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The practice won in 1984. will now be punishable by jail He saw the 1986 Shah he mysterious disappear- term up to three years. Bano case, where the Congress Tance of VG Siddhartha The Muslim Women did not stick its neck out to Hegde, the owner-founder of (Protection of Rights on support women rights, as the the Café Coffee Day chain, Marriage) Bill was passed by 99 main reason for the downfall of since Monday evening has sent votes in favour and 84 against. the party. shockwaves in the corporate The ruling NDA, which lacks The law, he said, was not world with an intensive search majority in the Upper House, being brought due to the operation launched in      ' ( " )%  was helped by the absence of Supreme Court ruling of 2017 Karnataka to trace him. $$)P ++,-."" some members of the declaring talaq-e-biddat, com- The recovery of a letter Opposition Congress, SP and monly referred to as instant purportedly written by the cof- a missing complaint,” Deputy taking position of our Coffee BSP as well as six members of triple talaq, unconstitutional. fee tycoon to the Board of Commissioner of Dakshina Day shares, although revised TRS (TRS) and two MPs of “I am a Minister of the Directors has given impetus to Kannada district Senthil returns have been filed by us YSR Congress. The ruling $" "% $   !" &# Government the theory that he allegedly Sasikant Senthil earlier said. (sic)”. NDA has 107 members in the and not the Rajiv Gandhi committed suicide. Mangaluru Police “This was very unfair and 242-member Rajya Sabha. extended support to the Bill. the Congress and the TMC. dignity they deserve in our Government,” he said citing the He was last seen near a Commissioner Sandeep Patil has led to a serious liquidity Four Congress MPs — The same strategy had Hailing the passage of the society. Shah Bano case of 1986. He bridge on the Netravati River in said police are questioning a crunch,” the letter, bearing a Vivek Tankha, Rajiv Bishwal, helped the Government push Bill, Prime Minister Narendra The House rejected an said he cannot leave in lurch Dakshina Kannada district on fisherman who claimed that he purported signature of Mukud Medhi, Pratap Bajwa — through the contentious Modi said that a historic wrong Opposition sponsored motion women who have been Monday night. saw someone jumping off the Siddhartha, said. The depart- were absent during the vote. amendment to the Right To done to Muslim women has to send the Bill to a Rajya Sabha divorced by triple talaq via And that is why according bridge. Search operations were ment has refuted the charges. Independent MP KTS Tulsi too Information (RTI) Act last been corrected and an “archa- Select Committee with 100 WhatsApp or other such to officials, 100 firefighters, on at the place identified by the “I have failed as an entre- did not vote, even though he week despite lacking numbers ic and medieval practice con- votes against it as compared to means. 100 policemen, 50 divers and fisherman, he said. Call Detail preneur. I have failed to create had moved amendments to in the Upper House. fined to the dustbin of history”. 84 in favour. Once granted On Opposition charge of 50 fishermen and 30 boats Records were also under the right profitable business the Bill. RJD’s Ram Jethmalani The Triple Talaq Bill could “This is an occasion to assent by the President, the Bill targeting Muslims, he said the have been deployed for search scrutiny, Patil added. model despite my best efforts,” and NCP’s Sharad Pawar and not make it through the Upper salute the remarkable courage will replace an Ordinance pro- BJP may be getting a little less operations. In the unverified letter, Siddhartha, who built the cof- Praful Patel were some of the House in the first term of the of those Muslim women who mulgated on February 21 to the votes from the community but Siddhartha had told his widely circulated in the social fee empire over the last 37 other prominent names absent. Narendra Modi Government, have suffered great wrongs just same effect as the Bill. it considers them very much a driver he was going for a walk media, Siddhartha alleged he years, said in the letter. The AIADMK, along with although it was passed by the due to the practice of triple Replying to a four-and- part of the country and works near the bridge, police said. was harassed by the previous As per the I-T department the TRS and the JD(U), walked Lok Sabha twice. talaq,” said Modi in his tweet half-hour debate on the Bill, on the principle of “sabka “He (Siddhartha) asked the DG of the Income Tax restrictions, 7.49 million shares out terming the Bill “uncon- The Bill was again passed message. He added that the Law Minister Ravi Shankar saath, sabka vikas, sabka vish- driver to wait till his arrival. Department in the form of held by Siddhartha and Coffee stitutional” thus bringing down by the Lok Sabha last week abolition of the practice will Prasad cited jail provisions in was”. “More than 20 Islamic When he did not return even attaching “our shares on two Day Enterprises faced the pro- the majority mark in the Rajya amid a walkout by several contribute to women empow- the legislations that ban dowry nations have regulated triple after two hours, the driver separate occasions to block hibitory order for six months, Sabha. The BJD, however, Opposition parties, including erment and give women the and multiple marriages by talaq,” he said. approached police and lodged our Mindtree deal and then starting 25 January 2019. 

                              "                  3:/&:7$     O % . !           he Unnao rape survivor    "  # Tand two of her family members had written to the            Chief Justice of (CJI)     three weeks ago apprehending   3:/&:7$ ! !#$% "$"      threat to their lives by the &    '() accused persons in the case. n a day the Opposition L+  M-    The letter written on July Oraised the Unnao incident !  .     12 has come to light two days in Parliament, the Centre on        after the 19-year-old girl was Tuesday handed over to the     /   travelling with her family on CBI probe into the road acci- 00$      3:/&:7$ Sunday when their car was hit dent in which the rape sur-    # by a speeding truck at vivor and her lawyer were he Comptroller and Gurubakshganj area of critically injured and her two    TAuditor General (CAG) in Raebareli, killing her two aunts. aunts killed, officials said. & ' its first report on the imple- The girl and her advocate #  ""     Earlier on Tuesday, the ! !#$% "$1   mentation of Goods and are battling for their life in the   " #.   !" #! Police had con-   ')2    Services Tax (GST) has noted Intensive Care Unit. stituted a Special Investigation 2        that the failures in proper News agency PTI quoted girl, her mother, and aunt stat- four-time BJP MLA from UP’s Team to probe the “murder-    implementation of the GST an official of the Supreme ed that on July 7 Naveen Singh, Bangermau, is an accused in ous” accident. 3   1    resulted in slowing down of Court saying the letter written son of rape accused Shashi the rape case and was arrested 4 .     growth of indirect taxes to and settlement of tax that was It would protect the tax in Hindi has been received by Singh, Manoj Singh, brother of last year in April. Singh, Komal Singh, Arun  2 1    5.80 per cent in 2017-18 as envisaged for GST was based revenues of both the Centre the office of Chief Justice of another accused Kuldeep The letter narrates the inci- Singh, Gyandendra Singh, $ .    L  2.  2 compared to 21.33 per cent on one hundred per cent and the States, it would lead to India Ranjan Gogoi. Singh, and one Kunnu Mishra dents of July 7-8 when some Rinku Singh and Awadhesh    2  M# during 2016-17. The invoice-matching and avail- proper settlement of IGST and Who has asked the court’s had visited their house and people allegedly associated with Singh as accused. Government of India’s revenue ment of input tax credit, as well would minimise, if not elimi- Secretary General to prepare a threatened to kill them. Sengar threatened the victim’s The rape case had come to ''  from goods and services also as settlement of IGST on the nate, the tax official-assessee note out of it and place it before The next day, another per- family with dire consequences. light after the victim allegedly   &  took a 10 per cent dip. basis of invoice-matching. interface,” the report said. him. son came to their house with The letter to the CJI also attempted self-immolation out- ! !#$% "4$ +  The report criticised Neither is possible as of now, as The report went on to say The letter written by the the same threat. sought a direction for registra- side Chief Minister Yogi 2+ ! !  Revenue Department under an invoice-matching system that even after two years of survivor and two of her fami- The victim and the family tion of FIR against the persons. Adityanath’s residence last year.  $  +     the Finance Ministry and has not kicked in. Invoice- rollout of GST, system validat- ly members was also sent to the said along with the letter they An FIR which was lodged a day Meanwhile, a team of the      $  Central Board of Indirect Taxes matching is the critical require- ed Input Tax Credit through Allahabad High Court and were also attaching the video of after the car crash names the National Commission for   3   (CBIC) for imposing non-user ment that would yield the full invoice matching was not in other authorities of the Uttar the car in which these persons BJP legislator, his brother Women (NCW) met the moth- + 56 7. friendly tax filing system. benefits of this major tax place and non-intrusive e-tax Pradesh Government. came to their house. Manoj Singh Sengar, Vinod er of the Unnao rape survivor 839 9$.    # “The system of payment reform. system still remained elusive. The letter signed by the Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a Mishra, Haripal Singh, Naveen in Lucknow on Tuesday. $-.  Q  R   #   &'() quit the Congress and was   *   inducted into the BJP and   #  # made a Cabinet Minister. The 01, NCP too received a jolt last  (  4:396!6 Jayanti celebrations by the State )*"  week when its Mumbai unit   Kannada and Culture chief Sachin Ahir joined the he day after winning trust Department, highlighting   +   , ruling coalition partner Shiv   116 Tvote on the floor of the opposition to such celebra- Sena. Assembly, Karnataka Chief tions, particularly in Kodagu   3:/&:7$;1614$ The Sharad Pawar-led n a major achievement, a Minister BS Yediyurappa on district, and the violence it had NCP, which recently saw many Ijoint team of security forces Tuesday scrapped Tipu Jayanti led to in the past. xodus continues from the regional satraps leave the 20- eliminated two terrorists, celebrations by the State The MLA had submitted a E“leaderless” Congress. After year-old party, bore the maxi- including top commander of Government. petition stating that there had mass resignation of Congress mum brunt of the latest move Jaish-e-Mohammad involved The BJP has been opposing been violence during the cele- MLAs in Karnataka, four as three of the four MLAs in the attack on CRPF at the birth anniversary of the brations in the past and it Congress-NCP legislators belonged to it. Anantnag town on June 12, in controversial 18th century ruler should not be repeated. resigned from Maharashtra NCP chief spokesperson a fierce gunfight in Anantnag of the erstwhile Mysore The first official celebration Assembly on Tuesday. The Nawab Malik alleged that district on Tuesday. Kingdom since 2015. in 2015 was marred by wide- major shocker came from       Opposition MLAs are “either Five CRPF personnel were When the annual event annual affair on November 10, spread protests and violence in Delhi where Rajya Sabha mem-    !" #! being lured or threatened to killed, while SHO of J&K Police was launched during the 2015 amid protest by the BJP. Kodagu district, leaving a VHP ber and a close confidant of make them join the ruling was critically injured in the Congress rule. The celebrations were con- worker Kuttappa dead. Gandhi family, Sanjay Sinh, (Akole) and Sandeep Naik Mumbai. These would be the party”. June 12 attack. Within three days after tinued by the Congress-JD(S) BJP and right-wing organ- resigned from the Congress. All (Airoli) and Congress MLA latest inductions in the BJP Sinh, a Congress member Sharing details of the gun- coming to power, the coalition Government. isations have been strongly the Congress members who Kalidas Kolambkar (Naigaon) ahead of Maharashtra of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, fight, a J&K Police spokesman Yediyurappa Government According to the official opposing Tipu Jayanti, calling quit the party on Tuesday handed over their resignation Assembly polls due in just resigned from the Upper House said. issued an order cancelling the order, Virajpet BJP MLA KG the erstwhile Mysore king a announced to join the BJP. letters separately to Speaker over two months. of Parliament and took a dig at “Top commander of Jaish- “Tipu Jayanti” celebrations, Bopaiah wrote to Chief “religious bigot” who perse- NCP MLAs Haribhau Bagade at the Last month Radhakrishna the party, saying it is still living e- Mohammad Fayaz Panzoo initiated by the Siddaramaiah Minister BS Yediyurappa cuted Hindus and other non- Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale Maharashtra legislature build- Vikhe Patil, then Leader of in the past and unaware of the killed along with his associate led Congress Ministry as an requesting him to cancel Tipu Muslims. (Satara), Vaibhav Pichad ing Vidhan Bhawan in south Opposition in the Assembly, future. in an encounter.”   !"# $      

  3:/&:7$         he Lok Sabha on Tuesday   & 3:/&:7$ Tpassed the Wages Code Bill that will enable introduc- he CBI has registered a crim- tion of minimum wage for Tinal case of corruption and workers and dealing with issues criminal conspiracy against UK- ! !#$%":&  B:&C"   like delay in payment to based Rolls Royce, its subsidiary  $ 5  - . 2 2      employees. in India, unknown officials of  .   +    2  + Terming The Code on   3:/&:7$ Central Government undertak-   9  2+      5 4 # Wages Bill, 2019 as a ‘historic ings Hindustan Aeronautics 5  - D     1 step’, Labour Minister Santosh he Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Limited (HAL), Gas Authority of   B1C         Kumar Gangwar said this bill TConsumer Protection Bill 2018 that India Ltd(GAIL) and Oil and 5   + .   0   2+  has consolidated and amended seeks to strengthen the rights of consumers Natural Gas Commission  .  :&  B:&C .    # the laws relating to wages and and provide a mechanism for redressal of (ONGC) besides Singapore- 7  +-    /  #" ! 2 bonus and matters connected complaints regarding defects in goods and based firm Aashmore Pvt Ltd >.E==+       + + therewith and will benefit 50 deficiency in services. It was passed in the and its Director Ashok Patni for         K3  5   .  crore workers lower house after all the amendments alleged violation of the Integrity 5    & 5   K   +  #  The Bill, passed by voice moved by Opposition were negated. The Pact and bribing government vote, subsumes four labour Bill will replace the Consumer Protection servants in procurements worth placed orders on Rolls Royce to rials/spare parts to ONGC dur- laws -- Minimum Wages Act, Act, 1986. 4,700 crore from 2000 to 2013. the tune of Rs 4455.92 crore ing the period from 2007 to Payment of Wages Act, Among others, the legislation provides Rolls Royce, the iconic and between 2000 and 2013. 2011. The value of this com- Payment of Bonus Act and for protection of interests of consumers high-end car manufacturer, ‘There is likelihood that mission was declared in Equal Remuneration Act. After and setting up of authorities for timely and allegedly misrepresented facts to Rolls Royce may be engaging December, 2013, which was at its enactment, all these four effective administration and settlement of win contracts of HAL, ONGC Aashmore Pvt Ltd on payment the rate of 10-11.3 per cent of the Acts would be repealed, said consumer disputes. and GAIL and the bribe was of commission in other value,’ the complaint alleged. the Minister. Speaking on the bill, Union Food and routed through the Singapore Purchase Orders and part of this It is further alleged that He said while drafting the Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas firm which in turn bribed the commission paid by Rolls Royce during the 2008-2009, Rolls bill, the government has Paswan said the overall purpose of the leg- babus of the Public Sector to Sshmore Pvt Ltd may have Royce engaged Turbotech accepted 17 out of the 24 rec- islation is to ease the process of address- Undertakings. Mumbai-based been paid as kickbacks to Energy Services International ommendations made by the ing grievances of consumers. firm Turbotech Energy Services unknown officials of HAL Pvt Ltd in Vijaypur, Dadri, Standing Committee which The bill will now go to Rajya Sabha for & #/ "   !" #! International Pvt Ltd and involved in the procurement Bawana Pipeline Project and had scrutinised the similar bill passage, where it was not passed in unknown others have also been process as the total business of declared two per cent com- introduced in the previous Lok December last year and had lapsed. return of products. Opposing the bill, Congress member made accused in the case reg- HAL with Rolls Royce in recent mission on bid. During 2008- Sabha. The bill proposes setting up of Consumer Paswan said CCPA would take imme- M K Vishnu Prasad claimed it would curb istered on Monday. The FIR was years is in excess of Rs 4,700 2009, Rolls Royce also engaged As per the bill, the tripar- Disputes Redressal Commission and diate action on any complaint filed by the the freedom of consumers and trample on registered after a five-year long crores,’ said Additional the services of another com- tite committee comprising rep- forums at the district, state and national lev- consumer and if required could also file their rights. ‘The real problems of con- Preliminary Enquiry that was Superintendant of Police, Anti- pany Infinity owned by Patni resentatives of trade unions, els for adjudicating consumer complaints. class action suit. He said this bill propos- sumers must be heard,’ he said, adding the registered on March 21, 2014. Corruption Unit of CBI and for the Viajypur, Dadri, Bawana employers and state govern- It also seeks to set up a Central es stringent action in case of misleading government must bring a comprehensive Rolls Royce is alleged to complainant of the case Sandeep Pipeline Porject by violating the ment would fix a floor wage for Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) advertisements against the advertiser but bill in this regard. While DMK's K have engaged the services of Chaudhary in his complaint Integrity Pact with GAIL and workers throughout the coun- to promote, protect and enforce consumer not against the media through which Veeraswamy said the bill provides for ‘feu- Aashmore as an agent and which is part of the FIR. made two per cent extra pay- try, Gangwar said, adding min- rights as a class. The CCPA would make advertisement is being publicised. dal rule, not federal rule’ and it will take paid commission to the tune of It is further alleged that ment to Infinity for project imum wage will become right interventions to prevent consumer detri- BJP MP suggested away consumer rights, Pratima Mondal of 10 to 11.3 per cent value of the Rolls Royce appointed Ashok management services in con- of every worker.’ ment arising from unfair trade practices. that cases of call drops and power cuts Trinamool Congress claimed that the purchase orders in violation of Patni, Director of Aashmore nection with the above project. In addition to other The agency can also initiate class action, should also be considered under the intention of the bill is to encroach upon Terms and Conditions of pur- Pvt Ltd, as Commercial Advisor ‘There is every likelihood things, the Bill will effective- including enforcing recall, refund and ambit of this proposed law. powers of the state. chase orders and Integrity Pact in India for supply of spare parts that part of the payment made by ly address the problems relat- with HAL. The total value of to ONGC during 2007 to 2011 Rolls Royce to Aashmore in case ing to delay in payment of payment of wages to all apply on workers below a par- about 50 crore workers across implementation. purchase orders placed on Rolls by violating Integrity Pact which of ONGC and Aashmore/Infinity wages whether on monthly, employees irrespective of the ticular wage ceiling working in the country. The definition has been Royce by Industrial and Marine bars appointment of agents for in case of GAIL may have been weekly or daily basis, the sector and wage ceiling. Scheduled Employments only. At present, there are 12 def- simplified in the Bill and is Gas Turbine (IMGT) of HAL execution of government con- paid as kickback to unknown Minister said. The code uni- At present, the provisions The floor wage will be com- initions of wages in the differ- expected to reduce litigation during 2005 to 2013 was Rs tracts. ‘Rolls Royce paid com- officials of ONGC and GAIL versalises the provisions of of both Minimum Wages Act puted based on minimum liv- ent labour laws leading to liti- and also reduce compliance 286.55 crore In addition, the mission to Aashmore in 38 involved in the procurement minimum wages and timely and Payment of Wages Act ing conditions, benefiting gation besides difficulty in its cost for employers. Engine Division of HAL also transactions for supply of mate- process,’ added the complaint. 1     . #P%  P " P"  "%" 6980"" $39   3:/&:7$

5":5"8:356!: ssues like having a perma- 65"$:G4 Inent voter list to provide relief to those who find their   3:/&:7$      names missing from the list on   3:/&:7$    the voting day and plagiarism ith the Government       in Indian universities figured in he Lok Sabha on Tuesday Wextending the Parliament the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday Twitnessed loud protests and session by two weeks to seek      with the entire house associat- sloganeering, mainly by the the passage of over 20 Bills, BJP   !!"  ing. However, a BJP member's Congress which was support- president on "    remarks about Indian women ed by the TMC, DMK and BSP, Tuesday asked party MPs to be while favouring a comfortable & ""  !!3.  over the incident of Unnao rape present in full strength as the  #$ dress code for women in uni-    !" #! survivor getting injured when Opposition has been every form saw protest by some the car she was travelling in was now and then pressing for a on Monday was passed with women MPs and he apologised Punia(Congress)called for a run through the thesis and can hit by a truck. $#0  "1       division of votes on the legis- 260-48 votes, sources said after and retracted it. permanent voters' list to tell if the article is plagiarised. Amid the bedlam, the rul- " +  '&  #( #/ " lations. the meeting, adding that the Raising the dress code address the issue. He said a Members from nearly all par- ing BJP sought to say that the "."    !" #! The BJP chief, who is also BJP president stated that the issue, D P Vats urged various large number of eligible voters ties including ruling and oppo- Uttar Pradesh Government is the Union Home Minister, margin should have been big- ministries to have work friend- find their names missing or sition associated themselves taking steps to ensure justice that there was no intention to Meenakshi Lekhi, who was in asked party lawmakers to ger. The BJP alone has 303 ly dress for women in uniform deleted from voters' list. Also, with him for the girl and her family and politicize the case. the Speaker's Chair, asked the ensure the legislations get members in Lok Sabha while as the present pattern of sum- separate voters' list for differ- Congress MP Jairam urged the Opposition not to Parliamentary Affairs Opposition to be constructive passed by maximum votes. its allies have 50 votes. mer uniform with the shirt ent elections like gram pan- Ramesh made a demand for politicise the matter. Minister Pralhad Joshi too and said that the CBI is already Prime Minister Narendra Modi Since the Opposition has tucked in under the belt and chayat, state legislative assem- abandoning the interlinking The Congress said it was asked opposition to not to probing the case. had in the past expressed his often been pressing for divi- trousers is inconvenient for bly and Lok Sabha are there, he of rivers, claiming it will have not politicising the issue but the ‘politicise’ the issue saying the On Monday, the Uttar unhappiness about MPs sions of votes, BJP members women in police and military, added. The entire House cut- a disastrous environmental incident was ‘shameful’. state government was doing Pradesh police filed a murder absenting themselves during should be present in their especially during pregnancy ting across party lines backed impact, but members from Treasury benches alleged that everything to ensure justice. case against BJP MLA Kuldeep the voting of key bills. respective House, he said. Joshi and afterwards. He then the suggestion. AIADMK and DMK objected the truck that hit the car Minister of State for Rural Singh Sengar and nine others Addressing the BJP parlia- told reporters that Parliament referred to the physique of Drawing the attention of to his views. belonged to an SP leader. Development Sadhvi Niranjan following a complaint by the mentary party meeting, Shah has so far passed 15 bills. Indian women leading to the house to the malaise of pla- Mahesh Poddar (BJP) Congress, Trinamool Jyoti who is also know as fire- Unnao rape survivor's family also asked MPs, including There are six bills which protest by some women MPs giarism, K J Alphons(BJP) said demanded strict laws to check Congress, BSP and DMK brand ` leader` alleging ‘conspiracy’ behind Union Ministers, to attend a have been passed by only Lok claiming it was objectionable. there should be zero tolerance cattle smuggling for slaughter- members walked out of the claimed the truck belonged to the Sunday's car crash in which two-day orientation pro- Sabha and are yet to get Rajya Vats said the best example towards this practice as it ing for beef and leather indus- House as a protest. Trinamool a worker of the Samajwadi the victim was severely injured gramme being held by the Sabha's nod. There are four bills of dress code is women officers brings a bad name to India. If try. Congress walked out twice. Party (SP). and two of her family members party on August 3-4, saying which have been passed by only of Parliament security and faculty members indulge in Shiv Pratap Shukla(BJP) More than 30 members, most- BJP leader were killed. their attendance is a must, Rajya Sabha and are yet to get Special Protection plagiarism they should be dis- drew the attention of the House ly from the Congress were in claimed the truck that hit the A woman in Unnao had Parliamentary Affairs Minister Lok Sabha's nod, the parlia- Group(SPG)donning safari missed from service and a towards need to de-silt rivers to the Well of the house. Congress car -- in which the girl, her alleged that Sengar, a four-time Pralhad Joshi told reporters. mentary affairs minister said. suits thereby making it com- subject and 'Research Integrity', check floods. He also suggest- MPs continuously shouted 'we family members and lawyers MLA who represents Prime Minister Narendra He said that 11 other bills fortable and urged other should be added in the cur- ed rivers should be inter-linked want justice' for about 40 min- were travelling -- belonged to Bangermau in the UP Modi, who was present in the are still pending and will be departments to follow suit by riculum of institutions, he said. as it would solve the problem utes while discussion on a (SP) leader. He also claimed Assembly, raped her teenage meeting but did not address the tabled in both the Houses in allowing safari suits or salwar Backing his contention of flooding. Consumer Protection Bill was that the Congress was trying to daughter at his residence in MPs, will also speak at the pro- the coming days. ‘We request kameez. He also said the with figures, Alphons said in In Another senior Congress underway. tarnish the image of the BJP. 2017. gramme, a course on parlia- parliamentarians to sit late so armed forces are permitting 2018, 127 published articles in MP Motilal Vora expressed con- Raising the matter, Leader While allowing opposition The case had come to light mentary procedure and rules, that all these bills could be even saree for the Army, Navy international journals had to be cern over ‘reduction’ in salaries of Congress in Lok Sabha to have their say on the issue, after the girl allegedly attempt- and also the saffron party's ide- passed,’ Joshi said. and Air Force, but saree is not retracted because they were of ISRO scientists. He said the Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Speaker Om Birla also told ed self-immolation outside ology. The ongoing session had convenient for parade and found to be plagiarised. ‘One in central government's decision in it was shameful and demand- them that issues related to Chief Minister Yogi In his address, Shah said started from June 17 and was other duties. every three articles submitted this regard would affect 16,000 ed that adequate security states should not be raised in Adityanath's residence. Sengar, that the motion for considera- scheduled to end on July 26, Highlighting plight of vot- by Indian authors is returned scientists and urged the ruling should be provided to the vic- the House. an accused in the rape case, was tion of the National Medical but it has been extended till ers who find their names miss- today because of plagiarism,’ he combine to review the decision tim's family. He made it clear Later, BJP member arrested in April 2018. Commission Bill in Lok Sabha August 7 now. ing on polling day, P L said, adding that a software can and take it back. ! & %$   

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  57$1 effect from July 20, to October opened as per demand of the 2.5 percent more fruits in view 31. fruit growers out of which, 162 of evapo -transpiration and ith the apple harvesting A government statement collection centres will be respiration losses. Wseason beginning in said the scheme will be imple- opened and operated by the Himachal Pradesh, the state mented for procurement of HPMC and 117 by the Only apple having diame- government on Tuesday gave 1,47,919 M.T. apple for which HIMFED by their own staff for ter above 51 mm will be pro- approval to implement procurement price will be Rs. which funds amounting to Rs. cured and accepted under the Government Market 8.00 per kg and handling 258.46 lakh (Rs. 152.28 lakh for scheme. Fruit having punc- Intervention Scheme (MIS) for charges will be Rs. 2.75 per kg, HPMC and Rs. 106.18 lakh for tured skin or bird eaten or procurement of apple this sea- while assumed sale realization HIMFED) will be provided by damaged would not be accept- son. will be Rs. 3.50 per kg. the government. ed. Fruit infested with insects This scheme will be Under the scheme, 279 The fruits would be pro- or pests and fungal diseases implemented in the State with procurement centres will be cured in 35 kg gunny bags with would also not be accepted. 5   ,. $ !% 7     %  *./01 ""  / "4  "% "   & .2   7$5! 0  3:/&:7$   57$1   "  %&    3:/&:7$ 8$"$:&:!5 hree kanwariyas were killed 3&:&6"$83 man from Delhi has com- imachal Chief Minister Jai   !      " Tand seven injured after they ducation Ministers and offi- Aplained to the police that HRam Thakur on Tuesday came under a speeding truck at Ecials from Madhya Pradesh, :@:!"5!:0$5$"$39 he has been receiving hundreds said that Memorandums of (       a village, about 20 km from here Puducherry, Nagaland and "7:&:7$ of phone calls from fans of Understanding (MoUs) worth on Hisar-Chandigarh road, Manipur on Tuesday became Bollywood actress Sunny about Rs. 29,000 crore have " &%)     police said on Tuesday. students and attended a 980:!31:3"5788 Leone after his number was been signed between state      A group of kanwariyas, 'Happiness Class' in a Delhi 5!"8<"7:$"A used in her recent movie 'Arjun government and the potential who are Shiva devotees, were government school. Patiala'. entrepreneurs in different sec-    returning from Gangotri in Councillor-in charge for 980:!31:3"D5 So far he has received hun- tors. Uttarakhand when the accident Education for Ladakh Hill ::4!"$838<83: dreds of calls. The callers tell Presiding over the occurred at 1 am, they said.   3:/&:7$. Council Konchok Stanzin also A:!8<"7: him that they want to talk to progress review meeting of been developed for online gainful employment to over The kawariyas, who were visited the school along with Sunny Leone. He tried to con- Global Investors Meet held tracking, monitoring and for 60,500 youth of the state on motorcycles, were about to resident doctor of Delhi Education Minister 7$3:55 vince them that it is not her here with senior officers of the providing assistance to besides ample opportunities of reach their home in village ASafdarjung Hospital was Manish Sisodia. 6!!$661 phone number. state government, the Chief investors," he said, adding that self employment. He said that Bichhpari when a truck hit found dead at his rented flat in Madhya Pradesh It all started with a scene Minister said that all the an online land bank portal has all the departments should them from behind, killing three the Lajpat Nagar area of South Education Minister Prabhuram from the recently-released film departments must ensure been prepared and details fix targets to their field officers of them on the spot, the police Delhi, here on Tuesday. Chaudhary said education called the curriculum innova- 'Arjun Patiala' where the char- proper and constant contact regarding available private and to identify potential entrepre- said. The victim were identified The incident was reported must remain beyond politics. tive. "What Sisodia is doing is acter played by Leone shares and liaisoning with the government lands have been neurs in their respective as Rahul (18), Raj Singh (28) to the police at 8.51 a.m. by a "The work being done in gov- innovative and it can be repli- her phone number with anoth- prospective investors so that made available on the portal. regions. He said efforts should and Rohtash (21). flatmate of deceased ernment schools by Sisodia in cated all over India. We are er character in the film. they could be motivated to Thakur said presently, also be made to woo Public The injured were admit- Sudhanshu Singh, 30, after Delhi is commendable. When considering signing an MoU The victim, 27-year-old invest in the State. about 1600 acres government Sector Undertakings to invest ted to a private hospital here, noticing foul smell coming I became the Education with the Delhi education Puneet Agarwal, a resident of Thakur said proactive land is available for industri- in the State, adding that he where the condition of some of from his room. Minister, I found out about the department after speaking to Pitampura, has been receiving communication must be al purposes besides 618 acres would also personally request them was stated to be critical, The police broke open Delhi education reforms. I our Chief Ministers," he said. innumerable calls and mes- maintained with leading busi- private land where entrepre- the concerned Union the police said. the door and found Singh wanted to come and under- Three months ago sages since July 26 when the ness houses who have envis- neurs could invest. He said Ministers to ask the PSUs Police said the truck dri- lying on a mattress with an stand what is happening here Education Director and offi- movie was released. aged interest in investing in that all the departments must under their control to explore ver fled the spot after the inci- intravenous drip in his arm. and I am happy the Deputy cials visited to understand the "On July 26, after the Himachal during the road identify unutilized land and possibilities of investment in dent. A case has been registered He was taken to a hospital CM personally invited me," he Happiness Curriculum. "In the release of the movie, I started shows held abroad as well as buildings which could be used the State. in this regard, they said. where doctors declared him said. next academic year, we will def- receiving calls from unknown within the country. by potential investors. He said It was proposed in the Kanwariyas visit brought dead. Chaudhary said though initely implement the curricu- people asking me to let them He said that official web- that the government was also meeting that two mini con- Haridwar, Gaumukh and "Sudhanshu, a native of MP was different from Delhi, lum in Puducherry," he said. talk to Sunny Leone. Initially, site ‘risinghimachal.in’ and in the progress of approving claves would be organized in Gangotri in Uttarakhand and in UP, was pur- "but if something good is being The Nagaland Education I thought somebody is playing mobile based app ‘Rising several policies to facilitate the Shimla and Kullu to facilitate Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy suing post-graduation in anaes- done anywhere, we should Minister K. Tokugha Sukhalu a prank on me, but after a Himachal’ have been devel- investors willing to invest in the investors to sign MoUs in waters of the Ganga during the thesia at Safdarjung Hospital," learn from that." said the curriculum should be while, I got to know that the oped which should be used to the state. sectors such as tourism, health auspicious Hindu month of Deputy Commissioner of Political leaders and edu- replicated. "I hope all states makers of the movie have actu- showcase investment potential The chief minister said till care and wellness, IT, educa- Shravan. This year, the kanwar Police Chinmoy Biswal said. cation experts are visiting the replicate the Happiness ally used my number and available in the State. date 253 MoUs have been tion and skill development, yatra began on July 17. "During investigation, a large Delhi government school as Curriculum as it will help chil- Sunny Leone's character in the "Himpragati portal also has signed which would provide real estates, power etc. number of empty vials of med- part of the city government's dren grow and build a stronger movie dictates my number," icines were found from the celebration of one year of the nation." said Agarwal. dustbin inside the room," Happiness Curriculum. The 15-day celebration will Agarwal is now thinking Biswal said. Puducherry Education end on Wednesday with a about taking the makers of $ %" " 5& His flatmate, Dr Rudra Minister R Kamalakannan grand celebration. 'Arjun Patiala' to court. Nayak, had gone to Panaji, his "I am being harassed by native place, in on July 19. many callers, people are abus-   478 reported on Monday. People ly inform this to police," added malicious hoaxes and false He returned at 2 a.m and went ing me and asking me to do have been advised to report Sunil Pandey, Superintendent information -- while still to sleep in his room. Early dirty favours. I have filed a ob-lynching episodes about any suspicious-looking of Police, Khargone. enabling people to communi- morning when he woke up he police complaint but till now Mowing to the spread of person to the police. Anyone On Sunday, Madhya cate reliably and privately noticed foul smell coming from the police has not taken any child lifting rumours on vari- taking the law in own hands Pradesh Additional Director across India," said the compa- Sudhanshu's room. He repeat- action even after giving me ous social media platforms like will face action". A similar General of Police (Intelligence), ny.While WhatsApp messages edly knocked at the door, assurances," he added. WhatsApp are back in the state incident on Sunday was report- Kailash Makwana, appealed to can be highly viral, the way which was locked from inside," and this time, the authorities ed from Sagar district where a the people not to be affected by people use the app is by nature Biswal said. are concerned about the feroc- woman was roughed by the rumours spreading on social still very private. Sudhanshu and Nayak ity of such misinformation mob. According to Amit media like WhatsApp and "Many people (nearly 25 were staying at the rented  ++  attack. Sanghi, Superintendent of Facebook.Over 30 people were per cent in India) are not in a accommodation since May In Madhya Pradesh, child Police, Sagar district, people killed last year by lynch mobs group; the majority of groups 2018. Nayak is pursuing post-     kidnapping rumours in the must desist from commenting after rumours of child lifting continue to be small (less than graduation at LNJP Hospital. past three days have led to sev- and sharing about child abduc- triggered via messages on 10 people); and nine in 10 mes- No suicide note was not     eral innocent people being tion rumours on social media WhatsApp. sages are still sent from just one recovered from the room. The mob-lynched, leaving the platforms. Last year, taking cog- person to another," WhatsApp autopsy would be done on   73&$9!7 police department and admin- "There is no such group nizance of the government's had explained. Wednesday to ascertain the istration worried over the rise which is active in the district. concerns over the misuse of its Reacting to the growing cause of death, he said. o examine all aspects of the of misinformation on various These are plain rumours being platform for repeated circula- instances of lynching of inno- Tproposed Punjab Land social media platforms. spread on social media which tion of provocative content, cent people owing to large Leasing and Tenancy Bill, 2019, On Monday, a woman beg- should not be given priority," Facebook-owned WhatsApp number of irresponsible mes- the Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday gar suspected of being a child said Sanghi. "A message on wrote to the IT Ministry saying sages filled with rumours and decided to set up a sub-com- lifter was beaten up by an social media has become viral the company is horrified by ter- provocation circulated on mittee. angry mob in Tikamgarh dis- in Khargone district that a rible acts of violence. WhatsApp, the IT Ministry Chief Minister Capt trict. gang has arrived which is kid- "With the right action we had asked WhatsApp to take Amarinder Singh announced Superintendent of Police napping children. This is not can help improve everyone's immediate action and ensure Finance Minister Manpreet Anurag Sujania told reporters: true and if we find anyone safety by ensuring communities that the platform is not used for Badal as the committee head, "Two such incidents have been spreading such rumours, kind- are better equipped to deal with such malafide activities. with Social Security Minister Aruna Chaudhary and Revenue Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar as its members after the Cabinet authorised the Chief Minister to set up the panel and decide on its terms and tenure among other things. The Bill aims to repeal the six existing tenancy laws to bring in major reforms in mat- ters of leasing of agricultural land in the state. It also seeks to balance the rights and responsibilities of landowners and tenants, besides providing a process of fast adjudication for resolution of disputes. The introduction of this transparent land leasing law is aimed at not only allowing the landowner to enter into a writ- ten contract with the potential tenant without the fear of los- ing his land to him but also at incentivizing the tenant to make long term investments in improvement of land and get access to credit and subsidies. The existing laws set to be repealed with the new pro- posed legislation are: The Punjab Tenancy Act 1887; the Punjab Occupancy Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act, 1952; the Pepsu Occupancy Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act, 1953; the Punjab Colonisation of Government Lands Act 1912; the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 and the Pepsu Tenancy and Agriculture Lands Act, 1955.   !"# $  * 1/          2       83&83  7839 839 troversial bill which would have  /57$39"83 know him,” said Senator allowed extraditions to mainland ritish Prime Minister Boris Richard Burr, chairman of the olice say dozens of Hong China. They have evolved into BJohnson was visiting Wales resident Donald Trump’s Senate Intelligence Committee, PKong protesters detained calls for wider democratic on Tuesday as part of a nation- Pchoice of a lawmaker with which must approve the nom- during recent clashes will be reforms and a halt to sliding free- al tour intended to reassure limited experience to oversee ination. Coats’ willingness to charged with rioting — an doms in the most significant Britons that his hard-Brexit the massive US intelligence make clear his disagreement offence that carries a jail term challenge to Beijing’s rule since push won’t hurt the economy community has sparked con- with Trump on important of up to ten years — as the the city’s 1997 handover. and rip apart the UK. cerns over the possible politi- security matters earned the finance hub’s embattled pro- Recent weeks have seen a He faces a tough reception cization of crucial national former senator and ambas- Beijing leaders crack down on dramatic surge in the level of from farmers a group central to security decisions. sador to Germany respect weeks of demonstrations. violence used by both protest- the Welsh economy who fear Trump announced the across the political spectrum. Hong Kong has been hit by ers and police who have repeat- economic havoc if Britain nomination Sunday of Ratcliffe, by comparison, seven weeks of mass protest ral- edly fired rubber bullets and leaves the European Union Republican Representative has made his name over four lies -- some of which have ended tear gas to disperse projectile- without a divorce deal. They John Ratcliffe to replace Dan years in the House of in violence -- triggered by a con- throwing crowds. say millions of sheep might .P#$.      Coats as Director of National Representatives as a staunch have to be slaughtered if tariffs    ",  +   Intelligence, the person who when it appears that the pres- defender of the president. are slapped on lamb exports to %" "   +. coordinates the 17 agencies ident is trying to look for Like many of Trump’s the EU.  7.5  "5 !" &# that make up the US intelli- someone who will be a politi- appointees, he frequently Johnson’s office argues that gence community. cal loyalist rather than that appears on Fox News repeating leaving the 28-nation bloc and his vow to take Britain Coats is leaving after 24 independent voice standing up conservative conspiracy theo- its rules-bound Common out of the EU on October 31, months during which Trump for the intelligence communi- ries and alleging that special Agricultural Policy will be “a with or without a deal, was 3 has regularly ignored and ty,” Democratic Senator John counsel Robert Mueller’s inves- historic opportunity to intro- “dangerous.” undermined his spy chiefs, Warner told CNN. tigation into Russian election duce new schemes to support Johnson, who took office 4 keeping them in the dark espe- Key Republicans were cau- interference was a political hit- farming” and will open up last week, also plans to visit cially on his plans for relations tious about the nomination, job by Democrats working new markets for UK agricul- Northern Ireland, the only part . with Russia. some thinking that, despite with US intelligence. tural exports. of the UK to share a land bor- While the departure is not his inexperience in the field, he “So was the Trump inves- The trip follows a visit der with the EU. The status of a surprise, the choice of might have Trump’s ear, unlike tigation really about our Monday to Scotland, where that currently invisible frontier Ratcliffe has sparked worries Coats. national security — or was it Johnson was booed by protest- with the Republic of Ireland has  83&83 among lawmakers. “I don’t know John, but I politically motivated?” he said #    / )  ers and warned by First become the main stumbling “I’m gravely concerned look forward to getting to last year. !"6 &# Minister Nicola Sturgeon that block to a Brexit deal. ritish Prime Minister Boris BJohnson promised Ireland’s 0-1 Leo Varadkar on Tuesday there +,-++./0 would be no physical checks    on the border between their 145 two countries after Brexit, a      1    spokeswoman said. But in     their first phone call since he   $514& It said that all five crew .672 78$%(!)$7  I)  13$ took office, Johnson repeated members, including two pilots, .   . that the current “backstop” small military plane of the were killed in the crash.  46 The report by the U.N. months of the          he Philippine defense chief plan to keep the frontier open, APakistan Army crashed However, a local rescue Mission in Afghanistan said 403 year and another 314 by inter-        Tcriticized China on Tuesday which is included in the EU’s into a residential area in the spokesman said that 18 dead ore Afghan civilians were civilians were killed by national forces, a         for what he called “bullying” draft divorce deal, was unac- garrison city of Rawalpindi bodies were brought to hospi- Mkilled by Afghan and Afghan forces in the first six total of 717.   .     actions in the South China Sea ceptable. early Tuesday, killing 19 people, tal that included 13 civilians NATO forces than by the "  # and said Beijing’s peaceful “On Brexit, the Prime including five military per- and five crew members. Taliban and other terrorists in assurances contrast with its Minister made clear that the sonnel, officials said. District commissioner the first half of 2019, the UN 63G   . E'   &    behavior in the contested waters. UK will be leaving the EU on The Pakistan Army Rawalpindi Ali Randhawa told Mission said in a report     Defence Secretary Delfin October 31, no matter what,” Aviation aircraft on a routine the media that the incident released on Tuesday.  63$":&3"$835 The deaths and injuries +#     Lorenzana criticized China’s a spokeswoman said. training flight crashed in the occurred between 2:30 to 2:40 Most of the civilian casu- were among more than 24,000   +   increasingly assertive actions “He said that in all sce- suburbs of Mora Kalu village, am when a small military plane alties were apparently inflicted new UN Report says a “grave violations” against chil-        .  when asked to comment on the narios, the government will be killing 12 civilians and five crew which was on a training mis- during Afghan and NATO Arecord number of more dren verified by the United    "  .   Chinese ambassador’s assur- steadfast in its commitment to members and destroying five to sion crashed in Rawalpindi. operations against insurgents, than 12,000 children were killed Nations including recruitment   +    ances in Manila that Beijing the Belfast Agreement and will six houses, said the Inter- Rescue teams of 1122 and such as airstrikes and night and injured in armed conflicts and use of youngsters by com-       # won’t seek hegemony in the dis- never put physical checks or Services Public Relations Pakistan Army immediately raids on militant hideouts. last year, with Afghanistan, the batants, sexual violence, abduc- puted region and “will not take physical infrastructure on the (ISPR) - the media wing of the reached the site and started the Insurgents often hide among Palestinians, Syria and Yemen tions, and attacks on schools 9   the first shot.” border.” Pakistan Army. rescue operation. civilians. topping the casualty list. and hospitals, it said.       !$7: <"   1   3      +      .    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8*5 5             / 1 9   .        !              :,  ;:,<        :  +      .                        +    !    +                        9, '="&$            +  O             !"#$$2+    )                    t was ironic that speaking to serving      O     and retired armed forces personnel at               the grand finale of the 20th anniver-       '="S         sary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised $     $     :, onI the need for modernisation and joint-       >            ness, the two pivotal issues on which he has               done little. Appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (it was approved by the Cabinet in 9,            ?  2003), ordering the integration of the     S        (   Armed Forces Head Quarters with the               Ministry of Defence and increasing defence capital outlays — at present barely sufficient             for committed liabilities — will transform                  .  '  S the ad hoc defence and national security sys-    +       !       tem into an effective military mechanism. This is precisely what the Kargil Review $. S          Committee (KRC) report, From Surprise to ! "                Reckoning, had recommended in 1999.      611 (      Modi’s script-writers must read the KRC and its sequel, the Group of Ministers (GoM) 9       :         reports.         .  !   ;. !<  The catastrophic intelligence failure that     +  "   (      permitted massive Pakistani intrusions led to monumental confusion. Troops hurried-      $          ly brought in from the Valley had to be re-          +  oriented from counter-insurgency to con-             ventional war-fighting. Loss of two fighters and one helicopter chastened the Indian Air +     *6@  ,   .  Force (IAF). Strategic constraint of not cross- and was a total surprise for the required to meet the challenges Force Chiefs are retiring short- diers, conveniently forgetting  $(*  ;,*.$*<"   AB1     ing the Line of Control (LoC) proved avoid- Government, the Army and of the 21st century. ly and vying for either CDS or that as the Home Minister, he let 00C   !:,#+      +     ably costly. The jointness was absent in the the intelligence services. The Never in the country’s his- governorship/ambassadorship. the Delhi Police rough up vet- 010A!2       0107  '   Army-waged Op Vijay, IAF Operation uncorrected intelligence deficit tory has a review of the nation- Gen Dalbir Singh, the architect erans protesting One Rank One Safedsagar and Navy Operation Talwar. led to attacks on Parliament in al security environment been of the Uri surgical strikes, was Pension (OROP) and evict them      01D0E           Acute shortages of high-altitude clothing, 2001 and Mumbai in 2008. done — neither a White Paper belatedly rewarded with ambas- from Jantar Mantar. On nation-        O "   equipment and ammunition forced the then Twenty years on, Pulwama hap- on defence nor a strategic sadorship to the Seychelles. Air al security, the Modi              Army Chief, Gen VP Malik, into saying, pened. On February 14, for the defence and security review. Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa Government has excelled in “We will fight with what we have.” Kargil first time in Jammu & Kashmir, Instead, piecemeal defence deservedly is eyeing his divi- symbolism and rhetoric. While            +    became a test-bed for uphill infantry a local suicide bomber rammed reforms have been attempted by dend from Balakot, which deci- it lauded the daring, determina-         *    (  assaults, never witnessed before or after in a Maruti packed with 60 kg of the likes of Krishna Rao and sively swung the Modi tion and raw courage of soldiers      .      any war. The re-capture of jagged peaks took RDX smuggled from Pakistan Arun Singh Committees and Government’s vote tally to 303 in Kargil, it is playing hide and 83 days and cost 527 lives with nearly 1,400 into a Central Reserve Police Naresh Chandra Task Force, seats. seek on Non Functional  +                 brave men wounded. Brave infantry com- Force (CRPF) convoy, killing 40 among others. The Army has Dhanoa, who commanded Financial Upgrade (allowed to        ,*.$*        manders, junior leaders and soldiers, with troopers. The National tinkered with the reforms to a MiG 21 squadron in Kargil, is almost all central services), dis-    (    )  the help of IAF, turned around the situation Investigation Agency (NIA) is enhance tooth to tail ratio. euphoric. Once, he had com- ability pension and full OROP in Kargil from ‘defeat’ into ‘victory’, much still investigating the case. Gen Bipin Rawat had cut pared fighting a two-front war (matter in court).          "$.  like Field Marshal William Slim’s second KRC has a full chapter on Army by 50,000 soldiers to to playing a T20 cricket match Modi, who has become the    .$  F .    Burma campaign in World War II. defence budget and modernisa- muster 500 crore, which the with seven players. Now the darling of most veterans, must    *               The theme for this year’s Kargil Vijay tion, lamenting the decline in Government never added to the assertion is that an attack on an walk the talk: Ban anyone say- Divas was ‘Remember (sacrifices), Rejoice defence outlay from 3.85 per Army’s capital outlay. Similarly, IAF installation like Pathankot ing “we will fight with what we                      (victory) and Renew (resolve to protect tri- cent in 1987-88 to 2.09 per cent it was overlooked by the in 2016 is a greater threat than have”; apply dil maange more,             colour)’. Missing was the fourth ‘R’: Review of the Gross Domestic Product Shekatkar Committee. Now, two-front war and that 42 com- which he quoted from brave- -        G          lessons of Kargil. I commanded my triple (GDP) in 1999-2000. It stressed the Army is on the threshold of bat squadrons are required only heart Vikram Batra, to defence Victoria Cross, winning Gorkha battalion that infantry modernisation be implementing operational and in a two-front war. He also modernisation; order review of                  in Kargil after the 1971 war. My World War given the highest priority. Sadly, structural reforms without an claimed that the IAF has all- national security system in its           (     II vintage Brigade Commander made me this process started only last year overall review of national secu- weather capability, including entirely; and bestow genuine       (  S    walk from Batalik to Dras — the extent of with Infantry combating CIS rity, environment and the sys- during clouding for precision izzat auriqbal (honour and the incursions — so that I write a threat “with what it has.” The KRC tem. strikes. The IAF’s post-Balakot respect) as engraved on the gun-   ( '            appraisal paper. I did not visualise like many noted: “Many grave deficiencies Despite the Government internal report leaked to the ners’ cap-badge and as Rajnath    G  :     before and after, and at different headquar- exist in India’s security manage- making national security its Press said: “Because of bad Singh has promised. Kargil has             "   ters of command, that Pakistan could do ment system” and recommend- flagship programme, defence weather, the Crystal Maze- shown that India has become      +   what it did. KRC called it irrational and said ed a thorough review of the outlay this year was 1.5 per cent AGM 142, which video records impervious even to crises to it could have been avoided with national security environment of the GDP, the lowest since the target strike, could not be usher in reform. Siachenisation of Kargil, which it did not and national security system in 1962. The modernisation used after Spice 2000 mis- (The writer is a retired recommend. Operation Badr (also called its entirety. account allocation was even siles…” Major General of the Indian Koh-i-Paima) by the Kargil clique of four It also added that the insufficient for the payment of Defence Minister Rajnath Army and founder member of Pakistani Generals, while tactically brilliant, Government, Parliament and old programmes. Still, the ser- Singh said on Kargil Day that he the Defence Planning Staff, cur- had blistering strategic consequences. public opinion should deter- vice Chiefs have painted a rosy will ensure no harm comes to rently the revamped Integrated 46 KRC reported that Kargil was complete mine the security shield picture. Both the Army and Air the pride and honour of the sol- Defence Staff) 1                  -  / 3 1.+  "      <9D  .11. $  $        R    S             .           +   #$    +  + #" . +                    11 . $D     #$D       #             #$  4#   #  #"    #    #    !      5:;7!))#!,!7 5:;7!));!:!7#)!87!*7 8*57 ?@57!%;:%:%)*!7 !  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S   has won the trust vote, the peo-   +#"        ders and the ever-evolving demo- ple have lost the trust they had     +    2 graphic situation, at a political - .   /   &  S    imposed in their MLAs.  + +   +    # level, the right and left wing fac-           # .     Monday’s development may 4      .        #"      tions have gelled into an amor- &  S   01  )      have given temporary closure to      9 .        #42 phous entity. the political turmoil that kept           + 2  .          On a strategic level,       #  $-     governance in the State in a pro-      #" D        #+    nanobots and drones have been $    ' &    2    longed coma. But this doesn’t   !"$ +   8  . +   # a “game-changer” and conflict in     !  '      rule out the fact that the +        . .+    #  2 techno-obsessed societies will + .    9+  !: $           3  disqualified MLAs may get largely be subject to massive col- another chance to enter the      !"$    lateral damage as shown in the "     3      Assembly. popular sci-fi movie, The -    O      Some of them may even Surrogates. Europe is an emerg-            !   contest from the very parties      ly a month after the resignation dence motion would be moved ing theatre to study sociological they deserted if denied tickets by letters submitted by the dissidents against him. Therefore, he hur- assimilation and the robustness O          the Bharatiya (BJP), were put in cold storage by the riedly disqualified the MLAs. In of multi-cultural societies. As in     ! S 5       6781  giving this sordid saga another Sir — This refers to the report, Speaker, who later also told the doing so, he inadvertently did a the past, when the two great wars $ 3 & 2   !6770,  twist. To sum up, the crisis in “BSY wins Karnataka trust, Supreme Court that he cannot favour to the BJP, which sailed had their epicenter here, the Karnataka demonstrates that a Speaker quits” (July 30). Former take hasty actions. through the no-confidence vote. future will also “emerge” from  - .    9'   mature democracy must allow Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh He was probably hoping However, the Speaker’s move this cauldron of humanity.    (       people the right to recall their Kumar acted in haste in disqual- that the MLAs will withdraw could act as a deterrent for Anoop Hosmath             representatives if they fail to live ifying all the 17 lawmakers, who their resignations and save the future dissidents wanting to Mysuru up to their expectations. had resigned and proved that he Government. However, after the destabilise a Government.          !    %  J Akshay is more loyal to his party than to fall of the Government, he per- KV Seetharamaiah  "% 8 &  ! S    (   Bengaluru the Constitution. This came near- haps realised that a no-confi- Hassan #!**!7)*5=%5:!!7>;%#685   !"# $   4      5.,+-/ &   ' #%&-/+,#%&     6 ' A    &      '    &      &    0 '   0    '     '  0  B' '  6     &&    A  6 $         .  L&    L         .+ ;             & 'D     ")6-+        611   611H 4 $     H"          "   611                 611           ( P        Q!                         $            ;     <              (                 "                                           !     *&&) 0+                       !   n the Union Budget presented on July 5,             Finance Minister pro-   (           Iposed an “overseas sovereign borrowing        =   plan” to partly fund an ambitious investment pro-           K"   gramme that will involve a mammoth spending                 of 100,00,000 crore ($ 1.4 trillion) for the build-     *       ing of infrastructure to make India a $ 5 trillion        =    economy by 2024-25. During the current year, the Government intends to raise $ 10 billion from                 this source. The contours of the plan are expect-         ed to be finalised by October.     In sync with the character of the many infra- =         - structure projects such as roads,             highways/expressways, railways, ports, airports,               coastal transport and waterways, among others,    #          which take a long time to get completed as also   (   0@111      start generating return, the tenure of borrowing   S          will be 10 years plus — going up to 25-30 years. As per available indications, for now, sovereign "7:  0@111    (   980:!31:3"              loans will be denominated in major internation- al currencies such as Yen and Euro. However, in 3::&5"8 "             (  due course, the Government will go for dollar- &&!:55"7:        F      denominated loans as well. <"8!54:7$3&    )         In view of the Federal Reserve of the US, hav- !$5$39              ing dilly-dallied on the rollback of its quantita- 5645$&$:5#$"$5      S         tive easing (QE) programme and given the indi- &84:46"                     cation of a cut in the interest rate and the Central Banks of European Union (EU) and Japan !:M6$!:5   (        8$"$/$# (          being glued to expansionary fiscal and monetary policies at present, there is surplus liquidity in the $"5786&58     )      /8! 83 !     O      international market. So the interest rate envi- ronment is benign. The investors are getting low &:0:8$39 investment proceeds of 105,000 crore is reason for mandarins in the Finance can’t be compared with a scenario that               returns (negative in some jurisdictions), prompt- 3&&:::3$39 include 35,000 crore from “strategic” Ministry to be cheerful. But there are will unfold when it actually takes a big   O          ing them to look for destinations where they can "7:&81:5"$ sale (this includes revenue from the sale no free lunches. There is a price for plunge. Once things get going, there is        O       get attractive returns. 483&1! :". of Air India), which is suspect. In regard almost everything that looks so attrac- no going back, especially when demand  O          This is where India offers an attractive des- :5:$A<8! to dividend from the RBI, the Centre tive at the first sight. for funds is escalating and supply is      (          tination. It has already brought into picture far- 8392":!1 was expecting transfer of surplus from The proposed move will require plenty (unlike domestic lendable     )      reaching reforms with great emphasis on attract- the Central bank at one go but the Dr tremendous discipline in terms of fis- resources). India needs to tread cau- ing foreign investments and improving the ease <63&5.4A Bimal Jalan committee is expected to cal consolidation road-map and main- tiously. The Government should avoid      /$33$39"7: $             of doing business. At the same time, in a won- recommend staggered transfer over tenance of current account balance. The slipping in to a mindset whereby it starts derful coincidence of sorts, the Indian demand 83<$&:3:8< three to four years. foreign lenders could insist on this con- believing that any amount of its savings-           &81:5"$            for these funds is also huge. The reasons as to why These factors, when seen in juxta- dition to be incorporated in the loan investment gap can be met by borrow- the Government wants to tap funds globally are :35$83<63&5 position, lead to an unsustainable fis- agreement as an essential pre-requisite. ing abroad and that, too, at an interest              manifold. 3&!80$&:3" cal deficit (FD). But the Government The covenants could also include a pro- rate that suits us. For now, it may limit               First, the Centre is making expenditure com- <63&5 suppresses it by taking recourse to what vision for increasing interest rate in case the sovereign borrowings to $3-4 bil-   !        mitments on an increasing scale due to the invest- is termed as extra-budgetary resources of deviation from the agreed path. The lion, and focus on making its balance              ment requirements linked to accelerated growth (EBR) and postpones the payment of slippage will also lead to a collateral sheet more robust and improving the              S  on the one hand, and the ever-expanding scope major subsidies such as food, fertilisers damage. The Indian currency will quality of fiscal discipline by pruning  "    # >   :   '   of the existing welfare schemes such as the PM and fuel to future years. Similar adjust- come under pressure vis-à-vis the cur- off-budget liabilities. But this is easier           Awas Yojna , Ujjwala Yojna (free gas connection), ments (an apt phrase would be window rencies viz, Dollar, Yen and Euro in said than done.                Saubhagya Yojna (free electricity connection), dressing) during 2017-18, according to which sovereign loans are denominat- For instance, during 2019-20, major Ayushman Bharat (free medical treatment cov- the Comptroller and Auditor-General ed. The resulting depreciation of the subsidies viz, food, fertilisers and fuel, -    61     60   !      ering expense up to 500,000) and Swachh Bharat (CAG) helped in lowering FD in the rupee will cause a surge in the loan are expected to guzzle about 420,000 (free toilets) among others. There is also the books from 5.85 per cent to 3.46 per repayment liabilities on Government crore. But an allocation of only 300,000          launch of new ones such as drinking water to cent. books. crore has been made. The rest 120,000           every household. The irony is that even at the sup- Furthermore, if deterioration in the crore will be rolled over to next year.     +   ! Second, the tax collections — both direct and pressed FD level, the borrowings are macro-economic fundamentals contin- The Government needs to address the    +          P  Q  indirect — are not on the desired trajectory. huge over 700,000 crore, and if the ues, international rating agencies may factors behind these high subsidies. It  (  P Q!       During 2018-19, the Government got net tax col- entire load were to be put on domestic be prompted to downgrade India’s sov- is doable but requires political will. It  + (            lection (after devolution to States) of 1,317,000 savings, the Government fears, it would ereign bonds. In that scenario, fresh should also work on developing and                 crore against a target of 1484,000 crore, lead- reduce availability of funds for the pri- loans will come at higher interest rates deepening the domestic bond market, !               ) K!   ing to a shortfall of 167,000 crore. The short- vate sector and increase interest rates, to provide for heightened risk. As a con- especially for long-term funds, by win-    (         fall was in both Goods and Services Tax (GST) which could affect investment as well sequence, India could slip into a vicious ning the confidence of domestic pen-             and direct taxes. This has forced it to fix the tar- as private consumption (a good slice of circle of unsustainable increase in sion funds, provident funds etc. After get for the current year at about 1460,000 crore, this is financed by retail loan, which will external debt and debt servicing. achieving a good measure of success on    O(    $      which is even lower than the target for 2018-19. also get impacted due to the “crowding The Finance Minister argued that these fronts, it should think of taking            Third, the revenue from non-tax sources such out” effect) and in turn, growth. India’s sovereign external debt — at less a plunge into global waters via “exter-    G    as proceeds of disinvestment of the Government’s So, it is keen to borrow some than five per cent of the GDP — is nal sovereign borrowings” on a signif-          share-holding in Public Sector Undertakings amount abroad, thereby easing the among the lowest, globally. Therefore, icant scale.     (PSUs) and dividend from the Reserve Bank of burden on domestic turf. Since overseas a lot of head room is available. The argu- (The writer is a New Delhi-based     India (RBI) may fall short of the targets. The dis- funds are also available at low cost, there ment is specious. Today’s situation policy analyst)                          5-,.0/7                   !  "

with a decimated strength today. are not looking good for the former, NCP were to merge with the Only last week, senior NCP leader too. There is confusion at the top Congress. Sachin Ahir joined the Shiv Sena level in the Congress after its chief There is no doubt that the NCP amid much fanfare. Following this, Rahul Gandhi resigned two months is politically shrinking. Though it got the NCP women’s wing chief, Chitra ago. The grand old party is yet to find five seats in the recent polls, it was Wagh, quit the party. Soon after, the a replacement. Things are drifting in much below its expectations. While 4:!:5834: NCP MLA from Akola, Vaibhav the Congress both at the State and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief &   + Pichad, left the party to join the BJP. national level. There is erosion in the Chandrababu Naidu and Pawar tried Narayan Rane, too, is likely to jump party, too. Those, who are not sure to project the latter as the Opposition      $+,% 2/6, the ship and the BJP might not be of getting elected with a NCP or face, as he was acceptable to small-   #"    averse to his joining the party. There Congress ticket, are leaving. There er Opposition parties before the 2019 +  #46 O  oing by the erosion taking are rumours that Chagan Bhujwal is are quite a few looking for greener polls, this did not succeed.   K    place in the Nationalist likely to defect to the BJP. pastures. Both the BJP and its coalition GCongress Party (NCP) over Pawar attributes the current ero- The local party is facing faction- partner, the Shiv Sena, are making    K the past few days, it seems the party sion to the fact that some like to be al fight and indiscipline. There is no solid preparations for the Assembly  +  is going through difficult times part of the Government all their life ation in 1989, Pawar claims, “I am been hit by defections. In fact, even single command at the State level. polls. Together, they stand to gain in #$  ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly and those are the ones who are leav- not worried about any of the defec- before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Demoralisation has set in after the comparison to the dwindling for-     elections. The polls are due in ing the party. He has also accused the tions as I experienced a similar sit- signals were visible. There was dis- humiliating defeat in the 2019 Lok tunes of the NCP and the Congress. October this year. NCP chief Sharad BJP of misusing the probe agencies uation back in 1980 as a Chief content within the party when he Sabha polls. After losing Karnataka Maharashtra Chief Minister    +   Pawar has alleged that the defection to coerce NCP leaders to join the Minister. Of our total strength of 60 projected Ajit Pawar’s son Parth last week, the Congress is ruling only and Shiv Sena  +  .    from his party to the BJP/Shiv Sena party. “I haven’t seen such blatant use MLAs, only six remained in the Pawar as the chief ministerial candi- in Punjab, Puducherry, Rajasthan, leader Aditya Thackeray are under-   . +   was because of the saffron party’s of the State machinery by any (Congress) while I was on an official date and to his dismay, with all the Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. taking padayatras for mass contact   +   manipulations. Added to that, even Government. The misuse is of foreign tour. In the subsequent elec- halo of the Pawar family, Parth There was talk of the NCP programmes. The coming two    as Pawar is trying to do some dam- extreme level,” he said. tion, all those, who defected from the could not even win the seat. Even merging with the Congress soon months will be crucial for the age control, the Election Though Pawar claims that these party, got defeated and I got back all Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule did not after the recent Lok Sabha polls. But Congress-NCP combine to set their   +    Commission of India recently sent a defections do not worry him but with my 60 seats.” have an easy time in the family pock- this died down though the subject houses in order as the stakes are very       notice to his party, removing it from Assembly elections just a few weeks Pawar, being a shrewd politician, et borough Baramati. was discussed between Pawar and high. If this coalition loses, it will  .   the list of national parties. away, it does not augur well for a must have seen the decline coming Though the Congress and the Rahul Gandhi after the poll debacle remain out of power for two consec-  # Pawar is a big and a formidable political party to face such erosion. for quite some time. It is the NCP, NCP have agreed to fight the com- to enable the Congress get the post utive terms. leader in Maharashtra politics but Drawing comparison with the situ- more than the Congress, which has ing Assembly polls together, things of the Leader of the Opposition if the (The writer is a senior journalist)       !"# $ )

5.,8.-+.-/ $ " 9;7 . 7 %    +  8$  382 Panaji: More than 470 crore collected under the Goa Iron Mumbai: In an explosive claim, “I am not talking about Ore Permanent Fund (GIOPF)    116 He said, in the intense a top Maharashtra police officer Tamil Nadu, Nepal or Bihar. since the last four years is exchange of fire, Indian army on Tuesday said a practice of This used to happen only 1.5 km lying unutilised, Chief Minister t least two Pakistani sol- caused heavy damage to some moneylenders keeping away from here,” he said. told the Adiers were killed and some Pakistan army posts and inflict- wives of borrowers with them Pandey, an IPS officer of the Assembly on Tuesday. of the Pakistani posts were ed casualities to Pakistani sol- for a certain period in the event 1986 batch, had served as DCP The sum is lying unused as flattened in a strong retaliato- diers.There was no confirma- of “non-payment of debts or in 1992 for the zone which cov- the matter related to its utili- ry fire by the Indian Army after tion about the exact nature of interest” had been once preva- ers Dharavi. sation is sub-judice, he said, it lost one of its jawans in damages caused on the other lent in Dharavi slum in Mumbai. “I had arrested one person responding to a question by Sunderbani sector of Rajouri side of the Line of Control. Addressing the students of over this practice, but, unfortu- Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco district on Tuesday. Lt- Col Anand said, “in the St Andrew’s College in suburban nately. This practice may be still (Congress). Fresh hostilities also broke exchange of fire Naik Krishan Bandra on the occasion of the prevalent,” he told the gathering. As per the reply tabled on out between the two neigh- Lal attained martyrdom in   116 Jaish commander was involved “UN World Day Against Pandey said a few laws had the floor of the House by bouring armies in North Sunderbani after he succumbed in attack on CRPF at Anantnag Trafficking in Persons”, Director been introduced to tackle this Sawant, who also handles the Kashmir area of Tangdhar Line of Control. to his injuries”. 34 year old Naik n a major achievement, a town on June 12,2019 in which General, Home Guards, Sanjay type of human trafficking, which mines and geology portfolio, Tuesday afternoon. Brief Last week, Indian Army Krishan Lal is a resident of Ijoint team of security forces 5 CRPF Personnel were killed Pandey also said such a thing is a form of “slavery”. The IPS from April 21, 2014 to April 1, exchange of fire was also report- Chief, General Bipin Rawat, Ghagriyal village in Khour area eliminated two terrorists, & SHO Arshad Khan was seri- used to happen in Dharavi, the officer had won accolades from 2018 - that is before the closure ed along the Line of Control in had also issued a stern warning of Akhnoor. He is survived by including top commander of ously injured who later suc- largest slum in Asia, located in the Srikrishna Commission and of the mining activity - Rs 396 Keran and Macchail sectors of to Pakistan against attempting his wife Shashi Devi, he added. Jaish-e- Mohammad, involved cumbed to injuries”. central Mumbai. later by Amnesty International crore was collected under Kupwara. Reportedly, both the kargil like misadventure during On Sunday, three civilians in the attack on CRPF at Police spokesman said, The officer added that such for his work in controlling the GIOPF from fresh iron ore armies exchanged heavy ‘Vijay Diwas’ celebrations in including a 12 day old toddler, Anantnag town on June 12, in “after receiving credible inputs prctice might still be alive. 1993 Mumbai communal riots. extracted in the state. artillery fire after a long gap in Drass. along with his mother had a fierce gunfight in Bijbehara a cordon & search operation The event was organised by One of the speakers and During the same period, Rs the region triggering panic According to ground received splinter injuries after area of Anantnag district on was launched jointly by police Harmony Foundation. great-grandson of Mahatma 75 crore more was collected among the local population. reports, “Pakistani army initi- Pakistani army resorted to mor- Tuesday. and security forces in Katoo “There are many people or Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, said under the fund (taking total to This is for the second time, ated ‘unprovoked ceasefire vio- tar shelling on civilian pockets Five CRPF personnel were Bijbehara area of Anantnag”. groups once active in Dharavi slave trade was a “sin” against Rs 471) as proceeds from the Indian Army resorted to use of lation in Sunderbani sector of in Shahpur area of Poonch. killed in the attack while SHO During the search opera- who would lend amount of 1- humanity and “very heinous iron ore stock which was e-auc- Artillery guns to counter Rajouri district around 12.00 The 12 day old toddler of J&K police Arshad Khan, tion, the hiding terrorists fired 2 lakh. If they (borrowers) repay form of violence”. Cassandra tioned, the chief minister said. aggressive posturing by the p.m on Tuesday using small later succumbed to his fatal was critically injured. on the search party, he said, the loan or interest in time Fernandes, who represents As per a Supreme Court ‘beleaguered’ Pakistan Army. In arms firing”. After some time, injuries in the wee hours of Sharing details of the gun- adding that the fire was retal- then there was no issue. But can International Justice Mission order, 10 per cent of the sale of the aftermath of Balakote air Pak army started shelling for- Monday. His mother, Fatima fight, J&K police spokesman iated, leading to an encounter. you imagine what else they (IJM) Mumbai in anti-traffick- proceed of iron ore extracted in strike, India had deployed ward areas using mortar shells. Jaan and another villager, said, “Another top Commander “In the ensuing encounter, (borrowers) had to pay (in the ing cases, Abraham Mathai, the Goa and sold by the lessee must artillery guns and used them Defence PRO, Lt-Col Mohd Arif, are currently of Jaish-e- Mohammad, Fayaz two terrorists were killed and event of default)? Can you guess? founder chairperson of be appropriated towards the ‘effectively’ to flatten Pakistani Devender Anand in Jammu undergoing treatment at the Panzoo killed along with his the bodies were retrieved from Borrowers used to trade their Harmony Foundation, threw GIOPF for the purpose of “sus- posts and other terror infra- said, “Indian army responded Government Medical college associate”. the site of encounter”, police wives for a few days with lenders light on various aspects of tainable development and inter- structure raised close to the ‘strongly’ and ‘effectively’. hospital in Jammu. Police spokesman said, spokesman said. till they repay debt or interest. human trafficking. PTI generational equity”. PTI !  5 1 Q O P   " Lucknow: The Allahabad High 8#  Court Tuesday granted one-     day parole to Unnao rape sur- Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh vivor’s uncle Mahesh Singh to police on Tuesday raided SP (UP): A 17-year-old attend the last rites of his wife leader Azam Khan’s Jaipur: The officer-in-charge husband’s relative for alleged- boy, who was allegedly set on fire who was killed in a road acci- Mohammad Ali Jauhar investigating the rape case ly raping her. She succumbed in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli dis- dent on Sunday. University in Rampur and lodged by a woman, who died to injuries at a hospital here on trict two days ago for not chant- The Lucknow bench of the recovered books which were after setting herself on fire at a Monday, an officer said. ing ‘Jai Shri Ram’, succumbed to high court directed the jail allegedly stolen from a 250- police station here demanding Rajasthan Parliamentary his injuries on Tuesday, police superintendent and district year-old madrasa, officials the arrest of the accused, has Affairs Minister Shanti said. authorities to ensure that Singh said. been removed from his post- Dhariwal told reporters in the Mohammad Khalid, a resi- Chandauli Superintendent is taken for the cremation at “A team from the Rampur ing, an official said on Tuesday. Assembly on Tuesday that the dent of Saiyad Raja town, of Police Santosh Kumar Singh, Gangaghat in tight security. district administration and Vaishali Nagar police sta- station house officer would be around 350 km southeast of however, had denied the allega- The court directed senior the police raided the university tion in-charge Sanjay Godara suspended and the case would Lucknow, had alleged that he tion and said the teenager registrar of the high court to undergoing treatment, demand- cally injured. The Uttar Pradesh and recovered around 400 to will be under awaiting posting now be investigated by an was kidnapped on Sunday by changed his statements three communicate the copy of the ing parole to her uncle. government has recommended 500 books of a madrasa with orders (APO) status till an additional SP-rank officer of four men, who poured kerosene times. order to jail and district author- The Unnao rape survivor’s a CBI probe into the road acci- it’s stamp. The exact number investigation is over. The case the CID-CB. and set him set on fire for not “When the police recorded ities immediately for compli- family filed a complaint alleging dent. The woman belonging to of stolen books are yet not has been transferred to the Meanwhile, a member of chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, a charge his statement in the district ance. “conspiracy” behind the Makhi police station area in clear. The probe is on in the Crime Branch of the CID, National Commission for denied by the police. hospital, he gave contradictory Justice Mohammad F A Sunday’s car crash. Unnao had alleged that Sengar, matter,” said IG, law and order, Additional Commissioner of Women has reached Jaipur to Khalid, who sustained near- replies. He also gave different Khan directed officials to bring Jailed BJP MLA Sengar and a four-time MLA who repre- Praveen Kumar here. Police Santosh Chalke said. meet the deceased’s family and ly 50 per cent burn injuries, was statements to different people,” Singh back to the jail by the nine others were booked for sents Bangermau in the UP The team was probing a The ACP said it would be visit the police commissioner- admitted to a nearby hospital Singh said. evening after the cremation. murder on Monday, a day after Assembly, raped her teenage case, registered last month, on probed whether there was any ate, former state women’s com- and then referred to government “It seems that he had been Singh’s appeal against his the car in which the 19-year old daughter at his residence in the theft of thousands of books lapse in the investigation con- mission member Suman hospital in Varanasi. He died in tutored to mould the issue to get conviction in a criminal case is rape survivor, her family and 2017. The case had come to light from the ancient Madrasa ducted by the officer. Sharma said. The woman had the morning, the police said. attention,” the SP claimed, pending in the high court. lawyer were travelling was hit by after the victim allegedly Aliya in Rampur which is The 36-year-old woman lodged an FIR in June against The deceased’s father also adding that the police had The rape survivor’s family a speeding truck in Rae Bareli, attempted self-immolation out- about 250 years old. The immolated herself at the police her husband’s cousin, Ravindra alleged that his son was set afire checked the CCTV footage and members sat on a dharna out- killing two members and leav- side Chief Minister Yogi recovered books are ancient station premises on Sunday Singh, alleging that he had for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram. an investigation was on. PTI side the hospital where she is ing her and the advocate criti- Adityanath’s residence. PTI and valuable, he said. PTI while demanding arrest of her raped her in 2015. PTI . / " # ?&  @>) "A= 

New Delhi: The Bombay High vice of this summons on you," tigative agencies. However, the + Court has summoned former said the Bombay High Court group has been singularly tar- Union Finance Minister P order, dated July 24. geted as part of a conspiracy by Panaji: The Goa Government Chidambaram and top serving 63 moons filed a 10,000 Chidambaram, Krishnan and on Tuesday tabled a Bill in the bureaucrats, KP Krishnan and crore damage suit against Abhishek who wanted to protect Assembly which seeks to allow Ramesh Abhishek, in connec- Chidambaram, Krishnan, the National Stock Exchange women staff to work in night tion with 10,000 crore damage Secretary, Ministry of Skill (NSE) in which they had vest- shifts in factories from 7 pm to suits filed by 63 moons tech- Development, and Ramesh ed interests. These malicious 6 am. nologies, formerly known as Abhishek, then Chairman of actions perpetrated against 63 Factories and Boilers Financial Technologies Ltd Forward Market Commission moons caused a damage of Rs Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar (FTIL), and their role in engi- (FMC), and now the outgoing 10,000 crore to its shareholders. tabled The Factories (Goa neering the NSEL payment Secretary, Department for During his presentation to Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the default crisis. Industrial Policy and Promotion the media on the NSEL saga in House. The Bombay High Court (DPIIT), stating that the com- February this year, 63 moons The amendment has been has asked the three to remain pany has been facing continuous mentor Jignesh Shah had said moved "with a view to boost the present in the court on October targeted and mala fide actions in Abhishek, as FMC Chairman, manufacturing sector and to 15. the wake of an engineered pay- played a proactive role in per- facilitate ease of doing business", "You are hereby required to ment default crisis at one of its petrating the NSEL crisis, according to the Bill's statement file in this Hon''ble Court an subsidiaries, the National Spot destroying the exchange eco-sys- of objects and reasons. appearance in person and a Exchange Ltd (NSEL). tem created by 63 moons to The Bill, cleared by the state written statement for your According to the lawsuits, favour NSE, resulting in a huge cabinet on June 26, seeks to defence and serve a copy of the there is no money trail traced to damage to the shareholders of 63 amend section 66 of the Act to written statement on the plain- NSEL, 63 moons and its founder moons, loss of employment and enable women to do night tiff within 12 weeks from the ser- Jignesh Shah by multiple inves- incomes in the economy. IANS &  "      !" #! shifts. PTI 0 $-" "  =>)$.. "

&   1614$ MBBS programme in these Medical Education Girish “Dr Abhay Bang and Dr 96,:. hospitals with 100 seats per Mahajan, Vice Chancellor of Rani Bang are the true follow- aharashtra Governor and hospital, we can add over the MUHS Dr Deelip ers of the Hippocratic Oath in MChancellor of Universities 30,000 MBBS seats in less than Mhaisekar were prominent letter and spirit. I congratulate CH Vidyasagar Rao on a year, at no cost to govern- those present. them for their outstanding . Tuesday mooted a proposal of ment. I think the suggestion For almost four decades, work for the rural poor and creating additional 30,000 needs due consideration in Dr Abhay Bang, a recipient of tribals. I want to tell them that Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar-led by ‘EVM Virodhi Rashtriya Jan MBBS seats in the country in Maharashtra,” the Governor prestigious state award MUHS is proud of you and NCP on Tuesday declared its Andolan’ seeking use of ballot a year at no cost to the said. Maharashtra Bhushan, and his Maharashtra is proud of you,” support for the August 9 protest papers in the polls, due in Government, by introducing At the convocation held at wife Dr Rani Bang have been the Governor said, while rally against the use of EVMs in September-October. MBBS course in private and the State-run Sahyadri Guest living and working in the midst addressing the gathering after the upcoming Assembly elec- “We had to taste defeat charitable trust-run hospitals in House at Malbar Hill in south of the people, mostly the poor- bestowing the honour on Bang tions. despite fielding winnable can- the country. Mumbai, the Governor con- est and marginalized tribals. couple. The announcement was didates in some Lok Sabha Addressing the fourth ferred the D.Litt (Honoris They have been striving to Quoting the 2011 census, made by state NCP unit presi- seats. At some places, Special Convocation of the $-   /,   $ $  Causa) on renowned Social realize the goal of ‘Arogya the Governor said: “India has dent Jayant Patil at a press (Opposition) candidates did Maharashtra University of 7  M$."N & activists Dr Abhay Bang and Dr Swaraj’, by helping rural com- 104 million elderly people hav- conference which was also not get votes from their own Health Sciences (MUHS), the . 64'/   "( "    $ Rani Bang. munities to achieve freedom ing age of 60 and above. .. India attended by his Congress coun- family members,” a statement Governor alluded to a recent-  /'$ /($" !"6 . Bangs were honoured by from disease and dependence. will have 340 million elderly terpart Balasaheb Thorat, quoted Patil as saying. ly published article by cardiol-   .  64    #   the Governor for their health Bangs have done exem- people in 2050. Which means, CPI(M) leader Ashok Dhawale, “Even the elected candi- ogist Dr Devi Shetty and said care services in the tribal areas plary work in the field of com- India alone will have an elder- Peasants’ and Workers Party dates have raised suspicions that Dr Shetty had made an run hospitals in the country graduate training under the in the underdeveloped district munity health, de-addiction, ly population which is more (PWP) leader Jayant Patil and about EVM functioning. Hence, important suggestion about “There are 330 private or National Board of of Gadchiroli in eastern rural social up-liftment and than the total population of the others. we are supporting this anti-EVM creating 30,000 additional seats trust hospitals in India with 300 Examinations (NBE). Dr Maharashtra. Chief Minister home based newborn care United States of America !!.” The rally is being planned movement,” Patil added. PTI in private and charitable trust- to 800 beds conducting post- Shetty feels that by introducing Devendra Fadnavis, Minister of among the poorest people. Rao said.   !"# $ 9 B  P3"  C)   "  OP

1  " "8-"$% Chennai: J Deepa, niece of for- Jayalalithaa, in February 2017 guidance in politics. I didn't mer Chief Minister J and tried to contest the RK have the right people to guide Srinagar: Seeking to put to rest Jayalalithaa, on Tuesday said Nagar bypoll in December that me," she told TV channels Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh a clear answer on the issuance them. speculations about a possible she was quitting politics, year. Her nomination was, here. BJP said on Tuesday that rape- of any formal press note by the "If needed, best doctors will "major development" in Jammu describing her short stint as a however, rejected. There was lot of anguish accused MLA Kuldeep Sengar party. be brought for them. We have & Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal "bad experience" and that she Deepa said she faced and pressure, she said. was suspended from the party The police had filed a mur- initiated strict action and an FIR Malik said on Tuesday that had been "cheated" after she "many personal attacks" during "I never expected that this long ago, amid growing der case against Sengar and nine was lodged under the sections "everything is fine, everything is floated an outfit. her stint in politics and urged (politics) will be such a bad demands to sack the lawmaker others on Monday after the rape as the family members of vic- normal" and rejected as "invalid" Deepa, who came into the people to stop posting such experience," she said, adding after the Unnao rape survivor survivor's family filed a com- tims wanted," Sharma said. Government orders that had limelight after the death of comments for women to con- that she had to weather a lot of was critically injured in a car- plaint, alleging conspiracy The demand for Sengar's generated panic in recent days. Jayalalithaa in December 2016, tinue in public life. "abusive comments" while in truck collision. behind the incident. Sengar, a expulsion from the ruling A series of Government cially after Centre had rushed said her supporters were free to "I have taken a decision to politics. "Sengar was suspended by four-time MLA from (BJP) was orders, including the one which 100 companies (10,000 securi- join any party though she quit politics," she said. "If women need to contin- the party earlier and there is no Bangermau, was arrested in led by Congress leader Priyanka spoke of prolonged law and ty personnel) to the State. would prefer them to pick the "The main reason is, after ue in politics, people should change in his status," state BJP April last year on charges on Gandhi Vadra, who, in a tweet order situation, had generated "Kashmir is a place where if ruling AIADMK. the formation of the Peravai, it stop posting (abusive) com- president Swatantra Dev Singh rape. this morning, said, "For Gods widespread speculation that the someone sneezes in Lal Chowk, She had floated the MGR- was taken on a different direc- ments," she said and pointed told PTI. "There is no change in Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief sake, Mr. Prime Minister, divest Centre was planning to abrogate the same incident is projected as Amma Deepa Peravai, named tion and I was cheated. out that this was one of the rea- the position of the party and the Minister Dinesh Sharma also this criminal and his brother of Article 35-A of the Constitution, a bomb blast at Raj Bhavan," the after late AIADMK stalwarts I was not prepared for all sons that prompted her to quit government, which is standing said on Tuesday that Sengar had the political power your party is which provides exclusive rights Governor said. MG Ramachandran and this, had no experience, no politics. PTI with the victim of the Unnao already been suspended from giving them." to immoveable property and The distance between Lal (rape) case." the party long ago. Congress party workers government jobs only to natives Chowk and Raj Bhavan is 10 The victim, who accused Sharma visited the King came out against the BJP in of Jammu & Kashmir. kilometres. 1   Sengar of rape, was travelling George's Medical University Lucknow, staging a dharna and Political parties in the state "Many rumours float here with her family when a truck hit (KGMU) to inquire about the demanding Sengar's expulsion had reacted strongly to such a on daily basis but please do not #   their car in Rae Bareli on health of the two injured. from the saffron party. possibility, warning of dire con- pay any heed to that. Everything Sunday. Two persons died, while "He (Sengar) has already They were detained as they sequences. is fine, everything is normal," he "   the woman and her lawyer been suspended. Strictest action started marching towards the Dismissing the speculation, said on the sidelines of a func- were critically injured and has been taken," the Bharatiya BJP office. the Governor said, "Koi valid tion at SKICC where he was admitted to a Lucknow hospi- Janata Party leader told Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) order nahi hai jo dikhayi diya addressing principals of tal, police had said. reporters outside the trauma chief Mayawati had also accused gaya hai (There are no valid Navodaya Vidyalaya. The state BJP chief said all centre when asked about when the saffron party of complicity. orders that are in circulation on Kashmir has been on the possible help was being extend- the party would sack Sengar. "The meeting of BJP MP social media)". edge for the past week after the ed to those who are undergoing Meanwhile, hospital Sakshi Maharaj with the rape- The Governor was replying Centre decided to send addi- Jaipur: The Rajasthan sex, place of birth, language, treatment. spokesperson Sandeep Tiwari accused BJP MLA in jail proved to questions about the orders tional Central Armed Government on Tuesday intro- dietary practices, sexual orien- Asked about mentioning siad there was no improve- that the raped accused are con- floating on social media regard- Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) duced a Bill in the Assembly, tation, political affiliation and the specific date on which the ment in the condition of the tinuously getting the patronage ing storage of ration due to a to the valley, giving rise to proposing up to life imprison- ethnicity. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh party had announced Sengar's two. "The situation is critical. of the ruling BJP...The Supreme possible law and order situation speculations that the BJP-led ment in cases of lynching and The state's director general Government has prohibited the suspension, state BJP spokesper- Both of them are in the ICU Court needs to take cognisance in the wake of alteration in the union government might repeal naming senior police officers as of police shall appoint a state use of mobile phones in jails for son Manish Shukla said: "There and kept on ventilator," he of it," Mayawati tweeted. special status of the State. Article 35-A of the constitution. “coordinators” to prevent such coordinator of the rank of officers and employees, howev- is no specific date on which added. Samajwadi Party (SP) pres- The replies from the Out of these, 80 companies mob attacks. inspector general to prevent er jail superintendents and Sengar was suspended from The deputy chief minister ident Akhilesh Yadav had visit- Governor seek to put to rest a were pushed to the Valley while The Rajasthan Protection cases of lynching, the Bill said. jailors are allowed to use their the party." said the government would ed the hospital to meet the rape week's uncertainty that had the remaining were sent to from Lynching Bill, 2019 puts Every district superinten- closed user group numbers. Shukla was not able to give provide the best treatment to survivor and her family. PTI been dogging the valley espe- Jammu region. PTI those who conspire or help in dent of police shall be the district A statement issued by the the act in the same category as coordinator who will be assist- UP Government on Tuesday those who commit lynching. ed by a deputy superintendent said stern action will be taken If the Bill become law, those of police (DSP) for taking mea- against those officers and -" -#%  convicted of lynching will face sures to prevent mob violence employees who are found using 06, “rigorous life imprisonment” and lynching. mobile phones during surprise and a fine of between 1 lakh The Bill also proposes pun- inspections. Director General of and 5 lakh in case of the vic- ishments for dissemination of Police, Jail Administration and     0,0, tim's death. offensive material (one to three Reform Services, Anand Kumar The punishment in cases years in prison), creating a hos- said this step was taken to Agartala: The North East more months should be given where the victim is hurt will vary tile environment (five years) improve work culture in jails.   !%! % Students' Organisation to deliberate on the workabil- -- up to 10 years in prison and and obstructing the legal process "Stern action would also be (NESO), a confederation of ity of NEP after translating it a fine between Rs 25,000 to Rs (up to five years). taken if any prisoner was found eight student bodies of the into all the scheduled lan- 3 lakh in cases of grievous The Bill was introduced by using mobile phone illegally," he Ahmedabad: Against the back- the use of TikTok by police per- region on Tuesday urged the guages. injury. Parliamentary Affairs minister said. Kumar said public call drop of few instances of police sonnel, it directed them to Centre to consider the diversi- NESO comprises of All The special law will be in Shanti Dhariwal. offices had been set up so that personnel in Gujarat posting refrain from uploading ty of the region before finalis- Assam Students' Union addition to the provisions of the The state government shall prisoners could speak to their their videos on TikTok, State "improper" videos which would ing the National Education (AASU), Khasi Students' Union Indian penal Code. provide compensation to the vic- family members and lawyers DGP Shivanand Jha on tarnish the image of the depart- Policy (NEP). (KSU), Naga Students' The Bill defines a “mob” as tims under the Rajasthan Victim once a week, only up to five min- Tuesday warned officials ment. In a statement NESO sions that there may be Federation (NSF), Mizo Zirlai a group of two or more indi- Compensation Scheme and take utes. For this purpose, the pris- against uploading “improper” "It has come to the notice demanded that regional lan- attempts to impose the lan- Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students' viduals. steps for their rehabilitation. oners have to provide two phone videos on mobile applications recently that several policemen guages be accorded due impor- guage in North East," he said. Federation (TSF), All Manipur “Lynching” is described as If such offences lead to the numbers, which will be verified and social media even if they and police officers had tance by including them in the NESO said the NEP should Students' Union (AMSU), Garo an act or series of acts of vio- displacement of the victims, through the police and only after are off duty, under suspension uploaded their videos on eighth schedule. not be implemented in haste Students' Union (GSU) and All lence, whether spontaneous or relief camps will be set up at safe verification the prisoner will be or in civvies. TikTok. While some were on "No language should be and states should be allowed to Arunachal Pradesh Students ' planned, by a mob on the locations for them, the Bill pro- allowed to speak to his/her fam- In a circular, Jha said all the duty and in their uniform, made compulsory. But, Centre prepare the roadmaps for the Union (AAPSU). PTI grounds of religion, race, caste, poses. PTI ily members. PTI policemen and officers must some had shot the video inside is trying to surreptitiously different sectors after con- not indulge in any act that police stations. Circulating thrust Hindi as the sole lan- sulting the stakeholders and would attract public criticism such videos is not proper. Such guage of the country through working out the required and tarnish the image of a "dis- acts tarnish the image of police the draft NEP, which will never finances. ciplined police force". in the society," stated the cir- be accepted," it said. "NEP's emphasis on the The circular comes days cular addressed to all police NESO executive member need to have centrally- con- after three police constables commissioners, district SPs Sunil Debbarma said that the stituted bodies to frame rules from various police stations, and Range IGs. medium of instruction in the and policies and asking the including a woman, were sus- "A policeman remains a schools should be in the states to only implement them pended for uploading their policeman even if he is not in regional languages. threatens the federal structure videos on TikTok. uniform, not on duty, under The draft NEP was revised of the nation," it said. Citing provisions of the suspension or on leave," it stat- in June following protests in NESO said that the edu- Gujarat Service (Conduct) ed. various parts of the country cation policy should take into Rules and the Gujarat Police The DGP has asked senior fearing imposition of Hindi on account the diverse socio- Act, the DGP stated all police officers to ensure that lower- non-Hindi States through the economic conditions in rural personnel must abide by these rung officers do not indulge in education policy. areas. rules while using TikTok or any act on social media which "The Centre's intention of It said that the time allot- other social media platforms. would attract public criticism imposing Hindi is clear in the ted to the stakeholders to While the circular does and bring disrepute to the draft NEP. Though revised in offer their views on the draft not suggest a blanket ban on police force. PTI June, we still have apprehen- NEP is limited and at least six ! %   !"# $

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( It also granted another 45 promoters of Jaypee Infratech, 7=;>6;9     days to the RP and the CoC to to be eligible to submit a bid.   finish the entire process of “No liberty is given to   3:/&:7$ selecting a final bidder. ‘Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.’, in  (   “In view of aforesaid extra- view of the aforesaid observa- eflecting subdued senti-  $*  ordinary situation, we are of the tion and decision of Hon’ble Rments, India has been     view that the period from 17th Supreme Court in ‘Chitra ranked fourth globally in September 2018 i.E the date of Sharma’ (Supra),” it said. terms of business optimism, as #15B-  &%.)      application filed by the The NCLAT had asked only 64 per cent of corporates   (  "?>> "  /  Association of the allottees for state-owned NBCC, whose bid are optimistic about the coun- $ # $    #15B-   "   !   clarification for the order and was rejected by the CoC of try’s economic growth over )    till the final decision i.E. 4th Jaypee Infratech, to submit the next 12 months, says a sur- June 2019 can be excluded for fresh resolution plan for the vey. the purpose of counting the debt-ridden company. Earlier, India had stood at 270 days,” the NCLAT said. “It is made clear that all the sixth position with 78 per   3:/&:7$ However it also said that as earlier ‘resolution plan(s)’ cent of the total respondents the matter is pending since including the plan submitted by showing confidence in the he National Company Law long, it was “not inclined to the NBCC, can not be consid-   3:/&:7$ “The impact of this on economic growth for the TAppellate Tribunal on exclude the total period of 260 ered, having been rejected by profitability was huge, as more April-June 2018 period. Tuesday extended the resolu- days and instead in the inter- the CoC. However, it will be ir India Express Tuesday than 40 per cent of the airline’s According to Grant tion period of Jaypee Infratech est of the Allottees, we exclude open to the ‘NBCC’ to file a Areported a net profit of operating cost were incurred Thornton’s International for another 90 days, which 90 days for the purpose of fresh improved ‘resolution 169 crore in the year ended on fuel,” Air India Express Business Report (IBR) includes a 45-day window for counting the period of 270 days plan,” it said. Meanwhile, the March 2019 as higher utilisa- CEO K Shyam Sundar said. released on Tuesday, the resolution professional and of ‘Corporate Insolvency NCLAT also did not express tion of aircraft and manpower According to him, the prof- Philippines topped the chart lenders of the debt-ridden firm Resolution Process’, which any opinion over the bid to be helped the low-cost carrier. it was mainly due to greater with 73 per cent respondents to invite fresh bids. should be counted from the filed by Adani Infra for Jaypee This is the fourth straight utilisation of assets and being optimistic about eco- .-%$   &7 46 The Committee of date of receipt of the copy of Infratech. year of profitability, the airline resources like aircraft, man- nomic growth, followed by '7  &""7   (  "?? ?>@D6&7    Creditors and the resolution this order.” “It is informed that ‘Adani said in a release. power and materials. Vietnam (72 per cent) and "+ ""    professional would have 45 The said period is to enable Infra also proposed to file ‘res- The low-cost arm of Air India Express carried Indonesia (66 per cent). %@DAE   .% days to consider the resolution the RP and the CoC to call for olution plan’ but we are not national carrier Air India 4.36 million passengers last The IBR further noted &.& BF$.%6&7 -   plans and select a final bidder “fresh ‘resolution plans’ and to expressing any opinion with recorded over 16 per cent fiscal, higher than 3.89 million that global optimism has fall-  ""  &" - ' &-( to complete the process. consider them” within a “peri- regard to the same,” said growth in revenues at 4,202 people flown in the same peri- en to a three-year-low level A two-member bench od of 45 days,” the NCLAT said. NCLAT. Lenders were request- crore in 2018-19. In the year- od a year ago. and economic uncertainty headed by Chairman Justice S The appellate tribunal fur- ing to exclude the 250 days ago period, the same stood at “Average daily aircraft util- remains elevated. J Mukhopadhaya said that as ther added: “Rest of the peri- from September 17, 2018, to 3,620 crore. isation rose to 13.3 hours (in “In tandem with the sub- Corporate Insolvency od of 45 days margin is given June 4, 2019, from the stipu- “The net profit earned in 2018-19), from the 12.7 hours dued economic optimism, Resolution was pending for a to remove any difficulty and lated period for Corporate the last fiscal is particularly sig- in the previous year, which in India Inc’s dismal sentiments long time, it would give only 45 appropriate order as may be Insolvency Resolution Process nificant as the aviation sector turn led to an increase in reflect in its expectations for days to Resolution Professional passed by the Adjudicating (CIRP), as this time was taken has had to face many chal- capacity,” the release said. an increase in revenue, selling (RP) and the Committee of Authority (NCLT).” by the National Company Law lenges, including high input With a fleet of 25 Boeing prices and profitability,” said Creditors (CoC) of the Jaypee The appellate tribunal has Tribunal (NCLT) to decide on costs. The unit cost incurred on 737-800 NG planes, the airline Grant Thornton India LLP Infratech to complete the also rejected the plea of the voting rights of the home- fuel alone, increased by around operates from 13 internation- Chief Executive Officer process of inviting new bids. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd, the buyers. 35 per cent during this period. al and 20 Indian destinations. Vishesh C Chandiok. 3"  37O )" +  "  $2"   '()2 0 7 7 & #"C ' # ( N+  O- !  $ "          48  "     C     3:/&:7$      "  CB  "   3:/&:7$ that the investment of 254    %  ational Company Law crore was generated through   3:/&:7$ NTribunal (NCLT), he Income Tax Department “over-invoicing of imports of Hyderabad bench on July 26, Thas attached 254 crore solar panel’s by another group ajiv Kumar, currently serv-   3:/&:7$ Company Law Tribunal and 2019 approved State run worth of “benami” equity of company, HEPCL, and was Ring as Financial Services the Union of India to proceed hydropower major NHPC’s Madhya Pradesh Chief “facilitated through shell com- Secretary, was on Tuesday des- he National Company Law in accordance with law.” bid for the debt-ridden Lanco Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew panies” of Dubai-based opera- ignated as the new Finance TAppellate Tribunal Earlier, the Mumbai bench Teesta Hydro Power Ltd Ratul Puri which he is stated to tor Rajiv Saxena, an accused in Secretary. (NCLAT) has said it would of the National Company Law (LTHPL) for an amount of have allegedly received from a the AgustaWestland VVIP The Appointments hear the pleas of auditors of Tribunal (NCLT) had on July 897.50 Crores under suspect in the VVIP chopper chopper scam case. Saxena Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) IL&FS — Deloitte Haskins & 18 allowed the MCA’s plea to Corporate Insolvency scam via shell companies, offi- was deported from Dubai by headed by Prime Minister Sells LLP and B S R Associates prosecute Deloitte, BSR Resolution Process. NHPC cials said on Tuesday. Indian agencies in January. Narendra Modi approved the LLP — against an order passed Associates and other auditors Limited is a mini-ratna com- Ratul Puri, the chairman He is under arrest by the ED designation of Kumar as the new by NCLT to implead them in for their failure to detect and pany under Ministry of Power of Hindustan Powerprojects in the chopper scam case, while Finance Secretary, according to an the ongoing case of oppression report the scams that took and this is the first time that Pvt (HPP) Ltd, is already under Ratul Puri is being questioned. official order. Kumar is a 1984 and mismanagement of the place at IL&FS under their a state run company has scanner of the tax department They said Ratul Puri is the ben- batch IAS officer of Jharkhand scam-hit firm. watch as auditors. bagged a project under IBC. and the Enforcement eficial owner of these benami cadre. His appointment comes The case will be heard on Udayan Sen and Kalpesh The Original bid of 907 crore Directorate on charges of tax equity shares and has been in the backdrop of transfer of August 19. Mehta, partners at Deloitte, and 7  "    " " was initially approved by the evasion and money laundering. charged under the relevant law. Subhash Chandra Garg as the A two-member bench of Sampath Ganesh, a partner at "     Committee of Creditors (CoC) Officials said a provisional These alleged benami and power secretary. Garg has the NCLAT has directed the BSR & Associates, had also    47$  of Lanco Teesta Hydro Power order for attachment of the illegal funds, officials alleged, already sought voluntary retire- Ministry of Corporate Affairs been impleaded as respon- with 100% vote and the pre- shares or non-cumulative com- were generated by using “third ment from service. (MCA) and others to file their dents by the NCLT order. $    2<&$ sent bid amount of 897.50 pulsory convertible preference party remittances” received by Kumar is credited with replies in the matter within a On July 23, the NCLT crores takes into consideration shares (CCPS) has been issued Saxena on behalf of Ratul Puri undertaking multiple reforms week. Mumbai bench had stayed its the theft occurring at site was under section 24 (3) of the and were routed back to India in the banking sector and pro- “Interim order dated 23rd own order for four weeks to OH)#IJ+   

  3:/&:7$ charge by admitting the ADRV but asserting that it was inad- alented India opener vertent, being caused by his Prithvi Shaw was on ingestion of the over the TTuesday banned from counter cough syrup he had all forms of cricket for a peri- taken for his cough," the od of eight months after failing release stated. a dope test, the BCCI said. Shaw explained that he O4"%P  A BCCI release said Shaw had taken terbutaline inadver- had “inadvertently ingested a tently to treat a respiratory prohibited substance, which tract infection and not as a can be commonly found in performance-enhancing drug. " 5 cough syrups". "Having considered all of Shaw's suspension is retro- the evidence and taken expert  1614$ Kohli’s appointment as skipper spective in nature, starting external advice, the BCCI has for the West Indies did not go from March 16 and ending on accepted Shaw's explanation of ndian cricketing greats through the normal protocol. November 15 which rules him medicine is available over the the cause of his ADRV, and on Islammed the national selectors He said the selection com- out for India's home series counter and we need to always that basis has agreed that a for making too many changes mittee did not meet to reappoint against South Africa and follow the protocol," he said. period of ineligibility of eight and accused them of bowing Kohli as captain. Bangladesh. The 19-year-old, who has months should apply, togeth- down to skipper Virat Kohli, “That they selected the team "I accept my fate with all played two Test matches for er with disqualification of cer- with Sunil Gavaskar calling for West Indies without first hav- sincerity. While I am still nurs- India scoring 237 runs with a tain results," the BCCI ruled. them “lame ducks” ahead of the ing a meeting to select the cap- ing an injury which I suffered hundred and a half-century, The BCCI then explained West Indies series. tain brings up the question of during my last tournament, had earlier pulled out of India why the suspension was back- Pressure has mounted since whether Virat Kohli is the cap- this news has really shaken A's one day and Test series dated. India lost their World Cup semi- tain of the team at his or the me," Shaw issued a statement against West Indies A report- "Under BCCI ADR Article final against New Zealand, with selection committee’s pleasure,” on twitter. edly due to a hip injury. 10.10.3, Shaw is entitled to full former captains Gavaskar and Gavaskar wrote in the Mid-Day ""Cricket is my life and The 19-year-old junior credit against that period of Sourav Ganguly leading the newspaper. there is no bigger pride for me World Cup winning skipper ineligibility for the provision- onslaught. “To the best of our knowl- than playing for India and had made a mark last year, hit- al suspension that he has been India have brought in a edge his appointment was till the Mumbai and I will come out of ting a hundred on Test debut serving since 16th July 2019. host of younger players for their World Cup. After that, it was this faster and stronger," he fur- against the West Indies, but "In addition, because Shaw three Twenty20 internationals, incumbent on the selectors to ther stated. was sent back from the tour of promptly admitted his ADRV three one-day matches and two meet even if it was for five min- Apart from Shaw, two Australia after twisting his upon being confronted with it Tests starting on Saturday. utes for his reappointment.” other cricketers -- Akshay ankle during a practice game. by the BCCI, there is discre- Kohli, Rohit Sharma, He added: “By bypassing the Dullarwar and Divya Gajraj - Shaw is currently at the tion under BCCI ADR Article Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, procedure, the message that - were also suspended for the National Cricket Academy 10.10.2 to back-date the start Rishabh Pant and Ravindra goes out is that while the play- same offence. undergoing rehabilitation for of the period of Ineligibility to Jadeja are the only players select- ers like Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Shaw had provided a urine a reported hip injury, but the the date of sample collection ed in all three formats for the Karthik get dropped after below sample as part of the BCCI's BCCI statement is an indica- (22nd February 2019). tour, while rising stars Manish expectations performance, the anti-doping testing programme tor that he had already failed However, the BCCI ADR Pandey and Shreyas Iyer are in captain continues despite much during the Syed Mushtaq Ali the dope test when he was Article 10.10.2 also requires the limited-overs team. below par expectations where Trophy on February 22, 2019 playing the tournament. Shaw to actually serve one half “I’m opposed to too many the team did not even reach the in Indore. His sample was sub- The BCCI said that Shaw of the period of ineligibility," players being moved around. I’m final.” sequently tested and found to was charged with violating BCCI said. for stability, not a stop-start Selectors’ chairman MSK contain terbutaline. BCCI's Anti-Doping Rules "Therefore, further to type of an environment,” Prasad rejected the criticism, "Terbutaline, a specified (ADR) article 2.1. BCCI ADR Article 10.10.2, the Ganguly told The Print news telling PTI news agency that substance, is prohibited both In "On 16th July 2019, Shaw eight-month period of website. pundits’ jibes only make the and Out of Competition in the the BCCI said. Terbutaline is Terbutaline comes under Beta- counter medicines. was charged with the commis- Ineligibility will be deemed to “We haven’t won a global selectors “stronger”. WADA Prohibited List of generally used to treat prob- 2 Agonists of banned sub- "I have to take this in my sion of an Anti-Doping Rule have started to run on 16th tournament since the 2013 Prasad, who played just six Substances," the BCCI release lems related to breathing and stances that finds it mention in stride and hope it inspires Violation (ADRV) under the March 2019, so that it will end Champions Trophy. Tests and 17 ODI between 1998 stated. can be consumed if the athlete the World Anti-Doping others in our sports fraterni- BCCI Anti-Doping Rules at midnight on 15th “We have to find a way to and 2000, said selecting a side is "Prithvi Shaw registered in question avails a Agency (WADA) list. ty that we as athletes need to (ADR) Article 2.1 and provi- November 2019." move beyond the last-four stage. specialised job and experience as with Mumbai Cricket Therapeutic Use Exemption Shaw admitted that young- be extremely careful in taking sionally suspended pending However, the BCCI's rules Look at what England did in the a player alone does not guaran- Association, has been sus- (TUE) certificate in advance, sters need to be more cautious any medicine for the smallest determination of the charge. would allow Shaw to start recent World Cup. Learning tee success. pended for doping violation," which Shaw didn't avail. while consuming over the of medical ailments even if the "Shaw responded to the training from September 15. from 2015, they transformed “If international experience themselves into world beaters.” is the case, then many ex-crick- Ganguly said there had to be eters, who have played a lot of “clear” communications between first-class matches can never ? the selectors, team management ever dream to become India 1   .6   $  and players. selectors,” said Prasad. “We don’t need cameos only, “We have utmost respect for we need match-winning innings the legendary cricketers,” he PTI n Port of Spain With Shreyas Iyer and The six-wicket win for or spells. Learn from Virat, insisted. ? Opener Mayank Agarwal Navdeep Saini joining the India A in the series opener Rohit (Sharma) and (Jasprit) “In fact, more than getting and pacer Umesh Yadav will senior team in the US for the was mainly down to the efforts Bumrah... Mohammed Shami hurt by this kind of comments,   3:/&:7$ look to get into the groove T20s against West Indies, Test of bowlers especially left-arm too.” it only makes this selection when India A take on West specialists like opener Agarwal spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, Gavaskar launched his committee stronger, committed ormer Australia captain Indies A in the second unof- and speedster Yadav, who are who took five wickets in both “lame ducks” attack because and united.” FMichael Clarke said that the ficial Test beginning here on already in the Caribbean, will the innings. Pacer Mohammad World Test Championship will Wednesday with an aim to play the second four-day game Siraj too was amongst the do to Test cricket what the take an unassailable 2-0 lead in in their absence. wickets, taking five in total. World Cup does for the sport in the three-match series. Both Agarwal and Umesh The game will be another general. The Championship opportunity for Shubman Gill starts with the Ashes as Australia to make a statement after take on England starting on will be the same, whoever ing scandal. Tim Paine, who being overlooked for the West August 1 and Clarke expects a wins the championship is replaced Smith as captain Indies series. Both Gill and tough series between "two very the best team in the world," after the latter received his Priyank Panchal got starts in good teams". Clarke said on the sidelines of ban, will be leading the team the first game but could not "I think its great for Test the MedParliament, where and Clarke felt that he has a convert. cricket. The top two teams play- the 38-year-old shared his good team at his disposal. The biggest positive to ing in something like the World journey and insights in "This Australian team is have come out of the game was Cup final at Lord's in 12 months healthcare entrepreneurship. very talented. (Josh) the performance of comeback (24 months) time. It's a little bit The Ashes will be the plat- Hazlewood's back in the man Wriddhiman Saha, who like the World Cup (in the way form for the return of Steve squad, Warner, Smith and looked good with bat and that) no matter where you are Smith, David Warner and Bancroft are back. James $%&"  behind the stumps. ranked in the ICC standings, the Cameron Bancroft to Test Pattinson is fit again and he Captain Hanuma Vihari team that wins the World Cup is cricket after they served out is the squad. It will be inter- are part of India’s squad for the unofficial Test from August 6 did not get going in the series I think seen as the best team in their bans for their involve- esting to see what XI they will Tests against the West Indies. before joining the senior team opener and he would like to the world. With Test cricket it ment in the 2018 ball tamper- pick," said Clarke. 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"   et’s rulebook. “He’s fit, ready to go, he’s playing “It would be a great story if he well.  :&945"83 comes back into the team,” Langer “He’s a seasoned pro for us, he said at Edgbaston on Tuesday. averages 40-odd in Test cricket, his ustralia coach Justin Langer says “His development after what hammy (hamstring) is good, he’s run- Aan Ashes return for Cameron happened in Cape Town has been ning well, he’s passed all the fitness Bancroft would be “a great story” but extraordinary.” tests so he’s ready to go. He’ll bat No knows he will face a hostile recep- Langer, a former Australia 3.” tion from England fans after his ball- opener, said: “We know what the Commenting on Pattinson, tampering ban. reception is going to be. There’s Langer said: “It’s a great story isn’t it, Bancroft, 26, is set to open the nothing we can do about it. We don’t coming back from where he was as batting in Thursday’s first Test at know (how he will cope) actually, a young bowler, the back surgeries, Edgbaston, with Australia’s top but we’ll find out. to more than likely being selected for order also likely to feature David “He’s a good kid and as tough this Test match, it’s a great story.” Warner and Steve Smith. as anyone you could meet. To While those two pieces of the If that is the case, it would mean endure the scrutiny of the past 14 selection puzzle have been locked in, all three players who were banned months, especially the first part of Langer and his fellow national selec- for their roles in the ball-tampering it, I think he’s had a pretty good dress tors — Trevor Hohns and Greg scandal in South Africa last year rehearsal.” Chappell — now must fill in the rest &" ) #  &   +B    of the gaps. David Warner, who Langer says minds. match-winning 93 not out on a straight tournament, while Siddle is case, and then the fast bowling spots. and changing as rotation, says Langer. certainly different conditions.” is “fine” after copping a nasty blow Marcus Harris is the incumbent challenging pitch in last week’s intra- purring along with plenty of wickets “There’s probably three to be fair, “They (the fast bowlers) won’t be The selectors also have to settle above his left knee in the nets on Test opener, Australia’s leading run- squad clash in Southampton. and match experience in English con- (Mitch Starc), Peter Siddle and Josh rotated as such,” he said. on a middle order, with incumbent Monday afternoon, Steve Smith, cap- scorer against world No1 India last As for the third quick, it is hard ditions this season under his belt. Hazlewood for one spot. “Like in the World Cup we’ll pick No 6 Kurtis Patterson missing selec- tain Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, summer and posted a century against to split Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Starc “Like in all these selections, “Three pretty good players to try the best three or four for every game tion in the Ashes squad. Nathan Lyon and now Khawaja and Sussex on the Australia A tour two and Peter Siddle. there’s literally a case for 17 blokes to to find a spot for, I reckon.” we play. “Lord’s is very different to Tasmania’s Matt Wade and Pattinson appear the certainties in the games ago. Hazlewood is finding his groove play,” Langer said. Whoever of the pace trio miss- here (Edgbaston), Old Trafford’s Queenslander Marnus Labuschagne XI to take on England. Cameron Bancroft was Australia’s after returning from a back injury he “The opening partnership’s going es out, they will likely get a game going to be different, so that’s how. appear to be the main contenders, but Langer says deciding who will Test opener before he was suspend- suffered in January, Starc continues to be really tough, between Cameron throughout the campaign as the “We won’t rotate them per se, but Langer did not rule out allrounder open the batting with Warner and the ed, has been in solid form for to adjust to the red Dukes ball after (Bancroft) and Marcus Harris, real- selectors look to assemble a fast bowl- we’ll just pick the best three, proba- Mitch Marsh making his Test return. third specialist fast bowler are at the Durham in Division Two of the finishing the World Cup as the lead- ly hard. ing attack to suit each specific venue. bly not four, but three for every game. “Time will tell,” Langer said with forefront of the selection panel’s County Championship and scored a ing wicket-taker for the second- “They’ve both got a really strong But do not mistake the chopping “It won’t be different opposition, a wry grin.

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I think Rooty just tainly excited and up for the position when the Ashes wanted to get involved in the challenge,” said Denly. opener starts at Edgbaston game, get up there and get “There’s no doubt that on Thursday. out in the middle.” the Australian bowling line- Although England beat “I’m very excited. I was- up is one of the best in the Ireland by skittling out the n’t too fussed where I’d be world. They have all bases visitors for 38 in their second batting, it’s just great to be in covered really and, as a top- innings at Lord’s, they only the eleven. I’ve batted at order batter, that is where managed 85 all out them- four before for Kent and you want to be, testing your- selves in their first innings. throughout my career, so it self against the best.” Bayliss has long wanted really wasn’t a big issue,” he Denly just missed out on Root, England’s best bats- added. “I’m just happy to be a place in England’s tri- #% $%&"$ &"  man, to bat at number three playing.” umphant World Cup squad, following a succession of being replaced by   78!: &"%   top-order collapses that have     Hampshire spinner Liam seen the skipper walking Denly may be 33 but the Dawson, who did not play a akistan head coach Mickey & ! out to bat at four when two Kent batsman has played game. PArthur is not surprised by cheap wickets have fallen. just three Tests and this will “I think it was the right Mohammed Amir’s decision to retire   78!: Root averages 48 at be his first Ashes series. decision,” he said. “I thought from Tests at the age of 27 as he feels number four in the order but He had a brief stint as a it might happen and it was the pacer’s career in the longest for- espite Pakistan’s failure to make a shade over 40 when batting limited-overs international a a great opportunity for me to mat was considerably damaged by Dit to the knockout stage of the at number three. decade ago but it seemed go back and play some red- the spot-fixing ban he served. World Cup 2019, Mickey Arthur is But with England open- Test cricket had passed him ball cricket with Kent and Amir was banned for five years most likely to retain his position as ers Jason Roy and Rory by. get some good form going for his involvement in the 2010 spot- head coach, at least till the 2020 Burns having played just  "BP  &  However, a return to into this series.” fixing scandal in England. He World T20. returned to all formats of the game On August 2, Pakistan Cricket in 2015 but announced his retire- Board (PCB) cricket committee ment from Tests on Friday after hav- will be reviewing their World Cup $"O3" 0 " ing played 36 Tests with 119 scalps performance for which Arthur has : in his chequered career. already arrived in Lahore. “He (Amir) had five years out of A Dawn report quoted sources  83&83 week in Canada. regaining his peak form. the game...In those five years, he did- as saying that initial deliberations “I’ll play singles as “I’m playing better n’t do anything. His body was not up over the appointment of the head hree-time Grand soon as I feel ready,” than I was last year. I can to the rigours of day in, day out Test coach, other members of coaching TSlam champion Andy Murray said. “I’m going extend my leg behind  $3$33"$ cricket,” Arthur told ESPNCricinfo. staff, new selection committee and Murray says he is “quite to practice singles and me. I can push off for “We pushed him as much as we captain had already begun immedi- close" to being able to play play doubles to compete serves. It’s brilliant,” he ormer world number could during the England and South ately after the showpiece event singles matches and a and each week I’ll see. I’ll said. Fones Maria Africa series, because he is such a ended on July 14 with England “best-case scenario” could keep on that path until “The question I have Sharapova and Venus good bowler whom we wanted dur- emerging as eventual winners. see it happen at I’m ready.” now is why not? Why Williams were given ing those tours. We’ve tried every- The report further said that vic- Cincinnati in two weeks. Murray, the former can’t I get back where I wildcard entries into thing we possibly could with Amir. tories at the 2017 Champions The 32-year-old world number one who is was? What’s the reason? next month’s WTA “He could have managed those Trophy and Pakistan’s attaining top British star, who feared he now ranked 222nd, There isn’t one. It just Cincinnati tournament, five years better. He’d be the first one ranking in T20Is under Arthur’s could be forced into downplayed the idea he takes time.” a key tuneup event for to acknowledge that. But I under- coaching are his plus points. And retirement before under- might compete in the US Earlier this the US Open. stand where he was in his whole life, with World T20 nearing, Arthur will going right hip surgery in Open, which starts month at Each will compete so it was a tough period for him. I be the best man to head Pakistan. January, returned to the August 26, but didn’t slam Wimbledon, in the main draw for the understand all that,” Arthur said. The PCB is also mulling over court in June but has the door on the possibil- Murray said it August 12-18 hardcourt Arthur felt Amir would have split captaincy, with Azhar Ali like- played only doubles while ity. would be up to 18 event. ,"5 "  been one of the best Test fast bowlers ly to be made as Test captain while rehabilitating and seeing “Best case scenario months before he Sharapova is one of in Pakistan’s history had he not lost Sarfaraz will lead the team in limit- how his hip responds. probably would be returned to singles only six women to have Wimbledon. in 2012 when she lost in those five years to the spot-fixing ed-overs cricket. Azhar was removed “In terms of moving Cincinnati,” Murray and the US Open completed a career Sharapova won the the semi-finals. ban. as Test captain soon after Pakistan and feeling and waking said. “If I wasn’t in was a “pretty Grand Slam. The 32- 2011 Cincinnati title and Williams, a five-time “The Amir hype all those years won the Champions Trophy in up the next day, I’m feel- Cincinnati, I would unlikely” prospect. year-old Russian owns lost in the 2014 semi- Wimbledon singles ago was justified because he is a qual- 2017 under Sarfraz’s leadership. ing good,” Murray said. probably wait until “I’m closer than 36 WTA titles, including finals in her most recent champion, lost to US ity bowler. When the ball swings The report further said that “I’m quite close but there’s after the US Open. what I maybe five Grand Slam crowns, appearance. 15-year-old qualifier there’s not much better. But he’s not Babar Azam may also be appoint- stuff that would need to “I wouldn’t thought I was,” and is ranked 81st in the Williams, 39, has Coco Gauff in the first the bowler now that he was in 2009 ed as deputy to Sarfraz and Azhar get better.” want my first tour- Murray said. “After world. Her most recent won seven Grand Slam round at Wimbledon in and 2010. He was different, his to be groomed for future. Murray, paired with nament to be playing Wimbledon I start- Grand Slam title came at titles among her 49 her most recent start. body was different,” he said. brother Jamie in men’s best-of-five (sets) ed doing a few sin- the 2014 French Open. WTA crowns and has “Maria and Venus “Making a connection between left-arm fast bowler had been think- doubles at the ATP either.” gles drills. At one She suffered a nag- finished runner up in are two of the greatest the bowler now and then would be ing about it for over a year. Washington Open, said But Murray, point brief prac- ging shoulder injury and Grand Slams another champions in tennis his- wrong. But had he not had those five “It was on the cards for a long on Monday he feels no whose Grand Slam sin- tices. It felt great.” missed more than four nine times. tory,” tournament direc- years out of the game, I think he while. Amir had been speaking to me hip pain and will practice gles titles include the 2012 “This latest months before returning It will be Venus’s tor Andre Silva said. would be up there with the very best about it with me for some time now. singles this week while US Open and 2013 and comeback I didn’t on grass, but retired in seventh Cincinnati start “We look forward to Pakistan have ever had,” he said. His Test career was taking a strain on playing doubles and plans 2016 Wimbledon crowns, have any particular- the third set of her open- in her 25-year WTA both joining our world The South African said that the his body,” Arthur said. to do so against next warned he has hopes of ly high hopes.” ing-round match at career, her best run came class field.”