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I t’s the end for ENDS (elec- tronic nicotine delivery sys- tems) in India. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decid- ed to ban electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and other vap- ing products, making India one of the few countries that have done so. The Government is of the view that e-cigarettes pose health risks similar to those caused by combustible ciga- rettes. The prohibition will entail penal provisions also with a jail term up to three years and a fine up to 5 lakh. The Union Cabinet approved the Prohibition of E- cigarettes Ordinance, 2019. The Ordinance has been sent to the President for clear- ance. “The ban means prohibi- tion on the production, man- ufacturing, import/export, sale, storage and advertising of e-cigarettes. This is keeping in mind the impact it is having on the youth today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters here after the Cabinet meeting. U nhappy over the amended Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) and an exorbitant hike in fines, the United Front of Transport Associations (UFTA), an umbrella unit of about 41 transport associations in Delhi-NCR, including cabs, auto-rickshaw and cluster bus services, will go on a day strike on Thursday in Delhi and NCR. The announcement by the UFTA has caused the authorities to defer half year- ly examinations in Delhi-NCR schools scheduled for Thursday. Unions affiliated to UFTA, including those of trucks, private school/tourist buses, chartered buses, tempo, taxi, auto rickshaws had held a mega protest against steep hike in traffic violation fines at Janatar Mantar on Monday. E uropean parliamentarians Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello have slammed Pakistan for har- bouring militants, with one of them saying terrorists who carried out attacks in India did not come from the Moon. During a special debate of the plenary of the European Parliament on the situation in Kashmir on Tuesday, Czarnecki, the member of EU Parliament and European Conservatives and Reformists Group in “India is the greatest democracy of the world. We need to look at terrorist acts that took place in India, Jammu & Kashmir. These terrorists didn’t land from the Moon. They were coming from the neigh- bouring country. We should support India,” said Czarnecki. W est Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed among others issues like the State Assembly's deci- sion to rename West Bengal as “Bangla”. The controversial NRC (National Register of Citizens) process that has added to the bitterness between Mamata and the Centre, how- ever, did not figure during their discussion which focussed on developmental issues. The meeting at the Prime Minister's residence that lasted for about half an hour also had Mamata extending an invite to Modi to inaugurate the world’s second-largest coal block Deocha Pachami in Birbhum district after Navratri puja. This was the first time that Mamata, who has been among the harshest critics of Modi and the BJP, met him after the Visva Bharati University con- vocation at Shantiniketan in May 2018. She did not attend Modi’s swearing-in in May when he took charge for the second time and had stayed away from the Niti Aayog meeting in June. I n the first endeavour of its kind, India will have in place a written history of its borders in the next two years with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approving the project. The doc- umented history will help pro- vide the masses and the Government officials a better understanding of the borders. At present, India has a dis- puted over 4000-km border, known as Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, and the volatile 750-km long Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. While the LoC is “hot” at present witnessing relentless ceasefire violations by Pakistan following the abrogation of spe- cial status to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370, the LAC has not seen a single shot fired in anger for the last 45 years by either India or China. However, the LAC spread- ing from Ladakh in west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east often sees transgressions due to differing perceptions about the border. I sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party trailed its main rival Blue and White by 31 to 32 seats on Wednesday after an unprecedented repeat election, putting the country’s longest serving premier on a shaky ground and raising the possi- bility of a unity government. Israelis voted on Tuesday in their country’s second general election in five months after 69- year-old Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition with a viable majority follow- ing April’s vote. The Central Election Committee said that Blue and White party seemed to be tak- ing a lead over Likud after 91 per cent votes were counted. The centre-left bloc now has 56 seats compared to Netanyahu-led bloc, comprised of right-wing and ultra- Orthodox parties, which is at 55 seats in the 120-member Parliament. T he Supreme Court on Wednesday set an October 18 deadline for completion of all arguments in the protracted Ram-Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute, a move that has raised the possi- bility of a verdict in the politi- cally sensitive case in the mid- dle of November.“Let us make a joint effort to conclude the hearing by October 18 so that we get four weeks time to write,” the Supreme Court said. As it offered to hear the case on Saturdays as well, the SC at the same time said the parties to the dispute are free to find an amicable solution through mediation and place the settle- ment before it. However, the top court told lawyers from both the Hindu and Muslim sides in the Ayodhya case that it wanted to conclude the day-to-day hear- ings by October 18 so that the judges get almost four weeks time to write the judgment. The target date for comple- tion of arguments assumes sig- nificance since Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who is heading the five-judge Constitution bench hearing the case, is due to demit office on November 17. “The hearing of the appeals, which is at a very advanced stage, will continue without any interruption. If, in the meantime, the parties desire to settle the matter(s), including, by resort to mediation by the earlier constituted mediation panel, they may do so and place the settlement before the court, if reached,” the Bench said in its order. The court on Tuesday had asked the counsels for the Hindu and Muslim parties to inform it about a tentative “time schedule” for concluding their arguments. The Constitution Bench, which also comprised Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, has so far heard the Ayodhya land dispute case for 26 days after it commenced the day-to- day hearing on August 6 fol- lowing failure of mediation pro- ceedings initiated to find ami- cable resolution. B JP national president cum Union Home Minister Amit Shah today called upon people of Jharkhand to get ready to reinstate BJP Government in the State to make it one of the top States of the country. Shah on Wednesday launched ‘Johar Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ from Jamtara in Santhal Pargana region that is considered to be a stronghold of JMM since long. Appealing to masses, the BJP national president, asked people to support BJP, just like they did in the Lok Sabha elections, so that Jharkhand can earn a distinct place in the country and the world. He urged the masses to give their blessings for making BJP Government in the leadership of CM Raghubar Das again in the State to realise the dreams of martyrs of Santhal Pargana. Shah said that Jharkhand is benefiting directly from the Government at the Center and the State. In particular, Prime Minister Modi has a special eye on the development of Jharkhand. “Jharkhand is def- initely linked to the welfare schemes implemented by the Center. People here are getting its direct benefit. As a result of this, today Jharkhand is mov- ing fast on the path of becom- ing a prosperous and developed State. He said that in the Congress Government, the 13th Finance Commission gave 55,200 crore to Jharkhand, but after the formation of Narendra Modi Government, 14 lakh 45 thousand 345 crore was given to Jharkhand by the 14th Finance Commission. In this way, the amount was increased more than two and a half times only by the Finance Commission,” he said. “There are immense possibilities in Jharkhand. There is abundance of mineral wealth here. If it is used properly, then no one can compete with Jharkhand in terms of development. The BJP is the only party that truly supports the development of Jharkhand. As a result of the work done by Modi Government and Raghubar Government in the last five years, today this State is writ- ing a new chapter of develop- ment. Many things are still incomplete. There are many challenges left to deal with. For the next five years, you again form a Government by giving an absolute majority to the Government of Raghuvar Das in the State, so that in every case, this State can register its presence in the queue of the top states,” he said. The Union Home Minister said that today Pakistan is fac- ing embarrassment at the inter- national level on the issue of Kashmir. It is the result of effi- cient diplomacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that today the world is considering the strength of India's strength. India is moving fast in every field. He further said that the BJP can never compromise on the issue of national interest. This is the reason that Sections 370 and 35A were abolished from Jammu and Kashmir, so that a law can be implemented for the whole country. “Similarly, a law was made against triple talaq to honour Muslim women. But, the Congress is opposing it by standing with the anti-nation- al powers. When we made a surgical strike, the trumpet of protest against him blew up. When Indira Gandhi made Bangla country a separate nation from Pakistan, BJP stood with her. He said that opposition of Congress and vote-bank politics will not affect the health of the BJP. Whatever will be needed in the interest of the country, it will take unflinching steps,” he added. Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on the occasion that Santhal Pargana, the land of martyrs, is now on right track of development. He said that given a chance again the Government will complete the unfinished works in the region and Jharkhand will come at par with developed States and nations. Das said that there will be no difference between village and city in the coming days. “Villages are being developed on the lines of cities. All the necessary facili- ties including street lights, peb- ble blocks and drinking water supply are being made available in the villages. Means of employment are being gener- ated in the villages itself. The Government is con- tinuously launching several schemes to double the income of farmers by 2022. Our effort is to develop villages with farmers, so that a prosperous Jharkhand can be built,” he added.Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, BJP national vice president OP Mathur, MPs Sunil Soren, Sanjay Seth and Annapurna Devi; Ramvichar Netam, NK Yadav, Dharmpal Singh, Louis Marandi, Randhir Kumar Singh, Amar Kumar Bauri alongwith several MLAs, leaders and thousands of sup- porters were present on the occasion. U nion Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that it took 70 years for Indian Government to show its strength under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and abrogate Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Prasad was talking to stu- dents at the GP Birla Auditorium of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra at an interactive session on future of nation. The theme of session was “New India after Removal of Article 370 and 35 A”. Prasad said Article 370 had not been beneficial in any way and detailed how Jammu & Kashmir had lost out over the years due to the provision. Prasad, who is known for his oratory skills, said that due to Article 370 and 35 (A) Kashmir had faced much atrocities, around 41000 people were killed, Kashmiri Pandits were thrown out and raped, Gujars, Bakarwals and other tribes were denied reservation in jobs and education. Prasad, an eminent lawyer said that due to Kashmir getting special privilege under Article 370, several laws such as pre- vention of corruption act, right to education, right to informa- tion act, law prohibiting child marriages and other didn’t apply in the State. Prasad said that first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was in part to blame for Kashmir’s problem. He said, “After the inde- pendence there were 565 provinces in Country, Sardar Patel handled the issue merg- er of 564 provinces and it was successful, only one province Kashmir was handled by Pandit Nehru and you can see the sit- uation.” The Union Law Minister said that the historic decision to abrogate Article 370 was possi- ble only by a determined Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also quoted Sardar Patel’s views on the introduction of con- tentious provisions in Indian constitution claiming that it Article 370 was temporary, but the successive governments made it a permanent issue. As Prasad, appreciated Modi’s determination in abolishing Article 370, the crowd rants in air with slogan Modi Modi. Highlighting the works being carried out by Modi Government for Kashmiri peo- ple he said, the winds of change are blowing in Kashmir. Recently at army recruitment more than 29,000 Kashmiri youth joined the recruitment drive and they even raised the slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai. He said, “The Government primary objective is develop- ment of Kashmir and in this connection the doors of employment will be opened for Kashmiri youths.” The min- ister also talked about gender rights and the justice provided to Muslim women after remov- ing Triple Talaq. Vice-Chancellor of Institute, Dr. SK Khonr gave the welcome speech. The session was mod- erated by Prof. Mrinal Pathak of institute. Nearly, 3000 students of institute from different branches and years participat- ed at the interactive session.

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It’s the end for ENDS (elec-tronic nicotine delivery sys-

tems) in India. The UnionCabinet on Wednesday decid-ed to ban electronic cigarettes(e-cigarettes) and other vap-ing products, making Indiaone of the few countries thathave done so.

The Government is of theview that e-cigarettes posehealth risks similar to thosecaused by combustible ciga-rettes. The prohibition willentail penal provisions alsowith a jail term up to threeyears and a fine up to �5 lakh.

The Union Cabinetapproved the Prohibition of E-cigarettes Ordinance, 2019.The Ordinance has been sentto the President for clear-ance.

“The ban means prohibi-tion on the production, man-

ufacturing, import/export,sale, storage and advertising ofe-cigarettes. This is keeping inmind the impact it is havingon the youth today, FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamantold reporters here after theCabinet meeting.

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Unhappy over the amendedMotor Vehicles Act

(MVA) and an exorbitant hikein fines, the United Front ofTransport Associations(UFTA), an umbrella unit ofabout 41 transport associationsin Delhi-NCR, including cabs,auto-rickshaw and cluster busservices, will go on a day strikeon Thursday in Delhi andNCR. The announcement bythe UFTA has caused theauthorities to defer half year-ly examinations in Delhi-NCRschools scheduled forThursday. Unions affiliated toUFTA, including those oftrucks, private school/touristbuses, chartered buses, tempo,taxi, auto rickshaws had helda mega protest against steephike in traffic violation fines atJanatar Mantar on Monday.

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European parliamentariansRyszard Czarnecki and

Fulvio Martusciello haveslammed Pakistan for har-bouring militants, with one ofthem saying terrorists whocarried out attacks in Indiadid not come from the Moon.

During a special debate ofthe plenary of the EuropeanParliament on the situation inKashmir on Tuesday,Czarnecki, the member ofEU Parliament and EuropeanConservatives and ReformistsGroup in

“India is the greatestdemocracy of the world. Weneed to look at terrorist actsthat took place in India,Jammu & Kashmir.

These terrorists didn’tland from the Moon. Theywere coming from the neigh-bouring country. We shouldsupport India,” saidCzarnecki.

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West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee on

Wednesday met PrimeMinister Narendra Modi anddiscussed among others issueslike the State Assembly's deci-sion to rename West Bengal as“Bangla”. The controversialNRC (National Register ofCitizens) process that hasadded to the bitterness betweenMamata and the Centre, how-ever, did not figure duringtheir discussion which focussedon developmental issues.

The meeting at the PrimeMinister's residence that lastedfor about half an hour also hadMamata extending an invite toModi to inaugurate the world’ssecond-largest coal blockDeocha Pachami in Birbhumdistrict after Navratri puja.

This was the first time that

Mamata, who has been amongthe harshest critics of Modi andthe BJP, met him after theVisva Bharati University con-vocation at Shantiniketan inMay 2018.

She did not attend Modi’sswearing-in in May when hetook charge for the secondtime and had stayed away fromthe Niti Aayog meeting inJune.

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In the first endeavour of itskind, India will have in place

a written history of its bordersin the next two years withDefence Minister Rajnath Singhapproving the project. The doc-umented history will help pro-vide the masses and theGovernment officials a better

understanding of the borders. At present, India has a dis-

puted over 4000-km border,known as Line of ActualControl (LAC) with China, andthe volatile 750-km long Line ofControl (LoC) with Pakistan.

While the LoC is “hot” atpresent witnessing relentlessceasefire violations by Pakistanfollowing the abrogation of spe-

cial status to Jammu & Kashmirunder Article 370, the LAC hasnot seen a single shot fired inanger for the last 45 years byeither India or China.

However, the LAC spread-ing from Ladakh in west toArunachal Pradesh in the eastoften sees transgressions due todiffering perceptions about theborder.

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Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu’s Likud

party trailed its main rivalBlue and White by 31 to 32seats on Wednesday after anunprecedented repeat election,putting the country’s longestserving premier on a shakyground and raising the possi-bility of a unity government.

Israelis voted on Tuesday intheir country’s second generalelection in five months after 69-year-old Netanyahu failed toform a governing coalitionwith a viable majority follow-ing April’s vote.

The Central ElectionCommittee said that Blue andWhite party seemed to be tak-ing a lead over Likud after 91per cent votes were counted.

The centre-left bloc nowhas 56 seats compared toNetanyahu-led bloc, comprisedof right-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties, which is at55 seats in the 120-memberParliament.

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18 deadline for completion of allarguments in the protractedRam-Janmabhoomi-BabriMasjid land title dispute, amove that has raised the possi-bility of a verdict in the politi-cally sensitive case in the mid-dle of November.“Let us makea joint effort to conclude thehearing by October 18 so thatwe get four weeks time to write,”the Supreme Court said.

As it offered to hear the caseon Saturdays as well, the SC atthe same time said the partiesto the dispute are free to find anamicable solution throughmediation and place the settle-ment before it. However, the topcourt told lawyers from both theHindu and Muslim sides in theAyodhya case that it wanted toconclude the day-to-day hear-ings by October 18 so that thejudges get almost four weeks

time to write the judgment.The target date for comple-

tion of arguments assumes sig-nificance since Chief Justice ofIndia Ranjan Gogoi, who isheading the five-judgeConstitution bench hearing thecase, is due to demit office onNovember 17. “The hearing ofthe appeals, which is at a veryadvanced stage, will continuewithout any interruption. If, inthe meantime, the parties desireto settle the matter(s), including,by resort to mediation by theearlier constituted mediationpanel, they may do so andplace the settlement before thecourt, if reached,” the Bench saidin its order.

The court on Tuesday hadasked the counsels for theHindu and Muslim parties toinform it about a tentative “timeschedule” for concluding theirarguments.

The Constitution Bench,which also comprised JusticesSA Bobde, DY Chandrachud,Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer,has so far heard the Ayodhyaland dispute case for 26 daysafter it commenced the day-to-day hearing on August 6 fol-lowing failure of mediation pro-ceedings initiated to find ami-cable resolution.

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BJP national president cumUnion Home Minister

Amit Shah today called uponpeople of Jharkhand to getready to reinstate BJPGovernment in the State tomake it one of the top States ofthe country. Shah onWednesday launched ‘JoharJan Ashirwad Yatra’ fromJamtara in Santhal Parganaregion that is considered to bea stronghold of JMM sincelong.

Appealing to masses, theBJP national president, askedpeople to support BJP, just likethey did in the Lok Sabhaelections, so that Jharkhand canearn a distinct place in thecountry and the world. Heurged the masses to give theirblessings for making BJPGovernment in the leadershipof CM Raghubar Das again in

the State to realise the dreamsof martyrs of Santhal Pargana.

Shah said that Jharkhand isbenefiting directly from theGovernment at the Center andthe State.

In particular, PrimeMinister Modi has a special eyeon the development ofJharkhand. “Jharkhand is def-initely linked to the welfareschemes implemented by theCenter. People here are gettingits direct benefit. As a result ofthis, today Jharkhand is mov-ing fast on the path of becom-ing a prosperous and developedState.

He said that in theCongress Government, the13th Finance Commission gave�55,200 crore to Jharkhand, butafter the formation of NarendraModi Government, �14 lakh 45thousand 345 crore was givento Jharkhand by the 14thFinance Commission. In this

way, the amount was increasedmore than two and a half timesonly by the FinanceCommission,” he said. “Thereare immense possibilities inJharkhand. There is abundanceof mineral wealth here. If it isused properly, then no one cancompete with Jharkhand interms of development. TheBJP is the only party that trulysupports the development ofJharkhand. As a result of thework done by ModiGovernment and RaghubarGovernment in the last fiveyears, today this State is writ-ing a new chapter of develop-ment. Many things are stillincomplete.

There are many challengesleft to deal with. For the nextfive years, you again form aGovernment by giving anabsolute majority to theGovernment of Raghuvar Dasin the State, so that in every

case, this State can register itspresence in the queue of the topstates,” he said.

The Union Home Ministersaid that today Pakistan is fac-ing embarrassment at the inter-national level on the issue ofKashmir. It is the result of effi-cient diplomacy of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi thattoday the world is consideringthe strength of India's strength.India is moving fast in everyfield.

He further said that the BJPcan never compromise on theissue of national interest. Thisis the reason that Sections 370and 35A were abolished fromJammu and Kashmir, so that alaw can be implemented for thewhole country. “Similarly, a lawwas made against triple talaq tohonour Muslim women. But,the Congress is opposing it bystanding with the anti-nation-al powers. When we made a

surgical strike, the trumpet ofprotest against him blew up.When Indira Gandhi madeBangla country a separatenation from Pakistan, BJPstood with her. He said thatopposition of Congress andvote-bank politics will notaffect the health of the BJP.Whatever will be needed in theinterest of the country, it willtake unflinching steps,” headded. Chief MinisterRaghubar Das said on theoccasion that Santhal Pargana,the land of martyrs, is now onright track of development.

He said that given a chanceagain the Government willcomplete the unfinished worksin the region and Jharkhandwill come at par with developedStates and nations. Das saidthat there will be no differencebetween village and city in thecoming days. “Villages arebeing developed on the lines of

cities. All the necessary facili-ties including street lights, peb-ble blocks and drinking watersupply are being made availablein the villages. Means ofemployment are being gener-ated in the villages itself.

The Government is con-tinuously launching severalschemes to double the incomeof farmers by 2022. Our effortis to develop villages withfarmers, so that a prosperousJharkhand can be built,” headded.Union Tribal AffairsMinister Arjun Munda, BJPnational vice president OPMathur, MPs Sunil Soren,Sanjay Seth and AnnapurnaDevi; Ramvichar Netam, NKYadav, Dharmpal Singh, LouisMarandi, Randhir KumarSingh, Amar Kumar Baurialongwith several MLAs, leaders and thousands of sup-porters were present on theoccasion.

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Union Minister of Law andJustice Ravi Shankar Prasad

today said that it took 70 yearsfor Indian Government to showits strength under PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andabrogate Article 370 that gavespecial status to Jammu andKashmir.

Prasad was talking to stu-dents at the GP BirlaAuditorium of Birla Institute ofTechnology (BIT) Mesra at aninteractive session on future ofnation. The theme of sessionwas “New India after Removalof Article 370 and 35 A”.

Prasad said Article 370 hadnot been beneficial in any wayand detailed how Jammu &Kashmir had lost out over theyears due to the provision.Prasad, who is known for hisoratory skills, said that due toArticle 370 and 35 (A) Kashmir

had faced much atrocities,around 41000 people werekilled, Kashmiri Pandits werethrown out and raped, Gujars,Bakarwals and other tribes weredenied reservation in jobs andeducation.

Prasad, an eminent lawyersaid that due to Kashmir gettingspecial privilege under Article370, several laws such as pre-vention of corruption act, rightto education, right to informa-tion act, law prohibiting childmarriages and other didn’t applyin the State. Prasad said that firstPrime Minister JawaharlalNehru was in part to blame forKashmir’s problem.

He said, “After the inde-pendence there were 565provinces in Country, SardarPatel handled the issue merg-er of 564 provinces and it wassuccessful, only one provinceKashmir was handled by PanditNehru and you can see the sit-

uation.” The Union Law Minister

said that the historic decision toabrogate Article 370 was possi-ble only by a determined PrimeMinister Narendra Modi. Healso quoted Sardar Patel’s viewson the introduction of con-tentious provisions in Indian

constitution claiming that itArticle 370 was temporary, butthe successive governmentsmade it a permanent issue. AsPrasad, appreciated Modi’sdetermination in abolishingArticle 370, the crowd rants inair with slogan Modi Modi.

Highlighting the works

being carried out by ModiGovernment for Kashmiri peo-ple he said, the winds of changeare blowing in Kashmir.Recently at army recruitmentmore than 29,000 Kashmiriyouth joined the recruitmentdrive and they even raised theslogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai.

He said, “The Governmentprimary objective is develop-ment of Kashmir and in thisconnection the doors ofemployment will be openedfor Kashmiri youths.” The min-ister also talked about genderrights and the justice providedto Muslim women after remov-ing Triple Talaq.

Vice-Chancellor of Institute,Dr. SK Khonr gave the welcomespeech. The session was mod-erated by Prof. Mrinal Pathak ofinstitute. Nearly, 3000 studentsof institute from differentbranches and years participat-ed at the interactive session.

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At least 26 candidates are in fray for theJharkhand State Cricket Association’s

(JSCA) election to be held on September22 for a total of 15 positions in the com-mittee. The remaining three of the 18members in the committee will not par-ticipate in the election and instead beappointed— two former players fromplayer’s association and one representativeof the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG), said JSCA officials on Wednesday.

After scrutiny of all nominations, theJSCA has released the final list of candi-dates for various positions in the com-mittee.

Former Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Marooand incumbent Vice President of JSCADr Nafis Akhtar Khan will be in a head oncontest for the top most chair of JSCAPresident this election. Meanwhile, incum-bent Vice President Ajay Nath Shahdeo isthe only person in contest for the positionof Vice President and is therefore already

being seen as the undisputed winner.According to documents shared by theJSCA Electoral Officer, Shiv Basant, JSCAcommittee member Sanjay Sahay and VJanki Ram are in fray for the position ofSecretary. Besides, incumbent TreasurerPartha Sarthi Sen and former AssistantSecretary Randhir Biswas are the two can-didates for the position of Treasurer.Rajiv Badhan and Diwaker Singh will bat-tle it out for the position of Joint Secretary.

As many as 10 members will be com-peting amongst themselves for the posi-tion of five committee members, whileAbhay Kumar Singh and Nandu Patel arethe two candidates for the position ofRepresentative of affiliated schools, clubsand institutions.

Besides, five JSCA members are in frayfor the position of four representatives ofaffiliated district cricket associations. “Allthe formalities and pre-poll processes areover. Now, we are only waiting for thepolling day,” said incumbent JSCAPresident Kuldeep Singh. As per docu-

ments shared by a JSCA official, there area total of 729 voters for the JSCA electionsand 654 of them are life members of thecricket association. At least 260 voters arefrom Jamshedpur, the highest from any cityin Jharkhand. Ranchi, on the other hand,has 230 voters. There are 37 voters fromDhanbad and eight voters from Hazaribag.

This election, however, has witnessedits share of controversies.

In a letter dated September 4, JSCAmember Awadhesh Kumar Singh hadrequested Electoral Officer of JSCA to askActing Secretary of Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) and Director ofInternational Cricket Council (ICC),Amitabh Choudhary from influencing theelection.

Singh requested that Choudhary’schamber of ICC Director at JSCA be closeduntil the election was over.

Choudhary, however, told the mediathat the letter was “laughable” as no lawcan forbid any person from talking toanother person.

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Villagers in the Chaibasadistrict were habituated to

walk many miles daily to getwater. Very often, the water iscontaminated and unfit forconsumption. As part ofACC’s social responsibilitythe company is focusing onproviding clean drinkingwater to the communitiesaround ACC’s ChaibasaCement Works.

In several villages ofJhinkpani Town, WestSinghbum District ,Jharkhand, solar water sta-tions integrated with solarpanels have been constructed,hand pumps and water storagesystems have been installedand for an effective distribu-tion system pipelines havebeen laid by ACC TRUSTand villagers are now able toaccess water right in front oftheir homes.

Under ACC Arogyam – aprogramme by ACC TRUSTthat promotes health and well-being, five hand pumps wereinstalled in Jorapokhar,Dokatta, Rajanka and Kondwavillages while five water tow-ers were constructed at theKondwa, Dokatta,Kumhartoli, Domsai andDudiabasa villages, whichprovide drinking water to ~4,500 people. Each watertower is a set of two watertanks capable of holding 2,000litres of water each, withpipelines that deliver cleandrinking water to nearbyhouseholds.

The water towers are fullyautomatic with water leveldetection sensors that switchon the pump automaticallyevery time the water levelfalls below the threshold. Thewater towers are environmentfriendly and work on elec-tricity generated by solar pan-els installed on top of the tow-ers. ACC has also repairedand restored 48 hand pumpsacross the villages of Dokatta,Kondwa, Rajanka, Nimdih,Chalgi, Jorapokhar, Kudahatu,Bada Jhinkpani etc. and they

have started providing drink-ing water to benefit over 4,500villagers. Commenting on theinitiative, Neeraj Akhoury,Managing Director & CEO,ACC Limited said, “Access toclean drinking water is a pri-mary need of the communitiesnear our plants.

We are taking severalmeasures to provide cleandrinking water to the peopleof Chaibasa and ensure theirhealth and well-being. Byconstructing water towers andinstalling hand pumps andpipelines, we are bringingwater to the doorsteps of thevillages. Moreover, by usingrenewable solar power to reg-

ulate the water in the towers,we are ensuring that villagershave access to clean waterthroughout the day for theirdaily needs.” ACC Trust is alsospreading awareness amongthe local communities andeducating them about usingwater judiciously and to min-imise wastage.

They are also beingtaught to maintain the watertowers and the pipeline them-selves to ensure continuouswater supply. ACC also pro-vides stored water from itsmines to nearby farmers tohelp irrigate ~ 275 acres ofagricultural land so that theycan grow 2-3 crops a year.

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The historic Morhabadiground here was abuzz

with activities on Tuesdayevening as 35 Tuberculosis(TB) survivors and championsfrom 22 districts of Jharkhandlinked hands, held placards, litcandles and chanted slogans tosignal their commitment to thefight to end TB.

The human chain wasorganised on the sidelines of ameeting to mark the end of asix month mentorship pro-gramme for TB Champions.

During this period, theseTB Champions supportedmore than 2000 people with TBand sensitised over 30,000 peo-ple about TB. The meeting wasorganised by REACH, as partof the TB Call to ActionProject, in collaboration withthe State TB Cell and with sup-port from the United StatesAgency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID), andwas held in the city from 16-18September. Speaking at the

valedictory session of the meet-ing, Dr Shailesh KumarChaurasia, Mission Director,National Health Mission,Jharkhand (MD-NHM) said,“TB is a disease that requires acollaborative approach if we areto change negative perceptionsin society and motivate peopleaffected by TB to come forwardto speak freely and openly.

When a person with TBmeets a TB Champion, he orshe will feel ‘here is someonewho will listen to me, help meaccess Government services.’This is the role that TBChampions can play.”Heencouraged the TB Championsto continue working on behalfof affected communities andcome together to strengthenthe state’s survivor-led net-work, TB Elimination fromJharkhand (TEJ). Dr AnindyaMitra, Director, State TBTraining and DemonstrationCentre (STDC) congratulatedthe TB Champions for theirefforts and achievements overthe last six months and urged

them to continue supportingthe TB response in Jharkhand.“Over the last six months, Iobserved many cases of stigmaand discrimination in my vil-lage.

For instance, a newlywedbride got TB and her mother-in-law became very angry andthreatened to end the marriage.I counselled the family andexplained to them that TB wasa curable disease, and was ableto resolve the situation,” saidTupeshwari Devi, TBChampion from Giridih dis-trict.

The TB Champions weretrained at a capacity-buildingworkshop organised byREACH in January 2019. “Wedesigned this mentorship pro-gramme to demonstrate thatTB Champions can play a valu-able role in the TB response.They have a four-fold mandate- providing emotional supportand information to peopleaffected by TB, making theircommunities more aware aboutTB, advocating with and engag-

ing key leaders includingPanchayatiRaj Institutions(PRIs) and working to reduceTB-related stigma in their com-munities.

We are confident that theTB Champions will remainleaders in their communitiesand continue working to endTB,” said Ms AnupamaSrinivasan, Deputy ProjectDirector, REACH. The HumanChain activity was organisedwith the support of the LionsClub Ranchi Chapter.

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Dalmia Cement(Bharat) Limited has

been globally ranked no. 1by CDP (formerly CarbonDisclosure Project) forbusiness readiness of low-est carbon transition. Thecompany also has the low-est carbon footprint inthe cement world (global-ly), said Sunil GuptaExecutive Director,Manufacturing Head,Eastern Region. "We fol-

low the strict regimes andare the greenest cementmanufacturing companyin the world. Reducingtransition risks and creat-ing transition opportuni-ties are the top priorities;emissions and energyintensities directly impactthe operating costs andIndia's Dalmia Cementaims to be carbon negativeby 2040," added Gupta.

We are creatingopportunities to abatecosts by investing in low

carbon technologies andenhancing the use of greenfuels, green power andgreen raw material in allour cement plants acrossIndia to convert transitionrisks into opportunities,he said.

Talking with the mediapersons here onWdnesday, Gupta said, weare invested in low carbontechnologies that havetranslated into enhancedresource generation andenergy efficiency. We are

five times waterpositive and thelargest manufac-turers of PortlandSlag Cement (PSC)in India. "PSC isthe lowest carbonfootprint and themost environment-friendly cementavailable commer-cially in the mar-kets today,” headded. “As an envi-r o n m e n t a l l yfocused company,we deploy the useof alternative fuelslike slag and fly ashto build more sus-tainable business.

In addit ion,the company hasalso entered inpartnerships withpremier research

institutions such as IITDelhi and EPFL,Switzerland to makecement more environ-ment-friendly and greenproduct,” informed Gupta.

The company’s carbonnegative ambition is anattempt to minimise theenvironmental impacts ofcement production in thecountry. “We are the firstcement Company acrossthe globe to join RE 100(Renewable Energ y-includes Wind, Solar,Biomass and Hydropower)and EP 100 (Energ yProduction) - showingreal business leadershipin the clean energy tran-sition by taking a joined-up approach, said Guptaadding, "the ClimateGroup estimates that if100 companies doubletheir energy productivityby 2030 – such as whatDalmia Bharat Cementhas committed to do –over 170 million metrictons of emissions could beavoided cumulatively,equivalent to taking 37million cars off the roadfor a year." We are plan-ning to increase the pro-duction capacity from 10MT to 16 MT by 2021 inthe eastern region and 26MT in the group, he said.

"Tough we are also atwork to increase the pro-duction capacity to 50 MTby 2022 under the brown-field projects, acquisitionas well as greenfield pro-jects and for which com-pany will invest Rs 3000crore," added Gupta.

Under CSR DalmiaCement is providing fundsfor the welfare in the fieldof education, health andsanitation, entrepreneur-ship including others.

The company has con-tinuously organized ini-tiatives for the well-beingof its communities aroundits area of operations atBokaro, he said.

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As festive season is days ahead, road rob-bers are using new mode to rob unsus-

pecting people on streets. The criminals takedown the victim to ATM kiosk, force the vic-tim to withdraw money and then slip awaywith cash. DSP Bhola Prasad Singh at his pressbriefing here today unfolded one such casewhere a gang of 7 to 8 road robbers interceptedan auto rickshaw in which Awadesh KumarPaswan of Paton block was travelling androbbed Paswan of Rs 5,500 and one cell phone.

DSP Singh said the road robbers not sat-isfied with this cash took Paswan to a Canarabank ATM Kiosk and forced him to withdrawRs 1,100 and then armed with this cash, theroad robbers fled from the scene. Paswan wasassaulted too, said DSP.

This incident occurred on June 21 around11 at night near Aghor Ashram under TownThana. On the FIR lodged on June 22byPaswan Palamu police began trackingdown the gang and on Tuesday it got successwhen it nabbed 5 of the gang of 7 or 8 involvedin looting Paswan and taking him down to anATM Kiosk for withdrawal of 1,100 rupees.

The 5 arrested Upender, Chhotu, Akchhay,Rocky and Aditya have been remanded in judi-cial custody on Wednesday Sept 18. DSP Singhsaid, “ We have stepped up our vigil on roads,NH here as festive time is coming and way-ward youth will try to have easy money withthem for the festivities.”

He also said, “ New gangs crop up in sucha time of festivity and springing up of new gangposes a big task before police in comparisonto seasoned criminals about whom police havemore information and clue than these newerones taking to crimes.” Paswan’s looted cellphone was recovered but none of the two com-ponents of the cash 5,500 and 1,100 added DSP.

Bhola Prasad Singh said there was anoth-er road hold up at Dubiya Kharan on NH 75on August 8 where a Ranchi man P K Singhwas robbed of his cell phone and cash worth5,600. This case has been cracked with the arrestof two identified as Ravinder Yadav (Palamudistrict) and Vikas Yadav ( Latehar district) andpolice recovered the looted cell phone of Singhbut no component of looted cash.

Here in this case DSP said this gang of 5to 6 road robbers used a bike without its num-ber plate which the police recovered both thebike and the number plate which was dis-jointed and kept safe in a box in the house ofone of the two Yadavs. In all 7 road robberswere remanded in judicial custody today inPalamu for two crimes of road robbery com-mitted under two police stations Town Thanaand Sadar Thana on two different dates.

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Union Home Minister cumBJP National President

Amit Shah on Wednesday gavefull marks to Chief MinisterRaghubar Das appreciating hisworks giving ample indicationthat he will be face of BJP inyear-end Assembly election.Shah, while was attending asummit organised by vernacu-lar daily at city-based hotel said,“Under the regime of RaghubarDas, the State has witnesseddevelopment in various areasand we are confident that BJPwill once again come to powerin year- end election on thebasis of State Governmentwork.”

Highlighting the work car-ried out by Raghubar DasGovernment in last four andhalf years, Shah said, “Before2014, the State was laggingbehind in various social andinfrastructural parameters.However, in last four and halfyears a lot of works has been

done which is easily visible.”Shah claimed that in

Raghubar Das regime, around30 lakh houses have been pro-vided with electricity connec-tions, more than 35 lakh toiletshas been constructed, around57 lakh families are being cov-ered under the world’s biggesthealth insurance scheme-Ayushman Bharat Yojana

among others. Shah said,“Raghubar Das government isa government which believes inworks.” The BJP national pres-ident exuded confidence thatBJP will form government in allthree states includingJharkhand going to poll thisyear.

Shah spoke for more than45 minutes at the summit on

various nation-al issues rang-ing from RamMandir, abro-gation ofArticle 370,N a t i o n a lRegister ofC i t i z e n s h i p(NRC), cybercrime and oth-ers. On theissue of con-struction ofRam Temple,he said, “TheGovernment iswell preparedto handle anysituation aris-ing out afterSupreme Courtverdict.”

On theissue of abroga-

tion of Article 370 from Jammuand Kashmir he said that BJP’sstand on removing Article 370is very much clear since JanSangh era. The Home Ministersaid that after the removal ofArticle 370 from J&K there areno restrictions leaving aside atfew areas. On the questionthat still many areas in Kashmirdon’t have Internet and mobile

phone connectivity in Kashmir,he said, “Internet reachedKashmir 16 years after it wasintroduced in rest of the coun-try. Mobile phones connectiv-ity was provided to Kashmiripeople after 17 years it wasintroduced in rest of the coun-try.” He said, Congress party,human right activists and somejournalist are concerned with

snapping of Internet andmobile phones connections inKashmir, but they never ques-tion on killing of 41,000 peo-ple in terrorist activities. On theissue of National Register ofCitizens, he said that NRCshould be carried out in entirecountry as it is the duty ofGovernments to have therecord of citizens.

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An elephant calf died ofelectrocution in Bero

block’s Khuratoli village, about35 Kilometers West of Ranchidistrict headquarters onWednesday — the second suchincident reported from the

block in less than a fortnight,forest officials said. The fre-quency of elephant deaths byelectrocution in the area hasprompted forest officials toprobe into the trend and see ifthe deaths were accidents orplanned killings, they added.

On Wednesday, villagersfound the carcass of a two-year-old female elephant from afarm field in the village. Theelephant, forest officials said,was moving along with herherd when she possibly came incontact with a naked wire anddied of electrocution. “Primafacie, it is confirmed that thecalf died of electrocution. Wehave initiated a thorough inves-tigation in the matter,” saidDivisional Forest Officer(DFO) Saba Alam.

Another elephant calf diedof electrocution in Bero onSeptember 3. The Departmentof Forest, Environment andClimate Change has chargedtwo residents of the block offorest offense under theWildlife Protection Act in con-nection with the death. Thefinal prosecution report, offi-

cials said, will be sent to thecourt soon. “Many times vil-lagers use electrical wirings tofetch water from wells andponds. There is a possibilitythat the elephant was electro-cuted by one such naked wire,”Alam said.

It is, however, unclear whythe voltage in the wire was sohigh that it killed an animal asbig as an elephant. Usually, thevoltage in wired fencing isonly enough to scare away ele-

phants. “Only further investi-gation will reveal if the wireswere deliberately placed at astrategic location,” said theDFO.

The man-animal conflictin Jharkhand has taken uglyturns on several occasions inthe past. At least 50 deaths werecaused in man-elephant con-flict in Jharkhand every year inthe past one decade. In 2018, atotal of 53 such deaths werereported, while 78 people werekilled in 2017. Almost all ofthem were trampled to deathby tuskers in rural areas of theState.

Incidents of irate mobspelting stones at elephants andelephants rampaging settle-ments are common in severaldistricts here. The State also hasthe oldest elephant sanctuary inIndia in form of DalmaElephant Reserve in EastSingbhum. The fact that theGovernment here has decidedto provide free education to allthe children whose parents arekilled in elephant attacks provesthe extent to which the conflictaffects rural Jharkhand.

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On the occasion of World BambooDay, National Bamboo Artisan

Fair is being organized on September18 and 19 in Dumka. A total of 500businessmen from 6 countries and 10states are participating in this fair.Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmuinaugurated the fair organised by theSmall and Cottage IndustriesDevelopment Board and theDepartment of Industries in Dumka onWednesday.

Inaugurating the fair the Governorsaid that there is immense possibilityfor bamboo production in the Statewhich can provide employment to alarge number of people. “A large num-ber of things can be made by bamboo.It is giving immense pleasure to me toannounce that for the development ofentrepreneurship among bamboo pro-ducers the State Government willestablish Bamboo, ‘Centre for Design’in Dumka. Small and Cottage IndustryDevelopment Board in collaborationwith Jharcraft is running training pro-grammes for artisans in various centersin the State,” he added.

“The Government has started‘Jharkhand State Bamboo Drive’ toimprove economic conditions of tra-ditional artisans. Around six lakhsartisans live in the State. Governmentof India has kept Bamboo from the listof forest’s tree. It is called about

Bamboo that itimproves fer-tility of land.The StateGovernmenthas recentlys i g n e dMemorandumo fUnderstandingwith onlinem a r k e t i n gc o m p a n yFlipcart tomarket bam-boo madep r o d u c t s .Ministry ofMicro, Smalland MediumE n t e r p r i s e ,Government of India is planning toorganise entrepreneur conference ateach district through which in all dis-tricts of the State to boost regional andlocal industry,” said Murmu.

The Governor said that the Centreand the State Government are runningmany welfare programmes for the bet-terment of artisans of the State.

At the closing ceremony, ChiefMinister Raghubar Das will inform theartisans about the Government’s futureplans and incentive policy. On thisoccasion, a new policy made by theJharkhand Government regardingbamboo artisans will also be launched.

The fair is being organized for thepurpose of green economy. The num-ber of bamboo artisans in Jharkhand isaround 6 lakhs, out of which there aretwo lakh artisans in Dumka. There isa huge demand in the country andabroad for goods made by the hands ofthese skilled craftsmen.

Kits have also been distributed to5000 artisans during the fair. Theexhibition of bamboo processing plantis being also organised in the fair, inwhich 20 types of bamboo will be dis-played. Artisans have also beeninformed about the modern way of pro-duction.

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The 24 the edition of JCI Ranchi’smega consumer trade fair ‘Expo

Utsav 2019’ will be held fromSeptember 20 to September 24 atMorabadi Maidan. The fair will beinaugurated by the Director Generalof Police Kamal Nayan Chhaubey at1 pm on September 20.

The visiting hours for the tradefair will be from 11 am to 9pm. Foran entry fee of Rs. 10, the visitorswill receive discount booklets fromvarious establishments based inRanchi.

At the Expo more than 250stalls from India and abroad includ-ing Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,Afghanistan and Thailand will dis-play an array of products. Itemsincluding furnishings, vehicles,electronics, kitchen ware, clothesand much more will be availableunder one roof. A total of 50hoarding have been installed acrossthe city where as information is alsobeing provided through radio andcinema.

A competition called ‘the prideof Ranchi’ will be organised to hon-our the old businessmen of the city.Various other competitions will

also be held like healthy baby show,top chef, dance competition, dogshow, fancy dress, voice of Expoamong others.

Interacting with the media onWednesday, Expo Convener NikhilModi said that this time the tradefair will be bigger and better thanbefore. “This year the centre ofattraction will be an AC Germanhanger. There will also be a specialhanger for Jharkhand tourism anda pink hanger espically for womenentrepreneurs,” said Modi. Midnightbazaar, haat bazaar, food zone andan amusement park for children willbe other attractions.

Co- convener Prateek said thatthe fair will be spread over an areaof two lakh square feet. “To ensuremaximum safety CCTV cameraswill be installed everywhere while125 security personnel will also bedeployed. Many big brands likeMaruti, Tata Motors, Hyundai,Nexa, Bajaj, Haldiram, Jindal, HeroElectric and many others will havetheir stalls,” said Prateek.

Chairman Rakesh Jain, secre-tary Saurabh Shah, DeepaakAggarwal, Varun Jalan, AvikalMakara and others were present onthe occasion.

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From making a pandal usingcashews to portraying

Goddess Durga as Bharat Mata(Mother India) encouragingthe soldiers, Rajasthan MitraMandal is known for its uniqueconcept and elegant decorationand it is set to entice the pan-dal revellers in Ranchi onceagain this festival season.

Celebrating Durga Puja ina grand way since 1979, thisyear the pandal’s focus will beon promoting world peace. Astatue of Mahatma Buddhawhile meditating will be placed

under a peepal tree depictingthat the sage had receivedenlightenment under the sametree.

The structure of the pandalwill be on the lines of aBuddhist temple in Thailand.To give the effect of whitemarble, intricate workmanshipis being done on plywood.The interiors of the pandal willalso have the Ram Leela illus-trated through paintings.

The idol of Goddess Durgawill be seen riding three lions.“It is generally seen that theGoddess is sitting atop one lion,the idea of three lions is just tomake it more attractive. All theother deities will also be seenmounted on three sawaris,”said Ashok Purohit, presidentRajasthan Mitra Mandal.

A section of the pandalpremises will also depict the

range of Mount Kailash- abodeof Lord Shiva. An idol of thedeity will be seen here with theholy Ganga flowing from hishair.

The entire structure of thepandal will be about 41 feethigh and 35 feet broad whereas the main idol will be 15 feetin height. The whole event is

being primed at awhopping cost of Rs27 lakh. The idols arebeing made of claywhile herbal paint isbeing used to adornthem. The pandal willbe open to the publicfrom October 3.

For the f irsttime, a puja pandal ismaking a specialprovision for the dis-abled. A ramp isbeing installed forthose on wheelchairs while the samewill also be madeavailable for thesenior citizens. “This

arrangement is being madebecause a lot of people espi-cally senior citizens don’t visita pandal as they have to walka lot. Volunteers will be there

to escort them for the dar-shan,” added Purohit.

For the food lovers outthere, various food stalls serv-ing a variety of delicacies willbe put up. Authentic Rajasthanithali will also be available.Creating awareness towardsprotecting the environmentreusable crockery made fromfibre will be used by the foodstalls. The organising commit-tee is making sure that ther-macool and plastic plates,spoons or glasses are not beingused at any of the food coun-ters. Separate dustbins for dryand wet waste will be places atfrequent intervals while thecommittee has also urged RMCto ensure garbage collectiontwice a day. To ensure securi-ty CCTV cameras will beinstalled around the entirepremises.

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Palamu BJP MP V D Ram has askedthe railways to run Ranchi-Delhi

Garib Rath via Lohardaga every day forthe convenience of passengers includingstudents and ailing people. Ram raisedthis demand at the meeting of railwaydivision committee held today inDhanbad.

The meeting was chaired by DRM ofHajipur Division, L P Trivedi, which wasattended by Ram along with other MPsnamely P N Singh ( Dhanbad), SunilSingh (Chatra), Riti Pathak ( MP fromMadhya Pradesh) Pakouri Lal ( MPfrom Robertsganj) and others.

Ram said the railway officials havebeen urged to extend Bareilly BarwadeehTriveni Link Express train up to Ranchi.He said the arrival and departure timingsof Ranchi Chopan express train are high-ly inconvenient to passengers of Garhwa, Daltonganj etc and hence are schedul-ing of its arrival and departure timing has

been suggested by the MPs attending this.Reservation quota in Ranchi DelhiRajdhani express train is too meager andRam said he has most strongly advocat-ed for a suitable increase in the reserva-tion quota of this train.

Palamu express train which connectsJharkhand’s Barkakana railway station toRajinder Nagar railway station via Patnajunction has no stoppage at KajrathNawadeeh and so V D Ram said he hasput forward this demand before the rail-way authorities to have a stoppage ofPalamu express train at KajrathNawadeeh.

Similarly other MPs attending thismeeting at Dhanbad demanded stoppageof Ranchi Ajmer Garib Nawaz atVanasthali Neewai railway station. GML P Trivedi assured the MPs of forward-ing their proposals to the Railway Boardfor its approval.

Sources said unmanned railwaycrossing is a major bane as alone in areasfalling under Palamu Lok Sabha con-

stituency which holds entire Garhwa dis-tricts and Palamu district minus Pankiassembly areas has 23 locations wherelow height subways (LHS) are needed.

Ram said the railway officials havenodded in affirmation for this. At thestart railways have demanded proposalfrom DC Palamu for building LHS at 3locations out of 23 namely PanjareeKalan, Lalgarh and Dalee in the firstphase of closing down unmanned cross-ing level with LHS. The railways do notbear any cost of building LHS rather ittakes money for it from the stateGovernment said sources.

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All Government schools inthe district will be 'no plas-

tic zones' from October 2, asthe country would celebrate150th birth anniversary ofMahatma Gandhi.

Government schools havereceived a directive by director,Jharkhand Education ProjectCouncil (JEPC) Uma ShankarSingh to celebrate 'Swachhatahi Seva', by organising a twoweek campaign on raisingawareness against the of singleuse plastic and promotingcleanliness in school campus-es. The students will be made

to shun use of plastic bags, foodpackaging, bottles, straws, con-tainers, cups and cutlery aresome of the single use plastic

that are rampantly used andaren't biodegradable. Thedirective have asked schoolsincluding students and teach-

ers to raise awareness againstthe use of single use plastic inthe community. Block educa-tion extension officers andblock education officers havebeen asked to raise the aware-ness in block level offices.

On September 19, thenodal teacher of each schoolwill ensure celebration ofSwachhata Diwas, meetingamong child cabinets, handwashing activity and workingto eradicate plastic from schoolpremises. School students andteachers will also engage thecommunity to carry out clean-liness activities betweenSeptember 20 to 24.

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As per latest decision ofRailway Ministry, a long

pending demand of peopleof Bokaro thermal andadjoining areas was fulfilledtoday when Kolkata-AjmerExpress stopped at Bokarothermal railway station.

DVC employees andothers travelled from Bokarothermal to Kolkata toobserve the first day of stop-page of Ajmer-KolkataExpress. Local BJP leaderand Zila parishad memberBharat Yadav, while address-ing the gathering at the sta-tion said keeping in view ofthe problem of the people ofBokaro thermal and adjoin-ing areas Railway Minster,Piyush Goyal and formerMP Ravindra KumarPanday fulfilled this long

pending demand of people. Railway Minister Piyush

Goyal in a letter to formerMP Ravindra KumarPanday has said that he wasgranting the request of hisand party colleague for thestoppage at Bokaro thermalfor the Kolkata-AjmerExpress popular Rajdhanitrain.

The Ajmer -KolkataExpress will now halt atBokaro thermal, around 270km from Kolkata, after for-mer Member of ParliamentRavindra Kumar Pabdayhad requested the thenRailway minister PiyushGoyal to introduce a stop-page at his constituency.

As of now, train hasseven stoppages betweentwo State includingJharkhandand and westBengal.

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Vinoba Bhave University cel-ebrated its 28th founda-

tion day on Tuesday at theVivekanand here on Tuesday.Vice Chancellor Ramesh Sharaninaugurated the function bylightening the lamp

The Registrar of the uni-versity Bansi Rukhiyar present-ed the progress report of theuniversity and the future plan ofthe university. He said thatwhen this university was formedby the State government in theyear 1992. The founder ViceChancellor of the universityhad laid down the strong foun-dation of the university. Afterthat every Vice Chancellor hadcontributed in the developmentof the university. At this timethis university had the goodplace in the universities of theIndia. Rukhiyar further saidthat this is the only university inJharkhand and Bihar who have

conducted the so many Nationaland International seminar in theuniversity campus. We are plan-ning to start the course of Yogaand all tribal languages.

Vice Chancellor RameshSharan said, “I am feeling proudto be the leader of the universi-ty. The State and Central uni-versity have limited means. Wehave to manage in this condi-tion. We try to open maximumcourses on the self financedbasis in the campus.” “We areengaging young researchers.International geological con-ference will be organised in2020. It is the matter of proudthat other universities studentscome here to study on rock artand paintings

The Pro Vice Chancellorhas also congratulated the teach-ing staffs and students on thefoundation day. The students ofdifferent post graduate depart-ment have presented the culturalprogramme.

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Tragedy struck on VishwakarmaPuja as three youths were

drowned in two separate incidentsin and around steel city last (Tuesday) evening. In one of the inci-dents, bodies of two youths identi-fied as Shamim-ul-Haque ( 25), aresident of Old Purulia Road atAzadnagar in Mango and ZulfikarHussain ( 38), a resident of KhawajaColony, Golmuri were recoveredfrom Dimna lake on Tuesdayevening while Kadma police recov-ered body of an unidentified youthfrom the banks of river Kharkai latein the night.

In the Dimna lake incident diverswere pressed to recover both the

bodies. Dimna lake falls underBodam thana area.

Sources said a group of abouteight youths had come to Dimnalake last evening at around 5 pm forcelebrating a party . " As per ourinvestigation, the youths drankand later went to the lake to takebath during which two of themdrowned. Cops from Bodam thanasoon rushed to the spot and unableto find the bodies, they pressed twodivers for search operation.

The bodies were recovered latein the evening, " a police official said.Police sources said Zulfikar Hussainhad come to Jamshedpur from SaudiArabia, where he used to work in aprivate firm.

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former Congress chief RahulGandhi and party general sec-retary Priyanka Gandhi onWednesday said the confidenceof investors is "shaken" but theModi dispensation is refusingto acknowledge the truth. Thesiblings also took a swipe atPrime Minister Modi overabout his Howdy event inHouston during his current

US visit.Congress has been attack-

ing the Modi government overthe slowdown in the economyand has criticised it for its eco-nomic policies. Rahul took toTwitter to say take potshots byahead of Modi's visit to theUnited States, where he willaddress Indian Americans at afunction "Howdy Modi". USPresident Donald Trump willjoin Modi at the event inHouston. "'Howdy' economydoin', Mr Modi? Ain't toogood it seems," he said onTwitter, using the hashtag"HowdyEconomy".

Citing a media report,Priyanka claimed that after

pouring USD 45 billion intoIndia's stock market over thepast six years on hopes thatModi would unleash the coun-try's economic potential, inter-national money managers havesold USD 4.5 billion of Indianshares since June.

"By showing glitter, saying5 trillion, 5 trillion, everydayor by doing media's headlinemanagement, economy can-not be improved. Investors donot come by sponsoringevents abroad," PriyankaGandhi said in an apparentdig at Prime Minister Modi'supcoming diaspora event inHouston.

The confidence of investors

is "shaken" and the foundationof economic investment has"cracked", she said in a tweet inHindi with the hashtag 'BJPbad for business'. "But the BJPgovernment is refusing toacknowledge this truth. Thisslowdown is a speed breaker inthe direction of becoming aneconomic superpower. Withoutimproving this situation, allother razzmatazz is useless,"Priyanka Gandhi said in anoth-er tweet.

She has been relentlesslyattacking the government overthe issue of economy in the lastfew days and demandinganswers from the governmentover the economic slowdown.

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The Union Housing andUrban Affairs Minister

Hardeep Singh Puri onWednesday said a newParliament building havingoffices of ministers and MPsthat may be constructed next tothe over 90-year-old structureis one of the options being con-sidered by the government.The minister said the finaldecision will be taken only afterdesigns are submitted by archi-tecture firms.

One of the options that isbeing considered is the cham-bers of the two Houses ofParliament will be revamped toaccommodate more MPs.According to an official, thestrength of Parliament mayincrease after a possible delim-itation exercise. The govern-ment will soon constitute a coreteam of CPWD officers to exe-cute the ambitious redevelop-ment plan for Central Vista, the

over three-km stretch fromRashtrapati Bhavan to IndiaGate, in Lutyens' Delhi.

The Narendra Modi gov-ernment had last week unveiledits mega plan to redevelop theover 3-km stretch fromRashtrapati Bhavan to IndiaGate in Lutyens' Delhi. Thegovernment on September 2floated a request for proposalfor the "development or rede-velopment of ParliamentBuilding, Common CentralSecretariat and Central Vista."

On Monday, the CPWDreduced the earnest moneyfrom Rs 50 lakh to Rs 25 lakhfor submitting the bid for rede-velopment plan for CentralVista and Parliament buildingowing to concerns raised byarchitects who participated ina pre-bid meeting last week.

Addressing the event on thetheme of 'Emerging trends inpublic architecture', Puri said areputed architect recently wroteto him, alleging that the gov-

ernment is going to "destroy"the Parliament building.

"Who said we will destroyParliament?" the minister askedand explained the governmenthas reached a stage of just invit-ing ideas from architecturefirms for the ambitious project.

He said the British ruledIndia for 190 years and theyhad good architects who builtbuildings which is now part ofthe country's cultural heritage.

"North and South Blocksshould be made museums thatreflect 190 years (of Britishrule)...What will happen to theParliament building? We willconstruct a new building whichwill connect Parliamentthrough an underground path-way," Puri said. At event, Purisaid 70 per cent of India has tobe rebuilt by 2030

He said that the CPWDwas set up in the 1850s and thebuildings constructed alongthe Central Vista reflected thecolonial ethos.

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The European Union is India's largesttrade partner. Among the 28 EU memberStates, Belgium has the third largest trade

with India with a total trade value worth�12,8 billion in 2018 consisting of dia-monds, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food-stuff and machinery. These trade figuresreflect the close economic partnershipemphasizing bilateral relationship. Belgiumis keen to further diversify trade relationsand explore new sectors with India. About170 Belgian companies are based in India,whereas around 80 Indian companies

have set up a plant or office in Belgium.As a logistics and transport expert,

Belgium works along with Luxembourg toensure a smooth and swift trade access toEurope for Indian businesses through thePort of Antwerp, which is the secondlargest port in Europe and functions as 'theGateway to Europe'. India is among the tenmost important partners of the Port ofAntwerp.

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The Union Cabinet onWednesday approved pro-

ductivity-linked bonus equiv-alent to 78 days wages to over11.52 lakh railway employees.

Addressing media UnionMinister Prakash Javadekarsaid that this is for the sixth consecutive year that productivity-linked bonus isbeing given to railway employees.

The bonus for financialyear 2018-19 would benefit 11lakh employees and would costthe exchequer �2024.40 crore,Javadekar said.

"The Union Cabinetchaired by the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has approvedthe payment of ProductivityLinked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages toover 11.52 Lakh eligible non-gazetted railway employees(excluding RPF/RPSFpersonnel) for the Financial

Year (FY) 2018-19, for maintaining industrial peaceand motivation of railwaymen.

This entails an expenditureof Rs. 2024.40 crores to theexchequer," said the statementissued by Govt.

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Three weeks into Septemberas the monsoon shows no

signs of withdrawal, rivers in asmany as five States are flowingabove the danger mark — a fea-ture which the MET says is'unique'. Rivers like Ganga,Brahmaputra, Yamuna,Mahananda, Bagmati,Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Sone,Jiabharali, Chambal etc inBihar, Assam, UP, Bengal andRajasthan are above the dangermark causing flood-like situa-tion in many areas in theseStates. The IMD rainfall datatill September 18 showed Indiareceived an average of 861 mmas against the normal of823.9mm, which is 5 percentabove normal.

According to IMD officials,the weather phenomenon is'unique' at the time of with-drawal of southwest monsoonin the third week of September."Due to climate change, Augustand September witnessedexcessive rainfall this mon-soon. It is usually in July andAugust. Due to delayed arrival,the withdrawal is also delayed

by almost a fortnight. Datarecorded close to 1,900 extremerainfall events this monsoon,more than half of which werein August and September,underlining the expandingimpact of climate change in theJune-September monsoon,"IMD officials said.

As many as one crore peo-ple are effected and 1400 peo-ple have died in rain-relatedtragedies across the countryand damages to property runsinto thousands of crores in 14States. The damage to proper-ties, infrastructures, crops, ani-mals due to rain related may-hem is still being estimated.

According to IMD,Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar,Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim,Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh,Meghalaya have recordedexcessive and continuous rain-fall in the last six days(September 12 to 18). TheIMD said that he first was July10 to 15, leading to flooding ineastern Uttar Pradesh andnorthern Bihar; the secondbetween July 25 and 31, caus-ing floods in Assam; and the

third between August 5 and 12,when coastal states such asMaharashtra, Goa, Karnatakaand Kerala experienced floods.

As per flood assessmentreport prepared by theMinistry of Home Affairs, allrivers --Ganga, Yamuna, BurhiGandak, Bagmati, Mahanand,Kamalabalan are flowing overdanger marks, causing floodlike situation in Khagaria,Sitamarhi, Kishangani, Katihar,Patna,Buxar, Gopal Ganj,Bhagalpur, Khagaria districts inBihar. Bihar recorded774.5mm rainfall as against thenormal of 941.4 mm, a defi-cient of 18 percent. The situa-tion report says that several lowlying areas on the river banksin the state are under flood.

Similarly, rivers in UPflowing over danger marksand causing floods in Ballia,Banda, Faizabad, Gazipur,Auraiya, Hamirpur, Bara Banki,Prayagraj, Jalaun districts arefacing flood like situation. Lowlying area in Prayagraj andVaransi are under water. UPrecorded 581 mm of rain asagainst the normal of 749 mm,a deficient of 22 percent.

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Mother Dairy, a leading milk supplier inDelhi-NCR, on Wednesday said it will

recycle 832 tonnes of plastic by March next yearas part of its efforts to protect environment.

"To tackle with the burgeoning menace ofpost-consumer plastic waste, Mother Dairydebuted its plastic waste collection and recyclinginitiative in Maharashtra in June 2018 by rollingout the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)programme," it said in a statement. "MotherDairy, through leading PROs, will collect andrecycle plastic waste across 25 key states of itsoperations and is targeting to recycle around 60

per cent of the total multi layered packaging used,i.E, about 832 tonnes by March 2020," it added.

Mother Dairy, with the help of a ProducerResponsibility Organisation (PRO), has collect-ed and recycled around 1,073 tonnes of plasticwaste till May 2019. This quantity includesaround 183 tonnes of multi-layered packaging(MLP) and 890 tonnes of non-multi-layered pack-aging. Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National DairyDevelopment Board (NDDB). The company sellsedible oils under the Dhara brand while fresh fruitsand vegetables, frozen vegetables and snacks, rangeof unpolished pulses, honey, pulps and concen-trates are marketed under the Safal brand.

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Death rate attributable tomalnutrition in under-5

children in India has droppedby two- thirds from 1990 to2017, but it still accounts for 68per cent of deaths in under-fivechildren, says a study pub-lished in The Lancet Child andAdolescent Health onWednesday.

According to comprehen-sive estimates of disease burdendue to child and maternal mal-nutrition released by the IndianCouncil of Medical Research(ICMR), the disease burdenrate due to malnutrition inchildren varies seven-foldacross states. It is highest inRajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Biharand Assam, followed byMadhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Odisha, Nagaland, and Tripura.

Among malnutrition indi-cators, low birth weight is thebiggest contributor to diseaseburden followed by child growthfailure which includes stunting,underweight, and wasting.

The study was conductedby the India State-Level DiseaseBurden Initiative - a joint ini-tiative of the ICMR, PublicHealth Foundation of India,and Institute for Health Metrics

and Evaluation in collaborationwith the Union Health Ministry.

"Efforts are needed in eachstate to control malnutrition.State governments are beingencouraged to intensify effortsto reduce malnutrition andundertake robust monitoringto track the progress," saidVinod K Paul, member NITIAayog.

Balram Bhargava, secre-tary in the department ofhealth research in the ministryof health, and also director gen-eral ICMR said the governmentin its commitment to thePoshan Abhiyaan (nutritionmission) is taking importantsteps to augment monitoring ofmalnutrition indicators acrossthe country.

According to the study, theprevalence of low birth weightwas 21% in India in 2017,ranging from 9% in Mizoram to24% in Uttar Pradesh.

The study highlighted thatthe prevalence of child stuntingwas 39% in India in 2017. Thisranged from 21% in Goa to49% in Uttar Pradesh, and wasgenerally highest in the EAGstates. The prevalence of childunderweight was 33% in Indiain 2017, ranging from 16% inManipur to 42% in Jharkhand.

The prevalence of childanaemia was 60% in India in2017, ranging from 21% inMizoram to 74% in Haryana.

"While it is important toaddress the gaps in all malnu-trition indicators, low birthweight needs particular policyattention in India as it is thebiggest contributor to childdeath among all malnutritionindications and its rate ofdecline is among the lowest,"said Lalit Dandona, Director ofthe India State-Level DiseaseBurden Initiative.

The study found the preva-lence of anaemia in women at54% in India in 2017, rangingfrom 28% in Mizoram to 60%in Delhi while the prevalenceof exclusive breastfeeding was53% in India in 2017, rangingfrom 34% in Meghalaya to74% in Chhattisgarh.

"Malnutrition in children isan outcome of inadequatematernal nutrition, poor sani-tation and hygiene and subop-timal infant feeding practices.Improvement in nutrition,therefore, is linked not onlywith food availability andaccess, but also with food safe-ty and environment," said R.Hemalatha, director at NationalInstitute of Nutrition, ICMR.

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The mega "Howdy Modi!"diaspora event here on

Sunday to greet Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and PresidentDonald Trump would providethe world a glimpse of the con-tributions of Indian-Americansto the cultural, intellectual andsocial landscape of the US, theorganisers say.

For the first time, Modiand Trump would share thestage to address the 50,000-strong Indian diaspora duringthe September 22 event titled“Shared Dreams, Bright Future"that would focus on the successof Indian-Americans as well asthe strength of the US-Indiarelationship.

Describing the jointappearance of the two leadersas "unconventional andunique", Harsh VardhanShringla, Indian Ambassadorto the US said, "the event willreflect the strong bipartisansupport there has been forUS-India relations."

“Indian-Americans are an"organic bridge" between theworld's two largest democra-cies,” he said.

Modi will be visiting theUS from September 21-27 forthe annual session of theUnited Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA). It is hisfirst US trip after winning asecond term as prime ministerin May. He will also have ameeting with CEO's of energycompanies in Houston, world'senergy capital, before headingto New York for the UNGA.

“This will be the largestgathering for an invited foreignleader visiting the United Statesother than the Pope,” JugalMalini, member of the TexasIndia Forum (TIF), which isthe main organiser of the event,said.

The event is the thirdmeeting between Trump andModi in three months, after theG-20 summit in Japan in Juneand the G-7 summit in Francelast month.

The organisers hope tokeep the event non-partisan,and has invited speakersincluding Steny Hoyer, the No.2 Democrat in the House ofRepresentatives.

Jagdip Ahluwalia, foundingsecretary and currently execu-tive director of Indo-AmericanChamber of Commerce ofGreater Houston (IACCGH),told PTI there are 90 organi-

sations in town participating inthe event. IACCGH has creat-ed a special billboard to wel-come Modi.

Houston is the energy cap-ital of the world and the mostdiverse city in America. Thenews of President Trump join-ing this is a sign of the grow-ing importance of the US-India relationship, he said.

Hundreds of volunteers,TIF, the Indian Consulate inHouston, city officials, gover-nor's office are all workingtogether to make the event asuccess.

TIF said the event willstart with a 90-minute cultur-al programme- “Woven: TheIndian-American Story”- thatis a celebration of Indian-Americans and their contribu-tions to the cultural, intellectualand social landscape of the US.

Over 50,000 attendees andthose watching at home willexperience the vibrant expres-sions of people empowered bytheir identity and driven toenrich the communities aroundthem, it said.

Rishi Bhutada, public rela-tions and media coordinatorfor the event, said, “Out of50,000 people expected, 8,000are coming from outside Texasstate.

There will be a culturalprogramme, followed by thePrime Minister Modi's address,he said.

Welcome messages, per-sonalised billboards across thecity, special video from variousorganisations and prominentpeople are seen throughoutthe city.

Facebook CEO MarkZuckerberg in his messagesaid, "I'm deeply appreciative ofPrime Minister Modi's com-mitment to Digital India...ForIndia to keep making progress,India needs to be a leaderonline."

Another message from

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO,said, "India has world classentrepreneurs and human cap-ital. The Prime Minister'svision is spot on; he knows howtech is a powerful tool toenable human ingenuity."

Durga Agrawal, Presidentand CEO of Piping Tech andProducts, extended a warmwelcome to the prime ministerson behalf of the Indian-American community inHouston.

Bhavesh Patel, CEO ofLyondellBasell, described thebusiness relations betweenIndia and Texas while sharingan enthusiastic message to wel-come the prime minister.

Paul Jacobs, former execu-tive chairman, Qualcomm, said"We share Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's vision totransform India into a digital-ly empowered society andknowledge economy."

David Leebron, Presidentof Rice University, is pleasedthat the prime minister hasdecided to come to Houstonand proudly zooms in on theIndian-American communityon campus while highlightingtheir contribution towardsdiversity.

Meanwhile, many are pray-ing for the rain to stop as a trioof tropical storm systems brew-ing in the Gulf of Mexico andthe Atlantic Ocean on Tuesdaymay dump heavy rain in partsof Texas and Louisiana in thecoming days.

Threats from the storminclude heavy rainfall andflooding in the Houston area,said Jeff Lindner, a meteorolo-gist for the Harris CountyFlood Control District.

Tropical depression Imeldacould bring up to 18 inches ofrain to parts of southeasternparts of the state.

Texas Governor GregAbbott has placed resources onstandby across the state.

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Pakistan Prime MinisterImran Khan said on

Wednesday that he will force-fully present the Kashmir issuelike never before at the UNGeneral Assembly session nextweek.

Speaking after inaugurat-ing the Torkham Terminal atPak-Afghan border, Khanruled out talks with Indiaunless New Delhi lifts curfewin Kashmir and revoke theabrogation of Article 370, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.

"The Prime Minister assuredthe nation that he will forceful-ly present the Kashmir case likenever before at the UN GeneralAssembly session," it said.

Tension between India andPakistan escalated after NewDelhi revoked Jammu andKashmir's special status onAugust 5. Reacting to India'smove on Kashmir, Pakistandowngraded diplomatic tieswith New Delhi and expelledthe Indian HighCommissioner.

Asserting that abrogationof Article 370 was its internalmatter, India has strongly crit-icised Pakistan for making"irresponsible statements" andprovocative anti-India rhetoricover issues internal to it.

Khan also said that Pakistanwill make its utmost effort forthe resumption of the stalledpeace process in Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister said hewill insist for resumption ofpeace talks during his meetingwith US President DonaldTrump on Monday in New York.

He said it will be tragedy ifthe talks do not resume and theTaliban do not participate inthe Afghan elections.

Khan's comments camedays after President Trumpsaid that the peace talks withthe Taliban are "dead".

The president had stunnedthe world on Saturday when heannounced the cancellation of asecret meeting with the Talibanand Afghan President AshrafGhani at Camp David nearWashington. It came after theTaliban claimed responsibilityfor an attack in Kabul erly thismonth, in which an Americansoldier were among the dead.

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Against the backdrop of araging controversy over

his ‘one nation, one language’proposition, Union HomeMinister Amit Shah onWednesday sought to put theissue to rest saying he neverasked for imposing Hindi overother regional languages andhad only requested for learningHindi as the second languageafter one’s mother tongue.

“I myself come from anon-Hindi State of Gujarat. Ifsome people want to do poli-tics, it’s their choice,” he said.Parties, mostly from TamilNadu, have vociferouslyopposed Shah’s pitch.

Hours after Shah clarified,DMK president M K Stalin saidthe party’s proposed protest onSeptember 20 on the issue hasbeen postponed.

Citing Shah’s assertion thathe has never asked for imposi-

tion of Hindi anywhere in thecountry, Stalin said the protestslated for September 20 hasbeen postponed temporarily.The DMK chief said Shah hasalso opined that his view hadbeen “wrongly understood”

Speaking at an event inRanchi, Jharkhand, Shah saidhe has never asked for imposi-tion of Hindi anywhere in thecountry but advocated its useas the second language. Shahsaid he has been repeatedlypitching for strengtheningregional languages.

The Home Minister said toend the confusion, peopleshould listen to his speechcarefully where he repeatedlysaid Indian languages should

be strengthened and peopleshould realise the necessity ofthe Indian languages.

“A child can perform, achild’s proper mental growth ispossible only when the childstudies in mother tongue.Mother tongue does not meanHindi. It is the language of aparticular State, like Gujarati inmy State. But there should beone language in the country, ifsomeone wants to learn anoth-er language, it should be Hindi.I have just made the request. Ihave failed to understand whatis wrong in that,” he said.

Shah had created a flutteron the occasion of ‘Hindi-Diwas’ last week as he pitchedfor ‘one nation, one language’

while espousing the cause ofHindi, which he said, was spo-ken the most in the country, and can becomeIndia’s identity globally andunite the nation.

Shah’s pitch on ‘HindiDiwas’ was instantly opposed,mostly by the Dravidian andsouthern political parties likeDMK, AIADMK and AMIMbesides the Congress,Trinamool Congress and theCPI, with the common refrainbeing that any move for impo-sition of Hindi would disinte-grate the country and its pro-motion should not be at thecost of the mother tongue ornative language.

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Avideo doing the roundson social media since

Tuesday shows a man standingon a pillar of New YamunaBridge in Prayagraj. Heclimbed with the Indian flagand refused to get down unlessISRO manages to ‘recover’ theVikram lander.

The man has been identifiedas Rajnikant. Although he claimsto be a namesake of the Tamilsuperstar, his action-packeddrama did not quite manage toachieve the impossible.

Vikram is still believed tobe out there, somewhere on thelunar surface.

The man has been identi-fied as a native of Manda inPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh,according to an “indiatoday.in”report. He climbed up onMonday night.

It’s been 11 days now thatISRO’s prestigious moon mis-sion went awry, when the spaceresearch organisation lost con-tact with Vikram lander ofChandrayaan 2 owing to alast-minute snag that devel-oped after the operation wentoff smoothly all along.

On September 7, Vikram,while on its descent to soft land

on the Moon’s south polarregion, apparently lost controland crash-landed there, snap-ping the communication links.

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Even as the Central Bureau ofInvestigation roped in more

officials from Uttar Pradeshand Delhi to “locate and fetchun-communicable and un-connectable” former KolkataPolice Commissioner RajeevKumar the senior IPS officer onWednesday moved the Aliporedistrict court with a petitionseeking to be heard beforepassing any order relating to anon-bailable arrest warrant.

The CBI reportedly waspreparing to move the courtseeking a non-bailable warrantagainst Kumar who is cur-rently the Additional DirectorGeneral of CID.

The former Kolkata topcop continued to remain under-

ground even as a desperateposse of CBI sleuths tired tolocate his whereabouts.

Sources said a team of 12officers including two SPs andan Additional SP from UP andDelhi had arrived at Kolkata toassist fetching Kumar who

remained “un-communicableand un-connectable” for thefifth day on Wednesday since theCalcutta High Court removedhis shield against arrest.

Kumar was earlier sum-moned by the CBI to report-edly interrogate him regardinghis role in the investigation ofthe multi-crore Sharada chit

fund scam as the head of theSpecial Investigating Team con-stituted by the StateGovernment in 2013, monthsbefore the Supreme Courthanded over the case to the CBIfollowing allegations that SITwas tampering with evidenceand mishandling the caseallegedly to protect the influ-ential people.

Earlier on Tuesday theBarasat district court had trans-ferred the case to Alipore cit-ing lack of jurisdiction. TheBarasat court which is con-ducting the trial of the chitfund case heard petitions fornon-bailable warrant of CBIand that of anticipatory bail ofRajeev umar before refusing topass any order and sending itto the Alipore ACJM’s Court.

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The Pakistan Rangers onWednesday again targeted

Border out Oosts (BoPs) alongthe International Border inKathua district.

The Rangers fired fromsmall arms on BoPs in Rajbagharea in the wee hours ofWednesday.

BSF troops retaliated thefire in equal measure.

According to officialsources, “no loss of life anddamage to property was report-ed from anywhere in the for-ward area”.

This is the second consec-utive day that Pakistan Rangershave resorted to firing on BoPsalong the IB across Jammu frontier.

Local reports suggested,Pakistani rangers were raisingobjections to ongoing devel-opmental works in the forwardvillages and desperately tryingto target the workers engagedin the work on ground zero.

Meanwhile, situation alongthe line of control remainedpeaceful with no freshexchange of firing reported

from any one of the twin bordering districts of Rajouriand Poonch.

According to groundreports, jawans of the Indianarmy defused nine mortarshells fired by the Pakistanarmy from across the Line ofControl (LoC) while targetingcivilian areas.

Nine mortar shells of 120mm and 81 mm have beensafely defused in the Balakote,Sandote and Basoni forwardareas in the Mendhar sector,the officials said.

In another related devel-opment, a video clip surfacedon the social media onWednesday which clearly indi-cated presence of elite com-mandos of Pakistan armyhelping infiltrators sneak insidethe Indian territory along LoCin Poonch sector.

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Ahead of the week-long tripof Prime Minister

Narendra Modi to the UnitedStates from September 21 toSeptember 27, the situation inJammu & Kashmir is showingsigns of partial improvement.In the recent days, no majorincident of law and order situ-ation was reported from any-where across Kashmir Valley.

The security restrictionstoo have been lifted from mostparts of Srinagar to allowsmooth movement of localresidents. Large number of pri-vate vehicles can be seen mov-ing around in different parts ofSrinagar and other districtheadquarters while publictransport continue to remainoff from the streets.

Major market placesremain open for few hoursbetween 6 to 9.00 am inSrinagar but as the day pro-gresses the shopkeepers downtheir shutters but remain pre-sent in the area. Majority ofschools, despite remainingopen, continue to wait for thechildren to occupy their class

rooms and board school buses.At present,the security per-sonnel remain deployed only incertain areas to prevent anyuntoward incident.

Director General of Police,Dilbagh Singh, told reporterson the sidelines of a function inPolice headquarters Jammu onWednesday, “after receivingreports related to militantsthreatening businessmenagainst opening their shops,patrolling has been intensifiedand various other measures ini-tiated to instil confidenceamong locals.

DGP said, policemen areconscious of these threats andover the past month, a coupleof terrorists were neutralisedand over two dozen others,including their sympathisers,arrested in the Valley. He said

the people have not respondedto the Pakistani propagandaand foiled Islamabad’s designsto create unrest.

Another major worryamong the local residentsremain suspension of mobileand internet services.

While landline telephonyservices have been restoredacross the Valley, mobile tele-phone services in most parts ofKashmir and all internet ser-vices continue to remain sus-pended since 5 August.

The Government officeshave been made operationalbut recording thin attendanceowning to absence of publictransport facilities.

Referring to the issue ofmilitants threateningorchardists, shopkeepers andsetting a car ablaze in north

Kashmir’s Baramulla district onTuesday, the top cop said, “Twomilitants, who burnt down acar after beating its driver inSopore yesterday, have beenidentified as Sajjad andMuzaffar of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT). We will take careof them very soon.” Strongsecurity measures have beenput in place to foil any illdesign being organised byPakistan across the border,and with public support allforces are working tireless forpeace in Jammu & Kashmir.

Meanwhile,the authoritiesdidn’t allow the Chairman of AllParties Hurriyat Conference(APHC), Syed Ali Gilani, toaddress a press conference at hisresidence in Srinagar, onWednesday. Due to suspensionof communications means, SyedAli Gilani had dispatched lettersto local journalists, asking themto attend the press conference.As media men started tricklingin policemen deployed therebarred them from movingtowards his residence. Policecited imposition of Section 144in the area and requested jour-nalists to disperse.

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Two teachers on Wednesdaysurvived a suicide attempt

at Mantralaya (StateSecretariat) in south Mumbaion Wednesday, as they leapedfrom the second floor of thestate secretariat directly ontothe safety net erected to preventfrequent suicides. The twoteachers attempted to commitsuicide, to demand recognitionfor 300 schools for specially-abled children in the State.

Identifying the two asHemant Patil and Arun Netore,who attempted suicide, policesaid they were teachers in aschool for the handicappedAkkalkot taluka of Solapurdistrict. After the incident,police took the two teachers toa nearby police station.

A delegation of teachershad come to meet ministersconcerned to Press for theacceptance of their demand.However, the delegation couldnot meet the Ministers con-cerned. Upset with their failureto voice their demand with theministers concerned, two teach-ers leaped from a second floorwindow of the State Secretariatonly onto fall onto the safety netput up at the Secretariat to pre-vent recurring suicides.

Wednesday’s suicideattempt was foiled because ofthe presence of a safety nylonnet that the State Governmenthad put up in the lobby ofMantralaya in February lastyear to ensure safety landing forpersons taking a plunge fromthe terrace of the StateSecretariat in south Mumbai.

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The anti-Hindi agitation inTamil Nadu received a

major boost on Wednesdaywith film actor Rajinikanth,who is expected to launch apolitical party soon, declaringthat the move to ‘impose’ Hindiwould not work in the State.

Amidst reports that allpolitical parties barring theBJP would launch State-wideagitations against the state-ment made by union homeminister Amit Shah on HindiDiwas that Hindi was the onlylanguage which could uniteIndia, Rajinikanth who is con-sidered close to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said thatthough it was good to have acommon language for thedevelopment and unity of thecountry, the same may notwork in Tamil Nadu. “If Hindiis imposed, none of the south-ern States would accept it,” said

the actor. In another development,

the Tamil Nadu CongressCommittee decided to ‘greet’Home Minister Amit Shahwith black flags as a mark ofprotest against the latter’sstatement that Hindi was theonly language which couldunite India. The HomeMinister would be the secondperson after Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to be shownblack flags by the DMK and

other Tamil fringe elements. The executive committee

of the TNCC which met atChennai on Tuesday decidedto ‘greet’ the Home Ministerwith black flags when he visitsthe State. This was stated by KS Alagiri, the TNCC chief whois a loyalist of former unionfinance minister and Congressstrongman P Chidambaram.

“Amit Shah’s statement isagainst the legal guarantee andprotection provided by for-

mer Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru to languages other thanHindi,” said Alagiri whilespeaking to reporters after themeeting. On Wednesday, theCongress cadre staged march-es all over the State to condemnthe home minister’s statement.But a speech delivered byChidambaram on the occasionof Hindi Diwas while he wasthe union home minister hascomeas an embarrassment tothe Congress. Chidambaram isheard telling in the speech that only Hindi could bethe national and official lan-guage of the country.

“These are all part of pol-itics and one need not give anyimportance to such statementsand agitations. In another cou-ple of days, this issue would beforgotten by the people as wellas the same leaders,” said asenior TNCC leader whenasked about the statement byChidambaram which has goneviral in the social media.

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in Karnataka made the rulingBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)government give primacy toKannada after its national pres-ident Amit Shah favouredHindi as one language across the country that sparked a controversy in thesouthern State.

“All official languages,

including Kannada and Hindiare equal. In Karnataka, asKannada is the principle lan-guage, we will never compro-mise on its importance. We arecommitted to promoting it(Kannada),” said Chief MinisterBS Yediyurappa in a series oftweets in Kannada and English,clarifying the party’s andGovernment’s views on thelanguage row.

Celebrating September 14as the Hindi Diwas, Shah had

tweeted and reiterated at afunction later in New Delhithat “India is a nation of manylanguages and every languagehas its own importance. But itis absolutely necessary to haveone language for the country,which becomes India’s identi-ty globally. If there is any onelanguage that connects theentire nation in a common thread of unity, it isHindi, which is spoken themaximum.”

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Bengaluru: ISRO hasexpressed gratitude to Indiansin the country and abroad forthe support it received after thespace agency lost contact withthe lander of Chandrayaan-2,minutes before touchdown onthe Moon recently.

The space agency had gotsupport from the entire nation,despite it losing communica-tion with the lander ‘Vikram’ahead of the touchdown onSeptember 7, with people fromall walks of life praising ISROand its scientists for theachievement.

“Thank you for standing byus. We will continue to keepgoing forward propelled by thehopes and dreams of Indiansacross the world!” ISRO tweet-ed on Tuesday. PTI

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Heavy rain over the past few days havecaused the rivers to swell. A senior official saidauthorities in Allahabad and Varanasi have beenasked to make all necessary arrangements to dealwith the situation and flood ‘chowkis’, to mon-itor the water levels in the rivers, have been acti-vated.

A report from Banda district said continuedrainfall in the Bundelkhand region and release ofwater in Yamuna had led to flooding in manyareas in Hamirpur, Banda and Chitrakoot districts.

Yamuna, Ken and Betwa rivers are in spateand several acres of agricultural land has beensubmerged, it said. Banda District MagistrateHiralal said incessant rains over the past fourdays have hit normal life, with water entering vil-lages and damaging roads.

People of the affected areas are being shift-ed to safer places in boats, he said. Adityanathhad conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Ballia on Tuesday and distrib-uted relief material. PTI

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Vijayawada: An eight-month-old boy was kidnapped as hisparents allegedly failed to repaythe debt, at Atkuru village inKrishna district, AndhraPradesh, on Wednesday.

Parents of the boyapproached the Atkuru policeand lodged a complaint statingthat miscreant had demandedthat they repay the entire debtamount in exchange for therelease of the boy. They furtherstated that they were asked tomeet him at Jaipur in Rajasthanwith the amount. However, theydid not mention the amount ofdebt they owe the kidnapper. Acase was registered. PNS

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The student who has levelledrape charges against Swami

Chinmayanand threatened self-immolation on Wednesday ifhe is not arrested even as theBJP leader was admitted to alocal hospital complaining ofuneasiness.

“Even two days after Irecorded my statement beforea magistrate, Chinmayanandhas not been arrested. If thegovernment is waiting for meto die, I will sprinkle keroseneon my body and immolatemyself,” the student told

reporters here.The Special Investigation

Team (SIT) probing her alle-gations had on Monday takenthe woman before JudicialMagistrate Geetika Singh torecord her statement.

The same day, doctors werecalled at Chinmayanand’shome when he complained ofloose motions, weakness and

uneasiness. When asked aboutthe progress in the SIT probeled by him, Inspector General-rank IPS officer Naveen Arorasaid it has to complete theinvestigation by September 23and submit a report in theAllahabad High Court.

“No arrest has so far beenmade,” he said, answering aquestion. He said all angles in

the case are being probed, anda mobile phone and a pen drivesent for forensic examination.

The woman’s fatherclaimed that the SIT, set up onthe orders of the SupremeCourt, has not told him why anFIR has not been registeredagainst Chinmayanand fol-lowing the rape complaint filedby her. “We will consult ourlawyers on this,” he said.

Police had earlier registereda case of abduction and crim-inal intimidation on a com-plaint initially lodged by thefather. Late, student accused theBJP leader of rape and “physi-cal exploitation” over a year.

Chinmayanand, 72, wasadmitted at a state-run hospi-tal on Wednesday followingmedical advice.

“After his conditionbecame bad, he was shifted tothe medical college hospital

and admitted in ward number8,” Chief MedicalSuperintendent Dr MPGangwar said.

He said a team of doctorswas being set up to keep himunder observation as he com-plained of uneasiness, weaknessand loose motions. He hasalso complained of fluctuatingblood sugar levels.

Earlier, the SIT has ques-tioned the principals and staffmembers at two colleges wherethe woman has studied inrecent years.

The student had onSaturday given a pen drive con-taining 43 videos to the SIT toback her accusation againstChinmayanand, whose lawyerhas alleged an extortion attempt.

The SIT has examined her hostel room andChinmayanand’s home to col-lect evidence.

Jaipur: After Andhra Pradesh,the Ashok Gehlot Governmentin Rajasthan is also planning togrant 75 per cent reservationsfor locals in private sector jobs.

The Gehlot Government iscontemplating providing jobreservations for people of thestate in big industries whohave been given certain bene-fits by the State Government interms of financial package.

Also, projects runningunder pubic private partner-ship and small industries willemploy the local residentsunder the scheme, confirmedofficial sources.

Speaking in this context,State Industries Minister ParsadiLal Meena said that “whenother States are doing the same,why can’t we take a decision forthe benefit of our youth.”

“In Gujarat, Maharashtraand West Bengal, the competi-

tive exams have one paper inlocal language which benefits thelocal residents. Here, we neverdiscriminate among people onbasis of where they have come,but at the same time, we are alsoplanning to provide reservationsin private sector to benefit ouryouth. However, the final deci-sion shall be taken after discus-sion with other members.”

A high-level meeting hasbeen called at the secretariat onSeptember 19 to discuss theissue. The representatives ofindustries have also been calledfor the meeting. IANS

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Rooting for bestowingBharat Ratna on Veer

Damodar Savarkar posthu-mously, Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray has saidthat Pakistan would not havecome into existence, hadSavarkar been the PrimeMinister of India.

Launching a biography inEnglish titled “Savarkar: EchoesFrom A Forgotten Past” at theSwatantraveer SavarkarRashtriya Smarak at ShivajiPark on Tuesday evening,Uddhav said, “Savarkardeserves to be honoured withBharat Ratna in recognition ofhis sacrifices to the country”.

“Today it is the both birth-day of (my grandfather)Prabhodhankar Thackeray andliberation day of Marathwadaregion. It was late VallabhbhaiPatel who liberated Marathwadafrom the Nizam rule. We callVallabhbhai Patel as the ironman. Kashmir would not havebecome an issue as it is today,had he been the Prime Minister.Similarly, Pakistan would nothave come into existence, hadVeer Savarkar been the PrimeMinister of India,” Uddhav said.

“Savarkar is an ideology.The Congress may have treat-ed Savarkar like an enemy butit would not finish the ideology named Savarkar,”Uddhav added.

“Savarkar must be award-ed the Bharat Ratna for the sac-rifices made by him to thecountry. We don’t deny thework done by (Mahatma)Gandhi and (first PMJawaharlal) Nehru, but thecountry saw more than twofamilies being born on the

political scene,” he said.“Savarkar suffered an

unbearable ordeal inside theAndaman prison for securingfreedom to the country. But theperiod after he was releasedfrom the prison in 1924 wasmore intolerable for Savarkar.He was ostracised and disal-lowed to participating in free-dom struggle. He was restrict-ed to one place. Still he hadengaged himself in the activi-ty of eliminating untouchabil-ity in the society,” the Senapresident said.

“They say Nehru alsounderwent imprisonment dur-ing freedom struggle. I wouldhave called Nehru as ‘VeerJawaharlal Nehru’, had sur-vived jail for 14 minutes of theimprisonment of the kindSavarkar underwent inAndaman prison (whereSavarkar stayed for 14 longyears),” Uddhav said.

Maintaining that it was hisfortune that he was releasing abiography of Savarkar, Uddhavsaid: “Veer Savarkar was a rolemodel in the history of armedrevolution in the country. I can-not describe him in few words,”Uddhv said.

Dwelling upon his book,author of the book VikramSampath said that “Savarkar:Echoes From A Forgotten Past”was the first of two volumesand covered the periodbetween 1883 to 1924, fromSavarkar’s birth at Bhagur inNashik district to his days as afirebrand student leader inPune’s Fergusson College, aswell as his fight for freedomthat ended in a life sentence inthe infamous Cellular Jail.Savarkar was conditionallyreleased from jail in 1924.

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Bengal Opposition partieson Wednesday raised a hue

a cry doubting the “real agen-da” of the meeting betweenBengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

Moments after Banerjeeemerged from the parley claim-ing it was a “Government-to-Government meeting and nota political one” which was heldcongenially Congress LokSabha leader AdhirChowdhury wondered “whysuch Government-to-Government meeting did nottake place at Mamata Banerjee’sinitiative on earlier occasionswhen she was invited to jointhe Niti Aayog or ChiefMinisters’ meeting in Delhi.

“The timing of the meetingitself evokes suspicion,”Chowdhury said wondering“why if it was a Government-to-Government meeting andnot a political one as claimedby her then no seniorGovernment official was pre-

sent during the conversations.”To Banerjee’s claim that she

would also seek appointmentfrom Home Minister Amit Shahfor a one-on-one talks withhim Chowdhury wonderedwhether Wednesday’s meetingwas fruitful in the real sense.

“After meeting with thePrime Minister she will meet theHome Minister too. Then arewe to assume that the Prime

Minister has redirected her tothe Home Minister? Are we toassume that the agenda of talksthat she is claiming peggedaround something else? Was itrelated to the stepped up activ-ities of the CBI against formerKolkata Police CommissionerRajeev Kumar whose state-ments could be crucial for pin-ning down some big person inher Government?” he said.

Left Legislature Partyleader and CPI(M) centralcommittee member SujanChakrabarty too aired hisdoubts about the “real contentof the talks” even as he said “thepropriety of things demandssenior officers to remain pre-sent in such meetings with allkinds of data if at all the ChiefMinister goes to a see thePrime Minister with demandsof her Government.”

More than “20 lakh peoplehave been affected by theSharada, Rose Valley and otherchit funs scams that went a dis-tance in catapulting theTrinamool Congress to powerin Bengal.

Lucknow: A police constable isunder fire for having posted Tik-Tok videos of himself in uniform.Two videos of Sub-InspectorMohammad Arif, who is postedat a police station in Lucknow,are going viral on social media.The cop in one video is seendubsmashing dialogue, “Yehpolice station hai, tumhare baapka ghar nahi. Jab tak baithne kona kaha jaaye khade raho (Thisis a police station, not yourfather’s house. Don’t sit till youare asked to).” IANS

Muzaffarnagar: BJP MLAVikram Singh Saini, who rep-resents the Khatauli Assemblyseat, has made an outrageousstatement on India’s first PrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru,calling him “aiyaash” (immoralor philanderer).

He added Nehru dividedthe country after being fooledby the British.

The BJP lawmaker, knownfor his controversial statements,said that the Nehru-Gandhifamily was “aiyaash”.

He commented on formerPrime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’smarriage with Sonia Gandhi inItaly and added that “the wholefamily has been indulging insuch activities.”

The BJP legislator alsoshared a snapshot of an oldphotograph of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi with otherworld leaders on Facebook. Inthe grab, Norway PrimeMinister Erna Solberg appearsto be looking at Modi. IANS

New Delhi: The NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA) hasregistered its first human traf-ficking case under recently-approved NIA Act against threepeople for their alleged involve-ment in the trafficking and sex-ually exploitation of Bangladeshiwomen, an official said onWednesday. Mohammad YousufKhan, his wife Bithi Begum andSojib, native of West Bengal liv-ing in Hyderabad, were arrest-ed in April by Hyderabad policefor trafficking and sexuallyexploiting Bangladeshi women,he said. Yousuf and Bithi wererunning a prostitution racket ata premises in Uppuguda,Hyderabad, he said. PTI

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Recent fires that have ravaged theAmazon rainforest in Brazil havenot only generated sufficient heatto light up the scene for a freshdebate on development and envi-

ronment but are also responsible, to someextent, for overheating the world of diploma-cy, which was much evidenced at the G7 sum-mit held in France last month. It is obviousthat major forest fires like the ones around theAmazon rainforest and the Indonesian blazecan no longer remain a localised affair. Theytend to assume international dimensions inview of the overall impact on the environmentand in the long run, on climate change. Thetemperature spikes in carbon sinks across theworld end up melting our glaciers.

The allegation that the fires had been litintentionally to make way for developmen-tal projects being undertaken by the BrazilianGovernment in collaboration with privateentrepreneurs may or may not be true but thedamage to the environment has already beendone. Imagine, Brazil was host to the earthsummit in 1992, where the concept of sus-tainable development was initiated and a longterm strategy to deal with climate change wasformulated for the first time.

Back home, we have similar problems inour forested areas, except for those where rain-fall is heavy and trees are able to retain suf-ficient moisture. The coastal areas and forestsof the North-East as well as the Andamansare a case in point. Fires in the forests ofShivaliks and lower Himalayas are well-known. In fact, they have become a regularfeature, except that they keep varying in inten-sity. Experience shows that forest fires in hillareas are more difficult to tackle due to theproblem of accessibility as is noticed in sev-eral districts of Uttarakhand.

The year 2016 almost created history,both in the number of fires as well as theirspread with at least seven casualties beingreported. On account of a virtual absenceof winter rain, signs of a difficult impend-ing summer were quite visible even in mid-February during that time. During my jour-ney from Dehradun to Nainital, while myhelicopter was overflying the forests of Tehriand Pauri, a few isolated cases of smoke ris-ing from deep inside the forests were visi-ble. The absence of any rainfall through themonths of March and April, along with anunusual rise in temperatures, compound-ed the situation.

Despite sufficient warning time beingavailable, necessary steps were not taken.Mobilisation of volunteers and other person-nel on the ground remained inadequate. Bythe end of March, almost a crisis situation haddeveloped when the fires appeared to threat-en settlements and peripheral areas of someof the towns. By then, the State had comeunder President’s Rule and as the thenGovernor, containing the damage done to for-est wealth besides saving life and propertybecame one of my top priorities. It was strangeto see that the forest department was neither

adequately prepared nor commit-ted to fighting the fires. It wasconsidering them to be a normaland an annual feature.

Given the gravity of the sit-uation, the State disaster responseforce along with personnel fromthe National Disaster ResponseForce (NDRF) in large numberswere inducted into the operation.Simultaneously, the police per-sonnel, who were accompaniedby the district revenue authori-ties, were also mobilised. As thefires became more menacingand life-threatening, the IndianAir Force (IAF) was approached,who with the personal interven-tion of the then Air ChiefMarshal Arup Raha, respondedalmost instantaneously.

Choppers with Bambi buck-ets were available at the Sarsawaairbase, not far from Dehradun,which flew to Pauri and Nainitalwithout any loss of time. Theywere immediately opera-tionalised with the lake at Nainitaland the reservoir at the TehriDam providing adequate supplyof water. The only problem facedwas the supply of fuel for thechoppers as the tankers moved ata very slow pace on the windinghilly roads. The ordeal was final-ly over after a few showerstowards the end of April, break-ing one of the longest dry spellsof more than 50 days at a stretch.

While only a certainamount of damage by fires canbe quantified, the adverseimpact on biodiversity andecosystem remains immenseand unquantifiable. Suffice to

say that huge volumes of carbondioxide so released lead to seri-ous environmental impact. Inaddition, nano-sized particlesfrom the smoke tend to settle onsnow-covered areas in the vicin-ity, which is a separate field ofstudy in glaciology. It is, how-ever, well-known that suchdepositions and even a fraction-al rise in temperatures lead toerosion and consequent retrac-tion of the glaciers.

Two very important glaciersin the vicinity of the fire impact-ed area are Gangotri and Milan.Both have extensively been stud-ied by experts. Water from theseglaciers flows entirely into theGangetic river system.

Almost 65 per cent of thelandmass in Uttarakhand isunder the cover of forests out ofwhich the Chirpine (pinus rox-burghii) occupies about 20 percent of the area, which is aboutfour lakh hectares. Every year,large quantities of dry pine nee-dles fall on the ground. These arevery rich in oil, are highly inflam-mable and constitute a majorsource of fire hazard in the State.The Uttarakhand RenewableEnergy Department Agency(UREDA) has since launched ascheme whereby pine needles arecollected by villagers, who arepaid on account of the weight oftheir collection. The needles arethen used as fuel to generatepower.

During the post-fire analy-sis, one aspect that was men-tioned very emphatically byone and all was that the partic-

ipation of Van Panchayats hadalmost been negligible. Earlier,forest dwellers used to providevolunteers, who would maintaina strict vigil and help preventand extinguish the fires well intime. After the introduction ofand sometimes over stringentapplication of the Forest RightsAct, traditional forest dwellersfrom certain areas faced evic-tion, leading to a sort of vacu-um with none to look after thevast tracts of forests. The officialdepartmental guards are eithertoo inadequate or permanent-ly absent from duty.

In some foreign countries,like Australia and elsewhere,spraying of fire retardants is notuncommon when the firesbecome life-threatening.However, such sprays have notbeen used in India. Nevertheless,there is enough scope for techno-logical innovations in this impor-tant area that impacts the envi-ronment. At one time, theUttarkhand Government hadsought to do away with thechirpine plantation and resortedto large scale afforestationthrough oak and other hardytrees. But this was dependent onexpert advice as it had seriousimplications for both the soilstructure and the environment.Considering their impact on theenvironment as well as biodiver-sity, vital decisions need to betaken in the right earnest.

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Farooq, now a threat” (September18). That former Jammu &Kashmir Chief Minister andNational Conference leader FarooqAbdullah was booked under thePublic Safety Act (PSA) exposesthe true intention of the rulingGovernment. Ever since it abrogat-ed the Valley’s special status, therehas been a complete lockdownthere. More than 40 days havepassed but things have remainedthe same. Instead of engagingwith the people or taking steps torestore normalcy, the Governmentis imposing laws that go against thespirit of the Constitution.

Farooq’s detention comesclose on the heels of MDMKleader Vaiko moving a habeas cor-pus petition in the SupremeCourt, seeking the J&KGovernment to set him free. Itmust also be remembered thatFarooq was already under housearrest for more than 40 days, ashave two other former ChiefMinisters Mehbooba Mufti andOmar Abdullah. If Abdullah’sarrest was inevitable, theGovernment must give appropri-ate reasons for the same. It’s

beyond imagination that a verysenior politician and one of themost prominent faces in thecountry is being considered as athreat to security.

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Sir — Responding to the call ofGreta Thunberg, the 16-year-oldSwedish climate activist, variousIndian cities, including Delhi,

Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru,Kolkata, Kochi, Allahabad andCalicut will be hosting “climatestrikes” between September 20and September 27. Thousands ofstudents from across the nationwill skip schools to be part of the

“climate strike.”Thunberg’s movement has

had its impact in India and thecountry became a witness tosome of its first school strikeswith students demanding moreaction from authorities regardingglobal warming and climatechange. The May 24 climatestrike saw a great turnout in citieslike Mumbai, Bengaluru andDelhi. Though skipping schoolsand colleges won’t make a differ-ence, certainly it can help createawareness.

However, the best way tocombat pollution, which has beenone of the most pressing environ-mental threats to human health,is to listen to Mahatma Gandhiji’smessage. The issues that the worldcommunity is faced with todaywere envisioned by him decadesago. His idea of swaraj in terms ofclean air and water is more rele-vant in our times than it was whenIndia was under foreign rule.Most importantly, his suggestionwas that school and college stu-dents must be educated about thevalue of clean air.

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The fire of humanity’s end has started to burnthe Amazon rainforests. Our hunger fordestruction of forests is older than the

Roman Empire’s greed for wood or Amazonianfarmers’ need for more land. In India, we are vic-tims of rampant logging and deforestation, too.The mighty Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh arestripped for lumber and in the plains trees arechopped to make way for real estate or farmland.Badland use means degraded land of 26 millionhectares (ha) while excessive use of chemicals inindustrial agriculture is resulting in more fertiletracts being destroyed each day. But time is up and,“any wrong step towards Earth’s degradation byanyone, any government around the world affectseach one of us.” This was made clear at the recent-ly-concluded United Nations’ Convention toCombat Desertification Conference of Parties(UNCCD COP14) held in India.

India tops the charts as “the most climate-affected country of the world.” This means thatwe may see temperatures hitting 55 °C, agricul-ture production failing and water wars in the nextdecade. We need to swerve towards healing theEarth and adopt realistic policies to address envi-ronmental degradation with a mass mitigationmovement, otherwise climate change will destroyIndia. And city dwellers can’t do it alone. Indianeeds its farmers to save not just the country butperhaps, the world. And this time cultivators needhelp from our policy-makers too.

India is well stocked in cereals and is in factheading towards over-production in rice andwheat, which is destabilising market prices andnot allowing for farming of other crops. The cul-prit is the state policy of the limited scope of theMinimum Support Price (MSP) scheme. TheGovernment needs to extend MSP beyond wheatand rice, and given the newer challenges of waterscarcity and climate chaos, we need to innovateto expand the scope of farmers’ support system.A direct way is to include more crops under MSP,but the other can be to introduce relaxations toland ceilings as advised by the Economic Surveyof India. This can be strictly done for growers whoare willing to devote over 80 per cent of their landto orchards, agro-forestry using ecological prac-tices like inter-cropping, natural compostingand so on. The Government needs to come outin support of cultivators who can become the van-guard of India’s climate mitigation campaign. Weneed a policy, which incentivises carbon seques-tration by growers and Farmer Producers’Organisations (FPOs) using carbon creditsmatched by water efficiency scores. Carbonsequestration is the process by which carbon diox-ide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere is absorbed bytrees, plants and crops through photosynthesis andstored as carbon in biomass such as tree trunks,branches, foliage, roots and soils.

We don’t need all of the Indian farmland forcereal production and should promote orchardsand agro-forestry, which are good for the culti-vators and the Earth. As per a study conductedby the Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) inIndia, methane and nitrous oxide emissionsfrom rice farms could have the same long-termwarming impact as about 600 coal plants.Compare this to a research on mango orchardsby ICAR-NICRA (Indian Council of AgriculturalResearch- National Initiative on Climate Resilient

Agriculture) published in 2019. Thestudy stated that the, “country as a wholehas sequestered 285.005 million tonnesof carbon in its mango orchards. AndhraPradesh (AP) and Telangana put togeth-er, having a maximum area undermango cultivation, sequestered 69.98million tonnes of carbon. This is fol-lowed by Uttar Pradesh (35.58 milliontonnes) Karnataka (29.57315 milliontonnes), Odisha (21.07 million tonnes)and Bihar (20.09. million tonnes).”

This figure can grow if agro-ecolog-ical practices such as inter-cropping withpulses, other fruit trees, organic com-posting and fertilisers are used. Mostdegraded land can also be used fororchards, hence adding incomes for thefarmers/FPOS and helping store morecarbon in the soil.

In Ladakh, Nubra Valley producedabout 4,650 metric tonnes (MT) of apri-cot, apple, walnut, mulberry, grape andplum and sequestered 22,300 MT of car-bon. The cultivation of such temperatefruits can be used for carbon sequestra-tion and rejuvenating degraded land,cold-arid regions by improving SoilOrganic Carbon (SOC) contents andbringing more prosperity to farmers.

After achieving food sovereignty, weshould diversify and not only meet cli-mate targets, by planting trees andagro-forestry, we save water, clean the airand bring higher economic returns forfarmers. To free the land to heal andrepair the Earth, we have to address theissue of degraded areas. The burden ofcereal production has been rapacious forbio-diversity. We need to rejuvenate bio-diversity of the hinterland, especiallyalong the Gangetic plains and riverplains of the south with trees. Let the big-ger farmers grow forests, so the smalland medium cultivators can grow cere-als, lentils and oilseeds. Once the bigger

farmers shift out of cereal production,small growers can get better prices fortheir produce through the Governmentand grain traders. FPOs can play a verybig role in this.

Take for example Lucknow orKanpur, both of which are high on theair pollution index. The StateGovernment can identify clusters ofdegraded or wastelands and convertthem exclusively into agro-forests ormixed orchards. If a cluster decides touse agro-ecological methods of farming,it should be incentivised by allowingeach individual farmer to own morethan the prescribed limit in the LandCeiling Act of UP.

Instead of the Government bearingall burden of degraded land restoration,through policy decisions facilitate farm-ers/FPOs to buy it. The Government canassist by providing region-wise bio-diversity-based plans. Inter-cropping,natural composting, organic farmingshould be encouraged within theorchards and agro-forests.

Farmers/FPOs should be exemptedfrom the Land Ceiling Act if they pur-chase degraded land and bring 90 percent of it under tree cover/orchardsbased on local biodiversity in the nexttwo or three years. This should be overand above the land ceiling limits with-in State laws. This would ensure that theproject is economically viable andreduces the pressure on the land and theGovernment. State laws can be amend-ed to include this new category of farm-lands and a limit should be imposed toensure that they stay under tree cover forthe next 60 years.

The next step would be to create anational kisan carbon credit programme,linking it to the global carbon credit sys-tem. Then FPOs/clusters can earn car-bon credits for the country. This will also

encourage developed nations and pro-gressive states like California to make aninvestment into rural communitiesdirectly. Global companies too could buycarbon credits to reduce their emissions.The farmers will earn more and we cleanthe air of surrounding cities while earn-ing investments straight into rural andsemi-rural India.

If land ceilings are relaxed forrenewable energy projects, why not forclimate mitigation through bio-diversi-ty? Indian farmers, much like the solarindustrialists, are fighting climatechange; they only differ in theirapproach. One uses shiny solar panelswhile the cultivators are armed with theirsaplings and seeds. They should be givenevery opportunity to contribute toIndia’s climate mitigation because thethreat is very real and affects the farm-ers and rural India more. We need inte-gration of old wisdom and new farmingtechnologies.

The size of the land-holding is toosmall and is ever-shrinking, while thedegradation and depletion of land fer-tility are at an all-time high. We have tofree the land and free the farmers to helprestore the ecosystem. Days of bullockcarts are long gone, we need to embracetechnology and steer it for the protec-tion of the Earth and our nation.

We need to embrace new scienceand the forest together, to save our civil-isation from the negative effects of cli-mate change. Reconnect with the Earthand act now unitedly for the benefit ofour Vasudeva kutumbakam (global fam-ily) or else as best articulated by JamesBaldwin, “Instead of ending the worldwith water, God will end it with fire nexttime.”

(The writer is Programme Directorfor Policy and Outreach at the NationalSeed Association of India)

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The ship-breaking business inIndia is booming as manynations across the world have

completely banned dismantling ofvessels on their soil, owing to pub-lic pressure over environmental con-cerns. However, the ship-breakingbusiness in India is gaining notori-ety thanks largely to the anti-environ-mental policies followed at the yardsand the tremendous health risksinvolved.

A recent Dutch documentary hashighlighted how environmental andsafety norms are being flouted inGujarat’s Alang ship-breaking yard.The documentary titled, ‘Het gifschipvan SBM’ was aired on Zembla, aDutch television documentary pro-

gramme on September 12, 2019. Thedocumentary shows how the Dutchcompany, SBM Offshore, concealedthat a gas tanker it owned, which wasto be scrapped in Alang, was conta-minated with mercury. SBMOffshore provides floating produc-tion solutions to the offshore ener-gy industry.

Many ships are contaminatedwith mercury, especially the onesconverted to Floating Storage andOffloading (FSO) vessels. Stationedat gas fields, these vessels accumulatehigh levels of mercury, which getsattached to the steel walls of thetanker. In addition, mercury alsocontaminates ballast water. Somestudies show that its presence is ashigh as 300 points per million (PPM)of mercury in 4,500 tonnes of ballastwater. Furthermore the pipes andsteel body hold an average of 1,40,000PPM mercury, that is released intothe air during the dismantlingprocess. This puts labourers andtechnical staff at risk as mercuryexposure can damage the central ner-vous system, kidney and cause liverimpairment, reproductive and devel-

opment disorders, defects in foetus-es and learning deficits. Yet in spiteof these conditions, the ships keeparriving at these yards and breakingcontinues round-the-clock. Howthese workers protect themselvesagainst the health threats and whatthe Indian Government will do totake care of its people and the envi-ronment is anybody’s guess.

The work at the yards is largelystill being done by hand. As such therisks and exposures attached to thebusiness by way of accidents andchemical reactions are very high.This raises a pertinent question as tohow the Government has not fullyautomated the breaking process asthe heavy industry technology hasmade major progress over the last

few decades. Big industrial corpora-tions like Hitachi, Siemens andHyundai specialise in heavy indus-try machinery. So why is the ship-breaking industry still hand driven?The Government must step in andincrease automation at these yards.Not only will this benefit the work-ers, it will also be easy to adhere tointernational ship-breaking guide-lines.

Further, public awareness aboutthis business and its impact on peo-ple’s health and the environment islow. This needs to change becausewith awareness comes safety.

The Government, which isalways on the back foot on this sub-ject as it’s a business fraught withrisks, can use technology as a way outof this conundrum.

It can begin an online portal,which deals with scrapping of anyharmful object, be it as small as whitegoods and e-waste to as large as ships.The portal, under different heads,can give information and live feed ofthe various dismantling and wasteprocessing facilities. This informa-tion will bring transparency on

adherence to norms concerninghealth and environment safeguards.This will also earn the Governmentthe respect of the common man.

While the ship-breaking businesshas been the focus of many research-es and studies, the lot of the peopleon the ground and the immediateenvironment, whether it is the sea orthe ambient air quality, has more orless remained unchanged. With suchglaring examples of pollution infront of us, it seems that the author-ities in India, both executive andjudicial, seem to have trained theirguns elsewhere and on smallersources of pollution. This seems par-ticularly true when one examines thefact that ship-breaking possibly is theonly activity that has the dubiouscapability of polluting the air, seawater and harming human health allin one go and under one activity.

Surely this cannot be ignoredand allowed to continue as it hasthrived long enough and consumedenough human lives and environ-mental assets.

(The writer is an environmentaljournalist)

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With the Governmentlooking to ban single-use

plastic, Indian industry hassuggested to follow a structuredapproach on the move andsought exemption for certainitems.

"CII (Confederation ofIndian Industry) supports thephase-out of single-use plasticsin a structured manner. Inaddition, the priority items ofsingle-use plastics identifiedfor the phase-out need to bedecided through an inclusiveconsultative process," industrybody CII said in a 'draft note onsingle-use plastic'.

Prime Minister NarendraModi had suggested the controlon the use of plastics whileaddressing the CoP(Conference of Parties) to theUnited Nations Convention toCombat Desertification(UNCCD) here.

In his speech on August 15,Modi urged people to shun sin-

gle-use plastic and encouragedusage of jute and cloth bags toprotect the environment.

In the draft note, thechamber suggested that certainitems may not be consideredfor immediate action.

Certain items include plas-tic or MLP (multi-layered plas-tic) packaging which is integralto manufacturing or packagingprocess or such plastic which iseither made of recycled mate-rial or is completely recyclable.

It also sought exemptionfor plastic/MLP packagingwhich does not have any tech-no-commercially proven sus-tainable alternative.

It has suggested that plas-tic packaging/bottles used forpharma/health products, withcapacities of lesser than 200 ml,designed to offer required dose

of medicine/health supplementthereby minimising potentialcontamination should not bebanned.

To follow a structuredapproach, it has recommendedprioritising single-use plasticitems; identifying policy/vol-untary actions to address thepriority single-use plastics;awareness creation to make ita public movement againstthese plastics; promotion ofalternatives; and adequatemonitoring and policy review.

The chamber has suggest-ed for a baseline assessment toidentify the single-use plasticswith substantial impact on nat-ural environment, along withthe current causes, extent andimpacts of their mismanage-ment.

"Targeted set of incentivesneeds to be identified in orderto promote alternatives to sin-gle-use plastics," the note said.

In line with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's call to put anend to single-use plastic,Environment Secretary C KMishra on Wednesday said theministry has issued guidelinesto states and union territoriesin the past and has been urg-ing them to take the necessarysteps to curb the use of single-use plastic.

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Government on Wednesdayreleased a draft code that seeksto revamp the structure ofEPFO and ESIC, which wouldget CEOs for the first time.

The draft provides forchange in the constitution ofEmployee Provident FundOrganisation (EPFO) andEmployees State InsuranceCorporation (ESIC), saying thetwo bodies would be "bodycorporate".

At present, EPFO and ESICwork more like autonomousbodies run by trustees andboard, respectively under theadministrative control ofMinistry of Labour &Employment. Both bodies werecreated by an Act of Parliament.

Besides, it has been aprecedent that the labour min-ister is appointed as chairmanof EPFO central broad oftrustees as well as ESIC board.Most of the time, the laboursecretary has been vice-chair-man of EPFO as well as ESICin the absence of Minister ofState for Labour.

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that the Centre would appointchairman and vice chairman ofthe two bodies. Thus, theappointees could be other thanthe labour minister and laboursecretary.

The draft code also pro-vides for appointment of CEOsfor the first time, who would beexecutive heads of EPFO andESIC. At present, a CentralProvident Fund Commissionerand Director General runEPFO and ESIC, respectively.Now, CEOs can be appointedfrom Indian AdministrativeService as well as other servicesafter consultation with theUnion Public ServiceCommission.

Ministry of Labour &Employment has circulated adraft of the Code on SocialSecurity, 2019 and soughtstakeholder and public com-ments till October 25.

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around the Indian economyand bring it back to a high tra-jectory growth path, Niti AagoyCEO Amitabh Kant said onWednesday.

"If you look at the last fiveyears, India's growth on anaverage was of about 7.5 percent....The growth story hasdipped to 5 per cent in the firstquarter of the fiscal year 2019-20. Both the RBI and the gov-ernment of India are active onthis.

"We need to think whatkind of innovation we need toundertake to attain a high tra-jectory growth," Kant saidwhile delivering keynoteaddress on 'Fostering a Cultureof Innovation' at an All IndiaManagement Association eventhere.

Whereas the Reserve Bankhas brought down the repo rateby 110 basis points, the gov-ernment took a series of mea-sures and gave three econom-ic boosters, he said, adding itwill continue to do so.

"The government is active,the fundamentals of Indianeconomy is intact and we will

continue to do whatever itrequired to take india back tohigh trajectory growth rate,"Kant said.

The CEO also said thatthere are several measures inthe offing to boost the Indianeconomy and there will bemore public sector asset mon-etisation as well as disinvest-ment.

Kant also said that therewill be more reforms in themining and coal sector.

"The government is active,the fundamentals of Indianeconomy is intact and we willcontinue to do whatever itrequires to take India back tohigh trajectory growth rate. Tomy mind we will do everythingpossible," he said.

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Telecom regulator Trai onWednesday invited public

views to review the January 1,2020 deadline for serviceproviders to end interconnectusage charges.

A telecom operator paysfor connecting calls of its sub-scribers to the company onwhose network a call is made.Currently, an operator isrequired to pay 6 paise perminute as mobile call termi-nation charges, called inter-connect usage charges (IUC),which is proposed to be madenil from January 1, 2020.

Telecom operators withlarge number of subscribersgain from IUC as most of thecalls are made within theirnetwork while net payout forservice providers with lowersubscriber base is higher.

At present, Reliance Jioleads mobile market with 339.7

million subscribers followed byBharti Airtel with 328 millioncustomers. Vodafone Idea inJuly reported decline in cus-tomer base to 320 million inthe first quarter of 2019-20.BSNL has mobile customerbase of 116 million.

The Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (Trai) said ithas seen rapid adoption ofmodern technology in thecountry's mobile networkssince the time it lowered ICUfrom 14 paise to 6 paise from October 1, 2017onwards.

"Though the imbalance inthe inter-operator off-net traf-fic is reducing over a period, itstill exists," Trai said.

The regulator said it hasproposed a bill and keep (BAK)regime in which no operatorraises bill for IUC, afteranalysing that the regime willreduce the inter-operator off-net traffic imbalance.

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Ahead of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's visit to

the US, a bipartisan group of 44influential lawmakers hasurged the Trump administra-tion to reinstate India's desig-nation as a beneficiary devel-oping nation under the keyGSP trade programme as partof a potential trade dealbetween the two countries.

The Trump administra-tion terminated India's desig-nation as a beneficiary devel-oping nation under theGeneralized System ofPreferences (GSP) on June 5.

The GSP is the largest andoldest US trade preference pro-gramme and is designed topromote economic develop-ment by allowing duty-freeentry for thousands of productsfrom designated beneficiarycountries.

In a letter to US Trade

Representative RobertLighthizer, the House ofRepresentatives members sug-gested an "early harvest"approach that "would ensurethat long-sought market accessgains for US industries are notheld up by negotiations overremaining issues".

US President DonaldTrump and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi will meet onSeptember 22 in Houston andthe two sides hope to announcea potential deal on longstand-ing trade issues, including theGSP, a media report said.

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Petrol and diesel prices wereon Wednesday hiked by

24-25 paise per litre, the steep-est increase since July 5 UnionBudget, as a fallout of turmoilin global oil markets followingdrone attacks on Saudi Arabiancrude oil facilities.

Petrol price was increasedby 25 paise per litre to Rs 72.42and diesel by 24 paise to Rs65.82 in the Delhi market,which is sort of a nationalbenchmark, according to priceinformation available fromstate-owned fuel retailers.

This is the biggest single-day hike since the July 5 Budgetof Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman that raised rates byalmost Rs 2.50 a litre due to anincrease in excise duty on thefuels.

The hike on Wednesdayfollowed a 14 paise a litreincrease in price of petrol onTuesday and 15 paise per litrerise in diesel rate.

Following the drone strikeson Saturday, international oilprices rallied nearly 20 per centon Monday in intraday trading-- the biggest jump in almost 30years -- as the attacks halvedSaudi Arabia's output.

Rates have in subsequenttwo days retreated, concedingabout half of the gains. Brentcrude future on Wednesdaydipped 0.26 per cent to USD64.38 per barrel after jumpingto near USD 72 in reaction tothe disruption. US West TexasIntermediate (WTI) crude lost0.5 per cent to USD 59.06 perbarrel.

This came after signs thatSaudi Arabia was quickly

restoring production at Abqaiqfacility. Abqaiq is now pro-cessing about 2 million barrelsa day and should return to pre-attack levels of about 4.9 mil-lion barrels by the end ofSeptember, Saudi Aramco chiefexecutive Amin Nasser said.

Saudi Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman hasreportedly stated that two-thirds of production has beenrestored and the kingdom seesa full recovery in 10 days.

Oil Minister DharmendraPradhan on Tuesday said India,the world's third-largest oilconsumer, is keeping a closewatch on the developing situ-ation.

India imports 83 per centof its oil needs, with SaudiArabia supplying a fifth ofthese. Saudi Arabia is its sec-ond-biggest supplier after Iraq.

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Mother Dairy, a leadingmilk supplier in Delhi-

NCR, on Wednesday said it willrecycle 832 tonnes of plastic byMarch next year as part of itsefforts to protect environment.

"To tackle with the bur-geoning menace of post-con-sumer plastic waste, MotherDairy debuted its plastic wastecollection and recycling initia-tive in Maharashtra in June2018 by rolling out theExtended ProducerResponsibility (EPR) pro-gramme," it said in a statement.

Mother Dairy, with the helpof a Producer ResponsibilityOrganisation, has collected andrecycled around 1,073 tonnes ofplastic waste till May 2019.This quantity includes around183 tonnes of multi-layeredpackaging and 890 tonnes ofnon-multi-layered packaging.

The company said it isimplementing 100 EPR inMaharashtra and now wants toreplicate the success of EPR byspearheading the programmeon a pan-India basis.

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The Department forPromotion of Industry and

Internal Trade (DPIIT) onWednesday notified the recentdecisions to relax foreign directinvestment (FDI) norms insectors such as coal mining, contract manu-facturing, and single-brandretail trading.

The DPIIT, under the com-merce and industry ministry,deals with FDI-related issues. Itnotifies FDI-related govern-ment decisions through PressNotes.

The department has alsonotified the decision to allow26 per cent FDI in digitalmedia, a move over which cer-tain industry and experts haveraised issues.

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Ahead of the crucial GSTCouncil meeting on Friday,

a committee of officials hasrejected demands for a cut intax rate on items ranging frombiscuits to car owing to tightrevenue position as any reduc-tion will dent Centre and Statecollections.

The Council's FitmentCommittee which comprisesrevenue officials of both Centreand States has looked into thedemands for reduction in GST rate on auto-mobiles to beat the slowdownin the sector for the past threequarters.

Automobile industry haslong been demanding reduc-tion in Goods and Services Tax(GST) rate from the present 28per cent to 18 per cent.

However, the Committeewas of the view that the rate cutwould hurt the collection asauto sales contribute almost Rs50,000-60,000 crore to the totalGST kitty.

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Maharashtra TourismDevelopment Corporation

(MTDC) on Wednesday said ithas upgraded 23 of its resorts inthe state with an investment ofaround Rs 1 crore to encouragetourists and promote touristdestinations.

"The revamping of 23resorts in the state took aroundsix months and was done in abudget of around Rs 1 crore,"

MTDC managing directorAbhimanyu Kale told PTI here.

He said, there is a surge inthe number of visitors includinglocals, travellers from other statesas well as from foreign tourists,who are keen to visit the variousdestinations across Maharashtra.

"MTDC puts a lot of impe-tus to manage and improve theinfrastructure to meet globalstandards and hence we havetaken the initiative to upgradethese properties.

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Economic slowdown hasimpacted coal import cargo

in the first half of this fiscal, asoverall cargo growth at majorports registered a marginalgrowth of 1.9 per cent to 294million tonnes, rating agencyIcra said on Wednesday.

Healthy volume growth incontainer, crude and iron oresegments was offset by thedecline in coal and some otherbulk cargo volumes, it said.

"The volume growth atmajor ports has been impact-ed by 4 per cent fall in coal vol-umes - 63.6 MT vs 66.3 MT -and some decline in fertiliserand liquid volumes," Icra saidin a statement.

Coal volumes at majorports grew 11 per cent inFY2019.

"The decline in imports isdespite the fact that Coal IndiaLtd's dispatches have also fall-en by 3 per cent during thisperiod to 247 MT from 241MT. Thus, the slowdown incoal imports is most likelyattributable to the economicslowdown in recent monthswhich has brought down theoverall demand and is likely toimpact the domestic port sec-tor," K Ravichandran, SeniorVice President and GroupHead — Corporate Ratings,Icra said.

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New Delhi (PTI): TheNCLAT on Wednesday direct-ed resolution professional ofReliance Communications toraise demand for �577 crorepaid to Swiss telecom gearmaker Ericsson before theNCLT-Mumbai. Anil Ambani-led Rcom is presently goingthrough Corporate InsolvencyResolution Process. A two-member National CompanyLaw Appellate Tribunal benchheaded by Chairperson JusticeSJ Mukhopadhaya asked theResolution Professional to filethe claims before the NCLT.

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The television industryhas welcomed the gov-ernment’s decision to

scrap the customs duty onimport of open cell TV panels,saying the move will boostdomestic manufacturing.

In a late night notificationon Tuesday, the FinanceMinistry said “open cell, (15.6inch and above), for use in themanufacture of Liquid CrystalDisplay (LCD) and LightEmitting Diode (LED) TVpanel”, would attract nil duty.

TV makers say the movewill help them reduce the man-ufacturing cost by up to 3 percent, however, consumer pricesare expected to remain same.

The announcement hascome just ahead of the festiveseason sales and would posi-tively impact the sales of LEDTV panels.

“Industry welcomes thisdecision. This will ease the costpressure on TV and the bene-fit once passed to the con-sumers will help the industryaccelerate demand,” PanasonicIndia and South Asia President

and CEO Manish Sharma toldPTI.

LG Electronics India saidthe government’s decisionwould boost domestic manu-facturing.

“This is a very positivedevelopment... it will certainlyboost Make in India,” said LGElectronics India Director(Home Entertainment)Younchul Park.

Open cell panel is animportant part of TV manu-facturing and covers more thanhalf the cost of the unit.

Sony India said reductionin duty would help enhance itsefforts to increase domesticmanufacturing of its TV range.

“The company has longbeen committed to the gov-ernment’s Make in India ini-tiative. This withdrawal of dutyon open cell provides a strongboost to local manufacturingand will help us furtherenhance our efforts in thisdirection,” said Sony IndiaManaging Director SunilNayyar.

According to Haier IndiaPresident Eric Braganza, theindustry has been pushingfor this for some time. TVmarket is slow, so anythingthat could ignite the growth iswelcome.

When asked whether itwould have any impact on TV

price, Manish Sharma said cur-rently inventories for festiveseason are already in place,however for fresh imports, thecost impact will be about 3 percent.

“Our festival pricing isalready in place which is attrac-tive compared to the previousmonth’s. Hence post season,this duty reduction will help usmaintain the pricing at samelevels with reduced cost pres-sures on industry,” Sharmasaid.

Besides removing 5 percent customs duty imposedon import of open cell TVpanel, the government haswaived customs duty on importof chip on Film, Printed CircuitBoard Assembly (PCBA) andCell (glass board/substrate),which are used to manufactureopen cell TV panels.

All leading TV makersalong with the ConsumerElectronics and AppliancesManufacturers Association hadbeen asking the government towaive it.

Indian TV market, whichis estimated to be around�22,000 crore is facing toughtimes due to slow demand.

Manufacturers likeSamsung had shifted TV pro-duction lines to Vietnam usingthe Free Trade Agreement toimport it.

Mumbai (PTI): Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) onWednesday asked NSE and its ex-officials, including the former CEOChitra Ramkrishna, to file their rejoinders within four weeks in theirplea against Sebi that penalised them in the co-location case. Thetribunal also fixed November 27, as the date for the disposal of thecase and said no further extension will be granted to anyone.

On April 30, market watchdog Sebi had ordered NSE to dis-gorge �1,000 crore, including 12 per cent interest, and had also askedRamkrishna and three others to pay back 25 per cent of their salariesfor the period involving the scam — between 2011 and 2014 – thatcame to light in 2015. NSE and the people punished, challengedthe order at the SAT on May 21. The co-location case dates backto 2015, when a whistleblower wrote to Sebi alleging that NSE wasgiving a few high-frequency traders and brokers preferential accessto its trading platform which benefited both the parties at the costof others. The whistleblower had alleged that some brokers had fig-ured out that the way to manipulate the system by becoming thefirst one to connect to the server— preferably the one which wasthe faster. Sebi said NSE committed fraudulent and unfair tradepractice as contemplated under the Sebi PFUTP (prohibition offraudulent and unfair trade practices) regulations.

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambanihas raised promoter stake

in flagship Reliance Industriesby 2.71 per cent to 48.87 percent, according to regulatoryfiling by the company.

Reliance Services andHoldings Ltd, controlled bypromoter group firmPetroleum Trust, acquired17.18 crore shares or 2.71 per

cent stake in Reliance onSeptember 13, it said.

The acquisition was pur-suant to a scheme of arrange-ment not directly involvingReliance, the filing said with-out giving details.

Ambani and his privatefirms held 47.29 per cent stake as on June 30, 2019 inIndia’s second-most valuablecompany.

As on June 30, FIIs held

24.4 per cent stake in the firm,mutual funds had 4.56 per centand insurance companies 7.1per cent. The remaining sharewas with public.

Earlier in July, Reliancehad announced a compositescheme of amalgamation bymerging Reliance HoldingUSA into Reliance EnergyGeneration and Distributionand the latter with the com-pany itself.

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Equity markets found firmerground on Wednesday after

two days of steep declines as eas-ing crude oil prices and a recov-ering rupee shored up investorconfidence. After a range-bound session, the 30-shareBSE Sensex ended 82.79 points,or 0.23%, higher at 36,563.88.Similarly, the broader NSE Niftygained 23.05 points, or 0.21%,to finish at 10,840.65.

Global equities and oil mar-kets stabilised after Saudi Arabia’senergy minister said more thanhalf of the country’s daily crudeoil production, that was knockedout by the drone attack over theweekend, had been recovered.He added that production capac-ity at its targeted plants would befully restored by the end of themonth.

Market participants werealso awaiting cues from the pol-icy meeting of the FederalReserve, traders said.

Top gainers in the Sensexpack included Tata Steel,Vedanta, SBI, Tech Mahindra,Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints,M&M, NTPC and PowerGrid,rising up to 3.95%.

On the other hand, ONGC,Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFCBank, Sun Pharma and Marutitumbled up to 2.08%.

“Market was range-boundwith a mild positive bias backedstability in oil prices with signs

of faster restoration in Saudiproduction. Further, rupeegained and 10-year yielddeclined which added respite tothe sentiment.

“Auto was range-bound asthe sector is unlikely to get anyinterim relief by way of GST cutdue to concern of further short-fall in tax collection and chal-lenges to meet fiscal target,” saidVinod Nair, head of research atGeojit Financial Services.

Sectorally, BSE realty,metal, oil and gas, power, ener-gy and FMCG indices spurtedup to 1.54%. Telecom and autolost up to 0.43%. Broader BSEmidcap and smallcap indicesended up to 0.39% higher.

Meanwhile, Brent crudefutures fell 0.95 per cent toUSD 63.94 per barrel (intra-day).

Tracking the movement inoil prices, the rupee appreciat-ed 52 paise (intra-day) to tradeat 71.26 per US dollar.

Further boosting globalmarket mood, US PresidentDonald Trump said a tradeagreement between the USand China was likely to happeneither before or immediatelyafter the American elections.

Elsewhere in Asia,Shanghai Composite Index,Hang Seng, Nikkei and Kospiended on a mixed note. Stockexchanges in Europe were trad-ing in the green in their respec-tive early sessions.

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MINDTREE 686.00 711.60 685.10 699.95LTTS 1622.00 1622.00 1595.20 1609.45BATAINDIA 1560.00 1568.00 1530.00 1545.50UNIONBANK 56.55 57.70 56.50 56.80LUPIN 760.25 761.80 753.05 759.50SUNTV 437.00 438.85 425.95 430.75BHEL 50.75 50.75 48.40 48.65IBVENTURES 176.00 178.70 165.10 166.65SRTRANSFIN 1027.05 1042.00 1023.95 1037.10WIPRO 244.70 245.90 243.25 244.20INDIGO 1681.00 1710.85 1673.30 1677.15TATAGLOBAL 257.20 261.35 253.35 259.70ITI 78.85 84.00 78.85 82.65VOLTAS 624.70 633.90 620.05 630.60JUBLFOOD 1260.00 1260.00 1226.90 1243.70RAJESHEXPO 680.00 680.20 673.50 675.10IDFCFIRSTB 41.90 42.20 41.30 41.55VIPIND 431.15 455.95 427.05 451.15BHARATFORG 396.50 404.45 386.50 399.85BOMDYEING 87.30 88.40 85.50 86.05HAVELLS 650.35 656.55 645.00 649.60NMDC 82.90 87.50 81.85 86.70RAIN 103.40 107.90 100.00 101.90NIITTECH 1365.65 1390.00 1343.20 1361.35ICICIPRULI 418.65 423.35 418.60 421.60JUBILANT 535.30 555.00 517.30 521.45ATUL 3732.60 3743.95 3700.00 3707.30BBTC 1163.90 1170.40 1113.25 1129.70MARICO 382.00 382.00 375.05 380.00

INDHOTEL 135.00 136.60 131.80 134.20APOLLOTYRE 177.00 181.90 177.00 179.75DISHTV 22.20 22.50 21.20 21.50HCLTECH 1068.60 1068.60 1050.75 1057.85IBULISL 106.80 107.55 99.90 107.55TVSMOTOR 373.00 377.20 369.00 373.65PAGEIND 19449.00 20068.20 19094.35 19796.05NTPC 121.60 122.85 119.65 122.40DELTACORP 173.15 176.50 170.60 173.70AUROPHARMA 620.10 622.00 610.00 618.95POWERGRID 198.60 203.00 198.50 202.10SUNTECK 447.20 456.50 440.20 450.40BIOCON 229.20 230.40 225.65 227.80DABUR 454.90 462.15 452.40 460.40GODREJIND 406.55 407.40 404.00 404.45M&MFIN 322.65 328.10 322.65 324.95SBILIFE 802.10 807.00 799.00 802.15BEML 821.50 832.00 816.75 825.35KAJARIACER 535.40 542.00 530.00 534.50EXIDEIND 177.00 177.00 173.05 174.15LAXMIMACH 3755.00 3755.00 3686.00 3699.85CIPLA 461.00 461.95 454.90 458.95GRASIM 705.90 711.40 701.00 703.05NAUKRI 1933.90 1997.00 1900.00 1981.70SWANENERGY 102.50 102.95 99.50 100.40TATAMETALI 580.00 604.00 536.85 575.90NOCIL 101.55 104.45 98.90 101.75PRESTIGE 276.00 299.80 275.40 295.20MANAPPURAM 123.00 125.80 123.00 124.90EDELWEISS 105.00 107.70 103.80 106.15JINDALSAW 78.60 83.60 77.55 81.15GMRINFRA 16.40 16.65 15.90 16.50BALRAMCHIN 150.00 154.50 150.00 152.65JSWENERGY 65.45 65.60 64.15 64.45NESTLEIND 12785.50 12895.45 12650.00 12870.35IDBI 27.90 28.15 27.35 27.80CHOLAFIN 266.80 269.00 264.00 267.40OMAXE 194.85 194.85 191.50 191.85RAYMOND 569.90 578.05 561.50 563.05FORCEMOT 1185.35 1196.70 1143.35 1156.10FSL 52.00 53.30 50.30 52.50PVR 1598.00 1611.45 1582.10 1598.40TRENT 447.50 467.40 447.50 464.10HINDZINC 212.00 217.15 208.60 213.55MMTC 20.75 21.00 18.90 19.25NATIONALUM 45.10 45.45 44.35 44.50ADANIPORTS 365.30 368.05 364.20 365.85GODREJCP 653.75 653.75 638.05 649.05CENTURYTEX 918.80 918.80 897.00 906.60CANFINHOME 395.95 400.00 379.00 382.15SUVEN 288.00 289.85 277.40 279.75GLENMARK 367.10 371.25 360.30 362.70AMBUJACEM 195.00 196.75 194.40 195.70BERGEPAINT 364.50 369.80 364.20 368.05DIVISLAB 1616.00 1625.80 1607.00 1616.20JAICORPLTD 87.45 88.65 86.60 87.45RPOWER 3.17 3.31 3.10 3.12SPARC 162.90 163.70 159.00 159.75GLAXO 1375.70 1415.00 1356.00 1410.40INDIACEM 86.50 86.80 84.15 84.65PTC 64.00 64.95 63.90 64.65SIEMENS 1245.00 1259.05 1237.30 1247.75PETRONET 262.50 266.10 262.50 263.25

BALKRISIND 748.00 753.30 733.15 745.30SHANKARA 437.65 439.00 407.25 412.95COFFEEDAY 73.00 76.35 70.50 72.25MUTHOOTFIN 596.15 605.80 589.55 593.00MRF 58400.00 58505.15 58048.95 58350.40CGPOWER 16.35 16.35 14.91 15.10ENGINERSIN 109.50 110.95 107.10 109.10DCBBANK 197.55 198.55 194.30 195.75RAMCOCEM 724.25 727.05 709.50 723.60GRANULES 105.10 108.35 103.25 106.70GNFC 192.00 193.90 189.45 191.40JKTYRE 68.60 69.05 67.15 68.25BALMLAWRIE 172.85 172.85 167.90 168.70DBL 432.40 438.00 420.05 426.75OIL 150.00 152.80 147.45 150.20TIMKEN 720.00 750.60 705.05 742.80MGL 836.85 842.50 832.60 836.65RADICO 305.10 308.60 300.00 300.70CADILAHC 240.00 242.20 236.10 241.20AVANTI 360.70 363.15 352.00 356.95AJANTPHARM 1063.00 1063.00 1034.55 1051.60ABCAPITAL 91.95 92.50 90.50 90.70INOXLEISUR 309.00 319.50 298.95 301.30AMARAJABAT 635.80 639.60 625.00 630.75INFRATEL 251.40 255.60 249.50 253.50MFSL 403.50 409.55 402.55 404.75ADANIGREEN 55.70 55.75 52.15 53.20NILKAMAL 1133.55 1155.70 1083.85 1087.05HINDCOPPER 37.55 37.80 36.65 36.85CONCOR 523.15 530.50 522.00 526.00TATACHEM 578.10 585.45 574.65 581.95CASTROLIND 125.05 126.25 124.30 125.30SUZLON 3.06 3.09 3.01 3.07DCMSHRIRAM 439.20 440.60 410.20 415.55CHAMBLFERT 154.80 156.90 154.25 155.85LEMONTREE 56.50 57.60 54.30 54.95INDIANB 160.70 162.00 157.75 158.85SHREECEM 18740.65 18777.15 18525.80 18681.50CUMMINSIND 564.20 570.10 559.15 566.40SYNDIBANK 30.50 30.90 30.00 30.30OBEROIRLTY 534.80 534.80 518.75 523.75RCOM 0.94 0.96 0.90 0.93BOSCHLTD 13611.00 13806.15 13520.05 13635.20CREDITACC 598.00 620.00 587.90 617.60VINATIORGA 2360.00 2380.00 2304.00 2323.45ABBOTINDIA 9835.00 9990.00 9804.45 9947.10WELCORP 129.60 132.65 128.45 132.00BAJAJELEC 392.00 405.00 388.20 391.90SOBHA 500.00 525.00 496.50 520.903MINDIA 19400.00 19474.95 18896.10 19150.25HFCL 19.65 19.75 19.10 19.20TNPL 193.95 193.95 188.65 190.65ITDC 246.80 248.30 224.90 226.30PGHL 4310.00 4439.95 4267.35 4385.45WHIRLPOOL 1639.00 1700.00 1639.00 1683.30DEEPAKNI 269.60 271.70 267.55 270.00BAJAJHLDNG 3270.00 3275.00 3142.00 3151.35SYMPHONY 1240.95 1240.95 1219.10 1235.20IEX 119.50 122.80 117.00 120.95INFIBEAM 39.85 40.00 39.15 39.50SCI 35.05 35.45 34.05 35.00TIMETECHNO 65.50 67.60 64.00 66.55IRB 81.05 82.55 80.00 80.65RELAXO 519.95 519.95 476.05 477.85HATHWAY 23.05 23.75 23.05 23.70ADANIGAS 140.40 141.75 138.10 138.35PHOENIXLTD 696.00 730.15 690.00 729.30PNBHOUSING 626.05 630.40 612.00 614.90LALPATHLAB 1278.40 1278.40 1219.50 1235.55INTELLECT 217.60 219.10 212.50 213.80FINOLEXIND 520.10 549.40 520.10 545.00JAMNAAUTO 38.00 38.05 35.00 36.90EMAMILTD 316.20 324.75 311.80 315.05FINEORG 1600.00 1645.70 1555.50 1575.80ASTRAL 1125.00 1168.40 1125.00 1162.65MEGH 58.85 60.85 58.85 59.20BLISSGVS 109.00 109.25 107.90 108.45AAVAS 1505.80 1511.30 1462.55 1476.80PFIZER 3285.90 3315.00 3249.65 3297.60ABFRL 185.50 189.30 184.95 188.15CROMPTON 241.05 241.25 235.60 239.55BANDHANBNK 449.65 451.10 441.75 444.40GUJGAS 175.70 176.95 167.50 169.70ENDURANCE 941.90 941.90 908.55 916.10HSCL 78.05 78.95 75.70 76.50TORNTPHARM 1719.00 1719.00 1668.60 1670.40GRUH 245.85 248.10 240.70 244.85J&KBANK 37.45 38.15 33.50 37.10GHCL 205.50 208.00 201.10 205.45NHPC 23.55 24.15 23.35 23.80SONATSOFTW 310.20 321.05 296.00 319.75APLAPOLLO 1290.60 1296.00 1282.80 1288.20GSKCONS 7856.00 7900.00 7840.00 7847.45SOMANYCERA 205.60 209.40 202.10 205.70ISEC 226.00 234.70 223.20 232.45WABAG 287.50 288.00 276.65 280.30IPCALAB 938.85 953.00 927.30 947.30RCF 44.30 44.65 43.70 43.90SOUTHBANK 11.08 11.10 10.95 10.99GSPL 222.50 222.50 215.95 217.00SANOFI 5800.00 5849.00 5795.00 5810.90GUJALKALI 479.40 482.50 470.15 473.10MOIL 123.90 123.90 120.40 120.75VGUARD 220.05 222.50 220.05 220.80HUDCO 36.95 37.45 36.50 36.75JPASSOCIAT 2.29 2.36 2.20 2.22GREAVESCOT 134.65 136.30 133.15 134.30GSFC 78.05 78.15 76.85 77.30KEC 254.30 254.30 248.10 251.40

MRPL 50.00 50.60 48.80 49.45JISLJALEQS 22.25 23.15 22.25 22.80ZYDUSWELL 1858.85 1858.85 1756.35 1768.95GODREJAGRO 471.25 472.95 466.90 470.10INDOSTAR 261.40 263.00 248.50 250.25FCONSUMER 29.50 29.50 27.90 28.70ALKEM 1860.00 1929.90 1860.00 1891.90TTKPRESTIG 5595.95 5650.00 5565.00 5600.05ALBK 32.65 32.65 31.40 31.70AUBANK 646.40 657.15 644.25 653.95WELSPUNIND 52.00 52.55 50.90 52.00TATACOFFEE 79.80 81.00 79.55 80.45PGHH 10375.00 10468.35 10314.75 10444.05PARAGMILK 160.90 162.50 154.85 159.30MPHASIS 980.00 987.15 973.75 983.75IRCON 343.20 352.90 343.15 348.35ASTRAZEN 2035.00 2078.95 2017.80 2062.50FRETAIL 393.85 396.90 390.40 393.25EIDPARRY 163.80 168.80 163.45 165.95CUB 198.30 200.50 197.80 199.15TRIDENT 60.00 60.65 58.00 59.50CHENNPETRO 188.00 188.00 182.05 183.25GICHSGFIN 176.00 177.00 174.50 175.35KALPATPOWR 455.85 456.90 434.00 446.15SJVN 26.10 26.15 25.80 26.05ORIENTBANK 62.75 62.95 61.85 62.00HEIDELBERG 188.00 192.00 187.00 187.50MAHSEAMLES 396.90 411.90 394.35 398.05SUDARSCHEM 345.00 346.25 337.05 338.05JBCHEPHARM 403.00 403.00 386.95 391.85SUPREMEIND 1131.50 1132.05 1106.80 1114.45LAKSHVILAS 39.60 39.70 38.35 39.50DEEPAKFERT 92.00 92.75 89.35 91.05ECLERX 511.80 523.90 498.15 519.40DCAL 175.80 178.90 174.00 175.95KTKBANK 77.40 77.80 76.55 77.35VBL 625.00 631.00 617.70 624.90PRSMJOHNSN 84.15 84.35 83.70 84.00APLLTD 500.00 525.10 496.10 521.75JKCEMENT 1021.80 1027.90 1003.80 1017.95ITDCEM 66.20 69.40 62.80 64.25KANSAINER 464.05 468.95 462.25 464.85EIHOTEL 163.65 163.65 156.00 156.80CENTURYPLY 145.95 145.95 138.25 138.85TAKE 126.05 126.70 120.15 121.85CARERATING 531.00 531.00 520.00 526.85ADANITRANS 223.90 227.00 223.25 223.85AEGISLOG 188.15 188.25 182.20 182.75ABB 1334.20 1335.00 1324.45 1325.90IDFC 35.60 35.60 34.00 34.05UFLEX 220.00 220.60 214.95 216.95ORIENTELEC 152.85 159.45 152.35 158.55MAHINDCIE 161.85 161.85 153.00 154.15TATAINVEST 779.55 794.40 772.50 785.90MINDACORP 95.05 98.80 91.55 93.75RITES 235.15 237.30 234.80 235.20TV18BRDCST 22.60 22.95 22.00 22.10QUESS 466.40 466.40 456.30 458.75IFCI 7.66 7.79 7.45 7.62PERSISTENT 578.60 596.60 578.60 587.05VARROC 462.40 464.70 446.75 447.85BLUESTARCO 744.00 744.00 713.20 721.10JYOTHYLAB 158.80 164.00 157.85 162.25ORIENTCEM 92.40 93.30 90.35 92.00GESHIP* 255.70 255.70 246.30 249.50ANDHRABANK 18.95 19.15 18.10 18.75BAYERCROP 3222.80 3295.00 3158.00 3272.20HERITGFOOD 381.25 386.25 372.50 375.60FDC 171.40 174.60 170.00 172.15MAHSCOOTER 4240.00 4240.00 4000.20 4034.10HAL 728.00 737.15 722.00 731.85MINDAIND 330.20 332.90 329.50 329.85JKLAKSHMI 309.00 309.00 298.45 301.10MOTILALOFS 599.00 599.00 562.30 565.20ASHOKA 98.75 100.35 97.45 99.05KPRMILL 543.75 550.00 540.00 544.50SCHNEIDER 80.50 82.00 78.40 78.65SUNDRMFAST 432.50 437.40 426.80 429.45NAVINFLUOR 730.10 740.00 726.50 733.10GILLETTE 6995.30 7025.10 6964.85 6991.75NLCINDIA 56.40 56.50 56.05 56.10HIMATSEIDE 148.00 148.00 141.30 142.15NATCOPHARM 570.20 571.00 564.05 566.40BASF 1006.95 1013.00 999.35 1003.45JSL 36.30 36.30 34.55 35.00FORTIS 124.30 125.30 123.80 124.55COROMANDEL 397.00 400.50 390.20 398.45SYNGENE 310.00 311.10 307.75 309.85SREINFRA 12.38 12.57 12.10 12.21JMFINANCIL 71.80 71.80 69.50 70.10GDL 106.90 106.90 100.70 102.85THERMAX 1005.15 1011.85 1003.10 1005.10COCHINSHIP 348.80 352.45 348.50 349.30JETAIRWAYS 36.00 36.50 35.20 35.95RALLIS 166.55 168.40 163.00 164.30INOXWIND 41.00 41.30 37.30 37.90KRBL 219.00 232.95 219.00 223.65CENTRALBK 19.90 19.90 19.65 19.70BLUEDART 2243.00 2261.65 2170.00 2214.30TEJASNET 88.35 88.35 83.15 86.60JAGRAN 72.00 72.00 69.00 70.65LAURUSLABS 339.00 355.15 339.00 347.80AIAENG 1649.00 1651.30 1626.50 1649.85SHOPERSTOP 394.05 407.00 393.15 399.95SCHAEFFLER 3981.35 4123.10 3981.35 4033.00KNRCON 227.00 228.15 224.95 226.25WESTLIFE 279.70 279.70 275.00 275.25CAPPL 424.75 429.30 422.10 425.10TVSSRICHAK 1802.00 1844.00 1782.00 1797.40

GRINDWELL 571.00 583.40 565.00 569.90REDINGTON 102.75 104.90 94.00 104.70CENTRUM 24.75 25.70 24.60 24.75FINCABLES 367.35 370.20 365.00 365.90KEI 468.00 471.40 460.95 465.50CHOLAHLDNG 436.00 436.00 429.30 430.60THOMASCOOK 147.00 150.20 145.10 146.35NETWORK18 25.00 25.45 24.45 24.55ALLCARGO 101.50 102.00 100.00 100.40JCHAC 1774.85 1774.85 1731.65 1767.40AKZOINDIA 1716.00 1720.00 1697.00 1699.65ASTERDM 128.90 129.00 123.20 123.40UCOBANK 14.75 14.85 14.70 14.75GALAXYSURF 1357.40 1364.65 1324.85 1332.20GMDCLTD 68.85 68.85 67.95 68.25SKFINDIA 1885.60 1903.75 1884.75 1902.30CYIENT 450.00 453.60 447.20 450.20GICRE 186.00 187.10 180.00 183.50TEAMLEASE 2750.00 2774.65 2690.00 2757.15ERIS 410.20 412.55 403.45 412.30PNCINFRA 181.50 184.65 177.25 180.95BDL 280.75 288.00 280.75 285.00NESCO 536.75 536.75 525.00 526.00SFL 1231.00 1275.00 1218.65 1231.60TVTODAY 299.10 299.80 291.35 293.00

JSLHISAR 74.45 74.90 72.30 72.75DHANUKA 323.15 330.90 322.95 327.30NIACL 106.65 106.65 105.50 105.65SHK 129.60 130.50 128.80 129.10SHILPAMED 241.25 252.95 241.25 245.40CRISIL 1252.00 1274.00 1252.00 1269.80STARCEMENT 92.60 92.75 90.00 90.20GULFOILLUB 855.00 858.00 850.00 852.95ADVENZYMES 165.00 168.10 162.55 167.00GEPIL 751.50 753.90 745.50 748.20BAJAJCON 254.40 256.40 253.15 254.20MAHABANK 12.99 12.99 11.75 12.07REPCOHOME 320.55 325.00 318.25 319.95MAHLIFE 399.65 399.65 387.80 392.55SOLARINDS 1066.30 1067.60 1055.55 1056.65MAXINDIA 62.70 63.40 58.45 59.10FLFL 426.20 426.25 410.00 413.90MONSANTO 2105.00 2105.00 2070.00 2098.20CERA 2562.00 2590.00 2506.00 2570.75GPPL 79.50 79.80 78.85 79.00MASFIN 660.40 660.45 648.45 653.35BIRLACORPN 569.00 569.00 557.05 561.95CORPBANK 16.60 16.75 16.55 16.60THYROCARE 474.00 477.20 472.50 474.05TIINDIA 344.00 345.00 336.00 342.55LUXIND 1167.70 1186.00 1157.25 1175.50IOB 9.94 9.95 9.70 9.81NBVENTURES 83.85 88.50 83.80 87.10VMART 1985.85 1985.85 1967.00 1973.10MHRIL 222.00 224.80 221.90 222.90ASAHIINDIA 180.00 180.00 176.00 178.45ESSELPRO 106.30 106.30 105.00 105.25LINDEINDIA 482.85 482.85 476.00 476.55EVEREADY 51.95 51.95 51.95 51.95SUPRAJIT 166.75 167.80 166.30 167.65LAOPALA 167.50 172.35 162.00 164.15UNITEDBNK 9.53 9.53 9.30 9.32CCL 243.05 248.20 243.05 245.70CARBORUNIV 290.50 292.20 290.50 292.20SIS 857.60 857.60 848.50 849.60APARINDS 548.75 548.75 533.70 541.20TCNSBRANDS 661.00 661.00 647.60 657.40DBCORP 140.10 140.10 135.30 136.80MAGMA 61.25 61.55 60.35 60.80NH 234.95 239.70 233.25 238.90JSWHL 2720.05 2858.00 2720.05 2848.00MAHLOG 343.70 344.20 340.70 341.75VTL 931.65 952.00 931.65 951.65HATSUN 605.20 605.20 599.35 602.00ZENSARTECH 216.50 217.85 212.50 214.60SADBHAV 137.00 137.00 133.55 136.40WABCOINDIA 6114.95 6124.95 6100.05 6124.95ELGIEQUIP 252.10 254.75 252.10 252.50RATNAMANI 923.10 923.10 915.00 915.50SHRIRAMCIT 1325.75 1330.95 1310.80 1330.95IFBIND 669.00 669.00 651.05 661.70TRITURBINE 94.00 95.45 93.60 93.60GAYAPROJ 113.00 113.00 112.05 112.55

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 10872.80 10885.15 10804.85 10840.65 23.05TATASTEEL 348.00 361.30 345.35 357.70 12.75BPCL 379.70 388.75 369.05 382.00 13.25VEDL 146.00 150.50 145.10 150.00 4.60GAIL 133.10 135.75 131.65 135.55 3.65SBIN 277.20 282.95 274.40 280.40 6.45IOC 127.60 128.60 125.30 128.00 2.80JSWSTEEL 217.55 223.55 217.25 220.90 4.70INFRATEL 251.30 255.75 249.25 254.70 4.50TECHM 710.00 718.10 701.90 717.40 11.45BAJAJFINSV 7221.00 7348.00 7196.00 7260.00 109.50ASIANPAINT 1542.15 1560.95 1535.00 1552.90 22.00BAJFINANCE 3407.00 3464.50 3388.50 3416.40 48.00M&M 525.00 531.35 518.20 528.50 6.55POWERGRID 200.50 203.00 198.25 202.80 2.35NTPC 121.55 122.85 119.65 122.25 1.35AXISBANK 645.50 654.50 641.55 647.50 7.05RELIANCE 1204.95 1216.30 1197.20 1209.00 11.55KOTAKBANK 1450.00 1478.95 1449.90 1460.95 12.65TCS 2126.40 2142.95 2113.15 2141.15 18.50ITC 237.70 242.30 234.05 238.90 1.70TITAN 1163.00 1168.00 1150.55 1166.60 8.35LT 1320.10 1328.40 1313.30 1321.00 7.30HEROMOTOCO2590.00 2617.00 2517.00 2582.10 13.15TATAMOTORS 123.05 125.90 120.50 122.60 0.60ADANIPORTS 365.00 368.30 364.20 366.60 1.30GRASIM 705.85 711.50 701.00 703.15 2.20ULTRACEMCO 3910.10 3937.95 3885.05 3910.00 9.60HCLTECH 1059.65 1066.95 1050.65 1058.00 2.15HINDALCO 198.40 200.80 197.15 198.20 0.25BAJAJ-AUTO 2798.00 2819.00 2750.10 2775.00 1.85INDUSINDBK 1340.00 1349.00 1321.80 1333.45 0.85WIPRO 245.40 245.95 243.30 244.25 0.10INFY 829.90 832.95 824.00 831.45 0.20DRREDDY 2739.80 2761.95 2715.15 2737.00 -1.05HINDUNILVR 1839.50 1843.95 1818.65 1828.25 -2.95ICICIBANK 405.45 405.45 396.50 399.25 -1.40HDFC 2010.00 2012.40 1982.40 1988.85 -7.40MARUTI 6165.00 6211.80 5986.60 6105.00 -25.40CIPLA 461.40 462.80 454.35 458.70 -1.95ZEEL 338.15 342.30 333.40 335.40 -1.95UPL 565.00 565.00 542.75 559.55 -3.75SUNPHARMA 423.90 424.60 414.25 417.30 -3.35YESBANK 66.00 66.45 61.70 64.45 -0.65HDFCBANK 2217.30 2224.15 2180.00 2188.00 -23.35BHARTIARTL 341.60 344.15 334.60 336.10 -3.75EICHERMOT 16500.00 16554.95 15842.00 16043.00 -241.95ONGC 129.70 129.95 125.95 127.15 -2.55COALINDIA 198.45 199.20 191.75 192.45 -5.15IBULHSGFIN 436.00 438.70 411.35 417.20 -11.95BRITANNIA 2668.70 2668.70 2588.20 2614.90 -77.55

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US President Donald Trumpon Wednesday named his

chief hostage negotiator RobertO’Brien as the new NationalSecurity Adviser to replace JohnBolton, who was fired last week.

O’Brien, who has beenserving as the special envoy forhostage affairs at theDepartment of State, has beenchosen for the role, Trumptweeted.

“I am pleased to announcethat I will name Robert C.O’Brien, currently serving asthe very successful SpecialPresidential Envoy for HostageAffairs at the State Department,as our new National SecurityAdvisor.

“I have worked long &

hard with Robert. He will do agreat job!” he said.

In his role as special pres-idential envoy for hostageaffairs, O’Brien works withfamilies of American hostagesand advises on related issues,including recovery policies.

In choosing O’Brien toreplace Bolton, the presidenttapped a longtime lawyer whohas impressed him with hiswork to extricate Americansdetained by countries likeNorth Korea and Turkey, TheNew York Times reported.

O’Brien would be Trump’sfourth national security advis-er of his presidency.

On Tuesday, the WhiteHouse said President Trumphas shortlisted five people forthe NSA’S position.

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Pakistani authorities on Wednesday ordered ajudicial probe within 30 days into the death

of a Hindu dental college student in Sindhprovince after her family claimed that the girl wasmurdered, according to a media report.

Namrita Chandni, a final-year student of BibiAsifa Dental College in Larkana district and asocial activist, was found lying on a cot by herfriends on Monday with a rope tied to her neck.Her room was locked from inside.

Police is yet to ascertain whether the girlcommitted suicide or was murdered.

The Sindh government on Wednesday askedthe sessions court of Larkana to hold a judicialprobe into the death of Chandni, the Dawn Newsreported.

“Section Officer Aijaz Ali Bhatti wrote a let-ter to the district and sessions judge of Larkana,requesting that a judicial inquiry be held in thematter and submit a report to the home depart-ment within 30 days so that further action canbe taken,” it said.

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The President of the 74th session of the UNGeneral Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-

Bande, has said he would “collaborate and coor-dinate” with the Security Council, and the UNSecretariat to ensure that greater attention is paidto prevention rather than reaction to full blownconflict.

“I will also advocate for effective early detec-tion and warning systems, as well as mediation,negotiation and peaceful settlement of ongoingconflicts,” Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria said inhis inaugural address as UN General AssemblyPresident on Tuesday. “I will work to engendercooperation that will address drivers of conflictssuch as poverty, exclusion and illiteracy.”

He stressed that he would “collaborate andcoordinate” with the Security Council, and theSecretariat “to ensure that greater attention is paidto prevention rather than reaction to full blownconflict.”

In June, the General Assembly electedMuhammad Bande, Permanent Representativeof Nigeria, President of its 74th session. He servedas Vice-President of the Assembly’s 71st sessionand was active in several other forums, includ-ing as Chair of the Special Committee onPeacekeeping Operations, member of theAdvisory Board of the UN Counter-TerrorismCentre and Chair of the Economic Communityof West African States Group.

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Human Rights Watch has accused Brazil’sPresident Jair Bolsonaro of giving a “green

light” to illegal loggers to destroy the Amazon andfailing to protect those defending the world’slargest rain forest.

Bolsonaro, whose anti-environment rhetoricand policies have been widely blamed for a spikein fires and land clearing in the Amazon this year,has promised to open up the remote region tomore development even as he faces growing inter-national criticism.

Official figures show Amazon deforestationnearly doubled in the first eight months of thisyear, compared with the same period in 2018, to6,404 square kilometers (2,472 square miles) --more than twice the size of Luxembourg.

The acceleration in deforestation has beenblamed for the sharp increase in fires this year,which official figures show have reached nearly124,000, as land is cleared and burned to makeway for cattle grazing or crops. A decrease in pre-cipitation and a recent heat wave together withstrong winds are also factors in the blazes.

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The United States has con-cluded that an attack on

Saudi oil facilities was launchedfrom Iran, a US official saidTuesday as Vice President MikePence again warned that the USmilitary is “locked and loaded”for a possible response.

The official, speaking toAFP on condition of anonymi-ty, said the strike involved cruisemissiles and that evidencewould be presented at the UNGeneral Assembly next week.

Pence announced thatSecretary of State Mike Pompeowas on his way to Saudi Arabiato “discuss our response.”

“As the president said, wedon’t want war with anybodybut the United States is pre-pared,” Pence said in a speechto the Heritage Foundationthink tank in Washington.

“We’re locked and loadedand we’re ready to defend ourinterests and allies in the region,make no mistake about it,” hesaid, echoing President DonaldTrump’s words on Monday.

The apparent hardeningof the US position came asIran’s supreme leader ruledout negotiations withWashington “at any level.”

However, continuing daysof mixed messaging from theWhite House, spokesmanHogan Gidley refused to ruleout a possible -- albeit nowhighly unlikely -- encounterbetween Trump and IranianPresident Hassan Rouhani atthe United Nations next week.

Trump is “obligated to tryand find peace,” he said.Yemen’s Iranian-backed Huthirebels claimed responsibility forSaturday’s oil installationattacks, which halved outputfrom the petro-state, the world’sbiggest crude producer and aclose ally of Washington.

The Houthis are at warwith Saudi-backed forces inYemen, turning the impover-ished nation into a proxy bat-tlefield for bitter regional rivalsTehran and Riyadh.

The increasingly complexconflict dovetails with the Trumpadministration’s attempt to curbIranian power through a “max-imum pressure” campaign ofcrippling economic sanctions.

Trump began that cam-paign after unilaterally pullingout of a 2015 internationaldeal meant to reward Iran forallowing restrictions on itsnuclear industry. He says thatTehran is secretly cheating and

trying to build nuclear weaponsand must be stopped.

Supreme leader AyatollahAli Khamenei saidWashington’s real goal was tobring his country to its knees.

“The policy of ‘maximumpressure’ against the Iraniannation is worthless and allIslamic Republic of Iran offi-cials unanimously believe therewill be no negotiations with theUS at any level,” he said in atelevised address.

Khamenei also said that aslong as sanctions are in place,direct talks are impossible,including a meeting at the UN.

“Without this, no negotia-tions will happen at any levelbetween the Islamic Republic ofIran’s officials and theAmericans, not during the visitto New York or any othervisit,” he said.

Whether the new stage ofthe long-running US-Iranianstandoff leads to a shooting war

is the big unknown.Saudi Arabia, which has

bought huge quantities of USweaponry, is considered astrategic ally in the region,second to Israel, another bitterfoe of Iran.

Trump called off a retalia-tory US missile attack on Iran inJune after the Iranians shotdown a spy drone. He said hedid not want to kill what gener-als told him could be up to 150people. He has indicated that he

may no longer feel that restraint.“I’m not looking to get into

new conflict, but sometimes youhave to,” he said Monday.

“That was a very largeattack, and it could be met by anattack many, many times larger.”

US Secretary of DefenseMark Esper labelled Iran adestabilizing force in theregion, but stopped short ofdirectly accusing Tehran overthe strikes. The US military, hesaid, was working with its part-

ners to “address this unprece-dented attack.”

In Congress, RepublicanSenator Mitt Romney toldreporters that the United Statesshould not be drawn into war.

“Saudi Arabia is fully capa-ble, with the weapons we’ve soldthem, to respond in a way theythink is appropriate,” he said.

Another Republican,Senator John Thune, said thatif Iran were proven to be behindthe Saudi attack, that “crosses a

line that hasn’t been crossedbefore and, yeah, I think it’d becertainly appropriate for the USand allies to respond.”

The contested strikes hitAbqaiq, the world’s largest oilprocessing facility, and theKhurais oil field in eastern SaudiArabia. Oil markets continued toeye the situation carefully. Pricesreceded five per cent on Tuesday,reversing some of the previousday’s gains as analysts said theywere expecting Saudi output torecover sooner than expectedafter the weekend’s attacks.

As aftershocks continuedto ripple across financial mar-kets on Tuesday, energy spe-cialists S&P Platt said aroundthree million barrels per day ofSaudi crude would remainoffline for at least a month.

Britain and Germany onTuesday urged the internation-al community to forge a “col-lective response” to the attacks.

French Foreign MinisterJean-Yves Le Drian, visitingCairo, said it was “imperativeto put all our efforts together toachieve this de-escalation”.

China condemned theattacks and appealed to allsides to “refrain from takingactions that lead to an escala-tion of tensions in the region.”

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Do you ever come across a simple-looking man sitting adjacent to

you in the local train, wearing regu-lar clothes, carrying a suitcase whoseems to be a government clerk or asecretary? You might assume that heis just another middle-class man witha family who spends most of his earn-ings on necessities like food and rent.But then, who knows, if he mighthave just met a deadly terrorist whowas hiding behind the railway station,plotting a devastating attack a fewminutes ago. Or he may have justgathered some secret informationabout a potential terror act in the city.

Directors Krishna DK and RajNidimoru’s forthcoming web series,The Family Man, is about a man whowith his camouflaged appearancemisleads people who will neverknow the real job that he is holding— that of an intelligence officer. Theseries revolves around Srikant Tiwari(played by Manoj Bajpai), a middle-class man who also serves as aworld-class spy. He tries to strike awork-life balance as he deals with hisfamilial responsibilities and the high-ly secretive special cell of the NationalIntelligency Agency. DK says, “That’swhat they sign up for. They are verysimple-looking people and might noteven look like they would be coura-geous enough to handle those kindof situations.”

Much to people’s surprise, theidea of creating a web show aroundthis story has been work-in-progresssince 2016. However, it’s only nowthat it came into being. “I had thisidea for a long time about a commonman hero who is doing an extraor-dinary job. We didn’t want to makeit as a film. A series has its own lan-guage. It focusses on various thingswhich come together as a whole. Wealso felt that a film might not do jus-tice to subjects like counter-terrorismand geopolitics. So a series mademore sense. Thanks to Amazon aswhen it came into the scene, we actu-ally got a platform to showcase it on.We also had Stree amid all of this andthen we also took a lot of time tofinalise its script,” says DK who pro-duced and wrote the film along withhis partner, Nidimoru.

In one of the sequences in thetrailer, when Srikant’s son asks himas to why he wants to continue withhis job, his daughter says,“Government job me kuch nahi karnahota na, isliye (It’s because there’snothing to do in a government job).”DK explains that this is the very ideathat we, as people, hold about thegovernment. He questions, “Isn’t

that something that we all think? Wethink that they’re an inefficientorganisation and don’t really work.Government employees are negligenttowards their jobs is an idea that isin-built in our consciousness. Theirdepartments take so much time inprocessing everything. This idea isrampant. And Srikant’s daughteralso believes that.” However, theseries aims to show the efficiency ofthe intelligence department and how“they work hard to create a safernation without the common peopleever becoming aware of it.” DK addsthat there is a contrast between thepublic perception and the nature oftheir jobs. It is also an answer for“why do these officers risk their livesfor the nation when they can easilyopt for any other profession or job.Why do they do this after all?”

While the series has a seriousmessage, it also involves some day-to-day humour which reflect upon

our everyday struggles. “We tend tobring out everyday human throughour writing. And this is what workedfor Stree as well. Even when there wasa terrorist involved, we wanted toshow it in a satirical way. When yousay something serious throughhumour, the audience might take thatthing home. Otherwise, it mightlook like preaching in a classroom.They would ignore it. The audiencealways needs something that they canrelate to,” says he.

Actor Manoj Bajpai believes thatafter doing such a role, he hasrealised how “tricky” the lives of theseofficers are. “We don’t even knowhow many attacks they have alreadystopped. They are not given anaward or the credit for stopping thatdamage. However, they would alwaysbe criticised for even a single failure,”says the actor.

He adds that the biggest thing iswhen terror attacks take place, peo-

ple always discuss it and blame thegovernment for their inefficiency.Even the trailer has a scene where twomen are talking to each other aboutthe failure of the intelligence agencies,pointing out to the 26/11 Mumbaiattacks, which were “not” stopped.“26/11 rokte toh baat hoti.” However,here, Manoj and DK both believe thatit is because we only know about theattacks that have happened because“they were missed. These peoplecould actually be tracking a terror-ist under your nose and you’d haveno idea. This is the tragedy of theirjobs. You never hear about their suc-cesses but failures are all over thenews. They are brought up long afterthey actually take place.”

The scenario is much like that ofthe country’s cricket team. They arebashed for losing one match eventhough they might have won thou-sands of others. The only differenceis that they are appreciated when theywin the cup. This is not the case withintelligency officers, points DK.

For Manoj, he saw this role as achance to make their jobs look realand believable to the common peo-ple. “When I read the synopsis, Ifound it quite unique. I realised thatthis is something that I have neverdone. Through this, people wouldactually come to know about the kindof sacrifices they make. They keeptheir families happy in their minis-cule pay. But they also get the chanceto prevent any kind of assault on thenation. I realised that there is asupreme sacrifice linked with anexalted sense of patriotism,” says he.

The actor feels that a film would-n’t have done justice to what the seriesholds. Manoj says, “The only differ-ence between the two is that here,there are are a lot of episodes so youget a chance to work on the differ-ent facets of the character. Whereas,a two to 2.5 hour-long film does notreally focus on the characters butmore on the plot.”

Recalling an incident in his life,Manoj narrates that he, as an actor,has always wanted to evolve. “WhenI was in college hostel, my roommatesand friends would keep suggestingand forcing me to read their notesand study more. Some were evenpreparing for civil services exams andwould tell me, ‘Tu bhi karle yaar thodisi mehnat. Ban jayega kuch. Yehactor banne ka bhoot utaar de.’ AndI wouldn’t listen because my goalswere fixed,” he chuckles.

(The series releases on AmazonPrime Video on September 20.)

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Battling infertility, you thought that allroads lead to IVF or surrogacy? Butthings do not have to always end up

at an intensive treatment route. For thereare ways to do this in a natural way. Theadvancement in medical technologymeans that a clinical device can help youidentify and track your fertile window inthe comfort of your home.

The need for these arose as theattempt to conceive can be stressful dueto rising societal pressure, a ticking bio-logical clock, which, in turn, often leadsto repeated clinic visits, blood-drawing andultrasounds — things, which are not justtime-consuming but also expensive.

According to State of WorldPopulation Report 2019, the fertility rateper woman was 5.6 in 1969, it dropped to3.7 in 1994, and is 2.3 in 2019. Thechanged statistics can be attributed to avariety of reasons, which include lifestyleand behavioural changes. With almost onein six couples facing problems in conceiv-ing and one in two couples tracking theircycles incorrectly, there is a need for proac-tive measures. With changing lifestyles andassociated issues, getting pregnant is notas easy as it used to be which in turn hasled to the dip in fertility rates considerably.

These devices are doing away withoverwhelming trips to clinics for invasivetests that make you feel like you have ahuge fertility problem, even when youdon’t. Fertility monitors can act as person-al assistants that help you understand yourbody and hormones better. While mostwomen believe that their chances of get-ting pregnant are highest on the 14th dayof their cycle, the truth is that ovulationvaries from woman to woman and cycleto cycle. What’s more, fertility monitorscan help in case of issues like irregularcycles, PCOS, PCOD, thyroid as well,thereby helping you take total control ofyour fertility, proactively. Taking theguesswork out of the process of concep-tion, it measures estrogen and luteinisinghormone levels in your urine to detectpeak fertile days in your menstrual cycle.

“The best time to conceive is rightbefore a person ovulates or releases an eggbecause the internal body temperaturefluctuates during the menstrual cycle. Butit is possible to get pregnant in the daysleading up to ovulation, as sperm can sur-vive for several days inside the femalebody,” says Dr Neena Bahl, director,obstetrics and gynaecology, Fortis

LaFemme, Greater Kailash II. She addsthat testing through fertility monitors isjust like doing the pregnancy test. An ovu-lation kit tests your urine sample todetect a surge in LH (luteinising hormone)levels. While the LH is always present inyour urine, it increases 34—36 hoursbefore ovulation, which is five times theregular mount. These tests help you findout those days that act as an invaluable toolin your baby-making arsenal. This time isyour most fertile window. Having inter-course on those particular days increasesyour chance of a successful conception.

There are various ways in which onecan track fertility. Some ways are as sim-ple as tracking your temperature in themorning as the day your fertile periodstarts, the temperature goes up by half adegree. Second, to get an ultrasound onany of the 10 days from the ninth day ofyour period to 19th day, which shows theexact size of the follicle or the egg and onceit ruptures, it is the most fertile period toconceive. Third, there are commerciallyavailable sticks that tell about the changesin the hormones. It’s an indirect way of let-ting one know that ovulation is going totake place, explains Dr Bahl and tells usthat in most cases, ovulation predictor kitsprovide an accurate forecast of your LHsurge and subsequent ovulation. They canbe most effective when used together withother monitoring methods. Along with thekits, doctors usually suggest examining thecervical mucus and charting the basal bodytemperature which is tested the first

thing in the morning. These methods,when combined, can greatly increaseyour chances of getting pregnant.

As there are advantages and disadvan-tages of everything, Dr Bahlsays, “The pros are that itis a simpler way ofknowing the best pos-sible chance of con-ceiving. Instead ofgoing to the doctorand getting anultrasound done,you can choosethis method butthe con is that it isnot as sensitive asthe latter. Everytimeyou are testing yourself,your mind is preoccu-pied and it’s obviouswhen you are trying toohard for something, you getstressed. You do not releasehappy hormones which inturn affects your ability toconceive. Moreover, your sex-ual life is timed according to thedevice and becomes mechanical. Itbecomes something solely devoted toreproduction. So yes, it can be a roughmethod but then it’s obviously a conve-nient option.”

One of the users of the ovulation pre-dictor kits shares her experience. ShwetaVerma, 32, a software engineer fromBengaluru, says that they started their fam-

ily planning after two years of marriage.She was, later in the same year, diagnosedwith PCOD and was prescribed a medica-tion for six months. After which, they wereadvised by the doctors to try conception

naturally. The doctor rec-ommended the use of

the monitor to easethe journey. “I

used it forthree cyclesafter which itwas discov-ered that myh u s b a n dhad a lowsperm count.I continued

using it andeven cross-

checked the resultswith ultrasound

scans. They turned out tobe identical. This strengthened

my faith and I finally got the good news,”she says and adds that the monitor easesthe journey of a woman.

However, these kits do have limitationsas they do not work when fertility drugsare present in the system. Moreover, theydo not work consistently on women over40. Some women in their 40s, especiallythose approaching menopause, haveincreased levels of LH in their systems atall times, rendering the tests invalid.

But coming to surrogacy or for thatmatter IVF, these are for people who are

infertile or have medical conditions whichdo not allow them to conceive naturally.Alisha Mathur, 36, a housewife, feels thatthe device helps women conceive but “Idon’t think it can ever replace doctors orlabs or even procedures like surrogacy. Itworks even for irregular cycles and noti-fies when there is a probability of a fertil-ity condition or issue which requires clin-ical support. Surrogacy is a differentthing altogether. In the rarest of the rarecases, doctors suggest it.”

Dr Bahl explains it better when shesays, “You can’t jump from class one toclass 10. Similarly nobody jumps fromtracking ovulation to surrogacy. Whatwould a normal healthy couple do? Theywould try conceiving without any contra-ception for one year. And 90 per cent ofthe couples will conceive within one yearof married life. So when you don’t, youstart tracking the fertility manually. Butmost of the times you would visit a doc-tor and ask for his/her help. The doctorwill then guide the couple about the var-ious methods. Only when they have triedeverything and failed does the doctoradvise surrogacy. It might be a marketinggimmick that you can avoid surrogacy ifyou buy this device. However, the track-ers just help women conceive quickly.”

Using the ovulation predictor kits orso-called fertility monitors provides moreprivacy as issues like fertility are thingsthat women don’t prefer to discuss in pub-lic, feel both the users of Inito fertilitymonitor.

Filmmaker Shyam Ramsay, who made Bollywood hor-ror a cult affair, passed away on Wednesday. He was

67. As per the reports, he was suffering from pneumo-nia.

Shyam, as part of the Ramsay brothers, made filmslike Veerana, Purani Haveli and Andhera. Ramsay broth-ers also consisted of Tulsi Kumar, Keshu, Arjun, Ganguand Karan. Apart from films, Shyam and Tulsi also gavethe TV audience Zee Horror Show.

Netizens have poured in RIP messages for the direc-tor. “Rest in Peace #ShyamRamsay ji. You and your fam-ily's stories are inspirational, How your whole family cometogether to give Indian Cinema a new genre called ‘hor-ror’ it inspired so many industry people how to work onsomething, which genuinely believes in,” one wrote.

Another went back to her childhood days and wrote,“As a kid, I was always afraid of ghost and horror movies,while my sibling and cousin watched it without battingan eyelid.”

Another wrote: “The genre of #horror is as tough asmaking people laugh, the #RamsayBrothers did it withtheir own unique ways. RIP #ShyamRamsay. I still remem-ber watching that zee horror show and how that scaredthe hell out of me.”

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who has carved a name asa horror filmmaker in recent times, was also saddenedby his demise. The Raaz director feels the late filmmak-er was innovative, and regaled his audiences with fabu-lous spooky cinema from time to time.

“Ramsay carried the torch of horror films rightthrough the ‘70s and ‘80s. Even amongst the RamsayBrothers, he was considered to be the leader of the group.He was innovative and regaled his audiences with fabu-lous spooky cinema from time to time. His passing isindeed a sad and his contribution to the dark films willalways be held in high esteem,” said Bhatt.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is achronic inflammatory disorder

that occurs when the immune sys-tem mistakenly attacks the jointsleading to pain and inflammationin the tissue surrounding thejoints. Women are three timesmore likely to get diagnosed withRA than men and the disease canimpact anyone within the agegroup of 20 to 50 years.

“Though, there are no exactnumbers, we can safely say that RAimpacts 0.5 per cent to one percent of the population. Despite rel-atively high awareness levels on

RA, there are many myths andmisconceptions surrounding thedisease which could pose animpediment to the treatment.Some of the common myths likeRA only affects people of old age

and that there is no treatment. Itcan have a negative impact onpatients therefore it is importantfor them to come in for regularcheck-ups and follow theRheumatologist’s advice,” says DrHimanshu Agarwal, ConsultantRheumatologist MaxSuperspeciality Hospital, Vaishali.

“Smoking may contributetowards the increase in RA casesespecially among younger popula-tion. People with genetic risk fac-tors are also prone to developingthe condition. RA causes painand disability leading to loss of

daily functioning and missing ofwork schedules. Change in weath-er also leads to change in baromet-ric pressure which could exacer-bate the arthritis. Majority of thepatients come in within threemonths of experiencing the firstsigns of RA. About 0.5 to 1 percent of the Indian population isaffected with the condition.Education and early detection arecrucial to the effective manage-ment of RA,” shares Dr SonalMehra, ConsultantRheumatologist at Jaypee Hospital,Noida.

God is the seer of past, pre-sent and future. He knows

the intellect of all humanbeings. In this regard, godpreaches in Rigved mantrathat there are people whoalthough sees the literalVedvani yet ignores it due tolack of the literal knowledge.And then there are peoplewho don’t understand it. A fewof so-called saints areunknown to the meaning ofVed mantras and Vedic knowl-edge, and then they misguidepeople. Whereas they mustpay attention to the othermantras where god preachesthat if an aspirant understandVedas, he only receives bene-fit of it. People listen toPuranas, Bhagwad Geeta andother spiritual books as theyare inspired to listen, in thename of faith. They are evenexplained the meaning of eachword in Hindi language,whereas as far as the matter ofVedas, the said practice is notin vogue and hence the prob-

lem.So it is clear that until peo-

ple become aspirants and startunderstanding Ved mantras,the problem to follow Vedicpath will always remainunsolved. Intellectuals shouldapproach the government todo the needful because themost important knowledgeto make the future bright is theknowledge of four Vedas,which emanate directly fromgod. It can’t be compared toany other literal knowledge.

Today, Vedas have almostbeen intentionally disregard-ed instead of being followedby people. Above quoted mat-ter concludes that illusion,corruption, dishonour towomen, violence and severalother types of problems existin world because people arenot aware of the Vedic knowl-

edge. Therefore, we will haveto pay attention towards Vedasand its literature like Shastras,Upnishads. Kapil Muni states

in his Sankhya Shastra Sutrathat there are three types ofsorrows, whose total destruc-tion enables a devotee to

attain salvation. First,AdhyatmikDukh, which isgenerated due to internal rea-sons. It has two kinds —

Shareerik, due to human bodyand Manas, due tomind/thought. Second,Adhibhautik, pain and afflic-

tion caused by snake andscorpion’s bite due to physicalviolence and bitter words.Third, Adhidaivik, caused bynon- living things like rain,fire, snowfall, lightening,earthquake and sorrows gen-erated by cyclones.

Kapil Muni says that it isnot possible to put an end tothe sorrows until we follow theVedas. Undoubtedly, today,most people do not believe inVedic knowledge but truthprevails. He further adds thatthe said sorrows can’t be sep-arated from the soul. Yes,money should be earned withhard effort. So the learning ofVedas in all circumstanceswill help to attain salvation.

(The author is Swami RamSwarup, chief editor of VedIshvareeya vani, a bi-annualmagazine.)

With regard to environ-mental protection,

municipal commissionerDinesh Chandra has issuedinstructions to MunicipalCorporation establishmentheads that refreshments will beprovided only in steel utensils atmeetings held in all the estab-lishments of the city’s MunicipalCorporation.

This model was first used inthe kavad camps during thekavad yatra and had positiveresults. Dinesh said that due tothe use of banned plastics, the

city used to get dirt piles dur-ing the bhandara and religiousevents. He added that he madeit mandatory to use steel andother metal utensils for all suchevents.

“Inspired by us, the manage-ment committees of the gurd-waras and temples have aban-doned steel crockery and madesteel utensil banks for the distri-bution of langar and food offer-ings,” said Dinesh. He added thatthey have also decided to puthoardings and stalls for public-ity so that people are aware of it.

National Hydroelectric PowerCorporation (NHPC) invites appli-

cations for the second batch of NHPCSports Scholarship Scheme forUpcoming Sportspersons in five sports— football, kabbadi, boxing, wrestlingand para sports. These scholarships aremeant for young players of 14-19 years(14-24 years for para sports) with a viewto encourage talent and create a poolof sportspersons during their formativeyears of education.

There is a maximum provision of10 numbers of scholarships with twonumbers in each of the five sports. Theapplications shall be considered forscholarships in two categories — elitescholar and scholar, based on the ful-fillment of required criteria. Thedetails regarding the scholarships areavailable in the career corner of NHPCwebsite. The last date for receivingapplication forms has been extendedtill October 17.

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CD foundation collabo-rates with Embassy ofIslamic Republic of

Afghanistan. Charge d’affairesTahir Qadiry announced a 15-day long Afghanistan food andculture festival with the founda-tion in October on the 100thindependence anniversary ofAfghanistan.

The food and culture festi-val is one of eight events whichwill take place during theanniversary celebration. LiveAfghani band performance,ghazal performance, cricketmatch and many more perfor-mances will be there. There willbe food stalls and live kitchendisplay of Afghanistani cuisinestoo. It will also display handi-craft and textile exhibition,fashion walks, cultural perfor-mances, conferences, workshop,media interactions and meetsfor three days. Subsequently, thefestival will also mark a meetbetween Afghanistan andIndian film makers.

The festival aims at enhanc-ing the cultural relationsbetween India and Afghanistan.Both the countries are bound-ed in cultural and historical rela-tions. The age old cultural andcivilisational ties and the deep-rooted linkages in the fields ofmusic, art, architecture, lan-

guage and cuisine constitute animportant bond of friendshipbetween the countries.Therefore, events like this makeus celebrate our values togeth-er.

Tahir appreciated the

founder director of CDFoundation Charu Das. Shesaid that it is a privilege for herfoundation to have the respon-sibility of this festival. She addedthat this initiative was mainlytaken to meet the commit-

ments made by CD foundationin Kabul during a formal visit ofthe city by a group of Indian del-egation in August.

Her aim for planning thisfestival is double. On one hand,it is a way to exhibit various

aspects of Afghanistan cultureto Indians. On the other, it pro-vides an opportunity for theparticipants (women entrepre-neurs) to get trained in theirrespective fields by Indianexperts and to create a network

for doing future business inIndia.

Dr Sandeep Marwah, chair-man of AAFT and president ofMarwah Studio was also pre-sent. He extended his support tothe festival.

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The board meeting of city’sMunicipal Corporation was boy-

cotted by municipal commissionerDinesh Chandra as there was a uproarduring it.

The dispute started whenMunicipal Corporation’s executivevice president and BJP councilor SunilYadav, commented on the work styleand behaviour of officials of PawanPandey, manager of CLC (urban liveli-hood development company).Chandra became so uncomfortableand angered by this indecisive behav-iour of councilors, that he left the boardmeeting.

Later mayor Asha Sharmaadjourned the meeting indefinitely,

repeating all the proceedings. Shethen had a conversation with coun-cilors of all parties and condemned thebehaviour of the city commissioner.She even wrote a letter to the chief min-ister, contempting the house. In the let-ter, the chief minister has beendemanded to be disciplined against thecity commissioner and other officials.

On the other hand, Chandra toldthat the councilors in the house wereusing unparliamentary languageagainst the former city commissionerswhich led them to leave the house

silently. He added that he has not com-mitted any contempt of the house butinstead sent the additional municipalcommissioner Pramod Kumar to con-tinue the proceedings of the house. But,the councilors continued to create aruckus even then.

In this sequence, the manager ofCLC Pawan Pandey said that he hasnever behaved indecisively with anyMunicipal Corporation officials orcouncilors. He alleged that some coun-cilors are angry as he had not facilitat-ed their misleading work.

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At the f irst day ofrecruitment process at

SRM Institute of Scienceand Technology, fourmajor IT companiesoffered 4,749 jobs to stu-dents from the graduationbatch of 2020.

TCS (Ninja) has made1437 offers, Infosys 1315,CTS 1175 and Wipro 822.Apart from this, TCS hasmade 183 offers under dig-ital track too (�7 lakh perannum), said SriramPadmanabhan, director,career centre at SRMIST.

The highest paid offer

was �41.6 lakh per annumby Microsoft. More than120 companies have visit-ed the campus since thecommencement of theplacement session on July22. They have made 6000offers.

Top recruiters includeAmazon (18 offers of �32lakh per annum), Barclays(25 offers of �10 lakh perannum) and startup Udaan(four offers of �30 lakh perannum. Besides this,organisations like Veritasand Pay Pal have madeinternship offers

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IIT Madras organised a TechnologyConclave: Vision New India 2022

with the theme — development for allthrough technology.

Rakesh Kumar, chairman, Scopeand CMD, NLC India Limited addressedthe conclave. Arjun Ram Meghwal,MoS, Heavy Industries and PublicEnterprises inaugurated the conclave inthe presence of Dr Madhukar Gupta,additional secretary, department ofPublic Enterprises.

Rakesh asserted the need for indus-try and academia to come together tobridge the skill gap of the talent requiredby the industry. He pointed out that theambitious plan of creating a new Indiathrough “Strategy for New India @ 75”could only be achieved if the youngergeneration is equipped with the neces-sary skills required in the current volatilemarket environment.

The chief executives from variouspublic sector enterprises and otherorganisations also participated in variedpanel discussions such as role of CSR intechnology, leveraging CSR funding fornation building and many others.

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Holders Liverpool begantheir defence of theChampions League tro-

phy with a defeat against Napolion Tuesday, while one missedspot-kick condemned Chelseato defeat against Valencia andanother came to Barcelona’s res-cue.

Liverpool survived a 1-0defeat in Naples in the group stagelast season to go on and win theirsixth European Cup, and this timea 2-0 reverse at the San Paolomade them the first reigningchampions to lose their openinggame in the competition since1994.

Both sides had chances in theGroup E clash before the hostswon a late penalty with barely 10minutes remaining when JoseCallejon went down under anAndy Robertson challenge.

Dries Mertens beat Adrianfrom 12 yards and substituteFernando Llorente — who playedfor Tottenham Hotspur againstLiverpool in last season’s final —then took advantage of a raredefensive lapse by Virgil vanDijk to make it 2-0 in stoppagetime.

HAT-TRICK HERO HAALANDLiverpool must now bounce

back in two weeks when they hostAustrian champions Salzburg,who made a stunning return tothe group stage as teenage for-ward Erling Braut Haaland net-ted a hat-trick in a 6-2 demolitionof Genk.

Salzburg had fallen in thequalifying rounds in the lastseven campaigns but finally pro-gressed this season to the groupstage for the first time since1994-95.

Haaland, the teenage English-born Norwegian striker whosefather Alf-Inge played forManchester City, gave Salzburg asecond-minute lead and nettedtwice more before half-time.

Aged just 19 years and 58days, Haaland is the third-youngest player to score aChampions League hat-trickbehind Wayne Rooney and Raul.

The South Korean HwangHee-Chan and DominikSzoboszlai also struck before thebreak for Salzburg, while captainAndreas Ulmer completed therout in the second half.

Jhon Lucumi and Tanzanianstriker Mbwana Samatta scoredfor the Belgian champions.

Last season’s Europa Leaguewinners Chelsea ensured it wastwo defeats out of two on thenight for English sides as they lost1-0 at home to Valencia.

The Spaniards scored in the74th minute when a Dani Parejo

free-kick was converted byRodrigo Moreno. Chelsea weregiven a chance to rescue a drawwhen Daniel Wass was penalisedfor handball in the box, but RossBarkley’s 87th-minute penaltyhit the bar and went over.

AJAX IMPRESSAlso in Group H, last sea-

son’s semi-finalists Ajax claimedan impressive 3-0 home winover Lille with two of theirnewest signings among thegoals.

Quincy Promes headed theDutch champions in front andthe Mexican Edson Alvarezdoubled their lead early in thesecond half before NicolasTagliafico sealed the win.

After a patchy start to theseason, Barcelona will berelieved to escape from their tripto Borussia Dortmund with a 0-0 draw as Lionel Messi returnedfrom injury as a second-halfsubstitute.

The home side will feelthey should have won, butMarco Reus had a second-halfpenalty saved before JulianBrandt hit the bar late on.

“We played brilliantly in thesecond half, and it feels a bit likewe have lost two points,” MatsHummels told Sky.

Those two appear well placedalready to progress from GroupF after Inter Milan needed a stop-page-time Nicolo Barella goal torescue a 1-1 draw against rankoutsiders Slavia Prague.

Nigerian forward PeterOlayinka put Slavia ahead in the63rd minute, only for Barella tolevel in the second minute of stop-page time after a Stefano Sensifree-kick hit the bar.

In Group G, RB Leipzig won2-1 at Benfica with Timo Wernerbagging a brace before HarisSeferovic pulled one back.

Earlier, Memphis Depay’spenalty gave Lyon a 1-1 draw athome to Zenit Saint-Petersburgafter Iranian striker SardarAzmoun opened the scoring.

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Indian wrestling had a lot tocelebrate on Wednesday as

Vinesh Phogat secured TokyoOlympics qualification andwon a Bronze, while PoojaDhanda put herself one winaway from her second medalat the World Championships.

Having endured a medal-less run in three WorldChampionships before,Vinesh finally ended thedrought by pinning wrestlerMaria Prevolaraki by fall in theBronze-medal bout.

“It is my first WorldChampionship medal and it isa big thing to win a medal atthe Worlds,” Vinesh toldreporters.

“I had changed my weightcategory and in just 10months, I got this medal. It isa thing of great happiness forme. It is the biggest medal ofmy career till now.”

She is only the fifth Indianwoman wrestler to win aWorlds medal after AlkaTomar (2006), Geeta Phogat

(2012), Babita Phogat(2012) and PoojaDhanda (2018).

Earlier in the day,she had held off worldnumber one SarahAnn Hildebrandt withsome superlativedefense in her secondrepechage round to qualify forthe 2020 Olympics.

Vinesh is now one of

India’s most successfulwrestlers with Goldmedals at theC o m m o n w e a l t hGames and the AsianGames, already in hercupboard.

Adding to the ela-tion of the Indian camp was agritty show by Pooja in the59kg, a non-Olympic catego-ry. Pooja reached the semifi-

nals with a remarkable come-from-behind 11-8 win overJapan’s Yuzuka Inagaki beforelosing the semifinal by techni-cal superiority to Russia’sLiubov Ovcharova, the 2017European champion.

She will now fight for hersecond Bronze medal at theWorlds, having won one in57kg at the 2018 Budapest edi-tion.

Pooja can now becomethe first female wrestler andonly second Indian to win twoWorld medals. Only BajrangPunia has achieved the feat.He won a Bronze in 2013 anda Silver in 2018.

Seema Bisla thoughmissed Olympic qualificationin the 50kg after losing hersecond repechage round 3-11to Russia’s EkaterinaPoleshchuk.

Much was expected fromSarita Mor after her shock vic-tory over Pooja Dhanda in thetrials but she was far from herusual aggressive self.

In the 76kg, Kiran had rat-tled her German opponent

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India were assured of anunprecedented two medals at

the World Men’s BoxingChampionships after AmitPanghal (52kg) and ManishKaushik (63kg) entered the semi-finals of the marquee event withimpressive victories here onWednesday.

While Asian Games andchampionship Gold-medallistPanghal defeated Filipino CarloPaalam 4-1, CommonwealthGames Silver-medallist Kaushikgot the better of Brazil’sWanderson de Oliveira 5-0.

Both the boxers sealed theirmaiden world medals.

Before this year, India hadnever won more than one Bronzemedal in a single edition of theworld championship.

The overall medal count forthe country stood at four Bronzemedals claimed by Vijender Singh(2009), Vikas Krishan (2011),Shiva Thapa (2015) and GauravBidhuri (2017).

However, Sanjeet (91kg), aformer India Open Gold-medal-list, and fifth seed and AsianSilver-winner Kavinder SinghBisht (57kg) bowed out after los-ing their respective quarterfinals.

While Sanjeet went down 1-4 to Ecuador’s seventh-seededJulio Castillo Torres, a Pan-American Games Silver-medallist,Bisht was beaten by the reigningCommonwealth Games champi-on Peter McGrail of England 0-5.

The second-seeded Panghal,who had earlier defeated Paalamin the Asian Games semifinals lastyear, wasn’t off to the best of startsand was trailing Paalam at the endof the opening round.

But the Army man fromRohtak didn’t take long to get hisact together and become the moreaggressive one in the next tworounds.

In the last-four stage, theHaryana-pugilist will be up againstKazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov,who stunned Armenia’s EuropeanGold-medallist and sixth seedArtur Hovhannisyan in his quar-terfinal showdown.

“He is a southpaw and has along reach, I will work out a strat-egy for him,” the 23-year-oldPanghal said.

While next up for Kaushik isCuban top seed Andy GomezCruz, who out-punched Russia’seighth-seeded Ilia Popov.

Cruz was the light welter-weight (64kg) category Gold-medallist in the 2017 edition.

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Manchester United andlast year’s finalists

Arsenal headline anEnglish trio that also fea-tures Europa League new-comers Wolves whilerecord five-time champi-ons Sevilla figure to beamong the primary con-tenders as the group stagebegins today.

Scottish rivalsCeltic and Rangersface testing paths tothe knockoutrounds as bitterfoes Roma andLazio bid to endItaly’s two-decade wait forthe title.

Porto, PSV Eindhovenand Feyenoord are theother former EuropeanCup winners in a compe-tition that will welcome theeight third-place finishersfrom the ChampionsLeague groups for theknockout phase.

United, EuropaLeague winners in 2017,will host Astana in GroupL as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’sside face opponents fromKazakhstan for the firsttime in club history.

They will expected toprogress with relative easefrom a group that alsoincludes Partizan Belgradeand former finalists AZAlkmaar of theNetherlands.

Unai Emery’s Arsenalreturn to the competition

after last season’s 4-1 defeatby Chelsea in the final inBaku.

The Gunners visitEintracht Frankfurt to kickoff their campaign, with10-time Belgian champi-ons Standard Liege andPortugal’s VitoriaGuimaraes also in GroupF.

Wolves, in their firstEuropean campaign since

1980, will meetPortuguese clubBraga in theiropening game atMolineux.

Scottish cham-pions Celtic travel

to French Cup holdersRennes in Group E, withItalian Cup holders Lazioand CFR Cluj, theRomanian side to whomthey lost in ChampionsLeague qualifying, com-pleting a tricky section.

Steven Gerrard’sRangers are at home toJaap Stam’s Feyenoord andwill do well to navigate agroup with Porto andYoung Boys.

Roma will take onIstanbul Basaksehir in theirfirst game whileMoenchengladbach hostAustria’s Wolfsberg.

Austria boast two rep-resentatives with LASKLinz among the six debu-tants — alongsideEspanyol, Wolves,Wolfsberg, Olexandriyaand Ferencvaros — in thetournament.

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She paid the price for beingover-defensive. Since the

German lost her semifinal,Kiran’s campaign is over.

Navjot Kaur was also oust-ed from 65kg after losing heropening bout to Alis Manolova,who later lost her semifinal.

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Reigning world championand title favourite P V

Sindhu sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a convinc-ing straight-game win overformer Olympic Gold-medal-list Li Xuerui at the ChinaOpen Super 1000 tournamenthere on Wednesday.

India’s top shuttler Sindhubeat China’s Li Xuerui 21-1821-12 in just 34 minutes to setup a clash with Thailand’sPornpawee Chochuwong.

Replicating her worldchampionship form, theOlympic Silver-medallist pro-duced another strong perfor-mance to get the better of thecurrently 20th-rankedChinese, who entered thematch with a 3-3 recordagainst the Indian.

Men’s singles players, SaiPraneeth and ParupalliKashyap also progressed to thesecond round after notchingup contrasting opening-roundwins.

Commonwealth Gamesbronze medallists AshwiniPonnappa and N Sikki Reddy

too found a place in the pre-quarterfinals after crossing theopening hurdle.

However, Saina made anearly exit after losing toThailand’s BusananOngbamrungphan in thewomen's singles.

The London Olympicsbronze-medallist lost 10-2117-21 at the hands of theWorld No.19Ongbamrungphan in a matchthat lasted for 44 minutes at theOlympic Sports CenterXincheng Gymnasium.

It was the former worldnumber one’s second successiveloss to the Thai player.

The 29-year-old Saina has

struggled for form followingher recovery from injuries.

The Indian started her sea-son with a win at the IndonesiaMasters but has failed to reachanother final on the BWF cir-cuit so far.

In men’s singles, worldchampionships bronze medal-list Praneeth had to battle foran hour and 12 minutes to getpast Thailand’s SuppanyuAvihingsanon 21-19 21-23 21-14,

while former top 10 play-er Kashyap beat France's BriceLeverdez 21-12 21-15 in 38minutes.

Next world no 15 Praneethwill face China’s Lu GuangZu, while Kashyap lock hornswith seventh seededIndonesian Anthony SinisukaGinting.

In women’s doubles,Commonwealth Games bronzemedallists Ashwini Ponnappaand N Sikki Reddy too crossedthe opening hurdle after theiropponents Chinese Taipei'sCheng Chi Ya and Lee ChihChen retired mid way in thesecond game after lagging 13-21 8-11.

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Former India captainSourav Ganguly said that

India need to look beyond theupcoming World T20 when itcomes to finding young talentand give them consistent runsin the senior squad.

“The most importantthing for India is to not lookat the World T20 next year.Before the last World Cupthere was too much noiseabout it and that sometimes isnot good. What they need todo is pick the best possibleplayers and give them consis-tent opportunities, as there issome serious talent in thedomestic circuit,” Gangulywrote in a column for theTimes of India.

Ganguly said that thebowling department in partic-ular will be interesting towatch with the likes of DeepakChahar, Khaleel Ahmed and

Navdeep Saini knocking at thedoors. “These guys, with timeand maturity, will see (Jasprit)Bumrah, Bhuvi (BhuvneshwarKumar), (Mohammed) Shamias their role models and thiswill be a healthy sign forIndian fast bowling. Spinnerslike Rahul Chahar,Washington Sundar, Kuldeep(Yadav), (Yuzvendra) Chahalwill also keep everyone ontheir toes,” said Ganguly.

He said that K L Rahulwill now be under pressure tokeep his number four spot inlimited overs after losing theTest opening slot. “With Rohit(Sharma) and Shikhar(Dhawan) at the top as thebest possible opening pair, KL Rahul will be pushed. Hehas lost his place in Testcricket due to indifferent formand the likes of Shreyas andManish Pandey will keep himon his toes if he wants to holdon to the No. 4 slot,” he said.

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Rising Indian shut-tler Lakshya Sen is

hoping to continue theconsistency that fetchedhim the Belgian Openas he looks to breakinto top 50 in the worldranking, which willhelp him qualify forbigger tournamentsnext season.

The 18-year-oldfrom Almora shockedsecond seed VictorSvendsen of Denmarkin straight games toclinch the men’s singlestitle at the BelgianInternational Challengelast Saturday.

“I think I playedconsistently wellthroughout the weekand I'm happy with myperformance,” Lakshya,who didn't drop a sin-gle game throughoutthe tournament, toldPTI.

“This win will giveme lots of confidence todo well in the comingtournaments,” he said.

“This year I canplay more tournamentsthan last year in thesenior circuit and Ihope to prepare well forall the tournaments.”

Playing his firstfull-fledged season inthe senior circuit,Lakshya had brokeninto the top-100 inMarch this year. TheBelgian Open win sawhim jump 12 places tograb the World No 67thspot in the latest BWFranking.

His father DK Sen,a SAI coach, who gavehim the early lessons inbadminton, saidLakshya will have toquickly get into the top50 by the year end.

“The target nowfor him will be to breakinto the top 50 by endof the year so that hecan qualify for biggertournaments,” he said.

Asked about hisupcoming tourna-ments, Lakshya, thereigning Asian JuniorChampionship winner,

said: “I’ll be playingthe Dutch andSaarLorLux Open nextmonth and then inNovember, I have Irishand Scottish Open.”

Lakshya, who alsoclaimed a bronze at theWorld JuniorChampionship and sil-ver at Youth OlympicGames last year, is cur-rently in Europe play-ing in the DanishLeague for Aarhus club.

“It’s nice to be inDenmark and theleague matches are exit-ing. It’s a new experi-ence for me,” he said.

“We are going tobe in Europe for 3months, play theEuropean circuit andthe league matches.

“In the first teammatch, I won againstJan Jorgensen and got1 point for the team.It was a big match forme,” added theIndian, whose nextouting in the countrywill be the Syed ModiWorld Tour Super

300.Lakshya, who has

been a trainee at thePrakash PadukoneBadminton Academy(PPBA) since 2010,had decided to play inthe season circuitafter the high injuniors last year.

He begun theyear well with a semi-final finish at theChina Masters Super100 tournamentbefore reaching thefinals at Polish Open.After a few early exits,he suffered an ankleinjury in July butrecovered well toclaim the BelgianOpen.

“This year, I twist-ed my ankle in July. Itwas not very major butI took two weeks to getback on court. I’m justtaking good care andrehab,” Lakshya said.

“Mental strengthis very important as insenior circuit everymatch is tough,” hesigned off.

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Skipper Quinton de Kock anddebutant Temba Bavuma playedimpressive knocks but India

were able to contain South Africa to149 for five in the second T20International here on Wednesday.

Newly appointed captain deKock (52 off 37) led from the front,while Bavuma (49 off 43) tooimpressed in his first limited-oversappearance for South Africa inalmost two years.

But South Africa did not get thefinal flourish they were looking forand ended up with a below-partotal. India bowled well in the deathovers, conceding only 24 runs in thefinal four.Pacer Deepak Chahar waspick of the bowler with two wicketsfor 22 runs from his four overs.

India captain Virat Kohli sent anew-look South Africa into bat withthe visitors picking three debutantsin Anrich Nortje, Bjorn Fortuin andBavuma.

While Reeza Hendricks depart-ed cheaply, de Kock looked in sub-lime touch from the word go.

De Kock cover drove spinnerWashington Sundar on the first ballhe faced before collecting threestraight boundaries off pacerNavdeep Saini who was taken out ofthe attack after conceding 13 runs inhis first over.

Bavuma, South Africa’s Test spe-cialist, joined de Kock after the fallof Hendricks in the fourth over andhe too looked in fine touch. He madehis intentions clear by pulling HardikPandya over deep square leg for a six.

South Africa made only 39 forone in six overs but their innings

picked up momentum after that, tak-ing them to 78 for one in 10 overs.

It took a brilliant catch fromskipper Kohli to dismiss de Kock andshift the momentum in India’sfavour.

De Kock mistimed a hit offSaini and Kohli came running frommid-off to pounce on it, brining thecrowd back to life. The standbetween de Kock and Bavuma yield-ed 57 runs.

Vice-captain Rassie van derDussen, South Africa’s best batsmanin the World Cup, followed de Kockin the dressing room quickly byoffering a simple return catch toRavindra Jadeja in the 13th over,leaving his team at 90 for three.

Runs dried up in the death oversbut South Africa got a much-need-ed couple of sixes in the 20th over offSaini, which went for 16 runs.

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The Indian men’s teamlogged their best ever

result at ITTF Asian TableTennis Championships, fin-ishing fifth after beating HongKong 3-1 in the classificationmatch here on Wednesday.

The Indian team alsodefeated Iran 3-0 to clinch theGold medal in the championsdivision.

In the classif icationmatch, India tried out a newopening with Sharath Kamal,who after the initial struggle,managed to put it across LamSiu Hang 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7 to provide the lead.

In the second tie, AnthonyAmalraj beat NG Pak Nam 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7, while inthe third singles, G Sathiyandefeated Kwan Man Ho 11-5,11-13, 11-7, 14-12.

In the second and fourthgames, Sathiyan won the laston his second match-point.He was the lone Indian whodid not lose a single match inteam event, having played allmatches from 1st Division tof inishing f if th in theChampions Division.

In the final of the 1stDivision, Sharath openedagain for India and downedAmin Ahmadin 11-5, 9-11,11-6, 11-6, while bothSathiyan and Amalraj werestretched fully. Sathiyan beatAir Hossein Hodaei 6-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 whileAmalraj accounted forNoshad Alamiyan 18-16, 5-11,11-9, 6-11, 11-9 as India wonthe yellow metal.

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