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       not allow any infiltrator to live    $%& in ,” adding, “refugees nion Home Minister Amit belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, UShah on Tuesday reassert- Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and   ed the BJP Government’s deter- Christian community will be mination to bring the Citizen’s given citizenship.” he Goods and Services Tax Amendment Bill in Parliament Visiting Bengal for the first T(GST) collections dropped and promised to throw out time after assuming the charge sharply to a 19-month low of “each and every infiltrator out as Union Home Minister, Shah 91,916 crore in September of the country” by invoking the slammed Bengal Chief with data being released on a National Register of Citizens. Minister Mamata Banerjee for day when panic returned to Addressing a meeting peddling lies on the NRC and haunt the equity market where organised by the BJP workers said, “It was the same person financial sector woes, auto under the banner of “NRC- (Mamata) who used to raise the sales slump and weak macro Jagran Abhiyan” at the Netaji issue of infiltration when she data triggered across-the-board Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, was in the Opposition and the sell-off. the Home Minister said, “Not illegal migrants used to vote for This is the second straight a single refugee will be touched the then Left Front month of decline in the GST and not a single infiltrator will Government. Now when she is collections, according to official be spared. Each of those illegal in power and is winning by the data released by the Finance immigrants will be thrown out votes of infiltrators, she is bat- Ministry on Tuesday. of the country.” ting for them.” The tax collection at Drawing flak from the Insisting that no one can 91,916 crore in September was Trinamool (TMC) stop the BJP Government from lower than 98,202 crore col- for prescribing different rules bringing the Citizenship lected in August and 94,442 for Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Amendment Bill in Parliament, crore in the same month last Buddhists, Jains, and the rest Shah said when the Bill was year. “The total gross GST rev- (read Muslims), Shah said tabled on an earlier occasion it enue collected in September those who had fled the neigh- was the TMC which shot it            !   " 2019 is 91,916 crore of which bouring countries to escape down. “Otherwise by this time CGST is 16,630 crore, SGST religious persecution would be all the genuine refugees would This led Mamata to repeat- is 22,598 crore, IGST is accommodated but “no infil- have been able to acquire citi- edly assure people that no 45,069 crore (including trator will be tolerated.” zenship,” he said. NRC will be allowed in Bengal          22,097 crore collected on the Dalal Street in Mumbai on points, or 1.76 per cent, in “I want to assure all the Following mass confusion and that there is no need to imports) and cess is 7,620 Tuesday. The 30-share BSE three sessions, while the Nifty refugees that they will be grant- over the nature of a possible panic because there crore (including 728 crore Sensex, which opened on a has dropped 211.30 points, or ed not only citizenship of India NRC in Bengal, the State has are some parties which  P     collected on imports),” the firm footing, crashed over 737 1.83 per cent. but also the right to become the witnessed more than a dozen are spreading terror over NRC Finance Ministry said. points in late afternoon trade, News agency PTI quoted Prime Minister of the country,” deaths — some of them as a so as to polarise the voters,  "  National Register of Citizens The revenue during before finally recouping some analysts as saying caution pre- he said. result of panic heart attacks and ahead of the 2021 Assembly (NRC) update in Assam. September declined by 2.67 per losses to finish at 38,305.41, vailed among investors amid a While the TMC promptly some due to suicides — in the elections. ttar Pradesh police chief The police should then cent in comparison to the rev- down 361.92 points. deepening crisis at Punjab raised the constitutional pro- recent weeks as lakhs of people Shah slammed Mamata UOP Singh has asked all dis- inform the State’s home depart- enue collected in the same The broader Nifty too and Maharashtra Co-operative priety of his “religiously dis- jammed the saying that she is “spreading trict units to run a campaign to ment, beginning the process of month a year ago, the Finance underwent bouts of volatility Bank (PMC) and fraud alle- criminatory statement as the Government offices and pan- lies” by claiming lakhs of Hindu detect illegal Bangladeshi their deportation, a letter sent Ministry release said. and closed lower by 114.55 gations against companies like Home Minister of the country,” chayats for getting their records refugees will be deported from migrants, in instructions issued by the DGP to district police Meanwhile, bears displayed points at 11,359.90. The Indiabulls Housing Finance Shah said, “BJP-led Centre will and documents regularised. the State but that is not true. amid the political row over the chiefs said. their relentless domination of Sensex has now lost 684.33 Ltd (IHFL).    !      ()       !  *   ! *  * "! !    "   "   "  not deserve to be tried for the assengers of IRCTC’s Delhi- he Supreme Court on alleged offences under the pro- PLucknow Tejas Express will TTuesday fixed November n a setback for Maharashtra vision of the Representation of be compensated in case of 14 to start hearing on a batch IChief Minister Devendra the People (RP) Act, an SC delays, the Railway subsidiary of petitions challenging the Fadnavis ahead of the Bench headed by Chief Justice said on Tuesday, announcing a constitutional validity of the Assembly polls, the Supreme Ranjan Gogoi took into first of its kind offer. Centre’s decision to abrogate Court on Tuesday revived a account the “clear averment” An amount of 100 will be Article 370 that gave special criminal complaint that he made in the complaint that the paid in case the delay is for over status to Jammu & Kashmir. failed to furnish details of two BJP leader had “knowledge of an hour and 250 for delay of The SC also said there has to pending criminal cases in his the two cases over two hours, the IRCTC said be a balance between person- 2014 election affidavit and against him”, which was not ahead of the launch of its first al liberty of an individual and asked the trial court to consider mentioned in the affidavit filed train. This latest offer is in addi- national security. the case afresh. along with his nomination tion to the 25-lakh free insur- A five-judge Constitution However, the SC verdict papers. ance that will be given to pas- Bench headed by Justice NV that quashed the Bombay High sengers of the train. Ramana allowed the Centre Court’s May 3, 2018 order This travel insurance also and the J&K administration to which gave Fadnavis a clean "#  $% includes a coverage of 1 lakh file counter-affidavits. chit will not come in the way &   against household theft and The top court refused the of his contesting the October 21 robbery during travel, again a plea of petitioners that not elections. The verdict that    first. The train will be flagged more than 2 weeks be given to sparked demands from the off on October 4. the Centre and J&K adminis- Opposition NCP for the resig- New Delhi: The BJP on Many countries compen- tration for filing counter-affi- nation of Fadnavis came on a Tuesday announced the names sate passengers for delays — davits. The apex court also put day when the BJP announced of 125 candidates for the some do so as monetary com- embargo on filing of any fresh its list of 125 candidates which upcoming Maharashtra pensation and some in kind. In writ petition challenging con- included the CM, who will seek Assembly polls and said it will Japan and Paris, a delay cer- stitutional validity on abroga- a consecutive fifth term from contest the election in an tificate is issued as proof which tion of Article 370. Nagpur South West. alliance with the and can be shown in schools or The Bench said one week Union Minister and some smaller parties. offices for late admission at time would be for the peti- RPI(A) leader Ramdas Chief Minister Devendra university exams. tioners to file their replies to Athawale came to the defence Fadnavis will contest the polls The certificate is issued the counter-affidavit that of Fadnavis, saying he has an from the Nagpur South West when delays as little as five would be filed by the Centre unblemished track record and seat and Maharashtra BJP chief minutes occur. In the UK, rail andwill come out clean. Chandrakant Patil from passengers are entitled to get J&K administration within Setting aside the order of Kothrud in Pune. automatic compensation for four weeks. the HC that held Fadnavis did Detailed report on P7 delayed journeys. 

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     ' &( R +,   & & *   * ! $-   # )*     "     %  ,! ,-.$ )  " /0  "! n the high-profile armed     "     "    Irobbery case at the residence       1   of West Bengal cricket team captain Abhimanyu Easwaran’s   " 2"3  ,!04 " father, the district police have arrested five accused, while three others are still abscond- ing. Owner of the house and the cricketer’s father, RP Easwaran, who owns the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, had informed police about the robbery on the night of August 22. The accused arrested have        been identified as Virendra      !  " Singh alias Thakur, Mohammad Adnan, #  "   "    Muzzibbur Rehman alias Piru,     "     Furkan and Firoz while the absconding are Haidar, Fayim    "$ %    and Mishra, whose name is yet  !   "     " to be verified.   has grown in its training capac- Dehradun Senior  ' " ( ity of 40 Gentlemen Cadets Superintendent of Police (SSP) he 87th raising day was cel- (GCs) to 1650 GCs.   taken a different approach, our Arun Mohan Joshi said, “The and used to guide the other Haider and Fayin went inside Tebrated by the Indian From the portals of the motive is to first mentally pre- mastermind of this robbery is members. On the night of Easwaran’s house. As there Military Academy (IMA) on academy 61762 GCs have so n the occasion of Gandhi pare citizens regarding the ban Thakur who was suspended robbery, they first went to the was no guard in the guard Tuesday. Various activities were far passed out to serve as offi- OJayanti, Chief Minister on these products. We have from Border Security Force house of Rakesh Batta. room, who might have gone to organized to celebrate the rais- cers in Indian Army. The Trivendra Singh Rawat, along tried the usual way and col- (BSF) in the year 2000 on the The accused knew that have dinner. There, at gun ing day which included felici- Foreign Gentlemen Cadets with others, will be leading a lected upto 4 lakh by issuing charges of bribery. He was when the security guard con- point, they robbed Easwaran’s tations to civilian staff and from 33 Friendly Foreign voluntary cleanliness campaign challan to people, but that is not then on the post of Deputy nects them to the house, they family and took nearly 3.45 wreath laying at the War countries have also passed out at Gandhi Park. During the a permanent solution. This Commandant. We have also first have to give reference of lakhs in cash which they dis- Memorial. from the academy. programme, the Municipal time starting from August 27, recovered 11,69,500 cash and Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma tributed among themselves. The commandant of IMA, A communique of IMA Corporation of Dehradun we have been interacting with I am positive that we will Kau, but as the owner himself According to police, by Lieutenant General S K Jha, said that academy has a rich (MCD) will be launching an stakeholders and citizens per- polystyrene (thermocol).” recover seven eight lakhs was not there and they were following the car which was while conveying his apprecia- history and its Alumni have awareness song in Garhwali sonally to make them volun- When asked about the more. Other than that, we getting a little suspicious, the used in the crime, they tion to the IMA fraternity for excelled in all spheres of mil- and Kumaoni languages. tarily stop the use of polythene cloth bags distribution he said, have also recovered some gold accused dropped the idea. reached and arrested Adnan their dedication and contribu- itary and sports activities. Municipal commissioner and plastic, this approach is “Our aim is to provide at least and silver items. They are While returning from Batta’s first. On the basis of his inter- tion towards transforming the They have etched stories of Vinay Shankar Pandey said, “As working. You can see that peo- one cloth bag to each house- also claiming that they had house, they thought about rogation, they then success- Academy into a world class heroic valour and outstanding per the guidelines of ple are more aware about the hold in all 100 wards. The bags done a robbery in the month dropping the plan, but Thakur fully arrested Thakur and oth- military institution said that leadership in Government of India, we will ban on polythene and plastic will be given free of cost to the of May as well, which we will proposed to rob Easwaran’s ers. the IMA had rendered out- numerous battlefields across be conducting the programme bags now.” people by the MCD. For a pop- have to verify first.” house, as the Furkan and Piru It is pertinent to mention standing service to the nation the world, winning many gal- ‘Swachchhta hi Seva’ campaign He added, “We are bound ulation of nearly eight lakh The accused Adnan said, had already done reconnais- here that more than 250 by nurturing thousands of well lantry awards. at Gandhi Park. CM Rawat will to follow Uttarakhand High people, the management for “During Ramzan, we had suc- sance of the place. CCTV cameras trained high calibre officers. be present here and will launch Court’s orders, according to this distribution might take cessfully robbed someone Piru and Furkan are locals were checked for the search He urged the Service and the awareness song, after which which five types of polythene about 10 to 15 days.” named Alok and took 1.38 and were familiar with the and identification of the Civilian employees to work he, along with other present and plastic products are It is pertinent to mention crore.” routes. accused in the case. The with the same zeal to bring members and participants, will banned in Uttarakhand. This here that MCD is also planning According to the infor- During interrogation, accused were highly prepared greater laurels to the Academy. do voluntary labour.” includes plastic straws, poly- to organise a human chain mation provided by the police, Adnan told the police that for they used fake number The IMA came into exis- When asked about the thene carry bags and disposal event by the third week of accused Thakur is the mas- Furkan and Thankur stayed in plates while entering and exit- tence on October 1, 1932. In penalties he said, “MCD has products made by plastic and October. termind behind the robbery the car while Adnan, Mishra, ing the district. the last 86 years, the Academy   ! "  )  !*  !  &'(% !  ) *!   + + ! ) #  " "         "  5     "    "

   

n the 2016 murder of ollowing repeated com- IGurmeet Kaur in Dehradun, Fplaints by wildlife activists, the court of Additional Sessions an inspection team was sent Judge, Shankar Raj, has sen- by the principal chief conser- tenced Ashish alias Monu to vator of forests (PCCF) Jai Raj life imprisonment. The convict to assess the encroachment in has also been penalised  the areas of Rajaji National 75,000 out of which 50,000 Park. The team did not find will be released to the husband any boundary pillars for of deceased Gurmeet. which the delimitation of the According to information forest area shall be done by provided by prosecutor Jaya Survey of India. Thakur, the prosecution pre- Haridwar based activist, sented 18 witnesses in the case. Aditya Sharma had written a On February 5, 2016 at six in letter to the PCCF regarding the evening complainant encroachment in areas of Jagjeet’s sister Gurmeet Kaur’s Rajaji near Tibdi crossing, throat was slit with a sharp vendor shops and toilet con- weapon. struction near Mansa Devi The accused Ashish alias temple area and shop and Monu who has now been con- building construction near victed of committing murder, Bhimgoda area. In response went to a hotel in Mussoorie to his three letters, the PCCF The inspection team has against encroachment vide where he tried to commit sui- sent a team led by deputy stressed on the need for letter number 206/PA dated cide, but was saved due to the conservator of forests Kapil delimitation of the national May 5, 2014. Many other rel- timely intervention of the hotel Joshi. park for assessing evant details were also kept staff. On his statement, police The range officer of the actual extent of hidden from then recovered the weapon Mansa Devi forest range, encroachment on this pro- the inspection team which and the clothes he was wearing Sharanpal Singh said that the tected forest area. proved that legal cases were which had blood all over. team inspected many areas However, the com- lodged against encroachers As per the orders, the con- but boundary pillars were plainant Aditya Sharma and action demanded by offi- vict Ashish has been found missing at many places from alleged that the forest officials cials, alleged Sharma while he guilty under the section 302 of the boundary of the nation- hid the relevant documents in himself showed some photo- the Indian Penal Code and has al park. After 1935, no pillars which the then field director copies of such cases lodged sentenced to life imprison- were erected by forest depart- of Rajaji, SP Subudhi had against encroachers in the ment and 75,000 penalty. ment, said the range officer. directed that action be taken areas of Kharkhari beat.   !"#"

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    project was issued by the cost of 3.75 crore and the State would earn money by sale of    " Ministry of Panchayati Raj. government would bear the the waste to the CWRF at     The letter signed by the under remaining amount for the pro- Haridwar. secretary to the Government of ject after the approval of 2.95 The recycling plant would       India, Avinash Chander also Crore from centre. convert the compact plastic   last year with score of 49.48. jump by scoring 8 percent more The State has 20590 primary     revised the budget of the It is pertinent to mention wastes transported from vil- Haryana made a spectacular than the previous score. and upper primary schools in  "  Annual Action Plan for here that the CWRF at Alipur lages to durable and commer- ttarakhand has slipped jump in the table from eighth The concept of SEQI was Government sector alone. Apart Uttarakhand for the Financial village in Bahadarabad in cially valuable product termed Udown by four notches in position last year to third this mooted by the Ministry of from them the state has 3,434 ""  Year (FY) 2019-20 was also Haridwar district is part of an ‘Plastwood’ and multi layered the School Education Quality year. Gujarat also increased its Human Resource Development secondary schools. The State has  "   "   revised. elaborate mechanism devised laminates. Index (SEQI) released by position by two notches by get- (MHRD) and NITI Aayog to 7,50,917 students in primary The annual outlay would by the department of After installation of waste National Institution for ting placed at fourth place this access the performance of state and upper primary schools  " now be 65.96 crore. The bud- Panchayati raj under which compactors and recycling Transforming India (NITI) year. on various parameters. while in the secondary school, getary support of  2.95 crore waste compactors would be plants Uttarakhand would Aayog. The SEQI evaluates the In the category of small The SEQI is divided into the student enrollment is   for the CWRF at Haridwar installed in all Nyay Panchayats become the first state in the performance of State and states, Tripura maintained its two categories of Outcome and 1,62,100. would be under the component in the state. country where an elaborate Union Territories in the school number one position while Goa governance processes and struc- The State Government is he proposal of the of project based support for The objective of the com- mechanism of disposal of plas- education sector. The index and Manipur occupy second tural reforms. The outcome continuously increasing the TUttarakhand Panchayati economic development of pactors is to reduce trans- tic waste and its economic placed Kerala on the top with and third place respectively. In includes learning, infrastructure budgetary allocation in the Raj department to set up a income enhancement under portation cost of the waste to usage is set in place. a score 82.17 while with a the category of Union and facility access and equity. education sector. This year, Common Waste Recycling Rashtriya Gram Swaraj the recycling plant. Meanwhile the department score of 30.65, Jharkhand is at Territories (UT), Chandigarh The dismal performance out of total budget of Facility (CWRF) at Haridwar Abhiyan (RGSA). These compactors would which was planning to lay the the bottom of this index. with a score of 73.87 points was of the state in the all important 48,663.90 crores, a budget of has got the approval and finan- Informing about the devel- be operated by Women Self foundation stone of the CWRF The index placed ranked first while Delhi (69.89) SEOI of NITI Aayog is big set- 48,663.90 crore for the cial assistance of the opment, the Additional secre- Help Groups (SHG) in the vil- on October 2 has Uttarakhand at 14th place this was placed at second position. back to the State Government’s Financial Year, an allocation of Government of India. On tary Panchayati Raj institu- lages who would be trained in now decided to postpone the year with a score of 48.15. The Among the large states, initiative to increase the quali-  7,642.63 crore is made for Tuesday, the letter of financial tions, H C Semwal said that the segregation and compaction programme in view of the State was ranked at 10th place Rajasthan made a quantum ty of education in Uttarakhand. school education. approval of 2.95 crore for the CWRF would be installed at of plastic waste. The villages incessant rainfall. ,    ) + )!    )      )   !  

on the basis of warning issued  !!  by the earthquake early warn- ing system established in the State. For this purpose, a total of 68 sirens have been placed in the urban areas of Dehradun and Haldwani apart form the state and district emergeny operation centres. The mobile phone application prepared by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee for issuing earthquake warning is   ter scenarios. being tested at present. School teachers should also A total of 184 satellite hairing a meet of the be trained in disaster manage- phones are available at the CUttarakhand State Disaster ment so that they in turn teach Tehsil level for alternate com- Management Authority students which in turn will munication facility, informed (USDMA) on Tuesday, Chief ensure that children are aware the officials.   # ""  Minister Trivendra Singh of the basics of dealing with They further informed "   "6 Rawat directed officials to facil- disaster scenarios from their that 80 people had died and 80 he search and rescue mis- itate training of local residents, student days. were injured in the State dur- Tsion for the missing  especially the youth in areas USDMA officials informed ing the monsoon so far. Hungarian trekker Peter Wittek    6 vulnerable to disasters. The in the meeting that for accurate The damage caused dur- on Trishul mountain is still 7  "6 training should be given at reg- information related to the ing the monsoon has been ongoing. Chamoli District 8   6*     ular intervals while attempts weather, Doppler radars will be assessed at 228.98 crore so Magistrate Swati Bhadauriya    should also be made to min- set up at Mukteshwar and far. Cabinet Ministers Satpal said that the remaining five imise the response time in Surkanda Devi by the end of Maharaj, Yashpal Arya, chief trekkers have are reported to be  "    case of disaster. this financial year. secretary Utpal Kumar Singh safe while the teams of National    # " Alternate routes should be In addition to this, the and other officials concerned Disaster Response Force   $ # facilitated in areas highly vul- meteorological department is were also present in the meet- (NDRF) and State Disaster 8    nerable from the disaster point conducting a survey to ascer- ing. Response Force (SDRF) are    of view. Officials should also tain the feasibility of setting up already on their way towards ensure whether the road cut- a third Doppler radar in base camp.     ting has been done properly in Lansdowne. #  " Giving further details, she ""      new roads being constructed. The officials further     said, “Three trekkers are from The Chief Minister direct- informed that till now 7,766   ! Singapore, one is from Vietnam, ed officials concerned that all Mahila Mangal Dal and 5,968 one is from Mauritius and the helicopter services, but that departments should assess the Yuvak Mangal Dal have been 9!900 *  missing one is from Hungary. depends on the weather condi- damage caused in the monsoon trained in search and rescue *  :  We have also requested Indo- tions.” and provide details to disaster during disaster scenarios. Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) It is pertinent to mention management department by In order to strengthen 4!-0/ ;   for this expedition and they here that the missing trekker is October 5 so that the assess- meteorological forecasts, 107 *  :   might send their team on a member of six member ment can be made and for- automated weather stations, 28 Wednesday. As the weather Singaporean-Vietnamese- warded to the Government of automated rain gauges and    condition there is getting worse, Hungarian-Mauritian expedi- India on time. 16 automated snow gauges "   the rescue teams, as of now, are tion which was planning to It should also be ascer- have been set up with the "    somewhere near the base camp.” climb the Trishul mountain. tained whether forest roads assistance of Indian Superintendent of Police The Hungarian mountaineer are in a proper condition in Meteorological Department. " "  (Commandant), SDRF, Tripti reportedly went missing from areas vulnerable to disaster. Arrangements are also being " " Bhatt said, “Our team had camp 2. Further, forest guards should made to use sirens to relay already reached the area. We He was reportedly hit by an also be trained to tackle disas- warning to the general public might even take assistance from avalanche. .    ./0%0

Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)   test so far in the labs of Government Doon Medical he number of patients of College (GDMC) hospital, Tdengue in the provisional Raipur CHC, Gandhi cente- State Capital of Dehradun is nary eye hospital, Coronation continuing to increase. On hospital and SPS hospital Tuesday, the health depart- Rishikesh. The health depart- ment reported 144 new cases of ment has set up isolation wards the disease in Dehradun. With for the patients of the disease them, the number of patients in different hospitals. The affected by the disease in CMO said that people should Dehradun this season, has wear full sleeved clothes during mounted to 3,606 this year. day time to reduce exposure for The Chief Medical Officer the mosquito bite. (CMO) of Dehradun, Dr S K Dengue is a viral infection Gupta said that 577 samples of spread by the mosquito Aedes suspected patients of the dis- Aezypti popularly known as ease were tested in different Tiger Mosquito. government hospitals of The symptoms of the dis- Dehradun district on Tuesday ease are persistent high fever, out of which 144 samples were rashes, headache and pain in found positive. the joints. It is pertinent to mention In the acute cases the here that the department has so platelets number decrease dras- far tested 1,59,985 samples for tically which may prove fatal Enzyme Linked for the patient.    ! "#$   1 :  : 

  votes than the last time," he said. our). After elections, 123, To a question on the BJP''s tar- their ' maan-samman' confident Haryana Chief get of winning over 75 seats in the will be kept in the party AMinister Manohar Lal Khattar, 90-member assembly, the CM said and the government."   Kanal agricultural land worth hopeful of coming back to power in he had left it to people to decide to In the BJP's first list 30 lakh at his native Binyani vil- the state, on Tuesday filed his nom- what extent they wanted their party of 78 candidates, two fter his five years stint as Chief lage in Rohtak district and resi- inations papers from the Karnal go beyond the target. ministers Vipul Goel AMinister of Haryana, dential property with 1350 sq ft Earlier, before filing his nom- and Rao Narbir Singh Manohar Lal Khattar’s movable area worth 3 lakh in the same vil- ination papers, Khattar per- were among seven assets has witnessed an increase lage. ASSEMBLY formed a ''havan'' and addressed MLAs who had been from mere 8.29 lakh to 94 lakh As per his latest affidavit, the a public gathering in the presence denied ticket. While in the last five years while the Chief Minister’s 20 Kanal agri- POLL of Union minister Narendra Goel was sitting MLA value of his immovable assets has culture land has come down to 12 Tomar and Adityanath. from Faridabad, Rao decreased from 53 lakh to 33 Kanal in the last five years. Born in Rohtak district, he Narbir Singh represent- lakh. In 2014, he had a loan of 6.20 had contested the Assembly ed Badshahpur con- The Chief Minister has lakh while the fresh affidavit elections from Karnal in 2014. stituency in Gurgaon declared a total assets worth 1.27 clears him of any debt. Manohar He had secured 82485 votes district. crore in his affidavit filed before Lal does not have any criminal won the Karnal seat with a Besides, Deputy the returning officer in Karnal on case against him and was never margin of 63,736 votes by Speaker Santosh Yadav, Tuesday. He was accompanied by convicted in any case, said the affi- defeating Jai Parkash Gupta who represented Ateli Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi davit. Karnal of INLD who secured constituency in Adityanath and other BJP leaders There are also no outstanding 18712 votes. Mahendergarh district, during the submission of his nom- dues in respect of rent, electrici- government in Haryana again. were denied nomination, Khattar too was denied party ticket to re-con- ination papers from Karnal assem- ty, water and telephone charges for  2 34  " Under the leadership of Khattar, the said, "It is natural that the number test from the seat. bly constituency. the accommodation provided to " $   " party will achieve the 75-plus target," of ticket aspirants goes up when the Khattar, who has been re-nom- According to the affidavit him in Chandigarh’s Sector 3, as assembly seat . UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath added. atmosphere is in favour of the party. inated from Karnal, said the BJP has filed, Manohar Lal’s movable per the affidavit. Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Adityanath, who accopmpanied But our party workers are disci- announced candidates for 78 seats assets grew from 8,29,952 in With the government salary Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Khattar for filing the nomination "    2     plined. Everybody knows that one and the nominees for remaining 12 2014 to 9400885 in 2019. His as his sole source of income, the other senior BJP leaders and sup- papers, lauded him for giving "a new  "  " /"    person gets ticket from one assem- seats will be announced soon. movable assets include 15,000 as Chief Minister had filed income porters, Khattar exuded confidence direction" to Haryana in the past five  2 bly seat only. If there is any issue any- To a question on three cash in hand and 93.85 lakh as tax returns of 28.95 lakh in after filing the papers, saying that years. To placate BJP leaders denied where, we are constantly in touch Olympians given nominations by the bank deposits and FDRs. 2018-19, 31.39 lakh in 2017-18, voters would ensure his victory with "Given the kind of enthusiasm tickets for the assembly polls, Khattar with them." BJP, Khattar said these three are top The 65-year old Chief 34.86 lakh in 2016-17 and 6.21 a bigger margin this time. among people, there is no doubt that assured them that the party will keep Khattar further said, "I expect class players in their respective Minister, a bachelor, does not own lakh in 2015-2016 and 11.25 lakh "I expect people will shower the target of 75 plus is achievable," their interests in mind once the elec- any party leader who even though fields. "We have fielded them in these a car or jewellery. A graduate from in 2014-15. more love and blessings on me this said Adityanath while congratulating tions are over. did not get a BJP ticket considers the elections... definitely, they will win Delhi University, Khattar's affi- In his Income Tax Return time. I feel people will ensure a vic- Khattar for getting re-nominated To a question on resentment party like his mother. We would the polls with a huge margin," he davit showed immoveable assets filed in 2013-2014, he had tory for me with more number of from Karnal. "The BJP will form the among the ticket aspirants who ensure their 'maan-samman' (hon- said. including inherited piece of 12 declared his income at 2.73 lakh. -.456  %&' &(

  "   ,0   "          "  1     %)'&** total of 18 nominations   ""  "  ! Ahave been rejected during the scrutiny of papers for    ,     "     Sukhvinder Sheoran. The October 21 bye-elections of       !   " Congress is likely to field either four assembly constituencies, atpal Sangwan, who was a Manisha Sangwan or including BSP’s candidate for  "    = $ wo leaders Sminister in the Congress Narpender Sangwan from Dakha Baldev Singh.  ! ,,   "     Tof government and a two-time Dadri. In all, 36 candidates are Shiromani MLA, joined the Jannayak Satpal has won the Dadri left in fray for bypolls to      "  *    Akali Dal (JJP), a splinter assembly seat twice; once in Phagwara, Mukerian, Dakha, ""  "  !    (SAD) and the outfit of the Indian National 1996 on ’s then and Jalalabad. However, the Bharatiya Lok Dal in Delhi, in the pres- Haryana Vikas Party ticket list of candidates would be      "    Janta Party ence of senior JJP leader and later in 2009, from Bhajan finalised after the completion =   "      (BJP) have vir- Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday. Lal’s Haryana Janhit Congress. of withdrawal of nomina-   tually swapped Another Congress leader, However, when the Congress tions on October 3, following places in what former Rajya Sabha MP (2008- needed support of six MLAs to which the election symbols appears to be 14) and former MLA Ishwar form government in 2009, he will be allotted to the candi- ‘tit for tat’ Singh also joined the JJP. Satpal along with four other MLAs of dates. Mayawati. papers have been rejected action just Sangwan, native of Dadri has six Haryana Janhit Congress During the scrutiny of “Baldev Singh, who has and six have been found before the been considered to be close to legislators joined Congress and papers, it has been found filed his papers from Dakha, correct. Likewise, 11 candi- Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda. enjoyed a ministerial birth. that Baldev Singh, who has is not our candidate. We’ve dates had filed their nomi- assembly polls. inducted BJP’s senior leader October 3, he said. Sangwan said he was disap- However, nearly five years later filed his nomination from not given him any authority nations papers for Jalalabad Within a week of the saf- from the same constituency Desumajra said that the pointed that the Congress in 2014, Haryana and Punjab Dakha as BSP (Bahujan letter...We’ll take action assembly constituency, from fron party inducting SAD’s Rajinder Singh Desujodha in BJP had betrayed the SAD by appeared to have opted to field high court disqualified him and Samaj Party) candidate, has against Baldev for filing which eight nominations lone MLA from Kalanwali Akali Dal. That was not all! co-opting its legislator Balkaur someone else from the Dadri four other legislators under failed to provide a letter of papers as BSP candidate have found correct, while assembly seat in Haryana in the Sukhbir went on to declare Singh into the saffron party. seat. “I had helped Hooda anti-defection law. authority from the party without our consent,” Garhi three have been rejected. party fold, SAD president Desujodha as the party’s can- “The BJP also betrayed me after form his government in 2009 leadership. said. Total 36 nomination Sukhbir Badal get even with its didate from Kalanwali con- promising to re-nominate me but he has betrayed me by not    "" “Baldev Singh has filed Besides Baldev Singh, papers found correct out of age-old ally by making BJP’s stituency for October 21 polls. as the party’s candidate from reposing faith in me at screen-   !   his papers as BSP candidate. nomination papers of three total 54 nomination papers candidate from the same seat Welcoming the BJP leader the seat. I will now give an ing committee meeting. Now I ' =   * But he failed to provide any other candidates from Dakha for four assembly con- during 2014 state polls holding into the party, SAD president appropriate response to the have decided to join JJP and authority letter which says has been rejected, leaving 12 stituencies after the scrutiny the ‘scales’ on Tuesday. said that Desujodha had BJP for these twin betrayals and contest from Dadri. The 2/6,13  that the party has announced candidates in fray, out of process, said a spokesperson BJP’s decision to induct expressed solidarity with the ensure a win by 25,000 votes for Congress party would give   * him as its candidate,” a total 16 who had filed their of Punjab Chief Electoral Akali MLA from Kalanwali party and its ideals and had the SAD,” he said. ticket to a woman, who has )"  " senior election official told nominations. Office. assembly Balkaur Singh in the pledged to work for peace and been active in Dadri for just a The Pioneer adding that his As many 16 candidates party, that too at a time when communal harmony besides SAD IN TALKS WITH month,” he added. =  >>$ papers were rejected on the had filed their nomination  54 nominations the two parties are holding resolving grievances of the OTHER PARTIES FOR He also took a dig at BJP     ! same grounds. papers for Phagwara assem- received talks regarding the coalition people of the constituency. ALLIANCE nominee Babita Phogat, a    :   BSP’s Punjab unit presi- bly constituency, out of  36 accepted while 18 and discussing seat share, had Expressing confidence that SAD president Sukhbir wrestler. Sangwan said the peo- dent Jasvir S Garhi has also which 10 nomination papers rejected, maximum six in failed to go down well with the the SAD would win the Sikh- Badal said that the party’s ple of Dadri will elect an active  "  maintained that the party have been found valid, while Phagwara SAD. So much so, the SAD dominated Kalanwali seat, Haryana unit, led by its in- insider, not an outsider. Babita "    has fielded only one candi- six nominations have been  Maximum 12 candi- declared to snap ties with the Sukhbir said that the people of charge Balwinder Singh Phogat’s native village Balali  "  date from Phagwara in rejected. Similarly, 11 can- dates in fray in Dakha, and BJP while condemning the saf- the constituency had expressed Bhundur, was in talks with falls under Badhra constituen- (   accordance with the direc- didates had filed their nom- minimum 6 in Mukerian fron party “for using political confidence in the SAD in 2009 other political parties for an cy, from where BJP has decid- tions of party supremo ination papers for Mukerian In Phagwara, 10 can- muscle power to make Akali and 2014 assembly elections alliance in Haryana. ed to field sitting MLA 8 assembly constituency, out of didates are in fray, while 8 in MLA join it in Haryana”. and would continue to support which five nomination Jalalabad In an apparent attempt to the party. Desumajra would file (P"  =   avenge the same, Sukhbir his nomination papers on  " > "     " "     !.*   ('' )  )    )     "      and SAS Nagar districts as a girls to drop out of school. rural, between the age group          " pilot project,” said the state He said that according to of 10 to 19 years can avail the         "   Health and Family Welfare an advocacy organisation for benefits of this scheme at    Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on sexual and reproductive subsidized rate,” he said.      Tuesday. He said that disposal health, 23 percent girls listed Sidhu added that the pri-      "  "" of menstrual waste is a major menstruation as the main mary objective of the scheme    "  " P"  " challenge as it affects health reason for dropping out of is to spread awareness about   "   and environment and there is school. hygiene and to promote san- *    a need of effective long term The Minister said that itary napkins distribution   solution. Punjab Government has also among adolescent girls “Sanitary incinerator is an re-launched the Menstrual through ASHAs and ANMs. o ensure safe disposal of effective method to dispose of Hygiene Scheme (MHS) Underlining that ready- Tsanitary napkins in an envi- sanitary napkins. It is eco- 2018-19 for adolescent girls made napkin is still an issue ronmentally-friendly manner, friendly, it burns up waste residing in rural areas of dis- for the rural women, Sidhu Punjab Government has resulting in no waste of water. tricts Bathinda, Fazilka, pointed that a study has installed 100 sanitary inciner- The ash left behind after incin- Ferozepur, Faridkot, SAS revealed that in ators machines in the govern- eration is sterile and safe for Nagar, Moga and Muktsar India, high cost, lack of ment schools covering seven disposal. After getting the pos- under Brand name “Muskaan’. knowledge and lack of dis- districts under the Menstrual itive results, this project will “To address the need of posal facilities are the major Hygiene Scheme. also be extended to the other Menstrual Hygiene among barriers to use them. “This is “The Health Department, districts of State,” he said. adolescent girls residing pri- a matter of grave concern in coordination with The Minister said that marily in rural areas, the and I would put up the mat- Department of Education, has studies have shown that not Punjab Government has ter in the Cabinet to avail the installed 100 Sanitary only does the shame but announced the MHS budget sanitary napkin to women Incinerators machines in the inconvenience of not having with an allocation of Rs 139 irrespective of their age schools of Moga, Muktsar, proper menstrual hygiene lakhs in year 2018-19. The across the rural areas of Bathinda, Fazilka, Faridkot, products can force young adolescent girls, primarily State,” he said. / !   ,   .!*0 

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The ideologi- Schange in ‘Rashtriya observation, the RSS head n one of its sharpest attack Jaishankar said India had old party in a padyatra to cel- cal anchor of the Nation, as Swayamsevak Sangh’, except said, "There is nothing like Iyet against Prime Minister adopted a non-partisan stand ebrate the 150th birth anniver- indeed the Congress, Mahatma the ideas of ‘Hindu Rashtravad’ RSS ideologue, there is no Narendra Modi, the Congress to domestic American politics sary of Father of the Nation, Gandhi's legacy of non violence, and ‘Hindu Rashtra’, need for it .There are many on Tuesday said his usage of the and that Modi was merely Mahatma Gandhi, on co-existence, compassion, truth, sarsanghchalak Mohan ideologues around the world slogan 'Ab ki baar Trump repeating US President Donald Wednesday. environmental sustainability   Bhagwat on Tuesday sought to and adopting and imple- sarkar' in the US during the Trump's words, which he had The Congress in a state- and economic self reliance have say that none can define the menting even one per cent of Houston event reflected his used to pitch his candidature to ment said that a week long pro- not only shaped our Sangh including the ‘Bunch of is enough." "incompetence". the Indian American commu- gramme, which also marks the Nationhood, but those of many Thoughts’ authored by the sec- On the book and its title, Congress leader Rahul nity while campaigning for the culmination of year long cele- across the world," the party said. ond chief Guru Golwalkar who he said even with the modern Gandhi hit out at the Prime 2020 US presidential election. brations of 150th Birth anniver- The party said the BJP and guided the organisation for fortify ourselves with some GPS one can see a road upto a Minister for the remark at the "No, he did not say that. We sary of Bapu, will be com- its government have done every- 33-long-years. ideas and continue with them," distance only and not beyond "Howdy, Modi!" event, saying have a very nonpartisan memorated in his memory thing contrary to the Gandhian Speaking here at the Bhagwat said adding but and thus "none can dare say he it reflected his "incompetence", (approach to domestics US pol- and will be used to re-empha- teachings and whatever the release of a book ‘The RSS - "other things change , trans- understands the RSS" and quot- which had caused serious prob- itics). So, our sort of approach size his values, and also take to Mahatma stood for. Barring Road Maps for the 21st form and develop.. one has to ed Golwalkar saying that he has lems with the Democrats for to whatever happens in this the public how the present high sounding schemes sur- Century’ by RSS outfit change". He said the founding understood RSS "little bit". India. country is their politics, not our dispensation has been killing rounding orchestrated events ABVP’s organising secretary father of the RSS Keshav "RSS is not bound by any Ever since Modi's mention politics," Jaishankar said. the values laid down by that aim only at electoral bene- Sunil Ambekar, Bhagwat Baliram Hedgewar did not book including 'Bunch of of the slogan, the Congress has "I think, please, look very Mahatma. fits, the very grain of this said in the RSS every speak about environment after thoughts," he said but has- been accusing him of flouting carefully at what the prime Congress said the padyatra Government is anti poor, dis- ‘Karyakarta’ is free to think RSS was founded in 1925 but tened to add that RSS could be India's long-held policy of not minister said. My recollection is to redeem Gandhi, Gandhism advantaged and the oppressed. the way he likes but decisions "today we are talking about comprehended by the "life of interfering in another nation's of what the prime minister said and Gandhi's India and the pro- Lynching criminals get bail and  " $"    are made in the organisation environment and water". Hedgewar'. Bhagwat, howev- politics. US President Donald was that candidate Trump had gram will be undertaken by rape victims are jailed and killed. " 2 2   " on the basis of consensus Bhagwat said, "Everything er, said that the book by Trump will seek re-election used this ("Ab Ki Baar Trump AICC in Delhi and PCCs in Joblessness has become so   and collectively after gather- can change in the RSS except Ambekar would reflect the next year . Sarkar"). So PM is talking their respective Capitals. rampant that fathers are killing ing thoughts of all including the idea of Hindu Rashtravad organisation. He tagged a news report about the past," said Jaishankar, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will their children because they “his own”. and Hindu Rashtra". He said The book deals with many with his tweet, quoting Foreign refuting the Opposition's alle- undertake a 'padyatra' on can't afford the school fees. He said everything is sub- everyone born in this land is a controversial issues including Minister S Jaishankar as saying gation that Modi was cam- Gandhi Jayanti in Lucknow However, our Government pre- ject to change barring the Hindu though many say it is homosexuality and practices of that what the prime minister paigning for Trump at the while Rahul Gandhi art tends everything is fine, said core concepts. “We cannot not so. "But we accept them as casteism. had said at the "Howdy, Modi!" Houston rally. Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. the statement.    1 1     )*)      !"  #$  %  ""  2        "  "  "     0+. New Delhi: Russia will give e- said Andrey V Fedorov, senior   visas to Indians visiting its counsellor, Consular Affairs, cultural capital Saint Petersburg Embassy of the Russian he CBI on Tuesday con-   and the Leningrad Region and Federation in India. Tducted searches at 11 loca- extend the facility for the rest The e-visa is valid only for tions in Saharanpur and ith Pakistan continuing of the country by 2021, official arrival and departure via bor- Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Wto back terrorist infra- said on Tuesday. der crossing points located in Dehradun in Uttarakhand after structure from its soil despite The facility starts from the territory of Saint Petersburg filing a fresh FIR in connection global pressure, Defence October 1 and can be availed and the Leningrad Region - air with a sand mining scam in Minister Rajnath Singh said by filling an electronic appli- border crossing point Pulkovo Saharanpur against 12 per- here on Tuesday international cation form and uploading a (the local airport), sea border sons, including two senior IAS money laundering watchdog digital photo at least four days crossing points Vysotsk, Big officers serving as secretaries in     -0 Financial Action Task Force before the expected date of Port Saint Petersburg (Marine the UP Government.  / " 22"  (FATF) can anytime blacklist arrival in the Russian Station), Passenger Port of The case relates to alleged   the neighbouring country for Federation. Indians will be Saint Petersburg, motor vehicle irregularities in the allocation terror financing. able to obtain single business, border crossing points of 13 sand mining leases in The Asia Pacific Group of humanitarian and tourist visas Ivangorod, Torfyanovka, Saharanpur without following Paris based FATF had in in the form of an electronic Brusnichnoe, Svetogorsk and the e-tendering procedure. August put Pakistan in a terror document, which will be valid pedestrian border crossing Former district magistrates 'blacklist' for its failure to curb 30 days from the date of point Ivangorod. of Saharanpur Ajay Kumar funnelling of funds to groups issuance and the maximum Due to technical reasons, Singh and Pawan Kumar planning department. properties, they said. trict magistrates in alleged vio- responsible for attacks in India. period of stay in the Russian for now foreign nationals bear- besides 10 lease holders have After filing the FIR on The 13 leases were renewed lation of Government orders In this backdrop, Singh said Federation should not exceed ing e-visas will not be able to been named in the FIR as Monday, the agency carried out in 2012 and 2015 despite the for awarding such leases deeds "International agency FATF eight days. enter and exit Saint Petersburg accused for criminal conspir- searches at 11 locations in UP government cancelling all exclusively through the e-ten- can blacklist Pakistan for terror "We want to open up and the Leningrad Region via acy, cheating and relevant pro- Uttar Pradesh and such orders issued before May dering route. financing," at the Defence Russia, liberalise norms so that train border crossing points. visions of the Prevention of Uttarakhand, including at the 31, 2012. The UP Government These public servants in Accounts Department Day we get more visitors and also to Foreign nationals with e- Corruption Act. residential premises of Singh also approved e-tendering pro- criminal conspiracy and collu- event. The next meeting of showcase our history and cul- visas are not allowed to enter Singh is presently the sec- and Kumar, officials said. cedures for awards such leases sion with the private persons FATF is likely to be held later ture to the world. We are also other regions of the Russian retary of Khadi and Village The probe agency claimed after May 31, 2012, according have abused their official posi- this month where a decision on thinking of extending this e- Federation (not covered by e- Industries Board, while Kumar to have recovered Rs 15 lakh to the FIR. tion and executed the lease " "  Pakistan is on the anvil. visa facility for the rest of the visa service) with any pur- is now posted as special secre- from the residence of Singh These leases were renewed deeds in favour of accused,   $ 0 The international watch Russian Federation by 2021," pose, including transit. PTI tary in the housing and urban besides documents of two in 2012 and 2015 by then dis- officials added.   dog is an inter-Governmental body that promotes effective implementation of legal, regu- latory and operational mea-          sures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the New Delhi: The Supreme Court automatic arrest on a com- tive discrimination has been of the society". the last 70 years. We are still downtrodden class the funda- international financial system. on Tuesday recalled its earlier plaint filed under the SC/ST Act envisaged under Article 15 of The court in its verdict also experimenting with 'tryst with mental civil rights and amenities, Singh observed that order that diluted the stringent and arrest of public servants can the Constitution of India and stated that the classes of SC/STs destiny'," the bench observed. frugal comforts of life national security has become a provisions of the Scheduled only be made after approval of the provisions of the Act of the have been suffering ignominy It added, "The plight of which make lifeworth multi-dimensional concept, Castes and Scheduled Tribes the appointing authority and of SC/ST to make them equals. and abuse, and they have been untouchables is that they are still living. It said that under Article economic, strength, food and (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a non-public servant after As to prevailing conditions outcast socially for the centuries denied various civil rights; the 21, the right to life includes the ""    energy security and environ- 1989, while restoring automat- approval by the SSP. in various areas of the country, and the efforts for their uplift- condition is worse in the vil- right to live with dignity, and O   P mental protection are its key ic arrest in such cases. It had ordered a preliminary we are compelled to observe ment should have been perco- lages, remote areas where fruits basic human dignity implies   aspects. It is prudent for an Hearing on a review peti- probe by the police before arrest that SCs/STs are "still making lated down to eradicate their of development have not per- that all the persons are treated emerging economy like India tion filed by the Centre, a bench saying public servant or non- the struggle for equality and for sufferings. colated down. They cannot as equal human in all respects to have good financial man- of Justices Arun Mishra, MR public person could be arrest- exercising civil rights" in various "Though, Article 17 of the enjoy equal civil rights. So far, and not treated as an untouch- agement, Singh said. Shah, and BR Gavai recalled its ed in cases lodged under the areas of the country, the bench Constitution prohibits untouch- we have not been able to provide able, downtrodden, and object However, "Our neighbour directions issued by a two- SC/ST Act only after prior observed. ability, whether untouchability the modern methods of scav- for exploitation. is a living example of financial judge bench last year and approval by the competent It further said that the has vanished? We have to find enging to Harijans due to a lack The bench further observed mismanagement," he said allowed the Centre's review authority. members of the SC/ST are "still the answer to all these pertinent of resources and proper plan- that there is no presumption adding excessive militarisation petition which said the court The bench in its judgment discriminated" against in vari- questions in the present pre- ning and apathy." that the members of the SC/ST and focus on wrong policies shouldn't have ventured to said it cannot be disputed that ous parts of the country and in vailing social scenario in dif- The apex court said that the may misuse the provisions of without financial prudence frame guidelines as it was in the as the members of the spite of reservation, the fruits of ferent parts of the country. The country has not been able to law as a class and it is not resort- have resulted in a situation that domain of the legislature. Scheduled Castes and development have not reached clear answer is that untoucha- eradicate untouchability in a ed to by the members of the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran The court had on March 20, Scheduled Tribes have "suf- them, by and large, they remain bility though intended to be real sense as envisaged and we upper Castes or the members of " " " 2  Khan was not able to make 2018, held that there will be no fered for long" and the protec- "unequal and vulnerable section abolished has not vanished in have not been able to provide the elite class. PTI "   arrangements for a flight to   attend a global event. The Defence Minister was #&'()** apparently referring to Khan taking a commercial aircraft when a special jet given to him by the Saudi Arabian !  (7'6    Government developed a technical glitch minutes after   colonies are still under 4-5 ft ly populated ones like Kankar taking off from New York air- deep water. Incessant rains and Bagh, Rajendra Nagar, Krishna port last week. Khan, who was   he death toll in rain-relat- water logging in Patna have Puri and Hanuman Nagar in to return to Pakistan following Ted incidents in Bihar and also forced the government to the city, air-dropping packets of his seven-day trip to the US to yushman Bharat is one of Uttar Pradesh crossed the 150- defer the much-hyped launch relief material as residents stood attend the 74th session of Athe historic steps towards mark on Tuesday even as res- of its ambitious "Jal Jeevan atop roofs drawing attention of United Nations General a new India as it ensures med- cue and relief operations are Haryali Abhiyan" on October 2. the IAF personnel. Assembly, had to return to ical treatment to patients from continuing on a war footing as Chief Secretary Deepak According to NDRF, 20 New York after the plane all over the country, which was people struggled to recover Kumar has exuded confidence teams of the NDRF have been developed a technical snag impossible earlier, Prime from the devastation from the that inundation of streets will deployed in the state in which minutes after taking off from Minister Narendra Modi said incessant rainfall which caused reduce significantly by six alone have been deployed in the Kennedy International on Tuesday. heavy damage to property and Wednesday as water would be Patna which has witnessed Airport. “In the last 1 year around infrastructure. flushed out through four heavy very heavy rains and waterlog-       As regards the Indian 50,000 beneficiaries have availed      2     )     )*   )  !  Cabinet Secretary Rajiv duty pumps, made available by ging over the past three day. 22"    defence outlay, Singh said the its benefits, outside of their   345.3456 / )  Gauba on Tuesday reviewed the the Coal ministry. It would During the review meeting,   defence budget for 2019-20 is home States, said the Prime  ! 36 2    !  " Bihar flood situation in pump out 3000 gallons per Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak nearly 4.5 lakh crore, which is Minister while addressing the — National Crisis Management minute from waterlogged area. Kumar informed that essential nearly 2.3 per cent of India's Arogya Manthan — a two-day And dedication of states, gov- tried to launch many health Committee (NCMC) meeting The India Meteorological supplies of food and water are Gross domestic products national workshop organised by ernment, and all other people schemes, but it wasn't helping held here and directed the cen- Department has predicted no being supplied by the state (GDP). He said the Defence National Health Authority associated with the scheme the poor people and didn't tral agencies to provide all heavy rains and clear sky with govt and current efforts are Accounts Department (NHA) to mark the first year made this scheme successful," prove successful. And Indians possible help to the state. sunshine. towards restoration of elec- (DAD)takes care of the pen- anniversary of Ayushman said Modi. couldn't avail the best health As almost 70-80 percent On Tuesday, the state gov- tricity in flood affected areas. sions of 31 lakh pensioners. Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan "I consider that Ayushman infrastructure and people were areas in Patna remained inun- ernment deployed two IAF Drinking water, candles and SIngh lauded the DAD for Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY). Bharat scheme has proved suc- devoid of healthcare services. dated, the state government has choppers to assist the rescue food items are being provided implementation of One Rank, Promoting the slogan, ‘Saal cessful, if poor people didn't But with Ayushman Bharat, cancelled all programmes, and relief operations. to marooned people. One Pension (OROP) profes- ek, ayushman anek’, Modi said have to sell their land, or got people are now able to avail including cultural functions, According to officials, two heli- Senior officials of the sionally. To help pensioners, a that health system of India is drowned into debt due to an ill- best treatment even in their related to October 2 to mark copters of the India Air Force Ministries of Home and call centre has also been estab- going to be a great example for ness. I have personally inter- non residing states, he said. the 150th anniversary of are currently deployed in rescue Defence, as well as those from lished and the 19 'defence pen- the world soon. "It is hearten- acted with the beneficiaries "Earlier, the poor couldnt Mahatma Gandhi. and relief operations. Eye wit- the IMD, the NDRF and the sion courts' organised in 2018- ing that we are successfully and realised that it has major- avail treatment on time and Though rainfall has some- nesses said the two IAF heli- Central Water Commission 19 have yielded success, the running the world"s largest ly helped them," he said. treatment in the private hospitals what stopped since Monday copters hovered over the flood- attended the meeting this Defence minister said. health scheme of the world. The previous Government was a distant dream," he said. evening in Patna, most of the ed areas, especially the dense- morning.    ! "#$   0

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Congress leader Rahul student who had accused for- explosive material from the ceasefire violations by targeting vented from taking out a march Gandhi and general secretary mer Union Minister 'dicky' of a passenger vehicle, forward posts and villages in support of the law student Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criti- Chinmayanand of rape, her parked near an educational along the Line of Control (LoC) who has accused former Union cised the arrests and lashed out father here said they would institution in the BC road area and the International Border Minister Swami Chinmayanand at the ruling BJP. move the High Court against of Jammu. Both the driver and (IB) in Poonch and Kathua dis- of rape, the Congress on Tuesday "The BJP government of UP the order. conductor of the bus, bearing tricts of Jammu & Kashmir, announced that party workers is standing with the one com- “The District Judge has registration number JK02AU- officials said on Tuesday. led by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mitting atrocities on daughters rejected the bail of my daugh- 7167, were detained for ques- The mortar shelling and will undertake a ‘padyatra’ on and is taking protesting ter and now we will move a bail tioning by the police authori- small arms firing from across Gandhi Jayanti here. Congressmen into custody," application in the High Court," ties. the border was intense in The party said it has called Rahul Gandhi had tweeted. her father told medipersons Soon after recovering the Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sec- off the Statewide protests against Priyanka alleged that crim- here. consignment, the police tors along the LoC in Poonch UP Government planned for inals in UP have the protection Apprehending that his authorities had pressed panic    *!  )    (8     3  !* )  district, where a number of Tuesday against the arrest of its hibitory orders and foiled its of the Government so that they rivals could hatch a conspira- buttons as the bag also con-  )    ! ) ) ,+  4! !   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The padyatra Priyanka Gandhi for help. camp in Bari Brahmana area. handed over to the conductor Jammu". SHO, Billwar claimed gripped the border residents as massive preparations are under- off late Monday night and a is being stopped. Our workers "My daughter is a victim. J&K police had also in Billawar to hand it over to a several OGW's active in the mortar shelling continued way to make it a big success. padyatra was planned to coin- and leaders are being arrested. Injustice has been done to her launched a massive manhunt to person in Jammu.” area have been detained for throughout the day after “Congress workers will take cide with Gandhi Jayanti, Lallu What is there to be afraid of?" the and she has been put in the jail. track down the 'foot prints' of The operation was questioning to ascertain the Pakistan initiated the ceasefire out a padyatra from Shaheed said. "It would be a sort of show Congress general secretary in- Now I have got information a couple, who probably hand- launched by the security forces identity of those persons. violation early in the morning. Smarak to the GPO park in the of strength by the party after charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh through our sources that our ed over the consignment to the early morning after receiving a This is the second major The sounds of the explosions State capital to mark 150th birth arrests and house arrests of its said in a tweet in Hindi. opponents could try to frame bus conductor, in Billawar area tip off about the presence of seizure of same type of explosive were also heard in Poonch anniversary of Father of the senior leaders by the state gov- Priyanka Gandhi has been us in fake cases so that we of Kathua district to unravel the explosive material in a bus ply- material in the last eight days. town. Nation Mahatma Gandhi,” ernment and leaders and work- repeatedly targeting the withdraw from this fight for 'sinister' design. ing between Billawar to Jammu. Earlier, on September 23, "Today at about 0745 Congress Legislature Party ers from all over the state will Adityanath Government over justice," he alleged, adding Police investigators are According to the prelimi- around 40 kg explosive mate- hours, Pakistan initiated leader Ajay Kumar Lallu said. take part in it," sources said. law and order and other issues. that they had written to the working hard to piece togeth- nary reports, "the bag contain- rial was recovered by the Army unprovoked ceasefire viola- Congress general secretary About 80 Congress workers Congress leader Jitin Congress leader for help three er the puzzle behind the recov- ing explosive material was at village Dher in Billawar tion by firing of small arms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will were arrested on Monday at a Prasada also hit out at the BJP. days ago. ery of second consignment of handed over to the cleaner of tehsil of Kathua district. and shelling with mortars in also take part in the padyatra, public meeting ahead of the "UP is no Kashmir yet today I The girl's father said an explosive material in the last the bus by a lady in Billawar Two days later, Billawar Shahpur and Kirni sectors. Lallu said, adding party workers planned march in Shahjahanpur am in preventive custody for though he did not want to eight days in the region. along with 200". Station police had arrested one of the The Indian Army is retaliating and leaders from all over the in support of the law student. simply wanting to highlight the indulge in any kind of politics, Confirming the seizure, House Officer, Billawar main accused Mohammad befittingly," a defence state will join the march. Former Union Minister Jitin plight of the Shahjahanpur rape they were forced to seek help Defence spokesman Lt-Col Joginder Singh Chib told The Khalil son of Satar Din, a res- spokesman said. He said the The party had earlier given Prasada was stopped from leav- victim. This BJP Govt has no from the Gandhi family. Devender Anand in Jammu Pioneer over telephone, "We are ident of Dher, Billawar. shelling stopped in the two a call for organising state wide ing his Shahjahanpur home for qualms in quashing an individ- District Judge Rambabu said, “A consignment of an gathering details of individuals Currently, Mohd Khalil is sectors around 1.20 pm, only protests on Tuesday after the dis- the march and placed under ual's fundamental rights," he had Sharma had on Monday reject- explosive material has been who were present at the bus undergoing interrogation at to restart at 3.50 pm and trict administration of house arrest while the borders of tweeted. PTI ed bail pleas of Chinmayanand confiscated by the security station in Billawar to zero in on the Joint Interrogation centre in spreading to nearby Qasba Shahjahanpur invoked pro- the district were blocked from all and the girl. PTI forces from a passenger bus the persons who actually hand- Jammu. sector as well. PTI   ) 0 .    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"deep inside" the neighbouring country's terri- Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir Baseer of Kangan in activists arrested last year for the accused persons is still magistrate allegedly misbe- After all the buses reached tory and the Pakistan Rangers informed the BSF Ahmad Khan on Monday directed all deputy com- Ganderbal district of Jammu alleged Maoist links and involve- underway and releasing them on haved and made casteist the jail, he returned to his about the recovery, they said. missioners in the Valley and the director of school and Kashmir, taking the total ment in the Koregaon Bhima bail would jeopardise the probe. remarks against him, officials office, but later, the DM arrived Mandal, 54, went missing in the Aik education to make sure that no tuition fee or bus number of ultras killed in the caste violence case. "This case and the con- said on Tuesday. at his office, dragged him by his Nallah in Arnia sector on September 28 when fee is charged from students for the days in August four-day-old operation to two. The State Government told spiracy involved goes beyond However, Ballia's DM shirt's collar and took him he and two other troopers were patrolling along and September when the institutes were closed. "The body of a terrorist was the court that activists Arun the Koregaon Bhima violence. Bhawani Singh Khangraut back to the district jail, the offi- the India-Pakistan International Border. He directed officials concerned to ensure that recovered from Gangabal area Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj and The accused persons were denied the allegation saying cial said. Villagers joined hands with the BSF and the all government schools and private institutions up where an operation was Vernon Gonsalves are active active members of frontal he had not misbehaved with "As I belong to SC catego- State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to trace to higher secondary level in the Valley be reopened launched on September 28," an members of frontal groups fund- groups that were being funded the officer. ry...The DM made casteist him but to no avail, they said. by Thursday, a spokesperson said. Army official said. ed by the banned Communist by CPI(M)," Pai said. The Assistant Regional remarks. Due to the DM's act As the Aik Nallah flows into Pakistan, the Colleges across Kashmir will be reopened by The toll of the terrorists Party of India (Maoist). CPI(Maoist) has been banned Manager, UP State Road I am feeling humiliated and I BSF informed their counterparts — Pakistan October 9, the spokesperson said. killed in the ongoing operation Justice Sarang Kotwal is as a terrorist organisation by the Transport Corporation am tendering my resignation," Rangers about it. On Tuesday the Rangers The state administration had attempted to has now gone up to two, he hearing the bail pleas. Union Government through a (UPSRTC) Bindu Prasad in his Prasad said in the letter. informed the BSF that Mandal's body has been reopen schools last month but that did not succeed said. The three are among sever- notification issued on June 22, resignation letter, submitted The MD, UPSRTC, recovered, officials said. because while the teachers and other staff report- The official said while the al activists arrested last year by 2009, she argued. on Monday, said he is a Dalit Rajshekhar said he has received The BSF sub-inspector was a native of West ed for work, the students did not turn up. During identity and group affiliation of the Pune Police for alleged "The accused persons were and because of that Khangraut Prasad's resignation letter and Bengal's Nadia district. A spokesperson said the a meeting with deputy commissioners and officials the slain ultras was not yet Maoist links and other charges not only aiding and abetting the "misbehaved with him" and has sought a factual report on IG of BSF Jammu has conveyed his deep regrets concerned in Kashmir on Monday, Khan direct- known, they were both following the violence at ideology of the banned organ- made "casteist" remarks the matter. "I will apprise the for the unfortunate loss of life of the brave and ed them to hold parent-teacher meet at all schools believed to be Pakistan nation- Koregaon Bhima between isation, but were also actively against him. Government about it after I dedicated soldier. The BSF, Jammu, also thanked in the Valley on Tuesday and also finalise all modal- als. One terrorist was killed in December 31, 2017 and January involved in recruiting cadre for In the letter submitted to get the report," Rajshekhar the SDRF, villagers and Pakistan Rangers for ities for opening schools and colleges in coordi- the firefight with security forces 1, 2018. Additional public pros- the group," Pai said. PTI the Managing Director added. PTI their efforts. PTI nation with district administrations. PTI on September 28. PTI ,=* ) .  46 41 8        ! )       P    *" Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Minister Narendra Modi," Congress MLA Sabyasachi Dutta said.   In the inaugural address     Dutta Tuesday joined BJP in the "I would urge Amit Shahji on first day on September 28,    presence of its national that the way he ensured he four-Day Global Naidu called for blending sci- Panaji: Goa Governor Mridula cleanliness and sanitation an President Amit Shah and urged Kashmir cool's down, he should TSummit-cum-Expo on ence and technology with Sinha on Tuesday said integral part his of living. His the Union Home minister to also take steps to cool down Peace, Unity & Prosperity India's rich culture of spiritu- Mahatma Gandhi put a lot of dream was total sanitation for      is a “sensitive matter“. "cool down" politically volatile Bengal. The people of Bengal organised by the Brahma ality for peace, harmony, unity emphasis on sanitation during all," she said. The NIA had also said it Bengal ruled by the TMC. are yearning for a change and Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa and development. He further his lifetime, but his dream of a The governor said though n a victory of sorts for the wanted in-camera proceedings Dutta, the former it will happen very soon," he Vidyalaya at its Shantivan said that spirituality and 'Clean India' still remains the country attained freedom Ifourth estate, a Special Court to protect the communal har- Bidhannagar Municipal said. Campus concluded on peaceful coexistence are the unfulfilled. under the leadership of here on Tuesday refused to mony, and also claimed there Corporation Mayor, was hand- Reacting to the develop- Tuesday. main aims of true religion She said cleanliness is of Gandhiji, his dream of a ‘Clean conduct an “in-camera trial” was a threat to the witnesses. ed over the party flag by the BJP ment, TMC secretary-general The event which saw par- whichever never teaches utmost importance for physi- India' still remains unfulfilled. in the 2008 Malegaon blast However, the Judge state president Dilip Ghosh, at Partha Chatterjee said the party ticipation of delegates from hatred, terror, violence and cal well-being and creating a "It is essential for everyone case, in which BJP MP Sadhvi observed that the NIA did not a seminar on NRC presided is not at all bothered about across 140 countries was inau- killings in the name of religion. healthy environment. to learn about cleanliness, Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt submit any information before over by Shah. Dutta's switchover to the saf- gurated by Vice President of Delivering the valedictory The governor, nominated hygiene, sanitation and the Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit it on any “internal security Later on Shah hugged fron party. India M Venkaiah Naidu and address, Lok Sabha Speaker as the brand ambassador of the various diseases that are caused are among the accused. threat or communal dishar- Dutta and welcomed him to the "We (TMC) have no rela- saw a galaxy of speakers Om Birla stressed on the need Centre's `Swachh Bharat due to poor hygienic condi- While rejecting an appli- mony”. “There was no letter party fold. tion with Dutta for the last sev- including Union Ministers to foster peace, positivity, Abhiyan' by Prime Minister tions," Sinha said. cation filed by the National received from the NIA on threat "For me the country and its eral months. It hardly bothers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Faggan harmony and brotherhood Narendra Modi, was speaking Sinha pointed out that the Investigation Agency (NIA) to witnesses,” the court noted interest are much bigger than us. Let him go and check which Singh Kulaste, Arjun Ram among people and nations on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti. Father of the National had seeking for the trial to be held Earlier, eleven journalists personal or a party's interest. is more powerful, the twin Meghwal, G Kishan Reddy through the power of spiritu- "Gandhiji had said that once said, I will not let anyone in-camera, Special NIA Judge had filed an intervention appli- India has achieved new heights flowers (of TMC) or the single and Rajasthan Governor ality which would make India sanitation is more important walk through my mind with VS Padalkar said conducting cation challenging the NIA’s under the leadership of Prime lotus," Chatterjee said. PTI Kalraj Mishra. the 'Vishwa Guru'. than independence. He made their dirty feet." PTI the trial in a “transparent man- plea, saying it should be an ner” was among the reasons for open trial to ensure trans- rejecting the NIA’s plea. parency and there were enough The Judge allowed media safeguards to protect the wit- " 4;    O  ;6  ;  ) )  to cover the case with “certain nesses under the NIA Act. restrictions” and noted that The Journalists concerned journalists were required to had submitted to the court that Ahmedabad: Shamima Kausar, and helpless. More than 15 longer participate in the pro- "I call upon the CBI to Pandey, who were earlier dis- submit true copies of their there was no instance of any the mother of Ishrat Jahan years have passed, all the ceedings before the CBI court. secure the conviction of the charged by the court, among identity cards issued by their threat to the witnesses. who was killed in an alleged accused, including police offi- The long drawn and accused police officers and other grounds. respective media houses. The eleven journalists, who fake encounter by the Gujarat cials, are on bail. Some of labyrinthine judicial process other guilty persons. The need Ishrat Jahan, a 19-year-old Judge Padalkar said there had made intervening applica- Police, on Tuesday told a spe- them were reinstated by the has exhausted and frustrated for transparency, accountabil- woman from Mumbra town- should not be use of any elec- tion before the special court cial CBI court here that she can Gujarat Government even as me," she said. ity, and an end to impunity by ship near Mumbai, Javed tronic device and the matter be were: Sharmeen Hakim no longer attend the case pro- they faced prosecution for the Kausar said in her struggle men in uniform has never Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, reported as per the factual (Mumbai Mirror), Sunilkumar ceedings as she feels "hopeless murder of my daughter. After for justice for her daughter, she been more," she said. Amjadali Akbarali Rana and position. He also ruled there Singh (NDTV), Vidya Kumar and helpless" after a prolonged 15 years, the trial has barely found herself "seeking the pros- Kausar asserted that the Zeeshan Johar were killed by should not be any editorial, per- (India Today), Sadaf Modak fight for justice. begun," she said. ecution and punishment of "cold blooded murder" of her the Gujarat Police in an alleged sonal opinion or discussion of (Indian Express), Neeta Special CBI court Judge RK impunity," Kausar said in a let- Kausar claimed that her some very powerful police offi- daughter was "falsely and mali- fake encounter on the outskirts any kind until the end of trial. Kolhatkar (Free Press Journal, Chudawala is hearing the dis- ter filed before Judge daughter was innocent and cers of Gujarat, who were in ciously projected as an of Ahmedabad on June 15, Normally, at an in-camera Sunil Baghel (Mumbai Mirror), charge applications filed by Chudawala's court. killed as a result of a "horrific service and enjoyed the patron- encounter killing and she was 2004. hearing, only the judge, lawyers, Santia Gora (Mirror Now), four accused policemen, Kausar said she was dis- criminal conspiracy and design age of the state". maliciously branded as terrorist". The police claimed that accused and witnesses are pre- Rebecca Samervel (Times of including Inspector General tancing herself from the court because she was a Muslim "This culture of impunity The four accused — they had links with LeT ter- sent. The proceedings are not India), Ranjeet Singh (ANI), of Police GL Singhal, former proceedings and calling upon woman, and it served political needs to be eradicated to pro- Singhal, Barot, Parmar and rorists. made known to the media or the David Delima (Mumbai Mirror) DSP Tarun Barot, ex-Dy SP JG the Central Bureau of interest to project her as a tect the lives of many vulnera- Anaju Chaudhary — have The CBI filed a charge members of the public. & Narsi Benwal (Free Press Parmar, and assistant sub- Investigation (CBI) to secure dreaded terrorist". ble innocent citizens. This can- sought discharge from the case sheet against seven people in In its application before the Journal). The journalists were inspector Anaju Chaudhary. the conviction of the accused "I have instructed my not be my battle alone. It is now on ground of parity with other August 2013, and a supple- court, the NIA had stated that represented pro bono by "I am heartbroken, my persons. counsel, advocate Vrinda up to the CBI to see that the three police officers, DG mentary charge sheet against while it was in favour of the Advocates Rizwan Merchant, spirit shattered, as the perpet- "After this prolonged fight Grover, that presently I have guilty are prosecuted and pun- Vanzara, NK Amin, and former four more persons in February freedom of press, the trial Adv Gayatri Gokhale and Adv uation of this culture of for justice, I now feel hopeless lost my will to fight, and can no ished," she said. director general of police PP 2014. PTI should be held in-camera as it Akshay Bafna.    ! "#$ " 9

*8 % 2' .  %5#  670 "  )  ) 6"3    >)           who had defeated Naik in the Development Vidya Thakur bership of the State Assembly, 2014 Assembly elections from (Goregaon), Mukta Tilak (Pune- signalling his, his father and he Directorate General of mid speculation that both of Airoli by a margin of 7,000 votes. Kasba Peth), wife of Lokmanya brother Nilesh’s entry to the BJP TIncome Tax (Investigation) Athem have decided on However, the BJP nominated Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s great- in the coming days. has seized cash worth 4 crore, 164:124 seat-sharing formula, Naik’s son and sitting MLA grandson Shailesh and Pune Sr Rane, whose entry to the since the declaration of Model the ruling BJP and its ally Shiv from Airoli Sandip Naik. Mayor, Ranajagjitsinh Patil BJP is long being resisted by the Code of Conduct for the Sena on Tuesday released their Prominent names of candi- (Tuljapur) and former Congress Shiv Sena for a long time, may Maharashtra Assembly polls by first list of 125 and 70 candidates dates that figure in the BJP’s first manm sitting MLA Kalidas – along with his two sons —join the Election Commission of respectively for the Maharashtra list include: incumbent chief Kolumbar (Worli) and former the BJP formally on October 2. India (ECI) on September 21. Assembly polls scheduled for minister Devendra Fadnavis Congress man and sitting MLA It may be recalled that Sr Set up to curb the use of October 21. the BJP has re-nominated 52 of (Nagpur south-west), State BJP Jaykumar Gore (Maan) also fig- Rane had quit the Congress on black money and cash induce- Though the two saffron its sitting MLAs, including 12 president Chandrakant Patil ure in the BJP’s first list. September 21, 2017 after com- ment in the ongoing Assembly to take immediate action in this ment had launched a compre- alliance partners had in a joint women, as its candidates. The (Pune-Kothurd), Finance min- Shiv Sena’s youth wing pres- plaining that the party leadership Elections in the State, the DGIT regard. hensive sensitisation and statement issued on Monday names of its senior leader and ister Sudhir Mungantiwar ident Aditya Thackeray (Worli), had failed to fulfil its repeated (Investigation) is working in “Our 24X7 control rooms awareness programme and var- night announced their pre-poll former minister Eknath Khadse, (Ballarpur), Water Resources Eknath Shinde (Kopar promise of appointing him as close coordination with sever- are operational at Mumbai, ious media platforms like print alliance, they had not come out its current minister Vinod minister Girish Mahajan Pachpakdi), Pratap Sarnaik the chief minister. Subsequently, al law enforcement agencies Pune and Nagpur. Forty Quick and electronic media, outdoor officially with their seat-sharing Tawade and scam-tainted for- (Jamner), Minister of School (Owla Majivade), Jaydatta he floated a new political out and other Government Response Teams – including six media and social media were formula till Tuesday evening. mer Housing Minister Prakash Education, Sports and Youth Kshirsagar (Beed) and figure in “Maharashtra Swabhiman departments, in order to con- in Mumbai, have been set up at being used to create awareness Informed sources said that Mehta are missing from the first Welfare Asish Shelar ( Bandra- the first list of candidates Paksha” (MSP) on October 1, tribute to the conduct of free, various districts and con- among the voters. of the total 288 seats, the BJP list. west), Minister for Rural released by the Shiv Sena. 2017. The MSP joined the BJP- fair and smooth elections. stituencies across the state. Gupta said that upon (and allies) and Sena had mutu- Another prominent omis- Development, Women & Child Aditya will file his nomina- led NDA. Sr. Rane was elected Talking to media persons Apart from this, Air receiving information from ally agreed to contest 164 and sion from the list of the BJP’s list Development Pankaja Munde- tion from the Worli constituen- to Rajya Sabha with the support here on Tuesday, Director Intelligence Units (AIUs) at all public, police and other 124 seats respectively. From its of candidates is former NCP Palwe (Parli) and current cy in south-central Mumbai on of the BJP on March 15 last year. General of Income Tax the functional airports and agencies, “we will initiate ver- quota of 164 seats, the BJP leader and minister Ganesh Housing Minister Radhakrishna Thursday. The BJP will in likelihood (Investigation) Nitin Gupta airstrips have been set up, in ification process through would allocate 18 seats to small- Naik. Though it was expected Vikhe-Patil ( Shirdi). Meanwhile, Sitting field Nitesh Rane from said that his department had order to monitor and check the QRT’s and that if the informa- er parties that are part of the saf- the BJP might field him from Shivendra Raje Bhosale ( Congress MLA and former chief Kankavli-Devgadh constituen- put in place to gather intelli- flow of unaccounted cash and tion is found credible and req- fron alliance-led front. Belapur, the BJP has chosen to Satara), Minister of State for minister Narayan Rane’s son cy, which is in its quota in gence inputs regarding move- valuables,” Gupta said. uisite action is taken as per IT In its first list of 125 seats, re-nominate Manda Mhatre, Women and Child Nitesh resigns from his mem- alliance with the Shiv Sena. ment of cash and valuables and Gupta said that his depart- Act, 1961”. 6  "   3 *   3 , 2     $   0         influential people — as the  " ! 456 chief of Special Investigating )   ! ) fter remaining at large and Team constituted by the State  !"  " 8 Mumbai: NCP president Sharad after the Supreme Court set ordered to conduct trial. Aevading arrest for about a Government in 2013 to inves-  Pawar said on Tuesday he was aside the Bombay High Court "The Supreme Court had month, senior IPS officer and tigate the chit fund case. 0 &' named in an ED case despite no order which gave Fadnavis a to order trial against the one former Kolkata Commissioner The Alipore Court on Mumbai: The Raj Thackeray- fault, while the Supreme Court clean chit in a case of suppres- who committed crime, while I of Police Rajiv Kumar on Saturday had rejected his antic- led Maharashtra Navnirman Gorakhpur (UP): A 45-year-old had to order trial of Maharashtra sion of criminal matters in the was named despite not being a Tuesday got a major relief in ipatory bail, prompting Kumar Sena on Tuesday fielded man was booked for giving Chief Minister Devendra 2014 poll affidavit. criminal, isn't this a repressive the multi-crore Saradha chit who is still at large to move Narendra Dharma Patil, whose triple talaq to his wife here after Fadnavis for a "crime" related to The former Union Minister, regime?" Pawar tweeted. fund case when Calcutta High Calcutta High Court. father ended life by drinking she objected to the sale of their poll affidavit, and asked if the his nephew Ajit and 70 others Pawar accused the BJP-led Court granted him anticipato- While the CBI officials poison at the State Secretariat ancestral house where she lived BJP was not running a "repres- were last month named in a government of using pressure ry bail, saying there was no would not comment on the last year, for the Maharashtra with their four children, police sive regime". money laundering case by the tactic and said the ED named need to take the top officer in issue, sources inside the Assembly elections. said on Tuesday. Pawar made the comment Enforcement Directorate (ED) him in connection with the custody for questioning. Agency said they were prefer- Narendra Patil will contest On Monday evening, a case in connection with an alleged alleged scam even though he He was, however, asked The Division Bench of ring an appeal in the Supreme on MNS ticket from was lodged against Nisar Ahmad scam at the Maharashtra State was not a member or director not to leave the city and coop- Justices Sahidullah Munshi Court. Sindkhedraja in Buldhana dis- on a written complaint by his Cooperative Bank (MSCB). of the bank. "I am not afraid of erate with the Central Bureau and Subhasis Dasgupta grant- Kumar’s case hit national trict. The party announced wife, Shahjahan, to whom he had In a jolt to Fadnavis, the it...We have to end use of such of Investigation. ed the anticipatory bail to headlines after Mamata first list of 27 candidates on been married for 19 years, they apex court on Tuesday pressure tactic," he said on the While the Congress Kumar who is presently func- Banerjee rushed to his house Tuesday. said. While the wife lived in Bela quashed the HC order and micro-blogging site. Meanwhile, promptly called the develop- tioning as the ADG, CID on a and later sat on a two-day Dharma Patil, 84, con- village of Gorakhpur district, he directed him to face trial for the Chief Minister's Office ment a slap in the CBI’s face, personal bond of 50,000 and dharna in the company of for- sumed a poisonous chemical at worked in Mumbai. They had allegedly failing to furnish (CMO) on Tuesday said it is the Left Front wondered directed him to appear before mer Andhra Pradesh Chief the Maharashtra secretariat four children together. details of two pending crim- "totally wrong and contemptu- whether the Tuesday’s devel- the CBI whenever called upon Minister Chandrababu Naidu `Mantralaya' in Mumbai on According to the complaint, inal cases in his poll affidavit. ous" to say that the Supreme opment was the product of a to do so. He was also asked not protesting alleged Central bid January 22, 2018. He died at a he, earlier, frequently came to the "The Chief Minister did Court has allowed his prosecu- last month’s meeting between to leave Kolkata. to arm-twist the States by vic- government hospital a few village but after the year 2000, his not furnish details about tion in a case of alleged sup- Prime Minister Narendra There CBI is probing the timising their officers when the days later. visits dwindled as he allegedly pending cases again him. pression of criminal matters in Modi and Chief Minister role of Kumar — in tampering CBI raided his bungalow a few Narendra Patil had started having an affair with a The Supreme Court has the 2014 poll affidavit. PTI Mamata Banerjee. with the evidence to save the months ago. claimed that his father took the woman there. On September 9, extreme step after several he came to the village and sold attempts to get enhanced com- the ancestral house without pensation for their land, Shahjahan's knowledge. 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   . Bengaluru: Prime Minister Nitish Kumar Ji regarding the immediate elections here. The Narendra Modis tweet express- flood situation in parts of the party should take this serious- Aizawl: With only two days left demands are addressed in the ing concern over the floods in state. Agencies are working ly, otherwise it will lose its base for the "final" round of repa- right perspective," three Bru Bihar drew the ire of leaders of with the local administration to in the South," Yatnal opined. triation of Bru refugees from organisations said in a joint Opposition parties, who alleged assist the affected. Centre stands The BJP MLA even claimed Tripura to Mizoram, the exer- memorandum to Lalchamliana he lacked sympathy for the ready to provide all possible fur- that two power centres have cise has run into rough weath- through the district magistrate flood victims in Karnataka as no ther assistance that may be emerged in the party — one in er as the community leaders of North Tripura where their special grants have been required." Delhi and the other in decided not to return to their relief camps are located. released. Following the tweet, the Bengaluru, with the former home state till their demands The memorandum, signed A BJP MLA too was of the ruling BJP MLA from wanting to (politically) finish off were met. on September 30 by leaders of view that Modi did not care Vijayapura city Basanagouda Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. Urging the authorities not the Mizoram Bru Displaced much for the Karnataka victims Patil Yatnal said Modis tweet Alleging that whatever was to send officials for a futile exer- People's Forum (MBDPF), Bru as much as he did for those made people conclude that he happening in Karnataka was cise, leaders of the displaced Tribal Development Society flood-hit people in Bihar. has concerns for Bihar flood vic- target-based politics, he said, people claimed in a memo- and the Mizoram Bru The Karnataka leaders tims and not with those affect- "Just to finish off a person, you randum to Mizoram Home Indigenous Democratic minced no words to highlight ed in Karnataka. cannot finish off Karnataka." Minister Lalchamliana that Movement, reached the alleged indifference of Speaking to reporters in Reacting to Modi's tweet, they are afraid of losing their Lalchamliana on Tuesday, offi- Centre towards the Karnataka Bengaluru, he said people were former Chief Minister and Bru ideinty if they return to cials said. "You are humbly and slammed the 25 BJP Lok forced to conclude that the senior Congress leader Mizoram. informed that no official be Sabha members for their alleged Prime Minister did not bother. Siddaramaiah sought to know In the ninth round of repa- sent to the relief camps along inaction to draw the Centres "People are commenting why there was 'hatred' for triation which is termed as the with vehicles... Your toil will be attention towards the agony of on Facebook that the Prime Karnataka and no response "final" one, altogether 4,447 Bru in vain as the upcoming 9th the flood victims. Minister tweets about Bihar from Modi despite the severe families, lodged in six relief phase of the repatriation seems The Prime Minister had and not about Karnataka, floods having ravaged many camps in Tripura, are sched- to be unsuccessful," the mem- tweeted on Monday, "Spoke to maybe because there are no parts of the State. PTI uled to return to the neigh- orandum said. bouring state from where they Among others, the had fled since 1997 following MBDPF has on September 19 ethnic clashes. The exercise is demanded that post-repatria- scheduled to commence from tion, the refugees be resettled in October 3. one village in south Mizoram's "The people of the relief Lunglei district and six villages camps have decided not to go in Mamit, in lieu of the pro- back to Mizoram till our posed 14 villages. PTI    ! 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Pope Francis on 2015. In this period and with recent                   ing its affairs.” italism. In fact, he stated: “Capital as September 1 in his message on the reports of the IPCC, it has become evi- In the 70 plus years of independence such is not evil; it is its wrong use that World Day of Prayer for the Care of dent that major structural and lifestyle                K        ( that India has attained, we have consistent- is evil.” He obviously understood the Creation also stated: “It is also a sea- changes are essential now, involving           J $   A      ( ly ignored the villages of this country, subjugation of people under a totali- son to reflect on our lifestyles and how almost a tectonic shift to Gandhian  %  (  (   A        ( wherein almost two-thirds of the popu- tarian or communist regime would our daily decisions about food, con- principles and practices. The problem lation still reside. 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How many There is today an urgent need to rural development and resuscitation of .  *&< est half of humanity, numbering 3.8 bil- planets will a country like India bring about a shift in the practice of nature along with Gandhian principles. lion, saw its income decline by 11 per require?” He saw the driving force for what now goes under the title of eco- (The writer is former chairman, cent. Reflecting on these global trends, the destruction of the earth’s ecosys- nomic development. 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The outcome in terms of social opposed to Gandhi’s ideas on removal trusted lieutenant Nehru was ready to Khan Palace, his first question was,   reformation and organisational penetra- of untouchability and never endorsed join the Allied forces to defeat the fas- “Did you ask for your transfer?” How  S  # %   0(  0 % tion was also huge. The movement result- the term “Harijan” for the depressed cist forces. Gandhi’s other disciple, could she ask for a favour when total -          %     ( ed in the Government of India Act, 1935, classes. He impressed upon untouch- Subhash Chandra Bose ultimately non-cooperation was going on against   #      C) $    #    $  which provided local provincial govern- ables the importance of self-help, self- joined hands with the fascist forces. One the Government? After remaining ill ments to Indians. 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He tried hard        :;77 )       Mahatma was not there to see the change. find that Dalits got almost double the leaders were not ready to accept his to preserve unity but failed. Jinnah was Gandhi remained in a dialectic rela- number of seats in provincial interpretation and they viewed his not ready to believe him and the A             %S   ( tionship with all his contemporaries, Assemblies and the Central Assembly. insistence on non-cooperating with the Congress leaders were not listening to            A     including Rabindranath Tagore, BR They were given reservation in jobs and British in their war efforts as support him. Communal violence across the      ! %    P)    Ambedkar and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. education. Above all, the upper caste to Japan. country shook Gandhi. He always   (     +               Misunderstandings between them had leadership recognised their rights after Nehru was extremely unhappy claimed to be a devout Hindu but was            A         serious repercussions for the discrimination and exploitation of cen- over it and he vehemently opposed killed by a fanatic Hindu who consid-  S   (  6     Q Independence struggle. turies. Till date, reservation plays an Gandhi’s resolution at the Congress ered him as an enemy of the Hindus. +     %S           After returning from South Africa, important role in taking Dalits towards Working Committee (CWC) meeting Did he deserve the trial?                "   Gandhi went straight to Shantiniketan their rights. at Allahabad in April 1942. However, (The author is editor of a news por- .              / and stayed with Tagore for a month. The Gandhi faced a long and torturous Nehru did not take much time to tal and writes on politics and rights interaction led to a life-long friendship. trial in the 1940s. Generally, his visit to amend his line and supported the issues.) $ & ! !                                     India and worldwide. Diverse people ing and possessions.” late Brown’s standpoint by looking at we can only pray, if we are Hindus, grown weaker due to poor organisa- gle field of life untouched. I found and groups have valued and used In answer to the third question, present-day India, which is marked not that a Christian should become tional ability to lack of leadership. through bitter experience that, if I some of his ideas and practices, or Brown mentions that “India was not by many contradictions. The politi- a Hindu … But our innermost prayer Incidentally, in an era of intense polit- wanted to do social service, I could used his name to grace their own pro- to be defined by language or creed or cal setting is worrisome as the world’s should be a Hindu should be a bet- ical polarisation, there is hardly any not possibly leave politics alone.” jects. Sometimes he has been even place of birth and heritage. What largest democracy is contaminated by ter Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, party which is ideologically cohesive Now, let’s talk about another real- deployed in support of causes which mattered in making “an Indian” was the constraints of politics — from reli- a Christian a better Christian.” and is above political posturing. ity that is political corruption. It he would not have recognised. In a living in the subcontinent, making it gious hate crimes to politics of Through the decades, political It’s for this reason there is a ques- thrives in our country. With social real sense, he has become global one’s home, and valuing its ancient tokenism to politics of polarisation tokenism in our country has become tion mark over the centrality of media and the smartphone, we can property.” and complex civilisation. The iden- and corruption. In a sense, extreme, not just accepted but celebrated as the political parties as key institutions of help form an opinion fast but we can’t 12 (8##8';; On the question of religion, tity of the nation was urgent in his vocal ideologues are gaining ground leaders indulged in wearing skull cap India and their increasing inability to have political leaders agree that cor- Brown writes, “for Gandhi, religion time because of the imminent depar- on both the far-Right and far-Left or shawl, inflammatory advocacy of perform functions seen as essential to ruption funds their politics. udith M Brown, Emeritus Beit was not a clearly packaged and ture of the British rulers and increas- parties. Incidentally, each and every certain issues, lunch diplomacy and a healthy performance of democra- Concluding, India has been a repre- Professor of Commonwealth labelled set of beliefs and practices; ingly violent controversies over the political party, populated by individ- so on. Ironically, our political leaders cy. As Indian politics has acquired a sentative democracy but, it’s yet to be JHistory, University of Oxford and neither was it a communal or semi- relationship between national and uals who have no moral compass, is look up to Gandhi for inspiration, darker shade, it’s time to revisit a responsive democracy. And to be author of several books on Mahatma tribal identity. It was a pilgrimage in religious identity.” perhaps the best explanation for the who never wore a skull cap and yet Gandhi’s deep ethical view of politics. a responsive democracy, it needs to Gandhi in her recent article 4 ques- search of truth, a lifelong searching Answering the final question, the perilous state in which Indian democ- fasted for Muslims’ safety during the According to Spiritualizing Politics sec- set right the political system. Our tions Gandhi asked of himself, and of for God as truth rather than for a historian writes, “Gandhi recognised racy resides today. All of this makes riots in Delhi and West Bengal at the tion of Mahatma Gandhi’s Leadership country is in need of a political sys- all of us listed the following. divinity which could be described in that disagreement and conflict are abundantly clear something that has time of Partition. It goes to show how - Moral And Spiritual Foundations by tem that is committed to alter the self- 1. What is religion? any simpler way.” inevitable in human society and long been obvious about India’s tokenism-ridden politics has been YP Anand, Gandhi never sought a seeking and shaky polity into steady, 2. How should one live? In response to the second ques- interaction between individuals and grimy political mess. quite successful in almost replacing public or political office or title. He sensible and selfless one. In colum- 3. What is the nature of political tion she remarked that “Gandhi pro- groups.....Conversion rather than Whether it’s religious hate crimes, Bapu’s philosophy in wooing voters. was in politics for spiritual reasons. nist Steve Chapman’s words, “The bad identity, particularly the nation? nounced the powerful aphorism that coercion was his remedy for con- let’s remember that Gandhi was After all, tokenism is what the polit- He explained in a speech in London news is that our democracy does a 4. How should one conduct oneself there is enough in the world for the flict...... Even though non-violent appreciative of India’s religious and ical system sells to you and me. “….although to all appearances my poor job of giving the people what in the practice of politics? needs of every man, but not for the modes of public and political action linguistic diversity and was against We live in a paradoxical time as mission is political….its roots are, if they want. The good news is that it’s Brown answered the questions greed of every man..... His own often seem to have failed in his life- politics of hate. In Bapu’s words, “I some political parties are getting I may use the term, spiritual….I claim easier to fix a rotten system than a rot- underlining the supreme importance lifestyle in the last 25 years of his life time and beyond, his life and teach- came to the conclusion long ago . . . stronger and others weaker. While the that at least my politics are not ten people.” of non-violence and Gandhi’s radical back in India is well-known and ing raise the perennial question of the that all religions were true and also former is well-financed, well-organ- divorces from morality, from spiritu- (The writer is former Deputy thinking. The opening lines of the Gandhi was very aware of the adver- right ways to behave in the public that all had some error in them, and ised that bring a mass of resources to ality, from religion….a man who is General Manager, India International article reads: “150 years after Gandhi’s tising effect of his freely-chosen arena.” whilst I hold by my own, I should bear on campaigns and candidates, trying to discover and follow the will Centre, New Delhi and General birth there are many Gandhis, in poverty and simplicity in food, cloth- Now, let me attempt to extrapo- hold others as dear as Hinduism. So the latter’s linkages with voters have of God, cannot possibly leave a sin- Manager, International Centre Goa)  ,    ! "#$

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Vemuri said the banking sys- Maharashtra Co-operative Committee (MPC) headed by during the first quarter of the The gross non performing tem’s credit growth will be sta- Bank (PMC). Governor Shaktikanta Das current fiscal. assets (NPAs) for the system ble at over 12 per cent, on “There are rumours in Bank stocks lost heavily on would slash benchmark inter- The six-member MPC is will come down to 8-8.5 per Government’s recapitalisation some locations about certain both the Sensex and Nifty est rate to revive the sagging scheduled to announce the cent by March from the peak of efforts for the state-run lenders banks including cooperative indices on Tuesday over con- economy. fourth bi-monthly monetary 11.5 per cent in March 2018 as and also the aggressive play by banks, resulting in anxiety cerns regarding stress in the The Governor has already policy for 2019-20 on Friday, fresh accretion through slip- private sector ones, who will among the depositors. RBI financial system. hinted that the benign inflation October 4, after a three-day pages gets slower and also with grow faster than the system.  "     "    would like to assure the gener- Shares of private sector provides room for further meeting. big ticket resolutions, it said. The level of NPAs the   al public that Indian banking lender Yes Bank plummeted monetary policy easing while There is no meeting of the The system has been banking system has at the end system is safe and stable and over 22 per cent, while RBL, space for fiscal space is panel due to national holiday afflicted by the scourge of high of the year will also be a final there is no need to panic on the IndusInd Bank, SBI, IDFC First limited. on October 2, which marks NPAs for nearly five years now, credit growth number they basis of such rumours,” the and PNB fell up to 5 per cent The Government has birth anniversary of Mahatma which has led to networth ero- notch up because of the Reserve Bank said in a tweet. on the NSE. already announced a series of Gandhi. sion and also led to discovery denominator effect, he said. =.$# +       6"47&. # - & at 20,085 units as compared to   7 34,971 units in the same month  "   /     "  anything incorrect and base- from Punjab and Maharashtra last year, down 42.6 per cent.   less, which can cause panic Cooperative Bank were in nor-  "  Sales of compact segment, he initial public offering of ebt-laden housing amongst the stakeholders in mal course of business after including models such as Swift, TIndian Railway Catering Dfinancier DHFL on DHFL, especially when the providing adequate security ajor automobile makers, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and and Tourism Corporation Tuesday said it has no exposure company is in discussions with cover and that it is ready to dis- Mincluding Maruti Suzuki, Dzire, fell 22.7 per cent at (IRCTC) was subscribed 3.25 to HDIL and Punjab & various stakeholders for final- cuss with the bank to protect Hyundai, Mahindra & 57,179 units as against times on the second day of bid- Maharashtra Co-operative isation of its debt resolution the interest of depositors. Mahindra, Tata Motors, Toyota 74,011 cars in September ding on Tuesday. IRCTC’s pub- Bank, and cautioned against plan,” it said. The Mumbai Police on and Honda, on Tuesday report- last year. lic offer to raise about 645 misleading reports that can Also, DHFL’s promoter Monday had filed a case against ed double digit declines in The firm’s mid-sized sedan crore received bids for 6.55 trigger panic. family had separated from the former bank management domestic passenger vehicle Ciaz sold 1,715 units as com- crore shares against the total There have been specula- HDIL promoters in 2008, and and promoters of HDIL in sales in September as onset of pared to 6,246 units earlier. issue size of two crore shares, tions or rumour mongering the separation was effected Punjab and Maharashtra the festive season failed to lift Similarly, sales of utility according to exchanges’ data. about DHFL and possible formally by a family-separation Cooperative (PMC) Bank case the ongoing slump in the auto vehicles, including Vitara The category meant for exposure to Housing agreement in April 2010, it said. and said a special investigation industry. Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga, qualified institutional buyers Development and “Pursuant to this, the pro- team will be probing the case. The country’s largest car- declined marginally at 21,526 (QIBs) was subscribed 1.65 Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL)/ moters of DHFL & HDIL, and In late September, the maker Maruti Suzuki India said units as compared to 21,639 in times, non institutional PMC Bank, it said in a regula- HDIL ceased to be promoters Reserve Bank had put a curb its domestic sales declined by the year-ago month, it added. investors 1.73 times and retail tory filing. of each other’s companies,” it on withdrawal limit for cus- 26.7 per cent at 1,12,500 units Hyundai Motor India said individual investors 6.21 times. “DHFL does not have any added. tomers of PMC Bank at 1,000 last month as against 1,53,550 its domestic PV sales were The public offering of  exposure to either of them. We Earlier on Tuesday, the cri- in six months, which was later units in September 2018. down 14.8 per cent at 40,705 IRCTC was subscribed about would urge everyone to be sis-hit HDIL said the loans raised to 10,000 after protests Sales of mini cars com- units as against 47,781 units in 81 per cent on the opening day responsible and not report/state taken from banks including by the depositors. prising Alto and WagonR stood September last year. of bidding on Monday. ( -    )  ( 7 ! 7 ! ! 3**   $%* !.  A )!  &!$4" * " 7 % "- &  "    )" "1 ) 7  "  such cases, he said that if a sin- elecom operators Bharti  "  November 2015. He was to Brussels: A Belgian commer- gle person is able to dislocate TAirtel and Vodafone Idea complete his term in October. cial court in Ghent on Tuesday he government will look at when there is otherwise no have slashed ring time on out- minent economist Surjit S The Appointments declared the local travel agency Tinnovative ways, including issue, we have to look at some going calls from their network EBhalla was on Tuesday Committee of the Cabinet business of British tour opera- having a threshold, to ensure threshold. to 25 seconds to counter a sim- appointed as the Executive (ACC), headed by Prime tor Thomas Cook bankrupt, that the insolvency resolution Such checks and balances ilar move by Jio and plug loss- Director for India on the board Minister Narendra Modi, putting 500 jobs at risk. framework is not abused by can be built in by way of regu- es amid a high decibel feud of the International Monetary approved the appointment of Thomas Cook Retail homebuyers. lations or amendments, +  6   ,! 6  6,6 ?   over the issue. Fund (IMF), an official Bhalla for a period of three Belgium is the group’s largest Corporate Affairs Secretary Srinivas said here.   )64=  ,  =   @ " 6 ) 6 While Airtel informed reg- order said. years from the date of assump- Belgian subsidiary and the Injeti Srinivas on Tuesday said Homebuyers are treated as          @    6  ulator TRAI about its decision Bhalla (71) will succeed tion of charge of the post or fourth and final one to collapse there have been large number financial creditors under the ,@, 6 ) 6  A  61  ,  in a letter, sources said former RBI deputy governor until further orders, whichev- in the wake of the parent com- of cases where “otherwise well- Insolvency and Bankruptcy , @ !6 )   ,  !  Vodafone Idea too has cut the Subir Gokarn, who died in the er is earlier, the order said. pany’s failure. functioning real estate compa- Code (IBC). ,,B2A+/A&'(C ring time in select circles. US on July 30 after a brief Bhalla, an economist and The 178-year-old core nies have been pulled into the Unlike a normal financial Airtel, in its letter, rued that illness. columnist, in December last group was plagued by debt and insolvency proceedings by a creditor who is on the "   2 "" "    ?    while its decision to cut call Gokarn, who died at the year resigned as part-time declared bankruptcy last week single homebuyer who wants Committee of Creditors (CoC), (>+* ring time, in response to a sim- age of 59, was appointed as the member of the Economic after a lengthy period of finan- refund”. a homebuyer is represented ilar move by Jio, may cause cus- executive director for India on Advisory Council to the Prime cial turmoil, leaving 22,000 Noting that there might be through an authorised repre- tomer inconvenience. the board of the IMF in Minister (EAC-PM). staff jobless. AFP speculative homebuyers also in sentative.     ! "#$  ,, 7>$ 6"  *.$#& Q> &R  "  sought by the stock exchanges, these facilities in due compli- cent of its entire assets of  ties during this period. debt-laden Housing ance with all banking regula- 8,880 crore. “We would endeavour to risis-hit HDIL on Tuesday Development and tions as per guidelines As per initial investiga- put in place plans to address ?7 $$ Csaid that loans taken from Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) said described by the RBI. tions, the bank’s losses since interest and aspirations of all banks including Punjab and its books of accounts are audit- Wadhawan said the com- 2008 were  4,355.46 crore, the stakeholders and extend full Maharashtra Cooperative Bank ed and reflect true and fair pic- pany is facing temporary cash police said. cooperation with the regulators  "  HUL and Asian Paints ended to USD 59.55 a barrel. were in normal course of busi- ture of the company’s business. flow issues due to a slowdown “In relation to borrowings and authorities during this in the green. The country’s manufac- ness after providing adequate “The company has over a in the real estate sector. from PMC, we have already time,” Wadhawan said. he BSE benchmark Sensex The broader BSE smallcap, turing sector activity in security cover and that it is period of time availed of bank- As a result, he said, the issued letters requesting an He also said the company Tplunged nearly 362 points midcap and largecap indices September remained ready to discuss with the bank ing facilities from various company has been admitted appointment with the admin- was not aware of any action on Tuesday due to an across- underperformed the bench- unchanged amid subdued to protect the interest of depos- banks and institutions includ- under the IBC, but added that istrator in charge of the bank to against HDIL and its promot- the-board sell-off as financial mark, losing up to 1.61 per demand conditions both itors. ing PMC Bank in the normal it was “actively attempting to put forth the true and correct ers. sector woes, auto sales slump cent. domestically as well as exter- The Mumbai Police on course of business,” HDIL Vice resolve” the issue. picture as also to discuss a strat- “HDIL has been made and weak macro data spooked Sectorally, telecom nally, a monthly survey said on Monday filed a case against the Chairman and MD Sarang The now-suspended man- egy hereby the interest of all aware of certain regulatory investors. dropped 4.53 per cent, followed Tuesday. former bank management and Wadhawan said in a regulato- aging director of the crisis-hit stakeholders and in particular actions against PMC Bank and The NSE gauge Nifty too by realty 3.88 per cent, tech The IHS Markit India promoters of HDIL in the ry filing. PMC, Joy Thomas, reportedly PMC Bank and its Depositors its management. It is also learnt tanked 115 points to slip below 2.20 per cent and IT 1.68 per Manufacturing PMI was at Punjab and Maharashtra He further said that “ade- admitted to the RBI that the is protected,” Wadhawan said. that certain action is being ini- the 11,400-level. cent. 51.4 in September, unchanged Cooperative (PMC) Bank case quate security cover in favour bank’s actual exposure to the He said the company tiated against HDIL and its pro- The 30-share Sensex, Of the 19 sectoral gauges from August and thereby post- and said a special investigation of the banks including PMC bankrupt HDIL is over 6,500 would take all necessary steps moters. We are unaware of any which opened on a firm foot- compiled by the BSE, 17 closed ing its joint-lowest reading team will be probing the case. Bank has been created” over crore — four times the regula- and extend full cooperation to action against HDIL and its ing, crashed over 737 points in in the red. since May 2018. Replying to clarification the assets of the company for tory cap or a whopping 73 per any and all agencies/ authori- promoter,” Wadhawan said. late afternoon trade, before Analysts said caution pre- Official data released after finally finishing at 38,305.41, vails among investors amid a market hours on Monday down 361.92 points or 0.94 per deepening crisis at Punjab and showed that the output of eight  cent. The gauge touched a Maharashtra Co-operative core infrastructure industries  high of 38,923.78 and a low of Bank (PMC) and fraud allega- fell 0.5 per cent in August.  "  “With Galaxy Fold, we are With a price tag of about  37,929.89 intra-day. tions against companies like In further worries for the redefining the mobile phone 1.65 lakh, the device is proba- The broader Nifty too Indiabulls Housing Finance auto sector and the economy as  lectronics major Samsung category, this is device like no bly one of the most expensive underwent bouts of volatility Ltd (IHFL). a whole, automobile sales have Eon Tuesday said it will bring other. The ‘Fold’ will set an ones in the Indian market. before closing lower by 114.55 The Mumbai Police on witnesses a sharp decline again ultra-premium smartphone entirely new benchmark for The 512GB variant of Apple’s points, or 1 per cent, at Monday filed a case against the in September.  "  modities, HDFC securities ‘Galaxy Fold’ with a foldable design and innovation. Galaxy latest iPhone 11 Pro Max is 11,359.90. Yes Bank shares former bank management and Sales of Maruti Suzuki, noted. display, priced at 1,64,999, in Fold is meant for those who priced at  1,41,900, while plummeted over 22 per cent, promoters of HDIL in the Toyota Kirloskar, Bajaj Auto, old prices fell by 58 to In the international mar- the Indian market later this want only the best in their lives, iPhone 11 (512GB) is available their fifth consecutive session Punjab and Maharashtra Ashok Leyland and Mahindra G38,140 per 10 gram in ket, gold prices were trading month. in terms of style, design, luxu- for  1,31,900, as per Apple’s of fall, as promoter Rana Cooperative (PMC) Bank case and Mahindra have shown a the national capital on lower at USD 1,460 per ounce The phone, which had ry and the latest in services,” India website. Kapoor and his group entities and said a special investigation significant decline during the Tuesday, while silver zoomed in New York, while silver received a lot of interest from Samsung India Chief Samsung’s own flagships sold another 2.16 per cent team will be probing the case. month. 2,360 to 47,580 per kilo- was quoting flat at USD 16.95 consumers across the world, Marketing Officer and Senior Galaxy S10+ and Note 10+ stake worth 510 crore. Continuing their fall, IHFL Globally, Asian stocks gram, according to HDFC an ounce. was unveiled earlier this year. Vice President, Mobile are priced at  73,900 Other major laggards were shares dropped another 7.05 closed mostly higher on Securities. “International gold prices The device was made available Business, Ranjivjit Singh told and  79,999 respectively, IndusInd Bank, SBI, Bharti per cent to close at  237.50 Tuesday. Markets in China and “Spot gold prices for 24 traded weak on stronger dol- in South Korea and the US last PTI. according to the company’s Airtel, ONGC, Tata Steel and apiece. Hong Kong were closed for Karat in Delhi fell by  58, lar as US-China trade worries month. He added that customers website. Reliance Industries — falling as On the currency front, the holidays. Investors are hoping limiting the downside on have shifted safe haven buy- While there had been will have access to a dedicated The Galaxy Fold features a much as 6.30 per cent. rupee dropped 22 paise to that the US and China can find weaker rupee. ing to dollar,” he added. reports of issues with the dis- 24x7 concierge service to 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display Among the Sensex con- 71.09 against the US dollar some common ground and The spot rupee traded 8 On Monday, gold had play screen and hinges initial- address any queries customers on the inside that on unfolding stituents, HDFC twins, (intra-day). reach a deal on trade and other paise weaker against the dol- closed at  38,198 per 10 ly, the South Korean tech giant of ‘Fold’ may have as well as offers an experience similar to Mahindra and Mahindra, Global crude benchmark issues during their high-level lar during the day,” Tapan gram here, while silver closed is said to have fixed those one-year Infinity Flex Display a large-screen device to cus- Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Bank, Brent Futures rose 0.51 per cent meet next week in Washington. Patel, senior analyst — com- at 45,220 per kilogram. glitches. protection. tomers.  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1439.15 1467.00 -7.25 GSKCONS 8698.00 8700.00 8520.00 8546.95 PETRONET 260.00 263.90 253.40 258.50 OBEROIRLTY 508.00 513.00 485.00 490.40 RELAXO 480.50 518.25 480.50 499.40 BAJAJFINSV 8571.00 8613.95 8285.90 8471.00 -42.00 HDFCBANK 1234.00 1254.00 1221.60 1248.50 TVSMOTOR 418.00 424.25 410.80 419.95 MFSL 426.20 430.50 411.20 420.75 ASHOKA 97.50 99.00 95.30 97.15 BRITANNIA 2952.00 2987.40 2900.15 2927.60 -16.55 INDIGO 1880.00 1887.20 1852.00 1870.85 APOLLOTYRE 181.90 182.95 167.30 169.00 IDFC 34.65 34.75 31.00 32.45 VGUARD 225.90 226.00 216.45 220.40 BAJAJ-AUTO 2945.00 2977.70 2888.05 2915.95 -25.85 TATAMOTORS 118.40 119.80 113.05 115.35 CENTURYTEX 913.90 927.00 882.10 899.40 PHILIPCARB 119.70 122.00 113.00 115.30 ENDURANCE 1035.00 1039.00 965.00 977.50 HINDALCO 191.30 194.55 186.75 189.45 -1.90 BAJFINANCE 4095.00 4095.00 3946.95 3992.80 ADANIENT 146.00 147.60 140.60 143.65 CEATLTD 955.00 980.00 947.55 970.05 CREDITACC 658.95 672.00 650.00 670.10 HEROMOTOCO2715.70 2738.90 2637.00 2677.10 -27.65 HINDPETRO 309.20 322.10 300.40 309.15 MANAPPURAM 141.15 141.85 132.45 134.40 BLISSGVS 103.20 105.10 100.50 102.00 ALKEM 1925.00 1962.00 1925.00 1948.10 GAIL 134.10 136.50 130.65 133.00 -1.50 BANKBARODA 94.50 94.70 85.70 91.25 SBILIFE 843.00 849.00 805.00 828.95 OIL 143.90 146.65 142.00 142.95 ALLCARGO 109.90 109.90 99.50 104.15 POWERGRID 199.50 202.65 196.00 196.70 -2.35 ESCORTS 587.60 612.10 567.00 609.40 TECHM 714.20 714.80 699.70 704.70 HINDCOPPER 35.20 36.20 33.05 33.95 ADANITRANS 230.05 230.35 222.95 224.60 AXISBANK 687.10 701.25 656.25 676.75 -8.25 TATASTEEL 364.80 364.80 344.25 351.40 DISHTV 18.35 18.65 14.55 16.30 HEXAWARE 382.40 384.65 373.35 376.40 COROMANDEL 419.90 421.25 412.30 413.90 INFY 807.00 807.55 791.55 794.95 -10.70 MARICO 397.50 397.80 380.00 387.80 AUROPHARMA 588.80 596.55 567.90 576.70 MRPL 49.10 51.70 47.20 48.15 JKTYRE 70.00 70.60 67.05 67.90 IOB 9.60 10.16 9.30 9.54 QUESS 469.50 475.00 451.00 455.80 TATAGLOBAL 281.00 281.00 267.35 270.80 KAJARIACER 555.00 567.10 547.35 554.95 SJVN 24.40 24.50 24.00 24.30 TECHM 715.00 715.00 700.00 704.85 -9.65 JSLHISAR 63.80 63.80 59.45 61.50 IOC 149.70 156.00 145.30 148.35 BOSCHLTD 14167.00 14285.20 12766.30 13284.20 CHAMBLFERT 158.75 162.90 153.90 154.75 FINCABLES 390.05 391.30 372.85 381.40 BAJFINANCE 4080.00 4089.10 3946.30 3991.00 -55.05 THYROCARE 513.45 516.35 502.20 506.40 CONCOR 635.00 665.05 615.60 639.50 PAGEIND 22710.95 22759.20 21716.85 22010.95 LALPATHLAB 1380.00 1380.00 1310.00 1367.20 UCOBANK 13.00 13.00 11.80 11.98 NESTLEIND 13889.00 13946.95 13649.90 13692.05 -197.60 ASTERDM 118.00 119.30 114.40 115.80 ASHOKLEY 68.40 69.75 65.00 65.95 DIVISLAB 1667.25 1685.00 1607.55 1622.55 ESSELPRO 117.65 117.65 114.00 114.40 NLCINDIA 57.25 57.30 54.00 56.10 ITC 259.10 262.45 255.00 256.15 -3.70 EIHOTEL 181.95 181.95 173.15 177.30 DLF 159.70 159.70 133.90 144.25 LUPIN 720.00 726.35 700.10 703.20 JINDALSAW 85.80 86.40 81.10 84.25 LEMONTREE 57.80 58.00 56.55 56.85 UPL 609.95 614.35 584.50 594.25 -9.70 TATAINVEST 815.05 833.75 808.00 819.20 PEL 1649.95 1704.00 1619.00 1666.10 ACC 1614.80 1625.85 1556.00 1575.60 RVNL 24.40 24.45 23.30 23.80 MAHLOG 364.35 364.80 343.80 355.00 HCLTECH 1081.00 1081.00 1053.20 1063.00 -17.60 ORIENTELEC 163.90 167.30 160.50 163.55 ITC 259.70 262.45 254.95 255.90 AMBUJACEM 204.40 205.30 193.95 199.70 PFIZER 3335.00 3339.00 3251.00 3259.85 BAJAJELEC 405.85 405.85 377.20 383.25 VEDL 154.40 156.10 145.30 151.35 -2.80 BIRLACORPN 564.10 580.05 559.05 561.85 JINDALSTEL 105.00 105.00 93.45 97.45 TATAMTRDVR 53.10 54.50 50.55 51.55 DEEPAKNI 301.55 305.00 286.00 290.65 GUJGAS 176.50 177.90 169.50 171.55 TCS 2095.95 2095.95 2039.70 2060.30 -39.00 STARCEMENT 92.25 97.95 92.00 93.45 INFY 809.80 809.80 791.75 793.55 BHARATFORG 452.15 455.95 438.30 444.60 FORCEMOT 1125.00 1140.00 1084.75 1093.25 BASF 1007.10 1011.00 970.00 978.60 ICICIBANK 436.95 443.20 416.70 425.60 -8.10 AKZOINDIA 1925.00 1960.00 1900.05 1909.05 LT 1480.00 1495.95 1439.65 1463.10 SRF 2752.00 2759.65 2655.00 2679.55 ENGINERSIN 117.65 118.50 113.40 114.25 BAJAJCON 246.00 246.00 240.00 242.70 ECLERX 432.25 437.65 416.70 425.85 TATAMOTORS 118.00 119.85 113.00 115.00 -2.45 VEDL 155.00 156.00 145.35 151.40 NESTLEIND 13938.95 13938.95 13629.70 13677.55 NAUKRI 2094.95 2094.95 2000.00 2059.40 SOBHA 488.30 489.20 470.00 476.15 WABCOINDIA 6328.85 6331.65 6188.00 6190.30 RELIANCE 1337.00 1342.00 1293.30 1303.70 -28.55 EMAMILTD 318.30 320.90 310.95 315.80 PVR 1853.70 1853.70 1784.00 1823.10 ORIENTBANK 61.00 61.00 58.00 58.80 IRCON 374.40 379.00 355.00 366.90 JAGRAN 64.30 64.90 62.35 63.30 ADANIPORTS 415.20 417.90 401.60 405.00 -8.95 TCS 2099.50 2099.55 2040.30 2059.70 TORNTPOWER 290.05 298.50 281.15 282.40 INDHOTEL 161.50 161.50 152.30 153.25 GALAXYSURF 1460.00 1493.00 1440.85 1475.00 MAHABANK 11.00 11.78 10.85 11.05 WIPRO 240.00 240.45 232.20 233.90 -5.90 NMDC 89.00 97.25 86.95 96.40 RAJESHEXPO 671.95 687.00 670.00 675.40 DBL 421.00 426.40 396.80 404.40 BLUEDART 2500.00 2560.00 2350.95 2451.60 MAXINDIA 62.75 62.75 58.00 60.25 ONGC 131.50 133.35 126.75 128.40 -3.40 IDFCFIRSTB 40.30 40.60 36.20 38.55 MINDTREE 709.40 724.20 706.55 720.80 SUDARSCHEM 384.10 384.50 362.10 369.40 MAHSCOOTER 4554.50 4602.30 4366.15 4447.75 PRESTIGE 291.35 291.35 280.40 284.85 TATASTEEL 362.00 364.70 344.10 351.00 -9.50 L&TFH 85.25 86.55 80.20 83.15 PHOENIXLTD 700.00 700.00 680.70 696.25 TORNTPHARM 1670.00 1670.00 1610.00 1618.05 GODREJAGRO 479.00 481.50 472.20 478.65 SKFINDIA 2155.00 2185.00 2150.00 2166.45 ULTRACEMCO 4368.00 4410.00 4155.00 4218.00 -123.25 PNB 62.80 62.90 56.40 58.80 BBTC 1142.90 1172.80 1089.45 1133.10 AUBANK 660.80 662.10 645.00 653.00 INOXLEISUR 339.90 339.90 320.00 328.75 CGPOWER 13.80 13.80 13.38 13.38 COALINDIA 200.00 200.60 190.75 194.15 -5.70 WOCKPHARMA 257.00 272.00 244.75 255.85 SYNDIBANK 27.10 27.30 25.10 26.05 ISEC 278.00 284.00 270.55 277.70 CENTRALBK 18.15 18.35 17.55 17.85 JSWSTEEL 229.10 231.75 220.40 223.20 -6.75 STAR 308.00 311.85 300.60 308.60 KTKBANK 76.00 76.20 71.15 73.70 ITDC 234.15 241.55 224.40 225.95 APLAPOLLO 1353.20 1371.10 1350.00 1361.30 INFRATEL 257.80 258.95 244.75 249.60 -7.70 PCJEWELLER 32.30 34.90 28.25 30.65 FSL 47.50 47.60 45.40 46.10 GEPIL 798.00 802.20 776.60 795.70 UNITEDBNK 8.65 8.65 7.93 8.03 CIPLA 426.90 426.90 402.70 411.80 -13.70 MRF 63514.50 63904.25 60917.50 61789.80 AVANTI 365.00 370.50 351.00 359.80 IFBIND 665.30 684.15 635.25 645.75 PERSISTENT 584.00 597.00 555.30 560.00 BERGEPAINT 436.85 440.90 427.25 433.55 CHENNPETRO 174.80 185.50 168.25 169.10 LINDEINDIA 511.40 516.85 502.50 508.95 BHARTIARTL 370.00 370.65 346.85 352.00 -15.05 RATNAMANI 950.00 950.05 935.05 938.20 APOLLOHOSP 1408.60 1408.60 1360.55 1369.85 ITI 82.25 83.50 79.50 80.20 GUJALKALI 459.00 465.05 430.50 447.70 GRASIM 736.80 736.80 690.00 693.50 -36.60 GRINDWELL 614.90 617.45 593.50 597.60 ABCAPITAL 86.70 86.70 76.70 81.40 JBCHEPHARM 374.40 374.40 358.00 361.90 KALPATPOWR 490.10 494.45 476.50 483.35 SBIN 272.75 275.50 245.55 256.25 -14.55 LAURUSLABS 372.00 372.00 356.05 359.35 BANDHANBNK 495.75 497.80 466.25 471.00 OFSS 3175.00 3175.00 3060.00 3084.85 EIDPARRY 167.00 167.30 152.60 162.10 INDUSINDBK 1397.00 1410.20 1188.05 1306.00 -77.55 SYMPHONY 1291.00 1296.40 1273.95 1280.70 GMRINFRA 17.60 17.60 16.15 16.35 LTI 1514.65 1523.75 1489.00 1505.40 NETWORK18 20.90 21.75 20.25 20.45 ZEEL 264.50 271.60 199.15 236.85 -28.65 CHOLAHLDNG 481.00 489.00 468.50 486.20 NTPC 118.00 118.90 116.35 117.00 DEEPAKFERT 102.80 104.50 98.20 99.40 RALLIS 178.00 178.00 167.00 169.65 YESBANK 42.00 44.30 29.00 32.20 -9.20 ORIENTCEM 89.50 91.00 87.20 89.00 CHOLAFIN 311.40 311.45 287.35 293.70 KEI 543.10 544.60 510.00 514.60 TAKE 106.05 106.05 100.15 103.20 JCHAC 1865.00 1939.00 1844.00 1913.25 RPOWER 2.26 2.64 2.22 2.54 GICRE 223.85 230.50 215.80 227.65 THERMAX 1131.20 1170.05 1118.65 1142.20 TTKPRESTIG 6262.35 6262.35 6100.00 6149.70   EDELWEISS 95.90 98.90 92.00 97.00 ABFRL 209.05 210.00 200.65 206.65 COCHINSHIP 340.00 340.85 334.00 335.90 JYOTHYLAB 168.50 171.00 163.10 168.45 IGL 355.15 359.20 342.90 349.80 BAJAJHLDNG 3577.15 3625.00 3541.00 3589.70 NBVENTURES 81.55 82.40 77.50 79.40 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MAHSEAMLES 382.35 385.00 366.10 368.05 TATAELXSI 671.10 685.00 665.00 674.45 WELCORP 134.20 134.50 124.50 127.95 SUNDRMFAST 477.50 478.00 460.25 471.20 NIFTY NEXT 50 GPPL 87.55 87.85 83.25 84.65 27630.50 27758.65 26901.80 27249.85 -270.45 MUTHOOTFIN 681.20 685.80 659.00 672.90 JPASSOCIAT 2.30 2.46 2.29 2.33 CENTRUM 24.05 24.60 22.30 24.25 COFFEEDAY 45.65 45.65 45.65 45.65 IBULHSGFIN 253.00 283.90 225.65 282.90 27.00 DELTACORP 170.65 174.45 153.50 164.65 POLYCAB 683.00 689.00 656.00 676.95 TATAMETALI 542.80 545.35 516.00 526.45 MASFIN 688.50 728.00 682.55 718.55 NMDC 88.70 97.25 86.80 97.00 8.30 ADANIPORTS 415.30 417.90 401.45 404.25 J&KBANK 33.20 33.90 31.35 32.25 FDC 176.00 176.00 167.80 169.70 PNCINFRA 190.00 190.60 183.00 185.45 CONCOR 635.00 666.00 615.00 643.00 38.25 IDEA 6.29 6.29 5.23 5.38 PNBHOUSING 583.10 601.65 556.00 584.40 SHANKARA 330.00 341.70 301.00 313.85 SANOFI 5880.00 5934.80 5800.00 5835.35 GDL 108.75 108.95 98.75 102.70 PEL 1642.90 1705.00 1620.00 1693.00 60.55 ASIANPAINT 1767.35 1799.00 1758.00 1764.70 COLPAL 1507.00 1521.30 1479.00 1496.80 CRISIL 1367.50 1407.45 1341.50 1349.10 ITDCEM 50.10 50.45 47.20 47.85 TIINDIA 386.75 394.25 380.00 380.65 GICRE 222.10 230.75 219.40 227.00 7.10 FEDERALBNK 91.10 93.15 80.70 87.75 STRTECH 159.00 160.00 144.65 151.15 HSCL 83.65 83.65 76.45 78.75 GHCL 211.90 215.50 202.70 204.40 TEAMLEASE 3001.55 3048.50 2914.35 2988.95 DMART 1870.00 1917.00 1860.00 1912.60 52.00 BAJAJFINSV 8564.00 8605.00 8295.50 8458.25 EQUITAS 103.95 104.50 99.65 102.70 JISLJALEQS 19.95 20.60 18.40 18.65 MAHLIFE 418.75 432.75 410.10 419.20 TEJASNET 83.05 83.80 82.00 83.50 HINDPETRO 310.00 322.10 300.30 309.40 7.70 EICHERMOT 18117.95 18258.00 17589.25 17814.25 GAIL 134.80 136.50 130.75 133.00 GRUH 268.00 270.45 258.00 261.10 BLUESTARCO 790.00 804.00 785.00 795.15 CERA 2690.55 2697.50 2606.00 2648.05 SIEMENS 1518.90 1565.00 1513.10 1542.00 25.95 KOTAKBANK 1639.00 1656.20 1622.80 1647.75 ICICIGI 1210.00 1218.00 1187.00 1202.80 FORTIS 136.55 137.80 132.05 135.40 PRSMJOHNSN 82.15 82.15 79.00 79.95 FLFL 396.00 427.40 391.00 420.95 ICICIPRULI 466.60 470.90 462.70 467.10 3.60 CANBK 182.50 185.70 170.55 177.90 IBVENTURES 111.40 120.00 111.40 111.40 FRETAIL 381.65 384.55 375.00 380.20 ADVENZYMES 157.35 157.50 148.60 149.10 BAYERCROP 3360.00 3378.00 3316.00 3357.00 HINDZINC 213.40 216.90 210.10 213.80 0.35 BEL 109.00 111.20 105.75 107.10 SUNTECK 403.00 409.20 392.80 407.25 EVEREADY 44.10 44.90 42.95 43.00 WABAG 273.05 275.00 267.00 269.95 CORPBANK 15.15 15.30 14.30 14.65 BAJAJHLDNG 3594.00 3630.00 3535.00 3596.00 2.75 BHARTIARTL 368.25 369.80 347.15 350.90 RNAM 261.15 269.80 256.30 265.90 GLAXO 1388.00 1405.00 1375.90 1382.75 MHRIL 237.85 237.85 216.00 220.00 APLLTD 512.00 519.90 512.00 516.55 CADILAHC 236.50 236.90 227.75 233.30 0.00 RECLTD 124.30 125.65 121.10 123.70 BOMDYEING 78.50 79.80 70.85 73.70 SOUTHBANK 10.90 10.99 10.58 10.69 ZYDUSWELL 1738.80 1738.80 1655.00 1685.30 KPRMILL 551.30 554.00 539.95 542.15 BIOCON 223.00 229.00 220.60 222.85 -0.10 GRANULES 106.25 109.00 103.35 105.10 NIITTECH 1397.80 1397.80 1339.20 1347.70 WHIRLPOOL 1901.10 1974.90 1880.20 1951.65 FINEORG 1740.00 1752.25 1721.05 1744.75 TVSSRICHAK 1860.00 1862.15 1761.00 1788.50 COLPAL 1500.00 1520.95 1478.80 1499.00 -4.95 HEROMOTOCO 2706.55 2751.15 2640.00 2689.55 CADILAHC 236.25 237.00 228.00 234.15 SONATSOFTW 323.20 329.50 311.65 312.60 JSL 35.00 35.50 32.80 33.95 SYNGENE 310.05 310.10 304.95 306.25 PETRONET 261.00 263.80 253.40 259.00 -0.90 NCC 55.90 56.50 51.85 52.90 BALKRISIND 780.00 792.95 752.00 758.00 REDINGTON 122.40 122.40 107.95 113.45 IFCI 7.13 7.16 6.89 6.95 ERIS 450.00 450.10 435.00 438.65 GODREJCP 688.90 694.40 673.30 684.90 -2.40 SUNTV 476.05 484.00 459.40 477.95 INFRATEL 257.75 258.95 245.00 249.35 MINDAIND 340.00 347.25 336.40 344.75 WESTLIFE 300.10 304.70 286.00 288.00 IBREALEST 43.65 43.65 43.65 43.65 PIDILITIND 1450.25 1467.25 1427.25 1438.45 -5.30 PFC 99.85 102.40 93.20 95.70 GODREJPROP 1038.80 1038.80 950.00 983.15 ABBOTINDIA 10544.80 11040.00 10350.00 10858.35 FINOLEXIND 599.90 600.00 587.00 589.55 MINDACORP 93.60 95.00 89.65 93.05 ICICIGI 1210.00 1218.30 1186.20 1204.50 -5.35 UPL 610.00 613.50 584.70 594.70 INDIANB 126.05 130.40 112.80 118.10 3MINDIA 20482.25 20647.00 19950.00 19990.65 GSPL 218.00 218.00 209.60 211.90 CAPPL 429.00 430.80 415.00 417.60 BANKBARODA 94.00 94.80 85.65 92.60 -0.45 HCLTECH 1084.60 1084.60 1053.00 1059.85 GREAVESCOT 145.95 145.95 138.00 141.75 GODFRYPHLP 962.50 972.30 937.00 954.75 LAXMIMACH 3640.00 3666.05 3550.00 3591.15 SUPRAJIT 175.00 179.10 171.05 176.85 HDFCLIFE 604.20 608.00 590.35 596.20 -4.95 HINDUNILVR 1985.35 2019.85 1983.75 1989.05 PIDILITIND 1440.10 1466.90 1429.00 1439.30 CUB 222.00 222.00 210.00 211.85 JKLAKSHMI 306.80 318.00 300.00 309.55 NH 226.00 237.90 225.75 235.20 MOTHERSUMI 105.50 106.00 101.00 104.05 -0.90 SUNPHARMA 389.80 396.20 380.30 386.55 NOCIL 112.90 113.50 99.90 101.75 IPCALAB 900.60 901.55 885.00 892.40 CENTURYPLY 160.30 162.60 150.65 156.80 VMART 2052.00 2052.00 1982.00 1998.90 NHPC 22.35 22.50 22.00 22.10 -0.20 TATAPOWER 62.95 62.95 58.80 59.40 VENKYS 1602.40 1619.05 1524.00 1551.90 KANSAINER 524.80 526.95 507.75 510.85 SCHNEIDER 78.90 78.90 71.55 74.85 JKCEMENT 1048.55 1048.55 1031.70 1042.00 BERGEPAINT 435.60 441.00 426.90 430.70 -4.10 MOTHERSUMI 106.90 106.90 100.95 104.05 POWERGRID 199.80 202.55 196.00 196.65 GSFC 80.10 80.20 75.60 76.45 GILLETTE 7105.20 7148.55 7031.00 7041.90 SOLARINDS 1120.45 1122.00 1090.00 1100.10 INDIGO 1878.00 1888.85 1854.00 1871.50 -18.15 DMART 1882.00 1917.00 1859.50 1894.40 DABUR 445.00 451.35 438.75 439.65 CROMPTON 250.30 255.00 241.00 246.15 KRBL 220.00 221.25 213.20 217.55 ZENSARTECH 220.75 220.95 213.50 215.25 SHREECEM 18915.15 19130.45 18350.00 18669.10 -219.05 SAIL 33.40 33.75 31.30 32.10 UBL 1387.90 1387.90 1308.00 1324.05 ATUL 4017.00 4068.00 3956.00 3975.75 TIMETECHNO 60.05 62.00 56.45 58.15 DCAL 169.65 169.65 161.15 164.35 HAVELLS 722.80 731.80 702.35 709.10 -9.20 BANKINDIA 63.50 64.00 58.70 61.15 PIIND 1307.20 1309.30 1238.50 1264.45 NATCOPHARM 585.90 598.15 568.00 574.45 GET&D 190.50 190.50 175.95 189.00 VTL 941.70 947.20 931.40 942.20 PGHH 12052.10 12290.00 11935.95 11950.00 -176.05 RELCAPITAL 24.30 26.50 20.60 22.35 CASTROLIND 137.00 137.40 133.45 135.20 THOMASCOOK 136.00 142.00 134.00 141.10 HAL 705.00 716.00 691.00 696.55 GULFOILLUB 900.00 900.00 848.50 850.65 MARICO 394.00 397.90 379.50 387.95 -6.30 SPICEJET 125.95 128.00 121.00 122.85 SUZLON 2.25 2.39 2.06 2.20 AJANTPHARM 1017.00 1017.00 981.00 991.40 NESCO 584.30 588.00 571.70 581.60 CHALET 319.00 325.70 310.80 320.45 UBL 1354.05 1354.05 1307.60 1325.00 -22.15 NATIONALUM 46.95 46.95 44.50 45.70 BALRAMCHIN 154.65 161.00 154.30 159.70 PARAGMILK 159.00 159.00 153.45 155.65 CARERATING 517.10 519.45 505.05 509.95 GAYAPROJ 110.70 112.00 107.20 111.45 ACC 1611.65 1627.40 1555.05 1579.80 -28.35 RELINFRA 29.20 32.05 26.25 27.75 MGL 914.20 930.75 889.45 902.20 BALMLAWRIE 168.95 170.50 164.00 165.05 HIMATSEIDE 144.45 144.45 137.00 138.35 MAGMA 51.70 52.00 48.55 49.45 SBILIFE 846.00 849.00 804.00 831.50 -14.90 BEML 963.70 974.95 926.00 946.25 INDIACEM 79.75 82.70 78.90 80.65 ASTRAZEN 2338.00 2350.00 2154.00 2255.50 VSTIND 3749.75 3749.75 3690.00 3704.45 CCL 236.70 246.85 235.00 237.00 LUPIN 716.00 726.25 700.50 702.55 -13.15 BAJAJ-AUTO 2911.00 2976.05 2891.45 2910.10 VIPIND 479.75 490.00 441.30 449.55 TV18BRDCST 25.95 25.95 23.15 24.00 SOMANYCERA 198.70 199.50 186.25 196.75 TCNSBRANDS 735.35 751.00 733.30 742.65 DABUR 446.00 451.50 438.00 438.90 -8.35 GRAPHITE 293.75 299.60 276.45 283.95 AMARAJABAT 718.00 727.50 699.35 703.00 DCMSHRIRAM 407.20 420.00 374.00 395.35 REPCOHOME 312.45 313.05 301.80 305.30 SHK 138.20 138.30 134.30 137.00 L&TFH 85.35 86.50 80.20 83.15 -1.60 HEG 962.00 998.40 946.10 966.85 RADICO 316.50 318.90 291.00 301.85 TIMKEN 771.05 805.30 763.40 794.00 LUXIND 1227.90 1227.90 1164.00 1196.05 SHOPERSTOP 416.35 430.00 411.80 429.10 HDFCAMC 2819.00 2827.50 2706.00 2747.00 -54.70 JUBLFOOD 1359.00 1370.85 1324.00 1335.15 DCBBANK 197.00 197.00 167.80 187.20 KEC 275.05 279.70 259.05 270.75 MAHINDCIE 164.90 167.00 160.10 165.30 SADBHAV 144.30 144.30 134.70 135.50 AUROPHARMA 589.05 596.50 567.50 577.10 -11.90 DRREDDY 2686.15 2718.00 2647.65 2689.95 EXIDEIND 195.00 199.00 190.95 193.15 NAVINFLUOR 735.50 750.00 715.00 721.75 TVTODAY 309.85 316.30 305.00 306.60 DHANUKA 329.00 330.00 311.60 316.90 PAGEIND 22699.90 22900.00 21830.65 22012.00 -505.85 SIEMENS 1514.00 1564.45 1514.00 1541.85 RITES 266.00 278.00 259.65 264.05 VINATIORGA 2173.50 2210.00 2165.00 2197.25 JMFINANCIL 78.50 78.65 74.25 76.05 LAOPALA 180.50 180.50 169.20 171.40 NIACL 111.20 114.05 104.10 106.80 -2.55 ADANIPOWER 64.90 65.20 60.35 61.80 JUBILANT 508.20 511.65 490.20 504.35 HUDCO 34.50 34.90 33.30 33.55 MOTILALOFS 652.50 657.55 623.00 640.20 SIS 906.00 916.80 845.60 860.85 AMBUJACEM 204.40 205.65 193.70 199.05 -4.90 GRASIM 738.00 738.00 690.40 693.15 RCF 50.55 50.70 47.50 48.60 ASTRAL 1159.75 1159.75 1112.20 1145.50 ANDHRABANK 17.60 17.60 15.90 16.75 CARBORUNIV 301.60 301.60 293.00 294.55 SRTRANSFIN 1075.00 1091.15 1026.50 1045.00 -26.00 JSWSTEEL 233.00 233.00 220.75 222.80 PTC 56.25 56.75 54.35 54.65 MPHASIS 956.10 958.00 934.10 936.30 KNRCON 236.15 236.15 224.50 226.10 TRITURBINE 103.00 107.80 99.00 103.90 DIVISLAB 1671.90 1688.95 1607.50 1624.00 -41.50 COALINDIA 200.00 204.45 190.75 194.10 HFCL 18.20 18.20 17.10 17.55 MEGH 52.50 54.10 50.80 51.35 VARROC 450.10 452.75 432.50 443.25 DBCORP 143.80 144.95 138.30 141.10 ASHOKLEY 68.00 69.75 65.00 66.80 -1.90 ULTRACEMCO 4363.00 4407.30 4158.75 4216.35 TATACHEM 592.90 599.85 576.00 582.15 BDL 306.00 306.00 287.70 289.60 GMDCLTD 60.75 62.25 60.00 60.20 SHILPAMED 282.00 282.00 268.00 269.45 MCDOWELL-N 667.10 667.75 635.30 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191.85 182.10 184.85 AAVAS 1585.25 1606.25 1575.75 1585.90 HERITGFOOD 386.00 386.00 377.95 380.00 PNB 62.95 62.95 56.35 58.80 -3.15 DHFL 38.85 38.85 31.00 31.00 DALBHARAT 817.30 818.00 796.05 800.15 TATACOFFEE 78.20 78.20 74.10 74.50 CYIENT 465.00 475.10 460.30 464.00 IBULISL 123.20 123.20 123.20 123.20 DLF 156.00 157.95 132.55 145.05 -10.55 NBCC 36.00 36.75 33.85 34.70 MOIL 140.90 144.30 136.50 139.45 MMTC 16.65 17.60 16.10 16.45 SCHAEFFLER 4379.85 4388.00 4211.00 4299.45 SHRIRAMCIT 1321.20 1328.75 1319.40 1319.40 IDEA 6.30 6.30 5.20 5.45 -0.70 BHEL 48.95 49.60 46.05 46.85 SWANENERGY 111.50 111.50 106.00 107.15 HONAUT 28977.00 29013.00 28091.60 28122.90 SREINFRA 9.29 9.29 7.50 7.95    ! 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Trump also attacked the raised concerns in a report to Tcommunity members are on Monday and it will con- shot a protester at close range time a protester is known to committees subpoenaed his whistleblower whose complaint his or her superiors about the gearing up for a fitting clude on Wednesday. in the chest on Tuesday, have been shot. personal lawyer, former New about his phone call with the July 25 phone call during which funeral to trailblazing Indian- Thousands of people are leaving the teenager bleeding There were other instances York mayor Rudy Giuliani, for leader of Ukraine led to the Trump asked Ukrainian American Sikh police officer expected to gather at the Berry and howling on the ground. on Tuesday when officers also documents related to his deal- opening of the impeachment President Volodymyr Zelensky Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who Center in Houston on Tens of thousands joined drew their weapons, including ings with Ukraine. probe in the Democratic-led to investigate his potential 2020 was murdered while on duty in Wednesday to honour the fall- anti-government demonstra- two with bloodied faces who As Trump lashed out at House of Representatives last White House opponent Joe Texas in a gruesome killing en deputy's life and legacy in tions that spread across the pointed pistols, as protesters Democratic congressman week. “We are trying to find out Biden and his son, Hunter, who that has triggered an a ceremony open to the pub- semi-autonomous Chinese said the officer had feared for determined to spoil the Adam Schiff, suggesting he about a whistleblower, when served on the board of a outpouring of public grief. lic. The event will start with an territory even as Communist his life. October 1 anniversary of should be arrested for “treason,” you have a whistleblower that Ukrainian gas company. Dhaliwal, 42, the first hour of Sikh prayer, followed leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 Hong Kong's hospital Communist rule Indian-American police by a ceremony led by the years in power. authority said the teen was one fought pitched battles with riot officer in Texas, made Harris County Sheriff's Office. The single pistol shot fired of two people in critical con- police. ! national headlines when he Sikh funeral traditions will by the officer as protesters dition, with a total of 51 peo- Video that spread quickly     was allowed to grow a beard soon take place at the local swarmed toward him hit the ple injured as fierce clashes on social media appeared to and wear a turban on the job. gurdwara. 18-year-old on the left side of between protesters and police show the officer opening fire as &@ *  !    his chest, police spokeswoman wracked China's freest and the protester came at him with Yolanda Yu said. She described most international city. a metal rod, striking the offi- Beijing: President Xi Jinping extol China's journey from a )   the protesters as “rioters”and While officers have previ- cer's shooting arm. declared on Tuesday that “no poor nation broken by war to the force” can shake China as he world's second largest economy, +! * oversaw a huge military parade but Xi faces a clutch of chal- 2!)    4 5*?1    to celebrate 70 years of Mao lenges from a US trade war to /*'7:)%7 Tse-Tung-led Communist rev- months of unrest in Hong Kong. olution, shadowed by protests Xi, who wore the distinctive   !  4=   in seething Hong Kong that “Mao suit”, delivered a speech threatened to steal the spotlight. invoking the “Chinese dream” B)702    Some 15,000 troops along of national rejuvenation -- his with tanks, new nuclear mis- grand vision of restoring the 2  ritish Prime Minister Boris siles and a supersonic drone country to perceived past glory. BJohnson confirmed on paraded down the Avenue of “There is no force that can orth Korea and the US Tuesday that Britain will make Eternal Peace as Xi and other shake the foundation of this Nwill hold working-level firm proposals for a new Communist Party leaders great nation,” Xi said from the nuclear talks on Saturday, divorce deal with the watched from a rostrum over- Tiananmen rostrum where Pyongyang said, signalling European Union within days, looking Beijing's Tiananmen Chairman Mao Zedong pro- the resumption of dialogue saying “this is the moment Square. claimed the People's Republic of that has been effectively stalled when the rubber hits the The event was meant to China on October 1, 1949.AFP  since the collapse of a summit road.” sticking point to a deal. in February. Britain is due to leave the Johnson said details would The two sides agreed to 28-nation bloc at the end of this be disclosed “very soon.”” have “preliminary contact” month, and EU leaders are The UK plans to send on October 4 and hold nego- growing impatient with the them to Brussels within days tiations the following day, the UK's failure to set out detailed after the governing North's vice Foreign Minister plans for maintaining an open Conservative Party conference Choe Son Hui said in a state- border between the UK's ends Wednesday in ment carried by the official Northern Ireland and EU Manchester, northwest Korean Central News Agency. member Ireland — the key England. - %- 6%'(&%      - ( '&   !   )  )  "  In a video released by online news portal Hamro O   ;!  he Speaker of Nepal's Kura, the woman claims that TParliament resigned on she has known Mahara for Tuesday over allegation of years and that he has behaved (+* raping a woman staffer in the indecently with her in the past federal parliament secretariat. as well. Speaker Krishna Bahadur The woman claimed Mahara tendered his resigna- Mahara visited her rented tion letter to Deputy Speaker room on September 23 while Shivamaya Tumbahamphe, she was alone. The woman said officials said. she tried to stop Mahara, who In the letter, Mahara said was in an inebriated state, he resigned to allow a fair from entering her home but he investigation over the allega- did not listen. She alleged tions. Earlier, Mahara had Mahara forced himself on her denied the allegations by the and when she tried to stop him, woman. he abused her.     ! "#$  " ,.

78  19   " =    ! )     "   )   "  "   " =   "         L      1  *  6      policy in their companies. About 14 per cent of the HR he Noble House, an HR tal- professionals surveyed revealed Tent marketplace, recently that more than 50 per cent of released a white paper on the employees opted for work from evolving gig workforce, based home when given the chance. on responses from about 150 This has helped in the adoption business leaders and 300 HR of flexible and remote gigs professionals. The report titled within and outside the organ- The Gig Readiness Survey of isation. Corporate India takes a deep Speaking about this, Sumer dive into the world of work. It Datta, Co-Founder, Noble  shares insights on how com- House Consulting Pte, said: panies are seeing on-demand “Our recent survey indicates a talent as a growth driver and rising awareness about remote how it is in sync with the working and employers are changing expectations of a trying to adopt well crafted  company’s most valuable flexible arrangements. Such an resource — talent. Around 51 arrangement ensures that per cent of employers opined as workers not only meet dead- long as the work is being done, lines but also take ownership of they are not concerned about their projects. In our survey, the place from where the about 59 per cent employers    employees are working. agreed that as long as work is The report emphasises on being done, it is irrelevant the correlation between flexi- whether it is in office or at he essence of good education bility and productivity validat- home. In the last two years, can be summed up in Benjamin ed learning. The process of pausing, Internship offers a glimpse into vari- ropes from someone experienced, ed by HR and business leaders. more than 53 per cent of TFranklin’s adage: “Tell me and I reflecting, contemplating and exper- ous careers that a student aspires to; they also help young minds with con- This has led them to recognise employers have absorbed 5 forget, teach me and I may remember, imenting is equally imperative. Despite thus giving them early skills to cope structive criticism. the potential benefits of the gig per cent to 20 per cent of gig involve me and I learn.” The best kind the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, with and stay ahead of change in an We are living in a world that is economy holistically. workers into their organisation. of learning, therefore, always comes complexity, and ambiguity) world increasingly fluid world. It brings characterised by an ever-increasing The findings of the survey The gig economy is thus chang- from doing. Nourishing the mind with that we live in today, it is critical to be about clarity and bursts the myth of change of pace. To survive, one must challenges some common pre- ing three major dimensions of theoretical lessons in classrooms can in the moment to embrace change and structured and unstructured process remain in the learning mode through sumptions — it reveals that 36 the nature of work: the work only foster a student to a certain extent. learn from one’s own experiences. An of learning, unlearning and relearning. life and develop abilities that will be per cent employers are pro- itself, who does it, and where To nurture them into responsible, con- internship is one such experience Theory into practice: The most useful in an unpredictable future. viding work from home as a it will be done.” fident and discerning adults, well-pre- which takes you ahead in time and yet important element of internships is There is, therefore, a pressing need to pared to transition into competitive allows you to correct your decisions in that they integrate classroom knowl- formulate a curriculum that meets the workforces and tackle any challenges case you falter. edge and theory with practical appli- goal of education for life and sees all ! .&&. of life, they need to step out of the shel- Correction is direction: The cation and skills developed in profes- other goals as smaller components of tered school environment and into the stages to a learning process are iden- sional or community settings. Being this goal and internships can be one   real world. There is a very thin line tified as receiving, filtering, creating hands-on in a professional space is an component of it. between, “What a school rewards and and applying knowledge. The purpose incomparable experience. After all a     =  ,     he Special Olympics Bharat, in partnership with Amity what the world values”. The sooner we of learning and applying knowledge in concept is best understood when it is ,  6 2 )62  TUniversity, Noida, hosted a two-day International Conference teach our kids this, the better equipped different environments need to be practiced. on September 12 and 13, 2019 at Amity University, Noida cam- they become. well-understood by the children. In The right fit: In addition to gain- pus to share and exchange knowledge relating to special olympics An internship is one way to ensure school, we need to encourage student- ing exposure and experience in the young athletes and early childhood development programme. The that the children are learning how to led engagements that will help us see field, internships also provide an event brought together institutions, researchers, policy makers, prac- balance classroom knowledge with our children function in different opportunity to see if the particular titioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent inno- practical application and experiences. settings. This way we can offer tailor career field is the right fit for a child. vations and trends, encounters and solutions adopted in the fields The right internship at the right age made remedies for each child. It also helps them to explore options of early childhood education. encourages personal development, Internships will help students apply and make choices that will help them The initiative that is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs provides a greater understanding of their knowledge in a different context lead a fulfilling and enriching work and Sports witnessed informative talks by experts and represen- self, helps make better career choices where they’re driven to utilise skills like life. tatives of Special Olympics International, Special Olympics Asia through a re-examination of their pri- collaboration, critical thinking, com- A guiding light: Of course, suc- Pacific, UNICEF, Indira Gandhi National Open University orities and may even help in finding munication, greater interdependence cess depends mostly on an individual, (IGNOU), Special Olympics Bharat, University of Melbourne and role models and professional mentors. between activities and goals. This but having a strong support system Amity University. Hurry slowly: Yes, the world is will help them bridge the gap between around makes a world of difference. The first day focused on understanding the impact of social- more fast-paced than it ever was learning and execution. It’s a discov- One such helping hand can come emotional learning and development through physical education before and the competition, as they say, ery from the known to the unknown! from finding a mentor and internships among others. On the second day, participants received crucial cut-throat. But embarking on a path To mirror a wish: The expert in are great opportunities to find a good information on the role that families, schools and communities to success does not require accelerat- everything was once a beginner. professional guide. While learning the play in healthy childhood development. (  uring the last decade, univer- Teams of faculty and students here is one common question nor it is a better solution to end the Dsities have been accused of identify the problem Tevery one of us would have asked school hours aligning with the adult preparing graduates who are not The problem to be structured someone or wondered about at some working hours. employable since the education into a challenge for the students/fac- point in our lives — “Why do schools While the parents are constant- system in universities does not ulty to work on through the devel- start early?” Watching the parents ly struggling to balance their busy impart what is required by the opment of a new venture standing at the bus stop to send off work routine with their children’s industry or the client organisa- Undertaking market research, their little kids to schools at wee hours school schedule, school authorities in tions. While one may question the development and use of a financial of winters when the whole world is India must also start working towards integrity of such accusations, there and business model to create a solu- sleeping, is a merciless sight. Most of plugging this gap and be more empa- seems to be a gap between what tion which solves the underlying us couldn't have waited for the day thetic towards the kids and the industry needs and what universi- problem when the school life would end so that teenagers. ties impart. Experts work with the teams there would be no compulsion ofwak- While it is evident that moving For any institution of higher to evaluate the progress ing up at unearthly hours. the bell time can be one major step education, the graduates have four The challenge may typically A study published in the 2017 in the bigger picture to ensure that the pathways; securing a job with pub- run for a year, and at the end of the journal Sleep Health revealed that kids by already pushing their start school boards, among others. The kids get an ample amount of sleep lic or private organisations in India year, evaluation and presentation are children who start schooling before times back to fall in line with the bio- impact is felt at a community level. In they need. It will not increase the or abroad, starting own business or done to select a winner jointly by the 8:30 am can barely meet the mini- logical clock of the students, the sit- our country, the concept of reorient- hours in a day. The deal-breaker is to joining a family business (entre- institution/university mum amount of sleep required for uation in India is a little bit conflict- ing the school hours to align it with reap maximum advantage of the preneurship), pursuing higher edu- The venture development their bodies that is eight-10 hours. ing. the realities of the working parents has after-school hours. Schools should cation in chosen areas and writing organisations, depending upon the This lack of sleep especially during the With kids coming home early, not yet been acknowledged by school introduce full-day child-centered competitive examinations. Of the solution, can have the option to take smoggy winter mornings can result they are exposed to unlimited screen- authorities in many states. Moreover, curriculum where apart from impart- four, entrepreneurship is one such the solution for commercialisation in sulkiness among the children. time options in the absence of their they also want to reach home by the ing quality education to students, they pathway, which not only employs ups in 2008, we reached 49,000 in and get into an equity/royalty shar- Moreover, the concept of early morn- working parents and getting trans- time their children are. can also facilitate co-curricular activ- the entrepreneur but also generates 2018. ing with the winning team. ing school hours put more pressure ported to multiple coaching institutes Urban city planners favour early ities. This can make the after-school jobs for many others. The empha- One of the ways of developing Such a course should be a on their sleep process. throughout the rest of the day. This school timings because they believe hours more productive and well- sis on entrepreneurship develop- entrepreneurial temperament mandatory part of the curriculum Therefore, there is a need to puts their physical health at risk. that if the hours clash with the office managed. The extended school hours ment also ensures that education among students and teachers to cre- because this represents a pedagog- reconsider the school timings that can However, if the schools extend their end-timings, there will be more will not only give parents freedom involves developing business ideas ate the desired eco-system is to con- ical approach that will help institu- accustom with the lifestyle of the chil- ending time as the office working chaos on the road. They also feel that from multiple pick-ups and drops around the latest trends with regard duct a start-up and incubation tions overcome the weak areas that dren who have working parents. hours, it will only result in limiting the since the buildings heat up during the throughout the day but will conve- to technological advancements or challenge involving teams of teach- the current education system is After all, it becomes a struggle for hours in a day for the kids to focus peak hour of the day, which is around niently match the office timings of business trends. Hence, the univer- ers and students as participants in accused of having. It will also them to find reliable childcare centres on both their studies and physical 3 pm, children should reach home parents. This approach to education sities are now promoting entrepre- the challenge and experts from change the thinking of students to for their kids before and after school activities. By the end of the day, they before that. Unfortunately, such rea- will eventually let the working parents neurship to overcome the job crisis, venture development organisations, make it more contemporary and so they can align the school day and will only get drained tremendously. sons still not justify in putting either spend quality time with their children which they are accused of creating. corporate and knowledge partners practical, and this thinking is their regular day at work. While Changing a school’s start time primary pupils or teenagers through during the evening. If one scans the horizon to facilitating the entire process. Such extremely important for achieving schools in 45 states of the USA have involves a wide array of people — par- such outrageous timings.That said, it     / ) , :  understand the current landscape of challenges typically involve the fol- higher-order learning outcomes. started showing empathy towards the ents, teachers, students, principals, is neither a good idea to start early and   )6  !1!!  )) start-ups in India, from 7000 start- lowing process:     / ) 3)) 6     7 *4: !  - 6%&% n a strong moti- Techno- he Government proposes to generate that he was unable to solve the Cauvery he Union HRD Minister, Dr Institute of Science and Ivational speech, Management Fest r Yatish Agarwal, Dean Twind power from Tuticorin, Kandla water dispute between Tamil Nadu and TRamesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Technology have a pivotal role to Indian cricketer at the SRM Institute DUniversity School of Medical and Paradip ports at low cost. Karnataka due to lack of political will said on September 29, 2019 that play in realising the Jai Suresh Raina told of Science and and Paramedical Sciences of IP Delivering his address at the 34th between the leaders of both States. educational hubs in the forefront Anusandhan call,” he said. students to set their Technology. University has been conferred with Annual Convocation of Vellore Institute of Nitin Gadkari said that due to realign- of scientific and technological SRM founder, chancellor goals and work to “If you have the Hindi Academy Award for the Technology (VIT), Vellore on September ment of Delhi-Mumbai express highway innovations had a key role to play and Member of Parliament, Lok achieve them with a education, you can year 2019-20 for his outstanding 28, 2019, Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road through the help of Google Maps the cost in the creation of Naya Bharat Sabha, Dr T R Paarivendhar sense of purpose achieve anything,” contribution in the field of knowl- Transport, Highways and MSME, said that had come down considerably. The project envisioned by Prime Minister      )3  1  said the focus on indigenous and enjoyment he said motivating edge & science and technology. he had already had discussions with the will connect the rural and tribal areas of Narendra Modi. research and start-ups at SRMIST “Just enjoy students to enjoy The award was given by the Deputy Power Minister in this regard. This will also Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Delivering the valedictory JaiAnusandhan (Hail Innovation) was crucial to fulfil the objective yourself, set your their studies. Chief Minister of Delhi Manish establish desalination plants to solve the project would be completed in two years address as the curtains came call given by the Prime Minister unveiled in the draft new edu- goals and achieve “It is an honour Sisodia. drinking water problems besides produc- ahead of the schedule. down on the 13th edition of Narendra Modi was a progres- cational policy of converting them with a smile,” to be invited for this He is a recipient of many ing power at a low cost of 2.50. Asking emerging engineering gradu- Aaruush, a national level Techno- sion from the previous slogans of educational institutes into said Raina who was tech fest at SRM national and international awards He said that during his tenure as Water ates to have an out of the box solution, the Management Fest organised by Jai Jawan Jai Kisan and Jai Vigyan research hubs and Make in India the guest of honour and I just love the in various capacities as an acade- Resources Minister he had solved several Minister said they should also develop the SRM Institute of Science coined by his predecessors Lal mission that would result in at the inauguration energy of the stu- mician, researcher, author, editor inter-state water problems including entrepreneurship skills to become leaders. and Technology at its Bahadur Shastri and Atal Behari replacement of Made in China of the 13th edition dents,” the left and science communicator. He is a Polavaram project between Andhra They should not think of getting jobs but Kattankulathur campus, near Vajpayee. and Made in Japan labels on of Aaruush, the handed middle regular columnist for national Pradesh and Telangana. It was unfortunate provide jobs as entrepreneurs. Chennai, Dr Pokhriyal said the “Institutions like SRM products. national level order batsman said. dailies on health issues.    ! "#$  " ,1 Q.R   &   R he chapters in Physics, chemistry and Mathematics of Classes XI and XII has Tequal weightage in JEE. However, when you are preparing all chapters of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics must be covered and stress may be given to: Mathematics: Quadratic Equations & Expressions, Complex Numbers, Probability, Vectors, Matrices in Algebra; Circle, Parabola, Hyperbola in Coordinate Geometry; Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Definite Integral in Calculus. 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He has done well series. with the bat whenever he has got +  *    But it won’t surprise many if riddhiman Saha will a chance,” said Kohli on the eve the stylish opener scores a ‘daddy Wreplace the struggling of the first Test. hundred’ here, like he is used to Rishabh Pant in the Indian line- “It was unfortunate that he ! )   in the blue jersey. up for the first Test, captain Virat was out with an injury. According Rohit is in the form of his life Kohli announced here on to me he is the best keeper the but could not be accommodated Tuesday, calling the Bengal play- world. With these conditions he   0   in the middle-order in the two er the “best wicketkeeper” in the starts for us,” he added. Tests in the West Indies but now world. The skipper said Saha is  "  with K L Rahul dropped due to The 34-year-old Saha was out always going to be the first choice lack of runs, Rohit opening the of the team for a long time due in the traditional format. ndia skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday threw his innings could be a blessing in dis- to injury and came back into the “...Saha was always the one we Iweight behind Rohit Sharma, saying his pro- guise for India. side during the two-Test series in would back as a pure keeper in motion to the opening slot in Tests could end In the net sessions ahead of the West Indies. However, he did Test cricket. He has done well up making the line-up “more lethal” and the styl- the first Test, all eyes were on Rohit not get to play there and Pant kept under pressure situations in the ish batsman will be given enough “space” to find who seemed very much deter- wickets in both the games. past for us, so it was just about his game in red-ball cricket. mined to make the most of the “Yes Saha is fit and fine to go. finding the right opportunity “...If he does that (succeeds in the opening opportunity and improve his Test He is going to start the series for and the moment to bring him role), then our batting order at the top becomes record. us. His keeping credentials are for back in.” more lethal. It is difficult to have a player like In 27 Tests, he has made that to not start every time,” said Kohli on the 1585 runs at 39.62 while he is the TEST ENCOUNTERS eve of the first Test. owner of more than 10,000 runs TEAMS “...If he comes into his own then the whole in limited overs cricket. India's playing XI: Rohit batting order looks a completely different bat- The captain also confirmed Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, ting order anywhere in the world,” added the the availability of seasoned spin- Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat skipper. ner Ravichandran Ashwin. Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Asked if the management is thinking of giv- Ashwin, who is yet to play inter- Hanuma Vihari, ing Rohit at least five to six Tests, Kohli said: “We national cricket since he injured Wriddhiman Saha, HIGHEST INNINGS TOTAL are not looking to rush him. There is a differ- himself during the Adelaide Test Ravichandran Ashwin, ent pattern you follow in India and different win last December, was not part Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed abroad. Opening is a spot where you have to give of the Tests in the West Indies. Shami, Ishant Sharma. a player space to understand his own game. South Africa: The rest of line-up looks set- +  *   ! " P ) )          ! )  Faf du Plessis HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE “He will be given space to find his game and tled with India fielding two pac- (capt), Temba Bavuma, come into his own,” ers and as many spinners. If the including skipper Faf du Plessis, Bavuma were amongst the runs in of overcast skies and spells of rain Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton The skipper said it would be great for the wicket is turning, Hanuma Vihari were part of the squad that the warm-up and that should on all five days of the game. de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr team if Rohit can play the role Virender Sehwag will be expected to contribute as received a 3-0 hammering from give them confidence ahead of the India, who are aiming to win Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, BEST BOWLING (INNINGS) did in his prime while insisting that the team the third-spinner. India four years ago. game. a record-breaking 11th consecu- Aiden Markram, Senuran is not looking for any specific kind of approach India are the overwhelming Not many are giving the The pace trio of Kagiso tive series at home, need to be Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, from the stylish batsman. favourites against South Africa Proteas a chance in the series, Rabada, Vernon Philander and wary of South Africa’s potent Anrich Nortje, Vernon “We are not looking at a certain kind of dis- who have come here with a new- especially if the ball starts to turn. Lungi Ngidi can trouble the pace attack comprising Rabada, Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso 1"A=11A +A play of batting from Rohit. It is about him find- look squad. Only five players, Aiden Markram and Temba Indians, especially with prediction Philander and Ngidi. Rabada, Rudi Second. ing his game at the top. Yes, his strength is to take the game forward. Like what Viru bhai used to do for the team for a long period. group has changed completely. Kohli said whatever be the requirement, Time to grow new leaders, the next Rohit is experienced enough to improvise and     set of pacers, the next Hashim deliver the goods for the team. Amla. I am excited about that.” “He definitely has the ability. If the wicket While they struggled against is challenging and then obviously you won’t see .6  &   3%@ the spinners last time around and him smashing the ball, he knows what to do.” are expected to have a tough time With the World Test Championship up for  "  time, scoring just 60 runs in seven five squad members who had either you can disappear or come again, du Plessis feels their number grabs, the skipper said Rohit succeeding at the innings. toured in 2015. The other four are back stronger.” one spinner Keshav Maharaj can top will help the team hugely. outh African captain Faf du “What Test cricket in general Kagiso Rabada, Dean Elgar, Temba The series against India will be trouble the high-profile Indian “We have given people opportunities in the SPlessis has “learnt” his lessons do to you is, if there is a flaw in your Bavuma and Vernon Philander South Africa’s first in the World Test batting. past. Mayank (Agarwal) came into the system, from the disastrous tour of India game, it exposes it. Obviously last who played just one Test before get- Championship. Following a disap- “In the past teams visiting KL had been there for a while, (Murali) Vijay four years ago and hopes the time we came here as a batting unit ting injured. pointing World Cup campaign, the India used reverse swing and extra was there for a while. So there will always be team’s young members will emerge and personally myself found it dif- “It was tough for everyone, but team is back on the road and also pace to their advantage. Last time room for people to come in because of their per- as improved cricketers after the ficult in tough conditions. The fact it was huge value for me. After that play England and Australia in the here we felt the ball spun quite a bit formances. current series. is that I needed to get better from I started playing spin better. So I next six months. Du Plessis is look- and the spinner we have in “But we feel because we have a Test cham- South Africa had no answer to a defensive and technical point of think all players have to go through ing forward to the challenge. Maharaj is as good as anyone in the pionship to look forward to and Rohit’s been in the spin duo of Ashwin and Jadeja, view to adapt to play in tough con- tough times to make them better “It is a good time to be involved world. He would just be much as the Test set up for a long time it’s about provid- losing the four-match series 0-3. ditions,” Du Plessis said on the eve and understand where their poten- with a young team. A lot of senior a challenge for Indian batters, he ing him the opportunity and find that template 1 ! *  !      Du Plessis himself had a tough of the first Test. He is among the tial weaknesses are. And then players are out and leadership concluded. that he wants to in Test cricket,” he said. = *)  .!   "  '& kipper Shreyas Iyer and      SSurya Kumar Yadav hit  !   responsible fifties as defending -'& &6'&(% champions Mumbai registered posted an easy seven-wicket  "  back from the United their first win in the Vijay win over Rajasthan and Kingdom,” a senior Hazare Trophy after defeating Services put it across Railways ndia’s first-choice all- BCCI source said. Saurashtra by five wickets rather comfortably. Irounder Hardik It is being speculat- here. Pandya is set to miss ed that Hardik may After restricting EASY WIN FOR C’GARH the upcoming T20 have to go for a back Saurashtra to 245/9 in their   Left-arm spinner International series surgery, which will Elite Group A match at the Gurinder Singh claimed three against Bangladesh keep him out for about Alur cricket stadium III, wickets as Chandigarh defeat- since his acute lower- five months. Mumbai romped home with ed Sikkim by four wickets in back injury has resur- “Hardik was left two overs to spare courtesy a rain-curtailed Plate Group  "  faced and may force out of Test squad as he Iyer’s gritty 75 and Surya’s match. him out of action for a didn’t fit in the combi- formidable unbeaten 85. Gurinder returned with orld champion P V Sindhu slipped a long period. nations. But then he is In the second Elite Group figures of 4-0-19-3 as Sikkim Wplace to the sixth spot after a poor run According to BCCI not in Baroda’s Vijay A game, Hyderabad defeated were restricted to a paltry 111 in the last two weeks but former sources, Hardik will Hazare team led by Karnataka by 21 runs to grab for four after electing to bat in Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli soon fly to the United Krunal (Pandya). four points. the rain-hit match that was Kashyap continued his good run, breaking Kingdom for an assess- Everyone is keeping India discard Ambati reduced to 21-overs-a-side into the top 25 in the latest BWF ranking on ment of the injury, their fingers crossed Rayadu, held the fort for affair. Tuesday. which was first sus- and hoping that he Hyderabad with an unbeaten In reply, Chandigarh were World Championship Gol medallist tained during the Asia doesn’t need to go 87 and later slow-left arm  2 !   !        / . !, ) 4 ! !   cruising at 65 for no loss in 61 Sindhu, who made early exits at the China Cup in Dubai last under the knife. Then orthodox bowler B Sandeep balls before losing quick wick- Open and Korea Open, dropped to world No September. he won’t be back before grabbed four wickets. 4 sixes) as Tamil Nadu beat for 5 in the 37th over before out, 45 balls, 4 fours, 5 sixes). ets to be reduced to 106 for six 6 spot after five months and the former world The Baroda all- the 2020 IPL,” the Bengal by 74 runs to notch up recovering to finish with 286 In reply, Bengal was in the penultimate over. No 2 shuttler will look to make amends at rounder is the second source added. DK STARS IN TAMIL WIN its fourth straight win in the for 7 in 50 overs, thanks to a bowled out for 212 in 45.3 Needing six runs from the the Denmark Open and French Open. key member in the " Skipper Dinesh Group C here. splendid century sixth-wicket overs, thanks to a disciplined last over, Gurinder hit a Former world No 6, Kashyap was Indian team after pre- Karthik starred with a superb Sent in to bat, Tamil Nadu partnership between Karthik effort by the TN bowlers. boundary to seal four points rewarded for his creditable semifinal finish mier speedster Jasprit knock of 97 (62 balls, 8 fours, was in a spot of bother at 123 and Shahrukh Khan (69 not In other matches, Gujarat and a first win for Chandigarh. at last week’s Korea Open Super 500 event Bumrah, who has been as he improved five places to reach the world ruled out of the No 25 spot. South Africa Test " Satisfied with “I am feeling good. I need to maintain series due to stress the security of the ongo- ,P            *  0=, fitness and keep working hard. May be, now fractures in his lower ing limited-overs tour of top 20 by year end can be possible,” Kashyap back. Pakistan, Sri Lanka ICC Test Championship we are playing the World Secretary Mohan de Silva tour have played inside said. “Hardik is also set Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday in Karachi and Lahore Test Championship and if are currently in Pakistan and out of national team Saina Nehwal remained static at world to go the United said they will take a call but the Islanders instead three or four players who to assess the security for and they could put pres- No 8 spot despite her opening round loss at Kingdom on on playing the World opted to play a limited- are in the Test team their team. sure on the senior play- Korea, where she had to battle a stomach ail- Wednesday to consult Test Championship overs series of three ODIs refuse to come, we will The Sports Minister ers,” Fernando said. ment. the same doctor, who scheduled to be held and as many Twenty20 then have to see and take said the Sri Lankan play- “We initially wanted Among other Indians, Kidambi Srikanth, had treated him during here in December matches. a call,” SLC President ers who have travelled to to play just three T20 B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma improved the first injury post based on the avail- The PCB has now Shammi de Silva told Pakistan can vouch for matches in Pakistan but a place each to occupy the world No 9, 12 Asia Cup. He is certain- ability of their senior invited the SLC to play reporters. the security. then we felt we need to and 17th spots respectively. ly not playing the players. matches of the ICC Test Sri Lanka Sports “We have to respect support Pakistan more. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Bangladesh series but The Pakistan Championship in Minister Harin Fernando their (the Lankan players, We wanted to go ahead Shetty remained at the 12th spot in men’s how long he will be out Cricket Board (PCB) Pakistan in December. and we have no com- and the a top-level dele- who refused to travel) with the tour because doubles, while Ashwini Ponnappa and N is still not clear. We will had initially invited SLC “The security for this plaints. But for the Tests gation of SLC including decisions. But the players the team has to move on,” Sikki Reddy, who had finished runners-up know after he comes to play two Tests of the series has been top notch we have to think because President de Silva and who have come on the he added. at Maldives, gained a spot to reach 19th.    ! "#$ " ,0

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We’re only 19, made his England debut last paid coach in Italy with a salary of 10 newborns in this project.” October on the back of stunning per- million euros (USD 10.8m) a Conte has remodelled the club formances for the German club. year — believes his side are he took over after a rollercoaster two He has scored 18 goals with 29 flourishing because he simplifies years under predecessor Luciano assists in 64 games for Dortmund who the game. Spalletti — who brought Inter back in the current market can expect “I am a coach who always to the Champions League on the around 100 million euros ($109 mil- gives a precise idea of football final day of each of the last two sea- lion) for Sancho having paid eight mil- PELLEGRINI OUT FOR TWO MONTHS to his team. I seem to set the sons — bringing in 11 newcomers lion pounds for him after he signed a Milan: trend in tactics,” said the for- in the summer. five-year deal until June 2022. mer Chelsea and Juventus coach. Former captain Mauro Icardi moved According to the British media, United “My football has always been on loan to Paris Saint-Germain amid a pro- and ex-club City are monitoring him. organised, we have an idea and tracted contract wrangle which overshad- Sancho has made a great start to work hard on a range of scenar- owed last season. the season with four goals and six ios. Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku assists in nine games and Dortmund “All our performances this joined from Manchester United along with have reportedly doubled his salary to season have shown quality midfielder Alexis Sanchez, with young six million euros per year. and organisation, but men- midfielders Stefano Sensi and Nicolo Many fans, however, do not expect tality makes the difference Barella also arriving at the San Siro. the club to hold onto the fleet-footed in getting out of tricky sit- The busy transfer window seems to winger for much longer and Zorc uations.” have paid off with Lukaku and Sensi both agrees that “the really top clubs” are JR SHUTTLERS SEAL 3RD CONSECUTIVE WIN Helenio Herrera was bagging three league goals and Barella “not blind”. Kazan: the last man to lead grabbing the late equaliser against Slavia “You don’t have to be a prophet to Inter to win six straight Prague. say that Jadon will certainly not be matches from the start Sanchez then scored on his debut playing here for another five years,” said of a league season against Sampdoria at the weekend, before the Dortmund boss ahead of today’s back in 1966-1967, being sent off for diving. Champions League game away to "   )  *  + !=!  ! )  )   ,    !    )    the three-time “At the age of 26, I want a coach like Slavia Prague. Serie A winner this, who helps me every day and gives me 2  time in 53 years at the weekend with a 3- having also established them as a continen- motivation,” said Lukaku of Conte. 1 win at Sampdoria that came despite hav- tal force with European Cup wins in 1964 But it is still early days for Conte’s bid current run of eight before going on to ntonio Conte has returned to Italian ing to play most of the second half a man and 1965. to topple his former club Juve, where he coach the Italian national team. football in style with Inter Milan fly- down. They are two points ahead of fierce Conte is bidding to claim the club’s first spent the bulk of his footballing career. However Conte’s thrilling start is no ing high under his back-to-basics rivals Juventus as they await a top-of-the- league title since 2010, the year they won The former Italy midfielder won 13 guarantee of Inter’s first league title in nine A guidance, ahead of a Champions League table clash at the San Siro on Sunday. an historic treble under rival coach Jose trophies in as many years in Turin, includ- years: Rudi Garcia lead Roma to a Serie A trip to Barcelona that will test the Serie A Meanwhile Inter head for Catalonia Mourinho. ing five Serie A titles and their last record 10 straight wins in the 2013/2014 leaders’ continental credentials. today off the back of a shaky start in Group “We must now press the reset button, Champions League in 1996. season but missed out to Juve, as did Napoli Conte’s side stretched their perfect F, a 1-1 draw against Slavia Prague salvaged focus on Barcelona at Camp Nou,” insist- He returned to coach the club in 2011, two season ago after a run of seven wins league start to six wins from six for the first late after a below-par performance that ed Conte, whose last trip to Barcelona with and won the first three Serie A titles in their on the bounce. A2,"A $  A !  1)7   4  O    ) P  "  2  he Indian men’s hockey Tteam eked out a fighting ndy Murray said his return to 2-1 win over reigning World Atennis is going “in the right and European champions direction” after the former num- Belgium to register their ber one claimed his biggest scalp fourth consecutive win of the on Tuesday since career-saving hip tour here on Tuesday. surgery. Amit Rohidas (10th The Briton defeated US Open minute) and Simranjeet semi-finalist Matteo Berrettini 7- Singh (52nd) scored for 6 (7/2), 7-6 (9/7) in just over two   3A  ) !* )  *   )   world No 5 India. hours at the China Open in smog-  ! )  ! , B   Belgium’s lone goal came gy Beijing. 2 .  ) !   !    ! )4B   from the stick of captain Murray meets compatriot watering clash with second seed &%& "  *   2  Felix Denayer in the 33rd     !     Cameron Norrie in the last 16 after Alexander Zverev of Germany. Djokovic said it would be “a minute. a gutsy victory over the 13th- The 19-year-old Canadian, rated dream come true.” India started the game on and Denayer scored with ranked Italian. one of the finest young talents in orld number one Novak “It definitely is one of the     an attacking note and earned stunning drag-flick to level The three-time Grand Slam tennis, beat Albert Ramos Vinolas 6- WDjokovic displayed steady greatest wishes, if I can say so, the a penalty corner in the 10th the scores. winner, said he had made big 3, 6-4. recovery of his left shoulder injury Gold in the next season and the 2  point advantage over minute, which was duly con- Thereafter, both the strides since the first singles match Top seed Dominic Thiem on Tuesday by defeating an rest of my career,” said Djokovic, United, who move up to verted by Rohidas to give his teams seemed focused on not of his return, a defeat at the defeated Richard Gasquet, 6-4, 6-1. Australian challenger at the Japan a Bronze medal winner at the ierre-Emerick 10th. side the lead. giving away possession Cincinnati Masters in mid-August. On the women’s side, world Open, his first competition since Beijing Olympics in 2008. PAubameyang’s sec- United’s goal came World No 2 Belgium, cheaply. Last week in Zhuhai he won number one Ashleigh Barty, reign- pulling out of the US Open. “Hopefully I can get at least a ond-half strike, award- just before the break however, did not sit back and India were happy to sit his first ATP singles match since ing champion Caroline Wozniacki The experienced Serbian top- step further in Tokyo. I still feel ed by VAR, denied when Daniel James led tried to counter the Indian back and wait for their oppor- January’s major operation. and Naomi Osaka all comfortably seed claimed a 6-4, 6-2 victory young in my body and my spirit Manchester United a the counter from one attacks. tunity and the tactic bore fruit “I didn’t really feel like I was reached the last 16. against 20-year-old Alexei Popyrin, as well. I still feel motivated to do much-needed win to end of the field to the But some last-ditch in the 52nd minute when playing at a great level,” he said of Barty, troubled by a calf problem who fought bravely at the Ariake great things on the court,” he said. kickstart their season other and after his cross defending from the Indians they scored a well-construct- his match against Richard Gasquet last week in Wuhan, said she felt no Colosseum. Meanwhile, Djokovic was as Arsenal emerged just evaded Rashford, coupled with some fine saves ed team goal in the 52nd in Cincinnati ill effects in a 6-4, 6-2 win over Djokovic added his shoulder marking his 271st week as the from Old Trafford with the England interna- by experienced goalkeepers minute through Simranjeet. “Whereas even last week (in Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva. felt “good” and declared that he has world’s number one, claiming the a 1-1 draw on Monday. tional cut the ball back helped the visitors to main- Down by a goal, Belgium Zhuhai), although I lost in the sec- The 21-year-old Japanese Osaka set his eyes on an Olympic medal title of the third longest weeks in Scott McTominay’s to the edge of the box tain one goal lead till the half. attacked in numbers in the ond round, I felt like I was play- ruthlessly blew away Germany’s next year. the top spot, and passing the stunning strike to give where McTominay Belgium showed their dying stages of the match but ing tour-level tennis.” Andrea Petkovic, 6-2, 6-0, in just 59 “Very pleased overall with record of American great Ivan United the lead was a smashed into the top quality in the opening min- the Indians came up with “I think things are going in the minutes. the game,” he said after the win. Lendl. rare moment of quality corner. utes of the third quarter as some resolute defending to right direction,” added Murray. The Dane Wozniacki defeated When asked about his ambi- The Serbian is now chasing in a poor first-half. That was the first they secured another penal- secure their fourth consecu- Also in the men’s draw, Felix Christina McHale of the United tions about winning an Olympic Pete Sampras with 286 weeks, and However, Ole goal United had scored ty corner in the 33rd minute tive win of the tour. Auger Aliassime set up a mouth- States, 6-4, 6-0. Gold medal in Tokyo next year, Roger Federer with 310 weeks.’ Gunnar Solskjaer’s a goal from men could not open play at hold out for all home in the three points as first-half this B    C  & Aubameyang’s season. goal just before the But they hour mark was soon needed a 2  the biggest crowd of the Lasitskene won a third con- jumping in recent years. allowed to stand second as championships so far with a secutive world championship “It was like in a fairytale despite the Gabon inter- Arsenal struck back orway’s Karsten battling victory at the Khalifa title to set alongside her to get a third world title,” national being initially after the break thanks to NWarholm Stadium. wins in 2015 and 2017. Lasitskene said. “My whole flagged offside. VAR . retained his 400m He took Gold in The 26-year-old, who is country expected me to be United have now Saka pounced on a hurdles World 47.42seconds, with his rival one of only 30 Russian ath- on the podium. I had to cope won just two of their last loose pass deep inside Championship Rai Benjamin of the United letes allowed to compete in with this pressure.” 12 Premier League the United half and fed crown with a barn- States claiming Silver in Doha under the authorised There was also success games dating back to Aubameyang, who had storming victory 47.66sec. Qatar’s neutral athlete banner, took for another defending cham- last season and sit 12 been flagged offside, on Monday as Abderrahman Samba took Gold ahead of Ukraine’s pion in the 5,000m, where points adrift of leaders before dinking the ball Russia’s Mariya Bronze in 48.03. Yaroslava Mahuchikh. Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris Liverpool just seven past De Gea. Lasitskene complet- “This was a very tough She claimed the Gold retained his 2017 crown in a games into the cam- However, replays ed a superb high race,” Warholm said. “I actu- after clearing a height of time of 12 minutes 58.85 sec- paign. showed he was clearly jump hat-trick. ally felt my heart was going 2.04m to win on countback onds. A point is enough played onside by After an open- to stop. I thought ‘I’m going ahead of Mahuchikh. Also on the track on to edge Arsenal back Harry Maguire and ing three days to die but it’s going to be The win marked anoth- Monday saw African runners into the top four on his eighth goal of the marked by swathes worth it’.” er career milestone for claim victories in the goal difference and season was allowed of empty seats, Warholm’s win came just Lasitskene, who has domi- women’s 800m and women’s maintain their three- to stand. Warholm delighted moments after high jump  =    )  !  .!   nated international high- 3,000m steeplechase.