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   in a five start hotel in Mumbai. is 224 that makes the majority claimed was functioning in an The Karnataka Assembly ses- number at 113. BJP is the “autonomous manner”.  
  sion is to begin on July 12 and largest party with 105 MLAs, After 13 MLAs of the rul- Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar is Congress has 78 and JD(S) 37 ing JD(S)-Congress alliance yet to take a decision on the MLAs. Besides these, the BSP submitted their resignation let-  *,-%,./ resignation of the MLAs. and KPJP have one MLA each. ters, former Union Minister and Straight after returning The Karnataka Assembly also veteran Congress leader n a clear indication of a major from New York, Chief Minister has an Independent MLA and Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the Irevamp in the Congress, HD Kumaraswamy held a one MLA is nominated by the role of BJP Central leaders in Rahul Gandhi’s close aide series of meetings with leaders Government. the development and efforts to Milind Deora resigned as pres- of both JD(S) and Congress. In BJP Lok Sabha member topple the Karnataka ident of the Mumbai Congress the meeting held at a posh from Karnataka and Union Government. Committee on Sunday and said Bengaluru hotel, Deve Gowda, he looked forward to play a role Kumaraswamy, former Chief at the national level to help sta- Minister Siddaramaiah,        !"   " !#   $% bilise the party following the Lok Congress general secretary KC !  !&''    R  Sabha debacle. Congress general Venugopal and party’s trou- secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia bleshooter DK Shivakumar Straight after landing in confident things will cool down led JD(S)-Congress had resigned from his post last were present. Bengaluru this evening, immediately. In interest of Government in Karnataka is      !" week itself over the party’s poor Leaders from both the Kumaraswamy got into a meet- nation and both parties we’ve facing a survival test with sev- performance in the Lok Sabha camps are hopeful that some of ing with JD(S) national presi- to run government smoothly. eral Congress and JD(S) MLAs polls and made it public on the rebels will take back their dent HD Deve Gowda, Deputy I’m confident MLAs will come tendering their resignation to # $% #  Sunday through a tweet. resignation and the coalition CM G Parameshwara and other back,” Congress’s Shivakumar the Speaker who has yet not On Saturday, Keshav Chand Government will survive — at senior Congress leaders at the was quoted as saying by ANI. accepted the resignations. Admitting that the aircraft Yadav resigned as Indian Youth least for the time being. Former Taj West End hotel in the city. As Congress accused BJP Speaker Ramesh Kumar,  ,*#0.11 that ferried the MLAs belonged Congress chief, while AICC Prime Minister HD Deve Earlier in the day, Central leadership of engi- who was not in his office when to Jupiter Capital, the compa- Scheduled Caste Cell chairman Gowda also held meeting Congress’s trusted trou- neering defections from the 13 of the rebel legislators of the he chartered plane in which ny officials clarified that they Nitin Raut had quit earlier. throughout the day to protect bleshooter DK Shivakumar Congress-JD(S), BJP asked it to coalition went there to put in T10 dissident MLAs of the were running a business and Other Gandhi aides who his son’s chair. met senior JD(S) leader HD set its house in order and their papers on Saturday, has Congress and the JD(S) flew whoever wanted to use the resigned in solidarity with their from the members of team Senior Congress leader Deve Gowda at his residence. attributed disaffections within said, “Whether the from here to Mumbai belongs plane could do so. leader include former Congress Rahul Gandhi, be it AICC sec- Siddaramaiah, who has been The Congress workers held the State Government were on Government will fall or sur- to a company associated with “It is a charter operation chief’s protégés such as Uttam retaries or a range of state accused of triggering the crisis, a protest outside party office in account of the “power struggle” vive” would be decided “in the Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a Rajya and the aircraft is chartered Reddy, who quit as working chiefs he positioned in differ- said, “There is no threat to the the city asking Congress MLAs between Congress leader and Assembly”. Sabha member of the BJP, regularly by various people,” a president of Telangana Congress, ent regions. Among them is coalition Government. It is to take back their resignations. former Karnataka Chief Congress has convened a company sources said here. top official of the company told and Girish Chodankar, who Rajesh Lilothia, who was only safe.” Another senior Congress “They’ve (JDS) called a Minister Siddaramaiah and meeting of the legislators on The plane belongs to PTI requesting anonymity. The gave up the position of Goa recently appointed Delhi leader Mallikarjun Kharge said meeting of their party leaders. current incumbent HD July 9 when it will be clear Jupiter Capital Private Limited. officials refused to divulge the Congress president. Congress Working President the party is in still in touch with We’ll also call our party lead- Kumaraswamy. whether it has been able to Chandrasekhar is the founder information as to who had Most of the resignations under State unit chief Sheila the rebels. ers and sort out this issue. I’m The HD Kumaraswamy- bring back the rebel MLAs. The and chairman of the company. booked the flight. the Congress is witnessing are Dikshit.    
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From con- ting down of total commercial level and public level. a store where all inhabitants an tributing to life threatening as well as household waste Systematic rules and policies drop their old utensils, clothes air pollution levels and soil tox- being currently generated in regarding minimisation of or furniture and exchange them icity, haphazard waste dispos- Dehradun. While the tradi- waste barely exist officially at for the items dropped off by al practices have also resulted tional waste management wis- the governmental front. The others. Besides, there is also a in chronic ground water con- dom aims at effectively pro- municipal authorities need to local manufacturing unit in tamination in almost all large cessing waste once it has been develop a sustainable frame- Kamikatsu where women make and small industrial towns in generated, the concept of waste work which must be included several products from discard- India. minimisation takes the process in the solid waste manage- ed things like toys and clothes. Carelessly discarded waste to a whole new level. ment handling and manage- Several other western has posed high injury risk to It aims at slashing down ment rules 2016. These need to countries also have an ambi- the waste collecting personnel. waste creation in the process of be implemented strictly tious plan to sustainably reduce Openly strewn waste heaps in manufacturing itself. Research through strong punitive action their total waste generation in different areas of cities usually and policy making needs to in case of defaulting. the coming ten years. become a breeding ground for shift its focus on alternate A successful paradigm has With the global rates of disease mongering pests and methods of production which been set by the government of waste generation almost over- rodents. Several incidents do not employ plastic and New Zealand on this front. taking it’s the rates of urbani- involving animal deaths due to other unwanted materials in “Towards Zero Waste and for controlling waste generation munity residents at large. Any commercially available foods immediately replacing them. sation, it is a race against time ingestion of glass or plastic rou- the production process. Sustainable New Zealand” is an by both commercial and considerable reduction in and snacks should be reduced. Reselling or donating unwant- for all the urbanised countries tinely come to light. Besides, it is pertinent to exercise being undertaken in a domestic units. The govern- household waste can go a long Efforts must be made to cook ed furniture, books and other of the world. A complete With the resident and employ environmentally partnership between central ment has to mandate the man- run in reducing gross waste snacks and nibbles at home, consumables in the neigh- remodelling of the waste gen- floating population of friendly recycling practices and local government from ufacturing units of various output in the city. The kitchen which are not just healthier but bourhood or online is another eration and treatment system Dehradun city burgeoning in prior to energy recovery, treat- 2000 onwards. consumer goods to adopt a leftovers are largely discarded also reduce packaging wastage. way of ensuring that other has become the need of the remarkably steep proportions ment procedure and disposal of It focuses on the life cycle utilitarian packaging style. food wastes which are com- For shopping purposes it is best people can use things which are hour. over the years following it wastes. A change in societal of waste, from generation to All forms of plastic and pletely organic in nature. This to use old cloth bags as they are still in a manageable condition. Admist a rapidly increasing being made the provisional patterns of manufacturing and disposal. The aim is to promote polythene packaging of edible organic waste can be reused long lasting and totally eco One of the major compo- population and the waste being state capital, the net generation consumption are integral to the resource efficiency at every and non edible products has to into making compost and friendly. Supermarket plastic nents of the plastic litter which created by it, somewhere ecol- of its solid waste has also gone concept of waste minimisation. stage of production as well as be done away with. Easily manure for gardening use as bags should be avoided at all is routinely found across mar- ogy is getting painfully sand- up. The systematic segregation The essential three R’s on consumption. Waste preven- decomposable and organic well as for pet and bird feeding. costs. Similarly all kinds of plas- kets and tourist sites is dis- wiched. A pro active and disposal of such a large which the process of waste tion rather than waste dispos- wrapping has to replace the Instead of buying commercial tic cups, plates and container carded plastic water bottles. It Governmental stand combined waste component is a task minimisation revolves are al is regarded as more impor- conventional materials used. soil fertilising supplements, all use should be stopped. Mindful is high time the use of miner- with initiatives taken by com- which requires not just huge reduction, reusing and recy- tant here. However the most valuable kitchen refuse can make for an efforts must be made towards al plastic water bottles must be munities towards newer devel- space but also hefty human cling. In India as well, stringent contribution in minimising of excellent plant growth booster. repairing old dysfunctional stopped by people. Carrying opment models is the only resources, finance and time. 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After being also planted sapling near its jubilee gate to mark Nainital, as Sherwood was once shifted to two other locations, it was finally estab- the occasion. known. It was founded by lished in 1892 at Ayarpata where it continues to The educationalists along with students of Bishop Milman of Kolkata in function to this day. the school also cut a cake to celebrate the occa- June 1869 and after being school. In 1873, the Sherwood the field of sports. It was not Speakers on the occasion, said how the sion. Girls not only from across India but also moved to several places in and estate with house and magnif- long before a fearsome reputa- 3/,%,0366)/0,03/,%6,0* school overcame challenges and continued to from Europe, USA, various Asian and African around Nainital, it was even- icent grounds had been pur- tion in sports was built up - a 68/66.'*0*30.'0/,-66%-0 progress to its current status. countries have done their schooling from All tually shifted to its present site chased by the committee for reputation zealously main- Expressing her views on the occasion, the Saints’ College here. Members of the church and in 1897. It was in 1895 that the the boys school. tained to the present day. 6*,)*6-*+3-061*%,%8/6 school principal Kiran Jeremiah wished for the various educationalists were also among those school was named Sherwood. In 1895, the school In 1922 electricity came to .0*6)6.)030*1*,9;BC0*%03, continued prosperity of the school and its stu- present on the occasion. A Christian school, received notice to quit Sherwood. It was in 1937 that Sherwood has daily worship at 'Sherwood' in order that a new the name of the school was ,*#6?,%36,?,0..0,*0*% the College Chapel which is Government House might be changed from the Diocesan 061*%*0*30.'3-0,?,*310..8 viewed as the source of its unity built. . As a temporary measure, Boys' School to Sherwood *  # %&  &% and strength.Till about three accommodation was provided College. /3,%363,,*33,*9;CD+3-0 decades ago, it was an all boys at 'Barnsdale' in the vicinity of Sherwood’s influence on *9;CE3/033/,/66.-0*0,% school. the present-day Secretariat. In Amitabh Bachchan’s life was A large number of old the early hours of Easter morn- tremendous. He wrote once, /,-66%6..,#,   # ( Sherwoodians are settled in ing in 1896, the boys were “The school that influenced me USA and UK and come back rudely awakened and told to most was Sherwood College in for the annual reunions. evacuate the building which Nainital. If I had to talk about were formed in those impres- admitted that Sherwood had  %,/0%1* Sherwoodians in their smart was on fire. Although there was Sherwood I would write book sionable days. Boarding - played a great role in shaping dark green and grey uniforms no loss of life, the building on it! Those three years were by school taught me self-suffi- his personality. “Sherwood has he world has come a long can be seen on The Mall road itself, largely made of wood, far the happiest times of my life. ciency, independence and how taken me to my present posi- Tway from the superstitions in Nainital during their outings was reduced to ashes. Or maybe one feels like now. to fend for myself. Even the tion. First and foremost, I which used to consider women to town. But that was not the end of What I am now is largely more refined details like how to learned to live alone and inde- as a fallible object. However, The campus is an estate trouble for the school. It was because of Sherwood. dress, how to conduct oneself, pendently. despite changes, this so-called with wide open spaces, rolling decided to move the school to It taught me to be inde- how to treat a lady were all a I learned to fight - from the modernity has not helped in lawns, huge orchards and a the 'health resort' of Khurpatal. pendent, fearless, loyal and part and parcel of public school time I got up in the morning till bettering their status and this shooting –range (now, the Golf Here cholera and enteric truthful. It taught me values grooming.” the time I went to bed,” he told conscious irony has been Links). Sherwood was born in swept through the school, and these, I think, have stayed When Bachchan fell ill in the students at the function in depicted by Sarika Singh in her July, 1869. It grew out of a need claiming among their victims with me through life. 2005 and 2008, special prayer his typically humourous man- upcoming book “The Muffin for a good school in a salubri- the then Principal, the reverend The spirit to face life in services were held at Sherwood ner. “I fought, and it stood me and The Little Girl”. ous climate for the education of E Munro who died of enteric in whatever circumstances came, for his recovery. Students and in good stead during the war in A journalist by qualifica- European boys of modest Ramsay Hospital. I think, from the boarding staff participated in the prayers. Burma, where we came up tion and an artist by passion, means. Eventually, some land on a discipline at Sherwood. Not only does Bachchan against the Japanese. Singh has established her class The early years of the spur of Ayarpatta was acquired In fact, it's things we picked love the school greatly, the I learnt in school to hate through her multiple crafts. ing has helped her to be an à the personality of the people, school were marked by ill luck. in 1897 and at last, the school up at boarding school that I am school loves him as much too. my enemies. How? Thanks to Her introduction to the art la mode, as she is well versed the assiduous thought-process Disaster struck the school in found a permanent foothold.By using even today... And little In a speech he delivered at Saint Joseph's next door and world came in the form of an in prose and poetry. A firm are quite evident in the works the winter of 1895 and for a the turn of the century, the things contributed to this. 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 %,/0%1* wildlife poaching incident which happened on March %        n the case of wildlife poach- 22 is presently being investi- Iing under which an investi- gated by SIT team established gation is ongoing in Dehradun at Dehradun STF headquar- Special Task Force (STF) the ters. The high court has asked &    sister of informer Amit them to file a report on the Dhangar, who is on bail has investigation they have con- accused STF of unlawful deten- ducted so far and submit it in 
  tion of her brother. She alleged the court on July 22. The case that on Friday evening her was earlier investigated by IFS brother was taken by men in officer Manoj Chandran, who .  civil dress identifying them- submitted his report to the selves as the police personnel. then Chief Wildlife Warden Her brother had yet to return (CWW) and Uttarakhand /  as on Sunday evening. She administration. After this, the also said that no police per- CBI took over the case, when sonnel from the district police High Court asked them to  %,/0%1* or at the STF office are pro- review cases with wildlife viding them the information issues. However, before CBI oadways Karmchari Sanyukt Parishad regarding the whereabouts of could complete their investi- Rhas once again pointed out the need for her brother and they scared gation the then CWW more drivers, whether through outsourc- that he might be getting Digvijay Singh Khati brought ing or through permanent appointments. harassed to change his she said, “About 8-10 days ago or presented in front of the a stay order on their investi- According to them due to shortage of dri- statements. he was called by STF in order court. Police do not have the gation. The CBI submitted its vers, the existing drivers are doing extra In the complaint filed by to give statements regarding the right to keep him under deten- report to the court in a closed shifts without taking proper rest in Manju Dhangar with the poaching case. Then suddenly, tion for more than 24 hours.” envelope, which till date has between. This could even lead to a major National Human Rights without any advance informa- She further said, “I’ve tried not been disclosed.” road accident in future as seen in cases of Commission, she stated that tion men in two cars came and to ask the district police and the When asked about the accidents caused by taxi drivers dozing off her brother is in unlawfully took him with them, stating 112 help line number for help, Manju Dhangar’s allegation of while driving in the past month. detention since Friday evening. that they are police personnel but have gotten disappointing unlawful detention of his Citing example of one of the drivers He has been kept at Dehradun and my brother will return in response from their side.” brother Director General (Law of roadways, general secretary of the coun- STF Headquarters and the about an hour. Till now he has According to Dinesh and Order) Ashok Kumar said, cil, Dinesh Pant said that according to family has not yet been not returned, we are scared that Pandey, who has filed a Public “I’ve not been informed about  %,/0%1* General Secretary of Uttaranchal Motor-Vehicle Act 1956, two employees informed about his where- they might be pressurising him Interest Litigtion (PIL) in it. We will look into it and find Roadways Employees Union, Ashok should be sent on longer routes. However, abouts in written or in to change the statements. Even Nainital High court regarding out what exactly is happening. tate representative of Uttarakhand Chaudhary said, “A warning letter was sent this is not the case in the present scenario. verbal terms. if my brother was taken, he the said poaching case in We will take actions as SRoadways in ISBT Delhi, deputy gen- to Uttarakhand among the seven states by One of the drivers in roadways, Parshuram Speaking to The Pioneer should have been either freed Rajaji national park, “The per the law.” eral manager is likely to meet transport the Delhi government. We have spoken was sent five times to Bageshwar from department officials of New Delhi on with the management; they will be work- June 28th to July 6 by officials of the Monday. According to the sources if need ing on it on Monday. State representatives department. be someone from Dehradun will also be will meet the Delhi transport department He further said, “The Bageshwar route #% (     there at the meeting for the mutual agree- officials. They are already working on an is nearly 387 kilometres from Dehradun ment to be signed between the two states. agreement letter. We have asked the and requires the driver to be alert at all  %,/0%1* Selaqui police post, sustained tim went to dry his clothes. sion cables. The warning letter issued by the state traf- Uttarakhand Transport Corporation to times. Such routes are tiring and therefore 50 per cent burns after com- That is when he came in It is pertinent to mention fic department of New Delhi on Saturday resolve this issue at the earliest.” need the driver to be rested and fit. If this n another case of incident ing into contact with a high contact with the high tension here that recently, chief min- states that without Memorandum of It is pertinent to mention here that the continues it is not only dangerous for the Iby high tension power line, tension power line. He is power line. When senior offi- ister Trivendra Singh Rawat Understanding roadways buses going to Delhi transport department on Saturday driver but for the passengers also.” a man in Dehradun sustained currently being treated in a cers of electricity department had directed that low hanging and from Uttarakhand to Delhi will be issued a warning letter to Uttar Pradesh, It is pertinent to mention that General severe burns while on private hospital. were informed about the inci- overhead power lines be banned from entering inside capital’s bor- Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Manager (Administration and Personnel) Sunday. Ashish Singh, a According to the infor- dent they said that that tightened. However, various der. If the Uttarakhand administration Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Nidhi Yadav earlier stated that they will native of Lakhimupur in mation provided by the notices are being issued to anomalies continue in the failed to sign MOU with Delhi in the given Kashmir. If the prohibition is imposed, soon be recruiting drivers for the 300 new Uttar Pradesh presently living police, in a three storied those buildings which were power supply infrastructure time period, it will directly affect 20 to 25 about 450 buses of Uttarakhand roadways buses, for which tender procedure has in three storied building building near the factory of made without No Objection in the provisional state capi- thousand passengers on a daily basis. would be barred from entering Delhi. been completed. under the jurisdiction of Intas Pharmaceutical the vic- Certificate below high ten- tal Dehradun. &  # &%        

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 lates using chocolate powder, later this month, the newly          $   milk powder, cocoa powder, appointed municipal commis- $)         icing sugar, flavoured essences, sioner of Haridwar, Nupur vegetable oil or melted butter, Verma has said that a hundred  )   garnishing silver balls, roasted temporary sanitation workers nuts, jam, jelly and icing sugar will be deployed to handle the funky shapes.” Mostly vegetar- sanitation works during the    International Chocolate Day on ians like to make home- made Kanwad Mela. In addition to /0%-0 September 13. Valentine week chocolates but those who take this, 200 temporary toilets shall also includes a chocolate day. eggs, chocolate compounds also be set up at four points in orld Chocolate Day Having a sweet tooth is not that Germany says, “Since 1994 I and design special cakes for come in handy way to make the city and the lighting facil- Wobserved on July 7 glob- bad, chocolate is good for heart am into making chocolate del- customers on father’s day and chocolates. “We get both dark ity shall be enhanced on the ally is a day to celebrate the say the doctors. Speaking on icacies in Haridwar. Having mother’s day. For mother’s and white chocolate com- roads. made in Pantdweep and Bairagi the Kanwad Mela. The munic- wonders of the cocoa product the health benefits, a city based spent decades in the chocolate day, a purse shaped chocolate pounds in markets and one can Speaking to The Pioneer, camp which will have 25 shops ipal commissioner assured that which is simply irresistible for physician Dr Rajmeet Bedi industry, I still feel there is so cake and on father’s day melt the chocolate stubs in Nupur Verma said that in order selling the Kanwad items. She before the onset of Kanwad most. This correspondent says, “Moderate consumption much to be done with this dark chocolate neck tie attracts double boiling water system on to provide facilities considering said that the contractor will be Mela on July 16 the lighting spoke to some of the city based of cocoa product is always beauty. In Germany, stuffing clients. Chef Ashraf says, “It is gas stove or in microwave and the large number of people making toilets in Pantdweep facility on the roads shall be chocolatiers on the challenges healthy and adds to health chocolate with Scotch, Rum, a tricky thing to melt the then pour in silicon moulds expected to arrive during parking as well. Apart from rectified and enhanced. She they face in making array of benefits. In a large study of men whiskey is in trend which in chocolate bar in water bath and refrigerate for 15-20 min- Kanwad Mela, a total of 200 this, two wheeler parking shall said that an effective campaign products from chocolate and its and women in Denmark led by India, no chocolatier has tried upto 150 degrees to 250 utes to get chocolates ready. toilets and urinals will be set up be made in Rodi Belwala as shall be undertaken against health benefits. researchers at the Harvard TH yet perhaps due to less demand. degrees Celsius. The chocolate Children like Doberman and at Rodi Belwala, Bairagi camp, well. The contractor has been the use of polythene. From Chocolate lovers do not Chan School of Public Health Liquid chocolate stuffing is is poured into moulds and Mickey Mouse chocolates, Pantdweep and Pul Jatwara. told to make 50 toilets in the January till date 204 challans need an occasion to celebrate. it was proven that chocolate gaining grounds though in dif- then refrigerated.” moulds for which are easily Out of these, 40 toilets and 12 parking. The municipal com- have been issued to those vio- Be it Christmas or a birthday lowers risk of atrial fibrillation ferent hand mould chocolates.” Garima Chadha who is available in the market,” tells urinals will be at Rodi Belwala, missioner also said that during lating the polythene ban with party, no festivity is complete resulting in irregular heart- Showing different moulds into chocolate making and Garima. On Diwali, gifting 50 toilets and 12 urinals at the Kanwad Mela dustbins 2042 kilogrammes of poly- without it. Various chocolate beat says. This study has been like lady’s purse, high heeled chocolate decor for the past 11 home made chocolate baskets Pantdweep and in Bairagi camp shall be placed at different thene being seized and Rs themed days are celebrated published in the journal Heart. shoe and necktie, Grover years has trained many young have become the latest trend and Pul Jattwara 30 toilets and places since it is expected that 140250 being collected in throughout the world on dif- Chocolatier Narender explained how his chef women who have now started and several women in six urinals each will be facili- there will be a 12-fold increase penalty from those found vio- ferent dates like milk chocolate Grover who has done hotel Mohammad Ashraf makes liq- their own home business mak- Haridwar and Roorkee are tak- tated. Kanwad market shall be in garbage generation during lating the regulations. day on July 28, US celebrates management course from uid chocolate in steam melt ing chocolates, chocolate cakes ing this as home business.   5     !"# 5   ! '        
 ( ) * *'   + *  /0*%#0/ performance under the BBBP this figure of SRB at 914 dur- and was felicitated and recog- ing 2018 showing sustainabil- aryana has bagged three nized by the Union Minister, ity of the campaign in the Hawards, including one MWCD, in New Delhi on the state. Yearly SRB since 2000 and '"  state-level and two district- occasion of “National Girl monthly SRB since January level awards, for consistent Child Day”. 2005 have never touched 900,  /.0 block which was presided performance in respect of the The spokesman said the spokesman said. The early over Agriculture and Tribal sex ratio at birth (SRB) under Haryana which was ranked gains have emboldened the ore than 34,000 demands Development the National Programme Beti second lowest in child sex ratio political leadership and all Mand complaints have Minister Ram Lal Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP). (CSR) at 819 in 2001, further deputy commissioners to aim been received so far through Markanda. 145 complaints The two districts of slid down to the lowest rank for 950 plus SRB in the near ‘Jan Manch’ programme, ini- and demands were received Haryana selected for the award among the states with 834 in future considered ideal by tiated by Himachal during the programme and are Bhiwani and 2011. The SRS statistical report international public health Government to redress the most of the demands and Mahendragarh. 2012 also ranked the state at the experts. grievances of people of the complaints were disposed off Giving details, an official bottom among all states with Improved SRB from 2016 State. on the spot. spokesman said the Union SRB of 857. to 2020 will automatically result “Out of the total cases, as While addressing the peo- Ministry of Women and Child On January 22, 2015, the in higher child sex ratio (sex many as 2,076 cases were ple, Markanda said that the Development would felicitate Prime Minister Narendra ratio of children under five received on Sunday during State Government will provide good performing states/union Modi had launched the nation- years of age) in census 2021. ‘Jan Manch’ organised in 11 100 percent subsidy on col- territories and districts at a al flagship ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Taking sex ratio at birth of 871 districts except Kinnaur where lective solar drip irrigation function to be held in New Padhao (BBBP)’ campaign in 2014 as baseline, Haryana this programme will be organ- schemes. Delhi on August 7. from Panipat in Haryana, pos- could save more than 20,000 ised on July 14,” said an offi- For personal solar drip Five states and their 10 dis- ing a challenge to the state to girls since after launch of B3P cial spokesman. irrigation scheme, a provision tricts all over the country have demonstrate its commitment campaign in the state, he said. He said that the State of providing 90 percent sub- been shortlisted for the award and show the way in saving the The spokesman also said in Government has so far sidy has been made. The gov- for their consistent perfor- girl child. the January 2016 edition of received more than 34,000 ernment has made budget mance in SRB over the last five The Chief Minister ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the Prime demands and complaints and provision of Rs 45 crore for years. The Union Minister of Manohar Lal accepted the chal- the State Government started years), which is a huge achieve- (data for the 22nd district of Minister had appreciated the out of these, most of the cases natural farming during this Women Child and lenge and set up a small BBBP showing results. Monthly SRB ment. Haryana achieved sex Charkhi Dadri district not yet efforts of the State Government have been settled. financial year farmers will be Development will grace the secretariat in his office to touched 900-mark for the first ratio at birth of 914 for 2017 separated) are having sex ratio in saving the girl child. Giving details about ‘Jan provided 25 percent subsidy occasion and felicitate the states directly monitor its imple- time since January 2005 in against 871 in 2014 (remark- at birth of 900 plus and none The strategy of launching Manch’ programme organized for purchasing indigenous and districts, he added. Earlier mentation with district magis- December 2015 and yearly able increase of 43 points) is below 890, barring Jhajjar, BBBP campaign from Haryana on Sunday, the spokesman cows and other necessary this year, Haryana was con- trates and other stakeholders, SRB touched 900 -mark for the since the onset of this cam- which is at 862 as per SRB data has been successful showing said that in Una district, the items under this scheme, he ferred one state and three dis- the spokesman said. first time since year 2000 in paign, he added. of up to month of April 2019. the path in fight against female programme was organised at said. trict level awards for excellent Concerted efforts made by year 2016 (first time in 17 18 out of 21 districts Even the state maintained foeticide, he had said. Kuthar Khurd of Una Sadar In district Chamba, the assembly constituency and programme was organized at was chaired by Deputy Bharmour, which was Speaker HP Vidhan Sabha presided over by Health "  -* .  .'  " /-" Hans Raj. 113 complaints were Minister Vipin Singh Parmar. received during the 'Jan Around 271 complaints and Manch' and most of them demands were received and were disposed off on the spot. most of the cases were dis-  6)06 Kumar also participated in the During the pre-Jan Manch posed off on the occasion. campaign. On Sunday Chief activities, 827 certificates were Parmar said that the govern- ollowing the clarion call of Minister Raghubar Das issued in the district. ment is filling vacant posts of FPrime Minister Narendra launched Nadi Mahotsav by Under the chairmanship doctors and other staff on pri- Modi to save water and secure planting trees on the bank of of Irrigation and Public Health ority basis, in which remote the future, thousands of citi- the river Jumar which will Minister Mahender Singh areas are being given priority. zens join hands for water con- continue till August 6. About Thakur, ‘Jan Manch’ was The primary and health sub- servation and planted thou- nine lakhs saplings would be organised at Larbharol in centers of the state are being sands of trees across the dis- planted on the bank of 44 Jogindernagar constituency of upgraded in a pha sed man- trict on Sunday. rivers across 24 districts of the Mandi district where 280 ner. Aiming to conserve water, State. applications were received. Notification for conver- over lacks of sapling were It will help check soil ero- whereas 46 cases were sion of 65 primary health planted under ‘shram daan’ sion and provide groundwater received during Pre Jan centers and sub-health centers (voluntary work) by people. to the trees, said an official. Manch. 81 complaints were into health and wellness cen- District administrative offi- Bokaro DC KN Jha urged mass disposed off on the spot. ters has been issued for dis- cials including Bokaro DC KN to make it (plantation and On this occasion, trict Chamba, he said.In Jha, DDC Ravi Ranjan Mishra, water conservation) a people’s Mahender Singh Thakur said Hamirpur, Rural Land and Revenue Minister movement. He asked them to that Rs 1688 crore scheme has Development and Panchayati Amar Bauri, members of sev- join the drive to make Bokaro been approved for the state for Raj Minister Virender Kanwar eral NGO’s and other PSUs clean and green. “Trees have horticulture sector. said that the State government have participated in the cam- played a vital role in human life. While presiding over the is committed to provide facil- paign by ‘Shram Dan’ under the Even from an economic point Jan Manch in remote area ities like house, drinking water “Jal Shakti Abhiyan.” along with other officials plant- Jagarnath Mahato planted on the bank of Barakar River at including Tundi, Baghmara, of view, trees have their own Kupvi of Shimla district, and electricity supply, toilets, Amar Bauri planted trees at ed saplings at Sadar Hospital saplings by shram dan at Durgapur Village at Nirsa block Nirsa, Gobindpur, Topchanchi importance. By planting trees Education Minister Suresh gas connections on the anal- Fusro and Adarakudi campus, DDC planted saplings Gujridilh Panchyat under under Dhanbad Forest blocks under ‘shram dan’. Local like Sal, Sagwan, Forest, and Bhardwaj directed to complete ogy of central government. Panchayat in Chandankariyari at Panchyat Bhawan Nawadih bock. A large planta- Division. Over a lakh saplings MP PN Singh, MLA Arup Teak, future expenditure can be the lift drinking water scheme 102 complaints were block, Bokaro DC KN Jha Kashijharia. Dumri MLA tion drive was also conducted were planted across the district Chatterjee, Dhanbad DC Amit meted out,” he said. at the earliest, to be con- received in Hamirpur and structed at cost of over Rs 3 most of them were disposed crore in Kupvi area. off on the spot.Industries He assured that the HRTC Minister Bikram Singh ,     & bus service will be started Thakur presided over the 'Jan ' P   soon Dhar-Channa and also Manch' organized at Darini of instructed to run Shimla- Shahpur assembly con-   673  Mashot bus service regularly. stituency in Kangra district. Bhardwaj also said that Here, 116 complaints were the vacant posts of teachers in received out of which 70 were    0  . #2 Kupvi Tehsil will soon be disposed off on the spot. /010 filled through SMC. He also At Kaza in district Lahaul- assured to fill vacancies in the Spiti, 142 public grievances agsaysay awardee ‘water- &&    01 police station (District Surajpur) nine in the morning and he was Health Department. were received from 13 pan- Mman of India’ Dr lock up on June 26, 2019 and declared dead at around 12.30 He further directed the chayats during the pro- Rajendra Singh on Sunday two-member panel of the later Station House Officer noon, said Saurabh Singh. Electricity Department to gramme out of which 109 alleged that the Tata company ABJP, Dr Krishna Murti including 10 police station staff Leader of Opposition change the old electricity poles complaints were disposed of is working like the yesteryear’s Bandhi and Saurabh Singh, were suspended. Saurabh Singh Dharamlal Kaushik said gov- in the area and the Public on the spot. East India Company by caus- while briefing media on Sunday said the deceased’s father and ernment should register offence Works Department to repair Similarly in district ing damages to rivers and claimed that the circumstantial sister before the panel said that under IPC section 302 (pun- the roads. Sirmaur, 199 cases were destroying forests and envi- evidences, photographs and he was physically assaulted by ishment of murder) and 34 All the 85 public griev- received during ‘ Jan Manch’ ronment preserved by the trib- statements confirmed the cus- police and his body had sever- (Acts done by several persons in ances received in Shimla were out of which 80 cases were al people for generation togeth- todial death of Krishna Sarthi, al injury marks and black spots. furtherance of common inten- redressed on the spot. 79 disposed off. er. of Changora on June 26 as a case Police had arrested deceased tion) against the 10 suspended demand letters were also pre- In Bilaspur, 318 applica- He further alleged that the of murder. Sarthi (30) of state’s Krishna based on the com- police personnel of Changora sented by the people on this tions were received while in company is harassing Adivasis northern region Balrampur, plaint of his wife and his father- PS, while government should occasion. In Kullu district, Solan, 161 grievances were by lodging false cases against had reportedly committed sui- in-law due to family dispute. also announce compensation of the Jan Manch was organised presented out of which 107 them whenever they protest cide by hanging in Changora The police had arrested him at Rs 10 lakh for the family. at Nirmand developmental were disposed off on the spot. against such acts of the com- pany. intake water storage tank is the Tata Steel is polluting the The water man said this still there. Dr Singh urged the Sona river. The water is sched- while visiting Pichhilghat, a company to demolish the uled to visit other places of '
/3  !    + ' disputed site on Sona river rest of the construction other- Sona and Karo rivers polluted bank from where the wise he will himself come again by the mines and factories. Tata Steel allegedly drew water to do the same with local youths. Among others, Mahanadi &&   *,-%,./ for its mining activities by Then 'Sona' Bachao and Bachao Andolan convenor building an illegal construction 'Karo' Bachao Andolan, Barbil Sudarshan Das and interna- ll India Institute of Medical for long. However, the com- convenor Ashok Thakar tional scuba driver Sabeer Bux AScience (AIIMS) celebrated pany demolished the structure escorted Dr Singh to other were present. “Silver Jubilee Celebrations of after a protest by locals. An places where it is alleged that ‘Transplantation of Human Organs Act’ and organised var- ious activities to create awareness among common public and in )* "'   order to motivate the employees of the institution to spearhead the cause of promoting organ and tissue donation. *% % * %%  “Transplantation of Human Organs Act” (THOA) was enacted in 1994 by Parliament Mhow: The people of Mhow presented a memorandum to and women participated in the of India with the objective of organised a public march and Mhow SDM Anshul Gupta in Mhow Tehsil Bachao Protest regulation of removal, storage the name of Chief Minister for March past carrying the posters and transplantation of human not shifting the tehsil office from banners and shouting slogans. organs for therapeutic purpos- Mhow to Mhowgaon area. The people present in the es and for the prevention of As the present Tehsil office protest march told that the gov- commercial dealings in human in Mhow is in the centre of ernment is unnecessary spend- organs. This landmark legisla- Town and is easily connected to ing rest 28 crores for the con- tion has provided much need- all parts of Mhow with struction of new Tehsil and also ed impetus to organ donation in Four-lane and has a good selling the premium govern- the country,” said a senior offi- facility of public transport rather ment land of Mhowgaon to pri- cial of AIIMS. the Mhowgaon tehsil where vate builders through housing Dr Aarti Vij, Professor and the new tehsil office where the board. in-charge of ‘Organ Retrieval  '  (!0         
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They have been asked to While sources dismissed the group will use the base in the The agencies will take some The operation, code ensure that the ‘sarkanda’ or the suggestions that the exercise    *,-%,./ Valley for propaganda to regis- time before a detailed assessment named ‘Sudarshan’, was elephant grass on the border is was a reaction to a recent sim- ter its presence and find some is made on the group’s back- launched on July 1 and will Frontier and battalion The mega exercise has cut for better visibility against ilar movement being noticed fter the security forces vir- traction in Jammu & Kashmir ground and designs cover the entire over 1,000-kms commanders (from the been named ‘Sudarshan’ draw- any movement on the border on the Pakistani side, they said Atually eliminated all the where a number of jehadi in the Valley and the Indian hin- length of the India-Pakistan Inspector General to the ing from the legendary and and instances of drugs smug- this was being done to only cadres of the Islamic State tanzeems are already in opera- terland. International Border. Commandant rank), their sec- mythological cutting wheel or gling through couriers that is “fortify Indian defences against Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK), the tion who will not allow the glob- While the new outfit osten- While Jammu shares about ond-in-commands and com- the ‘sudarshan chakra’ on Lord rampant across the Punjab infiltration, unprovoked firing global terror outfit has sought to al outfit to gain much foothold sibly aims to operate in the 485-kms of the sensitive IB pany (unit) commanders of the Krishna’s finger that decimates border and some instances of and Pakistan Border Action revive itself by forming a new or take crdit due to their own Valley, the real work would with Pakistan, about 553-kms about 40 battalions of the BSF the enemy with sharp precision which are also reported on the Team (BAT) attacks.” organisation under the banner of existential reasons, sources said. entail radicalisation and recruit- of the front is in Punjab. are camping in the forward and returns to its original Jammu side, they said. BSF Director General Rajni Al Shabaabush Shariah. The name of the outfit ment of the Rohingyas settled Further, it runs down towards areas of the two states to finish place in quick time, official As part of the operation, Kant Mishra and senior offi- The new outfit will be head- means revival of the Shariah rule. across the country and the Rajasthan and Gujarat on the operation within a fortnight sources said. big earthen mounds on the cials of the border guarding ed by emir Abu Akasha al- The ISIS does not discriminate Kashmiris residing in other parts India’s western flank. and be at their bases by July 15, The commanders of the International Border will be force are expected to review the Hindi, the background and actu- between the Muslims of Jammu of the country for the further- The BSF is the primary they said. force have been asked to pre- flattened, new bunkers and “results achieved” on the al identity of which is & Kashmir and the rest of India. ance of the terror agenda. force guarding this frontier as Multiple patrols are being pare their watch towers and ‘ditch-cum-bandh’ (trenches) ground after the exercise ends, yet to be ascertained by the agen- The launch of the outfit During the last few months, the ‘first line of defence’. undertaken to strengthen sentry posts better, replenish are being dug and BSF posts are they said. cies here. coinciding with the Amarnath ISJK terrorists number about two Top sources in the securi- Indian defence positions and arms and ammunition dumps, being better armoured against The Union Home Ministry While declaring the new yatra could also be a ploy of the dozens have been killed in ty establishment told PTI that locations for launching offen- strengthen artillery positions, sniper firing incidents that will go through the final report name, the Islamic State has Pakistan army-ISI combine to encounters with the security a huge assortment of heavy sive action at these borders check and plug border fence have claimed lives of many of the operation after which also announced the Al Intiash test the waters by targeting the forces. These terrorists were machinery, communication from the point of view of seal- breaches, detect underground troops in the past, they said. sanctions will be made to pro- will be its official media wing. pilgrims or executing similar behind the raising of ISIS flags interceptors and mobile bul- ing the front against infiltration and cross-border tunnels and A fleet of heavy and small cure gadgets, equipment and While the outfit does not have incidents and Islamabad could in the Valley during stone pelt- letproof bunkers have been of terrorists, drug mules and make all operational and logis- all-terrain vehicles has been infrastructure that is required much following base in the deny its role in such a hit. ing on the security forces or in mobilised, backed by thou- also to ensure a befitting reply tical arrangements to strength- mobilised in these areas as the to plug gaps and strengthen Valley, it aims to tap the This could lead to more the protests against the killing of sands of BSF personnel as part to unprovoked firing from the en the vigil along the sensitive field commanders are moving border management at these Kashmiri people settled in the challenges for the security forces terrorist by the Forces. of the exercise. 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We pointed it out to pack with nearly 1.29 lakh Interestingly, the Nagaland is facing a shortfall of 17,933 explore the Dhauladhar moun- the other members of the dele- Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)     the QS officials that we do vacant posts in the uniformed Police is the only force in the policemen out of the total tain ranges of Himalayas, a gation were Dr Lie-Chwen Lin, rankings, which is one of the have undergraduate courses ranks followed by 50,000 in country which is overstaffed as 72,176 positions. Haryana has treasure trove of flora, medici- Research Fellow/Director most coveted global ranking for      and the quality is brilliant. They Bihar and 49,000 in West it has 941 more personnel than 16,844 vacant posts as against nal herbs and fauna. Division of Chinese Medicine educational institutions.      are reviewing our case,” he said. Bengal. It has negatively its sanctioned strength of the sanctioned strength of The aim was to look into Literature and Informatics; Dr Three Indian institutes — Director IIT-Delhi V impacted both police-popula- 21,292 posts. 61,346 posts in the police. prospects of conducting Mayeesha Yu-Hwei Tseng and IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and :    Ramgopal Rao said the ranking tion ratio and law and order sit- Maharashtra has a vacan- Naxal-hit Chhattisgah has research and development activ- Dr Chang-Chang Chen, IISc-Bangalore — have found    $$   gives more weightage to the cri- uation. cy of 26,195 posts in its police 11,916 vacant posts in contrast ities in collaboration with the Assistant Research Fellows. spots among the top 200 in the teria of hiring foreign faculty. The sanctioned strength force out of the sanctioned limit to the total requirement of scientists from India’s premier The delegation also visited prestigious world university      “We have excellent faculty. of police forces of all States is of 2,40,224 personnel and 71,606 posts. Odisha Police is research agency CSIR’s lab pharmaceutical industries of rankings last month.   Our alumni are hired by pres- 23,79,728 but only 18,51,332 Madhya Pradesh has 22,355 also facing a shortfall of 10,322 Institute of Himalayan nearby areas in Paprola and IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, tigious universities across the policemen were on the rolls as vacant posts against a total men in the police ranks as Bioresource Technology in Nagrota Bhagwan of district IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Roorkee globe. Its good to have creden- on January 1, 2018, according strength of 1,15,731 posts. against approved strength of Himachal Pradesh’s Palampur in Kangra in the State where they are also among the top 400 For the QS World tial faculty but making it a to Union Home Ministry data. Likewise, Tamil Nadu 66,973 posts. the research and development were made aware of different institutes. University Ranking, institutes mandatory criteria for the top As many as 5,28,396 posts Police has 22,420 posts vacant Insurgency-hit Assam has activites, said Dr Sanjay Kumar, herbs used in Ayurvedic, Unani However, IIT-Guwahati saw are scored on six basic para- ranking is unreasonable accord- were lying vacant as on against its sanctioned strength 11,452 vacant posts against Director of the CSIR-IHBT. and Sidha Medicines and their its position slip from 472 last meters - academic eputation, ing to us,” he said. January 1 this year. of 1,24,130 personnel. sanctioned strength of 65,987 Mukhtiar Singh, Principal formulation array using quali- year to 491 this time. The Delhi employer reputation, faculty Concerns about trans- Uttar Pradesh, which is The Karnataka Police is personnel. Jammu & Kashmir Technical Officer of the IHBT ty tested herbs, minerals and University improved on its last student ratio, citations per fac- parency in the method of rat- the most populous State in the facing a vacancy of 21,943 has 10,044 posts vacant as per said that the directors of both other ingredients. year’s rank of 487 and is placed ulty, international faculty, and ing the “reputation” of univer- country, has a sanctioned posts as against the total the sanctioned strength of the institutes discussed in detail While talking to The at 474 in the latest rankings. international students. sities were raised by IIT strength of 4,14,492 posts in its sanctioned strength of 1,00,243 87,882 posts. various R&D activities of their Pioneer, Dr Sanjay Kumar told Following this, the ministry “Union HRD Minister Bombay Director Subhasis police ranks but has an actual personnel. Officials attributed the respective institutes. The IHBT about the CSIR had called a meeting to discuss Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Chaudhuri. “They conduct a strength of 2,85,540 personnel. Similarly, Gujarat Police large number of vacancies in celebrated its 37th Foundation Phytopharmaceutical Mission the issue. The meeting was who chaired the meeting had survey to rate the reputation of This puts the vacancy in police has a vacancy figure of 21,070 the States to slow recruitment Day on 2nd July, 2019 which and CSIR-Aroma Mission attended by top officials from pointed out that the top Indian the institutions. Who partici- in the state at 1,28,952. posts against the desired total process, retirement and saw Prof Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, wherein about 1.5 crore quali- the Indian Institutes of universities meet the quality and pates in the survey and how Bihar has an actual strength of 1,09,337 and untimely deaths besides the JC Bose National Fellow, ty planting material of Stevia Technology, vice-chancellors credibility requirements but the credible is the participation strength of 77,995 police per- Jharkhand Police has a vacan- overall lack of will for a prop- Department of Plant Molecular rebaudiana has been raised for and by officers of same has not been taken into and their rating? Perception sonnel against a sanctioned cy of 18,931 uniformed per- er police: police ratio for an Biology, University of Delhi nation-wide cultivation and Quacquarelli Symonds, a account by QS rankings. He about a university accounts for strength of 1,28,286 posts, leav- sonnel against a total strength improved law and order delivering lecture on cultivation of wild marigold, London-based agency. directed officials to deliberate on 50 per cent of the total marks, ing 50,291 posts vacant. of 79,950 personnel. machinery. “Approaching Bioeconomy damask rose, Indian valerian The QS global rankings the reasons and make the appli- there are not enough Indian The West through Agri-biotechnology”. and lemongrass in HP in 256 2020, which was released in cations more comprehensive,” a participants in the UK or the Bengal Police The delegation also visited hactres respectively. London, has 50 new entrants senior HRD Ministry official US to rate Indian universities ,” has 48,981 various labs such as GIS data “With 7.6 tonnes of high globally and India-based O P said. he said. vacant posts base, pilot plants, pharmacolo- grade tagetes oil, the State Jindal Global University (JGU), Hyderabad University’s The HRD officials also out of the gy and toxicology laboratory, became the highest producer of established in 2009, has become Vice Chancellor Appa Rao pointed out that there should be sanctioned LC-MS, metabolomics, pro- tagetes oil and benefited 728 the youngest university to break Podile pointed out in the meet- some Indians on the jury to strength teomics facility, nanobiology farmer families,” said Dr Sanjay into top 1,000 in the prestigious ing that they lost out on QS ensure that there is no bias of 1,40,904 lab, bioinformatics, food & Kumar. rankings. rankings due to “lack of focus towards western countries. police

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This is a practice where Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada aged to use smart irrigation systems transport their centralised large-scale farmers adopt traditional practices of farming, 0*% Yojana, apparently aimed at plugging such as sprinklers or drip water wires processing or preservation. This results #   *%                leading to a decline in the usage of chemicals and *3,13,% critical gaps and strengthening of value and even efficient water management. in a lot of wastage. Budgetary provisions            pesticides, promoting soil health and other envi- 0,36 chain in the fisheries sector. Another Policy direction and budgetary must also address the acute cold stor- 6        +,          ronmental benefits. Many believe that this will 0),3 important announcement was made for focus: age shortages in India. Cold storages in         #          help improve land productivity, besides con- -3/6133/, the traditional industries around bam- Along with policy direction, allo- adequate numbers can help farmers pre-              tributing to doubling farmer’s income. However, ,A3,*,6 boo, honey and textiles. cation of funds is also important to serve their produce and sell them when   # "             the essential question that needs to be answered %%.,,* From 2014 and 2019, the suffering ensure that the farmers have enough to the market prices are best.          "     is: Will this model be economically viable? 3/,*,,% of the average farmer came a full cir- live a decent life. Most times it is Farmer-centric crop insurance:                  Because farm crisis has already reached a satu- 63/,/61 cle. Droughts in 2014 and 2015 made observed that despite bumper crops, Changes in climate cause a lot of      -             ( ration point and despite having bumper crops, way for bountiful harvests in the follow- they fail to sell their produce at exist- uncertainty for the farm sector. In   (                 farmers’ lives have not improved substantially. ing years, leading to a collapse in farm ing market prices. If addressed, this will southern parts, monsoon is a major According to the Periodic Labour Force gate prices. As a result, numerous go a long way in addressing a majori- cause of worry as crops get damaged due           #     Survey (PLFS), around 38 per cent of India’s protests and marches, demanding ty of the grievances. On this front, the to rain. To compensate for the uncer-     A #             households were self-employed in agriculture sec- remunerative prices, followed suit. Budget did not disappoint as this sec- tainty caused by climate change, the      .            tor during 2017-18. How then will the adoption High-profile loan wavers by various tor saw an increase of 75 per cent in need is for crop insurance schemes that        #      (  of ZBNF help improve the farmer’s life in a coun- State Governments were well-timed budgetary allocation over interim bud- can protect the farmers from bad yields.                try where nearly 55-60 per cent of the popula- with elections around the corner but get. Against the Budget 2018-19 Changes must be made to ensure that        S      6   tion still relies on agriculture and allied activi- when the polls were over, nobody (revised) estimates of 86,602 crore for small farmers are protected by low pre-                 ties for livelihood? really cared about the farmers. agriculture and allied activities, mium and long-term insurance cover,                 India’s farm sector grew at a slower pace of What can be done to improve Sitharaman’s Budget 2019-20 proposed instead of being designed as at present,  6     9             2.9 per cent in 2018-19 as lower prices impact- farmer’s life? to invest 1,51,518 crore in this sector. it seems to be purely for the profit of               S ed farm incomes despite higher output. Besides, A holistic action plan needs to be Reduce post-harvest loss: insurance companies.            S   droughts and natural calamities across several put in place to give a leg up to the strug- Post-harvest loss of major agricul- In conclusion, India has set an Indian States in the past few years have fuelled gling farm industry. In addition to the tural produce is estimated at $13 billion. ambitious target of transforming itself                  #  S  agrarian distress. One of the reasons for crisis in allocations in the Budget, a policy direc- About 16 per cent of the fruits and veg- into a $5 trillion economy by 2025. This          #      6    the agriculture sector is a rise in input costs of tion, technological interventions and etables, valued at $6 billion were lost in may seem unachievable but with the                  seeds, fertilisers, diesel and electricity, which uninterrupted access to markets with- 2015. Only 2.2 per cent of the fruits and right kind of reforms, policy interven-                 largely resulted due to the decontrolling of input out the existence of middlemen is the vegetables, which are perishable agri- tions and focussed approach in key sec-            S     4   prices and the imposition of the Goods and need of the hour. cultural produces, are sorted and tors like agriculture, it may become a                   Services Tax. Focus on smart irrigation: packed for consumption in India, global economic power and provide its             #     Despite going through a major crisis, the There is a dire need for efficient which has high chances of wastage as people with a better standard of living.           #      ( Budget fell short of providing any relief or pol- irrigation systems in farming, consid- it gets sent abroad. (The writer is a communications           icy direction to the struggling farm sector. 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Sitharaman did emphasise on the care is getting the most. Healthcare in improving standards of living. ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission and the aim in rural areas remains a prime con- Considering the country’s wobbling to make India open-defecation free cern. Sixty per cent of primary health infrastructure, the health sec- by October 2, 2019. health centres (PHCs) in India have tor deserved better representation. Issues such as mounting disease only one doctor while about five per Further, the multitude of problems .03,,,#,*8 burden, the need to boost preven- cent have none, according to the that is affecting the system should tive healthcare and improving access Economic Survey 2018-19, tabled in have been appropriately addressed. 3 '    --7? to affordable and quality care were the Parliament on July 4. Overall, it was heartening to see " '    
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   ' the Budget outlay for healthcare saw eases and anti-microbial resistance momentum. marginal rise will not suffice to han- bursed in the private sector in case I welcome the Government’s O   a 19 per cent rise — from 52,800 were completely left out. The marginal increase in alloca- dle the crisis faced by this sector. of non-availability of beds in the move to set up an electronic fund- crore in 2018-2019 fiscal to Only recently, the country was a tion for healthcare, too, is not The importance that this Government sector. The Government raising programme for social enter-   "   62,659.12 crore in the 2019-2020 witness to the Muzaffarpur crisis, enough. Unlike last time, when allo- Government accords to tertiary care needs to revisit the issue of manda- prises and voluntary organisations.    + fiscal. The Finance Minister just where reportedly around 137 chil- cation for the National Rural Health was also reflected in the Budget. The tory universal health insurance. This will go a long way in building  
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0 0  eight years that she ruled the of his party men were elimi- )6.)030 State despite repeated com- nated by the Trinamool plaints,” adding “only after Congress goons. he BJP offices were bom- the colossal defeat at the Referring to the alleged Tbarded with phone calls hands of the BJP in the gen- murder of Krishna Debnath a from a large number of eral elections that she is ask- BJP supporter for chanting Jai Trinamool Congress legisla- ing her party men to return Shri Ram, he said “no sacrifice tors and councilors seeking the money they had taken.” will go in vain and the BJP will entry into the saffron outfit This tactic amounted to emerge triumphant in the bat- but only those who were hon- “leaving the supporters at tle for truth.” est would be accommodated their times of distress,” he said Even as the TMC termed by the party, senior leader and have been raging throughout adding “Mamata Banerjee is Debnath’s murder charge as BJP observer for Bengal Bengal with common people acting like the captain of a “baseless” Ghosh demanded Kailash Vijayvargiya on allegedly egged on by the saf- sinking ship where the captain Banerjee’s resignation for “fail- Sunday said. fron outfit challenging the is fleeing the ship leaving fel- ing to discharge her obliga- “There a large number of TMC leaders asking them to low passengers to sink.” tions as the Chief Minister.” MLAs and corporators who return the cut money they had Taking a dig at the Chief “With the death of are seeking entry in our party, taken from their for providing Minister for failing to account Krishna Debnath, we have but we have a clear policy various government schemes. for the lions’ share of the cut lost 19 of our activists since regarding new entries… and The movement caught money he said “those being the Lok Sabha results. It is that is no person who is win after Chief Minister asked by the common people shameful that our party work- accused of taking cut money Mamata Banerjee in a meet- to return the cut money are ers are being killed for chant- will be entertained,” ing of party councilors asked telling that the major share has ing Jai Shri Ram slogan,” Vijayvargiya said adding “our the lesser leaders to return the gone upwards … so what will another BJP leader Mukul State president Dilip Ghosh cash they had accepted from happen to that share … The Roy said. has for the time being cut off the people in lieu of govern- Chief Minister and her senior While the saffron party the entry passage of those ment schemes. leaders owe an explanation to alleged that Debnath was beat- tainted leaders guilty of taking Reacting to the Chief this question.” en to death for chanting Jai cut money.” Minister’s statement the BJP Meanwhile, the State BJP Shri Ram, the TMC said the Post general elections leader wondered “why she president literally broke down locals attacked him because he   !  !!         
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Jaipur: Former prime minister ourselves," Singh said. on CAG findings, he said that acquainted with rules, proce- Manmohan Singh on Sunday The former prime minister a large share of local area funds dures, conduct of business and    (  exhorted Rajasthan legislators also said that a legislator should remained unutilised in customs of the assembly if to instill confidence among have the habit of listening to Rajasthan from 2011 to 2016. they wanted to become an people with their leadership others, particularly, if they hap- He said the money should effective at their work. Hyderabad: BJP Chief Amit have ample time to reach every The BJP had suffered a and said they count on their pen to be opponents. be utilised for promotion of Singh also praised the state, Shah would tour Telangana nook and corner of the state humiliating defeat in the leaders to ensure that the pol- Singh said he was pained at and construction of saying that the reason every month in a bid to (before the next Assembly elec- Assembly elections last itics of fear does not prevail some instances of unruly schools and hospitals which Rajasthan was agriculturally, strenghten the party in the State tions)," Laxman said. December, winning just one over the politics of hope. behaviour by legislators in can be beneficial to a large industrially and educationally ahead of the next Assembly Accusing the TRS govern- seat out of the 119 segments, He was speaking at the "You, as legislators, know some state assemblies. number of people. developed, it was because of the elections, party's State President ment of not "sincerely" imple- but the party performed better concluding session of the ori- the problem in the first "Proceedings of Parliament Singh said cooperation and high quality of its political K Laxman said here on Sunday. menting the welfare schemes of in the Lok Sabha elections by entation of the Rajasthan instance. Therefore, it should and many state assemblies are consensus hold the key to suc- leadership and administrative As part of 'Mission 2023' of the central government in winning four seats. Assembly members here. be your priority to instill con- now being telecast live. It is cess in a democratic system of machinery. the BJP, Shah has asked the Telangana, Laxman said the Alleging that the ruling "A few days ago, a distin- fidence among the people that regrettable that sometimes leg- governance. Chief Minister Ashok party's state unit to achieve 50 state government "feared" that TRS government was adopting guished academician pointed they are under your distin- islators indulge in unruly He said the government as Gehlot, in his address, men- per cent vote share in next Prime Minister Narendra "anti-poor" policies, he claimed out that there are dangers that guished leadership which will behaviour which pains me a lot. well as the opposition should tioned Singh's contribution as Assembly polls and ensure that Modi's popularity would rise. that the people were fed up politics of fear may take over allow them to lead a life of hap- Such incidents create a wrong have a broader perspective finance minister and the saffron party comes to "Amit Shah has promised with it. politics of hope. piness," he said. impression for the younger regarding the exigencies the later as prime minister towards power, Laxman said. to tour Telangana once in a Laxman flayed the TRS People depend upon legis- "I am extremely optimistic generation," he said, suggesting state has to deal with and they the economic reforms in "In the core-committee month.. Two Union Ministers Working President K T Rama lators to ensure that the politics about our future as a nation. I that the content and quality of should cooperate with each the country. meeting held Saturday, our will also tour the state every Rao for terming the union of fear does not prevail over the ask that we continue our jour- debates should be of a high other irrespective of political Different sessions were national president Amit Shah month to review and monitor budget as "extremely disap- politics of hope, which this ney on the path of democracy order. affiliations. held for the members of the gave clear directions to focus the implementation of Centre's pointing and insipid". country needs," Singh said. by imbibing the words of He also stressed that MLAs Singh said that members of Rajasthan Assembly in the on Telangana and come to welfare schemes and strength- "Why is he scared of Amit He said that the country's Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who should fully utilise local area the house should show utmost one-day workshop, which was power. en the party at village level.. Shah? 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 administration on charges of over- considered to have been in continuous way employees shouted slogans and Member of Legislative Council Kochi: A 40-year-old Christian stepping jurisdiction. service without any break. used abusive language in and around Shehnaz Ganai has resigned priest was arrested on Sunday Barabanki: The wife of a BJP youth wing Mintu Mallick, a judge and a rail- On May 5, 2007, morning, Mallick the courtroom, following which anoth- from the party. for allegedly sexually assaulting leader was allegedly shot dead in Fatehpur way magistrate at the Sealdah court, was waiting for a local train at a sta- er proceeding was drawn under the Shehnaz, who hails from six inmates of a boys' home area of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, was suspended in 2007 and in 2013, tion on the Budge Budge-Sealdah Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). border Poonch district, issued here, police said. police said on Sunday. inflicted a punishment of compulsory route and found that it was running Following this, railway employees, a brief statement announcing George alias Jerry was Snehlata (28), the wife of Rahul retirement for hauling up a driver and behind its scheduled time. He was on mostly drivers, staged a protest at her disassociation with the NC arrested on a complaint lodged Singh, a district-level office bearer of the a guard of a suburban train for habit- his way to court from Lake Gardens in Sealdah and disrupted services for over late on Saturday. by the parents of the children Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), ual delay. south Kolkata. three hours. She said she was "not feel- who ran away from the home was shot dead under mysterious cir- A bench comprising justices Sanjib The lower court judge had said that The incident led to a discreet ing comfortable" in the party in Perumbadom near here on cumstances late on Saturday night, the Banerjee and Suvra Ghosh Thursday the Up Budge Budge-Sealdah EMU inquiry by the high court in 2007, and for the past some time. Saturday night when he from the home and called their police said. observed that the punishment was "dis- local train, which he had intended to on the basis of a preliminary report, Daughter of veteran NC allegedly attempted to sexual- parents from a phone with the The woman's father, Ramkumar, has proportionate" and "shocking" even if take, was late and on speaking to reg- Mallick, who was then serving as the leader and former minister ly assault them, they said. help of a person whom they accused his son-in-law of killing her for the guilt was established. ular commuters, he learnt that the sub- judicial magistrate of the 4th court- Ghulam Ahmad Ganai, Shehnaz The priest had been met on the street Saturday not fulfilling the dowry demands. He The bench also imposed a "cost" of urban train was usually delayed due to cum-railway magistrate in Sealdah, was is considered a bold voice of Pir allegedly sexually abusing six night, police said. alleged that Snehlata's in-laws were Rs 1 lakh on the high court adminis- extraneous reasons. suspended. Panjal belt and is a staunch cam- children since December last The priest has been demanding a car after her marriage on tration and ordered that it will be paid On the train's arrival, he boarded On completion of the inquiry, the paigner of women's rights. year, they added. charged under relevant sections January 27. to the appellant judicial officer. the driver's cabin and enquired about high court administration handed She was elected to the J&K The priest was the director of the Juvenile Justice Act and According to Singh, he and Snehlata It said that rather than protecting the reasons for the regular delays. him the punishment of compulsory State Legislative Council from of the church-run boys' home, Protection of Children from were going to Daulatpur when suspect- the judicial officer from intimidation When he did not get a satisfacto- retirement in 2013. the Jammu division on the which provided shelter and Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. ed robbers stopped them and looted and insult by railway employees, the ry answer, Mallick asked the train's dri- The deposed judicial officer made mandate of the National education to children from The accused was produced them. Singh alleged that he and his wife magistrate was pushed to the dock to ver and guard to report at the railway an appeal to the governor against the Conference through panchay- poor families. before a magistrate court, were beaten up, and when Snehlata suffer for wanting to remedy a public magistrate's court in Sealdah, so that decision of the disciplinary authority, at quota in December 2013 and The issue came to light which remanded him to judi- resisted, she was fired at and died on the wrong. the matter can be appropriately which was disallowed on the basis of completed her five-year term when six children ran away cial custody, they added. PTI spot. PTI Following Mallick's action a section addressed, the division bench noted. opinion given by the high court. last year. PTI

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            3       " (     '%. %0-03  '        +3 The environmental imbalance is farmers’ fields but the government slowly pushing the earth into becom- forgot to set up methods to save rain      ing a hot furnace. This year’s summer water. While getting water from the has created a new record in differnt canal is good for the area but ignor-  '086# cities. The capital itself has seen the ing conventional water sources was hottest day in history when the mer- what led to the problem. In urban 0/0)10 *)1*  cury touched ..... on ..... And not just areas, the drinking water crisis was the country, even Europe is experienc- more than in the areas where the com- ing an unprecedented heat wave. munity is still engaged in traditional In such a situation, deserts are the water harvesting. It is necessary to worst affected. The delay of monsoon present such examples to motivate the and the possibility of a less than nor- community. mal one is adding fuel to the already This is the same area where peo- burning fire. In any case, raindrops in ple saved every drop of water. But Thar are considered to be more expen- after the canal was dug, everything sive than oil. It may be only a matter changed. A model where the tradi- of time, that in the desert when peo- tional coexists and is maintained is the ple ask for drinking water, they will be way forward to reduce the impact of offered ghee, which will easily avail- climate change and get over the able. It may be a mistake to believe that drinking water crisis as well as the one this time will also pass. Even today, in agriculture. Today the govern- people in desert see Indira Gandhi ment lacks resources. There are a lot Canal water and feel a sense of pride of traditional examples in the desert but in the future there will be days by which water is preserved. In dif- when there will be money in pocket ferent areas, communities and insti- but no water. tutions have set up models from Our ancestors developed a culture which learning the traditional and of saving even one droplet assuming district for the last several years. The the campus mess and the cow dung is model was inspired by the water contemporary methods can solve the it to be more precious than pearls and campus of Kolhapur block, located in made into compost and used for the storage tradition of the desert.” He water problem in the deserts forever. ts been over seven decades when the United States handed a precious treasure of tradi- Bajju village in Kolayat tehsil of plants. Green fodder and Ajola grass shares that after the Indira Gandhi There is a need to expand the work Iof America dropped the first atomic bomb on tional water sources to the next gen- Bikaner, is the best example of water for cows is also grown from the Canal came to western Rajasthan, plan of MNREGA, Border Area Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. It killed around eration. But the government, politi- conservation. Every single drop of water conserved from the rain. people started thinking that the water Development Project, Finance 1,40,000 people by the end of the year, out of the cians, land mafia, mine mafia and the rain which falls on the rooftop of staff Harbansh Singh, project in-charge of crisis was over. Leaving aside tradi- Commission, Watershed, Agriculture 3,50,000 who lived in the city. water mafia in perpetuation of their quarters, mess, hostel and office Urmul Frontier explains that an tional crops, they started producing Extension Department, Pradhan Three days later, a second atomic bomb was selfish aims have been plundering buildings in the campus of Urmul is attempt was being made to develop cash crops. Mantri Kisan Nidhi Yojana and more. dropped on Nagasaki, which had the same devastat- these priceless treasures that were saved in large reservoirs and used in such a model of mixed sustainable Through the canal, the govern- All of them need to extend such mod- ing effect on the lives of people. The world has not developed over thousands of years. On organic farming and horticulture. farming, which would motivate the ment has provided more than enough els in the field of agriculture and hor- forgotten this event even after more than 70 years, the other hand are organisations With this system, about 400 fruit local farmers to adopt this method irrigation to the system. During a ticulture and establish their distinc- for the blast had not only killed thousands of peo- which are saving water by combining plants have been grown. In addition, where rain water is not wasted but canal tour undertaken by the Urmul tive identity. The time has come to ple but marked a watershed in the human history. It traditional techniques with new ones a vermicompost unit too has been set used for farming and cattle rearing. Trust in 1991, the problem of water- encourage biodiversity and environ- had launched the world into the era of nuclear in Thar desert. up. Secretary of the Urmul Trust, logging was also noticed. Urmul mental protection so as to reduce the weapons. One such example has been pre- On the other hand, Rathi cows, an Arvind Ojha says, “Even though our shared their experience with the gov- impact of climate change. As they say For the first time, the world had weapons which sented by the Urmul Frontier Institute important milch breed of cattle, found campus of Bajju is near the canal we ernment of Rajasthan to improve the every drop of water adds up to form has the capacity to annihilate the human species. attached to the Urmul Trust, a non- in the arid regions of Rajasthan is have never used canal water to green irrigation system. Fountain irrigation an ocean. Heads of some nations, therefore, marked this occa- profit organisation working in Bikaner being raised here. The milk is used in the campur. 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The move comes strongly urge Iran to stop and ment cap set by an endangered ken the terms” of the accord its announcement that it will after the United States quit the reverse all activities inconsis- nuclear deal a “very dangerous and along with Berlin urged start uranium enrichment deal last year and began to tent with its commitments,” a step”. Tehran to halt its advance above the 3.67 percent limit reimpose sanctions against German foreign office “This measure is a very towards breaching the cap. agreed in the nuclear deal,” the the Islamic Republic, urging spokesman said, naming pro- dangerous step, and I call on Iranian Foreign Minister British Foreign Office said, European allies to follow suit. duction of larger quantities of my friends, leaders of France, Mohammad Javad Zarif said referring to the 2015 agree- China, France, Germany low-enriched uranium as well Britain, Germany: You signed that Tehran could further scale ment struck between Tehran and Russia are the other par- as enrichment to higher lev- the deal and said the moment back its commitments, but “all and six world powers. ties in the deal. els than allowed. “We are in they’d take this measure, harsh such steps are reversible” if “While the UK remains The EU has voiced con- contact with other JCPoA sanctions would be imposed,” European countries deliver on fully committed to the deal, tinued support for it but the participants regarding next Netanyahu said. The Islamic their part. doning the multilateral deal. that needed to be solved, or parties to the deal on mod- Iran must immediately stop US measures have severely steps,” Berlin added, referring republic also threatened to The move to start enrich- The Iranian president has Tehran would further step back ernising the reactor, convincing and reverse all activities hampered Iran’s vital oil sales to 2015 agreement between abandon more commitments ing uranium above the agreed said the move is in response to from its nuclear commitments. Iran to postpone its decision, inconsistent with its obliga- and other areas of its Iran and 6 world powers, unless a solution is found maximum purification level of a failure by remaining parties “We hope we can reach a Araghchi said. tions,” it added in a statement. economy, stoking renewed including Russia, Germany, with parties to the 2015 agree- 3.67 per cent comes despite to help Iran work around bit- solution otherwise after 60 The 2015 deal was reached “We are coordinating with tensions. AFP Britain and France. AFP ment. AFP opposition from the European ing sanctions reimposed by days we will take the third step between Iran and six world Union and the United States, the US. The arch-rivals have as well,” he said, adding that powers — Britain, China, which has quit the deal. been locked in an escalating Tehran would give further France, Germany, the United ready to enrich uranium “at any temporarily abandon some of concern” over the risk of weak- benefits. Trump has warned President Hassan war of words with Washington details at an “opportune States and Russia — and saw amount and at any level” if commitments if it deems the ening the nuclear agreement Iran that it is “playing with fire” Rouhani’s order to exceed the blaming Iran for a series of moment”. Iran has previously Tehran agree to drastically ordered to do so. other side is not respecting its during a telephone call by scrapping limits set by the threshold would be imple- attacks on tanker ships and threatened to also resume scale down its nuclear pro- A top advisor to Iran’s part of the accord. Saturday, according to a state- accord. Israeli Prime Minister mented “in a few hours” after Tehran shooting down an building as of July 7 a heavy gramme in exchange for sanc- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Britain and Germany said ment from the Elysee Palace. Benjamin Netanyahu said the last technical details were American surveillance drone, water reactor — capable of one tions relief. Khamenei hinted on Friday it Sunday they were coordinating However, Macron pledged Sunday’s announcement was a sorted, Iran’s Atomic Energy raising fears of a conflict that day producing plutonium — in Washington began reim- could reach five percent. The with other partners to the deal. to “explore by July 15 the con- “very dangerous step” and Organisation spokesman both sides have said they want Arak in central Iran, a project posing sanctions in August 3.67 per cent enrichment limit In separate statements, their ditions for a resumption of dia- called on France, Britain and Behrouz Kamalvandi said live to avoid. that had been mothballed 2018 and has targeted crucial set in the agreement is far below foreign ministries called on logue between all parties”. Iran Germany to impose “harsh on state television. Deputy Foreign Minister under the agreement. sectors including oil exports and the more than 90 per cent level Iran to “stop and reverse all says it exercised “strategic sanctions” on Iran. Rouhani initially flagged Abbas Araghchi on Sunday However since Iran deliv- the banking system, fuelling a required for a nuclear warhead. activities inconsistent with its patience” for a year after the US The International Atomic Tehran’s intentions on May 8, singled out Iran’s declining oil ered its ultimatum on the Arak deep recession. Kamalvandi Iran said it is not violating commitments.” French withdrawal, waiting for the Energy Agency has scheduled exactly a year on from US sales and the effect of financial reactor “good technical said Sunday that Iran’s Atomic the deal, citing terms of the President Emmanuel Macron remaining partners to make a special meeting on Iran’s President Donald Trump aban- sanctions as the main issues progress” had been made with Energy Organisation was fully agreement allowing one side to told Rouhani of his “strong good on promised economic nuclear programme for July 10. 0   
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Contrary to what the AFP reporter on the scene said. refused permission for the Last month, an American British Government claims, its Protesters used umbrellas event to go ahead, officials citizen of Tibetan origin was destination was not Syria,” said to defend themselves from the said on Sunday, in another mistaken for a Tibetan official Iranian Deputy Foreign charge in the district of sign of the growing influence of Tibetan communities — and denied entry into Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Mongkok, which began after a China over its Himalayan including near a monastery the country. Press conference in Tehran. tense 20-minute standoff on a neighbour. where a celebration of the Three journalists from “The port named in Syria main thoroughfare. Nepal is home to around Dalai Lama’s 84th birthday Nepal’s national news agency does not even have the capac- Police using loudhailers 20,000 exiled Tibetans, but had been planned. were investigated in May for ity for such a supertanker to had called for a group of some under pressure from Beijing the “A lot of preparation was translating and circulating a dock. Its destination was some- 300 mostly young, masked current communist govern- made but in the end we did not wire report about the where else,” he added. protesters to leave. It was not ment has taken an increasing- get permission. The Dalai Lama’s discharge from a The 330-metre Grace 1, immediately clear what ly hardline stance on their Government is becoming hospital. capable of carrying 2 million oil prompted the charge by officers activities. increasingly strict... What can China is among the top barrels, was halted in the early but the renewed scenes of “Permission was not issued we do,” a member of the organ- development partners for hours of Thursday by police chaos on the city’s streets   !  '  stormed and ransacked the because there might be a prob- ising committee said. impoverished Nepal, pump- and customs agencies in marred a day that witnessed city’s parliament. Sunday night’s lem in peace and security,” He said families instead ing in nearly USD60 million in Gibraltar, a British overseas ter- another huge, peaceful anti- intense backlash but that has crowds responded with chants clashes took place on Shantung said Krishna Bahadur Katuwal, marked the birthday of their the last fiscal year into hydro- ritory on Spain’s southern tip at Government protest. done little to quell public anger, of “release the people” and Street, an area of the city that assistant chief district officer of spiritual leader privately at electricity, roads and other the western entrance to the Hong Kong has been which has evolved into a wider “black cops” — a pun on the is no stranger to standoffs Kathmandu. home. Thousands of Tibetan infrastructure projects. Mediterranean. rocked by a month of huge movement calling for democ- phrase “black societies” which between protesters and police. “Nothing may happen, but refugees fled over the border In May 2017, Kathmandu The ship was detained 2.5 marches as well as a series of ratic reforms and a halt to slid- is used to describe triad gangs. 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Pstructure for their rise in well," the Lankan skipper said I don’t think Sri Lanka innings and deserved his hun- There are experienced bats- world cricket, Sri Lanka cap- of Rohit. were consistent enough to dred. men and youngsters like tain Dimuth Karunaratne "He knows which bowlers threaten to be in the top four at It didn’t look like Sri Lanka Avishka Fernando to build a hoped his board would follow he wants to take charge against the ICC Men's Cricket World would get to a competitive solid batting unit, most of in BCCI's footsteps. and which bowlers he wants to Cup 2019. score so credit has to go to him whom will still be eligible to Sri Lanka, the 1996 cham- respect. Those are the little They lacked punch in the and Lahiru Thirimanne for play in the 2023 World Cup in pions, suffered a seven-wick- things he mastered really well.    "- middle order and apart from putting up a big partnership. 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"We all want to give him a to believe the brand of cricket by the Indians but the only crit- the role. team, they're definitely going "They have good domestic Karunaratne urged his nice farewell, but unfortu- that earned those victories is the icism I can make is that their I'm sure Sri Lanka would to win." teams and a good season. So batsmen to take valuable nately we couldn't. But I think way to go forward. bowling attack looked pretty love Dimuth to carry on in the He praised India's domes- those are the things they will lessons from Rohit, especially we tried really hard," he said. The rained off matches one-dimensional. The bowling job because he took responsibil- tic structure for ensuring a keep building, keep producing the way the Indian opener con- "But Mali (Malinga) going were a missed opportunity and unit is the biggest worry. ity for the World Cup campaign continuous flow of talent. the good players. 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    #   Addressing a press confer- erately lost to England, hurting ence, hours after returning from Pakistan’s semifinal chances, London, the wicketkeeper-bats- skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said it’s man said the team did not fare incorrect to cast aspersion on the <   ## poorly and was close to making Virat Kohli-led side. the knockout stage. A lot of former Pakistan “I don’t think we need to be cricketers doubted that India did &  .6*%6* threat. ashamed of anything. We had a not give their best against He took 4-47 against Afghanistan and tough time in the first five England, putting obstacles in akistan paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi finished with a flourish, with 6-35 against matches specially after the defeat their side’s road to semifinals. Penjoyed a breakthrough World Cup Bangladesh. to India but I am proud of the “No, no, it is not right to say campaign, prompting Wasim Akram to He became the youngest player to way the team fought back to win this. I don’t think India lost hail the teenager as a future star. take a five-wicket haul at the World Cup the last four matches,” Sarfaraz because of us. England played The teenager recorded Pakistan’s — at 19 years and 90 days — surpassing said. well to win,” Sarfaraz told best-ever World Cup bowling figures with Kenyan spinner Collins Obuya’s 2003 feat He flatly refused suggestions reporters. a scintillating spell of 6-35 in Friday’s win when he was aged 21 years and 212 days. that it’s time that he gives up cap- Sarfaraz also gave a dressing over Bangladesh at Lord’s. “I am delighted to have performed taincy. down to a journalist at the press Despite that victory in their last group like this,” said Shaheen, who finished with “The Pakistan Cricket Board conference after she used the match, Pakistan failed to qualify for the 16 wickets in five games. will decide on who will be the word ‘Bengalis’ while asking semi-finals as they had an inferior net “But I am sure that this is only the captain. But personally, since about the match against run-rate compared to fourth-placed New beginning and I have to go far to attain you asked me, I know these Bangladesh. Zealand, who also had 11 points from greatness like Wasim and Waqar Younis.” players very well now. Most of “Please don’t use this word. nine matches. Shaheen is one of many Pakistani left- them are young and if we learn It could become an issue for you But the gloom of not reaching the last arm seam bowlers to have idolised from our mistakes in the World on the social media. I think you four was lifted by a series of eye-catch- Wasim. Cup, I can take this team to the should address them as ing performances from Shaheen and sev- The 19-year-old made his mark in a next level, especially with the Bangladesh. You are using objec- eral other rising Pakistan stars that domestic match in September 2017, World T20 Cup coming up next tionable word,” the Pakistan offered hope for the coming years. claiming eight wickets for just 39 runs in year in Australia,” he said. skipper told the television Wasim, who starred in Pakistan’s a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy game. Pakistan finished fifth in the reporter after she asked why the 1992 World Cup triumph, said he was Within a short space of time he was World Cup after they lost the team management did not give delighted to have witnessed Shaheen’s compared to Wasim and Australia pace semifinal race to New Zealand Shoaib Malik a farewell in the progress. spearhead Mitchell Starc. on Net-Run-Rate. match against the “Bengalis”. “Definitely, Shaheen is one for the Shaheen graduated to Pakistan “I am satisfied with our per-   !!'    !7   * ! 3      “Shoaib is our senior-most future, a beacon of light for the next gen- colours in the Twenty20 series against the formance and we should have player and though he did not eration of fast bowlers,” the former left- West Indies in April last year, but his first reached the semis but in overall with the players including myself against West Indies in the end pute. There was no interference have a good World Cup, he has arm quick said. major success came against New Zealand context and given the tough in London which we reported to kept us out of the semis. But the in my authority. I think we did served the country a lot. His “Shaheen is hard-working and a in last year’s one-day series in the United conditions we faced in England the Board. They were not need- pitches variation was something our best but yes mistakes were presence in the team was very quick learner so these traits will take him Arab Emirates. I think we did respectably well. ed and it hurt and shook the which we didn’t expect in the made.” good for all of us,” Sarfaraz said. to places.” Wasim was surprised that He claimed back-to-back four wick- I have not thought about leaving players. We were upset at losing tournament. We were tested and Sarfaraz said after the defeat Malik announced his retire- Pakistan delayed Shaheen’s World Cup et hauls and was named as the man of the the captaincy. to India but we didn’t expect such we played badly against Australia against India, the team had a ment from ODIs after the World baptism, leaving him out until the fourth series. “I know that if I get a chance reactions, even though isolated.” and India.” week-long break and he had Cup and will now only focus on match of their campaign against Australia Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur to continue, we as a team will He said that after going The Pakistan captain made it called all the players and had a playing T20 cricket. in Taunton. predicts Shaheen will be the best in the make more progress,” he said. through so much after first five clear he had no problems or dif- frank talk with them on every “Shaheen is a wicket-taking bowler business. Sarfaraz said Pakistan had matches, the team had really ferences with either head coach issue. match, where we could give him and that was known before the World “I have seen the progress of Starc,” not only encountered tough con- fought back well to win four Mickey Arthur, chief selector He also defended the deci- an opportunity. We picked Cup, so it’s over me why he was not played said Arthur, who also briefly coached ditions but the criticism and matches on a trot. Inzamam-ul-Haq or any players. sion to not play young bowler Wahab Riaz after the bilateral from the start.” Australia. reaction of some people after the “It was a great performance “The teams we selected in Muhammad Hasnain. series with England and realising Shaheen’s three wickets against New “Shaheen can be better than all defeat to India was very hurtful. and I think the washout against the World Cup, it was the three “There were senior bowlers we needed some pace and expe- Zealand came in the space of just 20 balls those who are in the business, because he “There were some incidents Sri Lanka and the performance of us doing it. There was no dis- available and we did not get a rience in our bowling attack.” and announced his arrival as a major has that will and talent.” *"    "-  ' %"  " ,&-7 

thought that the Bangladesh team consistently. runs in each and every match, he time to recover fully but you would- Iplayed very well and produced Shakib Al Hasan played really picked up a few wickets and he was n't be able to tell he had any issues. lots of very good cricket through- well when we were batting but if you fantastic in the field as well. Liton Das is another very good out this ICC Men's Cricket World see our middle order, they couldn't To score two centuries and young player and he played well in Cup. always back him up. At the moment, then five more 50s is absolutely his first World Cup. He didn't It would have been good for a lot of them are young players incredible. He has always been a make big runs in every game but he them to end on a high by beating though great all-rounder but in this tour- was fantastic against the West Indies Pakistan but it wasn't to be. That's I'm sure in the next World Cup, nament, he showed the world that especially, when he made an unbeat- ok though because the boys played these boys will play like Shakib and he is the number one all-rounder. en 94. very nicely all tournament. score big runs regularly. There are so many players that He's a young, upcoming player, Ultimately, they missed out on While we will improve, did decent jobs for Bangladesh but so to be playing in such a big tour- the semi-finals and it will take them Australia, India and England will what Shakib did was really special. nament will do him the world of a while to get closer to very the top definitely improve too, so we'll Mustafizur Rahman was anoth- good. teams like England, Australia and have to work a bit harder than them. er player who impressed me. In It's very difficult for any player India but they've got four years to Our team is in very good shape these conditions and at this time of perform in each and every game like do it before the next World Cup and at this moment, if they keep work- year in England, it's really, really dif- Shakib did but he has a bright future. I think that is enough time. ing hard then I'm sure they will do ficult to take five wickets in an If Bangladesh had qualified for Bangladesh are playing good very good things. innings. the semi-finals it would have been > BB4 cricket but if they want to catch the It was very nice for Shakib to He did that twice in a row - a great thing but they should still be big fish, there are still lots of things end with another half-century against India and Pakistan - to fin- very, very happy because the boys :# !  to do. against Pakistan because he played ish the World Cup and he proved did a really, really good job at the To beat those teams regularly, I amazingly through the whole World himself in each and every match. World Cup. think they need the middle order Cup. He was a bit injured before the  2 #  batsmen to start performing more It was just brilliant - he scored ' 3      # #    World Cup, he didn't have enough ! :F"";%$< =,47 =7,    $   $  P 

&  0601.6 remembered for the double send- and hoped that we'd have a calm on 12 minutes, picking out Aguero's ing-off and the melee it sparked. match, but at the first incident he clever diagonal run before the for- ionel Messi hit out at "corrup- In what seemed an innocuous sent me off." ward rounded goalkeeper Gabriel Ltion and the referees" at the clash, a frustrated Messi shoved Medel could have few argu- Arias and passed the ball noncha- Copa America after he was harsh- Medel in the back as the center- ments as he reacted even more lantly into the empty goal. ly sent off as Argentina secured back shepherded the ball out of angrily after seeing red while play- Ten minutes later, Dybala dou- third place with a 2-1 victory over play. ers from both sides squared up to bled the lead with a cool, dinked Chile here. A furious Medel responded by each other and the referee, who lost finish past the advancing Arias after In a niggly and fractious match chest-bumping Messi twice in an complete control of the situation. taking a sumptuous Giovani Lo on Saturday, five-time Ballon d'Or incident that probably merited no It took fully five minutes to Celso through ball in his stride. winner Messi and Chile captain more than a single yellow card for calm the situation and get Messi, By that time, Chile had seen Gary Medel were given their the Chilean. who remained measured through- influential Manchester United for- marching orders eight minutes Incredibly, Paraguayan referee out, and Medel to leave the field. ward Alexis Sanchez limp off with from half-time after tangling on the Mario Diaz de Vivar showed the Messi, though, took aim at a hamstring injury. goalline. two captains the red card. hosts and arch rivals Brazil. After the dismissals, Chile Television replays of the inci- "Medel always goes to the limit, "I think there's no doubt that seemed in danger of losing their dent suggested Messi had done lit- but it wasn't a red card for either Brazil are going to be champions. heads and Erick Pulgar was lucky tle wrong. of us. He (the referee) could have The Copa is weighted towards to receive only a yellow card for a "Corruption and the referees consulted VAR," said Messi. Brazil and hopefully VAR and the stamp on Leandro Paredes that are preventing people from enjoy- VAR was the issue in referees will have nothing to look at looked a far worse offence that ing the football and they're ruining Argentina's defeat by Brazil as in the final and Peru can compete, either Messi's or Medel's. it a bit," said the global star. Messi and his team-mates twice felt because they have the team to do so, Chile were handed a lifeline Messi had already been angered they should have had a penalty, although it looks tough to me," he when Lo Celso was adjudged to by the refereeing during only for Ecuadoran referee Roddy said. have brought down Charles Argentina's 2-0 semi-final loss Zambrano to not only wave away "   .  .0 . .    . 
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