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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 4, ISSUE 153 | Wednesday, 6 June 2018 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 10,593.15 (-35.35) qSENSEX 34,903.21 (-108.68) qDOW JONES 24,795.77 (-17.92) pNASDAQ 7628.38 (+21.92) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 67.15 (-0.04) qRUPEE/EURO 78.23 (-0.14) qGOLD/10GM 31,600 (-50) pSILVER/K 40,500 (+50) KOLKATANS ASKED ‘NDA HAS TO SEEK AS US RENEGES ‘HAVE A TO REFRAIN FROM VOTES IN BIHAR ON N-PACT, IRAN POWERFUL USING SINGLE-USE ON NITISH GOVT’S TO HIKE URANIUM ROLE IN PLASTIC BAGS PG4 PERFORMANCE’ PG5 ENRICHMENT PG10 BADLA’ PG16 Tamil Nadu Supreme Court Bengali-medium students girl ends life allows interim quota after failing to given raw deal, says Mamata clear NEET in SC/ST promotions MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU Furious Chief Minister to take up NEET matter with Centre NEW DELHI: In a major relief VILLUPURAM/CHEN- to the Centre, the Supreme OUR CORRESPONDENT tion. Despite her intimation, 2,900 after the present govern- NAI: An academically Court on Tuesday allowed it no steps have been taken in ment came to power. Mother “bright” daughter of a farm- to go ahead with reservation KOLKATA: Chief Minister this regard so far. and child hubs have also been hand committed suicide in in promotion for employees Mamata Banerjee expressed As a result of the inci- set up. There is, however, an Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram belonging to the SC and ST her immense dissatisfaction dent, students from the state urgent need to increase the district after failing to clear category in “accordance with over the way Bengali-medium who had opted for Bengali number of doctors. the NEET, police said on l a w ”. Highlights students have been deprived of as the medium of language “There is a requirement of Tuesday, with the tragedy The top court took into »»The top court took into in the National Eligibility cum performed miserably in the more doctors and sisters in the triggering a political blame account the Centre’s sub- account the Centre’s Entrance Test (NEET). NEET the result of which was hospitals and we want that the game. missions that entire process Chairing a meeting at published on Monday. A stu- number of doctors to increase. The tragic death of the of promotion has come to a submissions that entire Nabanna on Tuesday, she said: dent has already moved Cal- Many of the doctors go out medical aspirant prompted “standstill” due to the orders process of promotion has “I am offended as our students cutta High Court seeking its creating a dearth in the state. a call by DMK working passed by various high courts come to a ‘standstill’ have not got a better opportu- intervention regarding the There is a need of neuro-sur- president M K Stalin to and the apex court had also » The ASG referred to nity. I heard there were issues question paper. The Calcutta geons as well,” the Chief Min- chief ministers of southern ordered for “status quo” in a » with the question paper. The High Court sought clarifica- ister maintained. states, barring Tamil Nadu, similar matter in 2015. orders passed by the English and Bengali question tion from the Centre and also “The dearth can only be but including West Bengal, The government said there apex court earlier, papers were different.” the CBSE on how the Ben- addressed if the number of to oppose the NEET, as it were separate verdicts by the including a reference Criticising the Centre for gali translation of the ques- doctors is produced in the “discriminated against non- high courts of Delhi, Bom- made to a five-judge the same, the Chief Minis- tion paper was full of so many state. The issue was never Hindi speaking students” bay and Punjab and Haryana constitution bench ter also added: “They are not errors and also asked the Cen- looked into before. We have and put those from the eco- on the issue of reservation in giving priority to the regions. tre to reserve a seat for the overcome the issue to a great nomically weaker sections at promotion to SC/ST employ- Singh said the petition Students from the states are petitioner who filed a writ extent and it will take some “fundamental disadvantage”. ees and the apex court had before the bench was the Cen- getting deprived. The matter petition with the court. time to address the deficit. Prateebha, 19, ended her also passed different orders tre’s challenge to the Delhi has to be taken up with the The Chief Minister asked Doctors are the assets and they life by consuming poison at on appeals filed against those High Court’s August 23 last MCI and we plan to take it up senior health officials to take have to cater to huge number Senji town after she could judgements. year verdict quashing gov- with the Centre as well.” up the NEET issue with the of patients in hospitals like not crack the National Eli- “We will say you (Centre) ernment’s order extending It may be mentioned here Centre so that the Bengali- SSKM Hospital, Calcutta Med- gibility cum Entrance Test can go ahead with promo- reservation in promotion to that the Chief Minister had medium students would not ical College and Hospital, NRS conducted by the Central tion in accordance with law,” employees belonging to the written to Union Human be deprived to study MBBS. Medical College and Hospital, Board of Secondary Educa- a vacation bench comprising Scheduled Castes and Sched- Resource Development minis- While giving a detailed RG Kar Medical College and tion (CBSE) whose results Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel uled Tribes beyond five years ter Prakash Javadekar drawing account of what the state gov- Hospital where more than 2 were declared on Monday, and Ashok Bhushan told Addi- from November 16, 1992. his attention to the question ernment has done in the health lakh patients turn up in Out the second such incident in tional Solicitor General (ASG) At the outset, the ASG Mamata Banerjee at a meeting with state Health Department officials and paper debacle that occurred sector, Banerjee said seats have Patient Department (OPD) the state since last year. Maninder Singh, representing referred to orders passed by mainly in the Bengali transla- doctors at Nabanna Pic/Amit Datta been increased from 1,300 to each in a month, she said. the Centre. the apex court earlier, includ- During the hearing, the ing a reference made to a five- ASG cited the case laws on judge constitution bench, and Seat sharing Madhyamik results to be out today the issue of quota in promo- contended that one of the ‘Will respond to unprovoked tion in government jobs and orders says there would be to be discussed at KOLKATA: The West Bengal their roll number and send it to stated that the apex court’s “status quo” as far as reserva- Board of Secondary Education 54242 or 5888 to receive their 2006 judgement in M Nagaraj tion in promotion to SC/SC appropriate time attacks from across border’ (WBBSE) will announce the marks. case would be applicable. employees was concerned. AKHILESH YADAV results of Madhyamik exam- It may be mentioned that The M Nagaraj verdict had He referred to a May 17 MPOST BUREAU ination 2018 on Wednesday. a total of 11,21,921 candi- said that creamy layer con- order passed by a bench headed The results will be declared in dates had appeared for Mad- cept cannot be applied to the by Justice Kurian Joseph in a NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Nir- a Press conference at the Board hyamik examination this year, Scheduled Castes and Sched- similar matter in which it was In today’s mala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the office in Salt Lake at 9 am. which is 31,075 higher than uled Tribes for promotions said that pendency of petition Army would continue to respect the A senior official of WBBSE 2017. Among the examin- in government jobs like two before it shall not stand in the paper ongoing Ramzan ceasefire in Jammu informed that the results can ees, 6,21,366 were girls, while earlier verdicts of 1992 Indra way of the Centre taking steps and Kashmir but asserted that no be accessed from as many as 4,81,555 were boys. There Sawhney and others versus for promotion. ... unprovoked attack from across the eleven websites, including were 2,811 centres in which Union of India (popularly “How the promotion is tak- CITY border would go unanswered as the www.webresults.in/wbbse. the examination was held from called Mandal Commission ing place as of now?” the bench forces have been given the right to hit org, examresults.net/wb, west- 12 to 21 March. verdict) and 2005 E V Chin- asked. TMC WILL WIN ALL 42 SEATS: ABHISHEK 3 back. bengal.indiaresults and exam- The results are being naiah versus State of Andhra Responding to the query, Sitharaman, addressing a press con- etc.com, from 10 am onwards. declared within 77 days of the Pradesh, which dealt with the ASG said, “They are not. NATION ference on the occasion of the fourth Apart from this, candidates can completion of the examina- creamy layer in Other Back- It is all standstill. This is the ED GRILLS P CHIDAMBARAM FOR 6 HRS 6 anniversary of the NDA government, also type WB 10, followed by tion. MPOST ward Classes category. problem”. See P6 said the Army was given the right to EDIT respond to any cross-border attacks or CRASHED IN A FIELD IN BAREJA VILLAGE unprovoked firing adequately. Replying to another question, the ED grills Raj BEYOND PHYSICAL PROXIMITY 8 Notwithstanding India’s announce- defence minister said it is not her min- INTERNATIONAL ment of Ramzan ceasefire and talks istry’s role to determine whether the between the Director General of Mili- ongoing Ramzan ceasefire in Jammu Senior IAF officer dies in Kundra in Bitcoin GERMANY FIRM BANS WHATSAPP 10 tary Operations (DGMOs) of the two and Kashmir has been successful or countries, there have been incidents not. PMLA case BUSINESS of cross-border firing along the Line “We honour the ceasefire. We have Jaguar crash in Gujarat REVAMP FOR GST AAR MECHANISM 12 of Control and International Border been given room to hit back when MUMBAI: The ED on Tues- in Jammu and Kashmir and nearly there is an unprovoked attack. The MPOST BUREAU crash,” he said. day questioned Raj Kundra, SPORT a dozen grenade attacks by militants Defence ministry’s role is not to assess A Court of Inquiry has husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, within a week in the Valley. whether the ceasefire in Jammu and KUTCH: An Indian Air Force been ordered (by the air head- in connection with a money- THIEM REACHES PARIS SEMI-FINAL 15 “We must keep our borders safe. Kashmir has been successful or not,” Jaguar fighter jet on Tuesday quarters) to investigate the laundering probe related to a We shall be alert and ensure that no she said. crashed in Gujarat’s Kutch dis- cause of the accident, he said. bitcoin transactions case, offi- unprovoked attacks go without us Asked whether the ceasefire would trict soon after it took off from “The plane, which was on cials said. The businessman FOR ADVERTISING responding. It is the duty of the defence be extended, she said, “It is only the Jamnagar airbase, killing a a routine sortie, crashed near was summoned to the ED kindly contact at 9810195709 ministry and the forces to keep India announced for Ramzan.” senior officer who was piloting Bareja village,” he said. office here and was asked ques- or safe,” Sitharaman said. The government had announced the aircraft, a defence spokes- Some cows grazing in the tions about his involvement in [email protected] The minister was responding to the suspension of operations against person said. “The Jaguar aircraft on a field were killed after being hit the trade, termed as illegal by questions on the firing along the Indo- militants during the period of Ramzan, Air Commodore Sanjai routine training mission from by the jet’s debris, locals said. the government, they said. Pak border despite the two sides agree- which started from May 17. Chauhan, the Air Officer Com- Jamnagar crashed around 10.30 The plane’s debris was There are some instances FOR SUBSCRIPTION ing to a truce. On the possibility of engaging Pak- manding Air Force Station am,” Defence spokesperson Lt strewn far and wide on the of the case that are linked to kindly contact at 8800854665 Sitharaman said the Army was istan in dialogue, Sitharaman reiter- Jamnagar, who was flying the Col Manish Ojha said here. outskirts of the village and Kundra and hence, he has or taken on board before the Home Min- ated External Affairs Minister Sushma deep penetration Jaguar fighter “The pilot, Air Commo- carcasses of the killed animals been asked to record his state- [email protected] istry announced the ceasefire in the Swaraj’s comments that talks and terror jet died when the plane crashed dore Sanjai Chauhan, sus- were seen lying in the field, ment, the officials said with- troubled state. cannot go hand-in-hand. See P7 in a field in Bareja village. tained fatal injuries in the they said. out elaborating. MPOST GET READY TO FORK OUT MORE Court admits abetment to suicide Now, rail passengers to pay six-time charge against Tharoor

ABHAY SINGH There exist sufficient grounds penalty for carrying excess luggage to proceed against Shashi NEW DELHI: A court on Tharoor for the commission MPOST BUREAU ond class passenger can carry way Board, said. Tuesday admitted abetment of an offence,” Vishal said. luggage weighing 40 kg and 35 Officials said unlike at the to suicide charges against The magistrate also issued NEW DELHI: Just like air travel, kg respectively without paying airports, where the luggage of Congress MP Shashi Thar- a notice to the prosecution now beware of carrying excess any extra money and a maxi- each passenger is weighed, the oor over the 2014 death of for a written reply on BJP luggage while travelling in trains mum of 80 kg and 70 kg respec- railways would carry out random his wife Sunanda Pushkar, MP Subramanian Swamy’s as well. tively by paying for the excess checks among the passengers. saying there was “sufficient application. As a result of numerous com- luggage at the parcel office. The However, if he fails to do so grounds to proceed” against The cause of Sunanda plaints regarding excess baggage excess luggage would have to be and is caught with the excess lug- the politician. Pushkar’s death was poison- being towed into train compart- put in the luggage van. gage, he will end up paying a Taking cognisance of the Delhi Police ing. A total of 27 tablets of Alprax were ments, the Indian Railways has “The rules were already in penalty of Rs 654. chargesheet, Additional Chief Metropoli- found in her room, but it was not clear how decided to strictly enforce its place; we are just enforcing Similarly, an AC first class tan Magistrate Samar Vishal asked Tharoor many she had consumed. over-three-decades-old bag- them strictly now. Passengers passenger can carry 70 kg of lug- to appear before him on July 7. On May 14, police chargesheeted Tha- gage allowance rules, which will are allowed to book and carry gage for free and a maximum of “I have gone through and perused the roor under sections 306 and 498A of the see passengers paying up to six excess luggage in the luggage 150 kg, after paying a fee for the chargesheet along with the documents filed Indian Penal Code, on abetment to suicide times the stipulated amount as van, up to the maximum limit, additional 80 kg. along with it. Cognisance is taken on offence and cruelty to wife, which entails a jail term penalty, if caught travelling with on the payment of a fee equiva- An AC two-tier passenger regarding abetment to suicide of late Suna- that could extend up to 10 years. overweight luggage, an official lent to one-and-a-half times the weighing more than the free senger convenience and address can carry 50 kg of luggage for nda Pushkar and for committing cruelty Pushkar, 51, was found dead in a hotel said today. luggage rate. allowance, the excess weight will the issue of cramped compart- free and a maximum of 100 kg upon her. From the police report, I take suite here on January 17, 2014, days after According to the prescribed “If a passenger is found trav- be charged six times the luggage ments,” Ved Prakash, Director, by paying a fee for the excess cognisance abetment of suicide punishable she alleged that her husband was having an norms, a sleeper class and a sec- elling with un-booked luggage rate. The move is to ensure pas- Information and Publicity, Rail- 50 kg. under 306 IPC and cruelty under 498A IPC. affair with a Pakistani journalist. 2 mp around town MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 Aventus: Time to banish flab Aventus Fitness, one of the best gyms of Kolkata, has qualified personal trainers who not only advise you on the best exercises and workouts, but also keep you safe and motivated along the way

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of a cleaner whose life took a turn when a time bomb was found in his trolley. The author of the play is Ahmed Ameur VIT receives Green award and is directed by Taherissa Ben Larbi. ‘Bisorjoner Por’ was the third production of the day by playmakers. The play is written for safeguarding environment by Bratya Basu which revolves around the widower Mohitosh and his hallucination of meet- OUR CORRESPONDENT ing his wife regularly even after her death. Kaustav Dut- n recognition of its immense con- MAINAK BANERJEE tagupta directed the play and tribution towards increasing green his way into the world of uto- it was the debut show. cover of Vellore, its efforts to pro- pia. The next show was a one The festival formally came tect and rejuvenate Palar river, and THE 7TH EDITION of act play from Tunisia. Experi- to an end with a vote of thanks Ito conserve natural resources in Vellore International Theatre Festival, enced dramatist and film star, from the convener of the festi- district, India’s Premier Private educa- a six day long theatre extrav- Ikram Azzouz played the role val, Bratya Basu. This was fol- tional institution – Vellore Institute of aganza which was orga- lowed by a political satire, Technology (VIT) has been given the nized by Kalindi Bratyajon ‘Akdin Aladin’, also penned Green Award for the year 2017 by the in Kolkata wrapped up on by Basu. It was a directional Tamil Nadu Government. June 3. debut on stage for actor Chief Minister Edappadi The closing day was Kanchan Mallick who also K.Palaniswami handed over the presti- made special with back to played the lead role of Mad- gious award to G.V.Selvam, Vice Presi- back four shows including hab Marik. dent of the VIT at the Secretariat. Bratyajon’s own production, His energetic perfor- The coveted award is given each ‘Oh! Swapna…’, directed by mance in role of an aspir- year to District Collectors, Industrial Prithwis Rana, which was ing politician ended the Units and Educational Institutions not only the first show of festival in a high spirit. Kol- by the Tamil Nadu government. The the day but was staged for katans will definitely cher- award is recognition of efforts to con- the first time. The stage per- ish the memory of four serve and protect nature and natural formances were followed by foreign dramas and seven resources, promote and create the con- second play, the original local plays for a long time. cept of environmental protection and story, ‘Shanibar’, written by We also saw felicitation also to acknowledge efforts taken to the well-known playwright, of three talented theatre reduce pollution. Badal Sircar, the father of artistes Joydip Bhowmick, VIT has been acknowledged as the ‘Third theatre’. The drama Sourav Gupta and Bhumis- best educational institution for protect- encircled around an office uta Das during the day as a ing the environment. It is to be noted impact of the heat wave in the district. spirit of environmental protection from traffic islands and park in and around employee who gets sucked sign of recognition for con- that VIT has planted several thousand The institution has a VIT Nature Club a very young age. Vellore city. Further, VIT also launched by the pressure at his place tribution towards theatre by saplings year after year not just in Vel- under the Green Vellore Project and has The Green Vellore project, launched the Palar River Clean Up Project and of work and day-dreams Bratyajon. lore town, but also in different places distributed several thousand saplings to in 2008 aims at increasing green cover, has this reaped rich dividends from all in the rest of the district to reduce the students as part of efforts to imbibe the water body restoration, and creation of quarters. Although every possible care and caution has been taken to avoid errors or omissions, this publication is being sold on the condition and understanding that information given in this publication is merely for reference and must not be taken as having authority of or binding in any way on the writers, editors, publishers, and printers and sellers who do not owe any responsibility for any damage or loss to any person, a purchaser of this publication or not for the result of any action taken on the basis of this work. All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and forums in Delhi/New Delhi only.

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KOLKATA: Senior leaders were all praises for TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s in price of anti-rabies vaccine efforts to groom the party in a unique manner streamlining OUR CORRESPONDENT officials to work with proper political ambitions with co-ordination. productive work for “Maa, KOLKATA: Chief Minister In the same breath she said Mati, Manush,” creating a report card of Abhishek Baner- how to systematically organise Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday that there are several technical totally new breed of leaders jee’s works as an MP of Dia- the party. He has instilled the slammed the Centre for the issues and while discussions are who are now more sensitive mond Harbour, senior TMC thoughts of the younger gen- rise in the price of anti-rabies on along the same, directions to people’s issues and work leaders were all praises for his eration within the party.” vaccine, making it scarce for have been given to ensure that extremely hard to bring to achievements. Praising him, Expressing his optimism the common man. medicines do not get expired. reality the Chief Minister’s TMC secretary general Par- about the next Lok Sabha “Anti-rabies vaccines are Moreover, there were 1,900 dreams of making Bengal tha Chatterjee who is also the elections, Abhishek said that not available in designated equipment lying unused and the number one state in the state Education minister said the TMC will be able to win all shops as the Centre has 1,700 have been opened. country in all aspects. on Tuesday: “Mamata Banerjee the 42 seats. He also slammed increased tax leading to its She also stressed upon the In this new breed of leaders has worked tirelessly for peo- the Centre for the rise in petrol price escalation,” Banerjee said need of more research work is her own nephew Abhishek ple’s rights from the very start and diesel prices as well as after reviewing the state’s health to combat the situation when who is presently the TMC of her college life and has been cooking gas and announced situation at a meeting. certain diseases spread. Citing Youth Congress president. an inspiration for all of us. She that protest movements would The Medical Council an example, she said: “Diseases At the release of ‘Nisshabda has been the torch-bearer and continue throughout the state. of India has been asked to might get transmitted when Biplob’ (Silent Revolution), a Abhishek has learnt from her look into the issue, she told people travel in flights and reporters. there could be no treatment CM’S MESSAGE Banerjee held a state-level for such diseases. So research meeting with senior officials Mamata Banerjee work has to be carried out to Chief Minister Mamata of the health department and find out a solution.” Banerjee on Tuesday urged hospitals from across Bengal ister said: “The increase in the by superintendents of all the it has gone up to 95 percent Appreciating the role people to curb plastic in Nabanna Sabhaghar on tax is the sole reason behind medical colleges and heads of and this is a big achievement doctors in providing treatment pollution on the occasion Tuesday. unavailability of the same in all departments. of the state Health department. to crores of patients, Banerjee of World Environment Day. Following the discussion the market.” She further added that Ben- Infant mortality rate, malnutri- urged them for “service with “Today is World Environment with the officials, she expressed “One will die if he doesn’t gal is the only state where free- tion has also gone down and a smile”. The Chief Minister Day. Following this year’s her concern over the treatment get proper treatment and I have of-cost treatment is provided 27,000 beds have been added further stated that the theme, let us pledge to beat of patients due to insufficient directed to take up the mat- to common people. Appreciat- in hospitals.” administration and the police plastic pollution. Let us supply of anti-rabies vaccine. ter with the Centre,” she said ing the work of the state Health She further maintained also have to take prompt action pledge to make every day Stating that no one is ready after the meeting that contin- department, she said: “The that direction has been given in case there is any incident of #WorldEnvironmentDay,” the to sell the vaccine as the cost ued for around two-and-a- rate of institutional delivery in to doctors, medical superin- attack at any hospital or health CM tweeted PIC/PTI has gone up, the Chief Min- half hours that was attended 2011 was 65 percent and now tendents and other concerned care centre. SETTING AN EXAMPLE Bengal Opposition leaders, candidates Cabinet reshuffle: 3 Average annual income of willing to join Trinamool: Suvendu TMC ministers resign farmers up by threefold OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT party. Suvendu said She further stated that names of the PRADIP CHATTERJEE Mamata Banerjee, the state KOLKATA: Bengal Transport the party will get KOLKATA: Resignation of three new ministers are yet to be decided and Agriculture department has Minister Suvendu Adhikari on ministers from their posts has led to a will be informed once they are finalised. KOLKATA: While the Centre been providing Rs 400 crore Tuesday claimed there would be more than 55% reshuffle in the state Cabinet. There had been speculations about aims at doubling the farmers’ as subsidy to the farmers. no political Opposition in the votes in the district James Kujur, Tribal Development the new names. income by 2022, the Bengal The agricultural growth rate state in the coming days with minister, and Churamani Mahata, Sources added that they would be government has already set has gone up which in turn many Opposition candidates and capture both Backward Classes Welfare minister, have soon finalised and subsequently they an example for other states by is expected to drive up the who won in the recent rural the Lok Sabha resigned from their posts. would take charge. increasing the income level of state’s economic growth rate. body elections willing to join Abani Mohan Joardar, who was Joardar was initially the Correctional farmers three times. The average Agriculture fields that continued the ruling Trinamool Congress. constituencies MLA from North Krishnanagar Administration minister. But later he annual income of farmers in the to be a victim of apathy and He said many prominent Assembly constituency, also resigned continued as a minster without any state has gone up threefold in neglect during the Left Front opposition leaders have also got have already contacted me,” from his post. portfolio due to his illness. Sources said 2017-18 financial year than what rule have got significant boost. in touch with him stating that Adhikari told reporters at a Kujur is an MLA from Kumargram that he resigned due to his illness. it was seven years ago. Asish Banerjee, state they want to be a part of Chief party event in Malda district. Assembly constituency in Alipurduar It may recalled that it was in According to the agriculture Agriculture minister, said his Minister Mamata Banerjee’s The minister, who is also his and Mahata is from Gopiballavpur September 2017 that there was a reshuffle department sources, the average department has been providing developmental drive. party’s observer in Malda, said Assembly constituency in West in the state Cabinet for the last time. annual income of a farmer now certified seeds to the farmers at “Trinamool will emerge the party will get more than Midnapore district. Asish Banerjee was made the new stands at Rs 2,91,000 in 2017-18 50 percent subsidized rates or Rs victorious on all fronts. No one 55 percent votes in the district It may be mentioned that the Agriculture minister replacing Purnendu financial year while it stood at 20 is given to them against one else will be there. Not only the and capture both the Lok Sabha Trinamool Congress MLAs resigned Basu, who was made the minister of Rs 2,39,123 in 2016-17. During kg paddy seeds as subsidy. One winners of Panchayat election constituencies there in the 2019 from their respective posts to devote Technical Education, Training and Skill 2010-11, the average annual farmer can receive up to 100 kg but also a lot of prominent general election. “Trinamool more time to the party’s organisational Development department. income of a farmer remained seeds at a time. “Farmers can people’s representatives want Congress will emerge victorious work. The reshuffle took place a few days Rs 91,000. This has become either avail 50 percent subsidy in to join Mamata Banerjee. here. Congress-CPI-M and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after a Central level administrative possible due to various social the seeds procurement or get Rs “They want to be a part of BJP would sit and fix amongst said in this connection that they have review meeting in which departments schemes introduced by the 20 as subsidy per kg, whichever Trinamool Congress’ drive for themselves who would come informed that they want to resign were given grades on the basis of their Mamata Banerjee government is less. The amount would be development. Many of them second or third,” he added. as they wanted to work more for the performances. to improve the socio-economic credited to the account of conditions of the farmers across individual farmers through the the state. Distribution of paddy involvement of assistant director Bus strike in seeds in subsidized rates by the of agriculture at the block level,” Chairman, vice-chairman removed for internal feud state Agriculture department Banerjee maintained. and giving them platforms to “The Chief Minister has OUR CORRESPONDENT Chandrima Bhattacharjee, Nirmal factional feuds within the TMC Kolkata, adjoining sell off their produce directly laid enormous emphasis on Ghosh and most importantly 25 had reached its pinnacle in North The decision was at various state government- the well-being of the farmers KOLKATA: Taking a tough stand councillors of the municipality were Dum Dum on May 24 when the taken after a managed outlets and Kishan and also the increase in the against infighting, the Trinamool also present in the meeting. vice-chairman of the TMC-run Bazars at proper costs are among productivity through the Congress on Tuesday removed the “We have removed the North Dum Dum municipality high-level meeting districts on June 7 those contributing to the rise introduction of a host of new chairman and vice-chairman of chairman and vice-chairman and was assaulted at his office by two at the chamber of of income for the farmers. The schemes. The overall production North Dum Dum municipality and have appointed new ones after contractors allegedly close to OUR CORRESPONDENT state Agriculture department of each farmer has shot up as announced the names of Subodh we reached a consensus in the chairman Kalyan Kar. Jyotipriya Mallick has already ironed out the their expenses have slashed due Chakraborty as chairman and meeting. The parliamentary party The ruckus inside spilled on KOLKATA: The state Transport department middle-man system that had to the availability of certified Lopamudra Dutta Chowdhury as of the municipality will hold a to the streets as vice-chairman committee under the leadership of has taken all necessary steps so that common become a practice during the seeds at much cheaper rates. vice-chairman of the civic body. meeting every 15 days to keep a Nazimul Haq’s supporters blocked Roy to address the issue of internal people do not face any trouble even if there is regime of the erstwhile Left The farmers can now directly The decision was taken after a stock of the progress of work and roads and railway tracks and infighting. The committee had a bus strike. Front government. No wonder sell their products at various high-level meeting at the chamber at the same time a monitoring damaged police vehicles, bringing recommended the removal of both Bus owners and operators would go for a that the food production in the procurement centres and other of state Food minister Jyotipriya committee that has been formed traffic in Birati-Nimta area to a halt. the chairman and the vice-chairman strike on June 7 demanding a hike in bus fare state has gone up by a huge outlets set up by the government Mallick who also happens to be will also hold meetings in presence Even MP Saugata Roy was mobbed for such action which they felt was as fuel prices have shot up. It is learnt that they margin due to various schemes without any interference from the TMC president of the North of senior leaders to keep an eye on by the protesters when he reached not commensurate with the party will initially strike in Kolkata, North and South introduced by the government. the middlemen,” Banerjee 24-Parganas. Senior Trinamool the functioning ” Mallick said. the spot to pacify the crowd. line. The recommendation was 24-Parganas. Prodded by Chief Minister further added. Congress leaders like Saugata Roy, It may be mentioned that The party had formed a ratified in Tuesday’s meeting. Sources said that the state Transport department will be plying 1,500 additional buses so that people do not face any inconvenience in Tension in Bagnan after TMC worker reaching their destinations even if there is any If placements are a problem, just shut strike at all. However, the experts in transport sector shot dead by unidentified miscreants have not ruled out the possibilities of withdrawal down: Partha tells pvt Engg colleges of the strike at the last moment. OUR CORRESPONDENT a murder incident.” It may be mentioned that the Mamata According to the district police, the OUR CORRESPONDENT forgive you,” Chatterjee said in a strong if they seek admission there, they will end Banerjee government has brought an end to KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress victim, Mohosin Khan stood in front of message to the private engineering colleges up with a high employment potential,” the the “bandh culture” in the state and the state leader was shot dead by unidentified his house at Noapara at around 11.30 KOLKATA: Expressing his concern while addressing the inaugural ceremony minister added. Transport department has played a major role miscreants in Howrah’s Bagnan on pm on Monday when some miscreants over placements in some of the private of the three-day pre-counselling fair He also announced that the Higher in finishing off this practice by plying sufficient Monday night. Police have so far arrested reached the spot on motorcycles. One of engineering colleges in the state, Education organised by Association of Professional Education department is setting up a number of buses so that people do not face any two persons in this connection. them suddenly took out a gun and shot minister Partha Chatterjee said on Tuesday Academic Institutions (APAI) at Netaji coaching facility of international standards inconvenience. The incident has triggered tension him from a point-blank range. Khan fell that those failing to provide placements Indoor Stadium. He also maintained that a exclusively for aspirants of the Indian At the same time, the state after local Trinamool Congress activists on the ground after receiving two bullets should close down. private group should not go about opening Administrative Service (IAS) and West Transport department has also assured support put up road blocks on the National in his head and abdomen. The miscreants “I should love to have an idea about one branch after another particularly if Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) examinations. in case any bus is damaged for plying on any Highway 6 till late Monday night. Local fled the spot immediately. your placement. Those who will not be it has fared poorly in placements. “You “We will rope in experts even from other day of a bandh. Trinamool Congress leaders have alleged The family members of the victim able to provide placements should close should have to watch out whether your states for imparting quality education. We This time, too, the state Transport that BJP-backed goons have been behind have alleged that this was a preplanned down. You are teaching 2,000 students students are employable. Have one or two have the merit and we have to elevate this to department is taking necessary measures to the incident. murder. The district TMC leaders also and even if 20 of them are not getting branches instead of going for five but focus the international level,” Chatterjee added. ensure that people do not face problem. TMC secretary general Partha alleged that the BJP-assisted criminals placements, this is not done. Churning on the creation of jobs. Private engineering He also maintained: “We have a It may be mentioned that this comes at a Chatterjee reacted sharply to the incident were responsible for it. out unemployed engineers is not desirable. colleges have to create a confidence level provision that meritorious students who are time when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has and said: “They create much hue and An irate mob set some portions of You should not complain about work among the students about the quality and unable to pursue higher studies due to lack criticised the abnormal and arbitrary hike in the cry over what happens in Purulia. nearby houses on fire. culture, it exists very much in Bengal. standard of education. InstitutionsMillennium like of funds would P be osprovidedt scholarships.- Kolk pricesat tof apetrol E anddition diesel as well as cookingto cgas.arry the Ad with They come to Bengal to kill people. The situation turned hostile and The atmosphere in the state is congenial, Jadavpur University, IIT Kharagpur, IIEST If we receive these applications, we shall The party has held protests and They try to establish a suicide incident senior police officers had to intervene if you are unable to produce human assets Shibpur have been able to create a sense of be able to have an idea of the extent of demonstrations throughout the state to protest as murder and suppress what is genuinely to maintain law and order. through your students then no one will confidence among budding engineersKolk that ascholarshipstta T thatel. can beNo. provided.” Only against. Schedule the Centre’s high-handedness. Da te :- 06/06/2018 Optical fibre scopes coming to Nabanna to bolster security

OUR CORRESPONDENT get captured in the video. the office of Chief Minister Mamata surveillance cameras. A decision every place in and around the state Sources said that video footages Banerjee and senior officials, was also taken to set up separate dog secretariat under the coverage of KOLKATA: In a bid to further that get captured through optical including the Chief Secretary, Home squads, especially for security of the surveillance cameras. strengthen the security arrangement fibre scope will be monitored from Secretary and Director General of state secretariat. With setting up of The CCTV cameras were installed in the state Secretariat Nabanna, a the control room in Nabanna itself. police. dog squads, there will be a separate both inside and outside the building. decision has been taken to install According to senior officers in the The optical fibre scope will be team for the security of Nabanna. Cameras were also installed at optical fibre scopes in the building. state secretariat, the step has been installed at strategic locations and Recently, 244 CCTV cameras parking lots. With installation of the optical taken considering the need to further the places have been identified by the were installed and it took the total A survey was conducted to fibre scopes, video of a moment enhance the security arrangement in expert policemen who look after the number of CCTV cameras in to identify the places where the CCTV along with sound will get captured Nabanna, where everyday there is security of Nabanna. around 400. cameras need to be installed and Kolkatta Tel.: 033-2215 1850 e-mail : [email protected] and will help security officers get constant movement of VVIPs. It may be mentioned that the state The step to install more CCTV based on the same, the work of minute details of the place that will The 14-storeyed building houses secretariat is under the coverage of cameras was taken to bring each and installing the cameras was carried out. TJM/TTL/18/ENG 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY Forest dept to put cork on use of plastic in parks Sovan urges Kolkatans to refrain OUR CORRESPONDENT

KOLKATA: The state For- est department is going to impose some restrictions on the usage of plastic material in from using single-use plastic bags the parks that are owned by the department. OUR CORRESPONDENT ing authority and hence it can- Metro station, requesting them During a programme not enforce law against those to stop using single-use plastic. organised on the occasion of Binay Krishna Burman KOLKATA: State Environment who are flouting the guidelines. Its members also put up posters World Environment Day at minister Sovan Chatterjee The enforcement part lies with and placards, urging people to Central Park in Salt Lake, state damage to the animals and has urged people not to use the Centre, he maintained. use paper bags as a part of their Forest minister Binay Krishna plants in the water. single-use plastic bags and Arnab Roy, principal sec- programme on World Environ- Burman said that the visitors The minister also instructed other plastic items and dump retary of the Environment ment Day. will not be allowed to enter the senior officials of his them on the streets, as it is department, said that school- Various schools across the parks with any plastic items department to carry out exten- taking a heavy toll on the children should be made a state organised awareness pro- or bags. sive campaigns against the use environment. part of the ‘Beat Plastic Pol- grammes on this occasion. During the programme, of plastic items, which disrupt He was speaking at the lution’ campaign. The depart- Krishnachandrapur High some saplings were planted the ecological balance. West Bengal Pollution Control ment conducts programmes School at Mathurapur in South in the park while some oth- Various awareness pro- Board office on the occasion of to take stock of the situation 24-Parganas was no exception. ers were distributed among the grammes would be held by the World Environment Day. ‘Beat in various fields to protect the A seminar was organised people by the Forest depart- department to make people Plastic Pollution’ has been the environment. inside the school auditorium ment. The principal secretary aware about the ill effects of slogan of WBPCB’s constant PIC/MPOST A report prepared by the on Tuesday, in which students of the department Chandan the plastic items. He also urged campaign against the use of Environment department says were imparted knowledge on Sinha was also present at the the people to plant more trees plastic items. ous places in the city, saying realise how much harm they mated 8 million tonnes of plas- that afforestation has been dealing with environmental programme. in their neighbourhood, which “We have been conducting that wetlands and water bodies are causing to themselves and tic wastes are dumped into the increased. Many water bodies hazards. An exhibition and Burman said that his is one of the steps to keep the awareness campaigns in vari- cannot be filled up by changing the environment, when they world’s oceans. have been dug up under the quiz contest were held by the department will impose restric- nature intact. ous forums including schools their nature, as it would have a dump plastic items into the State pollution control Jal Dharo, Jal Bharo scheme. students of the school. tions on the entry of people The Forest department and colleges, through seminar huge impact on the ecological drains. The soil is also losing board chairman Kalyan Rudra If there is any attempt to fill a Dr Abhisek Sahu, a scien- who are carrying plastic sub- would also urge the stalls situ- and debates. Books have been balance,” Chatterjee said. fertility due to excessive use of said that a directive has been waterbody, the civic body or tist of Saha Institute of Nuclear stances. The step has been ating near the parks not to sell published and posters have He also said that the drain- single-use plastic bags. issued to all the municipali- the district magistrates will take Physics and the headmaster of taken to protect the environ- plastic items to the people. It been put up in various places, age system in the city often gets According to WBPCB, ties and Panchayats, instruct- possession of the particular the school Chandan Kumar ment of the parks. may be mentioned here that explaining how single-use plas- clogged due to the single-use around 50 percent of the plas- ing against the use of single-use waterbody for its preservation. Maiti, delivered lectures on It is often seen that people the Forest department often tic bags are posing a threat to plastic bags. This sometimes tic we use is single-use. Every plastics, to protect the envi- Meanwhile, Medical Bank how to protect the environ- dump plastic bags and other distributes saplings among the the environment. Hoardings leads to waterlogging in some year, the world uses 500 billion ronment. Rudra also said that distributed paper bags among ment. The students also planted items in the waterbodies inside people for protection of the are also being put up in vari- parts. People sometimes do not plastic bags. Every year, an esti- WBPCB is not an implement- pedestrians at Sova Bazar trees in the nearby areas. the parks, which in turn cause environment. Housewife’s Balurghat to get Passport Seva body found in No compromise acceptable in the Canning, suicide Kendra, courtesy Arpita Ghosh matter of attendance, says Partha suspected OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: Mystery BALURGHAT: Following Tri- CBCS has shrouds the death of a namool leader and Balurghat KOLKATA: State Education MP Arpita Ghosh’s initiative, minister Partha Chatterjee been introduced housewife whose body Ministry of External Affairs made it clear on Tuesday that in all the colleges was found inside her will introduce a new Passport there should be no compromise where 10 marks has in-laws’ house at Can- Seva Kendra (PSK) in Bal- in the matter of attendance, in ning in South 24-Par- urghat shortly. the colleges under Calcutta been reserved for It has been decided that University. attendance ganas on Tuesday the PSK will start function- Responding to a poser on morning. The incident ing through the Post Office in the agitation at Joypuria Col- has triggered tension Balurghat. It was a long-stand- lege on Monday evening after that the 204 students who have remained stuck inside the col- non-teaching staff named in among the villagers. ing demand of the Balurghat around 204 students were not been disallowed to sit for exam- lege due to the agitation, also the complaint but taking no The local residents residents. duced in the neighbouring nities throughout the country allowed to appear for exami- ination, should be allowed to left late in the night. action against the three stu- Notably, the city people Raiganj and Malda. in PPP mode. nation due to low attendance, do so. With regards to alleged fail- dents who are also accused, found that the woman had urged Ghosh to raise the PSKs are extended arms Ghosh said: “I received the minister said, “The Choice They also demanded slash- ure on the part of the police he said, “If the college drags was lying uncon- issue in Parliament and to of Passport Offices and they information from MEA that Based Credit System (CBCS) ing of fees, which they claimed to arrest those named in the its feet over the incident, then scious on the floor of talk to External Affairs minis- can cover the tasks of receiving Balurghat will soon get a Pass- has been introduced in all the have been hiked from Rs 2,000 FIR of the alleged ragging at Calcutta University, to which her room. She was ter Sushma Swaraj, so that the application from the applicant port Seva Kendra, thus get- colleges, where 10 marks has to Rs 4,000. They further St. Paul’s Cathedral College it is affiliated, will take a tough immediately taken to demand could be materialised. for the issuance of passport and ting a long-pending demand been reserved for attendance. alleged irregular classes in the in Amherst Street, the min- stand against the college.” In a recent letter to Ghosh, related services. from the locals, fulfilled. I had There will be no compromise college. ister said, “They have been A student at St. Paul’s the Canning Sub-Divi- Swaraj had delivered the news It has been a part of e-gov- raised the issue in Parliament in this matter.” The agitation had contin- instructed to execute the arrest Cathedral College was alleg- sional Hospital, where of introducing the service in ernance for the betterment of too and talked to the con- A section of students had ued till 1:20 am on Tuesday and by the administration and they edly made to parade naked and she died. According to Balurghat. public services, while MEA had cerned minister for introduc- sat on demonstration in front was lifted only after interven- will have to do it.” the video circulated in social the doctors, she had Meanwhile, a similar ser- launched Passport Seva Project ing a PSK in my Parliamentary of the room of college principal tion of the police. The principal On being questioned about media after he had enquired consumed poison. The vice has already been intro- in 2010, with best in class ame- constituency.” Ashok Mukherjee, demanding and some senior teachers who the college suspending the about college funds. deceased has been identified as Sumana Sardar (20). She had Soon, MHRD to come up with pre-school Bengal to issue notification to got married to Lax- man Nashkar of Dabu educational units across India village under Canning regulate direct selling of products police station almost OUR CORRESPONDENT PIC/MPOST a year ago. Police are KOLKATA: West Bengal investigating to know KOLKATA: The School Edu- would shortly issue a notifi- cation & Literacy depart- cation to regulate the compa- if the woman had ment under the Ministry of nies involved in direct selling committed suicide Human Resource Develop- of products in the state, as after consuming ment (MHRD) is coming up directed by the Central govern- poison or if there was with pre-school educational ment, state Consumer Affairs any foul play behind units across the country, with minister Sadhan Pande said on National Council of Educa- Tuesday. the incident. They tional Research and Training The minister said the have started a detailed (NCERT) preparing a curricu- department would add cer- probe in this regard. lum for the same. tain clauses to the organisa- The family members “There is preparatory work tions involved in direct selling of the deceased al- to be done before a child enters after thoroughly studying their Class I. We are studying how product base and the line of leged that her hus- pre-school will work in the business. band and in-laws government domain and what “The Federation of Direct used to torture her for approach needs to be taken Selling Association (FDSA) dowry. They had failed - whether we should train to various state governments we feel the private sector can Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha had given a requisition to the anganwadi workers or train for setting up such pre-schools, be of great help in developing Abhiyan will cease to exist sep- government of India. The Cen- to provide the dowry teachers of Classes I and II,” relating to the Central govern- the curriculum for pre-school. arately and merge with it.” tre has asked the state govern- panies who are interested in The minister announced as demanded, alleged Union secretary of School Edu- ment’s financial assistance to Personally, I believe that good The ‘Samagra Shiksha’ pro- ments to accept this by adding direct selling their products that certain definitive clauses the family members cation & Literacy Anil Swarup the proposed pre-school units work can be done in both pri- gramme launched recently certain clauses that suit their without spending on adver- would be added so that the of the deceased. They said on the sidelines of a session to be set up by the School Edu- vate and public domains,” Swa- plans to impart holistic economic policies,” Pande said tisements and publicity which consumers do not face any dif- also alleged that nei- on pre-school policy organised cation department. rup said. education, without segmenta- on the sidelines of a conference would enable them to sell the ficulty in buying these prod- by ASSOCHAM. “Right now, barring a few Responding to a poser tion from pre-nursery to Class organised by FICCI CASCADE product to the masses at an ucts. “Earlier, direct selling ther her husband nor He informed that the HRD states, there are hardly any on Samagra Siksha Abhijan XII. (Committee Against Smug- affordable cost. We have thor- was there but we did not have her family members ministry will come out with pre-schools in the govern- launched by the Centre last On a question about corpo- gling and Counterfeiting Activ- oughly studied the list of prod- any regulations for the compa- had taken the woman a guideline by June 30, which ment level. However, there month, he said, “With ‘Samagra ral punishment, he said, “Han- ities Destroying the Economy) ucts provided by the companies nies involved. Now that issue to a hospital. MPOST will have a plan on how finan- are some private pre-schools Shiksha’ coming into effect, the dling a child should be different here. and would issue a notification would be taken care of,” he cial assistance can be provided that are doing good work. So, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the from handling an adult.” “There are several com- shortly,” he said. added. AGENCIES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT Counterfeiting likely to cause loss of over 5 million jobs globally by 2022: FICCI

OUR CORRESPONDENT are readily available across the ised by FICCI CASCADE According to markets in Bengal.” (Committee Against Smug- KOLKATA: A recent FICCI the FICCI report, Mayank Jalan, chairman, gling and Counterfeiting Activ- report has revealed that the FICCI - West Bengal State ities Destroying the Economy) total employment loss globally counterfeiting is the Council and CMD, Keventer on Tuesday. due to counterfeiting activities 2nd largest source Agro Ltd, said: “Counterfeit- According to a recent is expected to rise to 4.2 to 5.4 ing and smuggling adversely FICCI report, “Illicit trade: million jobs in 2022. of income for impact industries, consumers, Fueling Terror Financing and It was 2 to 2.6 million criminal activities government and economies Organised Crime”, counterfeit- jobs in 2013 and in 2022, the as a whole. It is imperative to ing is the second largest source approximate increase would be such as terrorism understand the need for safe- of income for criminal activi- 110 percent. guarding the rights of legiti- ties such as terrorism. Sadhan Pande, the state products such as tea, cream etc mate industry in developing It has also been stated that Consumer Affairs minister, which were finding its way to competitiveness in various sec- the customs, police depart- said: “Counterfeiting is a big the retail market owing to their tors of the economy.” ment and the state enforcement issue in India which is affect- low prices. Further, he added They were speaking in a agencies, in the last couple of ing our revenues, particularly that illicit trade in cigarettes is seminar – “Combating Coun- months, have taken several the indirect taxes.” In the state also a big menace in the state, as terfeiting and Smuggling – An actions in Bengal against those Irrigation minister Rajib Banerjee at the inauguration of state government projects in Cooch Behar on Tuesday PIC/MPOST of West Bengal, the minister they are being smuggled from Imperative to Accelerate Eco- dealing in counterfeit and other cited examples of counterfeit neighbouring countries and nomic Development” – organ- illegal products. nation 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 mp ‘NDA has to seek votes in Bihar Seat sharing to be discussed at appropriate time: Akhilesh on Nitish Govt’s performance’ ABHINAV PANDEY LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party But JD(U) says Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the face of NDA (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said there was no deci- OUR CORRESPONDENT one who performs should get Deputy CM and BJP leader sion on seat sharing between his due)”, indicating his par- Sushil Kumar Modi had said his party and the BSP for the PATNA: Prime Minister Nar- ty’s demand for a respectable Nitish Kumar is the ruling alli- 2019 Lok Sabha elections and endra Modi may be the NDA share of seats for the next gen- ance’ leader in the state and the that it would be discussed at an face in the 2019 general elec- eral elections. NDA will seek votes in the 2019 “appropriate time”. tions, but the alliance will have Bihar has a total of 40 Lok Lok Sabha polls in the name The former Uttar Pradesh to seek votes in the eastern Sabha seats, though JD(U) of the JD(U) chief and that chief minister’s remark come state of Bihar on the basis of could win only two seats in of Prime Minister Narendra amid reports that the May- the Nitish Kumar government’s 2014 when it was not part of Modi’s works. awati-led Bahujan Samaj Party performance, the BJP’s state the alliance. Meanwhile, former Bihar (BSP) is demanding 40 out of ally JD(U) said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, another BJP president and state min- the total 80 seats in the state for Former UP chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Ahead of a crucial meet- NDA member from the state, ister Mangal Pandey said they the next year general elections. Yadav rides a cycle, at Rumi Darwaza, in Lucknow on Tuesday PTI ing of the National Demo- Lok Janshakti Party’s Parlia- accept that Nitish Kumar was “Whatever seats are to be cratic Alliance (NDA) on mentary Board chief and MP their “elder brother”, but it was given will be decided once talks states, Yadav said, “The SP will distracted people from “core Thursday, which is expected Chirag Paswan said that there also a fact that Narendra Modi proceed. We will discuss at the contest all the seats in Madhya issues” before an election. to discuss seat sharing among was no confusion in the ruling was the elder brother of Nit- appropriate time. Whatever is Pradesh and is also preparing Discussing the success of coalition partners for the 2019 alliance with regard to who is ish Kumar. being reported regarding seats for polls in Chhattisgarh and alliance in the Gorakhpur, Lok Sabha elections, a raging going to be the face of the coali- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi Kumar had snapped ties is only in newspapers. Jharkhand.” Regarding possi- Phulpur, Kairana and Noor- debate has been triggered after tion and the next Lok Sabha release a book on completion of two years since the implementation of with the BJP in 2013 following “We have not discussed bilities of a BSP-Congress tie- pur Lok Sabha bypolls, Yadav the Janata Dal (United) claimed polls will be contested under Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Rule Act, in Patna on Tuesday PTI differences over projection of anything. We ‘samajwadis’ up for the Madhya Pradesh said, “The anger of people is on Sunday that Kumar would the leadership of Prime Min- Modi as the prime ministerial (socialists) have a big heart,” Assembly polls, he said, “I have visible from these results.” be the face of the grouping in ister Modi. when the JD(U) is called “the ister material. candidate. he told PTI in an interview, his no information about this.” “The results also show that Bihar. Paswan, however, added big brother in Bihar”, it refers While the issue is dominat- He, however, returned first after the Kairana bypolls in “If they are talking (for people are looking at an alter- JD(U) spokesman Ajay that seat-sharing arrangement to the fact that the party has ing political discourse, Nitish to NDA last year after walk- which the joint opposition can- an alliance in MP) it’s good. native against the BJP, which Alok said here that a national is important when a coalition larger number of MLAs and Kumar himself had on Monday ing out of the Grand Alliance didate trounced the BJP’s nom- We hope for the best and pre- believes more in talking and election obviously has to be of different parties has to put that it had won more seats declined to comment over who which included RJD and the inee, snatching the seat from pare for the worst in politics,” less in working,” he said fought under the leadership of up a fight and it would be bet- while fighting in alliance with will be the ‘face’ of the NDA in Congress. the ruling party in the state. Yadav said. He said as far as He termed Prime Minis- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ter if a decision in this regard is the BJP in the past. the state when Lok Sabha polls Seat-sharing among NDA RLD’s Tabassum Hasan the SP is concerned, the party ter Narendra Modi’s road show and he is going to be the face taken soon. After a high-level meeting are held next year. partners -- BJP, JD(U), LJP and polled 4,81,182 votes in the has decided to contest all the on the Delhi-Meerut Express- of NDA. “But, when it comes Demands for better coor- of the JD(U) on Sunday, the “This is a special occasion RLSP of Union minister Upen- bypoll, while BJP’s Mriganka 230 assembly seats in Madhya way on May 27 near Kairana to seeking votes in Bihar, the dination with allies have party’s national general secre- when I would like to see hap- dra Kushwaha -- is expected to Singh got 4,36,564 votes, a dif- Pradesh and preparations are an attempt to influence the performance of Nitish Kumar been raised by partners in tary Pavan Varma had called piness on all faces. Please do be a difficult task as the group- ference of 44,618 votes. underway. by-election. “Despite all out will play a decisive role in the the BJP-led coalition in Bihar Nitish Kumar the face of NDA not ask about any other face ing minus JD(U) had won 31 The SP chief also alleged The SP chief also said that attempts, the BJP failed to suc- electoral success of the coali- in the aftermath of the some in Bihar, triggering specula- right now,” Kumar quipped in out of a total of 40 in 2014 Par- that “the (communal) fire the party’s was prepared for ceed in Kairana and Noorpur. tion,” he said. alliance partners’ poor tions about the future move response to queries by report- liamentary elections. Kumar in which Kairana burnt was the 2019 polls and the process It’s defeat of the divisive politics The JD(U) leader said show in a number of recent of the Chief Minister, who has ers on the sidelines of Iftar whose party had fought alone doused by the people there by was on for selecting prospec- played by them. People have the party’s only contention is by-elections. often been viewed by some party thrown by the CM at his at that time could manage to voting against the BJP”. tive candidates. Attacking the given a befitting reply to the “jiskaa kaam uska daam (the Alok also clarified that supporters as a a prime min- residence. Earlier on Monday, win only two seats. On assembly polls in other BJP, he alleged that the party BJP in the bypolls,” he said. PTI TRS’ idea of federal front is plan B of BJP: CPI Nine JD(S) MLAs to be inducted as ministers OUR CORRESPONDENT unite all secular democratic recent fuel price hike on June forces to defeat the BJP. 20. The party has asked all its OUR CORRESPONDENT in the cabinet). Two to three (over cabinet berths and port- viding good governance,” he committee to oversee smooth NEW DELHI: CPI general “We were one of the first units to conduct an awareness vacancies will be there,” Kuma- folio allocations). Actually they said. As per the coalition agree- functioning of the coalition. secretary S Sudhakar Reddy parties to say that the need of campaign in August to “expose BENGALURU: Karnataka raswamy said here when asked have given total freedom to the ment on June 1, Congress was The committee will be led by on Tuesday said the Telangana the hour is to have a state-based the misdeeds of the Modi gov- Chief Minister H D Kumaras- about the first phase of cabi- national president to select the allocated 22 ministerial berths senior Congress leader and for- Rashtra Samiti’s idea of a fed- alliance of secular democratic ernment”. It has also decided to wamy on Tuesday said at least net expansion. Kumaraswamy future cabinet,” he told report- and 12 to JD(S). Congress mer CM Siddaramaiah, while eral front is “actually a plan B parties to defeat the BJP. We take out protest marches from nine MLAs from the JD(S) will also ruled out any differences ers. Kumaraswamy also said the were allocated Home, Irriga- JD(S)’ Danish Ali will work of the BJP” and the opposition have been proved right. “four corners of the country” be inducted in the first phase of among JD(S) MLAs over cab- national president has advised tion, Health, Agriculture and as its convenor. Meanwhile, needs to forge state-based alli- “All opposition parties with the slogan “Save the Con- cabinet expansion of the JD(S)- inet berths and allocation all MLAs about giving good Women Child Welfare minis- ahead of the Cabinet expan- ances to take on the saffron should chalk out a strategy for stitution, Save the Nation”. The Congress coalition government of portfolios and said party governance with their coopera- tries, while JD(S) Finance and sion tomorrow, Congress lead- party in 2019. the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The marches, which will begin in in the state. president H D Deve Gowda tion. “Today we had a meeting Excise, Public Works Depart- ers from the state are likely to After a two-day meeting TRS’ idea of a federal front is September and culminate in “In the first phase (of the has been given total freedom with our MLAs. Our national ment, Education, Tourism and visit New Delhi to discuss the of the CPI national executive, only a plan B of the BJP,” Reddy the first week of October, will cabinet expansion), eight to on the next phase of cabinet president advised all MLAs to Transport ministries. Both par- list of ministers and portfolio Reddy expressed satisfaction told reporters. The Left party be led by senior leaders of the nine members (MLAs from expansion. “There are no dif- cooperate with the cabinet for ties also agreed on setting up of allocation with the party high over the party’s initiative to has also decided to protest the party. JD(S)) will be there (inducted ferences at all among our MLAs developing the state and pro- coordination and monitoring command. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 Ola driver molests ED grills P Chidambaram for 6 hrs passenger, forces her OUR CORRESPONDENT case. Soon after leaving day, Chidambaram knocked March 2006 by Chidambaram the ED office, Chidambaram the court’s door. even though he was compe- NEW DELHI: Former Union tweeted to say that all the The court, in its order on tent to accord approval on to strip for photos minister P Chidambaram was answers he gave to the probe May 30, had noted that Chi- project proposals only up to on Tuesday questioned in the agency were already recorded dambaram has undertaken Rs 600 crore and beyond that Aircel-Maxis case for the first in government documents. to comply with the summons it required the approval of the time by the Enforcement Direc- He also said that there is no issued by the ED, Cabinet Com- torate, a department which was FIR, yet a probe had been ini- while saying he AIRCEL-MAXIS mittee on Eco- under him during his tenure in tiated. “More than half the apprehended CASE nomic Affairs the finance ministry. time taken up by typing the his arrest by the (CCEA). The senior Congress leader, answers without errors, read- agency. The ED is investigating “the who was considered one of the ing the statement and signing The Aircel-Maxis cases circumstances of the FIPB most powerful ministers in the it!, he said in his tweet. pertains to grant of Foreign approval granted (in 2006) previous UPA government, was Chidambaram arrived at the Investment Promotion Board by the then finance minis- questioned by the probe agency agency’s headquarters annexe clearance to firm M/S Global ter.” “In the instant case, for over six hours. office here around 10:58 am Communication Holding Ser- the approval for FDI of USD The agency recorded his accompanied by a lawyer, even vices Ltd in 2006 for invest- 800 million (over Rs 3,500 statement under the PMLA as a strong contingent of police ment in Aircel. crore) was sought. Hence, Former finance minister P Chidambaram arrives at the Enforcement (Prevention of Money Laun- and CRPF personnel set up a The Supreme Court had on the CCEA was competent to dering Act) with some specific security cordon at the office. Directorate office, in New Delhi on Tuesday PTI March 12 directed investigat- grant the approval. “However, BENGALURU: A young woman allegedly begged him queries on the circumstances He was allowed by the agency ing agencies -- the CBI and the the approval was not obtained woman in Bengaluru took and assured him she would and procedures adopted by the to go out for lunch around The ED had issued a fresh relief from arrest by the ED in ED -- to complete their probe from the CCEA,” the ED had an Ola cab to the airport and not tell anyone. Convinced, now-defunct Foreign Invest- 1:30 pm after over two hours summons to him yesterday to the case. The same court today into the 2G spectrum alloca- alleged. The agency said its suffered a ride to hell as the the driver finally dropped her ment Promotion Board (FIPB) of questioning, officials said. appear before the investigating directed the ED not to take any tion cases, including the Aircel probe revealed that the case of driver took a detour, allegedly at the airport. She then emailed while giving approval to the The next round of question- officer of the case. coercive action or arrest him Maxis alleged money launder- the said FDI was “wrongly pro- molested her and forced her to a complaint to the police. Aircel-Maxis deal during his ing began about 3:30 pm which Chidambaram, also a former till July 10 in connection with ing case, in six months. jected as an investment of Rs strip for photos that he shared “Based on a mail from the tenure. Chidambaram’s son ended around 7 pm, they said. home minister, had last week the case. The ED had first The agency had said that the 180 crore so that it need not on WhatsApp. woman, we have registered an Karti has already been ques- It is expected that the agency approached the court of spe- asked him to appear before it FIPB approval in the Aircel- be sent to the CCEA to avoid a The woman, a 26-year-old FIR. We appreciate the lady tioned by the ED twice in this may call him again. cial judge O P Saini seeking on May 30 and on the same Maxis FDI case was granted in detailed scrutiny”. architect, was on her way to the for immediately informing airport to catch an early flight the police, bravely,” said senior to Mumbai around 2 am on Bengaluru police officer See- Friday (June 1) when the cab mant Kumar Singh. Paswan welcomes SC’s decision on Farmers’ panel suggestion of 2004 driver allegedly took a different The driver, Arun V, was route, just before the toll gate, arrested within three hours. claiming it was faster. “We have issued notice to promotion for SC/ST employees implemented by Modi govt in 4 yrs The woman has told the Ola Cabs asking why the police police that the driver stopped verification of this driver was OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT though it would be availed on the car at a deserted spot near not done,” Singh added. kharif crops too,” the minis- the airport, locked her in An Ola spokesperson said: NEW DELHI: Union minister NEW DELHI: Blaming the ter said, adding that in the first and assaulted her. He alleg- “We regret the unfortunate and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) UPA government for not imple- four years prior to Modi gov- edly snatched her phone and experience the customer had president Ram Vilas Paswan menting the recommendations ernment coming into power, threatened to call his friends during the ride. We have zero welcomed the Supreme Court of National Farmers Commis- only 16 lakh MT of pulses, oil- and have her gang-raped if she tolerance for such incidents verdict on reservation in pro- sion that was constituted in Feb- seeds and cotton crops were alerted anyone. The driver also and the driver has been black- motion on Tuesday, saying it ruary 2004, Union Agriculture procured, while 62 lakh MT of allegedly forced the woman to listed from the platform as an will re-open the doors to the Minister Radha Mohan Singh grains have already been pro- strip, after trying to choke her. immediate action.” The app- members of the Scheduled Caste said that it’s the NDA govern- cured till December 31, 2017, He took photos and allegedly based cab aggregator added (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) ment, which is led by Prime which is 3-4 times more. shared them on WhatsApp. that the “safety of customers is communities for promotion in Minister Narendra Modi, imple- “The UPA government has To escape the driver, the our top priority”. AGENCIES government jobs. mented most of the suggestions the inter-ministerial panel that failed on every front when it In a major relief to the Cen- of the commission to improve the NDA government took sev- comes to the welfare of farmers tre, the apex court today allowed farmers’ net income. eral steps to empower farmers.” as the ousted UPA government Togadia to launch new outfit it to go ahead with reserva- “Most of the recommenda- The decisions such as intro- was sitting on the recommenda- tions in promotion for the SC/ tions had been left in the cold duction of model Agricultural tions of the commission instead AHMEDABAD: Former ing president of the VHP in ST employees in “accordance Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan at a press storage during the UPA regime, Land Leasing Act, 2016 to states, of implementing it to address Vishwa Hindu Parishad April this year after his nomi- with law”. conference regarding the achievements of his ministry in the last 4 which is enough to believe that launch of electronic national farmers’ pertinent issues,” the (VHP) leader Pravin Toga- nee Raghav Reddy lost a key “I thank the Supreme Court years of the NDA government, in New Delhi on Tuesday PTI UPA government had never agricultural market scheme minister said. dia on Tuesday said he would organisational poll for the post for its verdict on reservation bothered to improve the finan- (e-NAM), revamped crop insur- An amount of Rs 2,000 crore launch a new "religious cum of VHP president to former in promotion to the SC/ST vacation and the case was put restrained the Centre from cial conditions of poor farmers,” ance scheme based on weather, has been proposed through social" outfit in Delhi on June Himachal Pradesh governor employees in government jobs. up before it by the additional granting reservation in pro- Singh said. etc were taken by the Modi gov- NABARD for the development 24 and announced support to V S Kokje. Speaking to report- The doors that were closed will solicitor general. motion without first collect- Hailing the farmer-friendly ernment to better the socio-eco- of 22,000 rural agricultural mar- the ongoing farmers' protest. ers on his future plans, Togadia now re-open,” the Dalit leader The Delhi High Court, in an ing the data on inadequate initiatives taken by PM Modi, nomic conditions of farmers, the kets in the country. The Hindutva leader had said he would launch a Hindu said. order on August 23 last year, had representation. the Union Minister said, “As minister has said. “The recommendation of the quit as international work- movement. MPOST The Union minister for Con- set aside an August, 1997 office A nine-judge bench of the soon as Prime Minister Naren- Notably, the government led commission, which was given to sumer Affairs, Food and Pub- memorandum issued by the Supreme Court had, in the Indra dra Modi led government came by PM Modi that announced to the then UPA government in lic Distribution also expressed Department of Personnel and Sawhney case in 1992, allowed to power, an inter-ministerial increase the MSP by 1.5 times 2004, has been implemented BRIEFS his gratitude to Prime Minister Training (DoPT) on the issue the reservation in promotion committee was set up to exam- of production cost in the Union by the Modi government in just NATION Narendra Modi for pursuing of reservation in promotion to for the SC/ST employees to con- ine steps taken to improve the Budget 2018-19. four years. It shows the apathy the matter so that the court was the SC/ST employees. tinue for a period of five years financial status of farmers. It was “The revised MSP is appli- of UPA government towards 7 OF FAMILY KILLED IN PALWAL ACCIDENT approached during the summer The high court had also from November 16, 1992. on the result of the suggestions cable not only for rabi crops, farmers,” Singh said. CHANDIGARH: Seven members of a family were killed and nine others injured in an accident on the 11 killed as bus Eastern Peripheral Expressway on Tuesday when the Manipur CM launches Cherry Blossom Maharashtra to be 100% driver of their pick-up van fell asleep at the wheel, falls into gorge police said. The accident took place in Haryana’s Avenue on World Environment Day plastic-free in one year Palwal district when the family was on its way from in Mizoram Mohali to Mathura, Superintendent of Police (SP), AIZAWL: At least 11 people, OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT 80 per cent of banned plastic Palwal, Waseem Akram said. There was negligence on including six women, were items are being smuggled into part of the driver, he said. killed and 19 injured when the IMPHAL: Manipur Chief MUMBAI: Maharashtra will the state from neighbouring bus they were travelling in fell Minister Nongthombam Biren be totally free of plastic in the Gujarat and only 20 per cent 5 OF FAMILY KILLED IN ACCIDENT into a 500-metre-deep gorge in Singh has launched a Cherry the next one year, said Environ- of them are manufactured in SIKAR: Five members of a family, including two minors, Mizoram’s Lunglei district on Blossom Avenue at Luwang- ment Minister Ramdas Kadam Maharashtra. were today killed when their motorcycle was hit by a Tuesday, police said. sangbam, Imphal, on the occa- today as he listed the ill-effects "Irresponsible usage of plas- state transport bus in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, police The private bus was being sion of World Environment of using the material. tic has led to environmental said. The accident occurred when the bus, going to driven by the handyman Day here on Tuesday. On March 23, the BJP-led degradation, climate change. (helper) as the driver was While introducing the con- government imposed a ban on When plastic is burnt, it cre- Neem Ka Thana from Jaipur, hit the bike coming from asleep when the accident took cept of Cherry Blossom Ave- a slew of plastic products in the ates sulphur fumes which are the opposite direction, they said. The five persons, who place early morning near Pan- nues, Prof Dinabandhu Sahoo, state. It had issued a notifica- carcinogenic. were on the bike, died on the spot, police said. The gzawl village, they said. Director, Institute of Biore- tion, baning manufacture, use, "It is highly possible that the deceased were identified as Manish (19), his aunt The bus was on its way sources and Sustainable Devel- sale, distribution and storage of fish we consume have traces of Sumitra Devi, her son Ankit and two other family mem- from state capital Aizawl to its opment (IBSD), a National plastic materials such as one- plastic in them," Kadam said. bers Anita (11) and Naveen (3), Station House Officer southernmost Siaha district, Institute of Department of Bio- time-use bags, spoons, plates, He said private companies Babulal Gurjar said. they added. Initial reports sug- technology, explained that the PET and PETE bottles and also periodically show him presen- gested that nine passengers had Cherry Blossom generates an thermocol items. tations on how they intend to HARYANA ANNOUNCES 2 PC DA HIKE died in the accident while, six economic impact of $400 mil- "This is not the first time recycle plastic, but he remains were admitted to the Serchhip lion in Washington DC, USA that plastic has been banned unconvinced with their argu- CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Tuesday hospital in a critical condition, alone, every year. (in Maharashtra). Plastic below ments. "The day they come and announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allow- police said. Later, two passen- Sahoo, who pioneered the 50 microns (thickness) was first tell me this is what they have ance (DA) of its employees, effective retrospectively gers succumbed to their inju- concept of Cherry Blossom Chief Minister N. Biren Government is brining along banned by the government in (actually) done, then I will be from January 1, 2018. The state government thus ries raising the death toll to Festival in India, said this ini- Singh lauded the initiative of the masses to develop a move- 2006 but it was not properly satisfied," he said. "We have raised the DA on the pattern of the Centre from the 11, they added. The remaining tiative of IBSD, will go a long IBSD and said such planta- ment to beat Plastic Pollu- implemented. "Over 1,200 come to know that there are existing 5 per cent to 7 per cent. Making this an- injured passengers are under- way to bring Manipur on the tions will be be an important tion, which is the theme of this tonnes of plastic waste is cre- about 120 bottled water sell- going treatment at the Pan- global tourist map. programme of his endevour year’s World Environment Day, ated every day, but we don't ing companies in Vasai-Nal- nouncement here, Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu gzawl primary health centre This initiative when prop- to develop a Green Manipur which is being hosted by India. know how much of it is recy- lasopara areas (on Mumbai said this enhancement would entail an additional and the Haahthial community erly marketed with the scenic through increased plantations, Prof. Sahoo also handed cled," Kadam said. outskirts) that are operating financial burden of about Rs 309.54 crore on the state health centre, they said. Major- beauty of the State will drive a which will integrate with his over sweet edible cherry, He was speaking at a plastic illegally. They need to be shut exchequer for 14 months from January 2018 to Febru- ity of the victims are from Siaha huge number of tourists who Government’s flagship devel- apple, plum and peach sap- recycling initiative, "Bottles for immediately," the minister said. ary 2019 in the financial year 2018-19. district, police said. are interested in eco-tourism opmental programmes of ‘Go lings brought from Kashmir to Change", launched by leading "I will not let people die of can- The bodies of the deceased and will bring about sustain- to the Hills’ and ‘Go to the be planted in Manipur which mineral water brand Bisleri on cer, animals suffer nor let the MAN, SON GET LIFE IN JAIL would be sent to their respec- able development of the State, Villages’. will boost the bio-economy of the occasion of the World Envi- environment to be degraded MUZAFFARNAGAR: A local court here on Tuesday MPOST tive villages for funeral. said Sahoo. He also mentioned that his the State. ronment Day. Kadam claimed further...," Kadam said. awarded life sentence to a man and his son for killing his nephew over two bigha land in 2015. Additional District Sessions Judge Gaurav Kumar Srivastava also NBCC to construct Shimla in throes of worst-ever water crisis imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 each on the convicts Mangey Ram and his son Bharat Bhushan, prosecution OUR CORRESPONDENT ‘queen of hills’ to a concrete nial sources like springs have political considerations leading lawyer Jitender Tyagi said. jungle and drying up of water either dried up or in other cases to a push for regularising the AIIMS in Himachal SHIMLA: As the world sources has plunged Shimla usurped by land sharks. illegal structures, an additional MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITION observed the Environment into this deep crisis. According to officials, the 20,000 water connections could NEW DELHI: The OUR CORRESPONDENT release said. Day on Tuesday, residents of The town has faced water sources of Shimla Water Supply be added, further worsening Spread over 205 acres, Shimla continued to grapple woes during the summer for Scheme have plumbed to the the situation. NCC boy cadets NEW DELHI: The NBCC the proposed institution with the worst-ever water cri- past many years. But the crisis lowest level with daily pump- The government had mountaineering (India) Ltd, which is a Navratna would have a hospital with a sis in the hill city’s history, a this year was unprecedented ing coming down from 40 mil- amended the Town and Coun- expedition for CPSE under the Ministry of capacity of 750 beds, includ- stark warning of what the con- and experts attribute it to the lion litres per day (MLD) to 18 try planning Act but the High the year 2018 Housing and Urban Affairs, has ing emergency/trauma beds, sequences of degradation of degradation of environment. MLD out of which more than Court has struck down the was flagged off bagged a prestigious project for AYUSH beds, private beds natural resources can be. Shimla has been declared 15 percent goes waste due to amendment providing for reg- for Mt Saifee planning, designing and con- and ICU (speciality & super Despite the best efforts of a ‘smokeless’ city where smok- leaking pipelines. ularising the illegal structure struction of All India Institute speciality) beds, the press state- the Shimla Municipal Corpora- ing in public is banned while The population of the town on as is, where is basis and the (6167). Mt of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at ment said. tion (SMC) and other authori- the use of polythene and plas- has reached about 1.80 lakh National Green tribunal has Saifee, which Kothipara in Bilaspur district In addition, there would be ties, people are getting water tic is prohibited, but drying up while a floating population of also banned all constructions is situated in of Himachal Pradesh valuing an institutional block catering only after a gap of three to four of water sources and the reced- 80,000 to 1 lakh is added dur- in core areas in the town and Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, is a semi-difficult Rs 1138 crores. to around 100 MBBS students days. The severe water short- ing snow line and forest cover ing the tourist season. And the restricted the height of the and technical peak to climb. Lt Gen PP Malhotra, VSM, The project has been and 60 nursing students apart age raised its head during peak have taken their toll. Snowfall water supply scheme virtually buildings. However, the gov- DGNCC flagged off the expedition by handing over awarded to NBCC by the Min- from an administration block, tourist season and has already during the winters has reduced collapsed this summer. ernment instead of implement- the flag to the expedition leader Col Dhirendra Singh. istry of Health & Family Wel- AYUSH block, auditorium, hit the hospitality sector here. drastically. This year there Multi-storied structures ing the orders of High Court fare under the Pradhan Mantri night shelter, guest house, hos- Reckless felling of trees, was a 72 per cent rain deficit have come up in and around and NGT has approached the The team comprises of Maj Neeraj Maan, Dy leader, Swasthya Suraksha Yojana tels and residential facilities unplanned and illegal con- and the town received scanty Shimla creating water shortage NGT to give some relaxation 17 JCOs & NCOs & 20 NCC boy cadets. (PMSSY), an official press with modern amenities. structions have reduced the snowfall. As a result the peren- and parking problems but with to the affected people. nation 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 mp ‘Gen Rawat, top brass No scandal in Rafale deal: Def Min of Army consulted on OUR CORRESPONDENT opening Cantt roads’ NEW DELHI: Defence Min- India to go ahead with ister Nirmala Sitharaman on OUR CORRESPONDENT rity concerns. Veterans and Tuesday asserted that there wives of armed forces person- was absolutely “no scandal” S-400 deal with Russia NEW DELHI: Defence Min- nel have been agitating on the in the Rafale fighter jet deal ister Nirmala Sitharaman on issue. with France and allegations of OUR CORRESPONDENT Tuesday said Army Chief Gen "119 roads were blocked wrongdoings relating to it were Bipin Rawat and top brass of without following laid down politically motivated. NEW DELHI: India has very the force were consulted before procedure. Out of them 80 Without naming the Indian clearly conveyed to the US that the government decided to roads have been opened while National Congress, Sitharaman the “time-tested” Indo-Russian allow civilian access to roads 24 are remaining closed. We said, “false comparisons” were cooperation in the defence in military cantonments across have partially opened 15 made between the price at sector will continue, includ- the country. roads," she said. which India was procuring the ing the deal for S-400 Triumf She said India has got quite The minister was speak- "I met the wives of the jets and the price being negoti- air defence missile systems for a lot of defence assets from ing in the backdrop of a coun- Armed Forces personnel and ated by some other countries. the IAF, notwithstanding the Russia and the cooperation try-wide signature campaign heard their concerns which “I am assuring you in the American sanctions against between the two countries will against the government deci- were largely about the security. company of all the senior offi- Moscow. continue. sion launched by wives of I fully appreciate that," she said. cials that yes there is no scan- Sources said India wants In January, the US Army officers. Sitharaman said the defence dal in Rafale. We are very clear its defence transactions with announced sanctions against At a press conference, Sith- ministry held a series of meet- about that,” she said replying Russia to be insulated from the Russia under its Countering araman said a total of 850 ings with all stakeholders to a question on allegations of purview of stringent Ameri- America’s Adversaries Through roads were closed in various including the Army before scam in the Rafale deal. can law CAATSA and is likely Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for cantonments, out of which 119 deciding to open up the roads She was addressing a press Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference regarding the achievements of her to raise the issue with the US Moscow’s alleged meddling in were blocked without follow- for civilians.The defence min- conference along with top offi- ministry during the four years of NDA government in Delhi on Tuesday NAVEEN SHARMA/MILLENNIUM POST" when the two sides meet in the American presidential elec- ing laid down procedures and ister said that before the May cials of the defence ministry Washington for the 2+2 talks tion in 2016. now some of them have been 4 meeting with elected repre- on the occasion of the fourth in the last four years. tember, 2019. was much cheaper than the next month. CAATSA, which came into opened. The Defence Ministry sentatives, she held four meet- anniversary of the NDA India had signed an inter- The Congress had raised contract signed by the Modi “In all our engagements effect in January, mandates the last month had decided to allow ings with senior Army officials. government. governmental agreement with several questions about the government with the US, we have clearly Donald Trump administration civilian access to the roads in 62 She said five other meetings “Absolutely,” she said when France in September 2016 deal including the rates, and The government has been explained how India and Rus- to punish countries and entities cantonments after Sitharaman were held some including with asked whether she can assure for procurement of 36 Rafale accused the government of refusing to give an item-wise sia’s defence cooperation has engaging in significant transac- held a meeting on May 4 with Gen Rawat and Vice Chief of that not even a single rupee has fighter jets at a cost of around compromising national inter- cost and other details about the been going on for a long time tion with the defence or intelli- a group of MPs, elected office- the Army Staff on the the issue. been made in the Rafale deal. Rs 58,000 crore, nearly one- est and security while causing deal in Parliament citing confi- and that it is a time-tested rela- gence establishment of Russia. bearers of cantonment boards "The order by the minis- She called the allegations and-half years after Prime a loss to the public exchequer. dentiality provisions of a 2008 tionship. We have mentioned Asked whether India will go and Army officials.A large sec- try of defence addresses traf- very clear case of “motivated Minister Narendra Modi The Congress has been Indo-France pact. that CAATSA cannot impact ahead with the S-400 deal with tion of Army officials and their fic related issues. Places where attacks”. Sitharaman also said announced the proposal dur- demanding details of the deal The UPA government had the India-Russia defence coop- Russia, the defence minister families have expressed strong unit lines exist or where fami- that there has been no allega- ing a visit to Paris. including cost of equipment negotiated a USD 10.2 billion eration,” Defence Minister Nir- said the long-drawn negotia- reservations over the decision lies of our servicemen are liv- tions of corruption against any The delivery of the jets is and weapons, alleging that the deal for the 126 jets. However, mala Sitharaman said at a press tions relating to it have reached to reopen all roads in canton- ing, we are cautious about its officials of the defence ministry scheduled to begin from Sep- deal negotiated under its rule the deal could not be finalised. conference. final stage. ments to civilians, citing secu- security," said Sitharaman. ‘SCO military drills Paresh to play PM Armed forces need Centre asks states to Narendra Modi’s to carry out analytics will help ease part in his biopic provide info on SIMI Indo-Pak tensions’ using AI: Army Chief OUR CORRESPONDENT integrity and internal security bership continues then ‘ipso of the nation or with a poten- facto’ a case of unlawful activ- K J M VARMA Shanghai in 2001 by the Presi- OUR CORRESPONDENT He was delivering the key NEW DELHI: The Centre has tial to threaten the secular fab- ity under the law is made out. dents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz note address at the 11th edi- written to state governments ric of the country, the relevant “If this organisation and its BEIJING: A joint mili- Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajiki- NEW DELHI: Armed forces tion of GEO Intelligence Asia, seeking an update on the activi- material covering cases under members commit offences in tary exercise of the Shanghai stan and Uzbekistan. India and are the repository of big data organised by GeoSpatial Media ties of radical students group the Act registered before Feb- furtherance of their aims and Cooperation Organisation Pakistan became its members and there is a need to record and Communication with SIMI so that a final call could ruary 1, 2014, and their latest objectives, then the charge (SCO) member states to be last year. and institutionalise the Directorate General of Infor- be taken on the continuation of status indicating persons con- sheet would have to contain held in Russia in which Indian It also will be the first time information and carry out mation System as Knowledge the ban imposed on it beyond victed, released, appeal pre- the reference to such violation and Pakistani armies are tak- India and Pakistan take part predictive analytics using Partners and Military Survey January next year. ferred, if any, may be provided of Act. This is important since ing part for the first time will in a military exercise together artificial intelligence, Army as Co-organisers. In a communication to all to this ministry,” the letter sent the evidence of such activities help ease tensions between the since their independence, Chief General Bipin Rawat has The two-day seminar held states, the Union Home Minis- by Joint Secretary in the home in the form of FIRs and charge two neighbours and promote though their militaries have NEW DELHI: One of Bolly- said. at the Manekshaw Centre here try said the ban imposed on the ministry S C L Das said. sheets are required to be pro- positive interactions, Chinese previously worked on United wood’s most loved and ver- He also laid stress on the concluded today. The theme of Students Islamic Movement of Cases registered on or after duced before the Tribunal,” the experts have said. Nations peacekeeping mis- satile actors, Paresh Rawal, need for collaboration with the seminar was GeoSpatial: A India (SIMI) under the Unlaw- February 1, 2014, and their sta- communication said. Member states of the SCO sions, the daily said. who will soon be seen por- industry and academia, pitched Force Multiplier for Defence ful Activities (Prevention) Act tus which can stand judicial Described as a terrorist will participate in the joint mil- Li Xing, a professor of inter- traying the role of legendary for leveraging various technol- and Industrial Security. comes to an end on January 31, scrutiny, any other relevant organisation, the SIMI was itary drill dubbed Peace Mis- national relations at Beijing actor Sunil Dutt in Rajkumar ogies available in the geo-spa- The seminar brought 2019, but if the central govern- information concerning SIMI first declared an outlawed out- sion 2018 to promote mutual Normal University, said India Hirani’s upcoming film ‘Sanju’, tial field to find solutions for together the military, secu- ment finds the group continues along with the state govern- fit in 2001. trust, cooperation and coordi- and Pakistan joining the exer- is now gearing up for another the challenges faced by the rity officials including Border to indulge in unlawful activi- ment’s assessment and recom- Since then, it has been nation against terrorist threats cise represents a new height in challenging film - a biopic Indian Army. Security Force (BSF) and police ties, then the prohibition may mendation for a fresh ban may declared a banned group under and to maintain regional peace security cooperation through on Prime Minister Narendra "The armed forces are the forces, government and indus- be imposed afresh. be furnished and a nodal officer the relevant law. The last time and stability, the China Daily the SCO. "India and Pakistan Modi, Daily News and Analy- repository of big data and there try together to examine the lat- “In case the state govern- may also be nominated for reg- it was declared a banned outfit reported on Tuesday. have had many conflicts, but sis reported. is a need to record and institu- est technology solutions and ment finds that the aforesaid ular interaction and follow up, was under the UPA on Febru- The drill will follow the the SCO exercise can facilitate The project was announced tionalise the information and on the critical role of geo-spa- organisation is still indulging it said. The home ministry said ary 1, 2014, for a period of five 18th SCO Summit, scheduled positive interactions between last year but the actor recently carry out predictive analytics tial technology in military and in unlawful activity and other it is essential to watch the activ- years. The ban was confirmed for June 9 and 10 in Qing- the two militaries and help ease confirmed the news in a chat using AI," Rawat said. security applications. activities prejudicial to the ities of SIMI and if its mem- by a tribunal on July 30, 2014. dao, Shandong province, the tensions between the two coun- with DNA saying, “Humari daily said.The summit will be tries," Li said. script almost lock ho chuki hai. attended by a host of world Li Li, a researcher of South Hum log September-October Terrorists hurl leaders including Prime Min- Asian countries at China Insti- mein start karenge.” RSS rejects its Muslim unit’s Iftar request at Nagpur ister Narendra Modi. tutes of Contemporary Inter- (The script has almost grenades at Army, The last exercise of the SCO national Relations, said many been locked. We will go on OUR CORRESPONDENT Iftar as it is not what has been lak Rajesh Loya. cial meetings and workshops was held in Kyrgyzstan in Sep- exchange mechanisms between floors sometime around said in Islam. But the RSS turned down (sic) from being held at the police camp in tember 2016. The 2018 exercise Pakistan and India have been September-October.) NEW DELHI: Days before for- ‘Iftar is always hosted by the request and reportedly said guest house. Even such events will be the first for India and halted due to constant border It was earlier said that mer President Pranab Mukher- the one who throws the party. that, ‘no parties can be hosted can only be scheduled by the J&K’s Bandipora Pakistan since becoming full tensions. "It is very rare for the Rawal would just associate jee’s much-anticipated address Islam doesn’t ask someone else t h e re .’ senior-most elected officials members of the SCO in 2017, Indian and Pakistani militaries with the film in a producer’s at an RSS event, the Nagpur- to host the party for Muslims. Meanwhile, the Muslim (the chief minister, deputy chief the daily reported. The SCO to interact with each other," she capacticy. based right wing organisa- The request by the Maharash- Rashtriya Manch’s Iftar party in minister, ministers and min- was founded at a summit in said. PTI However dismissing the tion is embroiled in another tra unit leader at Nagpur to the Mumbai has also raised some isters of state) and the senior- rumour, the actor revealed that controversy. RSS is fundamentally flawed concerns. Trouble surfaced most bureaucrats (the state's he will be playing the titular The issue is related to an on this count and he has been after objections were raised chief secretary, additional CBI observes Environment Day role in the yet untitled biopic Iftar Party request made by told about it,’ Rashtriya Mus- against the use of the state chief secretary, secretaries and on Narendra Modi. the Rashtriya Swayamsevak lim Manch’s national presi- government-owned Sahyadri officials of similar rank). The NEW DELHI: Terrorists on NEW DELHI: The CBI offi- guava, neem, ashoka, palm and When asked to speak on the Sangh’s Maharashtra unit, dent Mohammad Afzal was Guest House at Malabar Hill rules do not permit events of Tuesday hurled grenades at cials, led by Director Alok amla were also planted," said a latest trend of biopis in Bolly- which was rejected by the par- quoted as saying by The Indian for the purpose. hosting Iftaar party, which is a Army and police camp at Hajan Verma, on Tuesday planted statement. wood, the actor said, “Mujhe ent organisation. Express. Senior Rashtriya Sway- religious event," noted Advo- in Bandipora district of North 121 trees in the CBI academy He said the director moti- bada acha lagta hai hum log According to a report by The controversy that has amsevak Sangh functionary cate Adil Khatri and RTI Kashmir. According to report, to celebrate the World Envi- vated the staff of the academy jo pehle upar upar ka drama The Indian Express, the Rash- been brewing for quite some Indresh Kumar, who is Muslim activist Shakeel Ahmed around four to six terrorists ronment Day. to plant more trees to make the dekhte the ab hum biopics ke triya Muslim Manch, the sole time began last week when Rashtriya Manch’s chief patron, Shaikh, in a written application came from two sides of army "The function was presided surroundings green. madhyam se aam aadmi ke Muslim organisation in the Faruq Sheikh, the convenor of is scheduled to attend the event to Chief Minister Devendra camp of 13 Rashtriya Rifles and over by the Director, Alok The function was attended zindagi mein jo hota hai usko Sangh Parivar niche, on Tues- Maharashtra Manch made a to be hosted on Monday. Fadnavis about the "unauthor- Hajan police station and fired Kumar Verma, who planted a by officials of the CBI and the bhi hum drama samjhne lage day said that there was no ques- request for an Iftar party to RSS "Government rules bar ised use" of the guesthouse for around 8 UBGL towards Army sapling of olive oak. In all 121 Uttar Pradesh Police (Ghazi- hain, uske baare mein sochne tion of someone else hosting an Nagpur Mahanagar Sanghcha- any activity other than offi- the event. and police. MPOST plants, comprising of mango, abad), he said. MPOST lage hain. Rahul accuses Nobody should issue ‘fatwas Kaala producers should govt of asking Jharkhand govt orders probe soldiers to buy and farmaans’, says Naqvi defer release: K’taka CM OUR CORRESPONDENT into alleged starvation death their clothes BENGALURU: After the Kar- Justice G Narendar issued the NEW DELHI: A day after the OUR CORRESPONDENT at the block office to avail a nataka High Court directed direction on the basis of a OUR CORRESPONDENT Archbishop of Goa and Daman Media reports ration card. the state government to pro- Supreme Court order, which said that the Constitution was RANCHI: The Jharkhand gov- says that 58-year- “Initial findings say the vide the necessary security for had stayed ban orders imposed NEW DELHI: Congress Presi- in danger, Minorities Affairs ernment has ordered a probe woman was suffering from peaceful release of superstar on the release of Sanjay Leela dent Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday Minister Mukhtar Abbas into the death of an old woman old Savitri Devi paralysis and she could have Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Kaala’, Bhansali’s film ‘Padmaavat’ by hit out at the government for Naqvi on Tuesday asserted that in Giridih district allegedly of Mangargadi succumbed due to it. A team of Chief Minister HD Kumaras- four states, including Rajast- making “empty slogans” and minorities in India were well due to starvation as she did senior officers has been sent to wamy suggested that the film’s han, early this year. accused it of asking soldiers protected and nobody should not have a ration card to pro- village died of the village to conduct a detailed release should be deferred as “Freedom of speech and to buy their own clothes and issue “fatwas and farmaans”. cure foodgrains, officials said alleged starvation inquiry,” Deputy Develop- the atmosphere in the state is expression, particularly as a shoes. Achbishop of Goa and on Tuesday. ment Commissioner (DDC), not conducive. medium of expression in films, He used a media report, Daman Father Filipe Neri The Food and Civil Supplies as her family was Mukund Das, who is officiat- “As the head of the Karna- cannot be curtailed. The cre- which also claimed the Army is Ferrao, in a letter on Sunday minister, Saryu Rai, has taken denied foodgrains ing as Deputy Commissioner taka govt, I have to implement ative content is an insegrega- seeking to cut 50 per cent sup- addressed to Christians in has started. There is protec- serious note of the incident and (DC) of Giridih, said. the direction of High Court, it’s ble aspect of Article 19(1)(a) ply from state-run ordnance the Archdiocese of Goa and tion for minorities in India. directed the deputy commis- at the PDS shops Meanwhile, Ram Prasad my responsibility. But accord- of the Constitution,” the judge factories, to back his charge. Daman, had said, “Today, There is constitutional protec- sioner of Giridih to investigate Mahto, the head of Chainpur ing to my observations as an said, citing the Supreme Court “MAKE (empty slogans and our Constitution is in danger tion, social security and reli- the matter through a senior died on Saturday. panchayat, confirmed that the individual, in this kind of verdict on the release of the useless acronyms) IN INDIA.... (and that is) the reason why gious freedom for minorities. official and to file a detailed Villagers found her dead family of the deceased neither atmosphere, it isn’t good on the film ‘Padmaavat’. Miffed with meanwhile, make our soldiers most of the people are living Nobody should make such fat- report, they said. on Sunday. Savitri’s husband had a ration card nor an old age part of producer/distributor to Rajinikanth’s reported com- buy their own clothes and in insecurity.” was and farmaans and not har- According to local media had passed away 10 years ago pension facility. In December release the movie,” ANI quoted ments that whichever gov- shoes,” Gandhi said on Twitter. His office today suggested bour any misunderstandings.” reports, 58-year-old Savitri and her two sons have migrated last year, 67-year-old Etwariya Kumaraswamy as saying when ernment comes to power in The media report claimed that he was expressing his “anx- Ferrao’s secretary Fr Joa- Devi of Mangargadi village in to the northern state of Uttar Devi from Sonpurwa village asked about Kaala, which pro- Karnataka should implement that the Indian Army has iety to his own people”, but quim Loila Pereira today said the district died of alleged star- Pradesh and the west central of Garhwa district died of Kannada outfits had threatened the Supreme Court order on decided to cut down its sup- insisted that the remarks were the people should read the vation as her family was denied state of Maharashtra to earn a hunger after her family was to stall over the actor’s reported Cauvery water sharing in toto, plies from state-owned ord- not against any political party entire 15-page letter and not foodgrains at the public dis- living, according to the report. unable to procure food after remarks on the Cauvery row. the Karnataka Film Chambers nance factories and ensure that or government. “take this statement or that tribution system (PDS) shops District authorities said a the Aadhaar-enabled point of Earlier in the day, the Kar- of Commerce had on May 29 the money is instead spent on Reacting to the letter, Naqvi statement out of context and after her ration card was can- probe has been ordered into the sales (PoS) machine could not nataka High Court directed decided not to allow screen- procuring adequate stock of told reporters, “A season of make it look as if the letter is celled in 2012. She did not have cause of her death and whether authenticate biometrics of her the state government to ensure ing of ‘Kaala’, due for release on critical ammunition and spares. fatwas and farmaans (diktats) against political parties”. food for three days before she or not an application was filed daughter-in-law. the peaceful release of the film. June 7. AGENCIES 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 EDITORIAL Beyond physical proximity The myth of There is a need to reinvent civilisational linkages with Southeast Asia rime Minister Modi’s just-con- high marks cluded three-nation tour was the second most comprehen- his is the time when school examination boards sive outreach to ASEAN, to have announced their annual exam results and the PSoutheast Asia this year. The first was students are applying to different colleges for admis- ANIRBAN GANGULY in January when all the ASEAN heads sion. Delhi University colleges which witness 80 per of states were invited for Republic Day. Tcent of CBSE students applying for admission usually keep The international strategic commu- the cut-off marks very high, somewhere between 95 per cent nity eagerly awaited Modi’s keynote and 100 per cent. Those students who have scored a high per- address at the Shangrila Dialogue 2018, centage of marks in their school examinations get admission as it would indicate India’s approach in their desired course while those who could not make it in to ASEAN and the level to which she the cut-off list fail to get a seat in the regular programmes. aspires to engage with this multi- They either seek admission for distance mode programmes dimensional formation. or choose another university. In the absence of a robust and Narendra Modi’s latest foray has effective higher education system in the country, a majority clearly demonstrated India’s active of the students pursue simple BA and MA degrees which do intent of engaging with this region at not prepare them for the job market while those who could a multi-dimensional level. This is a get admission to skill-based professional courses find it easy region, in which civilisational India had to be absorbed in the industry. Delhi University has 56,000 Narendra Modi’s once played an active role in bringing seats for its undergraduate courses. In 2011, Shri Ram Col- latest foray about, to use an expression from the lege of Commerce (SRCC) had declared a 100 per cent cut- legendary doyen of nationalist jour- off for B.Com (Hons). In 2014, three colleges had declared has clearly nalism, Ramananda Chatterjee, “inter- 100 per cent cut-off for Computer Science (Hons), and in demonstrated continental contact and fusion.” But this 2015 two colleges had declared 100 per cent cut-off for Com- fusion was brought about by a process puter Science (Hons). Going by these admission trends, it is India’s active of osmosis and a gradual blending. not surprising to see why there is so much craze for scoring intent of engaging One of the keynotes in Prime Min- high marks in school examinations. It directly helps the stu- with Southeast ister Modi’s visit throughout the region dents secure admission to an academic programme which was the need to restate and reinvent our has greater job prospects. Asia at a multi- civilisational linkages – our linkages of In the race for scoring top marks, students have to study dimensional level. Sanskriti evam Sabhyata – under the hard, take assistance from teachers and tutors while their framework of the present. Thus, India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indonesian President Joko Widodo flying kites at the India-Indonesia Kite Exhibition in Jakarta parents patiently pray to God. Based on the high percentage This is a region in was not simply reiterating the contours of marks obtained by the students, schools are rated for the which India has of a nostalgic past but was rather refer- continued, with more or less vigour, how India and Indonesia were physi- Indo-Pacific westward, a region which quality of education they impart. The astronomically high per- ring to a rich, dynamic and active past through centuries.’ Nag, observed how, cally close as well. This was a closeness has again seen India’s active engage- centage of marks that the school students are able to score in played an active which can continue to shape and direct ‘Inspite of general conversion to Islam which, he emphasised, needed to be ment and footprints over the centuries. their board examinations indicate that both the students and role in bringing our present strategic, economic and cul- and partial conversion to Christianity, enhanced through greater activity and This widening of the Indo-Pacific their schools have maintained an extremely high standard of tural aspirations. Clearly, this visit, for the peoples of Java have retained some connectivity. In fact, when he spoke of and Modi’s exhortation to prevent academic pursuit. Similarly, the growing number of students “inter-continental those who care to examine it in some of the finest traits of Hindu culture.’ Nag the complementarity between his vision the return of the age of ‘great power scoring a high percentage of marks indicate that the number contact and detail, has also made a strong pitch for argued, and scholars today would con- of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All rivalries’ in the region are perhaps two of extremely bright students is growing phenomenally. But, a stronger and more vibrant soft-power tinue to agree with him, that the whole in the Region) and President Jokowi’s key and significant pointers from his the question paper leak incident in this year’s Class X and fusion” by partnership in the region, a partnership of ‘Indonesia deserves to be studied vision of the ‘Maritime Fulcrum Policy’, address, ‘Asia of rivalry will hold us all Class XII CBSE examination shows that a network of tutors, a process of which will substantially complement with the utmost care and thorough- Prime Minister Modi was, in fact, laying back. Asia of cooperation will shape this teachers, and others work behind the scene and try to influ- the efforts in the other sectors as well. ness by Indologists in general and by a new framework and dimension to the century. So, each nation must ask itself: ence the examination process. While the HRD Ministry and gradual blending The visit to Indonesia evoked emo- Indian scholars in particular.’ In Indo- past civilisational linkages and partner- Are its choices building a more united CBSE have said that they will introduce a foolproof exami- tion and came across as one of the most nesia, Nag saw a perfect reflection of ship, which were spontaneous and had world, or forcing new divisions?’ In the nation system, educationists point out the need to introduce strategically crucial interactions. Emo- ‘Classical Asia and Epic India’ and was evolved through centuries. His repeated same breath, he also spoke of how our a much smarter assessment system for school students. Does tions, because, Indonesia was the start- convinced that young Indian scholars reference to the Indian ‘Bali Jatra’ also civilisational partnerships and friend- the high percentage of marks obtained by the school students ing point for our scholars of yore, to must increasingly take up the study of underlined the fact, that our ancestors ships were ‘not alliances of containment.’ truly reflect their extraordinary merit or does this reflect that begin trying to understand India’s civil- Indonesia and of the region in general too recognised India and Indonesia’s It was a visit that sought to relay the assessment is too simple and structured in a manner that isational interactions in the region. to discover the many striking ‘links of physical proximity. the civilisational linkages of the past, can be mastered easily? Indonesia, for example, fascinated a our common artistic and spiritual life... In his Shangrila Dialogue keynote, to rekindle the spirit of the Epics, to If the higher education system in the country is ineffective number of Indian thinkers and schol- The living tradition of their arts and reiterating that the five pillars of his articulate India’s vision of engagement and awfully short of required infrastructure, the school edu- ars, Rabindranath Tagore being fore- crafts, when studied from within, will foreign policy of ‘Samman (respect), based on her civilisational ethos and cation scene is no brighter and needs overhauling. There is a most among them. The philosopher help undoubtedly to foster the artistic Samvad (dialogue), Sahyog (coopera- to fine-tune the structures of present huge difference between the quality of education imparted in and historian of civilisations, Kalidas life of India.’ Nag also called for interac- tion), Shanti (peace), and Samriddhi engagement imbued by that past spirit government and private schools. Different state governments Nag, for example, a close associate of tion and exchange between universities (prosperity), would be the framework of cooperation, with India seeking to have adopted their own curriculum. The learning outcome in Tagore and a member of that group of in this region and universities in India, of engagement in the region, Modi be a more active and responsible player these schools is very low. High drop-out rates and lack of grade- Indian scholars who were fascinated Tagore, he pointed out had already ini- expressed India’s aspirations of seeing in strengthening and perpetuating the appropriate learning outcome create a bleak impression about by civilisational India’s interaction with tiated this in Santiniketan. greater involvement in the region. His vision and spirit of ASEAN. school education in the country. In the past decades, private Southeast Asia and the fusion of cul- Throughout his Indonesian sojourn, vision of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ as stretch- (Dr. Anirban Ganguly is Director, schools have mushroomed all over the country. They range tures that emerged from it, wrote as Prime Minister Modi reminded us of ing from the ‘shores of Africa to that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research from budget to highly expensive schools, creating inequality in far back as 1941 on how the ‘cultural our cultural and spiritual proximity of the Americas’, is a crucial delineation Foundation, New Delhi. The views education. There is a wide difference in the educational stan- relations between India and Indonesia and also emphasised, very crucially and pushes the Indian narrative of the expressed are strictly personal) dards of these schools, which leave some of the students at a disadvantage while others get a headstart. The same disparity dear is seen at the board-level examinations where students from HIGHWAY RAGE EDITOR millenniumpost.in top schools score a higher percentage of marks compared to Quote martial students from government and budget schools. With the Ferrari owners getting killed at Domjur, we are reminded how cars swerve Log on to write letters to the To conclude that the students scoring a high percentage of editor or send them to marks are more meritorious than the students who score less People who fly dangerously on national and state highways and cause accidents and deaths very often. marks will be fallacious, given the disparity in education and into a rage always Drivers not only kill themselves but others like common people, dutiful traffic police [email protected] different examination systems prevalent in the country. The personnel, and fellow drivers too. Those who gloat over rash driving on highways should You can also send your government is morally bound to offer a level-playing field to make a bad comments to The Editor, all the students and for this, it will have to create a uniform landing understand that highways are not meant for gilded youths killing the lives and destroying education system where the curriculum and examination the property. Many car drivers are half seas over and with their doggedness, they don’t Millennium Post, system is the same for every student. This will automatically WILL ROGERS care the police or administration. The government must restrict the speed limit. Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah bring about a change in the way admissions are offered to Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 the students at the college level. The current system in which SAMIR CHAKRABORTY Via email colleges announce a high cut-off mark for admission denies the opportunity to a large number of students to study one’s favourite subjects at the college level. This affects their chances of securing jobs when they graduate out of the colleges. Grenades thrown and shortages borne US and EU heading The ‘grand revival’ of Al-Badr is another ominous sign, explainsSushil Kutty

for trade war? efence Minister STF, and political workers he United States could soon be in open conflict with Nirmala Sithara- with one “last message”: “If two key trading partners -- the European Union and man on June 6, you move back then fine or China. EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström 2018, for the ninth else wait for the consequences.” met US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross last week Dtime, clarified that there’s no “The aim of this video is Tin a bid to avoid US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports “scam in Rafale”. She also reit- to claim responsibility for the that are scheduled to take effect soon. But there appears to erated that those shouting attacks and also to tell people be little hope of an agreement. “Hopefully it will be a posi- “ammunition shortage” should to stay away from places where tive agenda...with no tariffs or quotas, but realistically I do Three civilians be asking themselves, “Who there is CRPF, Army, police, or not think we can hope for that,” Malmström told European and four CRPF left the shortage? There was political workers,” Hamza said. Parliament. The metal tariffs threaten €6.4 billion ($7.4 bil- shortage before 2014.” The last (to political workers) lion) worth of European exports and the bloc has promised personnel were The Raksha Mantri, in her a chilling message to political swift retaliation if it is not exempted from the trade penalties. wounded in the forgotten hawkish-spokesman- parties of all hues and affilia- The European Union updated a list of American products ish self of before 2014 when tions that they too are in the earlier this month that would be hit with 25 per cent tariffs grenade attack she was one of many spokes- crosshair, no more hawabaazi if the United States moved forward. It includes US motor- in Pulwama. It persons BJP fielded on televi- and hiding behind Hurriyat cycles, denim, cigarettes, cranberry juice, and peanut butter. sion, was not lost in translation and other covers. The trading relationship between the two sides is worth speaks volumes either. The Rafale did not fly Al-Badr was launched in more than $1 trillion annually. The EU exports significantly of Al-Badr over her head. Neither did 1998 but had gone below the more goods to the US than the other way around, though their “thoroughfare cantonment”, radar for over a decade since trade in services is fairly even. The EU-US talks come just tactics. This is which she said, was not just then. An ISI-creation, on Jan- one day after the Trump administration’s surprise announce- an outfit which what BJP alone served but also A series of grenade attacks in Kashmir point to the resurgence of the ISI-created outfit Al-Badr uary 6, 2017, a certain Muzaf- ment that it would impose tariffs on about $50 billion worth was at the request of several far Ahmad Naikoo alias Muzz of Chinese goods and restrict Chinese investment in the does not believe other parties including the the rules?” Sitharaman asked. Minister of Defence was bat- revival” of Al-Badr with con- Molvi of Sopore was killed and United States. The shock move followed intensive negotiations in bravado or Shiv Sena. On Doklam and China, she tling questions on ammuni- tinued attacks on police, para- it was thought that it was the between both sides and an agreement to put a hold on threat- courage but hurls Meetings were held and said that “things are going on tion shortage and a shortage military and the Army, and end of Al-Badr. But since then, ened tariffs while talks progressed. The American Chamber roads shut in cantonments track” and on the Maldives, of funds to buy ammunition, took responsibility for the gre- three of the outfit were arrested of Commerce to the European Union, which represents US grenade from were discussed and the “poli- “there is nothing to report”. Al Badr was digging into its nade attack on CRPF personnel in Mysore and now more of companies in the region, called on the Trump administration cover and flees tics over them” as well. In every But it was on Kashmir and the reserves of ammunition to rise in Tahab village of Pulwama the Al-Badr are back to hurl to show restraint. “These [US] tariff proposals could ignite a meeting, the military and civil Ramzan-ceasefire that Nirmala up and throw grenades at the district on June 3, 2018. Three grenades at security forces in dangerous escalation in trade disputes and could also have were present and a series of Sitharaman sought to clear the forces to announce its rebirth civilians and four CRPF per- Kashmir Valley. other unintended consequences. They could have significant meetings were held with the air: “Is there a confusion? We in the Valley of Unrest. sonnel were wounded in the But for all of Hamza’s implications for jobs, growth and security on both sides of “wives’ Chief” also present. respect the Home Minister’s In a video posted on The attack, which speaks volumes chilling message, the Defence the Atlantic,” it said in a statement. The European Union said “The Chief returned on announcement on ceasefire but Kashmir Walla, a young of Al-Badr tactics. This is an Ministry and Indian Army it would respond in a “proportionate” way in order to avoid May 19 from a trip abroad and we will hit back when attacked, masked man, who identified outfit which does not believe are not breaking a sweat. It a trade war. But President Donald Trump may not see it that another meeting was held. In there is no U-turn on that. We himself as Hamza Burhan, in bravado or courage but hurls is just another militant outfit way. Trump had previously threatened to respond to any new 52 cantonments 815 roads are honour the ceasefire but unpro- “divisional commander of Al- grenade from cover and flees, with terrorist tendencies, one EU trade barriers with a tax on vehicles made by European under closure; 119 had been voked firing will be returned.” Badr in South Kashmir”, is seen no skin off our backs! among many, no bigger a threat carmakers. Ross has already launched an investigation into closed without considering For some reason, however, and heard “apologising” to the And Al-Badr, said the cow- than LeT, or Jaish, or Hizbul. whether global automobile imports are hurting US national any procedure -- and there is no journalist asked Sithara- civilian population of the Val- ard Hamza on his knees (liter- Of course, the ‘grenade-after- security. Relations between the United States and European a laid down procedure. Only 80 man of the spray of grenade ley of falling collateral to the ally, in the video), is “recruiting grenade’ is a blasting bee in the Union have also been strained over Iran. European businesses of the 119 have been opened. attacks in the Valley and the grenade attacks, which he said, more boys”, adding to its cur- bonnet but that doesn’t mean were recently burned by Trump’s decision to reimpose wide- There are still 24 which are resurgence of a seemingly from behind a mask, will con- rent “strength of close to 100 they cannot be handled. Life reaching sanctions on Iran, forcing some to wind down their not open; 15 are partly open. dead ‘Al-Badr’. Maybe, if the tinue, unabated. Apparently, boys”. The goal is to hike Al- in the Valley is not going to operations in the country. The move affected billions of dollars I met the wives and heard their reporter of ‘The Kashmir Walla’, Al-Badr is not facing a short- Badr numbers “by 200 more be much different than what it worth of business deals. The United States has to scale down concerns. They were largely of a news website administered age of grenades which when boys”. Grenades are in no short- was before the grenades. Essen- its threats and the consequences that are to follow. Dealing security. Where their security from Kashmir, was present, he thrown is all shrapnel with kill- age so the need for more hands tially, that is. IPA with allies is different. is concerned we are aware. But would have posed the question. ing impact. to throw them. While on his (The views expressed can we be on the side of follow Seems like, even as the Hamza spoke of the “grand outfit, Hamza warned police, are strictly personal) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 mp in focus ‘Our only agenda is development’ In an exclusive address to Millennium Post, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari discusses the highlights of developments in the past four years

DHIRENDRA KUMAR nion Minister for Road cost of Rs 1,700 crore apart from Transport and Highways, developing four multi-model hubs Shipping and Water in Varanasi, Haldia, Sahebganj, and Resources, River Devel- Gazipur. The Varanasi hub would Uopment & Ganga Rejuvenation, be inaugurated in October this year, Nitin Jairam Gadkari speaks exclu- while the plan is to develop over sively to Millennium Post regarding 60 river ports. We have installed a the developments and highlights of river traffic system along the lines his sector over the past four years. of air traffic control system. Keep- ing in mind the upcoming Khumbh As the government led by Prime festival in 2019, we have developed Minister Narendra Modi has four river ports between Varanasi accomplished four years, your to Allahabad and it has been esti- Ministry standouts for being one mated that over 1,000 people would of the top performers. The work travel to Allahabad using the water- done by your Ministry is win- ways – this would give a great relief ning the hearts of people across to road traffic. The 14-lane the country. How do you see these Delhi-Meerut achievements? The river interlinking project, It is not that only my Ministry is which was first mooted during the Expressway is achieving all goals within stipulated Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, the first in the time, every Ministry has done 10 is yet to be accomplished. What’s times more work in 48 months than the status of the project? country that has what the Congress could do in 48 We have started interlinking vertical gardens years. The advantage of my Ministry projects of Damanganga – Pinjal, is that we can showcase our achieve- Ken, Betwa, Par-Tapi-Narmada, with solar-power ments which others such cannot. Godavari-Cauvery, etc. to resolve system and drip People can see completed and ongo- long pending water disputes between irrigation. The ing road projects, but major reforms different states. I assure that all river initiated in the agriculture sector, interlinking projects would com- six-lane Eastern consumer affairs, Human Resource mence before December. Peripheral Development Ministry to better the quality of education, etc. can- It is predicted that by 2022, the Expressway not be made visible to the people. country will face a shortage of 50 is expected to Every Minister under the guidance per cent commercial drivers. What of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are your plans to address the issue bring down the has done remarkable work for the when the network of highways is pollution level holistic development of the country. on the rise? We have completed the first Yes, it is true. There is a short- in Delhi by 27 phase Delhi-Meerut Expressway age of over 22,000 drivers. We have per cent. It is in a record time of just 18 months, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is confident of building a robust network of highways without putting much burden on the exchequer taken several corrective measures reducing the 4-5 hours travel time including the opening of 2,000 driv- also equipped from Delhi to Meerut to just 45 min- tion, and newer programmes. The Under Ayushman Bharat -- National means a clean, green, and safe high- the country that has vertical gardens ing training centres to address the with provisions utes, which is a great relief to people most important thing is that those Health Protection Mission, the gov- way. I see highways with lots of with the solar power system and drip situation. As per the plan, the driv- residing in the areas of Ghaziabad, who are socially, economically, or ernment has set a target to provide greenery and with all safety features. irrigation. The beautiful lighting sys- ing centres would come up not only of rainwater Indirapuram, etc. Similarly, the six- educationally backward are bene- health insurance cover of up to Rs 5 We want to plant 10 crore saplings tem has also been developed on the in Tier 1 cities though it would be harvesting every lane Eastern Peripheral Expressway fited. Over 16,000 villages have been lakh to over 10 crore families under along highways; this is a challeng- major structures. opened in small towns, tribal areas (EPE) has been built in a record time provided electricity and now we are the revamped scheme. ing job but achievable. When I talk Similarly, the Eastern Periph- and backward areas so that people 500 metres on of 17 months. This expressway is giving electricity to every household. about developing gardens, motels, eral Expressway has auto-challan living in remote locations would get either side expected to bring down the pollu- We planned on providing gas What are the major upcoming road restaurants, shopping malls, etc. feature for over-speeding as cam- benefitted from it and get employ- tion level in Delhi by 27 per cent. It connection to eight crore families projects? alongside national highways, it looks eras will capture speed of vehicles. ment. I have strongly opposed the is India’s first solar-powered high- and out of that four crore families There are over 400 upcoming like a dream, which would soon turn Besides, it will have provisions of plan to bring in driverless cars in way and is equipped with provisions have already been allotted gas con- highway projects. Among the impor- out to be a reality. Wait for the next tolling only for the distance trav- the country as it would put a stop to of rainwater harvesting every 500 nections. We have given access to a tant road projects are Bangalore- two years and you will see how the elled. EPE is equipped with smart employment generation. metres on either side. bank to every poor by opening their Chennai highway, Delhi-Mumbai picture of national highways would and intelligent highway traffic man- account under the Pradhan Mantri highway, Delhi-Katra, and Delhi- change. agement system (HTMS) and video There is a buzz that you will be What would you pinpoint as the Jan Dhan Yojana. Initially, accounts Jaipur, and they will be operational On the lines of San Francisco- incident detection system (VIDS). It the next PM as you are favourable achievement of the government for opened by people were only three very soon. The Jaipur Ring Road, Los Angels highways, the Ministry is environment-friendly with world- among alliance partners. What are 2019 general elections? crores but rose to over 31 crore and which was started by the Transport is developing a highway from Mum- class safety features and smart, inter- your comments? Our only agenda is development. Rs 80,000 crore has been deposited Ministry, would be open for public bai to Goa, which would have the active infrastructure. I don’t want to be PM. I’m doing We would highlight the schemes that in those Jan Dhan accounts so far. by October-November this year. The facilities of spa, wildlife sanctuaries, my best at whatever I have been have been implemented by the gov- Even under Atal Pension way we are working, I’m confident of motels, etc. The journey would be Given that most of the rivers in assigned by our Prime Minister. I’m ernment, which are proving to be Yojana, Fasal Bima Yojana, irriga- building a robust network of high- memorable as it will be more than the country do not have adequate happy with what I’m doing. Our gov- a game changer for the country as tion scheme, the individual bene- ways without putting much burden just crossing a national highway. water, how do you think the plan ernment is doing very well under the well as beneficiaries. After four years, fit is going to gaon (village), garib on the exchequer. The Mumbai-Goa highway will start to develop about 106 inland water- Modiji and only he would be our PM. there are economic reforms, admin- (poor), mazdoor (labourer), and from Alibagh. The Delhi-Meerut ways is feasible? istrative reforms, judicial reforms, kisan (farmer) which is an important How do you define smart highways? Expressway is very unique in itself as We are maintaining it. We have (Dhirendra Kumar is Special social sector reforms, new legisla- achievement of our government. In my view, a smart highway the 14-lane expressway is the first in started dredging in Ganga at the Correspondent with Millennium Post)

tweet India’s sacrifice for peace RETWEET It is ironical that despite being the best peacekeeping force, India is not permanent in UN Security Council, writes Gyan Pathak NARENDRA MODI @narendramodi ndia’s contribution in democracy. peacekeeping around Moreover, a very disre- the world has been rec- spectful logic is generally India has emerged a hub for start-ups and ognised and applauded brought forward about the once again during the Interna- contribution in terms of mili- innovation. Indian youngsters have distinguished I themselves due to their futuristic and out-of- tional Day of United Nations tary force as peacekeepers. The Peacekeepers for laying down countries providing more per- the-box thinking. During tomorrow’s interaction highest number of lives since sonnel and sacrificing more youngsters from leading incubation centres and 1948. A total of 163 military, lives for the cause of peace are tinkering labs will be taking part as well. The five police, and civilian personnel looked down upon as poor permanent from the country laid down who generally suffers disre- their lives during peace mis- spectful treatments at the hand members have sions in the last 70 years out of of the rich even when laying ARUN JAITLEY always shown a the total 3737 died. his life for them. In the present @arunjaitley The country is also among case, to belittle the sacrifice, it holier-than-thou the top contributors in terms is said that Ethiopia, the largest attitude, but are of contingent troops, police, contributor of personnel, and Delighted to be back at Home. My gratitude experts on mission, and staff South Asian countries have to the Doctors, Nursing officers and the far behind in officer. By 2016, India had traditionally been top provid- contribution in emerged as the second largest ers for peacekeepers because paramedics who looked after me for over the past contributor in this regard with they are paid more than in their three weeks. I wish to thank all well-wishers, terms of military, 7471 peacekeepers in the UN countries. India, Pakistan, and colleagues and friends who were very concerned police, civilian peacekeeping force. UNSC members states that are contributing less are commanding more power and have established a hegemony Bangladesh are all in the top and continued to wish me for my recovery. It’s an irony that the con- five, and Nepal is sixth in terms personnel in tribution of the country is countries and traditionally per cent, which is commend- rity Council, and therefore, it of peacekeepers. The UN pays maintaining, and acknowledged in words by did not provide peacekeepers. able even in numbers, apart goes without saying that the a standardised reimbursement NAVEEN PATNAIK all the countries, but is not However, that has only recently from its impeccable track- permanent member states rate that is higher than the cost @Naveen_Odisha establishing peace reflected in their action to changed and they are now play- record of performance in the must contribute and sacrifice of that troop’s salary. For exam- around the world. pave way for India’s entry into ing active role in sending per- field saving and protecting more than any other members ple, an entry-level soldier in Barring China, no the group of permanent mem- sonnel to the UN peacekeeping countless lives and advancing of the United Nations because India makes about Rs 25,000 bers, which make their words forces. the cause of peace. they are only the permanent (approximately $366) per Chandrabhaga beach of #Konark will be the other permanent only sanctimonious. The five As of August 2017, India 15-member UN Security ones. Those who are contribut- month, but the UN will reim- first in Asia to gain ‘Blue Flag’ certification in member is permanent members - China, has participated in about 50 Council has ten non-perma- ing less are commanding more. burse the government of India recognition of its cleanliness, environment & France, Russian Federation, out of 71 UN peacekeeping nent member countries who They have established a hege- the standard rate of $1,332 per tourist amenities. Congrats @ForestDeptt & all even within top the United Kingdom, and the operations undertaken. India are elected for a two-year term. mony, and have been directly soldier per month. Such a logic involved in transforming the beach into one of the 25 contributor United States – have always is currently the third larg- India has been selected seven and indirectly blocking any is certainly not acceptable in a best in the world! shown a holier-than-thou atti- est contributor of military times as non-permanent mem- other country’s entry into this civilised society, which hon- countries tude, are but far behind in con- and police personnel with ber - first in 1950 – 1951 and group, even when the track- ours a person sacrificing his tribution in terms of military, 6693 now deployed in Abyei, the last time in 2011 – 2012, record of sacrifice in maintain- life for protecting innocents in police, and civilian personnel Cyprus, Congo, Haiti, Leba- which is of course a sort of rec- ing peace around the world a bid to establish peace, though RAKSHA MANTRI in maintaining and establish- non, the Middle East, South ognition of its contribution, but shows the highest level of per- he is employed and getting a @DefenceMinIndia ing peace around the world. Sudan, and Western Sahara. the reward is much less than its formance such as of India. It handsome salary. The sacrifice Barring China, no other per- Presently, over 96,000 uni- sacrifice in maintaining and exposes their bias and selfish- of an individual or a country in manent members were even formed personnel from 124 establishing peace around the ness clearly contrary to wisdom the human cause must be hon- "In all our engagements with US, we have within top 25 contributor troop- and police-contrib- world as compared to the five and justice. oured. It is more so because the countries of the world. uting countries are serving permanent members of the They have made such a rule UN does not pay in time. The clearly explained how India and Russia defence China was 12th largest under the blue flag, alongside security council. as ‘a state which is a member UN, as of April 30, 2018, owes cooperation is a time tasted relation. We have contributor with 2639 person- more than 15,000 international It should be viewed in the of the United Nations but not India $92 million for troops, mentioned that CATSA cannot affect India-Russia nel into the UN peacekeep- and national civilian staff and light of the mandate, which of the Security Council may formed police units and con- Defence Cooperation." - Smt @nsitharaman on ing force in 2016, though the nearly 1,600 United Nations put the primary responsibility participate, without a vote, tingent-owned equipment. India-Russia Defence Cooperation country has historically been Volunteers. India’s contribu- for maintaining international in its discussions’. It is also (The views expressed reluctant to intervene in other tion in this regard is around 7 peace and security on the Secu- against the very principle of are strictly personal) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 As US reneges on N-pact, Iran Germany’s Continental bans WhatsApp from work phones to hike uranium enrichment FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German car parts supplier Continental on Tuesday said it TEHRAN: Iran has noti- was banning the use of What- fied the International Atomic sApp and Snapchat on work- Energy Agency that it has Israel calls for 'military issued mobile phones "with launched a plan to increase its immediate effect" because of uranium enrichment capacity, data protection concerns. nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi coalition' if Iran acts The company said such said on Tuesday. social media apps had "defi- "If conditions allow, maybe ciencies" that made it difficult on Wednesday night at Natanz, JERUSALEM: Israel's intel- level" if the 2015 pact falls apart. to comply with tough new EU we can announce the opening ligence minister on Tuesday "If the Iranians don't surren- data protection legislation, of the centre for production of called for a military coali- der now, and try to return" to especially their insistence on new centrifuges" for uranium tion against Iran if the Islamic unsupervised uranium enrich- having access to a user's con- enrichment, said Salehi, a vice Republic were to defy world ment, "there should be a clear tact list. president and head of the Ira- powers by enriching military- statement by the President of "Continental is prohibit- nian Atomic Energy Organisa- grade uranium. the United States and all of the ing its employees from using 25, is that individuals must The Hanover-based firm tion, according to conservative ‘We will never tolerate both suffering Yisrael Katz's remarks Western coalition," he said. social media apps like What- explicitly grant permission for said it stood ready to reverse news agency Fars. came as Israeli Prime Minis- "The Arabs and Israel surely sApp and Snapchat in its global their data to be used. its decision once the service "What we are doing does from (US) sanctions and nuclear ter Benjamin Netanyahu began would be there too." company network, effective But Continental said that providers "change the basic set- not violate the (2015 nuclear) restrictions,’ asserts Iran’s supreme visiting European leaders to The message should be immediately," the firm said in by demanding full access to tings to ensure that their apps agreement," he said, adding discuss Iran's regional involve- that "if the Iranians return" to a statement. address books, WhatsApp for comply with data-protection that a letter was submitted to leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ment and nuclear programme, enriching uranium that could Some 36,000 employees example had shifted the bur- regulations by default". the IAEA "on Monday regard- both seen by the Jewish state as enable them to build a nuclear would be affected by the move, den onto the user, essentially The issue of how personal ing the start of certain activi- the first decade. pose sanctions on foreign com- grave threats. European powers bomb, "a military coalition will a Continental spokesman expecting them to contact information is used and shared ties". He specified that this was Salehi also emphasised that panies working in the Islamic have been scrambling to pre- be formed against them," Katz said. everyone in their phone to online was given fresh urgency just the start of the production these moves "do not mean the republic by November. serve a landmark deal over Teh- told Israeli public radio station The company, one of the let them know their data was after Facebook earlier this year process and "does not mean negotiations (with Europe) The other parties -- Brit- ran's nuclear programme since Kan. Iran's supreme leader Aya- world's leading makers of car being shared. admitted to a massive privacy that we will start assembling have failed." ain, France, Germany, China US President Donald Trump tollah Ali Khamenei on Mon- parts, has over 240,000 staff "We think it is unaccept- breach that allowed a politi- the centrifuges". European governments and Russia -- have vowed to announced Washington's with- day warned European leaders globally. able to transfer to users the cal consultancy linked to US Under the 2015 agreement, have been trying to salvage the stay in the accord but many of drawal from the treaty in May. to drop their "dream" of Tehran A key principle of the Euro- responsibility of complying President Donald Trump's Iran can build parts for the cen- agreement ever since the US their companies have already Katz addressed Tehran's continuing to curb its nuclear pean Union's new general data with data protection laws," 2016 campaign to harvest trifuges as long as it does not announced its withdrawal last started to wind down Iranian threat to restart uranium programme despite renewed protection regulation (GDPR), said Continental's CEO Elmar the data of up to 87 million put them into operation within month and said it would reim- operations. AGENCIES enrichment at an "industrial economic sanctions. AGENCIES which came into force on May Degenhart. users. AGENCIES Frank Carlucci, Indian-origin legal eagle Tommy Malaysia’s defeated PM Razak’s wife aide to 4 US Thomas to be Malaysia’s A-G grilled for 3 hours over graft charges presidents, dead

KUALA LUMPUR: Tommy PUTRAJAYA: The wife of gathered media in a prepared WASHINGTON DC: Frank Thomas, a top ethnic Indian Malaysia's ousted prime min- statement. Carlucci, who held senior posts lawyer was on Tuesday ister Najib Razak was on Tues- Former prime minister under four American presi- appointed Malaysia's new day questioned for more than Najib has seen a swift fall from dents including defense secre- Attorney General by the king, three hours by the nation's anti- grace since he was defeated tary under Ronald Reagan, has who appealed to Malaysians to corruption agency over a mas- by a reformist coalition led by died at the age of 87. not to "create religious or racial sive financial scandal involving his former mentor, Mahathir Carlucci died Sunday of conflict" over the decision, a state sovereign wealth fund. Mohamad, in elections last complications from Parkin- amid protests from Islamic The spotlight is now on month. Voter anger at claims of son's disease, according to fam- groups against his nomination. Rosmah Mansor after police corruption tied to Najib and a ily friend Susan Davis, who was A palace statement said last month raided two condo- rise in living costs were among quoted by the Washington Post. Sultan Muhammad V has miniums linked to Najib and major factors in the shocking Defense Secretary Jim Mat- approved terminating the cur- his family as part of an inves- defeat of the ruling coalition, tis remembered Carlucci as a rent Attorney General Moha- The appointment of He has been a lawyer in tigation into his role in the which had been in power for "transformative leader" at the Rosmah Mansor mad Apandi Ali and replacing Thomas as the top legal offi- Malaysia for 42 years, having 1MDB scandal -- seizing bags over six decades. Pentagon, where he was the him with Thomas, the first cer would not affect the spe- been called to the Bar in the of cash, jewellery and hundreds recording her statement after allegedly stolen from the Najib himself was ques- boss under Reagan from 1987 from the minority community cial rights and privileges of the United Kingdom in 1975 and of designer handbags. a session lasting over three 1MDB fund -- founded by tioned by anti-graft officers to 1989. "He changed the way to hold the post in 55 years in Malays and Bumiputeras, as called to the Malaysian Bar in Rosmah, 66, is widely hours during which she gave Najib -- in a sophisticated fraud twice last month. Both he and the Department worked with the Muslim-majority nation. well as the status of Islam as the 1976, Malaymail.com reported. reviled in Malaysia for her her "utmost cooperation". that stretched from Singapore his wife have been banned from Congress, and managed critical Prime Minister Mahathir the federal religion, the agency Kuala Lumpur-born reported luxurious tastes and The nature of the question- to Switzerland, with the money leaving the country. defense issues, such as procur- Mohamad had recently pro- said. Thomas is also an alumni of imperious manner. She last ing was not made public. used to buy items ranging from The luxury-loving Rosmah ing major weapon systems, and posed to nominate Thomas, 66, The king also expressed Victoria Institution, the Uni- month issued a statement lash- But Abdul Razak Idris, for- Picasso artworks to high-end is often compared with Imelda rebalancing military priorities as the Attorney-General, the his disappointment and worry versity of Manchester and the ing out at media coverage of mer investigations and intelli- real estate. Both Najib and the Marcos, who left behind more and resources under dynamic official Bernama news agency about "inaccurate and negative" London School of Economics. the police raids, calling them a gence director at the Malaysia fund have consistently denied than a thousand pairs of shoes and challenging geopolitical reported. media reports of late which He had also served the "premature public trial". Anti-Corruption Commission any wrongdoing. after her husband, Philippines circumstances," Mattis said in a The king called on all could threaten peace and har- legal community in peninsular Known for her love of lux- (MACC), earlier said that Ros- Rosmah spent nearly five President Ferdinand Marcos, statement. Carlucci also served Malaysians to accept that the mony in the country, it said. Malaysia through the Malay- ury clothes and handbags, Ros- mah would likely "be asked to hours in the building before was ousted in 1986. In 2015, as national security adviser and appointment of the Attor- Thomas is best known as a sian Bar's governing body Bar mah arrived for questioning in reveal her bank accounts and leaving in a silver Mercedes Rosmah told a public gather- deputy CIA director over the ney-General should "not cre- constitutional law expert and Council, which he was a mem- a three-car convoy. explain about the source of the Benz. ing that she paid 1,200 ring- course of a career during which ate religious or racial conflict a civil litigator in court cases ber of during 1984-1988 and Following her departure cash and jewellery found by "Our client will extend fur- git ( 300) to colour her hair, he came to describe himself as a as every Malaysian should be in matters as varied as admin- 1993-2001 including a stint from the agency headquar- police in two condominiums ther cooperation as and when angering Malaysians as the damage repair expert called on fairly treated regardless of race istrative law, banking, finance, as Bar Council secretary from ters, her lawyers said anti-graft recently." sought by the agency," law- minimum wage was then just to fix problems in competing and religion." corporate and commercial law. 1995-1997. AGENCIES investigators had completed Billions of dollars were yer K. Kumaraendran told 900 ringgit a month. AGENCIES federal power centers. AGENCIES Climate Change? Record storms sweep across France British Govt gives go-ahead to Heathrow airport expansion PARIS: A man was found 182,000 nationwide, almost his car flip over and land in a laix in northwestern Brit- drowned in his car in north- double the record figure for flooded area, a statement from tany was still counting the LONDON: Britain's cabinet on Tuesday gave ern France on Tuesday follow- the same month previously set the local government said. cost after being submerged on ing a fresh round of powerful in 2009. Other badly affected areas Sunday night when an esti- the go-ahead to a controversial project to build rainstorms that have damaged The weather office esti- on Tuesday included Spech- mated month's worth of rain a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe's homes, destroyed vineyards mated that 60 to 80 mm (two- bach-le-Bas in eastern France fell within half an hour. biggest airport by passenger numbers, Trans- and flooded roads over the last three inches) of rain fell late last where 20-40 mm of rain fell Heavy rain, lightning and port Secretary Chris Grayling said. "The time fortnight. night in some areas of the Nor- in an hour, flooding homes, sometimes hail have hit wine- for action is now," Grayling said after a cabinet An unusually long bout mandy region, where a 37-year- motorways and local gov- growing areas in the Bordeaux, of warm and humid weather old man was found dead near ernment buildings near the Cognac and Champagne meeting, as he laid out the government's plans across the country has led to the village of Piseux. He is border with Germany and regions over recent weeks, in parliament, which is expected to vote on the a series of thunderstorms that of rain in some areas. National said it estimated the number believed to have been involved Switzerland. causing major damage to project in the coming weeks. AGENCIES have dropped record amounts weather service Meteo France of lightning strikes in May at in a road accident which saw The small town of Mor- crops. AGENCIES

Government of West Bengal North Bengal Development Department Branch Secretariat Uttarkanya, Fulbari, Jalpaiguri ‘Myanmar targeted educated in Rohingya genocide’ ABRIDGED -e-NIA Auction Ref Name of work Estimated Amount Last date of bid BALUKHALI REFUGEE and often a precursor to killing. the assertion that it was merely submission CAMP (Bangladesh): Moham- "My brother apologized and collateral damage of the mili- NOTICE CONSTRUCTION OF G plus 1 Rs. 1,35,67,963.00 29/06/2018 up INVITING STORIED BUILDING OF SILI- to 15:00 Hours med Hashim hid in the hills pleaded with the military not to tary" operations after the August e-TENDER GURI JOURNALISTS CLUB AT and watched as his brother kill him; he showed them his ID insurgent attacks. No.08 OF KAWAKHALI SILIGURI IN THE 2018-19 DISTRICT OF DARJEELING begged for his life, his arms card and said, 'I'm a teacher, I'm The Buddhist majority has bound behind his back as sol- a teacher.' But the government long reviled the Rohingya as Sd/- Superintending Engineer North Bengal Development Department diers marched the 35-year-old had planned to kill our educated "Bengali interlopers" in north- teacher away. It was the last time people, including my brother," ern Rakhine state and sup- Details can be seen in the Official Website www.wbnorthbengaldev.gov.in he saw him alive. Hashim said. pressed their ability to maintain For all details and online tender submission visit https://wbtenders.gov.in It was August 26, the day He was interviewed at one their culture and go to school. after Rohingya Muslim sepa- of the teeming Bangladesh ref- "Literacy is not high with the ratist attacks on military out- ugee camps that have sprung Rohingya; it is difficult to get an posts in the Rohingya homeland up along the hilly border with education in the first place, so in western Myanmar. In their Myanmar since the Rohingya targeting the teachers is a similar wake, Myanmar's military and began fleeing in August. path that you've seen and heard local Buddhists would respond Hashim, who is also a in other places that ended up in with a campaign of rape, mas- teacher, ran for the hills and hid genocide," said Jungblut. sacre and arson that has driven after the military surrounded An Amnesty International about 700,000 Rohingya into his hamlet in northern Rakh- report from November doc- Bangladesh. But more than a ine state, where most of the "They knew that I would always the USC Shoah Foundation, the Rohingya, and one way to umented a system of institu- dozen Rohingya teachers, elders Rohingya lived. Others told speak out for the people. They who has conducted interviews do that is to destroy their cul- tionalized discrimination and and religious leaders told The similar accounts. wanted to destroy us because in the Bangladesh camps. ture and remove their history. segregation of the Rohingya that Associated Press that educated After the Aug. 25 attacks, they knew that without us they "This was not just some ran- It's part of the genocide tactic." was meant to erase their identity. Rohingya already subject to sys- soldiers in Maung Nu village, could do whatever they wanted dom spurt of regional violence Interviews with about 65 ref- Since an outbreak of Bud- tematic and widespread harass- the site of a massacre, asked to the rest of the Rohingya." ___ here and there because Myan- ugees in a September report by dhist-Muslim violence in 2012, ment, arrests and torture were villagers: "Where are the teach- Researchers see comparisons mar felt it was being attacked by the U.N. Human Rights Office Rohingya children have been singled out, part of Myanmar's ers?" Rahim, a 26-year old high between what is happening in a 'terrorist group.' ... It felt way of the High Commissioner indi- prevented from attending Bud- operation to drive the Muslim school science and math teacher Myanmar and other genocides, too organized." Myanmar gov- cate that "the Myanmar security dhist schools, and official gov- Rohingya from majority Bud- who was known to many sol- including the Holocaust. ernment officials did not return forces targeted teachers, the cul- ernment teachers often refuse dhist Myanmar. diers because he taught their "Listening to these stories, it repeated calls seeking comment. tural and religious leadership, to come to Rohingya villages Soldiers targeted the edu- children at the local battalion sounds so similar. First you take Thomas MacManus, a spe- and other people of influence because of purported safety cated, they said, so there would school, saw the military com- out the religious or the political cialist in international state in the Rohingya community in worries, the report said. be no community leaders left ing and fled. leaders, and then you start going crimes at Queen Mary Uni- an effort to diminish Rohingya That leaves the bulk of willing to speak up against the "I knew I was dead if I got down to the civilian population versity of London who has history, culture and knowledge." their education left to "local pervasive abuse. caught. They were hunting me," and you start tightening things researched the Rohingya This targeting was "well- community schools staffed It's an old tactic, according said Rahim, who, like some more and more," said Karen since 2012, said: "The objec- organized, coordinated, and sys- by untrained volunteer to those who study genocide Rohingya, uses only one name. Jungblut, research director at tive appears to be to destroy tematic ... thereby challenging teachers." AGENCIES 11 Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 world MILLENNIUM POST | mp With Khukris and rifles, Singapore Lanka PM wins secret vote, Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim meet

SINGAPORE: When U.S. President Donald Trump and now stronger in Parliament North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime month, they will be protected Minister Ranil Wickremesing- by men from one of the fierc- he's UNP won the secret bal- President suspends TV est warrior tribes in the world lot in parliament on Tuesday - the Gurkhas of Nepal. for the deputy speaker's posi- While both leaders will tion left vacant by the resigna- network owned by PM kin bring their own personal secu- tion of Thilanga Sumathipala, rity teams, elite Singaporean a loyalist of President Maithri- COLOMBO: A television net- Wickremesinghe's eldest police, including its Gurkha pala Sirisena. work owned by the family of Sri brother, was shut after the reg- Contingent, will be securing UNP nominee Ananda Lankan Prime Minister Ranil ulator accused its owners of the summit venue, roads and Kumarasiri was elected dep- Wickremesinghe was sus- defaulting on licence fees. hotels, according to diplomats gapore police declined to com- site describes the group as uty speaker with 97 for and pended by the island's telecom The network has denied the familiar with VIP security in ment on the deployment of the "tough, vigilant and stead- 53 against in the 225-member regulator on Tuesday, worsen- allegations, insisting it has paid the island state. Gurkhas or their numbers. fast" that operates "across assembly while 25 members ing a power struggle in the frac- its dues. The Gurkhas, who have a The IISS Military Balance the spectrum of paramilitary were absent from the house. tious ruling coalition. Wickremesinghe's allies low-profile presence in Sin- says 1,800 Gurkhas serve in operations to help safeguard Kumarasiri's defeated rival The closure of Telshan from his United National gapore, were more visible the Singapore police, across six Singapore". Sudarshani Fernandopulle is PM Ranil Wickremesinghe President Maithripala Sirisena Network comes days after Party -- which backed Siris- than usual at the weekend paramilitary companies. They live with their fami- another Sirisena loyalist. the station criticised Presi- ena to election victory in 2015 as they secured the Shangri- A legacy in part of the lies in the secure Mount Ver- Sumathipala and 15 other argument by R Sampanthan, - were not present in the house dent Maithripala Sirisena, -- protested the decision in La Hotel for a security con- British colonial era and more non Camp outside the city, an Sirisena loyalists had walked the main opposition leader, when the secret vote was who promised to end an era of parliament. ference that included Indian recent pragmatic Singaporean enclave that ordinary Singapor- out of the government in April that Sirisena loyalists should taken. draconian restrictions on the "This is not something that Prime Minister Narendra leadership, Singapore's Gur- eans are not allowed to enter. after they voted against Wick- be appointed for the vacancy The parliamentary competi- country's media. we can accept. We are looking Modi, U.S. Defense Secretary khas are linked to a British tra- A woman married to a Gur- remesinghe in a no-trust vote. by consensus. tion between Sirisena loyalists Sirisena, who rules in an into this," said media minister Jim Mattis and other regional dition that has recruited and kha who lived in the camp said "We have gone on the basis The group of 16 Sirisena loy- and the president's unity gov- unsteady coalition with Wick- Mangala Samaraweera, who ministers. paid for elite regiments of sol- life there was restricted. that two for the government and alists now align with former ernment partner UNP followed remesinghe, has specific over- said he was kept in the dark The Gurkhas, recruited by diers from Nepal for more than "We have a curfew of 12 one for the opposition in par- president Mahinda Rajapaksa's last week's anti-UNP outburst sight of the telecom regulator about the decision. the Singapore police from the 200 years. midnight," she said. "For liamentary positions. We want joint opposition. However all from Sirisena who blamed the and the decision has aggravated The closure is regarded as hills of faraway Nepal, were kit- Beaten back by the Gurkhas women, we can let them know to retain that position," Wick- three Rajapaksas - Mahinda, UNP for bungling in gover- frictions between the men. the first act of censorship of a ted out in body armour, Bel- in the 19th century Anglo- if we have a genuine reason to remesinghe said referring to an brother Chamal and son Namal nance. AGENCIES The network, owned by broadcaster by Sirisena. AGENCIES gian-made FN SCAR combat Nepalese War and admired for stay out, for men, there is no assault rifles and pistols in leg their valour and fighting skills, excuse. holsters at the conference, in the colonial British then began "One of the rules we have Jordan king names US puppet what some security experts to recruit them. Now Gurkhas is that we have to be in bed by Qatar slams military threat report, believed was a dry run for the serve in the British, Indian and 10.30 p.m. every night. This U.S.-North Korea summit. Nepalese armies, as well as in means no music, no nothing. World Bank’s man as PM Despite all the advanced Brunei and Singapore. Even if we have a party, we accuses Saudis of reckless behaviour weaponry, the Gurkhas do not They have fought in both need to stop. If not, there will prepare for battle without the world wars as well as the be some form of enforcement DUBAI: Qatar accused its confirmation from the French AMMAN: Jordan's King It's not clear how much of khukri - the heavy curved knife Falklands conflict and, more by the people patrolling." giant neighbour Saudi Arabia government (about the let- Abdullah II on Tuesday a reform mandate Razzaz will that is their traditional weapon recently, in Afghanistan. Typically recruited at 18 or of reckless behaviour after a ter)," Foreign Minister Sheikh appointed a new prime min- receive, since the king retains of choice. According to custom, For the latest on North 19 before being trained in Sin- newspaper report that Riyadh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman ister, the royal palace said, final say on all policy issues. the khukri must draw blood Korea, follow Reuters live blog gapore, the Gurkha soldiers had threatened military action Al Thani told the English-lan- naming a leading reformer as In the appointment let- every time it is unsheathed. https://www.reuters.com/live/ retire at 45 when they are repa- if Doha installed a Russian air guage channel of Qatar-based head of government in hopes ter addressed to Razzaz, the "They are among the best north-korea triated. While their children defence system. Al Jazeera in an interview aired of quelling the largest anti- monarch called on the new Singapore can offer, and I am "Tough, vigilant and attend local schools, Gurkhas Qatar's foreign minis- on Tuesday. "There is no serious government protests in recent government to conduct a com- sure they will be involved (in steadfast" are not allowed to marry local ter told Al Jazeera he did not military threat out of this, but years. prehensive review of the tax the summit)," said Tim Huxley, Huxley said the Gurkhas women. think the Saudi threat - report- the way it is being used to jus- Cabinet member Omar system and produce a new tax an expert on Singapore's armed had long proven to be an asset A handful of ex-British edly made in a letter to France Emmanuel Macron express- tify or to create a disturbance in Razzaz, a Harvard-educated bill, in cooperation with par- forces at the International Insti- to Singapore's leadership, pro- Army officers serve as sworn- - was serious. But he accused ing concern over talks between the region is just unacceptable," former senior World Bank liament, unions and other tute for Strategic Studies (IISS). viding a neutral force within in Singapore police in senior Riyadh of using the letter to Doha and Moscow about Rus- he said. "There is no legitimate official, replaced Hani Mulki, groups. an ethnically diverse city-state, leadership, training and organ- try and create a "disturbance" sian S-400 missile air defence grievance behind this letter and who quit Monday amid wid- He also expressed empathy "They remain very much a including VIP and anti-riot isational roles. in a region already rocked by systems. threatening Qatar." ening protests against his for ordinary Jordanians who substantial and frontline force, protection. "Although they are police, a year-long stand-off between The newspaper added that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bah- government's austerity pro- have long complained that they and the demands of this kind At times of regional tension, the links between the con- Doha and other powers. the king had said Saudi Ara- rain and the United Arab Emir- gram, including a planned tax are being asked to pay taxes for of event are precisely the sort they have protected interna- tingent and the British Army France's Le Monde news- bia was ready to consider all ates severed diplomatic and increase. poor services. Critics say the of special operation that the tional schools, and are often remain deep and strong," paper reported on Saturday measures, including military economic ties with Qatar a year Razzaz served as education current tax proposal unfairly Gurkhas are trained to han- seen at the Malaysia-Singapore one British Army officer that Saudi King Salman had action. ago, accusing Doha of support- minister in the outgoing Mulki targets the poor and the middle dle," he said. border crossings. said. "They are part of a fine sent a letter to French President "We are seeking formal ing terrorism. AGENCIES government. class. AGENCIES A spokesman for the Sin- The Singapore Police web- tradition." AGENCIES Melania reappears after vanishing Guatemala volcano London teen Safaa is UK’s youngest death toll up to 69, convicted female IS terrorist act... ends 25 days of speculation expected to worsen LONDON: An 18-year-old in Wonderland coded language, WASHINGTON DC: Mela- Military Medical Center EL RODEO (Guatemala): woman has become the UK's with Rizlaine as the Mad Hatter. nia Trump attended a White for what the White House Rescuers pulled survivors and youngest convicted female Aged 16, Boular was radi- House event for military vet- said was a benign kidney bodies from the charred after- Islamic State terrorist after a calised online in the wake of erans on Tuesday, ending a procedure. math of the powerful eruption court found her guilty of plot- the 2015 Paris terror attacks. 25-day absence from the pub- Despite the operation's rou- of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire, ting a terror attack on the British She met IS fighter Naweed lic eye that had sent the rumor tine nature, Melania remained as the death toll rose to 69 on Museum here with the country's Hussain on Instagram and after mills into overdrive. there for five days, returning to Tuesday and was expected to first all-woman cell. three months of chatting, she The US first lady, known the White House on May 19. go higher from a disaster that Safaa Boular was accused of declared her love for him with for her privacy and indepen- On Sunday, her spokes- caught residents of remote planning to travel to Syria to join an online marriage ceremony. dence, had not been seen in fallen heroes. Thank you to the woman Stephanie Grisham mountain hamlets off guard, IS militants and later preparing The court heard how she had public following a surgery last Gold Star families that joined confirmed that the first lady with little or no time to flee to to carry out a terrorist attack wanted to join Hussain in Syria, month. us in celebration & remem- will not accompany the presi- safety. in London after her fiance, an to Syria for terrorism. in around six weeks time, the but her plan was thwarted when In pictures posted on her brance," the tweet said. dent to the G7 summit in Can- Using shovels and back- Islamic State fighter, died. Her 22-year-old sister report said. British security services confis- official Twitter account, she Melania, 48, had not been ada or the North Korea nuclear hoes, emergency workers dug A jury at the Old Bailey yes- Rizlaine has already admit- During her trial, the court cated her passport. was seen sitting next to Presi- spotted since May 10, when she summit in Singapore. through the debris and mud, terday found her guilty of two ted planning a knife attack on heard how Boular - then 17 - Boular told the police about dent Donald Trump at a private joined the president in greet- Her recent schedule has perilous labour on smoldering offences of preparation of ter- London and their mother Mina plotted a gun and grenade attack Hussain and security services reception for families of US sol- ing three American hostages seen a noticeable shift from terrain still hot enough to melt rorism acts, the BBC reported. Dich, 44, has pleaded guilty to at the British Museum. deployed officers to pose as fel- diers killed in action. released by North Korea. the weeks prior to the surgery, shoe soles a day after the vol- She was also found guilty assisting her. The sisters and Dich dis- low extremists and speak to the She and Trump "were hon- Shortly afterwards, she when she engaged in several cano exploded in a hail of ash, over an earlier attempt to travel Boular will be sentenced cussed their plans using Alice pair online. AGENCIES oured to pay tribute to our entered Walter Reed National high-profile events. AGENCIES smoke and molten rock. AGENCIES Tiny, Earth-bound asteroid 150 million-year old dinosaur US Supreme Court rules in favour of skeleton sells for €2 million baker who refused to serve gay couple disintegrates over Africa PARIS: The skeleton of an extremely rare form of dinosaur sold for more than two million euros ($2.3 WASHINGTON DC: The Phillips's rights under the US WASHINGTON DC: A boul- million) at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Monday. The US Supreme Court delivered Constitution's First Amend- der-sized asteroid on a collision bones of what scientists believe to be "probably a historic but limited victory ment, the justices found. course with Earth reportedly a new species" of the carnivorous allosaurus were Monday to a Colorado baker But they did not definitively disintegrated in the atmo- who refused to design a wed- rule on the issue of whether a sphere - lighting up the sky over discovered during a dig in Wyoming in the United ding cake for a same-sex cou- business can decline to serve Botswana, according to NASA. States in 2013. The 150-million-year-old skeleton, ple, in a closely-watched case gays and lesbians based on The asteroid, estimated to be which is 70 percent intact, was snapped up by an pitting gay rights against reli- religious views, meaning the only about two metres across, unnamed French art collector, who promised that the gious liberty. broader contentious issue is was first discovered on June specimen will be lent out to a museum. The dinosaur, In a 7-2 decision, the high likely to simmer. The Supreme 2 by the Catalina Sky Survey, which is more than nine metres (30 feet) long and 2.6 court ruled that while the Colo- the panel showed "clear and Court legalized same-sex mar- operated by the University of rado Civil Rights Commission impermissible hostility" toward riage nationwide in 2015, and Arizona. metres high, lived during the late Jurassic period, said determined that Masterpiece the baker's religious beliefs. Colorado law prohibits dis- Designated 2018 LA, the Eric Mickeler, of auction house Aguttes. AGENCIES Cakeshop must serve clients The commission's bias crimination on the basis of asteroid was small enough that regardless of sexual orientation, therefore violated baker Jack sexual orientation. AGENCIES it was expected to safely disin- tegrate in Earth's atmosphere. as a streak in the series of time- in Washington. Although there was not exposure images taken by the However, since the aster- enough tracking data to make Catalina telescope. oid was determined to be so Pak cuts Eid ban on Indian films from 2 to 1 week precise predictions ahead of As is the case for all aster- small and therefore harmless, time, a swath of possible loca- oid-hunting projects, the data no further impact alerts were KARACHI: Pakistan's Infor- taken the initial decision to pro- distributor group for under- tions was calculated stretching were quickly sent to the Minor issued by NASA. "This was a mation and Broadcasting Min- mote the local films -- Mahira mining the business of home- from Southern Africa, across the Planet Center in Cambridge, much smaller object than we are istry has decided to reduce Khan's "7 Din Mohabbat" and grown films. Indian Ocean, and onto New Massachusetts, which calcu- tasked to detect and warn about. the ban on the screening of Javed Sheikh's "Wajood" -- "The group has always been Guinea. Reports of a bright fire- lated a preliminary trajectory However, this real-world event Indian films during Eid from which are releasing on Eid. in power. They don't under- ball above Botswana, Africa, indicating the possibility of an allows us to exercise our capabil- two weeks to one week, clear- Chairman of Central Board stand that, because of this pres- early Saturday evening match Earth impact. The data were in ities and gives some confidence ing the way for the release of of Film Censors (CBFC) Dan- sure, the welfare of local films up with the predicted trajectory turn sent to the Center for Near- our impact prediction mod- Salman Khan-starrer "Race 3" yal Gillani said that keeping in will be affected. Distributors for the asteroid. The asteroid Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) els are adequate to respond to and biopic "Sanju". view the importance of local who purchased Pakistani films entered Earth's atmosphere at at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labo- the potential impact of a larger The Ministry announced film industry and exhibition will suffer now," Kamran said. the high speed of 17 kilometres ratory in Pasadena, California, object," said Lindley Johnson, in a fresh notification on Mon- facilities, the government has A senior film distributor per second at about 6:44 pm where the automated Scout sys- Planetary Defense Officer at day that the ban on screening decided that the screening of said the time given to the local local Botswana time and disin- tem also found a high probabil- NASA Headquarters. Indian films will now be for Indian films shall be restricted industry to recover money was tegrated several miles above the ity that the asteroid was on an The ATLAS asteroid survey two days before Eid and one for a period of one week in not enough as normally it takes surface, creating a bright fireball impact trajectory. obtained two additional obser- week after the holidays, revers- total, starting from Eid day around two weeks for a film to that lit up the evening sky. Automated alerts were sent vations hours before impact, ing the previous ban for two ing in the country and there with rights to Bollywood films on both Eid ul-Fitr and Eid generate profit. "Distributors When it was first detected, out to the community of aster- which were used by Scout to days before and two weeks after was a huge pressure from local is against the two-week ban ul-Azha. who purchased 'Race 3' will be the asteroid was nearly as far oid observers to obtain further confirm the impact would the festival. film distributors to defer the of Indian films as the festive Chairman of Pakistan screening it one week after Eid away as the Moon's orbit, observations, and to the Plan- occur, and narrowed down the Bollywood films, particu- release of Indian films as they period is the most lucrative Film Distributors Associa- and this will disturb our finan- although that was not initially etary Defense Coordination predicted location to southern lary the ones starring Salman would affect their business. time for the movie business. tion, Chaudhry Ejaz Kamran cial interest at the box office," known. The asteroid appeared Office at NASA Headquarters Africa. AGENCIES Khan, have a huge fan follow- However, distributors lobby The Ministry said it had blamed the Bollywood films' he said. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 US emerges as top export Govt planning to revamp destination for India

NEW DELHI: The US has emerged as the top export des- GST AAR mechanism tination for India, with USD NEW DELHI: The govern- is planning to come up with a are entrusted to tax officers, 47.9 billion worth of shipments ment is planning to revamp clarification exempting ‘duty- who have toppled the objec- last fiscal, followed by UAE and the advance ruling mecha- free’ shops from GST. tive of forming an AAR which Hong Kong, as per the com- nism under GST by setting up Law firm Titus & Co Man- ought to be fair, reasonable and merce ministry data. either a centralised authority aging Partner Diljeet Titus said unbiased,” Mohan said. “USA was India’s top export or 4 regional authorities, in for the time being government Lakshmikumaran & Srid- market during April-March the wake of the contradictory should link the different AARs haran Partner Badri Narayanan 2018 with exports reaching USD orders passed by AARs in dif- electronically so that the mem- said, in 90 per cent of the cases 47.9 billion, followed by UAE “It is a very big market for us for imports during 2017-18 with ferent states. bers are aware of the issues before the AAR, the authority (USD 28.1 billion) and Hong as the US is largest economy in USD 76.3 billion. Under the Goods and Ser- and the decisions of different has given ruling in favour of Kong (USD 14.7 billion),” the the world. We need to give spe- This was followed by Amer- vices Tax (GST) law, each state authorities and refrain from the revenue and in absence of department of commerce said cial focus on this market as it is ica (USD 26 billion) and Saudi is required to set up Author- taking contradictory views. appellate authority the litigants in a series of tweets. going to be an important desti- Arabia (USD 22.1 billion). ity for Advance Rulings (AAR) “This would help in pre- are left in the lurch. In 2016-17, the country’s nation for our exports,” Profes- Top imported products in comprising one member from venting authority shopping and “It would be better if AARs shipments to America stood sor at Indian Institute of Foreign India during April-March 2018 the central tax department, and ensuring effective working of are taken out of the Finance at USD 42.2 billion. The other Trade (IIFT) Rakesh Mohan were petroleum crude (USD the other from the respective the AARs,” he said. Ministry and are manned by key destinations include China, Joshi said. Federation of Indian 87.4 billion) followed by pearls state. AMRG & Associates Part- officials of the Law Ministry, Singapore, UK, Germany, Ban- Export Organisations (FIEO) and semi precious stones (USD In view of the confusion of revenue while giving their while most states are yet to set ner Rajat Mohan said, the deci- who could take decisions based gladesh, Vietnam and Nepal. Direct General Ajay Sahai said 34.2 billion) and gold (USD 33.7 being created by contradic- rulings, the official said. up the GST appellate author- sion making in income tax on the law point and not with The top ten exporting that the US, being the biggest billion). In 2017-18, exports tory rulings given by different “In order to protect the ity to entertain appeal against AARs is entrusted to an inde- a view to protect the interest of products last fiscal included consumer, is extremely impor- recorded a growth of about 10 authorities on the same or sim- interest of revenue, they often AAR verdict. pendent adjudicatory body revenue,” Narayanan said. petroleum; pearls, precious, tant for sectors such as apparels per cent to USD 303 billion. ilar issues, the Finance Minis- read too much into the law. Recently, the New Delhi headed by a retired judge of Recently the solar industry semiprecious stones; pharma- and made ups, leather footwear, Imports on the other hand try is weighing the option of Sometimes the order passed bench of the AAR had held that the Supreme Court. too was left in a vexed situation ceuticals; engineering goods; pharma and engineering. totalled nearly USD 460 bil- setting up either a centralised goes beyond the intention of duty-free shops at airports are “On the contrary, under when the Maharashtra AAR chemicals; textiles and rice. “We should push those lion, leaving a trade deficit of AAR or regional AARs, an offi- the law, thus increasing chances liable to deduct GST from pas- GST, the scope of AAR has said that 18 per cent GST rate According to trade experts, exports which account for about USD 157 billion. cial said. of future litigations,” the offi- sengers. However, these shops been widened and every tax- would be levied for installa- the US would always be the main major imports into US so as Higher growth in out- As tax officers are members cial added. were exempt from service tax, able person is permitted to tion works, but the Karnataka- export destination for domes- to achieve quantum jump in bound shipments helps create of the authorities, there can be The AARs in different and Central Sales Tax in the file an application for advance bench of AAR passed an order tic exporters as it accounts for exports,” he said. Further in employment opportunities, earn a conflict of interest as they states have so far passed about earlier regime. ruling for meagre fees of Rs levying 5 per cent GST on the about 16 per cent of India’s total terms of imports, China was foreign exchange and boost eco- often try to protect the interest 60 orders under the GST law, The revenue department 10,000. The functions of AAR same. MPOST merchandise shipments. India’s largest source country nomic activities. MPOST HCL gets nod to carry own exploration, Sebi caps holding Defence ministry okays Subarnarekha of cross shares expects FY19 capex of `700 cr in rating port; construction set to begin soon agencies to 10% Hind Copper targets `2,000 cr revenue in FY’19 NEW DELHI: The construc- ment land remains encroached. tion of Subarnarekha port in The Balasore collector has been NEW DELHI: Markets regu- KOLKATA: State owned Odisha will begin soon as the asked to evict the encroachers,” lator Sebi has imposed 10 per Hindustan Copper Ltd has defence ministry has given the state government said. cent cap on cross-shareholding received government nod to its clearance for the project, CPPL had signed an MoU in credit rating agencies, raised become an independent cop- Odisha government said on with the Odisha government their net worth requirement to per exploration agency that Tuesday. on December 18, 2006 to Rs 25 crore from Rs 5 crore and would give a push to its min- Chennai-based Creative develop the project. Later, the disallowed having a seat on the ing expansion ambitions, a top Port Private Ltd (CPPL) has revenue sharing agreement was rival’s board. company official said. proposed construction of an inked between the two sides on The new norms are likely to In order to boost its expan- all-weather deep-draft com- January 11, 2008, it said. have an impact on global rating sion projects, the company has mercial port at Subarnarekha “The Union ministry of agencies like S&P, Moody’s and decided to pump Rs 700 crore river, the Odisha government environment and forests had Fitch which have significant in the current fiscal, up from said in a statement released accorded environment clear- holdings in domestic agencies the Rs 589 crore capex in the here. ance to the proposed port besides their direct presence. previous fiscal. Steel giant Tata Steel has The proposed port project state with three ports already project in 2012, but it hit a Sebi has issued new rules Meanwhile, the company Santosh Sharma, Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of Hindustan signed an agreement with the is located close to the integrated operational at Paradip, Dhamra roadblock with the defence under which a credit rating on Tuesday said it was aiming Copper Ltd at a press conference in Kolkata on Tuesday PIC/Amit Datta Chennai firm to pick up 51 per test range site of the defence and Gopalpur. ministry raising objections. agency (CRA) will not, directly Rs 2,000 crore revenue in the cent equity in the port proj- ministry at Chandipur near This port will spur faster However, this hurdle is over or indirectly, have more than 10 current fiscal while, efforts to tosh Sharma said. Sharma said the company ect from the original promot- Balasore. Earlier, the ministry economic development of with the defence ministry giv- per cent of shareholding or vot- create wealth from waste will “We just got clearance as has been pursuing brownfield ers, it said. had certain objections to the northern Odisha, Sanjeev ing conditional clearance,” the ing rights in another CRA and add to Rs 50 crore directly to an independent exploration and greenfield mine develop- “Ministry of Defence has project, it added. Chopra, Principal Secretary, statement said. According to would not have representation its bottomline. agency exploration agency for ment and expansion to jack given the nod for construction The land acquisition for Industries Department, Odisha the revenue-sharing agree- on the board of the other CRA. “We are targeting Rs 2,000 copper under section 4A of up production. Hind Copper of a port on Subarnarekha river the project is already over. The government said. ment signed originally, the port Further, Sebi’s prior crore revenue in 2018-19. MMDR Act. We are going to will pump Rs 408 crore over mouth on the Bay of Bengal in state government had handed “Though 961.18 acre of would have an initial capacity approval would be needed for In the last year, the com- take exploration in a big way,” at least two years to drill 2.48 Balasore district. Decks have over 692.68 acre to the port land is required for the port, of 10 million tonnes per annum acquisition of shares or voting pany earned a revenue of Rs Hind Copper chairman and lakh meters to explore depos- been cleared for the project developers. the government has allotted (MTPA), which is to be raised rights in a CRA that results in 1,719 crore,” HCL chairman managing director Santosh its in the company’s own and the construction will start Port-based industrialisation 692.68 acre to the developers to 40 MTPA over 10 years, it change in control. and managing director San- Sharma said here today. blocks, he said. MPOST shortly,” the statement said. is a major thrust area for the as about 128.8 acre of govern- added. MPOST A shareholder with 10 per cent stake or voting rights in a CRA will not hold similar hold- ing or voting rights in any other Public capex building key source of ICAI, SAICA sign pact to facilitate CRA. However, this restric- tion will not apply to holdings by Pension Funds, Insurance professionals’ movement schemes and Mutual Fund support for Indian economy: DBS schemes. The minimum net worth threshold for the rating NEW DELHI: Higher public the election year. NEW DELHI: The Institute agencies has been raised to Rs spending has been an impor- India’s GDP grew at the fastest pace Going ahead, “public capex of Chartered Accountants of 25 crore from the current level tant source of support for the in seven quarters at 7.7% in Jan-Mar, support is expected to persist, India (ICAI) has signed a pact of Rs 5 crore, the Securities economy, and it is likely to retaining the fastest growing major with an emphasis on rural with its South African coun- and Exchange Board of India remain so this fiscal as well, as infra,” the report said add- terpart to establish a frame- (Sebi) said in a notification the country heads to an elec- economy tag on robust performance by ing there is expected to be an work for making recognition of dated May 30. The regulator tion heavy calender next year, manufacturing and service sectors as improvement in urban con- their members easier and pro- has given three years to existing says a DBS report. sumption, with states all set to mote mobility of professionals CRA to comply with networth India’s GDP grew at the well as good farm output adopt wage revisions. between the countries. requirement. The promoter of fastest pace in seven quarters at Meanwhile, global broker- The mutual recognition a CRA would have to maintain 7.7 per cent in January-March, while private sector interests public capex building has been age HSBC in a recent report agreement (MRA) signed a minimum shareholding of 26 retaining the fastest growing were likely confined to brown- an important source of sup- had also said “hand of gov- between the ICAI and South ICAI member is exempted competency framework, mem- per cent in the firm for a period major economy tag on robust field projects, as new invest- port for the economy in sec- ernment” was the main driver African Institute of Chartered from appearing in Part I or bership of the South African of three years from the date of performance by manufactur- ment projects continued to ond half of 2017-18 and is likely behind the rise in January- Accountants (SAICA) would initial test of competency and chartered accountants body registration. ing and service sectors as well disappoint”. to remain so into 2018-19 as March GDP growth to 7.7 per facilitate mutual recognition practical training requirements may be granted without com- A CRA will not carry out as good farm output. The report further noted we head into a heavy calendar cent - the fastest pace in seven of each other’s qualification of SAICA and can become a pleting the APC examination. any activity other than the According to DBS, the core GVA (excluding farm and for state elections in October- quarters - as exports and private and admit the members in member of the latter on the The MRA will lead to rating of securities offered by March quarter growth was public administration) which December 2018 and general consumption disappointed. good standing by prescribing basis of completing the assess- greater mobility of profession- way of public or rights issue. entirely driven by domestic reflects the underlying growth elections in mid-2019,” the “The GDP print reinforces a bridging mechanism between ment of professional compe- als at either end and would Besides, any activity, other than forces. As per the global finan- momentum, softened to 7.2 per report said. Moreover, the rural our view that much of the cur- the two institutes, the ICAI said tence (APC) examination. herald a new dimension of the rating of financial instru- cial services major, “invest- cent in the March quarter from focus in 2018-19 budget also rent uptick in growth is led by in a release. The agreement was Besides, if an individual professional opportunities for ments and economic or finan- ments were majorly driven by 7.4 per cent registered in the suggests that more reform bul- the government’s push to con- inked on June 4 at the SAICA ICAI applicant, in good stand- chartered accountants of both cial research, will have to be higher public capex and cen- December quarter of 2017. lets (including minimum sup- struction and consumption,” head office in Johannesburg. ing, fulfils the “competency the countries, ICAI President hived off into a separate entity tral public-sector expenditure “This reinforces that higher port prices) will be unveiled in the HSBC report had said. MPOST Under the MRA terms, an requirements” of the SAICA Naveen N D Gupta said. MPOST within two years. MPOST WhatsApp leak: Sebi to soon take action Walmart expects to close against mkt operators, cos’ senior staff Flipkart deal by the end of 2018 NEW DELHI: Sebi will soon all concerned companies, the to identify those guilty of the sApp groups prior to the offi- HYDERABAD: Walmart, the learning about retail eco- take action against some mar- officials said. leak and take steps to check any cial announcement. US retail giant which signed systems and how they work ket operators and senior staff Almost all the companies recurrence, and also provide Sebi began a probe in an agreement in May this year around the world. members of about a dozen have replied to Sebi’s queries necessary information to the November 2017 after a media to acquire 77 per cent stake in “We’re learning a lot from listed blue-chip firms for their in this regard. regulator within three months. report surfaced with respect Flipkart, expects to close the China. We’ll be learning even alleged involvement in leak of According to top officials, Apart from HDFC Bank, to circulation of unpublished deal before the end of current more from India. And we basi- price-sensitive information the regulator is taking a tough the regulator has already passed price sensitive information calendar year. cally want to be in places that through WhatsApp. stand on the companies that preliminary orders against Tata in various private WhatsApp According to a regula- have a tremendous opportu- The companies may also fail to fix individual respon- Motors, Axis Bank and Bata groups about certain com- tory filing with Securities and nity, which is what led us to face censure action by the sibility for any leak of price- regulator. India in this high-profile case, panies before their official Exchange Commission (SEC), Flipkart in India,” he said in market watchdog for alleged sensitive information. Besides, Referring to Sebi’s Febru- wherein they were asked to announcements. Walmart said the ongoing oper- the retail giant said. response to a query. lapses in safeguard mechanism the market operators, including ary 23 directions, HDFC Bank conduct internal probes and The regulator had also con- ations of Flipkart are expected “Upon closing and con- “In the case of India, to check leak of unpublished staff members of some broker- said, “In this regard, and keep- report back to the regulator. ducted search and seizure oper- to impact the US company’s solidating the financial state- it’s worth it. If it had been a price sensitive information age firms, are also under the ing with its commitment to the The probe concerns about a ations in this regard at various income negatively. ments of Flipkart, we expect smaller market, we may have (UPSI), including financial scanner for colluding with the highest standards of corporate dozen listed firms. places, including on the prem- “In May 2018, the com- the ongoing operations of Flip- passed. But this is a unique results before they were made company executives in the case, governance and the integrity of Soon after the preliminary ises of various market entities. pany announced it will pay kart to negatively impact fiscal opportunity. public for all investors, regula- which came to light late last its systems, controls and pro- orders were passed by Sebi, the Those being probed by Sebi approximately USD 16 billion 2019 net income. We intend to “And when you look out 5, tory sources said. year. cesses, the Bank has submitted four companies had said that include auditors, brokers, ana- in exchange for approximately fund the acquisition of Flipkart 10, 20 years from now, time will The regulator is close to Among various companies the requisite information and they would comply with the lysts and investment advisors, 77 per cent of the outstanding with a combination of newly tell. But we’re confident that completing its probe into the from which Sebi had sought reports to Sebi in compliance directions from the regulator. besides the company execu- shares of Flipkart Group (“Flip- issued debt and cash on hand,” we’ll look back at it and say, Yes, matter, including for suspected details through its interim with the Sebi directions and The preliminary probe tives, with whom the financial kart”). The investment includes it added. that was a big bet. It was a bold unlawful gains through insider orders, HDFC Bank last week within the timelines prescribed by Sebi found that the firms’ information was shared before USD 2 billion of new equity Speaking at an investors bet. But we’re glad we took it. trading on the basis of leaked disclosed in a regulatory fil- therein.” quarterly financial results were being made public through funding... Closing is expected meet, Walmart Inc President, We’re not running this thing information, and is collating ing that it has submitted the Sebi had asked the bank to matching with the figures that regulatory disclosure on stock later this calendar year, and is CEO and Director, Doug- for one year,” he said justifying the details it had sought from requisite information to the conduct internal investigations were in circulation on What- exchanges. MPOST subject to regulatory approval,” las McMillon, said they were the acquisition. MPOST business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 mp Banks gross NPAs may peak Govt set to add 50 gw to at about 11.5% this fiscal power generation target SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE MUMBAI: Gross non-per- The accounts which are in The agency’s director, Rama forming assets in the banking the special mention account-2 Patel, said the banking systems NEW DELHI: The govern- system, which stood at 11.2 (SMA-2, where exposures are provisioning cover (excluding ment will add 50 GW to its per cent in FY2018, is likely to overdue by 60-90 days), have write-offs) for NPAs increased ‘power generation target’. While touch 11.5 per cent in this fis- more than halved to 0.8 per to 50 per cent as on March addressing the media persons cal, says a report. cent of advances as of last fis- 31, 2018, compared with 45 here on Tuesday, power min- In FY18, GNPAs increased cal-end, compared with 2 per per cent a year back, and it is ister RK Singh mentioned, to around Rs 10.3 lakh crore, or cent a year before, indicat- expected to improve further in “India hopes to touch renew- 11.2 per cent of advances com- ing considerable reduction in this fiscal. able power capacity of 225 GW pared with Rs 8 lakh crore, or stressed loans that can poten- It further said state-run by March 2022, where we will 9.5 per cent of advances, as on tially regress into NPAs, it said. banks remain highly depen- cross the target of 175 GW of March 31, 2017. “Further, prospects of dent on the government for renewable energy before that.” “We expect gross NPAs in recovery from stressed capital to meet Basel III norms. Currently, India has an the period. “New opportuni- ana Chief Minister Manohar the banking system to peak at accounts referred to the “Given the higher-than- installed capacity of over ties have emerged. Altogether Lal Khattar met Singh here to around 11.5 per cent this fiscal National Company Law Tri- expected losses last fiscal, prob- 70 GW, up from 34 GW in new business space has been discuss the current status of the and then start reducing,” rating loans slipped into the non-per- vency and Bankruptcy Code bunal (NCLT) are improving. able loss in the current fiscal, December 2014. The minister created. Indian companies have power sector in the state and agency Crisil said in a report forming assets (NPAs) cate- (IBC) process came into force, More than a quarter of the Rs and recall of the additional tier also called the achievements begun to explore foreign stock the UP counterparts will meet on Tuesday. In FY18, the bank- gory, taking the total slippages the report said. 3.3 lakh crore worth of cases 1 instruments by a few PSBs, in 48 months as an ‘eye opener’. exchanges as a source of funds. him tomorrow here. ing system reported a net loss in the past three fiscals to Rs The rating agency, however, referred to NCLT for resolution the Rs 2.1 lakh crore recapi- “What did not happen in the India is progressively becoming Meanwhile, the MNRE of Rs 40,000 crore because of 13.6 lakh crore. said the tide is slowly turning are from the steel sector which talisation program announced last 48 years, this government a most-favoured destination for Secretary Anand Kumar the sharp rise in NPAs and the About a fifth of the slip- and it expects moderation in has seen heightened bidding in October 2017 may be insuf- has done in 48 months. We investment in renewable. For- announced the trajectory of resulting increase in provision- pages in FY18 was due to with- slippages, better recoveries interest due to improving pros- ficient to meet the capital added 24,000 MW power gen- eign investors can enter into bids over the next couple of ing costs. drawal of various structuring from NPAs and improved pro- pects for the sector,” the rating requirements of PSBs by the eration capacity per year com- joint venture with an Indian years, saying that “trajectories In the previous fiscal, as schemes by the Reserve Bank vision coverage to bode well agency’s senior director, Krish- end of this fiscal,” the report pared to 4,800 MW of earlier partner for collaboration and for bidding 115 GW renewable much as Rs 5 lakh crore of bank in February, after the Insol- for banks. nan Sitaraman, said. said. governments,” Singh asserted. setting up renewable energy- power projects up to March He further said that 1 lakh based power generation proj- 2020 have been announced MW of power generation ects,” it added. and the country is well on track Indian jute industry looks set to Çelebi wins ground handling licence capacity and 1 lakh circuit The power minister also to achieving 175 GW target of KM of interstate transmission said that 100 percent foreign installed renewable energy penetrate international market capacity has been added in the investment as equity qualifies capacity and trends suggest for Bengaluru International Airport last four years. Besides, 25,000 for automatic approval and the that the target will not only be circuit Km transmission capac- government is also encourag- achieved but exceeded. SROOTI JHA OUR CORRESPONDENT tiple global ground handling at the airport. With this part- ity was added per year com- ing foreign Investors to set Besides, the power min- players participate. Under the nership, Çelebi will introduce pared to 3,400 ckm during the up renewable energy-based ister also admitted that there NEW DELHI: Indian Jute NEW DELHI: Çelebi Airport 10 year concession, slated to global standards of ground previous governments. power generation projects on is severe logistics crisis. “The industry launched its first Services, a global service pro- commence from August 2018, handling services to offer mod- During the press confer- the build-own-operate basis. manufacturing capacity is lim- revival venture “The Jute vider in ground handling ser- Çelebi Airport Services will ern & state of the art passenger ence, two short films were also He further asserted that all ited; there is also a manpower Foundation” on the occasion vices, on Tuesday announced provide state of the art ground and aircraft handling at BIAL. shown. Later, in an official the 4 crore families would have shortage. So I spoke to the Skill of World environment day in that it has been awarded the handling services to further One of the key focus areas for statement, the ministry further power connection by Decem- Development minister Dhar- New Delhi, which will provide Ground Handling license by enhance the customer experi- Çelebi would be to ensure safe, claimed that India’s renewable ber this year as against the mendra Pradhan, seeking his the international platform to Bengaluru International Air- ence at BIAL. efficient, customer friendly and energy sector attracted invest- March 2019 deadline under ministry’s support with skilled four million farmers who cul- port Limited (BIAL). The BIAL has been at the fore- environment friendly provi- ments of over $42 billion over SAUBHAGYA scheme and the manpower,” the power minister tivate raw jute in India. The contract was won by Çelebi front of adoption of technology sions by capitalizing on its the past four years and green government is with talks with mentioned. He further said that foundation will work towards Airport Services on the basis to introduce airport friendly global expertise. The company energy projects have created the state stakeholders and DIS- the power loss has gone down the growth, welfare, and devel- corporates and industries to of a highly competitive bid- initiatives with the specific aim plans to invest USD 7-9 million over 10 million man-days of COMs representatives. to 18.9 percent now across the opment of the industry and come forward without any gov- ding process which saw mul- of enhancing customer services in this airport. employment per annum over On Tuesday morning Hary- country. its associates. The event wit- ernment intervention for better nesses the presence of C.K machines and ideas.” said Sid- Mishra, Secretary, Ministry dharth Singh, chairman, The Sebi puts in place guidelines of Environment, GOI. S.K jute foundation. Services PMI contracts in May to three-month low Pattnayak, secretary, Minis- Adding up Erik Sol- try of agriculture and farmer’s heim, under-secretary- NEW DELHI: India's services in business activity, following a put across the service sector -- that maps both the manu- for preferential issue by InvITs welfare,GOI. Siddharth singh, general,United Nations and sector activity contracted for two-month period of growth. in May. "India saw the slowest facturing and the services sec- chairman, The jute founda- executive director, UN envi- the first time in three months The index had last slipped improvement in the health of tor -- fell from 51.9 in April to OUR CORRESPONDENT investors and a maximum of tion. Erik Solheim, under-sec- ronment said Jute is the future in May as new business orders below the 50-point mark, that the overall economy since Feb- 50.4 in May. 1,000 investors in a financial retary-general,United Nations of the world and we need to stagnated and cost pressures separates expansion from con- ruary in May, whilst the lat- Meanwhile, speculation is NEW DELHI: Markets regu- year. and executive director, UN find and develop alternatives intensified amid higher fuel traction, in February. est survey showed the effects rife that the RBI's Monetary lator Sebi on Tuesday put in According to Sebi, the gap Environment. Sanjay kajaria , which will help us in long run prices, said a monthly survey. "The performance of the of higher global oil prices as Policy Committee (MPC) may place a detailed framework for between preferential issue of Ex-chairman, Indian jute mills to save the environment and However, a "bright spot" service sector was disappoint- the private sector recorded the hike the key interest rate for listed Infrastructure Invest- units by InvITs should be six association (IJMA). these alternatives will create was that business sentiment ing in May, as output dipped most marked input cost infla- the first time in over four years ment Trusts (InvITs) to make months, and allotment needs “India tops the list of raw jobs to provide sustainability was the strongest since Jan- into contraction for the first tion for three months," Dod- on account of firming prices of preferential issue of units to to be completed within 12 days. jute production in the world to the farmers. uary 2015, rooted in expec- time in three months," said hia added. crude oil and high inflation. institutional investors. "The units to be issued in and is the only substitute of The foundation has a mas- tations of improvements in Aashna Dodhia, Economist On the employment front, The policy review meet- Sebi said preferential issues preferential issue shall be of plastic which can replace plas- sive commitment towards demand conditions in the year at IHS Markit, and author of the slowdown in service activ- ing of the six-member MPC, need to be completed within 12 same class or kind as the units tic and make world plastic farmers and labour issues, ahead. the report. ity fed into the labour mar- headed by Reserve Bank of months from the date of pass- issued in the initial offer by the free. Our plan is to bring best R&D priorties, skill develop- The seasonally adjusted As per the survey, com- ket, as jobs growth moderated India (RBI) Governor Urjit ing of the resolution by InvIT's InvIT. As per Sebi, the InvIT by good agriculture and man- ment, branding and creating Nikkei India Services Business petitive demand conditions from April's seven-year high. Patel, is currently underway. unit holders. will have to appoint one or ufacture. Benefitting farmers awareness about the jute. The Activity Index fell to 49.6 in and a broad stagnation in The headline seasonally The policy decision will be The units in a preferen- more registered intermediar- by procuring material directly jute foundation is weaving its May from 51.4 in April, indi- new orders were the key fac- adjusted Nikkei India Com- announced on Wednesday tial issue would be offered and ies to carry out the obligations from them and to approach own story with the golden crop. cating a marginal contraction tors behind a decline in out- posite PMI Output Index afternoon. allotted to a minimum of two relating to the issue. CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE

NTPC Faridabad organised Swachhta Abhiyan in village Junheda. The Airports Authority of India Officers Institute celebrated the World NHPC Limited conducted an Analyst Meet on June 01, 2018 at Mumbai. Swachhta Abhiyaan was headed by Tekchand Sharma, MLA Prithla Environment Day on Tuesday. On this occasion, Shri Sudhir The meet was attended by Shri Balraj Joshi, Chairman & Managing Constituency. Amitava Roy, GM NTPC Faridabad, Other senior officials, Raheja, Member (Planning) and Shri Anuj Aggarwal, Member (HR) NFL has received ‘Best Turnaround Strategy’ award under Hindustan Director, Shri M.K. Mittal, Director (Finance) and other senior officers of Employees, village representatives and other villagers were present planted saplings PSU Awards 2018 the Company during the occasion

World Environment Day 2018 was celebrated by NHPC Limited on World Environment Day was celebrated at IndianOil Bhavan, Kolkata 5 June 2018 across its locations. On this occasion, a plantation with a difference where Amit Basu, Executive Director declared that programme was organized at its Corporate Office where Balraj Joshi, IndianOil Bhavan in Kolkata will move towards a Minimal Plastic NTPC-Ramagundam celebrated World Environment Day on June 5, 2018 ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’was observed in the Headquarter at Kolkata Chairman and Managing Director, Ratish Kumar, Director (Projects), Usage Policy that would significantly reduce harmful plastic waste with the pledge to ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, which is the theme for this and in all the filed formations of DVC from 16 to 31 May, 2018 with N.K. Jain, Director (Personnel), M.K. Mittal, Director (Finance), disposal. Employees whole-heartedly committing themselves during year’s World Environment Day. Chief Guest GGM Shri Ravindra planting traditional gaiety and enthusiasm in accordance with the directives of Prof. Arun Kumar, Independent Director and Janardan Choudhary, the event ‘Our last piece of single use Plastic’ a Sapling at K V School Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and Ministry of Power, GoI Executive Director (O&M) planted saplings

Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) signed MoU with Joint Forest Jeffrey Goh, CEO Star Alliance, used the occasion of the 74th Management Committee, put up an exhibition stall, distributed fruit IATA (International Air Transport Association) Annual General Durgapur Steel Plant observed the World Environment Day on 5 June, bearing sapling, organized online slogan writing contest, Quiz Meeting in Sydney to brief the world’s aviation media on the latest IRCTC launches its trial run of environment friendly bagasse based 2018. To mark the day, the environmental flag was hoisted by Mr. T B competition etc. to mark the World Environment Day 2018 on developments at the Alliance. Goh (r) and Director Digital & E-Services food packaging on 8 select Shatabdis and Rajdhanis originating from Singh, Executive Director (Works), DSP. Tuesday Jeremy Drury (l) at the press conference New Delhi. 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 Real purpose of SGM is to undermine ‘We’ve done enough to merit us: COA writes to BCCI acting secy

NEW DELHI: Terming the sole good turnout, should not beg’ purpose of BCCI's Special Gen- eral Meeting (SGM) scheduled on June 22 as a ploy to "under- MUMBAI: Coach Stephen the previous game, won most mine" their authority, the COA Constantine says the Indian I thank every of the second balls in the sec- on Tuesday said that "General football team has done enough ond half, controlled the tempo, Body of BCCI" doesn't have the in the last few years to merit single one of them controlled the pace. monopoly on policy decisions a decent crowd turnout, and and I expect them Kenya, they are always as per the Supreme Court's ver- begging for support was one going to be a difficult side, , dict on July 18, 2016. thing it did not deserve. to be here for the whichever team they bring. I The BCCI secretary after Constantine was asked following two am very pleased at winning, requisition from 20 affiliated about skipper Sunil Chhetri's games he added. units had issued a circular to impassioned plea urging peo- "The second half, we were conduct a SGM in New Delhi, in ple to come and cheer the team "Firstly I am going to much much better and that is order to discuss policy matters Body as 'supreme' is nothing unless it conflicts with the duties in the ongoing Intercontinen- congratulate the boys for a the reason we won the game," with regards to decisions taken but an attempt to bypass the and decisions of COA, in which tal Cup here. hard-fought win. Difficult Constantine noted. by the Vinod Rai-led committee. orders passed by the Hon'ble case, they would be compelled Chhetri's video post struck conditions obviously because The head coach also said However the COA in an ear- Supreme Court in terms of to interfere. a chord with the Mumbai- with the rain, we couldn't that at the lemon break, play- lier missive made it clear that no which the office bearers of BCCI "The email dated 1st April kars, who turned up in droves play particularly well in the ers were showed clippings of financial disbursement (TA/DA are required to act under the 2017 states that the Committee for the second game against Coach Stephen Constantine first half, gave them too much how the proceedings went in and airfare) for members will supervision and control of the of Administrators do not intend Kenya, two days after giving space, difficult to play in those the first half. be allowed as prior permission Committee of Administrators," to interfere with the decisions the tournament opener a miss. playing in the manner, we've in the final of the competition, conditions. He thanked the staff at the for the meeting was not sought. the COA letter reads. of the various committees of It was Chhetri's 100th inter- been playing for last three and to be played on June 10, and "By the way another clean- Andheri Sports Complex for Acting secretary Amitabh The COA once again told BCCI and/or the General Body national game and he made it half years, and the things that before that they take on New sheet, thank you (pointing the work they put in, despite Chaudhary, then, in turn Choudhary about how the as long as the same do not con- memorable by scoring a brace we have achieved in three and Zealand on Thursday. towards Sandesh Jhinghan). heavy rain lashing in the first accused the COA of handling approval for SGM was not taken. flict with the duties/ decisions and guiding India into the final half years, (and) we still feel Constantine said that he It takes us into the final of half. BCCI affairs in an opaque man- "Nothing in the exist- of the Committee of Adminis- following a 3-0 win. disappointed to see such a was delighted over this win this tournament, which is He also requested the gov- ner, which was the reason they ing Memorandum and Rules trators," it said. As the discussion turned to crowd in the last game. and for Chhetri. what we wanted to achieve ernment to send a team to the wanted to stall the SGM. of Regulations of BCCI pre- "This itself makes it clear that crowd at the post-match press He added, "Today I thank "I was thinking before this from the beginning. (Focus Asian Games in Indonesia. The COA has written a vented you from forwarding the Committee of Administra- conference, Constantine said, every single one of them and I game, who is going to spoil this on) next game (now)," noted Meanwhile, central counter-accusatory letter, which any requisitions that you may tors can and will interfere with "Look, I have said it before and expect them to be here for the day for him (Chhetri) and for Constantine. defender Sandesh Jhinghan states "real purpose of the pro- have received to the Committee decisions of the various com- I don't feel that we should be following two games." us. I am delighted that he got The gaffer highlighted the opined that there was no added posed SGM is to try and under- of Administrators and seeking mittees of BCCI and the Gen- begging people to come and From 2000 for the game a couple of goals and obviously work rate of the players in the pressure for the game. mine decisions taken by the approval. Till today, the Com- eral Body where it considers watch the national team. against Chinese Taipei, the delighted that we won. So, I comprehensive victory and "There is never any pres- Committee of Administrators." mittee of Administrators has necessary." "The response was unbe- number of fans swelled to don't think that he is going to also pointed out that the per- sure to play in front of such a While Choudhary main- not seen a single requisition let The COA reminded that as lievable, what I expect from almost 9000 for last night's forget it for some time," the formance in the second half full crowd. It was extra moti- tained that general body of alone the required number of per Lodha Committee recom- the Blue Pilgrims and the rest match, pretty impressive for coach stated. was far better than the first. vation from the moment we BCCI is supreme, the COA requisitions," it stated. mendations and SC judgement of the people, it's not only the a stadium that can accommo- Constantine said that the " But in the second half, entered the stadium. We knew called it an attempt to bypass The COA reiterated that they on July 18, 2016, general body Blue Pilgrims. date around 10000 people. aim was to make the final of we did the job that we were we had to deliver and we did," the SC order. don't want to stop the BCCI doesn't have any "monopoly "... But the national team is Courtesy the win, India are the four-nation tournament. supposed to do. As we did in Jhinghan said. AGENCIES "Characterizing the General committees from functioning power". AGENCIES Women’s Asia Cup: India hope to Smith 'cried for Rathore, Tendulkar lead accolades for Chhetri four days' after NEW DELHI: The Indian Monday night. @chetrisunil11 lead from the to single out any of his players extend dominance vs Bangladesh sporting fraternity, led by It was a memorable match front and scored 2 goals in his in the team. tampering scandal sports minister Rajyavardhan for Chhetri, who turns 34 in 100th match!" "He is a great servant of KUALA LUMPUR: Comfort- at the fourth place with one win Singh Rathore and cricket icon August, as he scored twice in Bhutia, who has played Indian football," he said before ably placed atop the table with from two games. SYDNEY: Former Australian Sachin Tendulkar, on Tuesday India's 3-0 win over the African for the country 104 times, the match when asked about a couple of convincing victo- They suffered a humiliat- captain Steve Smith admitted hailed the national football side in front of a packed crowd described Chhetri as a "genu- Chhetri. ries, a confident India will eye ing six-wicket defeat in their he cried for four days after a team skipper Sunil Chhetri at the Mumbai Football Arena. ius player". Former India cricketers to extend their supremacy in opening game after Sri Lanka ball-tampering scandal in for his "super achievement" "A special victory indeed. "Congratulations @chet- V V S Laxman and Virender the Women's T20 Asia Cup bundled them out for a paltry South Africa that rocked the of playing 100 matches for the Well done, #TeamIndia! Super risunil11 for the 100th match Sehwag also congratulated when they take on Bangladesh 63 before hunting down the sport, as he told children "it's country. achievement @chetrisunil11 on for #India. It has been a great Chhetri on achieving the feat. in their third outing at the Kin- target with ease in 14.3 overs. okay to show emotion". Chhetri became only the your 100th appearance and the pleasure to see you reach here. "Congratulations India on rara Academy Oval here on The Salma Khatun-led side, Australian cricket's golden second Indian footballer 2 goals," Tendulkar said on his Great achievement from a beating Kenya 3-0 in #Inter- Wednesday. however, came back strongly boy was left devastated by the after former captain Bhaic- Twitter handle. genius player! #captain," Bhu- continentalCup2018; Skipper The women-in-blue reg- in their next game, hammer- fall-out, breaking down at an hung Bhutia to feature in 100 Rathore tweeted: "A superb tia tweeted. @chetrisunil11 was brilliant istered a mammoth 142-run batswomen are in fine form. ing Pakistan by seven wickets. emotional press conference on matches for the country. The and well deserved win by our Head coach Stephen Con- leading from the front, scoring victory over hosts Malaysia in They will aim to repeat the Overall, Bangladesh will his return to Sydney after being landmark game was the one @IndianFootball team. Con- stantine understandably gave a twice in his 100th match. Fan- their campaign opener before show against Bangladesh to have to dish out something sent home in disgrace. Part of against Kenya in the Intercon- gratulations to the team for the cautious reaction on Chhetri's tastic performance," Laxman thrashing Thailand by 66 runs retain the top spot in the table. special on Wednesday to stop his punishment includes doing tinental Cup in Mumbai on 3-0 win against Kenya today! milestone as he would not want said. AGENCIES on Monday. All the Indian The Bangladesh women sit an upbeat Indian team. AGENCIES community service. AGENCIES England recall Jake Ball for Australia ODI series LONDON: England called up Nottinghamshire seamer Jake Ball as cover for the injured Chris Woakes in their squad to face Australia in a five-match one-day series this month. Woakes joined Ben Stokes on the sidelines through injury when he suffered a thigh strain in England's victory over Paki- stan in the second Test. Australia. He has taken 21 wick- Both will be unavailable to ets, with a best of five for 51, take on Scotland in Sunday's but averages 45.28. "Notting- one-off one-day international hamshire seamer Jake Ball has and for the "first part" of the been drafted into England's ODI series against Australia. squad for the Royal London Ball played the last of his 17 series against Australia as cover ODIs to date at Perth in Janu- for all-rounder Chris Woakes," ary in the 4-1 series victory over the ECB said. AGENCIES

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Tender Id No.: 2018_WBPWD_174951_1 Intending Bidders are requested to visit the Website - http://etender.wb.nic.in Sd/- Executive Engineer Tamluk Highway Division Public Works (Roads) Directorate sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 mp Keys rallies back to Thiem routs weary Zverev to reach beat Putintseva and 3rd straight French Open semi-final reach Paris semi-finals PARIS: Dominic Thiem on the tour so it was difficult spent more than two and a half about quitting because of the reached his third successive for him today," said Thiem, hours than his Austrian oppo- injury and would need a scan French Open semi-final on the only man to have defeated nent getting to this stage, hit to determine the extent of the Tuesday with a 6-4 6-2 6-1 10-time French Open cham- 13 unforced errors to Thiem's damage before Wimbledon. demolition of a hobbled and pion Rafael Nadal on clay this miserly eight. "I didn't want to pull out exhausted Alexander Zverev. year. A double break took the for the first time of my career Thiem, the Austrian seventh "I hope we have many more 24-year-old Austrian to 4-1 in in a Grand Slam quarter-final," seed, goes on to face either 2016 matches at the Grand Slams but the second set before Zverev he said. "I knew I wasn't going champion and 12-time major when we are 100 percent. needed a medical timeout for to win. I could barely move. I winner Novak Djokovic or Ita- "It's great to reach the semi- a leg injury. couldn't serve. I couldn't really ly's world number 72 Marco finals for a third year but it's With his left thigh heav- do anything. Cecchinato for a place in Sun- time to take another step and ily strapped, the 21-year-old "But I wanted to finish the day's final. I will do everything for that." German was soon two sets match and give the credit to German second seed Zverev The statistics made bleak down and looking at having to Dominic. He deserves to be in simply ran out of gas, paying a reading for Zverev — he fin- become the first player to win the semi-finals." heavy price for needing three ished with 42 unforced errors four consecutive five-setters if Thiem lost in the Roland PARIS: Madison Keys reached the first break opportunity in successive five-set matches and just 19 winners. he was to make the semi-finals. Garros semi-finals to Novak her maiden French Open semi- the seventh game, which she to reach his first Grand Slam In a tight first set of a match Zverev managed just four Djokovic in 2016 and Nadal last final, rallying from a break converted when Keys buried a quarter-final. played in overcast, heavy con- winners in the second set. There year, acknowledging before his down in the opening set to backhand into the net. His Roland Garros mara- ditions, Thiem converted the was no coming back for the match against Zverev it is "time claim a solid 7-6(5) 6-4 vic- Keys, however, broke back thon also left him physically only break point off a backhand big-hearted German who was to make a great step" from being tory against Kazakhstan’s Yulia for 5-5 with a stunning fore- drained — he needed his left winner in the seventh game quickly down 4-0 in the third labelled as a future champion Putintseva on Tuesday. hand winner down the line and thigh strapped in the second before securing the opener before Thiem wrapped up the to actually winning a major The American 13th seed, the set would be decided in a set. "He is one of the fittest guys with an ace. Zverev, who had affair. Zverev said he thought title. AGENCIES playing in her third consecutive tiebreak. Grand Slam quarter-final, was Putintseva, who was hop- 5-3 down in the first set when ing to become the first Kazakh Giant Killer! Cecchinato takes out former she stepped up a gear to advance player — female or male — to Stephens powers past Kasatkina without having lost a set. qualify for a Grand Slam semi- “Thank you everyone for final, opened up a 2-0 lead, only champion Djokovic in blockbuster match coming and supporting me, I for the American to score four to unlock all-American semi-final did need a lot of support today,” points in a row and take control. said Keys. Keys bagged the set at the PARIS: Novak Djokovic has PARIS: Sloane Stephens set up “In the first set, I just needed end of a long rally in which been knocked out of the French a French Open semi-final show- to focus more and trust my her opponent defended fero- Open in surprise defeat to the down against fellow-American game. ciously, gradually stepping into Italian Marco Cecchinato, who Madison Keys after comfortably “I’m obviously very happy to the court to end the exchange had never won a Grand Slam overcoming wily Russian Daria win in straight sets again and I with a backhand winner. match before this tournament. Kasatkina 6-3 6-1 on Tuesday. look forward to the next match.” Keys had the first break Cecchinato won the opening The 10th seed, who beat Keys In humid conditions on chance in the second set and a two sets and despite Djokovic to win the U.S. Open last year, Court Suzanne Lenglen, both lightning quick service return rapidly claiming the third, he showed impressive patience in players were solid on their serve gave her the edge as she moved clinched a dramatic tie-break some cat-and-mouse exchanges with no break points in the first 4-3 up. She held serve until the 13-11 in the fourth set to see and eventually overpowered six games. end, prevailing on her first off the 2016 Roland Garros the 21-year-old with her big- The unseeded Putintseva, match point thanks to a pow- champion. ger game. who played more safely, had erful ace. AGENCIES The 25-year-old will now Stephens needed 42 min- progress to the semi-finals utes to win a first set full of long Stephens produced some fero- where he will meet the 24-year- baseline rallies, but was unstop- cious hitting at the end of a PHED NIT The Executive Engineer, Northern old Austrian Dominic Thiem pable in the second set as Kasat- marathon eighth game to give Mechanical Division. P.H.E.Dte, as both players chase a place Cecchinato converted on vation thus hit a road block. kina’s game began to crack. herself the chance to serve for Sukanta Sarani, Pareshnagar, Siliguri in their first Grand Slam final. his fourth match point in the Cecchinato, combin- “This is really exciting for the opening set. on behalf of the Governor of West The latest player to be hin- gripping fourth-set tiebreak, ing power, finesse and stellar American tennis and I’m really She did just that, with the Bengal invites Tender No. 04. 05 & dered by injury at the French his backhand return looping movement, became the lowest- excited to play my really good help of a sumptuous backhand 06 of 2018-19, dt.04.06.2018 for AGENCIES the work 1) “Operation & guarding Open, Djokovic received a med- in as the Serb served and vol- ranked men's semifinalist at friend,” she said on court. drop shot. of Pumping machinery at Pump ical timeout for what appeared leyed. Djokovic wasted three set the French Open since Andrei The 25-year-old had never Houses under different W/S Schemes to be a neck or shoulder prob- points in the tiebreak and also Medvedev in 1999. His "dream" got beyond the last 16 of the in the district of i) JALPAIGURI, ii) lem at the end of the first set and couldn't serve out the set at 5-3. continues, two years after being French Open until this year. ALIPURDUAR and iii) DARJEELING fell 6-3 7-6 (7-3) 1-6 7-6 (13-11) The 12-time grand slam handed an 18-month ban for "I'm excited to play my TENDER NOTICE (Plains).” Document collection and to the 72nd-ranked Italian in winner's renaissance after an match fixing by Italy's tennis good friend in the semi-finals, submission from 20.06.18 at 3.00 PM to 26.06.18 at 2.00 PM for AGENCIES NIT No: WBDOF/CEO/FFDA/ nearly three and a half hours. elbow injury and loss of moti- federation. we've already played in the US N24PGS/NIT-04(e) 2017-18 NIT 04, from 22.06.18 at 3.00 PM Open final and it's really good (2nd Call) for supply of IMC to 03.07.18 at 2.00 PM. for NIT for American tennis," said fingerlings. Tender ID 05 & from 28.06.18 at 3.00 PM Chile beat World Stephens. 2018_DOF_172702_1. Last to 10.07.18 at 2.00 PM for NIT NZ beat Chinese The 25-year-old, who was date of submission of bid: 04/06/ 06 respectively. For details visit on Cup-bound Serbia ranked 957 just six weeks before 2018. Details are available in the “www.wbphed.gov.in”. website www.wbtenders.gov.in Executive Engineer her maiden Grand Slam tri- Northern Mechanical Division 1-0 in friendly umph last year after a series of & Notice Board of this office. P.H.E. Dte. Taipei 1-0 injury problems, is now into Sd/- GRAZ (AUSTRIA): Serbia lost the semi-finals of a major for Chief Executive Officer to Chile in the first of their 2018 MUMBAI: New Zealand reg- eson failed to make use of an the third time. Fish Farmers development Agency North 24 Parganas World Cup warm-up matches, istered their first win of the opportunity when he had just The two players traded Meenbhavan. Barasat, K.N.C. road, conceding a late goal to Guill- Intercontinental Cup football the rival goalkeeper to beat. breaks early in the match, before Kolkata-700 124 ermo Maripan. tournament after they defeated While another attempt was ICA-T 3661(3)/2018 The centre-back headed in Chinese Taipei 1-0 here tonight, made, the loose ball fell to Sar- from close range two minutes courtesy a penalty goal by Myer preet Singh, who was brought from time to earn a deserved Bevan. down by Tzu-Kuei Hung. win for Reinaldo Rueda's side Bevan scored in the 36th Prior to this match, New Size- 4cm (W) x 6cm (H) on Monday, the BBC reported. minute when he coolly slotted Zealand had suffered a 1-2 Former Manchester United the ball into the right corner of loss to Kenya. It was a second and Wigan striker Angelo Hen- the net to give 1-0 lead to the straight loss for Chinese Tai- riquez missed an open goal from All Whites, which eventually pei, who were spanked 0-5 by three yards out. At the other end turned out to be the match- hosts India, and they are now Newcastle United's Aleksandar winner at the Mumbai Football out of the tournament. In the Mitrovic was denied a penalty Arena here. first half, Chinese Taipei wasted after Erick Pulgar's challenge. The game was going on at a several free-kicks and corners. The South American squad brisk pace and the two sides on In the 24the minute, Chinese dominated the first half on the an even keel before New Zea- Taipei wasted their free-kick efforts of Junior Fernandes and land earned a penalty in the after Donkin shot straight to Angelo Sagal. AGENCIES 36th minute. Cameron How- the goal-keeper. AGENCIES Winless Anand to play Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in round 7 of Altibox chess

STAVANGER (NORWAY): who has won one game and Five-time world champion drawn the rest. In chess jar- Viswanathan Anand would be gon, the scores of Wesley and desperate to secure his first vic- Carlsen are called plus one' tory when he meets Maxime while Anand is on equal'. Vachier-Lagrave of France after Anand's chances would rely the second and final rest day heavily on his last white game of the Altibox Norwway chess against Caruana in the pen- tournament here. ultimate round. If the Indian With three rounds still to is able to use the whites effec- come in what is known as the tively, a finish at the top might strongest tournament of the be possible. year, Anand has 2.5 points in In the seventh round Vach- his kitty coming from all draws. ier-Lagrave is likely to go all- The Indian ace still has out against Anand and this to play Fabiano Caruana of might be tricky as the latter United States and ultra-solid would also get his chances in Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in this case. the remaining rounds. Carlsen will have a bye in From what looked like a the seventh round and that runaway victory for local hero would give him ample time and world champion Mag- to recover from the loss he nus Carlsen, the equation has suffered. changed completely and the An upbeat Wesley meets title race is wide open, thanks Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of to a stupendous effort by Wes- Azerbaijan and this can be ley So of United States who another keenly contested game grinded the Norwegian in the of the seventh round. In other previous round. matches of the day, the all- The cross-table still shows American duel between Hikaru Carlsen in front on 3.5 points Nakamura and Caruana can go but the fact remains that he has either ways and the latter might won two games lost one and have an edge while Karjakin drawn the remaining which will try to impress Levon Aro- puts him on par with Wesley, nian of Armenia. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 ‘Have a powerful ROLE IN BADLA’ Taapsee, who impressed the audience with her performance in Pink, will now be seen in an upcoming murder mystery, Badla, directed by Sujoy Ghosh

ctor Taapsee Pannu has said “It’s slightly more glamorized character she has a powerful role in her than my earlier characters which I have It’s a Sujoy Ghosh upcoming film Badla in which played but it is not on the lines of my glam- she will be seen along with orous role in Judwaa 2”. Badla is a murder film, so there will not be Amegastar Amitabh Bachchan. mystery which is being produced by Sunir only glamorous side to Taapsee said while interacting with Kheterpal and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. the media here to promote her debut “It’s a Sujoy Ghosh film, so there will my character but it will short film Nitishastra along with her co- not be only glamorous side to my char- be much more than that actor Vicky Arora and director Kapil acter but it will be much more than that. Verma. It is going to be very powerful role again. The actor is making her debut in We will start shooting of the film from ziyaan will release on September 7.” “It is short film format with Nitishashtra. June 14.” going to be exciting year for me. I think Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bach- Talking about her other upcoming 2018 is very critical year for me because chan will be working together in direc- projects, Taapsee said: “Trailer of Soorma I have tried to work in non-conventional tor Sujoy Ghosh tentatively titled Badla will be launched on June 11 and it will films,” she said. Apart from this, she will be after their successful outing Pink. Talk- release on July 13. By the end of June, also seen in Telugu film Neevevaroo star- ing about the film and her character of trailer of Mulk will be released and the ring Aadhi Pinisetty, and Ritika Singh in a business woman in it, Taapsee said: movie will release on July 27. Manmar- the lead roles. IANS ‘Allegations on Woody should be looked into’

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