DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019 (PAGE 7) Aadhaar enabled transactions cross 200 mn Rahul Gandhi assures all Jio Fiber launch on Sept 5; unlimited free calls from milestone on NPCI platform during July help to flood affected people landlines, hi-speed broadband from Rs 700/mth NEW , Aug 12: MUMBAI, Aug 12: WAYANAD (Kerala), Aug 12: The umbrella body for digital transactions, NPCI, on Monday Billionaire Mukesh Ambani said that Aadhaar enabled Payment System (AePS) crossed the Congress leader Rahul on Monday announced the roll- milestone of over 200 million transactions during July this year. Gandhi on Monday visited flood out of 'Jio Fiber' from AePS is a bank led model which allows basic interoperable affected areas in his Wayanad September 5, promising free banking transactions at point of sale (PoS or MicroATM) through Lok Sabha constituency, includ- voice calls for life from land- the business correspondent of any bank by using Aadhaar authen- ing worst-hit Puthumala and lines, 100 mbps minimum tication. assured all help to those hit by broadband speed at subscrip- "AePS has become instrumental in driving the financial the calamity to rebuild their tion starting from Rs 700 a lives. inclusion program in . In July 2019, the transaction count of month and free HD TV set on a At Puthumala, where a land- AePS stood at 220.18 million with transaction value Rs 9,685.35 commitment to an annual plan. slide had wrecked havoc in the Speaking at the 42nd crore, compared to transaction count of 194.33 million and a area, Gandhi said many people transaction value of Rs 8,867.33 crore in the month-ago period are feared to be still trapped Annual General Meeting same year," NPCI said in a release. beneath the debris. (AGM), Reliance Industries' A total of 6.65 crore Indian citizens availed banking services "I visited the epicentre of Chairman and Managing through AePS platform in July, it said. Puthumala landslide at Meppadi Director Mukesh Ambani said "AePS crossing 200 million transactions mark is a significant in Wayanad. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacting with flood victims Jio will also offer unlimited achievement for NPCI, benefiting financial inclusion in India. This is the site of a terrible at Kaithapoil Flood Relief Camp at Thamrassaery in Kozhikode international calling pack from AePS is delivering the 4As' for financial inclusion to rural part of landslide that destroyed an on Monday. (UNI) its landlines to the US and India, authentication of customer, availability of services, acces- entire village, many people are and sisters who are in pain After visiting people affect- Canada at Rs 500 a month, and that default tariff plans will be sibility through AePS channel and affordability as it's free of cost still feared to be trapped & res- and in suffering today", he said. ed by floods and landslides in one-fifth to one-tenth of exist- to the customers," NPCI COO Praveena Rai said. cue work is ongoing," he said in Earlier, Gandhi appealed to some relief centres, Gandhi had ing market tariffs. AePS empowers a bank customer to use Aadhaar as identity his twitter account. the people to provide relief promised to do everything pos- He interacted with people in "...voice calls from home to to access respective Aadhaar enabled bank account and perform materials to those hit by the dev- sible to get them back on their relief camps at Meppadi in any Indian operator - mobile or basic banking transactions like cash withdrawal, intrabank or astating floods in his constituen- feet. Wayanad and Kaithapoil in cy. fixed - will be absolutely free interbank fund transfer and balance enquiry. Three assembly segments in Kozhikode district. Gandhi, currently visiting Malappuram district form part forever. On fixed-line interna- The only inputs required for a customer to do an AePS trans- "I know it is a difficult time areas ravaged by floods and of Gandhi's Wayanad con- tional voice calling, we are action are the name of the customer's bank, Aadhaar number and but I request you not to worry landslides in his constituency, stituency. today ending the era of high fingerprint captured during enrollment. (PTI) for your future. We're going to posted the appeal on his Gandhi, who won with a international calling rates on stand with you, we're going to Facebook page. record margin from the hill con- landline by announcing the help you and we're going to "My Parliamentary con- stituency in the April Lok Sabha lowest fixed line rates for inter- Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries along with make sure that you're able to stituency Wayanad has been elections, said during his stay he national calling...," he said. wife Nita Ambani (L) and mother Kokilaben Ambani on arrival rebuild your lives," Gandhi told devastated by floods with thou- would visit relief camps across Jio Fiber services would be at the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance them. sands left homeless and shifted Wayanad and review relief available on a commercial basis Industries, in Mumbai on Monday. (UNI) The Wayanad MP distrib- to relief camps", Gandhi said. measures with state government from September 5. form to showcase new and uct experience. uted relief materials to people at "We are in urgent need of officials. "...the average fixed-line upcoming initiatives of the Jio Postpaid Plus will offer the relief camp in Kaithapoil. materials, including water bot- The Congress leader had download speed in the US Group. Last year, speaking at priority SIM-setup service at He told flood affected peo- tles, sleeping mats, blankets, said he had spoken to Prime which is the most developed ple at Meppadi and Kaithapoil the company's 41st AGM, home. It would also provide undergarments, dhotis, night- Minister , Kerala economy is around 90 Mbps. In Ambani had said the Jio Giga data and voice connectivity that as their representative, he gowns, children's apparel, slip- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, India even the most basic Jio has spoken to Kerala Chief Fiber Service will provide across all devices, both at home pers, sanitary napkins, soaps, Wayanad District Collector and Fiber plan starts with 100 Mbps Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and ultra-high definition entertain- and outside, along with family toothbrushes, toothpaste, Dettol, Congress workers in the state on speed and we have plans all the Prime Minister Narendra Modi ment on TV, voice activated plans and international roaming soap powder, bleaching powder the flood situation in his con- way up to 1 Gbps or 1000 "to ask for help for this region assistance, virtual reality gam- at a fraction of a cost. and chlorine," he said. stituency. from the state and Central gov- Mbps," he said adding that this ing and digital shopping as well "The experience of Jio Fiber Gandhi appealed to donors This is his second visit to ernments." would improve the quality of as smart home solutions. and Jio Set Top Box really to send the material to collection Wayanad after the election. Referring to his meeting fixed-line data in India. It was widely-expected that comes to life when combined centres in Malappuram district, Earlier, he had come on a with state government officials, Declaring that the plans will he would spell out the details of with an LED TV. So, Jio Fiber which he listed. three-day thanksgiving visit Gandhi said he had asked "them come at less than one-tenth of the commercial roll-out of Jio customers who opt for our He had on August 11 termed when he addressed road to bring in reconstruction, give global rates, Ambani said Jio Giga Fiber at Monday's AGM. annual plans which we call Jio as 'heart breaking",the suffering shows and public meetings in Flood water gush down after a cloudburst in Chamoli district compensation and distribute Fiber plans will be priced Jio has been scaling up Jio Forever plans, will get an HD of people due to floods and the constituency. at . medicines and cleaning equip- between Rs 700 to Rs 10,000 Giga Fibre infrastructure in or 4K LED TV and a 4K set top landslides in his constituency Gandhi chose Wayanad as ment at the earliest." per month "to suit every budg- various cities over the last few box absolutely free," he said. Wayanad and urged the state his second seat in addition to the et". Six killed in landslides Gandhi also extended his and Central governments to pro- months, and half a million Ambani said that Jio which Eid greetings to the people. party stronghold of Amethi in The plans, will come bun- vide immediate aid to those hit homes have already been given has amassed over 340 million "Let us take the spirit of Eid Uttar Pradesh, which he, how- dled with subscriptions to most by the natural calamity in access to it on a trial basis. mobile subscribers in less than to help all our brothers ever, lost in the 2019 polls. leading premium Over The Top in Chamoli district Kerala. Ambani said that since its three years, is now ready to fire (PTI) (OTT) applications. DEHRADUN/GOPESHWAR, Aug 12: announcement last year, Jio four new growth engines "Also, for the first time in received over 15 million regis- including Internet of Things Six persons, including a woman and her nine-month-old Babita, Mahavir Phogat join BJP India, we are introducing a dis- trations from nearly 1,600 (IoT) for the entire country, daughter, were buried alive as landslides triggered by heavy rains ruptive concept for watching towns. home and enterprise broadband hit three different villages in Ghat area of Chamoli district on NEW DELHI, Aug 12: icant day for the Haryana BJP. chief of the Jannayak Janata new movies. Premium Jio Fiber "And based on these regis- services as well as broadband Monday morning, officials said. After the Union government Party's sports wing, said only customers will be able to watch trations, we have drawn up a for SMEs. International wrestler Babita Erosion caused by swirling waters of the flooded Chuflagad abrogated the J-K's special sta- Modi was capable of taking big movies in their living rooms the plan to reach 20 million resi- Revenue from each of these Phogat and her father Mahavir River also washed away two buildings standing close to it. tus on last Monday, she had decisions like "avenging" the same day these movies are dences and 15 million business engines will flow in from this Phogat, whose struggle to coach The state emergency operation centre in Dehradun said the tweeted, "This day will always Pulwama terror attack, which released in theatres," he said. establishments in these 1,600 fiscal itself. her daughters in wrestling and debris of landslides fell over three houses in Banjabgad, Aligaon be remembered. Salute to Prime had killed over 40 CRPF per- This service - Jio First Day towns," Ambani said. The investment cycle of their eventual success had and Lankhi villages in Ghat area of the district early on Monday, Minister Narendra Modi and sonnel in February this year, or First Show - will be launched in The company will also offer Reliance Jio is complete, and inspired Hindi film Dangal, trapping the occupants. Home Minister . Jai "repealing Article 370." mid-2020. special mobility service for Jio about Rs 3.5 lakh crore has joined the BJP on Monday. Hind." All of them suffocated to death, it said, adding all the BJP media head Anil Baluni Over the last two years, the Fiber users to deliver a plat- been invested in its digital net- Joining the party in the pres- 29-year-old Babita had also deceased except one were women. said Mahavir Phogat had lived RIL AGMs have been a plat- inum-grade service and prod- work, he said. ence of Sports and Youth Affairs defended Haryana Chief While Rupa Devi and her daughter Chanda were killed in the ideals of the central govern- Minister Kiren Rijiju, party's Minister Banjbagad village, 21-year-old Naurati Devi was killed in ment's scheme, 'Beti bachao, Aligaon and three others in Lankhi village, it said. general secretary in charge of after he courted a controversy on his "brides from Kashmir" beti padhao', by coaching her SC dismisses review plea seeking same-sex Those killed in Lankhi village were identified as Kumari Arti, Haryana Anil Jain and its state Kumari Anjali and Ajay, it said. chief Subhash Barala, Phogats Three houses in these villages were totally damaged in the heaped praise on Prime Minister marriage, adoption, surrogacy for LGBTQ heavy rains which also claimed the lives of half a dozen livestock Narendra Modi, lauding him for and around 40 goats. abrogating Jammu and NEW DELHI, Aug 12: plea saying that his petition Special Marriages Act, 1954), Damage to buildings was also reported from Ghat market Kashmir's special status under was not limited to the issue of availability of adoption, surro- The Supreme Court has dis- close to Chuflagad, a tributary of Nandakini river, which was in Article 370. decriminalising the consensual gacy, IVF (for LGBTQ only) is missed a plea seeking review of spate. The party believes that the gay sex only and had raised violative of Article 14, 15, 19, its order which had rejected a Erosion caused by the swirling waters of the flooded induction of Phogats will help it host of issues including the 21, 29. Discrimination solely petition seeking various civil Chuflagad river washed away two buildings standing close to it. in the poll-bound Haryana, a issue of "non-recognition of on basis of sexual orientation rights such as same-sex mar- Housing residential accommodations as well as shops, the state they hail from. Assembly same-sex marriages" under the violates Article 14, 15, 21 in riage, adoption and surrogacy buildings adjacent to each other fell like a pack of cards and polls are expected in the state Special Marriages Act, 1954 relation to Army, Navy, Air for the LGBTQ community. merged with the river within seconds. later this year. and denial of adoption and sur- A three-judge bench headed force Act. However, there was no casualty in the incident as the build- Arjuna awardee Babita rogacy rights to the members of by Justice N V Ramana, in an "Other instances of indirect ings had been vacated by their occupants in apprehension, Phogat told reporters that Modi the LGBTQ community mem- in-chamber decision on July discrimination are not addressed District Disaster Management Officer N K Joshi said. had written history by scrapping bers. in the Navtej Singh Johar case. Jammu and Kashmir's special 11, dismissed the review plea People living in the area are being evacuated to safer loca- However, the plea was dis- People in the military are not provisions and described herself filed by Tushar Nayyar which tions, he said. (PTI) BJP Working President JP Nadda and Union Minister Kiren missed on October 29, 2018 allowed to serve openly. as a "big fan" of him. had sought grant of civil rights Rijiju pose for a photograph with the wrestler Babita Phogat and leading to filing of the review Heterosexual people end up Lauding the father-daughter to the members of the LGBTQ her father Mahavir Singh Phogat after they joined the Bharatiya petition which has been dis- marrying LGBT people, end up duo, Rijiju called Babita a (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- Etihad says not feasible at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi. missed. consummating marriage with "youth icon" who has brought gender, transsexual, queer) The review plea had sought them, which harms heterosexual laurels to the country by bag- remarks. four daughters as wrestlers community. civil rights of the LGBTQ com- people most. Gay women have to reinvest in Jet Airways ging medals at several interna- "Manohar Lal Khattar ji has against societal pressure of that "This review petition has munity as part of the basic it worst," the plea said. tional events. not made any such statement time. been filed against order dated NEW DELHI, Aug 12: human rights and said that The definition of marriage Her father is also an icon for which portrays women wrongly Babita Phogat is a October 29, 2018 whereby the these rights were not addressed for LGBTQ had not been Gulf carrier Etihad, which holds 24 per cent stake in Jet coaching his daughters and and I urge the media not to dis- Commonwealth Games gold Writ Petition (of Nayyar) was in the apex court's judgement addressed in the apex court's Airways, on Monday said it has decided not to reinvest in the making them international level tort his statement,"she had said. medalist and has also bagged dismissed. on Section 377 of the IPC judgement of September 6, airline due to unresolved issues concerning liabilities. wrestlers, he added. Mahavir Phogat, a medals at several international "We have considered the which had criminalised consen- 2018, it said. Jet Airways, which shuttered operations on April 17, is Jain said it was a very signif- Dronacharya awardee who was championships. (PTI) review petition on merits. In sual gay sex. The plea said both hetero- undergoing insolvency proceedings and at least three entities our opinion, no case for review It had sought recognition of sexuals in an opposite-sex rela- have put in initial bids for the carrier. of order dated October, 29, their rights to same-sex mar- tionship and homosexuals in a In a statement, Etihad said it declined to lodge an Expression Aspiration to do something different 2018 is made out. riages, adoption, surrogacy, of Interest (EoI) to reinvest in Jet Airways because of unresolved Consequently, the review peti- same-sex relationship are simi- IVF and directions so that the larly circumstanced as the gen- issues concerning the airline's liabilities. tion is dismissed on merits," community can serve openly in The deadline for submission of EoIs was August 10. worked in my favour: Ayushmann the bench, which also com- eral nature of relationship is the army, navy and air force. romantic and sexual one, either While noting that it was "neither feasible for nor responsible prised Justices S Abdul Nazeer "LGBTQ rights are not MUMBAI, Aug 12: reference point in cinema. When called me... he was almost chok- and Deepak Gupta said recent- at the time of marriage as in a of Etihad to reinvest in Jet Airways at this time, Etihad asserted recognised as part of human people see the trailer, they should ing. We had a family dinner. It ly. love marriage or is sought or that the decision does not affect its commitment to India. Ayushmann Khurrana is rights. Non Recognition of feel like 'this is something I was all very beautiful," he added. The top court, on October hoped to be as in the case of "Since then, Etihad has consistently and constructively happy that his aspiration to work Ayushamnn said moving same-sex marriages (Indian haven't seen before'. And I 29, 2018, had dismissed the arranged marriage. (PTI) sought and advanced solutions to help resolve Jet's issues. But as with credible directors on stories always wanted to work with ahead he wants to stick to his fresh plea of Nayyar on issues a minority shareholder, Etihad has had limited capacity to secure that don't have a "reference credible directors. It didn't matter guts and intuition when it comes pertaining to the LGBTQ mem- Work on special courts to deal with required changes," the statement said. point" in Hindi cinema helped if they were established," to choosing films. bers saying that a five-judge The national carrier of the UAE picked up 24 per cent stake him win his first National Film Ayushmann told PTI in an inter- The actor, who has four rape cases likely to begin on Oct 2 in Jet Airways in 2013. Award for best actor. constitution bench headed by view. unique projects-- “Dream Girl”, Earlier this year, Etihad said it made a conditional expression Sriram Raghvan's the then Chief Justice Dipak NEW DELHI, Aug 12: The 34-year-old actor was “Bala”, “Gulabo Sitabo” and of interest to reinvest in the Indian airline as a minority stake- “Andhadhun” and Amit Sharma- Misra had already dealt with shooting for an ad “Shubh Mangal Zyada The work on setting up over 1,000 fast-track, special courts holder, with an agreed partner, but unfortunately this did not directed “Badhaai Ho”, the batch of petitions on homo- film when he got to Saavdhan” -- lined up is happy to across the country to deal with pending cases of rape is likely to materialise. featuring Ayushmann in know about his sexuality. begin on October 2, the Law Ministry has said. "Etihad remained engaged in the process, but despite the the lead, were two of the be finally getting an opportunity "We are not inclined to National Award win. to work with some of the biggest The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry had proposed to endeavours of everyone involved, there remained very signifi- biggest hits of 2018 mak- He said he didn't get entertain this petition after the set up 1,023 fast-track courts at a total budget of Rs 767.25 crore. cant issues relating to Jet's previous liabilities," the statement ing the actor one of the names in the film industry. decision of this Court in Navtej the time to express "I mostly worked with first The central support of Rs 474 crore for one year will be funded noted. most bankable and con- his feelings initially Singh Johar v Union of India under the Nirbhaya Fund. "Regrettably, in these circumstances, it was neither feasible sistent performers from timers. Like Shoojit Sircar was decided on September 6, and is still trying to not that big when we did ‘Vicky The fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the for nor responsible of Etihad to reinvest in Jet at this time. This the current lot of process it. 2018," it had said. December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder of a student in Delhi, to Donor' or Sharat Kataria was not decision is unrelated to and does not affect Etihad's continued Bollywood. "This award is The constitution bench, on support the initiatives of governments and NGOs working towards a huge name when ‘Dum Laga commitment to India, the airline's largest single market, and one "Badhaai Ho” won something which is announced September 6, 2018, had unani- safety of women. Ke Haisha' happened. which it has served for 15 years," it said. the best popular film providing publicly. It is not like any other mously held that consensual In a letter to the Cabinet Secretariat on August 8, the According to the statement, Etihad flies between Abu Dhabi wholesome entertainment award awards where you are sitting in "But now I am getting to sex among adult homosexuals Department of Justice has said after recommendation of expendi- and 10 destinations in India, and is continually increasing the alongside Ayushmann's best the audience and get to know work with big names like Sriram or heterosexuals in private ture finance committee on July 11 and approval of the law minis- frequency of its flights, the size of its aircraft, the quality of its actor honour for "Andhadhun". about it. You are prepared. But Raghvan, Anubhav Sinha, Amar space is not a crime. ter, the case has been forwarded to the finance minister for product and the international route connections it offers beyond He shared the best actor award for this win I was not prepared at Kaushik. Now I am working It had also struck down part approval. "Simultaneously, other connected actions are being taken its hub in Abu Dhabi. with Vicky Kaushal, who was all. with A-list directors. And I have of a British-era law, section 377 as setting up of FTSCs are planned to start from 02nd October, On Sunday, mining baron Anil Agarwal's investment compa- recognised for his role in "Uri: "At the same time, I didn't get earned this. I am glad to be in this of the IPC, that had crimi- 2019," the department wrote. A statement from the Women and ny Volcan Investments said it has shown interest in acquiring The Surgical Strike". the ‘me time' to celebrate my space,” he said. nalised the consensual unnatu- Child Development Ministry had earlier said that in the first phase, stake in Jet Airways. "Aspiration to do something win. I was surrounded by 50 peo- Ayushmann shared his best ral sex on the grounds that it 777 such courts may be set up in nine states, and in the second Of the three entities that submitted EoIs, two are financial normal and different helped in ple so I could not express myself actor National Award with Vicky violated the constitutional right phase, 246 courts will be set up. Parliament had recently approved players and another is Panama-based fund Avantulo Group, my success. I always wanted to and have my own moment. Now Kaushal, who won it for “Uri: to equality and dignity. amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences sources said on Saturday. (PTI) do something which didn't have a I am trying to digest it. My father The Surgical Strike”. (PTI) Nayyar had filed the fresh (POCSO) Act. The law deals with sexual abuse of children. (PTI)