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olice, politicians, media collaborated with criminals. A combination that a few can match Pand withstand against. A nexus that can ruin the system from within the core. Lives of many people in the society including the common man who is struggling to survive under tax hungry governments run by short-sighted leaders were ruined. VOL: 4 ISSUE: 8 SEPTEMBER, 2016 `30 Mohammed Nayeemuddin, a Maoist turned Mafia don played with the lives and properties of people in Telangana. The systems which are Editor A RAMMOHAN RAO intended to protect people and stand for Democratic value have prostrated Special Correspondent before this criminal for gain in the beginning and out of fear and D Bal Reddy compulsion later. Three successive governments in the united Andhra Senior Correspondent Pradesh state didn't even attempt to curb the nefarious activities of this Mallesh Babu don, instead used this Mafia gang for achieving their own ends. The first Reporters M.Praveen Kumar, government in the new state of Telangana spent more than two years P Vishnuvardhan Reddy forgetting about how its leaders were murdered by the Nayeemuddin gang Photographers and how the don continued to threaten its elected representatives. All this M Vijay S Sridhar, Shair Ali Baig happened simply because of shameless, self-centered persons in three Cover & Layout key professions that ought to have acted as main pillars of democracy. T. Srinivasa Rao This month's cover story explains how this dangerous, shameful, no holds General Manager barred comredery had developed and flourished. Mohd Nizamuddin While people in Telugu states were witnessing real life crime story Chief Executive (Marketing) Venkata K Ganjam (GK) unfolding, the country at national level has taken some baby steps to Aravind K Balan (OSD, Delhi) protect its interests and started speaking tough to its backstabbing Chief - Business & LifeStyle neighbours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day K. Bharath Reddy address to the nation took an aggressive stance and targeted Pakistan while Marketing Associate M. Akhil Raj Shaker making a strong pitch for the "freedom" of Baluchistan and POK. As major leap towards enforcing a unified tax regime in the country, Parliament has The News You Like Phone: 9701141377, 9848133363 given its nod for the Constitutional amendment bill on GST. The E-mail: [email protected] Parliament has also approved a bill which makes employment of children Website: thenews.co.in below 14 years, a cognizable offense for employers and provides for Address for correspondance: #3-5-890, Flat No. penalty for parents. 106, Paras Chambers, Beside Telangana Tourism Bldg, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad-500029. Phone: Back home, Telangana state made major move in getting the hurdles 98481 33363, 97011 41377. email: [email protected] cleared for three major interstate irrigation projects proposed across the [email protected] Godavari River and its tributaries Penganga and Pranahita. The Telangana Printed, Published And Owned By and Maharashtra governments on have entered into three memoranda of Ramya Sree , Printed At S.M.S. Press, understanding (MoU). H.No.11-38, Pragathi Nagar, P&T Colony, Saroor Nagar, Dist Ranga Reddy – 60, In this issue you can also read stories, features which help improving Published At The News Publications, H.No.334, quality of our lives and lifestyles. After all we at The News believe that B, Prajay Sai Gardens, Keesara Mandal, News need not necessarily be negative. Dist - Ranga Reddy, Telangana Go ahead; open the pages of your favourite sections of the magazine! Editor : A Rammohan Rao

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The News NeTwork Kumar Sharma, athletics coach footballer Subrata Paul, hockey stars Nagapuri Ramesh and boxing coach V.R. Raghunath and Rani Rampal, he Sports Ministry has Sagar Mal Dhayal. Sindhu's coach shooters Gurpreet Singh, Apurvi announced that Rio Olympics Pullela Gopichand received the Chandela, paddler Somyajit Ghosh, Tmedallists - shuttler P.V. Sindhu and coveted award in 2009 while wrestlers Vinesh Phohat, Amit wrestler Sakshi Malik - will receive Sakshi's coach Kuldeep Singh has Kumar, Para-athletes Sandeep Singh the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel been overlooked for the award. The Maan and Virender Singh. The Ratna award along with gymnast Dronacharya awards for lifetime award constitutes a cash prize of Rs.5 Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai. achievements will be awarded to lakh and medal and a citation. Considered as the country's highest veteran swimming Coach S. Athlete Satti Geetha will be sporting honour, the Khel Ratna Pradeep Kumar and wrestling conferred the Dhayan Chand award award is conferred on a sportsperson Coach Mahabir Singh too. The along with hockey player Sylvanus for outstanding performance over a award comprises a cash prize of Rs.5 Dung Dung and rower Rajendra period of four years. The award lakh each with a medal and a Pralhad Shelke. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh citation. comprises a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh, along with a medal and a citation. Star cricketer Ajinkya Rahane a medal and a citation. President Dipa's coach Bisheshwar Nandi will be conferred on with the Arjuna Pranab Mukherjee has given away has been selected for the Award alongside archer Rajat the awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Dronacharya award alongside Team Chauhan, athlete Lalita Babar, cueist August 29, which is celebrated as India skipper Virat Kohli's coach Raj Sourav Kothari, boxer Shiva Thapa, the National Sports Day.

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Urjit Patel to be new RBI governor

The News NeTwork as Governor, Reserve Bank of India government to adopt inflation for a period of three years," said the targeting, setting a medium term r Urjit Patel is going to be new statement from the government. central target of 4 percent, within a governor for RBI. The central Patel had widely been seen as range of 2 to 6 percent - another Dgovernment has announced his ensuring the most continuity among policy endorsed by Patel. promotion in third week of August. the candidates believed to be in the The new governor takes over at Presently, a deputy governor in running to be the next governor. He a time when inflation has bust out of charge of monetary policy at the had been reappointed in January for the top end of that range. Consumer Reserve Bank of India, to serve as its another three years as deputy inflation accelerated to 6.07 percent next governor for a three-year term. governor in charge of monetary in July, the fourth consecutive Patel will replace Raghuram policy, a department he has run since month it has stayed above the RBI's Rajan, a former International 2013. near-term target of 5 percent by Monetary Fund chief economist Seen as close lieutenants to March. Aside from controlling who stunned financial markets in Rajan, Patel will now get to inflation, the new governor will June by announcing he would step implement the policies he had have to follow through on efforts to down in September and return to helped shape. The government is clean-up banks' bad loans so that academia after a single three-year soon expected to announce the they can once again support the term at the RBI. Patel, 52, headed a composition of a six-member investments needed if India is to panel that recommended landmark monetary policy committee to keep its place as one of the world's changes to monetary policy in India, decide on interest rates. It will be fastest growing economies. Patel including a switch to inflation- made up of himself and two other will also have to navigate India's targeting and the creation of a panel RBI officials, along with three tricky political scene. Right-wing to set interest rates. members appointed by the members of the ruling Bharatiya Patel will start his three-year government. Rajan, who succeeded Janata Party (BJP) had criticized term on Sept. 4. "The Appointments in halving the inflation rate from the Rajan for some of his speeches on Committee of Cabinet has approved double digit levels prevailing when economic matters and for not cutting the appointment of Dr. Urjit R. Patel he took over, also persuaded the interest rates faster.

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India proven right Un ConFirMs dawood's pak addresses

The New NeTwork 267185 issued in Karachi in July mother's name is Amina Bi, wife's 1996, Passport number H-123259 name is Mehjabeen Shaikh" has been ndia's consistent stand that issued in Rawalpindi in July 2001 underlined in the listing. The Dawood Ibrahim is based in and Passport number G-869537 amendment further struck out IPakistan has got a virtual issued in Rawalpindi, according to "Bombai" as his place of birth, noting endorsement from the UN which has the listing. instead that it is "Kher, Ratnagiri in obviously confirmed six addresses of The information about the Maharashtra". It has added "Sheikh the underworld don in that country. residences in Pakistan, including one Farooqi, Bada Seth, Bada Bhai, Iqbal The listing of the UN Security bought near the house of Bilawal Bhai, Mucchad and Haji Sahab" as Council's ISIL and Al- Qaida Bhutto Zardari, son of late former his "low quality" aliases. Sanctions Committee also includes Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in Dawood is wanted in India for the information about Dawood's various passports, including those issued in Pakistan. India, in a dossier, had cited nine addresses in Pakistan as those frequented by Dawood of which the UN Security Council's ISIL and Al- Qaida Sanctions Committee has removed three, finding those incorrect. The Committee, which amended its entry on August 22, concerning Dawood, an UN-designated terrorist, made no changes with regard to six Karachi two years ago is contained in 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai addresses provided by India. The the dossier that had been prepared to in which 257 people were killed and addresses were included in a dossier be handed over to Pakistan's National nearly a thousand injured. He is also prepared by India in August last year Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz during accused of masterminding other that had listed nine residences in talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit terror attacks and of money Pakistan of the mastermind of 1993 Doval, which were later cancelled. laundering and extortion. Mumbai serial blasts as evidence to "Dawood is known to frequently Pakistan has consistently denied show that he is holed up in Pakistan. change his locations and addresses in that Dawood is living in that country The listing says Dawood has a Pakistan. He has amassed immense after he fled from the law in India. Passport number A717288 issued on property in Pakistan and moves Dawood was listed on November 3, August 18, 1985 in Dubai and a under the protection of Pakistani 2003 and the entry has been amended Pakistani number G866537 issued on agencies," the dossier had said. in March and July 2006, July 2007 August 12, 1991 in Rawalpindi but Another amendment enacted by the and March 2010. Being a UN adds the term "misuse" for these two Committee concerns details of his designated terrorist, he is subject to passports. family. The information "Father's assets freeze, travel ban and arms He also has Passport number C- name is Sheikh Ibrahim Ali Kaskar, embargo.

12 COVER STORY The News You Like | September, 2016 nayeemddin MYSTERIOUS MAFIA DON

ByD.B al reDDy persons killed. But when dreaded (SIT) appointed by state gangster, mafia leader with Maoist government probing into criminals olice and criminals background Mohammed activities startling information exchanged fire. Three Nayeemuddin was gunned down by about the three key sections of criminals including their Telangana police at Shadnagar democracy had worked hand in lPeader died in the encounter. close to state capital in glove with Nayeem gang has started Normally these kinds of police Mahaboobnagar it unprecedentedly coming out. encounters never attract any gave a jolt to police, politicians and As per the information shared by sustained attention from general media in Telangana state (TS). As sources SIT had collected details public except kith and kin of the the Special Investigative Team about how police machinery in The News You Like | September, 2016 COVER STORY 13

family members. Though none of answers to these questions will these police officers, politicians reveal a story which is filled with were arrested, police could first nab lots of elements like love (for a self styled Journalist who alleged money), lust (for power), trust and to have planned a television channel suspicion (with police, politicians, with Nayeem’s mafia money. All media), inhuman cruelty (on this and astonishing information businessmen, contractors, middle coming out on daily basis has class land owners) and sadism (with generated enough interest in people children in his captivity, women), in two Telugu states. ingenuity (in using police officers Nayeems activities and life has and staff to eliminate his enemies). become so interesting that the The News presents it all to you in MYSTERIOUS Ramgopal varma, film director well brief: know to be more interested in Mohammed Nayeemuddin alias gangsters, criminals life stories has Nayeem was a former Maoist announced that he wants to produce wanted in over 100 criminal cases three parts film on Nayeemuddin’s including the sensational killing of life. All this naturally raised IPS officer K.S. Vyas. From left questions in the minds of common extremism to police informer to readers: Who is this Nayeem? How dreaded gangster amassed MAFIA DON could he grow into a mafia leader? thousands of Crores of Rupees, Why politicians, Police and media came a long way before being afraid while using his services for eliminated on August 8, 2016. their benefit? Any effort to find Nayeemuddin native of Bhongir,

earlier united Andhra Pradesh, present TS and some of the senior officers of IPS cadre have worked for, collected Crores of Rupees from Nayeem. It has also identified how some people’s representatives, politician used Nayeem for amassing wealth and how they have got eliminated the former Maoists who have murdered politicians 14 COVER STORY The News You Like | September, 2016

in Nalgonda district, joined People's and a grenade were seized from him. and outskirts of Hyderabad. The War Group (PWG) while attending After his release from jail, he again gangster imposed several tax slabs college. Before joining PWG itself became underground and joined depending upon nature of business. he was rowdy sheeter. AleruDalam of CPI ML (RW) as a N Company regularly collected Nayeemuddin's encounter with two member with the alias name Nayeem tax (NM) from rice millers, top Maoist leaders in prison led him Balanna. He led underground life petrol bunk owners, traders, to joining the movement. over two decades. During these businessmen, contractors, builders He left PWG and surrendered twenty years Nayeem could run a etc. This gave Nayeem a regular before the police in 1989. After his mafia empire across undivided revenue source to the tune of Rs 5 surrender, he formed Nallamala Andhra Pradesh and other states. crore plus every month. The Cobras and Kakatiya Cobra gang Among the many cases is the murder gangster also used to collect haftha and targeted Maoists and human of IPS officer K.S. Vyas. He was also in the name of NM tax every month. rights activists and this brought him the main accused in the murder of The NM tax was levied on every much closer to the police gangster Patola Goverdhan Reddy land deal and business turnover. department. The former state in December 2011. He was linked to This was no less than a parallel governments in erstwhile united the murder of surrendered ex- government mechanism in fact Andhra Pradesh had used naxalite- naxalites Sambashiva Rao and more fool-proof system. turned-gangster Nayeemuddin as Konapuri Ramulu, civil liberties Nayeem used to slap penalty on the police informer to eliminate leader Purshottam and balladeer those who delay paying his tax. He Naxalites in encounters. He is Belli Lalitha.(See Box- one) used to disturb the business activity known to have helped Gujarat police Nayeem conducted land deals if the businessman failed to pay NM in Sohrabuddin Sheikh Case. He using threats, coercion and tax in time. Nayeem’s agents used to was soon out of the clutches of extortion. Taking undue advantage follow businessmen and traders police and went on to become one of the nexus with politicians and the closely to monitor their business the most elusive gangsters in united police department, Nayeem had transactions and revenues. Majority AP state. established his own Revenue of businessmen paid NM tax every Later he was arrested by Division across Ranga Reddy, month as they didn’t want to take Yadagirigutta police and a tapancha Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda districts risk in dealing with underworld The News You Like | September, 2016 COVER STORY 15 Crime cases century: Nayeem’s Baara khoon maaff

The News NeTwork Samithi and leader of Dol Debba, was gruesomely killed by rimes committed by Nayeem Nayeem. Lalitha was first are uncountable is everyone kidnapped on May 26; her body kCnows. The gangster could escape was cut into 17 pieces and strewn from police custody 11 times. He into different wells and lakes was involved in over 100 criminal around Bhongir. cases including 20 murders Not November 23, 2000: APCLC many investigative stories on his joint secretary and an advocate, T mafia activities. No leader in Purushottam was killed by ruling parties those years Nayeem gang in Madhurapuri demanded and Governments tried Colony in Dilsukhnagar. to curb his activities. This gives an February 18, 2001: Civil rights indication about Nayeem’s ‘well activist Md Azam Ali was hacked wishers’ in key pillars of to death by Nayeem gang in broad democracy. But police could not officials. Especially the name of daylight in Nalgonda. help but register some cases to look one police officer has caught the December 28, 2004: K Venkat ‘doing duty’. Even this list is also eyes of the investigators who had Reddy, a former Naxalite and Ch. grown big as his friends in police close link with Nayeem from the Sampath Kumar, a car driver, were department could not count. days he had turned a police covert hacked to death by the gang and According to reliable sources, in the Peoples War Group (PWG) the bodies were found at the diary and pen drive seized and helped in elimination of many Hayathnagar and Choutuppal of from one of the houses of Nayeem Maoist leaders which earned Nalgonda district respectively. contains the names of police promotion and other awards for August 25, 2005: Kanaka officials, political leaders and the said police officers. Later on Chari, a teacher who has been journalists who were on his when Nayeem got involved in active and associated with payroll. Sources said that the criminal activities including Patriotic Democratic movement names of 15 IPS officers of extortions, settlement of land and one of its state executive undivided Andhra Pradesh, and 15 disputes and murder this police members was killed by Nayeem IPS officers from Chhattisgarh official continued to extend his by cutting his throat with a sharp and Jharkhand were found in the patronage to him and used his weapon. diary. It also contained the names influence with the other May 28, 2011: TRS leader and of additional SPs, DSPs and policemen to shield Nayeem, the former Naxalite Konapuri Ilaiah inspectors who worked in informed sources said. alias Sambasivudu was hacked to Hyderabad, Cyberabad, Nalgonda January 27, 1993: Nayeem death by Nayeem gang near Karimnagar and Warangal. The was involved in the killing of DIG Valigonda in Nalgond district. diary also contains the names of K.S.Vyas at LB Stadium. Vyas’ December 28, 2011: Involved 65 journalists of Nalgonda and wife, his colleague (later became in killing of Patolla Goverdhan Warangal who were known to DGP) Dinesh Reddy, bodyguards Reddy, a factionist at Boggulkunta Nayeem. and other officers were at the in Abids. The diary also contains the stadium for routine morning May 11, 2014: Former Maoist details of Nayeem’s transactions exercises when Vyas was killed. and TRS leader Konapuri Ramulu and the jobs he carried out at the May 26, 1999: Belli Lalitha was shot dead at Baig Function behest of the IPS and other police co-convenor of Telangana Kala hall in Nalgonda. 16 COVER STORY The News You Like | September, 2016

gangs. were coming to light during the has created ripples in the police The N Company had 260 people search operations, investigators’ department political circles. on rolls to collect NM tax from preliminary estimates put the value Officials probing Nayeem’s mining, sand traders. His staff of his real estate between `2,000 to dealings were also shocked to find included 48 former Maoists, 38 `4,000 crore. AK-47 rifle and a satellite phone in criminals in supari gang (contract Police officials say within his possession. They believe that the killers), 110 informers, 8 drivers, 5 Telangana he had real estate satellite phone was used for technical experts, 15 watchmen and properties in Hyderabad, Ranga communication with the said police maids, 16 collection agents and 10 Reddy, Nalgonda, Medak official, who was helping him in supervisors to monitor informers. Nizamabad, and Mahabubnagar eluding the law. For his employees, Nayeem was a among other places. The real estate Gangster Mohammed good employer as well. He used to dealers and even public Nayeemuddin was gunned down in make payments on 3rd of every representatives involved in the the ‘Operation Nayeem’ that was a month. Several police and business were on his hit list from he closely guarded secret till he fell to government officials received huge used to extort huge amounts of police bullets in Shadnagar in kickbacks from Nayeem for their money. His agents used to drop his Mahabubnagar district, outskirts of all-out help facilitating the illegal name to extort the money. His one Hyderabad on Monday 8 August dhandha. Nayeem had his own men phone call was enough to create 2016. in Registration Offices and they terror and nobody dared to lodge a As sensational details of the helped him registering land under complaint because of his treasure trove left behind by the his encroachment on his name or his connections with the police were naxalite turned notorious gangster benamis. well known. According to sources continued to unveil, the Telangana Nayeem had a habit of recording with the help of certain police state Government has constituted a every transaction meticulously. This officials he had threatened 18 public Special Investigation Team (SIT) to diary is helping SIT to investigate representatives and 220 real estate probe his real estate dealings and thoroughly. Nayeem used to take developers and dealers. properties. care of families of those who were Apart from more than `3 crore The SIT, headed by Inspector jailed in several offenses committed cash, several weapons including an General of Police Nagi Reddy, has by him. AK-47, hundreds of documents of started investigating all the criminal Even as the details of more and lands and other properties the cases in which Nayeem was more properties owned by Nayeem recovery of a diary and a pen drive involved and all the properties The News You Like | September, 2016 COVER STORY 17 what cost nayeem, his life? ByD.B al reDDy

lmost every one in three successive governments and top brass in police department know naxal- Aturned-mafia don, Nayeemuddin, was building up a powerful mafia empire by creating terror in every section of the society. For almost two decades neither any of the three ruling parties leaders/legislators nor an opposition leader made any complaint about Nayeem gang’s atrocities. Many leaders, who were the victims of Nayeem, including leaders in Telugu Desam, Congress and Telangana Rastra Samithi are tight- lipped. that Chief Minister was stunned to know that Nayeem Even after brutal murders of two of its leaders– has made a highly derogative comment against the TRS Konapuri Ramulu and Sambasivudu- former top naxals MP, his daughter Kavitha. According to Media circle the TRS government kept mum over Nayeem’s illegal, in Nayeem’s native district Nalgonda, while threatening anti social activities. The State preferred not to act. the TRS leaders in a deal, Nayeem reportedly made a Proffered to give an impression that it is soft on Maoist. highly objectionable and inhuman comment against During last one and half years couple of elected Kavitha in an intimidating manner. This news reached representatives from ruling party approached the Chief the Chief Minister and expedited the process to bump Minister with of complaints about Nayeem’s off the dreaded murderer. Politicians in private harassment and requested him to save their lives. Chief conversations are giving more credence to the second Minister asked the police department for more theory, making comments on lone woman MP of TRS information and ordered them to provide a bulletproof party. Communist Party of India (CPI) Secretary Dr.K. car and extra security to Bhongir MLA Pailla Shekhar Narayana said same thing in open. He said that the State Reddy, who was facing serious threat from Nayeem. acted against Nayeem as “he had started troubling KCR But no steps were taken to curb gangster’s activities. It family.” is learnt that KCR has studied all things concerning Because of this seriousness from government Nayeem gang’s mafia activities. Chief Minister even Telangana police have kept ‘Operation Nayeem’ a very considered about the religious angle of the case and took closely guarded secret till he fell to police bullets in utmost care to not give any opportunity for minority Shadnagar in Mahabubnagar district. Even many top cantered parties to make allegations. cops were kept in dark because it is an open secret that Looking at this background one may ask why some IPS officers maintained contacts with him for suddenly government decided to show Nayeem his mutual, personal benefit. Not surprisingly, the police proper place. How police department, many of whose did not try too hard to nab this elusive gangster as they officers and staff have been friendly beneficiaries could feared that he would expose them. However, of late, he decide to tackle him with firm hand? Two prominent was getting out of hand and so, the cops, with the help theories are in the air to explain this mustering of of Greyhounds, the elite group trained to fight Maoists courage. Initially it was Nayeem demanding huge sum on any given terrain, took him down. He was at his (it is said to be Rs. 50 crores) of money from a real-estate friend Basha's house in the Millennium Township at tycoon turned industrialist and threading him to murder Shadnagar in Mahbubnagar, around 50km from in case that ransom is not paid had lead to government’s Hyderabad when he was killed in exchange fire. The decision. As industrialist is known to be homely with to police said they were forced to open fire after TRS and close to its supremo of the party theory could Nayeemuddin's bodyguard shot at them. Gangster was immediately gain currency. But at latter and other killed in the encounter. It learnt that in fact, the dimension was add to the reason government could not encounter came as a surprise to many top police wait any more to curb Nayeem gang activities. It is learnt officers. 18 COVER STORY The News You Like | September, 2016

including the vast tracts of prime land in Hyderabad and other places. Official sources said the decision to constitute SIT is taken at the highest level in view of the startling revelations of Nayeem’s ill gotten wealth reported to be more than 2,000 crore. The SIT likely to visit other places in the country including Mumbai, Visakhapatanam, Raipur in Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, and Goa apart from several districts of Telangana where Nayeem, his relatives and associates possessed a lot of properties including lands. SIT is in the process of confiscating The complaints against Nayeem acre land in Bommalaramaram near properties of Nayeem and his and his criminal associates involved Bhongir in Nalgonda district; lands associates. After the encounter of several cases including forcing land near Airport; Audi car, Honda CRV, Nayeem at Shadnagar, several owners to sign documents or cough Ford Endivor, 1180 square yards complaints pouring in about the out huge sums of money at gunpoint. sight at NTR Nagar in Saroornagar; illegal settlements of disputes. The Naturally, these properties can be land in survey numbers 230/231 at SIT officials said that the treated as crime proceeds. Chinakakani in Guntur district confiscation of these assets would documents seized; land in survey be the right step in building up the raGs to riCHes on MaFia Mode: numbers 462, 468 at Attapur; land in case against several cases of Nayeem grew up in a poor family Survey number 87 at Kondapur, Nayeem. SIT has seized huge stocks at Beech Mehalla Street of Bhongir, another plot at Shaikpet; another of documents relating mostly to in Nalogonda district of Telangana four plots at Musarabad, 1365 lands from Nayeem’s house, state. Nayeem’s father Khaja square yards land at Jubilee Hills, hideouts and those of his family Nazeerudin worked as a driver in 175 plots at Bhongir, and lands at members and associates. The value Electricity board, his mother Ghatkesar, Ramanthapur, of the properties based on the seized Saheera Begum a housewife. He had Gowlipura, Aminpura areas in documents is worth crores of a younger brother and two sisters. Hyderabad. rupees. His brother Aleemuddin was When we take a macro view of SIT will ascertain who are the murdered to avenge the killing of whole episode of Nayeem it seems original property owners, on whose Naxalite sympathizer Belli Lalita. to have taken full circle. Criminal names they were transferred and for He is married to Haseena Begum, joined Maoist. Turned insensitive to what consideration. If the property they have three children. value of life of others and was on the name of any of Nayeem’s Nayeem might have born in disillusioned. Hated the same associates, family member, relative lover middle class family. But when organization and being an or a ‘benami’, the person concerned his life ended, thanks to Maoist instrument in the hands of system has to explain how he or she background, Police-Politicians- helped eliminating its sympathisers. managed to buy the property. Media support he was one of the Out grown from the hands of police SIT will ascertain who are the richest. According to information to use same police as paid killers (in original property owners, on whose available till last day of August, the the name of encounters) to murder names they were transferred and for total properties of Nayeem are about his opponents and competitors in what consideration. If the property Rs. Four thousand crores. The extortion – mafia activities. Finally was on the name of any of Nayeem’s details of assets of Nayeemuddin got eliminated by same department associates, family member, relative are: 69 acres in Kondapur worth Rs whose members got benefited both or a ‘benami’, the person concerned 1,000 crore; costly flats at 40 places in professional and personal lives. has to explain how he or she in Manikonda and Pupplaguda areas managed to buy the property. worth another Rs 1,000 crore; 500 (with The News Network inputs ) The News You Like | September, 2016 NEWS NOTES 19 PM invokes ‘Baluch’ to poke Pak

The News NeTwork Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Another Baluchistan freedom International representative and activist Karima Baluch said “India rime Minister Narendra Modi foreign spokesperson of Baluch and the world must encounter who has tried to improve National Movement Hammal Pakistan on the war crimes it is relations with Pakistan till Haider Baluch and activist Naila committing in Baluchistan. It is a Precent months has changed his Baluch were among those who genocide going on." In a tweet, he approach. On his third thanked Modi for his strong thanked Modi for raising Independence Day address to the message to the neighbouring Baluchistan’s issue. nation PM was aggressive and country at an all-party meeting. Baluchistan activists believe that targeted Pakistan. Modi made a Welcoming PM Modi’s a push from India will help check strong pitch for the "freedom" of "statement to support freedom human rights violations by the Baluchistan and Pakistan occupied movement of Baluchistan”, Haider Pakistani security forces and also in Kashmir. He ditched the usual Baluch reportedly said, “This is the the liberation of their area. Modi, in diplomatic niceties and slammed first time ever that an Indian PM has his speech, lashed out at Pakistan for Pakistan for “glorifying terrorists expressed his wish to support cross-border terrorism in Kashmir who attack India”. Baluch people, and this is a very and reiterated that all parts of Jammu Modi hit Pak where it will hurt, crucial decision taken by Indian and Kashmir including Jammu, signalling a new set of rules in government.” Echoing Haider's Kashmir, Ladakh and POK were bilateral relations. The PM's opinion, Naila Baluch told a news part of India. He also slammed remarks also gain significance as it agency that the people of Pakistan’s double standard when comes a day after Pakistan high Baluchistan are suffering and they talking about ‘human rights’ in commissioner Abdul Basit said that hope PM Modi will raise this issue Kashmir when they bombed their his country would continue to in UN session in September. “We own people in Baluchistan. extend "its full diplomatic, political people of Baluchistan, Pakistan and “Pakistan forgets that it rains bombs and moral support to the valiant PoK thank you (PM Modi) for your from fighter planes on citizens of its people of Jammu and Kashmir till support,” she said. country,” the PM said. “Time has they get their right to self Hammal Baluch added that now come that Pakistan will have to determination". Modi's I-Day Baluch people share common answer to the world about the speech caused a wave of Twitter interest with India, and believe in atrocities being committed on reactions, most of whom hailed the secular and democratic principles. people in Baluchistan and Pakistan- PM's words. Pakistan has never complied with occupied Kashmir,” he said. Rights activists in Baluchistan international rules and it is time for have welcomed Prime Minister the world to come forward and Narendra Modi's statement that support us, said Hammal. Pakistan will have to answer to the world about the atrocities being committed on people in Baluchistan and 20 NEWS STORY The News You Like | September, 2016 MoUs on interstate projects Hurdles cleared for Godavari

irrigation projects. KCR said that about 1,400 tmc ft of Godavari water goes waste into sea every year and had the previous governments constructed the projects across Godavari, farmers would have benefited. “The tag line of the Telangana movement is water, funds and recruitment. That is why the government has been giving top priority to completing irrigation projects. The projects have been designed to minimize submergence of villages in both the states, “the chief minister of Telangana said. He expressed anguish that the rulers in united Andhra Pradesh complicated the projects with inter-state disputes. After The News NeTwork others. formation of Telangana, the The three projects will come up at government has been maintaining he hurdles for three major Medigadda on Godavari River, cordial relations with neighbouring interstate irrigation projects Tummidi Hatti on Pranahita River and states, he said. proposed across the Godavari Chanaka Korata on Penganga River. Giving details on Tummidi Hatti, TRiver and its tributaries Penganga and The Telangana government, earlier KCR said that the previous Pranahita were cleared. The this March, entered into five separate government designed Pranahita- Telangana and Maharashtra MoUs with Maharashtra on irrigation Chevella at a height of 152 metres at governments on have entered into barrages across the Godavari. Both Tummidi Hatti, which was not agreed three memoranda of understanding states have been consulting each other by the Maharashtra government. To (MoU) on August 23. Chief Ministers and holding meetings on three major avoid controversy , the TRS K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and irrigation projects since March. government proposed a barrage at Devendra Fadnavis signed the final Later addressing reporters, KCR Medigadda at a height of 100 metres MoU at the inter-state board meeting termed the pact as historical and said and another barrage at Tummidi Hatti at Sahyadri guest house in Mumbai. that at a time when water wars have with 148 metres height, he said. The meeting was also attended by become common between states, the Maharashtra chief minister irrigation ministers of Telangana and Telangana government took the Devendra Fadnavis said coming to an Maharashtra T Harish Rao and Girish initiative for taking up this inter-state understanding such as this was a good Mahajan, finance ministers Etela irrigation project with mutual consent sign. There used to be friction between Rajender and Sudhir Mangatrai, and initiated a dialogue with the two states when AP was united and Union minister of state (Home) Maharashtra one and-a-half years ago. relations with Telangana have Hansraj Gangaram, deputy chief He thanked the Maharashtra improved after formation of the state. minister Md Mahmood Ali, chief government for its cooperation and He said farmers of both the states secretary Rajiv Sharma, special chief said that farmers from both states would utilize waters from Godavari, secretary (irrigation) SK Joshi and would benefit from the inter-state Pranahitha and Penganga. The News You Like | September, 2016 NEWS STORY 21 Both the chief ministers calling the agreement a `great agreement between the then united appreciated Telangana irrigation achievement'. “By exaggerating its Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra minister T Harish Rao for taking the importance and giving it undue governments on construction of initiative and also providing details of publicity the TRS government is barrages across Godavari. the projects, clarifying the doubts and portraying as if has done a favour to In a letter submitted to Hyderabad also coordinating with the officials of Telangana farmers by signing the district collector Rahul Bojja, Uttam both states on the agreements. agreement with Maharashtra, Kumar Reddy said that between 1975 “Telangana Pradesh Congress and 2012, successive Congress water MoU witH MaHa Committee (TPCC) president N governments in AP entered into reHasHed, Flawed: ConGress Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged. several agreements with Maharashtra On the day when Telangana and He said that the Kaleshwaram over use of Godavari water and the Maharashtra chief ministers signed project announced in the MoU was Pranahitha-Chevella project was the the final MoU the Telangana Congress which nothing but a renamed and result of one such agreement. organised black flag demonstrations tweaked version of the previously Several Congress leaders in all the district protesting. The main conceived Pranahita-Cehvella including TPCC working president opposition party in Telangana states is project. It would in any case lead to Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, former of the opinion that the signing of this submergence of nearly one lakh acres ministers Danam Nagender and MoU between on inter-state irrigation of fertile land and cost the government Ponnala Lakshmaiah and others projects across Godavari River was Rs 83,000 crore instead of Rs 38,000 marched from the party headquarters against the interests of the state. crore the previous design would have Gandhi Bhavan to the district Congress leaders held protests in cost, he said. According to TPCC collectorate in a protest rally. They front of all district collectorates. They President, the MoU was an eyewash, alleged that the TRS government accused the TRS state government of and all that was required for Telangana alleging that it was practising anti- misleading the people by falsely to do was to formalise a previous people and anti-farmers policies. 22 NEWS NOTE The News You Like | September, 2016 received enough of your terror exports: india to pakistan

The News NeTwork continue to extend full diplomatic, political and moral support to the Terming as 'absurd' Pakistan's people of the state. proposal of sending supplies to Basit made the comments during Jammu and Kashmir, India strongly the country's Independence Day retorted that it along with others in celebrations at its embassy here. In the region have already received Islamabad, President Mamnoon enough of 'trademark exports' from Hussain, while addressing a that country including terrorism and gathering at a flag hoisting infiltrators. India's sharp reaction ceremony, also raised the Kashmir came after it received a note verbal issue, saying the country will from Pakistan's Foreign Ministry continue to support Kashmiris in proposing to send supplies to their bid for the right to self- Jammu and Kashmir. External determination. Affairs Ministry 'completely and India and Pakistan have been categorically' rejected the engaged in a war of words over communication from Pakistan. Pakistan and its Prime Minister "A communication was Nawaz Sharif's statements on the apparently delivered to our High terrorism, cross-border infiltrators, situation in Kashmir which has been Commission in Islamabad on weapons, narcotics and fake witnessing unrest following the August 12. I can only characterize currency," he said. killing of Hizbul Mujahideen its contents that propose sending India's reaction came on a day commander Burhan Wani. Wani was supplies to the Indian state of Jammu when Pakistani forces violated the described as a martyr by Pakistan, and Kashmir as absurd," External ceasefire along the LoC in Poonch which has also tried to Affairs Ministry spokesperson district of Jammu and Kashmir. internationalise the Kashmir issue Vikas Swarup said. "India and Earlier in the day, Pakistani high while India has been maintaining others in the region have already commissioner to India Abdul Basit that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in received enough of Pakistan's made provocative statements over the Valley is the root cause of the trademark exports -- international Kashmir and said his country will turbulence.

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aFzal GUrU row the Delhi High Court challenging the action. Following this, the High Court issued directions to JNUSU to JNU panel finds immediately withdraw the hunger strike and to not launch any fresh agitation. It had stayed action against the students till their appeals have been 21 students guilty decided by the appellate authority. JNU had then formed a four-member committee to hear appeals of those who had been found guilty of indiscipline by the varsity probe panel. Rohith Vemula was 'not a dalit' probe panel's report Meanwhile in the justice (retd.) AK Roopanwal Commission, set up to probe the death of Hyderabad Central University scholar Rohith Vemula, in its report submitted to the HRD Ministry has said that he was not a dalit. According to reports published newspapers the one-member commission in its report has stated that The News NeTwork conclusion and has taken the final the 26-year-old scholar did not belong decision on the appeals made by the to the Scheduled Caste Community. fzal Guru Row at Jawaharlal students. The reports have quoted UGC sources Nehru University (JNU) the JNU was at the centre of a to this extent. Top officials in the HRD Aappellate authority which heard the controversy in February this year Ministry, when contacted by a national appeals of the 21 JNU students who because of an event on campus against news agency, refused to divulge any were penalized in connection with the hanging of Parliament attack convict details. HRD minister Prakash controversial February 9 event has Afzal Guru during which anti-national Javadekar also said that the report has found all of them guilty of indiscipline slogans were allegedly raised. not reached him yet. even as the financial penalty imposed Three students including the The Roopanwal Commission had on some of them has been reduced. students union president Kanhaiya been formed by the HRD Ministry to According to sources the panel has Kumar were arrested in a sedition case look into the circumstances leading to found guilty the 21 students who were over the event and are now out on bail. the death of Vemula. He had penalized in connection with the 21 JNU students were slapped with committed suicide by hanging himself February 9 event. The punishments varied punishments ranging from from the ceiling of a hostel room in the still stand but fines imposed on few rustication, hostel debarment to university. students have been reduced. Fresh financial penalty on basis of the probe The suicide by Vemula had letters informing the decision have by the HLEC which found them guilty triggered a huge political storm with been issued to students. of violation of discipline norms. opposition parties launching a In the light of the recommendation The students had gone on an massive attack on the union of the High Level Enquiry Committee indefinite hunger strike against the government over the issue. They also and subsequently the decision which lasted for 16 days. As accused the university authorities of recommendation of the panel the varsity refused to relent and mishandling the situation, which led constituted to assist the Appellate withdraw the punitive action proposed to Vemula's suicide. The commission Authority, the university had informed against the students despite their report has reportedly not put the blame that the Vice Chancellor has come to a failing health, some students moved on the senior varsity officials.

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amnesty india shuts offices

The News NeTwork complaint are without any basis. The Bengaluru which was recorded by event was an open door event and Amnesty has been handed over to the mnesty International India has people were coming and going. No police, and is being studied by temporarily closed its offices staff members were involved," said forensic investigators, said a police Aand postponed events aimed at Himanshi Matta, Amnesty official, who declined to be named. raising awareness of rights abuses International India's spokeswoman The investigation comes as Kashmir over safety concerns for its staff after in India. "They are preventing the experiences its worst unrest in six the charity was accused of sedition families of victims of human rights years after security forces last month by protesters. Political activists held violations in Jammu and Kashmir killed Hizbul Mujahideen demonstrations against the rights from having their stories heard. And commander Burhan Wani, group accusing it of inciting hatred preventing civil society provoking an outpouring of anger. At against the state during an event it organizations from enabling these least 64 people - civilians and hosted on abuses by Indian security families to exercise their security forces - have been killed in forces in the troubled Kashmir constitutional right to justice." last 40 days in violent street protests, region. Following protests by hundreds and a curfew has been imposed on Police said they were of ABVP activists in Bengaluru and residents. investigating if "anti-India" slogans in Delhi, Matta said the charity had Rights groups have for years were raised at the event after decided to temporarily close its main accused Indian forces battling a receiving a complaint from Akhil office in the city, as well smaller ones separatist insurgency in Kashmir and Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in Pune, New Delhi and Chennai. parts of northeast India of violating (ABVP). The seminar - aimed at raising civilian rights through a Amnesty said the allegations awareness over the lack of justice for controversial law which gives them against the organization were families of victims in Kashmir - was sweeping powers to search, arrest or unsubstantiated, but admitted that planned to take place in Mumbai and shoot people. Authorities and the slogans calling for Kashmir's New Delhi next week, but has been armed forces deny the charges, independence were chanted by some postponed due to security concerns saying the law - the Armed Forces people attending in Bengaluru. "The for the families and staff. Special Powers Act - is essential to allegations mentioned in the Video footage of the event in root out militants. The News You Like | September, 2016 NEWSNOTE 27

Budget is part of the Modi red signal for government's reform agenda. With the merger, the issue of raising passenger fares, an unpopular decision, will be the finance rail budget minister's call. Prabhu had also told Rajya Sabha on August 9 that he has asked the finance minister to merge the railway budget with general The News NeTwork Arun Jaitley for merger of the Rail budget in the long-term interest of Budget with General Budget. This national transporter as well as the he 92-year-old practice of will be in the railway's interest and country's economy. presenting a separate rail also in the nation's interest. We are The merger move is significant Tbudget is set to come to an end from working out the modalities," Prabhu as it is expected to have political the next fiscal, with the finance revealed. The public sector implications. It has been seen that ministry accepting railway minister behemoth has to bear an additional almost every railway minister, Suresh Prabhu's proposal to merge burden of about Rs 40,000 crore on particularly in the era of coalition it with the general budget. account of implementation of the governments since 1996, political According to railways, The Finance 7th Pay Commission awards, heavyweights have used the railway Ministry has now constituted a five- besides an annual outgo of Rs budget to hand out goodies and for member committee comprising 32,000 crore on subsidies. their own image building. With the senior officials of the Ministry and Besides, the delay in completion railway portfolio often held by the national transporter to work out of projects resulted in cost overrun regional biggies, the budget often the modalities for the merger. The of Rs 1.07 lakh crore and huge reflected political priorities of the committee has been asked to submit throw-forward of Rs 1.86 lakh crore incumbent. its report by August 31. The move to in respect of 442 ongoing rail All-India Railwaymen's discard the British era practice of a projects. If the merger happens, Federation general secretary Gopal separate rail budget by the Modi Indian Railway will get rid of the Mishra said railway ministry's government comes after a two- annual dividend it has to pay for autonomy will be lost in the merger. member committee comprising Niti gross budgetary support from the "But we have to see in what form the Aayog member Bibek Debroy and government every year. merger will happen," he said. The Kishore Desai recommended the According to a senior railway keenly sought after railway ministry exercise be scrapped. official, the move to discard the age- is likely to lose much of its sheen if "I had written to finance Minister old practice of a separate Rail the merger happens.

he working president of Telangana Employees union an affiliate TRS party’s wing Mr. K.Amareshwar has through a legal notice dated 23rd August, 2016 has claimed that the aTrticle titled ‘Brothers of Greater Hyd. Pink & green shades in GHMC scam.’ Published in August 2016 issue of the magazine is false and fabricated. In this connection The News you like management and team makes it clear that they have no intention to damage reputation of Mr. K. Amareshwar or the union he represents. We further make it clear that our article has nothing to do with timing of GHMC elections. . Except protecting public in GHMC functioning we have absolutely no other intention publishing the said story. In any case we regret any reference to Mr.Amareshwer made in the story written by a freelance journalist. -Editor 28 NEWSNOTE The News You Like | September, 2016 India was part of Antarctica

The News NeTwork Dewashish Upadhyay, who led as present Indian the research revealed. even subcontinent part of India and Antarctica Madagascar, WAntarctica? Yes, according to then got separated by an which was once geologists who have reportedly ocean. "This ocean closed part of the Indian found evidence supporting the again with the movement of subcontinent," hypothesis that Indian subcontinent the landmasses and the two Professor Klaus Mezger of was part of Antarctica a billion years continents approached each the Department of ago. But they were separated and re- other until they collided again Geological Sciences at the united several times due to tectonic around one billion years ago to University of Bern, movement of plates before the form the Eastern Ghats mountain Switzerland, said. evolution of mankind. belt," he said. After this collision the crust A group of geologists from India Their research, which was broke apart again, once more and Switzerland researching on recently published in international separating India from Antarctica and evolution of the Earth's crust studied journal 'Elsevier', shows the two now there is a big ocean between the ancient rocks of the continental crust continents separated once more and two land masses that had actually in the Eastern Ghats area and found a new ocean was formed where the combined several times in the important clues to the formation of old ocean had been. "Then the Earth's history, says the research the continents. "It is for the first time movement of the continents report. that we have been able to prove the reversed again and there was yet All this happened much before hypothesis that the continent of another collision around 600 million the evolution of mankind on earth Antarctica and subcontinent India years ago which created another and the research team collected were once a single large continent mountain range that is preserved in evidences at the junction of the that broke apart about 1.5 billion the Eastern Ghats all the way to Singhbhum Craton and Eastern years ago," IIT Kharagpur geologist southern India and Sri Lanka and Ghats in Odisha and Jharkhand. The News You Like | September, 2016 BUSINESS 29

Goods and services tax Biggest reform in indirect tax

The News NeTwork vital amendments on August 3. As government in 2000 to streamline it was a Constitutional amendment the GST model to be adopted and t is seen the most radical indi - bill, division of votes was also to develop the required backend in - rect tax reform since Independ - mandatory. Intervening during the frastructure that would be needed ence. A major leap towards nearly six-hour debate on the bill, for its implementation. eInforcing a unified tax regime in Prime Minister Narendra Modi said In his budget speech on 28 Feb - the country. Parliament gave its the GST bill will go a long way in ruary 2006 , P.Chidambaram , the nod to the constitutional amend - helping states, support small entre - then Finance Minister, announced ment bill on a Goods and Services preneurs and also curb the menace the target date for implementation Tax (GST) which is expected to of corruption. Expanding GST as of GST to be 1 April 2010 and change the taxation system in the "Great Step by Team India, Great formed another empowered com - country in an unprecedented way. Step towards Transformation and mittee of State Finance Ministers to The Lok Sabha voted for the Great Steps towards Trans - design the roadmap. The commit - second time on the measure in little parency", he said that it will be an tee submitted its report to the gov - over a year it had first cleared the important step towards getting the ernment in April 2008 and released enabling legislation in 2015. The country rid of "tax terrorism" and its First Discussion Paper on GST lower house of parliament had to also make "consumers the king". in India in 2009. take up the bill yet again after the With this decision of parliament The Constitution (122nd Rajya Sabha, where the bill had an effort which has begun sixteen Amendment) Bill, 2014 was intro - been languishing since then as the years has reached its culmination. duced in the Lok Sabha by Finance government did not have a majority An empowered committee was set Minister Arun Jaitley on 19 De - in the house, gave its nod with few up by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cember 2014, and passed by the 30 BUSINESS The News You Like | September, 2016

House on 6 May 2015. In the he goods and services tax bill passed in the parliament to pave the Rajya Sabha, the bill was referred way for the introduction of a pan-India goods and services tax to a Select Committee on 14 May 2015. The Select Committee of the Tregime. While analysts have mixed opinion about the impact of GST on Rajya Sabha submitted its report on the equity market and rupee movement, here are five things you must the bill on 22 July 2015. Finally know about the long-pending bill. the bill was passed by the Rajya ● In the GST system, taxes for both centre and state will be collected Sabha on 3 August 2016, and the at the point of sale. Both will be charged on the manufacturing cost. amended bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 8 August 2016. ● Individuals will be benefited by the new tax system as prices are likely to come down Gst Bill: How it eFFeCts? ● India will gain $15 billion a year by implementing GST by promoting The introduction of Goods and more exports and employment opportunities. Services Tax (GST) would be a sig - ● Once implemented the GST will replace all versions of indirect tax nificant step in the reform of indi - including VAT, excise duty, service tax and other state level taxes. rect taxation in India. Amalgamating several Central and ● Alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products don't come under GST State taxes into a single tax would mitigate cascading or double taxa - to another without stopping at state due course, GST will be levied on tion, facilitating a common national borders for hours for payment of petroleum and petroleum prod - market. The simplicity of the tax state tax or entry tax and reduction ucts.” The central government has should lead to easier administration in paperwork to a large extent. assured states of compensation for and enforcement. From the con - What changes there would be if any revenue losses incurred by sumer point of view, the biggest ad - India launches GST- “The tax rate them from the date of introduction vantage would be in terms of a under GST may be nominal or zero of GST for a period of five years. reduction in the overall tax burden rated for the time being. It has been As our country is a federal republic on goods, which is currently esti - proposed to insulate the revenues GST would be implemented con - mated at 25 to 30 percent, free of the States from the impact of currently by the central govern - movement of goods from one state GST, with the expectation that in ment and by state governments.

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the bill, which was passed aCt aMended: by lok sabha, defines children between 14-18 years as adolescents and lays down that they should employing children not be employed in any hazardous occupations and a cognizable offence processes.

According to provisions of the bill, no child should be employed in any occupation or process except where he or she helps his family after school hours or helps his family in fields, home-based work, forest gathering or attends technical institutions during vacations for the purpose of learning. Labour and employment minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the bill is a 'historic' and 'landmark' legislation which seeks to totally prohibit children below 14 years to indulge in all occupation and processes except where the child helps his family after school hours. The bill has proposed stricter punishment and higher monetary penalty, he said, adding it is going to be deterrent and violation would be made a cognizable offense. The News NeTwork between 14-18 years as adolescents Congress leader Mallikarjun and lays down that they should not Kharge said the bill brought by the mploying a child below 14 be employed in any hazardous previous government in 2012 was years of age in any occupation occupations and processes. Earlier fine and the present one has diluted oEr processes except where the child this bill was passed by Rajya Sabha. many provisions. helps his family will now invite an It provides for enhanced Kharge demanded that certain imprisonment of up to two years. punishment for violators. The clauses in the Bill, including those Parliament has recently approved a penalty for employing a child has related to government having bill in this regard. 'The Child Labour been increased to imprisonment powers for deciding hazardous (Prohibition and Regulation) between 6 months and two years industries, and should be deleted. Amendment Bill' makes (from 3 months to one year) or a fine BJP member Varun Gandhi also employment of children below 14 of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 (from Rs criticized some of the proposed years as cognizable offense for 10,000-20,000) or both. The second changes in the proposed law. employers and provides for penalty time, the offense will attract Participating in the debate, Gandhi, for parents. imprisonment of one year to three son of minister for women and child The bill, which was passed by years from the earlier 6 months and development, wanted to know how Lok Sabha, defines children two years. the authorities would determine The News You Like | September, 2016 EMPLOYEMENT 33

whether the parent violating the law industries from the list should be entertainment industry, the minister was a first-time offender or a repeat removed and added only Parliament said they have been put in place to offender. Under the proposed should have the authority to prune ensure that the law can be more amendment to the child labour law the list. Saying that the bill was practical. "We have also linked the which has already been approved by against children, BJD member provisions with the RTI Act... The the Rajya Sabha, there is no Tathagata Satpathy also walked out. bill also aims to ensure that children punishment for a first-time offender Opposing the bill, CPM member go to school," he said. "I have taken parent but there is provision for P.K. Biju said it was aimed at helping a balanced approach... Safeguards penalty for repeat offenders. the corporates by ensuring cheap are also in place," he added. Observing that the Right to labour for them. "It will legalize Responding to members' Education (RTE) law provided for three-fourth of the child labour in the concern about the definition of free and compulsory education up to country," he said. In the bill, the 'family' in the bill, the Minister said the age of 14 years, he wondered number of 'occupations' and it has been done to ensure that no what a child would do before he or 'processes' where child labour is child is exploited. Emphasizing that she completes 18 years. He also banned has been reduced from 83 to enforcement activities are good, demanded that the list of hazardous 31. Underlining that the Act will be Dattatreya said in the last five years, industries for purposes of child applicable for both organized and as many as 10 lakh inspections have labour laws be expanded to include unorganized sectors, Dattatreya been conducted under the act and construction where children are said, "Awareness (about the law) is around 26,000 violations were forced to assist their working more important. Participation of caught. He said he had discussions parents. NGOs and trade unions are also with various entities, including the Gandhi further said that the necessary." organization of Nobel Prize winner provision authorizing the Defending exemptions provided Kailash Satyarthi while preparing government to omit hazardous in the legislation for the the bill. 34 WOMEN The News You Like | September, 2016 Ends 16-year-long fast sharmila wants to be Manipur CM

The News NeTwork in November 2000 following the to be the chief minister of Manipur killing of 10 civilians by security to make positive changes..... If I reaking into tears, Manipur's forces. She was arrested by the become chief minister, the first thing 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila on Manipur government the same year I will do is to remove the AFSPA," ABugust 10 ended her 16-year-long on charges of attempting to commit she told reporters in Imphal. "I need hunger strike, the world's longest suicide. She has always denied the power. In Manipur, politics is so such campaign, and declared that charge, saying she is using the fast dirty and everyone knows it. But she wants to become the chief as a weapon. As the prosecution people don't realise that the people minister so that she could repeal the failed to prove that she was trying to are also involved in this dirtiness," contentious AFSPA. Outside a kill herself, the chief judicial Sharmila said, adding, "I want to government hospital, a room of magistrate had ordered on February invite 20 independent candidates to which was turned into a jail for her, 29, 2016 that she be freed. She was join me and topple chief minister the 44-year-old iconic rights activist rearrested on the same charge as she Ibobi". turned emotional as she licked continued the fast. Sharmila wanted Prime Minister honey from her palm to end the fast During her fast she was force-fed Narendra Modi needs to follow the that she undertook in protest against through a nasal tube to keep her path of non-violence of Gandhiji. the Armed Forces Special Powers alive. Tuesday, the familiar Ryles Asked about PM Modi, she said, Act (AFSPA). tube hanging from her nose was "Mr Prime Minister, you need non- Sharmila began her hunger strike missing as she broke the fast. "I want violence in this age. Without this The News You Like | September, 2016 WOMEN 35 draconian law (AFSPA), you would be able to connect with us." She said that she would now stay in an ashram and wouldn't need any security. "I don't like to be called a Goddess of Manipur. I am a human being," she said. Earlier in the day, Imphal West district's chief judicial magistrate Lamkhanpau Tonsing in his order said as the offense under section 309 (attempt to suicide) is a bailable offense, he is inclined to allow her on bail on her furnishing a personal bond of Rs 10,000. After the bond was furnished, it was accepted by the court and a release order issued Sharmila has not started eating immediately. She expressed her intention not to start eating food immediately. Doctors attending on her said that since she was on a liquid closely monitored. due early next year, as an and semi-solid diet taken through a Sharmila wasn't shy in accepting independent candidate. nasal tube for 16 years, she should that she knew nothing about the Amid reports that some militant avoid start eating solid food world of politics which would be her groups were unhappy with her for immediately. "She has to start future from now. "I know nothing breaking her hunger strike, Sharmila slowly so that her digestive system about politics or academics. My said let them clear their doubts with can once again start absorbing sold education is very low but I want to her blood. "(Some) people can't be food," they said. It was officially convince our people," said the convinced right now. Let them kill announced that Sharmila stayed in activist, often described as the me the way people killed Gandhi hospital for the next three days under 'Prisoner of Conscience'. She also and accused him of being anti- medical supervision. During the made it clear that she would not go Hindu. People also killed Jesus," time, she was administered solid home till her goal of repealing the Sharmila told reporters when asked food gradually and her health AFSPA was achieved. It was also to comment on any pressure or threat evident that some of her on her over the decision. supporters were against "With my blood let them wash her quitting the hunger their doubts and emotions, “she said strike. "Some people after being released on bail. remain negative Asked about her love life and towards me over my boyfriend, who is a British national decision. They don't of Indian origin, she said it was her want it (dropping personal life and that it was natural fast). They want to fall in love. She said she would tie me to remain a the knot only when her goal was symbol of finished. On protest against AFSPA resistance," she in Kashmir, she said that the people said. Sharmila will there should be given a chance for be soon contacting self-determination. "In Manipur the Election also people want self-determination. Commission in order to People want the basic necessities of fight the Assembly election, life," Sharmila said. 36 NEWS FEATURE The News You Like | September, 2016 Kudankulam nuclear plant starts operations

The News NeTwork unit in Tamil Nadu is an important generation. addition to India's continuing efforts "In dedicating Kudankulum 1, he largest single unit of to scale up production of clean we mark another historic step in electrical power in the country, energy said that at Kudankulum India-Russia relations. Its tThe first unit of the Kudankulam alone, five more units of similar successful completion is not just Nuclear plant was dedicated to the capacity each are planned. another fine example of the strength nation. Prime Minister Narendra Participating from Moscow via of our special and privileged Modi and Russian president video-conferencing, Putin said the Strategic Partnership. It is also a Vladimir Putin jointly dedicated the unit has been built using most celebration of our abiding 1,000 MW units. Both the leaders advanced Russian technology friendship," Modi said in a brief called it a fine example of special incorporating highest safety address from New Delhi. The prime and privileged Indo-Russian standards while Modi asserted that minister said the Kudankulam unit strategic partnership. India was determined to pursue an signals joint effort by the two Modi while stressing that the ambitious agenda of nuclear power countries to build 'pathways of The News You Like | September, 2016 NEWS FEATURE 37

each are planned. In our journey of commemorating the long standing, cooperation, we plan to build a series abiding and deep friendship of bigger nuclear power units," the between Russia and India and that prime minister said, adding, "In our she had supported implementation journey of cooperation, we plan to of the project, at Kudankulam in build a series of bigger nuclear Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, all power units." through her 10 years in office". "Kundankulum 1 is an important The Kudankulam 1 has been addition to India's continuing efforts jointly built by the Nuclear Power to scale up production of clean Corporation of India and Russia's energy in India. It also signals our Rosatom and it had started joint commitment to build pathways generating electricity in 2013. Anti- of partnership for green growth," nuclear activists and local people said Modi. He said successful had protested against the project implementation of the project claiming it was unsafe. The demonstrated common resolve by agreement for the project was inked India and Russia to keep the 'ties by former Prime Minister Rajiv firm and steady'. Gandhi and then Soviet Union Speaking on the occasion, Putin president Mikhail Gorbachev in said the unit was built using most 1988 but actual work on the ground advanced Russian technology and is started only in 1997. an important component of Russia- The unit 1 and 2 of Kudankulam partnership for green growth'. India privileged strategic plant were built at a cost of Rs Talking about his vision for partnership. 20,962 crore. A major share of India's economic development, Tamil Nadu chief minister J. power generated in the plant goes to Modi said the industrial growth Jayalalithaa also participated in the Tamil Nadu, followed by Karnataka, should be increasingly driven by event through video conference Kerala and Puducherry. The KNPP clean energy. "It is perhaps not Jayalalithaa said she had always had been set up using the Russian commonly known that at 1000 extended support to the VVER type reactors based on Mega Watt, Kundankulum 1 is the implementation of the Kudankulam enriched uranium and its second unit largest single unit of electrical project while at the same time laying was expected to start operations later power in India. In years ahead, we focus on allaying the fears of the this year. The completion of the first are determined to pursue an local people by convincing them unit was delayed in view of strident ambitious agenda of nuclear power about its safety. Joining the event protests by local people, who raised generation. "At Kudankulum alone, from Chennai, Jayalalithaa said safety concerns, before it became five more units of 1000 Mega Watt KNPP was a "monument operational. 38 CRIME The News You Like | September, 2016 kidney racket rocks Maharashtra

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nother major kidney racket was busted has created sensa - Ation at national level. Police Maha - rashtra state has arrested five doctors including the CEO and Medical Director of LH Hiranan - dani Hospital in the kidney racket case on August 9.The doctors— CEO of the hospital Sujeet Chater - jee, Medical Director Anurag Naik and Mukesh Shete, Mukesh Shah and Prakash Shetty—were charged under Section 12 and 21 of the Human Organs Transplantation documents to show the donors were Police said apart from these cases, Act, 1994. The arrests were made related to the recipients. According other donors duped in the kidney after the inquiry committee under to Human Organ transplantation racket had come forward. The po - directorate of health services of the Act, 1994, a near relative—spouse, lice will record their statements in state government, which was inves - children, grandchildren, siblings, the coming days. tigating the case, submitted its final parents and grandparents—need The police are scrutinising the report. The committee was investi - permission of the doctor in-charge documents submitted for all trans - gating if the doctors were, in fact, to donate his organ. plants at the Hiranandani hospital in negligent regarding following the The CEO of Hiranandani Hos - the past year, as well as call details protocols of the law. This hospital pital, Powai was sent to judicial of all the accused. Meanwhile, the is located at Powai, a suburban custody till August 26, along with Hiranandani hospital has appointed neighbourhood in the north-east of four other doctors, in the illegal kid - Ernst and Young to audit all trans - Mumbai, ney donation racket case on Satur - plant cases. The racket was unearthed last day by a Mumbai sessions court. After this in subsequent devel - month on July 15 when the police The Powai police investigating the opment a Metropolitan Magistrate received a tip-off about a case of racket informed the court that the today granted bail to five doctors of kidney sale at the hospital. The sur - investigation was complete and the LH Hiranandani Hospital in this gery of Brijkishore Jaiswal, a Surat they don’t require additional days kidney racket case, subject to sev - resident, was stopped when it was of custody. eral stringent conditions. However, found that the donor was not his The police scrutined the bank the court ordered the doctors ar - wife as stated. Further investiga - details and call records of the ar - rested on August 9 to report to the tions revealed the documents pro - rested doctors. “We are trying to police station concerned and also duced by them were forged and that find out for how long had the ac - barred them from leaving the coun - Brijendra Bisen was the kingpin be - cused been in touch with each other try without the court's permission. hind the operation. Eight people and with Brijkishore Jaiswal, the in - Since July 15 a total of 14 persons were arrested, including Bisen, tended recipient of the kidney trans - have been arrested in connection Jaiswal, Shobha Thakur, the donor, plant that was prevented recently with the racket at the reputed 12- and the transplant coordinator and which blew the lid off the year-old suburban private 240-bed Nilesh Kamble. racket,” said the investigating po - hospital. Police is probing more It was found that Bisen would lice officer. He said that they are suspicious kidney transplants and hire agents to identify possible probing “three other transplants” at have already hinted at more arrests donors in Gujarat and would forge the hospital. Sources in the Mumbai from the hospital. The News You Like | September, 2016 PROFILE 39

DrURJIT PATEL rBi's inflation warrior!

suggested a medium-term target on inflation and a glide-path to achieve the number. It was this report that led to the signing of an agreement on inflation targeting between the government and the central bank on February 20, 2015. He has been heard rarely in the media and analyst conferences, barring a few media interviews, though his name has been doing the rounds as the next RBI governor ever since Rajan made the surprise announcement in June that he would The News NeTwork . Brookings Institution since 2009. He not opt for the second term. was with International Monetary Like Rajan, Patel also worked r Urjit Patel has his task cut Fund (IMF) between 1990 and 1995 with International Monetary Fund out as the next RBI governor and worked on the US, India, before coming to India -- first at the -- to keep inflation under Bahamas and Myanmar desks. He Finance Ministry and then at RBI. cDheck without hurting growth -- but was on deputation (1996-1997) from While Rajan's exit has been seen he will have to do that without being the IMF to RBI. in many quarters as driven by his often seen as an interest rate hawk, a title Patel also served as Advisor candid views against various policies incumbent Raghuram Rajan had to (Energy and Infrastructure) with the of the government, Patel's carry unwillingly. A soft-spoken Boston Consulting Group. Some of appointment as the 24th RBI person of Gujarati origin who has kept his previous assignments include governor may end up ensuring a low profile throughout his term at president (Business Development) continuity of the monetary policy of RBI, Patel was first given a three year AT Reliance Industries Limited, the current governor. Ironically, term as Deputy Governor and got an executive director and member of the Rajan will be succeeded by a Deputy extension this January. management committee at IDFC and who went on to be known as his Born on October 28, 1963, Patel director at Gujarat State Petroleum 'inflation warrior' for steering one of is a PhD (Economics) from Yale Corporation Ltd. the biggest reforms carried out by the University (1990) and M Phil from An economist by profession, 52- RBI in recent history by changing its Oxford (1986). He has been a non year-old Patel headed a committee on face to an inflation-targeting central resident Senior Fellow, The Monetary Policy Reforms that bank. 40 PROFILE The News You Like | September, 2016

When he assumes charge as RBI of the forex market. This was criticism from several quarters governor after Rajan demits office on followed by a three-year stint as a because of high rates. September 4, Patel will have an consultant with the Department of In a June 2016 note, Japanese inflation target of 4 per cent for March Economic Affairs in the Finance brokerage Nomura had classified 2018, with a legroom of two Ministry. Patel as the only one among the seven percentage points on either side, Patel, who was made Deputy speculated successors under the which has been since notified by the Governor in January 2013, will also "hawk" category. "As a deputy government as per his own be among the few RBI governors to governor in charge of Monetary recommendations. have had a corporate background as Policy, Patel's (possible) appointment Patel was also a Consultant (1998- most of the occupants of the top post would imply continuity of the present 2001) to the Ministry of Finance, at Mint Street were either career monetary policy. He is generally Department of Economic Affairs, bureaucrats or economists with perceived as more hawkish," its New Delhi. Between 2000 and 2004, academic institutions. economists had said. he worked with several central and Besides controlling inflation, Interestingly, amid government state government high level which has breached 6 per cent target, talk of not getting fixed to a single committees, such as, Task Force on Patel will face another important task fiscal deficit number and having a Direct Taxes and Group of Ministers of carrying forward the clean-up target, the Nomura note described on Telecom Matters. Patel has also exercise at banks, particularly those Patel as a "fiscally conservative" had an association with the country's in the public sector. Besides, he may person. "He is also fiscally largest corporate Reliance Industries see a new breed of players coming up conservative, as has argued in the past as president of its business in the banking sector, including with that the government's medium-term development, the then non-banking full- fledged banking licenses as well fiscal consolidation and rebalanced lender IDFC, and Gujarat State as in niche segments. expenditure policy (away from Petroleum Corporation where he was So far as in his tenure at RBI, he revenue and towards capex) should a board member. has largely kept away from other fora support disinflation," the brokerage In 1996-97, he had nearly two of public speaking -- something the had noted. years of association with the RBI, incumbent governor Rajan loved Even though past governors have when he was sent on deputation from doing and earned flak for. Being the had difficulty while working with the the IMF (where he worked during brain behind the inflation-targeting government and the finance ministry 1990-95) to advice on development framework, some quarters say it is fair to be precise, the Gujarati-speaking of the debt market, banking sector to assume that Patel will continue with Patel's relationship with New Delhi is reforms, pension fund reforms, real the RBI's focus on managing a subject open for discussions and will exchange rate targeting and evolution inflation, which has come under be keenly watched. The News You Like | September, 2016 BUSINESS 41 A higher power Baba ramdev’s patanjali is winning friends, influencing customers, and scaring the hell out of big business players.

By MoNojiT lahiri you-in-Harvard, targeting the desi “Audaciously altering the revered and swadeshi sentiment to hard-sell paradigms of traditional marketing nce upon a time, a Baba was a whole new approach to brand wherein product awareness comes perceived as a sadhu, a spiritual extension! first with solutions to problems Oguru, offering divine solutions to Actually, Baba Ramdev has all following, Baba Ramdev put this troubled, lesser mortals, seeking light the ingredients that go into the model on its head. He instead first at the end of the tunnel. Today, in an making of a super brand. An amazing created awareness about various age when everything is branded and back-story, a charismatic personality health problems through his mega- advertised, bought and sold and life with the right dose of controversy, a popular and hugely attended Yoga itself appears market-friendly, the very sharp and media-savvy brain, sessions and then went on to temptation of spiritual leaders to loads of charm, excellent oratorial introduce his products as solutions.” invade the market shouldn’t really skills, spiced up with sharp wit, Today, his Patanjali Ayurveda come as such a shock. To gasps of remember his first controversy when Limited products reach everybody, “My god, what next” from purists, he compared carbonated drinks to everywhere, less by virtue of the response has to be: Finally the toilet cleaners at one of his Yoga advertising, more by his mass answer to the million dollar question, sessions, firing, inadvertently, his following. A whopping $300 million Holy ke peechhe kya hai? (what’s first salvo against multinationals? empire (with revenues projected to behind holy?) is here …. A sharp And clearly a formidable, ground- top $1.5 billion in 2015-2017) marketing brain with a selling pitch breaking desire to change the rules of covering an impressive range of that is unique, and different, light the game. consumer products, the brand that miles away from what-they-taught- One market analyst explained: Baba built is today giving all fancy 42 BUSINESS The News You Like | September, 2016

suited-booted domestic and international consumer businesses in the country a run for the money! Baba Ramdev’s strategy - through design or accident, pursues a very powerful advertising concept called “Disruption.” Its basic aim is to reframe the brand so that the market sees it differently. Consumers are made to suddenly see and notice brand characteristics they had ignored before. The result is an invaluable gush of renewed interest, because of the new introduction of surprise and delight. This method, when executed smartly, is at once both strategy and action. From ghee, oil, biscuits, honey, juices, noodles, even cosmetics and personal care products, Pantanjali care and beauty categories. No baby multinational players, intimidating sells them all, promising good health steps for this Baba, only solid them, rather than be awed by their at prices that are giving the exciting leaps to explore new established global back story, aura, competition a coronary! Analysts markets! scale, professional status, success believe that Pantanjali successfully All this face-off stuff with a David strike rate, etc. Seldom has a found a gap in the sea of versus Goliath narrative was fantastic disruptive brand blasted the swadeshi multinationals and filled it with an masala for both mass media and mantra with cool price points and Indian brand of high quality, good business publications and fetched personality cult to zoom sales at an pricing, re-enforced by the Baba’s Patanjali millions of free publicity, unprecedented 70-80 percent assurance of Ayurvedic-friendly something no ad guru or brand monthly growth. Seldom has a desi good-health. specialist could dream of company forced its well-heeled Controversy has helped too, as strategizing. For an underdog brand global competitors to bow before has the swadesh positioning and this is a huge push in public Ayurveda and herbal products. price-point advantage. Pantanjali, awareness and Patanjali struck in the Emami’s acquiring King Kesh and say its dedicated watchers, first right place, at the right time, with the Hindustan Unilever scooping up caught mass attention during the time right product and most important, Indulekha and reviving its Ayush of Nestlé’s much publicized Maggi right attitude. It was infotainment for portfolio are only two interesting controversy by quietly slipping in its free and the junta lapped it up. examples. And of course, seldom has Atta noodles to fill the gap with the Patanjali is an amazing and a Baba-turned-Brand inspired other bestselling slogan “Jhatpat banao unmatched brand story and case spiritual leaders to diversify into non- befikar khao” (make quick, eat study for several reasons. Never has spiritual, filthy lucre. fearlessly). a spiritual guru and Yoga icon moved If elevated souls like Sadhguru Just as the market was into launching and marketing Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Arogya, Shri responding, Patankajli itself was consumer brands with such passion, Shri Ravi Shanker’s Sri Sri Ayurveda entangled in controversy, first purpose and success. Seldom has and Baba Ram Rahim Singh’s MSG accused of violating norms and later charisma and mystique of the brand are any indication, Baba after worms were discovered in some spiritual kind translated so Ramdev has indeed created a of their product packets. The Baba seamlessly into converting devotees chamatkar that no communication, flamboyantly dismissed these claims into customers. Seldom has a totally marketing, advertising or branding as a conspiracy from insecure unknown, new debutante entered this guru can hope to match. competitors and blazed ahead, fiercely competitive consumer expanding product brands in the baby market and taken on big (Courtesy: Little India) The News You Like | September, 2016 NEWS FEATURE 43 Surrogacy bill ready No more wombs for rent

The News NeTwork country which was emerging as a headed by Swaraj had recently hub of commercial surrogacy. cleared the bill and had referred it to inally India is getting ready to The government had recently the union cabinet for a final call. The curb commercial surrogacy. A admitted that in the absence of a GoM was constituted at the behest of Fbill proposing a complete ban on statutory mechanism to control the prime minister's office. Apart commercial surrogacy and allowing commissioning of surrogacy at from health minister J.P. Nadda, only legally wedded Indian couples present, there have been cases of commerce minister Nirmala to opt for children through it was pregnancies by way of surrogacy, Sitharaman and food processing approved by the government. With including in rural and tribal areas, industries minister Harsimrat Kaur this country has taken firm step to leading to possible exploitation of Badal were among those part of the check unethical practices. women by unscrupulous elements. GoM. The union cabinet gave its nod to To prevent exploitation of The bill has a provision for a jail the introduction of the Surrogacy women, especially those in rural and term up to ten year and a fine of Rs (Regulation) Bill, 2016 in tribal areas, the government has 10 lakh for violations, such as Parliament. This bill is seeking a bar prohibited foreigners from abandoning the child and opting for on unmarried couples, single commissioning surrogacy in the commercial surrogacy. The new bill parents, live-in partners and country and has drafted this proposes a complete ban on homosexuals from opting for comprehensive legislation, the commercial surrogacy in the country surrogacy. The move that is aimed at sources said. and will allow only legally wedded curbing unethical practices in the A group of ministers (GoM) Indian couples married for at least 44 NEWS FEATURE The News You Like | September, 2016

five years to have children through surrogacy. "Foreigners as well as NRIs and PIOs who hold Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards have been barred from opting for surrogacy," minister Sushma Swaraj said."Unmarried couples, single parents, live-in partners and homosexuals cannot opt for surrogacy as per the bill. Legally wedded couples who have been married for at least five years, can opt for surrogacy," she said. Only ‘close relatives’ of couples seeking children will be allowed to be surrogate mothers. A woman, who offers her womb for the purpose, will be able to do so only once as per the bill. The woman wanting a child through the method will be the mother as per the proposed law. There is a provision under the measure for a contract to clear any ambiguity. Only altruistic surrogacy will be allowed in a regulated form also seeks to set up national lamented that the method has with some condition, the bill said. surrogacy board at the central level become a "fashion" for couples, What will couples do if they do not as well as in states and Union especially celebrities. "It has become have close relatives? The minister territories. The bill, which will come a fashion especially with said that the option then will be to go up for consideration in Parliament celebrities... People do not want to for adoption. during the Winter Session, aims to go through the labour pain and pay A woman seeking a surrogate safeguard the rights of surrogate money to another woman to go child should between 23 and 50 years mothers and make parentage of such through that process," she said. in age and her husband should be children legal. There have been incidents where girl between 26 and 55 years. A surrogate Surrogacy clinics under the bill children born out of surrogacy being child will have equal right as any will have to maintain their record for abandoned or children with other biological or adopted child 25 years to ensure that documents are disorders being deserted, she said. over property according to the bill. made available in case of a legal Swaraj was of the view that the Moreover, the surrogate mother, dispute. Swaraj said successive proposed bill will check exploitation who should be a close relative of the governments had assured Parliament of poor women especially in the rural couple, should be married and have on eleven occasions to bring such a and tribal areas and prevent "womb borne a healthy child. India having bill. Seeking to allow a broader view trade". Under the bill, couples going over 2,000 surrogacy clinics and to prevail, the government has for surrogacy will also have to government felt there was needed to decided that it will be referred to produce a certificate to prove that regulate the practice and only Parliament's Standing Committee on one of them is medically unfit to bear altruistic surrogacy will be allowed Health. a child. People already having one as per the bill. The minister said the new law child cannot go for surrogacy. The bill comes in the wake of will be notified 10 months after it is Responding to a question, Swaraj India emerging as a surrogacy hub cleared by the two Houses to allow said live-in partners, single parents, for couples and incidents being mothers who are already pregnant homosexuals and widows can go for reported on unethical practices. It then to have a surrogate baby. Swaraj adoption but not surrogacy. The News You Like | September, 2016 OBITUARY 45

MAHASWETA DEVI The firebrand writer with flowery heart

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ith death of Mahasweta Devi India has lost a great writer, sWocial activist, lover of nature with its innocent people. Tribals of India, especially of Bengal have lost a loving, glorious mother. She, who ardently fought for the rights of the tribals and other marginalized sections, passed away on July 28, after cardiac arrest following multi- organ failure. She was 90 and had been suffering from kidney, lung and other age-related ailments for a long time. She is survived by her daughter-in-law and grandchild. Mahasweta Devi's son pre-deceased her two years ago. Winner of Some of the best known work of She gobbled up medicines in the numerous awards like the Padma the prolific writer and journalist intervals between speeches and Vibhushan, Magsaysay, Sahitya include 'Hajar Churashir Ma' protests. She always needed an aide Akademi and Jnanpith, she had (Mother of 1084), 'Aranyer Adhikar' to take care of her. Still no doctor become the voice of the tribals and (Right to the Forest), 'Jhansir Rani' could prevent her from travelling other oppressed classes with her (The Queen of Jhansi), 'Agnigarbha' miles to wherever struggling people writings. Mahasweta Devi spent (The Fire Within), 'Rudali'. Her sought her presence. considerable time in rural India to attachment to tribals didn't stop with research on the lives of marginalized her literary works as she not only reFUsed to Be CHained in people like an academician and then founded and patronized several ideoloGy: used the power of her creativity to tribal societies but also pleaded on Mahasweta Devi was as much a write soul-stirring stories about the their behalf with government social activist as a writer. She was lives of those ignored by the authorities. Mahasweta Devi was admired for the clarity of her mainstream society. weak in her recent visits some states. positions with regard to various 46 OBITUARY The News You Like | September, 2016

issues across India. Her speeches and writings have been a beacon for humanism and human rights activists. She always stood for the oppressed and the silenced. She stood for nature. She uses to visit tribals at various states and use to declare solidarity with the struggle for the rehabilitation of the dispossessed people. She continued it even when she was already wheel-chair bound. The old age and diseases, But today's communists in West were all very happy. Later they were however, were no hindrance to her Bengal have distanced themselves shocked to see a party which did not conviction to fight for the people. from people’s problems. They are even provide the basic facilities for She was often branded as anti- not serious about common man’s the people in the 35 years of its rule. communist. She antagonized the problems." She spoke of many areas in Bengal CPM by criticizing it’s India listened when the firebrand which lack a proper road. Most of insensitiveness towards people’s writer spoke up about the atrocities the areas do not have electricity issues. She even exhorted the people at Singur and Nandigram in West connection, access to drinking to wipe off the party from Kerala and Bengal. The words carried much water, hospitals or schools. Then West Bengal. Mahasweta Devi weight, coming from a Left Mahasweta Devi stopped writing in reportedly has said: "I do not think sympathizer who had written favour of the CPM. “I am their that the Left has lost its relevance. volumes on the Naxalite movement. biggest critic now, the party is far My father and uncle were the party’s Once she remembered the times removed from people’s basic needs. fellow travellers. My husband Bijon when the CPM came to power in That is why their rule came to an end Bhattacharya was also a communist. West Bengal. She said many like her in Bengal.” She said. Mahasweta Devi has made it very clear that would write again against the Left in West Bengal. "I will write against the politics of violence and the leaders who made people kill each other. That is the only thing I know. I have always reacted through my writing. I will continue to do so," she had said. The tribal researcher, journalist and creative writer of unparallel commitment may have physically left us but Mahasweta Devi in her elaborate Bengali fiction where she depicted the brutal oppression of tribal people and untouchables by potent, authoritarian land lords, lenders and venal government officials will remain in the hears of the people for ever. The News You Like | September, 2016 SPORTS 47 p.v. sindhu sindhu has come a long way from a 16-year-old watching saina nehwal win the 2012 london new indian olympics bronze to being india's lone badminton medal hope in the 2016 sports iCon Games.

The News NeTwork London. Then I was . V. Sindhu or Pusarla Venkata ranked World No. 25. I Sindhu (21) on August 18 always longed to be became first Indian women to there and I am all wPin a silver medal in the Olympics. excited to Spain's Carolina Marin beat her 21- 19, 21-12, 21-15 at the badminton final. She is an ace shuttler and silver medallist at 2016 Rio Summer Olympics now. Indeed, it is a remarkable achievement for Sindhu at her first Olympic games, coming as it did was born to with five wins in a row, volleyball the last two of which players P. V. came over the world No 2 Ramana and P. and No 5 respectively. On the Vijaya in the year 1995. biggest day of her career, Sindhu Her father was honoured never stopped fighting and has with Arjuna Award for having won the biggest prize in the displayed excellence in his sport. history of Indian It is only natural that sports had badminton - an Olympic always been her calling. But why silver, to go past Saina badminton? She started playing Nehwal's bronze four badminton from the age of eight after years ago in London. represent India in Rio.” She broke she drew inspiration from Pullela Sindhu has come a long way into the Top 20 in 2012, and is Gopichand's victory in All England from a 16-year-old watching Saina currently ranked no. 10 in the world. Open Badminton Championship in Nehwal win the 2012 London She is the second-highest-ranked 2001. That's the reason why she Olympics bronze to being India's women’s singles player from India chose badminton over volleyball lone badminton medal hope in the after Olympic bronze medallist and although her parents were 2016 Games. Prior to the Olympic No. 2 Saina Nehwal. In March 2015, professional volleyball players. Her Games, Sindhu reported to have P.V. Sindhu became the youngest initial apprenticeship started with said, "The biggest dream I am recipient of the Padma Shri, India’s Mehboob Ali at the badminton chasing now is an Olympic medal. I fourth highest civilian honour. courts of Indian Railway Institute of remember watching Saina in This young badminton player Signal Engineering and 48 SPORTS The News You Like | September, 2016

Telecommunications in at the IOC All India Ranking, the same year, she stunned London Secunderabad. Later, she joined Krishna Khaitan All India 2012 Olympics gold medallist from Pullela Gopichand's badminton Tournament, the Sub-Junior China and entered the semi-finals of academy to further enhance her Nationals and the All India Ranking Li Ning China Masters Super Series sporting skills. One of the youngest in Pune. At the 51st National School tournament. Sindhu's performance and talented badminton players of Games in India, Sindhu won the at Malaysian open 2013 made her the contemporary times, Sindhu has gold medal in under-14 category. win the maiden Grand Prix Gold featured in top 10 in the world P. V. Sindhu didn't take much title. The best moment in her career badminton rankings for the most part time to launch and establish herself perhaps came in the same year when of 2014. She was honoured with as a promising player in the global she became India's first medallist in Arjun Award at an early age of 18 arena. Her International Debut was women's singles at the Badminton years. Sindhu’s older sister, Divya, Sub-Junior Asian Badminton World Championships. P. V. Sindhu was a national-level netball player Championships in 2009 at Colombo. ended 2013 on a happy note by before moving on to pursue Sindhu won a bronze medal at that winning Macau Open Grand Prix medicine. Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Gold title, and the Arjun Award, one Sindhu's first major recognition Championships. The star player of the highest honours for a came in the form of the 5th Servo All bagged silver in the women's singles sportsperson in the country. India ranking championship for at Iran Fajr International Badminton In 2014, she won back-to-back under-10 category. She also won the Challenge in 2010. She found a place medals in the World Badminton singles title at the Ambuja Cement in the national team at the 2010 Uber Championship and became the first All India ranking. In the under-13 Cup. On 7 July 2012, she won Asia Indian to do that. In 2015, she played category, Sindhu won doubles titles Youth Under-19 Championship. In at the Denmark Open and reached to The News You Like | September, 2016 SPORTS 49 the final defeating three seeded players, namely Tai Tzu-ying, Wang Yihan and Carolina Marin. In November the same year, she defeated Japan's Minatsu Mitani and bagged successive women’s singles title at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold. Present year (2016) brought Sindhu another achievement of winning the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold women’s singles title, where she defeated Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour in the final. In August, she reached the semi-final of the women's singles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics after defeating World No.2 Wang Yihan. She created history by reaching the finals after beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the women's singles semi-final in the Rio Olympics. Before playing finals against Spain’s Carolina Marin, Sindhu had earlier spoken about how it was going to be a tough game since Carolina is left-handed. But determination is something that the ace shuttler does not lack in, and she insignificant players the very next. and their training methods, fought like a true champion. She Now, she would rather study her Gopichand has adapted them won a silver medal in the finals, rival before devising a strategy to admirably to suit Indian players. A while the gold has been taken by dominate her. If a stream of returns punishing schedule, a healthy mix of Carolina Marin. forced Japan's world No. 6 Nozumi training, practice and match With a methodical style of play, Okuhara to capitulate in the semi- exposure which virtually creates an considered to be defensive building finals of the Rio Olympics, a automaton out of players have been up with long rallies to lay seize to a brilliant mix of long and short rallies his strengths. P. V. Sindhu was point as and when an opening arises, silenced world No.2 Wang Yihan of named 2014 NDTV Indian of the she has evolved remarkably well to China in the quarters. year. In the same year, she brought streamline her method towards Not many of Sindhu fans are glories to the country by winning a winning. When an athlete makes his aware of the diligence that she puts bronze in 2014 Uber Cup held at or her way up the ladder, all keen and in her training process. New Delhi. Same year she got the purposeful, with built-up character Sindhu has been reportedly FICCI Breakthrough Sportsperson. and technical refinement in tow, it is working out with her coach from as Sindhu received Padma Shri in some morale-boosting victories, early as 4.15 am every day for the 2015, which is the fourth highest high on magnitude, which renders last three years. He change in Sindhu civilian award of India. The best them more confident and replete - one who stuck to a toss-drop endorsement of Sindhu has been with self-belief. Gone are the days routine and a stinging smash at one Gopichand's words about her when the 10th-ranked Sindhu point of time - could not have dedication and commitment to the endured roller-coaster form - happened but for Gopichand's sport: "The most striking feature in bringing top badminton stars to their tactical nous. A player who grew up Sindhu's game is her attitude and the knees one day and losing to admiring the Chinese style of play never-say-die spirit." 50 SPORTS The News You Like | September, 2016

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V Sindhu’s match against Spain’s Carolina Marin at sindhu wins silver & a Billion Hearts Pbadminton women’s singles finals in Rio Olympics will go down in history as one of the most pulsating matches played ever. After putting a brilliant fight, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu lost 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 in a nerve wracking final. After a drought with not a single medal for the first several days, Sindhu’s silver medal (after wrestler Sakshi Malik’s bronze medal) comes as a huge relief, bringing back hope for Indian sports. It was a moment of pride for every Indian to watch the Tricolour being waived by ecstatic Indian spectators during an Olympics final. As the tall badminton player in canary yellow inched persistently towards Gold, the Indians watching at the Olympics arena and the billions watching on their televisions back home could not resist bursting into cheers. Sindhu’s coach Pullela Gopichand had full faith in her calibre. A few days back, even before she had reached the final, he had said about her game, “It was good but in my book she can do a notch higher. There’s, of course, some chances of improvement in a couple of areas.” singles competition at the Rio reigning All England Champion, to His protégé has done complete Olympics when she defeated Japan’s whom she had lost to in each of their justice to his conviction. Nozomi Okuhara in straight games three previous meetings, Sindhu Before playing against Spain’s to assure India of at least a silver assured India a Silver medal. But she Carolina Marin, the 21-year-old medal. did not rest on her laurels and put up Telugu girl had earlier spoken about At Rio, she defeated World No 2 a beautiful fight at the finals that all how it was going to be a tough game Wang Yihan of China to secure of us can be proud of. Along with since Carolina is left-handed. But herself a berth at Rio. On Tuesday, wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won a determination is something that the she beat the Chinese girl again in the bronze on Aug. 18, Sindhu is so far ace shuttle does not lack in, and quarterfinals at Rio, to advance to the one of the only two medallists in this Sindhu fought like a true champion semis and deny badminton year’s Indian Olympic contingent, 21 in a pulsating match that lasted an superpower China a two-medal the largest the country has ever sent hour and 23 minutes. finish at the Olympics for the first to the games. She’s also the youngest . She had already created history time since 1996. Indian to ever win an Olympic by becoming the first Indian shuttler After her win against No 6 seed, medal. Until now, world no. 5 Saina to reach the finals of the women’s Japan's Nozomi Okuhara, the Nehwal, also from Hyderabad, was The News You Like | September, 2016 SPORTS 51

returned home to the kind of welcome only World Cup winning cricket teams have got so far. The sindhu wins silver & a Billion Hearts Olympic champ beamed as she arrived at the Hyderabad airport September 22, morning and kept that smile through three hours of standing in the special bus, commissioned from Mumbai and draped with long strings of marigold, as it slowly drove 30 km to the Gachibowli stadium. Through the route hundreds lined up to cheer Sindhu, and her coach Gopichand. "Thank you all for the blessings, I thank my parents for supporting and motivating me and I thank the government, it made my day," Sindhu said to the cheering crowd at the stadium. Sindhu's coach, Gopichand, who has now trained two Olympic medallists including her and Saina Nehwal, said, "Hats off to women for saving our face in front of the world." Politicians and sportspersons greeted Sindhu on stage at the stadium, where the Telangana government has organised a grand welcome. The stands are packed with people, including school children holding up big Sindhu posters. Both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh sent top ministers to greet Sindhu at the airport. Both states have announced rewards to celebrate the only Indian player to win an medallist, Li Xuerui. In 2013, she Sindhu's Silver - the Telangana Olympic medal in badminton with won her first Grand Prix Gold title, government will give her a cash her bronze from the 2012 London the Malaysian Open, following it up reward of 5 crore, a residential plot Olympics. With Sindhu’s with a second GP title at the Macau in Hyderabad and have offered her a performance in these games, India Open. She then won the Bronze at the job. The Andhra Pradesh now has another badminton star. BWF World Championships, government too has offered Sindhu Sindhu began to make waves on becoming the first Indian woman to a job and will give her a cash reward the international circuit some seven win a singles medal at the of 3 crore and a residential plot in years ago. In 2009, at age 13, she won tournament. Sindhu received the Amaravati, the new capital city it is Bronze at the sub-junior Asian second-highest sporting recognition, building. Later, Sindhu will be Badminton Championships. In the Arjuna Award when she was just presented a car, a BMW that will be 2012, she won Gold in the same 18 years old. handed to her by her favourite championships when she entered the sportsman and cricket legend Sachin semis of the China Open Masters reCeption to reMeMBer Tendulkar. The car is from V after handing out a stunning defeat Four days after securing silver Chamundeswarnath, the president of to the London 2012 Olympic Gold Olympic medal at Rio, Sindhu India's badminton association. 52 HEALTH The News You Like | September, 2016 Curd could keep Breast cancer at bay

The News NeTwork Professor at Western University in reactive oxygen species, which can Canada. cause DNA damage, and thus, can - e it lassi, buttermilk or shik - Conversely, women with breast cer. The study, published in the jour - hand, everyone relishes curd. cancer also showed elevated levels nal Applied and Environmental But did you know that ubiquitous of Escherichia coli and Staphylococ - Microbiology may lead ultimately to bowl of curd has some amazing cus epidermidis - harmful bacterias' the use of probiotics to protect health benefits too? Here are many - known to induce double-stranded women against breast cancer. Antibi - healthy reasons to include curd in breaks in DNA in HeLa cells (cul - otics targeting bacteria that abet can - your diet. tured human cells). "Double-strand cer might be another option for Intake of probiotics may help in - breaks are the most detrimental type improving breast cancer manage - crease the proportion of beneficial of DNA damage and are caused by ment, Reid said. In the study, the bacteria in the breast and thus aid in genotoxins, reactive oxygen species team obtained breast tissues from 58 preventing the risk of breast cancer. and ionising radiation," the re - women who were undergoing The findings showed that Lacto - searchers said. The repair mecha - lumpectomies or mastectomies for bacillus and Streptococcus, consid - nism for double-stranded breaks is either benign (13 women) or cancer - ered to be health-promoting bacteria, highly error prone and such errors ous (45 women) tumours, as well as were more prevalent in healthy can lead to the development of can - from 23 healthy women who had breasts than in cancerous ones. Both cer. undergone breast reductions or en - groups have anti-carcinogenic prop - Further, natural killer cells are hancements. They used DNA se - erties. Thus, "our work raises the critical to controlling growth of tu - quencing to identify bacteria from question that should women, espe - mours and a low level of these im - the tissues and culturing to confirm cially those at risk for breast cancer, mune cells is associated with that the organisms were alive. take probiotic lactobacilli to increase increased incidence of breast cancer. Many More reasons wHy the proportion of beneficial bacteria Streptococcus thermophilus pro - yoU sHoUld inClUde CUrd in in the breast?," said Gregor Reid, duces anti-oxidants that neutralise yoUr diet: Unlike its more glamorous dairy cousins – cheese, ice-cream and flavoured yoghurt – curd has been a staple of most Indian diets and hence, much ignored. Curd has a number of health and nutritional benefits, and eating curd every day helps your system stay cool, im - proves your digestive system, and helps get rid of stomach problems. This not all curds have many more beneficial qualities which can make daily life easy and fight common de - The News You Like | September, 2016 HEALTH 53

ceases and help in beauty care too. The secret to a flat belly: Re - juice can used to make a face pack Improves digestion: Curd helps searches show that consuming 18 that would make your face glow. maintain an ideal pH level. It also ounces of curd on a regular basis Improves sexual health: Re - helps to maintain the levels of acid - helps to reduce belly fat. Eating curd searchers believe curd has properties ity and alkalinity. It is a natural cure makes the stomach full for long that help prevent problems such as for dysentery. It is easy to digest time. So, eating it instead of snacks sexual impotency, low libido etc. It food and best for the people who do in between the routine diet tends to prevents from the vaginal infections not like milk or lactose intolerance lower the weight. More fat around of Candida or Yeast among women as the fermentation process breaks the waistline secretes the hormone with diabetes. down the lactose into glucose and called cortisol which stimulates the An excellent substitute for milk: galactose. accumulation of more fat over belly Curd can be used by people who Strengthens bones and teeth: area. Calcium found in the yogurt find it difficult to digest the proteins Curd is rich in calcium like many triggers the less cortisol production in milk. Lactose intolerant people other dairy products and thus helps by the fat cells whereas amino acids can switch to curd. in strengthening your bones and burns out more fat, thus it helps to Helps control anxiety and stress: teeth. It can help prevent arthritis and lose pounds if taken regularly. Curd can lower levels of anxiety and osteoporosis. Curd makes diet bal - An immunity booster: Curd can depression and thus, can act as a anced and considered as the ade - improve your immunity levels and is stress reliever. quate nutrition which plays major a great remedy for women affected Due to these many benefits, curd role in preventing the osteoporosis by vaginal yeast infection. is one of the most popular food items as it contains more calcium and vi - Prevent dandruff: The lactic acid around the world. In some parts of tamin D. A healthier heart: Curd pre - present in curd prevents the forma - the world, like India, people believe vents the formation of fat in the tion of dandruff as it has anti-fungal that consuming curd before doing arterial region, preventing hyperten - properties. something new or embarking on a sion. It balances the cholesterol lev - Curd for beauty care: Nutrients journey will ensure success and els in your body. It has ability to such as zinc, vitamin E and phos - good health. Even from a scientific lower the blood cholesterol level phorus make curd an ideal ingredient point of view, this dairy product is thus prevents from the variety of for home-made face packs. A simple quite special and brings about many heart diseases and strokes. mixture of curd, gram flour and lime health benefits. 54 HEALTH The News You Like | September, 2016 Heart attack diagnosis in a minute

The News NeTwork the level of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), target protein. The incubation time a protein that is excreted by the heart required for detection was decreased iagnosing heart attack was muscle into the blood following a through DEPmediated biomarker never so quick and easy. heart attack. concentration, where the target DResearchers, including one of “This new immunosensor is protein was attracted onto the Indian-origin, have developed an constructed in a different way than sensing areas via electrical forces. electrical immunosensor for any other sensors. Owing to the new This reduced the incubation time detection of heart attacks, which design, this device is able to rapidly from 60 minutes to one minute. provides results in just one minute. diagnose the level of heart attacks at “The level of cTnI within a Using just a single droplet of blood, the point of care, “said Jaesung Jang single droplet of blood serum is not this immunosensor detects the heart from Ulsan National Institute of great. However, we were able to attack and provides the result in Science and Technology (UNIST) in attract the target protein onto the sixty seconds. According to South Korea. Using just a single sensing areas via electrical forces, researchers, including Abhinav droplet of blood, this immunosensor thereby greatly improving detection Sharma, this immunosensor holds detects the target protein present in time and detection limit, “said considerable potential for use as a the serum following a heart attack Chang-Ho Han from UNIST. The platform for sensing distinct types and provides the result in one findings were published in the of proteins, along with the feasibility minute. journal Biosensors & of miniaturisation and integration In the study, dielectrophore tic Bioelectronics. for biomedical diagnosis. (DEP) forces were applied to attract Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women all over the world. Many a times people succumb to the heart attack without ever diagnosed for it. Therefore, a fast and reliable diagnosis is urgently needed, researchers said. The system works by measuring Save up to 1000/-

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inema has and shall always The 4 day film carnival would remain a ‘Culture’ in our encompass 15 major segments country that breaks all including All Lights India Ctraditional barriers like cast, creed, International Film Festival, religion and language. This exactly Indywood Film Market, Golden what Indywood Film Carnival is Frame Awards, International Film taking advantage to bring the best of Business Awards, Panel Discussions, cinema for its lovers. Indywood Film Seminars, Workshops and Interactive Carnival is the ultimate film carnival Sessions, Red Carpet, Talent Hunt & in the world which would Talent Shows, Musical Nites, celebrate the very best that Master Classes, Theme cinema has to offer. It is Park, Oscar movie scheduled at the screenings, Product world’s largest Launches & Brand integrated film Shows, General studio, Ramoji Body Meets of Film City, Associations, Hyderabad. The Celebrity film carnival is Business Meets, expected to attract Film Museum, over 2000 delegates Student Nite, and 20,000 footfalls Investor's meet, from over 100 countries. Celebrity and Director’s Delegates will include film industry Meets, Cinematographers & Editors professionals, business heads, Day, Festival Directors Meets, entrepreneurs, film journalists, networking sessions, entrepreneur’s media experts, industry aspirants and meet and much more. thousands of film enthusiasts from all The Indywood Film Carnival has corners of the world. All this under two major flag off events. They are: the Patronage of the honorable chief All Lights India International minister of Telangana, Sri. K. Film Festival (ALIIFF). Chandrasekhar Rao, This event aims at providing a Since the announcement of the unique platform for global film second edition of the Indywood Film industry to portray excellence in film Carnival, many industry dignitaries making, aids to inspire, nurture and voiced their support to the carnival. integrate the Indian Cinema industry The News You Like | September, 2016 FOCUS 57

Conferences, Script Writing Labs, Producers Network, Film Finance Forum, Panel Discussions, and Seminars etc. There will also be a special exhibiting section for Tourism Departments of various countries and also Tourism Department of various states in India. The market will serve as the converging point for all global buyers and sellers, established personalities / companies to the fresh and upcoming ones meet and connect at the film market. Besides the Film Market and Film festival, the carnival would encompass: Indywood Interactions, International Film Business Awards, Short Film Corner, Indywood Talent Hunt. This year’s carnival would also explore thereby facilitating congregation of people regional cinema industry, with a special and nations. The festival provides a premier focus on North East. Indywood Film showcase for all aspects of filmmaking. Carnival shall bring together the state’s ALIIFF aims at educating the community & cultural and diverse forms of aesthetic festival attendees through the art and contents all under one roof. Though, science of film, promoting cross-cultural Indywood Film Carnival, they would be awareness, the exchange of ideas, and social able to promote their industry and exhibit understanding. This event includes various their works on a global front. sessions like World Premier, Oscar As we are spreading our wings of Contented Movie Screenings, Indywood liberation to set rolling a series of Panorama, Master Classes, Retrospective transformations to rejuvenate the cultural and Tributes, Closing Nights, Country phenomena we fondly call ‘Cinema’, we Focus Screenings, World Cinema invite the entire industry to be a part of this Screenings etc. carnival and make this journey eventful. Indywood Film Market (IFM) This event is a premier trade market for the film industry professionals facilitating sales and promotion of International cinemas to Indian market and the sales of Indian Cinema to International arena. The main sessions of IFM will be the Market Screenings, Viewing Rooms, Film 58 UNIFORMED SERVICES The News You Like | September, 2016 si ends His liFe seniors Greed lead to sUiCide?

and new CIs demanded Maamuls to be collected . According to sosurces senior officers used Constables Yadava Reddy, Raju, Nagi Reddy and The News NeTwork upright, people friendly officer. Mutyam to pressurise SI about Friends and people who know regular collection of Maamuls. This llegal collection of money of many him say Ramakrishna Reddy is constible is known to be notorious in officers and staff in the law against monthly collections extorting money from all sections of Ienforcing department is well known (Maamuls ) prevalent in police people. fact. But the habitual ‘maamul’ department. The suicide note he has In this note Ramakrishna Reddy collectora not sparing even their own left amply states this. In suicide note also stated that he had paid more than collogues is the tragedy. A young he alleged that he had been harassed 15 lakhs of collected maamuls in the police officer who opposed this by the division DSP and Circle last 3 months. And in the note he also extortion has fallen victim of such Inspector who had forced him for wrote that he had not committed any intra police harassment. The suicide extra maamuls. Even after new CI has mistake, but the DSP, CI and even of T. Ramakrishna Reddy, a sub- been posted at Toguta circle, both old head constable and police constables inspector of police of Kukunoorpally police station in Medak district has brought this dark side Telangana police department once again into the limelight. Ramakrishna Reddy committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver, left a suicide note citing harassment from the higher officials as the reason to for his extreme decision to end life abruptly. Ramakrishna Reddy (38), Ex. Serviceman. After completing his service he appeared for Sub Inspector recruitment test and joined police department as SI. Native of Medak district he has worked in four different police stations and known to be an The News You Like | September, 2016 UNIFORMED SERVICES 59

CI Venkataiah, new CI of Toguta Ramanjaneyulu, and four constables Yadava Reddy, Raju, Nagi Reddy and Muthayam whom he alleged of pressuring him for more Maamuls . The accused officials alleged SI committed suicide because he was afraid of being suspended on charges of corruption as two anonymous CI, Venkataiah Ch Sridhar, DSP, Siddipet CI, Ramanjaneyulu complaints had been made against have been conspiring against him so a high-level inquiry has been ordered him. But, Sumathi former he has no chance other than the into the incident appointing Superintendent of Police, Medak suicide and hence they are responsible Nizamabad Additional SP Pratap says, “He was a sincere and honest for his death. But police officials so Reddy as investigation officer. officer. He has solved some of the far remained reticent regarding the Medak district SP Chandrashekar important cases”. Presently she is suicide note. Reddy termed the incident as working as DCP (North Zone) in Ramakrishna Reddy allegedly unfortunate and said that a case under Hyderabad Police Commissionrate. shot himself in the forehead with his CrPC 174 was booked. He also said But not just this SI suicide case service revolver in police quarter that investigation had been launched there are some more allegations on allotted to him. He was alone as he has and assured that stringent action will those police officials and staff that sent his wife and two children to his be taken on accused officials, if they they were retained at the same place in - laws house two days earlier. found guilty. for many long terms whereas law only Around 1.30 AM on fateful day, In a dramatic episode Pratap permits them for a certain period. before attempting suicide he called Reddy, who was being appointed as Interestingly all associated with the his friend Gajwel SI Satish and an investigation officer has been case are out of 3 divisions in the explained the reasons due to which he relieved from the responsibility of the Medak (Medak, Siddipet and Sanga wanted to kill himself. Satish rushed investigation, as he made hasty Reddy) mostly everyone in the to Ramakrishna's place. But, by the remarks regarding Ramakrishna department like to get posted in time he was already committed Reddy suicide even without Siddipet. suicide. conducting a full-fledged Aftermath these set of incidents Knowing his nature of the ex- investigation. Pratap Reddy DGP Anurag Sharma issued transfer serviceman the family Members of addressed the media and said that orders to Siddipet DSP Sridhar Goud Ramakrishna Reddy allege that he Ramakrishna Reddy had family and other two inspectors who are was pressurized and harassed problems and also made a comment being named in the note and asked terrifically by senior officials. They that was not able to cope up with the them to report to the headquarters in met Home minister Nayani police department as he came from an Hyderabad and ASI Prakash, Head Narasimha Reddy and requested him army background; Pratap Reddy also Constables Muthyam and Sambani, to order for a judicial inquiry against said that suicide letter or note written and constables Yadava Reddy and the alleged, and on their assets. Home under pressure can't be considered or Nagi Reddy were attached to Medak minister assured them that taken into consideration. SP office as to conduct a fair probe. government will all legal steps . With a senior officer taking a stand It is not uncommon for Police Deceased wife also disclosed that he which looks more like saving department to be in the news for all actually wanted to quit the job and accused. A fresh probe has been wrong reasons. But at least after settle back in his village ordered under the supervision of formation Telangana, being reasona- Bakkamantram Gudem in Hyderabad Range DIG Akun bly well paid the officers and staff are Mattampally Mandalof Nalgonda Sabharwal and district officials, expected to be satisfied and people district to lead a peaceful life as he Human rights commission also friendly. It’s high time for the depart- couldn’t take up the pressure and ordered the officials to submit the ment to revamp and handle balck- harassment from the senior officials report by 31 August. sheeps with iron hand which alone can anymore. The Whole case now revolves will bring the glory to the department Police have registered a case and around Ch Sridhar (DSP, Siddipet), as protectors of the people. 60 LIFE STYLE The News You Like | September, 2016 Get your suit suitab le to all occasions

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good suit can be make or break your style credentials in your Aon or off-duty wardrobe. From making you look taller, to disguising a few extra pounds. It is a lifetime investment which takes a lot of consideration and should be taken seriously – get it right and you should feel like a King whilst wearing it. There are wide ranges available in many shops and even in online stores than what you can imagine, so you’re likely to find a hidden gem. Style Gurus have some suggestions in this regards. Here are Top Ten of them. point assuming it’ll work, but it looks 1. eMperor’s new ClotHes awful. You must first understand what it is said that men should express more kind of a jacket you can wear with jeans; about their personality through their something that has a bit of pattern is your clothes than they do. Stylists suggest that first cue. men to be more individual instead of following trends that don’t suit them. 4. MatCH tHe wHole sHeBanG Most of the best dressed men develop Accessories should always be their own style and build a uniform. That’s harmonious. Your belt, shoes and watch why even these ever expanding ready- strap should be of the same leather; if not mades men’s tailors are in business for the same then it should be the same colour guys who really understand what they at least. When you are wearing black want to wear. shoes, you should pair them with a black bag. Things like the metal of the watch and 2. rUle oF tHUMB cuff links should also match. Most of our Most men don’t think about how they suits don’t have belt loops in order to make are going to be perceived wearing what the trousers look cleaner and legs look they are wearing, in a particular situation. longer. It creates the illusion of slimness Every situation has its code. Stylish men which makes the silhouette more understand the code and dress according streamlined. to it. Deliberately subverting those 5. size Matters etiquettes is just not cool at all. Tie knots, some of them are bigger than the neck. A tie knot should always be 3. never ever subservient to the collar. It should not be “Never pair a suit jacket with jeans. the same size as the collar that you are Most men are guilty of doing it at some wearing which becomes overbearing and The News You Like | September, 2016 LIFE STYLE 61 Get your suit suitab le to all occasions

jackets makes them look taller which is not true. 8. BridGe tHe Gap there should be no gap between your waist coat and your trousers. It is a killer! The whole idea of wearing trousers and waistcoat (of the same fabric and colour) is to create the illusion of slimness. If you interrupt it and when from the slightest of gap, the shirt sticks out, it destroys the illusion of height. Ideally the bottom line of the waistcoat should touch the bottom of the waistband of your trousers. 9. Mix and MatCH contrasting combinations are clumsy. It should always be smaller tricky. It used to be quite a common and should look right within the thing back in the days of Charles II of space. There is a sense of proportion England, when the suit emerged. between the size and shape of the tie Pairing different fabrics was practised knot and the collar. Menswear is about even at that time. You could play with precision and this is one of the areas this trend by wearing three pieces, all where people get it wrong. It is not by of the same fabric. But also you could accident that a guy’s tie knot looks do striped trousers, a coloured waist right. ” coat and a black herringbone morning coat, all of it in quite subtle colours 6. lapel BeFore laBel such as duck egg blue and biscuit The size of the lapel is really shades. important. On a big guy, a skinny lapel would look really silly as will a huge 10. don’t over load lapel on a slim guy. Make sure that the There is a temptation to wear all lapel is proportionate to the size of your favourite stuff all at once but your frame. never overload, keep it relatively simple. Men do better when they are 7. don’t Go wild witH tHe slightly understated. If you are HeiGHt wearing something very bold, then Wearing jackets that are too short you have to dress down everything and trousers that are too low waist has else. For instance, when you are been a trend for over a decade but all wearing a bold pattern or a bold it does is make men look really fat in colour, you need to not wear another the middle. Some people think for one. Tone the rest down if you tone the some reason that wearing shorter suit up. 62 SELF HELP The News You Like | September, 2016

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we live in. We have the power and why it is not ability to make out thoughts our reality. That's not so hard to understand. So the why is it that we working for many? still falter and struggle with our goals and dreams? The Top reason personal growth doesn't work for most people is ozens of Personality from the book or all the books they “resistance”. This resistance comes development or Personal buy. Why things do not turn out as from worry, fear, negative emotions advancement books are expected? We or one of our friends and thoughts that cause us to move fDlooding market every week in our may be one of them. Let us find out away from our natural state of flow. country. Apart from classics and reasons in this article. At the end you And this is why no matter what international best sellers written by may answer 3 questions, which will practices some people adhere to stalwarts like Napoleon Hill, further help to help yourself. when it comes to the Law of Stephen Covey, Anthony Robins, On recent Independence Day, I Attraction, most people just get Bob Proctor but their Indian have just got back from my reading small or trivial results. They have the language translations are made room after watching Bob Proctor's right mindset and they understand available. Thousands of young, 'Your are born rich' seminar the whole concept of “thoughts educated, ambitious individuals are recording on my laptop. The energy become reality”, yet they still can't flocking to books stores and and passion of Bob never fails to seem to successfully apply “thought purchasing them. Many of them buy impress me. In this seminar Bob manifestation” into all areas of their more than one book and some talked about getting into a state of life permanently. To be honest, I'm acquire all most all such books with “Flow” or “Allowing”. The idea he also included in this. There have a hope to improve themselves. But put out was this: Our natural state is been times where I thought I had very few are really able to benefit that of a co-creator of the Universe found my remedy, my cure-all The News You Like | September, 2016 SELF HELP 63

technique to achieving my goals, but boards, Affirmations etc isn’t following the way writer - trainer just like a novelty buy, the feeling of enough? So what's the underlying presented to us and gifts that you joy vanishes. The feeling fades and reason “personal growth”, “positive desire before you can attract it. I'm back to square one. I was out of thinking”, “goal setting”, “and Wayne Dyer sums it up “flow” or a state of “allowing.” Soon vision boards” or whatever you want perfectly: We do not attract what we go to Amazon or Flipkart’s books to call it isn't working for us? Is there want, we attract who we are. So, it's section in search of ‘One more’ a reason why brilliantly written not that you've failed in positive Personal advancement or Positive books totally dedicated to helping us thinking. It's just that you might be psychology book. are still failing to live up to its having some trouble with allowing So rituals, Goal setting, Vision promise? What are we missing here? or receiving. How do we Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a permanently get into our state of strong believer in the personal allowing/ receiving? 3 Questions advance movement and Law of But before we can help ourselves What are you trying to Attraction and it's something I apply get into a state of 1manifest now? to my daily life. I also firmly believe allowing/receiving, we need to What tools or practices are that my thoughts become my reality. understand the roadblocks we are you using to achieve this? But in order for these to work, I must facing… so need you to answer 3 (2E.g.: Goal setting, affirmations, be open to receiving FIRST. Again, questions. Law of Attraction, vision you can call it what you like. “Open I want to know what it is that you boards, meditation etc) to receiving”, “receiving from the do to get the things you want or Universe”, or “eliminating desire. What are your rituals or Are you 100 percent doubts/negative beliefs”. Some practices? What has helped and 3confident you are doing trainers call it the Art of Allowing. what hasn't helped? What doubts do everything you can to make it Here the point is we need to be open you have? Let me know. work? Or do you still have some and willing to accept impact- -Rammohan Apparasu, doubts? making changes that come by [email protected] 64 SPIRITUAL The News You Like | September, 2016

■ yogi ashwiNi Founder, Dhyan Foundation Yogic Practices for a Beautiful, Healthy Life: Strengthening the Joints

ur body is the vehicle to our soul. It is also and then exhale in the second not permanent and will age eventually. half of the rotation. But be very OTherefore, it becomes essential that we careful to move very slowly understand it and strengthen it, so that we may with complete awareness of every muscle and live a longer, balanced and healthy life. bone that is being used. Seven clockwise and Fast paced modern lifestyles, while having seven anti-clockwise rotations are enough at this its perks, also brings with it a long chain of health stage. implications, some of which can be life-long. Stress, ruptured joints, weak & bent spines, loss sHoUlder rotation of glow and stamina, are just some of its natural Keep the first by-products. It is said that gymming three fingers on your continuously for years can ruin your knees, dry shoulders and once up your vital fluids, and damage your spine. again synchronising Yog, as shared earlier is not about rapid with your breath, breathing exercises, or tying yourself in knots, bring your elbows to it is a beautiful journey of the self. join in front of your In this issue, we will start by understanding nose, then up towards the sky, and then who we are on the physical level, with the very stretching backwards, back to the starting basic rotation of our joints. The basic joint position. Seven cycles in this manner and seven rotations ensure health and longevity of the body cycles in the reverse, i.e., taking your elbows by removing the spent prana (the ‘life force’ the backwards, then up and then joining them in runs the entire Creation and our bodies) that gets front of your nose. Your awareness should be on accumulated at your joints and ensuring free the movement of your shoulder. flow of energy in the body. wrist rotation Sanatan Kriya details six joint rotations Closing your fist starting from the neck, moving downwards to with the thumb inside, the shoulders, wrists, hip joint, knees and finally stretch your arms in ankles. All the rotations are performed with front, at the level of the internal awareness, keeping the eyes closed and shoulders and rotate synchronising the movement with Ujjai breath. your wrists only, not Slowly stand up without leaving the Ujjai the fore- arms. Do Pranayam, start with the first rotation: seven cycles each of clockwise and neCk rotation anticlockwise motion. Close your eyes and be Hip rotation aware of your neck. Now Keeping your hands on slowly start rotating your your hips, making sure that neck from right to left. your head does not move, Synchronise every rotate your hips only, seven rotation with one cycle of times left to right in circular the breath, i.e. inhale in motion and seven times in the first half of the rotation reverse direction. The News You Like | September, 2016 SPIRITUAL 65

knee rotation at least five minutes. Place your Most of you will find these basic palms on your rotations very difficult if you are thighs, dip down doing them properly. You might also slightly at the having a feeling of unsteadiness and knees, bring your a strong urge to open your eyes. This feet together, is your first experience of state of keeping your disturbance within your own self. It spine erect. Now also shows how uncoordinated are move the knees you with your own physical bodies. together seven Till our physical bodies are not times left to right in a state of balance we cannot think in circular motion of bringing our mental and and seven times in emotional states into balance. Of the reverse direction. thousands of people who have been introduced to these basic practices Foot rotation we found that those who have been Stretch out your practicing these basics regularly right leg and rotate have experienced a certain level of the foot seven calmness and balance in their times clockwise physical bodies. There also has been and seven times a definite lowered blood pressure anticlockwise. and pulse rate with an increased Then repeat with efficiency. your left leg. Those of you who would like to take help to understand the process taad asana of each of the practices discussed so Stand straight, going on your far can get in touch with Dhyan toes, making sure that your body Foundation. weight is evenly distributed on both Yogi Ashwini is the Guiding your feet. Be very careful to Light of Dhyan Foundation and an maintain an even distribution. Once authority on the Vedic sciences. His you are evenly balanced then raise book, 'Sanatan Kriya, The Ageless both your palms skywards above Dimension' is an acclaimed thesis on your head. Maintain this posture for anti-ageing. 66 FOCUS The News You Like | September, 2016 Affordable Medical education at ELIXIR LIFESCIENCE

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