The Law Commission hassaid over Rs 4,500 crore will beneeded to buy new EVMs andpaper trail machines for“imminent” simultaneouselections to the Lok Sabha andstate assemblies. In its draftreport on simultaneous pollsissued last week, the law panelquoted the ElectionCommission as saying thataround 10,60,000 pollingstations will be set up for the2019 general elections. “It(EC) further informed that asof now there is a shortfall ofabout 12.9 lakh ballot units, 9.4lakh control units and about

12.3 lakh VVPATs (voterverifiable paper audit trailmachines or paper trail

machines), if simultaneouselections are to be held,” thereport read. According to it, anelectronic voting machine(EVM), which includes a

control unit (CU), a ballot unit(BU) and a VVPAT, costsabout Rs 33,200.

“Thus, the EC has informedthat an expenditure of about Rs4,555 crore will be incurred onprocurement of EVMs for animminent simultaneouselection,” the draft report read.

Keeping in mind theaverage shelf life of 15 years ofan EVM, the Law Commissionsaid that at the prevailing rates,Rs 1751.17 crore for conductof the second simultaneouselections in 2024 and Rs2017.93 crore for the thirdsimultaneous elections in 2029will be required for procuringEVMs.

“Thereafter, Rs 13,981.58crore will be required forprocuring new EVMs for theproposed simultaneouselections in 2034,” it said.

The EC said that theexpenditure has beencalculated on the basis of theprevailing rates. If the LokSabha and assembly polls areheld together, no extraexpenditure will be involved,except for an additional EVMfor each polling station andadditional election materialsuch as stationary. At largerpolling stations, additionalpolling staff may be required inview of an additional EVM, thedraft report said.

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Jaitley is steadily losing hisbattle with the opposition,especially the CongressPresident Rahul Gandhi overthe facts on Rafale deal.Right now, he is not theDefence Minister but he istaking the most active part indefending the Governmentdecision on the new agree-ment on Rafale purchasesagainst blistering attacks byRahul Gandhi who hastermed the deal announced bythe Prime Minister NarendraModi in Paris in April 2015 asthe biggest scam in independ-ent India’s history,

Keeping aside the politicalslugfest between the BJP andthe Congress in the final yearof the NDA regime on the eveof the Lok Sabha elections in2019, the deal has thrown upsome issues which are ofparamount importance in pro-tecting the national interestsof the country. Jaitley has nottouched those issues in pos-ing 15 so called questions toRahul Gandhi.

The primary issue is whathappened in the last fifty daysbefore the announcement bythe Prime Minister on theRafale deal on April 10, 2015that the deal was completelychanged in its character andthe public sector HAL wasdropped to accommodateAnil Ambani led Reliance

Defence Ltd. The sequence ofdevelopments leading to thefinal announcement of thePrime Minister makes itapparent that the PrimeMinister had one point agen-da to changer the deal scrap-ping the role of the publicsector HAL and he did notmind, in the process, in sacri-ficing the interests of thecountry’s leading public sec-tor company in aircraft manu-facturing. As the defenceexperts mention, the NDAgovernment took power onMay 26, 2014 and by thattime, the final understandingwith the UPA governmentwas reached for the purchaseof 126 Rafales whichinvolved the outright pur-chase of 18 fighters and themanufacture of 108 more inIndia on the basis of transferof technology. This is mostimportant part as this helps inhelping India through HAL totechnologically upgrade thecountry’s R&D since general-ly the big foreign defence

manufacturing companies arevery reluctant on technologytransfer. The UPA govt gotthis done in early 2014 andthe French company DassaultAviation signed a detailedwork share agreement withHAL in March 2014 to havetransfer of technology andproduction of Rafale in India.

Even in February 2015,eight months after Modibecame the Prime Minister,there was no change as far asthe French company was con-cerned. On February 19,2015, fifty days before IndianPM’s surprise announcementabout new Rafale agreement,the CEO of Dassault AviationEric Trappier told pressmenthat he was confident on com-pleting the final negotiationsand signing the deal for fullcomplement.HAL was in thepicture as the collaborator.Then again on March 25,2015, Trappier said in thepresence of the HAL offi-cials” You can imagine mysatisfaction to hear from the

HAL chairman that we are inagreement for the responsi-bilities sharing, consideringas well our conformity withthe REP in order to be in linewith the rules of the competi-tion. I strongly believe thatcontract finalization and sig-nature will come soon”.

Thus, even fifteen daysbefore the PM’s announce-ment scrapping the role ofHAL and bringing down thenumber from 126 fighters to36, HAL was activelyinvolved as far as the Frenchare concerned. But in Modimagic, things went in a differ-ent direction at the time of theannouncement. The droppingof HAL and induction ofReliance Defence was theIndian decision and not thedecision of the French com-pany.PM announced his deci-sion on April 10, 2015 buteven two days ago on April 8,the Indian foreign secretaryS. Jaishankar had no inklingthat such an announcementwould be made and HALwould be excluded. So allindications suggest that thismonumental decision havingprime importance to thefuture security of the defenceforces of India, was taken bythe PM without goingthrough the normal proce-dures with checks and doublechecks in such vital securityarea.

Jaitley’s question charg-

ing Rahul of giving contra-dictory figures make no senseas the former defenceMinister Manohar Parrikarhimself gave contradictoryfigures about pricing after thePM announcement. Parrikarwas then the DefenceMinister. This indicated thathe himself was not in know offull details of the deal. Thebest course would be for theGovernment to disclose theprices. The experts are quot-ing the price of Rs.1611 croreper plane which is nearlythree times more than theprice allegedly agreed to bythe UPA govt in negotiationsin early 2014.If theGovernment is confident thatthe pricing under the Modiagreement is far morefavourable compared to thepricing under the UPA govtdraft, it will be desirable forthe NDA government to offi-cially disclose the prices andnail the Congress ”lie”. IfJaitley can prove that theRafale deal has been innational interests and thePrime Minister has been ableto extract a much better dealcompared to the UPA, this isthe best time to disclose theprices and nip in the bud all“propaganda” by RahulGandhi and the opposition.Will Jaitley and the Modigovernment take up this chal-lenge?

(IPA Service)

L.S. HerdeniaWhile Madhya Pradesh

Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan is continuing hisAshrivad Yatra, two contro-versial events have hit theheadlines. One relates to thesupply of shoes to tribals andthe other about the dispatchof over one crore lettersaddressed to women voters ofthe state.

The state government hadgifted shoes and chappals totribals. It is alleged that abanned chemical has beenused in theses footwears. It islearnt that Central LeatherResearch Institute (CLRI) hasreported the use of azo, abanned chemical in the innersole of the footwear, a localnews report said, triggering adenial by the state govern-ment.

Tribals make up 21 per-cent of MP’s population and awhopping 50 percent in somedistricts like Dhar, Jhabuaand Mandla. Both BJP andCongress have been desper-ately wooing tribal voters anddistribution of footwear wasone of the recent sopsannounced by the state gov-

ernment. Madhya Pradesh Laghu

Vanopaj Sangh, a cooperativebody involved in the distribu-tion of the footwear, had sentsamples of it for testing toCLRI, a wing of CentralScience & IndustrialResearch (CSIR), after deliv-ery, said sources.

Forest minister Dr.Gaurishankar Shejwar, how-ever, said that the sampleswere tested before and afterdistribution by FootwearDevelopment & DesignInstitute, Noida and an insti-tute in Chennai but none ofthem detected any harmfulchemical. “These shoes andsandals have been distributedto over 8.13 lakh tribalsunder the scheme and theyare absolutely safe,” he said.The government aims to dis-tribute footwear to 10 lakhtendu patta pluckers.

Reacting to the finding,according to which the chem-ical may cause cancer, stateCongress president KamalNath said in a tweet “thisshould be a cause of concern,after all no one has the rightto play with lives of others.

Without proper investigation,how were these shoes distrib-uted? Who is responsible forit?” Kamal Nath also issued astatement asking the govern-ment to recall all footweardistributed to the tribal tendu-patta collectors. “This isrelated to the lives of tribalbrothers and sisters. To savetheir lives all distributedfootwear should be recalledand a high-level probe shouldbe ordered into the matter,”Kamal Nath said.

The PCC chief alsodemanded an explanationfrom chief minister as to howthese shoes with dangerousazo chemical content were

distributed to the tribal bene-ficiaries under the CharanPaduka Scheme. “This entireissue stinks of another scambecause the state’s financeminister is giving a differentexplanation, he said, addingthat big functions wereorganised in the state to dis-tribute footwear to the benefi-ciaries.

The other controversyrelates to the dispatch ofmore than one crore letters towomen voters of the state.

It is claimed that morethan Rs. 4 crore has beenspent in the printing and dis-patch of these letters. It isalleged that governmentfunds and machinery havebeen used in the printing anddispatch of these letters.

The letter gives detailsabout various schemes imple-mented for the empowermentof women. It also seeks bless-ings of the women to giveanother five year term to theBJP and particularly toChouhan himself.

The state governmentdirected the postal depart-ment to ensure that the lettersreach the addresses before

Rakasha Bandhan. Each lettercarries the stamp of Rs. 4 and70 paise.

The postal departmentmade special arrangementsfor the distribution of the let-ters. It appointed nodal offi-cers at state, division and dis-trict levels. Special bags con-taining one thousand letterseach were prepared to carrythe letters. It was a massivetask undertaken by the postaldepartment.

The BJP hopes that thisunique feat will help inincreasing the number ofwomen voters in its favour.According to a newspaperanalysis, in the 2013 assem-bly elections the voting per-centage was 72.07. The totalnumber of women who votedwas one crore 54 lakh and 65thousand. The BJP feels thatwomen are the main benefici-aries of several welfareschemes of the governmentand, therefore, there is everyreason to believe that the per-centage of women voters willincrease in the comingNovember Vidhan Sabhapolls.

(IPA Service)

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Modus Operandi : Plans his action meticu-lously he will be scouting for apartment. First hewill decide upon the area he wants to rob he thanroams around the area in his bike and will be inlook for apartment complexs with To-let boards

then he used to approach the landlords and getsfrom the information such as number of tenants inthe apartment,complex what they do how manyhouse are for rent and so on he then will decideand zeroin the flat and then he will burgle andafter he makes sure that no one is in the flat hewill breaks the door and he will burgle the housewith valuables and he will do this whole opera-tion in just half an hour a single handed operation.DCP North,Chetan Singh Rathore told media per-sons that,earlier this month on 8th August heburgled a house near Gangamangudi police sta-tion and escaped luckily the cops retrieved hispicture from a nearby CCTV camera and based

on a complaint a special team was formed andswung into action and with the technical supportthe team managed to arrest him and during thecourse of investigation the accused confessed thecrime and based on his statement the team hasrecovered 1247 grams of gold ornaments andother things worth of Rs.40 lakhs and we haveseveral cases filed against him in our division heconducts burglaries both during the day as well asat night.

He manages the entire operation single-hand-ed.Before robbing the house he makes note on thehabits of the family members,their surroundingsand checks out if there are any CCTV cameras inand around the house.He also finds out if there isa watchman.He just waits for the right time for theburglary.He breaks into the house quickly andsteals everything that's valuable and with hisarrest we have detected 26 cases registeredagainst him where in he has burgled 26 houses thecases detected are,Gangamangudi police stations-5 cases,Peenya police stations-7cases,Soladevanahalli police stations-3cases,Jalahalli police stations-1 case,Bagalgunteand Yeshwanthpur police stations 5 each caseshas been detected and finally Bengaluru PoliceCommissioner,T.Suneeel Kumar,has appreciat-ed,Addl CP West,B.K.Singh,DCP North,ChethanSingh Rathore,ACP,Yeshwanthpur Sub-divi-s i o n , R a v i p r a s a d , P I , S m t . M a r yShylaja,PSI,Naveen Kumar,ASIsas,Lakshmaiah,D.C.Nagaraju and crime staffas,Jaganath,Nagaraju,Mudathsar NajarBagegowda,and Melgiri has done a tremendousjob and nabbed notorious thief who has burgled26 houses in various police station limits andrecovered stolen property worth Rs.40 lakhs fromhis possession he added.

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Dr. Arun MitraTreating a patient involves history

taking, examination of the patient anddiagnostic investigations as per theneed before forming an opinion aboutthe illness of the patient and the differ-ential diagnosis. Only then can a doctorprescribe the treatment, medical or sur-gical as the case may be. There are setprotocols for this methodology and forspecific diseases. These protocols maychange from time to time. This changeis effected after thorough deliberationsamong the academics of a particularsubject. Telemedicine is still in a devel-oping stage to meet the above criteria.Many a times patients seek telephonicadvice from the doctor. This is general-ly discouraged because of the possibil-ity of missing several issues. But thesedays one finds increasing advertise-ments on various types of media high-lighting their achievements and encour-aging patients to get treatment fromthem.

Modern system of medicine doesnot permit advertisements to enticepatients. The Medical Council of India

framed a code of ethics, the IndianMedical Council (ProfessionalConduct, Etiquette and Ethics)Regulations, 2002, to fix some normsfor this. Any such practice is consid-ered unethical. It is presumed thatadvertising is for luring the patients.The clause 6.1.1 of the code prohibitssoliciting of patients directly or indi-rectly, by a physician, by a group ofphysicians or by institutions or organi-zations. The code says that a physicianshall not make use of him / her (or his /her name) as subject of any form ormanner of advertising or publicitythrough any mode either alone or in

conjunction with others which is ofsuch a character as to invite attention tohim or to his professional position,skill, qualification, achievements,attainments, specialties, appointments,associations, affiliations or honoursand/or of such character as would ordi-narily result in his self aggrandizement.

The Punjab Medical Council hadissued notices to several such violatorsin 2015-2016. That had led to a checkon such practices.

A similar code exists for thePharmaceutical Marketing Practicestermed as Uniform Code ofPharmaceutical Marketing Practices(UCPMP). According to it, companiescannot make claim for the usefulness ofa drug without up to date evaluation ofall the evidence. Stating categoricallythat a drug is safe and has no sideeffects, toxic hazards or risk of addic-tion is not permitted. Even the compar-ison of drugs has to be factual, fair andcapable of substantiation. Products ofother companies cannot be disparagedeither directly or by implication.

Unfortunately such code does not

seem to exist for other systems of med-icine. The electronic media keeps pro-jecting advertisements like ‘cure ofretinal diseases in eyes with guarantee’while belittling the modern medicalsystem. There are also advertisementsof treating head ache ‘with guarantee’with some oils. Similarly we watchclaims of treating all the diseases in thebody by clearing the stomach. Yoga isprojected as panacea for all diseases.There are several advertisements forconverting grey hair to black.Advertisements also appear for hairtransplants. Treating sugar for sure isalso advertised. About sexual issues,advertisements can be seen in plenty onwalls, posters and print media.

Many of these advertisements aregiven by celebrities. They give a wrongimpression and are misleading. It istime that such business is stopped.Media must realize its duties. Healthcannot be left to be exploited by busi-ness interests and unproven methodolo-gies. The government must enact a lawin this regard instead of overlookingthese issues. (IPA Service)

ADVERTISEMENTS ON HEALTH MISLEADING AND MUST BE BANNEDMEDIA ALSO HAS A DUTY NOT TO HIGHLIGHT UNFOUNDED CLAIMS

"Row overparking threedrunk men mur-dered elderly per-son". A 63-year-oldgoods auto rick-shaw driver waskilled by a gang ofthree following aparking row onRajkumar Road inRajajinagar onThursday night.Soon after the inci-dent came to light, the police nabbed the trio,who was underthe influence of alcohol. The deceased Sriram R was a residentof Prakash Nagar near Navarang.

The arrested are Janardhan,who runs an online business;Rajashekar, an interior designer and Karthik, a sales executive.One of the men,Karthik,refused to move despite Sriram’srepeated requests.When Sriram started blaring his horn,Karthikslapped him. The argument turned into a brawl in which Sriramhit Karthik on his head with a screwdriver.

Victim's Daughter told media persons that,My father usedto come home by 8 pm this incident took place around 8.25 pmlast night.He asked three men to move aside as they wereblocking his parking spot.

One of the men came and slapped my father.Then they tooka spanner and hit his head later they called two more peopleand beat him up till he died she added. DCP North,ChethanSingh Rathore told media persons that,An auto driver namedShivaram got into a fight with three men identifed askarthik,Janardhan and Rajashekar at a parking lot inRajajinagar police station limits.

The victim was first slapped then he was hit with a span-ner.As he collapsed the accused kicked him.All the threeaccused were drunk during this time and the nearby peoplerushed him to hospital where he has been declared broughtdead and based on complaint by victim's relatives we havearrested Karthik,Janardhan and Rajashekar and during interro-gation the trio confessed to crime and said that at around 8.45pm, Karthik and his friends were standing on a footpath nearthe Navaprasad Bar. Sriram wanted to park his Tata Ace vehi-cle on the spot and asked them to move, but the trio askedSriram to park it somewhere else.

Rajajinagar police cracked Goods Auto

Driver murder in 24 hrs, Arrested Trio

Mumbai / Delhi, The prestigious beauty pag-eant of the year was concluded with the hand-some Sushant Singh Rajput announcing the win-ners of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2018 withthe reigning winners Shraddha ShashidharYamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017 - MissUniverse Indiacrowning Nehal Chudasama theYamaha Fascino Miss Diva Universe 2018,

Peden Ongmu Namgyal, Yamaha Fascino MissDiva Supranational 2017 crowning Aditi Hundiaas Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva Supranational2018 and Apeksha Porwal: Yamaha FascinoMiss Diva 2017 - 2nd Runner-up crowningRoshni Sheoran as Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva2018 – Runner Up / 1st Runner Up / 2ndRunner-upat NSCI Dome in Mumbai.

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B. SivaramanOne of the prevailing myths about high-wage

high-tech workers in India is that they are only con-cerned about their pecuniary benefits. The other asso-ciated myth is that their propensity to resort to directaction to safeguard their rights and interests isinversely proportional to their salary level. Both themyths have been smashed by the commercialpilots—especially, from Air India and its sub-sidiaries—time and again. The latest such displaywas in the middle of August in the context of theirexemplary services to the Kerala flood victims.

What is significant is that the Indian CommercialPilots’ Association (ICPA) suspended their stir overthe delay in payment of wages and non-payment offlying allowance and postponed their decision to goon strike to render this selfless service. They hadeven offered to work without payment to render theirservices to the people of Kerala, which is significantconsidering that a co-pilot earns Rs.5 lakhs and acaptain Rs.7 lakhs per month.

Thanks to torrential rains, the highest in 50 years,the Cochin civilian airport was totally marooned andwas officially closed on 14 August. While defenceaircrafts and helicopters were immediately pressedinto service to rescue the people marooned, no lesssignificant was the service rendered round-the-clockby the commercial pilots of Air India and other air-lines in carrying relief material and evacuating thestranded passengers from Cochin Air Force basefrom 16 August onwards in numerous sorties and indiverting the Cochin flights to Thiruvananthapuramand Kozhikode airports till Cochin Airport resumedoperations, thanks again to day-and-night work of theairport employees there. It was a splendid display ofselfless sacrifice rather than selfish pecuniary crav-ings. But the Air India pilots and other airport

employees remained unsung heroes.However, the Air India pilots remained assertive

on their rights all the same. The wages of Air Indiaemployees were delayed for five successive months.The pilots and cabin crew were not paid their flyingallowances, which account for 70% of their take-home pay. The ICPA threatened to go ahead withtheir decision to suspend operations. The manage-ment buckled in and paid the flying allowances andsalaries on 22 August. It was a major victory for theICPA and they revoked their decision to strike.

ICPA general secretary Praveen K. Keerti said,“There is no permanent settlement on the issue ofdelayed wage payments as the management had notofficially replied to our letter nor has invited us fortalks. In future the same story might resume all overagain because the basic problems giving rise to thefinancial crisis—like idling of Rs.25,000 crore worthof aircrafts for want of spares—were not addressed.”

Air India’s assets have been valued at Rs.30,000crore but its debs have swollen to Rs.50,000 crore! InAugust 2004, the controversial decision of PrafulPatel, the then Civil Aviation minister in the UPA, to

indiscriminately increase Air India’s shopping list ofaircrafts precipitated the existential crisis for theMaharaja. On 1 December 2017, the Supreme Courtdirected the CBI to complete in the next six monthsits probe into allegations of irregularities in purchaseor hiring of 111 aircraft for Air India for a whoppingRs.70,000 crore. But the CBI under the NDA has notcompleted the investigation.

Also tax evader Hasan Ali was caught with $8 bil-lion unaccounted money in Swiss banks, the kick-back he reportedly got as a conduit in the Boeing dealwith Air India. This startling information was part ofa 2007 Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet.But the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal set asidethese charges and now Khan is guilty of tax evasiononly to the extent of Rs.3 to 4 crore!

Well, Khan might have got a reprieve but not AirIndia. It doesn’t have the money to pay salaries intime or the dues of suppliers such as Airbus,Honeywell, Meggit International, Goodrich,Hamilton, and Wesco Electrical etc. leading to theshortage of parts resulting in the grounding ofRs.25,000 crore worth of planes leading to a hugeloss.

The Modi government first decided to privatisethe loss-making Air India and even appointedRothschild and Ernst & Young as executioners. Butthe government suspended the idea due to oppositionfrom RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who wanted AirIndia to be sold to an Indian corporate house. Tatasare still in talks with the government to take over AirIndia but they won’t take over the huge accumulatedlosses and would insist on government waiving itshuge loans. Under such uncertainty, the AI pilotsmight have won a battle but the war would prove tobe protracted.

(IPA Service)

Conn Hallinan“Boxing the compass” is

an old nautical term for locat-ing the points on a magneticcompass in order to set acourse. With the erratic windsblowing out of Washingtonthese days, countries all overAsia and the Middle East areboxing the compass and re-evaluating traditional foes andold alliances.

India and Pakistan havefought three wars in the pasthalf-century, and both havenuclear weapons on a hairtrigger. But the two countriesare now part of a security andtrade organization, theShanghai CooperationOrganization (SCO), alongwith China, Russia, and mostof the countries of CentralAsia. Following the recentelections in Pakistan,Islamabad’s foreign minister,Shah Mehmood Qureshi, hascalled for an “uninterruptedcontinued dialogue” with NewDelhi to resolve conflicts andestablish “peace and stability”in Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s new prime min-ister, Imran Khan, is a critic ofthe U.S. war in Afghanistanand particularly opposed tothe use of U.S. drones to killinsurgents in Pakistan.

Russia has reached out tothe Taliban, which has accept-ed an invitation for peace talksin Moscow on Sept. 4 to end

the 17-year old war. Threedecades ago, the Taliban wereshooting down Russian heli-copters with American-madeStinger missiles.

Turkey and Russia haveagreed to increase trade and toseek a political solution to endthe war in Syria. Turkey alsopledged to ignoreWashington’s sanctions onRussia and Iran. Less thanthree years ago, Turkish war-planes downed a Russianbomber, Ankara was denounc-ing Iran, and Turkey was arm-ing and supporting Islamicextremists trying to overthrowthe government of Bashar al-Assad. After years of tensionin the South China Seabetween China and a host ofSoutheast Asian nations,including Vietnam, thePhilippines, Taiwan,Malaysia, and Brunei, on Aug.2 Beijing announced a “break-through” in talks betweenChina and the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations(ASEAN). After years of blus-

ter—including ship-to-shipface-offs—China and ASEANheld joint computer navalgames Aug. 2-3. China hasalso proposed cooperative oiland gas exploration withASEAN members.

Starting with the adminis-tration of George W. Bush, theU.S. has tried to lure India intoan alliance with Japan andAustralia—the QuadrilateralSecurity Dialogue or“quad”—to challenge Chinain the South China Sea andIndian Ocean.

The Americans turned ablind eye to India’s violationof the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty anddropped the ban on sellingarms to New Delhi. ThePentagon even re-named itsPacific Command, “Indo-Pacific Command” to reflectIndia’s concerns in the IndianOcean. The U.S. is currentlytraining Indian fighter pilots,and this summer held jointnaval maneuvers with Japanand the U.S.—Malabar 18—in the strategic MalaccaStraits. But following an AprilWuhan Summit meetingbetween Chinese President XiJinping and Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, NewDelhi’s enthusiasm for theQuad appears to have cooled.New Delhi vetoed Australiajoining the Malabar wargames.

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New Delhi: KalindiCollege, Delhi University’sSRC, NSS, NCC and Students’Union organized a rally for gen-erating funds and relief materialfor Kerala flood victims on 31st

August. The rally was led bythe Principal, Dr. Anula Mauryaalong with the entire teachingstaff and a huge number of stu-dents who marched in andaround East Patel Nagar and

Rajendra Place Metro Station.Besides, the NSS and Students’Union volunteers are also beingsent across various areas inDelhi and Gurugram to collectfunds and relief material for the

cause. The relief material willbe sent to Kerala Bhavan andthe funds will be deposited tothe Chief Minister’s ReliefFund that will further be sent tothe victims.

Kalindi College organizes a collec-tion drive for Kerala flood victims

Max, country's largestfashion brand and Elite, globaltalent management company,are back with the 5th editionof ‘Elite Model Look India2018’, one of the most sought-after & prestigious contest inthe world. A change to gainglobal popularity, prominenceand prestige. The contest is alifetime opportunity for thou-sands of boys and girls tobecome the next InternationalSuper Model and reach greatheights like Cindy Crawford,Stephanie Seymour, GiseleBundchen, Sigrid Agren andConstance Jablonski.

The contest which will tour04 cities – Mumbai, Delhi,Hyderabad and Bangalore thisyear, reached Delhi for its pre-liminary Regional Castingrounds. Delhi RegionalCasting took place at DLFPromenade Mall, Vasant Kunjon Friday, 31st August 2018.The esteemed panel of juryincluded Dipannita Sharma –Supermodel & Actor, AlesiaRaut –Supermodel & VJ,

Jamal Shaikh – Editor, Host &Entrepreneur and MarcRobinson - Licensee - EliteModel Look India. At the endof the casting, 05 Girls and 11Boys saw their dreams cometrue as they were selected forthe next stage, Elite ModelLook National Casting thatwill take place in Mumbai inSeptember. Contestants wereshortlisted from hundreds ofhopeful contenders based oncriteria like their ramp walk,first impression and photogen-ic appeal. The lucky contest-

ants chosen from Delhi audi-tions are –

Girls – Anushka Dhaka,Gehana Arora, ManushreeSharma, Monika Negi andPalak Thakur

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New Delhi, 2ND september 2018: People whohave suffered a stroke are more likely to developdementia, as per a recent study by the University ofExeter Medical School. It was found that the linkbetween stroke and dementia persisted even after con-sidering other dementia risk factors such as bloodpressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

A history of stroke increases dementia risk byabout 70%, and recent strokes more than doubled therisk.

The WHO estimates indicate that there are about15 million who suffer from stroke annually around theworld. There are also 50 million people sufferingfrom dementia. The number is expected to almostdouble ever 20 years, reaching 131 million by 2050.

Speaking about this, Padma Shri Awardee, Dr K KAggarwal, President, HCFI, said, “Stroke or aCerebro Vascular Accident (CVA) results from a sud-den blood loss to the brain or bleeding within thebrain resulting in the impairment of neurologicalfunction.

Obesity, smoking, hypertension, alcohol consump-tion, diabetes and family history are considered someof the common factors leading to a stroke. If theanswer to any of the following questions below is ayes, there’s a high probability that the person is hav-ing a stroke.

Act FAST: Face -- Ask the person to smile. Does

one side of the face droop? Arms -- Ask the person toraise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?Speech -- Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence.Are the words slurred? Does he or she fail to repeatthe sentence correctly?

and Time -- If the answer to any of these questionsis yes, time is important. Get to the hospital fast.Brain cells are dying.”

Some warning signs of a stroke include weaknessin an arm, hand, or leg; numbness on one side of thebody; sudden loss of vision, particularly in one eye;sudden difficulty speaking; inability to comprehend;dizziness or loss of balance; and sudden, lasting, and

excruciating headache.Adding further, Dr Aggarwal, who is also the

Group Editor-in-Chief of IJCP, said, “Stroke is one ofmajor public health concerns worldwide, with theburden in India increasing at an alarming rate over thepast few decades. There is an urgent need to addressthis condition and this can only be done through moreeffective public education among all demographicgroups.”

The 25th MTNL Perfect Health Mela to be heldbetween 24th and 28th October 2018 at the TalkatoraIndoor Stadium, New Delhi will provide people withan opportunity to know more about how to prevent astroke, among other things.a Some tips from HCFI toprevent a stroke

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bles low in sodium· Reduce your cholesterol. Maintain a healthy BMI

or waist to hip ratio· Stop smoking and avoid second hand exposure· Reduce alcohol intake: for men two drinks a day

and for women, one a day· Identify and treat atrial fibrillation· Reduce your risk from diabetes talk to your doc-

tor· Get educated about stroke

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on Sony SAB’s Tenali RamaSony SAB’s Tenali Rama comes up with new twists and turns witheach episode. However twisted the problem may be, Tenali Rama(Krishna Bharadwaj) always succeeds in solving it. This time,Bhaskar, his child, has been kidnapped and he is helpless. In theupcoming track, a saint named Bhajni Devi (PiyaliMunsi) visitsVijayanagar. Everyone meets her for her blessings, since sheclaims to be God’s messenger. The entire village of Vijayanagarstarts worshipping her. Rama realizes that since the holy lady’sarrival, coincidentally, the kids in Vijayanagar have started disap-pearing. Rama gets Bhajni Devi to the Darbaar to confront her.Bhajni Devi, to divert the king’s mind.

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dance , Yoga , Harmonium , Tabla andIndian Language said Mr Ramesh headof Indian Culture Center Bangkok.

Want to tell through the newslettersome good info about Thailand. TigerPARK is a newly open attraction inPattaya, founded by Mr.NavapholChakchuan and other executives. Withan initiative of conserving Pantheratigers in Thailand and also to let the cus-tomers have exciting and wonderfulmoment with tigers.

You can relax and look around in thecoffee shop, gift shop, and snack barzone. Feel free to walk around and takea picture with the tigers from our freearea. You could bring yourself into thetiger's enclosure with our confidencethat you will be happy and enjoy thetime being in our enclosure with ourstaff. The confidences they have comefrom our expert experience in raisingtiger more than 30 years so that therelovely tigers are familiar with peopleHowever, they offer you an extraordi-nary experience for you touch and getclose to our tigers. Do not miss that!once in your life time. You can havenice and cool pictures with tigers takenby professional photographer with someadditional cost After all activities you dowith tigers inside.Families can Enjoy on Thailand’s

beautiful beachesThailand is known for its abundance

of beaches and islands. The seasideoffers many opportunities for childrenof all ages to have fun … build a sand-castle together, fly a kite, join in with afriendly game of beach volleyball, col-lect shells and go hunting in rock pools,paddle in the sparkling ocean, and havefun in the water with inflatable toys.There really are so many options! Olderkids might like to have a go at variouswater sports, such as snorkeling orbouncing off the waves on a bananaboat.

Many beaches do not have life-guards. It is, therefore, imperative, thatyou keep a close eye on your childrenwhen on the beach. For added securityand safety you might want to relax onbeaches that are privately operated byhotels and resorts, as these generally dohave lifeguards on duty throughout theday. Many of the busier beaches haveparasols available to rent, perfect forkeeping your kids out of the blazing

sunshine. Be aware that on quieterbeaches it may be more difficult to findshaded spots.

Explore national parks and gonature spotting

Thailand boasts many gloriousnational parks. Filled with interestingwildlife, offering amazing views, andusually home to other natural attrac-tions, such as caves or waterfalls, haveheaps of family-fun outdoors. Whetheryou want to hire a vehicle and exploreindependently or join a specialist tourthat caters for families, some ofThailand’s national parks might be moreaccessible than you may think. Thereare many other places where you cansee wild animals; you don’t always haveto venture into the jungles!

Numerous operators in Chiang Maiand Phuket can organise private guidedjungle treks for families, tailoring tripsto the age of your children and experi-ence levels of the whole family. Tripsmay also include other activities, suchas rafting and elephant riding, depend-ing on your interests.Go wild at animal attractionsThailand has numerous zoos and

attractions geared around animals, fromplaces where your kids can touch a tigerand ride a mighty elephant to crocodilefarms, snake farms, aquariums, and lushopen zoos.

Keep in mind, however, that the careand treatment of animals may not bewhat you are used to back at home.Seeing animals in tiny cages can bequite distressing for some children, notto mention supporting industries thatthrive on mistreating animals.

Chiang Mai Zoo is popular withkids, and animal welfare is generally ahigh priority. It is home to many animalsincluding adorable giant pandas, cutekoalas, lumbering hippos, majestic ele-phants, and fearsome lions and tigers.

If you want to get up close and per-sonal with beautiful elephants, ChiangMai’s Elephant Nature Park is a greatoption. Working with rescued elephantsand carrying out extensive rehabilitationwork, welfare of the animals is at theheart of how they operate. Whilst youwon’t find tourists riding around on theback of these incredible creatures, yourkids can learn more about elephants andtheir important role through Thai histo-ry, and help with feeding and bathingthe mighty beasts. There are plenty ofhands-on activities available that treatthe elephants with respect and dignity.The park is also home to a variety ofother rescue animals, including buf-faloes, cats, dogs, and birds Crocodilesare used in shows, but it may be quiteupsetting to watch how they are draggedaround by their tails etc. If seeingchimps dressed in clothes, strokingtigers, watching birds perform tricks,and seeing animals in small cages isappealing, you may like Samut PrakanCrocodile Farm. There are many farmattractions around Thailand where yourchildren can learn more about agricul-ture and see an array of farming ani-mals. Explore bustling marketsWander around lively markets and

watch as your children’s eyes light upon seeing the colorful sights all around.You could also take the family to anunusual floating market for somethingcompletely different.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Marketattracts many visitors, including fami-lies. Whilst you probably won’t have thefeeling of being at an authentic Thaifloating market, you can all have funwith a boat trip along the waterways andseeing a wide assortment of goods andfood for sale from other boats and fromalong the edges of the water. You canchoose between motorized boats or onesthat you row yourself. The costs varywidely. Watch as tasty Thai meals andsnacks are cooked right in front of you,and perhaps sample some local cuisine.Pad Thai (fried noodles) is often a goodoption for kids as it doesn’t containhuge amounts of chilly and is really

tasty!Electronic Markets are there Like

:-Originally named Mahbookkrong,

MBK is one of Asia’s oldest shoppingmalls. It opened in 1995 and since thenit has become of the most well-known inThailand.

Imagine a HUGE maze of tiny littlestalls selling all sorts of tiny little elec-tronics and accessories. We ended upbuying phones cases – which we didn’teven need – some cables to charge myiPhone and a couple of accessories forthe GoPro. Everything haggled at laugh-able prices.

The 5th floor is more dedicated todigital cameras – Nikon and Canonhave official shops here.

Bottom line is: you won’t find Zaraor Mango in here. MBK is packed withsmall independent shops, mostly Thaibrands and designs and is very popularwith the younger crowds. This was def-initely the most packed of all shoppingspots we’ve been, the teenage Thaishopping frenzy can be exhausting!Chinatown :-Chinatown is the great option to

indulge in a more local and traditionalshopping experience. It’s the perfectcontrast to the mega malls that are poop-ing out like mushrooms elsewhere in thecity.

Apart from the absolute cheapestprices in Bangkok – haggling is neces-sary – what I like about Chinatown isthat you’re exploring such a lively andrich area at the same time. Wanderingaround the lively alleys is a timelessexperience by itself!

The whole thing is kind of all overthe place, but there are specific sectionsfor some stuff. Head to Yaowarat Roadto check the gold vendors, BalannaPlaza for all kind of shoes (beware offakes!) and Itsaraphap Lane for fooditems. Chinatown can be too frugal, hotand busy for some, but it’s definitelyworth a visit!Chatuchak Market With over 15,000 booths and stalls,

Chatuchak Market is one of the biggestmarkets in the world. Happening everySaturday and Sunday, it attracts bothshopping-craving tourists and localThais.

The market is divided into 27 hugesections. You can find the most variedthings such as souvenirs, independently-design clothes, live animals and woodcarving items in well signalised corri-dors and stalls.

I found this place to be too big. Notbig. I mean, HUGE. You’ll need lots oftime and patience. Despite the good willand organisation, it’s very difficult tofind the correct section you’re headingwhile managing the crowds. After all,200,000 people come here on the week-ends!

Having that said, it’s a GREAT placefor shopping souvenirs, clothes andother typical Thai items. We saved avisit to Chatuchak for our last day inThailand and glad we did, otherwisewe’d have to carry a lot of things aroundduring our island hopping itinerary. It’simpossible to leave this place emptyhanded!

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