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I n an unprecedented move, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted two dozen raids across Srinagar, New Delhi and Haryana in connection with terror funding by Pakistan-based groups to stoke unrest in Kashmir Valley. During 14 raids in Srinagar out of a total of 22 raids, on the houses and offices of separatist leaders and some business- men, incriminating docu- ments, including letterheads of banned terrorist outfits like Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, and cur- rency notes worth 60 lakh, were recovered. "The raids were carried out at the residences, offices and commercial establishments of a few financiers, hawala opera- tors and office bearers of some of the separatist groups in con- nection with the terror funding case," a spokesman of the fed- eral investigating agency said. The NIA searches began early on Saturday and contin- ued throughout the day. Sources said the houses and offices of separatists and some businessmen who are associat- ed with three prominent sep- aratist leaders — Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik — were searched. The prominent separatists whose houses were raided included Nayeem Khan, Altaf Ahmad Shah alias Fantoosh and Aftab Hilali alias Shahidul Islam. Khan has already been booked by the NIA and quizzed at least four times in Srinagar and New Delhi after a private TV channel claimed that it caught him in a sting operation conceding to and revealing details of receiving money to fuel unrest in Kashmir. The NIA sleuths raided Khan's residence at Parraypora and Fantoosh's residence at Bemina. Fantoosh is Geelani's son-in-law and heads the legal bureau of his faction of Hurriyat besides being a prominent businessman own- ing shops in commercial hub Lal Chowk. Shahidul Islam is a former chief of now-defunct Hizbullah outfit, who renounced vio- lence to join Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led Hurriyat and became its chief spokesperson. The NIA also raided the res- idences of JKLF leader Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta Karate, Mehrajuddin Kalwal, district President of Geelani's Tehreek- e-Hurriyat, Raja Zahoor Rehman, Zahoor Ahmed Watali and Muhammad Sultan. T wo soldiers were martyred and four others wounded when a Jammu-bound convoy was attacked by terrorists in Lower Munda area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district, around 85 kilometres south of capital Srinagar. Hizbul Mujahideen claimed respon- sibility for the attack that occurred at a time when Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat was camping in the Valley. The attack took place near Hillar village along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway around 11 am when the convoy was heading to Jammu after leaving Srinagar headquarters. Deputy Inspector General of Police (South Kashmir Range) Soyam Prakash Pani said that the terrorists opened indis- criminate fire at the Army convoy leaving at least six sol- diers wounded. U nion Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said infiltrations by terrorists from across the Line of Control (LOC) into Jammu & Kashmir declined by 45 per cent after the surgical strikes last year. However, the security establishment apprehends infil- tration attempts are actually all set to begin full throttle now because compared to 2016, when the major ingress routes were clear by January itself, this year there has been heavy snowfall and a delay in the snow-melting process. Snow has melted in the lower reaches of North Kashmir but it will only be by June end that the ingress routes will clear at higher altitude. "And due to the delay in avail- ability of clear ingress routes, terrorists have a shortened window to infiltrate this year. Thus ground reports indicate they will make a determined bid to infiltrate," sources said. At least, 200 fully-trained terrorists are waiting to sneak in from launch pads located close to the LOC in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), sources said. The most infil- tration-prone routes are in Keran and Machil sectors. The Army is working "overtime" to prevent infiltra- tions by repositioning troops along the LOC especially in the higher reaches of North Kashmir and "resuscitating" the anti-infiltration fence dam- aged due to snow F ive persons were arrested on Saturday after a violent con- flict emerged between the two groups in Bargain area under Bariatu police station following attack on a marriage party by a particular group of people by stones, bamboo sticks and swords leaving at least nine per- sons injured, including women and children on Friday. Police said that the situa- tion was completely under control and steps had been taken to check rumours to spread further in this regard. Incidentally, bridegroom Sandeep Kumar is the cousin of Pratap Kumar, who was arrest- ed on May 31 for sharing a Facebook post which was object- ed by a particular community. “Situation is completely under control now and ade- quate forces have been deployed in the area. On the basis of the FIR lodged by those who got injured last night, we have arrested five persons,” said City SP Aman Kumar. Another FIR was also lodged by the local Councillor Husna Ara from the other side, he added. It has been alleged in the FIR that she was attacked by a group of more than 200 per- sons who tried to break the window panes of her home and also misbehaved with her. Referring to the incident which took place on Friday, the SP further added that a wed- ding party was passing through the mosque in the area during ‘azaan’ (Muslim call to prayer) which also tried to fire crack- ers before it, which was opposed by the people result- ing into a dispute between the two parties leading to rampage by the two sides. The crowd also attacked on bride groom Sandeep Kumar Turn to Page 4

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In an unprecedented move,the National Investigation

Agency (NIA) on Saturdayconducted two dozen raidsacross Srinagar, New Delhiand Haryana in connectionwith terror funding byPakistan-based groups to stokeunrest in Kashmir Valley.

During 14 raids in Srinagarout of a total of 22 raids, on thehouses and offices of separatistleaders and some business-men, incriminating docu-ments, including letterheads ofbanned terrorist outfits likeHizbul Mujahideen andLashkar-e-Tayyeba, and cur-rency notes worth �60 lakh,were recovered.

"The raids were carried outat the residences, offices andcommercial establishments of afew financiers, hawala opera-tors and office bearers of someof the separatist groups in con-nection with the terror fundingcase," a spokesman of the fed-eral investigating agency said.

The NIA searches beganearly on Saturday and contin-ued throughout the day.Sources said the houses andoffices of separatists and somebusinessmen who are associat-ed with three prominent sep-aratist leaders — Syed AliGeelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

and Yasin Malik — weresearched.

The prominent separatistswhose houses were raidedincluded Nayeem Khan, AltafAhmad Shah alias Fantooshand Aftab Hilali alias ShahidulIslam. Khan has already beenbooked by the NIA and quizzedat least four times in Srinagarand New Delhi after a privateTV channel claimed that itcaught him in a sting operationconceding to and revealingdetails of receiving money tofuel unrest in Kashmir.

The NIA sleuths raidedKhan's residence at Parrayporaand Fantoosh's residence atBemina. Fantoosh is Geelani'sson-in-law and heads the legalbureau of his faction ofHurriyat besides being aprominent businessman own-ing shops in commercial hubLal Chowk.

Shahidul Islam is a formerchief of now-defunct Hizbullahoutfit, who renounced vio-lence to join Mirwaiz UmarFarooq led Hurriyat andbecame its chief spokesperson.

The NIA also raided the res-idences of JKLF leader FarooqAhmed Dar alias Bitta Karate,Mehrajuddin Kalwal, districtPresident of Geelani's Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Raja ZahoorRehman, Zahoor Ahmed Wataliand Muhammad Sultan.

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Two soldiers were martyredand four others wounded

when a Jammu-bound convoywas attacked by terrorists inLower Munda area of southKashmir's Anantnag district,around 85 kilometres south ofcapital Srinagar. HizbulMujahideen claimed respon-sibility for the attack thatoccurred at a time when Armychief Gen Bipin Rawat was

camping in the Valley.The attack took place near

Hillar village along theSrinagar-Jammu NationalHighway around 11 am whenthe convoy was heading toJammu after leaving Srinagarheadquarters. DeputyInspector General of Police(South Kashmir Range)Soyam Prakash Pani said thatthe terrorists opened indis-criminate fire at the Armyconvoy leaving at least six sol-diers wounded.

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Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh on Saturday

said infiltrations by terroristsfrom across the Line of Control(LOC) into Jammu & Kashmirdeclined by 45 per cent after thesurgical strikes last year.

However, the securityestablishment apprehends infil-tration attempts are actually allset to begin full throttle nowbecause compared to 2016,when the major ingress routeswere clear by January itself, thisyear there has been heavysnowfall and a delay in thesnow-melting process.

Snow has melted in thelower reaches of NorthKashmir but it will only be byJune end that the ingress routeswill clear at higher altitude."And due to the delay in avail-ability of clear ingress routes,terrorists have a shortenedwindow to infiltrate this year.Thus ground reports indicatethey will make a determinedbid to infiltrate," sources said.

At least, 200 fully-trainedterrorists are waiting to sneakin from launch pads locatedclose to the LOC in PakistanOccupied Kashmir (POK),

sources said. The most infil-tration-prone routes are inKeran and Machil sectors.

The Army is working"overtime" to prevent infiltra-tions by repositioning troopsalong the LOC especially in thehigher reaches of NorthKashmir and "resuscitating"the anti-infiltration fence dam-aged due to snow

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Five persons were arrested onSaturday after a violent con-

flict emerged between the twogroups in Bargain area underBariatu police station followingattack on a marriage party bya particular group of people bystones, bamboo sticks andswords leaving at least nine per-sons injured, including womenand children on Friday.

Police said that the situa-tion was completely undercontrol and steps had beentaken to check rumours tospread further in this regard.

Incidentally, bridegroomSandeep Kumar is the cousin ofPratap Kumar, who was arrest-ed on May 31 for sharing aFacebook post which was object-ed by a particular community.

“Situation is completelyunder control now and ade-quate forces have been deployedin the area. On the basis of the

FIR lodged by those who gotinjured last night, we havearrested five persons,” said CitySP Aman Kumar. Another FIRwas also lodged by the localCouncillor Husna Ara from theother side, he added.

It has been alleged in theFIR that she was attacked by agroup of more than 200 per-sons who tried to break thewindow panes of her home andalso misbehaved with her.

Referring to the incidentwhich took place on Friday, theSP further added that a wed-ding party was passing throughthe mosque in the area during‘azaan’ (Muslim call to prayer)which also tried to fire crack-ers before it, which wasopposed by the people result-ing into a dispute between thetwo parties leading to rampageby the two sides.

The crowd also attackedon bride groom Sandeep Kumar

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In the entirely male-dominatedsuperhero spectrum of Hollywood,Wonder Woman is a refreshingly

gentle, story-oriented action dramaaround the Amazonian dame who firstmade waves in the 1940s as DCComics’ only woman superhero andthen splashed the small screen in the70s to much acclaim.

This is Wonder Woman’s firstouting in Hollywood and shecompletely captivates you with herethereal looks, endearing naivety andabsolute power, traits that are trulymuch beyond human comprehension.

The goodness of this engaging,humorous and languid action filmworks at various levels. The fact thefilm is directed by a woman gives itthat special flavor missing from ruggedall-male landscapes that DC Comicshas made its money from thus far.Patty Jenkins keeps the womanly thingalive all through the movie despite hermain character being dressed almostalways in iron armour, fighting evilmen, rippling muscles and beingruggedly Amazonian.

But Gal Gadot, the Israeli actresswho plays Wonder Woman, is a perfectfit to the role. Besides being stylishlystunning and a hatke beauty, she alsohas the physique and gravitas of amythical Amazon woman created bynone other than God Zeus to protecthumanity from his son Ares, the Godof War. Her sparkling eyes captivateyou on screen even as you get suckedinto all the action and drama she isborn with and is destined to unleash.

Jenkins’ plus point is that shemanages to take the film beyond the

asphyxiating grip of machine-orientedbreakneck action to tell you a story,breathe naturally, laugh, cry, introspectand generally be with human emotionswhich engage audiences as no CGI can.Wonder Woman asks simple questions,wonders at humanity’s ills and at thesame time takes it upon herself to saveit from itself erroneously believing allthe time that she is saving humansfrom Ares himself.

Her unsaid, budding romance witha British spy who transports her fromher mythical land unvisited byhumanity to London and then to thewestern front of World War may haveremained unfinished business but youdo not mind it precisely because it doesnot overwhelm the actual reason of thefilm, that being to showcase WonderWoman’s prowess as the ultimatesaviour of the world.

Indeed, this daughter of Hippolytawith special powers even she is notaware of is, by far, the most captivating,unstoppable, fun to be with, superherofrom the DC Comics stalk thus far.Without doubt, this one is the film ofthe week, despite the big Rock andPeeCee trying to create waves on thosesexy beaches of the 70s.

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Death in the Gunj is more about lifein the back-belly of Jharkhand-West Bengal than about a sinister

murder which the title speaks of.Nevertheless, the film surprises you

on many fronts, and pleasantly sosometimes. For a murder mystery whichyou think it is, it is much too old worldand languid, merely sharing some happy,some tricky, some complicated, somesimple moments of a Bengali family’sNew Year eve get-together in a remotevillage house where the parents havechosen to retire despite the concern oftheir big city children.

Those moments are no doubt real,happening and carefully constructed tobite into the realism of a typical modernBengali family. There is an extra-maritalaffair thrown in between a brash RanvirShourey and a beautiful western beautyin Kalki Koechlin. There is a dejectedcousin, a run-of-the-mill couple with aprecocious daughter, there are some un-fleshed schooltime buddies who come into clink the glasses and then there areTanuja as mom and Om Puri (has sincepassed unexpectedly) as father.

Both, one must say, fail to do justiceto their roles as the roles assigned to themare half-baked, one of those side dishesthat the director serves merely to enhancewhat he is trying to tell you. There’splanchette too and the invoking of a ghostwho appears, or so I think, in the mostunexpected of places in the film.

More of a story for an idle day than areal thriller, this one.

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The animation scores by twisting the storyinto a modern kind of world with whichtoday’s children will relate. It makes you

laugh a lot with very “today” jokes on thekindergarten world. It speaks of technology, itspeaks of Google, it also speaks of a whole lotof CGIs that come in handy for the babyHanuman to fly around the geographicalboundaries of the Earth and pick upexperiences which slowly and steadily chipaway his childlike fears of the unknown. Afterall, he is Hanuman and is there to save Sita fromRavana, only that is one thing he does not doin this one.

Here he is a child, taken away by atornado, deposited in a faraway jungle with hislizard chachi and is groomed by a self-interested Garud. The stories behind all thefamiliar characters from Ramayana are hugelydifferent but engaging.

Only thing wrong with the film, and hugelyso, is that the animation quality is from aprevious generation and much below thestandards today’s children are happy with. Notthat we don’t have the wherewithal for a Disneykind of animation so one wonders why theploys were not used. If it is animation it has tobe slick and GenEx, or it will not work, despiteall the humour and the good intention. Justanother of those summer holidays quickiesmade in a hurry on a measly budget.

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Wasn’t Baywatch always aboutcertain portions of thewoman anatomy than about

any kind of crime and chase thrillers?That’s the way it should have remainedbecause more the world matures, moreit moves back into serenading, well,woman anatomy on the big screen,especially when it is localed around abeach, sea and some Sunday fun in thesummers.

The latest edition of Baywatch,hijacked from the now aged DavidHasselhoff by none other than musclerippling Rock, is a muddle much likethe beach and sea conditions duringmonsoons. It does not show enough ofanything, not even skin as a trueblood Baywatch franchise should have,and gets rather too complicated withfallen heroes, drugs, corruption andjurisdiction issues that are too

commonplace for a Baywatch title to getstuck into.

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Over 10,000 students in theState Capital tasted success

after the Central Board ofSecondary Education (CBSE)declared results for class X onSaturday.

Quite a number of studentsfrom across the State who tookclass X examination in Marchthis year grabbed 10Cumulative Grade PointAverage (CGPA).

A large number of stu-dents of prominent schools inthe capital yet again scriptedthe success stories by grabbingA1 grade in all the subjects.Repeating the success tale, 155students of Delhi Public School,Ranchi scored 10 CGPA. Asmany as 293 students fromDPS Ranchi appeared in theclass X board examination thisyear and were declared suc-cessful. In 2016, around 145students of DPS Ranchi wereable to get 10 CGPA.

“Result of CBSE X Board issatisfactory. Due to the unifiedefforts of both students andteachers, the school has yetagain excelled in the academicssetting example for the otherbatch. From the next academ-ic session, the system of theexamination will change andaccordingly students will beprepared to win the situation,”said Principal, DPS Ranchi,

Ram Singh.Also, students of Jawahar

Vidya Mandir (JVM), Shyamalirejoiced over their results.Around 357 students appearedin the exam from JVMShyamali. 126 students of theschool scored 10 CGPA while60 students got A2 grades.

Around 49 students of St.Michael’s School got 10 CGPA.Similarly, 51 students ofFiralayalal Public School got

CGPA in the range 8 to 10.Around 93 students fromFirayalal Public School thisyear had appeared in the classX board examination.

Sarala Birla Public School(SBPS) students proved theirmettle as well. Out of 127 stu-dents who appeared for theexam, 20 students scored 10CGPA and 23 students scored inthe range 9 CGPA to 9.8 CGPA.Principal Paramjit Kaur said

that their outstanding accom-plishment speaks of their inces-sant hard work and guidance oftheir teachers and parents.

The students of CBSE classX from Jamshedpur districtperformed equally well scoringdescent CGPA. In majority ofthe schools here girls outper-formed boys. Girls here inmost of the city schools man-aged to get 9 to 10 CGPA.Students of DAV Public School,

Bistupur outshined their coun-terparts scoring high CGPA.Similarly, 11 students of AIWCBaridih scored 10 CGPA.Principal, Jamshedpur PublicSchool, Namita Agarwal, said,“The overall result of the schoolis satisfactory. Several studentshave scored 10 CGPA”.

Following the grade pat-tern, the performance of all stu-dents was calculated on thebasis of CGPA, instead of

marks. The grading was at aband of 10, which meant stu-dents who scored marks rang-ing from 91 to 100 received anA1 grade, with a grade point of10. This was followed by A2grade which consisted of marksin the range 81 and 90.

Both students and schooladministration expressed happi-ness after the declaration ofresult. “It is really good that unlikeother boards CBSE has ended therat race for marks. Students arefocusing on overall perfor-mances. We are tension freewith this grade pattern systemand the competition of not per-forming well,” said an official ofDAV Public School, Jamshedpur.

In Bokaro, students per-formed exceptionally well inthe Class X examination. Anumber of students secured themaximum Cumulative GradePoint Average (CGPA) of 10while the average CGPA scoredby most students is 9.4, schoolauthorities said. Most of theschools across the districtscored 100 per cent results,claimed the school authority.

Out of 222 students’ 137 ofDelhi Public School (DPS),Bokaro scored 10 CGPA. Atleast 62 students of ChinmayaVidyalaya scored 10 CGPA,while 77 students from DAVPublic school (Sector – 6), 108form GGPS, 50 from AyappaPublic School 18 from SVMscored 10 CGPA marks, saidthe school authorities.

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Chief Secretary RajbalaVerma today appealed to

people of naxal affected Sarandajungles in West Singhbhumarea to end negative forces andextremism. She said that thegovernment will free the Statefrom extremism by Decemberthis year so that thecoming generations donot have to see thedark days witnessed bythe present population.

During the reviewvisit to Rowam FocusArea Development pro-gramme atManoharpur Block in Sarandaarea of West Singhbhum Vermasaid that it was important toempower and strengthenPanchayats because it is throughthe Gram Sabha one can makedevelopment reach every house-hold. Mukhiyas must use theirrights and discharge their dutiesproperly, she said.

She instructed to attachevery person, every family offocus area with governmentschemes and add women of thearea with widow pension, old-age pension, sakhi mandalsetc. She also asked officials toprovide skill developmenttraining to youths during thereview.

The CS on Saturday alsoinspected the stalls in vikasmela and handed over cheques

symbolically to the two vil-lagers Sunil Hembrom andKajal Kumari for uploadingphotographs of toilets underClean India Mission. �1,46,70,000 were also given byDRDA and JLSPS to the SakhiMandals and other Self HelpGroups. Rs 30000 were also dis-tributed among 8 beneficiaries

under Chief MinisterKanyadaan Yojana.

Appointment let-ters to 3 AnganwariSevika and Sahayikawere also handed oversymbolically by the CS.Three educated per-sons were also handed

over cheques of �2 lakh eachbeneficiary under ChiefMinister Schedule Tribes GramVikas Yojana.

Principal Secretary SKGRahate said that review ofambitious programmes of theState Government was beingdone in the focus areas. TheState Government is of the viewthat the programmes should berun in the focus areas of theNaxal areas so that the benefitsreaches even to the last personsitting in the social strata.

ADG (Operations) RKMallick said that it was a gold-en opportunity as the camp hasbeen set up here beating thedark shadow of Maoism andpeople in the area were grad-ually disillusioned fromNaxalims.

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Union Bank of IndiaChairman cum Managing

Director Arun Tiwari onSaturday said that the State hashuge potential to develop along-with establishment of severalindustrial institutions due toavailability of abundant minerals.The CMD stressed on the needof setting up of new branches andATMs across the State. He alsoasked to increase the CD ratio to40 per cent in the State.

Earlier, Union Minister ofState for Civil Aviation JayantSinha alongwith CMD ArunTiwari inaugurated the UBIGeneral Manager’s office nearArgora Chowk here onSaturday. A loan mela was alsoorganised at Shyamali Colony,MECON under PradhanMantriMUDRA Yojna.

Regional General Manager,Ranchi, GR Padalkar welcomedthe Chief Guest Jayant Sinhaand CMD Arun Tiwari along-with RBI Regional Directorcum CGM Patric Barla on theoccasion. Zonal Head of UBI,Ranchi delivered the vote ofthanks, while Dr Vijay Pandeycompeered the programme.

Addressing the gathering,Sinha praised the efforts of UnionBank in development of theState and congratulated the bankfor setting up a regional office inRanchi. He expressed hope thatthe bank will help in imple-menting the welfare schemes ofgovernment effectively.

Notably, hundreds ofwomen beneficiaries of SelfHelp Groups and customerswere given loans under variousschemes including PMMUDRA Yojna, Startup Indiaetc. The Union Minister andCMD handed over loan agree-ment papers and vehicles’papers to the beneficiaries.

Regional Manager, Kolkata,Avinash Kumar Singh; RegionalHead, Patna, Jagmohan Singh;regional Head, Ranchi, AnkeshJain; Regional Head,Samastipur, Mahendra KumarShrivastava; Regional Head,Bhubaneswar; Regional Head,Sambalpur alongwith severalsenior officials and staffs werepresent on the occasion.

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On Saturday morning somemiscreants attacked RTI

activist Manoj Kumar Rana inHaranganj area of the town. Themiscreants were on a car and asRana reached near the car theysuddenly attacked on him witha sword. Seriously injured Ranawas immediately carried toSadar Hospital Hazaribagh bythe denizens of Haranganj fromwhere doctors referred him toRIMS, Ranchi because his con-dition was serious.

Rana, who is a resident ofDhengura village of Katkamdagblock of Hazaribagh is a wellknown social and RTI activist.Due to his RTI petitions manyhigh profile and so called influ-ential persons of the town aresaid to be angry with him. Hewas said to be in the target ofmany persons involved in the

sell and purchase work of landin and around the town.

Manoj has written manyletters to the CM, Governor,DGP, DIG, SP, DC, PoliceStations and even to the courtto arrange for his safety becauseaccording to him his life was indanger. He was an active mem-ber of Bajrang Dal also.

On Saturday a call came athis pathology center situated inNawabganj area of the town tocollect blood sample for testfrom Haranganj mohallah. Hewas on his way to collect theblood when the miscreantsattacked him. According to eyewitnesses the persons in the carfirst tried to forcibly take himinside the car but when failedattacked on him by sword. It wasa Matiz car which was parkedon road side since long and afterthe incident all the persons leftthe place immediately.

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Abarking deer waspoached in the core divi-

sion of tiger reserve Palamu. The poaching took place incompartment number 2 saidsources in Chhipadoharrange.

Stating this DFO CorePTR A K Mishra said PTRpersonnel have seized 10 Kgsof the meat of the hunteddeer. A sample of it has beenpreserved for test in WildLife Inst itute of IndiaDehradun.

Hide of the deer wasdestroyed by the hunters.PTR personnel have nabbedtwo hunters identified asB eerbal Oraon and R ajKumar Singh. Both hail from

the village Jaroohaar. A raidin their houses led to theseizure of a muzzle loadedgun also. Mishra said therewere some felled wood intheir houses.

PTR has drawn cases inWild Life Protection Act ,Arms Act and for felling oftree and hiding timber of thePTR . One more hunterPerwesh Singh is at large.

Three days back a wildboar was poached in whichtwo poachers were arrestedin te core division.

Sources said in a week’stime 4 poachers have beenarrested and two wild livesone wild boar and this latestone the barking deer werehunted by the meat hungrypoor villagers.

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Union Government haszeroed in on

Dhalbhumgarh block of EastSighbhum 59 Kms, from thecity for the greenfieldJamshedpur airport. TheUnion Aviation Ministry hasalso asked the StateGovernment to start theprocess of acquiring of land sothat the groundwork can bestarted.

The technical team ofAirport Authority of India(AAI) that recently conductedsurvey has given its nod forsetting up of the airport atDhalbhumgarh as it is near tothe Steel City.

Addressing a press meet atlocal circuit house, Union min-ister of state for civil aviation,Jayant Sinha said that both theUnion and State Governmenthave agreed to set up the newairport at Dhalbhumgarh . Hesaid that the Ministry hasasked the State Government totake over 300 acres of land sothat the initial ground work ofthe airport can be started. Heinformed that the Governmenthas plans to invest Rs 300crores through AAI for thenew airport.

When questioned over the

abandoned World War II run-away in Chakulia andDhalbhumgarh in Ghatshilasub-division, about 70-kmsfrom Jamshedpur, Sinha saidthat they have resolved to setup the airport on fresh site asthe proposed site atDhalbhumgarh is located onthe National Highway that willensure easy connectivity tothe city, while Chakulia islocated a bit inside.

As per the plans, the newairport will have 3 km runwayand will be equipped withworld class facilities. TheMinister said that the Uniongovernment has been explor-ing feasibility of connectingmore cities under RegionalConnectivity Scheme (RCS).

Sinha, who was in city toparticipate in a function tomark three years of ModiGovernment also announcedre-launch of air service atJamshedpur’s existing airportat Sonari. He informed that AirDeccan has bagged the con-tract to start service fromJamshedpur to Kolkata. UnderUDAN (Ude Desh Ka AamNagrik) scheme , Air Deccan

has agreed to start air serviceby September this year. Underthe regional connectivityscheme termed UDAN, theGovernment is bringing the airservice back to the steel city.

As per the scheme, theCentre will subsidise the loss-es incurred by airlines flyingout of dormant airports, toallow airlines to charge Rs2,500 for an hour’s flight topassengers. About 80 percentof the subsidy will be collect-ed by charging a levy of up toRs 8,500 on each departingflight of domestic airlines andthe rest 20 per cent will comefrom the respective state gov-ernments.

Incidentally, the Jharkhandgovernment had signed anMoU with Union civil aviationministry under the RCS inAugust 2016. As of now thereis no regular air service fromJamshedpur to any other parts.

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The Jharkhand StateCommission for

Protection of Child Rights(JSCPCR) is planning toorganize a daylong seminaron the occasion of WorldDay against Child Labourfocusing on the present sta-tus of child labour problemsprevalent in the State.

Besides, organizing aseminar on June 12, theJSCPCR is also drafting aproposal to conduct a month-long programme in June cov-ering all the 24 districts of theState in collaboration withthe NGOs working for theprotection of child rights inJharkhand.

“In spite of organizingawareness drives and semi-nars at different level, thecommission or the State gov-ernment has not been able todevelop a proper rehabilita-tion plan. This year, to markthe occasion, our focus willbe on drafting a rehabilitationplan to curb this menace. Wehave partnered with severalNGOs to make this an effec-tive awareness drive. Thefinal decision regarding theorganization of problem willbe taken on June 7,” saidJSCPCR Chairperson AartiKujur.

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From Page 1and gutted a motorcycle into firealong with damaging three othervehicles also during the incident.

Sandeep alleged that theywere surrounded by the crowdof around 250 persons,equipped with bamboo sticksand swords, as soon as theycame out of their vehicles tooffer ‘puja’ at the PanchdeoMandir located in the area itself.

Seven persons, includingShanti Devi, Sangeeta, Sheela,Mukesh, Dheeren, Saumya,Geeta, Ritesh and Deepak gotinjured in the incident andwere later admitted toRajendra Institute of MedicalSciences (RIMS).

“They appeared to bealready prepared and sur-rounded and started assaultingus. When we started runningaway, they chased us to beat up.Some people tried to escape ontheir vehicles but the crowdpelted stones on them leavingseveral people injured,” said aninjured lady requestinganonymity.

Meanwhile, Vishwa HinduParishad has announced toorganise a march from JaipalSingh Stadium till RSS Officein Niwaranpur against Friday’sincident which took place inBargain. They also alleged thepolice of being partial towardsthe other community whichwill not be tolerated at anycost. The VHP members alsogot enraged after Sadar SDOBhor Singh Yadav and City SPAman Kumar reached the siteof a scheduled press confer-ence of VHP.

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The Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) has

arrested a Lieutenant ColonelRanganathan Suvramani Moniand a middleman identified asGaurav Kohi in an allegedtransfer scam at the Armyheadquarters in Delhi in whichlakhs of rupees were paid byArmy officers for choice oftheir preferred postings. TheCBI FIR also names BrigadierSK Grover, DDG personnel,but his name has not beenincluded in the list of accused.

CBI has caught Lt ColMoni, who was posted in thepersonnel division of the Army,and Gaurav Kohli red-handedwhile an alleged bribe of `2lakh was exchanging handsfor transfer of a Bengaluru-based Army officer. The exposeis bound to send ripples in theArmy as some more senior offi-cers are suspected to beinvolved in the case.

CBI sources said the seniorArmy officers posted at itsheadquarters were allegedlygiving choice postings for“huge illegal gratification”

which ran into lakhs for a sin-gle transfer. The investigatingagency had learnt of the illicit activities of some Armyofficers and laid a trap to arrestthe two men.

“Searches were conductedat the premises, including theresidence of arrested accusedand others in New Delhi,Hyderabad, Bengaluru andThiruvananthapuram whichled to recovery of cash over 10lakh (approximately) andincriminating documents andother articles,” CBI Spokes-person RK Gaur said.

The case has been regis-tered against Lt Col Rangana-than Suvramani Moni (Houseno P-10/8, Tarapore OfficersEnclave, Nangal Dewat VillageVasant Kunj); Hyderabad—based Army officer Purshottam(flat no 204, Srinivas NagarColony, Behind VenkateshwaraTemple, Secunderabad);Bengaluru-based barracks andstores officer (BSO) S Subhas(R/o-101, Commender Dicen-son Road) and alleged mid-dleman Gaurav Kohli (propri-etor M/s Gaurav Enterprises,Rana Pratap Bagh, Delhi).

The CBI FIR alleged thatbribe was being paid throughhawala channels. The case hasbeen registered under section7, 8, 12 and 13 (2) read with 13(1) (d) of the Prevention ofCorruption Act 1988, Criminalconspiracy, demand and accep-tance of illegal gratification,using influence over publicservant. CBI also booked someunknown persons in this racket.

The agency is also probinghow Army officers were readyto pay lakhs of rupees to get aposting of their choice. It is

alleged that Moni entered intoa criminal conspiracy withKohli and Purshottam, anArmy officer posted in theengineer stores department(ESD), Kakinara, for influenc-ing the transfer of officers.

Purshottam allegedly con-tacted Army officers who wereeither posted in different fieldformations or faced imminenttransfer and were desirous ofgetting posted to their preferredlocations. He used to contactKohli, who was close to seniorofficers in the personnel divi-sion of the Army headquarters

here. Kohli used these contactsto pursue transfers of Armyofficers in lieu of huge illegalgratification, the FIR said.Purshottam allegedly request-ed Kohli to pursue the postingof one D SRK Reddy andSubhas in exchange for a hugebribe, it claimed. Both wantedto be transferred from Beng-aluru to Secunderabad orVisakhapatnam.

Moni assured he wouldhelp Subhas get transferredthrough his contacts amongsenior officers in the Armyheadquarters against payment

of illegal gratification, it alleged.Subhas allegedly delivered �5lakh as bribe to Kohli throughhawala operators.

“Kohli visited the house ofMoni and held a meeting withsome senior officers at theArmy headquarters in Delhi.Information also revealed thatMoni is in contact withBrigadier SK Grover DDG(Personnel) of ArmyHeadquarter for the transfermatter of Subhas,” the CBI FIRstated. It is alleged that �2 lakhwas to be paid by Kohli to Monifor Subhas’ transfer.

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The Indian Army onSaturday denied that five of

its soldiers were killed inPoonch sector due to PakistanArmy firing and said that awoman was injured on Fridaywhen Pakistan violated cease-fire on the Line of Control(LOC) in the same area.

The Pakistan Armyclaimed to have killed fiveIndian soldiers while retaliat-ing to India’s “unprovoked”ceasefire violation in Tatta Panisector along the LoC inPoonch. Indian bunkers werealso destroyed in the firing, itclaimed adding that Pakistanitroops “violently responded,”Pakistan Army spokesmanMajor General Asif Ghafoorsaid in a tweet. No furtherdetails of the cross-borderexchange of fire was providedby the Pakistan Army.

While rejecting this claim,the Indian Army said a womanwas injured when the PakistaniArmy violated ceasefire twicein two sectors of Poonch dis-trict by firing mortar shells onforward posts and civilian areasalong the LoC, promptingIndian troops to retaliate.Pakistani troops initiated indis-criminate firing in KrishanaGhati sector, the Army said.

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Hours after Kisan Kranticore committee called off

the farmers’ agitation in thewake of talks with MaharashtraChief Minister DevendraFadnavis, its beleaguered leaderJayaji Suryavanshi on Saturdayapologised to the farming com-munity and said that he wouldbe with the farmers in contin-uing the agitation.

Under severe criticismfrom farmers across the Statefor calling off the agitation afterhis meeting with Fadnavis, achastened Suryavasnhi said,“If farmers think that I haveerred in calling off the agita-tion, I would like to apologiseto all farmers in the State. Incase the farmers are firm oncontinuing the agitation, I amwith them”.

Survavanshi’s decision tocall off the agitation — that toowith the State Government notaccepting any of the farmers’demands — came as a rudeshock to farmers across theState. The farmers charged thatthe State Government had“managed” Suryavanshi andthat he might have receivedmoney from the StateGovernment.

A cornered Suryavanshidenied the charges and said“The Kisan Kranti core com-mittee had taken the decisionto call off the agitation. As amember, I had also given con-sent to the committee’s deci-sion. I have not taken anymoney. I am ready to fight thebattle shoulder to shoulderwith farmers. My conscience isclear. Please prove that I havelinks with the ruling BJP. Iffound guilty, please hang me.”

Earlier, addressing a newsconference at as early as 3 am

after his meeting withSuryavanshi and other corecommittee members, Fadnavisannounced that the farmers’agitation had been called off.

Among other things, theChief Minister said that the StateGovernment would set up ahigh-level committee to lookinto their demands and assuredthat loans of small land-owningfarmers would be off by October31. “We are open to a farm loanwaiver. We shall set up a com-mittee for the purpose whichwill include farmers’ represen-tatives and take a decision byOctober 31,” Fadnavis said.

The farmers had gone onan indefinite agitation fromThursday to press their variousdemands, including farm loanwaiver, remunerative prices fortheir produce and pension forthem after 60 years of age.

Notwithstanding Suryava-nshi’s announcement that theagitation was being called off,the farmer leaders in places likePune, Nashik, Nanded andSangli said that they were notending the agitation as decid-ed by the Kisam Kranti CoreCommittee. The Kisan KrantiMorcha activists staged aprotest near the APMC bazaarat Manmad in Hashik district.The farmers in Sangli districtin western Maharashtra burntthe effigies of Fadnavis andSwabimani Shetkari Sangha-tana Minister in the govern-ment Sadabahu Khot.

Meanwhile, as many as 19APMC markets remainedclosed for the consecutive dayon Saturday in support of thefarmers’ agitation. “The ques-tion of farmers calling off theagitation will not arise till dem-ands are met by the Govern-ment,” veteran farmers’ leaderRaghunathdada Patil said.

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The terms of AttorneyGeneral Mukul Rohatgi,

Solicitor General Ranjit Kumarand five other senior law offi-cers have been extended by theGovernment.

The Appointments Com-mittee of the Cabinet hasextended the tenure of the lawofficers until further orders, anorder issued by the Departmentof Personnel and Training(DoPT) said.

The Additional SolicitorGenerals who have been givenextension for an indefiniteperiod, are Pinky Anand,Maninder Singh, P S Patwalia,Tushar Mehta and P SNarsimha, it said.

Rohatgi was in June, 2014appointed as the country’s chieflaw officer for a fixed three-

year term.Son of former Delhi High

Court judge Justice AwadhBehari Rohatgi, he has repre-sented the Gujarat Governmentin the Supreme Court in the2002 Gujarat riots and fakeencounter death cases, includ-ing the Best Bakery and ZahiraSheikh cases.

A sought-after corporatelawyer, Rohatgi had also rep-resented industrialist AnilAmbani in the Apex Court inthe gas dispute case betweenthe Ambani brothers. He hadalso been representing theItalian embassy in the ApexCourt in a case relating to thetwo Italian marines involved inthe killing of two fishermen.Besides these high-profilecases, Rohatgi had also appe-ared on behalf of big corporatesin the 2G scam trial.

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The Congress WorkingCommittee, the highest

decision-making body of theparty, would meet here onJune 6 and is likely to discussthe issue of forging a largeropposition unity and RahulGandhi’s elevation.

Meeting after a gap ofseven months, senior membersof the CWC, in all likelihood,would push for appointingRahul as the next Congresspresident, party sources said onSaturday.

At the November 7 meet-ing, all members, includingformer Prime Minister Man-mohan Singh and senior leaderAK Antony, had made a strongpitch for Rahul to take over thereins of the party.

Sources said the CWC isexpected to ratify the schedulefor organisational polls.According to the schedule, thenext Congress president has tobe elected by October 15. TheCWC is meeting at a timewhen the Congress is seekingto unite opposition parties.

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Stating that the Centre isopen for talks and will

take the people of Kashmirand political parties intoconfidence, Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singh onSaturday affirmed that hisGovernment was workingtowards a “comprehensive,integrated and permanentsolution” to the seven-decade-old Kashmir issue.

Rajnath blamed Paki-stan for fomenting terror inKashmir but maintainedthat the violence would notlast long in the Valley.

Addressing a press con-ference here on the achie-vements of his Ministry oncompletion of three-years ofthe NDA Government, theHome Minister said theCentre was working for a“solid” and “permanent solu-tion” to the Kashmir tangle,though it may take sometime.

“The solution to theKashmir problem cannot befound by just snapping ourfingers. Kashmir is an oldissue, it has been going onsince 1947,” he said.

Rajnath was respondingto a question on his recentstatement that the Gover-nment was working on apermanent solution to theKashmir issue.

“All problems can beresolved only through dia-logue,” he said. “We areworking for a permanentsolution. I have said this withutmost responsibility, aftermuch thinking and deliber-ations. We have some plans

and are working in thisdirection and will find asolid solution in future. Itmay take some time,” hesaid.

When asked whetherthe “permanent solution”will be political or a militaryone, the Minister avoided adirect reply but said it will bea “comprehensive and inte-grated solution.”

On the possibility ofinitiating dialogue withKashmiri separatists, theMinister said he has beenadvocating talks with allconcerned ever since hetook charge as HomeMinister three years ago.

“From the beginning, Ihave been saying that we areready for talks. Whoevercomes forward for talks, wewill talk. We are open totalks to find a solution to theKashmir issue. All prob-lems can be resolved onlythrough dialogue,” he said.

The Home Ministerblamed Pakistan for spon-

soring terrorism in Jammuand Kashmir but stressedthat the violence will not last long.

“There is no doubt, noconfusion that Pakistani isfomenting terror in Kashmir.But we will ensure that ter-rorism is uprooted fromKashmir soon. The violencewill not last long,” he said.

Rajnath said Pakistanhas been sponsoring ter-rorism in Kashmir for itsvested interests. “WhateverPakistan is doing in Kashmiris a betrayal to the youths ofthe State,” he said, adding“we will not let them suc-ceed in this.”

“We don't want to seestones in the hands ofKashmiri youths. We wantto remove any stone whichcan impede their path to abrighter future,” the Ministersaid

Asked whether he sup-ports the Army Major whorecently used a local youthas “human shield” inKashmir, the Minister said“The Army is doing its job.”

When he was remindedthat that Urban Develop-ment Minister M VenkaiahNaidu had supported MajorLeetul Gogoi, who had tieda man to a jeep as a shieldagainst stone-pelting, theMinister said “WhateverNaidu had said was correct.”

To a question whetherthe unrest in Kashmir wasalarming, Rajnath said therewere such situations in thepast too. He said the situa-tion would be brought undercontrol and normalcy wouldprevail in the Valley.

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Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh on Saturday

said though India is the secondlargest Muslim populated coun-try in the world, the terror out-fit ISIS has not been able to setfoot in the country and thesecurity situation had by andlarge remained under control .

“India is the second largestcountry as far as Muslim popu-lation in the world is concerned.I can say with full responsibilitythat despite such a large popu-lation (of Muslims), the ISIS hasnot been able to set foot,” theHome Minister said here at thePress conference marking thee-years of achievements of hisMinistry.

More than 90 sympathisersof ISIS had been arrested due tobetter coordination betweenState and Central security agen-cies. Five terrorists of the IndianMujahideen (IM) group weregiven capital punishment as partof the Government’s focusedefforts to check terrorism,Rajnath said.

Barring two terror attacks inPunjab in 2015-16, the securitysituation in the country had byand large remained under con-trol, the Minister said.

“The Home Ministry has amajor responsibility to providesecurity to the country. I can saythat we have together by andlarge provided security to thecountry.

The ISIS and the Ansar-ul-Ummah, frontal organisation ofthe Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Mujahideen group, have beenincluded in the list of banned ter-rorist organisations in order tocheck terrorism.

“There is improvement inthe security situation in thecountry. We have been success-ful in countering the challengesposed by the ISIS,” the HomeMinister said.

Comparing the previousUPA regime with the NDAtenure, he said a total of 239 mil-itants were neutralised from2011 to 2013. “This number hasgone up to 369 during 2014-17.”

He said there had been 45per cent reduction in infiltrationattempts from Pakistan sincethe surgical strike by the Armyin September 2016, compared tothe corresponding six months inthe previous year. “We will endPakistan-sponsored terrorism inJammu and Kashmir and ensurepeace,” the home minister said.

He mentioned special ini-tiatives being taken by the NDAGovernment to provide skill andjob opportunities to youths inKashmir. In the three years of theUPA regime (2011-14), he said,over 1,900 youths were provid-ed skill training and jobs wereoffered to 1,591. In 2014-17, asmany as 20,355 were given train-ing and 30,175 were given joboffers.

The remuneration given toSpecial Police Officers (SPOs) hadbeen doubled to �6,000 from�3,000 per month, the Ministersaid. Besides, 10,000 new posts ofSPOs were approved in additionto the existing 25,000.

Mentioning anti-Naxal mea-sures being taken by theGovernment, Singh said therehad been 25 per cent reductionin Naxal attacks in 2014-17 ascompared to 2011-14. He saidthree years of NDA Governmenthad seen a 42 per cent reductionin deaths in Naxal attacks.

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The Kerala CPI(M)’sThrissur district leadership

on Saturday decided to publiclycensure party legislator KUArunan for participating in apublic function organized bythe RSS in his Constituency,Irinjalakuda.

The decision to censureArunan was taken by theThrissur district secretariat ofthe CPI(M) on the basis of arecommendation made by theparty’s Irinjalakuda area com-mittee in which he is a mem-ber. The district secretariathad the other day sought anexplanation from Arunan overhis participation in the RSS

programme.The MLA had irked the

party’s local, district and State leaderships by inaugu-rating a function organizedon May 29 by the RSS Shakhaat Oorakam in IrinjalakudaConstituency at which booksand other study material weredistributed to school students.A Congress Block Panchayatmember, Thomas Thath-ampilly, had also taken part inthe RSS-organized programme.

“The (Irinjalakuda) areacommittee had come to the conclusion that Arunan’sparticipation in the RSS function — though it was outof some misunderstanding —was wrong. They had told the

district committee that Arunanshould be publicly censured for his lapse. The district leadership has approved it,”said CPI(M)’s Thrissur dis-trict secretary K Radh-akrishnan said on Saturday.

Stating that the lapse fromthe part of the MLA was “very serious” and that it hadbrought disrepute to theCPI(M), Radhakrishnan said, “Arunan has beeninstructed that he should nottake part in any public functionwithout clear understandingabout its nature.”

However, the party agreed that the explanationprovided by Arunan was satis-factory.

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IT city Bengaluru once againwoke up to the shocking

incident of a five-year-old girlsexually assaulted in the weehours of Saturday.

According to police, thegirl was found lying uncon-scious with head injuries and achopped finger at 2 am, just afew yards away from a group ofmake-shift sheds in VyalikavalSociety construction site in KG Halli in the outskirts of EastBengaluru, where the victim'sparents worked and stayed.

Police said people, whosaw the girl informed them andthe night beat police patrol carHoysala rached the spot andrushed the victim to Bowringand Lady Curzon Hospital sus-pecting the head injuries could

have been inflicted due to anaccident.

The girl’s parents are con-struction labourers and nativesof Chitradurga in Karnatakastarted searching for their childnear their house and finallyapproached the police earlymorning. The girl was last

seen going out of home toattend nature’s call at about 2am by her mother who fellasleep assuming she had comeback and slept.

KG Halli police have reg-istered a case of rape, and sev-eral sections under Protectionof Children from SexualOffences (POCSO) Act. Theyhave formed three teams andare on a hunt for the perpetra-tor

“Multispecialty treatmentsincluding Neurosurgery andPaediatric surgery will be pro-vided to the victim. Sexualassault is confirmed and wehave intimated the police andthe patient’s parents of thesame,” said Dr Manjunath ofBowring Hospital.

Additional Commissionerof Police (Bengaluru) Hemanth

Nimbalkar said a case has beenregistered under Protection ofChildren from Sexual OffencesAct (POCSO) and investiga-tions are on. He said threeteams have been formed,including a technical team anda special team under the super-vision of Ajay Hilory, DeputyCommissioner of Police(Bengaluru East).

Minister for BengaluruDevelopment and TownPlanning KJ George who visit-ed the girl at the hospital calledit a “heinous crime” and saidthe incident shames the entiresociety.

He said she would be pro-vided the best medical treat-ment possible and police would investigate and takeaction against the culprits at theearliest.

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Southern India MillsAssociation (SIMA) on

Saturday hailed the Goodsand Services Tax (GST) ratesannounced for the textileindustry.

Union Finance MinisterArun Jaitley announced thatall natural fibres includingcotton, cotton yarn, fabricsand ready-made garments val-ued below �1000 have beenclassified under 5 per centGST rate, garments valuedabove �1000 under 12 percent; synthetic or man-madefibres and synthetic yarnunder 18 per cent, with thefabric irrespective of fibre hasbeen classified under 5 percent GST rate.

As the textile industry hasbeen under the optional routesince 2004 and the fabricshave been under zero VATrate, the 5 per cent GST ratewould bring substantial rev-enue apart from widely broad-basing the tax net across thetextile value chain and ensur-ing compliance, SIMA chair-man M Senthilkumar said ina release here. The 5 per cent

GST on readymade garmentsbelow �1000 would greatlybenefit the common manacross the country, being amass consumption item.

SIMA chief has stated that5 per cent GST rate on cottonfibre would sustain the com-petitiveness of over 20 millioncotton farmers as this rateacross the value chain wouldenable the cotton textile indus-try to remain globally com-petitive, achieve substantialgrowth rate and increase cot-ton fibre consumption andthereby increase the earningsof the farmers.

He expressed hope thatthe textile job work would beexempted from service taxwhich is essential to benefitthe industry, especially thepowerloom sector, knitting,processing and garmentingsectors. Senthil Kumar saidthat 18 per cent GST ratelevied on man-made fibreand synthetic yarn would haveinverted duty structure prob-lem as the fabric would attractonly 5 per cent GST rate.

SIMA thanked UnionTextile Minister Smriti Iraniand Jaitley for consideringthe request of the industry andthe Chief Ministers of allstates, particularly southernStates for supporting the causeof the industry.

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Budget carrier SpiceJet onSaturday reported 43 per

cent fall in net profit at �41.6crore for the fourth quarterended March 31, 2017 due tohigher fuel cost and lower yieldon account of demonetisation.

The Gurgaon-based carrierhad reported a net profit of �73crore during the January-Marchquarter of the 2015-16fiscal.However, for the full fiscal2016-17, the airline posted a netprofit of �430 crore as comparedto �407 crore reported in the fis-cal year ended March 2016.

SpiceJet reported a quarter-ly profit of �41.6 crore for thethree months ended March 31,2017, making it the ninth suc-cessive profitable quarter for theairline, SpiceJet said in a releaseon Saturday. The net profit forFY2017 stood at �430.7 crore,making this the second successiveyear of profitable growth, it said.

According to the airline, theoperating revenues were at�1,625.7 crore for Q4 FY17 and�6191.3 crore for the fiscal2017. SpiceJet’s strong opera-tional performance comesdespite significant headwinds,it said adding that demonetisa-tion resulted in significantdecline in yield in Q3 and Q4.

NEW DELHI: State-run powergiant NTPC on Saturday enteredinto the new business segment ofsetting up charging stations for elec-tric vehicles (EVs) and has installedfirst such points at its offices in Delhiand Noida. The main objective insetting up EV charging points is tobe part of promoting clean energytransportation, it said, adding thatit will also eventually push demandfor such vehicles as well as powergenerated by its plants.

A senior official said thatNTPC has foryed into EV Chargingbusiness and started setting upcharging stations at multiple loca-tions. He further said that the firstcharging station has been set up at

NTPC offices in Noida and Delhiwith a plan to set up many suchcharging stations across Delhi/NCRand other cities in near future. It isamong state-run firms likePowerGrid which are looking atcreating new business segment ofEV charging points, in line withIndia’s ambition to have all electricvehicles by 2030 to cut fuel importbill and running cost.

In April, Piyush Goyal said:“We are going to introduce EVs ina very big way. We are going to makeEVs self-sufficient like Unnat Jyotiby Affordable LEDs for All(UJALA). The idea is that by 2030,not a single petrol or diesel carshould be sold in the country.” PNS

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Concerned with declining market of Indian sea-farers industry despite having high popula-

tion in comparison to its rival countries, repre-sentatives of leading shipping associations in thecountry - such as National Union of Seafarers ofIndia (NUSI), Maritime Union of India (MUI),Maritime Association of Shipowners, Shipownersand Agents (MASSA) and others - have joineda ‘task force’ or committee formed by DirectorateGeneral of Shipping to primarily increase the glob-al share of Indian seafarers' market to over 9 percent from 7 per cent at present.

India with 12 per cent of the world’s popula-tion has just 7 per cent of the seafarers’ market whilstPhilippines with just 2 per cent of the world's pop-ulation has grabbed about 20 per cent global share.There are about 130,000 Indian seafarers who serveaboard cargo ships across the globe currently, accord-ing to industry sources. The leading seafarer rep-resentatives have decided to submit a list of rec-

ommendations as well as observations to theDirector General of Shipping on June 6, 2017 inMumbai. “Our report would include various sug-gestions like actions required for increasing the glob-al share of Indian seafarers and restructuring of mar-itime examination systems in India,” said MASSAChairman Capt Prashant Rangnekar. The recentmove of Indian shipping industry clearly indicatesthe Government's thrust on increasing the globalshare of Indian seafarers and continuous improve-ment of maritime training infrastructure in India.

“Although global share of Indian seafarers hascontinued to grow over the years as substantiatedby DG Shipping statistics, we cannot afford to reston our laurels. India should be ready to meet theanticipated demand of qualified seafarers when ship-ping industry witness an upturn globally,” said MaliniShankar, DG (Shipping). Eminent members whoare involved in the task force include Capt PrashantRangnekar, Capt Vinay Singh, Capt Shiv Halbe, CaptMahendra Bhasin from MASSA, Abdulgani Serangfrom NUSI, Amar Thakur from MUI) etc.

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NEW DELHI: West BengalFinance Minister Amit Mitra onSaturday said roll out of theGoods and Services Tax (GST)

from July 1 willhave ‘seriousproblems’ andthere is no harmin delaying itsimplementationby a month.However, Finance

Minister Arun Jaitley exudedconfidence that states are readyto implement the new indirecttax regime from July 1.

“I will stick to the target date,”Jaitley said. Demanding delayedimplementation of the GST, Mitrasaid: “If Centre forces July 1 rollout, there will be serious prob-lems. When we can see signs ofmajor problem, what is the harmin delaying by a month or so.Today also I have expressed myviews saying it should be delayed.”

Mitra also said that theFinance Minister has to firstdecide whether GSTN is readyfor it. “So far, GSTN has beenable to do test drive on 200-300companies in each state. Formsand rules have been changed inMay. The FM has to decidewhether it should go aheadwith the biggest fiscal reformwhen the IT preparedness is not100 per cent,” he added. PTI

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ellery industry on Saturdaywelcomed the Centre’s deci-sion to keep the goods andservices tax rates (GST) forgold at 3 per cent, which isalmost in the same rangebeing levied by most of thestates at present. While mostof the states have been levyingbetween 2-2.5 per cent tax ongold purchase, Kerala is theonly state which has a tax rateof 5 per cent.

“This is a landmark day forthe jewellery sector as theGovernment rightly kept the

overall tax burden low in theindustry, keeping in mind theunique characteristics of thegems and jewellery sector, the'kaarigars' and small jewellers,”All India Gems and JewelleryTrade Federation (GJF)Chairman Nitin Khandelwalsaid in a statement.

He said this GST rate wouldhelp the gold and jewellery tradeand it would mature as an organ-ised sector in the years to come.“In fact, this move will encour-age the industry to become moreorganised and transparent,”Khandelwal said. PTI

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MUMBAI: The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil)on Saturday welcomed 5 per cent GST on yarn and fabrics. The GSTCouncil in its meeting oday classified yarn and cotton fabrics under 5per cent category of GST. “The rate of 5 per cent for cotton textiles isvery progressive and will lead to the growth and development of theentire value chain,” Texprocil chairman Ujwal Lahoti said in a statementhere. “We are happy that Finance Minister has accepted the Council'ssuggestion for keeping the rates low in order to ensure compliance andencourage the farmers to grow more cotton. “We also thank Ministerof Textiles for extending her unstinted support to get low rate of 5 percent for the cotton textiles sector,” Lahoti said. These low rates will notcast any additional burden on the sector and will ensure that India regainsit's competitiveness in the textiles sector in world markets. PTI

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COIMBATORE: NIIT is in theprocess of creating a huge supplyof freshers with required digitalskills within a short period, con-sidering the need for more suchhands by the industry, a top offi-cial said on Saturday. Since theuniversity system was not gearedto do so in the short term.

It is helping the industry to re-skill the existing professionals andcreate a huge pool of high-end, newdigital skilled and full stack prod-uct engineering IP creators, NIITLtd CEO Rahul Patwardhan toldreporters here “They can power theemerging start-up sector, createnew jobs which old-fashionedmanufacturing employment mod-els like ‘Make in India’ simply can-not.” Patwardhan said. PTI

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The US on Saturday praisedPrime Minister Narendra

Modi’s emphasis on havingfreedom of navigation andadhering to the internationalnorms for peace and econom-ic growth, amidst China flex-ing its muscles in the disput-ed South China Sea.

Speaking at the annualShangri-La Dialogue, USDefence Secretary General(Retd) James Mattis also saidwhile competition between

the US and China was boundto occur, the conflict betweenthe world’s two largesteconomies was not “inevitable”.

“Respecting freedom ofnavigation and adhering tointernational norms [are]essential for peace and eco-nomic growth in the inter-linked geography of the Indo-Pacific,” Mattis said.

Modi has termed sea lanespassing through the strategicSouth China Sea as the “mainarteries” of global trade.

He has maintained that

India supports freedom ofnavigation and seeks “utmostrespect” for international law,amid China’s muscle flexing inthe region.

Outlining India’s princi-pled position on the disputeover the South China Sea,Modi in his address at the11th East Asia Summit (EAS)in September last year hadsaid “the threat or use offorce” to resolve would com-plicate matters affecting peaceand stability.

China claims sovereignty

over all of South China Sea.Vietnam, Malaysia, the

Philippines, Brunei and Taiwanhave counter claims.

China is engaged in hotlycontested territorial disputes inboth the South China Sea andthe East China Sea. Beijing hasbuilt up and militarised manyof the islands and reefs it con-trols in the region.

Both areas are stated to berich in minerals, oil and othernatural resources. They arealso vital to global trade.

Mattis in his speech titled

‘The United States and Asia-Pacific

Security’ also expressedreservation about Chineseactions that impinge on theinterests of the internationalcommunity.

“We cannot acceptChinese actions that impingeon the interests of the inter-national community, under-mining the rules-based orderthat has benefited all countriesrepresented here today includ-ing, and especially, China,” hetold some 500 delegates at the

Shangri-La Dialogue whichfocus on defence and security.

“While competitionbetween the US and China, theworld’s two largest economies,is bound to occur, conflict isnot inevitable,” he said in hisspeech.

“We seek a constructive,results-oriented relationshipwith China. We believe theUnited States can engageChina diplomatically and eco-nomically to ensure our rela-tionship is beneficial – not onlyto the United States and China

– but also to the region and to the world,” Mattis said.

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Islamabad: Pakistan hasfrozen the bank accounts ofmore than 5,000 suspectedterrorists, depriving them ofover �30 million, after thedeadly 2014 Peshawar schoolmassacre, an official said onSaturday.

“Pakistan has vigorouslyfollowed the extremists byfreezing their bank accounts,suspending their identity cards

and targeting them throughoperations,” an official of theInterior Ministry told PTI.

He said coordinatedactions were started after the20-point National Action Plan(NAP) was adopted followingthe Peshawar school attackwhich left over 150 peopledead, mostly students.

“Point 6 of the NAP pro-vides for ‘choking financing of

terrorist and terrorist organi-sations’ in the country,” hesaid.

The Government hasfrozen accounts of more than5,000 suspects, depriving themof more than �30 million.

“We are further tighteningthe noose around illegalfinancing of any kind of vio-lent activity,” he said.

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London: Scientists, includingone of Indian origin, havedeveloped a new targeted treat-ment for ovarian cancer thatshrinks tumours without caus-ing any side effects.

Researchers believe thedrug, which mimics the actionof folic acid to enter cells,could hold huge promise forwomen with advanced ovari-an cancer who have stoppedresponding to standard treatment.

The drug kills cells byblocking a molecule calledthymidylate synthase and caus-ing irreparable DNA damage.

“The results we have seenin this trial are very promising.It is rare to see such clear evi-dence of reproducible respons-es in these early stages of drugdevelopment,” said UdaiBanerji, Deputy Director, DrugDevelopment Unit at Instituteof Cancer Research (ICR) inthe UK. PTI

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er was detained on Saturdayover suspected links to themovement of US-basedMuslim cleric Fethullah Gulenblamed for last year’s failedcoup, state media reported.

Birol Erdem, a formersenior justice Ministry official,was taken into custody inAnkara along with his wifeGulumser Erdem, Anadolunews agency said. He wasaccused of being a member ofthe movement led by Gulen,the agency reported, quotingsources from the office of theAnkara chief public prosecutor.

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Government is offering cashprizes of up to $1,000 for the bestvideos explaining how to “pre-vent” homosexuality, accord-ing to a competition launchedon the Health Ministry’s website.

Activists on Saturday saidthe move will further spreadfear among Malaysia’s LGBTcommunity, as conservativeattitudes chip away at theMuslim-majority nation’s one-time reputation for moderationand tolerance.

Contestants are invited tosubmit a video clip addressingvarious categories includinggayness or “gender confusion”,and offering suggestions as tohow these could be “preventedor controlled”. AFP

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Defending championsIndia will be aiming toshut out off-field contro-

versies when they lock hornswith arch-rivals Pakistan intheir ICC Champions Trophyopener - a marquee contestwhere tension and drama isnever in short supply.

One of the finest fastbowlers of current times,Mohammed Amir would bepitted against the talismanicVirat Kohli in what could turnout to be a battle primarily

between India's vaunted battingline-up and against Pakistan'spotent bowling attack.

A line-up that boasts ofKohli, Rohit Sharma, ShikharDhawan, Yuvraj Singh andMahendra Singh Dhoni can beintimidating for any bowlingattack.

But facing Amir and anequally talented Junaid Khan inEnglish conditions, despiteEdgbaston showing signs ofbeing a batting-friendly track,will be testing for the Indianbatsmen.

In any case, Pakistan can bebrilliant on a given day and rub-bish on several others.

For India, the bone of con-tention will be their bowlingcombination, with all-rounderHardik Pandya being the bal-ancing factor.

Jasprit Bumrah andBhuvneshwar Kumar are cer-tainties. Umesh Yadav has morezip in his bowling after a suc-cessful Test season butMohammed Shami has a vari-ety of skill in his repertoire totrouble the best batsmen.

With Pakistan's top-orderfull of right-handers,Ravichandran Ashwin will havea tough fight making it into theteam in place of Ravindra Jadeja.

Like it or not, an Indo-Pakmatch is a bit different fromother cricketing rivalries pure-ly due to its socio-political sig-nificance.

The current cross-bordertension between the SouthAsian neighbours also adds itsdistinct colour to the historicalrivalry in which India havecome up trumps more oftenthan not in global competitions.

For cricketers, it's just"another match" but for thedie-hard fans, a win is noteverything but the only thingthat they expect from theirheroes.

The 'Batsman' Virat knowsmore than a thing or two abouthow to win matches againstPakistan but for 'skipper' Virat,the tournament as a wholewould test his maturity.

The unsavoury controver-sy related to his speculated riftwith chief coach Anil Kumblecouldn't have happened at amore inappropriate time - justwhen India were going into animportant ICC event.

But Indian teams of thepast have shown that off-fieldissues becomes inconsequen-tial, the moment they cross theboundary rope.

Ironical as it may sound,the Pakistan team, which hasalways been controversy-rid-

den, has not had any majorflare-ups till now save enfantterrible Umar Akmal beingsent back due to poor fitness.

While Champions Trophyis one ICC event wherePakistan enjoy a 2-1 head-to-head record against India buton paper, Kohli's men are farsuperior in each and everydepartment of the game.

In batting, man-to-man,

India have more experience

and quality.While Rohit Sharma will be

playing his first internationalmatch after more than sixmonths, Shikhar Dhawan willlook to relive his performanceduring the 2013 edition, whenhe was in the form of his lifewinning 'Man of theTournament' award.

But Rohit and Shikhar areproven match-winners on theirdays and on good tracks theycan be bullies.

Cut to Pakistan, Azhar Aliand Ahmed Shehzad are talent-ed but they are not as prolificas the Indian duo as their aver-ages of 38 plus and 33 plus willsuggest.

At No 3, there are nodebates and the Indian captainalready rates among the topfour batsmen in world cricketalong with Steve Smith, KaneWilliamson and Joe Root.

Babar Azam, with an ODIaverage close to 45, has been aterrific young find for Pakistan.However, the India match willnot only test his technique butalso his temperament in frontof a packed-to-capacity stadi-um.

Yuvraj Singh andMahendra Singh Dhoni are afew years ahead in terms ofquality and execution com-pared to opposition veteransMohammed Hafeez and SarfrazKhan. Pocket dynamo KedarJadhav will also face his first bigtest outside the sub-continent.

However it's the bowlingwhere Pakistan may just havea slight edge as Amir, Wahaband Junaid are tough to face ifthere's cloud cover. ButBhuvneshwar, Bumrah, Shamiand Umesh also combine toform a quality attack.

In all, it’s advantage Indiadespite the reported dressingroom unrest.

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