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F ormer Finance and Home Minister P Chidambaram is on the run from the law after the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to come to his rescue following the Delhi High Court’s dismissal of his bail petition in the INX Media bribery case. Soon after the apex court’s denial of relief, sleuths of Enforcement Directorate and CBI landed at Chidambaram’s home in Jor Bagh, but the senior Congress leader could not be traced. Chidambaram, who enjoy- ing interim protection from arrest from March 2018 onward, suffered a major set- back on Tuesday afternoon after the Delhi High Court dis- missed his anticipatory bail plea, paving way for CBI and ED to arrest him. The former Minister was on the Supreme Court complex throughout the day, awaiting the HC order, to approach the SC. The High Court held that he was “prima facie the king- pin” in the INX Media bribery and money laundering cases and “simply because he is a Member of Parliament it would not justify grant of pre-arrest bail to him”. Holding that the former Union Minister’s cus- todial interrogation was required for an effective inves- tigation, the High Court said, “granting bail in cases like the instant one will send a wrong message to society”. Justice Sunil Gaur, who is due to retire on Thursday, said this court cannot permit the prosecution in this “sensitive case to end up in smoke like it has happened in some other high-profile cases”. “Facts of the case prima facie reveal that petitioner is the kingpin, that is, the key con- spirator in this case. Law enforcing agencies cannot be made ineffective by putting legal obstacles,” the judge said. The High Court also said this was a “classic case of money laundering” and the twin facts which have weighed to deny pre-arrest bail to him are “gravity” of the offence and “evasive” replies given by him to questions put to him while he was under protective cover extended to him by this court. In the Supreme Court, all Congress lawyers were pre- sent before the Registry for urgent hearing. However, the apex court did not grant any relief, asking Chidambaram to mention the case on Wednesday morning before a seniormost judge. The High Court said, “It cannot be forgotten that the peti- tioner (Chidambaram) was the Finance Minister at the relevant time and he had given FDI clear- ances to INX Media Group for receiving overseas funds to the tune of 305 crore.” The 24-page judgment said the gravity of offence commit- ted in this case amply justifies denial of pre-arrest bail and it was of the prima facie opinion that it was not a fit case for granting the relief to him. It said, “Economic offences constitute a class apart and need to be visited with a dif- ferent approach in the matters of bail. Continued on Page 4 A week after taking over as Congress’ interim chief, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi swung into action on Tuesday reaching out to veteran Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who seemed determined to break away from the grand old party in the run-up to the forthcom- ing Haryana Assembly polls. Sources in AICC said Sonia rang up Hooda in the afternoon and discussed the prevailing political turmoil in the poll bound State. After their telephonic con- versation, sources said senior leaders of the party requested Hooda to postpone his sched- uled Press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. AICC sources said Hooda wants to have a free hand in managing the Assembly polls and was fed up with State Congress leaders like Ashok Tanwar, who were not letting him have his way. “It was a routine call from Soniaji to Hooda to talk about State Assembly elections. Nothing should be read in between as Hooda was present at the AICC headquarters for the flag-hoisting by Sonia Gandhi on Independence Day,” said the party sources. Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda, along with a dozen MLAs, have been reportedly planning to leave the Congress to form a new party and tie up with NCP, AAP, and Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) for Haryana and Delhi Assembly polls. In Haryana, elections are scheduled to be held before November 2019, while in Delhi, it is due in February 2020. On Sunday while appreci- ating the Modi Government’s stand on abrogation of Article 370, Hooda indicated that he was getting ready to break free from the mother organisation. With Hooda forming a committee and clarifying that he would do whatever the com- mittee conveyed to him, the ball was in Sonia’s court. Hooda’s main contention is that State Congress president Ashok Tanwar should be replaced immediately with a new one ahead of elections. He has been demanding this for more than a year. T he Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Tuesday issued tender for the con- struction of double viaduct corridor for the elevated sec- tions of the Aerocity to Tuglakabad in Phase IV. For the first time Delhi will have an elevated 4.2km long metro section and 2.4 km six- lane flyover on the second deck and a surface road below that. The four stations that will be constructed are Sangam Vihar, Khanpur, Ambedkar Nagar and Saket G Block. Besides, a 430-metre six lane underpass will be con- structed at Saket-G at Mandir marg crossing. On this section, the Metro viaduct shall be on the upper deck at an elevation of 18 metres, while the road fly- over will be on lower deck at height of 9.3 metres. A Pakistani commando who was behind the cap- ture of Commander Abhinandan Varthaman when his IAF jet crashed in Pakistani territory in February this year, and had reportedly tortured the IAF pilot, has been killed in firing by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). According to reports, Ahmed Khan, a subedar with the Pakistan Army’s Special Service Group, was killed by the Indian Army in Nakyal sector of the LoC on August 17 when he was trying to facilitate infiltration into India. In photos released by Pakistan after Abhinandan’s capture on February 27, the bearded Khan can be seen behind the IAF officer. Abhinandan was captured after his MiG 21 was shot down by Pakistani forces when he went chasing after a Pakistani jet in the aftermath of the Balakot airstrike. It is reported that Ahmed Khan used to facilitate infil- tration in the Nowshera, Sundarbani and Pallan Wala sectors. He was specially roped in by the Pakistan Army to facilitate infiltra- tion. Sources said that Khan used to mobilise well-trained militants of Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) outfit at a forward post as part of Pakistan’s plan to keep ter- rorism alive in Kashmir. On August 17, India retal- iated fiercely to Pakistan launching a mortar fire attack on Indian forces in the Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch. Pakistan was firing mortar shells to allow infil- trators to enter India. Khan was killed in the return fire by India. W ith the water level in Yamuna rising on the second day on Tuesday after crossing the “danger mark”, the Delhi Government has shifted people living adjacent to the Yamuna and in low-lying areas to relief camps. The river was flowing a metre above the danger mark (206.25 metres) at 1 pm on Tuesday and may rise further after Haryana released 25,590 cusec of water from the Hathni Kund barrage on Tuesday. On Monday, the river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres at 6 pm. The water level is further expected to touch 207 metres by Wednesday morning before beginning to recede. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot inspected the relief camps set up by the Delhi Government at Haathi Ghat and Kanchan Colony. “Inspected Relief Camps at Haathi Ghat and Kanchan Colony set up by Delhi Govt. Interacted with people who have been evacuated and now staying in relief camps. Have directed area DMs to ensure availability of all the relief materials,” Gahlot tweet- ed.The administration has deployed 30 boats in low-lying areas prone to flooding to pre- vent accidental drowning. Besides, 53 boats have been put on standby to tackle any eventualities. The authorities have alerted residents about increasing water level in Khajuri Khas, Wazirabad, Usmanpur, Mayur Vihar, Burari and Seelampur. Meanwhile, the Northern Railway has restricted the speed of trains on the Yamuna Bridge to 20 kmph. Gearing up to tackle any eventualities, the Delhi Government has also set up tents opposite Mayur Vihar Extension with a capac- ity of accommodating 23,000 people during flooding. On Tuesday, the Delhi Government agencies placed sandbags near the shores of Yamuna at the Loathian bridge and areas surrounding ISBT. To avoid any untoward inci- dent, the BSES disconnected the electricity lines going below the Loathian Bridge and the e- rickshaw charging point near the bridge. More than 14,000 people living in low-lying areas along the Yamuna in the city have been evacuated by the Government agencies till Tuesday. The East district adminis- tration has deputed SDMs, senior district administration official, civil defense volunteers, district disaster management authority personnel besides divers and mechanised boats at sensitive locations in the dis- tricts. The authorities also claimed that unlike 1978, there is no danger of the Yamuna breaching its embankments. The water level in 1978, September, 2010 and June, 2013 (the year in which Kedarnath deluge) had crossed the level of 207 meters. In June 2013, when there were many districts along the coast- line of Yamuna in National Capital were seen flooded, Haryana had released 8.1 lakh cusecs of water that had result- ed in raising the water level to 207.3 meters. Similarly on August 18 this year, Haryana had once again released 8.3 lakh cusecs of water, which is the highest till date, due to heavy rain in upstream areas of Uttarakhand. T he Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri in a fresh case of money laundering linked to an alleged 354 crore bank loan fraud case registered by the CBI last week. Puri was placed under arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) late on Monday night after he appeared before the ED here which slapped a fresh criminal case against him and others, taking cog- nisance of the CBI FIR. Puri was produced before Special Judge Arvind Kumar and the agency sought 14-day custodial interrogation in another money laundering probe related to AgustaWestland copter scam. The Court, however, said it will pass the orders after hearing arguments from both the sides.The agency had on Monday told the court that Puri was evading probe in the case. Puri was already under the probe scanner of the agency in con- nection with the high-profile AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam and was facing a non bail- able warrant issued by a court after the ED submitted to it that the businessman might try to tamper with the evidence and influence witnesses “as he already did earlier”. D ue to fiscal implications, the PMO has put on hold all new projects as well as “in- principle approvals” already given to several State roads and national highways’ projects. A high-level inter-ministerial panel headed by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha will now prepare a new set of compre- hensive guidelines for approv- ing and announcing projects. Sources said the PMO has acted to enforce fiscal discipline to avoid any burden on the exchequer at a time when the Ministry is facing fund con- straints. The fund constraint has prevented private develop- ers from bidding for projects. Bids have not been invited for at least seven projects in last one month, sources said. The Road Transport and Highways Ministry recently expressed its desire to become the primary agency to manage the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF or the erstwhile Central Road Fund). In the past, the funds were disbursed by the Finance Minister. In an effort to strengthen the finances of Road Ministry, Gadkari went for raising resources through borrowings, including bringing in up to 60,000 crore from the National Infrastructure Investment Fund for Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, 25,000 crore from SBI, 7,000 crore from ADB, and a similar amount from World Bank, LIC, pension fund and Labour Ministry. Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has taken steps to declare State Highways as National Highways, which means roads being maintained or developed by States will directly fall under the jurisdiction of the Centre. The PMO has asked the Road Ministry to review the whole process and seek approval from the PMO before making any further decisions. There are no guidelines for declaring a State road as NH and it happens after the States request the Centre for taking over their roads as NH. Following a meeting in March, Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the PM, had also directed the expendi- ture secretary to conduct an inquiry into the role played by the road transport Ministry’s financial advisers in deviating from the existing system of declaring national highways. Earlier in March this year, sources said, Principal Secretary in the PMO, Nripendra Misra, had asked the expenditure sec- retary to order a probe as to how the existing system of declaring NHs was violated. The probe is still on. Since 2014, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry approved approximately 72,000 km of State roads to be declared as national highways. While 19,000 km have been notified, remaining 53,000 km has been given “in-principle approval”. As per information shared by Nitin Gadkari in Parliament, from 91,287 km in March 2014, the total length of NH has increased to 1,32,500 km as of 22 July 2019. This figure, how- ever, does not include the 53,000 km of State roads, which were given “in-principle” approval to be declared as NHs, and the 19,000 km that were notified as NH. For 2019-20, the Ministry has projected a revenue deficit of over Rs 37,000 crore to the Finance Ministry. According to a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official, cur- rently developing of a two- lane highway per kilometer stands between Rs 11 crore to Rs 12 crore, while for a four- lane highway, it is approxi- mately Rs 30 crore per km. A 26-year-old man, along with his girlfriend, has been arrested by the Delhi Police for their alleged involve- ment in the cases of snatching in West Delhi. Police have also recovered four mobile phones from their possession. The accused have been identified as Raju (26), a resi- dent of Palam Colony, Delhi and his 22 year old girlfriend Anjali a resident of Sagarpur, Delhi. Police said Raju was pre- viously found to be involved in 10 cases while there was no case registered against Anjali. According to Monika Bhardwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, in May this year, an incident of snatch- ing was took place in the area of Maya Puri, wherein it was reported that two persons one male and one female came on a bike and snatched the mobile of the complainant. "On Monday following a tip off, both the accused persons were nabbed while they were roam- ing on a motorcycle in Mayapuri area. The accused disclosed about their involve- ment in more than 20 incidents of snatching and robberies. Even the bike was found to be stolen," said the DCP. "During interrogation, Raju disclosed that h and his girlfriend used to take drug together.

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Former Finance and HomeMinister P Chidambaram is

on the run from the law afterthe Supreme Court on Tuesdayrefused to come to his rescuefollowing the Delhi HighCourt’s dismissal of his bailpetition in the INX Mediabribery case. Soon after theapex court’s denial of relief,sleuths of EnforcementDirectorate and CBI landed atChidambaram’s home in JorBagh, but the senior Congressleader could not be traced.

Chidambaram, who enjoy-ing interim protection fromarrest from March 2018onward, suffered a major set-back on Tuesday afternoonafter the Delhi High Court dis-missed his anticipatory bailplea, paving way for CBI andED to arrest him. The formerMinister was on the SupremeCourt complex throughout theday, awaiting the HC order, toapproach the SC.

The High Court held thathe was “prima facie the king-pin” in the INX Media briberyand money laundering casesand “simply because he is aMember of Parliament it would

not justify grant of pre-arrestbail to him”. Holding that theformer Union Minister’s cus-todial interrogation wasrequired for an effective inves-tigation, the High Court said,“granting bail in cases like theinstant one will send a wrongmessage to society”.

Justice Sunil Gaur, who isdue to retire on Thursday, saidthis court cannot permit theprosecution in this “sensitivecase to end up in smoke like it

has happened in some otherhigh-profile cases”.

“Facts of the case primafacie reveal that petitioner is thekingpin, that is, the key con-spirator in this case. Lawenforcing agencies cannot bemade ineffective by puttinglegal obstacles,” the judge said.

The High Court also saidthis was a “classic case ofmoney laundering” and thetwin facts which have weighedto deny pre-arrest bail to him

are “gravity” of the offenceand “evasive” replies given byhim to questions put to himwhile he was under protectivecover extended to him by thiscourt.

In the Supreme Court, allCongress lawyers were pre-sent before the Registry forurgent hearing. However, theapex court did not grant anyrelief, asking Chidambaram tomention the case onWednesday morning before a

seniormost judge. The High Court said, “It

cannot be forgotten that the peti-tioner (Chidambaram) was theFinance Minister at the relevanttime and he had given FDI clear-ances to INX Media Group forreceiving overseas funds to thetune of �305 crore.”

The 24-page judgment saidthe gravity of offence commit-ted in this case amply justifiesdenial of pre-arrest bail and itwas of the prima facie opinionthat it was not a fit case forgranting the relief to him.

It said, “Economic offencesconstitute a class apart and

need to be visited with a dif-ferent approach in the mattersof bail.

Continued on Page 4

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Aweek after taking over asCongress’ interim chief,

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhiswung into action on Tuesdayreaching out to veteranBhupinder Singh Hooda, whoseemed determined to breakaway from the grand old partyin the run-up to the forthcom-ing Haryana Assembly polls.

Sources in AICC said Soniarang up Hooda in the afternoonand discussed the prevailingpolitical turmoil in the pollbound State.

After their telephonic con-versation, sources said seniorleaders of the party requestedHooda to postpone his sched-uled Press conference inChandigarh on Thursday.

AICC sources said Hoodawants to have a free hand inmanaging the Assembly pollsand was fed up with StateCongress leaders like AshokTanwar, who were not lettinghim have his way.

“It was a routine call fromSoniaji to Hooda to talk aboutState Assembly elections.Nothing should be read inbetween as Hooda was presentat the AICC headquarters forthe flag-hoisting by SoniaGandhi on Independence Day,”said the party sources.

Hooda and his sonDeepender Hooda, along witha dozen MLAs, have beenreportedly planning to leave theCongress to form a new partyand tie up with NCP, AAP, andDushyant Chautala’s JannayakJanata Party (JJP) for Haryanaand Delhi Assembly polls.

In Haryana, elections arescheduled to be held beforeNovember 2019, while in Delhi,it is due in February 2020.

On Sunday while appreci-ating the Modi Government’sstand on abrogation of Article370, Hooda indicated that hewas getting ready to break freefrom the mother organisation.

With Hooda forming acommittee and clarifying that

he would do whatever the com-mittee conveyed to him, the ballwas in Sonia’s court.

Hooda’s main contention isthat State Congress president

Ashok Tanwar should bereplaced immediately with anew one ahead of elections. Hehas been demanding this formore than a year.

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The Delhi Metro RailCorporation on Tuesday

issued tender for the con-struction of double viaductcorridor for the elevated sec-tions of the Aerocity toTuglakabad in Phase IV.

For the first time Delhi willhave an elevated 4.2km longmetro section and 2.4 km six-lane flyover on the seconddeck and a surface road belowthat.

The four stations that willbe constructed are SangamVihar, Khanpur, AmbedkarNagar and Saket G Block.

Besides, a 430-metre sixlane underpass will be con-structed at Saket-G at Mandirmarg crossing. On this section,the Metro viaduct shall be onthe upper deck at an elevationof 18 metres, while the road fly-over will be on lower deck atheight of 9.3 metres.

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APakistani commandowho was behind the cap-

ture of CommanderAbhinandan Varthamanwhen his IAF jet crashed inPakistani terr itor y inFebruary this year, and hadreportedly tortured the IAFpilot, has been killed in firingby Indian forces along theLine of Control (LoC).

According to reports,Ahmed Khan, a subedar withthe Pakistan Army’s SpecialService Group, was killed bythe Indian Army in Nakyalsector of the LoC on August17 when he was trying tofacilitate infiltration intoIndia. In photos released byPakistan after Abhinandan’scapture on February 27, thebearded Khan can be seenbehind the IAF officer.

Abhinandan was capturedafter his MiG 21 was shotdown by Pakistani forceswhen he went chasing after aPakistani jet in the aftermathof the Balakot airstrike.

It is reported that AhmedKhan used to facilitate infil-tration in the Nowshera,Sundarbani and Pallan Walasectors. He was speciallyroped in by the PakistanArmy to facilitate infiltra-tion. Sources said that Khanused to mobilise well-trained

militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit at a

forward post as part ofPakistan’s plan to keep ter-rorism alive in Kashmir.

On August 17, India retal-iated fiercely to Pakistanlaunching a mortar fire attackon Indian forces in theKrishna Ghati sector inPoonch. Pakistan was firingmortar shells to allow infil-trators to enter India. Khanwas killed in the return fire byIndia.

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With the water level inYamuna rising on the

second day on Tuesday aftercrossing the “danger mark”,the Delhi Government hasshifted people living adjacent tothe Yamuna and in low-lyingareas to relief camps.

The river was flowing ametre above the danger mark(206.25 metres) at 1 pm onTuesday and may rise furtherafter Haryana released 25,590cusec of water from the HathniKund barrage on Tuesday. OnMonday, the river crossed thedanger mark of 205.33 metresat 6 pm.

The water level is furtherexpected to touch 207 metresby Wednesday morning beforebeginning to recede.

Delhi Transport MinisterKailash Gahlot inspected therelief camps set up by theDelhi Government at HaathiGhat and Kanchan Colony.“Inspected Relief Camps atHaathi Ghat and KanchanColony set up by Delhi Govt.Interacted with people whohave been evacuated and nowstaying in relief camps.

Have directed area DMs toensure availability of all therelief materials,” Gahlot tweet-ed.The administration hasdeployed 30 boats in low-lyingareas prone to flooding to pre-vent accidental drowning.

Besides, 53 boats have beenput on standby to tackle anyeventualities. The authoritieshave alerted residents aboutincreasing water level inKhajuri Khas, Wazirabad,Usmanpur, Mayur Vihar,Burari and Seelampur.

Meanwhile, the NorthernRailway has restricted the speedof trains on the Yamuna Bridgeto 20 kmph. Gearing up totackle any eventualities, theDelhi Government has alsoset up tents opposite MayurVihar Extension with a capac-ity of accommodating 23,000

people during flooding.On Tuesday, the Delhi

Government agencies placedsandbags near the shores ofYamuna at the Loathian bridgeand areas surrounding ISBT.To avoid any untoward inci-dent, the BSES disconnectedthe electricity lines going belowthe Loathian Bridge and the e-rickshaw charging point nearthe bridge. More than 14,000people living in low-lying areasalong the Yamuna in the cityhave been evacuated by theGovernment agencies tillTuesday.

The East district adminis-tration has deputed SDMs,senior district administrationofficial, civil defense volunteers,district disaster managementauthority personnel besidesdivers and mechanised boats at

sensitive locations in the dis-tricts. The authorities alsoclaimed that unlike 1978, thereis no danger of the Yamunabreaching its embankments.The water level in 1978,September, 2010 and June,2013 (the year in whichKedarnath deluge) had crossedthe level of 207 meters. InJune 2013, when there weremany districts along the coast-line of Yamuna in NationalCapital were seen flooded,Haryana had released 8.1 lakhcusecs of water that had result-ed in raising the water level to207.3 meters.

Similarly on August 18this year, Haryana had onceagain released 8.3 lakh cusecsof water, which is the highesttill date, due to heavy rain inupstream areas of Uttarakhand.

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The Enforcement Directorate(ED) has arrested Madhya

Pradesh Chief Minister KamalNath’s nephew Ratul Puri in afresh case of money launderinglinked to an alleged �354 crorebank loan fraud case registered bythe CBI last week. Puri was placedunder arrest under the Preventionof Money Laundering Act (PMLA)late on Monday night after heappeared before the ED herewhich slapped a fresh criminal caseagainst him and others, taking cog-nisance of the CBI FIR.

Puri was produced beforeSpecial Judge Arvind Kumar andthe agency sought 14-day custodial interrogationin another money laundering probe related toAgustaWestland copter scam.

The Court, however, said itwill pass the orders after hearingarguments from both thesides.The agency had on Mondaytold the court that Puri wasevading probe in the case. Puriwas already under the probescanner of the agency in con-nection with the high-profileAgustaWestland VVIP chopperscam and was facing a non bail-able warrant issued by a courtafter the ED submitted to it thatthe businessman might try totamper with the evidence andinfluence witnesses “as he alreadydid earlier”.

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Due to fiscal implications,the PMO has put on hold

all new projects as well as “in-principle approvals” alreadygiven to several State roads andnational highways’ projects. Ahigh-level inter-ministerialpanel headed by CabinetSecretary PK Sinha will nowprepare a new set of compre-hensive guidelines for approv-ing and announcing projects.

Sources said the PMO hasacted to enforce fiscal disciplineto avoid any burden on theexchequer at a time when theMinistry is facing fund con-straints. The fund constrainthas prevented private develop-ers from bidding for projects.Bids have not been invited forat least seven projects in last onemonth, sources said.

The Road Transport andHighways Ministry recentlyexpressed its desire to becomethe primary agency to managethe Central Road andInfrastructure Fund (CRIF orthe erstwhile Central RoadFund). In the past, the fundswere disbursed by the FinanceMinister.

In an effort to strengthenthe finances of Road Ministry,Gadkari went for raisingresources through borrowings,including bringing in up to�60,000 crore from the NationalInfrastructure Investment Fundfor Delhi-Mumbai Expressway,�25,000 crore from SBI, �7,000crore from ADB, and a similaramount from World Bank, LIC,pension fund and LabourMinistry.

Road and TransportMinister Nitin Gadkarihas taken steps todeclare StateHighways asN a t i o n a lHighways, which means roadsbeing maintained or developedby States will directly fall underthe jurisdiction of the Centre.

The PMO has asked theRoad Ministry to review thewhole process and seekapproval from the PMO beforemaking any further decisions.There are no guidelines fordeclaring a State road as NHand it happens after the Statesrequest the Centre for takingover their roads as NH.

Following a meeting inMarch, Nripendra Misra,Principal Secretary to the PM,had also directed the expendi-ture secretary to conduct aninquiry into the role played bythe road transport Ministry’sfinancial advisers in deviatingfrom the existing system ofdeclaring national highways.

Earlier in March this year,sources said, Principal Secretaryin the PMO, Nripendra Misra,had asked the expenditure sec-retary to order a probe as tohow the existing system ofdeclaring NHs was violated.The probe is still on. Since 2014,the Road Transport andHighways Ministry approvedapproximately 72,000 km ofState roads to be declared asnational highways. While19,000 km have been notified,remaining 53,000 km has beengiven “in-principle approval”.

As per information sharedby Nitin Gadkari in Parliament,from 91,287 km in March 2014,the total length of NH hasincreased to 1,32,500 km as of22 July 2019. This figure, how-ever, does not include the53,000 km of State roads, whichwere given “in-principle”approval to be

declared as NHs, and the 19,000km that were notified as NH.For 2019-20, the Ministry hasprojected a revenue deficit ofover Rs 37,000 crore to theFinance Ministry. According toa National Highways Authorityof India (NHAI) official, cur-rently developing of a two-lane highway per kilometerstands between Rs 11 crore toRs 12 crore, while for a four-lane highway, it is approxi-mately Rs 30 crore per km.

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been arrested by the DelhiPolice for their alleged involve-ment in the cases of snatchingin West Delhi. Police have alsorecovered four mobile phonesfrom their possession.

The accused have beenidentified as Raju (26), a resi-dent of Palam Colony, Delhiand his 22 year old girlfriendAnjali a resident of Sagarpur,Delhi. Police said Raju was pre-viously found to be involved in10 cases while there was nocase registered against Anjali.

According to MonikaBhardwaj, the DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), West district, in Maythis year, an incident of snatch-ing was took place in the areaof Maya Puri, wherein it wasreported that two persons onemale and one female came ona bike and snatched the mobileof the complainant. "OnMonday following a tip off,both the accused persons werenabbed while they were roam-ing on a motorcycle inMayapuri area. The accuseddisclosed about their involve-ment in more than 20 incidentsof snatching and robberies.Even the bike was found to bestolen," said the DCP. "Duringinterrogation, Raju disclosedthat h and his girlfriend usedto take drug together.

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Ateam from MunicipalCorporation of Dehradun

(MCD) including the munici-pal commissioner VinayShankar Pandey will be visitingGau Sadans at Mathura in UttarPradesh as they are deemed tobe among the best in the coun-try. A Detailed Project Report(DPR) will be made after theirvisit for the development of GauSadan at Selaqui in Dehradun.

According to sources, oncethe Gua Sadan here is com-pletely developed, MCD will beshifting nearly every stray cat-tle in the city to Selaqui. Pandeysaid, “The development of GauSadan in Selaqui will be doneon 84 bigha land in Selaqui. Thedevelopment work will be donein two phases.

For the first phase we areplanning to shift the cattlealready housed in Kanji House.A DPR of Rs 77 lakh has beensent to state administration forapproval.

They have assured to pro-vide financial assistance at theearliest. Work of the first phasehas already started and is like-ly to be completed in about amonth. It will include properlight arrangement, food andwater supplies and CCTV cam-eras. For the second phase we

are going to visit few of the bestGau Sadans in Mathura andthen a DPR will be finalised.”He further added, “We will con-tinue to use the present Kanji

House in future also, but we willonly keep 25 to 50 cattle thereat one time. It will be used tokeep those stray cattle which arerecovered by their owners with-

in 24 hours. Rest will be sent toSelaqui directly.” When askedabout the coordination withAnimal Husbandry departmenthe said, “We have asked them

to provide us assistance in twoaspects. The first is for medicalassistance and second is for postmortem in case some cattledies.”

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In order to collect pendingproperty tax on office build-

ings of Government depart-ments and institutions, theMunicipal Corporation ofDehradun (MCD) has issuednotices to about 100 suchdepartments and agencies inthe city.

This includes officeMussoorie DehradunDevelopment Authority(MDDA), DAV and DBS PGColleges, office of UttarakhandTransport Corporation,Madarsa Board, Irrigationdepartment in Yamuna Colony,Vigilance office, State taxdepartment, office of Stateelection commission,Uttarakhand Housing andUrban Development Authority,office of Rajaji National Park onAnsari Marg, Water ResourcesManagement and Regulatory

Commission, InformationTechnology DevelopmentAgency at IT Park, GarhwalMandal Vikas Nigam,Uttarakhand PowerCorporation Limited and

Uttarakhand RenewableEnergy Development Agencyamong others.

Municipal CommissionerVinay Shanakar Pandey said,“The notices have been issued

to Government offices askingthem to submit their pendingproperty tax. If there are objec-tions we will hear them andfurther steps will be takenaccordingly.”

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Dehradun Kotwali policearrested two smack dealers

who manufactured the drug inBareilly, Uttar Pradesh.Speaking to the media onTuesday Dehradun SeniorSuperintendent of Police (SSP)Arun Mohan Joshi said thatnow instead of transporting thedrugs in bulk to Dehradun,those in the business have builtnetworks and customer base tooperate their drug supply syn-dicate in a running format.

The accused have beenidentified as Kamran andBhura, both are natives ofBareilly. Nearly 404 grammes ofsmack was recovered fromboth of which costs about Rs 40lakh.

According to local policeKamran is a mechanic by pro-fession while Bhura is a butch-er. During interrogation theystated that due to financialissues they decided to startdealing in smack with twoother men- Malik Qureshi andSabir Qureshi.

They further stated thatinitially they used to focus ondrug addicts near their homebut later in anticipation ofexpanding their business theystarted making smack them-selves. The four of them usedto come to Dehradun in turnsto sell the contraband especiallytargeting schools and colleges.

The accused admitted thatin order to avoid surveillancethey used to avoid providingphone numbers and address tocustomers. Instead, once aftermaking contact with the cus-tomer they then used to tellthem the date and time for thenext delivery.

SSP Joshi said, “Targeting

three major problems in thecity traffic management, drugsand fraud cases we have dedi-cated teams working consis-tently. We are taking action onany complaint regarding druguse that we get.” According toofficial sources, in most of thecases drug suppliers havestopped using mobile phones,

but now that the accused havegone back to the traditionalform of supply police also havestarted making their human-intelligence strong.

It is also important to men-tion here that now police arealso focusing on secludedplaces which are used by drugaddicts.

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In order to enforce trafficrules in the city and to dig-

italise the mode of paymentfor citizens to pay challan,district traffic departmentwill be distributing 136 e-challan machines to everypolice station in theDehradun district. This stepwill also help police depart-ment to keep records ofrepeat offenders.

Superintendent of Police(traffic) Prakash ChandraArya said, “We conducted atraining programme forpolice force from all police

stations that will be operatingthe machine. They werebriefed about the technicali-ties, procedure and the pre-cautions they have to take.Members from NationalInformatics Centre (NIC)were also present during theworkshop and they briefedabout the software and itsfunctioning.”

According to sources, thee-challan machine will notput a stop to manual challansbut people will also be able topay the fine online. There willbe a unique QR ID throughwhich it will be possible topay the penalty online.

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Cancer is the fifth leadingcause of death in 30-69

years old Indians says arecent study. Heart, lung,infection and TB are thefour major causes of deathsin India. It is a matter ofconcern that in the comingdecades, State ofUttarakhand along withBihar, Jharkhand, UP, MP,Rajasthan and Odisha willhave rising incidents of can-cer deaths.

Ensuring clean drink-ing water and diet full offresh vegetables and fruitscan help control this cancerincidence, suggest theexperts from Tata MemorialCentre (TMC). In a studypublished by Journal ofGlobal Oncology based onstudy of TMC scientistsand researcher of Kings

College London, it has beenrevealed that seven statesare estimated to get maxi-mum impact of this deadlydisease in coming decade.From 1990 to 2016, thedeaths occurring from can-cer have doubled in India asa whole, says the study.

The geography of can-cer reveals that Gangeticplains of UP, Bihar andWest Bengal have gallblad-der, head and neck cancercases because of pollutedwater sediments in the riverand diet rich in animalprotein or fish. Same trendis also visible in somemountainous areas ofUttarakhand. In MadhyaPradesh oral cancers arehighest because of muchuse of tobacco and panmasala.

While the northeastregion of India has the

highest cancer rate ofoesophagus because of useof tobacco and householdburning of firewood, inWest Bengal lung and uri-nary bladder cancer casesare common because of airand water pollution.

In Southern andcoastal India, people’s dietrich in spices and salt leadsto stomach cancer whileareas where red meat andalcohol and tobacco is con-sumed more often leads tocolon cancer. In Punjab andMalwa belt, kidney, uri-nary bladder and breastcancer cases are recurrentbecause of use of pesticidesleading to agri pollutionand toxins carried throughfood chain. Making adetailed analysis of cancercases in India during aworkshop organized byDepartment of Atomic

Energy, Dr VenkateshRangarajan of TMCMumbai said, “The graphstudy by Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare showsthat estimated incidenceand prevalence of cancercases is least in HimachalPradesh (6.4) followed byUttarakhand (9.7) and thenDelhi (15.5).” Based on thestudy it is suggested thatensuring clean drinkingwater and diet full of veg-etables and fruits may helpkeep cancer at bay andreduce the cancer risk,added Rangarajan.

The estimated percent-age of cancer deaths attrib-utable to established riskfactors show that out ofhundred cancer deaths, 30per cent people die fromobesity and 30 per centfrom tobacco. The seden-tary lifestyle contributes to

five per cent while socioeconomic status, reproduc-tive factors and alcoholcontribute to three per centeach. Cancer due to virus-es and occupational factorsand family history eachcomprise five per cent each.While the survival rate forearly stages of cancer ismore than 80 per cent itremains just 20 per cent inthe later stage in case of oraland cervical cancer.

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Ghummakkad Narain - theTravelling Literature

Festival will be in Dehradunduring August 21-23. The eventwill begin with a morning ses-sion at The Heritage Schoolwith film screening and storiesat Musee Art Café in theevening.

The festival which wasstarted in 2010 is held everyyear in the memory of ThakurVishva Narain Singh, the firstBraille editor of NationalInstitute for the VisuallyHandicapped (NIVH), anardent reader, writer andsomeone who shared his lovefor reading with children andadults alike.

The festival begins today atthe Heritage School with a

session by Deepa Agarwal oncollecting stories. It will be fol-lowed by “Brave Bunch” filmscreening and interaction withthe Polish film makers Tomasz

Stankiewicz and ZofiaPregowska. The film is aninteractive documentary aboutPolish children who soughtrefugee in Jamnagar, Gujarat

during World War II, throughthe eyes of the children. Storiesfrom the Himalayas will benarrated by Shaguna Gahilotewho has co-authored the book

“Curious Tales from theHimalayas” with PrarthanaGahilote. A discussion on writ-ing with Deepa Agarwal willalso be held in addition to a talkby Atul Sethi about the “Magicof Mussoorie” his comic bookfor children.

On the second day thesession will be held at JaswantModern School where DeepaAgarwal, Tomasz Stankiewiczand Shaguna Gahilote will bejoined by Parvati Sharma whowill be telling history storiesthrough her books the“Adventures of Rattu andPoorie” and “Babur”.

In the evening, the festivalwill travel to Welham Girlsschool with Parvati Sharmatelling the children how towrite about history and authorShaguna Gahilote shall be pre-

senting stories from the“Curious Tales from theHimalayas” followed by ques-tions and answers.

On the third day, a sessionwill be held for JaswantModern school children withParvati Sharma, ShagunaGahilote and Atul Sethi. "It's aproud moment for us to comeback to Dehradun with ourbook.

We were born and broughtup here and Dehradun hascontributed immensely to ourstyle of writing and has shapedour thought process.

The book has a collectionof 11 stories from the entirestretch of the Himalayas, start-ing from Ladakh and ending inArunachal Pradesh with storiesfrom Uttarakhand, Bhutan,Nepal and even Tibet.

These are stories whichPrarthana and I collected dur-ing our travels and wanted toshare with the next generation,”said Shaguna Gahilote. "Beingthe first literature festival inDehradun, we are really proudhow the literature festival scenehas really taken up in the city.There can never be enough ofliterature, you can spend yourwhole life reading and therewill always be so many more toread.

And that is the joy of read-ing that you can never bebored or be alone with a book.Today when technology ismaking children aloof, it’s thejoy of reading which will keepthem grounded and happy,"added Prarthana Gahilote, thefestival director ofGhummakkad Narain.

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As an obdervance of 34thSanyas Diwas of founder

of Bhuma Niketan Hospital,Swami Achyutanand Teerth ,Governor Baby Rani Mauryainaugurated blood bank in thehospital on Tuesday. She alsoreleased a souvenir of thenursing college on the occa-sion. Extending her wishes tothe the ascetic founder,Maurya said," Opening ofblood bank is just in time sinceKumbh Mela is around thecorner which is attended bymillions of people and bloodbank is the need of the hour."

She said people must bemade aware to come forwardvoluntarily to donate blood.Blood donation could save pre-cious human life and there wasno substitute available for this lifefluid. Addressing the people theGovernor said that State ofUttarakhand is hit by naturalcalamities every now and thenand Haridwar being a pilgrim-age city is often visited by pil-grims from across the State andthe country.

Opening of blood bank wasan important initiative under-taken by the Bhuma NiketanHospital. She said the nurses whowere getting training in the hos-pital would be serving the soci-ety after completion of theircourses.

Swami Achyutanand Teerthsaid that through the hospitalmedical facilities were beinggiven to patients from remoteplaces in the State. The asceticalso expressed hope that the wayPrime Minister Narendra Modiand Union Home minister AmitShah had taken the decision ofremoval of article 370 fromJammu and Kashmir.

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Known generally for issuingchallans for traffic rules

violations, the City Patrol Unit(CPU) in Rudrapur ended uppreventing wildlife crime. TheCPU personnel nabbed threemen trying to smuggle morethan a dozen turtles.

According to informationprovided by official sources,CPU personnel were conduct-ing routine checking whenthey came across three personswith gunny sacks acting in asuspicious manner. The CPUpersonnel hailed them to stopand on checking their sacksfound that the trio was carry-ing 16 turtles.

The three men werebrought to the police station.During questioning, the threemen said that they had sourcedthe 16 turtles from Rampurand were going to deliver themin transit camp. While two ofthe turtles were adults, the

remaining 14 were hatchlings.The police booked the threeunder Wildlife Protection Act.The men caught by the police

were identified as MunnaBahadur from Nepal, SunilSingh from Pilibhit in UttarPradesh and Vijay Mandal

from the transit camp. Thepolice further informed thatthe seized turtles will be shownto the magistrate and will be

released in the dam reservoir.The forest department wasalso informed about theseizure.

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Atotal of 15 deaths havebeen confirmed, six are

missing and eight injured dueto disaster following heavyrains in the Mori Tehsil ofUttarkashi district on Sunday.Visiting the affected area onTuesday, Chief MinisterTrivendra Singh Rawat inter-acted with the affected peopleand announced Rs four lakhex-gratia to family of each ofthe deceased while the med-ical expenses of the injuredwill be borne by the state. Healso announced constructionof four bridges in the affect-ed area and establishment ofa police post in Arakot.

Addressing the mediaafter returning from the dis-aster affected area, Rawat saidthat a 70 square kilometre areain Kotigad valley of Uttarkashidistrict had been affected bythe disaster. In addition to thehuman casualties, 17 homeshad been destroyed, 115buildings had been partiallydamaged and two motorbridges and two pedestrian

bridges had been damaged.The damage caused by disas-ter in this region is estimatedto be worth Rs 130 croreaccording to the initial esti-mate. The chief ministerinformed that Rs four lakh ex-gratia would be provided toeach family of the deceasedwhile the expense of medicaltreatment of the injured willbe borne by the state govern-ment. Compensation for dam-age and loss of livestock willbe paid as per the regulations.Additionally, since apple cul-tivation is a major source oflivelihood in the disaster

affected area, the governmentwill also assist the cultivatorsin transporting their produceto the market.

A total of 300 personnelfrom various departments areinvolved in the search, rescueand relief efforts underway inthe affected area. Further, 10helipads are operational andfour helicopters are beingused for dropping relief mate-rials and ferrying the seriouslyinjured to Dehradun whereneeded. Nine heavy machineshave been deployed to restoreroad links which are expect-ed to be opened to traffic

within a couple of days. Allnecessary relief materials havebeen sent to the affected areas.Rawat further informed thatsince June 15 this year, a totalof 59 deaths had been causedby disaster while 12 personsare missing and 55 wereinjured in different parts ofthe state. Additionally, 62large and 263 small domesti-cated animals died and 115buildings were destroyed dueto disaster in the state so farthis year. The StateGovernment had made a pro-vision of Rs 320 crore for dis-aster related works this year

and though some of this fundhas been used, currently thereis no need for central financialassistance.

Responding to a query,the chief minister said thatpeople settling along riversand mountain streams is acause for concern. “InTikochi, there are rivers ondifferent sides and the settle-ment was established on top ofdebris from a past disaster.Such constructions are beingdone probably due to igno-rance. We will undertake aspecial awareness campaign todiscourage people from set-

tling in such danger zones. Wewill also seek suggestions fromgeologists,” he said, whileadding that currently the mainfocus is on rescue and relief.

Later the CM also visitedthe State EmergencyOperation Centre where hedirected officials to maintaineffective coordination withall districts. He also discussedthe status of disaster in detailwith officials concerned.Expressing satisfaction at swiftresponse to the recent disas-ter in Uttarkashi, he stressedthat officials should remainalert at all times.

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The President of PradeshCongress Committee

(PCC) Pritam Singh visitedthe disaster affected Arakotarea of Mori Tehsi l inUttarkashi district on Tuesday.Singh met the victims of thedisaster triggered by cloudburst of Sunday in Arakot,

Makudi, Dingoli and Tikochivillages on the day. During hisvisit, the PCC chief assuredevery possible help to the vic-tims. He said that he wouldmeet Chief Minister for pro-viding proper compensationto the victims. Pritam wasaccompanied by former MLAof Gangotri, Vijay Pal Sajwanand others.

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The State’s Tourism andCulture minister Satpal

Maharaj attended the nationalconference of state tourismministers and secretariespresided over by the UnionTourism minister Prahlad Patelin the national Capital onTuesday. During the confer-ence, the Union Tourism min-ister, under the Adopt aHeritage: Apni Dharohar ApniPehchan scheme presented let-ter of intent for adoption ofChaurasi Kutia in Rishikeshand Narayan Koti temple groupin Rudraprayag. During dis-cussion related to theArchaeological Survey of India,Maharaj informed Patel thereare various clusters of templesin Uttarakhand. The owners ofvarious homes have stated thatdue to their areas comingunder the purview of the ASI,they are unable to reconstructtheir homes. Due to this, theyhave to suffer major damageduring the rainy season due tothe lack of the necessaryrepairs. He further informedthat under the Uttarakhandhome-stay registration scheme,the state government has set atarget of registering 2,000home-stay units during thefinancial year 2019-20 and thatso far 1,484 home-stays havebeen registered. Further, underthe Deen Dayal Upadhyayhome-stay developmentscheme, loans to 30 entrepre-

neurs have been approved forconstruction/repairs of home-stay buildings. Maharaj alsopresented information regard-ing spread of information ontourism related servicesthrough a web-based applica-tion, developing a one-stopsolution and redressal of com-plaints through a helpline num-ber for the Char Dham Yatra.He also proposed inclusion ofdisaster management in thefuture. He further informedthat the State government hadbrought out river rafting andkayaking rules and footlaunchaerosports (paragliding) rules.He also informed the unionminister about the status of thestate’s tourism department pro-posed Recreational Boatingand Adventure Water SportsRules, Mountaineering and

Trekking Rules and PoweredParagliding and Para TrekRules. A description of theworks being undertaken underthe Prasad and SwadeshDarshan schemes was also pre-sented to the government ofIndia.

The minister also request-ed that considering the heavyrain and snowfall in the state,the duration of the Prasad andSwadesh Darshan schemesshould be extended so thatworks under the scheme can becompleted. In addition to this,Maharaj also stressed on theneed for granting approval toformation of the Mahabharatcircuit in the state. The nation-al conference organised by theMinistry of Tourism wasattended by tourism ministersand secretaries of 20 States.

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In view of prevailing disasterlike condi-

tions in someareas of statedue to heavyrainfall, thestate admin-istration hasp o stp one dthe scheduleof thePa n c h a y a telections. Inan order thesecretary in-charge ofPanchayati Raj, Ranjit Sinhasaid that the directorPanchayati Raj had informedthat the process of publicationof interim reservation ofPanchayats in Uttarkashi dis-trict has got affected due to thenatural disaster triggered bycloud burst in Arakot area ofMori Tehsil. After the cloudburst all the district level offi-cers are engaged in relief andrescue operations. Incidentallyit is for the second time that theprocess of reservation of thePanchayats has been post-poned. On August 17, the

department has postponed theprocess till August 20.

As per the revised pro-gramme, the interim publica-tions of reservations would bedone August 22. On these pro-posals, the objections can beplaced on 24 and 26 August. OnAugust 27 and 28 these objec-tions would be disposed of byrespective district magistrates.Final publication of reservation

proposals would be done onAugust 29 and these proposalswould be sent to directorate onAugust 30. The proposals ofreservations would be sent tostate election commission onAugust 31. More than 65000Panchayat representatives in12 districts of Uttarakhandwould be elected in three tierPanchayati Raj system.

The tenure of Panchayatsin all the districts ofUttarakhand barring Haridwarended in July this year afterwhich the state government hasappointed administrators inthe Panchayats.

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Former cabinet minister andsenior leader of Congress

party TilakRaj Behadwas detainedby policewhen a sat ona Dharna atstate secre-tariat onTuesday. Hewas taken tothe policelines where hewas laterreleased onp e r s o n a lbond. Behadcreated highdrama on theday when inp r o t e s ta g a i n s tm u n i c i p a lcommission-er of Rudrapur he sat onDharna on the first floor ofmain building of state secre-tariat. The building houses theoffice of chief ministerTrivendra Singh Rawat. Talkingto the media persons, Behadsaid that the municipal com-

missioner Jai Bharat Singh isforcing his subordinates tolodge fabricated cases againstgeneral public. Carrying aposter in which the details ofthese cases allegedly filed onthe insistence of the municipalcommissioner, the Congressleader said that people ofRudrapur are facing problemsdue to dictatorial attitude of thesaid official. He alleged thatwhenever someone raises hisvoice against the municipal

corporation, cases are slappedon them. Behad said that hehad publically announced thatto draw the attention of peopletowards prevailing anarchy inmunicipal corporation.

The Dharna of Behadthrew the officials of the sec-

retariat and security personnelin a quandary. Senior policeand administration officerstried to persuade Behad toend his Dharna. They assuredthe Congress leader that theywould arrange his meetingwith CM who at that time wasin Uttarkashi. Behad howeverrefused to relent and continuedhis Dharna. At this point thepolice took Behad in custodyand took him to the policelines. Here former Pradesh

Congress Committee (PCC)president Kishore Upadhyaya,vice president Surya KantDhasmana and other leadersalso arrived to express theirsupport for Behad. TheCongress leader was laterreleased on a personal bond.

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Fol lowingthe direc-

tive of theUnion gov-ernment, thestate adminis-tration hasasked all thecommercialbuildings andoffices to keepthe tempera-ture of the airconditioningbetween 24-26 degreeCelsius. Theexercise is thepart of nation-wide driveundertaken by the ministry ofPower, Government of India onenergy conservation.

In a circular directed to allthe additional chief secretaries,

principal secretaries and sec-retaries the Power secretaryRadhika Jha said that Bureau ofEnergy Efficiency, ministry ofPower has issued guidelines onenergy conservation in build-ing space cooling through rec-ommended optimum temper-ature setting. The guidelinementions that it is generallyseen that in offices and com-

mercial installations the tem-perature of AC is normally keptat 20- 21 degree Celsius even asit is a common knowledge thattemperature of 24- 26 degree

Celsius is comfortable foreveryone. The circular claimsthat one degree increase intemperature reduces powerconsumption by six percent. Inher letter Jha said that forenergy conservation and itsoptimum utilisation all thedepartments of state, institu-tions and organisation shouldbe sensitive. She added that

efficient management of theelectricity would help in reduc-ing damage caused to the envi-ronment and result in financialsavings.

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With spurt in cases of sea-sonal fever and dengue,

the hospitals in the provision-al state capital are overflowingwith patients.

The state health depart-ment has made special denguewards at Government DoonMedical College (GDMC) hos-pital, Gandhi centenary eyehospital and Pandit Deen DayalUpadhyaya ( Coronation ) hos-pital. On Tuesday all the wardsin these three hospitalsremained full. In such a sce-nario the doctors are asking therelatives of patients of dengueand fever to take them to otherhospitals. In GDMC Hospitalthe special dengue ward has acapacity of 26 patients while 24and 6 patients can be admittedin the dengue wards of Gandhicentenary eye hospital andCoronation hospital respec-tively.

The MedicalSuperintendent (MS) of

GDMC hospital, Dr K K Tamtasaid that the dengue and otherwards of the hospital are full.He said that the problem is thatthe government hospitals arecontinuously referring patientsto GDMC. Dr Tamta claimedthat the hospital is using itsresources to its stretch to treatthe patients. He added that inview of the growing require-ment of platelets, a blood dona-tion camp was organised in thehospital on Tuesday.

51 dengue cases reportedThe number of dengue

affected patients reached 483 onTuesday as district healthauthorities reported 51 newcases of the disease. In last eightdays the department has report-ed 133 new cases of the disease.

The district vector bornediseases officer, Subhash Joshisaid that the team of the healthdepartment visited VidhanSabha, Nari Niketan, Juvenileobservation centre, BalikaNiketan and Sishu Niketan. Hesaid that the teams found lar-vae of dengue spreading mos-quito in desert coolers, watercoolers, storage tanks and other

places. Joshi said that theemployees and inmates in theseplaces were informed aboutdengue and measures taken tocurb the menace of the disease.

He said that people shouldensure that the breeding placesof mosquitoes inside theirhomes and vicinity aredestroyed.

Joshi said that since Aedesmosquito, the vector of the dis-ease bites during day time it isadvisable that everyone shouldwear full sleeve clothes toreduce exposure of their bodyfor the mosquito to bite.

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Taking a stern note on theattachment of Ayurveda

medical officers in theUttarakhand AyurvedaUniversity and reluctanceshown by these attacked doc-tors in joining their originaldepartment, the SecretaryAyurveda R K Sudhanshu hassaid that their attachmentsshould be cancelled. In anorder released on TuesdaySudhanshu curtly said that theuniversity cannot cancel theorders of the state administra-tion. It is worth mentioninghere that 20 undergraduateand 34 post graduate medicalofficers of Ayurveda depart-ment are working on an attach-ment at the UttarakhandAyurveda University from lastmany years. The attachment ofthese doctors was done on theplea that the University had ashortage of teaching faculty.Incidentally, these attachmentsare continuing even though theuniversity has made permanentappointments and it hasobtained necessary permissionfrom the Central Council ofIndian Medicine (CCMI).

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The Nanda Devi Mahotsavwill be celebrated here

from September 3 to 8. TheNainital district magistrateSavin Bansal chaired a meet-ing regarding this fest.

According to the plan,the Nanda Devi Mahotsavwill be inaugurated atRamsevak Sabha compoundon September 3. Various activ-ities like getting the plantmaterial to build a represen-tation of the goddess, carryingout a procession comprisingtableaux in the city, building

the idol and its ritual instal-lation, special prayers, com-munity feast and other eventswill be held before the con-clusion of the fest onSeptember 8.

A procession will be takenout on the concluding daywhich will culminate with theimmersion of the idols in theNaini lake near the PashanDevi temple. The district mag-istrate said that adequatearrangements are being madefor the safety of devoteesexpected to attend the event.

He directed the munici-pality executive officer to

ensure repair of all streetlights in the city. The officerwas also directed to arrangegenerator and battery back-upfor undisrupted power supplyand mobile toilets.

Bansal also directed offi-cials concerned to ensure ade-quate drinking water supply,checking the CCTV camerasin the temple compound andinstalling more in the fairarea.

Bansal said that polytheneand smoking will be com-pletely banned in the fairarea. Those caught litteringwill also be penalised.

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In a tribute to late formerPrime Minister Rajiv

Gandhi on his 75th birthanniversary, Punjab ChiefMinister Capt AmarinderSingh on Tuesday launched hisGovernment’s flagship uni-versal health insurance scheme‘Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’,benefitting nearly 46 lakh fam-ilies.

E-cards were handed overto the first 11 beneficiariesfrom Mohali district to kick offthe scheme, which would enti-tle beneficiaries to avail annu-al cashless treatment up to�five lakh per family per year,including pre-existing dis-eases, was aimed at ensuringthe best possible treatment tothe beneficiaries free of cost.

With this scheme, cover-ing 76 percent of the its pop-ulation, Punjab has becomethe first state in the country tooffer medical insurance coverto the maximum number of itspeople, the Chief Ministerannounced, dedicating thewelfare initiative to RajivGandhi. His Government wascommitted to fulfilling theaspirations of the people withthe vision of the country’syoungest prime minister, headded. Notably, the StateGovernment had decided, a

few months ago, to extend thePradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY) to providecashless health insurance coverof Rs five lakh per family peryear to more 31 lakh families.

While the cost of the pre-mium for 14.86 lakh families,originally covered underPMJAY, as per SECC data, isbeing borne by the Centre andState in 60:40 ratio, for the restof the beneficiaries, the statewill bear the entire cost of thepremium.“It took the

Government several monthsto draw the roadmap for theimplementation of the cashlesstreatment scheme to cover 76percent of its population, insharp contrast to the 12 per-cent that would have been cov-ered otherwise under theCentral Government’s PMJAYscheme. Similar schemes inother states had covered up toa mere 30 percent of their pop-ulation,” said Capt Amarinder.

The Chief Ministerrecalled Rajiv’s proactive role

in sanctioning approval forsetting the first multi-nation-al project in Punjab in theform of Pepsi. “I was thenPunjab Agriculture Ministerand had submitted a propos-al to PMO for setting up thisplant, which was vital forstate's diversification plans.

I still remember how,exactly on the eighth day, I gota message that PM wanted tomeet me and the project wasapproved,” the Chief Ministersaid nostalgically. Giving

details of the Sarbat SehatBima Yojana, the ChiefMinister revealed that it wouldcover a total of 20.43 lakhsmart ration card holder fam-ilies, in addition to 14.86 lakhfamilies enrolled as per SocioEconomic Caste Census Data,4.94 lakh J form holder farmerfamilies, 2.8 lakh small farm-ers, and more than 2.38 lakhconstruction workers regis-tered with the StateConstruction Welfare Board,besides 46,000 small traders.

The scheme has also beenextended to around 4,500journalists accredited to theState or holding yellow cards,he said. Equipped with spe-cially designed 1396 treat-ment packages, the schemewill be implemented throughmore than 450 empanelledhospitals, including 200 gov-ernment hospitals.

Of the total premium of�� 333 crore under theMahatma Gandhi SarbatSehat Bima Yojana, the State'sshare is 83 per cent, whichamounts to �276 crore, whilethe Central Governmentwould be paying the remain-ing �57 crore. Surgical pack-ages under the scheme alsoinclude the cost of pre-hospi-talisation for three days andpost-hospitalisation for 15days.

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The 72-hour incessant rainacross Punjab has led to a

loss of nearly � 1,700 crores, asper the initial estimates.

Even as the state witnessedno fresh spell of rain onTuesday, the flood-like situa-tion prevailed in many parts ofPunjab with the administrationordering evacuation of severalother villages in Fazilka. Asmany six-seven districts havebeen affected by the heavyrains that battered the state inthe past three days.

The rescue and relief oper-ations, with the coordinatedefforts by the district adminis-tration, army, and the NationalDisaster Response Force(NDRF), continued for anoth-er day. In Sultanpur Lodhi andZira, as many as 60 personswere rescued in the wake of thefloods triggered by incessant

rains and rising river water lev-els. On the ‘no-rain-day’, thewater-level started receding insome of the affected areas.However, many villages inLudhiana, Rupnagar (Ropar),and Jalandhar remained inun-dated due to breaches inbundhs (earthen dams) of theSutlej river.

The Union CabinetSecretary PK Sinha alsoreviewed the prevailing floodsituation in the state, along withHimachal Pradesh, Haryana,Uttarakhand and Delhi, duringa high-level meeting ofNational Crisis ManagementCommittee with the top offi-cials.

He also directed the offi-cials to provide immediateassistance, as sought by thestates, to meet the crisis whiletaking stock of the current sit-uation, preparedness, rescueand relief operations.

Punjab Chief MinisterCapt Amarinder Singh saidthat the damage caused in theState by the floods caused bythe unprecedented rains is esti-mated to be around Rs 1,700crores, but “the StateAdministration is fully gearedto meet any eventuality and willsafeguard the lives of the peo-ple at all costs”.

Following heavy rains inpast few days and release ofexcess water from the BhakraDam, the swollen Sutlej riverand its tributaries had inun-dated villages in several areas,including Ludhiana, Jalandhar,Ferozepur and Rupnagar, caus-ing extensive damage to crops,especially paddy, and houses inlow-lying areas.

Rescue operations werebeing carried out in the affect-ed villages by teams of theNational Disaster Relief Force(NDRF), State Disaster Relief

Force (SDRF), which wereassisted by district authoritiesin the affected areas.

In Jalandhar, the DeputyCommissioner VarinderKumar Sharma, along withSenior Superintendent of PoliceNavjot Singh Mahal, took stockof the situation on Tuesdaymorning in Mandala villagewhere people were being res-cued with the help of theNDRF.

The officials said that boatswere pressed into service toevacuate villagers from flood-hit areas. Due to breaches inearthen dams of the Sutlejriver, Phillaur, Shahkot andLohian Khas in Jalandhar wereflooded.

District authorities in theaffected areas have set up reliefcamps in order to evacuatestranded villagers to saferplaces, the officials said, addingthat all arrangements, includ-

ing food and water, have beenmade there.

Only a day before, theChief Minister had announced�100 crore for emergency reliefand rehabilitation measures.The State Government hadalso declared the flood situationin the affected villages as a nat-ural calamity.

Keeping a close watch ofthe water levels in the reser-voirs, the Bhakra BeasManagement Board held ameeting of three partner states— Punjab, Haryana, andRajasthan — to discuss the sit-uation if the inflow into thereservoir continues unabated.

Only a day before, theBBMB had decided to increasethe release of excess waterthrough spillway gates from19,000 cusecs to 41,000 cusecsafter water level in the BhakraDam crossed its permissiblelimit of 1,680 feet.

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Punjab Finance MinisterManpreet Singh Badal on

Tuesday exhorted the people ofPunjab and Haryana not toburn paddy straw as that wouldbe a true tribute to the GuruNanak Dev, especially with theongoing 550th Parkash Purabcelebrations.

Manpreet, talking to themedia personnel after attend-ing a public function atBathinda, said that taking apledge not to burn stubble andpaddy remnants will be intune with the message of‘Sarbat Da Bhalla’. “In this way,Punjabis could set a remarkableexample of environmental con-sciousness and also spread themessage of Guru Nanak Dev,”he said. Quoting Guru Nanak

Dev, he said that the great guruhas referred to air as guru,water as father, and earth as thegreat mother of all, “but byburning agricultural residues,we are defiling air, which hasbeen described as our guru”.

Manpreet said that if thefounder of the Sikh faith hadtreated air, water and earthwith such reverence, “we

should follow the teachingsand not defile and pollute ourenvironment. By not followingthe message, we are driftingaway from the path that hasbeen so beautifully prescribedfor us”. Millions of pilgrims andgeneral public from across theglobe is expected to convergein Punjab for the auspiciousoccasion, he said.

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Green Tribunal(NGT), onTuesday emphasized the needto put in place an effectivemechanism for cleaning ofrivers to make Punjab clean,

green and pollution free.Reviewing the progress ofaction plan chalked out for thecleaning of rivers in its sixthmeeting, the monitoring com-mittee chairman Justice(retired) Pritam Pal asked the

renowned environmentalistBaba Balbir Singh Seechewal toensure cleaning of BuddhaNullah in Ludhiana on the sci-entific lines besides roping inall religious, social and nongovernment organizations toundertake this noble cause ina mission mode.

He also asked the PunjabPollution Control Board(PPCB) and MunicipalCorporation Ludhiana toextend all possible assistancefor the execution of this pioustask likely to begin in the lastweek of September.

To create awarenessamongst the industrialistsabout the hazardous impact ofpollution on natural resourcesand human life, the Committeealso decided to organize amega workshop at Ludhiana tosensitize the industrialists fromdifferent parts of the stateespecially from Ludhiana and

Jalandhar. The Committee alsodesired that eminent environ-mentalists from across thecountry, experts from CentralPollution Control Board beinvited to deliberate on thevital issues concerning water,air and environmental pollu-tion and its ill-effects on thehuman life.

Dwelling on the markedimprovement in the quality ofriver waters, the PrincipalSecretary Environment RakeshVerma apprised that waterquality of river Beas alongMukerian (priority-V stretch)had been improved from class-C to Class-B, (the desired riverquality level).

The Punjab State Councilfor Science and Technology isworking out modalities forengaging IIT Ropar for devel-opment of IoT based riverwater quality monitoring sys-tem and analysis of data for

ascertaining the source of pol-lution and future projections,he added. The PPCB informedthe panel chairman that thework for installation of 11Real Time Water QualityMonitoring Stations includ-ing two locations on BudhaNallah was in full progress andthe installation would be com-pleted by the end of December2019.

While monitoring thefunctioning of SewerageTreatment Plants (STPs), theCommittee underscored theneed for a constant and thor-ough inspection of the STPs.

Taking part in the deliber-ations, the noted environmen-talist Baba Balbir SinghSeechewal underlined the needfor immediately initiating strictaction against the defaultindustrial units polluting theair, water and environment intheState.

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Despite Delhi Metro RailCorporation (DMRC) and

Central Industrial SecurityForce (CISF) joining handsand putting up a robust systemto regulate entry and exit atMetro stations across the city,there are passengers who havebeen beating this system non-chalantly and travelling ticket-less. According to a reply by theDMRC in response to an RTIquery, the Delhi Metro has col-lected �53.77 lakh from the41,366 passengers for com-muting without tickets.

An RTI was filed by theactivist Zeeshan Haider in thisregard and he also soughtinformation on number ofpeople caught walking on themetro tracks from June 2018 toJune 2019.

According to the break-upof challans issued by theDMRC shows that from June2018 to June this year, it hasissued challans to a total num-ber of 41,336 commuters andcollected a total of �53,77,580

for commuting without ticketsin the Metro.

"These are especially stu-dents and parents carryingkids. Some make a pair andenter the station and there aremany parents who enter sta-tions with tickets and cleverlymake their children to crawlunder the AFC gates to enterthe stations. But, DMRC catch

these people during the exitand also observing this breachon a regular basis, staff mem-bers have deployed near theAFC gates to keep an eye onsuch people and now AFCgates remains open after thepassenger enters, however gatesclose when passengers reachnear to it. It opens only after avalid coupon or token is used,"

said an official posted in a sta-tion. As per the data, the largestnumber of ticketless travelerswere caught in the month ofJanuary, May and June thisyear. A total of 4,040 werecaught in June, while it was3,609 and 3,557 in May andJune this year.

Further, as per data, a totalof 2,548 passengers have been

fined for walking on the metrotracks and the DMRC has col-lected �38,22,00 from them."Ifwe see the number of peopleviolating the rules of DMRC bydoing such activity is very lowas compared to the total rider-ship per day but the DMRC hasdeployed staffs and CISF alsokeeps an eye on the com-muters to prevent such activi-ties that violate rules. Moreover,Delhi metro stations are builtin a way that no one can enterwithout a ticket. The entiremetro network is highlysecured with CCTV cameras,but even after that, there arepeople who commit such offences quitefrequently. But they get caughtby the CISF personnel orDMRC staff who counsel themabout the rules and regulationsand in extreme cases imposepenalty," said a senior DMRCofficial.

The Delhi metro is thelargest network in the countrywith a length of is 314 km, withhaving 30 lakhs passengers ona daily basis.

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The National Green Tribunalhas taken cognisance of a

news report about choking ofdrains and dumping of garbageoutside the Jahagirpuri metrostation and sought a report onthe issue within a month.

A bench headed by NGT

Chairperson Justice AdarshKumar Goel formed a com-mittee comprising the DelhiPollution Control Committee,North Delhi MunicipalCorporation and the PublicWorks Department.

The DPCC will be thenodal agency for complianceand coordination, the tribunal

said. "Footpath outsideGate No.1 is covered withhuman and animal excreta.The Delhi Metro RailCorporation informed the localcivic agencies including thePWD and North DelhiMunicipal Corporation butwith no result. There is alsoproblem of water logging.

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Aday after Prime MinisterNarendra Modi flagged the

issue of Pakistan’s rhetoric overJammu and Kashmir during histelephonic conversation withUS President Donald Trump,Defence Minister Rajnath Singhon Tuesday held talks with hisUS counterpart Mark T Esperon the phone and raised theissue of cross-border terrorism.The US Defence Secretarytermed abrogation of specialstatus under Article 370 forJammu and Kashmir as inter-nal matter of India.

Congratulating Esper overhis appointment as the newDefence Secretary, Singh raisedthe issue of cross-border ter-rorism directed against India,officials said. Singh also con-veyed to Esper that issues relat-

ing to abrogation of provi-sions of Article 370 of theConstitution are internal mat-ters of India.

He also said the steps toremove Article 370 are aimedat improving growth and eco-nomic development, democ-racy and prosperity for the peo-ple of Jammu and Kashmir.

“The US secretary ofdefence appreciated India’s posi-tion that the recent develop-ments in Jammu and Kashmirare internal matter of India. Hehoped that any issue betweenIndia and Pakistan will beresolved bilaterally,” defenceministry officials said later.

Both the Ministersexpressed happiness at the sig-nificant progress in bilateraldefence cooperation and reaf-firmed their commitment tostrengthen and deepen therelations further. Theyexchanged views on a range ofissues related to military-to-military cooperation, defencepolicy, R&D cooperation,defence trade, technology andindustrial cooperation.

Earlier in the day, in anapparent reference to theBalakot air strikes to destroy

terrorist infrastructure there,Singh said here the offensiveaction by the IAF spoke vol-umes about the “reach andlethality” of the armed forces.The IAF had carried out thestrikes in February in retalia-tion after 40 Central ReservePolice Force(CRPF)personnelwere killed in a suicide attackin Pulwama.

“We are all aware that theIndian (Air) Force is a techno-

logically advanced and extreme-ly potent force. The recentoffensive strikes against terror-ist outfits in our neighbourhoodspeak volumes about the reachand lethality of the formidablearm of the Indian armed forces,”Singh said in his address at anIAF seminar here on indige-nization and modernisation.

The minister alsoannounced that test facilities ofthe government and services

will be opened for the privatesector. It was a long pendingdemand of the industry toprovide level playing field indefence manufacturing. Singh

said a formal governmentorder will be issued shortly tovarious bottlenecks in the wayof using testing facilities by pri-vate entities.

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In the backdrop of RSS headMohan Bhagwat again stir-

ring the reservation debate,the chiefs of the ruling NationalDemocratic Alliance (NDA)constituents, Republican Partyof India (RPI)’s RamdasAthawale and Lok JanshaktiPaty (LJP)’s Ram Vilas Paswan,on Tuesday, dismissed any dis-cussion on the issue saying “there is no need for it”.

Both the Dalit leaders, whoare also Union Ministers,asserted that reservation was a“Constitutional right” and therewas no case for re-revisiting thesubject.

Dalit group Bhim Armyleader Chandrashekhar Azadalso joined issue challengingthe RSS chief to an open debateon the issue of reservationeven as he sought a discussionon the abolition of caste sys-tem which, he said, has “hol-lowed out” the country.

Catering to the exclusiveDalit constituency, Paswan saidthat Prime Minister NarendraModi has reiterated it manytimes that it cannot be tam-pered with. “There is no needfor any debate on reservation.This is now available even tothe upper castes poor so it isimpossible that it will beended,” he told reporters.Paswan, however, did not reactdirectly to Bhagwat’s com-ments, saying he had not gotdetails of his remarks.

“Opposition parties aretrying to fuel a controversy. ButI believe their lies are notgoing to cut ice with the peo-ple,” Paswan claimed.

Union minister and RPIleader Ramdas Athawale alsorejected the need for a debateon reservation in the countryand said the Modi govern-ment should not be perceivedas anti-Dalit.

Addressing a press confer-ence in Kolkata, Athawale alsosaid reservation has been pro-

vided by the Constitution andno one can take it away fromthe backward section of thesociety. “Whatever MohanBhagwatji had said the RSS hasclarified it. I want to assure theDalits of this country thatthere is no question of debateor rethinking on the issue ofreservation.

The RSS on Monday dis-missed as “needless” the rowover Bhagwat’s remarks, assert-ing that he merely stressed onthe need for mutual talks inharmony within society toaddress any issue.

Azad claimed that 54 percent of the people belonging toScheduled Castes do not ownany land in the country, whilea particular caste dominatesand enjoys all privileges. “He(Bhagwat) wants the issue to bediscussed among those who areagainst reservation. I challengehim to hold a debate in front ofthe media and all concerned.We want to tell people about allthat we (Dalits) have sufferedbecause of the caste system. Heshould come armed with allstatistics,” Chandrashekharsaid.

Bhagwat on Sunday saidthere should be conversationon reservation between thosewho are in its favour and thosewho are against it. The RSShead hit a similar controversywhen BJP was in the thick ofBihar electoral contest in 2015.

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The NIA has initiated anenquiry into allegations of

attempted extortion by threeofficials of the agency during aprobe into the terror fundingby Pakisan-based Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, a frontrun by Lashkar-e-Tayyaba chiefHafiz Sayeed of 26/11 Mumbaiterror attack infamy.

“In this matter, a complaintof misconduct was received byNIA. An enquiry into the alle-gations is being conducted by aDIG rank officer. In the mean-time three concerned officialshave been transferred out toensure a fair probe,” NIAspokesperson said in a statement.

The three officials underthe scanner include an SP rankofficer, one Assistant Sub-Inspector of BSF on deputationto the NIA and a finger printexpert National Crime RecordsBureau (NCRB) also on depu-tation to the counter-terrorismprobe agency.

The allegation againstthem is that they had demand-ed Rs two crore bribe from aDelhi-based businessmanunder the NIA scanner in theFIF terror funding case for notnaming him as a conspirator inthe case, sources said.

The complaint against thetrio was received by the NIAabout a month back and theywere transferred out on August

14, the sources said. The complaint originated

from an agency official whowas contacted by a friend of thebusinessman who was alleged-ly being sought to be black-mailed, they added.

This is the first instancewherein such an instance ofalleged blackmailing by the pre-mier counter-terrorism probeagency has come to the fore.

The Parliament recentlyempowered the NIA by enact-ing amendments to the Actstrengthening the powers of theagency. The Unlawful activities(Prevention) Act was alsoamended recently wherein theNIA is empowered to declareindividuals as terrorists.

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BJP president Amit Shah held a meeting onTuesday with senior party leaders, including

Union Ministers, who have been assigned keyresponsibilities for assembly polls in four Statesof Maharashtra, Hraryana, Jharkahand and Delhias they reviewed election preparedness in thesestates and discussed campaign strategy.

The election are expected to be slated laterthis year in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkandand in Delhi early next year.

Union ministers Prakash Javadekar andNarendra Singh Tomar, who are the BJP’s electionin-charge for Delhi and Haryana respectively, andparty general secretary Bhupender Yadav and vicepresident Om Mathur were among those whoattended the meeting. Yadav and Mathurare poll in-charges for Maharashtra and Jharkhandrespectively.

BJP working president J P Nadda and itsnewly appointed general secretary (organization)B L Santosh also attended the deliberations.

BJP general secretary Anil Jain, also theorganisational in-charge for Haryana, said the lead-ers reviewed strategy and programme for the elec-tions.

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Seeking to allay apprehensions,the Union Home Ministry on

Tuesday said non-inclusion of a per-son’s name in the final list of NRCdoes not by itself amount to him orher being declared a foreigner. Itassured that adequate arrangementshave been made for appeal against it.

The ministry also said it willamend the rules to increase the timelimit of filing of appeals in foreign-ers tribunals (FTs) from 60 to 120days for those who would be exclud-ed from the final National Registerof Citizens, a list of Assam’s residentsto be published on August 31.

The decisions were taken at ahigh-level meeting chaired byUnion Home Minister Amit Shahand attended by Assam ChiefMinister Sarbananda Sonowal andothers here on Monday. In a state-ment, the ministry said under theprovisions of Foreigners Act 1946and Foreigners (Tribunals) Order1964, only foreigners tribunals areempowered to declare a person for-

eigner. “Thus, non-inclusion of aperson’s name in NRC does not byitself amount to him/her beingdeclared as a foreigner,” it said.

In order to facilitate the personsexcluded from NRC, adequatenumber of such tribunals is beingestablished at convenient locations.“It has been decided that state gov-ernment would also make arrange-ments to provide legal aid to theneedy people amongst those exclud-ed from NRC. As it may not be pos-sible for all those excluded fromfinal NRC to file the appeal withinthe prescribed time, the MHA willamend the rules to increase the pre-sent time limit of filing of appealsin FTs from 60 days to 120 daysregarding exclusion from finalNRC,” the statement said.

At the meeting, it was alsodecided that adequate arrange-ments will be made by the state gov-ernment to provide full opportuni-ty to people excluded from the NRClist to appeal. “Every individual,whose name does not figure in thefinal NRC, can represent his/her

case in front of the appellate author-ity i.e. Foreigner tribunals,” it said.The Citizenship (Registration ofCitizens and Issue of NationalIdentity Cards) Rules, 2003 arealso being amended accordingly.

When the draft NRC was pub-lished on July 30, 2018, there was ahuge controversy over the exclusionof 40.7 lakh people from it. Thedraft NRC included the names of2.9 crore people out of the total 3.29crore applications. In the list pub-lished in June 2019, over a lakhmore people were excluded. Thefinal list of the NRC will be pub-lished on August 31.

The Supreme Court-monitoredNRC exercise, aimed at identifyingillegal immigrants in the state thatborders Bangladesh, was carried outonly in Assam, which faced influxof people from Bangladesh since theearly 20th century. When the NRCwas first prepared in Assam in 1951,the state had 80 lakh citizens.According to the 2011 census,Assam’s total population is over 3.11crore.

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Union Minister for Housingand Urban Affairs

Hardeep Singh Puri onTuesday said the target of‘Housing for All’ underPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-Urban)will beachieved in 2020, two yearsbefore the deadline. TheMinister said that under thePMAY-Urban, 24 lakh houseshave so far been handed overto beneficiaries and the num-ber will soon reach 50 lakh.

There are 48 lakh houseswhich are currently grounded,

but this number will also riseto 75 lakh, Puri told reporterson the sidelines of an event.

“We had decided to buildone crore houses by 2022. Wehave already sanctioned around84 lakh houses and I am fullyconfident that by the end of thisyear, the entire one crore hous-es will be sanctioned,” the min-ister said.

“We have also receivedadditional assessment demandof constructing 12 lakh morehouses...The target of 2022 willbe achieved in in early 2020,” headded.

The minister exuded con-fidence that government will beable to fast track completionwork of houses under thePMAY (Urban). Addressingthe 15th National Conventionof NAREDCO, Puri said theenactment of real estate law --RERA, “builder-politiciannexus” has been broken, andthat home-buyers will no longerbe at the mercy of anyone.

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The Supreme Court onTuesday agreed to hear a

plea of Facebook Inc for trans-fer of cases related to demandsfor linking of social mediaprofiles of users with Aadhaarnumber, pending before thehigh courts of Madras, Bombayand Madhya Pradesh to theapex court.

The top court issued noticeto the Centre, Google, Twitter,YouTube and others and soughttheir response by September 13.

A bench of justices DeepakGupta and Aniruddha Bosesaid the notices to unservedparties should be sent throughe-mail.

The bench said the hearingin cases related to linkage ofsocial media user profiles with12-digit Aadhaar number, theBiometric Unique Identity,pending before the Madras

High Court will continue butno final order will be passed.

Attorney General KKVenugopal, appearing for theTamil Nadu government told thebench that the Madras HighCourt has conducted 18 hearingsso far and it should be allowedto conclude the argument anddeliver the verdict in the cases.

Senior advocates MukulMohatgi and Kapil Sibal,appearing for Facebook andinstant messaging appWhatsApp, respectively, saidwhether service providers canbe asked to share data withprobe agencies to help them incriminal investigation needs tobe decided by the apex court asit will have a global effect.

They said that bothFacebook and WhatsApp areinternational companies havingtheir operation in over 150countries and any findings bythe Madras High Court would

have a bearing on their globaloperations.

Venugopal referred to theBlue Whale game and saidseveral young lives were lostdue to directions given by thecurator.

He said governments didnot get any clue about thecurator in the Blue Whale gameand therefore it is necessary tofind out who is the originatorof such messages on socialmedia which are defamatory,terror-oriented or fake news.

Both Facebook andWhatsApp told the bench thatBlue Whale game has nothingto do with their platforms andif data is shared with third par-ties, it will be a breach of privacy.

To this, the bench said itseems to be a conflict betweenright to privacy and right togovern the country and thecourt has to maintain a balancebetween the two.

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While on the one hand theCentre is taking all efforts

to ensure early detection of lep-rosy cases given that the diseaseis 100% curable, on the other,there still exists at least 108 dis-criminatory laws-three UnionLaws and 105 State laws--against persons affected by thedisease. Though the number ofleprosy cases have steadilydeclined worldwide, an esti-mated 2,00,000 cases continueto be reported every year, withIndia accounting for more than

a half mainly because of theprevalent stigma associatedwith the disease.

Taking the matter with theUnion Ministers of Law andJustice and Social Justice andEmpowerment, Ravi ShankarPrasad and ThaawarchandGehlot respectively, Dr HarshVardhan, Union Minister forHealth and Family Welfare onTuesday wrote a letter to thetwo Union Ministers as well asto the States urging them toamend the existing discrimi-natory laws against personsaffected with leprosy.

“A leprosy affected personafter treatment does not trans-mit the disease agent. Hence,there exists no justification forthe continued stigmatization ofthe persons affected by leprosy,”Dr Harsh Vardhan pointedout.

“It will be a befitting trib-ute to the Father of the Nation

on his 150th Birth Anniversaryif we can expedite the processand introduce in Parliamentthe Elimination ofDiscrimination against PersonsAffected by Leprosy (EDPAL)Bill, which was drafted by theLaw Commission of India”, theMinister said as he recalled thatthe Global Leprosy Strategy,2016 - 2020 target is to reducethe number of countries withlaws allowing discriminationon the ground of leprosy tozero.

The Minister’s letter comesmonths after the Lok Sabhapassed a Bill doing away withleprosy as grounds for divorce.Gandhi Peace Prize winnerand the World HealthOrganization GoodwillAmbassador for LeprosyElimination Yohei Sasakawatoo had recently stressed thatdiscriminatory laws againstpeople with leprosy that still

exists in India need to goimmediately.

Dr Harsh Vardhan has alsoshot off a letter to the ChiefMinisters of 23 States/UTsincluding AndhraPradesh/Telangana, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Odisha,Goa/Daman & Diu, Kerala,Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Sikkim, Meghalaya, Haryana,West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh,Gujarat, Assam, Maharashtra,Bihar, Puducherry, Delhi,Rajasthan and North EasternRegion and Governor of J&Kto work for the amendments ofthe existing discriminatorylaws against the sector.

On its part, the UnionHealth Ministry has initiatedvarious measures under theNational Leprosy EradicationProgramme (NLEP) to controlleprosy such as Leprosy CaseDetection Campaign (LCDC)(specific for high endemic dis-

tricts), Focussed LeprosyCampaign (for hot spots i.e.,rural and urban areas), specialplan for case detection in hardto reach areas, ASHA basedSurveillance for LeprosySuspects (ABSULS) that havecontributed to early case detec-tion.

“Moreover, leprosy hasbecome fully curable by Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), beingavailable free of cost at all thegovernment health care facili-ties,” said Dr Harsh Vardhan.

Welcoming the Ministry’sinitiative, Sasakawa - IndiaLeprosy Foundation (S-ILF)Executive Director, Dr VineetaShanker said that the passage ofthe Edpal bill will be a hugestep forward in removing anylegal basis for discriminationand will also help to changemindsets and social perceptionabout the disease which is fullycurable.

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Jammu/New Delhi: SeniorCongress leader Ghulam NabiAzad was stopped at the Jammuairport on Tuesday and sentback to Delhi, a party leadersaid, the second time in amonth the former ChiefMinister was not allowed tovisit Jammu & Kashmir.

"Azad sahib had arrivedfrom Delhi at around 2.45 pmand was not allowed to moveout from the airport andforcibly sent back in a returnflight to Delhi at 4.10 pm," stateCongress chief spokespersonRavinder Sharma told PTI.

The leader of Opposition inthe Rajya Sabha was notallowed to go home or attendthe party meeting at stateCongress headquarters either,Azad's close aides said.

The Congress leader willreturn back to Delhi in theevening through a GoAir flight.

Earlier on August 8, Azadwas briefly detained and sentback from the Srinagar airportafter the administrationimposed restrictions followingthe Centre's move to scrap thestate's special status and bifur-

cate it into Union territories."It is unfortunate that he

(Azad) is not allowed into hishome state in the past twoweeks," Sharma said. "He is theformer Chief Minister ofJammu and Kashmir, memberof Rajya Sabha from the stateand leader of the Opposition inRajya Sabha."

The Congress spokesper-son said Azad just wanted tocome and meet some people toknow about the prevailing sit-uation.

"Denying him permissionshows that how the mainstreamnational party is not beingallowed to interact and discussthe current situation," he said,adding that the Congress and itsleaders were not "trouble-mak-ers" that the State was behaving like this. PTI

Guwahati: A family in Silcharin Assam has called off thewedding of their daughterwhen the groom failed to pro-vide his citizenship creden-tials.

Dilwar Hussain Laskar, ofNayagram village near Silcharwas in love with a local girl andthe two families had agreed totheir marriage.

But trouble arose whenthe girl's family wanted toknow from his family onAugust 15 whether his namewas in the citizens register.

"We wanted to checkwhether the person seeking tomarry the daughter of the fam-ily is a genuine Indian citizenor an illegal foreigner staying inthe country as the matterwould impact her future", said

a member of the girl's family.But Dilwar's name was not

in the draft NRC. He wasamong the 40 lakh peoplewhose name was ommittedfrom the draft citizens registerwhich was published in July lastyear.

Dilwar's family claimedthat the names of all his fami-ly members are in the NRC andwere hopeful that his name willbe included in the final NRC to

be published on August 31.The girl's family was not

convinced and called off thewedding.

The final NRC is set to bepublished on August 31 and lit-tle is known about what hap-pens to those whose name donot figure in it.

They can appeal at theforeigners tribunal, move theGauhati High Court and theSupreme Court but what hap-pens to them in the interimperiod is again unknown.

According to villagers thecouple has eloped and thepolice said the woman's fami-ly has filed an FIR at Silcharpolice station alleging Dilwarhas kidnapped her.

Investigations are on, thepolice added. PTI

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After 25 days of uncertain-ty, Karnataka Chief

Minister BS Yediyurappa onTuesday expanded his Cabinetby inducting 17 members witha major share to his Lingayatcommunity, a BJP voter basein Karnataka. Apart fromChief Minister Yediyurappa,there were seven MLAs fromthe Lingayat community whotook oath as Cabinet Ministersin the hour-long ceremonyheld at Rajbhavan withGovernor Vaju Bhai valaadministering the oath ofsecrecy to the new CabinetMinisters. In this, LakshmanSavadi is not a member of anyhouse.

In his Cabinet,Yediyurappa has kept the castematrix in mind with seven outof 17 belonging to Lingayatsand 3 to Vokkaligas. There are4 Ministers from the SC/STcommunity, 2 OBCs and 1Brahmin Minister. 4 MLAsfrom Bengaluru have alsobeen allotted ministerialberths.

Staunch RSS workerSuresh Kumar, a Brahminfrom Bengaluru, made it tothe Cabinet. ThreeVokkaligas, R Ashok, CNAshwathanarayana and CTRavi have also been inductedinto the new Cabinet. Govind

M Karjol, Prabhu Chavan andIndependent legislator HNagesh are from the Dalitcommunity in the Ministryand account for nearly 25 percent of the State's 6.5 crorepopulation. B Sreeramulu,from the Valmiki community,is also part of the Ministry.MLA Shashikala Jolle is thelone woman Minister in theCabinet.

Now 16 seats out of 34 arevacant as the BJP had assuredthe disqualified MLAs fromthe Congress and JD(S) thatthey would be rewarded fortheir help in forming theGovernment. However, it wasnot a smooth affair forYediyurappa who had to facethe wrath of some seniorMLAs in the party who haveabstained and openly

expressed their dissatisfac-tion.

BJP MLAs, includingministerial aspirantsBalachandra Jarkhiholi ,Murugesh Nirani, MPRenukacharya, BasangoudaPatil Yatnal, Umesh Katti, GHThippareddy, and GoolihattiShekhar have missed theswearing-in ceremony andopenly expressed their dis-pleasure.

The coastal region of thestate where the BJP has a bigfollowing has one representa-tive in the cabinet with MLCKota Srinivas Poojary a mem-ber of the large backwardcaste Billava community.

In a clear sign of the BJPrewarding legislators whohelped the party pull down thecoalition Government last

month, Bangalore MLA Dr CN Ashwathnarayan, aVokkaliga, who played a keyrole in moving rebel Congressand JD(S) MLAs to Mumbaifor defection has been given aCabinet berth. TheIndependent MLA fromMulbagal in Kolar H Nagesh,a Dalit, who has also defect-ed to the BJP by quitting hisCabinet position in the coali-tion Government is beinginducted.

The BJP veterans in theCabinet are BasavarajBommai, Jagadish Shettar(former chief Minister) , VSomanna, CC Patil, LaxmanSavadi. The former JDUleader JC Madhuswamy, aLingayat, who played a crucialrole in the legislature to guidethe BJP to a trust vote victo-

ry, is also in the cabinet. TheDalit leader Govind Karjol, KSEshwarappa a backward casteKuruba leader, R Ashoka andC T Ravi both Vokkaligas,Suresh Kumar a Brahmin,and Bellary’s B Sreeramulufrom a Scheduled Tribe are theother BJP veterans in theYediyurappa Ministry. PrabhuChavan, a Dalit MLA is a newinductee along with the lonewoman Minister ShashikalaJolle.

Supporters of HosadurgaBJP MLA Goolihatti Shekharstaged protest at Hosadurga inChitradurga district overdenial of the ministerial berthto their leader. Meanwhile,another senior BJP MLAUmesh Katti expressed dis-pleasure over missing out onCabinet berth. He said hewas ignored even though hewas a senior party leader. BJPMLA S Angara from Sullia(Dakshina Kannada) is oneamong several sulking leadersupset over not considered forministership.

Expressing his displea-sure he said that the peopleof his constituency had hopesof him becoming a Minister."I have worked hard for theparty and followed all setprinciples but if those wouldnot turn meritorious, then Idon't know what to do," hesaid. The six-time MLA wasspeculated to become

Minister, filling in the slot fora Dalit Minister.

Yediyurappa, who tookoath as Chief Minister on July26 and proved hisGovernment's majority onthe floor of the Assembly onJuly 29. Narayan, Swamy,Chauhan and Jolle havebecome Ministers for the firsttime.

Yediyurappa became theBJP's first Chief Minister insouth India after the partycame to power for the firsttime on its own with a simplemajority in May 2008. He,however, was forced to resignon July 31, 2011 after beingindicted by the Lokayuktha,the State anti-corruption body,for his alleged role in themulti-crore mining scam thatrocked the southern state fora decade between 2001-11.Jagdish Shettar was the BJP'sthird Chief Minister fromSeptember 2012 to May 2013,when the party was in powerfor the first time between2008 and 2013. He has alsobeen inducted as a CabinetMinister.

Union Minister ofChemicals and Fertilisers DVSadananda Gowda was thesecond BJP Chief Minister inthe State from August 2011 toSeptember 2012. Gowda is atwo-time Lok Sabha memberfrom Bangalore North con-stituency.

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Kochi: A Kerala nun, whosupported a protest against aBishop accused of rape,Tuesday accused a Catholicpriest of Mananthavady dioceseof using social media platformto "humiliate" her.

Sister Lucy Kalappuraalleged that the priest, who ispart of PRO team of theMananthavady diocese of theCatholic Church, posted theCCTV visual of media personsvisiting her in the convent inthe social media platforms to"humiliate" her.

The nun was expelled bythe Aluva-base FranciscanClarist Congregation (FCC)early this month for her lifestyle'in violation' of the proper lawof the FCC.

Following her expulsion,the congregation had askedthe nun to leave the nunnery.

The nun had on Tuesdayalleged that the priest collect-ed the CCTV visuals of media

persons visiting her at the con-vent and made a video aimingto humiliate her in public.

She alleged the CCTVvisuals were collected with thehelp of her fellow nuns in theFCC convent at Karackamalain Wayanad.

"In the video, he (thepriest) used vulgar language tohumiliate me. He did so to dis-grace me, to humiliate me,"Sister Kalappura told reportersoutside her convent.

The nun said she wouldlodge a police complaintagainst the priest.

The Mananthavady diocesedisowned the views expressedby the priest in the video, say-ing it was his personal views.

"Whatever the priest said inthe video are his personal views.We were not consulted beforeposting such a video in the socialmedia," PRO of the Diocese, FrJose Kocharackal, told PTI.

He said the priest, who

often reacts through socialmedia platform on issues hap-pening in his surroundings, isa member of the PRO team ofthe diocese.

The issue came to light aday after the Vellamunda policeregistered a case against theFCC convent authorities atKarakkamala following a com-plaint of illegal confinement bythe nun.

Sister Kalappura hadalleged that she was locked upin the Karackamala convent bythe convent authorities to pre-vent her from attending themass at the church in theneighbourhood.

The Church authoritieshave rejected the allegations bythe nun.

The nuns who went for theholy mass had locked the doorsof the convent to ensure thatthe safety of one of their fellownuns who had stayed back dueto her illness. PTI

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Former Kolkata Mayor andclose Mamata Banerjee aide

Sovan Chatterjee who last weekleft the Trinamool Congress tojoin the BJP on Tuesday said thatan opportune time had come toliberate Bengal from the yoke ofMamata Banerjee Governmentwhich was even worse than theoppressive Left Front.

The former seniorTrinamool leader said, “I workedwith Mamata Banerjee sincethe inception of the TMC anddid whatever she said without aquestion because we all had adream of making a new Bengalbut our dreams have shattered.”

Banerjee’s regime is “worsethat of Left Front,” he saidadding “during the CPI(M) wedid not see such organised vio-lence being perpetrated on theopposition. All the Oppositionparties and even those within theTrinamool Congress feel threat-

ened and suffocated.”Chatterjee was so close to

the Chief Minister at one pointin time that he was given to han-dle three important Cabinetport-folios along with theMayoral post apart from beingentrusted with heading the South24 Parganas district party unit.

“This is not the sameMamata Banerjee we started ourjourney with and this is not thesame Trinamool Congress whichit used to be,” he said adding theparty and the Government wasperpetrating organised violence inthe regions and “a time has comewhen the people should worktogether to liberate Bengal for thesecond time just as they did to freeit from the Left rule in 2011.”

The former Mayor had ear-lier said that he had raisedquestions “at the appropriatelevel” regarding rampant riggingin the rural elections where theTMC won 35 per cent of theseats unopposed.

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Kolkata: Ten personalities ofWest Bengal, including film-maker Aparna Sen have writ-ten an open letter to WestBengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee expressing anxietyover the recent violent inci-dents in the State.

It also noted with concernthat the administration hasbeen resorting to undemocra-tic means of quashing protestsby the use of police brutality.

The signatories of the let-ter were among the 49 who hadwritten an open letter to PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onJuly 24 in which they hadvoiced their concerns overalleged rise in incidents ofmob lynching across the coun-try triggering questions ontheir silence during incidentsof violence in West Bengal.

Actor Kaushik Sen, who is

one of the signatories to the let-ter, told PTI on Tuesday, "Wecondemn the incidents of vio-lence in West Bengal".

The letter, which was sentto Banerjee on Monday, said,"We would like to draw yourattention to some extremelyviolent incidents that haverecently taken place in WestBengal."

It referred to the policelathicharge on the demonstra-tion by para-teachers atKalyani in Nadia district onAugust 17 to press for increasein their salaries and urged herto resolve their agitation.

Some of the demonstratorshad also been arrested by thepolice.

The letter written by'Citizens Speak India' said,"We strongly condemn thisattack by the police on educa-

tionists and earnestly requestyou to resolve the issue in ademocratic manner at the ear-liest.

"We have been noticingwith a great deal of anxiety thatinstead of trying to resolve thepeaceful democratic protests ofteachers of this state throughsane dialogue and debate, theadministration has beenresorting to undemocraticmeans of quashing theseprotests by the use of policebrutality," the letter read.

The other signatories ofthe letter to Banerjee wereactors Parambrata Chatterjee,Riddhi Sen, the youngest tohave won the national awardfor the best actor, activist BolanGangopadhyay, commentatorand social worker MudarPatherya and thetare person-ality Sohag Sen. PTI

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Muzaffarpur (Bihar):Cashew nuts and raisins arebeing procured at a dirt cheaprate of �1 per kg, in sharpcontrast to the prevailingmarket cost, for more than adozen girls residential schoolsin this north Bihar district.

The prevailing marketprice of the two is about�750 per kg and �450 a kgrespectively.

These expensive dr yfruits, however, seldom findtheir way into the kitchens ofthe 16-odd Kasturba GandhiBalika Vidyalaya units inMuzaffarpur where itemsconsumed in bulk come over-priced.

On the other hand,Chana (Bengal gram) is pur-chased at an exorbitant rate of

�199 per kg and so is chanadal while eggs come at �16apiece.

Chana and chana dal areavailable at a price of �80-90per kg in the open market,while an egg could be pro-cured for �6.

This is a huge scam and,if properly investigated, mayturn out to be bigger andmore bizarre than the infa-mous fodder scam, says localresident Rajesh Kumar Singhwhose RTI query on theexpenses incurred by theseschools blew the lid off theirregularities.

Officials have been leftred-faced and ordered a probe.

We have taken a seriousnote of the anomalies. Aninquiry committee has been

set up and based on its report,action will be taken againstthose found at fault ,Amarendra Kumar Pandey,district program officer,Muzaffarpur, told reportersTuesday.

He added only those whowere part of the purchasecommittee which approvedthe agency for supply of theitems can shed more light onthe matter.

Singh, meanwhile, is lividand has threatened if actionis not taken within two daysI will refer the matter to thevigilance department.

This is organised lootand I believe similar irregu-larities must be taking placein all the districts acrossBihar. PTI

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The DMK, Tamil Nadu’s prin-cipal Opposition party finds

itself in an unenviable situationfollowing the remarks made bythe party spokesman in a chan-nel debate. S Saravanan, theDMK’s national spokesman saidduring a channel discussionthat Jammu & Kashmir was notan integral part of India. Theparty spokesman found himselfat the receiving end during thedebate as DMK president MKStalin has already declared hisOpposition to the BJP-ledGovernment’s decision to revokeArt 370 of the Constitutionwhich had granted special sta-tus to Jammu & Kashmir.

The BJP saw red in the state-ments made by Stalin as well as

Saravanan and has demandedlegal action against theDravidian party for its “anti-national” stance. Interestingly,the DMK leader Stalin has madeit clear many times that his partywas for a separate Dravidiannation incorporating TamilNadu. “It is there in the DMKconstitution and it is a liveissue,” Stalin had said manytimes since 2018.

The DMK’s stance on aseparate Tamil nation and theparty’s sustained campaign forthe immediate release of theassassins of former PrimeMinister Rajiv Gandhi has putthe Congress in a spot. While theCongress party has been attack-ing the BJP over the abrogationof the Article 370 , it is silent onthe DMK’s demand for therelease of the seven assassins.

Guwahati: The NRC StateCoordinator's office in Assamclarified on Tuesday that it hasnothing to do with the creationor circulation of a document onsocial media which names jour-nalists and human rightsactivists who are allegedlyinvolved in "anti-NRC propa-ganda".

"It has come to the notice ofthe NRC authority that a doc-ument naming some journalistsas being involved in anti-NRCpropaganda is being circulatedin social media since August17," the National Register ofCitizens (NRC) CoordinatorPrateek Hajela's office tweeted.

It said the clarification wasissued in public interest. "It isclarified that NRC authority hasnothing to do with its creationor circulation".

A document titled 'NRC:The Other Story- Truth, Realityand Conspiracy' contained sev-eral chapters on people alleged-ly involved in such propagan-da. A chapter had the names ofjournalists and news organisa-tions, while social and humanrights activists and some organ-

isations figured in other chap-ters.

The document, which hadthe NRC logo, was not attrib-uted to any organisation orauthority but was circulated onvarious social media platforms,including Facebook, Twitterand Whatsapp.

The NRC logo on the doc-ument led to the confusion thatit was issued by the NRCauthority.

The final NRC is to be pub-lished on August 31. It is beingupdated for the first time inAssam after 1951. The SupremeCourt is monitoring the exer-cise aimed at identifying gen-uine citizens of the state, whichhas seen influx of illegalmigrants from Bangladesh overdecades.

In July last year, 40,07,707people were excluded from thecomplete draft of the NRC,which contained 2,89,83,677eligible persons out of a total3,29,91,384 applicants.

An additional 1,02,462 peo-ple were added to the list ofexcluded people in June.

In an effort to allay fears,

the Union Home Ministry onTuesday said non-inclusion ofa person's name in the finalNRC does not by itself amountto him or her being declared aforeigner, and assured that ade-quate arrangements have beenmade for appeal against it.

The ministry also said itwill amend the rules to increasethe time limit for filing appealsin foreigners tribunals (FTs)from 60 to 120 days for thosewho would be excluded fromthe final National Register ofCitizens to be published onAugust 31.

The decisions were taken ata high-level meeting chaired byUnion Home Minister AmitShah and attended by AssamChief Minister SarbanandaSonowal and others in NewDelhi on Monday. PTI

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Having taken in stride thenotice served on him by

the Enforcement Directorate ina loan default probe case, MNSchief Raj Thackeray said hereon Tuesday that he would"honour" the summons issuedto him and advised his partysupporters to maintain calmand restraint.

A day after MNS workersthreatened to storm the EDoffice on August 22 when hewould have to remain presentfor questioning in connectionwith a probe into an allegedIL&FS loan default case, theMNS chief said that he wouldhonour the summons andasked his supporters not tocome anywhere near the inves-

tigation agency’s office onThursday.

In a statement put out inMarathi and English throughhis official twitter handle, Raj said: “Right since the time of inception ofMaharashtra Navnirman Sena,there have been numerouscases registered against youall and me. Each time, we havehonoured the notices sent bythe investigating agencies andcourts of law..This time too wemust honour the summonssent by the EnforcementDirectorate”.

“The past years have madeus accustomed to cases andnotices coming our way.Keeping that in mind, Iearnestly request that peace andharmony is maintained on

August 22,” he wrote.“No harm or damage

should come upon any publicproperty and common manshould not suffer in any way.Kindly ensure that this is fol-lowed diligently. Also, do main-tain calm and peace even ifprovoked,” the MNS chief stat-ed.

Expressing his deep grati-tude towards his party workersfor their “constant love andcare”, Raj noted: “I would liketo firmly state that no partyworker or Maharashtra sainikshould come or assemble nearthe ED office” on August 22.

Through a notice, ED hassummoned the MNS chief forinquiries on August 22 in con-nection with a probe into analleged IL&FS-related case.

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Bengaluru: India'sChandrayaan-2 mission, aimedat soft landing a rover in theunexplored south pole of theMoon, achieved a major mile-stone as the ISRO successfullyinjected the spacecraft into thelunar orbit on Tuesday.

"Today, the Chandrayaan-2 mission has achieved a majormilestone. The precise lunarorbiter insertion manoeuvrewas carried out at 9 am forabout 30 minutes, precisely...injected the Chandrayaan-2 inthe designated orbit," IndianSpace Research Organisationchief K Sivan said here.

The insertion manoeuvrereduced the velocity of theChandrayaan-2 from 2.4 kmper second to 2.1 km per sec-

ond, he added."For 30 minutes, our heart

almost stopped," he told a pressconference where he briefedabout the crucial operation.

Chandrayaan-2, launchedon July 22 by India's most pow-erful rocket GSLV MkIII-M1,had entered the Lunar TransferTrajectory on August 14, leav-ing the Earth orbit. It comprisesan Orbiter, Lander (Vikram)and Rover (Pragyaan).

The rover is set to make thesoft landing on the Moon onSeptember 7 and if successfulthe mission would make Indiathe fourth country after Russia,the US and China to achievethe feat.

After Tuesday's exercise,the ISRO chief said theChandrayaan-2 will go aroundthe moon with an orbit of 140km perigee (closest point) by18,000 km apogee (farthest).

He added that four more

manoeuvres will be carriedout toachieve the perigee andapogee of 100 km X 100 km onSeptember 1.

Giving an insight into thecomplexity involved, Sivan saidthere was a unique requirementfor soft landing near the southpole of moon with an inclina-tion of 90 degree, which noother missions in the past hadever achieved.

He said 'Vikram', the lander,

will be separated from moonorbiter on September two.

From there onwards, thefocus ofISRO will be towardsthe lander as all major opera-tions willrevolved around themoon lander.

A small retro orbit manoeu-vre of about three seconds willbe carried out on September 3and on the next day anothersimilar exercise of 6.5 degreewill be taken up to put the lan-der in an orbit of 35 km perigeeand 97 km of apogee.

From September 4onwards, various parameterswould be checked to ensurethat all the systems were per-fectly alright, Sivan added.

"Next three days, we will betaking the various parameters ofthe lander to ensure that every-thing is right and to check andverify again and again, the sys-tem is perfectly alright", he said.

"On September 7 at 1.15

am the lander will be landingat a site 71 degree of moon'sequator with 22.8 degree East",the ISRO chief said.

Underlining the signifi-cance of moon lander, Sivansaid the landing will be a ter-rifying moment for him aswell as theentire ISRO teamgiven the challenges involved.

"Looking at what happenedto the soft landing around theworld, we are saying that thesoft landing success rate isonly about 27 per cent. But wehave the confidence about ourmission," Sivan said.

This is the second time thatthe ISRO has successfully car-ried out Lunar orbiter insertion.

Earlier in 2008, theChandrayaan-1 spacecraft,India's first moon mission, wasinjected into the lunar orbit andit scripted history by makingmore than 3,400 orbits aroundthe Moon. PTI

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On the 17th day of continu-ous lockdown in most parts

of Kashmir Valley, the Jammu& Kashmir Government onTuesday admitted life is yet toreturn to normalcy in at least 10districts, mostly in Kashmirvalley.

At the same time, theadministration is struggling toreopen the schools as majorityof parents have declined to sendtheir wards to join class roomsunder the prevailing security sit-uation in different parts ofSrinagar.

The situation on groundzero is showing no signs ofimprovement in South Kashmirdistricts as well.

Compared to Monday, the

Government authorities claimedthe attendance in primaryschools showed signs ofimprovement on Tuesday butground reports suggested severalschools remained locked downas they reported zero or thinattendance in parts of Srinagar.

The network services alsoremained suspended acrossKashmir valley while strict secu-rity restrictions remain in placein vulnerable pockets of down-town Srinagar.

Addressing a routine pressconference late Tuesday eveningin Srinagar, Principal Secretary,Planning & Development, RohitKansal, who is alsoGovernment’s spokesperson,said normal functioning of largeparts of the State was reportedtoday with 12 out of 22 districts

functioning normally". He also maintained that

out of 197 police stations acrossJ&K, 136 police stations have noday time restrictions. Referringto Kashmir alone he said 50 outof 111 police stations have noday time restrictions.

Commenting on the situa-tion of Kashmir valley, Kansalsaid that middle level schoolswould start functioning fromWednesday in the areas whereprimary schools resumed func-tioning from Monday.

He said public transporthas also started plying in areaswhere relaxations have beenprovided and inter-district trans-port has also started functioning,adding that National Highwayand Airports are functioningnormally.

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Situation alongthe Line of

Control in fron-tier Rajouri and Poonchremained grim with freshexchange of heavy firing inKrishna Ghati sector of Poonchon Tuesday. One Indian soldierattained martyrdom whenPakistan Army violated cease-fire agreement in Mendhar.Hitting back, Indian Armycaused heavy damage toPakistan Army posts and casu-alties to Pakistan soldiers.

Defence PRO in Jammu,Lt-Col Devender Anand said,"Pakistan Army initiated cease-fire violation in the KrishnaGhati sector around 11.00 a.musing small arms fire andshelling with mortars".

He said, in the exchange offire in Mendhar sector, NaikRavi Ranjan Kumar Singhattained martyrdom.

He said Indian Army gavebefitting reply and retaliatedstrongly and effectively.

Naik Ravi Ranjan KumarSingh, aged 36 years belongedto Village Gope Bigha, TehsilDehrionson, District Rotasa,Bihar and is survived by hiswife, Rita Devi.

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Renowned music compos-er and director

Mohammed Zahir Hashmi,popularly known asKhayyam, was laid to restwith full State honours at aMuslim cemetery here onTuesday evening, even as sev-eral prominent Bollywoodpersonalities paid their lastrespects to him.

Khayyam passed away ata private hospital late onMonday night, following abrief illness. He was 92 and issurvived by his singer-wifeJagjit Kaur.

Khayyam’s mortalremains were kept at his Juhuresidence — Daskshina ParkSociety — in north-westMumbai on Tuesday to enablepeople pay their last respectsto him.

A large number of filmpersonalities and his admirersjoined Khayyam’s funeral pro-cession which left his Juhu res-idence for the cemetery at 3.30pm. A team of Mumbai policeescorted the procession.

After the processionreached the Four BungalowKabrastan, the police accord-ed him with a 21-gun salute.Muslim priests performed thelast rites and his body was laid

to rest.Khayyam’s ailing wife

Jagjit Kaur also attended thefuneral on a wheel-chair. Shebroke down a few times as thefuneral ceremonies werebeing performed.

Prominent among theBollywood personalities whopaid their last respects toKhayyam included JavedAkhtar, Gulzar, Raza Murad,Talat Aziz, , Sonu Nigam,Alka Yagnik, Sanjay Khan,Poonam Dhillon, VishalBharadwaj, Suresh Wadkar,Ashok Pandit, TabassumShabbir Kumar, NitinMukesh, Jatin Pandit andLalit Pandit.

President R. N. Kovindand Prime Minister NarendraModi led the nation in payingtributes to Khayyam. ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavis,Bharat Ratna LataMangeshkar, veteran actorAmitabh Bachchan and otherpersonalities have alsomourned the demise ofKhayyam.

Khayyam leaves behind arich legacy of some of themost memorable songs, clas-sical and modern, films andprivate albums, spanning var-ious genres of music duringhis career spanning over sixdecades.

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Ara (Bihar): A court in Bihar'sBhojpur district on Tuesdaygave death sentence to a manand life imprisonment to sevenothers in connection with the2015 Ara civil court bomb blastcase.

Additional District andSessions Judge Tribhuwan Yadavgave capital sentence to LambuSharma after holding him guiltyunder various sections of IPCincluding 302 (murder), 307(Attempt to murder), 326 (vol-untarily causing grievous hurt),353 (Assault public servant fromdischarge of his duty) and undersome sections of ExplosiveSubstance Act.

The court also imposed afine of �22,000 on Sharma.

The seven sentenced to lifeimprisonment were ChandMiyan, Naeem Miyan, AkhileshUpadhyaya, Rinku Yadav,Pramod Singh, Shyam VinaySharma and Anshu Kumar.

The judge held them guiltyunder IPC section 302 (murder).

The court imposed a fine of�42,000 on Akhilesh Upadhyayaand �40,000 on the other sixconvicted persons.

The court on August 17 hadconvicted the eight persons inthe civil court bomb blast and

acquitted former JD(U) MLANarendra Kumar Pandey aliasSunil Pandey along with twoothers — Sanjay Sonar andVijay Sharma — for lack of evi-dence.

Pandey is currently in theLok Janshakti Party (LJP).Chand Miyan surrendered inthe court on Tuesday as he didnot appear in the court onAugust 17. The court had issuedwarrant against him and hadalso ordered attachment of hisproperties for not appearingbefore it on August 17.

On January 23, 2015, awoman, identified as NaginaDevi, had come to the courtpremises as a suicide bomberwith a design to set notoriouscriminal, Lambu Sharma, freefrom custody.

As the prison van reachedthe court premises, the womantriggered a blast. Taking advan-tage of the blast, Sharma, alongwith two others had fled.

The woman died on thespot, while a police constable,Amit Kumar, succumbed to hisinjuries.

The police had filed a chargesheet against 11 persons, includ-ing Pandey and had produced39 witnesses in the case. PTI

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gave 'triple talaq' to his wiferight inside the civil courtpremises here in presence ofher advocate after she refusedto accept a chewing gumfrom him, police said onTuesday.

Thirty-year-old Simmi ofAmrai village was divorced byher husband Syed Rashid onMonday inside the Lucknowcivil court premises where shehad gone for the hearing ofher case of dowry harass-ment she had lodged earlieragainst her in-laws, said theIndira Nagar police stationSHO S B Pandey.

The woman was talkingto her advocate when herhusband offered her a chew-ing gum which she refused,said the SHO, citing thewoman's compliant.

This threw Rashid in a fitof rage and he divorced hiswife, uttering talaq-talaq-talaq, said the SHO. Simmi,married to Rashid in 2004,had lodged a case of dowryharassment against her hus-band and in-laws earlier, saidSHO Pandey.

There have been severalinstances of men divorcingtheir wives with this out-lawed oral diktat on queerpretexts. PTI

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Dhula: Six camels, seized froma local market in the Darrangdistrict and a custody battle thatthe seizure triggered, are keep-ing the police on their toes forabout two weeks in Assam.

While the animals wereseized from the Dhula marketon August 11, a day ahead of theEid al-Adha (locally known asBakrid), and were "saved" frombeing slaughtered, they areawaiting a court order to berepatriated safely to their homeState — Rajasthan.

"It's difficult for us to main-tain them, because we have noknowledge about them. We arealso concerned about the impact

of Assam's climate on them,"said a senior police officer of theDarrang district on Tuesday.

"However, we are consultingveterinarians to ensure thatthey remain in good health," hesaid.

Meanwhile, Samatullah, thecamel trader from whom thepolice seized the animals, hasmoved the court seeking theircustody.

"There was a claim by oneindividual. But we moved thecourt on Tuesday for giving thecustody to the Animal WelfareBoard of India. It can ensuresafety and welfare of the animalsand take them back to Rajasthan

with due process," he said."Being a law enforcing

agency, we deal with a variety ofcases every day. There are inves-tigations, crime cases and VIPmovements too. And these dayswe also have to depute our staffto ensure the welfare of camels,"said the officer.

While five camels are beingkept at the Dhula police station,one is at the Mangaldai policestation.

Camel was declared thestate animal of Rajasthan in2014 and the state Assemblyenacted the Rajasthan Camel(Prohibition of Slaughter andRegulation of Temporary

Migration or Export) law, whichbanned slaughter as well asillegal transportation of the ani-mal to other states.

"It's a crime. The camelswere illegally smuggled toAssam, probably for slaughter,"said Sujeet Choudhury, memberof the Animal Welfare Board ofIndia, who visited Mangaldai onthe intimation of the Darrangpolice.

"We, in association withthe Assam Police, are trying ourbest to repatriate the animals toRajasthan. We hope the courtwill rule in our favour to takethe animals to Rajasthan,"Choudhury said. IANS

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Srinagar: The gun battlebetween security forces andmilitants in Baramulla district ofJammu and Kashmir continuedtill late into the night on Tuesday.

Army authorities said therewas heavy exchange of gunfirebetween both sides even as theyrefrained from divulging theexact number of terrorists thatwere involved in the encounter.

Security agencies, including

the Jammu & Kashmir police,were fighting the militants in theencounter.

"Firing began at 5 p.m. withthe terrorists in Old Baramullah.The operation is under way,"said a Army official.

The area was cordoned offfor the public as soon as the gun-fight began.

Ever since the UnionGovernment abrogated special

category status to Jammu &Kashmir on August 5 by abro-gating Article 370 of theConstitution, this is the firstencounter between securityforces and terrorists in theValley.

As per sources around 2-3terrorists were engaged in a gun-fight as the joint operationbetween the Army, Jammu &Kashmir police and other secu-

rity agencies was launched.Baramullah is located around 54km from Srinagar.

Kashmir Valley has been byand large peaceful barring strayincidents of stone-pelting andprotests since August 5. Thenumber of ceasefire violations byPakistan across the LoC haveincreased, however, over thepast week after a lull in the firstfortnight of August. IANS

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The outcome of External AffairsMinister S Jaishankar’s visit toChina has been positive, not onlyin terms of India explaining itsstand but also clearing the air for

future exchanges. The External AffairsMinister is not only a distinguished diplomatbut having been India’s Ambassador toChina, he knows the system and personali-ties whom he has to deal with. One majorpoint made by him to China’s ForeignMinister Wang Yi was to emphasise that thefuture of the India-China relationship willdepend on “mutual sensitivity” to eachother’s “core concerns.” In return, MinisterWang Yi emphasised “the five principles ofpeaceful co-existence”, which have “funda-mental interest and long-term interest of ourtwo peoples and also contribute to worldpeace and human progress.” As an immedi-ate measure, India and China signed fouragreements covering cultural exchanges,healthcare, sports and cooperation in muse-um management. In particular, bothJaishankar and Yi emphasised the importanceof cooperation in the field of traditional med-icine, wherein both China and India, the twomost ancient civilisations in the modernworld, have cumulative knowledge.

The time has come now to provide a neworientation in China-India relations. In theeconomic field, bilateral trade between the twocountries touched almost $90 billion in2017-18 but trade deficit increased to $62.9billion in China’s favour. China must followLao Tzu: “If you do not change direction, youmay end up where you are heading.” It clear-ly has interests which are long term, given itsancient history and traditions and it isunlikely that it would think in terms of mereshort-term benefits that could lead to frictionand disputes. Our External Affairs Ministerclearly mentioned that any bilateral differencesshould not become disputes.

China has major ambitions to emerge asthe largest and most influential global powerin the world. Its growth rate has been phe-nomenal and poverty, which was widelyprevalent, has more or less been completelyeliminated. This writer first visited China in1981 and today, the country representsprogress which most other nations haveachieved in almost a century. Yet, China can-not ignore the fact that it shares a large bor-der with India and the latter is a rising powerin a complex world. There is every need forthe two nations to come together and worktowards the establishment of global peace andsecurity.

One major area where the two countriesmust cooperate is in respect of promoting apattern of sustainable development whichdeviates substantially from the Westernmodel. Unfortunately, both nations have beenfollowing this model. China in particular hasadopted it much too rapidly with major eco-nomic success but with some adverse conse-quences both at the global and national lev-els. Gandhiji was not in any way exaggerat-

ing when he predicted that for thecivilised West “a time is comingwhen those who are in the madrush today of multiplying theirwants, will retrace their steps andsay; what have we done….Modern civilisation is such thatone has only to be patient and itwill be self-destroyed.” What wefind across the entire world,which is mindlessly aping theWestern model, is human-induced climate change resultingfrom the burning of fossil fuels,a loss of biodiversity and destruc-tion of the earth’s ecosystems.

China and India are largecountries, which are also suffer-ing from the consequences ofthese disastrous trends. As theIntergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (IPCC) has pro-jected and as is becomingincreasingly evident today, thefrequency and intensity ofextreme events is rapidly on theincrease. These take place in theform of heat waves, extremeprecipitation events and severalsea level related disasters. Thereare areas which are suffering fromprolonged drought, which at thesame time, witness floods duringcertain seasons.

China already has a majorproblem of water scarcity, partic-ularly in its western region. India,too, is suffering from the conse-quences of global climate change,

which clearly makes this a “coreconcern” for both societies. It isalso important for the populationof China and India to set a newpath of development which is rel-evant not only for the two coun-tries but also for the rest of theworld. Together, China and Indiaare close to three billion peoplein a world which holds today anestimated 7.7 billion. Clearly,therefore, whatever path is set bythe two countries will have amajor influence on the world asa whole.

An area in which coopera-tion is needed would be to devel-op and use renewable sources ofenergy. The IPCC has clearlyassessed the reasons for theworld to keep within the 1.5oClimit by the end of the century.It has also defined the implica-tions of land use, including mas-sive consumption of meat, whichis totally unsustainable. Today,China has increased its con-sumption of all forms of meat toa huge level. However, fortunate-ly, it is one of the leaders in theuse of renewable energy where-in both countries would derivemutual benefits from workingtogether.

In Prime Minister Modi’sIndependence Day speech, heemphasised the need for waterconservation, including precisionagriculture, rainwater harvesting

and waste water treatment. Healso highlighted the indiscrimi-nate use of plastic. Additionally,he addressed the need for cuttingdown on the use of chemical fer-tilisers in agriculture by up to 25per cent. He stated: “This wouldbe a great service to the nation.This would be a great step in sav-ing our Mother Earth.”

China and India can worktowards the use of bio-fertilis-ers, which would enable us todo away with chemical fertilis-ers. “Saving our Mother Earth”is clearly a core concern forboth societies. This writer hasinteracted with those responsi-ble for conceptualising a facil-ity called “Science City”, whichis to be established outsideBeijing over an area of 100square kilometres.

The ambition behind thisinitiative is to see that Chinaaddresses global problems of along-term nature. PerhapsIndia could also join handswith China, with delineation ofprinciples governing intellectu-al property and clear areas ofcommon endeavour to cooper-ate in “Science City” so that wework towards developing glob-al solutions for a sustainablefuture.

(The writer is former chair-man, Intergovernmental Panelon Climate Change, 2002-15)

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Sir — Agro-chemical productstake a long time to grow. In addi-tion, new molecules at presenttake about six to seven years to beregistered. The bureaucraticprocess delays the delivery of theproducts to farmers, leaving themwith no option but to buy cheap-er, low-quality products. It isrecommended that theGovernment look into this issueat the earliest.

Also, while Indian formula-tions are mostly generic productsas research and development(R&D) is expensive, overseascompanies frequently spread theirassortment and are eager to investin India on product R&D andmarketing. Data selectiveness inthe agrochemicals sector will notonly delay the entry of generics bycreating an additional period oflegal monopoly but will also makeagrochemicals or pesticides unaf-fordable to Indian farmers. Dataprotection or selectiveness willobstruct growth of indigenousmanufacturers and will workagainst the Government’s vision of“Make in India.”

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Sir — In the backdrop of China’spropensity to open diplomaticties, Prime Minister NarendraModi’s second visit to Bhutan notonly weighed heavily on the bilat-eral front but was also an oppor-tunity to woo the youth overthere. The Prime Minister’s grandwelcome on the streets from

Paro to Thimpu spoke volumesabout his popularity among theBhutanese people.

India’s long-term commit-ment to foster economic and cul-tural ties with Bhutan has beenvital in developing a strong bondwith the neighbouring country.This visit marked a new chapter inrelations between the two coun-tries. A total of 10 Memoranda ofUnderstanding (MoUs) were

signed and the Prime Minister didnot miss the opportunity to nar-rate the Indian story to the youthover there. However, it is also a factthat with the world growing, andmore strategic powers courtingBhutan, much remains to be doneto retain ties. Both India andBhutan must address each other’sconcerns.

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Sir — Internet services haveagain been suspended in theJammu and Kashmir region. Postthe abrogation of Article 370, theGovernment was bound to facechallenges in restoring normalcyin the Valley. We will also need tocontinue engaging with the worldcommunity over current andpast issues over Jammu &Kashmir with alacrity and lessreservation. This, too, will be achallenge. So, the need for theGovernment is to remain trans-parent across the aisle. More sowhen this historical step is boundto entail far-reaching socio-polit-ical connotations.

The Government must alsorealise that a strong Oppositionis needed to sustain our democ-ratic ethos. And, hence, it needsto be nurtured. Tide and timeswill constantly impact and testour mettle — the J&K issue is butone of them. The strife to addincremental value and strength toour polity will never cease.

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The recent suicide by Café Coffee Dayowner jolted every coffee lover in thecountry and brought to the fore the grim

reality that high debt can be dangerous for acompany. A business is said to be overlever-aged when it carries too much debt and isunable to make interest payments on loans andmeet other expenses.

Overleveraged companies are often unable topay operating expenses because of the burdenbrought on by debt in the form of interest pay-ments and principal repayments. Overleveragingcan sometimes lead to a downward financial spi-ral where the company cannot generate enoughrevenue to make the debt payments and pay itsusual operating expenses. This leads to the com-pany having to borrow more to stay in operation,and the problem gets worse. This spiral usuallyends when the company closes its doors or filesfor bankruptcy protection.

A less leveraged company can be betterpositioned to sustain drops in revenue becausethey do not have the same expensive debt-relat-ed burden on their cash flow. Businesses thatborrow money to add to a product line,expand internationally, or upgrade their facil-ities are often better able to offset the risk theytake on when borrowing.

Leverage can be measured by financial lever-age ratios, sometimes called equity or debtratios, which measure the value of equity in a com-pany by analyzing its overall debt picture. Theseratios either compare debt or equity to assets aswell as shares outstanding to measure the truevalue of the equity in a business.

This shows how much of the companyassets belong to the shareholders rather than cred-itors. When shareholders own a majority of theassets, the company is said to be less leveraged.When creditors own a majority of the assets, thecompany is considered highly leveraged. All ofthese measurements are important for investorsto understand how risky the capital structure ofa company is and if it is worth investing in.

The most common financial leverage ratiosare debt ratios, debt-equity ratios and equity ratios.Debt ratio is a solvency ratio that measures a firm’stotal liabilities as a percentage of its total assets.In a sense, the debt ratio shows a company’s abil-ity to pay off its liabilities with its assets. In otherwords, this shows how many assets the compa-ny must sell in order to pay off all its liabilities.

The debt to equity ratio is a financial, liq-uidity ratio that compares a company’s total debtto total equity. The debt to equity ratio showsthe percentage of company financing thatcomes from creditors and investors. A higherdebt to equity ratio indicates that more credi-tor financing, i.e., bank loans, is being used thaninvestor financing, i.e., shareholders.

The equity ratio is an investment leverageor solvency ratio that measures the amount ofassets that are financed by the owner’s invest-ments by comparing the total equity in the com-pany to the total assets.

In fact, some years ago, a team of financialscholars at Stanford Graduate School of Businessand at Germany’s Max Planck Institute studiedbanks and found that they have become “addict-

ed” to increasing their debt levels steadily.According to them, “leverage begets leverage”.However, it was further analysed that other cor-porations have become addicted to debt, evenwhen it reduces the total value of the enterprise.Once a company begins to take on debt, they say,the leverage becomes almost “irreversible.”Shareholders will generally oppose measures thatreduce debt and support moves to increase itwhenever the opportunity arises.

According to Paul Pfleiderer, a professor offinance at Stanford, taking leverage is like eat-ing potato chips. One cannot stick to the com-mitment of eating just a few chips. So, if one can-not stop after eating just one chip, one might bebetter off not eating them at all.

The authors argue that since reducing debtentails a transfer of risk - and wealth - fromshareholders to creditors, there is a clear disin-centive for shareholders to cut back on borrow-ing. If a company buys back its bonds, for exam-ple, bondholders will demand a premiumabove the current market price for those bonds.That’s because bondholders will insist that thebuyback price reflect the fact that the remain-ing debt will be at less risk of default.

In other words, bondholders get all the ben-efits of debt reduction and shareholders have tofoot the cost upfront. Government tax policymakes companies even more biased towardhigher debt, because it allows companies to deductinterest payments from their taxable income.

In theory, creditors can protect themselvesby insisting on contracts or “covenants” that restricta company’s ability to increase its leverage in thefuture. Among other things, covenants canrestrict a company from selling additional bondsor making big payouts to shareholders, whichreduce the company’s equity.

In practice, the authors argue, covenants aredifficult to enforce. Most covenants give compa-nies at least some discretion to take on more debt,

because companies need flexibility in dealing withnew opportunities and problems. On top of that,the creditors are often dispersed and unable to takea unified position.

The most obvious risk of high debt is theincreased danger of falling into financial distressor even bankruptcy. But on the other hand, ris-ing leverage can also make companies reluctantto invest in promising new projects.

That’s because part of the increase in valuegenerated by an investment would flow not to theshareholders but to the creditors, because theirbonds and loans would become more secure.Corporate boards take a hard new look at howmuch they compensate management throughstock options and other grants of equity in thecompany. The more money managers earn fromgrants of stock and options, rather than from theirsalaries, the more they will align their self-inter-est with shareholders rather than creditors

As bad as it may seem, at some point, almostall businesses must take out loans. Debt financ-ing can be attractive to business owners becausebanks won’t dictate how they should spend themoney and they don’t have to split up compa-ny ownership. Highly leveraged companies arevery sensitive to economic declines and at high-er risk for bankruptcy.

There are several problems of a highly lever-aged company. First, the lenders require borrow-ers to pay back their loan in a timely manner.This becomes a problem for fledgling compa-nies that borrow money for projects with long-term returns. If payments come due before thecompany starts seeing returns, loan repaymentscan be a crippling expense.

Paying back the loan on a regular basismeans less money to finance operations andinvest in growth opportunities.

Second, substantial loan payments can eas-ily cripple a highly leveraged company. A com-pany doesn’t have an obligation to repay capi-

tal from equity sources. However, banks and lenders have top senior-

ity when it comes to repayment in the event ofa bankruptcy. This means that lenders will getpaid out before anyone else, including the com-pany owner. If the company has a secured loan,the bank can repossess company assets.Depending on the business structure and theterms of the loan, the owner of the company mayalso be personally liable for the loan repayment.

Third, just like with individual lending, banksscrutinize corporate credit reports before dolingout more loans. Banks are unlikely to provide fur-ther funding to highly leveraged organizations.Not only are these companies at high risk forbankruptcy, the new lender might not get paidback if the company goes under.

Older loans typically carry higher senioritycompared to newer loans, so lenders are hesi-tant to put themselves at the bottom of the listfor recouping their investment. In the event abank does issue a loan, the interest rate will behigh enough to account for that increased risk.

Fourth, one of the options a company hasto reduce its financial leverage is to increase theamount of equity capital.

However, investors rarely give money tohighly leveraged businesses. Investors avoid highly leveraged companies for all the same reasons lenders do, plus they’re the last in lineto get repaid.

If an investor is willing to invest in a high-ly leveraged company they’ll expect to receive anespecially large percentage of ownership inexchange for their money.

It’s important that further research shouldbe done to shed light on why companies canbecome hooked to high debt. As they say aboutother forms of addiction, admitting you have aproblem is the first step towards solving it.

(The writer is Assistant Professor, AmityUniversity)

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Eyebrows were raised when PrimeMinister Narendra Modiexpressed concern about the pop-

ulation explosion in the country in hisrecent Independence Day speech.There was a feeling of surprise that thePrime Minister chose to bring up anissue that has been a ‘No- No’ for manypoliticians from the days of Emergencywhen the Indira Gandhi governmentused coercive population control mea-sures. Her Family Planning programmereceived widespread condemnationand effectively never realized its pur-pose. Later the ministry’s name waschanged to Family Welfare.

India’s population is 1.34 billion,which is nearly a four-fold increasesince Independence. Modi has reasonsfor concern as according to the WorldPopulation Prospects 2019 of theUnited Nations, India is expected to add

nearly 273 million people between 2019and 2050. Inevitably, with these figures,“India is projected to surpass China asthe world’s most populous countryaround 2027”, the report said. Thebiggest challenge for India is its unpre-paredness to accommodate such ahuge population. Looking at these fig-ures, “The time has now come that weshould take such challenges ahead,”Modi said.

Interestingly, while Modi talkedabout India’s demographic dividend inhis first term, in his second term he hasrealised that though a large populationby itself may not be a bad thing, it hasto contribute to the growth of thecountry. This needs to be supported bycapital, technology and infrastructure,as well as skills. That is why the PrimeMinister is now talking of education asa means of both moderating the risingpopulation and making it productive.

The country is already facing anacute drinking water crisis, garbage dis-posal and sewage treatment problems,inadequate rainfall, climate change,increased levels of pollution, highinfant and child mortality rate and poorstandard of living in the economicallyweaker sections.

The Prime Minister’s speech was

mainly targeted towards these poorersections of society and his appeal to themfor keeping the family small was aimedat improving their standard of living.

He is aware that the poor are miss-ing out on opportunities to climb up theeconomic and social ladder because theyhave too many mouths to feed. Makingit a nationalistic issue, he said, “Thosewho follow the policy of a small familyalso contribute to the development of thenation; it is also a form of patriotism.”

Why did Modi talk of populationexplosion now? It obviously stems fromthe fact that his hands are strengthenedafter the massive mandate he receivedin the 2019 polls.

Politically, Modi is much strongertoday, while the Opposition is weak likenever before. Add to that the PrimeMinister’s recent success in Parliamentin getting controversial Bills like TripleTalaq and abrogation of Article 370 per-taining to the special status of Jammuand Kashmir passed, despite being in aminority in the Rajya Sabha.

Second, the Indian Right-wing,including the BJP, has always expressedconcerns about the increasing minori-ty population. They feel that the Muslimsare trying to overtake Hindus in thecountry by multiplying fast. The

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)chief Mohan Bhagwat, during his annu-al Dussehra address some time ago,noted, “We need to rise above vote bankpolitics to formulate a holistic approach,equally applicable to all citizens, towardsthe population policy.”

In Parliament too, BJP membershave raised this issue. Recently RakeshSinha, a BJP Member of Parliament,introduced a Private Member’s Bill toregulate population. Earlier, another BJPmember Sanjeev Balyan, who is now aminister, had also introduced anotherBill with the backing of 124 members.

The late BJP stalwart Atal BihariVajpayee too had made such an attemptin 2000 by bringing a forward-lookingNational Population Policy. However, itmade the two-child norm a voluntarycommitment for individuals. The ModiGovernment has also followed the sameapproach that the family planning pro-gramme in India is target-free and vol-untary in nature.

Modi’s speech has triggered specu-lation that a mild interventionist popu-lation policy is not far off. It is a very sen-sitive issue both at the state level as wellas the religious level.

The North-South divide and theHindu-Muslim divide are the two

issues that raise their heads wheneverthe spotlight is on population control.While the southern states feel that theirgreat success in bringing down the pop-ulation is costing them in terms ofresources devolved from the Centre, theMinority Affairs Minister MukhtarAbbas Naqvi has claimed this week thatit is a social reform.

The Prime Minister is not one towaste words and he has used theIndependence Day speech to prepare thecountry for population regulation, goingforward. There is an urgent need toaggressively push concepts like the two-child policy, child spacing, increased useof contraceptives and voluntary sterili-sation. The two-child norm should bemade a uniform criterion for govern-ment jobs, getting aid and subsidies andother benefits. Perhaps incentives anddisincentives might work better in con-taining the size of the family. Thehealth ministry is already implementingmany of these schemes, but much morewill be needed to create awareness andto make an impact in the long run.

As India aspires to become a majoreconomic power, it’s time to definewhether a growing population is anopportunity or a danger.

(The writer is a senior journalist)

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The National Company LawAppellate Tribunal

(NCLAT) on Tuesday declinedto give any interim relief toauditing firms Deloitte Haskins& Sells LLP and B S RAssociates LLP with regard toa ban imposed on them in theIL&FS case.

The NCLT Mumbai willcontinue its scheduled hearingin the case of their alleged rolein the IL&FS fraud matter, athree-member bench headedby Chairperson Justice S JMukhopadhaya said.

The NCLAT, however, saidthat the NCLT will not pass anyfinal order till its next hearingon September 20.

Listing the matter forSeptember 20, the NCLAT alsoissued a notice to the Ministryof Corporate Affairs to file itsreply within two weeks.

The NCLAT was hearingappeals filed by Deloitte andBSR against the order of theMumbai bench of the NationalCompany Law Tribunal(NCLT), which on August 9,rejected their pleas of chal-lenging its jurisdiction to banthem from the business for fiveyears for their omissions andcommissions in the IL&FSGroup scam.

The NCLT will hear thematter on September 5. Thecourt had allowed the corpo-rate affairs ministry to prose-

cute them along with 21 othersin the same case, though theimplementation of the samehas been stayed after theysought time to challenge theorder at the appellate tribunalNCLAT.

The ministry in Junemoved NCLT seeking a five-year ban on these auditors inthe IL&FS fraud case.

The auditors — the localarm of the England-basedDeloitte Haskins & Sells, whichis one of the big four account-ing firms, and BSR &Associates, which is the localaffiliate of another big four, theUS-based KPMG — had chal-lenged the jurisdiction of theNCLT to ban them under Sec140(5) of Company’s Act.

They had challenged thejurisdiction of the NCLT to banthem, saying section 140(5) ofthe Companies Act pertains to

auditors who are still auditingthe company in question whilethey have already resignedfrom the service and thus can-not be banned under the givenprovisions.

While Deloitte had stoppedauditing IL&FS Group, whichowes over Rs 95,000 crore tolenders and other financialinstitutions, by the end ofFY2017-18, BSR was the statu-tory auditor of IL&FS FinancialServices (IFIN) and resignedonly in June this year-ninemonths after the company wassent to the bankruptcy court.

The Serious FraudInvestigation Office (SFIO) inits investigation found themguilty of painting a rosy pictureof IFIN despite being aware ofthe poor financial health of thecompany, triggering the min-istry to seek ban on the audi-tors.

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Korean auto-major andIndia’s second-largest car

manufacturer Hyundai Motorson Tuesday took the wraps offtheir new hatch-back the i10 NIOS,the third-genera-tion of their com-pact vehicle. Thecarmaker whichhas also seen adecline in salesalong with the restof the industry,believes that newlaunches ahead ofthe festive seasonalongside attractivenew offers willentice customers.The i10 NIOS isthe first launch ofseveral new cars inthe coming fewdays includingHyundai’s sister company Kia’sentry into India with the Seltos,Maruti-Suzuki’s new XL6,Renault’s Triber and BMWlaunching the latest iteration ofits iconic 3-series. The i10NIOS has been priced between�4,99,990 to �7,13,950 for thepetrol model and between�6,70,090 to � 7,99,450 for thediesel model, ex-showroom,

all-India.Hyundai India managing

Director, SS Kim said that2019 has been a ’big year’ forHyundai with the launches ofthe second-generation Santro,the Venue SUV, the first elec-tric SUV in the Kona and nowthe new i10. “We have becomeIndia’s leader in the SUV seg-ment after the Venue and havethe most comprehensive SUVrange,” Kim told The Pioneer,“and we expect that our hatch-back customers will also beexcited with this fascinating

new NIOS.” The NIOS will fea-ture both a petrol and dieselengine and Hyundai has madeit clear that unlike market-leader Maruti-Suzuki, they willkeep manufacturing dieselengines even after Bharat Stage6 (BS6) norms come into forceon April 1, 2020. However onthe NIOS, only the petrolengine is currently BS6 com-

patible and the diesel enginewill be made BS6 compatible inearly 2020.

Speaking to The Pioneer,Je-Ruk Chun, Head of EnginePerformance Test Group,Hyundai Motor Company saidthat this is because of pricingreasons, as meeting BS6 emis-sion norms requires significantmodifications to engines. Tokeep costs down, the newNIOS will also feature a newAutomated ManualTransmission (AMT) optioninstead of a traditional auto-

matic transmission (AT).Hyundai executives admittedthat an AT is better than anAMT, but the AMT is signifi-cantly cheaper and their expe-rience with the AMT on theSantro has been generally pos-itive and the company expectsthat reaction to the AMT onthe NIOS will be positive aswell.

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The Indian rupee onTuesday furthered its loss

by another 28 paise to close ata new six-month low of 71.71against the US dollar as eco-nomic uncertainties continuedto weigh.

Investors remained riskaverse considering a host offactors including fast-spread-ing economic slowdown, out-look on foreign fund outflowsand weakness in most emerg-ing market currencies, accord-ing to forex traders.

However, there are expec-tations that the governmentwill soon come out with stim-ulus measures to arrest slow-down in consumer demand invarious sectors.

Meanwhile, higher crudeoil prices also had its impact onrupee’s trading pattern.

Brent crude futures, theglobal oil benchmark, rose0.07 per cent to trade at $59.78per barrel.

Starting off on a weakernote, the rupee fell to a day’slow of 71.80 against the USdollar before settling at 71.71against the US dollar, down 28paise over the previous close.

This is the lowest level for thelocal unit since February 4,when it closed at 71.80 a dol-lar.

On Monday, the Indianrupee had settled at 71.43against the US dollar.

Meanwhile, the dollarindex — which gauges thegreenback’s strength against abasket of six currencies —rose 0.06 per cent to 98.40.

The 10-year Indian gov-ernment bond yield was steadyat 6.58 per cent on Tuesday.

“Indian rupee declines fora second day as importers andforeign banks rush for the dol-lar amid recovery in crude oilprices. Market is also expect-ing fund outflows of around�102 million on the back ofShell sel l ing stake inMahanagar gas,” said V KSharma, Head PCG & CapitalMarkets Strategy, HDFCSecurities.

The dollar Index hoverednear a three-week high asexpectations of fresh stimulusdrove an improvement appetitefor riskier assets and lifted USgovernment bond yields, hesaid, adding that the next sup-port for the rupee is seen at72.5 odd levels.

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The civil aviation ministryhas allowed domestic air-

lines to operate the slots vacat-ed by the now-defunct JetAirways at various airportstill December 31, said anindustry source Tuesday.

Jet Airways, which isunder insolvency proceedings,stopped flying from April 17,leaving hundreds of slotsvacant at both domestic andinternational airports.

The government had allo-cated some of these slots tolocal carriers and allowed themto operate up to September 30to overcome the capacitydeficit.

It can be noted that a dayafter submitting the EoI,Volcan Investments, an invest-ment company fundedVedanta chairman AnilAgarwal’s family trust, with-drew the same.

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Reserve Bank deputy gov-ernor NS Vishwanathan

Tuesday exhorted bankers toensure timely resolution ofstressed assets under the newframework to extract the bestvalue and underlined the needfor dealing only in “genuine”cases.

The central bank will becoming out with the finalguidelines for private and for-eign bankers’ compensationsoon, he said, speaking at theannual industry event Fibac.

Vishwanathan said theRBI’s revised framework onresolution of stressed assetsintroduced on June 7 is “lessintrusive” as it gives banks theleeway to draft their own res-olution plans for a particularcase.

“Timely resolution is veryimportant. I’d request you toensure that the resolutionsare done in time, not just forthe regulatory requirementbut also because it will resultin better valuation going for-

ward,” he said.“We’ve given a lot of free-

dom to banks to determinevarious contours. We are mak-ing less intrusive regulationsand hope that banks will usethis to deal with genuine stressin their balance sheets toaddress the problem,” headded.

The RBI issued the newNPA recognition and resolu-tion guidelines on June 7 afterthe Supreme Court had inApril declared the earlier oneissued on February 12, 2018 asultra vires.

The new framework laysfocus on better coordinationbetween banks while dealingwith a stressed assets by man-dating them to sign inter-creditor agreements anddecide on a resolution strate-gy in 30 days, which will haveto be implemented in 180days.

Meanwhile, Vishwanathanalso saidthe RBI will soon becoming up with the finalguidelines for top manage-ment compensation.

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Rapid growth in digital users,combined with growing

regional demand and bettermonetisation, the media andentertainment industry grew 13percent to reach �1,63,100crore in FY19, and is likely toclip at a slower rate of 12 per-cent in FY20, says a report.

The report by KPMG,however, noted had it notbeen for the uncertainties cre-ated by Trai’s new tariff orderand the signs of economicslowdown, the industry wouldhave grown by 1-2 percentmore. In FY20, the industry islikely to grow at a slower 12percent to �1.88 trillion, as itexpects another round of reg-ulatory changes.

“The growth would haveeven lower than 12 percenthad not been for the gainsfrom the higher ad spendsduring the April-May generalelections and the cricket WorldCup.

“TV faced major head-winds in FY19 and in fact grewat a lower rate than projectedlast year primarily on accountof the delay in implementationof the new tariff order.

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Oriental Bank ofCommence has launched

new variant of Home Loanand Vehicle Loan productslinked to Reserve Bank ofIndia’s repo rate.

The new Home Loan andVehicle Loan product willdirectly link interest rate toan external benchmark,which in this case is the RepoRate and thereby build adirect link to ensure fair andtransparent transmission ofthe monetary policy rateimmediately to the cus-tomers.

Customers will have theoption to select betweenMCLR linked rate, which isindexed to the bank’s cost offunds or a Repo Rate linkedto the external benchmark.With the new variant, HomeLoans and Vehicle Loans willalso be available at repo ratelinked interest rate starting8.35% and 8.70% respective-ly, thus passing on furtherbenefit of 20 basis pointsand 25 basis points respec-tively to the current MCLRrated pricing.

New Delhi: Bajaj Finance Ltd, a deposit accepting Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFC) and a lending arm of BajajFinserv group, has announced its new offering of Fixed Depositupto 8.95% to NRIs. Bajaj Finance Fixed Deposit for NRIs offersflexible tenor options between 12 months and 36 months, alongwith multi-deposit and easy renewal facilities. Now NRIs caninvest in a Bajaj Finance Fixed Deposit by making a deposit fromtheir NRO account. PNS

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The centre has revived itsintention to make hall-

marking mandatory for goldjewellery and plans to notifythe regulation in WTO in aweek time, a top official said.

Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) Director General SurinaRajan, however, assured thejewellery traders that theprocess would be done in con-sultation with all stakeholders.

“The (central)Government once againintends to make hallmarking ofgold jewellery mandatory inthe country. A notification toWTO is expected in a weektime to seek comments,” shetold PTI.

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The central Governmenthas cancelled the joint

allocation of a coal block inOdisha to state-owned NTPCand Jammu & Kashmir StatePower DevelopmentCorporation.

NTPC and PowerDevelopment Department,Jammu and Kashmir, had ear-lier requested the coal ministryfor cancellation of the coalblock.

“It has been decided, withthe approval of competentauthority in the Ministry ofCoal, to cancel the allocationof Kudanali-Luburi coal blockjointly allocated to NTPC Ltdand Jammu & Kashmir StatePower DevelopmentCorporation Ltd (JKSPDC), “the coal ministry said in a let-ter to both the companies.

The ministry further saidthere is no provision under theMines and Minerals(Development andRegulation) Act, 1957, andthe rules made thereunder toallocate fresh coal block in lieuof a cancelled coal block.

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New Delhi (PTI): Tech giantSamsung on Tuesday said it isconfident of cornering 65 percent market share in the premi-um smartphone segment (Rs30,000 and above) with thelaunch of its flagship GalaxyNote 10 and 10+ in India.

The company, which com-petes with the likes of OnePlusand Apple, in this segment, said

in the first half of 2019 (January-June), its market share was at 63per cent in value terms in the pre-mium category (as per GfKdata). “We had 52 per cent valuemarket share in the premiumsegment in 2018. This rose to63 per cent in H1 2019,”Samsung India Senior VicePresident and Head of Marketing,Mobile Business Ranjivjit Singh

told PTI. He added that by theyear-end, the companyis confident ofexpand-

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further to 65per cent and above.

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mated to be about Rs 15,000-20,000 crore, is growing atabout 9-10 per cent. We are

growing at strong doubledigits and expect to grow at

over 20 per cent,” he said. Apartfrom the Note series, the com-pany’s lineup in the premium cat-egory includes Samsung GalaxyS series and A80. He said theNote 10 series has powerful flag-

ship devices that will take the pro-ductivity and creativity of mil-lennial users to the next level.“For the first time ever, GalaxyNote10 comes in two sizes, soconsumers can find the Notethat’s best for them. It has anenhanced S Pen that convertshandwriting to digital text,and enhanced Samsung DeXfor PC and link to Windowsfor all meeting productivityneeds of the customers,” Singhadded.

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star Sania Mirza will beamong co-chairs for IndiaEconomic Summit to be heldhere in October by the WorldEconomic Forum, where hun-dreds of Indian and globalleaders would discuss India’srole in South Asia and on theworld stage. Hasina and Mirzawill be joined by Singapore’sDeputy Prime Minister andFinance Minister Heng SweeKeat, Apol lo HospitalsEnterprise’s Executive Vice-Chairperson ShobanaKamineni and SequoiaCapital India’s ManagingDirector Shailendra Singh asother co-chairs.

Mirza will co-chair thesummit as a sportspersonand the UN Women GoodwillAmbassador for South Asia.The two-day summit, sched-uled for October 3-4, will beheld by Geneva-based WEFin collaboration with industrybody CII (Confederation ofIndian Industry) under thetheme of ‘Innovating forIndia: Strengthening SouthAsia, Impacting the World’.

According to the WorldEconomic Forum (WEF), themeeting will address strategicissues of regional significanceunder four thematic pillars -the new geopolitical reality

and new social, ecologicaland technological systems.The WEF said India as thefastest-growing large econo-my in the world has demon-strated remarkable strengthand resilience amid globalslowdown. The country’s andthe region’s role is critical tothe sustainability of globaleconomic growth and if thisis to be Asia’s century, the roleof South Asia will be indis-pensable, it added.

Besides, the r ise ofadvanced technologies hasthe potential to create eco-nomic and social value, andbolster India’s goal of main-taining its growth momentumwhile attaining greater socialinclusion and regional coop-eration. The WEF, whichhosts its annual summit inSwiss Alps resort town ofDavos every year, said the

India meeting will convenekey leaders from government,private sector, academia andcivil society to facilitate dia-logue on policy tools, businessmodels, industry standards,norms and guidelines forboosting the dynamism ofIndia to attain its growthpotential. The meeting willalso focus on accelerating theadoption of Fourth IndustrialRevolution technologies andoptimally governing them toassist India to leapfrog to anadvanced stage of develop-ment and provide the worldwith replicable proof of asuccessful model, affectingbillions of people globally.Top leaders expected to attendthe meeting include seniorministers Nitin Gadkari,Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani,Dharmendra Pradhan, andHardeep Singh Puri.

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New Delhi (PTI): StateBank of India (SBI), the coun-try’s largest lender, on Tuesdayannounced a number of offersincluding cheaper rates forhome and auto loan borrowers,to cash in on festival fervour.Customers can avail the cheap-er loans with added benefitssuch as waiver in processingfees, pre-approved digital loansand loans with no escalation ininterest rates spread acrossvarious categories, SBI said ina statement.

The bank has not specifiedthe time period for which thisfestival offer would be valid.However, the move would befollowed by the other lenders aswell. “SBI has waived process-ing fees on car loans during fes-tival season. The bank is offer-ing lowest interest rate startingfrom 8.70 per cent to customersopting for car loan, with no

escalation in interest,” it said.No escalation will ensure thatthe customer will not have toface fluctuation in the interestrate. For customers applying fora car loan online through thebank’s digital platform likeYONO or website, a 25-basispoint concession on interestrate can be availed, it said.

The salaried customers canalso avail the loan up to 90 percent of the car’s on-road price,it said. Recently, SBI reducedmarginal cost of funds-basedlending rate (MCLR) by 15 bpsdue to which overall home loaninterest rate is now reduced by35 bps since April 2019.Currently, the bank offerscheapest home loan with aninterest rate of 8.05 per cent asrepo rate-linked home loanand this rate will be applicableto all existing and new loanfrom September 1, it said.

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JAICORPLTD 74.65 74.85 70.95 71.85PGHL 4366.00 4470.00 4221.10 4388.50APOLLOTYRE 163.10 165.90 163.10 165.05BATAINDIA 1473.00 1483.80 1466.35 1471.75RAJESHEXPO 716.00 741.00 688.50 727.50SWANENERGY 101.90 102.30 99.40 100.60RECLTD 147.85 148.05 144.35 144.90NAUKRI 2172.65 2189.95 2116.60 2159.25FEDERALBNK 85.85 85.85 83.60 84.65BOMDYEING 73.50 73.70 71.00 72.05ADANIPORTS 357.20 359.45 352.30 355.10BANDHANBNK 497.30 500.25 484.00 487.65TVSMOTOR 373.15 375.60 365.30 369.30RNAM 258.00 258.00 250.00 252.45CROMPTON 225.00 231.50 225.00 227.85LAKSHVILAS 44.20 46.05 43.15 44.05TATAGLOBAL 269.00 270.35 263.95 265.90CONCOR 476.00 476.90 463.40 475.00ICICIGI 1156.55 1160.20 1132.80 1136.35BEML 765.90 771.60 753.95 767.70GODREJCP 628.45 639.80 621.40 631.25AAVAS 1600.00 1621.00 1474.15 1504.80WOCKPHARMA 280.10 280.40 273.35 275.15ABCAPITAL 90.60 90.75 88.00 89.50PRESTIGE 304.00 304.00 290.25 294.95BERGEPAINT 364.80 367.45 361.40 366.40PFC 108.50 108.50 104.75 106.40PCJEWELLER 34.00 34.00 32.60 32.90SHANKARA 285.00 301.15 281.05 289.60BLISSGVS 95.70 95.70 93.20 93.95KEI 468.00 472.50 451.35 453.85J&KBANK 36.80 39.25 36.65 37.25UBL 1330.00 1335.25 1309.70 1318.80FSL 50.30 50.80 49.10 50.40MINDAIND 313.55 323.45 311.90 321.05CADILAHC 218.65 220.00 214.55 219.45INOXWIND 39.75 41.00 33.60 35.60OMAXE 197.70 197.70 194.40 195.45NATIONALUM 41.10 41.20 40.40 40.65

IFBIND 684.15 686.35 658.00 665.40AUBANK 700.65 700.65 678.45 697.15SUNTECK 465.00 465.50 452.50 459.45ENGINERSIN 102.85 104.40 101.10 103.40AJANTPHARM 977.10 981.80 943.25 952.95CANFINHOME 379.80 385.50 372.90 377.20PETRONET 237.40 239.90 236.00 236.40HSCL 84.50 86.00 79.00 82.65WELCORP 115.90 116.90 114.00 115.60MINDACORP 80.30 80.30 76.00 77.40NHPC 23.20 23.90 23.10 23.30SUNTV 441.40 443.40 432.25 434.35TIINDIA 351.80 358.20 349.50 356.45UFLEX 216.90 216.90 205.45 206.60JSWENERGY 69.95 70.10 68.25 69.25DCMSHRIRAM 405.70 410.00 396.00 404.80ADANITRANS 219.05 221.65 216.75 218.95RADICO 324.15 328.90 310.40 313.45DELTACORP 157.00 157.00 149.00 150.10CENTRUM 27.00 28.40 26.50 28.05MRPL 50.00 50.60 48.05 48.25INDHOTEL 134.15 134.40 131.00 131.65TATACOMM 440.80 448.00 438.80 442.45DIVISLAB 1544.90 1544.90 1515.20 1520.50KEC 295.00 296.55 288.00 289.05TORNTPOWER 286.00 292.00 286.00 290.25JAMNAAUTO 33.90 34.10 32.05 32.75LEMONTREE 53.20 54.20 52.00 52.90TATACHEM 564.95 565.00 554.30 563.50COLPAL 1212.60 1214.95 1192.00 1200.50KTKBANK 79.10 79.10 76.60 76.80GSKCONS 7900.80 7994.00 7890.00 7968.65NESTLEIND 12072.00 12142.65 11927.55 11963.35HEIDELBERG 196.00 199.00 195.50 198.00QUESS 465.50 465.50 448.50 457.90INDIANB 182.65 182.75 176.00 179.45VIPIND 388.00 390.60 382.85 388.90GODREJPROP 907.10 920.00 900.00 902.50ABFRL 190.20 190.80 186.45 188.35BALKRISIND 734.10 738.65 723.05 729.80GRUH 258.95 260.10 252.60 256.00JUBILANT 452.00 453.55 442.00 448.15AEGISLOG 195.50 202.50 194.50 202.10IRB 90.95 91.10 88.20 89.85GSFC 73.30 74.40 72.90 74.15JINDALSAW 71.35 72.00 69.75 70.05DBL 399.50 404.80 391.00 401.15PERSISTENT 534.45 561.95 533.65 554.70EXIDEIND 179.00 179.85 176.15 178.45TRENT 472.50 479.00 467.00 475.00SOUTHBANK 11.51 11.51 11.32 11.35THERMAX 1064.50 1064.50 1021.05 1028.05GREAVESCOT 119.00 123.00 119.00 121.55CHENNPETRO 193.25 197.00 185.00 195.60TRITURBINE 102.00 106.90 97.00 105.15IPCALAB 958.70 970.00 946.00 966.85SUVEN 244.00 247.85 241.00 244.80HINDZINC 209.60 209.60 204.00 206.35DEEPAKNI 276.85 277.50 273.60 274.75PARAGMILK 169.05 169.30 160.20 161.00NETWORK18 22.60 22.60 20.95 21.30DEEPAKFERT 85.70 85.70 82.25 83.35TORNTPHARM 1646.15 1667.00 1631.65 1659.35CUMMINSIND 586.00 586.90 575.75 579.60SIEMENS 1167.00 1172.65 1148.80 1166.85AMARAJABAT 626.00 626.00 613.00 619.95MEGH 48.00 48.00 46.10 46.30COROMANDEL 358.15 360.00 347.10 354.85OIL 152.40 152.60 147.55 148.05RAIN 83.50 84.10 82.30 83.10GRANULES 94.95 95.45 93.00 93.35EMAMILTD 299.10 301.15 291.85 297.00ATUL 3589.50 3650.00 3505.00 3618.40JSL 31.00 31.00 28.75 29.35TATACOFFEE 73.15 73.40 70.25 72.25ESSELPRO 95.35 96.00 85.30 87.00VOLTAS 612.00 612.00 599.70 604.85CGPOWER 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75PTC 58.10 59.65 58.10 59.25KNRCON 246.50 249.90 238.10 248.80PFIZER 2970.00 2970.00 2893.70 2914.45NAVINFLUOR 647.50 650.05 640.60 644.55VGUARD 238.00 238.40 231.60 233.15TAKE 101.00 103.40 99.00 102.15CHAMBLFERT 145.50 147.10 142.50 143.55VBL 652.70 654.45 642.60 646.00ASTRAL 1233.00 1268.00 1212.00 1249.80LTTS 1589.95 1598.60 1558.20 1565.40IFCI 7.68 7.68 7.14 7.27WABAG 286.85 291.20 278.00 280.20MUTHOOTFIN 628.90 630.00 617.30 620.50KRBL 235.50 236.00 227.35 229.05TRIDENT 58.00 58.15 56.50 57.85CARERATING 597.95 597.95 585.35 588.40INOXLEISUR 292.00 292.00 282.10 283.05MOIL 130.80 131.25 128.50 128.80GLAXO 1213.20 1213.70 1202.20 1207.70SYNGENE 305.50 306.85 297.10 305.35INFIBEAM 42.10 42.75 41.75 42.00GICRE 178.95 181.20 175.00 178.70JISLJALEQS 22.10 22.15 21.15 21.25FCONSUMER 32.20 32.20 30.25 31.45GODREJAGRO 446.20 458.55 446.00 449.10GSPL 219.60 220.50 217.00 219.40RITES 232.60 234.60 228.00 233.70CASTROLIND 117.05 118.90 117.05 118.45RCF 44.25 44.90 43.90 44.00VINATIORGA 2088.00 2105.75 2056.30 2073.70IDFC 34.15 34.30 33.80 34.10

ITDCEM 67.10 72.55 67.00 69.50ASTRAZEN 1730.00 1785.80 1710.00 1774.20HINDCOPPER 32.85 32.85 30.80 31.10REDINGTON 105.05 106.10 103.70 105.75ITI 73.50 73.50 71.00 71.35MAHLOG 363.20 364.50 356.55 358.05GICHSGFIN 192.80 192.80 185.45 187.85SONATSOFTW 321.55 322.90 315.00 320.90SCI 27.30 27.35 26.20 26.75ORIENTBANK 67.65 67.65 65.15 65.80TNPL 185.90 187.75 180.00 182.50CENTURYPLY 136.00 136.20 132.50 133.70NATCOPHARM 550.00 553.10 543.05 548.15FRETAIL 415.10 416.25 410.65 412.95SUNDRMFAST 403.60 412.85 403.60 410.90JKCEMENT 1030.00 1037.90 1023.75 1025.90RAMCOCEM 738.75 740.00 714.75 720.55ABBOTINDIA 9196.50 9261.00 8900.00 8997.70OFSS 3075.00 3075.00 2950.00 2959.35ASHOKA 117.05 118.80 113.20 118.20BBTC 796.90 800.70 779.00 784.10UNITEDBNK 10.00 10.05 9.90 9.93HATHWAY 26.50 27.80 26.50 27.20ALBK 35.95 35.95 34.70 34.85MMTC 20.25 20.25 19.10 19.20MAHSCOOTER 3967.00 4000.00 3908.80 3982.10MAHINDCIE 156.25 159.00 147.95 150.25SUPREMEIND 1122.25 1126.15 1107.50 1123.75CREDITACC 510.00 514.55 505.55 509.40GRINDWELL 554.90 569.90 554.00 568.60PIIND 1127.00 1133.00 1113.00 1119.40ISEC 214.70 215.40 208.50 209.90CYIENT 427.05 450.00 426.85 428.85ABB 1365.30 1376.40 1360.65 1364.25JAGRAN 67.00 70.60 66.60 70.15KANSAINER 475.15 476.65 468.50 475.00JETAIRWAYS 38.00 38.00 36.35 36.35GUJALKALI 411.25 412.75 405.90 408.80ADANIGREEN 46.45 46.70 45.50 45.80RCOM 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13ZYDUSWELL 1500.00 1508.85 1483.00 1489.50THOMASCOOK 165.00 165.95 161.50 163.75APLAPOLLO 1301.00 1301.00 1276.20 1284.60PNBHOUSING 727.90 727.95 710.50 719.55SHREECEM 19335.00 19335.00 18762.05 19023.70TEAMLEASE 2409.00 2460.00 2365.25 2440.40ENDURANCE 862.15 887.00 848.00 879.10JSLHISAR 66.10 66.10 64.25 64.75GDL 101.90 102.00 98.55 99.15TTKPRESTIG 5896.70 5999.00 5753.00 5778.15CUB 198.90 201.00 198.90 199.90EIDPARRY 153.10 153.15 147.30 148.40KALPATPOWR 495.00 502.40 489.70 498.90PAGEIND 18249.55 18351.90 18093.10 18248.60SCHNEIDER 75.25 75.65 74.40 75.25SOBHA 471.00 480.35 471.00 472.80CENTRALBK 19.45 19.45 19.15 19.20TEJASNET 87.00 87.30 85.00 86.60REPCOHOME 330.00 332.80 311.60 316.20GUJGAS 184.00 187.00 183.00 183.80BALMLAWRIE 173.55 173.65 171.95 173.10EIHOTEL 153.80 153.80 147.00 149.00JMFINANCIL 73.65 74.00 72.50 72.95FINOLEXIND 520.00 520.00 501.00 503.10VARROC 433.70 435.00 425.00 426.30FORTIS 123.05 124.30 122.20 123.20ALLCARGO 93.00 95.85 92.00 93.70THYROCARE 471.80 485.30 465.35 469.05RALLIS 160.05 160.05 157.50 158.50MASFIN 611.10 625.10 610.00 620.75MPHASIS 976.70 976.70 963.70 974.45PNCINFRA 202.10 204.30 201.45 203.05APLLTD 515.00 515.00 508.00 510.35IEX 144.75 147.45 139.85 142.25MHRIL 215.85 216.05 213.00 213.85GPPL 78.55 82.40 78.55 81.60BOSCHLTD 13637.00 13786.70 13501.05 13557.30BLUESTARCO 708.00 718.00 700.25 707.95BAYERCROP 3130.00 3193.50 3120.00 3157.20EVEREADY 78.10 82.00 76.90 80.70MRF 57680.00 57760.00 57180.35 57548.40TV18BRDCST 20.90 20.90 20.30 20.35DCAL 183.90 183.90 175.00 178.10JBCHEPHARM 381.00 381.95 377.25 379.60JPASSOCIAT 2.41 2.44 2.36 2.37HIMATSEIDE 134.30 134.65 129.50 129.90GHCL 200.90 201.25 196.40 197.35HUDCO 33.25 33.30 33.00 33.15CRISIL 1247.65 1286.25 1247.05 1270.75TIMKEN 703.00 707.65 692.00 697.00SJVN 24.35 24.55 24.20 24.30GMDCLTD 66.40 66.40 65.10 65.25SYNDIBANK 31.35 31.40 30.60 31.00INDOSTAR 277.15 278.00 274.65 275.90BAJAJELEC 381.75 386.00 380.00 384.30TATAINVEST 793.65 796.65 786.25 789.05IOB 9.98 10.09 9.81 9.90MAHLIFE 381.90 391.45 377.90 387.90BASF 1010.00 1030.00 1010.00 1016.60WHIRLPOOL 1550.50 1552.85 1541.40 1543.75WABCOINDIA 6093.00 6109.90 6050.10 6071.90TATAMETALI 502.00 514.10 502.00 509.20BAJAJHLDNG 3405.90 3413.85 3335.65 3356.60NIACL 111.10 111.10 109.10 110.00RELAXO 425.75 428.00 419.65 424.75SHILPAMED 256.00 276.60 256.00 266.45MOTILALOFS 575.15 577.50 560.00 560.15SOMANYCERA 299.90 300.00 291.00 291.70NILKAMAL 1029.60 1035.70 997.00 1001.00

CORPBANK 19.00 19.35 18.50 18.95LAXMIMACH 3841.85 3862.00 3775.00 3791.95ANDHRABANK 19.05 19.40 18.80 18.95BDL 288.95 297.80 287.00 288.85SADBHAV 127.65 129.70 125.10 125.70TVTODAY 304.00 304.00 300.30 301.80SUPRAJIT 180.00 181.95 177.00 180.90PHOENIXLTD 624.00 631.00 617.00 627.70CAPPL 428.40 430.00 420.70 421.55ORIENTCEM 88.30 88.30 85.10 86.45HERITGFOOD 337.20 344.65 333.35 339.40JYOTHYLAB 151.20 153.50 151.20 152.50BAJAJCON 264.70 266.00 257.80 258.25ALKEM 1749.40 1791.05 1733.00 1768.85FINCABLES 369.00 376.90 367.20 374.50GALAXYSURF 1293.00 1304.85 1266.70 1300.55IBULISL 103.05 103.10 99.85 101.50JKLAKSHMI 325.55 329.40 325.15 325.55LINDEINDIA 504.00 506.90 491.55 495.95UCOBANK 15.65 15.65 15.35 15.40SUDARSCHEM 323.65 323.65 316.80 319.85ECLERX 531.30 531.30 496.00 500.65WELSPUNIND 48.00 48.10 47.55 47.75LAURUSLABS 336.00 338.10 336.00 337.40ZENSARTECH 225.50 227.90 222.55 225.45HONAUT 23100.00 23365.00 23020.00 23221.45SHK 118.50 119.90 118.00 119.20JSWHL 2668.20 2717.00 2637.35 2647.50MAHSEAMLES 400.65 412.55 398.75 400.85TIMETECHNO 65.05 65.05 61.25 61.75SIS 810.50 820.00 790.00 810.80ASTERDM 121.45 122.55 120.55 122.55GESHIP* 233.70 243.40 233.70 241.95PRSMJOHNSN 84.65 85.00 83.90 84.60IRCON 353.30 355.95 353.30 355.00MAHABANK 11.91 11.94 11.75 11.84ITDC 181.00 181.00 173.30 173.80NH 242.25 248.75 238.05 242.80ADVENZYMES 155.95 155.95 152.75 152.85SYMPHONY 1247.10 1253.30 1216.10 1229.70BIRLACORPN 581.50 583.05 570.50 571.95SCHAEFFLER 4182.30 4259.00 4045.00 4060.70CARBORUNIV 280.30 284.45 278.30 279.75GEPIL 749.00 749.00 734.45 735.75PGHH 10260.00 10309.95 10156.65 10267.15GET&D 159.45 160.85 155.20 157.60MONSANTO 2028.50 2048.00 2010.00 2023.10APARINDS 549.15 558.50 540.70 550.10NBVENTURES 88.05 90.75 87.00 89.85HAL 639.00 668.80 639.00 667.30CCL 246.00 246.30 244.70 245.60SANOFI 6243.75 6244.00 6113.15 6127.05JCHAC 1573.00 1611.00 1573.00 1583.50DHANUKA 334.00 340.00 325.50 328.65TCNSBRANDS 740.00 740.00 700.00 713.053MINDIA 20821.00 20821.00 20528.00 20577.75NLCINDIA 54.80 54.95 54.65 54.75TVSSRICHAK 1665.00 1667.95 1602.00 1641.80GULFOILLUB 844.25 866.40 842.95 863.05CHOLAHLDNG 473.90 478.50 467.25 470.15FINEORG 1421.50 1431.25 1413.70 1428.65LAOPALA 155.00 155.60 153.20 154.85RATNAMANI 915.60 925.00 901.00 911.55VTL 919.90 919.90 906.55 911.95SFL 1165.00 1165.00 1123.00 1140.50ASAHIINDIA 192.90 192.90 185.00 185.25FLFL 445.00 449.70 443.10 446.35BLUEDART 2333.00 2333.00 2263.00 2273.35SREINFRA 11.00 11.01 10.78 10.92SHRIRAMCIT 1300.00 1425.00 1221.55 1390.85ELGIEQUIP 242.00 244.00 240.40 243.45KPRMILL 580.00 580.00 569.25 570.80HATSUN 600.00 620.00 590.10 618.10COCHINSHIP 352.40 353.45 350.50 351.20AIAENG 1640.00 1640.00 1618.00 1628.70GAYAPROJ 132.10 132.30 127.30 129.90CERA 2447.60 2466.95 2425.00 2460.25GILLETTE 7028.95 7096.30 7011.00 7033.75LUXIND 1016.15 1026.50 1005.05 1008.25SHOPERSTOP 373.70 380.00 369.20 373.80SKFINDIA 1837.00 1882.05 1837.00 1866.60MAGMA 70.55 71.40 70.10 70.35COFFEEDAY 69.35 69.35 69.35 69.35AKZOINDIA 1730.55 1730.55 1700.15 1703.30MAXINDIA 56.70 56.95 55.50 56.75NESCO 535.00 535.00 528.55 532.00SOLARINDS 1090.00 1104.00 1086.50 1088.10FDC 159.75 161.20 158.55 159.40VMART 1713.00 1754.75 1701.65 1751.05DBCORP 153.75 155.75 153.00 154.75ORIENTELEC 160.35 161.70 159.00 159.90ERIS 393.70 397.00 393.45 394.20STARCEMENT 97.75 97.90 97.50 97.50

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 11063.90 11076.30 10985.30 11017.00 -36.90MARUTI 6003.00 6233.00 5959.05 6223.00 240.45TATAMOTORS 120.00 124.80 119.00 123.80 3.00HCLTECH 1067.90 1090.80 1065.10 1085.05 21.00INFY 785.20 798.00 783.85 792.50 14.85DRREDDY 2524.75 2564.45 2515.50 2553.00 43.90M&M 522.90 535.00 517.50 527.85 7.30HINDUNILVR 1822.00 1849.70 1813.00 1845.95 25.05TCS 2172.00 2205.00 2166.50 2190.00 27.00HEROMOTOCO2655.00 2677.80 2631.60 2663.55 32.05HDFCBANK 2209.25 2227.80 2206.85 2224.00 17.15KOTAKBANK 1490.55 1511.25 1482.65 1507.60 11.25WIPRO 253.30 259.10 252.20 253.95 1.85BAJAJ-AUTO 2730.00 2768.70 2718.55 2744.25 18.75CIPLA 478.85 481.70 470.55 478.70 2.85ZEEL 349.50 354.85 346.55 350.00 1.95ASIANPAINT 1585.00 1599.50 1582.70 1590.30 3.85INFRATEL 253.05 258.50 252.40 255.75 0.45TITAN 1090.90 1095.75 1075.55 1089.90 0.95GAIL 127.50 128.60 125.90 127.40 0.10UPL 540.00 545.00 535.00 542.45 0.40TECHM 674.00 680.00 664.65 669.15 -1.20TATASTEEL 359.70 361.85 353.15 358.20 -1.35POWERGRID 207.00 210.90 205.65 205.95 -1.10SUNPHARMA 426.00 426.50 417.30 420.80 -2.45GRASIM 738.00 738.25 719.85 727.00 -5.35JSWSTEEL 225.05 226.10 221.65 224.55 -1.65LT 1352.95 1355.55 1334.00 1341.55 -10.65ADANIPORTS 357.40 359.75 352.00 354.35 -3.05NTPC 119.00 120.25 117.35 117.80 -1.10BHARTIARTL 360.50 362.35 357.40 357.50 -3.50ONGC 126.60 126.85 124.35 125.05 -1.25HINDALCO 182.00 182.35 177.80 179.25 -1.90SBIN 287.30 287.40 280.65 283.85 -3.00RELIANCE 1289.80 1292.60 1272.60 1278.55 -14.05HDFC 2112.35 2114.90 2075.00 2090.80 -23.25BPCL 348.90 348.90 339.10 342.75 -4.25BAJFINANCE 3327.00 3334.40 3235.25 3285.00 -43.05IOC 126.00 126.10 123.40 124.15 -1.65VEDL 143.80 144.85 141.60 142.10 -2.20ICICIBANK 420.80 423.20 412.50 416.65 -6.75AXISBANK 685.15 685.20 669.50 674.00 -11.00EICHERMOT 16437.70 16570.00 15830.00 16060.00 -277.70ITC 251.60 251.95 245.45 246.85 -4.70COALINDIA 199.40 199.50 194.40 195.15 -3.80BAJAJFINSV 7420.00 7450.00 7207.00 7232.55 -144.10INDUSINDBK 1451.00 1451.95 1388.10 1404.10 -38.40ULTRACEMCO 4176.00 4177.40 4023.00 4023.70 -134.45BRITANNIA 2470.00 2470.00 2371.00 2398.00 -80.40IBULHSGFIN 539.00 540.20 505.25 519.00 -17.85YESBANK 76.95 76.95 70.50 71.55 -5.10

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY NEXT 50 26005.55 26032.85 25708.40 25783.45 -198.20CONCOR 462.95 476.90 462.95 475.65 10.50HAVELLS 666.00 686.80 666.00 677.20 13.50INDIGO 1624.00 1645.00 1605.00 1643.00 25.90SBILIFE 850.00 862.45 831.55 860.00 10.10GODREJCP 627.30 639.85 620.95 631.00 4.90HDFCLIFE 526.00 532.90 516.60 528.60 4.05BIOCON 215.00 220.45 211.05 217.85 1.60MOTHERSUMI 97.80 100.55 97.35 98.25 0.60LUPIN 736.55 742.25 728.25 736.20 4.20CADILAHC 219.85 220.00 214.40 219.20 0.45PAGEIND 18297.85 18371.00 18100.00 18250.00 31.55GICRE 181.00 181.85 177.05 180.95 0.20PIDILITIND 1370.00 1383.95 1360.85 1370.00 0.90MRF 57502.00 57857.00 57228.95 57600.00 10.20NHPC 23.40 23.95 23.10 23.25 0.00DIVISLAB 1518.10 1541.95 1516.20 1517.10 -1.00PGHH 10269.90 10300.05 10142.00 10280.10 -10.40SIEMENS 1168.10 1172.75 1148.00 1163.55 -3.40MARICO 397.35 397.90 393.25 394.75 -1.30DABUR 432.10 433.25 428.20 430.45 -1.65COLPAL 1208.50 1215.50 1191.05 1202.65 -5.15UBL 1331.85 1336.20 1309.15 1321.00 -6.00ABB 1376.00 1379.65 1362.00 1364.00 -6.30ICICIPRULI 390.90 391.30 382.25 386.95 -2.00PEL 1802.00 1808.00 1746.40 1787.00 -9.50ASHOKLEY 64.50 64.60 63.00 64.15 -0.35PETRONET 237.30 239.75 235.50 236.00 -1.55BOSCHLTD 13638.40 13769.45 13500.00 13542.65 -90.45BAJAJHLDNG 3336.05 3424.80 3335.00 3355.15 -26.55HDFCAMC 2316.40 2316.40 2262.00 2274.00 -21.30AUROPHARMA 606.75 606.75 592.95 598.00 -5.80SRTRANSFIN 1045.60 1052.15 1020.65 1029.00 -11.20OFSS 3012.00 3047.10 2950.00 2965.00 -33.05DLF 178.00 178.50 173.25 176.75 -2.20HINDZINC 209.30 209.30 203.80 206.45 -2.75HINDPETRO 243.50 244.60 239.25 241.45 -3.25MCDOWELL-N 588.90 588.90 576.20 577.15 -8.55ICICIGI 1158.00 1164.80 1132.10 1139.10 -22.50BANDHANBNK 496.20 500.95 483.95 488.05 -10.25SHREECEM 19467.85 19475.90 18755.00 19000.00 -409.65DMART 1509.45 1514.10 1461.05 1472.05 -32.65NIACL 112.30 112.30 109.50 109.55 -2.50AMBUJACEM 212.10 212.50 205.15 206.50 -5.50BHEL 51.35 51.55 49.65 49.90 -1.40ACC 1589.00 1589.00 1533.05 1541.00 -48.10IDEA 5.95 6.20 5.45 5.80 -0.20SAIL 36.20 36.20 34.35 34.75 -1.30BANKBARODA 102.25 102.25 97.85 98.70 -3.90L&TFH 104.80 104.80 97.25 98.00 -6.80NMDC 101.85 102.00 89.65 89.85 -12.05

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State-run Central Bank ofIndia is planning to mop up

around Rs 3,000 crore in corecapital from markets in thenext two months, a top officialsaid.

This capital is excludingthe fund infusion that is likelyto come from the government,Pallav Mohapatra, managingdirector and chief executive,told reporters on the sidelinesof the annual industry confer-ence Fibac here Tuesday.

"We want to raise Rs 2,000-3,000 crore from markets apartfrom what we get from the gov-ernment," he said, adding themoney will be raised in the nexttwo months either through afollow-on offer or a qualifiedinstitutional placement.

The bank has also made afunding request to the govern-ment from the Rs 70,000-croreit has budgeted, Mohapatra

said, refusing to disclose howmuch they have asked for.

He said the bank expectsthe money from the govern-ment to flow in by Septemberand added that its capital rais-ing plan from the market doesnot hinge on it. The money willbe raised in tranches from themarket.

The city-based bank is tar-geting a credit growth of 10percent during the fiscal, he

said, adding the demand isexpected to pick up in the sec-ond half. It is expecting a cred-it growth of up to 15 per centin the retail, agriculture andsmall businesses, while corpo-rate will be slower, he said.

"As of now, credit growthcoming from retail. There isdemand in MSMEs, roads,renewables. In a few monthsfrom now, manufacturing alsowill be there," he said.

Mohapatra said the bankwill be coming out with repo-linked loans by September endin the retail segment for newloans and existing borrowerscan also switch to the new lend-ing benchmark for a fee.

On the government com-mitment of state-run banksbuying out Rs 1 trillion worthof loan portfolios from thetroubled NBFCs, Mohapatrasaid he will move the boardwith a request towards this nextmonth.

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Washington: US PresidentDonald Trump on Mondaysought to sue multinationaltechnology company Googlefor allegedly manipulating upto “16 million votes” in favourof Democratic presidential can-didate Hillary Clinton in the2016 elections.

The election results hadsurprised many as Clinton wastipped to win by the media andpollsters.

“Wow, Report Just Out!Google manipulated from 2.6million to 16 million votes forHillary Clinton in 2016Election! This was put out bya Clinton supporter, not a

Trump Supporter! Googleshould be sued,” Trump tweet-ed.

“My victory was even big-ger than thought!” he said.

Trump was apparentlyreferring to the work of RobertEpstein, a researcher with theCalifornia-based AmericanInstitute for BehavioralResearch and Technology.

Epstein had testified in aSenate hearing in June that hisresearch shows Google’s searchresults pushed at least 2.6 mil-lion people to vote for Clintonin 2016.

Google CEO Sundar Pichaiwas asked about Epstein’s work

last year when he testifiedbefore a House panel and saidthe company had investigatedit and pointed to issues with thestudy’s methodology.

In a statement on Monday,a Google spokesperson calledEpstein’s claim “debunked”,pointing out it has been circu-lating for three years.

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Amilitary court inCameroon on Tuesday

handed a life sentence to thehead of the country’s anglo-phone separatist movement,Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, in amove that analysts said couldinflame the 22-month-oldrevolt.

Ayuk Tabe, a charismaticleader widely deemed as amoderate in the separatistmovement, was convicted withnine others of charges includ-ing “terrorism and secession”,the state’s lawyer, Martin LutherAchet, told AFP.

They were given life terms.The sentences were con-

firmed by a lawyer for the sep-aratists, Joseph Fru, who addedthe 10 had also been fined 250billion CFA francs (USD 422million, 381 million euros).

Fru condemned what hecalled a “parody of justice”and said the defendants refusedto recognise the right of themilitary tribunal in Yaounde totry them. Their lawyers haveyet to say whether they will filean appeal.

Seoul: South Korea said Tuesdayit would issue fines and file crim-inal complaints againstVolkswagen and and its luxuryarm, Porsche, for installing “illic-it devices” that helped multiplediesel vehicles cheat pollutionstandards.

The environment ministrysaid over 10,000 vehicles sold inSouth Korea by Volkswagenand Porsche from May 2015 toJanuary 2018 were fitted with thedevices, resulting in 10 times

more nitrogen oxide emissionsthan standard levels.

The certifications for eightmodels — including Audi A6,Volkswagen Touareg andPorsche Cayenne — will berevoked and the carmakers willface an estimated fine of 11.5 bil-lion won (US$9.5 million), theministry said.

“We plan to continueresponding firmly to manipula-tion of gas emissions in future,”a ministry official said. AFP

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Jeffrey Epstein signed a willjust two days before he killed

himself in jail, new courtrecords show, opening a newlegal front in what could be along battle over the financier’sfortune.

Court papers filed lastweek in the US Virgin Islandslist no details of beneficiariesbut valued the estate at more than $577 million,including more than $56 mil-lion in cash.

The existence of the will,first reported by the New YorkPost, raised new questionsabout Epstein’s final days insidethe Metropolitan CorrectionalCenter, where he was awaitingtrial on federal sex traffickingand conspiracy charges.

Epstein signed the docu-ment Aug. 8. Less than 48hours later, he was found deadin his cell, prompting an inves-tigation that has cast a harshlight on staffing shortages at theManhattan detention center.

Moscow: Russia and Chinawarned Tuesday that a new USmissile test had heightened mil-itary tensions and risked spark-ing an arms race, weeks afterWashington ripped up a ColdWar-era weapons pact withMoscow.

The US and Russia ditchedthe Intermediate-Range NuclearForces (INF) treaty this monthafter accusing each other of vio-

lating the accord.Washington said the agree-

ment also tied its hands in deal-ing with other powers such asChina. The US Department ofDefense announced on Mondayit had tested a type of ground-launched missile that wasbanned under the 1987 INFagreement, which limited the useof nuclear and conventionalmedium-range weapons. AFP

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The death toll from an attackMonday on a military base

in northern Burkina Faso roseto 24, the military said, in anunprecedented blow to thearmy in its campaign againstjihadist insurgents.

Seven people were wound-ed and five others missing,armed forces headquarters saidin a statement Tuesday.

The previous toll from theattack, at Koutougou in Soumprovince near the border withMali, had been given lateMonday as “more than adozen”.

An “extraordinary meetingof the defence council” wasunderway at the presidentialpalace in the capitalOuagadougou, a securitysource told AFP.

The country’s main oppo-sition party, the Union forProgress and Change (UPC),said the government appoint-ed by President Roch MarcChristian Kabore had “com-pletely failed”.

It called for a “new team,whose prime task will be todefend territorial integrity andprotect the public.”

Monday’s attack came fourdays after suspected jihadistsraided a village in the restivenorth, killing 15 people, plun-dering and burning shops.

A former French colonythat ranks among one of thepoorest countries in the world,Burkina Faso has been strug-gling with an Islamist revoltsince 2015, which began in thenorth but has since spread tothe east, near the border withTogo and Benin.

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The US Defence Departmentannounced on Monday the

test of a medium-rangeground-launched cruise mis-sile, just weeks after tearing upthe Cold War-era pact withRussia that eliminated suchnuclear-capable weapons.

The missile was launchedon Sunday from the US Navy-controlled San Nicolas Islandoff the coast of Los Angeles,California.

“The test missile exited itsground mobile launcher andaccurately impacted its targetafter more than 500 kilometersof flight,” the Pentagon said ina statement.

“Data collected and lessonslearned from this test willinform the Department ofDefense’s development offuture intermediate-rangecapabilities.”

While the missile wasdescribed as “conventionallyconfigured,” meaning notnuclear-equipped, the launchwas a sign of Washington beef-ing up its nuclear war-fighting

capabilities in the wake of thecollapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty onAugust 2.

The INF had banned allland-based missiles, conven-tional and nuclear, that couldtravel between 500 and 5,500kilometers (310 and 3,400miles), in an effort to abolish aclass of nuclear arms deployedacross Europe by the UnitedStates and the then-SovietUnion.

Many fear the end of theINF, which Washingtonaccused Moscow of having

violated in recent years, willlead to a new and dangerousnuclear arms race.

On August 2, Secretary ofDefense Mark Esper said theUS, no longer bound by theINF, had already begun work todevelop “mobile, conventional,ground-launched cruise andballistic missile systems.”

“Now that we have with-drawn, the Department ofDefense will fully pursue thedevelopment of these ground-launched conventional mis-siles as a prudent response toRussia’s actions,” Esper said.

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Minister Boris Johnson hasissued an ultimatum to theEuropean Union (EU) overwhat he has branded an “anti-democratic” Irish border back-stop, which must be scrappedto negotiate a new deal beforethe October 31 Brexit deadline.

But the ultimatum wasrejected by the EU as it restat-ed its stand on the backstopbeing non-negotiable.

In a letter to EuropeanCouncil President Donald Tuskon Monday night, Johnsonreiterated his “highest priority”was to achieve an agreement toavert a chaotic no-deal exitfrom the 28-nation economicbloc, but not with any kind of

backstop – designed to avert apost-Brexit hard borderbetween EU member-countryIreland and British regionNorthern Ireland.

“The changes we seek relateprimarily to the backstop. Theproblems with the backstoprun much deeper than the sim-ple political reality that it hasthree times been rejected by theHouse of Commons,” writes theprime minister in his letter.

“The truth is that it is sim-ply unviable… it is anti-demo-cratic and inconsistent with thesovereignty of the UK as astate,” he notes.

Tusk took to Twitter onTuesday to rebuff the claims,accusing the British prime min-

ister of not proposing realisticalternatives to the backstop.

He said: “The backstop isan insurance to avoid a hardborder on the island of Irelandunless and until an alternativeis found.

“Those against the back-stop and not proposing realis-tic alternatives in fact supportreestablishing a border. Even ifthey do not admit it.”

Johnson, who has been avehement critic of the clause inthe withdrawal agreementnegotiated by his predecessorTheresa May, told Tusk that itlocks the UK, potentially indef-initely, into an internationaltreaty which will bind Britaininto a customs union. PTI

Rio de Janeiro: A gunman is holding at least 16bus passengers hostage in Rio de Janeiro onTuesday, officials said, as police negotiate with thehijacker to try to end the standoff.

At least six people -- four women and twomen -- have been freed so far from the vehicle thatis stopped on heavily transited bridge connectingRio with neighboring city Niteroi.

Heavily armed police including military andsnipers have surrounded the bus as they negoti-ate with the gunman, who G1 news reported is

armed with a gun, a tazer and gasoline.A live broadcast of the scene shows five ambu-

lances parked near the bus, receiving hostages asthey are released.

A series of gunshots have been heard, GloboTV reported. The gunman reportedly boarded theRio-bound bus at 5:30 am (0830 GMT) and beganthreatening passengers.

Several lanes of traffic on the busy Rio-Niteroibridge spanning Guanabara Bay have been paral-ysed during the ongoing hostage situation. AFP

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Kumar has offered to award Goldmedals to graduating doctors atAIIMS Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.A former IIT-Roorkee productand a Gold medalist himself,Hersh has also created a corpusfund for such awards and schol-arships and vows to extend thisprogram to other medical insti-tutes across the country in nearfuture.

The students with highestcommitment to the ethics of pro-fession and compassion in patient

care will be awarded the Goldmedal christened as Hersh andRita Kumar Golden Heart Awardto be instituted from current aca-demic session only. This wasannounced by Hersh and hiswife — Rita during his visit to theAIIMS campus in Rishikesh lastweek to conduct a mentoring ses-sion for MBBS students in thepresence of institute Director —Dr Ravi Kant.

“While giving scholarships,financial aids and awards, some-how focus remains on academicexcellence and financial conditionof recipients. However there is aserious decline in the passion for

profession, compassion, desire toserve with ethics. The focusremains on mind but not on heart.The Gold medal program consistsof mentoring sessions to empha-sise on ultimate wisdom of involv-

ing heart along with mind in theprofession,” said Hersh Kumar.

While mentoring the stu-dents at AIIMS, Hersh said thereshould be a ‘four wheel drive sys-tem’ which means that if weinvolve mind as the front wheeland heart as real wheel or viceversa, it will make a four wheeldrive system that is genuinelymore powerful.

“It will allow professionals totap to their true hidden potentialand enable them to be highachievers professionally with morejob satisfaction. It will also helpthem in their holistic developmentas a human being,” Kumar adds.

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Holding out hope for peo-ple suffering from

Achalasia, a rare disorder ofEsophagus causing difficulty inswallowing food, a Per-OralEndoscopic Myotomy, anadvanced Endoscopis proce-dure has been performed forthe first time at SRM MedicalCollege Hospital and ResearchCentre, Kattankulathur, COODr Ram Natesan has said.

The operation was per-formed by SRM MedicalCollege Hospital and Research

Centre’s interventional endo-scopic gastro enterologist Dr NA Rajesh under the overallsupervision of chief surgicalgastro enterologist Dr ARathnaswami.

The procedure was firstintroduced in 2008 in Japanand is currently done only ina few advanced endoscopiccentres in India.

This procedure requires,apart from specialised endo-scopic equipment, a skilledendoscopist with adequatetraining in therapeuticEndoscopic procedures.

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The result of CompanySecretaries Professional

Programme and ExecutiveProgramme examinationsheld in June, 2019 is sched-uled to be declared at 11 amand 2 pm respectively onSunday, August 25, 2019.This will be hosted on thewebsite of the institute —www.icsi.edu.

The result along withindividual candidatess sub-ject-wise break-up of markswill also be made availableon the website immediately

after declaration of theresult.

Candidates of ExecutiveProgramme cxaminationcan download their e-Resultcum-Marks Statementimmediately after the dec-laration of result from theinstitute’s website for theirreference and records andno physical/hardcopy of themarks statement will be sentin this regard. However,hard copy of the result cum-marks statement shall beissued to the candidates ofProfessional Programmeexamination.

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Duration: One yearEligibility : Minimum

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cations for admissions to it’sMBA in Global Supply ChainManagement programme.The programme gives sru-dents two options whereinone option offers dual degrees— MBA from IIMU and MSfrom Purdue University andthe second option offers MBAfrom IIMU with two weeks ofinternational experience.

This programme isdesigned for experienced pro-fessionals aiming at develop-ing the potential of futureleadersintending to work intop-level roles in large corpo-rates.

Duration: One yearEligibility: Candidates

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Duration: One year Eligibility : Minimum

qualification is Class XIIpassed and from any recog-nised board.

How to apply: Log on towww.cmi-hm.com or theapplication forms andbrochure may be obtainedfrom admission office ofCradle Institute ofParamedical Sciences, 988,Near Oberoi Farm,Kapashera, New Delhi — 37.

L ast date to apply :August 22, 2019.

Art has been one of the key uni-fying factors for the Indian soci-

ety. Visual art is an art form thatfocuses on creating pieces of work bythe means of visual environment, inorder to convey messages of emotion,ideas or information. It can also inte-grate skills such as creativity, com-munication, cooperation and criticalthinking and prepare youth for thefuture.

A course in Visual Arts appealsto the aesthetic sense of students andmakes their imaginative senses grow.

Realising the potential of VisualArts, the World University of Design(WUD) is offering eight speciallycurated courses in Visual Arts disci-pline for young students in India.

If you have creative instinct andlove analysing how people makemeaning out of symbols and art thenunder mentioned are the courses youcan’t miss to watch out for.�Digital Drawing & Illustration

This is the only undergraduatecourse in India that looks at drawingsin a holistic and futuristic way spe-cially designed to keep pace withchanging technology and its role inart and culture. Digital Drawingand Illustration students will devel-op skills with a variety software-basedskill, while constantly being exposed

to traditional media methods andconceptual drawing skills. The oppor-tunities one can explore post doingthe course medical or LegalAnimator, Comic book artist andArchitectural 3D Modeler.�Fashion Arts

This course focuses on creatinga bridge between fashion & visual artsto create professionals who will beable to meet the requirements of therising demands of the fashion andentertainment industries. One canexplore various career options afteropting this course like advertising,product design, apparel design eventmanagement, trend forecasters and

in publishing industry.�Curatorial Practices in Arts

The programme offers a hands-on curriculum that balances collab-oration and socially engaged practiceswith academic research in historyand theory. Students work in diverseexperimental contexts & formats,with alternative models of exhibitionplanning. The scope of this courseinvolves curating art exhibitions andexhibitions programmes for muse-ums and galleries, initiating creativeventures in the arts and cultural sec-tor and project development.�Contemporary Art

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multiple concepts and forms ofmedia to express both traditionalIndian and non-traditional themes.As contemporary art continues toevolve and challenge, it finds newways to engage the viewer. Course inContemporary art focuses on art inthe broader context of Indian histo-ry, sociology, politics, gender and cul-tural studies. After completing thecourse, the student can work as aProfessional Artist, Art Director,Art Advisor, Art Critic & Curator,�Visual Communication art andstrategic branding

Visual Communications is ageneral studies programme thatexplores principles in drawing, com-puter graphic design, visual com-munication techniques and interac-tion design. It teach students tobecome proficient in the use of dig-ital tools, such as Adobe Photoshopand Illustrator, and school them in allforms of visual communication, suchas web, packaging, book, and mag-azine design. Gone are the days whenDesigners function in isolation. Onecan work in Graphic Design Studios,publishing houses, advertising firmor even freelancing after optingcourses in visual communications.

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Practice direct questions:Students should focus on practicingdirect questions rather than givingtoo much time to theory. Comparedto reading theory, it will be beneficialfor the students if they do solve directquestions as it may increase their effi-ciency also. Level of questions areexpected to be moderate so high levelquestions should not be considered.

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�How do you look at IIT-Delhi’s contribu-tion towards furthering India’s competi-tiveness among global economy evolution?

The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhiis one of the 15 IITs created to be centers ofexcellence for training, research and devel-opment in science, engineering and technol-ogy. Since its inception, over 35,000 have grad-uated from lIT-Delhi in various disciplinesincluding Engineering, Physical Sciences,Management and Humanities and SocialSciences.

Of these, nearly 11,970 have graduatedwith BTech degrees, 3,541 received PhDdegrees, and the remaining obtained Master'sDegree in Engineering, Sciences and BusinessAdministration. These alumni today work asscientists, technologists, business managersand entrepreneurs. They have contributed sig-nificantly to building of this nation, and toindustrialization around the world. In fact, ofthe top twenty Indian Unicorn founders,eleven have been founded by IIT Delhi alum-ni. Besides, IIT-Delhi has 12 centers of excel-lences and three dedicated Research Parkswhich act as power house for technology andengineering research in partnership withIndustries.�How are you fostering culture of collabo-ration among stakeholders?

We have been actively working with itscorporate partners since decades. In 2017-18alone we worked on more than 450 consul-tancy and research sponsored collaborationprojects worth over �175 crore. In the last 5years, we have partnered with more than 200industry partners with the goal of providingscalable solutions. The modality of the rela-tionships is in the form of multi-faceted trans-actional, operational and strategic collabora-tions like sponsored projects, technical con-sultancies, philanthropic activities, skill devel-opment programs and more.�What is the aim?

To break the silos and support strategic,catalytic and capacity-building programmes,and research across all academic domains. Ourteam actively engages in fostering industryengagements to facilitate the transfer ofknowledge and emerging technologies fromacademia to industry. We strive to buildbridges through these collaborative activitiesto provide a platform for our faculty andresearch scholars to transform academicresearch that commences from classrooms andlaboratories into technologies and productsthat can make a difference to the society. Therehas been a sea-change in Corporate interac-

tions at the Institute which goes beyond thetraditional model of funding discreet researchprojects, to more interactive and equal part-nerships, a model better suited for today’stechnological landscape.�How are you mobilising resources for theresearch community? What kind of enablingenvironment you have created for industry-academia partnership?

The resources can be in form of funding,complementary technology expertise andinfrastructure. Our efforts are directed to cre-ate awareness about the conducive environ-ment at IIT-Delhi for industry-academiapartnership. Based on the ‘need’ or ‘aspiration’of every potential partner, a customised pro-posal is worked upon by us in conjunctionwith the interested faculty. We proactivelyreach out to the industry and are instrumen-tal to facilitate a seamless experience right fromthe beginning of the relationship till the MoU(memorandum of understanding) is signedoff. Thereafter we have a robust mechanismin place to monitor progress.�What are the focus areas for industry-acad-emia partnerships in next few years?

Some of the focus areas of our industrypartners include Healthcare, AI, ML andCognitive, Smart materials, Electric mobility,Clean and Green energy, and Sustainability.The third edition of Industry Day at IIT-Delhitoday (September 21, 2019) will showcase ourcollaborative research work in these fields.

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The Young IndiaFellowship (YIF), atAshoka University,

is invites applications forthe Class of 2020-21. It is aunique one-year multi-disciplinary postgraduatediploma programme inLiberal Studies. The onlineapplication form opens onAugust 20, 2019.

The fellows to adiverse set of subjects likeSociology, Economics,Statistics, Physics,Philosophy, Psychology,Art, History, Literature,Business, Leadership,International Relations,and Critical Writing. Thecurriculum is designed forfellows to understandteam-building, developcritical thinking and gainproblem-solving skills bycombining academic workwith on-ground experi-ence.

Eligibility: For indi-viduals with a recognisedUG or PG degree (finalyear UG may also apply).The upper age limit forthe applicants is 28 yearsas on May 31, 2020. Thereis no application fee forthe programme. The pro-gramme has a rigorousselection process whichincludes an application

assessment, a telephon-ic interview, a compre-

hensive test and a personalinterview. The applicationassessment takes intoaccount an applicant’s aca-demic performancethrough school and col-lege, their involvement inextra-curricular activities,and the personal essayssubmitted by them.

For more information,log on towww.ashoka.edu.in/YIF

The University ofWaterloo is providing AliArts EntrepreneurshipAward in Canada.International students canapply.

Each successful schol-ar will get the amountworth up to $2,500.

Eligibility: To be eligi-ble for this fund, the appli-cant must have to beenrolled in the bachelordegree coursework at theuniversity for the academ-ic year 2019-2020.

You need to attach astatement/letter (maxi-mum one page) to explainwhy you are applying forthis specific award andhow you meet the awardcriteria. All students musthave to meet the Englishlanguage requirements ofthe university.

How to apply: Themode is online.

Application deadline:October 1, 2019.

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Everyone wants a comfort-able lifestyle. Wouldn’tyou love it if you could

switch on the air conditionerbefore reaching home or turnoff the lights even after leavingyour home? Everyone is busycatching up with the work thatthey might miss out on a fewthings at home in a hurry. Herethe Internet of Things (IoT)helps us wonderfully in con-necting us with the devicesand notifying us about every-thing at home even when we areat work or anywhere else. Wecan say that IoT makes our livessimpler and more convenient. Ithelps you to manage your homemore smartly. You can wateryour garden by sitting in anoffice with just one tap in yourmobile application.

What is IoT?It is an ecosystem of con-

nected physical devices/objectsthat are accessible through theinternet. IoT is a system ofinterrelated devices, digitalproducts, objects, people oranimals that are provided withunique identifiers (UIDs) andthe ability to transfer data overa network without requiringany human interaction.

The IoT is big and real interms of everything. However,technologies and standards arestill evolving, expected to

change more in the comingyears. IoT will connect 4 billionpeople on the planet throughmultiple devices and applica-tions.

By connecting “things”, IoTwill make our lives easier. Thenew wave of connectivity isgoing beyond smartphones andlaptops by thriving towardsconnected cars, smart homes,wearables, health care, smartcities, and many more. IoThelps these devices to bridge thegap between physical and dig-ital worlds to improve the qual-ity and productivity of indus-tries, society, and life.

Overview of IoTWith the potential to

increase the connectivity ofeverything, the Internet ofThings is changing the way wedo things nowadays. Theincreased pace of IoT adoptionin the country will make manysectors like industrial manu-facturing, energy, agriculture,utilities, transport, and logisticslead the market.

The Indian market poten-tial of the Internet of Things islikely to reach $ 9 billion by2020. The IoT units in India cansee rapid growth of 31 times toreach $1.9 billion by 2020.

As per the GlobalData, thedata and analytics company, theglobal market potential of the

Internet of Things is expectedto reach $318 billion at com-pound annual growth rate of 20per cent by 2023.

OpportunitiesThe rise in the number of

IoT devices in use has led to asignificant increase in the num-ber of IoT jobs as well. The can-didates require a combination ofskills to ensure a promisingcareer in IoT.

Train in IoTKnowing the growing need

of IoT based skills in the mar-ket, the Electronics Sector SkillsCouncil of India (ESSCI), whichis set up under the Ministry ofSkill Development andEntrepreneurship (MSDE), skillthe youth of the country specif-ically in the electronics domain.The council has been workingwith the subject matter expertsacross India to createQualification Packs (QPs) inaccordance with the risingdemand of IoT based skills inthe market. Therefore, if you arelooking forward to makingyour career in this domain, youcan simply take training fromthe registered training part-ners of ESSCI that are availablepan India.

Understanding the per-spective of both ElectronicsHardware and Embedded

Software, the council has pre-pared two job-oriented cours-es (QP’s) in which the candi-dates can take training and getthe job easily in the IoT domain.They are:

IoT Hardware Analyst:This QP primarily takes a com-plete hardware perspective. ForEngineers coming fromElectronics and Electrical back-ground, this is an ideal QP ifyou want to have your career inthe hardware aspect of IoT.The QP is designed as a pack ofskills that includes Circuitdesign, Hardware realisationin terms of PCB, Optimisation,Verification and Validation,and System thinking aspects.

The National SkillQualification Framework levelfor this job role is five and theminimum educational qualifi-cation required to enroll inthis job role is Bachelor’s degreein Engineering, Technology, Statistics, Mathsand Computer Science.

Embedded Full-Stack IoTAnalyst: This QP primarilytakes the software perspective.With a primary focus onEmbedded Software design,this QP focuses on skill-build-ing in areas like Embedded pro-gramming, Operating Systems,UI development, Debugging,Testing and release of qualitysoftware.

This QP also gives verygood focus to inculcate engi-neering best practices. For engi-neers who are willing to have acareer as Design Engineers,this QP would serve as an idealskill pack.

This job role is coveredunder the NSQF Level 5 and theminimum educational qualifi-cation required is a Bachelor’sDegree inEngineering/Technology/Statistics/Mathematics/ComputerScience.

The future of IoT is virtu-ally unlimited due to advancesin technology and consumersdesire to integrate devices suchas smartphones with householdmachines. Networking and con-nectivity protocols have madeit possible to connect peopleand machines on all platforms.Also, there is so much data trav-elling from device to device, sosecurity is another key concernthat needs to be addressed tokeep up with demands.

From an individual’s per-spective, IoT will offer excellentcareer opportunities whichneed to be harnessed. Only itrequires to have the necessaryskills that are going to be the keydifferentiator.

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Indian shuttlerH S Prannoy

stunned multi-ple-time Olympic and world champi-on Lin Dan in a hard-fought matchwhile Sai Praneeth outplayed LeeDong Keun to enter the pre-quarter-finals of the World Championshipshere on Tuesday.

Prannoy, unseeded in the tourna-ment, beat the highly-decoratedChinese 21-11, 13-21, 21-7 in a secondround match that lasted one hour andtwo minutes.

In the pre-quarterfinals, Prannoyfaces an uphill task against top seedKento Momota of Japan, who downedLuis Enrique Penalver of Spain 21-10,21-7.

In five meetings between the two,Prannoy has emerged victorious thrice.The Chinese won in the last meeting,at the Australian Open in June.

"I started and ended well but thestrategy in the second game went com-pletely opposite for me. Thanks tocoaches I could make a few changes incrucial moments. I am happy I waspatient and was ready for a long match.Shuttles were not very fast but I amhappy with my game,” Prannoy said.

Later on Tuesday, 16th seed SaiPraneeth completed a comprehensive21-16, 21-15 win over Dong Keun ofSouth Korea in the second round.

In the women’s doubles, the Indianpair of Ashwini Ponappa N SikkiReddy got a walkover from ChineseTaipei’s Chang Ching Hui and YangChing Tun in their opening match.They will face seventh seeded Chinesepair of Du Yue and LI Yin Hui in thesecond round.

The men’s doubles pairing ofManu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy beatthe French duo of Thom Gicquel andRonan Labar 21-13, 21-13 in a firstround match.

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Manchester United were forcedto settle for a 1-1 draw against

Wolves after Paul Pogba’s penaltywas saved by Rui Patricio atMolineux on Monday.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sidetook the lead through AnthonyMartial’s second Premier Leaguegoal of the season in the first half.

Ruben Neves hit a brilliantequaliser for Wolves after the inter-val before France star Pogba wasdenied by Patricio.

It was a curious decision forPogba to take the spot-kick asMarcus Rashford had scored apenalty in last weekend’s 4-0 victo-ry over Chelsea and also memorablynetted the Champions League last-16 winner from the spot againstParis Saint Germain lastterm.

Pogba has now missedfour Premier League penal-ties since the start of last sea-son.

United would have gonetop of the table with a win, butinstead they were left to reflect onan inconsistent performance that

underlined why Solskjaer still has alot of work to do to turn histeam into title contenders.

While there weremoments of promise inattack and defence, Uniteddidn’t take their chances andcrumbled too easily when

they came under pressure in theirsecond game of the season.

At an average of 24 years and

173 days, Solskjaer had pickedUnited’s youngest Premier Leaguestarting line-up since the final dayof the 2016-17 campaign.

Daniel James made his maidenstart for United after the close-sea-son signing from Swansea.

There was no place in thematchday squad for Chile forwardAlexis Sanchez, who has beenlinked with Inter Milan.

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Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith has been ruledout of the third Ashes Test beginning on Thursday

after suffering concussion, Cricket Australia announcedon Tuesday.

The 30-year-old — who has scored two centuries and92 in his three innings in the first two Tests — was felledby a Jofra Archer bouncer on Saturday in the first inningsof the second Test at Lord’s.

Smith’s absence will be a huge blow to Australia whohold a 1-0 lead in the five Test series and victory atHeadingley would ensure they retained the Ashes.

Their other batsmen have not looked convincing —experienced opener David Warner has totalled just 18in his four innings — with Smith being the lynch-pin.

“Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third AshesTest at Headingley, with coach Justin Langer confirm-ing the news after the batsman sat out Australia’s train-ing session on Tuesday,” Cricket Australia announced ontheir website.

The team doctor Richard Saw had the final say onwhether Smith played or not and he was seen speakingwith him during team training on Tuesday.

According to the website vice-captain Pat Cumminspatted Smith on the shoulder and coach Justin Langerwrapped his arm round the former captain as the restof the squad trained without him.

Smith — who has risen to number two in the worldbatting rankings — was pictured with his head in hishands and Langer looking glumly at the ground.

Smith now has two weeks to be ready for the fourthTest in Manchester, which starts on September 4, witha three-day tour match in Derby from August 29-31.

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Struggling star Sushil Kumarsealed a berth in India’s squad for

the World Championship, pipping aspirited Jitender Kumar 4-2 in a bit-terly-fought 74kg final of the selec-tion trials here on Tuesday.

Consistent attacks from both thewrestlers in the fast-paced finalbout had the fans on the edge of theirseats. Close to 1500 gathered at theIGI stadium to watch their favouritestar in action.

Sushil opened up a 4-0 lead inthe first period and ended up inflict-ing an eye injury on Jitender early inthe second period.

Sushil, whose return to the matafter a year at an event in Belarus metwith a disappointing end, apologisedimmediately.

Later, another attacking movefrom Sushil had Jitender wincing inpain as he suffered an elbow injury.

Nevertheless, Jitender did notgive up and thrice he had got holdof Sushil’s right leg but lack of prop-er grip meant he could not convertthem into points.

The two-time Olympic medallistwas feeling the heat and to the dis-

cerning, it seemed the two medicalbreaks he took was a ploy to catchsome breath.

With two push-out points,Jitender reduced the margin ofdefeat.

It still is not over for Jitender asthe federation has given him theoption to book a WorldChampionship berth in 79kg bychallenging Tuesday’s winner VirdevGulia.

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Striker Mandeep Singh struck afine hat-trick to help the Indian

men’s hockey team beat hostsJapan 6-3 and book a summitclash berth in the Olympic TestEvent here on Tuesday.

The Indian team bouncedback from their 1-2 loss againstNew Zealand with an impressivedisplay in their third match at theOi Hockey Stadium here. Indiaagain face New Zealand in thesummit clash today.

Mandeep found the target inthe 9th, 29th and 30th minuteswhile Nilakanta Sharma (3rd),Nilam Sanjeep Xess (7th) andGurjant Singh (41st) were theother scorers for India.

Kentaro Fukuda (25th), KentaTanaka (36th) and KazumaMurata (52nd) scored the goals forJapan.

Nilakanta gave India an excel-lent start through a field goal inthe third minute. Buoyed by theearly lead, the Indian team puttremendous pressure on the Japandefence as Gurjant Singh took ashot on goal, but saw his effortgoing wide of the post.

However, a penalty corner

was awarded to India in the sev-enth minute which was convert-ed brilliantly by Nilam Sanjeep tohelp the team take a 2-0 lead.

India continued to take theaggressive approach and Mandeepfound the back of the net with anexcellent field goal in the ninthminute.

Japan managed to open theiraccount through a field goalthrough Kentaro Fukuda in the25th minute, but Mandeep scored

two field goals in quick successionto help India take a big 5-1 lead.The Indian vice-captain scoredjust before the half-time whistle inthe 29th and 30th minutes.

Japan started the third quar-ter on an aggressive note and keptputting pressure on the Indiandefence and found a field goalthrough Kenta Tanaka in the 36thminute.

India did not let the momen-tum shift towards the Japanese

side as forward Gurjant found theback of the net in the 41st minuteto make it 6-2 which put the worldnumber 5 side in a dominant posi-tion at the end of the third quar-ter.

Japan attacked the Indiandefence in the the fourth quarterand scored their third goalthrough Kazuma Murata in the52nd minute.

The win put India in the sec-ond spot in the points table andthey face toppers New Zealand inthe summit clash.

EVES TOP THE TABLEFollowing an impressive per-

formance against Australia, theIndian women’s hockey team alsosecured its place in the final byplaying out a 0-0 draw againstChina.

China needed the victory tomake sure that they progress to thefinal but India’s defense was up tothe task, and seemed determinedto consolidate their position at thetop of the points table.

With a tally of five points fromtheir three matches, India toppedthe points table, and will now facehosts and World No 14 Japan inthe final today.

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The Indian team managementwill be fretting on possibleteam combinations for the first

Test against the West Indies with adifficult choice between senior prosRohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane ifit opts for a fifth specialist bowler.

Unless India go with a safety-firstfour bowler strategy which allowsboth Test and ODI vice-captain tofigure in the scheme of things, oneamong the two would be coolingheels and it could be Rahane goingby his wretched form in red-ballcricket.

India will be returning to thelongest format after a good seven and

half months and the moot point ofthe playing XI will be whether Kohli-Ravi Shastri duo goes for an addition-al sixth batsman or an extra bowlerfor the first Test starting on Thursday.If the Indian team’s think tankemploys conservative strategy, KLRahul and Mayank Agarwal shouldbe opening the innings but Rahul itmay be recalled was dropped for thelast two Test matches in Australiawith Hanuma Vihari opening theinnings.

While Vihari didn’t score toomany runs, he blunted the new ballattack which helped Agarwal andCheteshwar Pujara to consolidatewithout much trouble.

If one looks at the pattern of play-

ing XI selections, Vihari, who battedNo 3 and scored a fifty in the warm-up game against West Indies A, couldonce again open in the first Test ifRahul’s poor Test record during pastone year is taken into account.

Cheteshwar Pujara and ViratKohli are the two pillars at No 3 and4 respectively but the problem startsafter that.

With Rishabh Pant expected tocome in at No 6 and Ravindra Jadejawith his all-round skills bringing inthe necessary balance at No 7 in theabsence of an injured Hardik Pandya,Kohli may be left with an unenviabletask of putting either Rahane orRohit on the chopping block.

Rohit’s last Test knock was anunbeaten half-century and he alsoscored a first-innings half-ton in thepractice game.

While Rahane got a few runs inthe second innings, his form has beenon the downhill and even a countystint with Hampshire has not doneanything to bolster his confidence.

The only option to include bothis to go for a four-bowler strategy withthree pacers in Jasprit Bumrah,Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharmaalong with Ravichandran Ashwin orKuldeep Yadav as the lone spinner.

The extra batsman then will takeJadeja out of equation but there willalways be a chance of fatigue in sul-try conditions and the case of main-taining proper over-rates with threeout and out fast bowlers in operation.

Skipper Kohli has always been abig advocator of playing five bowlersas the key to winning Test matches is20 wickets.

If the track is lively, Kohli per-haps wouldn’t even mind playing afourth pacer in Umesh Yadav (alongwith lone spinner), who had a goodgame against the Windies A.

However a lot will depend on thekind of track that the local curatorsprovide at the Sir Vivian RichardsStadium here.

There is a perception that thisIndian team can take 20 wickets withfour bowlers but will Kohli take thatrisk in their World TestChampionship opener?

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Jason Holder, West Indies skipper in Test andODIs, has bagged the West Indies Test Player of

the Year award at the seventh CWI/WIPA Awards2019.

Under Holder’s captaincy in 2018, West Indiesdrew the three-match home Test series against SriLanka 1-1 and later defeated Bangladesh in thetwo-match Test series 2-0. During the said peri-od, the star all-rounder also scored 405 runs andpicked up 21 wickets in ODIs. He will now be lead-ing the side in the two-match Test series againstIndia beginning on Thursday.

At the annual CWI Award ceremony whichtook place on Monday, Shai Hope was named WestIndies’ ODI Player of the Year. The right-handedbatsman scored 875 runs at 67.30 in 2018, includ-ing three centuries and three half-centuries.

Keemo Paul won West Indies’ T20I Player ofthe Year award. Paul, who made his debut last year,picked up 17 wickets and scored 124 runs in 13matches for the West Indies.

Oshane Thomas was named as the West IndiesEmerging Player of the Year while RahkeemCornwall, who is in line to make his Test debutagainst India this week, was adjudged West IndiesChampionship Player of the Year. Andre Russellbagged the Caribbean T20 player award.

In women’s cricket, big-hitting all-rounderDeandra Dottin swept the top three awards — WestIndies Women Player of the Year, West IndiesWomen’s ODI Player of the Year and the T20 Playerof the Year.

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England’s Ben Stokes has toldAustralia to expect morebouncers from Jofra Archer

in the remainder of the Ashes.“It’s part of the game and a big

part of Jofra’s game, being aggres-sive, not letting batsmen settle,”said Stokes.

Archer produced a hostileand compelling display on debutas the rain-affected second Testended in a draw at Lord’s onSunday.

Not only did he take five wick-ets, he repeatedly unsettledAustralia with a short-pitchedballs. The 92mph bouncer that hitSteve Smith on the neck forced thestar batsman to miss the last daywith concussion.

“When someone takes a nastyblow no bowler is going to say ‘I’mnot going to bowl that againbecause I don’t want to hit themagain’,” Stokes, a lively seam bowler,added.

“The concern is always therewhen someone takes it, but nextball, when you get back to themark, it’s ‘I’m going to keep doingit’.” Smith, who could be ruled outof the third Test at Headingleystarting on Thursday as well, hadearlier been hit a painful blow byArcher on his left forearm.

Marnus Labuschagne, Smith’sreplacement at Lord’s as cricket’sfirst concussion substitute, wasthen hit flush on the grille of hishelmet second ball by anotherArcher thunderbolt.

All the deliveries are consid-ered a legitimate part of a fastbowler’s armoury and Stokes saidArcher had no reason to changehis approach in Leeds.

Stokes believes Archer’s extrapace can help England overturn a1-0 deficit in the five-match Ashesseries following their 251-run lossin the first Test at Edgbaston.

“Everything is so rhythmicalwith Jofra it is tough to see whenthat bouncer is coming,” saidStokes.

“There’s no ‘tell’. He bowled alot of them, but they don’t seem topick it up.

“He gives another dimensionto our bowling attack. The firstinnings he bowled 29 overs but hislast spell of eight was one of thebest out-and-out fast bowlingspells I have seen since I startedplaying,” he added.

“We’ve seen (Australia’s)Mitchell Johnson do it to us,

especially in 2013, but Jofra justmakes it look so easy. I’d ratherhave him on my team than haveto face him. He’s a frightening tal-ent.

“The sky is the limit for himand he’s a great addition to our Testteam.”

England’s top order remains aconcern but after all-rounderStokes’s elevation to number fivein the second innings at Lord’s, hescored an impressive 115 not out.

“It just depends on what hap-pens in the game,” he said.

“I went to six because mybowling workloads have gone upin the last few years. I’m sure it willchange.

“We’re a very versatile battingline-up, some days it might beJonny Bairstow at five, some daysJos Buttler, some days me. We’reall capable, it just depends onworkloads.”

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Andy Murray onMonday fell in the first

round of the ATPWinston-Salem Open,where the three-timeGrand Slam champion wasgiving his surgicallyrepaired hip just its secondtest in singles.

Britain’s Murray, whofeared in January that hiship trouble would end hiscareer, accepted a wild cardinto this week’s tourna-ment in North Carolinaafter falling in his singlescomeback in Cincinnatilast week.

He again showedglimpses of his once-dom-inant self, but was inconsis-tent in a 7-6 (10-8), 7-5 lossto 73rd-ranked AmericanTennys Sandgren in amatch lasting 2 hours and10 minutes.

“Some things were abit better today I think,”Murray said. “I was hittingthe ball a bit cleaner thanI did maybe in Cincinnati...I feel like I moved fairlywell to some drop shots,which maybe last week Iwasn’t running to.

“So there’s some goodthings in there but alsosome stuff I would like todo better.”

LANDMARK FOR LEEHaving said in

Cincinnati he would dis-continue doubles to focuson returning to peaksingles form,Murray saidhe mightc ons i d e rplaying anA T PChallengerTour eventbefore head-ing to Asia, wherehe is entered in September’sZhuhai Championshipsand the China Open.

“Maybe I need to playa level down to get somematches and build my

game up a little bit beforeI start playing on the touragain,” he said.

In other action on aday when rain wreakedhavoc on the schedule,South Korean Lee Duck-hee became the first deafplayer to win an ATP Tourmatch, beatingSwitzerland’s HenriLaaksonen 7-6 (7/4), 6-1.

“My message for peo-ple who are hearingimpaired is to not be dis-couraged.

If you try hard, youcan do anything,” said Lee,who will next face third-seeded Hubert Hurkaczof Poland.

Lee was two pointsfrom victory when thun-derstorms swept through.

When he andLaaksonen returned somefive hours later, Lee quick-ly polished off a win headmitted he hadn’t beenexpecting.

“I thought that I wasjust going to do my bestand try to stay focused,”Lee said. “But I came outa winner.”

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India’s Ankita Raina knocked out ninth seedBelgian Ysaline Bonaventure to progress to the

second round of the US Open Qualifiers butRamkumar Ramanathan bit the dust in the men’ssingles here.

The 194th ranked Ankita was up against ahigher-ranked player but prevailed 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 for her second win against the Belgian on thePro Tour.

She had beaten the 111th rankedBonaventure in her own country in 2014 on clay.

Ankita has not gone beyond the secondround at the Grand Slam qualifiers and she hasa good chance to better that stat as she is upagainst Czech Republic’s Denia Allertova, whois placed 85 places below her at 279.

In the men’s singles, RamkumarRamanathan bowed out with a 5-7, 6-7(9) defeatagainst Italy’s Filippo Baldi.

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Right-arm pacer Tim Southee willcaptain New Zealand in a three-

match T20I series against Sri Lankastarting September 1 in Kandy.

Regular skipper Kane Williamsonand paceman Trent Boult will bereturning home for a pre-planned restfollowing the current Test series,which Sri Lanka are currently leading1-0.

The 14-man squad features threespecialist spinners in Ish Sodhi,Mitchell Santner and Todd Astle.

“Kane and Trent played an enor-mous role in our recent World Cupcampaign and with a big summerahead, we see it as a good opportuni-ty to give them a rest,” said selectorGavin Larsen.

“The series in Sri Lanka will be achallenging one against a team whoare tough to beat in their own condi-tions.”

He also said the series represent-ed the start of a new T20 cycle, withnine T20Is series scheduled for theside ahead of next October’s WorldT20 in Australia.

“Following that amazing ride inthe ODI World Cup, it’s exciting to

begin setting our sights on anotherworld event,” Larsen said.

“Our T20 team has been prettyconsistent over the past couple of yearsand we’re really happy with the powerand versatility we have in this squad.”Squad: Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle,Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme,Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill,Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell,Colin Munro, Seth Rance, MitchellSantner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi,Ross Taylor.

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Off-spinner Rashid Khan will leadAfghanistan in their one-off Test

against Bangladesh and the triangu-lar series featuring Zimbabwe. TheTest will begin on September 5 whilethe tri-series will kick-off fromSeptember 13.

Alongwith Mohammad Shahzad,who is serving a suspension, middle-order batsman Nasir Jamal, left-armspinner Sharafuddin Ashraf, pacemanWafadar Momand, and left-armwristspinner Waqar Salamkheil havenot been included in the squad.

On the other hand, experiencedleft-arm paceman Shapoor Zadran,who is yet to feature in the longest for-mat of the game, and Afsar Zazai, thewicketkeeper-batsman who playedAfghanistan’s maiden Test — againstIndia in June 2018 have been includ-

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Serena Williams announced onTuesday she will warm-up for

January’s Australian Open at theAuckland Classic, a tournament thathas mixed memories for the Americansuperstar.

Williams slumped to a shock sec-ond-round loss in her only previousappearance in New Zealand in 2017,

lashing out at windy conditions shedescribed as some of the “leastfavourite” she had ever experi-enced.

But she went on to win theAustralian Open later thatmonth, claiming the most recentof her 23 majors to pass Steffi

Graf ’s Open-era benchmark of22. She also announced her

engagement to Alexis Ohanianwhile in New Zealand and it later

emerged she was pregnant with her firstchild while competing at the tourna-ment. Currently ranked eighth in theworld, the 37-year-old said she want-ed to show New Zealanders what shecould do on the court.

“Oh man, I want to win that titleso bad,” she said in a statement.

“Last time I was there I had somuch going on and although I foughtthrough to win my first match, I knowI didn’t play to my level.”

Since her 2017 triumph atMelbourne Park, Williams has beenchasing a 24th Grand Slam to matchAustralian Margaret Court’s record.

She is battling back problemsahead of the US Open that forced herto retire from warm-up tournamentsin Toronto and Cincinnatti.

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Former Pakistan speedsterShoaib Akhtar believes

England have got a greatweapon in Jofra Archer but theyneed to preserve him and man-age his workload in a way thatthe 24-year-old doesn’t getinjured very often.

“Archer is an exciting talent.He is strong but I believe he isthe perfect candidate for beinginjury prone. With his actionand speed, I believe he can haveback injuries, so he needs to bepreserved,” Akhtar said in a

video posted on his Youtubechannel.

“My suggestion will be toplay him in fewer matches, heshould not bowl 27 overs in aninnings. What he cannot do in14 overs, he won’t be able to doit 27 overs,” he further said.

Akhtar also feels that Ashes,which is currently 1-0 in favourof Australia, would now take aturn with Archer’s inclusioninto the England lineup.

“I think Ashes will nowtake a turn. I believe fastbowlers should bowl with moreintensity now.

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The legendary Glenn McGrathis a big supporter of Jofra

Archer and feels the Englandpace sensation is going to playTest cricket for a long time.

“I’ve been a big supporter ofArcher for a long time and I lovewhat I see there,” McGrath wasquoted as saying by BBC wherehe will be part of the Test MatchSpecial commentary team andcontribute a regular column tothe BBC Sport website.

“It’s quite rare to be able tobowl with pace and accuracy forsuch a long time. To have pace isso unique and with Archer, it isall natural. His action doesn’t looktoo stressful, he has a nice,smooth run-up and goes throughthe crease really well.

It’s a fairly stress-free actionand he’s young and fit. He keepsit simple: “He just comes in,bowls good areas and with goodpace.”

Archer took the cricketingfraternity by storm on his Testdebut, bowling hostile spellswhich put even the likes of SteveSmith in all sorts of discomfortduring the course of the game,reminding fans of the famousbodyline series.

“At Lord’s he bowled somequite lengthy spells, but he main-

tained his pace throughout hisovers. That is a brilliant sign thathe can bowl long spells at top pacethen come back and bowl secondand third spells no problem at all,”McGrath pointed out.

“With a guy with his action

and technique, I don’t see any rea-son why he can’t play plenty ofTests. It’s just experience that heneeds and he will be fine,” said theformer Australian fast bowlerregarded as one of the finest thegame has produced.

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ed in the side. Announcing the squad,

chief selector Andy Molessaid: “We have selected a 17-member squad for the T20Imatches as per the advice ofthe captain as we have twoimportant tournaments —T20I Asia Cup and ICC T20World Cup 2020 — ahead ofus. We will seek to preparegood sides for these tourna-ments and those players whoperform well, will be consid-ered for selection.

“We will also consider theperformance of players in theupcoming Shpageeza CricketLeague and AfghanistanPremier League T20 for futureselection.”Squad for Test againstBangladesh: Rashid Khan (C),

Ihsanullah Janat, JavidAhmadi, Ibrahim Zadran,Rahmat Shah, HashmatullahShahidi, Asghar Afghan,Ikram Alikhil, MohammadNabi, Qais Ahmad, SayedAhmad Shirzad, YaminAhmadzai, Zahir KhanPakteen, Afsar Zazai andShapoor Zadran.Squad for T20 TriangularSeries: Rashid Khan (C),Asghar Afghan, MohammadNabi, Hazratullah Zazai,Najeeb Tarakai, RahmanullahGurbaz, Mujeeb ur Rahman,Shafiqullah Shafaq, NajibZadran, Shahidullah Kamal,Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib,Fareed Ahmad Malik,Sharafuddin Ashraf, FazalNiazai, Dawlat Zadran andNaveen ul Haq.

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Pacer Umesh Yadav says he has regained confi-dence after working on his erratic line and length

in the time away from the Indian team and is con-fident of making the playing eleven in the Test seriesagainst the West Indies starting on Thursday.

Umesh, who took three wickets for 19 runs inthe West Indies A first innings in the warm-up gamewhich concluded on Monday here, said he workedon getting his rhythm back at the Vidarbha CricketAcademy with coach Subroto Banerjee in the lastfew months.

“As a fast bowler you have to practice and youneed to set your rhythm, to know at what line andlength you have to bowl. I have also tried the same,to get my rhythm right. I was preparing myself todo what I will be doing in a match situation,” Umeshsaid after the drawn warm-up game.

“I went to Vidarbha Cricket Academy andworked with coach Subroto Banerjee there andasked him for his opinion. There were these issuesof length of deliveries. It happens to a lot of fastbowlers, when you are playing a lot continuously,you’re unable to settle into a specific line and length.I worked on that,” he added.

He said he was able to bowl into the right areasduring the warm-up game against the West IndiesA team.

“I am playing a practice match after a long time.I had earlier come here to play for India A and Iplayed one game. The wicket is not too different andit has swing.

“(In the warm-up game) I was focussing on theareas I have to put the ball. My mindset was to putthe balls in those areas and bowl dot balls. I wasbeing able to do that,” he added.

The 31-year-old played his last Test in Australiain December 2018. He then played for Vidarbha inthe domestic competitions and followed it up witha stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.

“After the Australia tour, I played in Ranji tro-phy and we (Vidarbha) won and then IPL came. Inthe two and half months after that, I gave myselfsome time to work on my errors and get my rhythmback. Accordingly, I prepared my mindset.

“I worked on bowling drills and trained a loton whatever bowling problems which I thought Ihad. You need off-time because it is only during youroff-time that you can re-shape your mindset on whatneeds to be done,” he added, when asked about thedrills at the Vidarbha academy.

Asked about the competition in the currentIndian team in the fast-bowling department, he said,“When you know you’re going to play back-to-backTest matches, you need that kind of bench-strength.

“All the fast bowlers know there is a good com-petition and that everyone is going to get an oppor-tunity. Whoever does well, will get to play more. Ifwe think in that manner, it’s good for us becausewe will try to improve ourselves.

“It is a healthy competition and it is good forthe team. It make us more exciting and challeng-ing and will improve our performance.”