PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, www.thesikhtimes.in Punjab, Chandigarh, The Sikh Times Jio Newspaper app Himachal and www.readwhere.com Jammu National Daily www.paperboy.com Vol. 12 No. 90 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August, 2019 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. `.2 Arvind Kejriwal Says "Will Article 370 Repeal Big Win 70 Seats In Delhi" New Delhi, 16 August : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP will win all the 70 seats in the Assembly election next year as he lauded the contribution of his party workers Milestone : Amit Shah on his birthday. "I want to thank the AAP workers for their contribution towards SPL. CORRESPONDENT done by his government, especially in the areas of an the party. In last assembly Jind/Chandigarh, 16 August : Union Home Minister Amit improved sex ratio and making Haryana a kerosene-free elections, we won 67 seats Shah asserted on Friday that the scrapping of the special status state. Taking on the Opposition parties in the state, Shah, who but this time we will win all of Jammu and Kashmir was a “big milestone for the unity and is also the BJP’s national president, said the Khattar govern- 70 seats," Mr Kejriwal, 51, integrity of the country and would ensure development of the ment had put an end to corruption, casteism and regionalism. said in his address to party state”. Addressing his first rally after the Centre’s Kashmir He said the state got Rs 58,000 crore from the Centre in the workers who came to greet move, Shah said the revocation of provisions of Article 370 of the last five years, while the previous government could only pro- him on his birthday. The Constitution would help develop Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. vide Rs 22,000 crore. The call for the gathering, titled Aastha Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) He said the Modi government scrapped the special status in 75 rally, was given by former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha registered a landslide victo- days, which the previous Congress-led governments could not MP Chaudhary Birender Singh. His son and Lok Sabha MP ry in the last Assembly elec- do in 72 years because of their “vote-bank greed”. “Abrogation from Hisar, Brjiender Singh, was the convener of the event tion and won 67 out of the of articles 370 and 35A is a big milestone for the unity and that among others was attended by Khattar and his cabinet 70 seats in Delhi. Prime integrity of India. We had been saying that Kashmir is an inte- ministers. In praise of the former Congress MP, Shah said, Minister Narendra Modi wished the chief minister good gral part of India. But Article 370 was giving some sort of mes- “Chaudhary Birender Singh has merged into the BJP like health and long life. Leader of Opposition in Delhi Vijender Gupta, his West Bengal counterpart Mamata sage that something is still incomplete,” he said. Elections to the sugar dissolves in milk.” Birender Singh and Khattar have Banerjee, former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Haryana Assembly are due in two months. Shah expressed confidence that the never been on the same page. By getting Shah to address the first poll rally from his Soren and BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, among oth- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win more than 75 seats in the upcoming polls. “Last home turf, the former Union steel minister has staged a coup of sorts in Haryana. Last ers who greeted Kejriwal on his birthday. Several time I came, you gave me 47 seats. I have come again and I am sure we will cross the year, he had managed to bring Prime Minister Narender Modi to the Jat land earlier Bollywood celebrities, including directors Vivek Ranjan 75 (seats) mark,” he said the rally, adding that “mission 75” would be achieved at any than scheduled to unveil the statue of peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram at Garhi Sampla Agnihotri and Shirish Kunder, also wished Mr Kejriwal. cost. He also lauded Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for the developmental works in Rohtak. Plea Filed in Bihar NSA Ajit Doval Returns to Delhi Chidambaram Welcomes Court Against PM's Announcements on Priyanka Gandhi After Assessing Situation in Kashmir Muzaffarpur, 16 August : A court SIMMI KAUR BABBAR veyed in clear terms that there should be no incon- Population Control here will hear on August 26 a plea which Srinagar, 16 August : National Security Advisor venience to the people in general public.During his alleged that Congress general secretary Ajit Doval on Friday returned to Delhi after spend- stay in the city, he also toured downtown areas, New Delhi, 16 August : Senior the central and state governments should Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's reaction to the ing 11 days in Kashmir Valley to ensure smooth including the sensitive Eidgah locality, which is Congress leader P Chidambaram on launch measures to deal with the issue.He judgment in Pehlu Khan lynching case implementation of plans after the withdrawal of spe- notorious for incidents of stone pelting at security Friday welcomed Prime Minister also said wealth creators should not be Narendra Modi's announcements on pop- eyed with suspicion and that they are was tantamount to the contempt of court cial status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir, offi- forces.The NSA also ensured smooth coordination ulation control, respect for wealth creators country's wealth and should be respect- and aimed at spreading communal cials said.Doval, who came here on August 6, took between all arms of security forces in J-K and and shunning single-use plastic, and ed.He urged people to shun single-use hatred. The compliant was filed in the charge of security and development-related activi- gelling them with available intelligence inputs for hoped the finance minister and tax offi- plastic and encouraged usage of jute and court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Surya ties with a special focus on ensuring that there was smooth operations in the hinterland as well as no loss of life, they said.During his stay, the NSA along the line of control.On August 5, the govern- cials would heed to his exhortation."All of cloth bags to protect the environment. Kant Tiwari by local advocate Sudhir us must welcome three announcements Kumar Ojha under sections 153, 504 and took a round of Shopian, a district worst hit by mil- ment announced the decision to abrogate special Mayawati Slams Congress itancy, and met locals and security personnel. status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of made by the PM on I-Day. Small family is 506 of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining Visuals of Doval having lunch with locals, with the Constitution, and dividing the state into two a patriotic duty; Respect wealth creators Govt in Rajasthan to offences of making provocations to closed shops in the backdrop, at an undisclosed Union Territories. and Shun single-use plastic."Of the three Lucknow, 16 August : BSP President trigger riots and break public peace locality were circulated in the media. He was heard exhortations, I hope the FM and her Mayawati on Friday charged the besides making criminal intimidation. In saying in the video that once the new administra- Owaisi Reacts to PM Modi's legion of tax officials and investigators Congress government in Rajasthan with his petition, Ojha referred to a tweet by tion is set up, things will change.He also addressed heard the PM's second exhortation loud laxity, saying the accused in the Pehlu the Congress leader which, he claimed, Stand on Population Explosion personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF and clear," he said.Chidambaram, who is a Khan mob lynching case were acquitted held the trial court in contempt and was and Army separately, telling them about their suc- New Delhi, 16 August : Soon after Prime former finance minister, said, "The first due to its "gross negligence". Accused in a conspiracy to spread communal cesses in disturbedhttps://t.me/TowardsTomorrow areas and underling their Minister Narendra Modi pitched for smaller fami- and third exhortations must become peo- the lynching case of Pehlu Khan."Due to hatred. Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer from importance in ensuring the safety of the country lies to combat population explosion in the country, ple's movements. There are hundreds of gross negligence and inaction of the Haryana, was lynched by suspected cow and citizens.The officials, while commenting on All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) dedicated voluntary organisations that are Congress government of Rajasthan, all vigilantes on Delhi-Jaipur highway when some adverse news reports about his visit to chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed his take as 'discard- willing to lead the movements at local lev- the six accused in the infamous Pehlu he was returning to his village along Shopian, said one cannot take away the credit that ed' and 'intrusive'.In a tweet, firebrand leader els. "Addressing the nation on the 73rd Khan mob lynching case have been with cattle he had purchased in he visited the place.The officials said that the NSA Owaisi said though majority of India’s population is Independence Day on Thursday, the acquitted by the lower court there."Would Rajasthan. On August 14, an Alwar court had to ensure that there is no loss of life and dam- young and productive, the advantage will last only prime minister expressed concern over this have been possible if the government acquitted six persons arrested in con- age to properties as well as to see that the morale for two more decades.Taking a jibe at PM Modi, "population explosion" in the country, say- there was cautious in ensuring justice to of troops on the ground is high, and he has been nection with the case giving them the Owaisi said he is 'clueless' on how to use this ing it causes innumerable challenges for the victim's family, perhaps never," she successful in that.Doval, during his meetings, con- benefit of doubt.In her tweet, Vadra had advantage. the coming generations, and asserted that added. expressed shock over the judgment and hoped for justice to the aggrieved family Dalit Man Commits Suicide members of the deceased. Month After Son's Lynching Unemployed woman Yediyurappa to Camp in jumps to death from in Rajasthan's Alwar Jaipur, 16 August : The father of a Dalit fourth floor in Delhi Delhi for Next 2 Days man who was allegedly beaten to death last NEW DELHI, 16 August : A 30-year- month after his motorcycle hit a woman in old woman, who was brought to Delhi Rajasthan's Alwar district, has committed Bengaluru, 16 August : Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on from Kalburgi in the Lok Sabha polls, meeting Yediyurappa with a for work as a household help, died after suicide, police said on Friday.Ratiram Jatav Thursday said he will be in Delhi for the next two days during which he demand to induct him into the Ministry.According to the chief minister's mysteriously falling off the fourth floor (60), father of Harish, committed suicide by would hold talks with party president Amit Shah and finalise the much schedule, Yediyurappa will meet Union Railway Minister and Minister of of a building in Tughlaqabad on consuming some poisonous substance on awaited expansion of his cabinet.The Chief Minister, who will leave for State for Civil Aviation on Friday evening. On Saturday too he would Thursday. The placement agency Thursday, they said.No suicide note has the national capital tonight, would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet several union ministers.According to sources, Yediyurappa during through which she had come to Delhi is been recovered and the body has been kept and a host of union ministers during his visit. Yediyurappa said he would the meeting with the prime minister and central ministers will seek cen- also housed in the same building. Cops at a hospital's mortuary for post-mortem, also discuss several developmental works concerning the state and cen- tral aid for the flood ravaged state, where relief and rehabilitation work is are questioning the owner of the agency Chaupanki police station in-charge Vijay tral relief to flood and ravaged districts."Tomorrow morning at 10 am, under progress. to ascertain the exact reason behind her Kumar Chandel said.Ratiram's family mem- meeting has been fixed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and on cer- death. The incident was reported around bers on Friday refused to get the post- tain developmental works relating to the state I will be meeting several TDP Cadre Clash With Police 4am when the residents of lane number mortem conducted. They held a protest at ministers, including the Railway Minister among others," Yediyurappa 13 heard a thud and found the woman Alwar's Tapukda Community Healthcare said.Speaking to reporters here, he said, "I will be in Delhi tomorrow and Objecting to Flying Drones over lying in a pool of blood beside a car. She Centre, demanding compensation and a job the day after...I will also talk to Amit Shah regarding cabinet and come to was taken to a nearby hospital where she for one of the family members.Alwar final decision before coming back." Yediyurappa, who took oath as the Chandrababu Naidu's Rented House was declared dead on arrival. Police Superintendent of Police Anil Paris Chief Minister on July 26 and proved his government's majority on the were subsequently informed. A probe Amaravati, 16 August : Telugu Desam Party cadre on Friday alleged- Deshmukh said Ratiram's family has floor of the assembly on July 29, is yet to induct any ministers into his revealed that the woman reached Delhi ly entered into a scuffle with police at Undavalli here, objecting to aerial demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore.He cabinet.With Yediyurappa heading a "one-man" Cabinet and with no from Araria in Bihar on August 9, and photo and videography of the Krishna river bank where TDP president added that the accused in Harish's killing Ministers, other than Bengaluru City in all other districts, sub-divisions had been booked under section 302 (mur- approached the placement agency for a and former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidus rented house is locat- and taluks, respective Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners der) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the job. She desperately needed the job to ed.The government, however, said it had deployed drone cameras to cap- and Tahsildhars had to hoist the national flag during Independence day investigation is still going on.Blaming the sustain her family in the village. The ture images of the surging flood in the river, to study its impact along the celebrations on Thursday.In the normal course, ministers do the honours state government for the incident, state BJP agency claimed that they got her a job in riverbank.TDP workers caught two persons using the drone cameras at district headquarters. According to party sources, only 10 to 12 mem- and handed them over to police, police said.Several TDP leaders and spokesperson Satish Punia demanded a CBI Gurgaon the following day itself. bers are likely to be inducted into the Ministry in the first round. workers, including former water resources minister DU Rao and MLC inquiry into Harish's killing."Ratiram com- However, on Sunday, the employer Opposition parties, the Congress and JD(S), have hit out at the BJP over TD Janardhan, entered into a scuffle with police personnel following mitted suicide as he was disappointed over called the placement agent, saying that the delay in cabinet expansion, and had even raised questions about gov- which the latter resorted to lathicharge to disperse them, police sources not getting justice for his son. Accused the woman was unfit for the job of a ernment's existence.They had even said Yediyurappas one man cabinet said.Additional Superintendent of Police YT Naidu said they were verify- named in the FIR have not been arrested household help. The agent then offered administration "resembled Presidents rule." Meanwhile, lobbying has ing the facts in the case and would initiate necessary action against the even after a month of Harish's death," Punia her a room in the same building where also started within the BJP for ministership with supporters of former guilty if something was found amiss.State Water Resources Minister P said at a press conference."It seems that pro- the agency had its office. He was in Minister Baburao Chinchansur, who left Congress and joined the saffron Anil Kumar Yadav said in a statement drone camera were being used to tection of Dalits and majority community is search of another job for her. party last year and was instrumental in it defeating Mallikarjun Kharge capture visuals of the flood to assess its impact. not the state government's priority. The gov- ernment tried to sweep the matter under the carpet by giving Rs 4 lakh compensation (to UNSC Meeting on Kashmir a 'Grave Harish's family)," he added.Punia claimed that the police added section 302 (murder) of the IPC in the FIR only after the local lead- ers protested. He said the BJP has appointed Diplomatic Failure' of Govt, Says Congress a three-member committee to ascertain the facts in the case.Harish had sustained criti- Correspondent isation can assert to the contrary. It is for the first time in 48 years that the cal head injuries on July 16 after he was New Delhi, 16 August : The Congress on Friday termed the UNSC dis- UN has taken upthe Kashmir issue, he said, adding that this is a glaring allegedly beaten up by the neighbours of the cussing the Kashmir issue a "grave diplomatic failure" of the BJP government "diplomatic failure" by the BJP government."I implore and beseech the woman who was hit by his motorcycle.He and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk to "India's friends" in the prime minister not to remain silent...I urge the prime minister to pick up was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi United Nations to stall the meeting slated later tonight. Congress spokesperson the phone and talk to all India's friends to get this meeting cancelled," he where he died on July 19.Initially, a case was Abhishek Singhvi said it was a failure on the part of the government's foreign said.Singhvi said as he is making the demand for getting the UN meeting registered under sections 323 (punishment policy to allow internationalisation of the Kashmir issue in the UN."This is a cancelled, he fears being dubbed by the BJP as "anti-national".He said this for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punish- grave diplomatic failure of the government. In fact, it is worse, it is a grave is not a dismissable issue as this is something that has not happened for ment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (acts are strategic failure at a time when India's Foreign minister is in China," he told decades and is being allowed to happen now.The UN Security Council will done by several persons in furtherance of reporters.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who concluded his three-day meet here on Friday to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu common intention) of the IPC and under the visit to Beijing on Monday, conveyed that the decision to revoke the special sta- and Kashmir after Pakistan wrote a letter on the issue to the world SC/ST Act. After Harish's death, charges tus of Jammu and Kashmir was an internal matter for India.Singhvi said Jammu body.China, the all-weather ally of Pakistan, asked for "closed consulta- under section 302 (murder) of the IPC were and Kashmir, and Ladakh is India's internal issue and nobody, group or organ- tions" in the Council, which will meet to discuss the matter. also added. 2 New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 DELHI / OTHERS THE SIKH TIMES Sengar shares space with PM Modi in advt by BJP leader Unnao: Rape accused MLA Kuldeep the controversy. Party spokesperson registered after she tried to immolate her- Singh Sengar may have been expelled Shalabhmani Tripathi said, "It might have self outside the residence of Uttar from the BJP but he found a prominent been someone's personal choice to give Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in place along with Prime Minister Narendra Sengar's photograph. It has nothing to do April last year.A day after the self-immola- Modi in an advertisement given by a party with the party or the state government." tion bid, her father died in police cus- leader on the occasion of Independence "Whatever had to be done by the party or tody.After the Supreme Court took notice Day.In the advertisement inserted in the by the government, has been done. We of the letter written by the victim's family, local edition of a leading daily, Ungu have no sympathy for Sengar," he told expressing apprehensions over their secu- Nagar Panchayat chairman Anuj Kumar TST in Lucknow.The advertisement is rity, Sengar was shifted to the Tihar Jail in Dixit used the picture of the Bangarmau being seen as a fresh embarrassment to Delhi and the victim was sent to AIIMS, legislator and his wife Sangeeta Singh the BJP, days after its Hardoi legislator New Delhi, for better treatment.On July Sengar, who is the chairman of the zila Ashish Singh Ashu sympathised with 27, when the girl, her two aunts and panchayat.Ungu falls under the the Sengar and wished him to overcome his lawyer were going to meet her uncle at a Bangarmau assembly segment and it was "difficult times".Sengar, who is in the jail Rae Bareli jail, their car was hit by a truck. Sengar who had reportedly brought Dixit for a year now, was expelled by the BJP Her uncle has been to sent to the jail in a into the BJP fold.The advertisement also after the Central Bureau of Investigation two-decade old case for allegedly beating has pictures of Union Home Minister (CBI) registered an FIR against him in Sengar's brother.The victim's family had Amit Shah, UP Chief Minister Yogi connection with an accident involving the alleged that the accident was a bid to kill Adityanath, state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Unnao rape victim's car on July 28.Two her. Bhujri festival celebrated with joy Singh and Uttar Pradesh assembly speak- aunts of the rape victim were killed in the er Hriday Narain Dixit.Dixit, when accident while she, along with her lawyer, approached by the media, defended him- was seriously injured.Sengar is accused Ex-sarpanch held with 1-kg heroin self for giving Sengar's picture. He said, of raping the girl at his residence in "It is there as he is the MLA of our Unnao in 2017. The victim was 17 years of area."The BJP has distanced itself from age at the time of the incident. A case was Amritsar:The CIA staff of the rural police (PB02CY5322) was signalled to stop on drugs. It has been learnt that he had contacts have arrested a former sarpanch of Khumania Tuesday night. The occupants tried to escape, with political leaders which helped him escape village, identified as Nirvail Singh, among two but the cops didn’t allow them to come out of arrest several times.The SSP said during his Three brothers get 7 years RI persons and confiscated 1 kg of heroin, valued their car. They immediately alerted senior interrogation the police were likely to make at Rs 5 crore in the international market, from police officials and Attari DSP GS Sahota more recovery besides laying hands on interna- for practising black magic their possession. The other accused has been reached the spot and seized the contraband tional smugglers. The police are also ascertain- identified as Jagtar Singh, who was driving the during search. During their interrogation, act- ing if it was smuggled from across the fence. Thane: A court here has sentenced case.Hazare told the court that a dozen car.Amritsar (Rural) SSP Vikram Jeet Duggal ing on the information they provided, the Man killed in firecracker explosion three brothers from Maharashtra's victims and their relatives, who had come said both had tied 500-gm heroin each to their police nabbed their two accomplices — Palghar district to seven years of rigorous to the de-addiction center, were merciless- waist which was recovered in presence of DSP Ravinder Singh of Baddowal village and Iqbal Unnao (UP): A 32-year-old man was killed imprisonment for physically torturing ly beaten in the name of driving away evil Gurpartap Singh Sahota.A case under Sections Singh, alias Dullo Pehalwan. Ravinder was in an explosion while making firecrackers in patients at the de-addiction centre run by spirits.The court found the trio guilty 21, 25, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been caught with 60-gm heroin and Iqbal was Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district on Friday, them and also for practising black magic under IPC sections 420 (cheating and dis- registered against them at Gharinda police sta- nabbed possessing 40-gm heroin. The police police said.Firoz was working in a room on the on them.Thane district court judge honestly inducing delivery of property), tion while further interrogation is under also recovered Rs 10.91 lakh and Rs 75,000 of outskirts of Sarosa village in Nawabganj area Shailendra Tambe, in his order passed on 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (crimi- progress. The police also recovered two drug money from their possession.An investi- when the explosion happened, Ajgain police Wednesday, also imposed a fine of Rs 1.2 nal intimidation) and 201 (causing disap- mobile phones from their gation revealed that Nirvail Singh was lodged in station incharge Ajay Raj Verma said.Firoz had lakh on each of the convicts Kantilal pearance of evidence) and also under sec- possession.According to information, a police jail in connection with a murder case where he the licence to manufacture and sell firecrack- Purushottam Deshmukh (52), tions of the Maharashtra Prevention and party had established a checkpoint near the came in contact with smugglers following ers. His body has been sent for post-mortem, Nandkumar (58) and Umesh Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other BSF headquarters, near India Gate, when a car which he ventured into the illegal trade of the officer said. (46).Additional public prosecutor Rekha Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Hiwrale told the court that the trio ran Black Magic Act, 2013.In the order, the Om Shiv Arogyadham Daru Mukti judge said that the trio duped the patients Kendra, a de-addiction centre in Wada, as they collected money from them, but which was previously in Thane gave inhuman treatment to them."That The Sikh Times Classified district.However, they used to beat de-addiction centre is a place of mental patients with belts and other things. They torture. In the name of de-addiction, the NAME CHANGE used to threaten victims that if they don't accused violated human rights and physi- I hitherto known as MARY Public Notice I, ATOM(O) BOMITA DEVI I, BABITA SINGH W/O I, SANGITAKUMARI SHARMA follow directions, they would undergo cally tortured victims. It is not managed KORUVILLA W/O KURUVIL- My client Ashok Garg S/o W/O JC-775518F NB SUB 15778626H L/HAV PAWAN W/O SANJAY KUMAR SHAR- pain and also face consequences. 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On single platform and we will also have a Swachh Survekshan coming up, will Noida se Irshad (28) had seen his father one hand is its bungling on housing projects for computerised database of all records for similar results as we saw in Ghaziabad when thrashed mercilessly by a mob of which it has been castigated by the Supreme internal monitoring. Besides, we will link you were DM there?The rankings are just cow vigilantes next to the national Court, and on the other is the mountain of dues property details with the National Remote number that depend on cooperation from highway in Rajasthan’s Alwar from realtors, Rs 25,000 crore, which has the Sensing Agency to monitor illegal people, nature of the city and some luck district on April 1, 2017. Two days UP government worried about the balance construction. I am also reviewing all pending However, we have concrete plans to manag later, Khan had passed away in sheets of its flagship development agency. It’s projects of the Noida Authority to see how waste and a noticeable difference will be seen hospital in front of Irshad’s eyes, amid these strong headwinds battering the many such projects are required and how many by the end of this year. I have asked officials to losing the battle against injuries agency that the new CEO, Ritu Maheshwari, can be canned or scaled down. ensure 100% door-to-door waste collection inflicted during the attack. Two has taken charge. In an exclusive interview, she What about recovery of dues and problems setting up of a construction and demolition years on, Irshad feels like a shares with TOI her plans of turning the between builders and buyers that only seem to waste treatment plant, installation of dustbin helpless spectator again after the situation around. But most importantly, she work will come to me for approval only after be growing?I have been reviewing all projects in public areas, cleaning up the traditiona six men accused in the lynching stresses something that Noida has needed for a there are inputs from the electrical department. in the city every week. But I must admit it is dhalao ghars and their beautification, filling case were set free by a district long time: transparency. Excerpts from a chat I will also be restarting the weekly roster of time-taking and strenuous work that cannot be gaps in mechanical sweeping, night cleaning court in Rajasthan because of with Meenakshi Sinha and Snehil Sinha RWA interaction with the officials concerned completed in a day. In fact, the Amrapali and and sanitation of sectors by December. W “serious shortcoming” in the It’s a tough time to be taking charge as CEO. for civic issues. For better efficiency, I have Unitech cases have taken up most of our time. have started biometric attendance of sanitation police investigation. Have you drawn up a plan on how to tackle the also asked that we reduce multiple tenders for We have reviewed the top 10 projects that have workers in 10 sectors and are exploring othe “Who killed my father then?” he credibility problem?We have started with sanitation work across the city, from 100 to maximum debt. There are dues worth Rs ways like GPS watches. Which are the curren asks, admitting the family was internal department review meetings and about 15. I want to leave behind a clean and 25,000 crore that need to be recovered, civic projects Noida is working on?One of th shaken by the outcome of the court weekly interactions with residents’bodies. For transparent Noida Authority that people find including Rs 16,000 crore from the group immediate plans is to improve the overall look hearing.Sitting on a cot at his instance, several projects were delayed due to easy to approach.What are the measures being housing societies, most of which were allotted and feel of the city. A beautiful city look home in Jaisingpur, around 70km lack of coordination between departments. In taken to increase transparency? We will spruce between 2007 and 2012. We have started cleaner where people want to spend time. W from Gurgaon, in Nuh (Mewat) many cases, the electrical tenders were up the Noida Authority website. We have sending notices to those who owe us money, are working on introducing tenders for painting district bordering Alwar, Irshad introduced after the entire civil work was done. started making digital records of all properties including properties that have not paid rent. It of metro pillars and large walls across the city says he still gets panic attacks I have directed all departments like water, with their current status. All industrial property will not be sustainable if we do not make efforts We are planning to install 1,300 electricity when he remembers the assault on sewer, electrical, civil and UPPCL to meet for records are online already, and other categories to recover dues as that would create financial poles with LED lights. We are recycling plasti Pehlu (55), who the mob had an hour every Monday and discuss ongoing are being updated. We are developing an trouble in future. While I would not say there is and other waste material to make sculpture accused of being a cattle projects for better coordination. Also, any civil a liquidity crunch, we need to find ways to around intersections and other public spots. smuggler. A big crowd — around 100 people, he says — had surrounded them (Pehlu and his Labourer held sons Irshad and Arif) in Behror when they were transporting cows Haryana to give Rs 10-lakh for woman’s from Jaipur to Nuh. The mob, Irshad recalls, had turned on Pehlu who pleaded for mercy and said murder in DLF-1 the cattle were not for slaughter, cover to sewage workers tortured him and made videos, GREATER NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway which later went viral.“I was sure GURUGRAM: Haryana CM Manohar and institutions. In most cases, the Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), each of them would get at least 20 which is acquiring land for the Jewar airport, Lal Khattar on Thursday announced an workers are not provided with proper has said 6,721 trees need to be felled for the years in jail, if not life insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh for sewer safety gear, which includes a helmet, an project and the development agency would imprisonment. But this verdict has workers associated with government oxygen mask and a bodysuit. In plant three times the number of saplings for it. completely shaken us to the core. I agencies and projects in the state. He said Gurugram alone, nearly 10 workers the premium for the policy will be paid have lost their lives in the last two years YEIDA mentioned this ive already identified have seen my father getting killed locations where the ponds would be built. We by the same men who got by the government, and in case of an while cleaning sewers. accident resulting in loss of life, the will also develop wetlands, wherever acquitted a day ago. One of them The CM also distributed Rs 3 crore as recommended by WII,” said Arun Vir Singh, amount will be paid to the family of the wages for uniforms to 1,735 sanitation had himself admitted in a sting sanitation worker.The scheme is only the YEIDA CEO.Singh, who spoke at length operation earlier he killed my workers in the city. The money is being with WII director VB Mathur, said the number applicable to sewer workers working paid with retrospective effect for the father. Why can’t police get under or associated with contractors of trees to be felled was not as many as that last five years. Sanitation workers have feared earlier as 98% of YEIDA land in the area evidence? Did my father die on his employed by government bodies. It will been staging protests against the own? Did he kill himself?” asks an not be applicable to those employed by is agricultural.“We do not have forest land government for not fulfilling their where extensive precaution is required. Our incredulous Irshad. “At least tell private agencies. demands for the past two years. One of us who killed my 98% land is agricultural. Even then, we would Though the state has initiated the use of the demands was money for be planting three times the number of trees that father.”However, Irshad and his robots for cleaning sewers and drains, in uniforms.To cut down exploitation by will be felled for the airport. These will be seven younger siblings say they many places, workers still enter drains contractors, the CM advised sanitation planted outside the 5,000 hectares required for continue to have “full faith in the for cleaning. In several cases, they lose workers to come up with a model in the airport project,” said Singh. “WII will need judiciary”. their lives in the process. This is despite a which they would democratically time till October 30 to come out with its plans,” ban on manual https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow scavenging by the choose a contractor from within he added.Tuesday’s meeting followed a Supreme Court. insurance scheme to cover untoward expenses themselves and the government would award directive from the Union environment ministry Post office in Khattar was interacting with sanitation workers in exceptional cases.” the contract to that person. seeking restoration plans by the agency during a programme at the PWD guesthouse on While the Prohibition of Employment as Manual “The workers can identify one educated person developing the airport. GURUGRAM: One the occasion of Independence Day. Talking Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2012 from among themselves and elect him as the more person was arrested on Thursday for his Rohtak flooded about the move, he said, “Even though we are bans anyone from employing human beings in contractor. The government can talk to the alleged role in the murder of a 72-year-old launching robots and thereby mechanising the the cleaning of sewers, the practice continues workers through these members,” Khattar woman in DLF-1. Dudh Kumar, a resident of with Gurmeet Ram cleaning of sewers, we have launched the on the ground, especially by private companies added. Balinapur in West Bengal, said he used to work at Indira Khanna’s home as a labourer.“We Rahim's birthday knew that she used to live alone. We had monetary problems. We hatched a plot to steal Cop who braved floodwater to ease traffic, three RWAs jewellery and other valuables from her home,” cards, rak-his Kumar told investigators. He further said he and his two accomplices had also done a recce conferred with ?Description Independence Day awards of the area for three days before committing the crime. GURUGRAM: This monsoon, while it to their owners, was one of them. The investigators had arrested an auto driver two has been raining criticism for The other three—Naveen Kumar, days ago from Nadia district in West Bengal in Gurugram’s civic body for failing to SHO, Sector 31 police station, connection with the murder.Police said Gautam Das, who drove an autorickshaw for a check waterlogging yet another year, Basant Kumar from Sector 9 police living and stayed in a rented accommodation in Twitter erupted with photographs of station and Ved Prakash from DLF Chakkarpur area of Gurugram, had killed the traffic police officers with their pants phase -1 police station—were woman along with a relative when she resisted rolled up to their knees and clearing rewarded for their contribution in their robbery attempt on August 2. The relative, who is on the run, had hatched the robbery ROHTAK: The followers of traffic. catching wanted criminals and plan.Police identified the accused after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Recognising these efforts, the state solving serious crimes. scanning the CCTV footage. Their photos were who is serving life government awarded one traffic police These awards were conferred at the shown to construction workers in settlements named Azad for his exemplary service around the area during the investigation. A imprisonment, have doubled Independence Day celebrations held team, comprising SHO Ved Prakash of DLF-1 the workload of the local post during the rains. “Despite the testing in Tau Dei Lal Stadium on Thursday police station, Sector 31 crime unit in-charge office staff as they are times, Azad and many others like him morning in the presence of the state Naveen Kumar, ASI Rajesh and constables receiving rakhis and birthday have kept the city traffic jams to a bare finance minister Captain Abhimanyu Sujan, Saurabh and Pokhar, was formed and cards from them in abundance minimum,” said a senior police Singh.Awards were also given to sent to West Bengal in search of Gautam. On August 2, Indira Khanna was found dead at addressed to the rape convict. official. and Sirsa.Four more cops were awarded officials from other departments and The post office has received her home with a dupatta tied around her neck. Around 1,400 traffic cops are posted in the along with Azad for their work. Satish civilians who are doing good work. For Her sister, after failing to contact her on phone almost 7,000-8,000 articles to Kumar from the Cyber Cell, who played despite repeated attempts, had come to see her date. According to the city, Himanshu Garg, DCP (traffic) told instance, three RWAs in the area were TOI. The number is higher than the total a key role in tracking over 200 lost or recognized for their waste management and found the main door open. When she went postmaster, the influx of stolen mobile phones and returning them inside, she found Indira lying on the floor. almost 2,000 articles per day is police strength in districts like Rohtak practices. expected until August 20. The birthday of Dera chief coincides with Raksha Bandhan this year.The A cross that conveys hopes of a parish & a nation followers of Singh have doubled the workload of the GURUGRAM: post office as it is taking time to “We pray that we Bless Our Nation’ in 24 Indian More pertinently, for the times we live process the details of each may not be divided by our languages (all of which are in, there were prayers for peace and article sent to him. "This is a differences but united by our spoken in Gurugram, a marvel harmony, for society to be time taking process because diversity.” Such were the hopes on that reflects the multi-ethnic emancipated from every type of the details of each article needs the minds of the faithful who prayed nature of the city).So, on the day discrimination, and released from the to be uploaded on the database. The result of which has got the for the welfare of the country, on the that India woke up to freedom 72 tyrannies of hate and intolerance. post office staff to work morning of Independence Day at the years ago, the congregation “We need deliverance from bondage, overtime. The Post Office Church of Immaculate Conception. prayed for the nation to be free of which is external but a lot of it is already lacks in permanent In a time of discord, it was a timely poverty, debt and illiteracy (and internal – like, financial problems, staff and this has added up to message to evoke the best of the that everyone be granted a life and addictions or sickness,” shared Father the agony", said the spirit of 1947, and to urge all livelihood of dignity). There were Denny George, the parish priest. postmaster. Indians, of every creed and prayers, too, for good “We prayed especially for Kashmir, However, not only the post governance, for health and office staff but the jail persuasion, to see past our and for the states whose people have administration is also facing a differences and come together. And wellbeing, and for safety and been suffering from floods. And we similar fate as every article what better place to celebrate India’s their own language but written in protection (for India’s women and her prayed for peace in India, above all needs to be checked unity in diversity than Gurugram, Hindi or English and pinned to a cross minorities, and for the oppressed and that peace is secured on all the thoroughly.Ram Rahim is home to families hailing from all 10 feet high. Here were pleas for exploited, the abandoned and country’s borders.”Ultimately, Father currently lodged at Sunaria jail corners of the land (home, too, for deliverance from tribulations both abused). Also in the thoughts of the George added, it is about each one of in Rohtak after being private and public (the former, given worshippers were those whose lives convicted in two rape cases many expats).Over the last three us endeavouring to be a better person weekends, this church in Kanhai voice on the eve of Independence have been left devastated by nature’s individually, and, thus, a better and the murder of a journalist. Day). He was sentenced in August village has been inviting its fury, the result of climate change, citizen. Or, to paraphrase India’s first 2017 to 20 years imprisonment parishioners to share their prayers for Displayed on the cross was the chakra itself a consequence of the prime minister, to renew our tryst for raping two of his women freedom — prayers communicated in of the Tricolour, inside whose 24 thoughtlessness and greed of the with destiny. followers. spokes was inscribed ‘God Almighty Anthropocene age. THE SIKH TIMES STATE New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 4 NEWS BOX Mumbai: Two held for From making a Naya Bharat formation to robbing bike of student who rammed into their mobbing Modi, children’s day out at Red Fort car � Students from around 41 15 days. We even practised on Sunday… and Mumbai Two men, who allegedly robbed we got here at 5 am,” said Urooj. The the two-wheeler of an LLB student after he government schools and students sang Vijay Vishwa Tiranga Pyara, a lost control of his bike and rammed into patriotic song, to commemorate their car, have been arrested.The accused MCD schools, wearing Independence Day.“We didn’t sing have been identified as Bosco Jon D’mello matching caps and carrying continuously, we got a break for (51) and his driver Manojkumar Sahu (29). refreshments too. When it rained, we put on D’mello works as a management raincoats, thronged the Red the raincoats,” said Babita. As rains lashed consultant and stays in Bandra, said police. Fort to listen to the Prime the capital during the day, transparent According to police, the incident took place raincoats were seen with teachers, children around 5 pm on Tuesday when Kalpesh Minister's address. Shinde was riding towards Tardeo from and the police alike.Throughout the event, a stream of students filed to the back and Wilson College.“He allegedly lost control New Delhi At 4.30 am on Thursday, Kiran of his two-wheeler and dashed their formed long queues for a bottle of water and Innova,” said an officer from Gamdevi Singh (32) and her two children left their to use the makeshift toilet. police station. D’mello and his driver got Uttam Nagar home to hear Prime Minister A girl was also sent to the medical ambulance out of the car and started demanding Rs Narendra Modi speak as India celebrated its outside as she fell ill. But their enthusiasm 10,000 for the damage to their car. The 73rd year of Independence.“This is the first never dimmed as they were all too excited to student said he did not have any cash. “As time we are going to watch Modi ji’s speech witness the Prime Minister “in real the car had stopped in the middle of the live,” said Singh, adding that he had done “a life”.Seated away from the younger students road, a traffic constable arrived at the scene good job by scrapping Article 370 from on chairs were boys studying in higher and asked them to leave. They allegedly Jammu & Kashmir”. Like her, hundreds of grades. Yash Kumar (17), a humanities fled with his bike’s key,” said an officer. people walked through the streets of Old other announcements in his 95-minute opposite the podium from where the Prime speech, like promising to provide piped Minister addressed the gathering, the student from Government Boys’ Senior After pushing his bike for a few metres, he Delhi to reach Red FortClad in a white kurta Secondary School in Preet Vihar, said, “A saw the two waiting near Bhavan’s college. drinking water to every household across the children — dressed in blue, white, saffron pyjama and a colourful turban, the Prime day after the Article 370 decision, my The two then demanded Rs 5,000 from him country.Ganesh (30), an accountant from and green — created a formation spelling Minister reached the venue at 7.30 am. political science teacher explained its and as he refused, they fled with his bike. Delivering his sixth Independence Day Azadpur, however, reserved his verdict on “Naya Bharat” against the backdrop of the The driver drove Shinde’s bike while history. address, and the first under his second term, the speech. “We will wait and see how much Tricolour.Antima (13), Urooj (12) and D’mello drove his car. work is actually done in the next five years,” Babita (12) from Paharganj’s Government At the end of the discussion, she asked us our Modi spoke about how the abrogation of opinion. I think development will take place Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under he said.Students from around 41 Girls’ Senior Secondary School, who sat at government schools and MCD schools, the edges and formed a boundary to the flag in J&K now. But a section of people are BJP MP Roopa Article 370 was a step towards ‘one nation, suffering as restrictions are in place… so the one Constitution’.The PM also made several wearing matching caps and carrying formation, were excited about the event. Ganguly's Son, 20, raincoats, also thronged the venue. Seated “Fifty of us practised every day for the past situation can turn bad.” Arrested For Driving Mangrove destruction: Dangerously Kolkata: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly’s son Over 50 cases this year in Mumbai KOLKATA: BJP MP and Bengali actor Roopa Ganguly's son has been arrested for arrested after his car rams into wall Mumbai Nearly 50 cases on the reckless driving after he rammed a wall of New Delhi destruction of the city’s an upscale Kolkata club with his car on BJP MP Roopa arrested under Sections 427 Ganguly’s son was arrested on (mischief) and 279 (rash driving) mangroves, which play a key role Thursday. Reports suggest Akash in absorbing the impact of Mukhopadhyay, 20, was drunk. Friday after he rammed his car of the Indian Penal Code and into the wall of an upscale south under Section 184 of the Motor flooding and are rich in flora and The police said many had a narrow escape Kolkata club, with many having a Vehicles Act besides the fauna, have been registered when the black sedan slammed into the between January and July this near escape from being hit.The Prevention of Damage to Public year.The cases relate to debris wall of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club at incident took place late on Property Act.Meanwhile, in a breakneck speed.He has been arrested on dumping, encroachment, Thursday night when Akash tweet, hacking, blocking of tidal water to charges of driving dangerously, the police Mukhopadhyay, while taking a said today. A medical test has yet to Ganguly said the law should take the mangroves and destruction of turn, rammed his black sedan into its own course.My son has met wildlife. Twenty-seven cases establish whether he was drunk when he the wall of the club in the posh crashed his car late last night. with an accident near my relate to destruction of wildlife, Golf Garden area, police sources residence. I called police to take including flamingo poaching and In a series of tweets, Roopa Ganguly fumed told .Locals claimed many people care of it with all legal beaching of Dolphins. Another 12 about "political rubbish" after reports had a narrow escape as the vehicle implications… No favours/ cases are on debris dumping and about the crash and asserted that the law was being driven at a breakneck politics please. I love my son and eight on encroachment.The cases should take its course.My son has met with speed. While the car crashed into will take care of him but law have been registered under the an accident near MY RESIDENCE. I the boundary wall, breaking a should take its own course (sic),” called police to take care of it with all legal portion of it, the driver was Mukhopadhyay’s father, who MP’s son was then taken to the she said.Tagging Prime Minister implications. No favours/politics please. I trapped inside.Read in Bangla Narendra Modi in the tweet, the love my son and will take care of him but rushed out of their apartment Jadavpur police station by cops, as here.No one was injured in the nearby on hearing the commotion, the locals alleged that he was Rajya Sabha member said in law should take its own course. Neither do incident as several people present Hindi, “I don’t commit any I do wrong, nor do I tolerate it. I am not up https://t.me/TowardsTomorrowcame to his son’s rescue and driving in an inebriated condition. at the spot scampered to safety on helped him out of the car. The BJP This morning, Mukhopadhyay was wrong, neither do I tolerate one. I for sale," the BJP parliamentarian said in a time, eyewitnesses said. am not up for sale.” tweet tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi."How funny, I spoke to him in the afternoon, discussed about his lunch and other basic things at 3pm. Now I get to hear Indian Forest Act, 1927; such stupid comments by the media. He Chandigarh residents to get Environment Protection Act, 1986; Coastal Regulation Zone just left this morning by 7.50 flight. What laws and Wildlife Protection Act, sort of political rubbish is this," Ms 1972. Ganguly said in another tweet.According to reports, Akash, while taking a turn, Mumbai has 6,600 hectares (ha) of vehicles registered at dealers’ end mangrove cover, with 6,400 ha in crashed into the wall of the club in the posh the suburbs and 200 ha in south Golf Garden area, at a spot near his home. Pune In a bid to ensure effective reservoir basin and sub-river basin on the Mumbai. Of this, close to 4,500 Local people claimed many barely ran out of ha is on government land and rest range of the speeding car. The car crashed management, the India Meteorological basis of its area expanse. This Department (IMD), Pune, has started information will then be shared with in private areas. Navi Mumbai into the boundary wall, breaking a portion and the eastern end of Thane of it, with the driver trapped inside. The issuing water level forecasts for all river CWC and other authorities, like the creek have 1,471 ha of wall, as well as the car, were badly wrecked basins in India from August 1.Last year, it department of irrigation. It will be mangroves.Around 4,225 ha of but Akash Mukhopadhyay suffered minor was alleged that improper dam handy and can be decisive while mangroves on government land injuries.Akash Mukhopadhyay reportedly management aggravated the flood deciding the release of water from has been declared as ‘reserve came out of the car with the help of his situation in Kerala. Nearly 80 dams, big time to time, especially during the forest’. This provides more father, who had rushed out of their and small, were on the verge of collapse monsoon,” Pulak Guhathakurta, protection as the law prohibits all apartment. Later in the night, he was and this forced the irrigation department head, Climate Application and User human activities in the area, arrested reportedly from a friend's house. to simultaneously open their gates, Interface at Climate Research and including grazing and hunting while giving more teeth to the leading to flooding in several districts, Service (CRS) at IMD, Pune, told forest department to punish Maharashtra Woman, including Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur The Indian Express. encroachers.Last year, the and Wayanad.An effective dam All the water volume data will be Bombay High Court had ordered Lover Pour Hot Oil On management mechanism has become the The experts at IMD, Pune, are now making use of provided in Thousand Million Cubic the state government to launch need of the hour, given the erratic nature of real-time rainfall data from its own network of feet (TMC) as per CWC standards, said criminal action against those who Husband To Kill Him, rainfall recorded in recent times. Often, rain gauges to issue forecasts for water levels in Guhathakurta. While all the river-basin destroy mangroves.“Strict improper and unscientific release of large river basins. information would be available on the website vigilance has been enforced in quantities of water from reservoirs aggravates areas which had earlier reported Arrested Under this new application, all 25 river basins of IMD, Pune, officials also plan to share it with high cases of mangrove the flood situation. Incidents triggered by and 101 sub-river basins earmarked by the authorities concerned of the department of destruction. In addition, swift extreme rainfall minus scientific dam Central Water Commission (CWC) will be water resources or irrigation, as per implementation of environment management resulted in disasters in Kerala covered. CWC identifies river basins for Indus, requirement. protection laws and conservation (August 2018), Maharashtra and Karnataka Mahi, Narmada, Ganga, Krishna, Mahanadi, A senior IMD official said, “The idea is to offer efforts with the construction of a (2019). The move to utilise IMD's expertise in Cauvery, Tapi, Sabarmati and Godavari. services as per requirement of certain sectors. compound wall and round-the- forecasting water volumes alongside rainfall “We will make use of our forecasts and rainfall Had this been available last year, the flooding in clock surveillance has helped,” can be a baby step towards dam management in information to calculate the total volume of Kerala due to release of water from dams could said Neenu Somaraj, deputy conservator of forests, mangrove India. water expected to accumulate in every river have been avoided.” cell.

On Tuesday night, while he was IIT Bombay harassment case: HC pulls up scholar sleeping, the woman and her lover poured hot oil on her for comments on complainant’s personality husband's head and face and Mumbai A research scholar from IIT students calling themselves construed” the reply as sexist also attacked him with a hammer In December Bombay has moved the Bombay members of Ambedkar Periyar remarks and organised a signature PALGHAR: A 28-year-old woman and her 2018, the High Court, seeking his PhD degree Phule Study Circle (APPSC).The campaign against him.He alleged lover were arrested for allegedly trying to which was withheld on account of petitioner, by an email in April that with the “orchestrated burn her husband alive in Maharashtra's petitioner was an “unsatisfactory apology” in a 2018 to the Dean, informed about campaign and signature drive” Palghar district. The 35-year-old man, who sexual harassment complaint activities of APPSC and objected losing steam, the respondent no 9 suffered burns, managed to alert his informed by lodged by an assistant professor. On to the tone and tenor of the speech (woman professor) lodged a neighbours and save himself. Wednesday, the court pulled up the by a professor, who had allegedly complaint of sexual harassment at Directorate of researcher, stating that he can criticised Hindus and the caste workplace” and it was referred to On Tuesday night, while he was sleeping, the regarded as workplace of the Administrative express his views but not make petitioner as he is only a student. system in a lecture. the Internal Complaints Committee woman and her lover poured hot oil on her comments on the woman’s (ICC).While the complaint was husband's head and face and also attacked A division bench of Justice S C The petitioner alleged that members Reforms and personality.The scholar has of APPSC, conniving with an lodged, the petitioner had him with a hammer after tying his legs, Dharmadhikari and Justice Gautam completed his Master of Philosophy assistant woman professor, planned successfully appeared for viva-voce said senior police officer Rajendra Public Grievance Patel was hearing the matter. “What and is designated as Senior is the question of making any to silence him. He said the professor for his Phd thesis in April 2018. Kamble.The injured man said he ran into Research Scholar.The petitioner by an email on April 19, 2018, The petition added that the the kitchen after freeing himself and threw that the apology comment on her personality?…It is also raised a Constitutional a personal attack and it is uncalled invited him for an informal chairperson of ICC then mailed the utensils at the attackers as he managed to question with regard to the validity meeting. To this, the petitioner HOD of his department, directing to escape to their neighbour's house. was found to be for,” said Justice Patel.The court of Sexual Harassment of Women at further said that it will pass replied that “she is a lady of virtues” withhold all clearances of the He has been admitted to a hospital in unsatisfactory Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and the petitioner is “full of respect petitioner pending inquiry. Mumbai and his condition is serious, the orders.According to peition, in and Redressal) Act in a case in December 2017, posters with for the virtuous women” and that he The ICC last year recorded that “it police said. The man often fought with his and, therefore, which there is no relationship of slogan “Stop Hindutva Terrorism” would not be afraid of meeting her. finds merit in the complaint” and wife over her extramarital affair, said the his degree is employer and employee and also were placed outside the boy’s hostel He added that APPFC professors and directed the petitioner to tender an police officer. being withheld. when the IIT Bombay cannot be mess. These posters were pasted by other faculty members “wrongfully apology in a manner prescribed. THE SIKH TIMES DELHI-NCR New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 5 NEWS BOX Security Personnel Return Bag With Rs. 1 I-Day in Mumbai: Shanmukhananda Sabha Lakh Left By Delhi Metro Commuter honours eight war widows, Army Captain

NEW DELHI: Setting an example, the Mumbai On the occasion of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) country’s 73rd Independence Day, personnel on Wednesday returned a bag, eight war widows and an Army containing Rs. 1 lakh, that was left behind Captain were honoured by the in the Delhi Metro to its owner. Shanmukhananda Sabha with the Assistant Inspector General Hemendra Shanmukha Shaurya Ratna award at Singh, spokesman for the CISF, told IANS, an event on Thursday. The Praveen Jha (30), a resident of Dwarka, had programme, jointly held by the forgotten the bag in the Delhi Metro. Indian Army, kicked off with the The unattended suspicious bag was found at Indian flag being hoisted by Brigadier Pravin Shinde and students of the sabha’s Sangeeta Vidyalaya singing the national anthem.Speaking at the event, Dr V Shankar, president of Shanmukhananda Sabha, said, “We have been celebrating Independence Day and Republic Day over the years more in the ritualistic sense and the actual spirit of freedom has long been forgotten. We must not forget the sacrifices made by the freedom fighters of this country and the fact that they did not Shivaji Stadium Metro station by the CISF just fight for freedom from colonial personnel. When it was opened after due rule but for freedom from fear, security protocol, it was found to be favour and want that the citizens containing Rs. 1 lakh in cash, Singh said. faced. The CISF personnel started scanning the It is unfortunate that that is something CCTV camera footage to locate the rightful we haven’t been able to overcome themselves in the line of fire so combat, is now an Additional eliminating six terrorists at India’s uniform for at least two months owner of the bag. They found the person even today.”Saluting the armed that we go back home and get Commissioner of Income Tax, border in Kashmir in 2017. On his each year. That said, it is not an who had lost it in the Metro, and returned forces, Dr Shankar added, “The sound sleep.”Lt General S K Mumbai, and is the only officer to journey, Capt Arya, who swapped easy job by any means. My wife that to him, the spokesman said.1 defence forces fight on the border Prashar, GOC (Maharashtra, have served both the ministry of his office desk in Mumbai to fight and children are always anxious COMMENTAfter receiving the bag, Jha not for the hatred of what’s in front Gujarat and Goa area), presented finance and defence.A2004-batch for his country, said, “I am a when I’m out for an operation. of them but for the love of what’s the war widows from Maharashtra IRS officer, Capt Arya, who was civilian but joined the armed They see the jeep arriving to pick thanked the CISF personnel and said, and Capt Pradeep Arya the conferred with the Shaurya forces through the Territorial me up and me putting on a "Honesty is still alive." behind them. Today, we would like to pay tributes to all those who put awards. The Captain, who was on Chakra on January 26, 2018, Army entry, which allows me to bulletproof vest and understand UP Woman, Not deputation to the Army during the earned praise for his bravery in serve the Army and don the where I’m going.” Allowed To Visit Committed to make Maharashtra drought- BJP MP's Son Mother On Raksha Rams Car Into Wall In Kolkata, Bandhan, Commits free, water surplus, says Fadnavis Locals Allege He Suicide Mumbai Chief Minister Devendra eastern and western Vidarbha Fadnavis on Thursday once again pledged regions.”On floods in Sangli and Was Drunk HARDOI, UP: A 32-year-old woman to make Maharashtra drought-free. At the Kolhapur districts in Western committed suicide by hanging herself on Independ-ence Day address from the open Maharashtra, the CM said: “The Thursday after her husband did not allow lawns of Mantralaya in Mumbai, Fadnavis government has sought Rs 6,800-crore her to visit her mother's home on 'Raksha outlined the policy measures the package from the Centre.” He also made Bandhan'.The incident took place in government has decided to take to tackle special mention about the relentless Kotwali after Anshul Singh left home in the the twin problems of drought and efforts made by the Army, Navy, Air morning asking his wife, Anamika, not to flood.“The rainwater from Konkan that Force, Coast Guards, NDRF and SDRF go to her mother's home in Sitapur district. flows into the sea will be diverted to teams in the rescue and relief work in Later, Anamika committed suicide by Godavari valley to address the water the flood-hit districts.Looking at his KOLKATA: BJP MP and hanging herself from the ceiling fan with Bengali actor Roopa her sari. Around afternoon, her eight-year- scarcity in Marathwada and north government’s performance over the last Ganguly's son, driving old son, Aham, found her body and rushed Maharas-htra. Similarly, Wainganga five years, Fadnavis said: “An allegedly in an inebriated water will be channelised through a tunnel in reeling under drought for the last four years, unprecedented Rs 1.5 lakh crore investment out of the house crying.The neighbours Fadnavis said: “We have decided to divert state, rammed his car into the saw the child crying, came to know of the Nalganga to address the water requirements has been made in the agriculture sector. At wall of an upscale south of Vidarbha.https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow The state government is 167 TMC water from Konkan region to least Rs 50,000 crore have been deposited in Kolkata club on Thursday, incident and alerted the police. Her body Godavari river basin… Through Nalganga was sent for post mortem.Anamika's committed to making Maharashtra drought- the bank accounts of farmers under various police said. Many escaped project, a 489-km-long tunnel will be narrowly from getting hit by relatives arrived in Hardoi but have not free and water surplus,” the chief minister government subsidies and agriculture the car. lodged any complaint against her husband. said.Expressing concerns over the state constructed to channelise water from schemes.” Wainganga river that flows into Telangana to The incident happened late on 1 COMMENTAnshul and Anamika Singh Thursday night when Akash has two sons Aham, Aaarav and a six- Mukhopadhyay, 20, while month old daughter. Anshul runs an taking a turn, rammed his electronic equipment shop. Mumbai civic body to go ahead with plan to black sedan into the wall of the club in the posh Golf Garden area, the sources said.Locals Less leptospirosis claimed many people had a raze and rebuild 10 dilapidated bridges narrow escape as the vehicle was being driven at a cases in Mumbai Mumbai Citing risk and danger to people, The civic body plans to demolish and breakneck speed. The car crashed into the boundary the BMC will go ahead with its plan to reconstruct 10 bridges spending about wall, breaking a portion of it, this year demolish and rebuild 10 dilapidated Rs 125 crore. These bridges include with the driver trapped inside. bridges in the city. Pipeline bridge on Hans Bhugara Marg There was no report of any Last month, structural architect Shirish at Santa Cruz East, bridge across Juhu- injury as several people Patel had written a letter to the civic body Tara Road near SNDT nullah, bridge at present at the spot scampered stating that its plan to raze and rebuild the Gandhi Nagar, Kurar village, bridge to safety on time, the sources bridges was “fundamentally across Oshiwara river, Jogeshwari west said quoting eyewitnesses. misconceived”. He had suggested and bridge near Laxmi Baug nullah near Mr Mukhopadhyay came out of scrapping the plan calling it Ghatkopar BEST depot.In his letter, the car unscathed with the help “unnecessarily costly and troublesome for Patel questioned the need for complete of his father, who rushed out of MCGM, both now and for decades to demolition when some structures their apartment nearby on come”.“We have taken expert advice from seemed to have sound foundations hearing the commotion, the VJTI (Veermata Jijabai Technical which could be repaired. He had also sources said.He was then Mumbai Despite heavy rain in Mumbai this reconstruction of these bridges are s per questioned the delay in opening of Juhu- taken to the Jadavpur police year, the civic body has been able to keep Institute) and IIT-Mumbai and they have also given the go-ahead to our plan. There is a huge standard procedure…”Patel runs a company Tara Road bridge and Oshiwara bridge. station by the police, as the leptospirosis infection under check this which designs, manages and inspects locals alleged that he was risk in allowing traffic on these bridges or Following criticism, the civic body opened the driving in an inebriated year.Only 77 leptospirosis cases have been structural engineering projects. In June, the bridges to light vehicles last week.After a foot detected since July with 15 recorded this undertaking repairs to only the extremely condition."Investigation is dilapidated bridges. In case of any mishap, all BMC had approached him and other overbridge connecting Chhatrapati Shivaji going on and the man is being month, according to the public health prominent people for suggestions on ongoing department. Last year, 147 cases were the blame will be on the civic body and its Maharaj Terminus collapsed, the civic body questioned," a source at the engineers,” said an official from the bridges works related to bridges. Patel had, however, had ordered a structural audit of about 300 police station said.Tagging recorded in July and August. said that except for a few meetings, the civic Starting July, the civic body has conducted department.When asked about Patel’s bridges. The audit found 29 bridges to be Prime Minister Narendra objection to the high cost, the official added, administration did not show any interest in “extremely dangerous” requiring immediate Modi in the tweet, the Rajya three rounds of intensive screening in involving citizen-members in the process. Sabha member said . slums surveying 23.2 lakh houses from “The tenders floated for the demolition and demolition. July 3 to 5, July 30 to August 1 and August 5 to 7. At least 1.9 lakh people have been administered preventive medicine (doxycycline). A large number of them Maharashtra: Ganpati idolmakers reel were children and pregnant women, who are at highest risk of getting infected. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection spread mostly by rats and cattle in Mumbai. It under heavy losses after rain, flooding peaks during monsoon when the bacteria mixes with rainwater flooding roads. This Pen (raigad) As pandals get ready to for the new statues. The narrow roads and chipped, the big ones — 8 or 10 feet idols — year so far 102 cases have been recorded, welcome the elephant-headed deity in and alleys are strewn with half-filled bags of have dark spots and rotting bases. While the less compared to previous years despite around Mumbai, villagers of Johe and plaster of Paris and mud, useless after damage is not apparent in looks, it is evident heavy rain and flooding this year. There Tambadshet villages in Pen taluka feel they coming in contact with water. “It rained in the brittleness of the idols. “One of our were 218 cases in 2018.Even as have already been through the visarjan incessantly for 15 days. It flooded twice, on customers took the idol and it cracked while leptospirosis cases remain in check, flu (immersion of idols) even before the July 26 and August 4. The region recorded shifting. So we are now trying to identify infection with dengue-like symptoms are Ganpati festival arrives. The villages, home over 300 mm average rainfall,” the official which idols are worth salvaging and steadily increasing. So far this month, the BMC has treated 21 confirmed dengue to some of the most popular Ganesh said.In Johe village, 9 km away from Pen throwing away the rest,” Ajay Patil (43), an patients and 465 patients with dengue-like idolmakers, are reeling under heavy losses city, and less than 60 km from Mumbai, all artisan who sells unpainted idols, said. All symptoms.According to Dr Padmaja as business took a hit from heavy rain and hands are on the deck since water receded around workshops, there are coal bits flooding. on August 7. Thirteen-year-old Sonu Rasal burning, warming the idols up to get the Keskar, executive health officer, BMC, idols made out of clay. dengue cases rise every year during August While orders for Ganesh idols have had to be has taken leave from school. “Anyway, my damp out. cancelled and entire families are working As one approaches Tambadshet village, 8 km books and uniform are all wet. So I come On July 26 Pen received 231 mm and on and September. “Preventive measures must from Pen, the damage from excessive rain be taken by people, like using mosquito overtime to ensure that the idols are ready here in the morning,” he said, painting the August 4 it received 290 mm rainfall. That by Ganesh Chaturthi on September 2, the and flooding is hard to miss. In water- hands of one of the 2-feet idol. His father coupled with very high tides led to massive nets and window screens and wearing full- logged fields, there are white vestiges in the sleeved clothes. Larvae breeding must be artists rue the rains that swept away even Ravindra Rasal is busy answering phone flooding. It has rained over 2,000 mm in Pen their raw materials and almost a year’s shape of a broken arm, or a trunk or part of calls. “I have been abused more in the past till now, according to IMD. It has received prevented by draining stagnant water,” she the head that lay unclaimed. “Each house said.Dr V Ravishankar, chief operating earnings.Pen is the hub of Ganpati few days than ever in my life. But I the second highest rainfall in Raigad, first idolmakers, with every shop adding an has a damage worth Rs 8-10 lakh at least. A understand the anger of customers and we being Matheran.Dnyaneshwar Patil (40) officer at Lilavati hospital, said, “During big chunk of the crops have been laid to this time, all beds are running to full awning and selling idols as the festival of will return their money since we are had a huge crater in front of his shop and his Ganesh Chaturthi draws closer. “We are the waste. We are still assessing the damage,” cancelling orders. We have just been dealt a idols got swept away, but some are still capacity due to various infections.” an official from the talathi office said. She Dr Anil Ballani said cases of gastroenteritis, wholesale dealers of the idols. Right from really bad hand,” Rasal said. His daughter, marooned where he can spot them. “I didn’t selecting the Shadu mud to painting the added, “We are trying to get just 19-year-old Namrata, is busy doing an bring them back, what’s the point. All of our especially from Mahim and Bandra region, compensation for people, but it will take have escalated this month. “The cases are idols, we do it here and then send the idols inventory of the idols that have been laid to work has gone to waste. I have a three off. It is not a seasonal business, we do it all time.”Several idols are left waste. “The damage is equally bad on small month old daughter, my third. Suddenly I more severe. We are requiring unceremoniously around water bodies and hospitalisation this time. year round,” said Vaibhav Thakur (56), an and big idols,” she explains. am realising that I might not be able to artist specialising in making Shadu Ganpati, roadsides, as the artisans try to make space While the small idols were swept away, or provide for her. THE SIKH TIMES EDITORIAL New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 6 When Pakistani Forces Fired Missile At IAF Helicopter I Was On Modi's Speech Highlights How I saw a huge flash at the same level we were flying at. It was just three to four hundred metres away from us.On August 11, 1999, 38- year-old Squadron Leader Pankaj Vishnoi was Closely He's Working With RSS at the controls of an Indian Air Force Mi-8 transport helicopter when he came under a missile attack from Pakistani ground forces. He was flying the trailing chopper in a loose Discordances in India- formation of three IAF Mi-8s.There with 50 Pakistan relations, in fact, international journalists in total on board the helicopters.I was one of them.Squadron surfaced frequently during Leader Vishnoi, then the commander of the IAF's 119 Helicopter Unit, based in Jamnagar, Vajpayee’s engagement with was in command of my chopper. His first officer was Squadron Leader SP Singh. Islamabad. As foreign minister We had taken off from Naliya Air Force base in in November 1978, he found Gujarat and were flying towards the Sir Creek region in the Rann of Kutch to spot the the ongoing cricket series had wreckage of a French-built Atlantique been transformed into a maritime reconnaissance aircraft flown by 29 Squadron of the Pakistan Navy.A day earlier, gladiatorial contest when Gen this Atlantique had breached Indian air space on what the IAF believes was a mission to Zia Ul Haq declared a national probe India's defences in the area and gather electronic intelligence.At 11:17 am on August holiday after Pakistan won the 10 one of two Indian Air Force MiG 21s which second Test. More serious had been scrambled from the Naliya based No.45 Squadron to intercept the Pakistani was the Kargil incursion after aircraft locked on and fired a Russian built R- 60 air to air missile at the Atlantique. The infrared homing missile flew straight and level he thrice-banned RSS (once during to the port (left side) engine of the Pakistani British times) is the new Navy aircraft and exploded. The aircraft went Testablishment. Courtesy its acolyte, out of control, spiralling down and crashing at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yesterday, about 11:30 am.All 16 personnel including on August 15, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, five officers onboard were killed offered rare and generous public praise to The debris lay on both sides of the Modi for ending Kashmir's special status International Border in North Gujarat. via Article 370. Bhagwat, punning on the BJP's campaign slogan"Modi hai toh an ideological government and this is the Pakistan's information warfare machinery other two priority agenda items will be carried he and Bhagwat remained on the same page was, typically, quick off the mark. Foreign mumkin hain (With Modi, everything time for the RSS to showcase itself to India diplomats were flown to the area and shown becomes possible)", said, "Article 370 iss out in this term of the union government under and no government decision came as a shock and ensure that our values reflect in the the debris of the Atlantique with the point liye gaya kyonki Modi hai toh mumkim hai Modi. The RSS, now working in total tandem to the Sangh.With the economy heading into country."RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat being made that the IAF had intruded into (Article 370 could be scrapped only with Modi, has offered unstinted electoral deep crisis, the feeling in the BJP is that praised PM Modi for ending Kashmir's Pakistan airspace to shoot down an unarmed because of Modi)". support through its huge network of cadre and delivering on the cultural and ideological special status via Article 370 (File reconnaissance aircraft.India's attempt to Nullifying Article 370's privileges for a place for Modi in the pantheon of Sangh agenda will keep its core voter satisfied and photo)The RSS is pretty much running the couner Islamabad's account came the next day, Kashmir constitutes one of the three core greats (Modi's reference in his Independence ensure that the headlines are not restricted to country, so the point about showcasing is, a day I should not have survived.Just four articles of faith for the RSS and the wider Day speech to Sangh ideologue Syama Prasad unemployment and the slowdown.A tiny arguably, moot. From the house on top of kilometres short of the international border Sangh Parivar; the other two are Mookerjee who died in Kashmir in 1953 was group of extremely powerful people is Raisina Hill - Rashtrapati Bhavan - to the and approximately five minutes flying time introducing a common civil code so no accident.)n6v94vrsPrime Minister working carefully on what next. Says a senior top government offices and ministries in from the crash site, all hell broke loose. different religions cannot follow their own Narendra Modi addressing the nation on its BJP leader who is privy to the plans, "Article North and South block, all are run by "I made the call to the formation," says laws for issues like marriage and owning 73rd Independence DayThe RSS and Modi 370 was part of our manifesto, yet nobody former pracharaks (RSS volunteers). The Vishnoi, who retired many years later as an Air property, and buildin a Ram temple in relationship was not always this smooth. As in believed that we would actually keep our RSS has funding like never before to Commodore.Pakistani forces had fired a Ayodhya.I spoke to a number of BJP and most matters concerning Modi, it was Shah, promise. We did. Modi and Shah are not part communicate its ideology across the shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missile at our Sangh leaders for this piece. They make as party president during Modi's first term, of the Sangh, they are the Sangh and also very spectrum. It also has luminaries such as helicopter, possibly a US-made Stinger or two important points. Modi and his top who handled the matter. He made it a practice intuitive leaders. They know that the repeal former president Pranab Mukherjee Swedish RBS-70, widely considered some of aide and Home Minister Amit Shah have to call Bhagwat twice a week and was always (of 370) will bring us political windfall. India making house calls in Nagpur.Even the the most potent weapons of its class in the available to the Sangh's top brass. Shah would is now not squeamish about the fact that we sudden reference to population control by world."There was a flash. I saw it. And there assured Bhagwat and his number two, Bhaiyyaji Joshi, that after Article 370, the travel to Nagpur once a month to ensure that are a 'Hindu Pradhan Desh' (Hindu majority Modi in his speech is part of a careful was a smoke plume which was visible for country). The mood has changed. Modi runs several seconds despite the 20 knot (37 kmph) script. winds which we were encountering."The flight-log of Squadron Leader Pankaj Vishnoi from August 11, 1999 says "SAM (surface-to- air missile) fired toward aircraft flying 3-4 km The PM’s ideas remain short on inside own territory."What happened next is a vivid memory.The Mi-8 helicopter dived https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow down. A handful of journalists who were standing at the time fell and had to clamber back onto the benches mounted along the promise, high on word play cabin of the Mi-8.No one had any idea what was happening.The helicopter itself was Right from his first Independence Day speech, seeking to delegitimise opposition to his J&K measures for pushing “population control” rudimentary. A giant fuel drum fixed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been policies as politics for votes (chunavi as a service to nation. floor of the cabin was plumbed to the engine struggling to present himself as a visionary, a rajniti).The PM and his PR machine would Third, the PM spoke about giving a fillip to overhead. The smell of Aviation Turbine Fuel statesman, a dreamer, and someone striving to like us to remember his speech for the ideas, the rural economy by supporting local was inescapable."All three choppers dropped rise above the partisan and the momentary. vision and dreams. These touched a wide initiatives. This sentiment would be from 2,000 feet to less than 50 feet." This year’s speech was no exception. His range of topics, some particularly close to the attractive to many, but in economic terms, it The terrain all around in the Rann of Kutch speeches follow an implicit template: middle classes such as tourism or the five is unclear how the government would area was flat.We raced away to safety, our Touching upon ideas and dipping into the trillion dollar economy. And included many reconcile its search for growth and foreign mission to spot the wreckage had to be mundane, floating big plans and getting lost in non-controversial subjects, such as plastic investment with the protectionist idea of scrapped."We raced away at 180 kmph. We waste, infrastructure etc. Like the Swachh localisation of consumer practices. In the couldn't fly any faster." The "clam-shell" doors small matters, highlighting problems but exhorting citizens to do things on their own. have endeared him to many Indians. But he Bharat Mission in his first I-Day speech in political context, it would be interesting to on the other two Mi-8s in the formation had also probably gets carried away by these watch how this idea would be received by been removed to allow camera-crew to film. This template allows the faithful to detect 2014, the PM would want to be remembered elements of the extraordinary, leaving behind characteristics to the extent of sidelining the for the mission on water now. He also spoke the aspirational middle class the PM is so This meant a speed restriction. "I was leading more ambitious project of writing himself the formation. There was no way, I was going the ordinary or the controversial as only of poverty, but instead of elaborating a road enamoured of. In any case, it could be seen to fly away faster than the other two choppers." memory.But the aspiring statesman got easily into history as a visionary. map for poverty eradication, he hedged the as a tactical response to complications that Inside the cabin, I felt we ad lost at least one of overshadowed by three other personas. The Therefore, a third persona kept making its issue by saying that the poor had the courage globalisation is bringing. But is this not an the two engines on the Mi-8. Were we PM began as a debater defending an argument. appearance in the speech: Modi himself. and capacity to fight for their own wellbeing. abdication of governmental responsibility attempting an emergency landing? Were there Claiming that his second government has Five minutes into the speech, the PM slipped Four ideas from the speech need to be to ensure a fair balance between global serious control issues?I walked up to the IAF done in 70 days what could not happen in 70 from the more vague “hum” (we) to the more engaged with more seriously for their capital and local entrepreneurship?Finally, flight-gunner seated in a jump seat outside the years, he listed out the accomplishments of the personal “mein” (I), saying “mujhe awsar problematic nature. First, and not entirely repackaging his earlier idea of maximum cockpit, the door of which was shut."What past couple of months, three in particular: A diya” (people have given me the new, is the penchant for linking everything to governance-minimum government, the happened?" I asked.The flight-gunner had a passing reference to the changes made in opportunity). This was not a one-off mention “one nation” — GST, common electricity PM spoke about “ease of living”. This goes headpone and was on talk-back to the flight- existing anti-terror law; a proud claim of in the first person singular. Phrases such as grid and simultaneous elections. While India much beyond the industry-driven idea of crew inside the cockpit."Suspected missile abolishing triple talaq; and a defence of “mein”, “mujhe”, “mera” kept popping up has been moving towards many policies and ease of doing business and it would fired," he told me.It seemed unreal. This was a changes made in J&K. Of course, he did not — along with the inevitable reference to his initiatives that are common (or similar) certainly get him headlines in international worst case scenario one reads about. bother to reconcile democracy with the selflessness (“mera apna kuchh nahin”). It is across states, the PM’s emphasis on circles. He theorised that government Less than a month earlier, covering the Kargil intimidating changes in the terror law; he did not easy to dismiss this recourse to the first uniformity as the underlying value is should be there to help but it should not war, I had heard accounts from IAF fighter not find it necessary to explain the need to person as a slip; rather, it reminded of his problematic, suggests a clear preference for cramp the citizens. This sounds interesting pilots on how they had seen missiles streak criminalise triple talaq; he was not interested natural connect with the 130 crore Indians. the non-federal approach.Two, the PM’s but with increasing bureaucratic past their fighters as they bombed targets. On In the course of the speech, the PM made a somewhat long exposition on population was interventions in individual lives, with non- May 27 that year, an IAF MiG-21 was stuck by in assuaging the fears over central interventions in federal features when talking reference to the union between him and the deeply problematic. It is one thing to argue regulated intrusions into citizens’ privacy, a Pakistani surface to air missile. Squadron people by saying that the election was fought with controversial attempts of allowing Leader Ajay Ahuja, the pilot, ejected, only to about what was done in J&K. that the idea of demographic dividend is But in defending these actions, another not the party, nor the leader, but 130 crore debatable but the way the PM lauded the surveillance and with government’s track be captured and killed by Pakistani forces. The Indians. Conflating the individual with the following day, an IAF Mi-17 chopper was personality of the PM (and his government) “small sections” who have adopted the small record of using all regulatory mechanisms downed after being struck by several Pakistani came to the fore: The ruthless executive. As larger category of “people”, showing off family norm could easily put the poor in the for allegedly partisan action, the idea of a Stinger missiles. All four crew members the PM proudly pointed out, his government ruthlessness and defending policies of the dock and humiliate them. Already, ill- friendly but non-interfering government is perished.The threat of Pakistani shoulder-fired does not avoid problems, nor entertains them. government, took the PM to what he excels conceived ideas of penalising government bound to remain only a chimera.So, even if surface-to-air missiles was very real. This had He went on to say that the government will set in — polemics. Modi the polemicist could servants if they give birth to a third child or we discount the debater, the polemicist and been an unbelievably close call.At Naliya air aside whatever obstacles come in the way. It is not avoid the temptation of mentioning disqualifying such families from being the self-consciously self-centred leader, the base, I rushed to re-confirm my news. IAF these qualities of the PM — debating skills “parivarwad” somewhat out of context, and representatives in local bodies have gained PM’s ideas remain short on promise, high officers who were a part of our sortie went into and a show of strength and ruthlessness — that taking a snipe at previous governments over ground. The PM’s exhortation from the pulpit on word play and potent with controversial a huddle. not making Article 370 permanent, while would further encourage non-democratic takes on what we mean by democracy, nation and governance. Mukesh Ambani Cutting Reliance Debt Is Bad Omen For Economy Does Mukesh Ambani see dark clouds gathering will it mean for the more than 100 banks and value at which Aramco is investing is a lot plus mobile customers, and that required for refinancing and not new money.As for on the horizon? From his message to financial institutions around the world that higher than the business is worth. Saudi continued spending. shareholders, Mr Ambani is telling them that shareholders, it doesn't look like India's richest provide India's largest company and its Arabia wants takers for its surplus oil in a Now that he's reached 340 million hitting zero net debt will come with higher tycoon is worried. But his actions may reveal subsidiaries with billions of dollars - and yen, world of electric vehicles, and if Reliance's subscribers, though, the endgame is probably dividends, bonus issues and other goodies "at a more than his words. and rupees - in financing and refinancing? refinery can provide a profitable outlet for not more than a few quarters away. And that's more accelerated pace than any time in our At Monday's annual general meeting, the Above all, what will Reliance's deleveraging problematic for the economy. The rest of India 500,000 barrels per day of Saudi crude by mean for India?In retrospect, I tackled the last converting it into jet fuel and polymers, then history." But investors will struggle to reinvest chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. was Inc. is paralyzed by debt and self-doubt; the cash returned by Reliance. For one thing, brimming with optimism. Not only did he question prematurely in October 2016 when consumers are overstretched; and so is the Mr Ambani is doing the right thing by taking Reliance was shouldering 13 per cent to 14 per Aramco's money.A $22 billion reduction in India's slowdown is deepening. For another, the endorse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision government. A holiday for Reliance would company's digitization blitz is causing of bumping up annual GDP by 80 per cent in five cent of the entire investment by India's top remove from play the only domestic balance net debt (to reach zero) will require more than 1,250 listed companies as well as Indian Aramco's cash. Reliance has shoved some unpredictable disruption. A day after Reliance years to $5 trillion, he even forecast a $10 sheet with unspent firepower. told shareholders that they could watch movies trillion Indian economy by 2030. It's not only Railways and state-owned electricity boards. The investment cycle for the Jio network is borrowings into an infrastructure trust My conclusion then was that if Mr Ambani together with telecom tower and fiber assets. on their new home broadband the same day as the possible but "inevitable," he said.Something complete, Mr Ambani told shareholders. In cinema release, shares of PVR Ltd., India's doesn't add up. If the outlook is so rosy, why is took a yearlong vacation, India's growth other units, too, there's little left to do. Mr It's also taken on BP Plc as a partner in Indian outlook could dim. What I didn't anticipate was fuel retailing and oil exploration. If Mr biggest theatre exhibitor, fell more than 8 per cent Mr Ambani hitting the brakes on a seven-year, Ambani is selling 20 per cent of the family intraday.Several Indian business leaders have $100 billion investment spree across refining, that starting a 4G mobile network with lifetime jewel - Reliance's refining and petrochemical Ambani finds deep-pocketed partners for free voice calls and dirt-cheap data was just the general retail, as well as for telecom, reaching sounded the alarm on the Indian economy's petrochemicals, telecom and retail? While a operations - to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. even increasingly choppy waters. While Mr Ambani breather after such frenzied activity may be beginning rather than the end of Mr Ambani's though the goal is more strategic than just his goal will be simple enough. Banks, telecom ambitions. The goal of Reliance Jio however, will rue the end of his debt-fueled may or may not share their concerns, his cautious understandable, why does he want Reliance to shedding debt. As my colleague David actions can only serve to bring the storm closer. be a zero-net-debt company in 18 months? What was to acquire at least half of India's 1 billion- Fickling wrote, the $75 billion enterprise expansion if loan syndication deals are only THE SIKH TIMES HEALTH New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 7 to be watered and kept in the sunlight only once a week, making them an ideal choice for the busy bees. 3. Philodendron The beauty of this plant lies in the 'cut' of its leaf —the fast growing Philodendron hybrid has red leaves and extremely attractive foliage. It 5 ideal requires bright but indirect exposure to sunlight once a week to get the best foliage colour and should be watered only when the soil dries up. The brown leaves could be cut or trimmed as per the need. Table top plants 4. Sansevieria Interestingly known as mother-in-law's tongue, these are air purifying plants and are available in different types like straight, golden and green. These plants have hard-textured leaves to make your work desk lively and hence are perfect for beginners. Sansevieria needs to be watered once in few days and are also ideal to be kept in bedrooms as they are known to produce oxygen even at A work desk not only sets up the mood space—they are less than half-a-feet tall, thus night. of a working environment but is also making them suitable for the office desk. An ideal a reflection of one's personality. plant is chosen on the basis of whether it acts as an 5. Chlorophytum Considering the space crunch with air purifier i.e., absorbs toxins from the This again is an air-purifying plant. They have piles of paper and stationery on environment, beautifies or is easy on maintenance. dark green leaves with white margins and are the desk, decking up your They are mostly priced between INR 450-600," extremely tolerant to harsh conditions-- thus workstation with minimal said Ahuja. making them an ideal choice for beginners or accessories is the way to go. Read to know more about the five ideal table top forgetful owners. And what's better than plants, according to Ahuja, and pick the one which jazzing up your desk with would make your desk look lively at work: table-top plants, making the place look lively. 1. Golden Pothos How to use white To know more about the Golden Pothos belongs to the money plant family plants which would be and is very easy to maintain too. This is an air for home decor ideal for an office purifying plant which means it absorbs toxins environment, we from the air apart from producing oxygen. They Different colours can spoke to Sanya are tolerant of low light conditions and erratic be used to make an all- Ahuja, Founder & watering—they need to be watered only when its CEO of Greenish- soil starts to dry. It needs to be kept in the sunlight white home look a plant gifting only once a week. The beauty of this plant lies in White is the colour of elegance and simplicity. company. "Table- the texture of its leaves. An all-white home looks great when you know top plants require how to maintain it well. Many homemakers who m i n i m a l 2. Syngonium There are six to seven shades of Syngonium of are passionate about this colour would agree. It maintenance and do is not easy to keep it spotless and you also run which pink and green have a greater demand. not occupy a lot of the risk of making you home look too bland with These air-purifying plants are preferably the lack of colour. Here are a few points you grown using organic manure need to keep in mind... instead of soil. Organic manure Using dark brown tiles or a wooden floor for is light in weight, has more your living room if the rest of your home is nutrients than plain soil white, can really set it apart. and it also tends to Walnut shelves that also acts like your retain moisture for entertainment zone with the television, home- a longer time. theatre system, books and other knickknacks Thus, this can give a break to your white wall. plant needs White sofas and white upholstery on your chairs can be offset with dark-coloured cushions to give it a fresh look. The monotony of white can be broken with different-sized cushions in brightest hues. https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow You curtains can have other colours too even though you would want its b a s e t o primarily be white. Stripes and checks in a light shade can work well. A rug or carpet that belongs to the brown or beige family can add to the charm if you don't want a too-bright colour. When you have opted for white for your kitchen walls you should keep something in the room that contrasts it to bring out the beauty of pure white. Maybe your refrigerator can be bright to add colour. So, go right ahead and experiment with white and you will be amazed at the way your home looks.

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So, instead of looking around for Make a compost bin Keep a reusable bag in your handbag or car Electric appliances like TVs, computers your Wi-Fi network using the smartphone app a charger every time, why not just get a wall outlet Composting is a great way to turn so that it comes in handy whenever you go and iPod docks continue to consume large and you can access the camera feed via the app with built-in USB charging ports for your home? household trash into nutrient-rich shopping -be it at the grocery store or the amounts of energy even when they are in or a browser. The other way is to install a smart Havells offers a switch plate under their Crabtree supplement for plants. Take a bin (such as mall. standby mode. So ensure that you switch door lock. 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Investments in the workplace can designed to nurture the physical, cognitive and individual customization, instead of completely change the attitude and behavior and emotional needs of the employees. tightly enforced workplace standards. of employees, creating a new spatial vibe However, only the right kinds of spaces can 3. Offer settings and affordances that help that boosts their motivation and performance make this happen and thus we got in touch employees feel supported in their work. within a relatively short time. with Praveen Rawal, Managing Director, 4. Design for transparency, so that people Design Considerations: Steelcase (design consultant to the offices of can see and be seen and build trust. 1. Design areas that give people choices for Google, IBM, Deloitte, Accenture, 2. Cultivating mindfulness in the controlling the level of sensory stimulation TATASky and many more) to understand Office?workplace around them. some ways to build a progressive and Mindfulness means balancing the intense 2. Provide easily adjustable furniture to fit a adaptable workplace which will boost https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow pace of life with being fully present in the range of sizes, needs and preferences and to employee productivity and engagement at a moment. Today technology presents many promote movement throughout the day. workplace. opportunities for multitasking, which 3. Include cafes with healthy food choices Read this now! and displays. 1. Optimism: Fostering creativity and allows people to be physically present in a innovation meeting, but mentally lost in email. 4. 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These workers need to feel a sense of people to be physically present in a meeting, Design Considerations: These spaces can provide employees options difficult tasks and being open to change. individual influence and control over their but mentally lost in email. Workers need 1. Create spaces that help people connect for different modes of work and promote These workers need to feel a sense of environment, versus feeling quashed by physical spaces that help them manage the with others one-on-one and eye-to-eye and individual employee wellbeing—and thus individual influence and control over their standardization and rigidity. cognitive overload of their daily lives and be not just through their technology devices. improve retention—as well as advance other environment, versus feeling quashed by 2. Cultivating mindfulness in the workplace fully present in the moment. 2. Design areas that allow workers to business goals. 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THE SIKH TIMES WORLD New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 9 NEWS BOX Trump has talked China warns it could quell Hong Kong protesters; about buying Greenland for Donald Trump urges Xi Jinping to meet them US: Sources HONG KONG: Hong Kong braced for in 1989," referring to the bloody preparing for a crackdown, a source WASHINGTON: Aiming to put more mass protests over the weekend, military crackdown on pro-democracy familiar with the deliberations said. A his mark on the world map, even as China warned it could use its d e m o n s t r a t i o n s i n B e i j i n g ` s White House aide said television President Donald Trump has power to quell demonstrations and US Tiananmen Square 30 years ago. reports on the possibility of a talked to aides and allies about President Donald Trump urged White House national security adviser crackdown were a factor in Trump’s buying Greenland for the US. Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet John Bolton warned against a repeat of shift in tone.On Thursday, China`s A Trump ally told The Associated personally with the protesters to Tiananmen in an interview on foreign ministry said Beijing had noted Press on Thursday that the defuse weeks of tensions. Hundreds of Wednesday, and Trump on Thursday Trump`s comment that Beijing needed president had discussed the China`s People`s Armed Police (PAP) urged Xi to meet with the protesters, to resolve the Hong Kong crisis on its purchase but was not serious on Thursday conducted exercises at a saying it would lead to an end to own, while Liu, the Chinese about it. And a Republican sports stadium in Shenzhen which tensions. "If President Xi would meet ambassador in London, accused congressional aide said Trump borders Hong Kong after the US State directly and personally with the unidentified foreign forces of brought up the notion of Department said it was "deeply protesters, there would be a happy and fomenting the protests. "Hong Kong is purchasing Greenland in concerned" about the movements, enlightened ending to the Hong Kong part of China. No foreign country conversations with lawmakers which have prompted worries that the problem. I have no doubt!" Trump should interfere in Hong Kong’s enough times to make them troops could be used to break up internal affairs," Liu said.CALLS FOR wonder, but they have not taken tweeted.The remark came a day after protests.Ten weeks of confrontations had shown "signs of terrorism." "The edition of China`s influential state- Trump tied a U.S. trade deal with China RESTRAINTWestern governments his comments seriously. Both between police and protesters have have stepped up calls for restraint spoke on condition of anonymity central government will not sit on its controlled Global Times tabloid also to a humane resolution of the protests. to discuss private conversations. plunged Hong Kong into its worst hands and watch," Liu Xiaoming told warned that China had the option to Trump has been seeking a major deal to following chaotic scenes at Hong crisis since it reverted from British to reporters. "We have enough solutions "forcefully intervene" and lashed out at correct trade imbalances with China Kong`s airport this week that forced Still, it wouldn’t be the first time an Chinese rule in 1997 and presented the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights and American leader tried to buy the and enough power within the limits of what Beijing describes as U.S. ahead of his 2020 re-election bid and biggest popular challenge to Xi in his (the) Basic Law to quell any unrest interference in Hong Kong. has faced criticism from Congress and saw protesters set upon two men they world’s largest island, an seven years in power. The Civil Human suspected of being government autonomousterritory of swiftly," Liu said, referring to Hong "If Hong Kong cannot restore the rule elsewhere for not taking a stronger Rights Front, which organised million- sympathisers. France called on city Denmark.In 1946, the US Kong`s mini-constitution, which states of law on its own and the riots intensify, public line on Hong Kong and for his strong marches in June, has scheduled officials to renew talks with activists, proposed to pay Denmark $100 that the Hong Kong government can it`s imperative then for the central characterization of the protests earlier another protest for Sunday.China`s while Canada said China should handle million to buy Greenland after ask the Chinese garrison in the city to government to take direct actions this month as "riots" that were a matter ambassador to London issued a stark the protests with tact. flirting with the idea of swapping help maintain order."The central based on the Basic Law," it said, saying for China to deal with.Trump`s tougher warning, saying Beijing could use its land in Alaska for strategic parts government of China will never allow the Shenzhen PAP deployment was "a stance on Hong Kong followed a Two opposition lawmakers from Hong power to quell the Hong Kong protests of the Arctic island. a few violent offenders to drag Hong clear warning". The paper said the debate within his administration over Kong visiting the United States on if the situation deteriorated further and Neither the White House nor Kong down a dangerous road, down a situation in Hong Kong "won`t be a whether Washington was looking too Thursday urged the outside world to repeating charges that some protesters Denmark immediately dangerous abyss," Liu said. The Friday repeat of the June 4th political incident compliant while China appeared to be stay focused on developments. commented Thursday. Trump is set to visit Denmark next month. Malaysia to question Islamic North Korea fires projectiles, rejects Autopsy on preacher Zakir Naik over Epstein shows racially sensitive remarks South Korea's dialogue pledge Malaysian authorities will summon Indian Islamic SEOUL: broken neck preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly North Korea launched at the responsibility of the South, a Thursday it was only through his made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic least two projectiles into the sea North Korean spokesman said. policy of Korean national peace on Friday, South Korea's that dialogue with the North was NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: nation, the government said on Thursday. The unidentified spokesman An autopsy of the financier military said, shortly after repeated criticism that the joint still possible."In spite of a series The move comes after several ministers demanded Pyongyang described South US-South Korea drills were a of worrying actions taken by Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an Naik`s expulsion on Wednesday after he said Hindus in apparent suicide while awaiting Korea's president as "impudent" sign of Seoul's hostility against North Korea recently, the Malaysia had "100 times more rights" than the Muslim and vowed that inter-Korean the North."We have nothing to momentum for dialogue remains trial on sex trafficking charges, minority in India.Naik, who has lived i Malaysia for talks are over.The North has unshaken," Moon said in found his neck had been broken talk any more with the South about three years and faces charges of money protested against joint military Korean authorities nor have any remarks marking Korea's in several places, according to laundering and hate speech in India, has come under drills conducted by South Korea idea to sit with them again," the independence from Japan's two law enforcement fire for comments allegedly pitting the country`s ethnic and the United States, which Pyongyang's nuclear weapons North's spokesman for the 1910-45 colonial rule.The sources.Such injuries can occur and religious minorities against the ethnic Malay kicked off last week, calling and ballistic missile Committee for the Peaceful North's spokesman described to people who hang themselves majority, who are predominantly Muslim. them a rehearsal for war. It has programmes.Those Reunification of the Country Moon as an "impudent guy" who or who are strangled.Epstein was fired several short-range denuclearisation talks have been said in a statement carried by the is "overcome with fright".He found dead in his jail cell in New Police will question Naik and several other individuals missiles in recent weeks. stalled despite a commitment to said Moon had no standing to and groups for making "racially-tinged statements" and North's official KCNA news York City on Saturday. The North Korea fired two more revive them made at a June 30 agency.The committee is the talk about engagement with the circumstances of the multi- for spreading false news that has affected public unidentified projectiles into the meeting between US President North's government agency North because of the ongoing millionaire's death are under sensitivities, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. sea off its east coast on Friday Donald Trump and North tasked with managing military manoeuvres by South investigation, and it was unclear "I would like to remind all parties, including non- morning, South Korea's Joint Korean leader Kim Jong relationships with the South. The Korea."His open talk about when a report of the autopsy citizens, that enforcement agencies under my ministry Chiefs of Staff said in a Un.Earlier on Friday, rival Koreas are technically still 'dialogue' between the North and would be made public. will not think twice to take legal action against anyone statement. South Korea's Pyongyang rejected a vow by at war after the 1950-53 Korean the South under such a situation One of the two law enforcement who attempts to threaten public harmony and peace," National Security Council was South Korean President Moon War ended with a truce rather raises a question as to whether he sources familiar with the Epstein Muhyiddin said in ahttps://t.me/TowardsTomorrow statement.Asked for comment, a meeting to discuss the latest Jae-in a day earlier to pursue than a peace treaty.Moon and has proper thinking faculty," the representative for Naik told Reuters he would first need launches.Japan's defence talks with the North and to bring Kim have met three times since spokesman said.It was case said there was no evidence unification of the Koreas by "senseless" to think that inter- or suggestion of foul play but to study the minister`s statement.Race and religion are ministry said it did not see any April last year, pledging peace imminent security threat from 2045.The loss of dialogue and cooperation, but little Korean dialogue would resume cautioned the investigation was sensitive issues in Malaysia, where Malay Muslims momentum between the North once the military drills with the make up about 60 percent of a population of 32 million. the latest projectile launch.The progress has been made to at an early stage."In all forensic launches have complicated and South and the stalemate in improve dialogue and strengthen United States were over, he said. investigations, all information The rest are mostly ethnic Chinese and Indians, most of attempts to restart talks between implementing pledges made at exchanges and cooperation.The The spokesman left open the must be synthesized to determine whom are Hindus.Naik, who has repeatedly denied the US and North Korean an historic summit between their South's Moon said in a possibility of talks with the the cause and manner of death," charges against him in India, has said his detractors negotiators over the future of two leaders last year was entirely Liberation Day address on United States. Barbara Sampson, New York were quoting him out of context to malign him. City's chief medical examiner, said in a statement on Thursday. UK oppn seeks to oust PM to avoid no- "Everything must be consistent; no single finding can be Israel bars entry to two Dems after Trump's call evaluated in a vacuum."Epstein's deal Brexit, but rival plans clash broken neck was reported earlier JERUSALEM: President Donald decided not to allow" representatives Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, LONDON: Opposition parties by the Washington Post.The Trump called on Thursday for Israel to Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar to visit including a visit to the Al Aqsa would postpone Brexit and hold bar the entry of two American as planned. She said it is in keeping Mosque, a hotly contested and volatile launched rival campaigns to Federal Bureau of Prisons, which topple PM Boris Johnson and an election. "This government has runs the Metropolitan congresswomen who had planned to with a policy of denying entry to those holy site, according toAshrawi. no mandate for No Deal, and the visit the West Bank, in an extraordinary who advocate boycotts of Israel. Her stop him taking Britain out of the Correctional Center in lower Israel's ambassador in the US, Ron European Union without a deal, 2016 EU referendum provided no Manhattan where Epstein was step to influence an allied nation and remarks came shortly afterTrump Dermer, said last month Tlaib and illustrating fractures in the anti- mandate for No Deal," Corbyn jailed, said there had not been an punish his political opponents at home. tweeted that "it would show great Omar would be let in, out of respect for Brexit movement that make said. "I therefore intend to table a inmate suicide there since 2006. It had been reported last week that weakness" if Israel allowed them in. the US Congress and the US-Israeli neither scheme likely to succeed. vote of no confidence at the Zhongxue Hua, the Bergen County Trump was pressuring PM Benjamin The two newly-elected Muslim members relationship. Political commentators Johnson has promised to push earliest opportunity when we can medical examiner in New Jersey, Netanyahu of Israel to deny entrance to of Congress are outspoken critics of said a reversal of Israel's original through Brexit by October 31, be confident of said a neck fracture was atypical the two women, Representatives Ilhan Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. intention to approve the legislators' with or without a deal, setting the success."However, his chances of in a suicide but warned not to Omar and Rashida Tlaib, and Thursday Tlaib's family immigrated to the US entry likely stemmed from a desire to scene for a showdown in success were crippled by the he left little doubt. In a Twitter post sent from the West Bank. Omar, a mirror Trump's hard line against them. parliament where a majority of leader of the anti-Brexit Liberal jump to conclusions."It’s Democrat party, Jo Swinson, who unusual to have a neck fracture," out while Israeli officials were still Minnesota Democrat, and Tlaib, a An Israeli official said earlier on lawmakers are opposed to an EU divorce without a transition deal. said Corbyn was not the right Hua said. "But the first question deliberating the matter, he said, "it Michigan Democrat, were scheduled to Thursday that Netanyahu and other figurehead for an emergency to address is when did it occur."If would show great weakness if Israel arrive on Sunday for a tour of the West senior members of his cabinet held With parliament the main obstacle government. Swinson's rival idea Epstein's neck fracture was fresh, allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to Bank, partly under the auspices of an consultations on Wednesday on a "final to Johnson's "do or die" pledge, for a senior parliamentarian to Hua said, then "at a minimum, it's visit." Israel's deputy foreign minister organisation headed by a longtime decision" about the visi t.Many Israelis lawmakers are urgently seeking a lead a national unity government a very unusual suicide." said the government had decided to bar Palestinian lawmaker, Hanan Ashrawi, and Jewish leaders have also expressed way to remove him or change the is unlikely to be accepted by Epstein, 66, who once counted two US Democratic congresswomen that was expected to highlight discomfort with the idea that American law to delay Brexit. Jeremy Corbyn. UK's electoral law lets Republican President Donald who support the international boycott Palestinian grievances over the Israeli officials could be denied entry because Corbyn, the veteran socialist another party try to form Trump and Democratic former movement from entering the country. occupation. The women were planning of their beliefs or criticism of Israel, leader of the Labour Party, said government within 14 days of a President Bill Clinton as friends, lawmakers should support a vote successful no-confidence vote, Tzipi Hotovely told Israel Radio in an to visit the West Bank cities of Hebron, and it was not immediately clear why of no confidence and back him to was found unresponsive in his interview on Thursday that "Israel has Ramallah and Bethlehem, as well as Israel's considerations had changed. but only if they have a majority in lead a "strictly time-limited the 650-seat parliament. cell on Saturday morning, temporary government" that according to the prison bureau.A source told Reuters previously that he was found hanging by the neck. Mark Epstein, who is Jeffrey Russian pilots earn Kremlin's praise Epstein's brother, said in an interview on Thursday he had last seen his brother in the morgue on Sunday. after landing plane in cornfield Jeffrey Epstein pleaded not guilty in July to charges of sex MOSCOW: Two Russian pilots miles) from Zhukovsky gear up, according to Elena distance themselves from the plane. trafficking involving dozens of safely landed an airliner International Airport. The Mikheyeva, a spokeswoman for "One of the stewardesses said there underage girls between 2002 and carrying 233 people in a Komsomolskaya Pravda Russia`s civil aviation authority. was smoke coming from the plane 2005. Prosecutors said he cornfield outside Moscow after tabloid praised pilot Damir Footage shot by passengers showed and we immediately panicked. We recruited and paid girls to give striking a flock of birds, Yusupov as a "hero," saying he the flight lasted less than two minutes ran after one of the men. He said him massages, which became prompting the Kremlin to hail had saved 233 lives, "having and that the engines had experienced follow me," Babin said. A local sexual in nature.The financier them as heroes who will receive masterfully landed a plane difficulties almost immediately after resident quoted by radio station had been on suicide watch at the top state awards. Russians have without its landing gear with a take-off. Vitya Babin, 11, who was on Govorit Moskva said the gulls that MCC but was taken off prior to said it was a miracle that no one failing engine right in a corn the plane with his mother and sister, struck the plane had probably come his death, according to a source was killed when the Ural field." Some drew comparisons said passengers had not been warned from an illegal rubbish dump near who was not authorized to speak AirlinesAirbus 321 came down with U.S. Airways Flight 1549 there was going to be an emergency Zhukovsky airport. Moscow region on the matter.Epstein was alone in a field southeast of Moscow which performed a landing on landing. There was silence in the officials, however, rejected that in a cell when he was found with its landing gear up after with its landing gear up after hitting a the Hudson River in New York cabin and then screams began when it assertion and said the nearest rubbish hanging there.Lawyers for hitting a passing flock of gulls, passing flock of gulls, disrupting the in 2009 after striking a flock of geese. touched down, footage showed. "We dump to the airport was 14 Epstein did notrespond to disrupting the plane`s engines. plane`s engines. "We congratulate the hero pilots who were not warned," said Babin. An kilometres away, TASS news agency requests for comment.Attorney MOSCOW: Two Russian pilots safely Up to 74 people, including 19 children, saved people`s lives," Kremlin unnamed passenger interviewed by reported. The plane was due to fly to General William Barr has said landed an airliner carrying 233 were treated for injuries, six of whom spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, state television said the plane had Simferopol in Crimea, the peninsula the criminal investigation into people in a cornfield outside Moscow have been hospitalised, Russian adding that the Kremlin would see started to shake moments after it took annexed by Russia from Ukraine in any possible co-conspirators after striking a flock of birds, news agencies quoted the that the men were quickly given state off. "Five seconds later, the lights on 2014. Safety concerns have plagued would continue.Barr, whose prompting the Kremlin to hail them emergencies ministry as saying. honours. "There`s no doubt about the right side of the plane started Russia`s airline industry since the agency oversees the Bureau of as heroes who will receive top state State television said the incident was this. They will be given awards." flashing and there was a smell of 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Prisons, has also demanded an awards. Russians have said it was a being dubbed the "miracle over BELLY-FLOP LANDING burning. Then we landed and though standards are widely investigation into Epstein's death miracle that no one was killed when Ramensk", the name of the district The plane`s engines were turned off everyone ran away," he said. recognised to have sharply risen on and ordered the temporary the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 came near Moscow where the plane came when it executed the emergency Passengers were evacuated via international routes in particular in reassignment of his jail warden. down in a field southeast of Moscow down around one kilometre (0.62 landing and it also had its landing escape slides and were told to recent years. THE SIKH TIMES BUSINESS New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 10 NEWS BOX Sensex falls 260 points, Nifty slips below 11,000 Mukesh Ambani, Asia's Richest, Grooms Heirs To His $50 Billion Fortune

Over the coming decades, billions of dollars in wealth will be handed over to yet another generation in family-controlled businesses across Asia.

New Delhi: Among Mumbai's glitziest economy was heavily controlled by the commerce foray into fashion etail in 2016 by society events over the past year were two government. starting online shopping portal Ajio. Her weddings in the family of Mukesh Ambani, "They have to show their mettle in husband is Anand Piramal, the son of Indian New Delhi: Markets opened in red on Friday the Indian tycoon who in 2018 became entrepreneurship and strategy like their billionaire Ajay Piramal, whose interests led by decline in IT and banking stocks. Asia's richest person. In December, his 27- father and grandfather," said Kavil range from pharmaceuticals to real The BSE Sensex fell 260.79 points or 0.70 year-old daughter Isha got married in a Ramachandran, a professor and executive estate.Akash, a Brown University alumnus, percent to 37,050.74 in early trade while Bollywood-style extravaganza attended by director at the Thomas Schmidheiny Centre has studied economics. He married his the NSE Nifty dropped 75.35 points or 0.68 global power brokers and titans of finance. for Family Enterprise at the Hyderabad- childhood sweetheart, Shloka Mehta, the percent to 10,954.05. Beyonce sang at the festivities, Hillary based Indian School of daughter of a Mumbai-based diamond Markets were closed on Thursday on account Clinton flew in and KKR & Co.'s Henry Business.Representatives for the senior trader and jeweler. The twins have a younger Kravis made an appearance. In March, her brother, Anant, 24."Going forward, you will of Independence Day. In the previous Ambani brothers declined to comment, and twin brother Akash wed in a ceremony Isha and Akash were not available for see Anant also taking some key session on Wednesday, the BSE Sensex attended by the likes of Google Chief reduce the debt that increased during its responsibilities," said Arun Kejriwal, expansion spree of recent years. interviews.Appointed in 2014 to the boards rose 353.37 points or 0.96 percent to Executive Officer Sundar Pichai.The lavish of Reliance Jio Infocomm, the mobile founder at KRIS, an investment advisory 37,311.53 while the NSE Nifty closed events put Mukesh Ambani's eldest children Over the coming decades, billions of dollars in carrier unit, and Reliance Retail Ventures, firm.The younger generation is getting higher by 103.55 points or 0.95 percent to in a very public spotlight at a time when they wealth will be handed over to yet another the twins have raised their profiles in involved at a time when Reliance is pivoting 11,029.40. Major losers in the Sensex pack are playing more visible roles at his Reliance generation in family-controlled businesses subsequent years, addressing investors at toward consumer offerings, which Ambani were Vedanta, HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, Industries's retail and telecommunications across Asia. Such dynastic transfers can annual shareholder meetings and has said will contribute almost as much as SBI, Tata Steel, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Tata businesses.Mukesh Ambani, 62, has big come with pitfalls, as Mukesh and his introducing new products. The duo also the group's core energy businesses by the Motors, Powergrid, Inofosys, Sun Pharma ambitions in new areas like e-commerce and younger brother,Anil, well know. More than helped bring an open-office culture for top end of 2028. Global retailers such as and RIL, falling upto 2.63 percent. On the is enlisting his children to help drive the a decade ago, the brothers were embroiled in executives at the group's corporate park in Amazon.com and Walmart are also other hand shares of Yes BAnk, ITC, modernization of his empire. The rise of the a feud over the family business after their Mumbai's outskirts.At Reliance Industries' expanding in India, bringing in new ONGC, Bajaj Fianance and HUL were twins offers early signs of the efforts the father, Dhirubhai, died without leaving a annual meeting on August 12, they competition that the Ambani family must gainers, rising upto 1.70 percent. titan is making to groom his heirs. The will.The twins are having a very different demonstrated a range of applications such as contend with in the coming years.Ambani's beginning to their careers from the patriarch, The US-China trade dispute remained a drag billionaire on August 12 announced that the virtual reality and conference calls that group is attempting to use its mobile carrier world's biggest crude producer, Saudi Dhirubhai. The late industrialist-who come with a new high-speed data network and retail units to tap country's online after Beijing on Thursday vowed to counter started out as a gas-station attendant in the latest tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese Aramco, will buy a 20 per cent stake in the the company is rolling out.Isha, a Yale shopping market, which by Morgan oil and chemicals business of Reliance Yemen-built up Reliance Industries into a University graduate and a former McKinsey Stanley's estimates will surge sixfold to goods, a Reuters report said. Among Asian petrochemicals giant at a time when India's peers MSCI`s broadest index of Asia- Industries, allowing the conglomerate to & Co. consultant, kicked off Reliance's e- $200 billion in about a decade. Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.2%, Japan`s Nikkei recouped early losses to be 0.09% firmer, while Shanghai blue IDBI Bank Hits New 52-Week Low Indiabulls Housing Finance Shares Fall chips rose 0.7%. After Earnings Announcement Nearly 10% On Moody's Downgrade At 1:19 pm, shares of the bank traded Reliance Industries 8 per cent lower at Rs. 25 apiece on New Delhi. Indiabulls Housing the NSE. On the BSE, the shares of Finance (IBH) shares fell nearly may buy more cable IDBI Bank traded 7.92 per cent 10 per cent on Friday, after rating companies to aid lower at Rs. 25 apiece.The net agency Moody's Investors interest income (NII) of IDBI Bank Service downgraded the JioFiber plans fell to Rs. 1,458 crore as against Rs. mortgage lender's corporate 1,639 crore in same quarter of the family rating to "Ba2" from last year. Gross non-performing "Ba1". The credit ratings agency Mumbai .Reliance Industries (RIL), which assets (NPAs) of IDBI Bank came in will commercially roll out its fibre-to-the- also changed its outlook to at 29.12 per cent as against 30.78 per "negative" from "stable". The home broadband network under JioFiber IDBI Bank shares fell as much as 11.94 cent in the corresponding quarter of next month, may consider buying more per cent to hit a new 52-week low of downgrade reflects renewed the previous year.The bank's gross pressure on the cost and cable companies to support its plans, Rs. 23.95 after the state-run lender on non-performing assets as August 14 post market hours reported availability of funds for people in the know have told Business percentage of total advances came Indiabulls Housing Finance and Standard. that its net loss in April-June period in at 29.12 per cent versus 27.47 per widened to Rs. 3,801 crore as against certain other finance companies The option of partnership with cable cent in the previous quarter. in the country, Moody's said in a companies is also on the table, they said, as loss of Rs. 2,410 crore in the quarter IDBI Bank's provisioning for bad last year. On the Bombay Stock statement on Wednesday. This could further pressure other decrease of 9.67 per cent. On the RIL looks to disrupt the broadband market loans increased 52 per cent as the presents a more challenging Exchange (BSE), shares in IDBI bank provided Rs. 7,009.49 crore aspects of IBH's credit profile, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), like it did in telecom three years ago. On Bank touched an intraday low of Rs. external environment than Monday, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani for bad loans compared with such as profitability and asset the share price of the company 23.80, falling 12.33 per cent from the Moody's had anticipated, quality," it said.On the National declined as much as 9.66 per cent said his firm was open to partnering local provisioning of Rs. 4,602.55 crore Moody's Investors Service previous close. The loss in the first in the same period last year. S t o c k E x c h a n g e ( N S E ) , to touch the Rs. 498 mark at the cable operators (LCOs) as it sought to quarter https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow of current financial year further said. "The outlook has widen its reach for broadband services. The operating profit of the bank fell to Indiabulls Housing Finance day's lowest point. At 12:53 pm, widened on the back of sharp increase been changed to negative to shares opened lower at Rs. 521.50 Indiabulls Housing Finance in provisioning for bad loans or non- Rs. 951 crore as compared to Rs. reflect the possibility that the 1,081 crore made in the apiece and dropped to as much as shares traded 5.00 per cent lower performing assets. tight funding conditions may Rs. 498.00 apiece, marking a at Rs. 523. Stimulus package corresponding period of last year. persist for some time, which framed after meetings No-first-use nuke policy will with Modi may come depend on 'circumstances' Rolls Royce announces Ghost Zenith this weekend in future: Rajnath Collection, limited to only 50 editions New Delhi. After revoking Article 370 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday granting special status to Jammu and New Delhi. Rolls-Royce has said that India follows 'no first use' policy announced the limited Zenith Kashmir in a seamless manner and the regarding nuclear weapons but said what security dragnet in the erstwhile state not Collector’s edition of Rolls-Royce resulting in a single bullet being fired, would happen in future will depend on Ghost as the luxury vehicle Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun "circumstances". "On the question of approaches the end of its ten year to focus on the beleaguered economy. nuclear policy, till today, we have a policy tenure. In his meeting with Finance Minister of no-first-use. What happens in future, will depend on circumstances," he told ANI after “The Collection of just 50 Zeniths will Nirmala Sitharaman and her team, Modi celebrate the timeless elegance of a argued for quick alleviation measures. paying homage to late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the site where the nameplate that has become the With the FPI surcharge causing cornerstone of contemporary Rolls- cataclysmic corrections in the capital country conducted its second nuclear tests markets, the BSE Sensex has seen a drop during the regime of the NDA government Royce Motor Cars. In true keeping of 8 per cent since early June, accentuated in 1998."In Pokhran, India emerged as a with its name, the Ghost Zenith after the Budget speech which imposed nuclear power. Despite all restraints, Atal ji Collection will feature the highest the tax, and the Prime Minister is gave permission for the nuclear test. India levels of Bespoke ever seen on a reportedly concerned about was listed among those countries which Ghost Collection car,” the company disinvestment receipts which are have nuclear power. I paid homage to Atal ji said in a statement. contingent on a stable equity on his first death anniversary here," Singh The interior of the Zenith Collector’s market.While the Parliment has passed said.The nuclear test was conducted in May edition comes with illuminated door the Finance Bill and tweaking it now will 1998 in Pokhran during the Vajpayee pockets. The rear seats feature accenting Ghost as the ultimate four finish. Buyers may select three have to see an extraordinary measure, the government. After India acquired the seat limousine. different colour-ways, Iguazu Blue Finance Ministry has reportedly sought embroidery that takes its inspiration nuclear power, it adopted a nuclear from the seat details of the original The Ghost Zenith Collection’s exterior with Andalusian White, Premiere the Law Ministry's view on how to doctrine, which declared a 'no first use' features a special two-tone Silver with Arctic White or a daring overhaul it. Section 119 of the IT Act 1907 Silver Ghost. The seats are which allows grandfathering is one (NFU) policy. accentuated in a contrasting leather, application with a gloss-contrast paint Bohemian Red with Black Diamond. option. Bringing an ordinance is another, but the former is a far better option.Sector specific sops could be on the anvil as early as this weekend; the auto and realty sectors are in shambles, consumption Hero MotoCorp shuts plants from Aug patterns after a 10-year glut have fallen off the cliff, savings rate is at a multi-year low and overall slowdown fears are rampant with almost all metrics in the 15-18, says market situation to blame negative or having seen huge deceleration. The January-March quarter GDP has Company says while the closure closed from August 15 to 18. While Sricity in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor slowed down to 5.8 per cent, the lowest in of plants has been partly due to this has been part of the annual district, has reached an advanced five years, which has caused pain points holidays for Independence Day holiday calendar on account of stage. It will have an annual installed Independence Day, Raksha to emerge all across the economic vector. and Raksha Bandhan, it also capacity of 1.8 million units. Once * The Prime Minister agrees that there is a Bandhan and the weekend, it also this facility is completed, it will take reflects the prevailing market partly reflects the prevailing market strong need for the growth revival and the demand scenario the company's total installed government will go to any extend to demand scenario," said the capacity to around 11 million units. jumpstart the somnolent economy. Chennai .India's largest two-wheeler company in an announcement to The company reported sales of the NSE. * The government strongly believes that a maker, Hero MotoCorp has decided 535,810 units in July 2019, slipping Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has vibrant capital market is a must to achieve to close its manufacturing facilities 21 per cent from the same month a for three days. The reasons stated are already announced the closure of its year ago, when the two-wheeler its divestment target.* The proposed plants for 8-14 days in July- surcharge on the FPIs to be reversed annual holiday and due to the manufacturer had reported overall prevailing market condition. After car September. Similarly, Tata Motors sales volumes of 679,862 units. The through tweaking as it has done has announced closure for eight incalculable damage. Long-term capital makers announced plant closures for company's sales have been declining a few days, Hero will be the first two- days, Maruti Suzuki for three days, since the beginning of the current gain tax to be enhanced to 3 years. Toyota Kirloskar also for eight * Slowdown in the auto sector is serious, wheeler maker to officially announce financial year, but it has been able to a temporary stop in production. days, Ashok Leyland for nine days, despatch more than 600,000 two- resulting in job losses for which the Bosch for 10 days, Jamna Auto for government is concerned. GST rate could The company stated that production wheelers during the last two months. planning is a matter of advance 20, and Wabco for 19, according to In the April-July period this year, the be slashed to 18 per cent across all auto reports. segments. Further, lower registration and monitoring of market dynamics and two-wheeler market leader's prudent demand forecasting. This While Hero MotoCorp has five production stood at 2,466,802 units, road tax levies may provide additional plants in India, the construction of cushion as the festival season kicks in. helps us to plan our production well in flexible, both in terms of volumes "In line with this trend, our down 12.03 per cent from the year- advance, thereby enabling us to stay and production schedules, it said. manufacturing facilities will be its sixth manufacturing facility, at ago period. THE SIKH TIMES SPORTS New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 11 NEWS BOX MS Dhoni celebrates I- Day with jawans in Ladakh Neighbours, on and off the court Panchkula. POST THEIR 21-14, Hyderabad.In 2017, the duo made Hyderabad.”After rectifying and a Former India skipper MS Dhoni, who is 21-11 win over the pair of Nitin one final appearance in All India lot of apologies (laughs), we learnt currently serving his Territorial Army Kumar and Harsh Rana in the U-19 Ranking Tournament and how to play doubles the right way. regiment, celebrated India’s 73rd Yonex Sunrise 28th Smt. Krishna semifinal appearance in U-19 Winning the title at Tirupur was Independence Day in Ladakh spending time Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Junior Nationals at Guwahati special for us as we scored a win interacting with the soldiers. Dhoni, who is Ranking Prize Money Badminton before claiming their first U-19 over Kapila/Sai in the quarters. a part of Parachute Regiment, reached Tournament at Tau Devi Lal national ranking tournament at Competing in Asian Junior Ladakh a day before along with his troop. Stadium, the top seed men’s Tirupur where they also scored a Championships also helped us to As per reports, the former Indian skipper also doubles pair of Manjit Singh win over Dhruv Kapila and Sai understand our game better and visited the Army General Hospital and paid Khwairakpam and Dingku Singh Krishna, the then top ranked U-19 even though we lost in the quarters, tributes to the martyrs at the Siachen War Konthoujam bowed towards the pair in India in 2018. Last year the whole village celebrated,” Memorial. Pictures of the veteran wooden court. The Manipuri duo also saw the Manipuri duo shares 18-year-old Konthoujam. wicketkeeper-batsman circulated on social belong to the same village called reaching the quarterfinals in Asian This year, the duo has reached in the media in which he was seen interacting with Ningthoukhong in Bishnupur Junior Badminton Championships final of All India U-19 Ranking the soldiers.It was also reported that the district and with their village at Jakarta, where they lost to the Tournament in Chennai and also Indian cricketer unfurled the tricolor in having only one cemented court, top seed pair of Di Zijan and Wang reached the quarter-finals in the Ladakh.After taking a two-month break every time the top ranked U-19 stay close to each other, we did not the family, Konthoujam’s time was Chang of China.“When we won Senior Ranking Tournament at pair in the country plays in a the silver medal in the junior from the sport and Dhoni has been serving face problems in playing as a s p e n t i n t r a i n i n g w i t h Bengaluru, where they lost to tournament, they make it a point to doubles pair but finding opponents Khwairakpam at the village nationals in 2016, my parents and Kapila/Sai Krishna. Gopicahnd with the Territorial Army in Kashmir. A bow to the wooden courts.“Both of Khwairakpam’s parents were very statement released by the army before he was tough and we would call up court.The duo would win the silver Academy coach Arun Vishnu us stay in the same neighbourhood different singles player to play medal in the U-13 category in the excited and told all the village believes that the duo has been was sent to Kashmir said the cricketer is in our village and we started residents about our win. We improving with time.“When both expected to take up duties of patrolling, with us,” recalls 18-year-old Manipur nationals in 2014 before playing badminton together at the K h w a i r a k p a m . W h i l e competing in sub-junior all India always wanted to play doubles and of them came to the academy, they guarding and post duties with the troops cemented court in our village. when we were selected for the did not have much idea about the during his stay with the para regiment.The Khwairakpam’s father Ranjit ranking tournaments. In 2016, the When we started playing in 2010, Singh is a crane operator in Loktak duo won the U-17 title in All India Gopichand Academy, it meant that strategies of doubles. But since former Indian captain holds the honorary about 10-15 players used to play Lake development Authority and Junior ranking Tournament at we had to leave our village. It was they came form the same village rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial badminton in the village and takes part in the cleaning process Bengaluru before claiming the tough initially but with time, both and played together, they had good Army unit of the Parachute Regiment (106 sometimes, we had to wait for our of the lake, Konthoujam’s father K silver medal in U-17 junior of us learnt to stay away. Even understanding of each other’s Para TA battalion). This is an honour he was turn to play. There was one Shyam Sunder is a farmer. While nationals at Udupi, a feat which though we had known and played game. They also got opportunity to accorded by the Army in 2011. Dhoni was national player named Santosh Konthoujam’s mother would sell helped them to be selected for the with each other since long, we train with senior players in the given this honour along with Abhinav from our village and he told us to fish at the village market to support G o p i c h a n d A c a d e m y i n faced some differences when we camps and learnt a lot. Bindra and Deepak Rao, a leading expert in play doubles together. Since we got proper doubles training at close combat warfare. Cricket club docked points Davis Cup: AITA seeks fresh security check Andy Murray to play for refusing to play on day of in Pakistan, Government says no role singles in Winston- Muslim religious festival New Delhi On the day that Sports bilateral sporting event, then whether Salem Open next week A cricket club from Gloucester, Gloucester AIW CC, has alleged Minister Kiren Rijiju made it clear India will play with Pakistan that they were discriminated against for refusing to take the that the government will not have a becomes a political decision. But field on a day which clashed with a major Muslim festival. They say in whether India should Davis Cup is not bilateral and is have alleged that they have been docked 22 points and their participate in next month’s Davis Cup organised by a world sporting body,” opponents additionally awarded 20 points by the tie in Pakistan, the All India Tennis he said. Gloucestershire County Cricket League. Association (AITA) Monday decided “Since India is a signatory to the The club had a fixture scheduled against Redmarley CC’s first against seeking a change of venue for Olympic charter. Therefore, the team on August 10 – the date clashing with the Day of Arafat – the tie.powered by Rubicon Project Government of India or the national And with heightened diplomatic federation do not have a say on the day before Eid al-Adha.In a statement released on the club’s given the political tension because Twitter page, Gloucester AIW CC claimed that what has been tension between the two countries in whether India will participate or not.” the wake of the Centre’s move to bury of which the bus and train services done to them – a team with a large Muslim representation – was between the two countries stand Last week, Albert had written to nothing short of religious discrimination.“The Management Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Chatterjee, saying India should go Kashmir into two Union Territories, suspended at the moment.“AITA is, Committee instructed Gloucester AIW to either raise a team and therefore, waiting for your (ITF) final ahead with its visa applications for the Andy Murray will play in the singles at the AITA requested the International tie despite “some recent next week’s Winston- Salem Open as Tennis Federation to conduct another certificate confirming the safety of all the stakeholders and the details of the developments in political and he continues his comeback from hip security check at the venue in diplomatic relations between the two Pakistan.India’s participation in the security plan prepared from the surgery, tournament officials told arrival of the team to its departure so nations”.“…we are aware of the Reuters on Thursday. Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 Davis situation and are monitoring it. I agree Cup tie, scheduled on September 14 that we can start applying for visas for travelling to Pakistan and to make that the safety of the players, officials The Scot lost 6-4 6-4 to Richard Gasquet and 15, has been uncertain since and all stakeholders linked to the tie is in Cincinnati on Monday in his first Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties necessary travel arrangements,” he said in the latest letter.The AITA said the first priority for the ITF and all of singles match since January and later with India after the J&K decision.We us,” she said.However, I must stress are aware that you had done a safety it would go by the directives of the said he would not accept a wild card for ITF. “In case ITF in consultation with that the the overall security risk rating the men’s draw at the U.S. Open, the check before the diplomatic ties have in Pakistan remains the same which been downgraded. ITF may find it PTF (Pakistan Tennis Federation) is year’s final Grand Slam. not 100 per cent sure about the safety means that as of today, the tie will take https://t.me/TowardsTomorrowappropriate to do another check to its place in Islamabad as planned.” “Andy will be playing singles, but he own satisfaction to ensure the safety of the stakeholders, ITF may advise us the future course of action and AITA No Indian Davis Cup team has travelled will not be playing doubles,” Bill of all the stakeholders connected with to Pakistan since 1964 and bilateral the tie,” AITA Secretary Hironmoy will respectfully follow the decision Oakes, tournament director for the play on Eid, akin to asking other clubs to play on Christmas of the ITF.”Earlier, Rijiju said that the cricket ties between the two countries North Carolina event, said by Day, or face having the match conceded to our opponents,” the Chatterjee said in a letter to ITF have been dormant since the 2008 Executive Director Justine Albert. government will not have a say in the telephone.“It’s amazing to have a guy statement said.Club secretary Ahmed Goga was quoted by BBC matter as the Davis Cup is not a terror attack in Mumbai. Since 2017, as saying that they had informed the league in January about the Chatterjee had earlier stated that the bilateral engagement. “If it is a Pakistan have played four of their five who has won three Grand Slams, been AITA might seek a change of venue home ties in Islamabad. ranked number one and may be the clash of dates but that this was ignored. fiercest competitor coming to Winston- Salem.”The tournament starts on Nathan Lyon joins Lillee Sunday, and Murray, who will not be Nick Kyrgios fined $113,000 by ATP for but reserves praise for seeded, could play his first match on Monday, Oakes said, adding that he expletive-filled outbursts in Cincinnati Josh Hazlewood had met with Murray’s team two weeks London Nathan Lyon tied Dennis Lillee as Australia’s ago in Washington and talks had Mason, Ohio Nick Kyrgios was and personal lives.In the last match third-highest Test wicket-taker after picking up three continued this week.Murray will be fined $113,000 by the ATP for on center court Wednesday night, against England at Lord’s on Thursday but the off- making his first appearance in the expletive-filled outbursts in he was back to his old form. During spinner preferred not to dwell on his own which he smashed rackets, a change-over in the second set, he Winston-Salem tournament, though insulted a chair umpire and yelled from his chair: “The worst achievements and hailed the impact of teammate Josh his brother Jamie has played there. refused to get ready to return ref in the game, hands down. He Hazlewood. in the second Ashes Test to help Australia serve during a second-round then vulgarly insisted the umpire dismiss England for 258. The visitors ended the Trent Boult tries to match at the Western & Southern does something “stupid” every time second’s day play on 30-1.The entire first day was Open. he plays.Early in the third set, he washed out.Fast bowler Hazlewood, who was not The tour announced the penalties took two rackets to the tunnel that picked for Australia’s 251-run victory in the first Test dodge Sri Lanka Thursday, a day after Kyrgios leads to the locker room, smashed at Edgbaston, chipped in with 3-58 and proved he was berated chair umpire Fergus them on the ground and returned to fully recovered from a stress fracture in his back when fielders after ball gets Murphy and left the court to break two suspension is warranted.Kyrgios is a the court. Warned that he needed to get 24-year-old Australian who is ranked he had Jason Roy caught behind on his third ball.“I rackets during a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-2 ready to return Khachanov’s serve, he think Josh has been a world-class bowler for a long stuck in helmet loss to Karen Khachanov.The ATP 27th this week. He is a volatile sort who took a new racket to the baseline and repeatedly has gotten in trouble for on- period of time,” Lyon told reporters after joining Lillee listed a breakdown of eight fines stood taping the handle instead of on the mark behind Shane Warne (708) and Glenn ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 each court actions. He was kicked out of the getting in position to play.“He can Italian Open in May after throwing a serve the ball,” Kyrgios said as he McGrath (563).“I don’t think he’s got the rewards he’s for violations such as unsportsmanlike deserved as yet in his career, I think they’re to conduct, verbal abuse and audible chair and being suspended by the ATP casually wrapped the handle. “I’m obscenity. in 2016 for not trying to win and ready. I’m here. Serve it.”Unsure what come.“In my eyes Josh is up there in the top-three insulted fans during the Shanghai to do, Khachanov held off until bowlers in Test cricket – that’s my personal opinion.” The tour also said it is “looking further Masters.This month, Kyrgios won the into what happened during and Kyrgios was ready. Then he finished Lyon added that Hazlewood’s greatest strength was his Citi Open title in Washington and said off the third set, and Kyrgios offered ability to build pressure on batsmen, a skill that helped immediately after the match” to he had turned a page in his professional determine whether additional fines or a another expletive as he left the court. McGrath achieve his success.

Cricket fans witnessed one of the most unusual scenes on the cricket ground A ragged Roger Federer stunned in Cincinnati; Novak Djokovic advances when Trent Boult was batting on Thursday during Day 2 of Sri Lanka vs For Roger Federer, it was one big January and lost his first match. Venus Williams.Barty beat Anett New Zealand Test. Trent Boult, who blur. The seven-time champion Federer was gone before the Kontaveit 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, raising her tried to play a scoop shot of a spinner, was ousted from one of his weekend. Djokovic _ the last one fist in triumph after fighting off one was successful only to find a leading favourite tournaments in barely standing _ reached the match point to take the 2-hour, 10- edge. The ball flew into his helmet and over an hour, falling in straight sets quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win minute match. She was down a gets stuck in there for a while.The to a 21-year-old qualifier he’d over Pablo Carreno Busta.“All in break in the second set before incident happened in the 82nd over of the never faced.Andre Rublev — with all, it was a very good, quality rallying on a day when she match when the left-hander was batting only one career win over a top-five match,” Djokovic said. “I’m struggled to find consistency.“The out in the middle. He tried dispatching player to his credit — took pleased I’m going in the right best thing is when my back was advantages of Federer’s numerous direction and looking forward to Lasith Embuldeniya for a boundary but against the wall, the tennis was mistakes for a 6-3, 6-4 victory the next one.”The men’s bracket there,” Barty said. “It may not have misjudged the length as the ball stuck in Thursday that further depleted the has become a qualifier’s dream. been there the whole match, but we the grille of his helmet. top of the men’s bracket in the Qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka were able to find it when we needed The fielders surrounding him and the Western & Southern Open. followed his upset of sixth-seeded it.”Barty, the French Open batsman Trent Boult tried to make fun of “The biggest and the most emotional Kei Nishikori _ a player he called champion and currently ranked No. it, as the batsman tried to storm away win,” Rublev called it.And his hero _ by beating Alex De 2, can move up to the top spot by when the close-in fielders and the shockingly fast, too: Federer’s Minaur 7-5-6-4. It’s the first time reaching the final.With the crowd wicket-keeper were trying to grab the quickest defeat on the tour since Federer got broken twice in the think I should be fine,” he said, in 10 years that two qualifiers have cheering for her, Williams ball. In between, Commentators also had 2003.To be honest, it’s tough when first set.“And there you have it. It smiling.But oh, this last one.And reached the quarterfinals of anATP recovered from a rough first set and it’s fast like this to tell you, well, I set the tone for the match a little oh, what about that Big Four Masters 1000 event.The day began beat Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, her some fun on the air as well.Trent Boult could have done this or that,” he with the ATP fining Nick Kyrgios best stretch of tennis in since she scored 18 off 22 balls before he was bit,” Federer said. “He was super r e u n i o n ? T h e t o u r n a m e n t said.Federer has won the clean _ offense, defense, serving originally had Djokovic, Federer, $113,000 for expletive-filled won three straight matches in dismissed by Suranga Lakmal. He tournament more than anyone, well. He didn’t give me Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray outbursts that included smashing March at Miami.After a first-round managed to help New Zealand post a using it as a springboard to the U.S. anything.”Federer, who lost a together again for the first time rackets, insulting a chair umpire loss in Toronto last week, her decent total in the first innings. Ross Open. He had 16 unforced errors classic five-set match for the since January. Nadal, the second and refusing to get ready to return ranking slipped to No. 65, her Taylor was the top-scorer for the visitors against the 70th-ranked Rublev , Wimbledon title to Novak seed, withdrew after winning the serve during a second-round lowest in seven years. With sister with a brilliant knock of 86 runs off 132 who raised both fists and wiped a Djokovic, thinks he’s in good Rogers Cup in Montreal on match the previous night.In the Serena cheering courtside, Venus balls. He added a 100-run stand for the teary eye in celebration after shape heading into the U.S. Open Sunday, citing fatigue.Murray women’s bracket, top-seeded reached the semifinals.“I mean, fourth wicket with Henry Nicholls (42). Federer’s forehand sailed long to despite the upset in Cincinnati.I returned to singles for the first time Ashleigh Barty reached the I’m pretty pumped,” Venus end it.Struggling with his serve, played 45 matches this year, so I since another hip operation in quarterfinals, joined by a resurgent Williams said. “When you’re winning, it’s fun.” THE SIKH TIMES DELHI New Delhi, Saturday, 17 August 2019 12 SP MP Azam Khan lands in trouble again, India's 'No First Use' nuclear weapon policy boundary wall of his resort razed depends on future circumstances: Rajnath Singh Rampur: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Azam New Delhi: India's stated nuclear weapon death anniversary. It is a coincidence that Khan's bad days don't seem to be ending as policy of 'No First Use' is unlikely to I’m in Jaisalmer when the nation is the MP landed in fresh trouble. After a series continue in future if circumstances change, observing Atalji’s first ‘Punyatithi’. of land grabbing accusations were slapped Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Jaisalmer is home to Pokhran where India on him, the boundary wall of his resort on Friday in Pokhran, Rajasthan. "Pokhran conducted its nuclear tests under Atalji’s 'Humsafar' in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur has is the area which witnessed Atal Ji’s firm leadership, tweeted Singh.Late defence now been razed by the district resolve to make India a nuclear power and minister Manohar Parrikar had on administration.The state's canal division yet remain firmly committed to the doctrine November 10, 2016, stated that India should department had earlier served a notice to of ‘No First Use’. India has strictly adhered change its stance and say "we are a Azam Khan stating that his luxury resort to this doctrine. What happens in future responsible nuclear power and I will not use was built on a drainage channel owned by depends on the circumstances," stated it irresponsibly" instead of following the "no the department. According to sources, the Singh.After visiting Pokhran on the death first use policy". However, he had later entire resort building could be razed in a day anniversary of former prime minister Atal clarified that the statement was his personal or two.Rampur: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Bihari Vajpayee,Singh recalled that it was in view and did not reflect a change in the Azam Khan's bad days don't seem to be ending as the MP landed in fresh trouble. Pokhran where India conducted its nuclear government policy.Singh and Army Chief After a series of land grabbing accusations tests under the leadership of the BJP Bipin Rawat attended the closing ceremony were slapped on him, the boundary wall of stalwart.He also asserted that India's status of the Fifth International Army Scout his resort 'Humsafar' in Uttar Pradesh's of a responsible nuclear nation became a Masters Competition. An Indian Army team Rampur has now been razed by the district matter of national pride for every citizen, on Thursday secured the first position in the administration.The state's canal division adding that the nation remains indebted to event held at Rajasthan's Jaisalmer's the former PM. "India attaining the status of country. The nation will remain indebted to homage to the former Prime Minister of Military station under the aegis of Southern department had earlier served a notice to the greatness of Atal Ji," tweeted India and one of the stalwarts of Independent Azam Khan stating that his luxury resort a responsible nuclear nation became a matter Command of Indian Army from August 5- was built on a drainage channel owned by of national pride for every citizen of this Singh."Visited Pokhran today and paid India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji on his first 16. the department. According to sources, the entire resort building could be razed in a day or two.The Humsafar resort is run by Khan's son and SP MLAAbdullah Azam Khan and Jammu and Kashmir normal, no deaths reported, restoration of PM Modi has given his is accused of encroaching around 1,000 square feet of land allotted for government's phone lines from Saturday: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam message, 'One nation-One Barkusia drain, the state irrigation department said.Azam Khan is in legal election' would be reality trouble over several cases, such as theft of The J&K Chief Secretary said that the situation in the state is completely normal and books from Madrasa Alia, illegal possession schools and colleges will be opened after the weekend area by area. of land belonging to 26 farmers, tampering soon, says Shiv Sena with documents. On August 9, the Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief top official said this while addressing a shutdown. "You will find a lot of Enforcement Directorate (ED) had Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on press briefing in Srinagar during which Srinagar functioning from tomorrow launched a probe against Khan into alleged Friday said that not a single death was he said that the telecom connectivity morning," Subrahmanyam said in money laundering. The investigation was reported in the state despite efforts by will be gradually eased and restored in a response to a question on restoring of initiated over suspicion that the Mohammad Pakistan to destabilise the situation phased manner.''Schools will be opened landline telephones."Exchange by Ali Jauhar University in Rampur run by him after the Centre's decision to impose after the weekend area by area. exchange they will be switching it on," has been built on land which was taken in restrictions in the wake of scrapping of Movement of public transport will be he said. "Over the weekend, you`ll have violation of the enemy property law.Based Article 370.The J&K Chief Secretary made operational. Government offices most of these lines functional." on these cases, the entral probe agency had said that the situation in the state is are functional from today. Telecom Subrahmanyam said that certain steps also registered a case against him under the completely normal and schools and connectivity will be gradually eased were taken by the Centre to ensure the Prevention of Money Laundering Act colleges will be opened after the and restored in a phased manner,'' J&K safety of J&K residents, which (PMLA). weekend area by area.Subrahmanyam Chief Secretary said.''Some telephone included restrictions on free movement further informed that the public connections in Kashmir will be restored and snapping telecom connectivity, 4 Pakistani soldiers transport will be made operational and from Friday night, including in the prevention of large gathering, closure the government offices have started main city of Srinagar,'' he added after of schools and colleges. Mumbai: Supporting PM Narendra Modi's stance on killed in retaliatory functioning from today itself.The J&K several days of communications implementing simultaneous elections all over India, Shiv Sena in its editorial mouthpiece Saamana hailed firing by Army after the PM's speech on the occasion of Independence ceasefire violations in Day from Delhi's Red Fort.Shiv Sena said that since PM Modi has indicated his views one 'One nation- J&K One election' plan, it was for certain that the policy would become a reality soon in the coming days. New Delhi: A Pakistani soldier was killed on Friday in retaliatory firing by the Indian https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow Addressing the nation from Red Fort on August 15, Army after the neighbouring troops violated PM Modi had made a case for 'One nation-One ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the election', while mentioning the revocation of Article death toll to four. Pakistan resorted to a 370 as a step towards 'One nation-One Constitution' ceasefire violation on Thursday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla, Rajouri and introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) a and Poonch districts.According to sources, move towards achieving 'One nation-one law'. the ceasefire violations took place in Uri, Saamana said that PM Modi uses speech making Rajouri and in KG Sector of Nangi Tekri platforms for telling the people of challenges faced area. The unprovocative firing from the Pakistani side took place on India's 73rd by the government, and their solutions. The editorial Independence Day. India's response came further said that the PM announces welfare schemes after Pakistan Army spokesperson Major introduced by the government and uses the medium General Asif Ghafoor accused the Indian to give indications regarding their future agendas. Army of "increasing firing along the Line of Control to divert attention from the On Thursday, the PM used the opportunity to give his precarious situation in Jammu and "special message" regarding his views on Article Kashmir". Ghafoor also claimed that five 370, Triple Talaq, clean drinking water, population Indian soldiers were killed and their bunkers control and on his "favourite topic" 'One nation-One were damaged in the firing. The Indian Army election', said Shiv Sena, stating that there was no categorically rejected Pakistan's claims. doubt that all the schemes mentioned by PM Modi A local Kashmiri, Mohammad Muzir Mugal, was quoted by news agency ANI, as saying, would be implemented in the coming days. "I was at the flag hoisting ceremony. I heard On PM Modi expressing worry over exploding firing from Pakistan's side when I was population of the country, Saamana said that PM was returning from the ceremony. I just want to absolutely right in advocating birth control. It further tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi that if this kind of violations takes place on the The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the ‘At Home’ function, organised on the occasion said that it was unfortunate that a large section of the Independence Day, then a proper reply society remained ignorant of its negative should be given to them." of 73rd Independence Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi consequences. Rape accused ex-MLA Air India becomes first Indian carrier to fly from Delhi Kuldeep Sengar features in Independence Day to San-Francisco charting North Polar route posters in Unnao New Delhi: In a landmark o f t h e N o r t h e r n airline.The North Pole region has given accomplishment in the aviation Hemisphere, India and airlines an opportunity to reach Unnao: A photograph of Uttar Pradesh MLA and industry,Air India has launched the North America would destinations previously not available rape accused Kuldeep Sengar was seen in an first-ever commercial flight by an benefit immensely by using for non-stop services and reduce flying Independence Day greetings published in a Indian carrier to fly from Delhi to existing North Polar routes times on existing routes and city pairs, local newspaper.In the advertisement on San- Francisco charting the North f o r c o m m e r c i a l a i r he pointed out. Increasing use of these Thursday, Sengar`s photo appeared alongside Polar route. The passenger flight AI operations," Bhatia had route has resulted in major Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar 173 undertook the journey on said. improvements in areas of aviation Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the August 15 and was flagged by Air Air India had conquered this infrastructure like communications, air local edition of a Hindi daily. India Chairman and Managing frontier in 2007 when traffic control, and services supplies at The advertisement wishing the local people on Director Ashwani Lohani Captain Amitabh Singh -- remote airports. However, most of the Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan was In a landmark accomplishment in the Polar region still falls short of the given by the Ugu Panchayat chairman and currently, Director advocate Anuj Kumar Dikshit. It also carried a aviation industry, Air India has (Operations) -- flew a infrastructure and the logistics launched the first-ever commercial Polar route. Congratulations to our photograph of Sengar`s wife who is the zila Boeing 777 over the polar region. He standards of the more widely used air- panchayat chairperson. flight by an Indian carrier to fly from Pilots and Cabin Crew for being part of had taken delivery of the brand new spaces, thereby offering unique Delhi to San- Francisco charting the this landmark initiative," said AI.Actor As the controvery over Sengar`s photograph aircraft and flew it over the North Pole opportunities laced with distinct surrounded the political circles, Dikshit said: North Polar route. The passenger flight Vivek Oberoi, who was also a from Seattle to New Delhi, going in the challenges, Bhati explained. AI 173 undertook the journey on "Sengar is an MLA of our area that is why his passenger in the flight, posted a video record books as the first Indian pilot to "For instance, the area of Magnetic photo is there. Till the time he is our MLA his August 15 and was flagged by Air India on social media. Taking pride in this notch this feat.The AI already has unreliability, limited choices for photo can be put up. I am not a member of any Chairman and Managing Director feat of India, he showed clips while flights to the US from the Atlantic and diversion to alternative airports, solar political party and what they say, does not Ashwani Lohani."Today Air India is flying over the north pole. Pacific routes as part of its endeavour radiation, fuel freezing, passenger and concern me. I have not mentioned any party in set to add a new chapter to the annals of According to news agency IANS, the to conserve fuel, slash travel time, aircraft retrieval in case of diversions, the advertisement."Sengar had been charged Indian Aviation with its epoch-making flight was operated by Captain improve aircraft utility and reduce are some specific factors requiring with the rape of a minor girl in 2018 and is commercial flight AI 173 taking off Ranjeesh Sharma and Captain carbon emissions. According to AI, the active mitigation to ensure equivalent presently in Tihar Jail in Delhi.A Delhi court from Delhi to SFO over the North Pole Digvijay Singh. Air India Western fuel-saving on the Polar route is levels of safety," Bhatia added. had framed charges against Sengar in the rape route. We congratulate our esteemed Region Director Mukesh Bhatia said, expected to be in the region of two- In case of diversion of a flight on the case. He has also been named in the case Passengers who are part of this "Passengers will benefit from the seven tonnes with a resultant decrease Polar region, the AI has hired a pertaining to the death of the victim`s Historical voyage. CMD Air India Shri reduced fuel consumption and a better in carbon emission of 6 to 21 tonnes per father.Another case was registered against the Diversion Support Agency to assist in former BJP leader after the victim met with a Ashwani Lohani flagging off AI 173 environment from the reduced carbon flight and is part of the initiative of the the aircraft and passenger retrieval. the first commercial flight from Delhi emissions. Situated on opposite sides Fuel Conservtion Committee of the deadly accident last month. He was later to San Francisco charting the North expelled from the party