, passed away after Kumar’s body was sent &&(4&2%' .$. -$% $- %.4&%' air and noise pollution from ing higher penalties for traffic per the records availability. fear to govern until he was finally ousted by suffering a heart attack in Mumbai on to Bhubaneshwar on .( .$% *(& %--3 violators for the next 30 days. offences, as the Central law will “There is a misconception his previously loyal generals in November Wednesday. Thursday afternoon, This is effective from prevail even if a State among people. If they abide by 2017. “It is with the utmost sadness that I His family members travelled to while Purohit’s body (()@)* September 6,” according to Government frames its own the laws, there will be no fine announce the passing on of Zimbabwe’s Bikaner in a plane along with his body, was delivered in Jaipur, # $ , % State Commerce and Transport law. Motor vehicle laws fall imposed. The law has not been founding father and former President... which had been packed in a coffin by a from where it was ,00? B&. Secretary G Srinivas. under provisions of imposed to collect fines. It has Robert Mugabe,” President Emmerson courier company, people with knowledge shifted to Shri ())2% %- &%' (& 0' The Delhi Government Concurrent List and thus con- been brought into force so Mnangagwa said in a tweet. of the incident said. Dungargarh in an 25& .$. .$% )4&'%&.5 has said it is still working on stitutionally Parliament can that people take traffic rules Mugabe died at 2.40 GMT in Singapore, On arriving back home on Thursday ambulance. /45'& /5(2- () '%(22 % some categories of offences define the power available to seriously and do not violate where he had been hospitalised in April. morning, the family was shocked to see Purohit’s last rites were /%& 2(1(-%'3 where it can reduce the quan- the State. The States that are them,” Gadkari said AFP an unknown body, and contacted the performed on Friday.
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These added, "Besides three stations, )), ? $(4- takes place in neighbouring send their suggestions at pollution level in the national long Delhi Rapid Rail Transit three stations are the most an 11 km viaduct from Sarai States like Punjab and Haryana, [email protected] till capital, he said. System (RRTS) section, part of important stations as these will Kale Khan will be developed (UPSTC) through skywalks, Currently, Yamuna Bank the Delhi Chief Minister September 12. "We want to ask He further said that use of Delhi Ghaziabad Meerut corri- inter connect the entire major which will connect RRTS ram escalators, underpasses and station is the interchange to Arvind Kejriwal on Friday the people of Delhi what steps diesel generators has almost dor. Tender has also been float- RRTS corridor — Delhi Meerut, near Khichripur to Jangpura pathways. Noida and Vaishali but this sought suggestions from peo- can be taken during these 20- been stopped in Delhi due to ed for 'Detailed Design Delhi Gurugram Panipat- stabling yard. The stabling yard Anand Vihar Rapid Rail New Ashok Nagar will provide ple for steps to reduce the 25 days to protect children and which "good result" has start- Construction' (DDC) for three Sonipat and Delhi-Alwar," said will be developed on the 12 station will connect Delhi a direct access to the level of pollution in the city. the elderly among others from ed showing. major stations Sarai Kale Khan, a senior NCRTC official adding hectare land parcel Jangpura." metro's Blue line and seven sta- destination. Delhi-Ghaziabad- Addressing the media, the ill-effects of pollution caused by Introduction of environ- New Ashok Nagar and Anand civil construction will also be Moreover, inorder to bring tions on Pink line which is Meerut corridor will be the first Chief Minister said that the stubble burning," he said. ment compensation charge, Vihar Inter State Bus Terminal soon started for the sections. different mode of transports at under construction, the Anand RRTS to be implemented in national capital is the only city He said at present, 40 air- construction of eastern and (ISBT), which will also be the Among the three stations, one point through the Regional Vihar ISBT and the intra-city India. where air pollution is on the quality monitoring systems are western peripheral express- major converging points of all New Ashok Nagar and Sarai Rapid Transit System (RRTS), railway station, Nizamuddin The Budget for the Delhi- decline, instead of increasing. operating in Delhi to get real- ways, dust-control measures three RRTS corridors. Kale Khan will be elevated ones, these stations will be developed Railway Station, UPSRTC and Ghaziabad-Meerut project is Delhi government, Centre and time data and 4,000 buses will during construction work, Currently, the NCRTC — While Anand Vihar Rapid as Multi Modal Integration subway facility for the pedes- Rs 3,1902 crore with a deadline the people of Delhi have soon be procured which will massive tree plantation drive, implementing agency has start- Railway station will be totally (MMI) which will connect trians. to be completed by 2024. achieved this together. also result in reduction in pol- closure of Badarpur and ed work on the Ghaziabad por- underground as the existing ISBT Sarai Kale Khan, Hazrat Moreover, cutting the trav- Further, the Rapid Rail will be "There has been 25 per cent lution level. Rajghat power plants, Graded tions. "The preliminary work Delhi Metro station is an ele- Nizamuddin Station, Delhi el time between Noida- equipped with high speed and reduction in the overall pollu- Pollution level started Response Action Plan are such as survey, pile, utility work vated station due to which it Metro and Indira Gandhi Ghaziabad, New Ashok Nagar capacity, air conditioned and its tion level because of a slew of declining in the city since 2015, among the measures which such as utility diversion of elec- attracts a heavy traffic in the International Airport (IGIA), station will provide a short station will be fitted with free measures taken by the AAP Kejriwal said and listed out contributed to reduction of trical lines, water pipe line and vicinity and near Inter State Bus Aerocity, Uttar Pradesh State direct route to Noida-Dwarka Wi-Fi and high speed net- government and others in the measures taken for reduction in pollution level in Delhi, the sewer line has been started for Terminus (ISBT) Anand Vihar.. Transport Corporation and Vaishali Ghaziabad. working. last three years, including pollution level. Chief Minister said. $%$5 /((%' % " )( -%'.(& (% B-$ .%%.- " & $ New Delhi: Jammu and #& # gical intervention in this condi- cally disabled and is being fed Kashmir People's Movement ! &!) ! tion has 75-80 per cent risk to through a special tube. But he is leader Shehla Rashid has been life to one or both children," the breathing on his own, the neu- booked for sedition over her #! % ! health minister said. rosurgeon said, adding he tweets alleging that the armed Professor of Neurosurgery requires long-term rehabilitation forces "tortured" civilians and at AIIMS Dr Deepak Gupta, care. he Central Road Research "ransacked" houses in the Valley who led the surgery termed it The separation of their TInstitute (CRRI) in associ- after Jammu and Kashmir's spe- s Jaga and Balia, conjoined extremely complex and chal- heads took place in two stages. ation with the Ministry of cial status was revoked, police Atwins from Odisha who lenging as the twins "shared The first stage surgery, lasting 25 Earth Sciences has organised a said on Friday. spent over two years at AIIMS venous return (circular sinus) hours, involved creating a National Level workshop on She has also been charged here undergoing complicated and were totally fused with each venous bypass on Balia and the role of the Science and with spreading "fake news" with surgeries for separation of their other at the head". partial brain separation from Technology in Development of the intention to "malign the heads left for their hometown on Their surgical separation Jaga. It was conducted on August basic infrastructure image of Indian Army", they Friday, Union Health Minister required meticulous and 28, 2017. Development and challenges of said. Her series of tweets had Harsh Vardhan lauded the detailed planning, he said. About The final separation of the 21st century Friday. The pro- ' ( )% * + , - surfaced on August 17 upsetting team of doctors for the "rarest of the present condition of the children was done on October fessors, engineers and archi- . . " % many. the rare" surgery and twins, Dr Gupta said, "Jaga is 25 and this operation lasted 20 tectures has also stressed upon asserted that it was the "first suc- developing well in all domains hours. Skin grafting and minor the usage of Hindi language. cessful craniopagus conjoined of neuropsychological assess- neurosurgical procedures were The workshop which saw a twin separation surgery" in India ment. He is gaining weight and performed on the children to number of students, architec- wherein both the children sur- can join school immediately cover skin defects over the next ture and engineers who pre- vived. after returning home." few months. sented their research papers on Harsh Vardhan said in the After their arrival at the During the final surgery various topics and infrastruc- last 50 years, only 10 to 15 chil- Odisha city on Saturday, the on October 25, Jaga suffered a ture challenges in the National dren worldwide have survived twins will be admitted to the cardiac arrest, but he was suc- Capital also spoke on the after the surgical separation Srirama Chandra Bhanja cessfully revived after 15 min- importance of Hindi language. procedure. Medical College and hospital utes. The two children stayed in "It has been observed that "This is an extremely rare there for further medical assis- the private ward of AIIMS's the engineers and senior level condition seen in one in 25 lakh tance. Neurosciences Centre for the last official and scientist are gen- live births and any kind of sur- Balia remains neurologi- two years. erally studied in English and well versed in the language but it has been observed that there are labors in the construction )"* sites that are also in large num- bers do not understand and speak English. The languages +, barriers most of the time affects the quality as well as cost and New Delhi: Witnessing heavy PUC norm has been increased at time overrun the projects. footfall and heavy traffic in and to 10,000 under the Motor around the city pollution under Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019 check (PUC) certificates caused which came into being on by increased fine under the September 1. new updated Motor Vehicle (A- The DTC has 43 PUC cen- he Delhi Police on mendments) Act, Delhi tres at its depots and terminals TFriday claimed to have Government has directed the which may be opened for private arrested a 37-year-old man test centres to remain open till vehicles against. Also, notices who had allegedly cheated 10 pm. will be issued for applications for more than 500 citizens to the The Delhi Transport authorisation of PUC centres, it tune of crores after luring to Minister on Friday issued direc- added. invest in various 'Ponzi' tions to the Delhi Transport "The deterrence of high schemes. Corporation (DTC) to use its fine has led to a spike in the The accused has PUC centres and spare spaces number of vehicles been identified as Sanjeev for pollution check of vehicles to undergoing pollution tests in last Kumar, a resident of handle the spike in number of few days and about 40-45,000 Ghaziabad who was vehicles. vehicles are turning up arrested by the Economic The fine of 1,000 on first everyday at the authorised cen- Offense Wing (EOW) instance and 2,000 for every tres," said a transport depart- wing of Delhi Police on subsequent violation of ment statement. Friday. !"#$ % %#! &% '#"(# &
rooms, there is a provision of investigation wing. A Skill development Centre is also running in the police station under PMKY initiative for the youth of weaker sections of the area," said the Additional CP. "Moving ahead, a step * % " / forward to ensure the safety - 0 1 ' + and security of the girls and * 2 ' 0 3 the women, women patrol teams of Eastern Range has New Usmanpur. also been flagged off by the This vision led to the con- CP. elhi Commissioner of struction of new building of All women patrol teams DPolice Amulya Patnaik on police station. The new build- of Eastern Range will per- Friday inaugurated the new ing is equipped with library, form patrolling near girls building of New Usmanpur yoga cum gym room, recre- schools and colleges, parks police station in Delhi's North ation room and mess," said and other vulnerable places East district. The CP also Rajendra Pal Gautam, the to encourage the sense of flagged off 'Women Patrol' Additional Deputy security among the teams of Eastern Range on the Commissioner of Police girls/women," said the occasion. (DCP), North East district. Additional DCP. "New Usmanpur police sta- "The library contains books "The women patrol teams tion came in existence in 1999. related to police, different laws will also ensure legal action With the passage of time, and competitive exams. Apart against eve teasers and anti senior officers felt the need of from barracks and social elements," the new building for police station Investigating Officer (IO) Additional DCP added.
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!! ! ) $ +,, - , ' $? Suresh Babu, Director of #A)$ 560 3 789$ Rivers, Wetlands and Water $?L%55 A4' %- & gnored for years, wetlands in Policy at WWF India, empha- B%5 .$. .$% % 1. () Ithe country are now all set to sised on the importance of &' M .$% 41%% *(4. -' get their much-needed due wetlands in combating deser- (& 0' $5% .& -.(& with the Centre identifying as tification. “Wetlands are dis- %2%1.(& .( .$% ..% $ $ many as 100 of them to be appearing three times faster 2(4.O- .&%& () .- ,# restored within the next five than forests and half of India’s %'2. (& $. .( 2(&'42. years to help combat land rivers are water stressed. We '&-..(& &' 1%- & degradation. Nearly 30% of need to reverse this trend to 2$42$%- & '-14.% /%.%%& country’s land area has been fight land degradation,” Babu .( )2.(&-3 he abrogation of Jammu degraded through deforesta- said. Tand Kashmir’s special sta- tion, over-cultivation, soil ero- Brij Gopal, Founder (A ,$$ tus under Article 370, the cur- sion and depletion of wetlands Director, Centre for Inland $ , 6&, rent situation in the Valley increasing climate change Waters in South Asia said that $?5& %-. and the Ram Temple issue will impact. the British treated wetlands as %& 5 *$%) @&-.% @. top the agenda of the RSS’s Speaking at the 14th ses- waste lands. The importance of &%A%% )( $% 2(%&.- (& coordination meeting, begin- sion of the Conference of wetlands is such that the *$&'& , --(& .$% ning at Pushkar, Rajasthan, on Parties to United Nations conserve it. “We are mostly unaware of Supreme Court and National -' (& 0' .$. -$% L-45-M Saturday, with its affiliates, Convention to Combat “We have identified 100 the size and location of the wet- Green Tribunal have directed $%& &' 2%5%/.%- &' including the BJP. which works in the border slowdown in the country, Desertification (UNCCD) wetlands across the country lands. So we have asked the that even a half hectare of 224-%' $% () 15& The slowdown in the econ- areas, may give a presentation sources said.The Vishwa Hindu (COP 14), Manju Pandey, Joint which are under pollution states to prepare documents in these have to be protected. L'%%&& &' 1155& M omy in the country will also on the abrogation of certain Parishad will share details of the Secretary, Union Environment stress, tourism pressure. We this regard so that we can The wetlands are also impor- 1(5.2-3 $% @* 1%-'%&. $' come up for deliberations, provisions of Article 370 and ongoing judicial proceedings Ministry, said the role of wet- will keep updating the number,” work for wetlands in the next tant for the water security. -' .$. .$% %&.% L$1%M sources said. This is the first the situation in Kashmir that on the disputed Ayodhya tem- lands is very important in Pandey said. five years. As per estimates, 15 per (4&' .$% --(& - & coordination meeting of the will be part of discussions at the ple issue, the sources said. achieving the sustainable devel- A wetland is a land area “Most of the villages have cent of India’s flora and 18 per ..%1. .( '%. ..%&.(& )( RSS after the BJP’s victory in meet. “Over 200 delegates of 35 opment goals (SDG). that is saturated with water, small ponds, wetlands which cent of the country’s fauna .$% L%2(&(2 '--.%M3 the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The three-day ‘Samanvay affiliates and allied organisa- The SDGs are collection of either permanently or season- need to be protected and a comes from the fresh water. It The annual discussions Baithak’ will be attended by tions of the Sangh will attend 17 global goals for the year ally and it takes on the charac- nodal officer will be nominat- is estimated that if the shallow >H + will be held on a wide-ranging RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and the coordination meeting in 2030 set by the United Nations teristics of a distinct ecosystem. ed for each wetland and they waters disappear, 80 per cent of , F 8E issues including national secu- its top functionaries besides BJP which discussions will be held General Assembly in 2015. Of According to the the Union will talk to people about wet- the insect population will $?%-'%&. .$ rity, the situation in the coun- working president JP Nadda , broadly on national security, these, 11 goals have direct government publication lands,” the official said at the become extinct. B(&' 55 %/ (& .(4 () try’s border areas and environ- general secretary (organisa- the situation in borders areas of linkages to water. National Wetland Atlas, India side event hosted by the World Manu Bhatnagar, Principal 2%5&' .%5&' &' ment conservation, the RSS’s tion) B L Santhosh and gener- the country and environment “Wetlands are finally being has 7.5 lakh wetlands. Wildlife Fund (WWF) at the Director of the Indian National 5(%& )( %1.%/% F .( publicity in-charge Arun Kumar al secretary Ram Madhav.In the conservation,” Kumar said. given due importance. Their According to data, wetlands COP 14. Trust for Art and Cultural 3 %-'%&. B(&' 55 $(5' said at a press conference in the past, Prime Minister Narendra Besides, issues around role has now been realised. hold close to 5% of freshwater. She also said the govern- Heritage (INTACH), said that .5- .$ .$% .(1 5%'%-$1 () Rajasthan city on Friday. He said Modi had been regularly women empowerment, SC/STs, Under the government’s The official said states have ment has devised wetland “Everybody wants a piece of .$%-% 2(4&.%- &' 2((1%.(& no union ministers will be attending the discussions. the issues of water conserva- scheme of ‘har ghar main jal’ been asked to prepare inte- health cards to give informa- land, but not a land with water. & -%2.(- -42$ - /54% attending the meet as it is a RSS outfits ,the Swadeshi tion, development, employ- (water in every house), we grated management plan indi- tion on the wetland, including The country has had three %2(&( -2%&2% &' coordination meeting of the Jagran Manch and the Bharatiya ment opportunities and migra- need to focus not only on cating “where exactly the wet- the boundaries defined, oxygen water management policies but .%2$&(5( .(4- &' 25.% RSS, its affiliates and allies. 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( (3 $% 15% 2% 41 /%)(% Karti, who is facing pro- mental rights of citizens and The Unlawful Activities /%&2$ () A4-.2%- 0 & ceedings in cases like Aircel- claimed in court that he had after depositing Rs 10 crore empowered agencies to declare (Prevention) Amendment Act, &' 4 B&.3 Maxis and money laundering taken the money on loan and with the secretary general of a person a terrorist. 2019 also provides for putting matters, had deposited Rs 10 was paying interest on it. the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Chief a travel ban on such individu- crore pursuant to the condition On May 7, a bench head- The court, on the Justice Ranjan Gogoi and als once they are declared as imposed by the apex court for ed by the CJI had allowed Enforcement Directorate’s Justice Ashok Bhushan issued terrorists. &! travelling abroad. Karti to travel to the United request, had earlier asked notices to the central govern- The petition filed by APCR The apex court had in May Kingdom, the US, France, Karti to file an undertaking that ment on petitions filed by Sajal said the amendments infringed he Supreme Court on -%# #" . too dismissed his plea seeking Germany and Spain in May he would return to India and Awasthi and an NGO, upon the fundamental right to TFriday asked the Delhi /% return of the Rs 10 crore. Karti, and June this year. cooperate with the investiga- Association for Protection of reputation and dignity under High Court to expeditiously % & !# 0 who is the son of former Union The apex court had in tion, and warned that if Civil Rights (APCR). Article 21 of the Constitution, decide on the request of a spe- finance minister P January also granted Karti per- he did not do so it would “come The bill for amendments to without substantive and pro- cial judge for setting up a tem- #! & Chidambaram, had earlier mission to travel abroad down heavily” on him. the UAPA was passed by cedural due process. porary court at the AIIMS ! !) hospital to record the state- & ! .# ments of the Unnao rape sur- # !1 vivor, who has sustained ) /. injuries in an accident. & & $ #& The special judge & ! Dharmesh Sharma, who is # 0 holding trial in the cases relat- 01- ed to the Unnao incident, had & & & recently written a letter to the #% ! # Delhi High Court seeking per- 2% mission to hold in-camera pro- ceedings at AIIMS for record- sider the request. ing of the statement of the While transferring the woman after doctors said it was cases related to Unnao incident #A% dence in doing activities of “not advisable” to bring her to to Delhi, the apex court had daily living. the court premises. fixed a time limit of 45 days for f you are exposed over a long “This research shows that Sharma has informed the the trial court to complete the Itime to two air pollutants, government regulation that Registrar General of the high proceedings. The bench also ‘particulate matter 2.5’ and reduces our exposure to air court that the CBI, the woman sought status report from the ‘nitrous oxide’, which are both pollution has a huge potential and her family have “no objec- Centre within three weeks on commonly found in cities health and economic benefit.”’ tion” to such deposition. setting up of Protection of around the world, there is a Researchers believe air pol- A bench of Justices Deepak Children from Sexual Offences high chance that you risk of lutants can increase inflam- Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, (POCSO) courts in districts, developing dementia later in mation in bodies and raise the also directed the CBI to com- where over 100 cases under the life, according to a study pub- risk of having a stroke, which plete within two weeks its Act have been registered. lished in the Journal of increases the likelihood of probe and file the charge sheet The top court had on July Alzheimer’s Disease. developing dementia. in the road accident case, in 25 directed setting up of a cen- “This is concerning Preventing dementia is a focus which the rape survivor was trally-funded designated court because the World Health because it has become a grow- injured. in each district having more Organisation (WHO) esti- ing health problem, which It also indicated that if the than 100 FIRs under the mates 91 per cent of the world’s affects some 50 million people special judge needed more POCSO Act to deal exclusive- population lives in places around the world. than 45 days to complete the ly with cases of sexual offences 4 &.& (5 . 3 $ ' * where air quality exceeds The WHO estimates that proceedings, then it may con- against children. 3 - WHO guideline limits,” Study nearly 10 million people each co-author Neuroscience year develop the condition. Research Australia’s Dr Ruth The study brought togeth- Peters said. er research on people living in He added that it’s difficult Canada, Sweden, Taiwan, $'. for people to reduce exposure United Kingdom and the if they live where pollution lev- United States. els are high. The study is important in A #'), and damage to vulnerable vulnerable structures, water to provide impact-based some parts of the country, the Dementia is a neurode- the context of India which is structures. At present, the logging, closure of under- weather information and risk IMD chief said that extreme generative disease — charac- home to 15 of the 20 most pol- esides providing weather IMD provides only weather passes, damage to kutcha roads based warnings, not only for rain events are rising global- terized by a decline in perfor- luted cities in the world with Bforecast, the India updates with colour coding. and horticulture crops. He meteorological hazards, but ly. India is seeing fewer rainy mance and cognitive impair- some studies indicating near- Meteorological Department IMD Director General Dr said that the IMD will work geo-physical hazards,” he said. days, but more extreme rain- ment in multiple domains and ly 700 million Indians are (IMD) has on an experimen- Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said with the state departments, Dr Mohapatra said that fall events. Climate change is affects a person’s indepen- exposed to unhealthy air. tal basis started a system to that the target has been set to disaster management author- the accuracy in climate mon- a factor, but each monsoon predict the likely impact of the provide impact-based weath- ity and national space agency itoring and forecasting has has inter-annual variations. rainfall in the said region. The er forecast across the country. and collate geographical gone up over the years. He The IMD has also pre- impact forecast will be based As a pilot project, he said that information system and said the main challenge was dicted heavy downpour over "0 ::: on the inputs received from the IMD on Friday started pro- geospatial information sys- “not only to tell about weath- Konkan, Goa and Telangana. From Page 1 one replied. When I called agencies like Ministry of Earth viding rainfall impact forecast tem, along with other socio- er conditions, but also about “Heavy Rainfall at isolated “After 10 minutes a woman police, the store owner called Sciences, ISRO, Surveyor of on a host of services in four economic data, including pop- it direct implications. “At places over Uttarakhand, West attendant stationed outside the his son and deleted the video,” India, Municipal Bodies and cities- Bhuvneshwar, ulation and distribution of present, we provide forecast Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, store came and asked me to go she stated in her complaint. Public Works Department. Guwahati, Ahmedabad and houses. only up to district level and Madhya Pradesh, Assam and to another room. As I looked Meanwhile, a senior official The impact of rainfall Srinagar. The primary aim of the now we need to go deeper to Meghalaya, Nagaland, up to see there was anything of Delhi Police said they will forecast will include details on Dr Mohapatra said that the exercise is to provide weather the block level. Har block Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, wrong, the staff member of the start ransom checks of stores flooding of roads, closure of information related to rainfall information on a digital plat- mausam, har ghanta mausam Coastal Andhra Pradesh, shop said that there is a cam- with a sizeable footfall to ensure underpasses, water logging in will also include latest update form, with geographical co- (Hourly weather informa- coastal and South Interior era in the room,” she said in her any equipment that infringes low lying areas, occasional on condition of roads, traffic ordinates giving locations for tion for every block), that is Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe,” complaint. “I asked the owner upon the privacy and the dig- reduction in visibility, soil ero- jams, localised flooding of residential areas, hospitals and the goal for all the 7,000 the IMD stated in its All and other staff members if nity of a woman. Investigation sion, disruption of traffic flow roads and drains, soil ero- schools. “Instead of just giving blocks.” India Weather Warning there was a camera here in the in this particular case would be in cities, localized mud-sliding sion, possibilities of damage to weather information, we want On the extreme rainfall in Bulletin. trial room, why I was directed taken to a logical conclusion, to go into that room, but no the official added. 3 ! "#$%&' ! 4
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Srinagar: Asserting that Pakistan is sustaining terrorism Kolkata: West Bengal Chief in Jammu & Kashmir, State ) ) B B Minister Mamata Banerjee police chief Dilbagh Singh on , #'$# @@ Besides tracking their wrote to Prime Minister Friday said the neighbouring physical movement, sleuths ours before Vikram — the Narendra Modi on Friday country's use of social media to leuths of both the Central of these intelligence agencies HChandrayaan–2’s moon protesting against the Centre's radicalise the youths in the Sand State intelligence agen- have been directed to mount lander— was to make a land- unilateral decision to merge Valley remains a "big chal- cies have been directed to 'electronic surveillance' on ing on the surface of the moon, two public sector banks head- lenge". closely monitor suspicious them so as to prevent them Bengal Chief Minister Mamata quartered in the city without He, however, exuded con- activities of over ground work- from networking with their Banerjee on Friday landed a consulting the State fidence that the police and the ers (OGWs) in frontier dis- handlers sitting across the line straight blow on the Central Government. armed forces will rise to the tricts of Rajouri and Poonch of control. It has been seen in Government’s face saying the Expressing concern, she challenge as they had done following restoration of mobile the past that Pakistan army “much hype” over lunar vehi- said the merger and the threat many times in the past. calling facilities in the region. manages to target civilian cle’s maiden touch-down on of shifting of the banks' head- The director general of Following fresh reports of areas with accuracy on the moon’s north pole was intend- quarters will affect the devel- Jammu & Kashmir Police was movement of Pakistani troops basis of inputs shared by the ed at diverting the nation’s Banerjee, who was giving a opmental momentum of the interacting with a group of close to the line of control over ground workers of ter- attention from the unprece- speech on the “malicious state. trainee officers from the able to meet the challenge. Police (ADGP) CID B Srinivas; (LoC) in Bagh and Kotli sec- rorist outfits. dented economic crisis that implementation” of National Banerjee in her letter College of Air Warfare, "The police enjoy a very ADGP Armed SJM Gillani; tors, the Indian army too has Intelligence agencies are India was passing through. Register for Citizens in Assam urged Modi not to go for the Secunderabad, at the police cordial relationship with all ADGP Security, Law and beefed up its defences while also keeping a close watch on Starting with a blistering and what her ruling Trinamool bank merger, which was headquarters here. forces. There is perfect syner- Order Munir Ahmad Khan remaining in a state of 'high' families, whose relatives live attack on the Narendra Modi Congress called a “diabolic announced on August 30. "Pakistan has been sus- gy between the security forces and Inspector General of alert to thwart any nefarious across the line of control and Government for trying to design” to repeat an Assam-like "Im deeply concerned to taining terrorism in Jammu & and the police in the state. This Police, Kashmir, SP Pani, designs of the enemy from regularly visiting each other via hijack all the credit for the NRC in Bengal, also said that learn that two public sector Kashmir and a large number of fact has been recognised even responded to different queries across the line of control. Karvan-e-Aman peace bus ser- development of India’s space the “BJP leaders are trying to banks headquartered in terrorists have been moved to by the senior functionaries in from the visiting officers, a Highly placed official vice (Between Poonch- science Banerjee said, “as if the take all the credit for India’s Kolkata are being merged the launch pads across the the Ministry of Home Affairs police spokesperson said. sources maintained, "following Rawlakote) via Chakan-da- Chandrayaan launch is first in success in space technology with banks headquartered in border," Singh said. and Ministry of Defence," he Earlier, ADGP restoration of mobile calling Bagh in Poonch. the country. As if before they and its mission to moon.” Delhi and Chennai respec- He said social media was said. Coordination, Police facility in the region after a gap Efforts are being made to (BJP) came to power no such She said “if the BJP leaders tively without any consulta- being used by Pakistan to rad- He added that the police Headquarters, A K Choudhary of 30 days, the sleuths of both organise interaction session missions were taken up,”. The are so much interested in what tion with the state govern- icalise the young minds in the also share a good rapport with welcomed the visiting officers, the central and state intelli- with the senior members of “much-manoeuvred” hype on is happening in the moon than ment or with the management Valley, which remains a "big the state's residents, which the spokesperson said. gence agencies have been these families to convey them the moon mission was being in Indian economy then they of these two banks," Banerjee challenge for all of us". helps in management of law As part of their one-year directed to closely monitor the circumstances and the pre- done to divert the nation’s should acquire lands up there, said in her letter to Modi. The DGP expressed confi- and order. training, the officers are taken the activities of the over vailing security situation which attention from the “economic construct their own apart- The unilateral decision dence that the police and the During the interaction, to the forward areas of Jammu ground workers in their areas prompted security agencies to disaster that we are in,” she ments to reside their perma- of merger of banks and threat security forces together will be Additional Director General of & Kashmir and northeast. PTI of jurisdiction". take these measures. added. nently.” of shifting headquarters from West Bengal will adversely affect the developmental momentum of the state, she %1O P , " . 67) ) added. Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo and a stri- H TRS party leaders not to react dent critic of the BJP, in her or give media statements on this * + letter expressed her concern nscription of pictures of Chief issue. With this, there was no over the future of thousands IMinister K Chandrasekhar response either from the gov- of employees of the two Rao and TRS party symbol ernment side or from TRS side Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): A 23- behind the decision to end his fit, have been arrested, banks. besides various welfare schemes on this issue. year-old Dalit officer has com- life. A video has gone viral on the Additional Superintendent of I strongly urge you not to of the TRS Government on However, the issue trig- mitted suicide in Uttar Pradesh's social media, purportedly show- Police Shailendra Lal told PTI. merge UBI with PNB and famous Yadadri temple pillars gered sharp protests and criti- Lakhimpur Kheri district, alleg- ing the young officer being An FIR had been lodged Allahabad Bank with Indian has created a storm. cism from Opposition parties. ing humiliation and mental humiliated at a public meeting. under Section 306 (abetment to Bank and thereby also raise While the TRS and State The Congress alleged that harassment by a village head, a A man could be heard in the suicide) of the Indian Penal the spectre of moving the Government are trying to dis- KCR has been trying to portray leader of a farmers' outfit and noisy video questioning Code and various sections of the headquarters of these two tance themselves from the con- himself as a 'Demi God' of others, police said on Friday. Gautam's professionalism and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled leading banks out of Kolkata, troversy by staying mum on the Telangana State. TPCC treasurer Trivendra Kumar Gautam, called him a 'kaamchor' (shirk- Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) she wrote in her letter to issue, the Opposition Congress Gudur Narayana Reddy saidm who had started his service as a er), adding that such officers Act, and the Information Modi. and BJP have accused KCR of "This is highly condemnable as village development officer should be thrashed with shoes Technology Act, the ASP said. The BJP-led central gov- trying to project himself as a Heavy police force was (Yadadri Temple Development the expansion of Yadadri tem- (VDO) last year and posted at and kicked out. "Investigations are on and ernment had on August 30 'demi God' with this act at the deployed to prevent them from Authority) went into oblivion as ple is being done with public Kumbhi block, hanged himself In the note recovered from no one found involved will be announced four major merg- cost of public money in the entering into the temple soon as the news broke out money and not with the per- to death at his home on his room, Gautam alleged that spared," Lal said. Meanwhile, ers of public sector banks, name of Yadadri temple reno- premises, which led to scuffle about inscription of political sonal wallet of KCR. He must Wednesday night. His body was they were humiliating and men- agitated over their colleague's bringing down their total vation works. between the police and the symbols on Yadadri pillars on realise that he is just a public recovered on Thursday from the tally harassing him. The officer suicide, dozens of village devel- number to 12 from 27 in Tension prevailed at activists. Friday. Endowments Minister A representative and not a king. rented accommodation at also stated that he was subject- opment officers held a demon- 2017, a move aimed at mak- Yadadri temple premises on The activists raised slongans Indrakaran Reddy, top offi- No one can tamper with the Shivsagar locality of Lakhimpur ed to abuses and targeted over stration at the Vikas Bhawan on ing state-owned lenders glob- Friday as scores of activisits against KCR and TRS and cials of endowments depart- santity of temples and equate town, 130 km north of Lucknow, reservation, which, he said, is Thursday. The protesters, under al sized banks. belonging to Vishwa Hindu demanded removal of political ment who include secretary themselves with Gods," he said police said. wrong. Gautam also stated that the aegis of the Gram Panchayat United Bank of India and Parishad, Bajrang Dal and symbols from the pillars imme- and commissioner remained BJP warned KCR with dire In a hand-written suicide he is troubled and feels that he Adhikari Sangh, threatened to Oriental Bank of Commerce Hindu Parirakshana Samithi diately and conduct a thor- inaccessible , apparently from consequences, if he doesn't note addressed to his father, is a failure. He called for pun- boycott work if the guilty were will be merged with Punjab tried to enter into the temple to ough enquiry to find out the the directions of ‘government immediately take down those Gautam blamed the district ishing the farmers' party presi- not held within three days. National Bank, making the protest ‘politicisation’ of Yadadri culprits behind this ‘unholy act’. heads’, who asked them not to pillars and replace them with president of a farmers' outfit, the dent and the village head after The officers also handed a proposed entity the second temple by TRS Government in Officials of endowments react on this issue. Strict acceptable ones, as per the head of Rasoolpur village and his death. Five people, including memorandum to the district largest public sector bank the name of temple renovation. department and YTDA instructions were also issued to Hindu temple norms. the son of another village head the three from the farmers' out- magistrate. PTI (PSB). PTI $$ $ '1% %: Guwahati: Senior Congress about the fates of several lakh social organisations and intel- leader Tarun Gogoi has written people who have been left out lectuals of the state, Tarun to Chief Justice of India Ranjan of the NRC and have to move Gogoi said. Gogoi alleging that NRC State to Foreigners Tribunals to prove He also claimed that BJP- Coordinator Prateek Hajela did their citizenship and face headed governments at the #)# @@ “After prolonged discus- not discharge his duty effi- harassment, not due to their state and the Centre are con- sions with Prakash Ambedkarji ciently while preparing the faults but due to the callousness tradicting each other on the evering its links with the lasting for two months, we final list published last week, and inefficiency of the NRC final NRC. SPrakash Ambedkar-led could not reach a respectable and requested him to review the authority," he said. State Finance Minister Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi figure in the seat distribution matter. In the letter written on Himanta Biswa Sarma and (VBA), the Hyderabad-based between my party and VBA,” The National Register of Thursday and made available to Assam BJP president Ranjit All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Jaleel said. Citizens in Assam was updat- PTI on Friday, the three-time Dass rejected the document Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Friday Announcing that his party ed under the monitoring of the Congress chief minister said a claiming it has anomalies, announced that it would go it would contest the polls on its Supreme Court and the final list number of people were exclud- whereas a statement of the alone in the State Assembly own strength, Jaleel — who is which validates bonafide Indian ed though their names were Ministry of External Affairs polls to be held next month. the lone AIMIM MP from citizens of the state, excluded there in the voters' lists of both maintained that the NRC In a statement issued here, Maharashtra — said that his over 19 lakh applicants. 1966 and 2019. update was statutory, transpar- AIMIM’s Maharashtra presi- party would soon hold inter- In a letter to the CJI, Tarun March 24, 1971, is the cut- ent and a legal process, man- dent Imitaz Jaleel said that the views for the prospective can- Gogoi alleged that Hajela did off date for making a legitimate dated and monitored by the VBA had — in the seat sharing didates in Aurangabad. not follow the direction of the claim to Indian citizenship. Supreme Court, the Congress arrangement for the State The VBA is a merged enti- apex court although over "The (voters') list was pre- leader said in the letter. Assembly polls — allotted mere ty of political political outfits 50,000 Government officials pared by Election Commission "The state government, if I eight seats out of the total 288 and groups representing Dalits, were engaged in the NRC of India, a constitutional body, am not wrong, is trying to seats. “This is simply unac- Tribals, Dhangars, Kolis, Agris, updation job and around and so how could the names of blame the Supreme Court by ceptable and unjustified as the Banjaras, Malis, Kaikadis and 1,200 crore was spent at the people in it be excluded from making allegations that they list does not include the sitting other communities. The cost of development work of the NRC," Gogoi said. had their limitations due to the seat AIMIM — Aurangabad AIMIM was part of the VBA the state. The final NRC has been interference of the highest 1 . 5 . . Central,” Jaleel said. during the Lok Sabha polls. "Now the question arises rejected by all political parties, court," he wrote to the CJI. PTI . 0 )/ 3 - ' # &
' ) +)' Priya Davidar and also pub- and correlated the incidents humans in areas where their efit of humans and wildlife. lished in the in the journal with the intensity of defor- habitat vanishes which is a “But requires an optimization scientific study carried “Tropical Conservation estation. The results showed recipe for disaster”, the study of the landscape organization Aout in the Western Ghats Science” using maps from the that human-elephant conflict points to the disaster. by zoning of activities, in shows that deforestation 1960s and satellite imagery, incidents occurred at loca- In its interesting revela- other words, by allowing the increases human-elephant compared past forest cover to tions where deforestation rate tions the study points out that right economic activity at the conflict. The study conducted the recent agricultural mosaics was high and such incidents this deforestation severed the right place. The study also in Bhadra Tiger Reserve in the for a period of 44 years and did not occur at random. The elephant habitat link between highlights the importance of north and the Nilgiri found a severe loss of elephant districts of Kodagu and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and protected areas in reducing Biosphere Reserve in the south habitat. Hassan witness some of the the Bhadra Tiger Reserve and deforestation, as the highest and spanned over 47,000 km2 According to the study highest human-elephant con- most notably in Hassan and loss of elephant habitats was across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu data shows that between the flict incidences in the country. Kodagu districts. The defor- outside protected areas” the and Kerala States. This area years 1960 and 2004 a total of A total of 64 people have died estation in the two districts study suggests . hosts one of the highest den- 4,023 km2 of forests and 2,738 in Kodagu and Hassan due to mostly occurred in areas that The study also found that sities and abundance of wild km2 of scrub amounting to elephant conflict in the last 10 existed in private lands. the number of incidences was Asian elephants in the world. 6,761 km2 (1,67,0679 acres) of years. The study emphasizes the highest within four-kilometer One can see more than 6000 elephant habitat have been “Elephants have continued importance of proactively of the protected area bound- elephants in Nilgiri Biosphere lost to agriculture, infrastruc- to survive in this deforested reducing deforestation, loss, ary. The study suggests the which is one of the endangered ture development, and other area possibly relying only in and fragmentation of elephant idea of zonation which is par- ecological hotspots in the activities. The lost elephant small refugia of forests thus habitats to reduce the loss of ticularly appropriate in this world. habitat is nearly equivalent to leading to a situation where human lives and livelihoods, case: Also better land use The study conducted by ten times the current size of by 7,123 km2 of which 88% areas which was largely in the estimated at 0.85% per year”, isolated elephant populations and at the same time negative planning, awareness and ade- wildlife biologists Jean- Bengaluru city. was outside protected areas state of Kerala and in Gudalur the study reveals. are struggling with the land attitudes towards wildlife. quate activities within this Philippe Puyravaud, Sanjay “In the same region, the (6,266 km2) while 12% (857 region of Tamil Nadu. The The authors further used transformation. Elephants Development can be achieved zone can help reduce impact Gubbi, H. C. Poornesha and agricultural mosaic increased km2) was inside protected annual deforestation rate was records of conflict incidences come in frequent contact with with conservation for the ben- for both people and animals. ! "#$%&' ! 5
&I ) # , '<<9 $ " 4 ) # *$ ; 2"R 4 Kolkata: West Bengal Assembly regime so that peace and tran- #)# @@ Document for Maha Mumbai Jammu: After nearly 30 years, on Friday passed a resolution quility return to Assam. This Metro. #)# @@ ed: “ The forts in Maharashtra trial in the killing of four Indian denouncing the NRC in Assam was not acceptable to any other rime Minister Narendra While in Aurangabad, the have historical connect with Air Force personnel in Kashmir and Chief Minister Mamata states," she said during the dis- PModi will lay foundation Prime Minister will address a he Maharashtra Chhatrapati Shivaji. We strong- will begin next week as a spe- Banerjee asserted that she will cussion on the motion under stone for the development of state-level Mahila Saksham TGovernment’s move to con- ly oppose the state govern- cial court has issued production never allow such an exercise to Rule 185. three metro lines, inaugurate a Melava or Empowered vert 25 forts across the State ment’s move to convert forts warrant against JKLF chief and ever take place in the State. She went on to add "I wel- metro station and state-of-the- to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Women’s Meet of Self Help into heritage hotels and wed- into heritage hotels and restau- main accused in the case Yasin The resolution moved come Nitish Kumar's statement Art metro coach in Mumbai. Terminus Metro-11 corridor Groups, being organized by ding venues to promote private rants. If anything, the state gov- Malik, officials said. jointly by the ruling Trinamool that they (his party the JD(U)) He will also address a women’s and 20.7 km-long Kalyan to Maharashtra State Rural investments has sparked a con- ernment should take steps to Besides Malik, who is at Congress and Opposition will also not implement NRC in rally at Aurangabad during his Taloja Metro-12 corridor. Livelihood Mission (UMED). troversy, with the Opposition preserve the forts based on the present in judicial custody after Congress and CPI(M) was Bihar". daylong visit to Mumbai and Modi will also lay founda- Modi, who was to kickstart leaders strongly opposing the opinion from international he was placed under arrest by pased by voice vote while the The NRC in Assam was Maharashtra on Saturday. tion stone for a state-of-the-art a host of projects in Nagpur, move on the ground that such experts”. the National Investigation BJP boycotted it. updated under the monitoring During his visit to the Metro Bhavan, a 32-storey cen- cancelled his visit to Nagpur. a move would deprive the Slamming the state gov- Agency (NIA) in connection "We will never let BJP of the Supreme Court and the metropolis, the Prime Minister tre that will operate and con- ""As IMD has declared 'Red common people of access to ernment’s questionable deci- with a terror funding case, implement the National final list, published on August foundation stone for the devel- trol 14 metro lines measuring Alert'of extremely heavy rain- the historic forts. sion, MNS spokesperson Anil warrants have been issued Register of Citizens in West 31, excluded over 19 lakh appli- opment of three metro lines, around 340 km. fall warningin Nagpur and The Opposition parties’ Shidore said: “The people are against three others. Bengal," Banerjee said at the cants. The cut off date was which together will add more He will inaugurate Vidarbha region, the proposed anger should be seen in the light upset with the state govern- The officials said that Malik Assembly during a discussion March 24, 1971. than 42 km to the metro net- Bandongri Metro Station at visit of the Prime Minister to of the fact that most of the forts ment’s decision to convert 25 was likely to be produced on the motion on the NRC The BJP has often said it will work of the city. Kandivali East and a state-of- Nagpur tomorrow has been in the state have emotional forts into heritage hotels and through video conferencing which is a validation of Indian implement the NRC in West The three corridors are: 9.2 the-art metro coach, the first cancelled," a statement issued connect with Maratha warrior wedding venues. Maharashtra and requisite permission was citizenship in Assam. Bengal and has accused Banerjee km-long Gaimukh to Shivaji metro coach manufactured by the Press Information Chhatrapati Shivaji and any has rich history of which we being sought for that. "The Assam Accord was of opposing it for the sake of Chowk (Mira Road) Metro-10 under “Make in India”. He will Bureau (PIB) stated late on effort by the state government should all be proud. Please Besides the killing of Indian signed during Rajiv Gandhi's minority vote bank. PTI corridor, 12.7 km-long Wadala later release a Brand Vision Friday night. to tamper with these forts is not don’t market our history”. Air Force officers on January taken kindly by people from Meanwhile, Tourism 25, 1990 on the outskirts of various walks of lives, including Minister Jaykumar Rawal, who Srinagar city, Malik is also an historians. himself is from a royal family, accused in the kidnapping of "& 2 2 Hitting out at the Devendra defended the state government’s the then union home minister Fadnavis dispensation for avoid- decision and: “We are not going Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's able decision to convert 25 forts to touch any of the forts with daughter in 1989. Mangaluru: A Karnataka IAS compromised in an unprece- Veteran Congress leader M in the state into heritage hotels which Shivaji is involved. “An Two charge sheets were officer resigned on Friday, claim- dented manner", Senthil said in Mallikarjun Kharge termed the " and wedding venues, senior effort is being spread rumours filed by the CBI in August and ing that the fundamental build- a letter to his 'friends'. resignation as an "indicator of Congress leader and former about the decision relating to September 1990 against Malik ing blocks of democracy are He also said he feels strong- the way India is moving". Kolhapur: Three more suspects Andure, an alleged sharp chief minister Ashok Chavan the promote heritage tourism before the designated TADA being compromised in an ly that the coming days will pre- "The democratic values are were on Friday arrested by a shooter, was lodged in Pune's said: “On one hand, the BJP through private investments in court in Jammu. unprecedented manner, a move sent extremely difficult chal- in danger and things are not Special Investigation Team (SIT) Yerawada Jail in the Narendra garners votes in the elections forts. The state government has In 1995, he was granted a that immediately took on a lenges to the basic fabric of the happening according to the in connection with the 2015 Dabholkar case, while Baddi and using the name of Maratha not taken any decision relating stay on trial by a single bench political colour with the nation and that he would be bet- constitutional provisions. Hence killing of veteran CPI leader Miskin were under judicial cus- warrior Chhatrapati Shiv Sena, Shivaji-linked forts in the state. of the Jammu & Kashmir High Congress seeking to target the ter off outside the IAS to con- there is dejection. These IAS Govind Pansare here in tody in Arthur Road jail of while it is on the other hand it They would neither be con- Court as there was no TADA NDA Government on the issue. tinue with his work at making officers function directly come Maharashtra, police officials Mumbai, they said. is now out to sell the forts. These verted into hotels or used as court in Srinagar. Dakshina Kannada district life better for all. under the Central government. said. With this, the number of Baddi and Miskin are forts portray history and culture wedding venues”. In 2008, Malik approached Deputy Commissioner (DC) S "It simply cannot be busi- That's the reason that accused arrested in the Pansare accused in the Gauri Lankesh of Maharashtra. Converting “There are three kinds of a special court saying that the Sasikanth Senthil tendered his ness as usual anymore," he he(Senthil) has resigned," case has gone up to 12. case of Karnatka and also in the them into heritage hotels is forts in Maharashtra. The ones trial should be shifted to resignation from the IAS and remarked. Kharge claimed while talking The trio - Sachin Andure, Nallasopara arms haul case of depriving their access to the associated with Chhatrapati Srinagar as he was facing lot of clarified that the decision was Meanwhile, Congress lead- reporters. He also alleged that Amit Baddi and Ganesh Miskin Maharashtra. Pansare was shot common people”. Shivaji Maharashtra, those problems of security in view of purely a personal one. ers, including Legislative institutions like the Income Tax, - was lodged in jails in Mumbai at on February 16, 2015 in “The decision is a big blun- coming under the ASI or the the Amarnath row — an agita- "I have taken this decision as Council member Ivan D'Souza Central Bureau of Investigation, and Pune under judicial custody Kolhapur and succumbed to his der. Instead, the state govern- Directorate of Archaeology tion which had divided people I feel that it is unethical for me and party workers staged a Central Vigilance Commission in different cases, they said. injuries on February 20. ment should have taken steps to and Museum and other small of Jammu & Kashmir on reli- to continue as a civil servant in protest in the Dakshina and the judiciary were losing They were formally arrest- Narendra Dabholkar, a noted preserve these forts,” the former forts coming under Revenue, gious lines over the issue of leas- the government when the fun- Kannada district headquarters their "independence" due to the ed from jails in the Pansare case rationalist, was shot dead on chief minister said. Forest or Tourism depart- ing out land to outsiders during damental building blocks of town of Mangaluru against 'interference' of the Central by the SIT of the state CID, the August 20, 2013 in Pune while Without mincing words, ments,” Rawal said. the annual pilgrimage. PTI our diverse democracy are being Senthil quitting from the IAS. Government. PTI officials said. he was on a morning walk. PTI NCP MP Surpriya Sule tweet- % 0 % 7 ; O 2 . 5 <( #)# @@ Aizawl: The Centre has approved an which includes 5,000 per month for he All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday amount of 350 crore for the ninth each resettled Bru family in Mizoram Tappointed senior party leader Eknath Gaikwad as phase of Bru repatriation from six and free ration for two years," the acting president of Mumbai Regional Congress relief camps of neighbouring Tripura, Lalbiakzama, who represented the Committee (MRCC), following the resignation of a senior home department official state in the meeting, told PTI over Milind Deora from the post. said. phone. Deora resigned from his post as the MRCC presi- The approval came during a Among others who attended dent owning moral responsibility for the dismissal per- Joint Monitoring Group meeting on Friday's meeting were senior officials formance of the Congress in the recent Lok Sabha polls Bru repatriation, chaired by Special of the Ministry of Home Affairs, rep- in which the party failed to even one of the six seats in Secretary (internal security), Ministry resentatives of home departments of Mumbai. of Home Affairs, A P Maheswari, in Tripura and Mizoram and organisa- In a statement announcement appointing Gaikwad Delhi on Friday, Mizoram Home tions representing Brus. as the acting president of MRCC, AICC general secre- Secretary Lalbiakzama said. The Bru community, also called tary K C Venugopal appreciated the contribution made The state had last month identi- Reangs, is among the 21 scheduled by Deora as the outgoing Mumbai unit president. fied 4,447 Bru families for the exer- tribes in the country. Gaikwad is currently the working president of cise, scheduled to begin on October Thousands of Brus had fled to MRCC. 1, he said. Tripura in 1997 in the wake of a Gaikwad's appointment as the MRCC’s acting pres- "The approved amount of 350 communal tension triggered by the ident comes in the run-up to the State Assembly polls crore would cover transportation killing of a forest guard by militants to be held next month. and rehabilitation package expenses, inside Dampa Tiger Reserve. PTI # Coimbatore: With increase in the inflow water into the Mettur dam in Salem dis- trict, authorities on Friday issued a flood warning to 12 districts of Tamil Nadu through which the Cauvery water courses. In its first flood warning, the public works department cautioned people living on the banks of the Cauvery and low lying areas to move to safer places. It also asked the district administration to take neces- sary precautionary measures in the downstream of Cauvery and also for safety and secu- rity of people and properties. Stating that the water level in the dam has reached 117.5 90 feet as against full level of 120 feet, authorities said the Ellis saddle sluice gates will be opened soon. PTI ! "#$%&' ! ! 6 )( #" #! )$! )2%/((32('51(&%% C$% 5(&%% &-. 32('51(&%% ! !/$),.! )* ,2 2 3 R & ( $% -%%- .( $% '1.%' -(% () .$% (-. .%&%.- () $.;& %- 8 8 ) &' )(% (&% -(% () .$% /%..% (&%-3 .- % '% () &.(&5- - )5%' 3 2 $ + * + # ( ( ( , :, ; + . 2 :+.2; 2 < 3 3 + 7 # 2 < 3 (3 he terms “Right-wing” and “Left- # wing” are now a recurrent part of . our discourse. They are used as labels for “conservatives” and “lib- erals” and collectively those who + ) 3 haveT a view on both cultural and economic +.2 .1$ 0 ) practices of a State. Originally, the two terms 3 + S were coined during the French Revolution when, in the summer of 1789, members of ) 3 # the French National Assembly met to begin 2 3 drafting a new Constitution. Delegates pri- ( marily debated on the kind of authority King Louis XVI should have. The faction that sup- 2 90 ( ported the monarchy and who were more . conservative, the aristocratic section, seated themselves on the right of the room while other “anti-royal” revolutionaries seated themselves to the left. 0 " ( The difference between the Right and the Left wing is no longer about debating the role of the monarchy. However, stemming from this accidental birth, the principles on what = essentially constitutes “right” and “left” wing have become more established over time. Right-wingers or conservatives are typically + # + ( characterised with a social policy of macho > nationalism with a strong emphasis on ( things like limiting immigration. In terms of they can eat, where they can go, to. When the Prime Minister as per its own whims and fancies economic policy, the Right-wing is typically how to dress and who to marry, said that he believed in “maxi- and ensure businesses are not # characterised as one which focusses on min- among other things. If this is not mum governance and mini- affected. An extension of this pol- 3 ( imum governance, where the role of the State done directly, it is done indirect- mum Government”, Indians icy, although it should really not # # is less of a grandfather and where business- ly through instruments of the assumed that this meant that the require saying, is that a “conser- + S ( es are allowed to channel and give effect to State like the police or through BJP would reduce the retarding vative Government” should not the demands of the economy. more informal means by allow- effect of bureaucracy and Indian attack or wear down a sector of On the other hand, in terms of social pol- ing non-state bodies to get away laws on a doe-eyed entrepre- the economy that contributes to +.2 9 ( icy, the Left-wing is characterised as a pro- for attacking people who dress a neur. However, this has not been the country’s growth. " ponent of minority rights, more economic certain way or eat certain things. *@@H the case. However, this is exactly what equality and plays the larger role of the State This is hardly the brand of a Instead, the notion that the has happened. In a recently pub- # to step in for those who need them. This is “Right-wing party.” On the aspect 0@ business and entrepreneurial lished article in The Mint, the # still a rather relaxed characterisation but I hope of macho nationalism, the BJP is @@@ community would gain from a writer argued how through ( it captures the essence of the two sides. an extreme form of the Right- “minimum Government” has demonetisation and a shoddy These terms are often liberally used to wing. It would be acceptable, @ been shattered. One had hoped GST programme, the 2 3 + describe parties in our country. To cite an even encouraged, if it advocated 3 the State would have a lesser role Government essentially waged a # % example, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a strong India where its people to play in terms of approvals or war on the informal sector even 3 often identified as the Right-wing party and are steadfast about their beliefs tax compliances. Instead, what though more than 30 per cent of the Congress as more Left of Centre. Such and there is pride among Indians we have been given is a scarier the economy is completely infor- 7 simple classification, however, does injustice about the country. However, that monster where direct tax mal and over two-third of the + 7 to the complex political party system and is not the version of nationalism authorities harass tax-paying workforce is employed in infor- 2 + ethos in India. The BJP loves to portray itself we see today. citizens and exercise their wide mal enterprises. as India’s Right-wing or conservative option. Instead, what we have is a H @ 0 berth of powers without any Therefore, this has made ? + It furthers this idea through statements to the chest-thumping form of nation- O checks and balances. the “BJP’s war on informality ? media. For example, in 2014, Prime Minister alism. One that is so loud that Similarly, in terms of indi- essentially a war on the economy.” Narendra Modi declared that the BJP believes one cannot even hear a murmur *@ * 3 rect taxes, the way in which the The ironic bit is that the current in “minimum Government, maximum gov- of dissent. This form of macho Goods and Services Tax (GST) version of the BJP, with its Right- ernance” and will execute these values. These nationalism displays a strong was implemented has made it wing social policies and far Left statements got the response the party desired outer core but at the same time more intrusive than ever. The economic policies, is closer to a as it tried to establish and strengthen its hold betrays a weak inner belief, one * effect of this can be gauged by communist State (like China in among middle class urban businessmen that is scared of editorials and of the comments made by many the 1980s) and fails to neither be 4 5 & & tired of the overbearing role of the State. protest. This form of national- @ businessmen, who previously a good socialist State that takes 6 While the BJP identified the right pain ism is less about building a * O supported the BJP Government care of those who cannot take point — that the State often turns out to be stronger India and more about but have now come to realise care of themselves, nor a conser- an inhibitor of entrepreneurial spirit — the managing the Government’s that things are much worse vative role model with more past five years have shown just how disingen- perception. In its social policy, O;H under its stewardship. free markets and minimum inter- uous the party has been in tackling the actu- the BJP, therefore, appears to Another hope from a con- ference. Maximum governance, ) * al problems of an overbearing Government. have borrowed the worst parts *P servative Government is stabili- Minimum Government? You Instead, it has taken it one step further. From of the Right-wing and foregone ty of policy. This means that peo- must be having a laugh. ) *S + , + - a social point of view, the role of “State” in our some of the better ones. ple, who are governed by a con- (The writer is former presi- everyday lives could not be higher. Today, it On the economic front, servative Government, expect it dent of Jharkhand Pradesh ( directly (through laws) tells its people what too, it appears we have been lied not to change or alter its policies Congress Committee) . / # 0" ( ( 1 # . " &' - (1%& .( .5 /(4. .$% .O- .%& % /(4. 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, 4 1 @A5 1 * :1'*; # 0 # R S ( 1'* 2 # R ( S ( 2 $ 0 ( 2 ( 2S ( ( $ 9: ( 2 ( ( ne of the most challenging problems of our ( ( times is homelessness. While we contin- C ( ( Oue to record improvements in dealing with poverty, homelessness has elicited but an unimag- $ D inative response from policy doctors. The apathet- ic approach of successive Governments is symp- 1'* 0 ( tomatic of the disease that ails India’s housing sys- ( tem. A decent habitat and shelter for the under- 0 , ( ( privileged can contribute not just to their well- being but also catalyse overall economic growth. S 2 $ D It is thus critical to recognise housing investment @ S as a basic, fundamental building block of econom- * ic activity. There is nothing more critical to a fam- @ ily’s quality of life than a healthy, safe living space. 3 # ( Sustainable and inclusive housing solutions could bolster economic growth quickly and efficiently # and hence should be given priority over educa- 0O H S tion and health. @ ( Housing is not a standalone issue: It is close- @ ( ly intertwined with and often the cause of a slew of health and developmental problems. Poor ven- 1'* ( ( tilation and inability to maintain basic hygiene are 0 ( ( 2 2 ( major causes of poor health. Fragile building struc- tures undermine safety and vastly increase vul- 1'* $ % * - nerability to disaster. Lack of lighting and space * . limits the ability of children to study. Inadequate finance practices to housing finance. nelise a good portion of micro-enterprise rent rent control laws with a modern ten- privacy and lack of sanitation contribute to a host This is allowing them to successfully loans to home improvement. Micro- ancy law, which would give full freedom ( 2 of diseases, thereby perpetuating poverty. deliver much-needed services to eco- entrepreneurs often use their homes as to tenants and owners to negotiate the . ( 1'* For many people in the developing world, the * nomically weaker customers. Successful productive assets in generating income. rent and the length of the lease. Rules R( land on which they live is their only asset. If that 0 housing micro-finance providers have A home can be a place to store inven- with respect to eviction also need to be S ( + property is not publicly recognised as belonging OH 0 married the core principles of the tory, produce goods and run a business. reformed to restore balance between the to them, they lose out on social benefits. micro-credit movement — peer-based A home is a personal asset that usually rights of tenants and the owners. + ( Land ownership is often the bedrock of other borrower selection and repayment appreciates in value over time. Home We need a differently structured and ( development interventions: Owning land boosts enforcement, close follow-up on repay- improvement, thus, not only enhances more professional market rental sector. 1'* # " nutrition, educational outcomes and gender @ ment and so on — with the technical living conditions but is also an invest- A Model Rent Act is needed to promote equality. The converse is equally true. Where land * expertise required to investigate land ment. rental housing. A unit should be fixed 1'* security is absent or weak — that is, when men ownership. The housing sector demands a high by mutual agreement between the land- and women do not receive recognised legal rights In response to the non-availability level of creativity. There is a lot to be lord and the tenant for a stipulated lease = to their land and can thus be easily displaced with- of tangible collateral from low-income done across a range of policy areas to period prior to which the tenant will not (1 * ( out recourse — development efforts flounder, households, as required by the formal improve the functioning of different be allowed to be evicted and after the D -(- undermining conservation efforts, seeding injus- financial sector, a new stream of lend- aspects of our housing system. The con- expiry of the lease period, the tenant will ) tice and conflict and frustrating efforts to escape ing has emerged, called housing micro- ventional bureaucratic approach and not be permitted to continue in the . . % poverty. finance. Institutionalised micro-finance thinking of business-as-usual can mere- housing unit. 7 ( For most of India’s poor and the vulnerable, systems have come up with innovative ly scratch the surface of the problem. The The leadership class repeatedly secure property rights, including land tenure, make solutions. stresses are mounting fast and India turns to policies that sound appealing / for a rare accessible luxury. Many who live in slums These draw on the best practices in needs to start talking very seriously but are doomed to fail. Then their fail- have little to no control over or ownership of the micro-finance but remain adapted to the about the elephant in the room. For any ure ensures that the country won’t face property they live on. The lack of official land titles classical housing finance paradigm. planned interventions to be successful, the issue head on. The lack of enthusi- is a major impediment to the acquisition of hous- This has been highly successful wher- hard-coded timelines are required. asm and attention from actors in the 9 0 ing finance. People do not have documentary ever Governments are offering long- These timelines should be insulated from ecosystem that has surrounded afford- O ( proof of being owners of the piece of land on which term tenancies and shared-ownership political turbulence. able housing has been quite dispirited. they live and are, therefore, legally insecure. Many housing in a supportive context. But the One major cause of India’s aggravat- There have been remarkably lukewarm 7 1'* low-income villagers have owned their land for sector is still in need of a more sustain- ing problem is the weak legal structure endorsements from many of the very 2 ( generations. The formal financial sector is unable able business model to grow. for handling rental housing. According people who dreamed up the new poli- 1'* to serve them. Once titled, they could obtain access Housing micro-finance is broadly to census data, the share of rental hous- cies. to several public benefits including loans. defined as small, non-mortgage-backed ing in total housing fell from 54 per cent Policy-makers, financial institu- ( 2 Lack of ownership rights deprives people of loans dedicated to housing activities, in 1961 to 28 per cent in 2011. That year, tions and housing experts need to eval- 2 2 basic amenities. Once titled, they can obtain access offered in sequences to support the despite a severe shortage of rental hous- uate their current policies, cultures, and # to several Government benefits. Even a small plot incremental building practices of low- ing, 11.09 million urban properties ways of working. With a thoughtful can lift a family out of extreme poverty. income populations. It can include a remained vacant across India. In most approach, they can be better prepared ( 2 Millions of urban citizens remain off the map, range of financial services that support States in India, traditionally, rent con- to tackle this humongous problem. The C with the Government failing to extend basic ser- improving or upgrading housing such trol laws have disproportionately protect- country’s impressive economic growth ( vices to slum residents by using the concept of as home repair and expansions, addi- ed the tenant. Consequently, we have the must translate to faster progress in this 2 opportunistic influx—the idea that the provision tional cooking space, water and sanita- paradoxical situation of unsatisfied critical area. The Government will have of services might encourage greater migration tion services, energy efficiency upgrades, demand for rental housing while many to change course and shift away from the from rural areas — thereby paradoxically increas- the purchase of inhabitable land or per- units lie vacant. legacy mindset before the problem gets ( . ( ing urban deprivation. manent structures and the construction It is time the Government puts out of hand. Traditional housing finance has not offered of new housing. rental housing to use. Its share in over- (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s : ; products tailored to low-income people but a range The demand for housing micro- all housing has been steadily declining. National Committee on Financial Literacy of financial institutions is applying good micro- finance is high. 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ing his party, the Bharatiya Janata his peers and con- ruling establish- Modi’s critics. For a long time, Jaitley Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Party (BJP), the Government and the temporaries but also ment, it did expose was the chief troubleshooter for the Government and I was Inspector- country with aplomb. by his opponents in the fact that a suspi- BJP and Modi during his first stint in General of Forests in the Ministry of It is a matter of sadness that the law and politics. cious case was being the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Environment and Forests. There was BJP in less than two years has lost its He was deeply pursued vigorously There’s no doubt that Modi will a proposal at the behest of the PMO four top articulate leaders in Arun involved in support- to finish the politi- miss Jaitley’s articulated voice and just before the Madhya Pradesh and B Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Manohar ing his long-time cal careers of the wisdom as he was the man on whom Lok Sabha elections to frame a Parrikar and Ananth Kumar, all at rel- friend Narendra future Prime the Prime Minister used to fall back roadmap for correcting the histori- atively young ages. Jaitley joined the Modi and Amit Minister and Home upon for counsel. cal injustice done to tribals. (5.2&- % $. .( -%% ,/ BJP during his college days in the Shah when all were Minister of India. The implementation of the Jaitley corrected the Ministry’s %'%&2% .$. -2$((5- % early 70s through the Akhil Bharatiya determined to finish Ironically, today the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will note in the presence of the Prime '%5%& ((' -%2%3 he passing away of Arun Jaitley Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) when them off in the after- wheel of time has be remembered as Jaitley’s greatest Minister and made it not only legal- at the age of 66, when most most of his peers were making a bee- math of the run a full circle and gift to the tax structure and financial ly sound but had the foresight to see ( .$%% - &(.$& (& TIndian politicians are consid- line for the Congress offices. A February 2002 former Finance reforms in country. 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Together problem of insolvency of Public parties. Jaitley, the tallest and bright- the fact that he kept his razor-sharp politics solely by dint of his hard work Sabha to the then Prime Minister with Manohar Parrikar, he wove the Sector Banks (PSBs) and finalised the est BJP leader born post 1 -2$((5- &' mind active through his blogs till the and due to sheer merit, intelligence Manmohan Singh narrating how the narrative with a vision and in a per- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Independence, will be remembered &.%&'%' .( %152% .$% .%-.- very end of his life, knowing fully well and his persuasive ways in dealing CBI was being used to target Modi suasive manner to declare Modi as These were not mean achievements for a long time for what he has done 1%(4-5 .%& / -%%&; that his days were numbered. with conflicting issues. Over the and Shah. the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. given that Indian banks were involved for the party and for the nation. 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There is also a considera- cedure could be implemented exports dipped by 0.37 per cent India Limited (NAFED) was held at tion to increase the insurance for faster clearance of import to $107.41 billion. New Delhi on Friday. Welcoming the delegates Bijender Singh, chairman of Nafed expressed his gratitude and thanked Minister of 0* . Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar ji, MOS for Agriculture, Parsottambhai Rupala Ji, Secretary (A&C), Additional .& <'%4"- Secretary (A&C) and other Senior Officers in the Ministry of Agriculture and and Farmers' Welfare, members of General Farmers Welfare for their guidance and support Body who extended their helping hand in One also directed the liquidator to Andhra Bank to be present on to Nafed from time to time. Chairman also Time Settlement with the banks. On this occa- work as resolution profession- the next hearing. expressed his deep sense of gratitude and sion Chairman also recalled the key role played he NCLAT on Friday said al (RP) of Sterling Biotech till "It is also desirable that the thanked Hon'ble Prime Minister for his kind by Late Arun Jaitley, the then Finance Minister Tthe Enforcement its further orders. counsel of ED remain pre- intervention as a result of which NAFED could for the same. Chairman also mentioned that Directorate needs to be satisfied "ED has to be satisfied that sent," it said. arrive at One Time Settlement with the banks. NAFED would be willing to take up the respon- - ' % " ?'%"@ . P that Sterling Biotech promoters' it has to be clean money," the Earlier, in August 28 order, He also thanked Senior officers in PMO, sibility entrusted by the Ministry of Agriculture & & ?% % @ & . 6 B; payment to settle dues with the bench headed by Chairperson the NCLAT had set aside Ministers of Agriculture, Secretary (A&C) and & Farmers' Welfare to protect the - P * * lenders are coming from clean Justice S J Mukhopadhaya NCLT order to liquidate other senior officers of Ministry of Agriculture interest of farmers. . 6 BC)B;D- . . sources. observed. Sterling Biotech, and directed '%"& . . It also said the promoters The NCLAT further said to that the management should be && 5 will have to settle their case Sterling Biotech counsel: "You handed over to its promoters if ,' '%4"- 2 with the creditors within a will have to get the verification the dues of creditors are settled. ,' specified period. done as to whether the money The National Company . .& B6 Promoters of the company is genuine nor not". Law Appellate Tribunal + , include absconding Nitin During the hearing, the (NCLAT) had said it will not ), @)$% would not grant any further Jayantilal Sandesara and bench clearly told the counsel come in the way of the indi- time and failing to which it Chetankumar Jayantilal appearing for promoters that it viduals such as promoters and New Delhi: The finance min- he National Company Law would proceed ahead in the Sandesara. A three-member was not the work of bank to directors, if they pay back to the istry on Friday asked large TAppellate Tribunal insolvency matter. The NCLAT NCLAT bench observed that its decide whether the individual creditors in their individual central public sector enter- (NCLAT) Friday directed G R also directed the Committee of order on August 28 is "condi- money is clean or not. capacity, and not from pro- prises (CPSEs) to stick to their K Reddy, the promoter of Creditors (CoC) to consider and tional" as debt-ridden Sterling "We want clean money to ceeds of crime. capital expenditure plan which Chennai-based infrastructure decide over the revised resolution Biotech may "revert back to liq- come back to India, the money The appellate tribunal will increase liquidity in the developer Marg Ltd, to submit plan by September 26, 2019. uidation" and judgement would which will come from person- direction came over hearing of market and boost economic a revised resolution plan to The appellate tribunal also "stand reversed" if clean money al sources," it said. an application moved by the growth. This was emphasised creditors by September 12 said the CoC would ensure that is not paid within the period. The tribunal has also asked liquidator of Sterling Biotech, during a meeting between toBring the company out of "no discrimination is made - . =* ' : . The appellate tribunal has the counsel of ED along with seeking clarification on the finance ministry officials and insolvency proceedings. between equally situated finan- : % / . - ' : order passed by the NCLAT. heads of 'Maharatna' and A three-member NCLAT cial creditors, operational cred- " % . ". $% )% . "For the present period, 'Navratna' CPSEs. The meeting, bench headed by Chairperson itors and creditors" of the com- &" *
liquidator appointed by the co-chaired by economic affairs Justice S J Mukhopadhaya said it pany. adjudicating authority (NCLT) secretary Atanu Chakraborty would function as Resolution and expenditure secretary G C Professional of the company Murmu, was also attended by 9 until further orders," said the financial advisors of infra- NCLAT. structure ministries. PTI &+0 :+1:0
@@ appreciated by 67 paise in the last three trading sessions. he Indian rupee continued At the interbank foreign Tits winning momentum exchange market on Friday, for a third session in a row on the local unit opened on a Friday, rising 12 paise to set- strong note at 71.87 and final- tle at 71.72 against the US dol- ly closed at 71.72, higher by 12 lar as signs of easing trade paise over its previous close. tensions between the US and During the day, the China enthused investors. domestic unit shuttled On a weekly basis, the between a high of 71.59 and domestic currency, however, low of 71.89 during the day. lost 30 paise to the US dollar. The rupee had settled at The Indian currency has 71.84 against the US dollar on Thursday. In a major boost to investor sentiment globally, China and the US have agreed to hold the next round of trade negotiations in Washington in early October to end the bruising trade war. "Indian rupee appreciates for the third day in row as risk appetite is back with US- China trade optimism. Strong Equity markets across Asia and weakened US dollar over- seas have been supporting the rupee," said V K Sharma, Head PCG & Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities. Sharma further said that USD/INR is expected to gain in coming holiday truncated week with downside support at 71.40 and resistance at 72.25.
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A report released this Bsaid Friday that they won't lawmakers want to hold off on She said lawmakers need- now appears impossible as he Justice Department is %# his protracted trade war were week said more than 10,000 job support Prime Minister Boris triggering an election until it is ed to be sitting in Parliament in the country is in "quite a mess", Tdeciding whether to dis- falling squarely on China. cuts announced last month Johnson's call for an election set in stone, fearing Johnson late October, rather than on the Finland's Prime close a name sought by the ! # % Top-level negotiators are stemmed from "trade difficul- when the issue gets voted on will try to wriggle out of the campaign trail, to ensure Minister, whose country holds plaintiffs in a long-running ! # ! !. due to gather in Washington ties." Trade relations next week, piling more pressure commitment. Britain does not crash out of the rotating EU presidency, lawsuit that seeks to link the early next month while lower- between the two economic on Britain's embattled leader as "I do not trust the prime the EU. That makes an election said Friday. government of Saudi Arabia to & level staff will meet in late powers deteriorated suddenly he seeks a way to make good on minister to do his duty," said before November unlikely. "I hope that we can reach the 9/11 attacks. September, according to offi- last month and US duties on his promise to leave the a situation where this (Brexit) Attorney General William other men who provided assis- cials on both sides. hundreds of billions of dollars European Union next month. can be solved so that there is no Barr faces a deadline later tance to two of the hijackers in "China is eating the tariffs," in Chinese goods are due to rise The parties have been mess, but it seems not possible Friday to withhold or release Southern California. Trump said on Twitter, repeat- in October and December. mulling whether to agree to 5 now," Antti Rinne told the name contained in recent- The suit filed by injured ing his claim that higher duty Trump in recent weeks has Johnson's plan for an Oct. 15 reporters after a meeting ly released FBI files. victims, families of victims rates meant Washington col- insisted that China's slowing election, which can only be with European Parliament Barr may invoke a rarely and others alleges Saudi lected billions of dollars from economy will pressure Beijing triggered if two-thirds of law- president David Sassoli in used national security provi- Government employees know- the Asian economy, and not US into cutting a deal favorable to makers agree. . Helsinki. sion to keep it hidden. ingly assisted the hijacking importers. the US. There are mounting Johnson already lost a vote "The situation in Britain is Lawyers in the 9/11 lawsuit plot. The Saudi Government "China having worst year signs the trade war has also on the same question this quite a mess now. We don't believe the name may be a has repeatedly denied any in decades. Talks happening, begun to weigh on the US week, but plans to try again know what's happening there. Saudi official who oversaw two involvement in the attack. good for all!" Corporate earn- economy, however. Monday, saying an election is It seems very obvious that we the only way to break the are not getting Brexit with an country's deadlock over Brexit. H @ quickly onwards to fine restau- agreement". (& 5%%- Opponents don't want to rants in Paris, Monaco and else- On Thursday British Prime $ 2 agree to a vote unless they can etted in Scottish waters, where.James Cook, who watch- Minister Boris Johnson said he ensure Johnson can't take Nclaws snapping and tails es his workers as they prepare would "rather be dead in a M# '%' & Britain out of the EU as sched- flapping, langoustines as pink the shipments, has spent 40 ditch" than delay Brexit beyond uled on Oct. 31 without a and fat as hotdog sausages are years — "a lifetime's work," he the current deadline of October $-R @ divorce agreement in place, as delicately packed by hand into says — building his seafood 31, despite moves by members he has threatened to do so. boxes, each upright in its own export business into a steady of the country's parliament to After discussions Friday, individual compartment. The livelihood for 220 employees. force a no-deal Brexit off the opposition lawmakers said they care and attention testifies to Europe's open, border-free table. B remained peaceful. 5 he death toll from would not back an election their high market-value for single market that the British Johnson has insisted that Millions of pro-democracy THurricane Dorian has risen until the government asked discerning gourmets in Europe, government intends to leave on there has been "substantial housands of Hong Kongers supporters have taken to Hong $ to 30 in the Bahamas, Prime the EU to delay Brexit. Johnson who'll be snacking on them Oct. 31 has allowed him to be progress" in talks with the EU Theld rallies on Friday night, Kong's streets for the past three Minister Hubert Minnis told says he would "rather be dead within hours. sure that the tons of hefty lob- to change the arrangements rejecting calls by the city's pro- months in the biggest chal- American network CNN on in a ditch" than do that. While Scotland and the rest sters and wriggling langoustines over the Irish border and thus Beijing leader to end their lenge to China's rule since the . O 2 Thursday. The parties said they would of Britain sleeps, trucks haul he buys from fishermen across open the path to reach a new movement as the finance hub city's handover from Britain in Authorities had previous- either vote against Johnson's them southward overnight, Scotland will still be alive and deal on the terms of the UK's braces for another weekend of 1997. ly reported 20 dead, but have motion or abstain on Monday. skirting London where politi- ocean-fresh when delivered to exit. clashes, including a plan to dis- On Wednesday, the city's warned that the final figure is Parliament is in the midst cians are bitterly squabbling European chefs. A holdup on But the prime minister's rupt the airport. unelected pro-Beijing leader erman Chancellor Angela sure to be far higher. of passing an opposition- over the divided country's the long, usually obstacle-free critics have accused him of Police fired brief volleys of Carrie Lam surprised many by GMerkel said on Friday the Minnis has said that the backed law that would compel planned exit from the European journey, even of just half a day, running down the clock to a tear gas and rubber bullets announcing she was scrapping rights and freedoms of people storm caused "generational the Conservative Government Union. They then pass without can be fatal for the fragile crit- no-deal Brexit. against a few hundred protest- a hugely unpopular extradition in Hong Kong "must be devastation." to seek a three-month Brexit impediment through the ters, turning prized seafood into Other EU member states ers who had gathered outside a law that sparked the huge and guaranteed" after meeting The United Nations said postponement if no divorce Channel Tunnel to France, and worthless waste. have said in recent days that police station in Mongkok dis- sometimes violent rallies, a key with Chinese Premier Li Keq- 70,000 people in the Bahamas they have not yet seen any con- trict. demand of protesters that she iang in Beijing, her spokesman were in "immediate need" of crete proposals from London to But a second, much and Beijing had previously said. aid. replace the so-called Irish larger rally in the heart of the refused to budge on. 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Despite that, the original peddler of the idea of pop nationalism (think Vande Mataram, Jana Gana Mana, an ad for the Indian Army and another for Indian Oil) prefers to stay clear of making any polit- ical statement even though his films are replete with the message of unity in diver- sity, something which was hard to miss for anyone growing up in the pre-cable 80s and 90s. “Don’t drag me in that direc- tion,” is the one liner that he gives out when one asks him about the strident sin- gular narrative that the country is being steered into even though his latest pro- ject runs antithetical to that idea. Virtual Bharat, an online series on YouTube, will be the platform to stream about 1,000 stories of India. “Imagine it to be a digital cloud where there are vir- find a rhythm within us as a society then that is what has inspired me,” he says. tual museums of stories of India. It is one the nation is winning’.” And the idea is So how difficult is it switching media destination where you will find unique conveyed with such vigour that it gives since he dabbles in a lot of different things ones on every aspect from every corner you goosebumps. The four-minute, 18- including films like Maryan (2013), and in almost every language of India told second film is the first in the series, which Journey Across India (2007) and Hari Om in under 10 minutes and each will be a will cover everything related to culture, @ (2004). “The fundamental of everything, gem,” says Bala. food, folklore, poetry, performing arts, whether it is ad films, videos or films, is But who then, if not him, can portray landscapes and human interest stories 3 * creativity. That keeps on driving me. And the pride in nation and nationhood. For from the remotest parts of the country. each creative idea has to be said in a cer- who can forget AR Rahman’s soul stirring For him, an important ingredient of 0 tain format. Jo cheez 10 second mei Vande Mataram (1997) where the heart- Virtual Bharat is the timelessness of the dikhana hai usey ek minute mat khinchon felt vocals and intense voice were ably story. “So if we watch these today or five * 0 H@ aur jo feature film mei batana hai usey matched by the visuals where deep years from now, they should create the feature film mei hi dikhao. I am not the colours, a vivid and varied landscape that same emotions,” he says. * H kind of person who is sitting there and encompassed the country and a massive While Thaalam is the only one to be saying main sirf feature film banaonga ya 60 feet by 40 feet tricolour made for a put out, Bharat Bala Productions has sirf documentary or ad film he banaon- song that spoke of inclusivity and love of already finished making 70 films and 3 ga. No. I am a film maker I will use any the nation. researched for 300 stories. “The major of these forms whatever lends itself well,” Virtual Bharat flowed out of that. effort is in the research. It is exciting,” he 0 @ he says. “Basically, post Vande Mataram I had says and adds matter-of-factly, “Kar Not being confined to one format has many ideas in bits and pieces whether it rahen hain. Hazaar story aaram se nikal helped him as has the fact that he is very was Incredible India, School Chalen Hum lete hain.” observant and has a good memory. “If I or Jana Gana Mana or the He says that they have tried to tell the have seen something in a place that I trav- Commonwealth Games. Additionally, I stories in a way that they have a wider elled to, I remember that and at the right had travelled across the length and appeal. “Most importantly, every film is @ 3 time I go and access it. I am open to learn- breadth of the country for commercials being made in its original language. So if ing. When I go out for a film I am on and witnessed the landscape. I felt this you are from Bengal, I want you to hear Ground Zero. I can’t say I know every- was the opportune time now as content what Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil or Kashmiri thing. For each one, you have to start from had become the in-thing, mobile con- sounds like. That is the beauty of India,” * * the beginning,” he says. sumption is widespread and the net he says. B @ A long association that he has had is space has been democratised which has But then isn’t it an endorsement of the with his school mate Allah Rakha given access to people everywhere. I felt unity in diversity narrative? “I am not here 0 Rahman, the Mozart of East. Bala says, now was the time when we can build the to take a stand,” he emphasises, averting “We are just like... you have to put a word big idea of India,” he says. the question but without any rancour. “I to it... soulmates. Whenever I take an idea, The first film, Thaalam, sees his long- am telling a story where I will not influ- he understands as he does so many dif- time collaborator, music composer and ence or interrupt the protagonist’s voice. ferent things from commercial cinema to singer AR Rahman light up the screen as The next film, First Man, is about an adi- art. He gets excited and enthusiastic he says, “Imagine India on a boat. It is vasi boy from back of the beyond about it. He would be doing original only as strong as the people. The power Sambhalpur in Odisha. The beauty of scores for many of these short films.” to win is not in one person. The power each of the films is that I wouldn’t add my The two of them also collaborated is when all of us come together (pauses) opinion. I only use my craft of filmmak- tographs and study the location’s charac- gi hai. I want to make it look poetic. So Whether it is ad films or videos, the with the legendary Pakistani singer, as one. One effort one goal. To move for- ing to tell that story in a more beautiful ters and the third time to go and shoot. I am able to visualise it and make a sense idealist patriotic core runs through most Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, for Vande ward as a nation, we need to dream way. There will be good cinema, narra- It is logistically expensive as there are of beauty in things as they are rather than of Bala’s production and he attributes it Mataram, something which is unimagin- together to aspire to build together. Let’s tive, editing and sound. We need the audi- mundane things like nowadays, the air- creating a set up,” he says. to his upbringing. “My father was a able in this day and age. “It was sponta- find our thaalam as a nation together,” ence to experience watching a great lines don’t not allow more than 15 kg of He believes that the expansive nature Gandhian and he took part in the free- neous. We were in New York and we heard and soon one is drawn into the famous movie. For this, I have to make it enter- baggage and thanks to the equipment, we of his films is essential for a country which dom struggle. The idea of India was that there was a concert. Rahman had snake boat race of Kerala. taining and exciting emotionally. I have always have excess. These are all my hard- is of the size of India. “It is inevitable, if ingrained in me. Our upbringing in never seen Nusrat Saab and we went However, rather than covering the to fight this big (he emphasises on the ‘I’ ships today,” he says and guffaws. you have to address such a wide audience. Delhi was very nationalistic and so I together and fell in love. Later, I told AR race, Bala prefers to peek into the story to stress upon the bigness) bandwagon of The travel, boarding and lodging push Everyone needs to feel a part of it. In attended every Republic Day and Beating (Rahman) that this is the 50th year of behind it to convey his message. “I want- Hindi cinema which is consumed in bil- up the costs. “I want all the tools, a prop- School Chalen Hum, every visual is from the Retreat,” he says. India’s Independence and that of Pakistan ed that this short film should have a pur- lions and zillions. It is a humongous task.” er drone operator, live sound to get that a different part of India which is remote. They later lived in Madras (present- too. Let music be the binding source. Then pose and should be timeless. There has But such a labour of love is always texture and rawness. So I also need sound It is only then that each child will say, day Chennai) which was a contrasting we made Gurus of Peace. If we listen to it, to be a bigger idea which the viewer can fraught with challenges. “We made engineers, camera operators and lighting. ‘main bhi school ja rahan hun’. It is not environment while he started his profes- politically, it is relevant even today, take home and retain long after he has around six films but I was not happy with I don’t want to compromise in films but just the ones from Bihar or any particu- sional career in Mumbai. A combination ‘Chanda suraj laakhon taare hain jab tere seen it. I have seen the snake boats for a them so we wouldn’t use them. I go with I still have to make do with a smaller crew lar State, rather it is the children of India of all these helped him to develop his per- hi yeh saare, Kis baat par hothi hai phir long time and to shoot it, was not excit- real people and sometimes these things and this can have its own challenges,” he going to school. It is not a homogeneous, spective further. “I think it has given me thakraarein’.” ing. When I found that the people from don’t work out but you can’t blame them says. small country but then it is India. a wider exposure of India which has But when you ask him to elaborate, he all walks of life — school teachers, shop- as they are not actors. So you have to let The bigger the challenge, the more Dikhana padega na,” he says by way of helped me. I had this cross-cultural says, “There are a lot of experts to talk keepers, farmers, fishermen — come go and continue. These are hard learnings exciting it is for Bala. During the explanation. experience. I had very liberal frank par- about it. We can talk about positive together and train for about 15 days to but that is the way it is,” he says and one Commonwealth Games Opening In more ways than one, his films are ents but somewhere for them the idea of things. I don’t want to get involved in this row the boats. There are 150 men in one can almost see him shrug over the phone Ceremony, where there were 18,000 per- timeless. In the iconic School Chalen nation was very important. My father told and I prefer to remain honest in my craft.” boat and one man sets the rhythm by line. formers, Bala’s response was “Chalo Hum, the thought of getting children to me to celebrate, enjoy and discover this So what keeps him going? “Every story pounding with a log. If they find the Moreover, Bala points out that he has karenge.” He believes in taking up the dri- school was a universal idea which does country and I am doing this in a creative is so inspiring and exciting for me to do. rhythm within themselves, then the boat limited resources to make these films est of subjects and making it the most not get dated and resonates as much today way. He was a photo journalist and I It is not as if I am tired because I am doing wins. The idea psyched me and I said which are to be shot in remote locations. exciting. “Even during Vande Mataram I as it did it when it was aired several years imbibed his DNA. 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old the cup close to your face. Let the aroma sink in. Take a small sip, Hand let it linger in your mouth, touch your senses and exhilarate your tastebuds before you swallow it. That’s what one of the Japanese Sake connoisseurs explained to me when I held my first cup of the quintessential Japanese drink, also known as Nihonshu (literally, Japanese liquor) at the Embassy of Japan. Going into the historical background, the visitors were told that sake production was a govern- ment monopoly until the 10th century when temples and shrines began to brew their own, which is how, by the 1300s, it became an important ceremonial drink in the country. Coming back to the present, the huge party hall had eight counters, four on each side, that served different flavours of sake and retold the history and the method of creating them. I first sipped Fujuku Gold Label from the Nada region of Kobe in Japan, which featured an elegant taste with a refreshing bouquet aroma that would remind one of white peach and pear. The biggest factor that’s common to all sakes is that their ingredients are only limited to three things — rice, fermented yeast and water with no added flavours. The next, Fujuku duce sweetness as well as a mellow texture your tastebuds. Rich, sweet and elegant, Ginjo, the next one, is a sparkling sake gently sweet. “It can also be enjoyed like Blue Label, which featured a smooth, rice and a refreshing taste. Regardless of how this plum and red chilli-infused sake gives which is fermented only in rice and koji a dessert, you know?” said Noriko umami flavour, was reminiscent of ripe you drink it, you will be satisfied with its both a tangy and a sweet taste. “Umeshu (or ice mold) in a bottle. It’s this second Nasukawa, president of Nihongo Centre apricot. Featuring rich flavours and quite taste due to the delicious fine-blended is known to be the star in the Japan’s lex- bottle fermentation and not carbonation, in India for Japanese Language the strongest aroma till now, the Fujuku materials,” added she. It could be an icon of well-made booze as plums are a sta- which gives it its bubbles and sparkle. Professional Services. Green Label made its way to my cup. “It’s accompaniment with not just smoked ple of the Japanese culture,” said the Crisp, dried and bright, the sake made me After some mind-blowing tasting of made at the Rokko Mountain, which has salmon or sushi, but “perfectly with brewer and pointed towards the statistics experience a blend of flavours of grape, some of Japan’s best sakes, knowing about extreme temperature swings in the north “paneer and chicken tikka as well (laughs).” by Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA), cherry and pear with a pinch of lime. how the drink is so important for Japanese which are ideal for growing the sake rice. The Miyanoyuki Junmaishu was yet anoth- which highlight that liqueur exports, pri- However, the award of ‘tasty sake at a and their culture that they even have a Miss Cold winds moving towards the south are er sake which was a perfect alcoholic drink marily umeshu, more than doubled from reasonable price’ goes to the Ninki-Ichi Sake every year, there were questions hov- perfect for the slow fermentation process. that can accompany any meal due to its 1.84 billion yen ($18 million) to 4.21 bil- Goldninki Junmai Daiginjo. Aromatic ering in my mind — Has India caught up It does make space for richer and smoother soft texture and good vibe. lion ($38 million) between 2011 and and crisp, pleasantly dry and slightly with the global sake trend? Why are these taste. And the local mountain streams sup- Next up was the Ninki-Ichi, the 2016. sweet, the sake was well-balanced and had not widely available in India yet? ply the naturally pure water or Miyamizu, ‘handmade’ sake. My favourite in the lot. While there are 300 versions of a fresh finish. The taste was more distinct Noriko, who has been living in India which has the right mineral content. The At this counter, the first thing I heard Umeshu in the Japanese market, a sake than any of the other that I had tried till for the past 20 years now, emphasised on process of producing sake has been the from the people around was that “It’s connoisseur enlightened us about this now. It’s usually preferred chilled and can their unavailability. “Sashimi quality fish- same for as long as 266 years now with known for its fragrances.” The first, one. He said, “Its flavour balance is accompany best with white fish sashimi, es are no longer an exotic dish for Indians these basic, natural ingredients,” said the Ninki-Ichi Yuzu-shu (citron liqueur), created by aging the whole fruit, steamed chicken and salad. for which they need to travel abroad. Fujuku brewer. commonly known as a ‘winter delica- with the stone still inside it and by The last ones — quirky and fresh — However, sake does need some more space. The Gokujo Miyanoyuki from the cy’, amazes you with its special lime- soaking it in various types of alco- from the OZEKI Corporation were the The Indian market no doubt presents a Miyazaki Honten was the next. This sake like citrus aroma. With its hazy, hol. The citric acid in the fruit best. ‘Shake it well before you drink it,’ was huge challenge for sake brewers, but that’s was sweet as sugar and smooth as a vibe, lemon-y colour, the yuzu juice takes gives it a pleasant tanginess and the instruction I received from the servers. also the reason why venturing to break into blending a fruity aroma with bitterness that over your tastebuds and everything a taste that is sweet and tart The IKEZO Peach was an amazing the market is so exciting. Isn’t it?” said she. appeared to be pleasant and had a rich else, making your jaws tingle and with notes of almonds. Some sparkling jelly sake with an exquisite Ambassador Hiramitsu looks at sake taste. Its Daiginjo Miyanoyuki, undiluted crave for more at the same time. brands also mix in sugar, refreshing acidity, which had a mellow tex- as a medium of reaching the “ultimate sake, had a mellowed taste and made one Not once would you feel like it was cane spirit or brandy to ture and surprised me with its flavour of objective” of strengthening of India-Japan enjoy the refined aroma of ginjoshu. indeed a variety of alcohol. When create a more refined taste. sweet peach. relations and its people-to-people connect. Mika Eoka, brewer and server at the have we ever tasted that sour a The premium brands are The IKEZO Mix-Berry was certainly He said, “Sake complements the spicy counter, said, these sakes are good for the wine? also aged for several years.” the best — absolutely berrylicious. Its Indian food very well. And we are trying skin as they consist of local, clear and soft Its Ninki-Ichi Umeshu (plum The Ninki-Ichi Bottle transparent strawberry, blueberry and to make it widely available in the country.” natural mineral water. “Its minerals pro- liqueur) is yet another surprise for Feremed Sparkling Junmai cranberry jelly made the sake fruity and < )$ #H9,) + 8I,)
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It is like- pare films and TV with theatre ly to captivate and bound you to 54$ 4; because there we have cuts, retakes, spend more time with them. background music and light effects to Directed by John Downer, create horror and a thrilling vibe. But the series Serengeti takes you to a in theatre, it is different.” It demands similar journey into the unspoilt a more nuanced preparation altogeth- corner of Africa, discovering the er, he believes and adds, “If an actor most iconic Savannah animals in gets a wrong cue, the entire lighting the world and examines and scene will go for a toss. Generally, you explores their daily lives. read your lines and then say it in your An Indian wildlife enthusiasts icture this. You are sitting in a own language. But here it has to be Latika Nath shares her experiences Pchair in a theatre which is the same because the words act as a of visiting the place and its wildlife absolutely silent. Suddenly a doll cue for the crew to give the light while the series was being shot. falls on the stage as the clock strikes effects or to make space for prompts She says that she got struck by see- midnight and the gong echoes across to appear.” ing the vastness of the savannah the place. You start breathing heavi- Talking about why horror com- grassland, all without human ly as you stare at the empty stage and edy is not very prevalent when it habitation and concrete struc- feel its void within you and the per- engaged throughout and not get then when I took it up, I realised, as comes to theatre, Roy says that it’s tures, and the sheer numbers of son sitting beside you lets out a fright- confused between the characters. an actor, it’s very important to spread because it’s very challenging to unfold the wildlife. ened scream while you are still strug- While rehearsing, I used to remind your wings and try something new.” the horror, sound and special effects The reducing number of tigers gling to maintain your calm. myself again and again that one role Roy is currently seen as Dr Vardhan here. “So people don’t want to do it. is a matter of concern all across This nerve-racking feeling while has ended, and now this is the new in Sanjivani 2, which he says is prob- I was also looking for a romantic the world. Why is nothing con- reading the script made actor Rohit one.” However, Nikhil is the charac- ably the “best comeback for an actor” comedy in the first place (laughs).” crete being done to save them? “As Roy go for the play Ovee too. He tells ter which is the closest to his heart. on TV. “Vardhan is a character I The actor doesn’t take Rohit Roy long as the political benefits from us, “I was looking for comedy and Even though his is the lengthiest part would not have done five years back to the show anymore. He’s evolved the uses and conversions of tiger romantic roles, completely opposite in the play but Roy is glad to play the because I always thought that the manifold. “Once I am ready, I under- habitat are larger than the costs of to what I am doing but the script blew “most meaty” character. audience will not accept me as him. stand my character, which is some- maintaining them it will not help. my mind. I wondered how is it even The actor says that through this It would only accept me in a roman- thing I didn’t do earlier. I used to It will undermine all conservation is fighting for his own survival possible to do a horror play on stage play he wanted to challenge himself tic comedy or the ‘boy next door’ type proudly say that every role had a bit efforts for the long-term survival when he talks of the survival of the in front of a live audience. How will and come out of his comfort zone. He of roles. But I have realised that if the of me in it but now things have of the tigers.” She further says that species on this planet.” you scare people? Then when I saw says, “Everything that I have attempt- role is good and I enact it well, peo- changed,” says he and adds that it we need a leadership where all While the word of wildlife cri- it with all the effects, I realised how ed in the last few years is very dif- ple will like it,” adds he. The actor would be evident in Ovee too as the echelons of the government and sis spreads across, the young it will go ahead and that made me go ferent from the roles I have has played a plethora of parts Rohit would “look like an original all ranks of the bureaucracy are generation is also taking interest for it.” done in my entire career. I and he feels that striking a person and not some Chacha ji.” committed to the conservation of and efforts in its revival. Latika The horror play, Ovee, revolves have become more responsi- balance between them gets Selection of a script for him our national animal. shares that she has been around a teenage girl who having lost ble after my daughter Kiara easier with experience. varies with its medium. He says, “In The world is facing the issue approached time and again by her parents during her childhood was was born. I now feel I am Roy feels that no web, there are finite number of of climate change, glaciers are youngsters. She likes spending sent to an orphanage. She lives as an competent enough to pull actor is complete till episodes, which focus on every char- melting, there is non-periodic time with them and having inter- occupant in a room where a girl was off various roles. I was s/he does theatre as it acter individually. But I want my char- shift in the weather patterns. esting conversations with stu- murdered some time ago. During her never this good. I don’t serves as a real test for acter to be strong in all the episodes. Latika says, “There needs to be a dents of all age groups. “There is stay, she starts experiencing certain want my child to say, them. Therefore, now In films, I see what it is about. My role widespread awareness that tiger is an increasing awareness of the paranormal activities. Her friend ‘Papa what kind of a after working for comes secondary. On TV, it changes an umbrella species and by afford- with a pack of wild dogs in Africa need for conservation of species and psychiatrist Nikhil (played by role you have done?’ I many years, he feels again. As it is a never-ending process, ing protection to the forests we are some years ago. The closest I got and to fight climate change in Roy) comes to her help. want her to be proud that he is capable I see my character first.” ensuring the conservation of to them was three feet on foot, children of all age groups today,” Not only a psychiatrist, Roy also of me.” enough to try the- The actor believes that every role water, gene pools of fauna and unarmed and alone,” adds she. she adds. plays two other roles — that of a cop The actor was atre of different shapes you into a better person by flora and also fighting climate Our ecological system is She always want to be in the and Chacha ji. The latter is very dif- recently seen playing kinds. teaching something. So, he loves to change in the most effective man- under constant threat. It is very field exploring different species all ferent from what he perceives him- the role of Amit Directed by take a bit of every character home ner known today. important to understand that it is across. She tries to make a differ- self to be in real life but he enjoys it Shellar, a villain Aniket Patil, the with him and learn from it. “In Latika says that out of all the need of the hour to save the ence by making people aware the most as he has a very “different and rapist in play explores Unfaithfully Yours, I took the come- species that she had encountered system from collapsing else it about the revival of the species style.” So how challenging it was for Kaabil. And it was the horror genre dy home. From Vardhan, I have the great cats fascinated her the will have long term implications and natural elements. “It is essen- him to play three roles in the same another one which as its his realised that one must attempt differ- most. “All of them were incredi- on our sustainable development as tial to contribute to the environ- play? He says, “It was not easy. I tried was difficult for him to “favourite.” He says, “The ent roles,” says he. ble.” She says that every encounter well. Latika says, “Man needs to ment, even if it is small and at the to keep the three characters different come to terms with as he story of the play has (The play will be staged today and with a wild species is special. “One control his greed and learn to act grassroots level,” says she. from each other in terms of their voice had to get out of his come from my imagina- tomorrow at 4pm and 7pm at Kamani of the most extraordinary ones in as a guardian for the lands he lives (The series will premiere on and styling so that the audience feels ‘good boy’ image, “but tion.” To stage this, he Auditorium.) recent times would be walking in. He needs to understand that he Sony BBC Earth on September 9.) ! 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. @6 where Smith held a waist-high catch. in the series opener at Edgbaston, fell when series 2-1, out for 88 while & & # $ Burns, who scored a century in the ! #0 & $ he was undone by a fine Hazlewood ball chasing 126 in Kandy. first Test, cover-drove Mitchell Starc for a that nipped away and took the edge, with The 36-year-old Malinga <4 7 resounding four. $ % & 86 Smith holding another sharp slip catch. bowled Colin Munro for 12 Burns's back-foot drive for four off Burns batted for nearly five hours, fac- on the third ball of his second Starc, playing his first match of the series, % #2%# ! ! & ing 185 balls including nine fours. over to become the first T20 Seth Rance lbw for eight. and a steered boundary off the left-arm fast !!@! Hazlewood, demonstrating great con- bowler to claim 100 wickets as New Zealand skipper bowler saw him to a 100-ball fifty. trol, then had Root lbw with a fine nip- he began his demolition of the Tim Southee remained back delivery to end a 168-ball innings, the Kiwi batting. unbeaten on 28 and praised ROOT'S REPRIEVE the catch — and David Warner at first slip. skipper not even bothering to review He then sent Hamish his opposite number for a England were 125-2 at tea, with Burns Paine, whose poor use of the review umpire Kumar Dharmasena's decision so Rutherford, Colin de “great spell” of bowling. 62 not out — his third score of fifty or system contributed to Australia's defeat at certain was he of his own dismissal. Grandhomme and Ross “Credit to Sri Lanka for more this series — and Root unbeaten on Headingley, wasted another challenge Roy, having struggled as a Test open- Taylor back to the pavilion on 47. after Root was given not out in response er, had changed places with Denly but balls four, five and six as he Root, who had his box snapped by a to an lbw appeal from Cummins. England’s use of a nightwatchman meant raised the roof in front of a Starc delivery and was struck a painful It prompted a huge cheer from a large he came in at number five. raucous home crowd. New blow on the leg by Cummins, should have crowd. He got off the mark with a cover-dri- Zealand slipped to 15 for been out on 54. They also took every opportunity to ven four off Hazlewood but the paceman four. But an edge off Cummins went jeer Nathan Lyon, who had fumbled what had the last word, clean bowling him mid- “Yorker was my best ball, Government of India between Australia captain and wicketkeep- would have been a match-winning run-out dle stump for 22 with a superb delivery that I only try my best to bowl the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment er Tim Paine — who should have gone for at Headingley, every time the spinner failed moved late off the seam. right line and right length,” Malinga, known for bowling Department of Social Justice and Empowerment yorkers with his slinging VAYOSHRESHTHA SAMMAN (National Awards for Senior Citizens) 2019 - action, said. “Really happy that we extension of date for inviting nominations in selected categories. won the match, I am a wick- The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has decided to once again open the et-taking bowler when I play window for inviting nominations in respect of the following categories: for Sri Lanka... I always want to give all my experience to Cate Category Description/ Eligibility Nature of Awards the youngsters before the gory (T20) World Cup (next year).” No. It was only the third time INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY a bowler had taken four wick- ets in as many balls in inter- 6 Best Private Sector Corporate Houses, addressing the (a) Citation; nationals, after Malinga him- Organisation in problems of elderly either by (b) Memento. self against South Africa at the promoting the providing them gainful employment, 2007 World Cup, and wellbeing and or utilizing their skills and experience Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan welfare of Senior to the benefit of the society or creating earlier this year. He now has five hat-tricks infrastructure in geriatric medical care in international cricket to his or any other similar step for the benefit name, with three in one-day of senior citizens as a community. The internationals and two in activities taken for benefit of senior T20Is. citizens should be away from the Malinga, who surpassed mainline business of the organization. Pakistan spinner Shahid Afridi's tally of 97 scalps to INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY become the leading T20 inter- 13 Courage & Bravery To senior citizens who have displayed (a) Citation; national wicket-taker on (one each for Male extra ordinary courage in the face of (b) Memento; Sunday, came back in his third over to get Tim Seifert and Female) grave danger. (c) Cash award for eight and register his sec- of two lakh and ond five-wicket haul in T20Is. fifty thousand Rupees. The veteran speedster also 2. The last date for receiving nominations as per Notification in respect of the above mentioned has improved his T20 tally to categories is 16.09.2019. The detailed information in this regard are available on the website 104 wickets in 76 matches. Akila Dananjaya backed of the Department: www.socialjustice.nic.in up his captain’s effort with two (S.S. Kumar) wickets while Lakshan Deputy Secretary to the Government of India Sandakan wrapped up the win in 16 overs after trapping davp 38101/11/0020/1920 Tel: 011-23388837 ! "#$%&' # ! <4
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But I Simona Halep in the Wimbledon to become just the second refused to buckle and reeled off #;# ' (& $4-' & & 5 )%&'5 don’t really expect too much less,” final in July, returns to Ukrainian to play in a Grand the final five games to set up a &.%&.(&5 /%.%%& .$% .( (4.$ %2& said Williams, who is through to the championship Slam singles final after Andrei rematch of last month’s Toronto 5-3 %&.& --& .$% -4-1%&'%' (&%5 her 33rd major final. match in Medvedev, who lost in five sets final against Williams, who @%-- &' -%%5 (.$% 4(1%&;/-%' -.- “I’ve had so many chances to New to Andre Agassi at the 1999 retired from that clash with a &254'& % ( 4%( &' & %5 @ pass it (Court’s record) and French Open. back injury. %&A(%' .$% /%..% 2$&2%- /4. %% 4&/5% .( to have a lot more, but “On the important “It’s just surreal. I really )&' (5 & )(&. () -1-%5 1(145.%' (- it’s cool because I’m moments, she steps up, always don’t know what to say. 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H(''$3 "0'%0& 1 P $ - " @ ricketers often talk about how a sense of ocal hero Sanju Samson struck a Csecurity helps their performance but not Lblistering 48-ball 91 as India A Hanuma Vihari, who believes in treating every romped to a 36-run win over South Test match as “his last” because it helps him Africa A in the fifth and final unof- be on guard against complacency. ficial ODI, helping the hosts claim the The 25-year-old Andhra batsman series 4-1 on Friday. emerged as the top run-getter with 291 runs Kerala wicketkeeper batsman in India’s 2-0 series win over the West Indies Samson, who has played one T20 and vindicated the team management’s deci- International for India, showcased his sion to have him instead of the more stylish skills in another rain-affected game Rohit Sharma in the playing XI. at the Sports Hub. “Obviously I am very happy that I have In a rain-affected 20 overs-a-side done well but I went into this tour with a clean game, India A made 204 for 4 before slate. I decided to take one Test match at a restricting South Africa A to 168 all time. For me, every Test match is my last. It out with Shardul Thakur taking 3 for helps me get into a mindset that I have noth- 9 from three overs. " ) ing to lose and play accordingly,” Vihari said. Samson exhibited his hitting Recently, Virat Kohli complimented abilities, smashing some huge sixes as adding 23 runs with skipper Shreyas the team’s momentum. Vihari for his temperament, which the skip- he toyed with the rival Proteas attack Iyer (36), when in sight of a well- Samson was named man of the per feels infuses a sense of calm in the dress- during his 135-run second wicket deserved ton. His knock of 91 is his match for his robust innings. ing room. He called Vihari the find of the West $ / partnership with India regular highest List A score. Meanwhile, it was learnt that Indies tour. Shikhar Dhawan (51 off 36 balls), Iyer played some stylish shots to Samson donated his entire match to “You can’t ask for anything more if the hard work that I put in at the domestic level. who posted his second straight half- round off the India A innings. the groundsmen and ground support change room has faith in your abilities. That Before playing for India, I had played nearly " . 6 century. In reply, South Africa got off to staff after his match-winning knock is certainly the best compliment I could have 60 first-class games. Samson overshadowed his illus- a quick start but regular fall of wick- today. All the five matches in unof- got and coming from the skipper himself, it “I have faced pressure situations at the * trious partner and tonked the Proteas ets set the team back. Opener Reeza ficial ODI series saw rain disruptions can’t get better,” said Vihari, who now has 456 first-class level. It prepared me for bigger chal- bowlers with disdain, hitting some Hendricks (59 off 43) was his usual and the work of the ground staff in runs in six Tests, including a hundred and lenges. Thanks to the Andhra Cricket pin sensation Rashid Khan starred with bat and massive sixes. aggressive self and in the company of getting the venue ready came in for three fifties. Association and (chairman of selectors) MSK Sball on Friday as Afghanistan took command in Dhawan fell while going for a big Kyle Verreynne (44 off 24) brought praise. But the calm demeanour and steely Prasad sir for giving me a chance to play for the one-off Test against Bangladesh here. hit to give George Lind (2/43) his first the visitors back into the game with The two teams will now play two resolve hasn’t come in a day or two but around Andhra,” said Vihari, whose first-class aver- Rashid hit 51 off 61 balls to take Afghanistan to wicket. some superb strokeplay. four-day matches, beginning here on seven years of toiling in the domestic arena. age of 60.30 after 75 games, is among the top- 342 in their first innings and then claimed 4-47 to Samson was dismissed after But continuos dismissal affected September 9. “It has happened because of the years of 10 of all time. leave Bangladesh struggling at 194 for eight at stumps on the second day. Mominul Haque scored the only half-century for Bangladesh, 52 off 71 balls, while Mosaddek Hossain ; remained unbeaten on 44 to spare some blushes for 1& .5 &.& 1%)%2. -..- the home side against the Test minnows. Bangladesh lost a wicket in the very first over of their innings when Yamin Ahmadzai dismissed 2 * Torino captain Belotti opener Shadman Islam for nought but Soumya Sarkar tapped in Emerson and Liton Das steadied the innings with a 49-run pain took a step closer to qualifica- Palmieri’s cross to put Italy stand. We need to find a way for Stion for Euro 2020 on Thursday level on 28 minutes before Mohammad Nabi removed Soumya leg-before them to be more consis- after surviving a scare in Romania to Karapetyan went from hero for 17 before Rashid introduced himself in the attack ndia’s newly-appointed tent,” Rathour told the win 2-1 and continue their 100 percent to villain by being sent off with immediate impact as he bowled Liton for 33. Ibatting coach Vikram BCCI’s official website. record, while Italy also kept their per- in first half stoppage time for a sec- He unleashed further destruction in his fifth over, Rathour on Friday said the Rathour said the likes fect start with a 3-1 win in Armenia. ond yellow card. trapping Shakib Al Hasan leg before for 11 and opening slot and the perfor- of Shreyas Iyer and A Sergio Ramos first half penalty Belotti doubled his tally 10 min- removing Mushfiqur Rahim for a duck two balls later mance of the middle-order Manish Pandey seem to and a beautiful team goal finished off utes from time after substitute as Bangladesh were reduced to 88-5 at tea. in ODIs are his primary be good options for the by Paco Alcacer were just about Pellegrini had put the away side in the They did no better after play resumed in the final concerns as he prepares to 50-over format. enough for Spain, and made their lead. session as Rashid bowled Mahmudullah Riyad for begin his tenure with the “Shreyas Iyer has record five wins from five to maintain David McGoldrick made sure seven and left others with little clue against his leg- series against South Africa. done well in the last cou- their five-point lead at the top of Group that the Republic of Ireland stayed top spin. Rathour replaced ple of games and we also F in their first match since Luis of Group D with a late leveller in Mominul launched a counter-attack to bring his Sanjay Bangar when fresh have Manish Pandey. Enrique stepped down as coach in Dublin that gave the hosts a 1-1 draw fifty off 69 balls but paid the price for his aggression appointments were made These two guys have June. with Switzerland. as he gave a catch to Asghar Afghan at mid-off off for the coaching and sup- done very well in domes- Spain are followed by Sweden, who The Irish are three points in front Mohammad Nabi, who finished the day with 2-53. port staff. His tenure start- tic cricket and with India are on 10 points after thumping the of second-placed Denmark — 6-0 Mosaddek survived the day with tail-ender Taijul ed on Thursday and the A. These are the batters Faroe Islands 4-0, and Norway a fur- winners over Gilbraltar — and six Islam, 14 not out, but Bangladesh still face a moun- first big challenge awaiting who are capable of doing ther two points back after their com- " . & P ahead of third placed Switzerland, tain to climb, trailing Afghanistan by 148 runs in the him is the home Twenty20 the job and I have no fortable 2-0 over Malta. 1 who however have two games in first innings with just two wickets in hand. and Test series against South Africa from doubt about it in my mind. Earlier Italy strengthened their grip hand. Rashid earlier led Afghanistan’s batting charge September 15. “It is a matter of getting it right at the on Group J after coming from behind 1-0 victors over Greece thanks to a Poland, another team yet to drop with his maiden Test fifty after they lost early wick- “The middle-order in one-day is not top level. We need to back them and pro- to see off Armenia thanks to a Andrea Teemu Pukki penalty, and seven ahead a point, will have the chance to ets, having resumed the second day’s play. doing well and we must, of course, sort vide them with the right preparations so Belotti brace and Lorenzo Pellegrini’s of Bosnia and Herzegovina in third increase their four-point lead at the Taijul finished with 4-116 for Bangladesh it out...The other area of concern is the that they can be there for a longer time. first international goal. after the win in Yerevan, which came top of Group G at Slovenia after sec- while Shakib and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed opening partnership in Tests. We have They have enough talent in them to do Roberto Mancini’s side are three despite the Italians trailing after 11 ond-placed Israel were held 1-1 at two wickets each. options and there is healthy competition. well,” he said. points ahead of second-placed Finland, minutes when Aleksandre Karapetyan. home by North Macedonia.