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W omen of all ages will now be able to offer wor- ship at the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala after the Supreme Court on Friday did away with the age-old tradition that barred entry of women of a “menstruating age” — defined as between the ages of 10 and 50. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra in its 4:1 verdict said banning the entry of women into the shrine is gen- der discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women. Women activists hailed the judgment as a victory for gen- der equality while Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said it would make Hinduism even more inclusive. While Justices RF Nariman and DY Chandrachud con- curred with the CJI and Justice AM Khanwilkar, the lone women judge on the Bench, Justice Indu Malhotra, gave a dissenting verdict. Asserting that the issue in this case is not limited to Sabarimala only and it will have far-reaching implications for other places of worship, Justice Malhotra was of the view that it is not for courts to determine which religious practices are to be struck down, except in issues of social evil like “Sati”. She went on to say that right to equality conflicts with right to worship of devotees of Lord Ayyappa. The court passed four sets of separate judgments on a clutch of pleas challenging ban on the entry of women of menstrual age in the Sabrimala temple saying law and society are tasked with the task to act as levellers. Claiming that practice of exclusion of women of 10-50 age group cannot be regarded as essential religious practice and Kerala law denies rights to women on ground of physio- logical reasons, the CJI said that devotion cannot be subjected to discrimination and patriarchal notion cannot be allowed to infringe on equality in devo- tion. He said devotees of Lord Ayyappa do not constitute a separate denomination. Justice Nariman said the Sabarimala temple custom bar- ring women of 10-50 age is not backed by Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. He said the custom of barring women is violative of Article 25 (Clause 1) and Rule 3(b) of Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (authorisation of entry) Rules, 1965, is not main- tainable. On the same note, Justice Chandrachud said religion can- not be used as cover to deny rights of worship to women and it is also against human dignity. He said prohibition on women is due to non-religious reasons and it is a grim shad- ow of discrimination going on for centuries. Echoing the CJI view that devotees of Lord Ayyappa do not form separate religious denominations, Justice Chandrachud added that if any custom or religious prac- tice violates dignity of women by denying them entry due to her physiology, it is unconsti- tutional. He said the popular notion about morality can be offensive to dignity of others and exclusion of women because she menstruates is utterly unconstitutional. Justice Chandrachud held that exclusion of women is violative of right to liberty, dignity and equality and said banning women of a particu- lar age group is not essential practice of religion. On her part, Justice Malhotra said notions of ratio- nality cannot be brought into matters of religion and India has diverse religious practices and constitutional morality would allow anyone to profess a religion they believe. She said equality doctrine cannot override fundamental right to worship under Article 25. Welcoming the verdict, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said it is a “wonderful” judgment that paves way to make Hinduism even more inclusive. “It opens up the way forward for Hinduism to become even more inclusive and not a property of one caste or one sex,” she said. Kavita Krishnan, women rights activist and Secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), said the decision was long overdue. “In instant triple talaq, Haji Ali, and Sabarimala cases, courts have rightly held that women’s equality can’t be held hostage to religious practices. Just as it’s unconstitutional and discriminatory to debar entry to temples based on caste, it’s the same to debar entry based on gender. Also, we project our own values on our gods — and patriarchal values that put the burden of men’s celibacy or sex- ual choices. Mariam Dhawale, general secretary of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, called it another step that would help in bring- ing equality. “We welcome the judgment. Women have a con- stitutional right to be able to visit the temple and whoever wishes so must be allowed to visit it whether it is a temple or a dargah,” she said. R ejecting a plea for release of five activists held in con- nection with the Koregaon- Bhima violence case for alleged Naxal links, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to order an SIT probe into their arrest, saying it was not a case of “more dissenting views or dif- ference in political ideology”. The court ruled the accused will remain in house arrest for four more weeks during which they are at liber- ty to avail legal remedies in appropriate court which can consider the case on merits. Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar said in their majority verdict, “We are of considered opinion that it is not a case of arrest because of mere dissenting views expressed or difference in the political ideology of the named accused, but concern- ing their link with the members of the banned organisation and its activities.” Refusing to appoint an SIT to probe the arrests, the SC held that the “accused cannot ask for changing the investigating agency or to do investigation in a particular manner including for court-monitored probe.” The 2:1 majority verdict of an apex court Bench was hailed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as a “vic- tory” for the State police, which had arrested the five activists after a nationwide raid a month ago. The BJP used the oppor- tunity to slam the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi, alleging they stand exposed for supporting “urban Naxals plot- ting to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi”. The Congress hoped the police will conduct investiga- tions as per the law and not according to the “whims and fancies” of the BJP. The petitioners, who had sought the SC’s intervention in seeking release of the five activists, said their stand found “vindication” in the dissenting opinion expressed by Justice DY Chandrachud, who said dissent is symbol of a vibrant democracy. “Individuals who assert causes which may be unpopu- lar to the echelons of power are yet entitled to the freedoms which are guaranteed by the Constitution. Dissent is a sym- bol of a vibrant democracy. Voices in opposition cannot be muzzled by persecuting those who take up unpopular caus- es,” the judge said in his sepa- rate dissenting judgment.\ Continued on Page 4 T he NCP on Friday plunged into crisis after two of its general secretaries — Tariq Anwar and Munaf Hakim — resigned from the party aggrieved over party chief Sharad Pawar’s “defence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. Immediately, the party got into the damage-control mode with senior NCP leader Praful Patel clarifying that Pawar has not given a “clean chit to any- body” in the Rafale deal and backed the demand for JPC probe into the purchase of the fighter jets. In a statement before the media at his Parliamentary constituency Katihar, Anwar said he is resigning from the posts of the NCP’s national general secretary and as its leader in the Lok Sabha, besides giving up the party’s primary membership and vacating his parliamentary seat. Senior NCP leader and Rajya Sabha member DP Tripathi confirmed that Anwar has quit the party. Anwar alleged the Prime Minister is fully involved in the Rafale deal and it is also sub- stantiated by former French President Francois Hollande, referring to his reported remarks about France being left with no option in Dassault selecting Reliance Defence as an offset partner as part of the multi-billion dollar deal. He said he completely dis- agreed with Pawar’s version, which he said has shattered the faith of countrymen in the Opposition. Munaf Hakim, who hails from Maharashtra, said he had quit the primary membership of the party and claimed it is “difficult” to defend its image after Pawar “supported” the Prime Minister in the Rafale fighter jet issue. Hakim, a former chair- man of the State minorities commission, told PTI that he is following Anwar by resigning and added that more NCP workers might follow suit. About the implications of Anwar’s resignation for the NCP, Patel said, “The party doesn’t get impacted just because somebody joins it or leaves it. It is sad to note that after working with us for so many years, he (Anwar) decid- ed to quit without even inform- ing us. It is very surprising because he has based his deci- sion on an interview by Pawar to a news channel.” Meanwhile, NCP MP and Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule said it is “disappointing” that people have not heard Pawar raising three key questions on the Rafale deal. “What is the justification for a 300 per cent raise from 526 crore to 1,670 crore which potentially could be a significant loss to the exchequer (sic)?” she tweeted. Continued on Page 4 B SF Director General KK Sharma on Friday said Pakistan has turned more “aggressive” on the border under the Imran Khan-led Government, and it has vacat- ed areas along the border fear- ing retaliation from India. On the recent brutal killing of BSF jawan Narender Singh on the International Border, the outgoing BSF chief asserted the paramilitary force has reserved the right to retaliate at “time and place of its choosing” and a befitting reply would be given to the adversary. “In the near future, we (BSF) will do something,” Sharma said, adding all pre- cautions are being taken to check repeat of such incidents. “Pakistan’s official policy is to push terrorists inside India as part of Zia-ul-Haque’s doc- trine of bleeding India through thousand cuts. Our jawans patrol the border despite risk of sniping and ceasefire viola- tion from across the border,” Sharma said. Sharma said, Singh’s body was retrieved from the Pakistani side after the BSF searched the area with per- mission from the Pakistan Rangers. Singh’s feet were tied, three bullet injuries were there on his chest and his throat was slit. Reports of mutilations were exaggerated, he said. The BSF is taking all acts of sniping and ceasefire viola- tions seriously and every mis- deed will be avenged in a befit- ting manner. Pakistan remains in denial mode as usual, he fur- ther said. The jawan was killed by the Border Action Team (BAT) of the Pakistan Rangers when a BSF team was clearing elephant grass along the border. India has avenged the killing of the jawan on the Line of Control (LoC), the DG said without elaborating. Fearing retribution and heavy mortar firing by the BSF, Pakistan is on an alert mode. An area of five kilome- tres from the zero line along the border has been cleared by the Pakistani side. Sharma is retiring from service by the month-end after serving a tenure of two years and seven months as the chief of the border guarding para- military force. On a question of presence of Chinese troops along the border and the LoC, Sharma said, “We have not noticed the Chinese PLA along the border or the LoC. But yes, as part of the security component of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, there are reports of presence of Chinese PLA. China also provides resources for the security of CPEC which is important in economic terms for both Pakistan and China, the BSF DG added. T he Government on Friday constituted a seven-mem- ber ministerial panel headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi to examine modal- ities for revenue mobilisation in case of natural calamities and disasters. The panel would submit its report to the GST Council by October 31, an official release said. Earlier in the day, the GST Council — chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley — decid- ed to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine the legality of imposing a new tax on certain goods to raise resources for natural calamity- hit states like Kerala. Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal are part of the group. Other members of the GoM are Odisha Finance & Excise Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, Maharashtra Finance & Excise Minister Sudhir Murgantiwar and Uttarakhand Finance Minister Prakash Pant. “Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, has approved the constitution of a Group of Ministers today to examine the issue regarding 'Modalities for Revenue Mobilisation in case of Natural Calamities and Disasters',” the release said. To help tide over the loss- es suffered due to recent floods, Kerala had sought the GST Council's opinion on allowing imposition of higher taxes on goods within the state. The panel would look into five issues flagged by the Council, including whether the new tax should be levied only in the state concerned or should it be an all-India levy, and that should it be on specified luxury or sin goods only. A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled “many” buildings. The 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into the streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves. The disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning. Dramatic video footage filmed from the top floor of a parking ramp spiral in Palu, a city nearly 80 kilometres from the quake’s epicentre, showed a churning wall of whitewater mow down several buildings and inundate a large mosque. Detailed report on P12 C hief Minister Raghubar Das said that there is no greater service to humanity than maintaining cleanliness. The CM, who was addressing a Choupal at Chametu village of Latehar district under the ongoing ‘Sanitation is Service’ campaign, also called on vil- lagers for their collective con- tribution to make it a success. “Government alone cannot bring cleanliness, which is required for development. Everyone will have to under- stand their responsibilities. Without cleanliness there is no meaning of development since we cannot control different diseases from reoccurring,” said the Chief Minister on Friday. On the occasion, he himself cleaned the village and gave message of sanitation. The State Government is continuing with the sanitation drive running from September 15 to October 2. For providing further fillip to the cleanliness drive, the Government is also going to conduct cleanliness awareness program from October 2 to January 30, 2019 across Jharkhand. Figures sug- gest that construction of 86 per cent toilets in the State has been completed and the remaining would be completed by October 2. The Chief Minister added that the Government is also working on water supply front by making provisions of Rs 5000 crore. “By 2022, every household of Jharkhand will be given clean water through pipeline. Deep borewell and solar driven motors would be installed under Swacch Jaladhara Yojana to provide water to the toilets besides for drinking purposes,” said he. The Chief Minister also said that that 30 per cent of the amount coming into the District Mineral Development Fund would be spent for the development of mining areas. He on the occasion mentioned about newly launched world’s largest health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, and the schemes to provide cycle to the children in their sixth standard, provision of benches and desks for prima- ry schools and many more. He also engaged in direct conversation with villagers who in large number demanded reha- bilitation before displacement. The Chief Minister assured them about this and instructed CCL CMD Gopal Singh to give pri- ority to displaced persons in mining related activities. Continued on Page 4

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Women of all ages willnow be able to offer wor-

ship at the Ayyappa temple atSabarimala in Kerala after theSupreme Court on Friday didaway with the age-old traditionthat barred entry of women ofa “menstruating age” —defined as between the ages of10 and 50.

A five-judge ConstitutionBench headed by Chief JusticeDipak Misra in its 4:1 verdictsaid banning the entry ofwomen into the shrine is gen-der discrimination and thepractice violates rights ofHindu women.

Women activists hailed thejudgment as a victory for gen-der equality while UnionWomen and ChildDevelopment Minister ManekaGandhi said it would makeHinduism even more inclusive.

While Justices RF Narimanand DY Chandrachud con-curred with the CJI and JusticeAM Khanwilkar, the lonewomen judge on the Bench,Justice Indu Malhotra, gave adissenting verdict.

Asserting that the issue inthis case is not limited toSabarimala only and it will havefar-reaching implications forother places of worship, JusticeMalhotra was of the view thatit is not for courts to determinewhich religious practices are tobe struck down, except inissues of social evil like “Sati”.

She went on to say thatright to equality conflicts with

right to worship of devotees ofLord Ayyappa.

The court passed four setsof separate judgments on aclutch of pleas challenging banon the entry of women ofmenstrual age in the Sabrimalatemple saying law and societyare tasked with the task to actas levellers.

Claiming that practice ofexclusion of women of 10-50age group cannot be regardedas essential religious practiceand Kerala law denies rights towomen on ground of physio-logical reasons, the CJI said thatdevotion cannot be subjected todiscrimination and patriarchal

notion cannot be allowed toinfringe on equality in devo-tion. He said devotees of LordAyyappa do not constitute aseparate denomination.

Justice Nariman said theSabarimala temple custom bar-ring women of 10-50 age is notbacked by Articles 25 and 26 ofthe Constitution. He said thecustom of barring women isviolative of Article 25 (Clause1) and Rule 3(b) of KeralaHindu Places of PublicWorship (authorisation ofentry) Rules, 1965, is not main-tainable.

On the same note, JusticeChandrachud said religion can-

not be used as cover to denyrights of worship to womenand it is also against humandignity. He said prohibition onwomen is due to non-religiousreasons and it is a grim shad-ow of discrimination going onfor centuries.

Echoing the CJI view thatdevotees of Lord Ayyappa donot form separate religiousdenominations, JusticeChandrachud added that ifany custom or religious prac-tice violates dignity of womenby denying them entry due toher physiology, it is unconsti-tutional. He said the popularnotion about morality can be

offensive to dignity of othersand exclusion of womenbecause she menstruates isutterly unconstitutional.

Justice Chandrachud heldthat exclusion of women isviolative of right to liberty,dignity and equality and saidbanning women of a particu-lar age group is not essentialpractice of religion.

On her part, JusticeMalhotra said notions of ratio-nality cannot be brought intomatters of religion and Indiahas diverse religious practicesand constitutional moralitywould allow anyone to professa religion they believe. She

said equality doctrine cannotoverride fundamental right toworship under Article 25.

Welcoming the verdict,Women and ChildDevelopment Minister ManekaGandhi said it is a “wonderful”judgment that paves way tomake Hinduism even moreinclusive. “It opens up the wayforward for Hinduism tobecome even more inclusiveand not a property of onecaste or one sex,” she said.

Kavita Krishnan, womenrights activist and Secretary ofthe All India ProgressiveWomen’s Association(AIPWA), said the decisionwas long overdue.

“In instant triple talaq, HajiAli, and Sabarimala cases,courts have rightly held thatwomen’s equality can’t be heldhostage to religious practices.Just as it’s unconstitutional anddiscriminatory to debar entryto temples based on caste, it’sthe same to debar entry basedon gender. Also, we project ourown values on our gods — andpatriarchal values that put theburden of men’s celibacy or sex-ual choices.

Mariam Dhawale, generalsecretary of the All IndiaDemocratic Women’sAssociation, called it anotherstep that would help in bring-ing equality. “We welcome thejudgment. Women have a con-stitutional right to be able tovisit the temple and whoeverwishes so must be allowed tovisit it whether it is a temple ora dargah,” she said.

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Rejecting a plea for release offive activists held in con-

nection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case for allegedNaxal links, the Supreme Courton Friday refused to order anSIT probe into their arrest,saying it was not a case of“more dissenting views or dif-ference in political ideology”.

The court ruled theaccused will remain in housearrest for four more weeksduring which they are at liber-ty to avail legal remedies inappropriate court which canconsider the case on merits.

Chief Justice Dipak Misraand Justice AM Khanwilkarsaid in their majority verdict,“We are of considered opinionthat it is not a case of arrestbecause of mere dissentingviews expressed or difference inthe political ideology of thenamed accused, but concern-ing their link with the membersof the banned organisationand its activities.”

Refusing to appoint an SITto probe the arrests, the SC heldthat the “accused cannot ask forchanging the investigating

agency or to do investigation ina particular manner includingfor court-monitored probe.”

The 2:1 majority verdict ofan apex court Bench was hailedby Maharashtra Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis as a “vic-tory” for the State police, whichhad arrested the five activistsafter a nationwide raid a monthago. The BJP used the oppor-tunity to slam the Congress andits president Rahul Gandhi,alleging they stand exposed forsupporting “urban Naxals plot-ting to kill Prime MinisterNarendra Modi”.

The Congress hoped thepolice will conduct investiga-tions as per the law and notaccording to the “whims andfancies” of the BJP.

The petitioners, who hadsought the SC’s intervention inseeking release of the fiveactivists, said their stand found“vindication” in the dissentingopinion expressed by JusticeDY Chandrachud, who saiddissent is symbol of a vibrantdemocracy.

“Individuals who assertcauses which may be unpopu-lar to the echelons of power areyet entitled to the freedomswhich are guaranteed by theConstitution. Dissent is a sym-bol of a vibrant democracy.Voices in opposition cannot bemuzzled by persecuting thosewho take up unpopular caus-es,” the judge said in his sepa-rate dissenting judgment.\

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The NCP on Friday plungedinto crisis after two of its

general secretaries — TariqAnwar and Munaf Hakim —resigned from the partyaggrieved over party chiefSharad Pawar’s “defence” ofPrime Minister Narendra Modion the Rafale deal.

Immediately, the party gotinto the damage-control modewith senior NCP leader PrafulPatel clarifying that Pawar hasnot given a “clean chit to any-body” in the Rafale deal andbacked the demand for JPCprobe into the purchase of thefighter jets.

In a statement before themedia at his Parliamentaryconstituency Katihar, Anwarsaid he is resigning from theposts of the NCP’s nationalgeneral secretary and as itsleader in the Lok Sabha, besidesgiving up the party’s primarymembership and vacating his

parliamentary seat. Senior NCP leader and

Rajya Sabha member DPTripathi confirmed that Anwarhas quit the party.

Anwar alleged the PrimeMinister is fully involved in theRafale deal and it is also sub-stantiated by former FrenchPresident Francois Hollande,referring to his reportedremarks about France being leftwith no option in Dassaultselecting Reliance Defence asan offset partner as part of themulti-billion dollar deal.

He said he completely dis-agreed with Pawar’s version,which he said has shattered thefaith of countrymen in theOpposition.

Munaf Hakim, who hailsfrom Maharashtra, said he hadquit the primary membership

of the party and claimed it is“difficult” to defend its imageafter Pawar “supported” thePrime Minister in the Rafalefighter jet issue.

Hakim, a former chair-man of the State minoritiescommission, told PTI that he isfollowing Anwar by resigningand added that more NCPworkers might follow suit.

About the implications ofAnwar’s resignation for theNCP, Patel said, “The partydoesn’t get impacted justbecause somebody joins it orleaves it. It is sad to note thatafter working with us for somany years, he (Anwar) decid-ed to quit without even inform-ing us. It is very surprisingbecause he has based his deci-sion on an interview by Pawarto a news channel.”

Meanwhile, NCP MP andPawar’s daughter Supriya Sulesaid it is “disappointing” thatpeople have not heard Pawarraising three key questions onthe Rafale deal. “What is thejustification for a 300 per centraise from �526 crore to �1,670crore which potentially couldbe a significant loss to theexchequer (sic)?” she tweeted.

Continued on Page 4

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BSF Director General KKSharma on Friday said

Pakistan has turned more“aggressive” on the borderunder the Imran Khan-ledGovernment, and it has vacat-ed areas along the border fear-ing retaliation from India.

On the recent brutal killingof BSF jawan Narender Singhon the International Border, theoutgoing BSF chief asserted theparamilitary force has reservedthe right to retaliate at “timeand place of its choosing” anda befitting reply would be givento the adversary.

“In the near future, we(BSF) will do something,”Sharma said, adding all pre-cautions are being taken tocheck repeat of such incidents.

“Pakistan’s official policy isto push terrorists inside Indiaas part of Zia-ul-Haque’s doc-trine of bleeding India throughthousand cuts. Our jawanspatrol the border despite risk ofsniping and ceasefire viola-tion from across the border,”Sharma said.

Sharma said, Singh’s bodywas retrieved from thePakistani side after the BSFsearched the area with per-mission from the Pakistan

Rangers. Singh’s feet were tied,three bullet injuries were thereon his chest and his throat wasslit. Reports of mutilationswere exaggerated, he said.

The BSF is taking all acts of

sniping and ceasefire viola-tions seriously and every mis-deed will be avenged in a befit-ting manner. Pakistan remainsin denial mode as usual, he fur-ther said.

The jawan was killed by theBorder Action Team (BAT) ofthe Pakistan Rangers when aBSF team was clearing elephantgrass along the border.

India has avenged thekilling of the jawan on the Lineof Control (LoC), the DG saidwithout elaborating.

Fearing retribution andheavy mortar firing by theBSF, Pakistan is on an alertmode. An area of five kilome-tres from the zero line along theborder has been cleared by thePakistani side.

Sharma is retiring fromservice by the month-end afterserving a tenure of two yearsand seven months as the chiefof the border guarding para-military force.

On a question of presenceof Chinese troops along theborder and the LoC, Sharmasaid, “We have not noticed theChinese PLA along the borderor the LoC. But yes, as part ofthe security component ofChina-Pakistan EconomicCorridor, there are reports ofpresence of Chinese PLA.

China also providesresources for the security ofCPEC which is important ineconomic terms for bothPakistan and China, the BSFDG added.

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The Government on Fridayconstituted a seven-mem-

ber ministerial panel headed byBihar Deputy Chief MinisterSushil Modi to examine modal-ities for revenue mobilisation incase of natural calamities anddisasters.

The panel would submit itsreport to the GST Council byOctober 31, an official releasesaid.

Earlier in the day, the GSTCouncil — chaired by FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley — decid-ed to set up a Group ofMinisters (GoM) to examinethe legality of imposing a newtax on certain goods to raiseresources for natural calamity-hit states like Kerala.

Assam Finance Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma, KeralaFinance Minister Thomas Isaacand Punjab Finance MinisterManpreet Singh Badal are partof the group.

Other members of theGoM are Odisha Finance &Excise Minister Sashi BhusanBehera, Maharashtra Finance &Excise Minister SudhirMurgantiwar and Uttarakhand

Finance Minister Prakash Pant.“Union Finance Minister

Arun Jaitley, has approved theconstitution of a Group ofMinisters today to examinethe issue regarding 'Modalitiesfor Revenue Mobilisation incase of Natural Calamities andDisasters',” the release said.

To help tide over the loss-es suffered due to recent floods,Kerala had sought the GSTCouncil's opinion on allowingimposition of higher taxes ongoods within the state.

The panel would lookinto five issues flagged by theCouncil, including whetherthe new tax should be leviedonly in the state concerned orshould it be an all-India levy,and that should it be onspecified luxury or sin goodsonly.

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The disaster agency brieflyissued a tsunami warning.Dramatic video footage filmedfrom the top floor of a parkingramp spiral in Palu, a citynearly 80 kilometres from thequake’s epicentre, showed achurning wall of whitewatermow down several buildingsand inundate a large mosque.

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Chief Minister RaghubarDas said that there is no

greater service to humanitythan maintaining cleanliness.The CM, who was addressinga Choupal at Chametu villageof Latehar district under theongoing ‘Sanitation is Service’campaign, also called on vil-lagers for their collective con-tribution to make it a success.

“Government alone cannotbring cleanliness, which isrequired for development.Everyone will have to under-stand their responsibilities.Without cleanliness there is nomeaning of development sincewe cannot control differentdiseases from reoccurring,”said the Chief Minister onFriday. On the occasion, hehimself cleaned the village andgave message of sanitation.

The State Government iscontinuing with the sanitation

drive running from September15 to October 2. For providingfurther fillip to the cleanlinessdrive, the Government is alsogoing to conduct cleanlinessawareness program fromOctober 2 to January 30, 2019across Jharkhand. Figures sug-gest that construction of 86 percent toilets in the State has beencompleted and the remaining

would be completed byOctober 2. The Chief Ministeradded that the Government isalso working on water supplyfront by making provisions ofRs 5000 crore. “By 2022, everyhousehold of Jharkhand will begiven clean water throughpipeline. Deep borewell andsolar driven motors would beinstalled under Swacch

Jaladhara Yojana to providewater to the toilets besides fordrinking purposes,” said he.

The Chief Minister alsosaid that that 30 per cent of theamount coming into theDistrict Mineral DevelopmentFund would be spent for thedevelopment of mining areas.He on the occasion mentionedabout newly launched world’slargest health insurancescheme, Ayushman Bharat,and the schemes to providecycle to the children in theirsixth standard, provision ofbenches and desks for prima-ry schools and many more.

He also engaged in directconversation with villagers whoin large number demanded reha-bilitation before displacement.The Chief Minister assured themabout this and instructed CCLCMD Gopal Singh to give pri-ority to displaced persons inmining related activities.

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The Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has re-started the workof laying pipeline at Chas in Bokaro in the presence of district

administrative officials. Earlier, the work was hindered due to protestof the locals as well as land owners.

The work started after 15 days of protest at Kumahri village underthe Chas Mufassil police station by the contract company ILFC whereChas SDM Satish Chandra, SDPO Chas Bahaman Tuti, Chas COVandna Sejwalker along with security personnel was present.

The villagers were protesting for their compensation which theyare yet to get. CO Vandna Sejwalker asked those villagers to sub-mit their application for claim of compensation along with the papersof land in her office earliest. “All eligible persons will get their partsoon,” the CO said.

GAIL is laying the pipelines for the City Gas Distribution Project(CGD), a part of Jamshedpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dharma Pipeline(JHBDPL) which is also known as Pradhan Mantri Urja GangaProject, informed an official.

The 2655 km long JHBDPL project with an estimated to cost� 51,000 crore was inaugurated in July 2015 by the PM NarendraModi, passed through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengaland Odisha, he said.

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Ayouth belong to Bagodarin Giridih district died

when he was hit by a goodstrain in the Mumbai centralarea near within limits ofMumbai GRP police station onThrusday late in evening. Localcops said the 25-year-old boywas allegedly walking veryclose to the railway track andcould not catch the sound ofthe speeding train. His familymembers, however alleged foulplay, the local police added.

The victim, later identifiedas Ganesh Saw son of JagdishSaw belonging to Bagodar areain Giridih district had left hisfactory and about 30 minutes

later his friends got to knowthat he died in train accident,they said.

RPF Mumbai rushed tothe accident site and latersearching they got mobilephone and others items andconfirmed that the youth wasa resident of GiridihJharkhand.

The case is being investi-gated from al l possibleangles.The entire family mem-bers are under grip of shockand suspecting foul play, localpolice sources said.We arewaiting for his body whichwill reach at Bagodar tomor-row and the autopsy to deter-mine the cause of death, policesaid .

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DIG, CRPF, Kathgodam,Uttarakhand, Pradip

Chandra inspected the head-quarters of 172 battalion locat-ed at New Police Line, Kalyanpurtoday. During the inspectionthe DIG closely saw each branchat the camp. He instructed theCommanding Officer of theBranch and told theCommandant Satyendra NathMishra about the shortcomingsfound.

The DIG said that inspec-tion is an important part of duty,it gives them a chance to under-stand the jawans and to over-come them. CommandantSatyendra Nath Mishra said thatthey learnt much from the guid-ance of DIG and the flaws will be

removed. The Commandanttold that the CRPF has openeda new picket in extremism affect-ed villages Kulhi underBhandariya police station. PrimeMinister's 'Man ki baat' will bemade available for the people tohear on September 30.

He informed that a medical

camp will be also organized onSeptember 30. The Dr. of CRPFwill treat the patients in thecamp. All villagers around theporter can get their treatment forfree, and take medication for free.

He informed that throughthe generators of the CRPFcamp villages are being provid-ed free electricity. There has beena change in the lives of the vil-lagers due to the CRPF campbeing held, the villagers are join-ing the CRPF. During the inspec-tion, many officers and jawansincluding deputy commandantSurendra Singh, deputy com-mandant Yogendra KumarMishra, inspector Deepak Singh,Kedar Mishra, Pankaj Choubey,Rahul Singh, Rajshree Verma,Mahesh Ahir and RakeshPandey were present.

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Entering the field of tribal lit-erature, one discovers a

wealth of tribal folk tales andvibrant folk songs. Althoughthey are economically under-developed, they can be, from thecultural point of view, treated asleaders even among the moredeveloped communities of thehuman race. The rich oral tra-dition of tribal songs expressesthe mysteries of life and nature.

It is to be noted that if we tryto investigate oldest literature, itwould be found in some cave.We do not know who the writ-ers of these oral narratives were.But the first writer and artist usedto live in a forest in his old world.He used to find pleasure inmaking sketches on the rocks,making faces and singing and hewas not only singing he was thefirst archer who was fightingwith the wild animals.

The oral narratives cover along list of genres of oral tradi-tions of folklore such as tales,fables, legends, social and his-

torical ballads, epics, myths,personal narratives, anecdotesand autobiographical accountsand the study of this folk narra-tive now considered as the con-cern of various disciplines ofCulture Studies, Social Sciencesand Humanities.

The tribal communities arehaving other forms of folklorewith the oral narratives and thatinclude tribal paintings, tattoo-ing, various performing arts,tribal worships and rituals. Thusthe oral narratives are insepara-ble from the social and culturallife of the tribal and non-tribalcommunities.

The incorporation of mem-ory into history is a powerfuldevice employed by the writersto ensure the preservation of trib-al stories. Memory permits theinvocation and retention of pastexperiences, imagined and real.Reviving memories is neces-sary, however, for tribal peoplebecause; the only history forthem is memory. Memory ishow the past is recalled; memo-ry is also how we heal from the

past. Re-memory is a combina-tion of historical memory andthe imagination.

Tribal music has myriadfunctions. It is a feast not only forthe eyes, ears and mind of thepeople but it is also a heritage ofknowledge and wisdom of thetribal people. The theme of themusic is derived from the eco-environment of the tribe, theirsociety, economy, history andpolitics including their philoso-phy and world views.

The tribals have beenpushed to the forest far from thecivilization but even then theyare continuing their dialogueusing their flute, nagara, mandarand their dance forms. They havea long history of 5000 years. Theyhave a long history of oral nar-

ratives, in which there is histo-ry of the earth. The tribals aretrying to find out their own his-tory, their own language andtheir own literature.

The tribals of India who livein far flung areas are our oldestinhabitants. Their contributionto Indian society and culture isimmense. These tribals are calledin Sanskrit literature as Asur,Nisad, Dasyu, Vanar andRakshash. When Aryans landedin India the non-Aryan com-munities were already living inIndia. The Aryan God Indraused to fight against tribals for avery long time. It will be inter-esting to go deep in the excava-tions of Indus valley civilization.

There we find the statue ofShiva surrounded with animals.His costume was like tribals. Hewas considered ancestor ofRakshash, Vanars and Asurs. InAryan society he was always con-sidered God of lower category.This is to be highlighted that theOraon tribes consider them-selves as dissidents of Ravana.Another group of Oraon tribesupported Rama when he hadgone to Lanka to fight withRavana. Hanuman is consideredto be of Oraon tribe and inJharkhand people worship theplace Anjan gram where he wassupposed to be born inJharkhand.

Dr BP Sinha aka VinodKumar, is the former Head,Centre for English Studies andDean, School of Languages,Central University of Jharkhand,He is an academician, poet, shortstory writer, novelist, renownedplaywright and perceptive critic oflife and literature. The viewsexpressed in the article are hisown.

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Alecture on “The Buderas -A High Himalayan

Community: their Culture &Rituals” was organised by theIndira Gandhi National Centrefor the Arts, Ranchi RegionalCentre on Friday at IGNCARanchi Regional CentrePremises, Examination DataProcessing Cell Unit, RanchiUniversity, Ranchi. Dr DPSaklani, Department of History& Culture, Hemwati NandanBahuguna Garhwal University,Srinagar, Garhwal was thespeaker of the lecture. It waschaired by Dr. H.S. Pandey,Former HOD, Department ofHistory, Ranchi University,Ranchi. Dr. Bachchan Kumar,Regional Director, IGNCA,RRC welcomed the guests,while Prof. Saklani presentedhe lecture along with a veryinformative power point pre-sentation. He educated thespectators about the Buderas -A pastoral community of upperHimalayan region. Buderas area semi-grazing tribal commu-nity inhabiting in a villageGangi, a village of India bor-dering Tibet in district TehriGarhwal. The communitymigrated from Kashmir viaKullu in the mediaeval period.Their rich culture, rituals andlifestyle was discussed. Samosaor Somesu is their deity aroundwhom their socio-cultural liferevolves. Anjani Kumar Sinha,IGNCA, RRC delivered thevote of thanks in which hethanked the Chairperson, theSpeaker, the Regional Director,honored guests and all theparticipants of the lecture ses-sion.

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Students of Sarala Birla Public School brought laurels to the schoolby participating in the Handwriting Olympiad and showing their

remarkable performance in it. Bhargav Kumar of Std. V and Saumya

Agarwal of Std. II bagged 1st position followed by Nishka Raj ofStd. V and Khushi Kumari of Std. I at 2nd position and HanshikaAgrawal of Std. V and Arushi Mehta of Std. III at 3rd position. SchoolHead Personnel & Admin Pradip Varma congratulated the winnersand motivated other students. Principal Paramjit Kaur praised thestudents for their outstanding performance.

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Questioning the rationaleof JMM executive presi-

dent Hemnat SOren’s‘Sangharsh Yatra’, State BJPSpokesperson Pratul Shahdeosaid on Friday that Hemantnever cared about the devel-opment of the State when hewas the CM of the State andnow he is trying to befool thepoor tribal people by launch-ing the Yatra just ahead of theelections.

Shahdeo said that the JMMis baffled with the steps beingtaken by the government forthe development of tribals andlocal residents of the State. “Itis for the first time lakhs of peo-ple have got employmentopportunities and the benefitsof government schemes are

reaching to them directly. Firsttime the Raghubar Das gov-ernment is thinking in theinterest of the people else theJMM had used them as votebank,” he said.

“When the JMM got achance to send local people toRajya sabha it auctioned theseats to people like MNUpadhyay, KD Singh. TheJMM was formed on the issueof domicile and they also tookback support from then ArjunMunda led government on thesame issue. But, Hemant Soren,in his 14 month tenure had noteven let the domicile related filemove to 14 inches. The tribaland local vote bank of JMM hascompletely destroyed. TheSangharsh Ytra of the party isgoing to be the last Yatra ofJMM,” he added.

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During the ‘Lok Manthan’programme underway at

Khegaon on Thursday, expertsemphasised on indigenous cul-ture and how people from dif-ferent sections of society couldcome together and spread con-sciousness our traditional prac-tices.

Scholars and artists alsoportrayed the chronologicaldevelopments in Indian histo-ry and the changes in Indianperspective of the world andvice-versa in different periods.

The event, which was inau-gurated by Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu on Thursday,has speakers, thinkers andartists from all over the coun-try who are discussing on thetheme ‘Bharat Bodh Jan GanaMana’.

Speaking to media per-sons Prafull Ketkar, editor ofOrganiser stated that tendencyto look at our indigenous prac-tices as backward must go asthe outlook was creating manya problems for us.

He pointed out that duringhis speech the VP too has

stressed on mother, mother-land and mother tongue.

He said in line with thethought prevailing at LokManthan a discussion was heldon tradition of tribals in Bastarincluding their methods ofworshipping the nature.

The sessions on the themeSamajavlokan saw ShankarSharan of NCERT discussinghow society has changed sinceancient times. Speaking on theoccasion former CM ArjunMunda said that tribal havevery strong culture eventhough they are economically

weak. He said at present thesociety was divided into ruraland urban sectors with the for-mer being primarily based onagriculture.

“The tribals are educatedabout the do’s and don’ts intheir houses,” he said.

Later in the day the par-ticipants also held interactionon World view of India sincethe ancient times. Based onwrite up of foreign visitors toIndia the speakers said that thecountry was highly respectedby people in different parts ofthe world. Their concept, how-

ever, changed after establish-ment of British Empire in Indiaand they began to think Indiaas a backward country.

Dr Aniruben Gangulystated that India never look atthe world as ‘I and they’adding that the country had acivilizational worldview.However confusion crept inafter colonization by theBritish and people startedlooking inwards.

A dance combining thevedic features to the modernday Ganesha dance was alsopresented in the programme.

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Security personnel arresteda top CPI (Maoist) leader

near Bhatukora f romBhelwaghati forest area inGiridih district during ananti-Maoist campaign onThrusday evening, said CRPFCammandant S.K. Bhardwajon Thursday.

The Maoist leader wasarrested from an area underthe jur isdict ion ofBhelwaghati police station,police said. Eight bags ofexplosives, 55 no of detona-tors, three bundles of codexwire, and cello-tape wererecovered from the Maoistleader's possession, a policeofficer said.

The Maoist was allegedlyinvolved in all major Maoistattacks in the Giridih district,including the gunbattle atwithin limits of Chalao policestation, police said.

"We have arrested BaldeoSoreon during a joint anti-Naxal operation by the CRPFand the district armed policein the evening hours onThrusday, Dy CammandantAjay Kumar said.

Soren is a resident ofBhatukora in the adjoiningGiridih-Jamui district, theS.K.Bhardwaj said whileaddressing a press confer-ence here. Police said Sorenwas involved with SidhuKodda group and active inall major Maoist activities forover a decade. The com-mandant also said that theMaoist leader confessed tohis crimes during interroga-tion.

Several cases are pendingagainst him in adjoiningBihar, he said. "We haveinformed the Bihar policesince many cases are pendingagainst him in Jamui andother districts there," he said.

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The 38-year star Australianfootballer, who recently

joined Jamshedpur FootballClub, is keen to promote thegame both on and off thepitch. Talking to the newsmenafter sweating out at the Tata

Football Academy ground, theattacking forward said that heis keen to promote the gameboth on and off the pitch sothat it can benefit more peo-ple.

The Australian forwardhas since played in a variety ofleague including the MajorLeague Soccer (MLS) in USA,Chinese Super League (CSL)in China, the A-League andnow is set to dazzle in the HeroIndian Super League (ISL).

“I am really veryimpressed with Jamshedpur. Itis a green city. I am really veryexcited about my associationwith JFC. I will not only playfor the club but will also workto promote football,” Cahill,

who have scored 50 goals in107 caps between 2004 and2018.

Cahill, who has playedfour FIFA World Cups for hiscountry, noted as a cityJamshedpur offers the bestinfrastructure in the countryfor football. He want tostreamline and structure thesefactors and develop a connectto youth for Jamshedpur FC inthe coming years. He is alsokeen to provide his expertiseto All India FootballFederation (AIFF) if required.

Cahill is also sharing tipswith JFC mates related to thegame. “As per our aim rightnow is to finish in the top 4.We are working according

and training part is good. JFChas shown remarkableimprovement as a team,” henoted.

Tim admitted that herejected offers from variousclubs from other parts of Asiabefore deciding to come to

India.Eastern India’s sports cap-

ital, the steel city becamehome to Jamshedpur FC, oneof 10 clubs in the Indian SuperLeague, on June 12, 2017 afterTata Steel won the bid withJamshedpur as the host city.

JFC finished in fifth placein their debut season of theISL. The club signed futuremainstays in the likes ofSubrata Paul, Tiri. The playerswon accolades for their per-formances during the 2017/18season. Subrata Paul won theGolden Glove award, Jerrywon the FPAI Young Player ofthe Year and Tiri andWellington were part of thefans’ team of the year.

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Experts have expressed theirconcern over the tenden-

cy that is usually adopted bythe people of Jharkhand forthe treatment of Tuberculosis(TB) despite the availability ofnumerous facilities given bythe Government of India(GoI) under Revised NationalTuberculosis Control Program(RNTCP) to the patients whoare diagnosed with the dis-ease.

According to the resourcepersons who have been asso-ciated with numerous com-munity health projects focus-ing predominately on TB, thepercentage of people consult-ing private hospitals for TBtreatment is quite high here.

“In Jharkhand, the privatehealth sector is the mainsource of health care for amajority of households (61 per

cent), including 67 per cent ofurban households and 59 percent of rural households. Morehouseholds reported that theirmembers go to private doctorsor clinics (45 per cent) than toany other type of facility,”said Medical Consultant ofREACH, Dr. JayalakshmiShreedhar following the con-solidated reports duringJharkhand Media Roundtableon Friday.

Shreedhar who is associ-ated with REACH for morethan a decade now furtheradded that an intensive cam-paign is needed to motivateprivate doctors to notify theTB cases here. Also, she fur-ther added that the privatemedical practitioners mustbe given training involving allaspects to recognize TB casesand to further lessen its bur-den.

As per the RNTCP –

Programme Performance ofJharkhand data up to June2018 suggests that 18,381 totalTB cases have been notifiedfrom public health sectorwhereas 6,720 total TB caseshave been notified from theprivate health sector. The datafurther reads that the annualTB notification rate in 2018up to June month for bothpublic and private hospitals is132. The treatment successrate in public sector is 92 percent.

Dr. Rajabhau Yeole, WHOConsultant – Jharkhand spokeabout TB burden in Jharkhandand explained in detailedabout the estimation of TBburden based on drug salesand other key issues.Following the data in contextto Jharkhand, Yeole said, “Thetotal estimated number of TBpatients in private sector is40,793 while the TB patients

notified from public sector in2016 are 35,130. Private-Publicratio is 1:2.”

The discussions at theroundtable covered the basicsof TB, the disease burden rateand issues such as transmis-sion, risk factors and anoverview of the RNTCP. Thesocio-economic status of TB,

stigma and the recent courseof developments on nutritionsupport and private sectorengagement were also takenup during the meet with themedia persons.

The meeting which wasorganised in keeping with theprioritisation of TB as a cru-cial public health issue, the

State TB Officer, Dr. RakeshDayal discussed elaboratelyabout the media’s involvementin ensuring a mass outreachon the TB programme to allthose affected by the disease.

The meeting also saw theparticipation of TB survivors.They shared their stories ofresilience and transformationfrom TB-affected persons tocommunity advocates andchampions of the disease.Rekha Verma, a TB Championspoke about her struggle withstigma and misconceptionsduring the battle with TB.

“I have decided to advo-cate on TB and its symptoms,treatment and the govern-ment programme after I recov-ered from the disease. I amcommitted to make sure thatothers do not face the samechallenges that I did when Iwas undergoing treatment,”she said.

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Traders from across the citytoday joined the Bharat

Bandh called by theConfederation of All IndiaTraders (CAIT) to protestagainst Walmart's acquisition ofhome-grown retail majorFlipkart and foreign directinvestment in the retail sector.

Over 1,000 shops remained

closed in the three major com-mercial hub- Bistupur, Sakchiand Jugsalai. Members ofSinghbhum Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (SCCI) led by Suresh Sonthalia,who was recently appointed asnational secretary of CAITwent around Bistupur, Sakchiand Jugsalai to enforce thebandh.

“We are overwhelmed withthe response. The traders vol-untarily closed their shops tosupport the cause. On ourrequest some of the privatesector banks also downed shut-ters in Bistupur," said Sonthaliaadding that the bandh call waseffective between 6 and 3 pm.

Meanwhile, over 1300 phar-macy stores in Jamshedpur andnearly 2500 stores across Kolhan(including West Singhbhumand Seraikela-Kharsawan)downed shutters from 4 am till12 in the night.

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Following the petitionerJharkhand Vikas Morcha

(JVM) concluding its argu-ments, two of the respondents—Navin Jaiswal and Amar KumarBarui (Now BJP MLAs) —argued before the AssemblySpeaker court to keep only theprovisions of the 10th scheduleof the Constitution in mindbefore coming to any conclu-sion. The provision fixes con-sent of two-third of any partylegislators’ as a prerequisite fornegating the anti-defectionstrictures in the law.

Senior advocate Rajiv Ranjanpresenting the case for the twolegislators, who had switched tothe BJP after winning theAssembly polls on the JVM tick-ets along with four of their othercompanions in 2015, arguedbefore Speaker Dinesh Oraon onFriday, that theirs was a merger.

“That was in fact not a splitbut merger of the JVM into theBJP. JVM at that time and evenbefore was passing throughturbulences. Even during thethird Vidhan Sabha, seven oftheir sitting MLAs had quit theparty while one got expelledfrom the House. The party wasbeing run through dictatorshipthus the merger was done as perthe wishes of the people andparty workers,” said the lawyer.

He further argued before thetribunal to not to digress onother things but look at the casein the light of the 10th scheduleof the Constitution which desirescertain number. “The lawyertried to say that as per the law atleast six MLAs were required forthe merger in the case and thedesired number was there. TheMLAs were well within theirrights to do what they did,” saidan official of the Assembly pre-sent during the hearing.

On his part, the Speakerurged the lawyer to presentjudgments came at differentcourts and Houses in the casesof similar nature before the tri-bunal which can help him tounderstand the case in bettermanner. Dinesh Oraon at thesame time fixed October 5 asnext date when the argumentsfrom the respondents wouldcontinue. Sources suggest thatthe lawyer may be requiring twomore dates to conclude andafter that four other MLAs inquestion namely Alok Chaurasia,Ganesh Ganjhu, Janki PrasadYadav and Randhir Singh wouldbe presenting their cases likewise.

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From Page 1The Maharashtra Police has

maintained that its action wasbased on cogent evidence.

Refusing to interfere withthe arrests, the court said furtherproceedings against the accusedwould be decided on the meritsof the case without being influ-enced by the observations of theapex court.

It also said that this is notthe stage where the “efficacy ofthe material or its sufficiency”can be evaluated nor it is possi-ble to enquire whether it is gen-uine or fabricated as it wouldcause prejudice to the parties,adding they can opt for dis-charge at an appropriate stage ifthere is no evidence againstthem.

The Maharashtra police hadarrested the activists on August28 in connection with an FIRlodged following a conclave --‘Elgaar Parishad’ -- held onDecember 31, 2017 that alleged-ly triggered violence later atKoregaon-Bhima village.

The five activists -- VaravaraRao, Arun Ferreira, VernonGonsalves,

Sudha Bharadwaj andGautam Navlakha -- were putunder house arrest on August 29

following an apex court order onthe plea by historian RomilaThapar, economists PrabhatPatnaik and Devaki Jain, soci-ology professor SatishDeshpande and human rightslawyer Maja Daruwala againstthe police action.

Pune Police chief KVenkatesham said they will con-tinue to “professionally” inves-tigate the case.

Fadnavis said the court deci-sion proved there was “no crush-ing of dissent” or any “conspir-acy” behind the action by thestate police.

“This is a victory for thePune police which collectedforensic and collaborative evi-dence. We will move appropri-ate courts and take custody of thearrested persons,” Fadnavis said.

He said the arrested peoplehad “links” with banned naxalgroups and that the police hadnot acted with any ulteriormotive.

Prominent Telugu poet Raowas arrested on August 28 fromHyderabad, while activistsGonsalves and Ferreira werenabbed from Mumbai, tradeunion activist Sudha Bharadwajfrom Faridabad in Haryana andcivil liberties activist Navlakha

from Delhi.Justice Khanwilkar, writing

the majority judgement for him-self and the CJI, said any obser-vation made by this court maycause “serious prejudice” to themwho are not before this courtresulting in “serious miscar-riage” of justice.

“We may hasten to mentionthat we have perused the regis-ters containing relevant docu-ments and the case diary pro-duced by the State ofMaharashtra.

But we have avoided todilate on the factual positionemerging therefrom, lest anyprejudice is caused to anyaccused or the prosecution, inany manner,” he said.

The judge said except point-ing out some circumstances toquestion the manner of arrest, nospecific material facts and par-ticulars are found in the petitionabout the alleged mala fide exer-cise of power by the investigat-ing officer.

He said a vague and unsub-stantiated assertion was notenough and the plea of the peti-tioners of lack of evidenceagainst the accused has beenseriously disputed by the inves-tigating agency.

From Page 1“If such doubts have been

raised and the Government isso confident, then why arethey shying from setting up aJPC?” Sule said in anothertweet.

She also said when theBJP raised both price and spec-ification issues during theBofors allegations, “why arethey hiding behind artificialjustification of secrecy of agree-ments vis-a-vis both commer-cial price and offset agree-ments.”

Placed in an embarrassingsituation by Pawar’s purportedclean chit to Modi, theCongress dubbed mediareports about Pawar’s state-ment s “false and unfounded”and claimed it was a conspira-cy to create a rift between thetwo parties.

Congress chief spokesper-son Randeep Surjewala saidPawar clarified to Congressleader in Lok SabhaMallikarjun Kharge that hehad not made any such state-

ment as the NCP favoured thedemand for a joint parliamen-tary committee (JPC) probeinto the deal.

Surjewala said the NCPchief held detailed discussionwith Kharge and made it clearthat “this is untrue andunfounded”.

Anwar as the NCP candi-date had successfully contest-ed the 2014 General electionsfrom Kaithar in an alliancewith RJD and Congress andretained the seat amidst theModi wave then.

Anwar was the BiharCongress president in the1980s and had representedhis current parliamentary con-stituency Katihar as aCongress MP four times,before he joined hands withPawar and former Lok SabhaSpeaker P A Sangma to formthe Nationalist Congress Partyin 1999.

The NCP later allied withthe Congress and Anwarserved as a Union Minister inthe UPA-II Government.

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From Page 1He also directed Deputy

Commissioner Rajiv Kumarto allot the lease to those dis-placed by holding camps atthe earliest.

The Chief Minister onthe occasion gave two bikeambulances to the villagewhile 500 gas collections weredistributed. Latehar SPPrashant Anand, DeputyDevelopment CommissionerMadhavi Mishra and otherofficials were present.

Later in the day, the CMvisited Hazaribagh and saidthat he was determined tobring a change in the statethrough transparent work-ing. He said his government iscommitted to take the rays of

development to the last manof the society so as to bringsmile on their faces.

Addressing large numberof villagers in Keredari block,Das said there should be nocommunication gap betweengovernment and the people.He even cautioned peoplefrom middlemen and askedthem to stay away from them.He said demand of the time isto use the mineral resourcesby using modern techniques.He stressed for skill develop-ment and promised to providejobs to 1lakh youths by Jan.15.

Das said that NTPC wasdirected to absorb localyouths in the fourth gradejobs. Praising the work under-taken in construction of toi-

lets, he said till 2014, only 14per cent houses were havingtoilets. But till today wechanged this figure from 16per cent to 96 per cent, headded. He praisedHazaribagh deputy commis-sioner Ravi Shankar Shuklafor his ef forts to bringHazaribagh on top in swachchbharat mission.

Union minister of Statefor civil aviation Jayant Sinhasaid such jansanwad pro-grammess work as a bridgebetween the government andpeople. He said many prob-lems get solved here. Otherspresent in the program wereformer Barkagaon MLALoknath Mahto and MayorRoshni Tirkey.

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Hundreds of elderly, wid-ows, single women and

differently-abled persons fromdifferent districts of Jharkhandgathered at Raj Bhavan for apublic hearing organized by theJharkhand Right to FoodCampaign and PensionParishad and demanded rightto universal social securitypensions here on Friday.

The public hearing wasorganized by the JharkhandRight to Food Campaign andPension Parishad.

A press communiquéissued by the activists claimed

that 17 lakh elderly, widowsand differently-abled personsin Jharkhand who qualify forsocial security pensions, do notreceive their entitlement. Oneimportant reason is that pen-sion coverage in Jharkhand isnot universal.

Even those who do receivepensions face chronic selectionerrors and administrativeglitches. In 2016-17, three lakhpensioners were deleted as“fake”, though many genuinepersons, whose pensionaccounts were not linked withaadhaar, were also excluded.

It said that in view of thesituation the public hearing

was held on Thursday-twodays ahead of the WorldElderly Day, which falls on 1stOctober.

The oral and written testi-monies presented by the par-ticipants threw light on thehavoc created by pensions.They highlighted that peoplewho are not identified asbelow-the-poverty line (BPL)or earn more than a measly �875 a month in rural areas arenot eligible for most statesocial pensions.

With the rallying call of“APL BPL Band Karo, SabkoPension, Ration Do”, the par-ticipants demanded - imple-mentation of universal pen-sions, removal of mandatoryimposition of Aadhaar, time-ly payment without delays, aninflation-indexed increase inthe pension amount to atleast Rs 2000 per month andreducing the eligibility age.They encouraged all politicalparties to include these luciddemands in their electionmanifestos.

Noted economist JeanDreze said, “Pensioners havebeen badly let down by theCentral government. The cen-tral contribution to old-agepensions has stagnated at Rs200 per month for manyyears. Even that measlyamount is not paid regularly,despite Supreme Court orderscalling for payment by the 7thof each month. A series ofAadhaar-related problemshave made pension paymentseven more erratic.”

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Russian President VladimirPutin will visit India from

October 4-5 during the courseof which he will hold an annu-al bilateral summit with PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, itwas announced on Friday.

"Russian PresidentVladimir Putin will pay an offi-cial visit to New Delhi onOctober 4-5 for the 19th India-Russia Annual BilateralSummit," the External AffairsMinistry said in a statement.

"During the visit, PresidentPutin will hold official talkswith the Prime Minister Modi...He will also have a meetingwith the President (Ram NathKovind), as well as other offi-cial engagements," it stated.

Russia is one of only twocountries with which Indiaholds annual bilateral sum-mits, the other being Japan.

The India-Russia bilateralrelationship was elevated toSpecial and Privileged StrategicPartnership in 2010.

Earlier this month,External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj visited Moscow

for the 23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission onTechnical and EconomicCooperation (IRIGC-TEC)meeting which also preparedthe groundwork for Putin'supcoming visit.

During that meeting, Indiaand Russia decided to increasethe target of two-way invest-ments to $50 billion by 2025since the earlier target of $30billion has already beencrossed.

Speculation is also rifeabout whether a missile dealthat New Delhi has been nego-tiating with Moscow will befinalised during Putin's visit.

With US President Donald

Trump's administration's law— Countering America'sAdversaries Through SanctionsAct (CAATSA) — coming intoeffect in January, India'sdefence deals with other coun-tries have come under thescanner.

CAATSA targets countriesdoing business with Russian,Iranian and North Koreandefence companies. It is a mat-ter of concern for India as it isa major defence partner ofRussia.

The most controversialissue is India's purchase offour S-400 air defence missilesystems from Russia at a cost ofmore that �40,000 crore.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi led the nation on

Friday in paying tributes to theArmed forces to mark the sec-ond anniversary of surgicalstrikes when the Indian forcesconducted raids against terror-ist hideouts in PakistanOccupied Kashmir (POK) onSeptember 28-29. The surgicalstrikes were in retaliation againstPakistan backed terrorists killing19 Indian soldiers in an attackon an army camp in Uri,Kashmir on September 18, 2016.Incidentally, this is the first timethe raids were celebrated as"Parakaram Parv." Fifty threelocations in 51 cities are holdingevents to highlight the valour ofArmed forces.

Setting off celebrations,Modi inaugurated "ParakramParv" exhibition at the militarystation in Jodhpur. Soon after his

arrival at the Battle Axe Groundat the military station, the PrimeMinister first signed a messagepaying homage to martyrs andtook a round of the exhibition,showcasing combat capabilitiesof the Indian Army. He alsopaid floral tributes to martyrs atthe Konark War Memorial there.Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman, Rajasthan ChiefMinister Vasundhara Raje andthree Services chiefs were pre-sent on the occasion.

In the visitors' book at theKonark War Memorial, Modiwrote that the country is proudof its Armed forces which are

committed to the defence of themotherland. He paid homage tomartyrs who made the "ultimatesacrifice", saying they will be asource of inspiration for gener-ations.

After taking a round of theexhibition, Modi andSitharaman proceeded to attendthe Combined Commanders'Conference scheduled at theJodhpur Airforce Station. Themeet later addressed by Modidiscussed general and contem-porary issues of national con-cern, officials said. The PrimeMinister addresses the com-bined conference once a year.

In New Delhi, Sitharamaninaugurated a three-day eventcum exhibition on the IndiaGate lawns to mark the secondanniversary of surgical strikes."Indian Armed forces that dayproved to the world that there isa very clear way to show ourstrength that we will not toler-ate terrorists entering and cre-ating havoc or even think of cre-ating havoc," she said.

Officials said the surgicalstrikes had strategic ramifica-tions and were aimed to dis-suade inimical adversary fromadopting the path of violenceand to ensure an environment ofpeace for the nation.

The main event in thenational Capital is showcasingthe events highlighting valour ofIndian Armed Forces in gener-al and Special Forces in partic-ular. Commandos of the SpecialForces were in the forefront ofthe surgical strikes.

The programme startedwith bugle call at 1830 hrs,thereafter, movies and pho-tographs depicting courage ofthe Armed Forces were shown.Huge canvas/digital signingwalls for sending messages to thesoldiers are put up as it will helpcitizens connect with them.Letters addressed to soldiers by

school children are also on thedisplay. The event is open from1100 hrs to 2200 hrs on Saturdayand Sunday.

Visitors will get the oppor-tunity to see captured weaponsused by terrorists that havebeen brought from Jammu &Kashmir. Military equipmentlike artillery guns and smallarms will also be on display.Famous singer Kailash Kherwill belt out songs on Sundaybesides performances by theMilitary band. General public isencouraged to take selfies at allvenues, including India Gate andpost them on the social net-working sites with#ParakramParv.

In Jammu, IAF began atwo-day static display of militaryassets on Friday to commemo-rate the day and the 86thanniversary celebration of theIAF. Helicopters, remote pilotedaircraft (RPA), mobile commu-nication terminal and Air ForceGarud commandos with theirstate-of-the-art weapons werethe key attractions of the display.Students of various age groupsand people of Jammu present atthe event were treated to specialdisplays of defence equipment,MI-17 helicopters and otheractivities, he said.

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Congress on Friday saidPrime Minister Narendra

Modi and the BJP overall havealways used the 'blood and sac-rifice' of our jawans as a tool togarner votes. The party alsorecalled how BJP presidentAmit Shah dishonoured thevalour of Armed Forces onOctober 7, 2016 by disregard-ing the supreme sacrificesmade in the five wars andnumerous surgical strikes.

"The Truth is — ModiGovernment has compromisedour National Security andbetrayed our National Interestsin the last four and a half years.Lack of political action andpolicy has led to a disquiet bor-der and an alarming internalsecurity situation," said AICCchief spokesman RandeepSurjewala recating to theCentre's celebrations ofSeptember 2016 Surgicalstrikes as Parakram Parv.

The party also posed 10

questions to the PrimeMinister on issues like denialof ‘One Rank, One Pension',Government being remained amute spectator and failure ofModi defend 'India's borders',the motive to invite Pakistanbased ISI to investigate thePathankot terror attack, theGovernment's move to slashIndia's Defence Budget and onissues related to Doklam andthe current controversy onRafale aircrafts.

The party said that con-ducting Strategic 'SurgicalStrikes' with utmost precisionand effective penetration at dif-ferent times in last two decadeshas been characteristic of thegrit and determination ofIndian armed forces.

Congress said the nationhas always celebrated the val-our, fortitude and the spirit ofsacrifice of Jawans related towars of 1947, 1962, 1965, 1971and 1999 which are testimonyof the heroism of IndianArmed Forces.

"Serving 'Mother India'before 'Self ' and keeping theIndian Tricolour always flyinghigh even by making thesupreme sacrifices, has beenthe guiding motto for mem-bers of our Armed andParamilitary Forces. We areproud that our forces have suc-cessfully conducted multiple'Surgical Strikes' over last twodecades, particularly post theyear 2000," Surjewala saidjoined by three retired MajorGenerals.

Congress shared pastSurgical strikes like those ofJanuary 21, in the year 2000(Nadala Enclave, across theNeelam River); September2003 (Baroh Sector, Poonch);June, 2008 (Bhattal Sector,Poonch); August September2011 (Sharda Sector, acrossNeelam River Valley in Kel);January, 2013 (Sawan PatraCheckpost); July, 2013 (Nazapir Sector); August, 2013(Neelam Valley); January, 2014,September, 2016.

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Union Environment Ministry'sStanding Committee ofNational Board for Wildlife(SC-NBWL) has cleared thecontroversial 1750MW DemweLower hydroelectric projecton Lohit river in ArunachalPradesh. The green activistshave warned that the proposeddam which is just is 8.5 kilo-meters from the Kamlang

Wildlife Sanctuary in the Stateis a disaster in waiting.

Up in arms against theapproval, they have pointed outthat it is also extremely close tocultural heritage site ParshuramKund, a major Hindu pilgrim-age and it would submergeparts of the Parshuram KundMedicinal Plant ConservationArea that has been identified bythe Government for protecting"globally significant medicinalplants".

Bimal Gogoi, a green

activist based in Assam'sGolaghat district, has written toSC-NBWL chairman andUnion Environment Minister,Dr Harsha Vardhan, protestingthe construction of the 124-metre high dam to be jointlyconstructed by Athena EnergyVentures and the ArunachalPradesh Government.

"I am shocked to see thatyour committee has grantedwildlife clearance to the 1750MW Demwe Lower projectbased on a seriously flawedreport of the Wildlife Instituteof India (WII)(DehradunBased)," said Gogoi who hadalso filed an appeal in theNational Green Tribunal

(NGT) challenging the 2010clearance to the project by theMinistry.

He pointed out that theNGT had in October last yearhad cancelled the final forestclearance to the project, citingecological threat.

In 2014, director of BombayNatural History Society (BNHS)and NBWL member, AsadRahmani had studied the siteand said the project would sub-merge parts of the ParshuramKund Medicinal PlantConservation Area.

The NGT had sought apeer review of the project, butthe Ministry commissioned ashort study by a Wildlife

Institute of India (WII)-ledteam, which acknowledgeddownstream concerns whilesaying upstream submergencewould not be much of an eco-logical issue. The team admit-ted the site needed to be stud-ied over three seasons, but itssurvey in February this yeartook just for 20 days.

Based on the team's reportin May, the project was clearedat the recent 50th meeting ofSC-NBWL. The minutes saidthat that the SC-NBWL hasaccepted the WII's report onthe rapid ecological assess-ment of impacts (EIA) ofLower Demwe project onwildlife.

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The Government told abench of Justices Madan BLokur and Deepak Gupta thatthey supported the applica-tions filed by some Manipur

Police personnel seekingrecusal of the bench fromhearing the Manipur fakeencounters cases in whichthe CBI's special investigationteam (SIT) is carrying out aprobe.

“The petitioners, howev-er, chal lenged theGovernment's contention,saying this was an attempt to"overawe" the court, whichshould not recuse from hear-ing the matter.

The court, which is hear-ing a PIL seeking a probe into

as many as 1,528 cases ofalleged extra-judicial killingsin Manipur, had on July 14last year constituted an SIT ofthe CBI and ordered lodgingof FIRs and investigatingthem.

Besides the policemen,over 300 army personnel havealso approached the top courtchallenging registration ofFIRs against them for opera-tions in Manipur and Jammu& Kashmir where the ArmedForces (Special Powers) Act(AFSPA) is in force. PTI

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With an Ordinance com-ing into force, replacing

the Medical Council of India(MCI) with a Board ofGovernors (BoG), the UnionHealth Ministry has put onhold its order asking the Statesand university senates to startthe process of electing newmembers to the council.

Interestingly, last month,the Ministry had asked theStates to start poll process forthe MCI. However, even as theMCI members were gearingup for the poll process, theUnion Cabinet passed anordinance on September 26, todissolve MCI and vested thepowers to the BoG.

"Soon after the ordinancewas cleared by the UnionCabinet, President Ram NathKovind gave his assent. Sincethe term of the elected body ofthe MCI was ending withinthree months, theGovernment felt the need torun it by a committee to runits affairs," said a senior offi-cial in the Ministry.

The elective MCI councilbody has now been replacedwith the BoG headed by VKPaul, member, NITI Aayog.The BoG will continue to per-form till a council is consti-tuted in line with the provi-sions of the Act in one year.

The board membersinclude Randeep Guleria,director, All India Institutes ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS),New Delhi, Jagat Ram, direc-tor, Postgraduate Institute ofMedical Education andResearch (PGIMER),Chandigarh, BN Gangadhar,director, National Institute ofMental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS),Bengaluru, Nikhil Tandon,professor, department ofendocrinology and metabo-lism, AIIMS, New Delhi, SVenkatesh, directorate gener-al of health services (DGHS)and Balram Bhargava, secre-tary, department of healthresearch (DHR) and the direc-tor general of the IndianCouncil of Medical Research(ICMR) will be the ex-officiomembers.

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Latching on to the SupremeCourt's judgment on Friday,

BJP president Amit Shahclaimed that the Congress stands"exposed" as the court refused tointerfere with the arrests of fiveactivists in the Koregaon-Bhimaviolence case and said those whopoliticised the issue need to apol-ogise and clear their stand on theUrban Naxalism.

"Those who stooped downto the level of politicising anissue of national security havebeen exposed by theHonourable Supreme Court'sdecision today. It is high timethat the Congress now clears itsstand on this critical issue ofUrban Naxalism," said BJP pres-ident in a series of tweets.

After the arrests of activistsby the police, Congress presidentRahul Gandhi had criticisedthe action in a tweet on August28 saying there is place for onlyone NGO in India and it's calledthe RSS.

"Shut down all other NGOs.Jail all activists and shoot thosethat complain. Welcome to thenew India," he had said main-taining that the Modi-

Government had turned intol-erant towards those who dis-agreed with it or have dissentingvoices.

Alluding to the comment ofthe Congress president, Shahsaid "There is only one place foridiocy and it's called theCongress. Support 'Bharat KeTukde Tukde Gang' (break Indiagang), Maoists, fake activists andcorrupt elements. Defame allthose who are honest and work-ing. Welcome to Rahul Gandhi'sCongress," said the BJP topleader.

India is a vibrant democra-cy with a healthy culture ofdebate, discussion and dissent,he said, adding that "plottingagainst the country with theintent to harm its citizens is notone of these".

Those who politicised thisissue need to apologise, he said.

Shah reacted after theSupreme Court refused to inter-fere with the arrest of five rightsactivists by the MaharashtraPolice in connection with theKoregaon-Bhima violence caseand declined to appoint a SIT toprobe their arrest.

Meanwhile, at a press con-ference, BJP spokesperson

Sambit Patra made a scathingattack on Rahul and describedhim " Nirlaj" (Shameless) forstanding with those who,according to him, are seeking tobreak the country.

Citing comments of Rahuland other Congress leadersagainst the BJP and theNarendra Modi Governmentfollowing arrests of the activists,he said the Congress leaderstood with them "shamelessly" topromote his political interests.

"This is defeat of theCongress. Rahul Gandhi shouldhang his head in shame," Patrasaid.

"Our country and nationalsecurity mean nothing for RahulGandhi, and the only thingimportant for him is his politi-cal agenda... Why don't youstand with India and why do youstand with anti-India forces?" heasked Rahul.

Demanding an apologyfrom Rahul, he alleged theCongress wanted to removeModi either with the help ofPakistan or Maoists. He chargedthat Congress leader ManiShnakar Aiyar had askedPakistan to help displace Modias Prime Minister.

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The Agriculture Ministrywill start the 20th livestock

census from October 1 acrossthe country. Besides, theMinistry will also collect data ofbreed-wise details that will helpin framing policies for breedimprovement.

According to AgricultureMinistry, the data will be col-lected through tablets/com-puters and a mobile applicationsoftware has already beendeveloped for collecting andtransferring the data online. Sofar, 19 such census have beenconducted in participation withStates and Union Territories(UTs). The last census wasconducted in 2012.

"States and UnionTerritories have been request-ed to start the census operationsfrom October 1. ...The enu-meration will be done in all vil-lages and urban wards. Variousspecies of animals — cattle, buf-

falo, mithun, yak, sheep, goat,pig, horse, pony, mule, donkey,camel, dog, rabbit and ele-phant and poultry birds such asfowl, duck, emu, turkeys, quailamong others — possessed bythe households, householdenterprises/non-householdenterprises and institutions willbe counted at their site, it said.

According to the agricul-ture ministry, the tablets pro-cured under the NationalMission on Bovine Productivity(NMBP) scheme will be usedfor data collection and neces-sary support has been provideto the states on the same.

A mobile application soft-ware has already been devel-oped by the NationalInformatics Centre (NIC) forcollecting and transferring thedata online.

"It is expected that the datacollection through tablets willbe of great help in reducing thetime gap in data collection, dataprocessing and report genera-

tion," the statement said. TheMinistry said the initiatives oncollection of breed-wise reliableinformation of various specieswill give vital information fordetermination of threatenedindigenous breeds and to takeinitiatives for their conserva-tion.

Considering this aspect,the 20th Livestock Censuswould be a breed-wiseLivestock Census which will behelpful for framing policies orprogrammes for breedimprovement, it said. The min-istry also mentioned that thebreed-wise information of live-stock and poultry will be col-lected from every survey unit.

The breeds of variousmajor species including poultryas registered by NationalBureau of Animal GeneticResources (NBAGR) will becovered in the livestock census.Further, the latest data on fish-ermen folk are available as perLivestock Census 2003 only.

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Assembly polls in Telangana are likely to beheld along with four others as all prepara-

tions are up to the mark, the ElectionCommission has assessed. The EC mayannounce Assembly elections in all five Statesby next week. And ahead of the Lok Sabha elec-tion 2019, the Election Commission has calleda meeting with Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)all States to assess the preparedness. The meet-ing will be held on October 4 and 5 atNirvachan Sadan in Delhi.

An EC team that visited Telangana toassess its poll readiness has conveyed to the com-mission that the state is ready for polls. "All logis-tical needs, from polling stations to EVM-VVPAT delivery schedules, are in place to holdthe polls in 2018," it said. The state chief elec-toral officer Rajat Kumar had also earlier sub-mitted in meetings with EC in Delhi that thestate is fully prepared to conduct elections early.

As for general elections, the Commission hasdirected CEOs to make presentations on issuesrelated to electoral rolls, EVM-VVPAT, electoralmanagement. The Commission has already held

several rounds of deliberations of chief electoralofficers of five States where assembly polls aredue this year end.

Top sources said that the Commission willtake stock of election planning and security plan-ning by States and Union Territories. TheCommission will also assess the status of elec-toral rolls, electronic voting machine- Voter ver-ifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT), electionexpenditure management, Systematic Voters'Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP),electoral registration officers (ERO)-NET, acces-sible elections and IT applications in States andUTs.

The Commission has directed to all CEOsto make a detailed presentations on issues relat-ed to EVM-VVPAT, election management andsecurity planning during forthcoming polls in2019.

"This is a preparatory meeting called by theCommission to take stock of preparedness forthe forthcoming polls in 2019," said a chief elec-toral officer on the condition of anonymityadded that the EC may also discuss issues aris-ing after the Supreme Court verdict on crimi-nalisation of politics.

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Ensuring full protection andsupport, Union Home

Minister Rajnath Singh onFriday said elections to localbodies in Jammu & Kashmir,boycotted by NationalConference and PDP, the twomajor parties in the State, willbe of historic significance inmany ways and help re-estab-lish grassroots democracy.

These local body electionswill have a historic signifi-cance in many aspects. Thelocal bodies elections in Jammu& Kashmir will re-establishthe long overdue grassrootslevel democracy in the State,"he said.

"The Central Governmentis providing all possible supportto the State Government forsmooth conduct of these elec-

tions includ-ing deploy-ment of cen-tral forces ins u f f i c i e n tn u m b e r s , "added theH o m eMinister.

The National Conferenceand the People's DemocraticParty have decided to boycottthe elections, saying the CentralGovernment is yet to clear itsstand on Article 35A of theConstitution, which was chal-lenged in the Supreme Court.The polls to elect 4,130'sarpanches' (village headmen),29,719 'panches' (panchayatmembers) and 1,145 ward com-missioners will be held nextmonth. Urban local body elec-tions were last held in 2005 andpanchayat elections in 2011.

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All the State Governmentfunctions including foun-

dation laying ceremonies,launching of Governmentschemes and developmentalworks have come to a standstillwith the Central Election com-mission enforcing the modelcode of conduct in Telangana.

This was a clear indicationthat the CEC was going toannounce the state electionschedule very soon. The sched-ule was expected to beannounced any time afterOctober 8 when the final vot-ers’ list will be published.Indications are that the pollingwill be held in the third orfourth week of November.

First to be affected by thecode of conduct coming intoeffect was the distribution ofcheques among the recipientsof welfare pension at BrahminWelfare Council in Hyderabad.The program where the min-ister for municipal adminis-tration K Taraka Rama Rao wasto distribute the cheques onFriday morning was cancelled.

The election commissionhas made it clear to the officialsthat no fresh tenders can becalled for any public works andno funds can be spend on anysuch programs. ElectoralOfficer of Greater Hyderabad

Municipal Corporation DanaKishore said that the GHMCStanding Committee can nottake any new decision for start-ing new development works inthe city. However the workswhich were started earliercould continue.

Similar restriction will beenforced all over the Statefrom Friday. It will also affectthe proposed distribution ofcheques to more than 50 lakhfarmers towards the secondinstallment of Rythu Bandhuscheme. The State Governmentwas scheduled to distribute�4,000 per acre incentives tothe farmers for the secondcrop. While the oppositionparties had opposed it saying itwill be an attempt to misuse theofficial funds and machinery toinfluence the voters, the rulingTRS had said that obstructingsuch a program will be againstthe interest of the farmers.

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Renowned actor andKarnataka Minister for

Women and ChildDevelopment JayamalaRamachandra welcomed theSC verdict on Women entry into famous shrine in Kerala. Shetold the reporters in Bengaluruon Friday that it was victory forwomen and “ we have got jus-tice today”.

It was in 1986 she courteda controversy by entering theSabarimala temple which so farbarred entry to women. In2006, a famed astrologer, PUnnikrishna Panicker, con-ducted a temple-centric yegnacalled 'Devaprasnam' anddeclared having found signs ofa woman's entry into the tem-ple sometime ago.Subsequently, Jayamala admit-ted that she had entered thetemple way back in 1986. Acomplaint was filed in thisregard and case was on inKerala High Court. However,the high court quashed thecharge sheet filed by the policeon the basis of astrologicalfindings in 2012.

"There is no happiermoment in my life other thanthis. I thank the women com-munity, Supreme Courtjudges and God today...I alsothank Ambedkar who wroteour Constitution," Jayamalatold reporters. She said shehad expected such a judge-ment and credited the coun-tr y 's legal system andConstitution for it. "Womenhave got justice today. This isa historic moment," theMinister added. She said she

is a staunch devotee ofAyyappa, the popular deity ofSabarimala temple.In land mark judgement,putting an end to a centuries-old tradition, the SupremeCourt Friday ruled that women, irrespective ofage, can enter Kerala’sSabarimala temple.

A five-judge Constitutionbench, headed by Chief Justiceof India Dipak Misra, said thatthe provision in the KeralaHindu Places of PublicWorship (Authorisation ofEntry) Rules, 1965, whichauthorised the restriction, vio-lated the right of Hinduwomen to practice religion.

It also said that patri-archy in religion cannot beallowed to trump the right to pray.

The bench, which also

comprised Justices RFNariman, AM Khanwilkar, DYChandrachud and InduMalhotra had reserved its ver-dict in the case on August 2 thisyear. Four judgments weredelivered on Friday. HoweverJustice Malhotra, who penneda dissenting verdict, said thepetition does not deserve to beentertained.

Reading out a majority 4:1verdict CJI Dipak Misra saidwomen were equally entitled toworship and that the rulewhich prevented the entry ofwomen of the 10 to 50 agegroup went against the right toworship of Hindu women andthe right to equality.The courtsaid it could not allow patri-archy to overwhelm religion asit would be violative of the rightof worship of women.

Many petitions had chal-lenged the ban, which wasupheld by the Kerala HighCourt. The HC had ruledthat only the “tantri (priest)”was empowered to decide ontraditions.

The petitioners, includingIndian Young LawyersAssociation and Happy toBleed, argued in court that thetradition is discriminatory innature and stigmatised women,and that women should beallowed to pray at the place oftheir choice.

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Rohingya refugees areflooding the States of

Tamil Nadu and Kerala,according to the intelligenceunit of the Railway ProtectionForce. The unprecedentedincrease in the number ofRohiyngya refugees travellingin Kerala bound trains fromChennai Central RailwayStation has been noticed by theRPF authorities who issued aconfidential and high securi-ty alert to all RPF staff mem-bers asking them to hand oversuch refugees to theGovernment Railway Police.

A secret note issued by theOffice of the Principal ChiefSecurity Commissioner,Railway Protection Force,Chennai on September 26 hasstated that a ‘huge number ofRohingyas are travelling toKerala by train’.“Input indicates that hugenumber of Rohingyas (an eth-nic group of Myanmar’sRakhine province) are travel-ling from every corner of NorthEastern States and ultimatelyheading towards Kerala, espe-cially in the following Southbound trains”, said the secretnote issued by PSethumadhavan, assistant secu-rity commissioner, RPF. The

note has furnished the detailsof 14 trains which pass throughChennai Central in which theRohingyas travel.

“All Rohingyas are travel-ling in groups along with theirfamilies.If they are found intrains they may be handedover to the Police having juris-diction for further action,” saidthe note.

A senior official ofSouthern Railway said since thenote has been marked “secret”,he is unaware of any suchcommunication. “But ther hasbeen an unprecedentedincrease in the number of peo-ple from north east States trav-elling towards South viaChennai. We have been forcedto change the timing of someof the trains because of theovercrowding in the reservedcompartments,” said the officialwho did not want his name to

be quoted.Intelligence agencies too

confirmed the southwardjourney of Rohingya refugeesthrough Chennai. “But wehave not seen any arrests tilldate either by the RPF or theState Police,” said an official inChennai. He pointed out thatillegal Bangladeshi migrantshave made Kerala their home.

Whie the exact details ofillegal Bangladeshi migrantsin Tamil Nadu is not known,sources in Kerala Police con-firmed their presence in thatState. “It is difficult to make outwhether they are fromBangladesh or Bengal or Assamas they all look alike and thelanguage is also similar,” said anofficial in Kerala Police.Perumbavoor , a town inKerala’s Ernakulam districthas more than 1.8 lakhBangaldeshi immigrants,according to a businessman inthe town. “60 per cent of thelaboueres in saw mills andplywood factories and 40 percent of workers in hotels,eateries, hair dressing saloonsand general provision shopsare Bangladeshi immigrants.The economy of the town isdependent on them,” said the businessman fromViruidhunagar in Tamil Naduwho too has madePerumabavoor his home.

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In view of upcoming LokSabha polls, Gujarat Congress

will kick-start a unique publicoutreach and fund raising exer-cise from October 2 – birthanniversary of MahatmaGandhi and it would continue

up to the nation’s first womanPM Indira Gandhi’s birthanniversary, October 19.

Gujarat Pradesh CongressCommittee (GPCC) haschalked out a plan to launchdoor to door ‘Jan SamparkAbhiyan’ to connect with votersspread across 50,000 booths in

the State. The campaign wouldnot limit to public outreach only,the Congress leadership wouldmake it sure to run enrollmentdrive to broaden the base ofparty in Gujarat. Moreover,Congress workers would alsocollect donations from people toraise fund for the upcominggeneral elections.

According to GPCC pres-ident Amit Chavda the cam-paign would also help theparty to update its data relat-ed to voters in view of upcom-ing Lok Sabha elections. Withtheir (voters) financial contri-bution, they would have senseof ownership for the party,

claimed Chavda. The party istargeting to collect �25 crorefrom Gujarat, he added.

Chavda is first cousin ofGPCC’s immediate pastPresident Bharatsinh Solanki.After taking rein of GujaratCongress from Solanki, he is inthe process to restructure party.In next fortnight, the partywould also form panes to decidecandidates for 26 Lok Sabhaconstituencies in the state.

A senior Congress leader inthe party said that very soon theparty high command wouldannounce in-charges for the all26 Lok Sabha seats. In the 2014parliamentary polls, Congress

couldn’t open its account inGujarat and lost all the seats toruling BJP. However, the partyleadership is hoping to win atleast 10 Lok Sabha seats fromthe Prime Minister NarendraModi’s home-State based on thevoting pattern of the 2017Gujarat assembly polls.

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Gandhinagar: Reacting on theAll India Congress Committee(AICC) president RahulGandhi’s remarks that PMModi’s dream project Statue ofUnity, the tallest statue of theworld was nothing but Chinesemanufacturing, Gujarat’s DeputyChief Minister Nitin Patel saidthat Rahul’s 50 per cent blood isItalian. Patel went on to say thatthe statue being constructednear Sardar Sarovar dam ismade in India and only five percent material has been import-ed from China. Only 1,700metric tonne bronze in it wasimported from China, whilethere is 70,000 MT iron and18,500 MT steel bought fromwithin the country, he saidadding that infact the Congresspresident is made in India andItalian blood is flowing in him.He alleged that Gandhi hadinsulted the people of Gujarat.

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The Munger police on Fridayrecovered 12 more AK

rifles from a well. This is sec-ond recovery of theKalashnikov from a particulararea in Munger. Earlier eightweapons had been seized andfour people including a womanwe're arrested.

With this 20 AK 47 rifleshave been recovered within afortnight. Following the con-tinued police raids the armssmugglers had got the 12assault rifles hidden in thewell at Bardah locality inMunger.

The police reached onearms smuggler Tanweer Alamwho was hiding in Hazaribaghin Jharkhand and brought himto Munger. It was at his tip offthat police with the help of ofdivers recovered the catche ofarms from a well, said MungerSP Baburam.

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The refusal of a newly mar-ried woman to make any

compromise on her demand fora toilet in the sasural (house ofthe in-laws) led to the suicide ofher husband at Omalur villagein Tamil Nadu’s Salem district.

Deepa and S Selladurai,who were in love for a longtime, got married on September23 with the blessings of theirparents. But on Monday, Deepaleft the house of the in-lawsallegedly because the absence ofan individual toilet.

Though her husband andhis parents pleaded with her tostay back, Deepa was adamantin her stance against opendefecation. She left the hus-band and his family and toldthem that she would comeback once they construct a toi-let in the house.

Selladurai, upset over thedevelopment, committed sui-cide on Wednesday and hisbody was found in a nearbywell on Thursday. It is report-ed that Selladurai could be thefirst “martyr” in Tamil Naduover the demand for individ-ual toilet.

Salem has been declared“open-defecation-free district”in 2011 itself as part of theClean India Mission, yearsbefore Prime MinisterNarendra Modi launchedSwachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

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Normal life was affected inKashmir Valley on Friday in

response to a shutdown callfrom separatists against thekilling of a civilian in capitalSrinagar a day ago when threeseparate incidents of violenceacross Kashmir also ended inkilling of three terrorists and asoldier. The authorities imposedstrict restrictions in areas underfive police stations in OldSrinagar city.

Heavy deployment ofpolice and paramilitary forcespersonnel in riot gear wasmade in all the sensitive areasin sensitive areas of the maincity and several towns acrossthe valley. The authorities dis-allowed congregational middayprayers in Srinagar’s GrandMosque when senior separatistleader Mirwaiz Umar Farooqdelivers weekly politico-reli-gious sermon. This was second

consecutive Friday when thecongregational prayers werenot held in the central mosque.Mirwaiz was put under housearrest at his Nigeen mansion inthe outskirts of Srinagar city.

The shutdown call was givenby Joint Resistance Leadership(JRL)—a grouping of top sepa-ratist leaders Syed Ali Geelani,Mirwaiz and Yasin Malik hadcalled for a complete shutdown.

A 22-year youngsterMuhammad Saleem Malik waskilled in Noorbagh area ofSrinagar on Thursday morningtriggering massive protestsagainst the security forces in thearea. Even as the police claimedthat Malik was killed when mil-itants opened fire on securityforces, the locals said yhere wereno militants in the area. Locallegislator and former Speaker of

legislative assembly MubarakGul said that Malik was killed incold-blood. He demanded probeinto the killing. Malik hadreportedly ventured out of hishome to see his sheep in the weehours when he was targeted bysecurity forces. His distraughtuncle told reporters that he wasdragged by security personnelbefore dozens of bullets werepumped into his body.

The police also disruptedthe funeral procession andtargeted it with tear smokeshells. Shops, business estab-lishments, educational institu-tions and private offices most-ly remained closed in Srinagar’smain business hub Lal Chowkand other uptown areas. Publictransport remained generallyoff the roads while scanty pri-vate vehicles plied on manyroads. The stand-alone trainbetween Banihal andBaramulla also remained offthe tracks for the day.

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The DSC prize for SouthAsian Literature 2018 has

received a record 88 entriesthis year, 40 percent morethan the previous year. Theseentries have come in from 40publishers and across 56imprints, including well estab-lished publishing conglomer-ates as well as several small-er boutique publishers withniche interest in South Asianwriting. The Longlist for thePrize will be announcedOctober 10 in Delhi.

The US $25,000 DSC Prizefor South Asian Literature,which is administered by theSouth Asian Literature Prize &Events Trust, is an establishedinternational literary prize. Itis focused on showcasingand rewarding the best fictionwriting about the region andpresenting it to a larger glob-al audience.

Now in its eighth year, theDSC prize has always encour-aged fresh writing about SouthAsia. This year, close to 30 per-cent of the submissions havebeen penned by debut authors.The other significant highlightof this year's entries has beenthe domination of women nov-elists who have accounted for45 of the 88 eligible entriesreceived.

The prize has always beensupportive of regional lan-guages and translations, andthis year too it has receivedsubmissions of translatednovels originally written inHindi, Tamil, Odia, Kannada,Assamese, Malayalam etc.

An ever increasing num-ber of novelists are writingabout South Asia because ofthe exciting cultural diversityand heritage of the region, thestories and legends that havehistorically dominated thelandscape, and the severalnew found issues and themes

that are inexorably intertwinedwith the lives of the people liv-ing in the region today. As aresult, these new novels spana huge canvas of topics andemotions - from brutal con-flict to sensitive love stories,from dreams unfulfilled tocourageous successes, fromsubtle nuances of well settledfamily life to stories of exileand separation.

These themes have caughtthe interest of writers and pub-lishers beyond South Asia whoare now producing more fic-tional work about the region.This aspect coupled with thefact that the DSC Prize is opento authors of any ethnicity andnationality has seen a steadyincrease in the participation ofnon South Asian based authorsand publishers.

This year, for example, ofthe total eligible entries that theDSC Prize 2018 received, closeto 25 percent of the submis-sions came in from publishersbased out of the UK, the USA,Canada, Australia etc.

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Fadnavis said here on Fridaythat the Supreme Court’s ver-dict on the arrests made in theBhima-Koregaon riots casehad vindicated the stand takenby the MaharashtraGovernment and the Punepolice that that the investiga-tors had ample evidenceagainst the arrested activistsfor their al leged l inks with Maoists.

Welcoming the apex courtverdict refusing to interferewith investigations by the Punepolice and declining to trans-fer the case to the a Special

Investigation Team (SIT), theChief Minister said: “The ver-dict by the Supreme Court vin-dicates our stand against theurban Maoists. Definitely aconspiracy against the nationhas been unearthed by thepolice. The apex court haspointed out that it was not apolitical conspiracy behindthe arrests (of activists withMaoist links).

“The Supreme Court hasalso appreciated that the StateGovernment or theGovernment of the day is nottrying to curb dissent of voice,The apex court also says thatthe material evidence in thecase shows that there is no malafide action on the part of the

Pune police,” Fadnavis said.Talking specifically about

the evidence mustered by thePune police in the urbanMaoists arrests case, the ChiefMinister said: “We have all thematerial evidence to showthat these people (arrestedactivists with alleged Maoistlinks) were conspiring againstthe nation that these peoplewere also trying to vitiaterelations between the com-munities. ... They have beencolluding with the organisa-tions of the enemy nations.”

Fadnavis said that the apexcourt had said that thereappeared to be a clear nexusbetween the “these people andbanned orgnisations.

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Ram Krishan, a 92-year-oldsocial worker from Nagri

tehsil of Kathua district, is setto make it to the history booksas one of the oldest candidatescontesting Municipal polls inJammu and Kashmir.

Under pressure from thelocal villagers he decided tothrow his hat in the poll arenato deliver justice to the poorpeople. While doing so, RamKrishan, a veteran of manylocal elections, also defied dik-tat of top brass of NationalConference.

Both National Conferenceand the Peoples DemocraticParty had earlier announcedpoll boycott over the issue ofArticle 35-A.

Ram Krishan has alreadyfiled his nomination papers asan independent candidatefrom ward no 13 of Nagri-Parole Municipal committee inKathua. "I was not keen onfighting these municipal com-mittee elections but when large

number of people came to seeme and requested me to repre-sent them to ensure their welfarei was left with no choice either,"Ram Krishan told reporters inNagri after submitting his nom-ination papers.

He said, "poor people werestill deprived of real benefits ofvarious welfare schemes onground zero".

He said, "the elected mem-bers of the municipal commit-tees in the previous termsiphoned off their money bytaking hefty share in thegrants".

He claimed, "i want toteach a lesson to all those peo-ple who took 20,000-25,000commission before releasingtheir grants".

When asked whether hecan win these elections at thisage he told reporters, "i am notworried about the poll out-come. I am not stepping out toseek votes. People know mevery well as I am engaged insocial work for over six decadesin the area".

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It was compulsion for Katihar MP TariqAnwar to distance himself from NCP presi-

dent Sharad Pawar’s comments on Rafale andhis defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Anwar, who apart from quitting NCP alsoresigned his Lok Sabha seat, was last electedfrom Katihar in 2014 but he has a long asso-ciation of nearly four decades with thisMuslim concentrated seat in Seemanchalregion of Bihar. Earlier he won this seatfour times on Congress ticket.

His family belongs to Munger – hisfather and grandfather was also law-makers – Tariq preferred Katihar at thebehest of his mentor Sitaram Kesari andwas first elected in 1980 after an unsuc-cessful attempt in 1977.

The very next day when Pawar“defended” Modi in Rafale matter,Anwar thought it fit to resign from theparty. The decision might have beentaken in haste but after much consid-eration. Katihar has a very thickMuslim population of around 40 percent and even a slight praise or defenceof Modi by the NCP might cost Anwardearly. He tours his constituency veryregularly and after Pawar’s “clean chit”to the PM, Anwar would not dare toface his voters.

Only a few days back he was inKatihar and fully realised that Muslims’apathy towards Modi has increasedmanifold in his constituency.

The election 2019 is not far away.

The only option before Anwar was to quit theparty he along with Pawar and P A Sangmahad formed in 1999 after raising the foreignorigin of Sonia Gandhi who became AICCpresident after removing Kesari.

Sources said it was more the humiliation ofKesari than Sonia’s origin that forced Anwar to quitCongress in which he held top posts like presi-dent of Bihar Congress, national president of YouthCongress and Seva Dal and once was seriouslyconsidered to be made Chief Minister of Bihar.

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India’

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e mee

ting b

etwe

enEx

tern

al A

ffairs

Min

ister

Sush

ma S

war

ajan

d Pa

kist

an’s

Fore

ign

Min

ister

Sha

hM

ehm

ood

Qur

eshi

, to

have

bee

n he

ld at

the

mar

gins

of

the

Uni

ted

Nat

ions

Gen

eral

Ass

embl

y mee

ting e

arlie

r thi

s mon

th,

and

Paki

stan

’s re

spon

se to

it, h

ave

effe

ctiv

elyru

led o

ut, f

or th

e nea

r fut

ure a

t lea

st, th

e cha

nce

of a

dialo

gue b

etwe

en th

e two

coun

tries

to n

or-

mal

ise t

heir

ties.

The

spok

espe

rson

of

the

Min

istry

of E

xter

nal A

ffairs

, Rav

eesh

Kum

ar,

used

stro

ng la

ngua

ge w

hile

anno

uncin

g the

can-

cella

tion.

“It’

s ob

viou

s”, h

e sa

id, “

that

beh

ind

Paki

stan

’s pr

opos

al fo

r ta

lks

to m

ake

a fre

shbe

ginn

ing,

[the

] evi

l age

nda o

f Pak

istan

stan

dsex

pose

d &

true

face

of n

ew P

rime M

inist

er o

fPa

kista

n ha

s bee

n re

veal

ed to

wor

ld in

his

first

few

mon

ths i

n th

e offi

ce.”

Reac

ting,

Kha

n te

rmed

Ind

ia’s

mov

e as

“arr

ogan

t” an

d “n

egat

ive,”

and

twee

ted,

“all

my

life

I hav

e co

me

acro

ss sm

all m

en o

ccup

ying

big

offic

es w

ho d

o no

t hav

e th

e vi

sion

to se

eth

e la

rger

pic

ture

.” Ad

ding

his

bit,

Paki

stan

’sM

inist

er f

or I

nfor

mat

ion

and

Broa

dcas

ting,

Cha

udha

ry F

awad

Hus

sain

, sa

id,

“Our

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd A

rmy

are s

o clo

se th

at if

the

Arm

y di

d no

t w

ant

us t

o ta

lk,

our

Prim

eM

inist

er w

ould

not

hav

e tak

en th

e ini

tiativ

e to

writ

e to

your

Prim

e Min

ister

sayi

ng le

t’s ta

lk…

Paki

stan

has

bee

n se

rious

and

ope

n-he

arte

dab

out h

oldi

ng ta

lks

with

Indi

a fro

m th

e da

yIm

ran

Kha

n ca

me t

o po

wer

, our

serio

usne

ss is

now

bef

ore

the

who

le w

orld

, wha

t Ind

ia h

asdo

ne is

also

bef

ore t

he w

orld

.”Fu

rthe

r, Pa

kist

an’s

Fore

ign

Min

ister

, Sha

hM

ehm

ood

Qur

eshi

said

shor

tly th

erea

fter t

hat

“hid

ing a

way

from

issu

es w

on’t m

ake t

hem

dis-

appe

ar”,

and

that

New

Del

hi’s

curr

ent

stand

wou

ld n

ot im

prov

e th

e sit

uatio

n in

Jam

mu

&Ka

shm

ir. If

ther

e stil

l rem

aine

d th

e gho

st of

apo

ssib

ility

for a

dia

logu

e it

was

laid

to re

st by

his s

tate

men

t tha

t Sw

araj’

s lan

guag

e an

d to

new

as “u

nbec

omin

g of

a fo

reig

n m

inist

er.”

Nor

mal

isat

ion,

how

ever

, w

ould

hav

ere

mai

ned

elusiv

e eve

n if

the m

eetin

g ha

d be

enhe

ld. P

akist

an p

ays o

nly

lip se

rvic

e to

the i

dea

whi

ch g

oes

agai

nst i

ts tw

o pr

incip

al s

trate

gic

objec

tives

. The

firs

t is u

sing

Afg

hani

stan’s

ter-

ritor

y to

sec

ure

strat

egic

dep

th a

gain

st In

dia

whi

ch w

ould

requ

ire a

Gov

ernm

ent i

n Ka

bul

that

is su

bser

vient

to it

. The

pres

ent G

over

nmen

t

ther

e is n

ot an

d ha

s exc

ellen

t ties

with

New

Delh

iw

hich

wou

ld d

o its

bes

t to

prev

ent i

t fro

m go

ing

unde

r. Th

e sec

ond

objec

tive i

s the

balk

anisa

tion

of In

dia t

o pr

even

t it f

rom

play

ing

a dom

inan

tro

le in

Asia

, whi

ch, in

turn

, exp

lains

its s

uppo

rtto

Indi

a’s se

cess

ioni

st re

bels.

The

insin

cerit

y be

hind

Pak

istan

’s sta

ted

desir

e for

nor

mali

sing t

ies b

ecom

es cl

ear o

n co

n-

sider

ing t

hat,

even

afte

r Im

ran

Kha

n ha

d w

rit-

ten

prop

osin

g ta

lks,

Paki

stan

was

ord

erin

g th

eki

lling

of th

ree s

pecia

l pol

ice of

ficer

s in

Kash

mir

and

issui

ng a

serie

s of 2

0 po

stage

stam

ps g

lo-

rifyi

ng a

terr

orist

and

terr

orism

. If i

t was

seri-

ous,

it wo

uld

have

with

held

bot

h m

oves

pen

d-in

g, at

leas

t, th

e out

com

e of t

he p

ropo

sed

New

York

talk

s. It

is no

t sur

prisi

ng —

and

per

haps

as P

akist

an h

ad c

alcu

lated

— th

at In

dia

cited

both

mov

es fo

r can

celli

ng th

e ta

lks a

fter h

av-

ing

agre

ed to

thes

e, w

ith th

e MEA

spok

espe

r-so

n, R

avee

sh K

umar

sayi

ng th

at th

e “lat

est b

ru-

tal k

illin

gs of

our s

ecur

ity p

erso

nnel

by P

akist

an-

base

d en

titie

s and

the r

ecen

t rele

ase o

f a se

ries

of 2

0 po

stage

stam

ps b

y Pa

kista

n gl

orify

ing

ater

roris

t and

terr

orism

conf

irm th

at Pa

kista

n wi

llno

t men

d its

way

s.” T

he te

rror

ist re

ferr

ed to

was

Hizb

ul M

ujah

idee

n co

mm

ande

r Bur

han

Wan

i,w

ho w

as k

illed

in a

n en

coun

ter

with

Ind

ian

secu

rity

pers

onne

l in

July

201

6.Th

e qu

estio

n ar

ises w

heth

er e

ven

if In

dia

had

not a

ntic

ipat

ed th

e iss

ue o

f sta

mps

and

the

killi

ng o

f the

SPO

s, w

hy d

id it

agre

e to

the t

alks

desp

ite P

akist

an’s

two

prin

cipa

l str

ateg

ic d

oc-

trin

es, r

efus

al to

act

aga

inst

the

mas

term

inds

behi

nd th

e 26/

11 te

rror

strik

es, a

nd re

lent

less

prom

otio

n of

cros

s-bo

rder

terr

or st

rikes

again

stth

is co

untr

y?O

ne n

eeds

to e

xam

ine

the

back

grou

nd to

the d

ecisi

on fo

r a p

ossib

le an

swer

. It a

ll sta

rted

with

Imra

n K

han

expr

essin

g, b

oth

in h

is vi

c-

tory

spee

ch an

d hi

s add

ress

to th

e nat

ion

afte

rbe

com

ing P

rime M

inist

er, a

des

ire fo

r a d

ialog

uewi

th In

dia.

Prim

e Min

ister

Nar

endr

a Mod

i’s le

t-te

r of

Aug

ust

18, 2

018,

to

Kha

n, e

xpre

ssin

gIn

dia’s

com

mitm

ent t

o pu

rsue

“mea

ning

ful”

and

“con

struc

tive”

eng

agem

ent

with

Pak

istan

to

work

for a

terr

or-fr

ee So

uth

Asia,

follo

wed.

Kha

nha

d th

en p

ropo

sed

the

mee

ting

betw

een

the

Fore

ign

Min

ister

s of t

he tw

o co

untri

es. G

iven

all t

his,

one

cann

ot d

ismiss

the

argu

men

t tha

tan

out

righ

t re

ject

ion

wou

ld h

ave

help

edPa

kista

n to

scor

e a fe

w b

row

nie p

oint

s by c

om-

plain

ing a

bout

an in

trans

igent

Indi

a who

se re

jec-

tion

of K

han’s

offe

r sho

wed

an u

nwill

ingn

ess t

oim

prov

e its

ties w

ith Is

lamab

ad.

Canc

ellin

g the

mee

ting a

fter a

gree

ing t

o it

has a

lso p

rovi

ded

grist

to P

akist

an’s

prop

agan

-da

mill

. It,

how

ever

, wou

ld h

ave t

ried

to sc

ore

prop

agan

da p

oint

s also

in th

e afte

rmat

h of

the

New

Yor

k m

eetin

g. L

et t

hat

be. T

he c

ritic

alqu

estio

n no

w is

how

to co

unte

r Pak

istan

’s sku

ll-du

gger

y, pa

rtic

ular

ly th

e pro

mot

ion

of se

rious

viol

ence

in K

ashm

ir an

d te

rror

strik

es ag

ains

tIn

dia.

War

is n

ot a

n op

tion.

It w

ould

infli

ctgr

ievo

us d

amag

e on

the

who

le o

f Sou

th A

siaan

d w

ould

be

ende

d by

glo

bal i

nter

vent

ion

befo

re th

e em

erge

nce

of a

resu

lt, p

artic

ular

lysin

ce, p

ushe

d to

the w

all,

Paki

stan

wou

ld ra

t-tle

its n

ucle

ar sa

bre.

One

cou

rse

coul

d be

to m

ake

finan

cial

ly-

wobb

ly P

akist

an b

ehav

e by p

iling

up

econ

om-

ic p

ress

ure

on it

. Tha

t the

wor

ld is

taki

ng a

nin

crea

singl

y se

rious

vie

w o

f Pak

istan

not

onl

ypr

omot

ing

terr

orism

but

emer

ging

as a

maj

orso

urce

of f

inan

cing

it, w

as in

dica

ted

whe

n th

eFi

nanc

ial A

ctio

n Ta

sk F

orce

(FAT

F), a

n in

ter-

gove

rnm

enta

l bod

y tha

t see

ks to

set s

tand

ards

and

prom

ote e

ffect

ive i

mpl

emen

tatio

n of

lega

l,re

gulat

ory a

nd o

pera

tiona

l mea

sure

s for

com

-ba

ting

mon

ey la

unde

ring,

terr

orist

fina

ncin

gan

d ot

her r

elate

d th

reat

s to

the i

nteg

rity o

f the

inte

rnat

iona

l fin

anci

al sy

stem

, pla

ced

Paki

stan

on it

s “gr

ey” l

ist at

its p

lena

ry se

ssio

n in

Par

isfro

m Ju

ne 2

7 to

29,

201

8.Th

is by

its

elf m

ay n

ot m

ean

muc

h as

Paki

stan

was

in th

e list

from

201

5 to

201

8 bu

tha

d lit

tle tr

oubl

e in

acce

ssin

g fun

ds fr

om in

ter-

natio

nal m

arke

ts, w

hich

is su

ppos

ed to

be t

hem

ain

resu

lt of

bei

ng p

lace

d in

the

list.

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aybe

dif

fere

nt t

his

tim

e as

the

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mp

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inist

ratio

n is

ram

ping

up

pres

sure

on

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mab

ad, a

nd w

ithho

ldin

g ai

d, fo

r its

lack

of

actio

n ag

ains

t se

ctio

ns o

f jih

adi

terr

orist

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erat

ing

from

its

soil.

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y th

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dia

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licy

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ia’s

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aject

ory.

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n th

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n, sh

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try o

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r cen

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ly on

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king

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mpa

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ectio

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nly

arou

nd 1

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oyed

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ian ec

on-

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spire

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grow

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e rate

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t, wi

ll it

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le to

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e wi

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ploy

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men

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t of

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ia ha

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nsist

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sed t

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prov

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men

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ticip

atio

n. I

t ha

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tro-

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itiat

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ldeli

nes

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men

from

sex

ual h

aras

smen

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work

plac

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artic

ipati

onof

wom

en sc

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ts, th

e Gov

ernm

ent

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com

e up

with

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arch

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ncem

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ualit

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bal

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port

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redi

t Sui

sse f

ound

that

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le to

tal w

ealth

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dia i

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gap b

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soon

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rise.

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sseng

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ips

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furth

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ains

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term

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l fai

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as,

time

and

agai

n, a

rtic

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flinc

hing

supp

ort

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e Ind

ian fo

rces

thro

ugh

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ctio

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mes

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tent

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rin

stan

ce, O

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ng-s

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and

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at s

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ittle

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anks

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pas

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nmen

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volo

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ount

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mpl

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brac

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heon

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s tas

k of e

nsur

ing j

ustic

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the A

rmy

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icem

en a

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eliv

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on

his

prom

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tmos

t urg

ency

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r co

nduc

ting

ath

orou

gh b

udge

ting

exer

cise

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e M

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ernm

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cate

d on

e la

kh c

rore

rupe

es i

n th

e Bu

dget

201

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tow

ards

paym

ent o

f def

ence

pen

sions

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reso

lve

with

whi

ch th

e Gov

ernm

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cted

show

edth

at th

e di

spen

satio

n at

the

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tre is

sen-

sitiv

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the s

trug

gles

of t

he A

rmy

pers

on-

nel a

nd th

eir f

amili

es. I

t was

an ex

pres

sion

of In

dian

citiz

ens’

reve

renc

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gra

titud

efo

r th

e A

rmed

For

ces,

and

a si

ncer

eac

know

ledg

men

t of t

heir

sacr

ifice

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hmir,

whi

ch is

deli

bera

tely

bei

ngke

pt o

n bo

il by

anti-

Indi

a out

fits,

the A

rmy

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give

n en

ough

room

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eci-

sions

dep

endi

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pon

the w

ar-li

ke si

tuat

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at h

and.

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s has

com

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a g

reat

relie

f to

the

sold

ier w

ho is

face

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rror

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llets

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rowd

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stone

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im. H

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er, v

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ping

mor

ale of

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igh

asit

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ricky

nei

ghbo

urho

od a

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yria

dex

tern

al th

reat

s, th

e Ind

ian A

rmy f

aces

‘war

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nditi

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ver s

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ten.

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ise a

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flour

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onom

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last

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as b

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nific

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cept

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d an

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d ca

pita

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park

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ilita

ry p

ower

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reel

ing

from

lack

of m

oder

nisa

tion.

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ider

ing t

he on

erou

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k of d

efenc

epr

ocur

emen

t, th

e Mod

i Gov

ernm

ent f

orm

u-lat

ed th

e Def

ence

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cure

men

t Pro

cedu

re

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at fo

cuse

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plify

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boos

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itiat

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otin

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dige

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ign,

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elop-

men

t and

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ufac

turin

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men

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atfo

rms,

syste

ms a

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stem

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w p

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y gi

ves w

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tage

to In

dian

defe

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anuf

actu

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d se

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ence

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ncil

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urem

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mam

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ntra

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ee ye

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pro-

cure

tech

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perio

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stem

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r the

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ell a

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r the

Indi

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rd a

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eIn

dian

Arm

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ract

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cility

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitleyon Friday said the ongoing

global trade war may have cre-ated “initial instability”, butwill gradually open up oppor-tunities for India as a biggertrading and manufacturingbase.

Calling on businesses toadopt ethical practices, Jaitleysaid that entities should paytheir due share of taxes as theInsolvency and BankruptcyCode (IBC) will shut doors on‘fly-by-night’ operators.

Speaking at the annual ses-sion of PHD Chamber ofCommerce, Jaitley said someglobal trends do “adverselyaffect” India, but going aheadthey will open up avenues forthe country to grow faster.

“The trade war initiallycreated instability, but eventu-ally may open up greater mar-kets. They will open up Indiaas a bigger trading and manu-facturing base and, therefore,we must closely watch the sit-uation as to when the challengeturns into an opportunity,”

Jaitley said in his video con-ference address.

Experts say that the ongo-ing trade war between the USand China could make Indianproducts, like machinery, elec-trical equipment, vehicles andtransport parts, chemicals,plastics and rubber products,competitive in the US markets.

Jaitley said the rising oilprices, too, pose a challenge forthe economy, since India is anet importer of crude oil. Indiais 81 per cent dependent onimports to meet its oil needs.

India is the third-largestimporter of crude oil, and ris-ing international crude oilprices are inflating domestictransport fuel rates in a strongdemand environment. Brent,the benchmark for half ofworld’s oil, climbed to $80 perbarrel from $71 in the last fiveweeks.

“Not withstanding thesechallenges, I’m quite certainthat in the days and years tocome, there are great opportu-nities for India in order togrow,” the minister said.

Asking businesses to be

ethical in their practices, Jaitleysaid post the IBC, doors will beshut on “fly-by-night” opera-tors and those with ethicalpractices will find a muchgreater opportunity to contin-ue their businesses.

“While free trade is allowedthe emphasis also has to be onethics of the business. Thosewho should be paying taxesmust be paying taxes and thetaxpayers should not be bur-dened with those who evadetaxes. Therefore, one of themost ethical practices has to beto bring in those who evadetaxes within the tax net,” theMinister said.

The IBC, Jaitley said, hasimposed a new ethics onIndian businesses when youtake money from lenders youhave to service the debt, it can’tbe that the lenders spend sleep-less night after lending moneyto Indian businesses.

“It will pay to be ethical -that is the kind of culture weare trying to introduce and thatis the kind of culture Indianbusinesses should encourage,”he said.

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The Reserve Bank hasrestrained Bandhan

Bank from opening newbranches and also orderedfreezing of remunerationof its CEO ChandraShekhar Ghosh for notmeeting the licensingconditions, the newly-launched bank said onFriday.

The bank, on its part, saidit is taking steps to comply withlicensing condition to bringdown the shareholding of NonOperative Financial HoldingCompany (NOFHC) in thebank to 40 per cent.

“RBI has communicated tous that since the bank was notable to bring down the share-holding of NOFHC to 40 percent...General permission toopen new branches standswithdrawn and the bank canopen branches with priorapproval of RBI and the remu-neration of the MD & CEO ofthe Bank stands frozen at theexisting level, till furthernotice,” it said in filing to stockexchanges.

“The bank said it is takingsteps to comply with licensingcondition to bring down the

shareholding of NOFHC inthe Bank to 40 percent andshall continue to engage withRBI in this behalf,” BandhanBank said.

As per the bank’s website,it has 937 branches in parts ofthe country. The Bandhan, aMFI, was given conditionalapproval by the RBI for settingup universal bank in April2014. The bank operational in2015.

Headquartered in Kolkata,Bandhan, which started as amicro-finance company in2001, received banking licenceby Reserve Bank of India in2014.

Besides Bandhan, the RBIhad also given the bankinglicence to IDFC.

Bank’s shares closed at�565 apiece on BSE, down0.78 per cent.

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The Commerce Ministryon Friday said it has con-

st i tuted a High L evelAdvisory Group (HLAG) tolook into the challenges ema-nating from the currentglobal trade scenario andsuggest ways to boost thecountry’s goods and servicesexports.

The formation of the panelwas approved by commerceand industry minister SureshPrabhu, the ministry said in astatement.

“HLAG will consider waysfor boosting India’s share andimportance in global mer-chandise and services trade,managing pressing bilateraltrade relations and main-streaming new age policy mak-ing,” it said.

The panel will examinethe prevailing internationaltrade dynamics, the rising pro-tectionist tendencies, non-engagement by some coun-tries on outstanding tradenegotiation issues and theirinsistence on pursuing negoti-ating mandates.

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KIIT Deemed University hasmade an impressive debut

in The Times HigherEducation World UniversityRankings 2019. The TimesHigher Education global uni-versity rankings for 2019 —regarded as one of the mostprestigious — were publishedon September 26, 2018.

KIIT is just twenty years oldas an institution for profes-sional education (1997) and 14years old as a University (2004).But, despite being a very younguniversity, it has got a place inthis coveted and much awaitedranking, securing an impressiveposition of 1001+. It is the onlyself-financing University in theentire Eastern India to enter intothis ranking, which also features

IITs and NITs in Odisha. A fewwell-known and old deemeduniversities from south Indiahave found place in the report,while KIIT has got the samesuccess with similar position.

Expressing happiness overthe development, Prof. AchyutaSamanta, Founder, KIIT &KISS said, “This achievementhas been possible due to theblessings of the Almighty cou-pled with the hard work andrelentless efforts of the staff andstudents.” KIIT was started ina rented house with just �5000.Now, it has a global recognitionand is placed among the top1001+ universities of the world.“I congratulate all the staff, stu-dent and well wishers andhope they would keep up thegood work as sky is the limit”,he stated.

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Continuing its healthy recov-ery momentum for the

third-straight day, the rupee onFriday gained 11 paise to endat a one-week high of 72.48against the US dollar on sus-tained selling of the Americancurrency by exporters.

However, the domestic forthe week finished lower by 28paise, posting its fifth straightweekly loss.

Ongoing global trade warconcerns and surging globalcrude prices caused some dis-comfort for the rupee andrestricted the gains.

Heavy month-end dollardemand from importers alsoweighed on the forex front.

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Benchmark Sensex buckledunder selling pressure for

the third straight session Friday,capping off its worst month inover two-and-half years, asinvestors clamoured for theexit amid valuation and macrostability concerns.

The 30-share BSE indexslipped 97.03 points in see-sawtrade to close at 36,227.14,while the NSE Nifty dropped47.10 points to 10,930.45.

The Sensex has lost awhopping 2,417.93 points, or6.26 per cent, in September —its worst monthly show sinceFebruary 2016.

Sentiment remained weakon the back of a weak rupee,high crude oil prices and liq-uidity concerns, while investorswere also reluctant to makefresh bets ahead of RBI policymeeting next week, brokerssaid.

Selling took hold at thestart of October futures andoptions (F&O) series in thederivatives segment.

Both the key indicesrecorded their fourth straightweekly fall. The Sensex lost614.46 points, or 1.67 per cent

and the Nifty dropped 212.65points, or 1.91 per cent, thisweek.

Meanwhile, domesticinstitutional investors (DIIs)sold shares worth a net�186.69 crore, while foreignportfolio investors (FPIs)bought shares worth �552.44crore Thursday, according toprovisional data.

“Factors like heightenedvolatility of the money market,INR depreciation, increasedbond yield and selling by FIIs inthe emerging market triggeredcautiousness in the market.

“Mid and small-cap con-tinued to underperform whileshort covering in bankingstocks helped Bank Nifty toclose on a positive note.

“Investors are yet to gainconfidence to start bottomfishing due to lack of liquidity,margin funding and short sell-ing in the market,” said VinodNair, Head of Research, GeojitFinancial Services.

Selloff in the NBFC spacecontinued unabated, with PNBHousing Finance losing 4.46per cent, Indiabulls HousingFinance 8.91 per cent andDewan Housing Finance 5.08per cent.

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The first consignment ofnon-basmati rice (white

rice 5% broken) of 100 tonnesis to be shipped to China fromNagpur tomorrow. The con-signment will be received byChina National Cereals, Oilsand Foodstuffs Corporationwhich is one of China’s state-owned food processing hold-ing companies. After con-certed ef forts of the

Government of India, 19 ricemills and processing unitshave been registered forexport of non-basmati ricefrom India to China.

The protocol betweenGeneral Administration ofCustoms of the People’sRepublic of China and theDepartment of Agriculture,Cooperation and FarmersWelfare of the Republic ofIndia, was signed on June 9,2018 at Qingdao, China.

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New Delhi: BMW Motorrad, the premiummotorcycle arm of German luxury car makerBMW Group, on Friday launched all-new F750GS and F850 GS models in India, priced between

�11.95 lakh and �14.4 lakh (ex-showroom). The two models will be available as completely

Built-up Units and can be booked at BMWMotorrad dealerships from Friday onwards.BMW F750 GS is available in three variants in aprice range of �11.95 lakh and �13.4 lakh.Similarly, BMW F850 GS will also come in threevariants priced between �12.95 lakh and �14.4 lakh(all prices ex-showroom). “Both models featurethe powerful 2-cylinder in-line engine with a dis-placement of 853 cc,” the company added. The newGS models have ‘Rain’ and ‘Road’ riding modesto address individual rider requirements and arealso equipped with ABS and the ASC (automat-ic stability control) ensuring a high level of safe-ty, it added.

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Chinese tech giant Alibabaon Friday said it wasramping up its data cen-

tre infrastructure in India withits second ‘Availability Zone’ inMumbai as it expected strongdemand coming from enter-prises and startups in the country.

Alibaba Cloud is also sup-portive of data localisation —a key component of the draftrecommendations made byJustice BN Srikrishna on theprivacy laws in India.

“We (have) set up our firstZone in India earlier this year,and given the strong growth wehave seen in the past fewmonths, we are now launchingthe second one. While I will notbe able to comment on theinvestments made, I can tellyou India is a big commitmentfor us,” Alibaba Cloud IndiaGeneral Manager Alex Li told PTI.

He added that the compa-ny aims to onboard one lakhcustomers by March 2019.

Alibaba Cloud, whichcompetes against the likes ofAmazon Web Services (AWS),Google and Microsoft, countsnames like Oppo, Vivo, Paytm,DLF, Krazybee and Reliance

Entertainment among itsclients in India.

Asked about the proposedrules around data localisation,Li said the move would bene-fit the company.

“A mandate for data local-isation would help our busi-ness. We will respect the locallaw whenever it comes in. Weare ensuring that our cus-tomers get the best services andsecurity of the data is a keyfocus for us,” he said.

The issue of data localisa-tion has exposed a deep divideamongst the industry players.Many prominent US tradebodies whose members includetech giants like Amazon andMicrosoft are reportedly

opposing government’s plans to mandate storing of datalocally.

While Paytm (which isbacked by Alibaba) has been infavour of storing and process-ing critical data like paymentswithin India, Google’s stancehas been to allow free flow ofdata.

As such, India’s draft per-sonal data protection bill recog-nises privacy as a fundamentalright, and proposes “explicitconsent” for processing sensi-tive personal information likereligious or political belief,sexual orientation and bio-metric information. The draftbill, for which the governmentis seeking public suggestions bySeptember 30, also proposes torestrict and impose conditionson the cross-border transfer ofpersonal data.

Alibaba Cloud currentlyhas 50 availability zones across18 economic centres globally,with coverage extending acrossmainland China, Hong Kong,Singapore, Japan, Australia,the Middle East, Europe, Indiaand the US (East and WestCoast).

Li said Alibaba Cloud alsointended to train about 1,000sales and technology personnelin India by March 2019.

New Delhi (PTI): Germanluxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday launched theall-new version of E-Class All-Terrain in India, priced at `75lakh (ex-showroom). Themodel, which is BS VI compli-ant, comes with a four-cylinderdiesel engine that generates194 hp of power.

“Our strategy for the Indianmarket of launching more andmore products from our glob-al portfolio is very well receivedby our discerning customers,”Mercedes-Benz India ManagingDirector and CEO Roland

Folger said in a statement. With this launch, the com-

pany now had an array of E-Class variants from its globalportfolio available in India, he

added. The vehicle can achievea top speed if 231 km/hr. Itsrear seat backrest folds into a40:20:40 split allowing 1,820litres of storage.

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The higher customs dutyimposed on passenger car

radial tyres is unlikely to havea major impact on the Indiantyre industry, according tocredit ratings agency ICRA.

The government had onWednesday increased basiccustoms duty on import of pas-senger car radial (PCR) tyres,from 10 per cent to 15 per centeffective from September 27,2018. “ICRA expects the dutyhike to have no major impacton the Indian tyre industry,” thecredit ratings agency said in astatement.

Explaining the reasons,ICRA vice-president SrikumarK said, “The 500 bps rise in

customs duty on PCR tyreimports is unlikely to have amajor impact on the Indiantyre industry as PCR tyresimports account for less thanthree per cent of overall tyreindustry (in value) and meetonly (around) 13 per cent ofdomestic PCR demand.” Hefurther said the presence of freetrade agreements with majorcountries like China andThailand resulted in import oftyres at concessional rates.

ICRA said PCR tyresaccounted for 42 per cent oftotal tyre imports in FY2018,the share rising sharply in thelast one year as the impositionof anti-dumping-duty consid-erably brought down TBR tyreimports.

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New Delhi (PTI): Healthcare major Apollo HospitalsEnterprise on Friday said it had received shareholders’ nod toraise up to �500 crore through issuance of non-convertible deben-tures on a private placement basis.

The company was seeking approval from the shareholdersto “offer or invite subscriptions for secured/unsecured redeemablenon-convertible debentures, in one or more series/tranches, aggre-gating up to �5,000 million on a private placement basis,” ApolloHospitals said in a BSE filing.

A total of 99.94 per cent of the votes polled were in the favourof the resolution, it added. Shares of Apollo Hospitals Enterpriseon Friday closed at �1,050 per scrip on BSE, down 1.93 per centfrom its previous close.

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Canada’s parliament hasvoted unanimously to

effectively strip Myanmarleader Aung San Suu Kyi of herhonorary Canadian citizen-ship over the Rohingya crisis.

Ottawa had given the long-detained democracy advocateand Nobel laureate the rarehonour in 2007.

But her international rep-utation has become tarnished

by her refusal to call out theatrocities by her nation’s mili-tary against the RohingyaMuslims minority, whichOttawa last week declared agenocide.

“In 2007, the House ofCommons granted Aung SanSuu Kyi the status of honoraryCanadian citizen. Today, theHouse unanimously passed amotion to remove this status,”said Adam Austen, spokesmanfor Foreign Minister Chrystia

Freeland, on Thursday.A brutal military campaign

that started last year drovemore than 700,000 RohingyaMuslims from Myanmar intoneighboring Bangladesh, wherethey now live in crampedrefugee camps - fearful ofreturning to mainly BuddhistMyanmar despite a repatriationdeal.

Many have given accountsof extrajudicial killings, sexu-al violence and arson.

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President Donald Trump onFriday reaffirmed support

to his embattled SupremeCourt nominee BrettKavanaugh, and asked the sen-ators to confirm him, after agripping Senate hearing inwhich the judge dismissed theallegations of sexual assaultmade by a clinical psychologyprofessor as a “calculated andorchestrated political hit.”

Americans were glued totheir television sets for eighthours on Thursday as the his-toric hearing opened with anemotionally chocked ChristineBlasey Ford, 51, recountingthe 36 years old incident which“drastically altered her life”.

Asserting that she felt itwas her “civic duty” to share herstory, Ford said at the age of 15she was sexually assaulted byKavanaugh in 1982 at a party.Both of them were in highschool in suburban Marylandat that time.

A furious Kavanaugh, 53,denied the allegations in a pas-sionate defence.

“I categorically andunequivocally deny the allega-

tion by Dr Ford. I have neversexually assaulted anyone, notin high school, not in college,not ever. I am innocent of thischarge,” he said, repeatedlyfighting back tears.

“This whole two weekeffort has been a calculated andorchestrated political hit,fuelled with apparent pent-upanger about President Trumpand the 2016 election, fearthat has been unfairly stokedabout judicial record, revengeon behalf of the Clintons,” anaggressive Kavanaugh said in atirade directed at Democrats.

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Passengers were forced toswim for their lives Friday

when an airliner ditched into alagoon after missing the run-way on a remote Pacific islandand began sinking.

The Air Niugini Boeing737-800 was attempting to landat Weno airport in Micronesiabut ended up half submerged inChuuk lagoon after the accidenton Friday morning.

Within minutes, localsscrambled a flotilla of smallboats to pluck the 35 passengersand 12 crew from the water.

London: Britain’s BorisJohnson on Friday unveiled hisvision for Brexit as he urgedPrime Minister Theresa May topursue a “Super Canada” tradedeal, sparking renewed infight-ing among rulingConservatives ahead of theirannual party conference.

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Apowerful earthquake hitcentral Indonesia on

Friday, causing a tsunami thatslammed into a city on Sulawesiisland with officials saying thetremor had levelled “many”buildings. The shallow 7.5magnitude quake sparked ter-ror among locals who fled intothe streets and raced to high-er ground fearing tsunamiwaves.

The disaster agency brieflyissued a tsunami warningbefore lifting it. But dramaticvideo footage filmed from thetop floor of a parking ramp spi-ral in Palu, a city of 3,50,000nearly 80 kilometres from thequake’s epicentre, showed achurning wall of whitewatermow down several buildingsand inundate a large mosque.

Rahmat Triyono, head of theagency’s earthquake and tsuna-mi division, later confirmed thecity was struck by a freak wave.

People living hundreds ofkilometres from the epicentrereported feeling the massiveshake, hours after a smaller joltkilled at least one person in the

same part of the SoutheastAsian archipelago.

There were no immediatereports of deaths or injuriesafter the latest tremor, but itwas a higher magnitude than aseries of quakes that killedhundreds on the island ofLombok this summer.

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Bangladeshi Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina has criticised

Myanmar for failing to fulfil itscommitment to take backRohingya Muslim refugeeswho had f led to Bangladesh due to ethnic andreligious persecution in theirhome country.

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The Guard’s acting com-mander, Gen Hossein Salami,claimed in remarks broadcastFriday that the Saudis and theUAE “are trying to bring chaosinto Iran.”

Salami says: “Do not crossour red lines.”

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Do you remember the last time you went on a JungleSafari or to a National reserve park or a wildlife sanc-tuary and spot a tiger passing by or even resting in

its den? Hardly does that happen today, isn’t it?At the most,it is the pug marks that we encounter. As the studies haveshown, the majestic tiger is on the verge of extinction. Andthere could be no bigger evidence than the absence of tigerspotting. However, India’s national reserves and ecologistsare doing their bits to preserve this national animal.

Renowned conservation biologist and Tiger ecologist,Dr Raghu Chundawat launched his new research study onRanthambhore National Park at the TOFTigers WildlifeTourism Awards at the British High Commissioner’s res-idence called The value of Wildlife Tourism in RanthamboreTiger Reserve. The study, over 15 years since the threats ofextinction of the tiger had begun, touches upon differentaspects of tiger conservation.

The report spoke volumes about the finances involvedin the park and how the local community benefits fromthe same.

It highlighted how Ranthambore National Park hasbeen raising the number of tigers so that the total reachedclose to 70 spread across the restored area as well as cater-ing to the visitors every year without causing any recur-rent harm to the species.

The park earned around �19.7 crore in 2016- 2017which is more than what it has received from both the stateand the central government in the year which shows thatit is self-sufficient.

It also highlighted how wildlife tourism has changedits course in India over the years. However, as Chundawatpoints out, there is one problem associated with wildlifetourism in India which is that “wildlife tourism is not pro-moted well in the country.”

The study shows nature tourism as one of the UnitedNations Sustainable Development tools and that 70 per centof the jobs in the field are created from the surroundinglocal communities (90 per cent from the entire state of

Rajasthan) while 55 per cent of all tourism revenues staywithin the local area. The implications are many includ-ing the fallacy of the argument that nature tourism onlybenefits the rich and its visitors since it can ensure a nature-friendly neighbourhood on the borders of parks.

Chundawat feels that it is important to hold such eventsand initiatives to motivate wildlife tourism across the coun-try and even internationally, he says, “These are basicallycreated to promote good practices in wildlife tourism. Themore of these, the better it is as it creates more awareness.Currently there are only one or two such initiatives that Iknow of but there should be more. We should have respon-sible tourism which will encourage these events.”

The night also saw awards being given away to peo-ple who have contributed immensely to wildlife tourismand other conservation initiatives. Chundawat believes thatthese awards are important. “Why shouldn’t they be award-ed? They definitely should be. They put up in ecological-ly sensitive areas to encourage other properties to be moreresponsible, develop sustainable tourism with a lighter car-bon foot print. We want to encourage them. The resortsare very ethical in terms of conservation. That’s why wegive the award to only those people and expect that theindustry will promote such causes in order to make encour-age others to start following it. Internationally, it creates amarket and works on a global platform.”

Chundawat says, “The change is happening very slow-ly. In India people are complicated and think twice abouteverything so it’s not very easy to move forward. There arediverse perspectives but we need to take everybody togeth-er. It’ll take time but things are moving in the right direc-tion though at their own pace.”

In order to increase such initiatives he says a numberof steps need to be taken. “We have a huge potential andto utilise it properly we need to work on an alternativemodel. We are dependent on an exclusionary model where6 per cent of the forest areas are included and more than90 per cent tiger habitats are excluded. We cannot createevery area as a tiger habitat or protected area for tigers andthrow everybody out of their homes. We need an inclu-sionary model where the surrounding communities areinvolved. We need different conservation models. Weshould have hundreds of conservation models to ensurethat at least half of them will work. And then we can decidewhich is the best one to use repeatedly. We need alterna-tives as one model might not be successful. With alterna-tives you have different options on which you can work.If plan A doesn’t work, plan B will.”

Well, Chundawat’s driving force towards such immenseinitiatives is the great Indian tiger. He tells us, “Tiger is nowfound only in 6 per cent of their original habitats. The num-ber has reduced drastically. The range restrictions is thefirst sign of extinction. Our attempt should be to increasethe range. Tigers should occupy all the areas. Without tiger-friendly communities tigers cannot survive. This is whatdrives me wake up every morning to head to the jungle.”

He applauds at the achievement stating, “This is a greatconservation success story. Tigers are doing really well, andtourism is positively benefitting in ensuring it. Unlike theusual negative perception of tourism, it is infact an impor-tant conservation tool, creating funds for park protection,generating sustainable jobs and new livelihood opportu-nity, raising living, health and educational standards anddecreasing forest dependency and best of all — not harm-ing tigers. Well done, Ranthambhore.”

Love stories that feature new com-ers have been a regular fixture inBollywood since forever. Many

have made big banner debuts andthen gone on to eventually join thesuperstar lists. After director ShashankKhaitan’s Dhadak, which introducedtwo new faces, Aayush Sharma andWarina Hussain are the next set of newkids on the block as they debut withnewcomer director Abhiraj Minawal’sLoveyatri.

Debuting under the Salman Khanbanner might have raised expecta-tions for Aayush but he believes that he“is too new for it,” as he doesn’t see him-self as an actor, but rather “an entertain-er.” He says, “I can call myself an actormaybe after 20 years when I’ve haddone some successful films and havebeen acclaimed as one. Right now I’mjust a student.”

Coming from an affluent politicalfamily, Aayush never thought of follow-ing his father’s footsteps as he says,“With time, I have realised that in pol-itics you need to serve peo-ple as my father and grand-father have done foryears. They were notknown for being goodorators but for the kindof work that theydid for people. Irespect them alot. But a legacysometimes alsoinhibits you, asI feel that Idon’t have anyfresh ideas.W h e n e v e rsomeone askedme about theways to bringabout a changein the country, Icould never fig-ure out how todo it even thoughI did feel the needfor it.”

Even thoughhe is SalmanKhan’s brother-in-law, Aayush feelsthat it is “only workthat can set himapart.”

While Warinais an outsider,Aayush too doesn’tcount himself as amember of theB o l l y w o dindustry. “I’man outsider too.I do have a con-nection but Ithink connectionscan’t do anything.They can help youwith the publicityand promotions buton a Friday whenthe audience goesinto the theatre, thedecision lies withthem. There arealways pros andcons. That’s why it’scommendable forall actors who don’thave a family histo-ry in Bollywoodand still made ahuge mark.”

He feels thatthere is still a lotmore “to do, learn,and to experience.This is my firstattempt at boxoffice so that createsa lot of fear.”

While he “ran-domly” landed the role into the film, forWarina it was a lot of hard work thathas paid off. She says, “I began mycareer six years ago from a small base-ment in Malviya Nagar in Delhi whenI started modelling. Initially, I startedworking as a sales girl in a designerboutique because I wanted to pursuefashion designing. However, it didn’twork out. Eventually I did my first port-

folio, travelled to Mumbai, gave audi-tions and decided to grow in the lineand started looking for more work. Thiswas despite the fact that my mother wasagainst modelling as we are fromAfghanistan and our culture is very dif-ferent. Being a single child made it eventougher to make my parents agree. Butas she became accustomed with theindustry with time, she built a trust.Now she is supportive.”

Being an outsider, Warina facedmany difficulties to bag a lead role. Butnow she calls India her home as theactress loves everything about thecountry. “I was alone and did not knowanybody and how and where to begin.I started from the scratch without anyguidance. In fact, shifting to Mumbaiwas also one of the biggest challengesas you don’t easily find apartments. Igot to know about auditions when I gotin touch with random people andfound contacts.”

Warina feels that being an outsiderhad its share of difficulties in getting abreak. “I am completely new and did-n’t have any contacts. But I would saythat its equally hard for everybody. I feltthat its a glamorous world and all aboutentertainment, acting and creativity.But there’s a lot of hard work. The audi-ence judges a film within two hours butour blood, sweat and tears are involved.If you are from within the industry, youdon’t have to go looking for work orauditions daily. They come easily toyou. But the amount of hard work isequal. While I a complete outsider,Aayush isn’t as much. But we weregiven the same opportunity by the sameperson, Salman. But what one does with

the opportunity mattersbecause there have been out-siders who were superstarsand also some actors fromfilmy background who could-n’t make it to the mark as

well.”She recalls her

multiple audi-tions and onerandom day shereceived a mes-sage sayingthat, “I haveto send ashort intro-duction to anapp cal led

‘being in touch.’After a month, I

got a call fromMukesh Chawla.They sent me

scripts to preparefor auditions. Wehad multiple read-ings and had ascreen test. It wasquick, lovely and mylife suddenly shiftedgear.”

As the actresshails fromAfghanistan, manymight wonder ifshe can get herHindi dictionright. But as shesays, “My motherhas been a hugefan of Hindimovies as she is ac o m p l e t eBollywood buff.Plus, half of theAfghani popula-tion knows Hindi.

After coming toIndia, we became

more fluent in the lan-guage. I worked on itfor about two monthsfor the film.”

As both the youngstars point out,Salman Khan has beenindeed a mentor tothem. Warina says,“Working withSalman Khan in sucha film is the best debutany newcomer couldask for. He has alwaysstood there for us.”

Aayush says thatin order to make thefilm authentic andbring in the culture ofGujarat, “We learntgarba from ground up.

We spent a lot of timeunderstanding how Gujaratis feel aboutthe festival and learnt about their cul-ture.”

Warina has been an avid travellerbut she adores three Bollywood divas,“Madhuri Dixit, Rekha and Sridevi.They are legends.”

(The film is slated to hit the screenson October 5.)

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Days after actress Tanushree Dutta’s sex-ual harassment allegations against

veteran actor Nana Patekar created awhirlwind, a gamut of stars like PriyankaChopra, Farhan Akhtar, Vir Das andAnurag Kashyap have spoken out strong-ly in support of the former beauty queenand a safer working environment forwomen.

Tanushree had first raised the allega-tion against the actor in 2008. She broughtthe spotlight once again on her unpleasantexperience of working with Nana duringthe shooting of Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss, in arecent interview.

Nana, 67, denied all allegations andsaid: “What can I do about what one says?You tell me. What does it mean by sexualharassment.”

While veteran actor Amitabh Bachchanchose to steer clear from commenting onthe controversy, drawing flak from thesocial media world, a string of celebritiesraised their voice.

Here’s what celebrities wrote:Priyanka Chopra wrote, “The world

needs to believe survivors.”Farhan Akhtar, who has launched a

social campaign Men Against Rape andDiscrimination (MARD) in 2013, retweet-ed a string of posts by an eyewitness about

the details of Tanushree’s ordeal.“This thread is very telling. Janice

(Janice Sequeira, who at that time was witha news channel) was there at the time ofthe incident being debated today. Evenwhen Tanushree Dutta had career concernsto keep quiet 10 years ago, she did not. Andher story has not changed now. Hercourage should be admired, not her inten-tion questioned,” Farhan said.

Actress Richa Chadha wrote: “It hurtsto be Tanushree Dutta right now. To bealone, questioned. No woman wants pub-licity that opens the floodgates of trollingand insensitivity. What happened to her onset was intimidation. Her only fault was shedid not back down — (that) takes a spe-cial courage to be Tanushree Dutta.”

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta tweeted:“India in general does not have a conducivework environment. Mental harassment,abuse and predatorial behaviour by peoplein positions of power are prevalent and con-sidered perks of being in power. Years ofoppression and colonial rule have perma-nently altered our DNA.”

Several celebrities reference Sequeira’sTwitter thread in which she recalled theincident as a cub reporter in Mumbai adecade ago.

“Some incidents that take place even

a decade ago remain fresh in your mem-ory. What happened with Tanushree is onesuch incident,” she wrote, before narratingher side of the story.

Actress Swara Bhasker shared herpost, and wrote: “This is a long thread, butone that must be read...lots of clues here asto why Bollywood’s #MeToo moment is sofar away. Because we don’t want to hearthese voices.”

Producer-author Twinkle Khanna alsoshared Sequeira’s posts and tweeted: “Please

read this thread before judging or sham-ing Tanushree Dutta — a working environ-ment without harassment and intimidationis a fundamental right and by speaking upthis brave woman helps pave the waytowards that very goal for all of us!”

Actress Parineeti Chopra wrote:“Survivors are survivors because they havedealt with something and come out on theother side. So believe them, respect them.”

Urging Twitterati to read Sequeira’sthread, Konkona Sen Sharma wrote: “Weall know the reality of the power imbalancethat exists in the workplace. Let us encour-age these voices instead of shaming themso that others may have the strength tocome forward.”

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has alsoraised his voice and said “People shouldstop the questioning of intention ofTanushree Dutta because there is a witnessaccount of what happened.”

Comedian-actor Vir Das wrote: “Formen, a big part of the #MeToo movementis listening to women tell their story.Supporting them with belief. TanushreeDutta is telling hers. Be a good man, shutyour mouth, and listen to it. There are manymany more like it in our industry. And theydeserve to be heard. An actor’s profession-al choices should not dictate how they gettreated in the work place. All work placesmust be safe and fair. If you’re bringing upan actor’s filmography to justify the harass-ment they faced. You are a piece of sh*t,”he added.

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Cosmopolitan consumers seeknovelty everywhere now. Withlarger disposable incomes, mil-

lennials and Gen X-ers can go bungeejumping one weekend and bar-hoppingthe other.

Even with food, consumers wantan entire sensory experience instead ofjust going for a meal to a nice restau-rant, which has given rise to compa-nies that curate such experienceswhich give the consumer somethingextra to look forward to.

Food Talk India’s founders, ShuchirSuri and Anjali Batra, conducted anevent called the Gin Explorers’ Club toacquaint the city with alcohol which

was spread overmultiple days. Thetheme for twoevenings wasbotanical wonder-land. From thedecor theme to thekind of gins avail-able, they show-cased an array ofbotanicals andflavours all underone roof.

“We curateimmersive foodand drink experi-ences that elevateyour regular dining

experience. From the food on yourplate to the presentation to the peopleyou are dining with — attention is paidto even the minutest detail — some-thing that a restaurant or bar will notbe able to focus on. And that is whereour expertise comes in,” said Batra andSuri.

For the festival, they had seven ginsfrom across the globe, classic Londondry gin like Bombay Sapphire,Tanqueray, Beefeater to the newWestern style gins like Monkey 47,Tanqueray 10 and Caorunn.

“From citrus forward gins to fruityones and then the complex profiles likea Monkey 47 —with an interesting bal-ance of 47 different botanicals, therewere many flavours to experimentwith,” they said.

For customers, what makes suchevents even more exciting is that theyare here today, gone tomorrow.

“They are only accessible for a lim-ited period of time and that’s whatmakes them exciting. Also with a pop-up, chefs and mixologists get to exper-iment a lot, so you expect the unex-pected when you walk into one,” theysaid.

They try to get gin lovers andenthusiasts alike in attendance, as wellas those that are new or never beenexposed to gin. For the gin drinker, itis a place to explore new brands, find

their gin of preference and develop aconnection. For the rest — it’s a placeto experiment, taste and understand aspirit of the rarest kind.

India and the world over, gininfusions are making a major space foritself. Bars across the country are tin-kering with the alcohol to give it theirown take. Gin infusions are a big and

rapidly growing trend across restau-rants and bars nowadays. Walk into atrendy restaurant or bar, you willmost likely find a special section on themenu with Gin cocktails and infusions.

“What we have been noticing(and loving) is that a lot of these placesare doing infusions based on the over-all concept of the place. Be it infusionsusing seasonal local produce or usinginnovative techniques like sous videinfusions and so on. It’s really excitingto see the things that are happening outthere. India is moving massivelytowards gourmet infusions. Cocktailsare the new cuisine,” they said. Not justinfusions, craft gins are also makingheadway and they are here to stay.

“Craft gin is not a fad, it's a styleof gin and is definitely here to stay. Overthe past few years, a new category ofgin called the New Western Style orCraft Gin has grown massively wherethe focus has moved from Juniper for-ward to now focusing on botanicals.Craft distillers handcraft their gins,know each and every botanical thatgoes into the product and what pur-pose it serves, are passionate andinnovative in the way they approachgin,” they said.

While India still remains a lover ofwhisky and beer, other drinks likevodka, gin and tequila are making theirpresence felt and how.

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Artworks can create a certain connectionwith distant lands and times. Hundred

years from now, someone will look at a pieceof art from this era, and will be amazed athow someone’s work from 2018 couldexpress what they are feeling in 2118. It’s cer-tainly transcendent how artwork can unifytime and space. Manir Mrittik’s photographytries to reflect on that by unifying locationsfrom the present day with images of the past.He brings an aesthetically moving mix ofrealism and surrealism in his works titled InThe Realm of Ambivalence.

Manir says that he’s interested in explor-ing beauty in human life. He believes that dig-ital cameras usually capture only the visiblelight for regular photography, but he wish-es to do something more like capture ultra-violet, infrared or full spectrum light.

There is no real line that separates usfrom nature. We were born from it. He adds,“Strangely, everyone neglects that link. Thelines and contour of human body tell a storyof their own. Sometimes, they are like thepieces of an organic puzzle that fits togeth-er perfectly and then there are times theycarry only half a meaning individually, butthe full significance comes into view whenthey join their reflections. My show is anattempt to bring back focus to those lines. So,the idea is to work on the relationshipbetween the body and soul, physical and spir-itual thought processes within me.”

The artist who hails from Bangladesh, isquite interested in the aura of Western art andclassical paintings. His relationship with artbegan at a very young age. Then, portraitswere the most common practices and that’swhere he came across the idea of how anartist captures so much more of the charac-

ter in the portrait than justthe face.

Manir says, “This con-sciousness is what gaverise to the belief that anartwork must not be lim-ited by the dimensions inwhich it has been created,it is independent of themedium. I decided to pur-sue painting right aftercompleting Intermediatedegree. It was years later,after my post-graduationthat I was introduced tophotography as an artpractice. It wasn’t longafter that, computers anddigital media paved wayfor my ideas to takewings.”

He believes that timespent running after plea-sure and instant gratification have numbedthe soul of every individual. “We have trad-ed simplicity for complexity, clean air forsmog and machines for spirit. We have cor-

rupted the soil we tread,the air we breathe andthe water we drink. Theconsequences are herenow, cutting holes intothe environment thatsurrounds us. We needto re-establish the linkwith nature,” says Manir.

Art has always beena form of expression ofthe unseen and theunheard. “It’s a mediumof translating the multi-dimensional languageof life into a two-dimen-sional plane by inter-twining my thoughtsand reality,” he adds.

The artist believesthat one cannot simplyclassify their art as per-sonal or public. He

speaks on behalf of every artist when he saysthat an artist’s work is a reflection of their souland identity .

The exhibition is on view till October 20.

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Former champions ATK andtwo-time runners-up KeralaBlasters FC will look to renew

their rivalry when they face-off in theopening match of the Indian SuperLeague (ISL) football tournamenthere on Saturday.

The fifth season of ISL will wit-ness high-octane action as 10 eliteteams compete for the coveted title.The I-League 2017-18 which con-cluded in March was the last com-petitive football tournament in thecountry.

The ISL-V is expected to be thelongest, spanning over six monthswith three breaks — two FIFA win-dows (in October and November)and one for India's preparatorycamp for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Both ATK and Kerala struggledto hit the ground running last sea-son, with ATK faring worse than thetwo, finishing a nightmarish nine outof 10 teams and saw three coaches atthe helm.

The Kochi-based side alsoendured a poor start last season thatsaw the removal of coach ReneMuelensteen and former Englandgoalkeeper David James being hand-ed the baton.

There were some glimpses ofresurgence under their former mar-quee player but it was a little too lateto make the playoffs, as they endedup at sixth.

Both the teams have a healthyrivalry with ATK in a 5-1 win-lossrecord from 10 exchanges, includingtwo in the 2014 and 2016 finals.

Former Kerala Blasters FC coachSteve Coppell, who has a consistenttrack record in the ISL, will now sitin the hot seat of ATK.

As Kerala coach, Coppell's teamlost to ATK in the penalties in the2016 final. Under him, debutantsJamshedpur FC missed out on a play-off spot by a whisker last season.

"I am eagerly waiting for the startof the tournament. We have had a

fruitful preseason in Spain where wegot our chance to test all our playersand now it is time to prove our met-tle on the stage that matters," Coppellsaid.

ATK have made their intentionsclear by roping in several big names,both Indian and overseas, to bolstertheir squad.

Six of their seven foreign playershave prior experience of playing inthe ISL including former BengaluruFC defender John Johnson.

Captain Manuel Lanzarote wasone of the best playmakers in theleague last season for FC Goa clock-ing well over 1500 minutes with 13goals and six assists.

The attacking lineup will haveNigerian Kalu Uche, who was the

third highest goal scorer in ISL lastyear and Brazilian Everton Santos.

ATK have retained 30-year-oldEnglish centre back John Johnson,who has a good understanding ofIndian conditions having spent fiveseasons at Bengaluru FC beforeswitching to ATK in 2017.

Of the 19 Indians in the squad,ATK have retained six from thefourth season — Debjit Majumdar,Prabir Das, Eugenson Lyngdoh,Jayesh Rane, Komal Thatal andHitesh Sharma.

Among the Indians, all eyes will

be on Indian star midfielderEugeneson Lyngdoh.

ATK had a fruitful preseason inSpain and won two out of their threepractice matches.

For the yellow brigade fromKerala, this will be the first seasonfor the team without their starowner Sachin Tendulkar.

The cricket legend has sold offhis 20 per cent stakes in the team andthey will seek a fresh identity in theirbid for the elusive title.

Kerala boast of a strong defencewith foreigner duo of Cyril Kali andNemanja Lakic-Pesic along withnational team's Sandesh Jhinganand Anas Edathodika in the teamand it will be an interesting battlewith ATK's star attacking line-up.

Kerala have also signed the likesof Zakeer Mundampara, HalicharanNarzary and Seiminlen Doungelwho will provide width and pace tothe team while going forward thisseason.

The central midfield position, onthe other hand, may be a cause ofconcern for James as they do nothave an Indian name of repute inthat crucial area.

The spotlight of the fifth seasonwill be on Jamshedpur who havesigned the Socceroos legend TimCahill.

The 38-year-old Australianrecord goalscorer has announced hisinternational retirement after play-ing in Russia World Cup this yearbut is not ready to hang up his bootscompletely just yet.

"With three Asian Cup and fourWorld Cup appearances, I would liketo contribute on the park as muchas off it," Cahill, who scored 50 goalsfor Australia in a career spanning 14years, said.

"I take great pride in playing andtraining. I would look to add morevalue than just be a marquee sign-ing."

Other notable names includeformer Portuguese internationalPaulo Machado who will be playingfor Mumbai City FC and Venezuelanstriker Miku, playing his second sea-son for Bengaluru FC.

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Diego Simeone described Atletico Madrid'ssluggish start to the season as a wake-up

call but it was Real Madrid's nightmare in Sevillethat threw a whole new complexion onSaturday's city derby.

Atletico were seven pointsadrift of the top of La Liga afterdrawing to Eibar two weeks ago,and it was not out of the questiontheir rivals were loading up fora knock-out blow at the SantiagoBernabeu this weekend.

'Atleti' were staring at the possibili-ty of a double-digit deficit which, evenas early as October, would have been abig gap to close.

"This is a wake-up call," Simeone saidat the time. "It is the best thing that can hap-pen to us."

But after back-to-back wins Atletico comeinto Saturday's game just two points behindBarcelona, who top the table on goal difference,and Real — who drew away at Athletic Bilbaobefore being hammered 3-0 by Sevilla onWednesday.

"We are getting used to winning again," saidAtletico's Filipe Luis, while Angel Correaadded: "This is the Atletico we want."

Some had put a linethrough Atletico a monthago but they will moveabove Real with a win —and could even go top if

Barca's dip continues at home to Bilbao.What is clear is that neither Barcelona

nor Real Madrid were as formidable astheir early form suggested, while Atletiwere perhaps undersold by their lum-

bering out of the blocks.All three have shown they are fallible.Real were torn apart in 39 first-half min-

utes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, whichmight have been marked down as a one-offwere it not for Sevilla capitalising on the samecounter-attacks Espanyol had attempted theweek before, but failed to exploit.

Atleti have also been wasteful up front.Antoine Griezmann has been indecisive, andDiego Costa is without a league goal sinceFebruary.

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Jose Mourinho's astonishing feudwith Paul Pogba will take another

twist when Manchester United's war-ring duo head to West Ham, whileChelsea's Eden Hazard bids to inflictmore misery on Liverpool.

On any other weekend, theshowdown between Premier Leagueleaders Liverpool and title rivalsChelsea at Stamford Bridge would bethe centre of attention.

But United manager Mourinhois embroiled in a clash of egos withFrance midfielder Pogba that threat-ens to derail his side's season.

Mourinho and Pogba werefilmed in a heated discussion atUnited's training ground onWednesday, just 24 hoursafter the World Cup winnerwas told he would no longerbe the team's vice-captain.

The volatile Pogba report-edly infuriated Mourinho by makingit clear he wants to join Barcelona andpoured fuel on the fire when he crit-icised the manager's cautious tacticsin last weekend's draw with Wolves.

Against that tense backdrop, the

announcement of United's team-sheet at West Ham on Saturday willbe eagerly awaited to see whetherPogba will be recalled or be consigned

to exile.Once the latest chapter of

Mourinho's row with Pogba isout of the way in east London,all eyes will turn to the westside of the capital where

Chelsea star Hazard plans toaims repeat his midweek hero-

ics against Liverpool.Belgium playmaker Hazard came

off the bench to knock Liverpool outof the League Cup with a superb solostrike at Anfield on Wednesday.

Hazard's stunning late goal

capped Chelsea's come from behind2-1 victory, making them the firstteam to stop Liverpool winning thisseason.

That drama finale set the stagefor Saturday's rematch at the Bridge,where Liverpool will put their six-match winning run in the league onthe line against unbeaten Chelsea,who are two points behind in thirdplace.

If Chelsea are to deal anotherblow to the Reds, they will surely needanother memorable contributionfrom Hazard.

With five goals in his first sixleague games, Hazard has started theseason in fine form, promptingChelsea team-mate Ross Barkley tohail him as the world's best.

Liverpool have failed to wintheir last four meetings with Chelseaand a victory over Maurizio Sarri'steam would be a major statement ofintent as they chase a first English titlesince 1990.

Like Sarri, Reds boss JurgenKlopp made eight changes in theLeague Cup tie, but insisted it was stilla valuable lesson ahead of the moreimportant match this weekend.

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Carlo Ancelotti faces his first big testof Napoli's title ambitions this season

as he heads north to his former clubJuventus on Saturday in a top-of-the-tableclash which could allow them to pull levelwith the champions.

Ancelotti's side are three pointsbehind Juventus who have a 100 percentrecord after six games.

Ancelotti — who coachedJuventus from 1999 to 2001 beforeleaving for AC Milan where hemade his name during a trophy-laden eight years - took over fromMaurizio Sarri at the end of last sea-son.

And he has been stamping hismark on the post-Sarri team with just onedefeat — a 3-0 loss to Sampdoria — inhis first campaign in Italy since 2009.

"I chose to come to Napolibecause of the passion in the cityand the project of the club. We aretrying to change something andit's working pretty well," saidAncelotti as the club target a firsttitle since the days of Diego

Maradona back in 1990.Despite statistics favouring the cham-

pions, Napoli came out on top in the

Allianz Stadium last April with a last-gaspKalidou Koulibaly header ensuring a 1-0 win which threw the Scudetto title raceopen.

Juventus went on to win for the sev-enth straight year.

It will be the 145th meeting betweenthe two sides, and 73rd in Turin, with thehosts having 44 wins, to just eight forNapoli.

"Head-to-head clashes are alwayscomplicated," said Juventus coachMassimiliano Allegri.

"This time there will be Ancelottiwho has transmitted his great serenity tothe team and everyone is benefiting. Yes,they are our rivals right now."

Ancelotti has been rotating his squadahead of the Juventus game and nextweek's Champions League clash againstLiverpool with nine changes made for the3-0 win midweek over Parma.

But he is counting on Lorenzo

Insigne to continue his fine form with fivegoals this season.

"Insigne is in tremendous form andI think we need to make the most of thatright now," said Ancelotti.

Also, Saturday night derby fever hitsRome with As Roma and Lazio goinghead-to-head at the Stadio Olimpiciowith contrasting fortunes.

Simone Inzaghi's Lazio, who losttheir opening two games to Juventus andNapoli, can head confidently into thegame on a four-game league winningstreak.

While, Inter Milan head to Cagliarion Saturday ahead of next week'sChampions League game at PSVEindhoven.

Coach Gennaro Gattuso is underpressure as AC Milan travel to Sassuolochasing just their second win of the sea-son after slumping to 13th after three con-secutive stalemates.

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India's unorthodox spin duo of KuldeepYadav and Kedar Jadhav wreaked havocafter opener Liton Das's fine hundred

as Bangladesh were bowled out for a mod-est 222 in the final of the Asia Cup here onFriday.

An injury-ravaged Bangladesh made aflying start, courtesy Liton's maiden ODIhundred (121 off 117 balls), as he added120 runs with fellow opener Mehidy

Hasan Miraz (32).Just when it looked like Bangladesh

would make a match of it, things wentdownhill as India's tiny neighbours sufferedan all-too-familiar batting collapse, losing10 wickets for 102 runs. The innings last-ed 48.3 overs.

Chinaman Kuldeep's 3 for 45 was wellcomplemented by Kedar's 2/41 in nineovers of unconventional off-breaks, asBangladesh frittered away the initiative withpoor shot selection.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's smart work

behind the stumps also played its part asmuch as Ravindra Jadeja's electric fieldinginside the 30-yard circle.

Promoting lower-order batsman Mirazas opener was a masterstroke by skipperMashrafe Mortaza, who wanted to preservehis regular opener Imrul Kayes andSoumya Sarkar.

Miraz did his job perfectly by droppinganchor as Liton hit a flurry of boundariesoff Jasprit Bumrah (1/39) and BhuvneshwarKumar. Anything on his legs was dis-patched to the boundary.

When Yuzvendra Chahal (1/31 in 8overs) was introduced, he was hit over deepmid-wicket for a six, as India found it dif-ficult to get a breakthrough.

However, things changed once Mirazwas caught by Ambati Rayudu in the coverregion off Kedar's bowling.

The moment Kedar started bowling hisside-arm off-breaks, Bangladesh couldn'tforce the pace as he mixed his deliverieswell. He bowled an impressive 28 dot balls.

Imrul Kayes (2) was adjudged leg-before off Chahal and the in-form

Mushfiqur Rahim (2) pulled a rank half-tracker from Kedar straight into the deepmid-wicket's hands.

From 120 for no loss, Bangladeshslumped to 137 for three and things wentfrom bad to worse from thereon.

Mohammed Mithun (2) was the nextto go. Jadeja dived full stretched to stop acover drive from Liton and then threw theball back to the non-striker's end afterwatching Mithun halfway down the pitch.

Mahmudullah (4) played across theline off Kuldeep and Bumrah took a well-

judged catch at the deep mid-wicketboundary.

Liton, who carried manfully by hitting12 boundaries and two sixes, was finallystumped by a hair's breadth when hemissed Kuldeep's wrong 'un.

While Liton was stumped while play-ing a defensive stroke, skipper Mashrafejumped out to try a wild heave, only to missKuldeep's googly and get stumped byDhoni.

In the end, what promised to be a scorein excess of 275 was brought down to 222.

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Saina Nehwal went down fightingagainst former world champion

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the quar-terfinals to draw curtains on India's cam-paign at the Korea Open World TourSuper 500 tournament here on Friday.

The fifth-seeded Indian squanderedfour match points to go down 21-15, 15-21, 20-22 to the third-seeded Okuhara ina match that lasted almost an hour. It wasSaina's third successive defeat to theJapanese.

Going into the match with an overall6-3 head-to-head count against Okuhara,Saina took time to get into the groove asOkuhra led 3-0 early on.

The Indian slowly clawed back at 6-6 before grabbing a slender 11-10 advan-tage at the first break.

After the interval, Saina continued to

move ahead and reeled off five straightpoints at 15-12 to gain eight game pointsand soon pocketed the opening game.

In the second game, Okuhara againopened a 4-1 lead. She made it 6-6 but the

Japanese broke off at 8-8 to make it 14-9and then made rapid progress to roar backinto the contest.

Saina stepped up in the decider,managing a 4-1 lead this time but Okuharakept snapping at her heels, reducing themargin to 10-11 at the breather.

After the break, Saina produced fivepoints on the trot to make it 16-10 andthen grabbed four match points at 20-16.

But the Japanese dynamo showed herfighting spirit as she reeled off six pointson the trot to surpass Saina and seal thematch.

Saina had reached the final of theIndonesia Masters in January and the onlytournament she won this year was theCommonwealth Games in April, beatingcompatriot P V Sindhu in the final at GoldCoast.

She also won a Bronze at the 18thAsian Games.

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Veteran Gautam Gambhircontinued his dream run in

the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a

career-best 151 off 104 balls asDelhi made short work ofKerala, winning the Group Bencounter by a whopping 165-run margin here on Friday.

In the twilight of his careerand two weeks shy of his 37thbirthday, Gambhir smashed his21st List A hundred that had 18fours and four huge sixes.

Gambhir has now scored298 run in four games with acentury and a half century.

With Unmukt Chand (69off 88 balls) and Dhruv Shorey

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Denied adequate prepara-tion time in India, the

West Indies would look toutilise all their resources whenthey take on Board President'sXI in the only warm-upmatch, a two-day affair, start-ing here on Saturday, ahead ofthe two-Test series.

The West Indies team wasinitially scheduled to reachIndia on September 10 butlanded here only lastWednesday ahead of theirtour that includes two Tests,five ODIs and three T20Is.

The Caribbean cricketerswere forced to train at the ICC

Global Academy in Dubaiprior to the series againstIndia, after the BCCIexpressed its inability to pro-vide them with required facil-ities due to the ongoingdomestic season.

Their preparation notideal, the visitors would beeyeing to get into the businessstraight away and use thetwo-day game to full use to getacclimatised with the Indianconditions.

West Indies will begintheir India tour with the firstTest scheduled at theSaurashtra CricketAssociation Stadium in Rajkoton October 4, followed by the

second and final Test startingOctober 12 in Hyderabad.

The tourists will miss theservices of Kemar Roach inthe warm-up match as thepacer had left for Barbadosfollowing the death of hisgrandmother and will rejointhe squad after her funeral.

The 13-men BoardPresident's XI will be led bymiddle-order batsman KarunNair, who was benchedthroughout India's Test tour ofEngland.

Besides, the BP XI willalso have Hanuma Vihari,who made a fifty and a duckon debut in the fifth Testagainst England and Prithvi

Shaw, who was also called upfor the final two Tests inEngland but did not get agame.

Prolific runner scorer indomestic cricket, MayankAgarwal, Shreyas Iyer andAnkit Bawne will form astrong batting line-up for thehome team.

The bowling attack will beled by Kerala's Basil Thampi,and will have inexperiencedcampaigners l ike UttarPradesh left-arm spinnerSaurabh Kumar, Tamil Nadupacer K Vignesh, MadhyaPradesh's Avesh Khan,Bengal's Ishan Porel besidesall-rounder Jalaj Saxena.

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(99 no off 69 balls) also makinghandsome contributions, Delhiscored a mammoth 392/3 andthen restricted Kerala to 227 for8 in 50 overs.

Left-arm spinner PawanNegi (3/41) was the most suc-cessful bowler for Delhi whileNavdeep Saini and Nitish Ranaalso picked up a couple of wick-ets.

However the day belongedto Gambhir, who took thedepleted Kerala attack to clean-ers.

Gambhir was fluent on bothsides off the wicket as he pep-pered the off-side field withmonotonic regularity.

He completed his hundredoff 74 balls and once Chand wasgone, he added added 123 runsin just over 14 overs with DhruvShorey before getting retiredafter having completed his 150.

Elsewher in Bengaluru,Mumbai continued its winningstreak after they defeated Punjabby 43 runs in an Elite Group Amatch.

Asked to bat, opener JayBista top-scored for the domes-tic giants with a patient 68 off 75balls.

Courtesy his knock,Mumbai managed to put 245 onthe board in 49 overs.

Akhil Herwadkar (32), onedown Siddesh Lad (35) andexperienced Surya Kumar Yadav(31) got desired starts but wereunable to convert them to bigscores as Punjab bowlers struckat regular intervals.

For Punjab, Manpreet SinghGrewal (2-28), MayankMarkande (2-25) and MandeepSingh (2-40) were among thewickets.

Mumbai bowlers, who cameout all guns blazing, bundled outPunjab for 202, with pacersDhawal Kulkarni (3-18) andThakur (3-53) doing the bulk ofthe damage.

For Punjab, battersShubman Gill (40), AnmolpreetSingh (35), Mandeep Singh (32)and Yuvraj Singh (26) got startsbut faltered at crucial momentsin the game.

Wicket-keeper AbhishekGupta (33 not out) showedsome resistance but ran out of

partners at the other end andcould not take his side home.

� �!�� �������� ���� Bengal defeatedAssam by five wickets on Fridayfor its third win from fourgames in the Vijay HazareTrophy Elite Group 'C' leaguehere.

Asked to bat first, Assamlost opener Parviz Aziz (1) in thesecond over, when he wastrapped leg-before wicket byKanishk Seth. There were no sig-nificant partnerships with onlythe 38-run stand between RiyanParag (32) and AbhishekThakuri (27) being the highestas the team were skittled out for150.

Spinner Pradipta Pramanikwith 4 for 27 from his 10 overswas the most successful bowlerfor Bengal.

Bengal reached the target in25.4 overs, but not before losingfive wickets. Opener Vivek Singhled the way with an aggressive51 (51 balls, 4X4, 4X6).

Captain Manoj Tiwari fellafter hitting a six and a four inhis knock of 12.

In another match, Services

continued its good run, thrash-ing a strong Gujarat by ninewickets, riding on a superb tonby opener Ravi Chauhan.

Services, which opted tofield after winning the toss,restricted Parthiv Patel-ledGujarat to 219 for 7 in 50 overs.Rujul Bhatt made the top scoreof 56 not out.

In reply, Services openerNakul Verma (46) and Chauhan(106 not out) got off to a quickstart and brought up the fifty inthe seventh over and the 100 inthe 17th.

After Verma was dismissedat 137 by Piyush Chawla,Chauhan and Rahul SinghGahlaut (55 not out) saw theteam home in style, in the 39thover.

It was the fourth win fromfive games for Services, thesurprise packet of Group 'C' sofar.

In the third match of theday, Tripura got the better ofbottom-placed Rajasthan by 48runs.

Batting first, Tripura rodeon Bravish's 107 to make 242 for7 and dismissed its rival for 194in 45.1 overs.