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T housands of farmers under the banner of the Navanirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) on Sunday began a march towards Bhubaneswar for holding a mass convention on Monday demanding price, prestige and pension for farmers. However, police stopped them midway at Tamando and Hanspal on National Highway- 16. Police said the farmers’ rally would cause traffic jams and create a law and order situation in the State capital. Nearly 25 platoons of police force were deployed and Section 144 of the CrPC was clamped on the NH to prevent the farmers from reaching the city. However, NKSS convenor Akshaya Kumar said, “We will hold a peaceful protest for ful- filment of our longstanding demands. We are waiting for the Government’s decision. But we will start our Padayatra from 11 am tomorrow.” Meanwhile, Congress and BJP leaders joined the agitating farmers expressing solidarity with their demands. BJP State vice-president Samir Mohanty, who along with some leaders of his party met the farmers, said the State Government has failed to address the grievances of farmers. We support the farmers’ agitation. Already, PM Narendra Modi has taken a lot of measures to double the farmers’ income in the country.” In reaction, BJD spokesperson Samir Ranjan Dash said farmers across the country are facing problems. “Six months back, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre to submit an affidavit on what can be done to improve the conditiona of farmers as part of a uniform policy in the country. But the Centre is dil- lydallying the matter and our party will definitely cooperate in whatever decision is taken on farmers’ issue,” said Dash. T he expert teams from Kanha and Pench tiger reserves on Sunday began their process to tranquilise Royal Bengal Tigress ‘Sundari’ in Satkosia with the help of Chandaka forest ele- phant ‘Jashoda’. The trained jumbo Jashoda was brought from Chandaka by a truck to the Satkosia forest in order to expedite the tranquil- isation process. Jashoda was kept in the Court Range premises for medical examina- tion and the teams are now all set to mount on Jahsoda’s back and embark on the operation. As many as 30 forest offi- cials and three vehicles will be involved in operation. A stretcher and several medi- cines have also been kept in readiness to attend to medical emergencies. Teams have begun a mock drill, following which the main phase will begin. According to sources, a trap would be laid late on Sunday night if the tranquili- sation process fails. If the oper- ation is successful, Sundari would be first shifted to the Raiguda enclosure. The big cat’s movement was last noted in the Tikarpada Forest Range. Notably on October 25, the two special teams were roped in to expedite the process of tranquilising the tigress after three consecutive attempts by a local team failed. Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray has already said that the ‘intel- ligent’ creature, once captured, would be relocated to the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. E ven as the alleged anti-work- er attitude of the Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA) at its Therubali (Rayagada) plant triggering prolonged agi- tation is still fresh in mind, resentment among workers is now brewing at the two chromite mines of the IMFA at Kaliapani in Jajpur district. Aggrieved over the injuries sustained by two workers at the Mahagiri underground chromites mines, their col- leagues have been sitting on a dharna in front of the mines since last four days. The two injured workers Aditya Mahanta and Motilal Mahanta are currently under- going treatment. The agitating workers are demanding that the IMFA authorities make provi- sion for proper treatment of the injured. Sukinda Region Mines Workers’ Association secre- tary Narayan Chandra Dhir, joint secretary Bharat Chandra Mahanta, vice-president Prabhat Ranjan Pradhan and leaders like Subrat Maharanta and Subrata Jena are among others participating in the agi- tation, in which as many as one thousand five hundred workers have joined. Operations at the IMFA Sukinda Chromite mines have been seriously hit due to the strike. The workers have been demanding adequate safety measures for them. It may be mentioned that the two workers were injured in a an accident in the under- ground mines operation on October 31. C ocking a snook at the effi- ciency of the Commissionerate police, a gang committed a series of robberies by brandishing lethal weapons under the jurisdiction of the Khandagiri police on Saturday night. But the gang triggered shockwaves in the city by brazenly shooting selfies with the victims. The criminals looted cash worth over 1.5 lakh, gold ornaments and other valuables in four separate incidents in 24 hours. Sources said four people, including two engineering stu- dents were reportedly targeted by the miscreants on Saturday night. One of the victims said that the miscreants had covered their faces with black clothes and terrorized him with sharp weapons. They fled the spot after taking selfies. “I was physically assaulted by them near SUM Hospital last night. They looted cash worth 25,000 and other valu- ables from me. Before leaving they took selfies with me while posing with billhooks and revolver,” said a victim Sudhir. Another victim Sourav Das said they took him to a ATM on gunpoint and asked him to withdraw money from his account around 2.15 am Apart from the cash, they also loot- ed a gold ring and watch. The criminals asked him to hold the gun and clicked a picture. Meanwhile, police have started investigation taking into account the statements of the victims. However, locals alleged that inadequate night patrolling by police and their lack of vis- ibility has led to the rise in such heinous crimes in Khandagiri and its nearby areas. M ystery still shrouded the recovery of a decomposed tiger carcass at the Debrigarh forest in Bargarh district as Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Abhay Kumar Dalai on Sunday said that the arrested persons confessed to having killed a Royal Bengal Tiger. The DFO’s revelation con- tradicted the PCCF’s and Forest Minister Bijayshree Routray’s statement that the carcass recovered on October 28 was of a leopard. While forest officials arrested three persons on Saturday in connection with the ‘poaching’, another person was arrested on Sunday, according to reports. This apart, samples from the carcass have been sent to the Wildlife Institute in Dehradun and National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru for examination, official sources said. An official stated that the animal’s paws, nails and whisker seized suggest of being that of a Royal Bengal Tiger. T he Ram temple movement gathered further momen- tum on Sunday with 3,000 seers, including Baba Ramdev, Jaggi Vasudev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, passing a resolution asking the Government to either bring an Ordinance or enact a law for construction of the temple in Ayodhya. The resolution also said that five lakh Ram Bhakt will gather at a ‘Dharma Sabha’ in Delhi on December 9 to put pressure on the Government for building the Ram temple. Several other top BJP lead- ers, including Yogi Adityanath, Uma Bharti and Giriraj Singh, also called for construction of the temple without any waste of time. Besides, the Ram temple issue, the seers also batted for the re-election of the BJP in the general elections next year. The demand for a law for construction of the Ram tem- ple has intensified after the Supreme Court refused to entertain plea for speedy hear- ing of the Ram Janamabhoomi- Babri Masjid land dispute case. The resolution was passed at two-day seers’ sammelan ‘Dharmadesh’ organised by the Hindu seers and sants at the Talkatora Stadium. Seers and sants who spoke on the occa- sion also criticised the Supreme Court for deferring the hearing on Ayodhya issue for January 2019. As per resolution, a large number of seers and sants will gather in Ayodhya, Nagpur and Bengaluru on November 25 to press their demand of Ram temple. On December 9, over five lakh Ram Bhakt, including sants, will assemble in Delhi in this regard. After that, similar gathering by seers will be held in at least 500 dis- tricts across the country. Bharatiya Saint Samiti chief Swami Jitendranand Saraswati said the revered seers have issued decree to the Government to bring an Ordinance or a law for Ram temple construction in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. He said the Government can request the Supreme Court that public sentiments are linked to Ram temple and the law and order system can get worse hence the hearing of this case should start soon. The resolution also expressed satisfaction over the Narendra Modi Government’s policies through resolution and hoped that the present Government will resolve the Ram temple issue. Spiritual guru and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar denounced the Supreme Court’s intervention as an option in order to build the Ram temple at the dispute site in Ayodhya, citing contin- ued talks between the prima- ry players should be of prime importance. “The three parties should have a discussion on this. And find an appropriate and an amicable solution to the issue. The Supreme Court’s intervention should be the sec- ond option. An interference by the law of the country should be the last resort,” he said, while addressing the gathering of more than 3,000 saints from Akhada and various other right wing spiritual organisations assembled to give delibera- tions on the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. “Sants in India had always worked for the country and worked as a support system whenever the country was in crisis. Two things which are a matter of concern are Sabarimala and Ram Mandir but we cannot forget the SC is the pride of this country and we will always respect it. India always respected the women power in this country. This is a tradition which has been followed for years. When we intensely looked into the mat- ter we realised how it has been practised for the years. I am hopeful the SC will look into the review petition and under- stand the sentiments of the devotees and people,” Ravi Shankar said. In his valedictory speech, Jagadguru Ramanadacharya Hansacharya narrated the “Dharmadesh” to the Government. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also advised people to “light a diya in the name of Lord Ram” and the “programme” may be taken forward from Diwali, trigger- ing excitement among the right-wing groups that have been demanding that the build- ing of a Ram temple in Ayodhya be fast forwarded. Reacting on the sant gath- ering for putting pressure on the Government, Union Minister Uma Bharti said that while Hindus were the “most tolerant” people in the world, any talk of constructing a mosque on the periphery of a Ram temple in Ayodhya could make them “intolerant”. The Minister also invited Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to lay the foundation stone of the temple in Ayodhya with her, saying he would “atone for the sins” of his party by doing so. She said when there could not be a tem- ple in the holy town of Medina or a mosque in the Vatican City, it would be “unfair” to talk about a mosque in Ayodhya. Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that no power in the world could stop the con- struction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. Singh has urged the Central Government and the Supreme Court to come for- ward and resolve this issue. W ith sealing of illegal prop- erties likely to be major issue in the next year’s Lok Sabha polls in the national Capital, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has prepared a draft guideline for sealing of unau- thorised construction. If adopted, the owners of such property will have to be given 15 days notice and two weeks of additional time for disposal of their cases. This will come as major relief to thou- sands of parties who could have found their properties sealed on waking up in the morning without any advance notice to even remove their garments and kitchen wares. The guidelines called “Draft Procedure for Issuance of Advance Notice to alleged Defaulters,” for sealing elabo- rates how many days of notice period should be given before sealing of the unauthorised construction and what proce- dure should be adopted before the demolition. Presently, there is no standard operating pro- cedure is adopted by the local bodies for issuance of advance notice to alleged defaulters on the unauthorised construc- tions. As per ongoing norm, though a showcause notice is issued to the owners of the unauthorised properties to prove his case, yet there is no fixed timeframe. In case of many privileged colonies the notice was never executed even after lapse of months, but in other cases properties were sealed and demolished within days. According to proposed guidelines, defaulters of unau- thorised construction will be given one month time to prove their case. In case they fail, the seal- ing or demolition drive will take place. In the case of mis- use of premises, the local body will give one month time to defaulters. M aharashtra’s Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Sunday found himself in the dock over the controversial killing of tigress ‘Avni’ in Yavatmal district on Friday, as miffed Union Women & Child Development Minister and Animal Rights activist Maneka Gandhi dubbed tigress’ elimination as “straight case of crime” and virtually rooted for Mungantiwar’s dismissal from the Devendra Fadnavis Cabinet. Terming sharpshooter Shafat Ali Khan whose son killed Avni as “a criminal” known for supplying guns to anti-nationals and for a sus- pected case of murder in Hyderabad, Gandhi said, “I am deeply saddened by the way tigress Avni has been murdered by a professional anti-national killer at the behest of the Minister in Yavatmal, Maharashtra”.

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Thousands of farmers underthe banner of the

Navanirman KrushakSangathan (NKS) on Sundaybegan a march towardsBhubaneswar for holding amass convention on Mondaydemanding price, prestige andpension for farmers.

However, police stoppedthem midway at Tamando andHanspal on National Highway-16. Police said the farmers’ rallywould cause traffic jams andcreate a law and order situationin the State capital.

Nearly 25 platoons ofpolice force were deployed andSection 144 of the CrPC was

clamped on the NH to prevent the farmers fromreaching the city.

However, NKSS convenorAkshaya Kumar said, “We willhold a peaceful protest for ful-filment of our longstandingdemands. We are waiting forthe Government’s decision. Butwe will start our Padayatrafrom 11 am tomorrow.”

Meanwhile, Congress andBJP leaders joined the agitatingfarmers expressing solidaritywith their demands.

BJP State vice-presidentSamir Mohanty, who alongwith some leaders of his partymet the farmers, said the State Government has failed toaddress the grievances

of farmers. We support thefarmers’ agitation. Already, PMNarendra Modi has taken a lot of measures to double the farmers’ income inthe country.”

In reaction, BJDspokesperson Samir RanjanDash said farmers across thecountry are facing problems.

“Six months back, theSupreme Court had asked theCentre to submit an affidavit onwhat can be done to improvethe conditiona of farmers aspart of a uniform policy in thecountry. But the Centre is dil-lydallying the matter and ourparty will definitely cooperatein whatever decision is takenon farmers’ issue,” said Dash.

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The expert teams fromKanha and Pench tiger

reserves on Sunday began theirprocess to tranquilise RoyalBengal Tigress ‘Sundari’ inSatkosia with the help of Chandaka forest ele-phant ‘Jashoda’.

The trained jumbo Jashodawas brought from Chandaka bya truck to the Satkosia forest inorder to expedite the tranquil-isation process. Jashoda waskept in the Court Rangepremises for medical examina-

tion and the teams are now allset to mount on Jahsoda’s backand embark on the operation.

As many as 30 forest offi-cials and three vehicles will beinvolved in operation. Astretcher and several medi-

cines have also been kept inreadiness to attend to medicalemergencies. Teams have beguna mock drill, following whichthe main phase will begin.

According to sources, atrap would be laid late onSunday night if the tranquili-sation process fails. If the oper-ation is successful, Sundari

would be first shifted to theRaiguda enclosure. The bigcat’s movement was last notedin the Tikarpada Forest Range.

Notably on October 25, thetwo special teams were ropedin to expedite the process oftranquilising the tigress afterthree consecutive attempts bya local team failed.

Forest and EnvironmentMinister Bijayshree Routrayhas already said that the ‘intel-ligent’ creature, once captured,would be relocated to theNandankanan Zoological Parkin Bhubaneswar.

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Even as the alleged anti-work-er attitude of the Indian

Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA)at its Therubali (Rayagada)plant triggering prolonged agi-tation is still fresh in mind,

resentment among workers isnow brewing at the twochromite mines of the IMFA atKaliapani in Jajpur district.

Aggrieved over the injuriessustained by two workers at theMahagiri undergroundchromites mines, their col-

leagues have been sitting on adharna in front of the minessince last four days.

The two injured workersAditya Mahanta and MotilalMahanta are currently under-going treatment. The agitatingworkers are demanding that the

IMFA authorities make provi-sion for proper treatment of theinjured.

Sukinda Region MinesWorkers’ Association secre-tary Narayan Chandra Dhir,joint secretary Bharat ChandraMahanta, vice-presidentPrabhat Ranjan Pradhan andleaders like Subrat Maharantaand Subrata Jena are amongothers participating in the agi-tation, in which as many as onethousand five hundred workershave joined.

Operations at the IMFASukinda Chromite mines havebeen seriously hit due to thestrike. The workers have beendemanding adequate safetymeasures for them.

It may be mentioned thatthe two workers were injured ina an accident in the under-ground mines operation onOctober 31.

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Cocking a snook at the effi-ciency of the

Commissionerate police, agang committed a series ofrobberies by brandishing lethalweapons under the jurisdictionof the Khandagiri police onSaturday night.

But the gang triggeredshockwaves in the city bybrazenly shooting selfies withthe victims.

The criminals looted cashworth over �1.5 lakh, goldornaments and other valuablesin four separate incidents in 24 hours.

Sources said four people,including two engineering stu-dents were reportedly targeted by the miscreants onSaturday night.

One of the victims said thatthe miscreants had coveredtheir faces with black clothesand terrorized him with sharpweapons. They fled the spotafter taking selfies.

“I was physically assaultedby them near SUM Hospital

last night. They looted cashworth �25,000 and other valu-ables from me. Before leaving

they took selfies with me whileposing with billhooks andrevolver,” said a victim Sudhir.

Another victim Sourav Dassaid they took him to a ATMon gunpoint and asked him towithdraw money from hisaccount around 2.15 am Apartfrom the cash, they also loot-ed a gold ring and watch. Thecriminals asked him to hold thegun and clicked a picture.

Meanwhile, police havestarted investigation taking intoaccount the statements of thevictims. However, locals allegedthat inadequate night patrollingby police and their lack of vis-ibility has led to the rise in suchheinous crimes in Khandagiriand its nearby areas.

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Mystery still shrouded therecovery of a decomposed

tiger carcass at the Debrigarhforest in Bargarh district asDivisional Forest Officer(DFO) Abhay Kumar Dalai onSunday said that the arrestedpersons confessed to havingkilled a Royal Bengal Tiger.

The DFO’s revelation con-tradicted the PCCF’s and ForestMinister Bijayshree Routray’s

statement that the carcassrecovered on October 28 was of

a leopard.While forest officials

arrested three persons onSaturday in connection withthe ‘poaching’, another personwas arrested on Sunday,according to reports.

This apart, samples fromthe carcass have been sent tothe Wildlife Institute inDehradun and National Centrefor Biological Sciences inBengaluru for examination,official sources said.

An official stated that theanimal’s paws, nails andwhisker seized suggest of beingthat of a Royal Bengal Tiger.

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The Ram temple movementgathered further momen-

tum on Sunday with 3,000seers, including Baba Ramdev,Jaggi Vasudev, Sri Sri RaviShankar, passing a resolutionasking the Government toeither bring an Ordinance orenact a law for construction ofthe temple in Ayodhya. Theresolution also said that fivelakh Ram Bhakt will gather ata ‘Dharma Sabha’ in Delhi onDecember 9 to put pressure onthe Government for buildingthe Ram temple.

Several other top BJP lead-ers, including Yogi Adityanath,Uma Bharti and Giriraj Singh,also called for construction of the temple without anywaste of time.

Besides, the Ram templeissue, the seers also batted forthe re-election of the BJP in thegeneral elections next year.

The demand for a law forconstruction of the Ram tem-ple has intensified after theSupreme Court refused toentertain plea for speedy hear-ing of the Ram Janamabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.

The resolution was passedat two-day seers’ sammelan‘Dharmadesh’ organised by theHindu seers and sants at theTalkatora Stadium. Seers andsants who spoke on the occa-sion also criticised the SupremeCourt for deferring the hearingon Ayodhya issue for January2019. As per resolution, a largenumber of seers and sants willgather in Ayodhya, Nagpur

and Bengaluru on November25 to press their demand ofRam temple. On December 9,over five lakh Ram Bhakt,including sants, will assemblein Delhi in this regard. Afterthat, similar gathering by seerswill be held in at least 500 dis-tricts across the country.

Bharatiya Saint Samiti chiefSwami Jitendranand Saraswatisaid the revered seers haveissued decree to theGovernment to bring anOrdinance or a law for Ramtemple construction in theupcoming Winter Session of

Parliament. He said theGovernment can request theSupreme Court that publicsentiments are linked to Ramtemple and the law and ordersystem can get worse hence thehearing of this case should startsoon. The resolution alsoexpressed satisfaction over theNarendra Modi Government’spolicies through resolution andhoped that the presentGovernment will resolve theRam temple issue.

Spiritual guru and Art ofLiving founder Sri Sri RaviShankar denounced the

Supreme Court’s interventionas an option in order to buildthe Ram temple at the disputesite in Ayodhya, citing contin-ued talks between the prima-ry players should be of primeimportance. “The three partiesshould have a discussion onthis. And find an appropriateand an amicable solution to theissue. The Supreme Court’sintervention should be the sec-ond option. An interference bythe law of the country shouldbe the last resort,” he said, whileaddressing the gathering ofmore than 3,000 saints from

Akhada and various other rightwing spiritual organisationsassembled to give delibera-tions on the construction of theRam temple in Ayodhya.

“Sants in India had alwaysworked for the country andworked as a support systemwhenever the country was incrisis. Two things which are amatter of concern areSabarimala and Ram Mandirbut we cannot forget the SC isthe pride of this country andwe will always respect it. Indiaalways respected the womenpower in this country. This isa tradition which has beenfollowed for years. When weintensely looked into the mat-ter we realised how it has beenpractised for the years. I amhopeful the SC will look intothe review petition and under-stand the sentiments of the

devotees and people,” RaviShankar said.

In his valedictory speech,Jagadguru RamanadacharyaHansacharya narrated the“Dharmadesh” to theGovernment.

Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath alsoadvised people to “light a diyain the name of Lord Ram” andthe “programme” may be takenforward from Diwali, trigger-ing excitement among theright-wing groups that havebeen demanding that the build-ing of a Ram temple inAyodhya be fast forwarded.

Reacting on the sant gath-ering for putting pressure onthe Government, UnionMinister Uma Bharti said thatwhile Hindus were the “mosttolerant” people in the world,any talk of constructing amosque on the periphery of aRam temple in Ayodhya couldmake them “intolerant”. TheMinister also invited Congresschief Rahul Gandhi to lay thefoundation stone of the templein Ayodhya with her, saying hewould “atone for the sins” of hisparty by doing so. She saidwhen there could not be a tem-ple in the holy town of Medinaor a mosque in the Vatican City,it would be “unfair” to talkabout a mosque in Ayodhya.

Union Minister GirirajSingh said that no power in theworld could stop the con-struction of a Ram temple inAyodhya. Singh has urged theCentral Government and theSupreme Court to come for-ward and resolve this issue.

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With sealing of illegal prop-erties likely to be major

issue in the next year’s LokSabha polls in the nationalCapital, the Ministry ofHousing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) has prepared a draftguideline for sealing of unau-thorised construction.

If adopted, the owners ofsuch property will have to begiven 15 days notice and twoweeks of additional time fordisposal of their cases. This willcome as major relief to thou-sands of parties who could havefound their properties sealedon waking up in the morningwithout any advance notice toeven remove their garmentsand kitchen wares.

The guidelines called“Draft Procedure for Issuanceof Advance Notice to allegedDefaulters,” for sealing elabo-rates how many days of noticeperiod should be given beforesealing of the unauthorisedconstruction and what proce-dure should be adopted beforethe demolition. Presently, thereis no standard operating pro-cedure is adopted by the localbodies for issuance of advancenotice to alleged defaulters on

the unauthorised construc-tions.

As per ongoing norm,though a showcause notice isissued to the owners of theunauthorised properties toprove his case, yet there is nofixed timeframe. In case ofmany privileged colonies thenotice was never executed evenafter lapse of months, but inother cases properties weresealed and demolished withindays.

According to proposedguidelines, defaulters of unau-thorised construction will begiven one month time to provetheir case.

In case they fail, the seal-ing or demolition drive willtake place. In the case of mis-use of premises, the local bodywill give one month time todefaulters.

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Police busted an illegal firecracker manufacturingunit and seized as many as 11 crackers-laden trac-

tors during a raid in the Jagatpur area here onSaturday night ahead of Diwali celebrations.

However, tension sparked after several villages,including Trilochanpur and adjoining it under theJagatpur police limits were sealed by the police forallegedly running unlicensed firecrackers units.

The local administration deployed seven platoons of police forces to bring the situation undercontrol.

Notably, police started busting the illegal fire-crackers units after several cracker explosion inci-dents were reported from across the State.

Recently, a woman died while preparing fire-crackers in the Balipatna area on outskirts ofBhubaneswar.

Similarly, a woman teacher was seriouslywounded after firecrackers exploded at her residencein Rayagada.

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Afew days ahead of Diwali,Home Secretary Asit

Tripathy has cracked the whipagainst foreign origin firecrackers, which are beingimported illegally.

Tripathy has asked theDistrict Magistrates to lookinto the matter as the import offirecrackers is ‘Restricted’ interms of foreign trade policyand act according to law.

The District Magistratesissue temporary license to salefirecrackers to the duly autho-rised persons under Rule 84 ofExplosives Substances Rules-2008 for store and sale of fire-

works.The Union Government

insists on issuing license for saleof Indian fireworks, not the firecrackers of foreign origin.

Mostly Chinese crackersare quietly sneaking into Indiansoil and in many cases those areimported illegally without anypermission from the DirectorGeneral Foreign Trade(DGFT).

Besides, import of illegalfire crackers by some traders isalso harming the domesticindustry and fireworks of for-eign origin are hazardous innature and adversely affectpublic safety and health.

DGFT Director GeneralDebi Prasad Dash had request-ed the State Government tolook into the matter as it hascome to notice of the centralauthorities about large scaleillegal import of fire crackers of

foreign origin.Dash has said that some

elements circumvent the poli-cy of foreign trade and indulgein illegal import of fire crack-ers reportedly continuingdespite best efforts by the lawenforcement agencies.

In the meantime Statepolice have issued guidelineson the sale and purchase ofcrackers.

Licences for sale of crack-ers will be issued on the basisof Provision 84 of the ExplosiveSubstances Rules 2008 regard-ing temporary shops for pos-session and sale of fireworks,during Diwali festival.

District police will alsoensure strict vigilance round-the-clock to prevent undesir-able practice of cracker manu-facture and sale.

While DGP RP Sharmahas issued guidelines in thisregard, Police CommissionerSatyajit Mohanty has also askedthe DCPs of Bhubaneswar andCuttack to strictly adhere to theguidelines, said sources.

Besides, as per the SupremeCourt orders people of Odishalike Delhi and other States canburst firecrackers for two hoursfrom 8 pm to 10 pm. If therestrictions are violated itwould be treated as contemptof the apex court. People can-not burst firecrackers accord-ing to their will and pollute theenvironment.

The EnvironmentDepartment Director has alert-ed the Home, Revenue, Schooland Mass Education,Information and PublicRelations Departments and theOdisha State Pollution ControlBoard.

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With apprehensionsexpressed by the author-

ities that next summer seasonwill bring in frequent and pro-longed heatwaves, the StateGovernment will chalk out a heat action plan to meetthe challenge.

And the State Governmentwill notify a task force to takeup task of climate change

impact on healthcare.Chief Secretary Aditya

Prasad Padhi held discussionswith Secretary Health andFamily Welfare Pramod KumarMeherda in this regard.

While this year, frequentand prolonged heat wave con-ditions were observed, expertson climate are apprehensive ofsimilar worst experience innext summer season.

The Union Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare hasalso advised the StateGovernment to prepare theheat action plan.

Union Secretary Healthand Family Welfare PreetiSudan has brought it to the

attention of the StateGovernment to strengthenenvironmental health system ashealth is directly and indirect-ly affected due to impacts ofvarious environmental factors.

Sudan has said that anarea of concern today is thechanging climate and its relat-ed impact, largely in heat relat-ed illness and other climatesensitive illness such as vector borne and water-bornediseases.

The State Government willhave to undertake activities tomake health system climateresilient for which a senior offi-cer will be notified as StateNodal Officer-Climate Change,

who will have support of a full-f ledged team as a anEnvironment Health Cell in theDepartment of Health, saidthe Union Secretary.

With air pollution badlyhitting the National CapitalRegion and Delhi has beenbranded as worst polluted cityin the world, the UnionGovernment is worried overthe alarming situation.

Under the backdrop, aState specific action plan for cli-mate change and human healthis needed to be formulatedsoon by the State Government,said the Union SecretaryHealth and Family Welfare.

Keeping this in view, Chief

Secretary Padhi has held dis-cussion with Dr Meherda andasked to chalk out the Stateaction plan to contain healthhassles due to heat waves.

In the meantime, theMinistry of Health FamilyWelfare (MoHFW) has decid-ed to initiate sentinel surveil-lance of acute cardio-respira-tory events in selected hospitalsof selected towns.

And the State Healthauthorities will have to carryout Information Education andCommunication (IEC) initia-tives in the State in order tomake aware the people aboutthe hazards of pollution onhealth.

Sir,Bhubaneswar, known for

long as a city of residents witha laid-back outlook to life,maybe because of the deafen-ing sound generated and patro-nised by its senior citizens, haspassed into the hold of resi-dents who relish the glitz andglitter marked by year-roundnoisy sound on all occasions,festivities, celebrations, felici-tations, public functions inhonour of both persons ofeminence and politicos in seatsof power.

Sound, a euphemism ofnoise, has tended to drown theculture part of the various cul-tural programmes, barringexceptions.

Physicists have defineddecibel (dB) as a unit of mea-suring the intensity of sound;the higher the decibel level, thelouder the noise. Scientistshave studied the levels ofsounds in our environmentand prescribed decibel level 85 dB for safe listeningand avoiding noise-inducedhearing loss.

Protecting the ears fromthe sounds around us usingearplugs is also their guideline

for all noisy situations. While it is not within the

grasp of lay people to decipherthe connect between the figuresof dB and the levels as well asthe sources of sounds, scientistshave prepared a short list ofcommon sounds and how theymeasure up: Normal conver-sation– 60 dB; heavy city traf-fic- 85 dB; MP3 player at max-imum volume- 105 dB; sirens-120 dB; concerts- 120 dB; firearms- 150 dB.

Now, Bhubaneswar will becelebrating the festival of lightsDeepavali, more appropriatelythe festival of sound generatedby a wide variety of fireworks,including crackers.

The nation’s apex courthas taken the initiative to makethe festival less noisy by spellingout the do’s and don’ts duringthe festival.

The advisory has alwaysfallen on deaf ears of the rev-ellers even as the show goes on,bringing to one’s mind theanecdote of the donkeys ren-dering music during the wed-ding of camels.

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Pr i y a d a r s h i n iPanda of

Sambalpur districtmade the State andthe country proudonce again by win-ning three crowns atMrs Internationalbeauty pageantrecently held in Singapore.

She bagged Mrs IndiaInternational 2018, MostBeautiful Mom International2018 and Royal BeautyInternational 2018. She wascrowned with the three titles onthe stage of Mrs Internationalbeauty competition held atOrchid Country Club inSingapore on Friday.

Priyadarshini clinchedthree major titles beating 80contestants from various coun-tries in the final round of theevent organised by the TKSInternational. She was amongthe finest contestants in thecompetition that had com-menced from October 27. Sheproved her talent with beauty

participating invarious pro-grammes andinteraction amongother contestants.

E a r l i e r ,Priyadarshini wascrowned Mrs AsiaPacific at a beautycontest held onMay 29 this year

in New Delhi. She met with anaccident near Raipur on herway back to Sambalpur.Recovering from the accident,she prepared herself for inter-national beauty competition.

With success at the MrsInternational beauty pageant,Priyadarshini, wife of RuturajMishra and an IT graduatefrom Bhubaneswar, set anexample for other marriedwomen, who tread theirdreams in glamour and fashionworld. She had tied the knotwith Ruturaj in the year 2011.Her husband is currently work-ing as the Project Manager inSamsung India in Indore. Thecouple is blessed with twoboys.

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The State would have aVigilance Academy to

upgrade the knowledge ofsleuths engaged in anti-cor-ruption drives on a continuousbasis so as to retain their pro-fessional edge.

Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik, while addressing a cer-emony organised at the end ofthe Vigilance Awareness Weekon Saturday, informed that theacademy would be set up inBhubaneswar soon. ChiefSecretary Aditya Prasad Padhiand Vigilance Director DebasishPanigrahi were present.

“It has also been the firmresolve of the State Governmentto eradicate corruption inimplementation of welfare anddevelopment schemes,” the CMsaid.

He pointed out that therehas been a four-per cent rise inthe conviction rate in Vigilancecases in the first 10 months ofthis calendar year compared tothe previous two years.

“My Government hastaken a series of measures toimprove the investigative capac-ity and the prosecution systemof the State Vigilance,” he said.

As per its annual report, theVigilance Directorate hasrecorded a 51-per cent convic-tion rate within first 10 monthsthis year which is nearly 4 percent higher than the rate of con-viction in the past two years.Official sources said the StateVigilance this year has registered287 criminal cases against 413persons, including 37 Class-Iofficers, 33 Class-II officers and238 Class-III employees tillOctober 31, 2018.

Of the 287 cases registered,55 were made against 57 pub-lic servants and 23 others foracquisition of disproportionateassets (DA) amounting to �7.26crore.

The highest-ever total assetsseized by the VigilanceDirectorate in a single dispro-portionate asset case was of �7crore, which was also registeredthis year. Vigilance officials alsoconducted 148 trap cases against155 public servants for demandand acceptance of bribesamounting to �12.71 lakh.

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A team of Congress leaderson Sunday submitted a

memorandum to GovernorProf Ganeshi Lal here on theissue of lawyers’ strike andsought his early interventionfor smooth functioning ofcourts that have been hit forover two months due to the agi-

tation.“Even if lawyers’ strike has

closed 65 days, it is disap-pointing that the ChiefMinister and the Law Ministerhave still sat silent. Commonpeople are now facing difficul-ties in getting legal services asthe High Court and lowercourts have stopped function-ing due to the strike,” men-tioned the memorandum.

Cuttack Nagar Congresspresident Md Moquim, PCCvice-president Prof Kailas

Acharya, Dr DebashishPatnaik, Shubhendu Mohanty,general secretary Bishwajit Das,Mahila Congress chief SumitraJena and secretry Er AkashBhuyan were in the delegation.

They alleged that ChiefMinister Naveen Patnaik isworking more as the presidentof the BJD than the ChiefMinister of the State. Had theState Government taken anappropriate step, the lawyers’issue could have been resolved,”they pointed out.

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sThe lawyers of undividedKoraput district convened a

meeting here on Sundaydemanding a permanent Benchof the Orissa High Court.

The executive members ofall Bar Associations of undi-vided Koraput district partici-pating in the meeting expressedtheir desire to intensify their strike to build a pressureon the Central as well as theState Government to achieve

their goal.Justifying the demand for

the HC bench in undividedKoraput district, Jeypore BarAssociation president andsteering committee presidentBiresh Patnaik said: “Koraputdistrict fulfils all the criteria laidby the Jaswant SinghCommission for establishmentof a permanent Bench of theOrissa High Court.”

The district is located morethan 550km away from theHigh Court in Cuttack, besidesbeing a tribal-dominated dis-trict. We have been demandingfor the HC bench for long. But,both the Central and the StateGovernments have been delib-

erately ignoring our demand,he added.

Umarkote Bar Associationpresident Prasant Kumar Sahusaid that majority of people inundivided Koraput district livebelow the poverty line, and areunable to bear the cost to go farway Cuttack to pursue legalmatters.

Senior lawyer of UmarkoteBar Jaydeb Parida exhorted toinvite all associations of theundivided Koraput district andgeneral public to extend theirsupport.

“We will resort to eco-nomic blockade if our demandis not fulfilled,” said PrasantTripathy of the Jeypore Bar.

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In a glaring example of breachin the security arrangements

at the highly sensitiveJagannath Temple here, pic-tures of the shrine’s interior

have gone viral on social media.A tourist from New Delhi,

Megha Luthra, uploaded thephotos of the interiors of thetemple on her Facebookaccount.

Megha, who works as a

cabin crew member of theIndiGo airlines, uploaded thepictures on Saturday with thecaption ‘Ek Dham Yatra’.

The photos are taken fromAnand Bazaar and have theBhoga Mandap and the NataMandap in frame.

The incident has exposedthe poor security arrangementsat the world-famous shrine bypolice and the temple admin-istration despite the intelli-gence inputs that theShreemandir is on the radar ofterror outfits.

After the picture postingcame to the fore, it has trig-gered deep resentment amongthe devotees and people of theState.

It is worth mentioning thatuse of smartphones and otherelectronic gadgets inside the12th-century shrine are strict-ly prohibited.

This is the second instanceof Shreemandir interior pic-tures going viral on socialmedia. Earlier on October 9, aSub-Inspector of the Puri SeaBeach police station haduploaded the interior picturesof the shrine, following whichhe was suspended by the DGP.

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The Odisha Cabs WelfareAssociation, members of

which are working for onlinetaxi organisations like OLAand UBER, has called a strikeagainst these organisations onMonday, alleging that the lat-ter have flouted agreements.

“Online cab organisationshad given us different lucrativeschemes, but they have brokenall promises and started tortur-ing us physically and mentally,”alleged association vice-presi-dent Deepak Kumar Mishra.

The association hasdemanded that the parkingtime at city airport be increasedby six to 15 minutes, some rules

be framed by the TransportDepartment, identity cards beissued by the LabourCommissioner, parking placesbe provided to the online cabsservice, all drivers and vehiclesbe identified by police, apps beintroduced for keeping KYC ofcustomers for drivers’ safety, nomore vehicles should be intro-duced and details about cabsshould be shared with the asso-ciation.

Besides, they also demand-ed provision of health and lifeinsurances for drivers, removalof branding otherwise provi-sion of Rs 5,000 per car for thesame and decrease in totaldeduction percentage from 2610 per cent.

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It’s a proud movement for theState that Asia Rugby Sevens

Girls U18 Championship isbeing hosted at the KalingaStadium in Bhubaneswar,Odisha. For the first time sucha prestigious tournament beinghosted in India by Rugby India.It brings me extreme joy tostate that five girls from theKalinga Institute of SocialSciences (KISS) are selected toplay in the Indian team. It is amatter of pride for the instituteand Odisha and my heart swellswith pride with this empower-ment.

The atmosphere that theAsian rugby games have creat-ed in Bhubaneswar is tremen-dous and overpowering asinternational teams and playersunite over the course of thetournament.

This is a moment of tri-umph for Odisha and its richlegacy in sports and CMNaveen Patnaik’s vision to pro-mote Odisha as the sports des-tination of India. Under hisleadership, a conducive ecosys-tem for hosting national andinternational sports has beencreated in Odisha.

If Odisha is the nursery forproducing sporting talents inIndia, the KISS is the cradle ofsports in Odisha. Odisha con-sists of 24% tribal population.The KISS now supports 27,000students from grades onethrough graduate trainingalong with vocational training,skill development, academia,sports, and culture.

The priority given to sportsin KISS is unmatchable and theresult is epic. Over 5,000 ath-

letes have played national andinternational tournaments over100 different events giving themileage those sports desper-ately need in this country. Thisincludes the participation inOlympics, Commonwealth andAsian Games. But when itcomes to rugby, the KISSmeans rugby; and when youtalk about rugby, one remem-bers the KISS. Both are syn-onymous to each other.

The KISS has created pop-ularity of the sport that had noidentity in Odisha. The KISSbusted the myth in the per-ception that rugby was a gameof the elite Western world andnot suited to Indian climes withthe brilliant display of wit,planning, strategising andstrength.

Rugby as a sport requires alot of strength both mental andphysical. When it comes to thestudents of KISS, they aregenetically gifted with the men-tal and physical endurance,which is required to play andwin the sport. We introduced

rugby; students loved the sport;and since then, there has beenno looking back.

In 2005, we brought inState-level coaches to train ourstudents and then promoted tonational-level coaches for fur-ther guidance and training.When the students becameextremely passionate about thesport, we brought internation-al coaches for rigorous training.Finally, KISS players aged 12 to13 represented the Indian teamto play the World RugbyChampionship in London in2007. It was indeed an epoch-making event in the history ofrugby and KISS as theyemerged as champions; andrest is history.

I personally visited them,paid my regards and fulfilled allthe necessities of the buddingrugby players who were goingto represent India because itwas their first-ever grand tour-nament. I oversaw the stitchingof their suits, see them flaunt-ing it with pride and preparingthem for victory or lesson.

The risk involved in theirentourage because of the pres-sure they had on them of rep-resenting India, going out tonew places, adjusting with theclimatic condition and theother territorial pressures werelarge; and we mustered up allthe courage to do it. The teamfaced all odds and emerged aswinners.

Winning the tournamentin a European setting by thesechildren who had never had theoccasion of seeing their ownState’s capital, Bhubaneswar,was indeed an eye-opener andestablished beyond doubt thebelief that given the rightopportunity, these communi-ties who mastered such a gamemuch of which is yet to be seenin India could do wonders.

I was extremely proud ofKISS students who defeated 10countries to win and raise theflags of Odisha and India. I flewdown to Kolkata to receive theentire team where we dined ata five-star hotel. I personallymotivated them to beat all

odds. After 2007, both boysand girls have played manynational and internationalrugby games and brought acco-lades for the country. The KISShas been an undisputed rugbyhub.

Fast forward to 2018. Allthe dignitaries from rugby,Pramod Khanna, president ofRugby Association, PriyadarshiMishra, president, andUpendra Mohanty, secretary ofOdisha Rugby FootballAssociation, have acknowl-edged our contribution to thisgame. Rahul Bose has fre-quently visited the KISS andpatronised rugby.

Sumitra Nayak, currentlyVice-Captain of U-19 IndiaGirls Rugby Team, has travelledfive countries and addressed inthe TEDx Conference besideswinning many national andinternational events. A schooldropout, Sumitra, escaped a firein her house and braved mosttumultuous times to becomewhat she is today. She was alsonominated for Youth Peace

Prize.Muna Murmu, the star in

the Jungle Crow in 2007, is acoach in KISS, producing moresuccess stories like him. Hailingfrom a primitive tribal com-munity of Odisha has notdeterred Muna from scalingnew highs in the sportingarena.

After his solid performancein Under-16 NationalTournament, he was selectedfor the Indian U-19 Team in2010. After making his seniorinternational debut in 2013,Muna is a permanent winger inthe side because of his skills torun fast. Recently, he played forTeam India in the Asian RugbyChampionship Division-2 inTaiwan.

Hupi Majhi has won herinternational last year. Thiswas the second time she wasthe top try scorer at an inter-national tournament and thethird consecutive occasionwhere she top-scored for herteam. At the Asia RugbyDevelopment Sevens Series,

she scored a whopping 11 triesin five matches and was thelone Indian scorer at the SevensSeries in Sri Lanka. All with afive-foot height, and weighingjust over 50 kg. Her strength,however, is speed and readingof the game.

Bhagyalxmi Barik was thefirst from KISS to represent theIndian team. She has won sev-eral gold medals in rugby andwas the captain of the teamwhen Odisha created a hattrick.

After years of oppressionand exploitation when I see theredemption of tribal kidsthrough sports, especiallyrugby, I have a state of bliss andcontent.

When our CM announcedthat Asian Rugby Games wouldbe held in Odisha, I had a sim-ilar bliss running through myconscience. I am sure the entireState would bask in its gloryand such stories of hope con-tinue in Odisha through thecatalyst called KISS.

(Dr Samanta is Founder,KIIT & KISS)

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Mystery shrouded the deathof a Deputy Manager of

the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP)after he was found hangingfrom the ceiling of his officialquarters in Sector-2 here onSunday morning.

The deceased was identi-fied as Jay Prabesh (31), DeputyManager of Plate MillDepartment, RSP. Sources saidPrabesh’s wife, who was alsostaying with him at the RSPquarters, is pregnant and wentto her in-laws’ house in Meerutin Uttar Pradesh three days ago.Prabesh was also supposed togo to his house on Sunday.When Prabesh did not receive

phone calls, his wife called uphis friends, who went to hisquarters and found him hang-ing from the ceiling. TheSector-3 police rushed to the

spot and sent the body to theIspat General Hospital (IGH)for postmortem.

Though the reason behindhis death was yet to be ascer-tained, it was suspected thatPrabesh might have committedsuicide between 8 pm and 2am.

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Love took an ugly turn whena young couple allegedly

hanged themselves to death atPawartala village under theDharambandha police limits inNuapada district.

The deceased were identi-fied as Siba Majhi (21) andRashida Majhi (18) of Pawartalavillage. On Sunday morning,locals found the couple hang-ing from a tree near a farmlandand informed their familymembers. While the reasonbehind the incident was yet tobe known, it was suspected thatthe two committed suicide oversome issues pertaining to theirlove relationship.

On receiving information,

the Dharambandha policereached the spot and interro-gated family members of thedeceased.

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Adelegation of seven vil-lagers of Talakai Padar and

Narsikai Padar of Odia Penthagram panchayat in Koraputdistrict has met the StatePollution Control BoardMember-Secretary and lodgeda complaint about the damages

caused by the Kodingamalibauxite mine, Laxmipur run bythe Odisha MiningCorporation (OMC).

The OMC bauxite miningproject in Kodingahill startedin February 2018 without theconsent of Gram Sabhas hasdamaged agricultural land,environment and water bodiesin the area, the delegationalleged.

On October 12, 2018, themining over burden (minerejects) were flooded into theagricultural lands in Talakai

Padar and Narsikai Padar vil-lages. Besides, lands recog-nised under the Forest RightsAct have also been damaged.

Though villagers hadlodged a complaint before the district Collector in thisregard, no action has beentaken yet.

Here in Bhubaneswar alsothey have given representa-tion to the Member Secretaryof Pollution Control Board on1st November and demandedfor site inspection followedappropriate action against OM

for the damage caused to theirland.

Besides, the mine water haspolluted the local streams,which are lifeline of the localcommunity.

Few of such streams local-ly called as Utan Jola, GunjiHeini, Misini Miringi, GrispaHaan, Jai Mandin, DangiriJhola, Munda Jhola, JadingJala, Kaja Miring, Lukka Padar,Ambili Bara, Karki Jala, Kida Baara and Barada Gandaare located in Talakai Padar village.

Apart from this, because oftransportation of mineralsthough 300 trucks, village roadshave been damaged and air isbeing polluted.

The villagers requestedSPCB Member Secretary tovisit the affected villages andtake urgent action to save agri-cultural field and check thewater and air pollution.

They further demandedthat the OMC be directed to stop mining operation till the conditions are fully com-plied.

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The Mission Udaya, a jointeffort by UNFPA and KISS,

organised a blood donationcamp in the most remote andMaoist affected panchayats,Ramgiri and Doraguda ofBoipariguda block.

Young and first timedonors were seen excited fordonating blood. Dr Ratikanata

Khatua motivated the com-mon public to donate blood andaware them about the impor-tance and benefits of blooddonation. While the camp wascoordinated by district coordi-nator Manas Mohanty, region-al coordinator of the MissionUdaya, Gyanendra Dhal attend-ed as guest and motivated thedonors. A total of 127 units ofblood were collected.

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The Odisha Assembly ofSmall and Medium

Enterprises (OASME), Cuttackin association with the HoopooOverseas Private Limited,Bhubaneswar, organised aworkshop entitled “Next 2Plastics” on Saturday.

It was largely attended bythe MSME entrepreneursengaged in plastics activitiesfrom all over the State.

During the inaugural cer-emony, Er Satwik Swain, sec-

retary general of OASME saidthat due to ban of plastics nearabout 500 MSEs of the Statehave closed down their unitsand the entrepreneurs are seat-ing idle.

As a responsible apexMSME association, it is themoral duty of OASME toextend support and guidance tothe MSEs to overcome fromsuch a crisis.

Hoopoo Overseas PrivateLimited MD MonalishaMohapatra said they wouldmarket the raw material of thealternative plastic in Odisha.

HS Kang and VinodManchanda, representatives ofIndian Business Associate ofBiotrack International PrivateLimited of South Koria,appraised in detail about how

the alternative items will bemanufactured within a short period by using Koreantechnology without any pollu-tion.

They informed that theuniqueness of their products isthey are compostable within180 days and eco friendly.

Zonal General Manager,NSIC Limited, BhubaneswarSanjaya Kumar Rauteladescribed in detail about dif-ferent schemes of Governmentof India through which affected MSMEs can surviveeasily and re-start their units.

Director, EP and M,Odisha Saran Kumar Jena inaugurated the workshop as chief guest. Chairman ofOASME Gauri Sankar Dashpresided.

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As many as 42 Odia pilgrimsfrom Ganjam district have

been stranded at Badrinath inUttarakhand for the last twodays due to heavy snowfall.

Odisha Joint ReliefCommissioner PR Mohapatraon Sunday wrote to theChamoli district Collectorrequesting him to extend nec-essary support for safe returnof the pilgrims.

“Forty-two pilgrims ofGanjam district with GuideBhagaban Suar on their returnjourney from Badrinath havebeen stranded at Dharmasaladue to snowfall.

They have not eaten sinceSaturday and facing variousproblems due to power cut,”Mohapatra mentioned in theletter.

Sources said the pilgrimswere returning from Badrinathafter taking Darshan when theroad got blocked with three-four deep snow layers. The pil-grims later took shelter atHariyali Bhawan atDharmasala in the district.

Meanwhile, UnionMinister Dharmendra Pradhantalked to Uttarakhand ChiefMinister Tribendra Singh andrequested him to provide allsupport to the stranded Odiapilgrims. In response, the CMsaid that his Government hasalready taken steps for safety ofthe pilgrims.

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The Centurion Universityhas partnered with

Dassault Systèmes in 2015 tomake the world’s mostadvanced technologies acces-sible to the students.

The university has under-taken consulting project using3D technology, CATIA, Enovia,Delmia, Dymola, Geovia andBiovia, etc. Working with thisplatform represents a new par-adigm in teaching because itallows multidisciplinary inter-action. Mechanical, electronics,systems engineering, materials,CNC, welding and design stu-dents work together on verycomplex and detailed virtual3D models, including com-

plete vehicles. This has brought about a

significant change in the waystudents engage and learn, ascollaboration and understand-ing each other’s work enhancesthe students with a muchbroader view that encompass-es more factors than their indi-vidual subjects encompass.

D a s s a u l t S y s t è m e s ’3DExperience on wheels iscurrently at Parlakhemundicampus of the CenturionUniversity. It is a mobile loungemounted on a bus that willtravel to over 23 cities in oversix months and connect direct-ly to over 250 companies. It isequipped with demonstrationsof the latest in manufacturingtechnologies.

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KHORDHA: Even though theState Government has raised theretirement age limit of itsemployees from 58 years to 60years, the retirement age limit ofthe Grade-D employees is notincreased, pointed out StateGrade-D Employees Associationmember Raj Kishore Mahapatra.

He said that the employeeshave since long been demand-ing to increase their retirementage limit from 60 years to 62years, but the State Governmenthas turned deaf ears to theirdemand.

Keeping in mind their ded-icated service and to meet theirfamilies needs, the associationhas requested the Governmentto increase their retirement agewithin one month. PNS

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The much-awaited exhi-bition hockey match betweenOdisha XI and New SouthWales (NSW), Australia, wasplayed here at the Biju PatnaikHockey Stadium on Sundaywhich was witnessed by arecord crowd of about 20,000.

Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik inaugurated the match.The crowd witnessed compet-itive hockey match but was lit-tle disappointed since the home

team Odisha XI wasdefeated by the NewSouth Wales by 2-3 goalmargin.

Chief MinisterPatnaik said hisGovernment is commit-ted for the developmentof sports in the State."We have already organ-ised major sports eventslike Asian AthleticChampionship andChampions trophy etc. and weare going to organise the Men’sHockey World Cup during lastweek of this month," Patnaiksaid.

As a different gesture,

Patnaik also hit a penalty strokewith Olly mascot as the goal-keeper and the crowd waseuphoric when the ball reachedthe goal box.

A close contest between the

two teams was wit-nessed from the begin-ning of the match.Although Odisha got itsfirst penalty corner inthe first quarter of thematch, goal scoringopportunity was missednarrowly. The stadiumwent euphoric whenOdisha XI scored inthe second quarter andgot the lead by the end

of second quarter.The NSW however came

back strongly in the third quar-ter by scoring two goals in aspan of ten minutes and tookthe lead of 2-1 by the end of

third quarter. Odisha team hadcome back well with levellingthe score with 2-2 in the fourthquarter but the NSW scoredthe winning goal, in the lastminute of the match andbecame the winner.

State Sports and YouthServices Minister ChandraSarathi Behera, hockey legendDilip Tirkey, RaghunathpalliMLA Subrat Tarai etc. handedover the prizes to the players ofboth the teams.

Later, Chief MinisterPatnaik attended another func-tion at Uditnagar paradeground and laid foundationstones of some projects.

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With the Similipal NationalPark having reopened

for public from November 1,tourists, from within and out-side the State have been flock-ing to the sanctuary in increas-ing numbers.

With the weather beingfine and favourable and every-thing being conducive andpeaceful, the visitors have beenshowing great enthusiasm intravelling to the area.

On the first day itself, i.e.November 1, the touristsmoved to the National Parkthrough both the Jashipur andLulung routes. Similipal, it may be noted, will remainopen for the visitors for thenext 7-8 months.

Similipal had been closedfor the tourists for the last fourand a half months. Every year,authorities close Similipal forvisitors during the rainy season.

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The Utkal Sammilani centralcommittee on Sunday

organised an awareness cam-paign on the need for writingsignboards in Odia and urgedowners of all shops and otherbusiness establishments alongMaster Canteen Square-Rajmahal Square to write sign-

boards in Odia. Membersapprised about the rules ofOdisha Shop and BusinessEstablishment (Amendment)Act 1018 while asking them towrite signboards in Odia. Ashopkeeper can be imposed afine of �1,000 to �2,500 if heviolated the Act. Many busi-nessmen hailed the campaignand assured that they would

abide by the Government rules.Among others, Utkal

Sammilani central committeepresident Basant Kumar

Tripathi, general secretary DrRadhanath Praharaj, vice-pres-ident Dr Gourang PrasadBehera, Tapas Ranjan Mishra,Satyajit Nayak, Dr BanambarParida, Pathani Jena, TrinathSamantray, Sarojini Mohanty,Ashok Patra, KrupanidhiMishra, Benudhar Sahoo andDr Abani Bhushan Mishra par-ticipated.

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The BJP would lock allEmployment Exchange

offices across the State onMonday in protest against theState Government’s failure toprovide jobs to youths,informed BJP Yuba Morchapresident Tankadhar Tripathi ata Press meet here on Sunday.

“Unemployment has risenin the State during the last 19years of BJD rule.

The State Government hasbetrayed them. It is disap-pointing that the StateGovernment is only blamingthe Central Governmentinstead of providing job toyouths,” said Tripathi

Alleging that the DistrictEmployment Exchange officeshave failed to provide jobs toyouths in both the Governmentand private sectors, Tripathisaid party activists would lockall these offices and held protestmeetings in front of them.

“In 2008, it was decided atthe Government level that pri-vate companies would recruit90 per cent of unskilled work-ers, 60 per cent of semi-skilledworkers and 30 per cent ofskilled workers from amonglocal youths.

The State Government has

failed to implement the deci-sion,” Thripathi alleged anddemanded that the StateGovernment make it publicregarding recruitment of Odiayouths appointed by MoU-signed large firms.

Among others, BJP YubaMorcha general secretaryBishwaranjan Badajena, trea-surer Pratap Chandra Nayakand coordinator KamakshaPrasad Pradhan were present.

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Gajapati district CollectorAnupam Shah moved on

foot many kilometers and dis-tributes relief among CycloneTitli and floods-affected people

in remote areas on Sunday.The Collected took stock of

damages and plights of peoplein Dimbosing, Badiar, Tilibangand Daleisahi of Managarajpurgram panchayat under RUdayagri. He told the people,

who are now staying in theBhuyanpada relief camp, thatthey would be rehabilitated ina safer area for which land havebeen identified. As many as 56 families would be shift-ed, he said.

Besides, Shah went toAnjarabada, 17 km from themain road, and distributedblankets among the villagers.Later, he distributed land pattato 40 families at Ramgiri TRColony. He handed over acheque of Rs 10 lakh to thewidow of Shukru Dalei, whodied due to the cyclone. TheCollector directed officials toprovide pension toKrupasindhu Badamundi ofBehera Sajhi, who has beenpartially disable, and put hischildren in an Ashram School.

Additional DistrictCollector Birendra Karkara, RUdayagiri BDO Pradeep Nayakand DCPO Arun Tripathy werepresent.

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Senior IAS officerBishnupada Sethi has been

honoured by the NationalInstitute of IndustrialEngineering (NITIE) AlumniAssociation in Mumbai for hisrich contributions and exem-plary services.

Sethi, who is currentlyOdisha’s Special ReliefCommissioner, HigherEducation Secretary and OdishaDisaster Management Authority(OSDMA) Managing Director,has been bestowed withDistinguished Alumnus Award-2018 for his emblematic leader-ship, exemplary services andoutstanding contributions tothe industry and academia.

NITIE Director ProfessorKaruna Jain honoured Sethi inthe Annual Alumni Meet heldin Mumbai on Saturday. Sethidid his Post Graduate Diplomain Industrial Engineering(PGDIE) at the NITIE in 1989-1990 with an outstanding feat.

The NITIE offers a two-year residential Post GraduateDiploma in IndustrialEngineering, equivalent toMaster’s Degree in IndustrialEngineering, recognised by theGovernment of India. Later,Sethi joined the IndianAdministrative Service.

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Padma Shri Prof SubrataKumar Acharya, Pro-

Chancellor, KIIT Universityand overall in-charge ofKalinga Institute of MedicalSciences (KIMS), has beennominated as President of theAll India Institute of MedicalSciences (AIIMS),Bhubaneswar by theGovernment of India.

Dr Acharya was associatedwith the AIIMS, New Delhirendering service for last 40years. After retirement, hejoined as Pro-Chancellor of KIIT two years ago.

KIIT & KISS founder DrAchyuta Samanta expressedhappiness over Dr Acharya’snomination as President,AIIMS-BBS and congratulatedhim.

Dr Acharya is a renownedgastroenterology and hepatol-ogy specialist.

He was honoured withPadma Shri for his remarkablecontribution in the field ofmedicine.

Reacting to the develop-ment, Dr Acharya said hewould remain as KIIT Pro-Chancellor and overall in-charge of KIMS along with hisnew assignment.

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After failing to get justicefrom police, a resident of

Bhimatangi, who has becomea victim of a fraud of whopping�20 crore, has sought the Chief Minister’s intervention toget back his money from thefraudster.

The Thaka BirodhiSanghathan has informed in astatement that Ashok Das ofBhimatangi has been duped of�20 core by fraudster overnine years.

Though he had filed acomplaint at the Airfield policestation, the latter didn’t take anyaction.

He then approached ACP,DCP and the CP, but in vain.Then he approached court,which directed the police toconduct probe and take actioninto the allegation of Ashok.

“If the accused doesn’t getpunishment and the victimjustice, we will gherao thePolice Commissioner office,”said Sanghathan convenorJnana Prakash Pal.

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For the first time, a specialcover was released by the

India Post to commemorate

the organisation of a NationalIntegration Camp (NIC) beingheld at the SOA University hereon Saturday.

The week-long NIC, being

attended by around 250National Service Scheme (NSS)volunteers from ten States representing 21 universities,was inaugurated on October

29.The postal cover, embla-zoned with the design of thefamous Shanti Stupa (PeacePagoda), located on the historicDhauli hill here, and logos ofNSS and SOA, was presentedby Senior Superintendent ofIndia Post, BhubaneswarDivision Satyabadi Biswal toRegional Director of NSS,Odisha R Gokulkrishnan at asimple function held at theKhandagiri Sub-Post Office inpresence of SOA’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Amit Banerjee.

Explaining the significanceof the release of the postalcover, eminent philatelist andsecretary of the Eastern IndiaPhilatelic Association ShantiSwarup Rath said a specialcover was issued by India Postwhen a commemorative stampwas not released.

Such postal covers aretreated as a collector’s itemwhich are picked up themati-cally and were of immensevalue.

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City’s robust public transportthrough state-of-the art

technology the Mo Bus’s phase-I network will be launched onNovember 6 with nine routes,while the phase-II networkwill be launched fromNovember 15 and phase-IIIfrom December 10.

Sources at the CapitalRegion Urban Transport(CRUT) said while route No. 20will include Master CanteenTerminal and Khurda NewBus Stand via Vani Vihar, route21 will include Master CanteenTerminal and Khurda NewBus Stand via OdishaUniversity of AgricultureTechnology. Similarly, routeNo 22 will include MasterCanteen Terminal andKhordha New Bus Stand (viaJatni).

Route No. 23 will linkMaster Canteen Terminal andSUM Hospital and the routeNo. 24 will have Kalinga Viharand Sai Temple.

While the route 25 will linkDumduma with Mancheswar,route No. 26 will include theroute between Dumduma andChakeisiani.

While the route No. 27 willconnect between MasterCanteen Terminal and AllIndia Institute of MedicalSciences (AIIMS) near Sijua,route No. 28 will link Master

Canteen Terminal with KalingaNagar.

The Mo Bus phase-II net-work will have route No.10connecting Biju PatnaikInternational Airport (viaNandankanan) BadambadiSquare (Cuttack), route No. 11connecting Master CanteenTerminal with Biju PatnaikPark (Cuttack) and route No.12linking Sikharchandi withLingaraj Temple.

Route No. 13 will connectMaster Canteen Terminal withPatia, route No. 14 with VaniVihar and Uttara Square androute No. 15 will joinSikharchandi with SUMHospital. Route No. 16 is goingto connect Biju PatnaikInternational Airport withSUM Hospital, route No. 17with Balianta and LingarajTemple and the route No. 18will include a hop-on and hop-off service between LingarajTemple and Madhusudan DasPark, Pokhariput.

The Mo Bus phase-III net-work is likely to be launched onDecember 10 and for it the route planning is underway.

While 100 buses will beutilised for the Mo Bus Phase-I network, another 100 busesare in for Mo Bus Phase-II net-work routes. Similarly, 89 refur-bished buses from the olderfleet will be used for the MoBus phase-III network.

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The Rourkela District Congress and theRourkela BJP staged protest against

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit hereon Sunday at different places of city.

Congress led by unit president RabiRay staged a peaceful protest near BisraChowk.

The party alleged that Chief MinisterPatnaik had laid foundation stone of theKoel barrage, a whole sale market atBalughat, a Medical College and Hospitalat Kuanrmunda four years ago but all theprojects have not yet taken off.

Since the election is approaching, the

present show of the Chief Minister by lay-ing of foundation stones of some otherprojects at Rourkela is to dupe the people,the Congress protestors alleged.

During the protest, they further allegedthat land acquisition for the secondBrahmani bridge has not yet been done bythe State Government but it was blamingthe Center for delay in construction of thebridge. The party men targeted both theCenter and the State for doing nothing for

the people of Rourkela.Similarly, the BJP under the leader-

ship of Rourkela district president protest-ed the Chief Minister near Sinhasini tem-ple with similar allegations.

The BJP charged that though it haddemanded a quarter final or semifinalmatch of the Hockey World Cup at the BijuPatnaik stadium but it was ignored.

The BJP further said that UnionTribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram andRourkela MLA Dilip Ray were also notinvited to foundation laying ceremonyattended by the Chief Minister. Around200 BJP protesters were arrested during theprotest.

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Rural Works Division-IIKendrapara25098/11/0012/1819

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1. Name of work : Construction of building and repair of road work in the Districtof Kendrapara for the year 2018-19

2. Total No of road : 1 No of road & 1 no of Building3. Estimated Cost : Rs.51.86 lakhs & 61.88 lakhs4. Period of Completion : 4 (Four) months to 9 (Nine) Months5. Class of contractors : A & B classOther details as follows:a) Procurement officer : Executive Engineer, Rural Works Division-II, Kendraparab) Availability of tender online & : 08.11.2018 at 11:00 AM to 22.11.2018 up to 5:00 PM

submission of bidc) Last date & time of seeking of tender : 20.11.2018 up to 5:00 PM

clarificationd) Opening of Technical Bid : 24.11.2018 at 11:00 A.M.e) Opening of Financial Bid : 29.11.2018 at 11:00 A.M

Further details can be seen from the Govt. website www.tendersorissa.gov.in

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHAINVITATION FOR BIDS (SHORT NOTICE)

‘E’ PROCUREMENT NOTICE NO.RWD-II/KPD-06/18-19 DTD 30.10.2018

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The Central InformationCommission (CIC) has

issued a show-cause notice toRBI Governor Urjit Patel for“dishonouring” a SupremeCourt judgment on disclosureof wilful defaulters’ list.

The CIC has also asked thePrime Minister’s Office, theFinance Ministry and theReserve Bank of India (RBI) tomake public the letter of for-mer RBI governor RaghuramRajan on bad loans.

Irked over the denial ofinformation on the disclosure ofthe names of wilful defaulterswho have taken bank loans of�50 crore and above by the RBIin spite of a Supreme Courtorder, the CIC has asked Patelto explain why a maximumpenalty be not imposed on himfor “dishonouring” the verdictwhich had upheld a decisiontaken by then InformationCommissioner Shailesh Gandhi,

calling for disclosure of namesof wilful defaulters.

Patel, speaking onSeptember 20 at the CentralVigilance Commission (CVC),had said the guidelines on vig-ilance, issued by the CVC,were aimed at achieving greatertransparency, promoting a cul-ture of honesty and probity inpublic life and improving theoverall vigilance administrationin the organisations within itspurview, the CIC pointed out.

“The Commission feels

that there is no match betweenwhat RBI Governor andDeputy Governor say and theirwebsite regarding their RTIpolicy, and great secrecy of vig-ilance reports and inspectionreports is being maintainedwith impunity in spite of theSupreme Court confirming theorders of the CIC in theJayantilal case”, InformationCommissioner SridharAcharyulu said.

He concluded that it didnot serve any purpose in pun-ishing the CPIO for this defi-ance, because he acted underthe instructions of the topauthorities.

“The Commission consid-ers the Governor as deemedPIO responsible for non-dis-closure and defiance of SCorders and CIC orders anddirects him to show cause whymaximum penalty should notbe imposed on him for thesereasons, before November 16,2018,” Acharyulu said.

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The All India Kisan Sabha(AIKS) will organise a

march from November 28 to 30to press for the pendingdemands of the farmers in thenational capital.

Earlier, 30,000 farmershave walked and travelled intractors to Delhi in the firstweek of October to push theirdemand of loan waivers tofarmers. Slamming the BJPand the Congress governmentsfor the plight of farmers in thecountry, AIKS GeneralSecretary Hannan Mollahalleged that successiveGovernments’ “failure” to bring“land reforms” has triggeredthe “agricultural crisis”. AIKShas sought President Ram NathKovind’s intervention to resolvethe “agricultural crisis” thatrenders 70 per cent of peoplein the country vulnerable, byaddressing a joint session ofparliament.

Asserting that farmers’issues continue to be at the cen-

tre of the Left parties’ politicalactivities, Mollah said that agri-cultural crisis is manifested indifferent ways and there arehistorical reasons behind it.“The main cause of agriculturalcrisis is failure to bring aboutland reforms. AfterIndependence, if the farmershad got land then their condi-tion would have been better,”said Mollah adding that amarch would be organized onNovember 28 and 30 to presspress for the pending demandsof the farmers in the nationalcapital.

Alleging that afterIndependence the governmenthad not taken steps for landreforms with the agriculturalsector as its prime focus, healleged that the then rulingparty maintained close affini-ty with landlords of majorstates.

He also hit out at the BJPgovernment at the centre,accusing it of not fulfilling his2014 electoral promises tofarmers while terming its

announcement of hike in min-imum support prices (MSPs) of22 mandated crops and fair andremunerative price (FRP) ofsugarcane “a hoax”.

Alleging that while agri-cultural inputs costs haveincreased many folds, farmerare not getting due price oftheir products, Mollah said,“The BJP is now seeking tohoodwink farmers by plan-ning an aggressive campaignfor the general elections nextyear.”

“Farmers across the coun-try have realized who are themain culprits behind theirplight. We have been workingfor farmers’ cause since long.On many occasions, our effortsyield dividends to farmers. Weare uniting farmers bodiesacross the country and havecreated a common platform,”he said.

A ‘Kisan March’ would beorganised in Delhi fromNovember 28 to 30 under theaegis of the All India KisanSangharsh Coordination

Committee (AIKSCC), a con-glomerate of 260 farmers bod-ies across the country, to pressfor their various demands,Mollah, who is also a convenorof the AIKSCC, said.

He said the 2011 Censusreveals that there are nearly 15million less farmers in thecountry than there were in1991. “This pattern of distressmigration indicates that theagrarian crisis has burst fromthe seams of rural India, under-mining both the country’s foodsecurity and our collective foodsovereignty,” Mollah said, ask-ing, “Why cant’ the same gov-ernment waive farmers’ loanwhich is near about half of theloans waived for industrialists?”

About the ‘Kisan March’, hesaid, “Farmers will come ontractors. On November 29,they will assemble at theRamlila grounds here. We aretrying to organise our rally atBoat Club. If we get do not getthe permission to hold therally there, it would be held atthe Ramlia ground.”

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With the Congress releas-ing its second lists of

candidates on Sunday for theMadhya Pradesh Assemblyelections, the party has setaside speculations of internalrife in the State cadre led byheavyweights and old timersKamal Nath and Digvijay Singhand the new generation leaderJyotiraditya Scindia. The partyhas struck a fine balancebetween supporters of Nath,Singh and Scindia.

Last week, during the dis-cussion on finalising the firstset of candidates, DigvijayaSingh and Jyotiraditya Scindiahad a huge argument and theCentral Election Committeemeeting had to be stoppedmidway which also had pres-ence of Kamal Nath.

The dispute was over theselection of candidates andboth the leaders last Thursdaywalked out of the party’s war-room in national Capital afterheated exchanges with Scindia.Congress chief Rahul Gandhithereafter appointed a three-member committee led byAhmed Patel to resolve theissue.

Two-time Chief MinisterDigvijay Singh has a long-standing rivalry with Scindialeading to factionalism withinthe party in the state, where ithas been out of power for 15years. With the Shivraj SinghChouhan governing the statesince 2003, Congress is hopingto take a lead on the anti-incumbency factor.

Congress which hasreleased a total of 171 candi-dates of the 230 memberassembly, it has on expectedlines, renominated 46 MLAs

while dropping GovardhanUpadhyay, Shakuntala Khatikand Manoj Kumar, sittingMLAs from Sironj, Kerera andKotma respectively. They havebeen replaced by Ashok Tyagi,Jaswant Jatav and Sunil Saraf.

Elections in the state aredue on November 28 while theresults will be declared onDecember 11 alongwith theresults of Rajasthan,Chhatisgarh and Mizoramwhere polls will be held simul-taneously.

The names of Congress

state unit chief Kamal Nath andpoll campaign committee in-charge Jyotiradtiya Scindia arenot on the either list. They aretouted to be frontrunners forthe chief minister’s post if theparty wins. The list of 155names, released late Saturdaynight, includes that of 21women and 24 fresh faces.The remaining 75 candidateswill be announced during thenext couple of days.

Interestingly, the Congresshas nominated Dr HiralalAlawa, convener of the tribal

political outfit Jai Adivasi YuvaShakti (JAYS), from theManawar seat in Dhar dis-trict. Alawa, a former assistantprofessor at Delhi’s All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences,was unable for comment.

The Congress-JAYS werein talks for an alliance, espe-cially in the Nimar-Malwaregion where the BJP has a for-midable following. Formerchief minister Digvijay Singh’sson Jaivardhan, a sitting MLA,brother Lakshman Singh andnephew Priyavrat Singh havebeen given tickets fromRaghogarh, Chachoda andKhilchipur seats respectively.

Similarly, Scindia loyalistsHemant Katare and KK Singhhave been nominated fromAter and Jaora seats respec-tively. Four former MPs, com-prising former Union ministerSuresh Pachouri, VijaylaxmiSadho, Sajjan Singh Vermaand Surendra Singh Thakurhave been nominated fromBhojpur, Maheshwar, Sonkuthand Sehore respectively. SanjaySharma, Padma Shukla andAbhay Mishra, who recentlyjoined the Congress after leav-ing the ruling BJP in MadhyaPradesh, have been given tick-ets as well.

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Even as the Center is yet toinclude the old systems of

medicine (AYUSH) in itsbiggest medical insurance pol-icy (Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojna), Union MinisterMahesh Sharma, who also hap-pens to be an allopathic doctor,vouched on Sunday for its effi-cacy saying that through alter-nate system of medicine, it ispossible to take the AyushmanBharat scheme to over six lakhvillages across the States.

During the inaugural ses-sion of the two-day nationalseminar on ‘Entrepreneurshipand Business Development inAyurveda’, Sharma said,“Through Ayurveda, it is pos-sible to take Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s AyushmanBharat scheme to over six lakhvillages of the country.”

Sharma also hoped that theAYUSH Ministry can makesignificant contribution to the

economy of the country byexpanding existing market ofAyurveda and AYUSH productsand therapies. The ministryhas aimed to expand the currentsize of Ayurveda and AYUSHbusiness of around USD 3 bil-lion to USD 10 billion by 2022.

Earlier, Minister of Statefor AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naiksaid that the ancient Scripturesof Ayurveda have at least 1.25lakhs formulations which arecollected in Traditional knowl-edge Digital Library. Each one of

these formulations can be usedto treat 20 to 30 different dis-eases. In this way we have 20lakh medicines which is anincredible and unimaginablefigure for entrepreneurs, he said.

In, fact, the Ministry hasalready initiated pilot projectsin few districts to integrate tra-ditional healing by using med-icinal herbs with Ayurveda,Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani,Siddha and Homoeopathy(AYUSH) in hospitals. “Theaim is to show efficacy of

herbal drugs to treat non-com-municable diseases like dia-betes and thyroid. We havedrugs like BGR-34 developedby scientific bodies such asCSIR to treat diabetes caseswhich is on increase,” said asenior official on the sidelinesof the event.

CEO of Niti Ayog AmitabhKant too pitched for providingplatform to Ayush which, hesaid, is “the best and purest”source of rejuvenation andthere exists a “great opportu-nity” to create knowledge andbusiness based on it.

Rajiv Vasudevan who headsBangalore-based AyurVaid, achain of Ayurveda in-patienthospitals focused on medicalmanagement of serious chron-ic diseases said that going backto basics of authentic ayurvedatreatment and leveraging itscapabilities comprehensively isan imperative. He also calledfor inclusion of AYUSH in thePMJAY to reach out to the peo-ple in the country.

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Next year’s Republic Daycelebrations will be unlike

any other in the past whenfloats of the Ministries andStates have depicted variedthemes like the rich culturalheritage of India. However, onJanuary 26, 2019, the tableauxrolling down the Rajpath willbe entirely devoted on show-casing the milestone events ofthe life of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Gandhi-themedtableaux at the Rajpath is partof the Government’s year-longplan celebrating the 150thbirth anniversary of the Fatherof the Nation.

The Union CultureMinistry has prepared a tenta-tive list of the important eventsrelated to the life of Gandhi thatministries and States can show-case through the floats on the

occasion. While, the UnionExternal Affairs Ministry hasbeen asked to highlight histor-ical Pieter Maritezburg incidenton June 7, 1893, which led to the“ birth of a Satyagrahi andpolitical awakening” as also hasbeen stated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on several occa-sions, Union Women and ChildDevelopment Ministry, in all itslikelihood, will focus onGandhji’s thoughts on womenempowerment.

The Union Health andFamily Welfare Ministry hasbeen asked to depict Gandhi’swork in leprosy and tubercu-losis sectors while the Drinkingwater and Sanitation Ministrywill showcase Gandhi and san-itation. The central Ministrywill also highlight Gandhi’ssanitation drive during his stayin South Africa and India.

Similarly, Union Tribal

Affairs Ministry’s float will bemodeled upon the Gandhi’sideas on the empowerment ofAdivasis while the tableaux ofLaw and Justice Ministry willportray the life of the freedomfighter as barrister, steps initi-ated by him for jail and judicialreform. Gandhi believed that“if we were not under the spellof lawyers and law-courts andif there were no touts to temptus into the quagmire of thecourts and to appeal to ourbasest passions, we would beleading a much happier lifethan we do.”

The Social Justice andEmpowerment tableau will befeaturing Gandhi views ontemple entry and the steps heinitiated to reform the society.He was of the view that polit-ical freedom would mean noth-ing unless the oppressed mil-lions in Indian society are

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The Government hasflagged several recom-

mendations made by highcourt collegiums to appointlawyers as judges, saying thecandidates fail to fulfil theminimum income require-ment.

In the past three months,the Department of Justice inthe Law Ministry has pointedout at some 25 recommenda-tions where the candidatesfrom the Bar have failed tomeet the requirement to havean average annual income of�7 lakh in the preceding fiveyears to be considered for highcourt judgeship.

“We have flagged the issuewhile forwarding the recom-mendations to the SupremeCourt collegium.The SC col-legium would automaticallyreject such recommendations.But, it is our duty to point out

the lacunae,” a functionarysaid.

The minimum incomerequirement is prescribed inthe memorandum of proce-dure, a document which guidesthe appointment and transferof high court and SupremeCourt judges.

As per the established pro-cedure, the high court col-legiums send the names of can-didates to be appointed ashigh court judges to the LawMinistry.

After attaching reports ofthe Intelligence Bureau on thebackground of candidates, theministry forwards it to theapex court’s collegium.

The Supreme Court col-legium then recommends thenames of candidates it findssuitable for judgeship.

The Government eitheraccepts the recommendationsor returns them for reconsid-eration to the collegium.

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The India MeteorologicalDepartment (IMD)

claimed that southwest mon-soon 2018 was reasonably dis-tributed across the countrybarring East and North EastIndia.

“The acreage data of theMinistry of Agriculture suggestthat overall crop acreage dur-ing the Kharif season is high-er by 2.6% as compared to thehighest ever acreage/recordfood production that Indiaexperienced during 2017. Theresultant acreage is largelymanifested by the good soilmoisture distribution acrossthe country. Adequate soilmoisture available over north-ern parts of India may help theRabi crops during 2018- 19,”the IMD report said.

The southwest monsoonthat ended with 9 percent defi-

cient rainfall this year, wit-nessed 10 monsoon low pres-sure systems including onecyclone, one deep depression,four depressions and twodepressions and two wellmarked low pressure areas andtwo low pressure areas. Thismay be reasons for scatteredrainfall this year.

In its report, the IMD saidthat the number of LowPressure System (LPS) hadbeen 50 as against the normalof 57. The IMD also stated theall India weekly rainfall anom-alies during 13 of the 18 weeksof the monsoon season werenegative. “Out of the 5 positiverainfall anomaly weeks, 2 weekswere from July (weeks ending4 th & 18 th) and one weekeach from other 3 months(weeks ending June 13, August22 & September 26). The high-est negative weekly rainfallanomaly was recorded during

the week ending September 19(-55% ) followed by the weekending 30th September 30th,”the IMD report said.

According to IMD, thefirst low pressure system of thecurrent monsoon seasonformed over northeast Bay ofBengal and adjoiningBangladesh coast on 10th June.It crossed Bangladesh coastand weakened over the landduring the same night. Alsothis had been the only intense

low pressure system duringJune.

The second system of Julyhad been a well-marked lowpressure area, during July 13-19. Under the influence of acyclonic circulation, a low pres-sure area formed over north-west Bay of Bengal and neigh-bourhood on July 13.

The third system of Julyformed as a low pressure areaover northwest Bay of Bengaland adjoining Gangetic WestBengal and Odisha on July 19which concentrated into aDepression on July 21, morn-ing.

The second system inAugust formed as a low pres-sure area over North West Bayof Bengal and adjoiningCoastal areas of West Bengal &Odisha on August 13. Thethird system in August was aLow Pressure area whichformed over northwest Bay of

Bengal and neighbourhood onAugust 19.

It subsequently moved westnorthwestwards before itbecame less marked overnorthwest Madhya Pradeshand neighbourhood on August22. Under its influence, wide-spread very intense rainfallactivity had been reportedfrom parts of central Indiaand adjoining peninsular India.

The last low pressure sys-tem formed as a low pressurearea over East Central Bay ofBengal and adjoiningMyanmar coast on 18thSeptember, evening. It con-centrated into a Depressionover east central Bay of Bengaland neighbourhood during thenight of September19. It thenintensified further intoCyclonic Storm ‘DAYE’ over 8northwest Bay of Bengal on20th September and crossedsouth Odisha.

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Indian wildlife experts haveurged the government to be

vigilant against poaching oftigers and rhinos after Chinaeased a 25-year ban on the tradeof body parts of the animals,and said New Delhi shouldalso raise their concern withBeijing at international fora.

They said the decision byChina is likely to result indecline in the population of theanimals and has potential “graveand devastating” implicationsfor tiger and rhino conservationin India.

According to media reports,China has partially lifted the banon the use of tiger bones andrhino horns for medicinal uses.The ban was imposed in 1993to save the endangered species.

Dipankar Ghose, director-species and landscapes pro-gramme at WWF-IndiaSecretariat, said the conse-quences of such a reversal islikely to adversely affect thepopulation of the two species

across the globe.According to a latest survey,

India has 2,226 tigers and 3,500rhinos are left in both India andNepal.

“People involved in illegalwildlife trade of tiger bones andrhino horns might target thewild populations in India. Ourcountry, with 60 per cent and 85per cent of global populations ofwild tigers and greater one-horned rhinos respectively, willbe under threat of poaching.

“India and other tiger rangecountries are committed todoubling populations of wildtigers under the ambitiousGlobal Tiger RecoveryProgramme, and reversal ofthis ban on commercial trade oftiger bones would have devas-tating implications on reachingthe Tx2 goal,” Ghose said.

Tx2 is a 12-year ambition todouble wild tiger numbers by2022, the next year of the tiger.

Ghose said the ban on tradeof tiger bones and rhino hornsin China had reduced thedemand, and as a result there

was less pressure on the popu-lation of wild tigers and rhinos.

“The EnvironmentMinistry along with the stategovernments would need tostrengthen protection of wildtiger and rhino populationsand be vigilant against poach-ing. It would also need collab-oration between enforcementagencies at central and state levelfor curbing illegal trade in tigerand rhino derivatives,” he said.

Gajender K Sharma, anoth-er wildlife expert, said China’sreversal of the ban has “poten-tial grave implications” for theconservation and welfare oftigers and rhinos in India.

“We urge the Indian gov-ernment to voice their concernon this matter with the Chinesegovernment via fora like theGlobal Tiger Forum. We alsourge the government to takesteps to prevent any poachingincidents that may happen inthe future as an impact of thisdecision,” said Sharma, Indiacountry director, World AnimalProtection.

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Even though when they werenot in power, the JD(S)

had opposed the CongressGovernment’s move to cele-brate the Jayanti of 18 centu-ry Mysore King Tipu Sultan,the JD(S)-Congress coalitionGovernment in Karnataka hasnow decided to continue tocelebrate the Kings Jayantiamidst opposition by the BJP,other Hindu and Right wingorganisations.

Karnataka Chief MinisterHD Kumaraswamy who isheading a fragile coalition hasannounced that hisGovernment would continue tocelebrate Tipu Jayanti despiteviolence in the previous yearsand opposition from the BJP.He said “We will continue theprogrammes that were startedby the previous government.Because they (BJP) object does-n’t mean we should stop,” the Chief Minister said on thesidelines of a programme in Bengaluru.

Tipu Jayanti celebrationshad evoked strong protests inthe State last year, with clash-es erupting in various districts.In 2015, two persons werekilled in Madikeri when agroup taking out a processionwas stalled by Vishwa HinduParishad (VHP) activists.

The Tipu Jayanti VirodhiHoratta Samiti a right wingsupported organisation hascondemned the move of theState Government to celebrateTipu Jayanti. The same organ-isation last year also filed a PILin the Karnataka High Court.The opposition BJP has beenopposing the Government’smove and it became a majorpolitical row between the rul-ing Government and the BJP.

The petitioner citeddecrease in Kodava race due toTipu’s legacy and the commu-nal clashes as reasons to stopobserving the birth anniversaryof the former Mysuru king.The Karnataka High court hadasked the State to file its objec-tion to the PIL beforeNovember 2018. However, the

State failed to file its objection,forcing the court to impose afine on the State Governmenton Wednesday. The court willhear the case next onNovember 9.

“What is the need for thiscelebration when CM couldnot go for Valmiki Jayanti cel-ebrations… Valmiki who haswritten the Ramayana. Instead,he wants to celebrate Tipuwho killed so many Hindus?This shows his priority,” BJPspokesperson SudhanshuTrivedi said.

Senior Congress MLA andpowerful Muslim neta RoshanBeg criticised the BJP and saidit rakes up to polarise the people. The StateGovernment has decided to goahead and celebrate TipuJayanti on November 10,Kannada and Culture MinisterR Jayamala said. “We will def-initely go ahead with the TipuJayanti celebration onNovember 10, it is our duty.Chief Minister HDKumaraswamy has alreadytaken a decision to this effect.”Hitting back at the BJP over thethreat to stage protests,Jayamala said the saffron partywould be directly held liable ifthere is any untoward incidentduring the celebration.

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Legendary Vice Admiral(Retd) Manohar Pralhad

Awati, who had “displayed gal-lantry, leadership and devotionto duty of a high order” duringthe operations against Pakistanin December 1971 andinspired generations of sea-goers through cirmumnaviga-tion missions, died in his nativevillage of Vinchurni in Palthan taluka of Satara district in western Maharashtraon Sunday.

When the then PresidentRajendra Prasad presentedcolours to the Indian Navy onMay 27, 1951, the youngLieutenant who had been chosen to receive thecolours was none other thanAdmiral Awati.

Vice Admiral Awati (retd)was 91. “A giant of a man, oneof our tallest heroes and great-est icons. It’s truly the end of anera. May his soul RIP,” AdmiralSunil Lanba, the Chief of NavalStaff, tweeted.

Awati was the command-ing officer of an Indian navalunit of the Eastern Fleet dur-ing the operations againstPakistan in December 1971.Throughout the period, he wascalled upon to operate withinenemy waters where there wasconstant danger to his shipfrom enemy mines and sub-marines. Undeterred, he car-ried out continuous probesinto the enemy defended har-bours in Bangladesh andinflicted heavy damage on the enemy.

During the blockade, Awatiattacked and captured threeenemy ships carrying contra-band goods. He also gained asubmarine contact and pressedhome an attack with greatvigour, which possibly resultedin destruction of and damageto the submarine. Throughout,Captain Awati displayed gal-lantry, leadership and devotionto duty of a high order.

Mourning the death ofVice Admiral Awati (Retd),Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman tweeted: “Vice

Admiral MP Awati (Retd)#PVSM, #VirChakra passedaway; was the commandingofficer of a naval unit of theEastern Fleet, Dec’71. Capturedthree enemy ships carryingcontraband goods. His actionsled to destruction of an enemysubmarine. An icon in navalhistory. My homage”.

Born on September 7,1927, Awati had his schoolingin King George’s School,Mumbai and The MaharashtraEducation Society School,Pune. Having attended TSDufferin, he was selected forthe Royal Indian Navy (RIN) inNovember, 1945.

After his training at theRoyal Naval Colleges atDartsmouth and Greenwich,Admiral Awati also had train-ing stints with the BritishMediterranean Fleet and theNaval Specialist School atPortsmouth.

In March, 1950, AdmiralAwati returned to India for active service in the Indian Navy.

A specialist in signals com-munication, Admiral Awatiserved on Indian Navy ships INS Ranjit, INSVenduruthy, INS Delhi andINS Kistna, and later com-

manded INS Betwa, INS Tirand INS Mysore.

As the CommandingOfficer of INS Kamorta duringthe 1971 BangladeshLiberation, he was awardedthe Vir Chakra for leadershipand gallantry.

His sailing career reachedits height with the commandof the sword arm of the IndianNavy, the Western Fleet. \

An alumnus of the DefenseServices Staff CollegeWellington, and the RoyalCollege of Defense Studies,London, Admiral Awati subse-quently held crucial shoreappointments such asCommandant of the NationalDefense Academy (NDA), Chiefof Personnel at the NavalHeadquarters and Flag officerCommanding- in-Chief of theWestern Naval Command fromwhere he retired in March 1983.

A recipient of ParamVishishta Seva Medal (PVSM),Admiral Awati was the chair-man of the Asian Games (1982)Yachting OrganizingCommittee. Admiral. Awati’slove for ecology and its con-servation emerged after retire-ment from active service inassociation with the legendaryDr Salim Ali.

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Days after Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee

lambasted the BJP-ledGovernments of Assam andGujarat for targeting the lin-guistic minorities, a team ofTrinamool Congress MPs ledby Derek O’Brien on Sundaymet the kin of victims alleged-ly massacred by terrorists inTinsukia district of Assam.

The team constituting MPsDerek O’Brien, Mamata BalaThakur, Nadimul Haq andMLA Mahua Moitra laterannounced an assistance of �1lakh each for the families of thefive victims, sources said,adding, the Chief Minister hadalso directed her party MPs toraise the issue with PresidentRamnath Kovind.

An appointment had beensought with the President,TMC sources said in Kolkata.

Condemning the brutalact O’Brien said, “I have nowords to express this terribleact. After these people werepoor and innocent and did notdeserve to be killed like this.They have been murdered incold blood.” He said, “this is ahumanitarian visit and we haveto come to stand by the griev-ing families.”

Five people of Bengali-speaking community weregunned on Thursday down atKherbari village of Tinsukiadistrict allegedly by ULFA ter-rorists. “We met the familymembers of the victims. Theybelong to the poorest of thepoor section of the society.These families are living in thisregion for generations. Theyhave no enmity with anyone.Still they were killed in coldblood like this. TheGovernment must fix respon-sibility and secure the lives ofminorities living in Assam,”Moitra said.

Earlier Mamata Banerjeehad directly linked the attacks

with the striking out of thenames of 40 lakh people fromthe National Register forCitizens and attacked the BJPGovernments of Assam andGujarat for pursuing a politics ofhatred by “driving out Bengalis,and UPwallas from Assam andBiharis from Gujarat.”

Her nephew and TMC MPAbhishek Banerjee went to theextent of seeking the resigna-tion of Assam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal for failingto ensure the safety and secu-rity of the citizens, particular-ly the minorities. Both theTMC and the CPI(M) hadtaken out rallies in Kolkata and

other parts of Bengal protest-ing the Assam killings while theCongress on observed a “blackday” to denounce the killingsallegedly caused by the divisivepolicies of the BJP in generaland the Assam Government inparticular.

However Bengal BJP pres-ident Dilip Ghosh refuted thecharges saying “there are lawand order problems in everyState. Thousands of peoplewere killed during the Leftregime in Bengal, hundreds ofthem have been killed duringthe Trinamool period and wehave seen how elections areconducted in this State.”

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Tinsukia: The AssamGovernment on Sunday hand-ed over cheques of �5 lakh ascompensation to families ofeach of the five people, threedays after they were killed by unidentified gunmenin the district.

BJP MLA from Sadiya,Bolin Chetia, visited the vic-tims’ houses and gave thecheques. “I have handed overthe cheques that the state gov-ernment had announced after

the massacre,” Chetia toldreporters after meeting thevictim families.

The Assam governmenthad announced a compensationof Rs 5 lakh and a job for thenext of the kin of the deceased.Three members of a familywere among five people shotdead by suspected ULFA(Independent) gunmen whiletwo others were injured atKheroni in the district Thursdaynight, police said. PTI

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Amid the raging controver-sy surrounding Kerala’s

Sabarimala temple, a 34-year-old Kali Puja here is now gettingmedia attention as it doesn’tallow women to step inside themarquee premises, with beliefreigning stronger than rights.

“Our 34-year-oldPanchamunda Kali Puja fol-lows tantra (an ancient esotericHindu tradition). Tantricpriests from Tarapith have beenconducting the Puja every year.We had questioned our ances-tors, but they said a female isnot even allowed to touch any-thing,” Gangaram Shaw, exec-utive body member of theChetla Pradip Sangha said.

Kali Puja — which is cele-brated as Diwali in Bengal —is scheduled to be held onNovember 6.

Shaw mentioned the restric-tion on entry has been thereever since the Puja was first

held. Another committee mem-ber, Manoj Ghosh, said: “Asorganisers, we want women tobe included in the Puja but thisis not our Puja as we have to fol-low whatever the tantrics say.”

However, a priest ofTarapith temple (265 km fromKolkata), situated on the banks

of the Dwarka River inBirbhum district, expressedimmense surprise. Tarapith isfamous for its tantric practices.

“I am one of the agedpriests here and I know thereare no such rules that preventthe entry of women. Our tem-ple is open for all and I am

wondering who are thosepriests talking about suchrestrictions,” exclaimedMulmantra Roy, 81.

The community Puja, witha budget of around Rs 3,00,000,is a major crowd-puller and,this year, the organisers plan tobring their 15-feet-tall idol onNovember 4. The immersionwill take place on November 9.

But they simply plead help-lessness over bringing aboutany change with regard to therestriction.

“People come in largegroups and the ground that youcan see beside the marqueehelps in managing the crowd.We allow them to worshipfrom outside. The restriction isreally surprising as the Goddess herself is a woman,but it cannot be changed,”Gangaram said.

Commenting on the rea-son cited by the organisers,Indologist Nrisingha PrasadBhaduri said, “This is particu-

larly a patriarchy-induced con-dition. Most of the Shakti Pujasare done following the tantrarituals and such practice isnot prevalent anywhere.Finally, if the tantric has somany problems, then why arethey worshipping the femalegoddess?”

“This is not logical andthey are projecting a sort ofvainglory,” Bhaduri affirmed.

The women residents ofthe area seem least botheredabout the restrictions as theydon’t want to break the age-oldtradition.

“I have seen this Puja whenit started during my child-hood days. Women can bepart of the procession of bring-ing the idol and also join thevisarjan (immersion proces-sion). But once the rituals of thePuja begin, we cannot stepinside the pandal. This hasbeen the rule and we have fol-lowed it with devotion,” MithuMantri, a woman resident said.

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Terming “extremely danger-ous” an RSS functionary’s

remark that the Sangh, if need-ed, will launch an agitation fora Ram temple in Ayodhya, theAIMPLB on Sunday said therecent activities related to theissue were “politically driven”.

On Friday, RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS)general secretary BhaiyyajiJoshi had said the Sangh willnot hesitate to launch an agi-tation for a Ram temple atAyodhya, if needed.

The remark came amid agrowing clamour for a law toclear the way for its construc-tion at the disputed site inUttar Pradesh.

“The flurry of activities vis-a-vis the demand for construc-tion of a Ram temple by the so-called Hindu outfits and theirimpatience clearly indicates thatit is politically-driven.

“This is being done tobuild pressure for the upcom-ing 2019 Lok Sabha elections.But, what those outfits do is still

not clear,” general secretary,India Muslim Personal LawBoard (AIMPLB), MaulanaWali Rahmani told PTI.

He said if the RSS launch-es a movement in this regard,“it will be extremely dangerous”and will lead to an “atmosphereof chaos in the country”.

“The quantum of hatredbetween the Hindus and theMuslims was not so much in1992. In the recent years, the rifthas widened. At this point oftime, the hatred between thetwo communities has increasedsignificantly,” Rahamai claimed.

Maulana Ashad Rashidi,president of the Jamait Ulema-e-Hind’s Uttar Pradesh unit,said, “All of us have to exercise

patience and wait for the court’sverdict.”

“Whatever is the verdict ofthe court, it must be accepted.This will ensure an atmos-phere of peace in the country,”he said.

Outlining the RSS’s stand onthe Ram temple issue at a newsconference Friday, BhaiyyajiJoshi had said Hindus were feel-ing “insulted” by the SupremeCourt’s declaration that it hadpriorities other than the Ayodhyaissue and insisted for an ordi-nance if all options run out.

“We will not hesitate tolaunch an agitation for a Ramtemple, if needed, but since thematter is in the Supreme Court,there are restrictions,” he hadsaid when he was asked by anewsperson whether the Sanghwill launch an agitation forRam temple construction likein the 1990s.

Joshi was interacting withthe media after the conclusionof the National Executive meet-ing of the RSS in Uttan town inThane district on the outskirtsof Mumbai.

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Temples are meant to pro-mote harmony and there

should not be any objection tothe construction of RamMandir at Ayodhya which isthe Lord’s birthplace, AmericanHindu teacher and authorDavid Frawley said on Sunday.

After releasing his booktitled ‘What is Hinduism’ at thevenue of the MangaluruLiterary Festival (MangaluruLit Fest-2018) here, he saidthere was no oppositiontowards constructing mosquesand churches in the countryand there should be no oppo-sition for constructing a tem-ple also.

Temples are part of nation-al heritage and meant to pro-mote harmony among the peo-ple, he noted.

In his speech, Frawley, whowas awarded Padma Bhushanin 2015, said Hindu religion isthe only religion which gavegreatest importance to women.

Hindus offer poojas to var-ious Goddesses like Saraswathi,

Kali, Lakshmi and woman isconsidered as mother of theuniverse in the religion, a con-cept not found in any otherreligion, he claimed.

Frawley, also known asVamadeva Shastri, said age-oldpractices of Hindus like Yoga,meditation and Ayurveda hadreceived universal acceptanceover the years.

While following the cus-toms, traditions and rituals,Hindus always had respect forthe values of other religions, headded.

On the second and con-cluding day of the literary fes-tival, based on the theme Ideaof Bharat, veteran Kannadanovelist S L Bhyrappa wasfelicitated.

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Patna: Union Minister GirirajSingh on Sunday said no powerin the world could stop theconstruction of a Ram templein Ayodhya.

“No power in the worldcan stop construction of Ramtemple because people’spatience is running out for it,”the Minister told the media inNawada, his parliamentaryconstituency in Bihar.

Giriraj Singh has urgedthe Bharatiya Janata Party-ledCentral government and theSupreme Court to come for-ward and resolve this issue.

The Supreme Court hasdirected the listing of the RamJanmabhoomi title suit toJanuary 2019. IANS

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The Nagaland BaptistChurch Council (NBCC) delib-erated on the court rulingsthreadbare in its executivemeeting held on October 30-31, it said in a statement onSaturday.

“Legalising of such acts(homosexuality and adultery)is extremely detestable and unacceptable to theChristians under any cir-cumstances,” the statementby NBCC said.

“This interpretation thatgranting of liberty, empower-ing adulterers and unnatural relationship with the encour-agement and support of law isterribly wrong for our soci-ety,” the NBCC added. PTI

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Awitness in theSohrabuddin Sheikh

alleged fake encounter casetold a tr ial court hereSaturday that Sheikh hadkilled former Gujarat HomeMinister Haren Pandya.

The killing had allegedlybeen ordered by former GujaratIPS officer DG Vanzara, thewitness further claimed.Pandya was murdered inAhmedabad in 2003.

The witness — name notdisclosed — said he met Sheikhin 2002 and became goodfriends with him and his wifeKausar Bi and his associateTulsi Prajapati.

“During that t ime,Sohrabuddin told me he hadgot money from DG Vanzarato kill Gujarat’s home minis-ter Haren Pandya and hecompleted the job. I then toldhim that what he did waswrong and he had killed agood person,” the witness toldthe court.

The witness further saidthat in 2005 he was arrested byRajasthan police and lodged atUdaipur jail where he metPrajapati.

“Prajapati told me that theGujarat police killedSohrabuddin and his wifeKausar Bi,” the witness said,deposing before special CBIJudge SJ Sharma.

The testimony will contin-ue next week.

Shaikh and his wife werekilled in an alleged fakeencounter in 2005 by Gujaratpolice. Prajapati was later killedin another alleged fakeencounter by Gujarat and

Rajasthan police.Of the 38 people charged

by the CBI for the two allegedfake encounters, 16 were dis-charged by the trial court.

Those discharged includedBJP chief Amit Shah, Vanzaraand all senior officers ofGujarat and Rajasthan police.

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The normal life remainedaffected in Kashmir Valley

on Sunday a day after moder-ate snowfall wreaked havoc inthe region disrupting powersupply and traffic movementand causing massive damage toorchards in the countryside.

The vital roads linking theValley with the outer worldincluding the strategic SrinagarJammu national highwayremained closed for the secondconsecutive day. The highwayremained closed due to land-slides triggered by incessantrains during intervening nightof Friday and Saturday.

This was the season’s firstsnowfall in the region andunexpected in the beginning ofNovember. The residents resort-ed to heavy woolens to fight thespine-chilling cold wave.

Even as the authoritiespressed in men and machineryto restore essential services,most areas in the countrysideremained without power sup-ply for the second consecutiveday. The power supply wasrestored in several parts of thesummer capital Srinagar.

Reports of damage to fruitorchards and crops in south,central and northern areas ofKashmir, have been received.

The orchadists and farmerssaid the unexpected snowfalldamaged their fruits and crops.

The Kashmir Chamber ofCommerce and Industry in astatement said that preliminaryreports received from variousFruit Associations includingAnantnag suggest that lossesupwards of Rs 500 crore havebeen incurred and irreparabledamage caused to trees, plan-tations and orchards. “Weappeal to the whole communityto stand behind our brothers indistress and extend support inwhatever manner possible,” thestatement said.

Advisor to GovernorKhurshid Ganai has issueddirections to the horticulturedepartment to immediatelyassess the losses suffered by thefruit growers and orchardistsdue to untimely snowfall in theKashmir valley.

While tourists present inKashmir Valley have beenenjoying the substantial snow-fall at Gulmarg, Sonamarg,Pahalgam and other touristplaces, the local people partic-ularly those living in far flungareas are facing various diffi-culties in the shape of disruptionin water and electric supply.

Residents are also experi-encing more cold in view ofabsence of electric supply to use

room heaters and other gadgets.The mobile internet services arealso affected in some areas inSrinagar and elsewhere follow-ing heavy snowfall.

In view of heavy snowfall,the business establishments,markets and private officesalso curtailed their activities.

Authorities have estab-lished control rooms at districtheadquarters. Fresh snowfalloccurred in the higher reach-es of the State while heavy rainslashed the plains on Saturday.Fresh snowfall occurred inZojila Pass, Drass, Kargil,Sonamarg, Pahalgam andGulmarg during interveningnight of Friday and Saturdaywhile rains lashed the plains ofthe valley and the Jammu divi-

sion during this period.Traffic Officials said only

Durbar Move vehicles hadbeen scheduled to move onSaturday and Sunday fromSrinagar to Jammu.

Around 120 truck driverswere earlier rescued fromMughal Road since its closure onFriday. More than 100 vehiclesare still stranded on the Road insouth Kashmir’s Shopian districtconnecting Jammu provincethrough Rajouri district.

The MeT DepartmentDirector Sonam Lotus predict-ed that rainfall in plains andsnowfall in higher reaches willrecede and weather would startimproving Sunday afternoon.He said the weather will signif-icantly improve from Monday.

Meanwhile, over 300Jammu bound passengersincluding dozens of securitypersonnel were rescuedSaturday night after they werecaught in heavy snowfall nearJawahar tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.The stranded passengers werelodged in Sarais, hotels, ShelterSheds, and religious places atBanihal. Security personnelwere lodged at Army camp inBanihal town.

National Conference vicepresident and former ChiefMinister Omar Abdullahexpressed concern over themassive damages suffered toapple orchards following heavysnowfall across the valley.

“The state governmentmust depute revenue teams tothe affected districts and assessthe losses so that they are com-pensated forthwith,” he said.

Chief Engineer PDDKashmir, Hashmat Qazi, saidthat “heavy” snowfall in theValley has resulted in treeswith thick foliage coming downheavily on electrical lines, dam-aging most of the 33KV lines.

He said intermittent rain-fall and heavy snowfall led tofrequent faults in the electricalsystem affecting supply in mostparts of the uptown and civilline areas of Srinagar.

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Days after Goa HealthMinister Vishwajit Rane

expressed concern over thehealth of Manohar Parrikar, hisCabinet colleague Vijai SardesaiSunday said the Chief Ministerwas doing fine.

Sardesai, whose GoaForward Party (GFP) is a rul-ing constituent in the BhartiyaJanata Party (BJP)-led allianceGovernment, also said the“projections” being made aboutParrikar’s health are incorrect.

“Parrikar’s health is farbetter compared to his stay inthe AIIMS in Delhi inSeptember this year. The waythe picture is being projectedabout his health is not true.Parrikar is much better nowcompared to when we hadseen him after his dischargefrom Delhi,” he told reporters.

Parrikar, 62, was shifted tohis private residence in Goa lastmonth. He is currently recuper-ating at his private residence here.

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The Border Security Force(BSF) has seized fake

Indian currency notes of facevalue �9.82 lakh from aBangladeshi national in WestBengal’s North 24 Parganasdistrict, an official said onSunday.

Acting on specific infor-mation, the BSF officials raid-ed Halderpara village onSaturday and apprehended oneMohammed Sukur Ali, 41,seized the fake currency notesbeing smuggled from India toBangladesh. “The patrol partychased him and managed toapprehend him. 491 fake cur-rency notes in denomination of�2,000 were found on him. Thenotes were wrapped with plas-tic and kept in a bag,” PrabhatKumar Singh, DeputyInspector General of BSF’sSouth Bengal Frontier said ina statement.

Indian currency amount-

ing to �5,440, two mobilephones, two SIM cards and hispassport were also seized.

“The apprehended personrevealed his identity asMohammed Sukur Ali, 41, ofChapainawabganj district inBangladesh. The BSF hashanded over Ali, and the itemsseized from him, to Gaighatapolice station for further legalaction,” he said.

The BSF’s South BengalFrontier has so far this yearseized fake Indian currencynotes of face value �34.48lakh, and apprehended sixsmugglers.

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Jammu & Kashmir GovernorSatya Pal Malik on Sunday

took stock of the situationarising due to heavy snowfalland ordered immediaterestoration of essential ser-vices in the affected areas.

Normal life was disruptedin the Kashmir valley and partsof Jammu region experiencedmoderate to heavy snowfall on Saturday.

The governor is personal-ly monitoring the situationand has issued instructions tothe power development andpublic works departments forimmediate restoration of elec-tricity supply and road con-nectivity in the affected areas,an official spokesman said.

Malik directed the admin-istration to expedite efforts tomitigate difficulties of peopleand meet their requirements inview of the inclement weatherconditions, he said.

The spokesman said theadvisers and the chief secretaryhave been asked to get regularupdates on restoration of essen-tial services from the con-cerned so that people do notface any inconvenience.

On restoration of electric-ity supply, the Governor wasinformed that massive damagewas caused to transmissionlines and transformers due tosnowfall and uprooting of trees.Restoration work is in fullswing,he said.

The power department hasinformed Malik that by thisevening electricity would berestored in 90 per cent of theaffected areas while in otherareas restoration work is under-way, the spokesman said.

Regarding restoration ofroad connectivity, the gover-nor was told that all inter-dis-trict roads have been restoredand the Srinagar-Jammuhighway will be open by thisafternoon.

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here in the past few days due toindigestion caused by excessiveintake of leaves

Containing toxic aminoacid, a Forest Department official said.

The deer died of excessiveconsumption of subabul treeleaves, which are rich in pro-tein and have mimusin, atoxic amino acid, sinceNovember 1.

Too much intake of theleaves had resulted in digestionproblems leading to the deathof the animals, the official saidSunday.

While 17 deer died onNovember 1, eight perishedthe next day. Another sixdied on Saturday. Twenty-five of them were female andsome were also pregnant, theofficial said.

There were about 180 deerin the park which were taken

care of by their keepers.Officials were now keeping aneye on the rest.

Postmortem of a couple ofdeer revealed the cause ofthe deaths, following whichthe keepers have been askednot to feed subabul leaves tothe remaining, the official said.

According to the official,the keepers overfed the deer intheir enthusiasm as the animalsate the leaves with relish.

Officials were now provid-ing certain type of grass,besides a concoction, includingpowdered pepper, and drinkingwater for the rest of the herd asa preventive measure, the offi-cial said.

Any symptoms of illnesswould be noticed only after adeer would isolate itself fromthe group and no deer has done so since Saturday night,she said.

“Therefore, there may notbe anymore casualties,” theofficial added. PTI

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The Uttar Pradesh BJP willsoon be appointing about

100 women as ‘teen talaq pra-mukhs’ across the state toensure rehabilitation of thevictims and their children, aparty leader said Sunday.

Nazia Alam, secretary ofUP Bharatiya Janata Party’s(BJP) minority wing, who willbe the overall in-charge, saidtriple talaq pramukhs will beappointed for each of the 93‘organisational districts’ andsix regional units of the saffronparty in the state.

“Educated women whohave sound knowledge ofShariat and law and who canbring a social change in thelives of the victims of tripletalaq will be appointed as pra-mukhs,” Alam told PTI.

“Each of the 93 organisa-tional districts and six region-al units will have a triple talaqpramukh and some of the vic-tims are already working withus to eradicate this social evil,”she added.

Alam said the candidateswill likely be finalised afterDiwali followed by a survey inDecember to ascertain the total

number of triple talaq victimsin the state.

“We will carry out a survey,by the end of December, toknow the exact number of vic-tims of triple talaq in every dis-trict. Our work is likely to beginafter Deepawali,” she said.

She further said that effortswill also be made to assist theintegration of talaq victimswith Pradhan Mantri KaushalVikas Yojana (PMKVY) in a bidto make them self-dependent.

The PMKVY is the flagshipscheme of the Ministry of SkillDevelopment andEntrepreneurship with the

objective to enable a largenumber of Indian youth to takeup industry-relevant skill train-ing that will help them insecuring a better livelihood.

“We will also seek infor-mation from the victims as towhat do they actually need, beit education and health-relatedneeds for their children oremployment-related things forthemselves,” she said.

Nazia further said that theminority wing of the BJP willalso launch awareness cam-paigns to dispel the wrongnotions surrounding the holyQuran and Shariat.

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The ‘chhoti bahu’ of UttarPradesh’s most powerful

political family, Aparna Yadav,is ready to contest the 2019 LokSabha election if her father-inlaw Mulayam Singh Yadav asksher to do so. She will contestthe poll on the ticket of theparty of ‘chacha’ or ‘bhaiya’,depending on Netaji’s choice.

“Yes, I am willing to con-test the Lok Sabha election ifNetaji (as Mulayam SinghYadav is known) asks me to doso. I have two or three con-stituencies in mind from whereI can contest but the finalchoice will be of Netaji,” Aparnatold The Pioneer in a free-wheeling interview in whichshe talked about politics, fam-ily feud and her passion formusic and social work.

Aparna had contested the2017 assembly elections fromCantonment seat of Lucknowbut had lost to Cabinet minis-ter in Yogi Adityanath govern-ment, Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

“If I contest (the Lok Sabhapoll) it will not be fromLucknow for sure. It will be

some other constituency. I havesomething in mind but the callhas to be taken by Netaji. I con-tested the assembly poll onlyafter Netaji asked me to do soand now also I will abide byNetaji’s order,” Aparna said.

The big question is ifAparna contests the election,will it be from ‘bhaiya’ AkhileshYadav’s Samajwadi Party or thePragatisheel Samajwadi Party of‘chacha’ Shivpal Singh Yadav?

“I am with Mulayam SinghYadav and at present he is inSamajwadi Party,” she said,without directly admitting thatshe would contest the poll onSP symbol.

Aparna gave a diplomaticanswer when asked if Mulayamgave her freedom to choosebetween ‘chacha’ and ‘bhaiya’,with whom she would prefer togo. “I know that by that timeNetaji will take a call. He willdecide about my politicalfuture. I know one thing, thathe loves me like a daughter. Ido not have words to expresshis love for me. Let him takethe decision. He is more expe-rienced,” she said.

Aparna further said:“Netaji is torn between the two

(Akhilesh and Shivpal). Heloves his son and also hisbrother. When he was nation-al president of the party, heensured that the familyremained united. The familyhas fallen apart after he wasdivested of his position in theparty. The feud in the familystarted after two people, withdifferent political thought pat-tern, did not gel. What hap-pened thereafter is now onpublic platform. ‘Chacha’ hasparted ways and it will obvi-ously have an impact on theLok Sabha election.”

The ‘chhoti bahu’ admit-ted that things would havebeen different had the party’spresidentship been given backto Netaji after the assemblyelection as promised byAkhilesh Yadav.

“If someone had saidsomething, he should havehonoured his words. Why hedid not do so, only he can tall,”she said and added, “Oneshould realise that people stillvote for Samajwadi Party onlybecause of Mulayam SinghYadav. There is a minisculeyoung generation in the partywhich thinks otherwise. The

sooner they realise the fact thatNetaji is still the fulcrum of theparty, the better it is for them.”

About Samajwadi Partyand Bahujan Samaj Partyalliance, Aparna said if theparty (SP) wanted to go for tie-up, it should not be limited toone election.

“Top leaders might comeon one platform, but what aboutthe workers at ground levelbecause both the parties are atloggerheads. The alliance shouldnot be stitched only to gainpolitical mileage. There shouldbe substance to it,” she said.

The question meanders toher contesting election andher past experience of electoralbattle. “The defeat in theassembly election has made mea better human. Lincon hadsaid ‘jo haar sikha sakti hai wohjeet nahi’. One who can digestdefeat can handle success in abetter way. This is a history thatpeople who get success early inlife become arrogant,” she said.

“I can now say that I ambetter placed to contest electionbecause of the experience I hadin the assembly polls and myunderstanding of electoral pol-itics,” she said.

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The much-hyped three-dayDeepotsava, a prelude to

Diwali festival, started withpresentation of Ramlila by acultural troupe from Laos inthe Vivekananda auditorium ofDr Ram Manohar LohiaAwadh University in Ayodhyaon Sunday.

Senior officials from theState capital accompanied bydistrict officers reviewed thearrangement for the lighting ofover three lakh ‘diyas’ (earthenlamps) on November 6.

The function on that daywill be attended by GovernorRam Naik, Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath and otherdignitaries. But the mainattraction of this Diwali cele-brations will be the first ladyof South Korea, Kim Jung-sook, the wife of South KoreanPresident Moon Jae-in. Shewill attend the programmeon November 6, when threelakh ‘diyas’ will be lit to createa new world record. In 2017over 1.71 lakh ‘diyas’ werelighted and it was a GuinnessBook record.

In-charge of the pro-gramme, SN Shukla, said that

of the three lakh ‘diyas’, over10,000 ‘diyas’ each would belighted at Ram ki Pauri and atthe banks of river Saryu.Besides, 5,100 ‘diyas’ would belighted at Guptarghat and11,000 at Bharat Kund, headded.

“When Chief Minister YogiAdityanath will perform aarti,over 10,000 ‘diyas’ will bereleased from a steamer andwill cross the Saryu ghat,” DrShukla said.

The celebrations willinclude laying of the founda-tion of a Rs 50-crore memori-al of Queen Hur Hwang-ok,also known as Suriratna, aprincess of Ayodhya who went to South Korea and mar-ried the king.

Last year, the Diwali cele-brations in the temple townwere limited to one day whilethis time it will be a three-dayaffair which started fromSunday.

The UP Tourism depart-ment is organising a series ofevents to celebrate Diwali inAyodhya. All prominent build-ings, temples and ghats in thecity are being decorated whilemany cultural programmesare being organised for thegrand event.

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Taking a dig at PrimeMinister Narendra Modi

and Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath,Samajwadi Party leaderMohammad Azam Khan saidthe proposed statue of LordRam in Ayodhya should betaller than the statue of SardarVallabhbhai Patel — the Statueof Unity — unveiled by the PMin Gujarat on October 31.

Azam Khan said this fol-lowing the announcement made

by the State Government regard-ing construction of a 151-metretall statue of Lord Ram inAyodhya. Chief Minister YogiAdityanath will formally lay thefoundation stone of the projecton November 6.

‘’Lord Ram’s statue, which islikely to be erected on the banksof river Saryu in the templetown, should be constructedtaller than the recently-unveiled182-metre statue of SardarVallabhai Patel,” Khan said whiletalking to reporters in his hometown, Rampur, on Sunday.

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When India achievedIndependence, our free-dom fighters and leadersdreamed that the countryshould become strong

and poverty should be wiped out. In herearly years itself, India faced hostilitiesfrom across the border. But the countryembarked upon massive nation-buildingnonetheless. In the following decades,India witnessed massive industrializationand then an agricultural revolution ofsorts. India’s economy, which started at aslow trot, began galloping from the 1990s.

Against this backdrop, we mustremember that our system of democraticgovernance is based on a multi-partymodel, which has its advantages and dis-advantages. Often, Governments have totake populist decisions. But this trend oftaking populist decisions has, objectivelyspeaking, weakened the Indian economyand, in fact, undermined it over the pastthree decades. After the 2014 Lok Sabhaelection, Narendra Modi took over as thecountry’s Prime Minister and soon aftertaking the oath of office, launched eco-nomic and administrative reforms whichwere resented in many quarters.Simultaneously, the rise in terrorist inci-dents over the past nearly two decadeswere taken seriously by the Prime Ministerand a counter-strategy put in place to takeon terror. The data shows clearly that therehas been an appreciable decline in terror-ist incidents after the zero tolerance poli-cies put in place by the Prime Ministerstarted having an impact. This is, by allstandards, an achievement which allIndian citizens regardless of colour, creedand caste should applaud.

Recently, the National Security Adviser(NSA) Ajit Doval, who has had a key roleto play in formulation of the Government’spolicies, delivered the annual Sardar PatelMemorial Lecture organised by All IndiaRadio (AIR) titled ‘Dream India 2030 —Avoiding the pitfalls’ wherein he said:“India will need a strong, stable and deci-sive Government for the next 10 years toachieve our national, political and strate-gic objectives.” He further argued that a“weak democracy can tend to make thecountry a soft target and India cannotafford to be a soft power for the next fewyears.” Doval also pointed out: “WeakGovernments are unable to take hard deci-sions which are good for people but are notnecessarily populist. Unstable regimesare more vulnerable to fragility and cor-ruption, and often local and sectarianpolitical interests take precedence.”

Doval did nothing more than state theobvious but he has been vilified by thoseworking overtime to defame and demonisethe Narendra Modi Government on onepretext or the other. His speech drew a lotof criticism from various political leaders

too, who claimed Doval shouldnot have delivered such aspeech which had “politicalovertones”. His critics alsoargued that a strongGovernment meant a tyranni-cal Government under whichthe interests and freedoms ofcitizens would not be safe-guarded. The most objection-able, underlying implication oftheir criticism was that if anyGovernment takes hard deci-sions in the national interest,it would be contrary to thewishes of people and thus dic-tatorial. This is nonsense.

The freedom of expressionand speech in the countryallows everybody to have andexpress his/her opinion onany issue. But when the inter-est of the country and itssecurity are involved, it is notdesirable that we make suchremarks which may damageour national interest which isin fact nothing but the inter-est of the people who are thesovereign in a democracy. Itwould behove the NSA’s crit-ics to analyse his speech aca-demically and critically beforejumping to any conclusions.

First, we should under-stand why Prime MinisterNarendra Modi picked AjitDoval for the post of NationalSecurity Adviser. Doval is ahighly competent intelligenceprofessional, who retired fromthe Indian Police Service aftervast experience in security

matters. He has held a numberof sensitive posts with fullcompetence.

The NSA has shown overhis glittering career that he hasthe talent and capability tohold talks with any adversaryeven when the odds arestacked against him; take forinstance his crucial role innegotiating with the Taliban-backed terrorists when anIndian Airlines flight washijacked to Kandahar inDecember 1999. Modiappointed him as NSA, a posi-tion that comes with bothpower and responsibility, toensure a check on terror andthe results have borne out hischoice as the correct one.

Second, during the tenureof the current Prime Minister,the country has seen impres-sive if incremental reforms inthe structures that govern oureconomy and administration.Industrially, we are on theupswing with a focus on man-ufacturing and militarily ourposition is one of strength. Themilitary-industrial complex inIndia, including the involve-ment of the private sector, isfinally taking shape in tunewith global realities.

Though India is a peace-loving country, contemporarygeopolitics calls for the coun-try to be strong militarily inorder to sustain a peacefulatmosphere in the region.Apropos of which, one needs

to remember India’s retaliationagainst Pakistan’s cross-borderinfiltration of terrorists by car-rying out surgical strikes.

Lastly, we need to keep inmind that the world hasmoved to a market-orientedeconomy. The corporate sectorshould be strong for the over-all development of the coun-try. Also, trade, business andindustry will improve whenthere is no problem or short-age of labour. Modi’s moveshave all been to ensure justthat, for which he had to taketough decisions like demoneti-sation and implementation ofGST to rationalise the taxstructure in the country. Thesesteps are not populist but arevery important for the futuredevelopment of the countryand its people.

Doval hinted at thesedevelopments in his speech;there is no question that hewas right, the country needs astrong Government. Doval’sargument is very meaningfulif analysed in depth.

The development initiatedby the Government is now vis-ible on ground level. An era ofdevelopment and prosperity isdawning on the country but itwill only be visible to all ifpolitical leaders have thecourage to take the correctdecisions at the right time.

(The writer is formerMedia Adviser, Aligarh MuslimUniversity.)

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Sir — Awareness is the key wordto prevent and overcome anyhealth disorder. Cancer is no dif-ferent. It is heartening that vari-ous health bodies in the world arefocussing on certain commoncancers every month. Octoberwas the breast cancer awarenessmonth and November is set toraise awareness on lung cancer.The occurrences and deaths dueto lung cancer are on the rise inboth developed and developingcountries. The chemicals insmoke, estimated to be abovethree thousand, of which manyare carcinogenic agents, have putthe life of smokers in peril.

Spotting the early symptomsof lung cancer will go a long wayin early diagnosis and treatment.Cough, breathlessness and chestpain are major symptoms whichshould draw the attention of peo-ple towards the disease. Simpleinvestigative tools like chest x-rayand sputum examination mayhelp in diagnosis of the disease,though more sophisticated tech-niques may be needed to confirmthe presence of the disease and setup approaches towards planningof treatment. The cost of

chemotherapy drugs are prohib-itive for the less fortunate. TheGovernment has a duty to ensurethat patients get proper treatment.

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Sir— Prime Minister NarendraModi launched a “Diwali gift” for

micro, small and medium enter-prises (MSMEs) to finalise 12policies to boost the sector. Theannouncement of a 59-minuteloan facility of up to one crorerupees for small and mediumbusinesses was one of the keydecisions while launching theMSME support programme. Asthe MSME sector plays a vital rolein employment, it constitutes avast network of over 63 million

units and employs around 111million people. It also contributesaround 30 per cent to the grossdomestic product (GDP). Suchindustry-friendly initiatives byPrime Minister Narendra Modiwill surely boost the economy,reduce unemployment andencourage each and every Indianto venture out and explore theirentrepreneurial skills.

The Prime Minister needs to

be applauded for taking public-centric decision. However, heshould also form a system toensure that the loans are repaid onor before time.

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Sir — The biggest weakness ofour justice delivery system is lib-eral ex parte stay orders followedby frequent adjournments incourts, the main reasons of hugependency of cases resulting injustifying the proverb, justicedelayed is justice denied.

Even then Vice PresidentHamid Ansari was of the viewthat liberal adjournments incourts needed to be taken seri-ously by the judiciary for reformswithin. The Supreme Court inthe Shiv Cotex vs Tirgun Autocase observed that the litigantsseek and the courts grantadjournments at the drop of thehat. This has corroded the entirejustice delivery system.

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When Prime MinisterNarendra Modi laudedIndia’s potential as the multi-

trillion investment hub at the recentIndependence Day speech, the worldgaped in awe. This speaks volumes forthe exciting investment market Indiais becoming, doesn’t it? Promises arefragile. Especially, when the roadmapto fulfilling them is packed with pot-holes. There is no denying that Indiahas made a mark on the global map.In fact, after a record jump of 30 placesto rank 100th in the World Bank’s EaseOf Doing Business ranking, the coun-try is all set to leapfrog into the top 50.

But are we ready to make the nextjump? While the aim is laudable, theprocess is debatable. How is globalinnovation to enter the domestic mar-

ket without an environment to pros-per? Price caps are creating market dis-tortions in a country which relies heav-ily on imports in medical devices.Decisions like a blanket price oncoronary stents are a disincentive tofuture investment in India.

Unintended consequences ofprice capping: India’s healthcare sec-tor is expected to be $280 billion in sizeby 2020, growing at a compound annu-al growth rate of 16 per cent and med-ical devices form a significant share ofthis infrastructure. The total import ofmedical devices is more than 75 per-cent of total medical devices sales inIndia. The Government decided to reg-ulate the prices of medical devices withthe aim to increase access to patients,who were not able to afford them.These benefits seem lucrative in theshort-term but may not work as effec-tively in the coming years.

Sure, it is time to make healthcareaffordable and accessible but thesesteps cannot be executed in silos.When you bring critical medicaldevices, like heart stents, diagnosticequipment and orthopaedic implants

under regulation, it impacts the importof high-end state-of-the-art medicalequipments.

On the one hand, we talk about themulti-trillion investment hub thatIndia is, but on the other, specific poli-cies are discouraging these companiesfrom investing. To deal with thehealthcare roadblocks that pervade inIndia, we need the market to be opento foreign investments, because tech-nology is making healthcare betteraround the world. Why should Indiabe left behind?

For instance, fixing the price of

stents below their cost of productiondoes not offer an economic incentivefor firms to continue production. Nowonder many multinationals thatsupply stents in India debated onpulling out of the market, with somerefusing to bring their latest innova-tions to India. The concept is smallinvestors judge the attractiveness of aninvestment based on its expectedreturn compared to other invest-ments. Thus, as long as price caps affectrelative returns, it would change theamount and urgency of investmentsinto bringing new products in the mar-

ket. These returns are needed for com-panies to maintain business sustain-ability and focus on new research andinnovation.

When we talk about accessiblehealth care, what about all those whoare looking for the latest technology toimprove their condition? Today, Indiais one of the top 20 global medicaldevice markets and the fourth largestmedical device market in Asia. Themedical value travel market in Indiais expected to grow at a CompoundAnnual Growth Rate of 30 per centfrom $2.8 billion in 2014 to $10.6 bil-lion in 2019. When we talk of medicaltourism and Make in India, we can-not ignore the influx of quality health-care services that foreign players bring.

Of what started as a dream to buildIndia by creating a robust manufactur-ing sector, ‘Make In India’ also camewith a promise to “represent importantopportunities for foreign investor.”The strategy included 25 target sectors,including pharmaceuticals and well-ness among others. India’s murkymedical devices market needs innova-tions and because ‘Make In India’ is

now becoming all about creatingeverything in the local market, it canimpact the health market negatively.

It is time for India to take the inno-vation curve as the healthcare sectorhas substantial unmet needs that needto be addressed. We need pro-innova-tion policies that propel the develop-ment of high quality and innovativemedicines for Indian patients. It is crit-ical that innovative thinking walks inline with the social and economic evo-lution of the nation.

As mentioned earlier, we need tolook beyond price capping. WhatIndia needs is a solution like trade mar-gin rationalisation, which allows formarket-based differentiation of prod-uct prices, and that too, from the firstpoint of sale, so that the margins arefairly decided. For India to sustain theranking in the Ease of Doing Business,it is imperative that we have the rightpolicies in place to invite investmentsfrom global research-based companies.

(The writer is Director, PaediatricGastroenterology & Hepatology Instituteof Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences,Medanta: The Medicity)

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The steel frame of the country is slow-ly losing its sheen as story after storyreveals the murky world of India’sbabudom. The latest before the pub-lic is the dirty linen being washed in

public by two top IPS officers of the CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s premierinvestigation agency. The All India Servicesplayed a crucial role for British India in settingup an administrative structure for efficient gov-ernance and uniting the country as a nation.Soon after Independence, the civil servicesplayed a very vital role in integrating the coun-try on a uniform pattern, and its work duringthe initial years of Independence led Sardar Patelto call India’s civil services, the “steel frame” ofIndia’s Government machinery. Watching theCBI top bosses quarrel in open, against thisbackdrop, is depressing.

Among all the civil services in the country,the work profile of IPS officers requires totaldevotion for enforcing law and order in a coun-try of India’s size and dimension. They have towork beyond designated office hours; they areon duty round-the-clock, eating into theirfamily time. The CBI is an organisation whichhas gained immense faith of the citizens of thecountry for its expertise in detecting crime andexposing graft. The latest developments with-in the CBI, however, are the culmination of alarger malaise of deterioration of the value sys-tem of institutional integrity. This is more oftenthan not seen in other areas of administrationtoo. In any society, lack of a sense of justice anda preponderance of lawlessness is the greatestterror the people in power can enforce on citizens. The Indian public has a short memo-ry and a great tolerance for wrongdoers and,because of this, we fail to generate public opin-ion against bad governance and fritter our ener-gy on petty issues.

A proto-CBI could be said to have been created in 1946. It was the successor organisa-tion to the Special Police Establishment (SPE)which was set up in 1941 to investigate cases ofbribery and corruption in transactions with theWar & Supply Department of India duringWorld War II. After the end of the war, the needfor a Central Government agency to investigatecases of bribery and corruption by CentralGovernment employees was felt. The DelhiSpecial Police Establishment Act was, therefore,brought into force in 1946. The CBI derivespowers from this Act. The reputation and imageof the investigation agency has been severelydented recently. This systemic degradation ofinstitutions has been a gradual phenomenon inthis country, mainly due to political interferenceand the misuse of bureaucracy and police against political opponents; the CBI is noexception to this.

When such things happen, the corrupt getscloser to such elements and destroy the fairnessand integrity of the institution. It is also ironi-cal that Alok Verma is the third CBI directorafter AP Singh and Ranjit Sinha to be investi-gated for alleged corruption with the infamousmeat trader and suspected smuggler MoinQureshi hogging the limelight in two of thecases. The CBI has been routinely used against

the political opponents by the rulingparty at the Centre. It was hoped thatthe scenario would change after themisuse was challenged and a conse-quent Supreme Court decision in theVineet Narain Case of December1997. The order laid down guidelinesto ensure independence and autono-my of the CBI and ordered that theCBI be placed under the supervisionof the Central Vigilance Commission(CVC), an independent governmen-tal agency free from executive inter-ference. In the current brawl, betweenVerma and special director RakeshAsthana, the Supreme Court onOctober 26 , 2018, delivered one of itsfinest judgements in recent monthsand saved the reputation of the CBIwhich the Central VigilanceCommission (CVC) had failed to do.

The apex court has given twoweeks time to the CVC to inquire intothe allegations against Verma underthe eyes of a retired Supreme CourtJustice AK Patnaik. It has alsorestrained the interim Director fromtaking policy decisions. Let us exam-ine this episode from the point of viewof propriety and what is wrong in thegovernance template and who isresponsible for it.

The country had been witnessingan agonising war between these twoofficers for past few months as media

was full of news of both tradingcharges against each other. The CVCand the Cabinet Secretary were awareof this internecine war. In any organ-isation, the hallmark of a good leaderis to control things within the organ-isation. In this particular case, the CBIdirector proved to be a poor leader. Heshould have gone beyond his ego andtaken up matter with higher author-ities if he found Asthana doing wrong.

Similarly, CVC and CabinetSecretary proved their incompetencein not handling the matter in a time-ly fashion and allowed things to go outof hand despite knowing the facts. Insuch a situation, no Prime Ministercan run the country if people respon-sible for running important institutions have a lackadaisical atti-tude in dealing with such matters. ThePrime Minister’s Office should haveacted firmly at the first hint of differ-ences and the CVC should have takena stand. Not doing so has eroded theimage of the Government while theOpposition is busy politicising the issue.

It is, therefore, necessary for theGovernment to analyse in detail howfar the institutional reforms after theSupreme Court decision in December1997 have been able to improve thefunctioning of the CBI. And it will beworth finding out the rate of convic-

tion of cases probed by CBI after thisdecision. This decision of the Courttook away the power of appointingand sacking the CBI director from theExecutive. In hindsight, it seems thatit has emboldened incumbents to bearrogant; otherwise, how would a for-mer CBI director have the courage tomeet an accused in his residence? Asfor appointments, it is well-knownthat most of the appointments in theCentral Government have since longbeen controlled by a Delhi coteriewhich, irrespective of the party inpower, can mar the reputation of anygood and honest officer and promoteofficers who are smart in networking.

It would be prudent to say the jobof the Executive should be done by theExecutive, provided the methodologyof short-listing candidates is fair andbeyond reproach. The CBI is a pres-tigious organisation and its formerglory should be salvaged. PrimeMinister Narendra Modi must stemthe systemic rot by going for drasticreforms and he must review if theVineet Narain judgement has been ofuse and how far it was implementedfor maintaining the institutionalintegrity of the CBI. Politicians of allhues, however, must stop meddling inthis matter.

(The writer is a Retired CivilServant)

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The Finance Ministry is likely tofinalise the second round of cap-

ital infusion for public sector banks(PSBs) towards the end of this monthtaking into account the latest quar-ter's performance, sources said.

In this round of fund infusion,most of the banks would be gettinggrowth capital for expanding theirlending, particularly to micro, smalland medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Last week, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi launched a slew ofmeasures, including loan sanction ofup to �1 crore in less than an hourand relaxation in labour and envi-ronmental laws for MSMEs to give aboost to the sector, the country's sec-ond-biggest employer.

Second quarter result announce-ments of banks, barring one or two,would be over this week and subse-quently the ministry would startdiscussions with them, sources said.

After assessing the requirement,the ministry is expected to finalise thecapital infusion of about �54,000crore by November-end or by the firsthalf of the next month.

The ministry had earlier this yearprovided capital infusion of �11,336crore to five PSBs to help them meettheir interest payment commitments.

Punjab National Bank (PNB), hitby the Nirav Modi scam, got thehighest amount of �2,816 crore,while Allahabad Bank received�1,790 crore.

Andhra Bank got capital supportof �2,019 crore, Indian OverseasBank �2,157 crore and CorporationBank �2,555 crore.

The infusion was part of theremaining �65,000 crore out of �2.11lakh crore capital infusion over twofinancial years.

The government announced the�2.11 lakh crore capital infusionprogramme in October last year.

As per the plan, the PSBs were toget �1.35 lakh crore through re-cap-italisation bonds, and the balance�58,000 crore through raising ofcapital from the market.

Out of the �1.35 lakh crore, thegovernment has already infusedabout �82,000 crore through recapbonds and the balance would be doneduring this fiscal.

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US sanctions against importersof Iranian oil threaten the

crude oil market's precarious bal-ance and risk surging prices, allunder Saudi Arabia's watchful gaze,according to experts.

“In the next weeks all eyes willbe on Iranian exports, whetherthere will be some cheating aroundUS sanctions, and on how quicklyproduction will fall,” said RiccardoFabiani, an analyst for EnergyAspects.

The US will from Monday tar-get buyers of Iranian oil in order todeprive Tehran of its main sourceof income.

Going after Iran's oil moneywill hit Tehran where it hurts, butit also means hitting a major pillarof the global oil market -- Iran isthe OPEC cartel's third-largestproducer -- with major conse-quences for world supply.

Iran exported the equivalent of2.5 million barrels a day in April,before the announcement of sanc-tions turned buyers away.

“Even if the United Statesgrants exemptions, Washingtonwill demand that the volumeimported from Iran be signifi-cantly reduced,” said UBS analystGiovanni Staunovo, who expectsprices to rise.

However, oil prices have fallenby nearly $15 in less than a month,after peaking in early October attheir highest level in two and a halfyears, with a barrel of Brent at over$85.

Part of the explanation lies inthe ambiguous position of the US,which initially insisted that thesanctions were designed to reduce

Iranian exports to zero barrels,but has since has softened its posi-tion.

Secretary of State MikePompeo on Friday announcedexemptions for eight countries,without naming them.

Turkey indicated that it wasone of them and analysts believethat India, one of the world'slargest importers, is also on the list,which will be published onMonday.

“India said to the US that theycan't stop before March, they arefacing a major currency crisis,”explained Joel Hancock, analyst atNatixis.

Consumer confidence in theUS itself could also suffer if risingoil prices translate into higherprices at the pump.

“If prices start to rise again oranother major producer has diffi-culties, it could put pressure on theUS and lead to new exemptions,”said Fabiani.

The other major oil producingcountries are expected to ramp upproduction to try and compensatefor Iran's anticipated decline in out-put.

But in doing so, they run therisk of hampering their ability toreact to any future crises.

Saudi Arabia, the world'slargest exporter, has claimed that it

can respond to the Iranian short-fall, but some market players arewondering whether the kingdom isexhausting its capacities.

“Saudi Arabia can produce 12million barrels a day, but only if itinvests,” said Hancock, noting thatthe country currently producesjust under 11 million barrels aday.He believes that Riyadh cancurrently only rely on 300,000barrels per day of spare capacity, theextraction of which can belaunched in fewer than 30 days.

“The mantra right now is to goto Saudi Arabia but its exports haveremained flat at around 10 or 10.2million barrels a day,” said SamirMadani, an analyst at TankerTrackers, which specialises in satel-lite tanker tracking.

“The big increase right now isIraq at 4.2 million, which I'venever seen before,” he added.

The US, which is in the processof becoming the world's leadingproducer thanks to its shale oiloperations, could meet part of thedemand, but lacks export capaci-ty, said the analyst.

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The Centre has asked min-eral rich states to complete

by next month the explorationof all the 329 mining leasesexpiring in another two years.

Mines Secretary AnilMukim advised that “explo-ration of all mining leasesexpiring in 2020 should becompleted by December 2018,”according to the minutes of theC o o r d i n a t i o n - c u m -Empowered Committee(CCEC) meeting held lastmonth.

During the meeting,Mukim --who reviewed theexploration status of variousmines -- sought constitution ofa committee to look into the

post auction issues related totransition from the old to thenew lessee and prepare a draftguidelines for the same.

Of these 329 mines, 281 arenon-working while 48 areworking mines. The maximum184 mineral blocks are in Goa,followed by 48 in Karnatakaand 31 in Odisha, among oth-ers. During the meeting,Odisha government stated thatexploration of various mines inthe eastern state will be com-pleted by December by theexisting lease holders.

“The Secretary also advisedthe states having less numberof leases due to expire in 2020to initiate action on similarlines,” the minutes of the meet-ing said. During the meeting,

the Secretary also sought infor-mation from states with regardto the blocks which wereplanned to be auctioned in2018-19 and current state of thepreparation regarding the auc-tion of mineral blocks.

The Centre had earlierasked all states to begin the auc-tion of mining leases expiringin the next two years by July2019 to avert any shortage ofminerals.

The Federation of IndianMineral Industries (FIMI) hasexpressed concerns over theexpiry of the existing miningleases in March 2020, which, itsaid, may affect availability ofraw materials for the Indianmining industry if leases arenot renewed in time.

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In order to prevent incorrectallocation of GST revenue

among states, the DirectorateGeneral of Audit has beenasked to scrutinise the account-ing software of large serviceproviders like banks and tele-com companies, an officialsaid.

The issue concerning allo-cation of revenue in case ofinter-state supply of serviceswas raised by some states dur-ing high-level meetingsbetween the Central and statetax officers to analyse reasonsfor Goods and Services Tax(GST) revenue shortfall, theofficial said.

Some states have expressedthe apprehension that serviceproviders might not be deposit-ing the taxes collected fromcustomers to the state exche-

quer where they are rightfullydue. Instead, they are deposit-ing in some other states wherethey are not due as per the GSTrules and regulations of Placeof Supply (PoS).

Under the PoS rules, thetaxes are required to be paid atthe place of consumption.However, in case of services itbecomes difficult to identify theplace of consumption andhence, the GST regulationshave laid down elaborate rulesfor appropriation of taxes bystates.

“The DG Audit will checkwhether the accounting soft-wares of service providers whoare operating in different statesare depositing the taxes withthe states where they legiti-mately accrue,” an official toldPTI.

The DG Audit has beenasked to give its report within

three-four months.The official said that since

GST is a new tax, it is likely thatthe service providers may notbe depositing the taxes cor-rectly to the states which areentitled, especially with regardto banking and telecommuni-cation sectors.

In case of banking andfinancial services, the PoS is thelocation of the recipient of theservices.

However, in case the loca-tion is not known, the PoSwould be deemed to the loca-tion of the supplier of services.

In case of post-paid mobileconnection, the PoS is thebilling address of the recipient.

As regards pre-paid vouch-ers for mobile, internet orhome television, the PoS wouldbe deemed to the address ofthe selling agent or distributoras per the record of the sup-

plier.However, in case of online

recharges, the place of deposit-ing GST will be the address ofthe recipient of service onrecord with the telecom com-panies.

For the hospitality indus-try, the PoS would be the loca-tion of the immovable prop-erty. Similar regulations havebeen laid down for other ser-vices like insurance, passengertransportation and trans-portation of goods includingby mail or courier.

The DG Audit would gointo the details of softwarebeing used by service providersto ensure whether the GST col-lected is flowing to the statesas specified under the regula-tions, the official said.

Finance SecretaryHasmukh Adhia has met GSTofficers, both from central and

state tax departments, in cer-tain states to understand issuesplaguing the GST collections.

A discussion to shore uprevenues has already happenedwith six states -- Punjab,Himachal Pradesh,Puducherry, Jammu &Kashmir, Bihar andUttarakhand. The states facedan average 16 per cent short-fall in GST mop up in the firstyear of implementation (July2017-March 2018), which hascome down to 13 per cent dur-ing April-August period ofcurrent fiscal.

While only six states --Mizoram, Arunachal,Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkimand Andhra Pradesh -- are fac-ing revenue surplus in thecurrent fiscal, 25 states are star-ing at revenue shortfall andhave to be compensated by theCentre.

New Delhi: The FinanceMinistry is planning an initialpublic offering (IPO) to sell upto 25 per cent stake in telecomengineering and consultancyfirm TCIL in the January-March quarter of the currentfiscal, an official said.

The ministry is planningto list four Central PublicSector Enterprises (CPSEs)and work on launching theIPO of TelecommunicationsConsultants India Ltd (TCIL)has begun, the official added.

“We are looking at launch-ing TCIL IPO in current fiscal.We will soon approachCabinet for securing approvalfor up to 25 per cent stakedilution,” the official told PTI.TCIL, under the administra-tive control of the Departmentof Telecommunications, wasset up in 1978. The companyhad a turnover of Rs 1,205crore and profit after tax of Rs70.8 crore in 2016-17 fiscal.

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SBI has put up 11 non-per-forming assets (NPAs) for

sale to ARCs and financialcompanies to recover dues ofnearly �1,019 crore.

The country's largestlender said the e-auction ofthese NPA accounts will takeplace on November 22.

“In terms of the bank's pol-icy on sale of financial assets inline with the regulatory guide-lines, we place these accountsfor sale to ARCs/ Banks/NBFCs/ FIs,” SBI said in anauction notice on its website.

Of these 11 accounts, JankiCorp Ltd has the highest out-standing dues of �592.53 crore.

Among others, VenusRemedies Ltd has to repay�83.01 crore, SBS TranspoleLogistics Pvt Ltd �63.36 crore,R S Luth Education Trust�60.62 crore, Nilachal Iron &

Power Ltd �52.41 crore and SriBalmukund Polyplast �50.12crore. The rest of the five com-panies owe the bank theremaining �117 crore.

The interested asset recon-struction companies (ARCs)/banks/ non-banking financialcompanies (NBFCs)/ financial

institutions (FIs) can conductdue diligence of these assetswith immediate effect, aftersubmitting expression of inter-est and executing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)with the bank, State Bank ofIndia (SBI) said.

Once the deal is finalised,the assignment deed and otherlegal formalities will be com-pleted in the shortest possibletime as mutually agreed upon,it added.

SBI's gross NPAs rose to10.69 per cent of the totaladvances at the end of the firstquarter ended June this fiscalyear, as against 9.97 per cent ayear ago. In value terms, theyincreased to �2,12,840 crore,from �1,88,068 crore.

SBI has reported a heftyloss of �4,876 crore for the Junequarter due to higher NPAs orbad loans.

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Trend from global equities,macroeconomic data as

well as movement of the rupeeand crude oil prices will set thetone for the stock markets inthe holiday-shortened weekahead, say experts.

Bourses would remainclosed on Wednesday andThursday for 'Diwali LaxmiPujan' and 'DiwaliBalipratipada'.

The BSE and NSE willconduct a special 'Muhurat'trading session on Wednesday,November 7.

'Muhurat' trading, whichis conducted on the auspiciousoccasion of Diwali, will be heldbetween 1700 hrs and 1830hrs, the stock exchanges hadsaid Friday.

PMI data for the servicessector is scheduled to bereleased Monday, which mighthave a bearing on market sen-timent, experts said.

On the global front, theUS Fed interest rate decision

will be closely watched.“For markets as we said, it

will be global cues and anypositive news or move fromwestern markets will have anexponential factor for domes-tic markets and the recentdrop in crude is further keep-ing sentiments positive.

“IIP numbers, inflationare lined up and will bewatched in the second week.The volume may remain thindue to holidays on the occa-sion of Deepawali,” saidMustafa Nadeem, CEO, EpicResearch.

The rupee Friday clockedits biggest single-day gain inover five years, surging by100 paise to close at 72.45against the US dollar.

Cipla, Gail (India) andIndian Bank are among thecorporates scheduled toannounce their earnings thisweek.

Over the last week, theSensex surged 1,662.34 pointsor 5 per cent to close at35,011.65.

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Shri K. Sreekant, Director(Finance)received the awardfrom Shri Amitabh Kant, IAS,Chief Executive Officer, NITIAayog, Government of Indiaat a ceremony held in NewDelhi.

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Industrialist Mukesh Ambani is keen onthe e-governance space and has set up

a subsidiary company in Estonia to get agrip on the solutions, government officialsof the Northwestern European nation havesaid.

Ambani has formed a subsidiary withthe Estonian government's former chiefinformation officer Taavi Kotka.

The joint venture will be looking forsolutions in the e-governance space, ViljarLubi, vice-minister for economic affairsand communications of Estonia, which isa European Union member, told a groupof visiting journalists recently.

He, however, did not elaborate on theexact scope of the partnership, saying gov-ernment only plays the role of a facilita-tor. A Reliance Industries spokespersonrefused to share details of the project orplan. Multiple officials in Estonia, whichis among the most digitised countries inthe world, maintained that the role of pri-vate companies has been crucial in devel-oping the digital infrastructure used by allmost all of its citizens.

The country claims of 99 per cent ofdigital penetration. Ambani, the richestIndian who runs the most profitabledomestic company Reliance Industries,took an e-residency of the Europeannation in May this year, the officials said.

An e-residency helps a foreigner

access the EU opportunity by helpinghim/her form a company, among otherbenefits.

“Weve one of the founders of e-resi-dency programmes, Kotka, who is cur-rently working together with Reliance andMukesh Ambani to digitalise India interms of accessing digital identity.

“That is why Ambani became an e-res-ident recently,” a spokesperson for Estonia'se-residency programme said.

An email sent to Reliance Industriesspokesperson on this aspect was also notanswered. Asked if Ambani has visitedEstonia, Lubi declined to comment, butnamed other Indian industrialists likeInfosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthyas among those who have visited theircountry to have a closer look at the workon digitisation. Lubi said while digitisationhas helped Estonia to get connected itsscattered and very low population basethecountry with a large land mass is home toonly 1.4 million citizens -- it can help Indiaas well because it has a large populationto be reached out to.

There are just about 2,000 Indians whohave opted to become e-residents ofEstonia so far, primarily to access the busi-ness opportunity presented by theEuropean Union.

Over half of them are freelancers, whounlike big companies, cannot afford to setup subsidiaries in any EU country, the offi-cial said.

An e-residency enables a person towork for EU clientele and is lapped by star-tups looking for a footing in the EU.

Lubi said Estonian journey to digital-isation started right after regaining inde-pendence in 1991 from the erstwhileUSSR due to a resource crunch and laterit discovered the efficacy of the same as theworld went digital.

At present, nearly all- - 99 per cent tobe precise -- government services are dig-ital in this country and an Estonian getsto know who all have accessed his/herrecords.

If a citizen observes any activity on herinformation being accessed by an unau-thorised entity, including any governmentdepartment, then she can initiate legalaction.

The e-residency initiative was startedin 2014 as a digital identity for foreigners.

Apart from forming a company, an e-resident can access banking services, pay-ment processing and also gets a digital sig-nature.

India ranks ninth among the list ofcountries from where e-residents arecoming in, but the pace of growth is veryfast, e-residency programme's managingdirector Kaspar Korjus said. The countryis aiming to increase the number of e-res-idents from India to 1 million by 2025, hesaid, pointing out that India has over 50million freelancers who will be keen onsuch an initiative.

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India may impose anti-dumping duty on certain

kinds of uncoated paper fromIndonesia, Thailand andSingapore for three years toprotect interest of domesticcompanies against cheap ship-ments.

The commerce ministry'sinvestigation arm directorategeneral of trade remedies(DGTR) has recommendedthe duty after establishing in itsprobe that the dumping ofuncoated paper from thesecountries are having impact ondomestic players.

The West Coast PaperMills, Tamil Nadu Newsprint,Papers Ltd, BallarpurIndustries and JK Paper hadfiled an application before thedirectorate for initiation ofthe anti-dumping investiga-tion. The DGAD in its probehas concluded that the producthas been exported to Indiafrom these countries belowtheir normal values and con-sequently, the domestic indus-try has suffered material injury.

It said in a notification that

material injury has beencaused by the dumped importsof the goods from these coun-tries during the period ofinvestigation.

This paper is used as aphotocopy or copy paper.

“The Authority recom-mends imposition of definitiveanti-dumping duty...On theimports of the subject goods,originating in or exportedfrom these countries, for aperiod of three years” theDGTR has said.

The directorate has rec-ommended anti-dumping ofdifference between the landedvalue of the product and USD855 per tonne.

The finance ministry willtake the final call on the impo-sition of the duty.

The move is aimed at pro-tecting domestic players inthe sector against cheapimports. The period of probewould be April 2016-June 2017(15 months). Countries carryout anti-dumping probe todetermine whether theirdomestic industries have beenhurt because of a surge incheap imports.

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Petrol price has been cut byover �4 per litre and diesel

by �2.33 in the last 18 days onsofter international rates, apace faster than the spike inprices witnessed in the two-month period beginning mid-August.

Petrol price Sunday wascut by 21 paise a litre and dieselby 17 paise, according to aprice notification issued bystate-owned fuel retailers.

In Delhi, petrol now costs�78.78 per litre while diesel ispriced at �73.36, it said.

Petrol in Mumbai costs�82.28 and diesel �76.88. With this, the reduction inrates in last 18 days now totals�4.05 per litre for petrol and�2.33 for diesel.

Rates have been on thedecline since October 18. Petrol price had touched arecord high of �84 per litre inDelhi and �91.34 in Mumbaion October 4. Diesel on thatday had peaked to �75.45 alitre in Delhi and �80.10 inMumbai.

Prices had started to climbfrom August 16. Petrol inDelhi was priced at �77.14 andin Mumbai at �84.58 per litre

on August 15. Diesel on thatday was priced at �68.72 perlitre in Delhi and �72.96 inMumbai.

Between August 16 andOctober 4, petrol price washiked by �6.86 per litre anddiesel by �6.73.

On that day, the govern-ment decided to cut exciseduty on petrol and diesel by�1.50 per litre each and askedstate-owned fuel retailers tosubsidise the price by another�1 a litre by reducing theirmargins.

Subsequent to this, thepetrol price came down to�81.50 per litre in Delhi anddiesel to �72.95 a litre onOctober 5.

In Mumbai, rates fell to�86.97 per litre for petrol and�77.45 in case of diesel.

As the international oilprices continued to rise, priceof petrol and diesel in Delhiincreased to �82.83 and �75.69on October 17.

In Mumbai, rates touched�88.29 a litre for petrol and�79.35 for diesel.

But since then, interna-tional oil prices have beenfalling and rupee has alsoappreciated, resulting indecline in retail rates.

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Thousands of wary CentralAmerican migrants

resumed their push throughMexico on Sunday, a day afterarguments over the path aheadsaw some travelers splinteraway from the main caravan,which is entering a treacherouspart of its journey.

The majority of the rough-ly 4,000 migrants are nowheaded along what some calledthe “route of death” toward thetown of Cordoba, Veracruz,which is about 124 miles (200kilometers) up the road. Thedaily trek will be one of thelongest yet, as the exhaustedgroup of travelers tries to makeprogress any way it can.

The arduous trip hasalready taken its toll.

A day prior, the group wasbeset by divisions as migrants

argued with caravan organizersand criticized Mexican officialsbefore setting out on their ownfor Puebla and Mexico City.

Some were disappointedafter caravan organizers unsuc-cessfully pleaded for busesafter three weeks on the road.Others were angry for beingdirected northward throughthe Gulf Coast state ofVeracruz, calling it the “routeof death.”

A trek via the sugar fieldsand fruit groves of Veracruztakes them through a statewhere hundreds of migrantshave disappeared in recentyears, falling prey to kidnapperslooking for ransom payments.

Authorities in Veracruzsaid in September they had dis-covered remains from at least174 people buried in clandes-tine graves, raising questionsabout whether the bodies

belonged to migrants.But even with the group

somewhat more scattered, themajority of migrants trekkingthrough Veracruz on Sundaywere convinced that travelingas a large mass was their besthope for reaching the U.S.

“We think that it is betterto continue together with thecaravan. We are going to staywith it and respect the orga-nizers,” said Luis Euseda, a 32-year-old from Tegucigalpa,Honduras who is travelingwith his wife Jessica Fugon.“Others went ahead, maybethey have no goal, but we dohave a goal and it is to arrive.”

Mynor Chavez, a 19-year-old from Copan, Honduras,was determined to continue.

“I have no hope. I gradu-ated as a computer technicianand not even with a degreehave I been able to find work,”

he said of life in his home coun-try.

In his desperation to flee,Chavez was one of the manypeople who crossed a riverfrom Guatemala into Mexico,defying authorities deployed to

patrol that country's southernfrontier.

It remained to be seen ifthe main group will now con-tinue directly north throughVeracruz to the closest U.S.border, or veer slightly west-

ward and make a stop in thecountry's capital.

The capital could serve asa better launching pad forreaching a broader array of des-tinations along the U.S. border.They could also receive addi-tional support, althoughMexican officials haveappeared conflicted overwhether to help or hinder theirjourneys.

Mexico now faces theunprecedented situation of hav-ing three caravans stretchedover 300 miles (500 kilometers)of highway in the states ofChiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz,with a total of more than 6,000migrants.

On Friday, a caravan fromEl Salvador waded over theSuchiate River into Mexico,bringing 1,000 to 1,500 peoplewho want to reach the U.S. bor-der.

That caravan initially triedto cross the bridge betweenGuatemala and Mexico, butMexican authorities told themthey would have to show pass-ports and visas and enter ingroups of 50 for processing.

Another caravan, also ofabout 1,000 to 1,500 people,entered Mexico earlier thisweek and is now in Chiapas.That group includesHondurans, Salvadorans andsome Guatemalans.

The first, largest group ofmainly Honduran migrantsentered Mexico on Oct.19.

Immigration agents andpolice have at times detainedmigrants in the smaller cara-vans.

But several mayors haverolled out the welcome mat formigrants who reached theirtowns — arranging for foodand camp sites.

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The Pacific islands of NewCaledonia opted to remain

part of France on Sunday, earlyresults showed, as voters reject-ed independence in a closely-watched referendum seen as ameasure of support for Paris inone of its many strategic out-posts.

Some 18,000 kilometresfrom the French mainland,New Caledonia is home to aquarter of the world’s knownsupplies of nickel — a vital elec-tronics component — and is afoothold for France in thePacific.

With 70 per cent of votingslips counted, 59.5 per cent ofpeople had rejected the propo-sition that New Caledoniabecome independent, the localelectoral authority said.

Some 175,000 people wereeligible to vote in the remoteislands fringed by spectacularbeaches, with opinion pollsahead of Sunday’s ballot pre-dicting a large majority infavour of staying French.

But there are fears the ref-erendum could inflame ten-sions between indigenousKanak people, who tend tofavour independence, and thewhite population which hassettled since France annexedthe islands in 1853.

These differences causedethnic strife in the 1980s whichclaimed more than 70 lives. Itled to the 1998 Noumea Accord

which paved the way for asteady devolution of powers aswell as Sunday’s referendum.

Separatists had urgedKanak voters to choose self-determination for Kanaky, theirname for New Caledonia, andthrow off the shackles of the“colonial” authorities in Paris.

The Kanak community isplagued by high school dropoutrates, chronic unemploymentand poor housing conditions.

“My father, my grandfatherfought for this country andtoday is the second fight in theballot box,” said pro-indepen-dence supporter PatrickWatrone as he voted Sunday.

“Today, us young Kanaks,we have no jobs. If we are theones who manage the country,we will have more opportuni-ties,” said Fabrice Ude, 28.

But indigenous peoplemake up less than 50 percent ofthe electorate and some Kanaksback staying part of France, notleast due to the 1.3 billioneuros ($1.5 billion) the Frenchstate hands to the islands everyyear.

Going it alone, “I’m notsure we have all the assets we’dneed to succeed,” said MarcGnipate, a 62-year-old pen-sioner. Michaele Mikena, 61,also “voted no. I’m not afraidof independence, but I amattached to France, I owe it alot”.

Under the 1998 deal, fur-ther referendums on indepen-dence can still be held before2022.

French PresidentEmmanuel Macron, who isdue to give a televised address

after the results, has largelystayed clear of the campaignbut during a visit to Noumea inMay he declared “France wouldbe less beautiful without NewCaledonia”.

He also raised concernsover increasing Chinese influ-ence in the Pacific, whereBeijing has invested heavily inVanuatu, a territory whichbroke from France and Britainin 1980.

Accusing the US of “turn-ing its back on the region inrecent months”, Macron saidChina was “building its hege-mony step by step” in thePacific — suggesting an inde-pendent New Caledonia couldbe Beijing’s next target.

Australia has alsoexpressed concerns aboutChina’s activities in neigh-bouring island states — whichthe Lowy Institute think-tankestimates received $1.78 billionin aid from Beijing from 2006-16 — boosting its own spend-ing in response.

Home to 2,69,000 people,New Caledonia is one of ahandful of French island out-posts — a legacy of the coun-try’s 19th-century empire —which retain strategic impor-tance.

The referendum will be atest of the appeal of remainingpart of France for such far-flung territories, which areheavily dependent on statehandouts but where many feeloverlooked by Paris.

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Rome: Storms lashing Sicilyhave killed at least 12 peoplewith torrential floods, Italianauthorities said as the country’sleader headed on Sunday to thestricken Mediterranean island.

Divers pulled out nine ofthose victims from a homeflooded by a rapidly swellingriver in the countryside nearPalermo.

State TV broadcasterRaiNews24 said the sole sur-vivor of the flood that ravagedthe home with water and mudwas the owner, who had juststepped outside to walk thefamily dogs Saturday when thetorrent hit.

News reports said the manat first clung to a tree, thenended up on the roof of a near-by house. He used his cellphoneto call for help but it was too

late for the others, who includ-ed a one-year-old baby, a three-year-old child and a teenager.The victims were from twofamilies who had gathered inthe country villa for the week-end.

A man’s body was alsofound on a guardrail along aPalermo-area road after flood-waters swept away his car,Italian news reports said.

Across the island, in thetown of Cammarata, nearAgrigento, the fire departmentsaid its divers were working torecover the bodies of two peo-ple swept away while drivingon a road near the floodingSaraceno River.

Also in Agrigentoprovince, firefighters rescued14 people from a hotel in thetown of Montevago. AP

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Nineteen suspected jehadislinked to a deadly attack

on Coptic Christians in centralEgypt have been killed in ashootout with police, the inte-rior Ministry said on Sunday.

Those killed in theexchange of fire were part of acell that left dead seven pil-grims in Friday’s attack inMinya province, a statement bythe Ministry said.

“The terrorist elementsopened fire on the (security)forces who responded,” thestatement said.

The 19 suspected jehadiswere found “as part of a pursuitof terrorist elements involved incarrying out hostile operationsin the country, including thelast armed attack which tar-geted citizens returning fromthe Saint Samuel monastery”,the Ministry said.

The Islamic State groupclaimed Friday’s attack —which killed six Copts andone Anglican — in a messagevia its propaganda agencyAmaq.

Raids were undertaken inthe mountainous westerndesert of Minya province totrack down the “fugitive ter-rorist elements”, the interiorMinistry said.

Several Egyptian TV sta-tions broadcast images pro-vided by the interior Ministry,which showed the bodies ofarmed men strewn acrossdesert sand.

The television images alsodisplayed a tent alleged to havebeen used by the suspectedjehadis cell, and a black ISISflag. Pope Francis on Sundayspoke of his pain over theattack.

“I express my pain after theterrorist attack which two daysago hit the Coptic Orthodoxchurch in Egypt,” Francis saidat Saint Peter’s in the VaticanCity.

“I pray for the victims, pil-grims killed just because theywere Christian,” he added.

Copts, a Christian minor-ity that make up 10 percent ofEgypt’s 97 million people, havein recent years been repeated-ly targeted by ISIS jehadis.

In May 2017, masked gun-men ordered Christians trav-elling to Saint Samuel to get offtheir buses and recant theirfaith. The group refused andwere shot one by one, leaving28 people dead in that ISISclaimed attack.

ISIS also killed more than40 people in twin churchbombings in April 2017, and anIS gunman last Decemberkilled nine people in an attackon a church in a south Cairosuburb. Egypt’s President AbdelFattah al-Sisi called for citizensto battle against religious dis-crimination.

“When an Egyptian falls ina terrorist attack, we suffer andall the people of Egypt suffer”,Sisi said in an address to ayouth forum in Sharm el-Sheikh.

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China on Sunday said itsupported Pakistan’s “quest

for peace through dialogue” tosettle the outstanding disputeswith India as it backedIslamabad’s “engagement” withthe Nuclear Suppliers group(NSG).

A joint statement, issuedhere after Prime MinisterImran Khan’s talks withChinese President Xi Jinpingand Premier Li Keqiang, saidthat China backed Pakistan’sefforts to improve ties withIndia to settle “outstandingdisputes”, without directly men-tioning the Kashmir issue.

“China appreciatesPakistan’s quest for peace

through dialogue, cooperationand negotiation, on the basis ofmutual respect and equality,and supports Pakistan’s effortsfor improvement of Pakistan-India relations and for settle-ment of outstanding disputesbetween the two countries,” thejoint statement said.

The ties between India andPakistan had strained after theterror attacks by Pakistan-based groups in 2016 andIndia’s surgical strikes insidePakistan-occupied Kashmir.

In recent years, China hasrefrained from taking a publicstance on the India-Pakistanties, expressing hope for reso-lution of the disputes throughdialogue.

On the Kashmir issue,

China’s oft repeated stand wasthat it should be resolvedpeacefully through dialogue.

India too supports dia-logue as the way to resolve theissue with Pakistan but main-tains that the talks and terror-ism cannot go together.

For its part, Pakistan sup-ported active participation ofChina at the platform of theSouth Asian Association forRegional Cooperation(SAARC). Also significantly,China tacitly expressed itsbacking for Pakistan’s efforts tosecure the NSG membership.

India has also been seekingentry into the 48-member elitenuclear club, which controlsnuclear trade, but China hasrepeatedly stonewalled its bid.

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Bangladesh Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina on Sunday

announced that herGovernment will construct 560model mosques and an Islamicuniversity with the Saudi assis-tance, in an attempt to woohardline Islamists ahead of theparliamentary elections sched-uled next month.

Speaking at an Islamic cler-ics rally here, Hasina urged theclerics not to be agitated byanti-Islam propaganda onsocial media, saying her gov-ernment has enacted tougherlaws to expose to justice perpetrators of any mali-cious campaign regarding thereligion.

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ers in a surprise attack onSunday from the jihadists’holdout in eastern Syria on theIraqi border, a Britain-basedmonitor said.

Twelve fighters of theSyrian Democratic Forces(SDF) were killed and 20wounded in a suicide carbombing and subsequent clash-es in the eastern province ofDeir Ezzor, the SyrianObservatory for Human Rightssaid. An SDF spokesman, how-ever, denied any members ofhis Kurdish-led alliance hadbeen killed.

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ARohingya refugee boy wasshot and injured on the

Bangladesh-Myanmar borderas multiple rounds were firedfrom a Myanmar border secu-rity post, an official said onSunday.

Nurul Islam, 15, was graz-ing cows when 17 rounds werefired from Myanmar’sRymongkhali security post,Border Guard Bangladesh(BGB) spokesman Major IqbalAhmed said.

“Islam was lucky as a bul-let scratched his elbow,” hetold AFP, adding the boy lives

in Balukhali refugee camp inBangladesh’s southeasternCox’s Bazar district.

The BGB would send aprotest letter to their Myanmarcounterparts, the Border GuardPolice, over the shooting, hesaid. A local Bangladeshi offi-cial, speaking on condition onanonymity, said the incidentmight be aimed at delaying therepatriation of Rohingyarefugees, set to begin in nextweek.

“Otherwise, why wouldthey fire at the Bangladeshiground? It is to create pressureon the refugees and the UN,” hesaid. Bangladesh and Myanmarofficials last week said some

2,000 Rohingya refugees wouldreturn to their homeland inMyanmar’s western Rakhinestate as part of a repatriationdeal. More than 720,000 ofMyanmar’s stateless Rohingyafled a brutal military crack-down in August last year, tak-ing shelter in crowded camps inBangladesh and bringing withthem harrowing tales of rape,murder and arson in a militarycrackdown.

Investigators have saidsenior Myanmar military offi-cials should be prosecuted forgenocide in Rakhine, but thecountry has rejected these calls,insisting it was defending itselfagainst militants.

Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistanpolice on Sunday arrested near-ly 250 people from across thecountry on charges of arson,vandalism and violence duringthe three-day mass protestsfollowing the acquittal ofChristian woman Asia Bibi.

A day after striking a dealwith the radical Islamist partyTehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan(TLP), the government swunginto action as it started a crack-down against the people whovandalised public propertiesduring the protests. Asia Bibi,was convicted in 2010 afterbeing accused of insultingIslam in a row with her neigh-bours. PTI

Indianapolis: FormerPresident Barack Obama’snational campaign tour toboost Democratic candidatestakes an unusual path onSunday with an Indiana rallyfor Sen. Joe Donnelly, who hassounded more like DonaldTrump while trying to per-suade voters in the conservativeMidwestern state to grant hima second term.

Obama’s rally for theDemocratic senator in Garywill be sandwiched between hissuccessor’s trips to the stateFriday and Monday on behalfof GOP Senate candidate Mike

Braun.For Braun, a businessman

who has campaigned as asteadfast Trump ally, the cur-rent president’s appearances inIndianapolis and Fort Wayneare no-brainers in a state hewon two years ago by 19 points.But for Donnelly, who fre-quently touts how often hevotes with Trump, the Obamarally is a little more complicat-ed.

“If he does need to inocu-late himself from some of hisfirmer conservative rhetoric, it’sa pretty effective way to do it,”said Christina Hale. AP

Paris: French PresidentEmmanuel Macron on Sundaykicks off a week of commem-orations for the 100th anniver-sary of the end of World WarOne, which is set to mixremembrance of the past andwarnings about the presentsurge in nationalism aroundthe globe.

Some 70-80 world leadersincluding US President DonaldTrump and his Russian coun-terpart Vladimir Putin arepreparing to fly to the Frenchcapital next weekend for a cer-emony marking a century sincethe guns fell silent. This Sunday,Macron begins his own week-

long tour around the country,which will see him criss-crosswar-hit areas in northern andeastern France and attend indi-vidual ceremonies with theleaders of Germany, Britain andMali. The 40-year-old Frenchcentrist is expected to use theinternational spotlight to issuea rallying cry against national-ism, having recently warnedthat the world risked forgettingthe lessons of the 20th centu-ry’s great conflicts.

“I am struck by similaritiesbetween the times we live inand those of between the twoworld wars,” he told a Frenchnewspaper last week.

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President Donald Trump onSaturday used his final

Florida campaign event beforenext week’s elections to imploresupporters to send Republicansto the governor’s mansion andthe US Senate, claiming thatallowing Democrats to wineither office would bring ruinto the state he also calls home.

Trump returned to Floridafor the second time this weekto help rally support for Gov.Rick Scott, who is challengingDemocratic Sen. Bill Nelson.Trump also sought to boost for-mer Rep. Ron DeSantis, who isfacing off against AndrewGillum, the Democratic mayorof Tallahassee, in the race forgovernor.

Trump argued that Gillumwould “destroy Florida” andclaimed that Gillum’s policieswould be a “total nightmare”for the state.

“You have only one choice,Ron DeSantis for governor,”Trump told thousands ofcheering supporters at a rally atPensacola InternationalAirport, with Air Force Onepark right outside of thehangar.

“If you want to pay hightaxes, you ought to vote for themayor of Tallahassee,” Trumpsaid. “You will destroy the statethat I love.” Trump noted thathe also calls Florida home; hisMar-a-Lago estate is located inPalm Beach and he spendsmost weekends there in the

winter.He also said of the

Democrat: “Andrew Gillum isnot equipped to be your gov-ernor. It’s not for him.”

Trump criticized Nelson,too, claiming that he only seesthe former astronaut “aroundelection time when he’s ontelevision every night.”

Earlier Saturday, Trumpcampaigned in Montana, wherehe made it clear that he wantsto see Democrat Jon Testerbooted from the Senate onTuesday over a personal grudgeas much as political ambition.

Trump blames Tester forthe defeat of his nominee torun the Department ofVeterans Affairs. The presidenttold hundreds of cheering sup-porters at a separate airportrally in the Montana chill thatTester “tried to destroy” RonnyJackson, a Navy admiral andWhite House doctor.

“That’s why I’m here,”Trump said. “I’ve never for-gotten it and it’s honestly oneof the reasons I’m here somuch,” said Trump.

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It could be because of your personality, saysa research.

A research showed that when digitaltechnology stops working, people with afear of missing out (FOMO) — the anxi-ety that you are missing out a social expe-rience others might be having while youare offline — or aninternet addiction dis-plays more extremereactions.

People who wereseen as being moreneurotic and extro-verted also had moreextreme reactions tofailures in digital tech-nology.

“The more we useour devices, the morewe get attached tothem, so when theydo not work, we tend to just go a little bit‘crazy’ or just switch off and stop doingthings altogether,” said lead researcher LeeHadlington, psychologist at the DeMontfort University, UK.

For the study, published in the jour-nal Heliyon, the team examined 630 par-

ticipants aged 18 to 68.The fear of missing out, internet

addiction, extroversion and neuroticism,all have a significantly positive influenceon maladaptive responses. This means thepeople most psychologically dependent ondigital technology are most likely to havemaladaptive responses when it goes wrong.

Maladaptive responses are not onlyunhelpful, they alsohave a detrimentalimpact on productiv-ity and achieving goal,resulting in poor jobperformance, theresearchers said.

Moreover, theyalso found that asthe age increases, thelevel of frustration aperson experiencesdecreases.

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viduals to react in certain ways, and whythese differences occur, we can hopefullymake sure that when digital technologydoes fail people are better supported andthere are relevant signposts for them to fol-low to get help,” Hadlington noted.

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point of something and LouizBanks is one such person. He hasbeen called the godfather of jazzin India by many and the septu-agenarian’s journey into the explo-ration of music, fusion or purejazz, goes on still.

In fact, he believes that hisjourney will go on right till theend and then “after that some-where else”. “They say that amusician dies with his boots onand that’s how I want to die,” hesays. Given that he doesn’t stop

experimenting even now, thatstatement is the truth he lives by.Recently, he performed at a con-cert called Sufi Jazz and as thename suggests, it was a fiesta offusion. He performed with vocal-ist Pooja Gaitonde and because ofher interest in western musicand ideas of integration with jazzthey formed a new group. “Wekept both streams of music pure,”he says. Having discovered fusionin the 80s, he has performed withIndian classical musicians likeZakir Hussain, with whom he has

band Cross Currents, “god of theflute” Hariprasad Chaurasia,Shivkumar Sharma, Ramamani,Niladri Kumar. He countsShivamani and ShankarMahadevan among his favourites.“If I focussed only on jazz it wouldbe difficult to relate with them.With fusion, it allows me to bringEast and West together,” he says.

He started learning his craftat a young age since his father wasalso a jazz musician. As a per-former now, he encounters aspace with younger audiencesand a bit of flair is perhaps whatthey seek. However, Banks is oldschool. He says, “In jazz, music ismost important and what theartist does with the music. 90 percent of it is improvised and whiledifferent jazz musicians have a setof language with hand and facialgestures, the thinkers don’t. Theymight be expressionless, like I am,when playing the piano. We don’tdance around and the music thatcomes out is of a high standard.My son, Gino, who is a drummer,says ‘Dad, come on move a bit butI am like that. I concentrate moreon what I will play.”

Despite years of performing,he still begins his performanceswith a silent prayer and nervous-ness deep in his heart, but one thatis limited only till the first song.

“I worry about the first num-ber I would play and how it wouldcut across the audience. But itpasses as I start performing. If theresponse is very good everythingfalls into place,” he says.

The musician doesn’t want tocompare Indian and foreign audi-ences because the tradition of jazzis a lot more entrenched inWestern shores while in India theyoungsters are just picking it up.

“The foreign audience is moreknowledgeable. They understandeverything that you do on stage.In India, it’s sometimes difficult to

reach out to the audience with theserious stuff you want to do.Then you sort of play the popu-lar stuff, play to the gallery but thescene is changing there’s a wholelot of breed of musicians and lis-teners. They understand what’sgoing on stage and I am happyabout that,” he says, adding thatfestivals like the Jazz India CircuitLaunch Concert are helpful inpulling new crowds. “To bringbands on stage to do a variety ofperformances definitely con-tributes to the popularity of thegenre. And gone are the dayswhen it was thought that onlythose over 40 listen to it becauseit’s too complex. Gradually, kidsare beginning to listen and that isgreat for performers,” he says.

If not for a musician, hewould be a painter. He currentlyhas over 100 canvasses with por-traits, abstract art that he wants toput up for an exhibition soon aswell. The multi-talented mansays, “I am learning so muchevery day with new people. I amlooking inward into my ownwork and thinking of music. It’sa vast ocean with no end to it. Youcan go on searching and learning.I always say that the next perfor-mance will be better and whenpeople ask me what’s the best songyou created my response is that it’sthe song I am going to writetomorrow. In music, there is noend to creativity and no agelimit.”

In Delhi, his quartet head-lined the concert, in which heperformed with Sheldon D’Silvaon bass. While he loves playingwith Gino, he is on a tour thistime. Instead he performed withjazz drummer Aron Nyiro andSanjay Divecha.

“I like working with profes-sional people who have expertiseof the highest order. If you wantto perform a great piece of musicyou need good people aroundyou. I like to play with Sheldon,my son, they are my first choice.In India, I like Sonia Sehgal,Vasundhara, Gary Lawyer, withwhom I have been performingwith him for years,” he says.

Reflecting back, he says, “Ialways ask that question howdoes it happen that one memberof the family takes up the father’sdream and career and the rest arenot interested. My father was thekind of guy who did not forceanything on anybody but being amusician he taught all his childrenthe rudiments. The only one whokept it up and began to love musicwas me. The rest learnt a bit butnot quite but I am happy with myyoungest son has taken it up andmy other children are associatedwith it in different capacities. Weare a musical family. There ismusic in the house all the time,”he says.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan hassung a soulful lullaby that

highlights his characterKhudabaksh’s relationship withZafira, played by Fatima SanaShaikh, the f i lm Thugs ofHindostaan. Khudabaksh is thefather figure in Zafira’s life and hasvowed to protect her at any cost.

It isn’t confirmed yet that whathappens to Zafira’s parents thatcompels her to be looked after andmentored by Khudabaksh, it issure that this is the most pivotalpoint in the script that triggersevery plot.

According to a source, Viktorwanted to show the beautifulfather-daughter like relationshipbetween the two that develops eversince Zafira was a child.Khudabaksh will be seen protect-ing Zafira at every step. He will beseen trying to make Zafira, whofights the brutal memories of herpast, sleep by singing a lullaby.Bachchan was moved by doing thisscene and decided that he wants tosing the lullaby himself.

“Bachchan was so kickedabout singing this lullaby that hedecided to record it himself andthat too at his home. The initialidea was to make a short lullabybut Bachchan went a step furtherand converted it into a song. Heinsisted that Adi puts it into thealbum,” the source adds.

Bachchan, who felt really excit-ed to sing the lullaby, says, “Thesong tells you the depth of thebond that Zafira and Khudabaksh

share. The lyrics are beautiful andthe composition highlights theemotional journey of the twocharacters who have an incrediblefather-daughter relationship. Ihave been telling Adi to put this inthe album. I’m sure he will do itbecause it’s turned out to be abeautiful song.”

The lullaby has been com-posed by the duo Ajay-Atul andthe lyrics are penned by AmitabhBhattacharya.

A few lines of the lullaby are:“Baba lauta de mohe gudiya mori,Angna ka jhoolna bhi, Imli ki daarvali muniya mori, Chaandi kapainjana bhi...”

As festivities take over ourlives, various fashion des-

tinations and shopping com-plexes make sure their decorgive relay that with joyfulvibes to brighten otherwisemonotonous routines.

While Mall of India cele-brated it by bringing in themultiple deals for shoppers,the place also installed a life-size blue elephant with ananklet around its foot in theirmain atrium. DLF Place, Sakethosted a Diwali Bazaar offer-ing gifts, jewellry, lights, fungames and home decor items.It also decorated its interiorswith jali-cut hangings whichare placed in the atriums andthe plaza area. They have alsoinstalled a Ganesha made withlayers of ghunghroos.

The next in l ine isPromenade, Vasant Kunj thatis celebrating a green andeco-friendly Diwali. It has

brought to life the sacredemblem of Ramayana withLord Vishnu and his variousavatars (disguises) byinstalling a life-size shankha(conch) in their main atrium.It has also been giftingsaplings to its mall patrons topromote a green and cleanDiwali. These places of com-merce are trying their best tomake it a wholesome time.

There’s always a spot for gore andcrime content. We are all big fans

of stories from the hinterland and haveseen and appreciated it in films likeOmkara and Gangs of Wasseypur. Butone cannot do justice to this genre incinema alone because the formatcomes with censorship. Cinemademands a check on the content,believe directors Karan Anshuman andGurmeet Singh.

In Mirzapur, a small town inUttar Pradesh well known for itscarpets and brassware becomes aplace for bloodshed and gang warsin a new Amazon prime seriesreleasing on November 16.

Gurmeet says, “At our end we’rejust trying to touch the walls thathave not been touched. We want topush the boundaries in a mannerwhere it’s enjoyable to watch for theaudience. When there’s no curtail-ment you have the authority toshowcase a scene in a way it shouldbe. When there is some kind ofrestriction to present the content,there are big guidelines that one hasto serve. You might not agree with itbut you have to sanitise the content.It becomes your job to follow it.”

Whereas Karan says whileexplaining how it becomes trouble-free for directors like us, when thereis no added pressure of restrictions.“Censorship is a thrust upon us. It’snot about showing anything andeverything because you can. Itbecomes easy for directors to presenta story in a very natural and organicmanner. We won’t do anything thatthe script doesn’t demand just forthe sake of no censorship. Let megive a practical example, supposethere’s a scene where one has tobehead a person what they do is takeyou away from that moment so thatyou cannot see it but then take youback there to make you feel theimpact and effect of it, in movies.And what happens in digital is thatwe show it and in a manner it needs

to be done, because of no issue ofcensorship. We can actually showhow brutally one has killed or mur-dered someone.

“The digital format definitelyallows one to push boundaries. Acharacter is written and portrayed ina much better manner. It allows aperson a lot of space to explore newpossibilities,” he says.

They wanted to create a worldthat was hyper-real, a world of vio-lence where even the nicest personwould have a gun and could pull thetrigger if it needs to be pulled.

Gurmeet feels that Mirzapur is alot more about youngsters’ aspira-tions from small towns and howthey act according to given circum-stances. The characters and theirrelationships are emotional. All thecharacters are heroes in their ownarc, so each type of audience willfind something to relate to. This def-initely sets the series apart from thestories of Gangs of Wasseypur andOmkara.

“This is not an exploration ofgood vs evil. It’s just a story of gang-wars. We have showcased violenceand visceral imagery,” says Karan.

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It’s often observed thatwhenever people

meet any spiritual per-sonality or a learned,enlightened soul, theyinvariably get an expres-sion on their face thatreflects inner content-ment and peace.However, hardly dothese people make asustained effort to godeeper into the factorsthat lead to a life of con-tentment, inner harmo-ny and a state of calm and composureand much less do they make a seriousattempt to attain these even thoughthey highly value them.

A quiet reflection and serene intro-spection would, however, lead to theconclusion that contentment does notcome from high and numerous mate-rial attainments. Contentment dawnswhen the dark night of ignoranceends. It is a sign of spiritual wisdomand maturity. It comes when there isthe spirit of renunciation and fulfil-ment. So what is so special about it thatit has made many great people talk orwrite about it? We would first need tounderstand its opposite, i.e discontent-ment. If we look around, we wouldhardly find anyone who is not discon-tented, right? As per studies, there arenumerous causes of discontentmentthat brings mental agitation and disturbintellectual equipoise. When he is notin a position to exercise his discrimi-nation to find means of improving hisconditions and loses the ability to act.Thus, his plans and acts go wrong andgive rise to quarrels.

A discontented person has a typi-cal habit to build castles in the air whilehe is as poor as he can be. Such peo-ple fail to understand that it is only bydint of hard work that a man can makeboth ends meet and work on the rightlines. Otherwise, it is a blunder to letyour reason be clouded by passion andlose your own happiness. Hence, justas food sustains the body, the mindfinds sustenance in happiness. So,there is no food as good as happiness.To be happy, you’ve to be contented.

As Alfred Nobel rightly said“Contentment is the only real wealth,”we should therefore not run aftersecuring another kind of wealth to loseit. Likewise, peace comes when one’sinner conflicts have been resolvedand harmony of the mind. Peace isborn when one’s anxieties and thirst forworldly possessions have ceased. Oneglows of purity when he has constantpeace. It is truly our original nature butwe act through human bodies and loseour original energy in the cycle ofaction, interaction with souls. When westrip off of our original positive ener-gies, negativity manifests in our mind,then to actions that finally result in suf-ferings. However, our endeavour toattain that peace is limited by certain

human constraints, ofwhich the first is theconstraint of the humanbody. We neither knowpast l ives nor ourfuture. The only thingwe know is what we arein our present life.Hence, we do notunderstand the implica-tion of laws of karma todiscipline us in the pre-sent. Apart from this,we are constrained bygeographical, environ-

mental, cultural and religious barriersin addition to individual personalitytraits. All these constraints make it dif-ficult for us to develop universal empa-thy; as a result we cannot think or actglobally, resulting in very limitedunderstanding of our world and our-selves too.

Our skewed vision has led us tobelieve that the massive army andweapon built-up will make us moresecure. This approach has led to anunhealthy competition, malpracticesand misleading the whole generation,thereby killing our feelings of sympa-thy, compassion and co¬operation,the fundamental human quality. Onewonders, then how can we bring peaceto the divergent universe? For that weneed to first understand that peace isa composite phenomenon. Hence onecannot hope to live in peace withouthoping the same for his/her neigh-bours. Therefore our positive actionsthat ensure peace for self, society andthe environment alone can generateand sustain universal peace.

Contentment, purity and peaceare the trio which make one’s life worthliving. They appear on the life-sceneafter one has been pursuing one’s spir-itual studies and has also been practis-ing meditation. Without Yoga, one can-not attain and sustain inner peace. Thecrux of the problem, however, is thatpeople generally think that spiritualstudies are uninteresting, boring andtedious and are based mainly on faith(in many cases ‘blind faith’) and areaccompanied by rituals and mantras.But this is not true. Spiritual studies areas interesting as any other subject andmeditation is neither a ritual nor doesit involve the repetition of a sacredSanskrit formula. It is as simple asreflecting, remembering and feeling. Itdoes require guidance in the beginning.Spending some time for this should beconsidered as a small investment forgaining contentment and peace, whichare the most valuable in life. If we lookaround, how many people would wefind who are spending their time,money and energy for peace in society?Unfortunately, there are not many. It’shigh time that we resolve to put ourtime, money and energy for harmony,because if we wish to have a peacefulworld around us, then it should beginwith each one of us.

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warm spells and tropical nightsare increasing in Britain as theclimate changes.

The Met Office study saysthe length of warm spells hasmore than doubled when datafor the last 10 years is com-pared to figures from 1961 to1990.

It also said Friday that hotsummer days in the last 10years period are on averagehotter than during the earlierperiod. The Met Office alsofinds an increase in the fre-quency of tropical nights, clas-sified as nights when temper-atures do not fall below 68degrees Fahrenheit (20 degreesCelsius).

The head of the Met OfficeNational Climate InformationCenter Mark McCarthy saidthe data provide a “valuablerecord of the changing climate”in Britain.

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In an attempt to protect the coralreefs that divers so admire theyhave dubbed them the underwa-

ter Serengeti, the Pacific nation ofPalau will soon ban many types ofsunscreen.

President TommyRemengesau Jr. last week signedlegislation that bans “reef-toxic”sunscreen from 2020. Bannedsunscreens will be confiscatedfrom tourists who carry them intothe country, and merchants sell-ing the banned products will befined up to $1,000.

Remengesau said in a statementthat the penalties find the right bal-ance between “educating touristsand scaring them away.”

The law defines reef-toxic sun-screen as containing any one of 10chemicals, including oxybenzone,and states that other chemicals mayalso be banned.

The legislation also requirestour operators to start providingcustomers with reusable cups,straws and food containers.

Remengesau said a big impetusfor the ban was a 2017 report whichfound that sunscreen productswere widespread in Palau’s famedJellyfish Lake, which was closed formore than a year due to decliningjellyfish numbers before beingrecently reopened.

The president noted legislativefindings that “plastic waste, chem-ical pollution, resource overcon-

sumption, and climate change allcontinue to threaten the health ofour pristine paradise.”

Palau’s ban comes after Hawaiiin July banned the sale of sun-screen containing the chemicalsoxybenzone and octinoxate from2021 in an attempt to protect itsreefs. In Hawaii, however, touristswill still be able to bring thebanned sunscreen with them into

the state or buy it there if they havea doctor's prescription.

Scientists have found that somechemicals in sunscreen can betoxic to coral reefs, which are a vitalpart of the ocean ecosystem as wellas a popular draw for tourists. Butsome critics say there aren’t enoughindependent scientific studies onthe issue while others worry thatpeople will suffer from too much

sun exposure if they stop using theproducts. Some manufacturers,meanwhile, have already startedselling “reef-friendly” sunscreen.

Palau, located east of thePhilippines and north of Indonesia,is home to 21,000 people and hasan economy that relies on tourismand fishing. It has a compact of freeassociation with the US.

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It was barely three months ago thata US-returned medico started a

small cafe in upscale Juhu as aunique venture — employing most-ly those who suffer from variousdevelopmental disabilities. Now,Cafe Arpan has gained huge popu-larity — among patrons, many ofwhom have become regulars, andamong the 19 specially-abled stafferswho love to slog 30 hours over sixdays a week to make this trendset-

ter eatery a success. “It was like adream, but only after getting aproper place and crowdfundingwe finally opened the doors onAugust 2. I have 19 staffers includ-ing my elder daughter, all sufferingfrom some or the other form ofdevelopmental disability,” thefounder-owner, Sushama Nagarkar.

A psychologist and single moth-er of two daughters — Aarti (32),who suffers from autism, and Divya

(30), settled abroad — Nagarkarwanted “to do something different,and empower disabled people.”

Initially, she started with a tif-fin service, around one-and-halfyears ago, which proved to be a hitand had over a dozen staffers withafflictions like autism and Down

Syndrome, as also under-develop-mental and intellectual disabilities.

The cafe is specially designed forthem.

“With a limited yet distinctivemenu, there is ample space for thestaffers to move around conve-niently and everything functions on

electricity for their safety. They cancomfortably work around five hoursa day and take home salaries com-parable with industry standards,”said Nagarkar. In the age group of23-50, most are barely literate, butthey have learnt to handle every-thing “with complete dedication andfocus”, said Nagarkar, who openedthe eatery under the auspices of YashCharitable Trust (YCT) of which sheis Managing Trustee, and which car-ries out multifaceted social activi-ties. “I returned to India after 15years in the US and started the YCTin 2014 to bring people with devel-opmental disabilities into the socialand national mainstream,” she said.

Nagarkar feels these peoplehave great potential but severely lackopportunities, and that the cafe andthe tiffin services have started tocontribute in a small way, helpingthem become independent andcapable of supporting their families.Initially, there was a communicationgap between the staff and patrons,

but the latter proved to be veryunderstanding with customersappreciating the initiative.

Open for 12 hours from 8 am,Cafe Arpan offers a simple but special-ly-designed menu of barely 30 items,which the specially-abled staffershandle without complications.

“During a visit for a snack, I wassurprised when one of the stafferstook my order, unusually quiet, butapparently efficient, serving it grace-fully. Later, I realised that all thestaffers here are specially-abled andthe experience was amazing,” said anawed customer, Mini P Menon. Shefeels the venture would help com-moners view people with develop-mental disabilities in a new light andopen up new avenues for them tobecome valued members of thecommunity.

Cafe Arpan’s hand-picked spe-cial team includes: NazneenKagalwala, Sudha Chhabria,Pratibha Kamath, Ashritha Shetty,Nandini Rajwade, Abuli Mamaji,

Aaron Colaco, Samvit Desai, ChetanJawale, Nikhil Sharma, ShefaliGundecha, Saurabh Kambli, ShonaliMenon, Bunny Aman, RamBhiwandikar, Raees Shaikh, AnandJangir, Gaurav Vanvari and AartiNagarkar.

She urged people and the soci-ety to come together and createmore such opportunities that canenable people with developmentaldisabilities become self-sufficientand lead a dignified life. Nagarkarsaid that all the staffers here havecome through word-of-mouth pub-licity and the demand of the special-ly-abled job-seekers is increasing.

“I briefly considered a similarventure in the US where I couldhave got ample state funding.However, I decided on the optionhere as the need is more in India,though I had to start from scratch.But we are satisfied with the resultsand may consider expansion planssoon,” Nagarkar concluded.

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Ameticulous re-creation of a three-decade-old study of birds on a moun-

tainside in Peru has given scientists a rarechance to prove how the changing climateis pushing species out of the places they arebest adapted to.

Surveys of more than 400 species ofbirds in 1985 and then in 2017 have foundthat populations of almost all had declined,as many as eight had disappeared complete-ly, and nearly all had moved to higher ele-vations in what scientists call “an escalatorto extinction.”

“Once you move up as far as you cango, there's nowhere else left,” said John WFitzpatrick, a study author and director ofthe Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. “Onthis particular mountain, some ridgetopbird populations were literally wiped out.”

It's not certain whether the birdsshifted ranges because of temperaturechanges, or indirect impacts, such as shiftsin the ranges of insects or seeds that theyfeed on.

These findings, published Monday inthe Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences, confirm what biologists hadlong suspected, but had few opportunitiesto confirm. The existence of a 1985 surveyof birds on the same mountain gave scien-tists a rare and useful baseline.

Past research has documented habitatsof birds and other species moving up in ele-

vation or latitude in response to warmingtemperatures. But Mark Urban, director ofthe Center of Biological Risk at theUniversity of Connecticut, who was notinvolved in the study said it was the firstto prove what climate change models pre-dicted: that rising temperatures will leadto local extinction.

“A study like this whereyou have historical datayou can go back to and com-pare is very rare,” said Urban.“As long as the species can dis-perse, you will see speciesmarching up the mountain,until that escalator becomes astairway to heaven.”

In 1985, Fitzpatrickestablished a basecampalongside a river run-ning down a mountainslope in southeasternPeru, aiming to cata-log the habitat rangesof tropical birdspecies that livedthere. His teamspent several

weeks trekking up and down the Cerro dePantiacolla, using fine nets called mist netsto catch and release birds, and keepingdetailed journals of birds they caught, spot-ted or heard chirping in the forests.

Two years ago, Fitzpatrick passed hisjournals, photos and other records to

Benjamin Freeman, a postdoctoral fel-low at the Biodiversity Research

Centre at the University of BritishColumbia. Freeman, who has beenresearching tropical birds for morethan a decade, set out to recreatethe journey in August andSeptember of 2017. Using oldphotos of mountain views, his

team located the same base-camp.

Freeman largely recreatedFitzpatrick's path and method-ology to see what had hap-pened in the interveningyears, a period when average

mean temperatures on themountain rose 0.76

degrees Fahrenheit (0.42degrees Celsius).Because the mountain

lies at the edge of a national park, the areahadn't been disturbed. In addition tounfurling 40-foot (12-meter) mist nets onthe slopes, Freeman's team placed 20microphone boxes on the mountain torecord the chirps of birds that might noteasily be seen.

“We found that the bird communitieswere moving up the slope to reach the cli-mate conditions to which they wereoriginally adapted,” said Freeman, the leadauthor of the study. Near the top of themountain the bird species moved high-er by 321 feet (98 meters), on average.

“We think temperature is the master-switch in explaining why species livewhere they do on mountain slopes,” saidFreeman. “A huge majority of species inour study were doing the same thing.”

Birds adapted to live within narrowtemperature bands — in regions with-out wide seasonal variations — may beparticularly vulnerable to climatechange, Fitzpatrick said. “We shouldexpect that what’s happening on thismountaintop is happening more gener-ally in the Andes,” he added.

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India ended a four-match winless runagainst the West Indies with a five-wicket victory that came on the back

of debutant Krunal Pandya's flourish andDinesh Karthik's poise here on Sunday.

Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3/13)led the Indian bowlers' fine show to restrictWest Indies to 109 for eight after stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma opted to to fieldon a dew-laden Eden Gardens.

India responded well with the pacersgiving them a fine start after Umesh Yadavdismissed Dinesh Ramdin in the thirdover.

Playing their first match at home with-out the inspirational Mahendra SinghDhoni, India were 45 for four in eightovers, leaving their fragile middle orderexposed.

But the 'local boy' Karthik, who leadsKolkata Knight Riders in IPL, stayed calmin his 31 not out from 34 balls (3x4, 1x6)to steer India home with 13 balls to spare.

Hardik's brother, Krunal, hit the win-ning boundary off Keemo Paul in the 18thover. The new Pandya smashed 21 off nineballs.

This was India's first win against theWorld T20 champions since 2014, span-ning five matches.

The 21-year-old debutant pacerOshane Thomas (2/21) gave Windies a fly-ing start, removing both the openers —Rohit Sharma (six) and Shikhar Dhawan(three) — for 16 inside the third over.

It was a perfect scenario for dashingDelhi wicketkeeper-batsman RishabhPant as he had ample time in the middleto play a match-winning knock and jus-tify his inclusion in the side.

But Pant (1) got out playing a rash shotin his four-ball stay to become skipperBrathwaite's first victim.

Back at the ground where he hit foursixes in an over to help his side win theWorld T20 two years ago, Brathwaite next

dismissed KL Rahul (16) in a wicket maid-en over to put India on the backfoot.

Fortunately for India, the target wasnot a steep one and all they needed wasa sensible partnership, which turned outto be the 38-run stand from 45 ballsbetween Manish Pandey (19) and Karthik.

Earlier, debutant Khaleel Ahmed(1/16) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/27) ensured

that the Windies run-rate dried up beforethe spin duo of Krunal Pandya (1/15) andKuldeep made merry. Kuldeep (3/13) alsocompleted 100 wickets in T20 cricket.

Tottering at 63 for seven inside 15overs, the Windies looked to fold up inside100 but Fabian Allen (27 from 20 balls)and Khary Pierre (15 not out from 13balls) lifted the total past 100.

Krunal finished with excellent figuresof 1/14 bowling his four overs at a stretch.

After being hit for a six by KieronPollard in his first over, the left-arm spin-

ner not only dismissed the explosive bats-man but conceded just four runs in hisfinal three overs to finish on a high.

Down with a "gastric complaint",Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulled out in the lastminute despite being named in the XII, buthis absence was hardly felt with Yadav anddebutant and Khaleel doing a fine job.

Left-arm pacer, Khaleel, was sensa-tional giving away just 10 runs from histhree overs, including a maiden over toPollard. Opener Shai Hope, who hadimpressed with an unbeaten 123 and 95

in the ODI series, was the poor victim.Introduced in the fifth over, Bumrah

picked up another in-form batsman,Shimron Hetmyer (10), in his fourth over.

Runs dried up early as the visitorsstruggled at 31 for three, and the WorldT20 champions never looked at ease intheir favourite format, taking 62 balls tocomplete 50 runs.

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Azharuddin believes Rishabh Pant is a bet-ter wicketkeeper compared to DineshKarthik and should be allowed by teammanagement to keep wickets in comingmatches.

"One got to bank on Pant. If he is goodenough to keep wickets in Test matchesin England than why not T20? And nodoubt that he showed better skills inEngland than Karthik," Azharuddin toldreporters here.

"I honestly feel Rishabh should havekept wickets today. When you are akeeper, you should keep wickets. He is agood player. He has done well. The morehe keeps, the more he will learn. I thinkhis keeping needs to improve a lotthough," the Hyderabadi stylist said.

Azhar felt that left-arm wrist spinnerKuldeep Yadav will be a "force to reckonwith" in coming days. "Kuldeep has fastemerged as a good bowler. Now he isbowling well and improving everyday. Inthe years to come, he will be a major force,"the former skipper said.

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South Africa hammeredAustralia by six wickets in the

first one-day international inPerth on Sunday, with a DaleSteyn-led pace onslaught expos-ing their batting frailties.

Set 153 to win, Proteas'openers Quinton de Kock (47)and Reeza Hendricks (44)helped secure victory with 124balls to spare, leaving Australiawith plenty to ponder ahead ofthe second of the three-gameseries in Adelaide on Friday.

The hosts came into theclash having lost 16 of their past18 ODIs. But they were bowledout for just 152 in 38.1 overs withNathan Coulter-Nile (34) andAlex Carey (33) the only ones tooffer any resistance. VeteranSteyn took 2-18 off seven overswhile Andile Phehlukwayopicked up 3-33 off six overs.

Australia were buoyantahead of the game with injuredfast bowlers Mitchell Starc andPat Cummins returning tospearhead the attack alongsideJosh Hazlewood. But they failed

to emulate their South Africancounterparts.

Skipper Aaron Finchbizarrely opted to open thebowling with Coulter-Nilealongside Hazlewood insteadof Starc. He was smashed for 16in his first over before beingremoved.

De Kock and Hendricksraced to a 94-run partnershipbefore Coulter-Nile madeamends on his return, having deKock caught at mid-off going for

another big hit.Marcus Stoinis took the

wickets of Hendricks, AidenMarkram and Heinrich Klaasenbefore skipper Faf du Plessis andDavid Miller secured the win.

The Proteas won the tossand after opting for a four-pronged pace attack on a fastpitch chose to bowl, quicklyputting Australia under pressurewith Steyn getting two earlybreakthroughs.

Travis Head got a thick

edge to de Kock off the veteranfor just one and then D'ArcyShort, in the side for ShaunMarsh who needs minor surgeryon an abscess, followed himback to the pavilion for a ducktwo balls later.

Finch, who can be explosivewhen in full flight, totally mis-judged the bounce from a LungiNgidi delivery and was out lbwsoon after for five.

He mistakenly opted not toreview with Australia flounder-ing at 8-3 as replays revealed theball would have gone over thestumps.

The first four of the innings,from Chris Lynn, didn't comeuntil the 12th over, and he wascaught behind for 15 on reviewnot long after despite the umpireinitially ruling him not out.

Carey kept the scoreboardslowly ticking over but he fellattempting to scoop an ImranTahir ball over the head of deKock.

Some late fireworks fromCoulter-Nile took Australia past150, but it was never going to beenough.

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Pace bowler Tendai Chatara andspinner Sikandar Raza claimed

three wickets each to put Zimbabweon top in the first Test againstBangladesh in Sylhet on Sunday.

Chatara claimed 3-19 and Razagrabbed 3-35 as Zimbabwe bowledout the hosts for 143 runs after left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took 6-108to end the visitors' first innings on 282in the morning.

Zimbabwe, who pocketed a 139-run first innings lead, were 0-1 atstumps on the second day at theSylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Debutant Ariful Haque was theonly Bangladesh batsman to offersome resistance, scoring an unbeat-en 41 runs while wicketkeeper-bats-man Mushfiqur Rahim made 31.Mushfiqur helped Bangladesh recov-er briefly from 19-4 before he fell toKyle Jarvis, who claimed 2-28 to playhis part in the demolition act.

Zimbabwe gained the upper handearly on when in-form opener ImrulKayes dragged a Chatara deliveryonto his stumps for five in the fourthover of the innings.

The hosts then lost three wicketsin nine balls.

Opener Liton Das followed Imrulon nine, giving a catch to wicket-keeper Regis Chakabva beforeZimbabwe successfully reviewed acaught behind appeal against NazmulHossain (five) off fast bowler Chatara.

After Chatara bowled stand-inskipper Mahmudullah for nought inthe same over, Mushfiqur Rahim and

Mominul Haque shared 30 runs forthe fifth wicket to momentarily haltthe damage.

Sikandar Raza removedMominul for 11 before Mushfiqur'sdismissal in the first over of the finalsession exposed the Bangladesh tail.

Mehidy Hasan's 21 runs provedinadequate with Bangladesh beingdismissed for less than 200 runs inseven consecutive Test innings.

Bangladesh spinner Taijul dom-inated the opening session, addingfour wickets to his overnight haul oftwo to end Zimbabwe's inningsbefore lunch, after the visitorsresumed the second day's play on 236for five.

Overnight batsman Peter Moorwas not out 63 with Taijul wreakinghavoc at the other end.

Zimbabwe remained unscathedfor nearly an hour but lost theirremaining wickets in a rush afterTaijul broke through the resistance ofRegis Chakabva (28).

Taijul then removed WellingtonMasakadza and Kyle Jarvis for fourto complete his fourth five-wickethaul in Tests. Taijul also claimedChatara, who was caught by Das atslip.

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Former skipper Aditya Tare scored his eighthfirst-class hundred on an inconsequential

final day of their group A encounter againstRailways.

Having ensured three points by virtue of104-run first innings lead by the end of the thirdday, Mumbai decided against sporting decla-ration reaching 321 for 5 when captains decid-ed to call time.

Tare (100 no, 187 balls) and all-rounderShivam Dube (69 no, 99 balls) added 163 runsfor the unbroken sixth wicket stand. Tare'sinnings had 11 fours and two sixes andShivam smashed eight fours and a couple ofsixes.

The duo came together when Mumbai were158 for 5 in their second innings but Tare-Dubedidn't feel much pressure as the overall lead hadalready swelled to 262 runs by then.

Left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi (3/86 in 36overs) was the most successful bowler forRailways.

Siddhesh Lad (76, 168 balls) also contin-ued in rich vein of form having scored 99 inthe first innings. Lad will however rue the factthat he missed three-figure mark twice duringthe match and was dismissed by left-arm ortho-dox on both occasions.

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Tamil Nadu captain Baba Indrajith hit anunbeaten century as the team finished at 236

for 4 on the final day of the rain-hit Elite Group'B' match against Madhya Pradesh.

The hosts innings finished at 236 for 4 in77.4 overs in reply to Madhya Pradeshs 393 asrain intervened again.

The two teams finished with one point eachas the first innings was incomplete.

Indrajith and his twin brother BabaAparajith (who came in at No 3) added 80 runsin nearly 30 overs with some enterprising play.

After Aparajiths exit, the captain wasinvolved in a half-century partnership withVijay Shankar (17), who didn't look at his flu-ent best.

Later, Indrajith and B Anirudh Sitaram (28not out) put on 51 runs for the fifth wicketbefore rain brought about a premature end toproceedings.

Earlier, Madhya Pradesh made 393, ridingon Patidar's brilliant 196.

In other matches in the group, Bengal andAndhra Pradesh secured three points each bygaining the first innings lead against HimachalPradesh and Punjab respectively, while Keralaand Hyderabad had to settle for a point eachas the first innings was not completed in a rain-affected encounter at Thiruvananthapuram.

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Rajasthan defeated a gritty Jammu andKashmir by 75 runs in their Elite Group C

game.Rajasthan bowlers rose to the occasion even

as a Jammu and Kashmir skipper Parvez Rasool(110 not out) played a defiant knock in the sec-ond outing, albeit which went in vain, at theSawai Mansingh Stadium.

Chasing a daunting target of 395, Jammuand Kashmir, who began at overnight score of34/0, were eventually bundled out for 319 intheir second innings.

For the hosts leg spinner Rahul Chahar (4-89) and Nathu Singh (4-83) took four wicketseach in the second innings, as they earned sixcrucial points and have stated their campaignon a winning note.

Chahar ended the game with nine wicketsas he had taken a five-wicket haul in the firstinnings. In the day, Rasool raised the hopes ofJammu and Kashmir of a draw, but he wasde-void of partners.

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Former England captainDavid Gower feels that

World Test Championshipcan revive the interest in thelongest format among thefans if marketed in propermanner with practical tweaks.

Gower along with formerIndia wicketkeeper FarokhEngineer and former Pakistancaptain Mushtaq Mohammadwere participating in a "pub-lic conversation" on how tosave Test cricket.

"There is already a movetowards having World TestChampionship (in 2019),which I think in the end isgood. What the people wantis great players doing greatthings. If you have good pitch-es, which produce good crick-et, people will be interested,"Gower said.

"If Virat Kohli (given hisextraordinary following) saysTest cricket is important, thenpeople will listen to him," theformer England captainadded.

Gower feels that marketforces should come togetherto devise a strategy that willbring in more crowd at Test

match venues across the globe."You've got to go to mar-

ket forces and if need be justopen the gates. Because whereis the money coming from?The money is coming fromtelevision."

Engineer supportedGower, but with a caveat, say-ing, "Open the gates, yes ofcourse. But with due respect,are TV going to pay that kindof money if England playsuppose Nepal?"

Mushtaq agreed the costneeds to be factored in.

"If you want Test cricket to

survive, you have got toreduce the entrance fees."

He was not in favour of"freebies", though.

"Why not make it afford-able?" he asked. Engineercited: "Players don't like toplay in front of empty stands."

All three were in favour ofsmall tweaks in the longestformat to make it more view-er-friendly.

Engineer suggested:"Afour-day Test match with eachside batting 100 overs a dayand the visiting captain hav-ing the choice to bat or field

first."Mushtaq felt that first two

innings could be restricted to100 overs.

"As an old-timer, I don'twant to see too much fiddlingaround with test cricket. Youdon't want to disturb testcricket. Test cricket should beleft alone. Test cricket is themother of all cricket."

He was willing to concedethe first two innings of a Testcould be restricted to 100overs, but not the third andfourth innings.

Gower is in favour offour-day Tests.

"Keep the spirit of thegame the same. It would bepossible, just, to squeeze it (aTest match) into four dayswithout compromising theabsolute nature of the game aslong as you don't make toomany artificial rules to go withit."

All three were positiveabout Day/Night Test cricket.

"Start a Test match latefinish late at night," wasMushtaq's recipe.

He went on to say: "InSouth Asia, we have the rightkind of weather to introduceday-night (test) cricket."

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Pakistan hockey coach Hassan Sardar hassounded out a warning to his players,

saying indiscipline will not be tolerated dur-ing the World Cup in India.

Pakistan players are gearing up to playin India for the first time after the unsavouryincident during the Champions trophy,when they took off their shirts and madeobscene gestures after winning their semi-final clash against India.

The FIH had suspended two players -Muhammad Tousiq and Ali Amjad - whileShafqat Rasool was let off with a warning.

Hockey India had ruled out Pakistaniplayers' participation in future editions ofHockey India League (HIL) after the inci-dent.

"Behavioural aspect is very importantfor me and I have told the players that therewill be straight action if any incident of indis-cipline happens. I hope their behaviour willbe exemplary this time," Sardar said.

"I am told that players were provokedby the spectators otherwise they would nothave done that. I am sure my players willnot repeat it and will be remembered fortheir performance. In 2014 also we have hadgood memories on field when we beat Indiaand Netherlands," the 1984 Los AngelesOlympics and and 1982 Asiad Gold medal-list said.

Sardar, who scored a hat trick inPakistan's 7-1 win in the Asian Games finalin New Delhi in 1982, said that his experi-ence of playing in India has been extraor-dinary.

"I have very fond memories of playing

in India. We beat India in Asiad final in 1982but the next day when we went for shop-ping, not a single shopkeeper took moneyfrom us. We have got so much love in Indiaand Indian cricketers and hockey players willsay the same for Pakistan. We must continuethis tradition of mutual love and respect,"he said.

India and Pakistan were declared jointwinner in the just concluded AsianChampions Trophy in Muscat after the finalwas called off due to heavy rains. There werereports quoting Hassan that Pakistan waswilling to play but India denied.

When asked about this, he said that histeam wanted to play the final but he neverblamed India.

"It's not like that. I only said that wewanted to play the final against India and Iam sure Indians would have been feeling thesame. No player in the world would like to

see the final getting washed away like thisbut realistically play was not possible in suchcircumstances," said the former captain.

Sardar said India will be among thefavourites while Pakistan are also capable ofspringing surprises in the World Cup.

"India is in good form and reached thefinal of Champions trophy. They are play-ing on their home ground which does makea lot of difference. They are practising inBhubaneshwar and it will also help them,"he said.

"We have a tough pool where we willbe playing against Netherlands, Malaysia andGermany. We are targeting Germany whohave not played international hockey for thelast one year. We have beaten Malaysia andcan beat Netherlands on our day," said thecoach.

He also called for the revival of Indo-Pak bilateral Hockey.

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World Junior No 4 Lakshya Sen will be shoul-dering the burden of India's fortune at the

Li Ning BWF World Junior BadmintonChampionships 2018, beginning at Markham(Canada) from Monday.

The 23-member squad will look up toLakshya, the reigning Asian Junior champion, tospearhead the Mixed Team's podium charge forthe first-ever medal from the Worlds since it wasincluded in the year 2000. The 14-day champi-onships, starting with team action continues untilNovember 10 and will be followed by individ-ual events, beginning from November 11 to 18.

India, who are seeded No 5 and placed ingroup E, are clubbed with Algeria, Faroe Islands,Kenya and Sri Lanka, giving the Indian squad agreat opportunity to make it to the quarterfinals,their first priority. However, they will be waryof the only other seeded team in the group isAlgeria, four places behind them at No 9.

The Canada world event is the opportuni-ty that most of the current junior crop, includ-ing Kiran George, Priyanshu Rajawat, AlapMishra among boys and Malvika Bansod andGayatri Gopichand in girls, would like to use asthe springboard to enhance their reputation.

There are 41 teams in fray and they havebeen divided into eight groups of five teams each

with top group split into A1 and A2, each hav-ing three teams. The group matches will beplayed on round-robin league basis with thegroup leader making the cut for Stage II, whichis the knockout round.

India's best show so far at the WorldJuniors has been Saina Nehwal winning the onlyGold at the 2008 edition when it was held inIndia.

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Russia's Karen Khachanov clinchedthe biggest win of his career onSunday with a 7-5, 6-4 upset of

Novak Djokovic to claim the ParisMasters title.

Khachanov became the third dif-ferent first-time winner of a Masterstournament this year — joining JohnIsner and Juan Martin del Potro— anddenied Djokovic a fourth title in a rowahead of his return to world numberone on Monday.

"To finish the season like this is real-ly a dream come true," said Khachanov,who will rise to a career high of 12thwhen the latest rankings are publishedon Monday.

Going into the event, Khachanovhad won just three of 19 encountersagainst players in the top 10 but claimeda fourth such scalp in a week after snap-ping Djokovic's 22-match winning run.

Djokovic, who will reclaim the topranking from Rafael Nadal for the firsttime in two years, made a strong startin his pursuit of a record-equalling 33rdMasters title as he broke for a 3-1 leadin the opening set.

But world number 18 Khachanov,a winner at the Kremlin Cup in Moscowlast month, hit back in the very nextgame as Djokovic dragged a forehandinto the tramlines, down break point.

The unseeded Russian then brokeDjokovic for a 6-5 lead, momentarilyfaltering as he tried to serve out for theset before calmly regrouping to surgeahead.

Djokovic overcame Roger Federerin an energy-sapping thriller that last-ed over three hours in Saturday's semi-finals, and the Serb began to look wearyas he dropped serve to a fall behindearly in the second set.

Khachanov refused to give hisopponent the slightest opening, andsealed a memorable victory after an

hour and 37 minutes when aDjokovic forehand went long.

Earlier on Saturday late nightNovak Djokovic defeated RogerFederer in a semi-final that hedescribed as "one of the bestmatches" between the long-timerivals to extend his winning run to22 outings.

The Serb, who will replaceRafael Nadal as world number oneon Monday, outlasted Federer injust over three hours to prevail 7-6 (8/6), 5-7, 7-6 (7/3).

Djokovic has won his last

four meetings with Federer andnow leads the Swiss 25-22 overall,having not lost to the 20-timeGrand Slam champion since 2015.

"We had epic matchesthroughout our rivalry but thisone definitely ranks as one of thebest matches we played," saidDjokovic, who won three title ina row after wins at Cincinnati, theUS Open and Shanghai.

"High quality tennis. Next tothe match I played against Nadalin the semis of Wimbledon, thiswas definitely the most exciting

match I was playing this year, andprobably the best quality tennismatch that I was part of.

"When I get to play Roger, Iknow I have to get the best out ofmyself in order to win. And that'swhy our rivalries and matches areso special."

Djokovic denied Federer ashot at a historic 100th title,although the Wimbledon and USOpen champion was pushed allthe way by his 37-year-old rival.

"Novak is obviously on a roll.You can feel it. At the end it camedown to a few things here andthere," said Federer.

"But overall I'm happy withmy game. It's better than lastweek in Basel. There I won thetournament and here I played inthe semis and it needed somebodyof Novak's calibre to beat me.

"So that's all right. And I'mlooking forward to a rest now anda good preparation for London(ATP Finals)."

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Arsenal manager Unai Emery ishappy with his side's progress,

but admits there is still work to doto match Liverpool's title challengeafter a thrilling 1-1 draw betweenthe sides on Saturday.

Alexandre Lacazette extendedthe Gunners unbeaten run to 14games with an equaliser eight min-utes from time to cancel out JamesMilner's opener as Liverpool edgeda point clear of Manchester City atthe top of the table.

Arsenal remain four pointsbehind the leaders. However, it is thefirst time Emery has avoided defeatagainst a Premier League top sixopponent having been handed abaptism of fire in losing toManchester City and Chelsea in hisfirst two matches in charge.

"Against Man City, Chelsea,Liverpool - these are three teams infront of us (in the table) and you cansee how three different matches weplayed," said Emery. Today is a morecomplete game for us."

Emery's Sevilla beat Liverpoolin the final of the Europa League intheir first season under JurgenKlopp in 2016.

But the Spaniard believesLiverpool's progress since is anexample for Arsenal to follow.

"They can win the PremierLeague this season. They play thefinal of the Europa League three

years ago and last seasonthey were in the final of theChampions League," addedEmery. "They are a very goodexample for us.

"For the supporters it is agreat match and a good spectacle,but I am only 50 percent happybecause we wanted to win."

Alisson Becker spread himselfwell to block from Lacazette beforePierre-Emerick Aubameyang'sdeflected effort from the edge of thearea flew just wide early on.

Granit Xhaka fired too close toAlisson from a well-worked corner,but the Brazilian international wasfortunate when he rushed from hisgoal and was beaten to a floated

cross by Henrikh Mkhitaryan,whose header drifted incheswide.

However, Liverpool alsohad plenty of chances in athrilling first-half that some-

how lacked only goals.A dubious offside decision

denied Sadio Mane the openinggoal and Virgil van Dijk twiceshould have scored when he wasfirst repelled by Bernd Leno andthen flicked a header against thepost with the German 'keepercaught flapping.

Leno didn't get so lucky with hisnext mistake as he palmed Mane'sdangerous cross back into the heartof the box and Milner drilled into

the unguarded net.However, Leno made amends

with a fingertip stop to again denyVan Dijk and Liverpool a crucialsecond following a towering head-er from a corner.

Emery's decision to sacrificeAubameyang rather than Lacazettewith his substitutions was vindicatedwhen the French international kepthis composure to brilliantly curl intothe far corner after being forcedwide by Alisson.

Elsewhere on Saturday,Tottenham beat Wolves 3-2 in awayfixture, while on Sunday table top-per Manchester City beatSouthampton 6-1 to hold grip onthe top spot.

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Luis Suarez is making sureBarcelona keeps on winning with-

out the injured Lionel Messi.Suarez came to the rescue of

Barcelona on Saturday with a two-goal performance that included a90th-minute winner to cap a 3-2comeback at Rayo Vallecano.

Suarez's double gives him sixgoals for Barcelona since Messi wentdown with a broken right fore-arm on October 20. He leadsthe Spanish league with ninegoals in 11 rounds.

"The game was very diffi-cult for us, but we knew how toturn it around," Suarez said. "You canlose leagues at grounds like this one."

Barcelona increased its leaguelead to four points over Altetico

Madrid, which drew at Leganes 1-1,and Alaves.

Madrid remained seven pointsbehind in sixth place after beatingValladolid 2-0 for its first win in sixrounds in the home debut of interimcoach Santiago Solari.

Suarez opened the scoring atVallecas Stadium when he tapped ina pass from Jordi Alba, who wasplayed clear by a long ball from IvanRakitic.

But the hosts swung the matchin their favor when Jose Pozoscored from outside the areaand substitute Alvaro Garcia put

in a ball that came off the upright.Rayo was winning until the 87th

when substitute Ousmane Dembeledrilled in a headed back pass bydefender Gerard Pique. Suarez thenscored his second goal to complete the

fightback when he was left unmarkedto stab in Sergi Roberto's cross at thefar post.

1.�.�.*���%1'����-%�.For a second straight game under

Solari, Madrid has turned to an 18-year-old newcomer to get a much-needed victory.

Minutes after replacing MarcoAsensio, Vinicius Junior showedmore verve than his fellow forward bydarting past a defender and unleash-ing a powerful shot. His strike deflect-ed in off Valladolid defender KikoOlivas. The league credited Viniciuswith the 83rd-minute goal.

Sergio Ramos added anothergoal from the penalty spot with twominutes remaining after KarimBenzema was fouled by FernandoCalero.

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Massimiliano Allegri praisedCristiano Ronaldo's leadership

skills as Juventus beat Cagliari 3-1 fortheir 10th win in 11 games to maintaintheir six-point cushion at the top of SerieA on Saturday.

Paulo Dybala scored after just 44seconds, with a Filip Bradaric own-goalaccounting for Juventus' second after 39minutes, two minutes after Joao Pedrohad pulled the Sardinians level.

Ronaldo failed to add to his seven-goal league tally for new club Juventuswith the Portuguese superstar hit-ting the woodwork before nextweek's Champions League visit byformer club Manchester United.

But the 33-year-old's passacross goal set up Colombian JuanCuadrado for his first of the seasonthree minutes from time in the AllianzStadium.

"He has always been a leader and anextraordinary player, as you saw from theassist he put on Cuadrado's foot," saidAllegri.

"These are different players who inthe decisive moment always come upwith a goal or a great pass."

Juventus have 31 points from 11

games with Inter and Napoliboth on 25 points.

It is the best ever start to aseason for the Turin giants whohave drawn just one game againstGenoa.

Earlier, Inter Milan crushedGenoa 5-0 to reclaim second spot ongoal difference ahead of Napoli, who hadeased past Empoli 5-1 on Friday, andkeep the pressure on the seven-timereigning champions.

But Allegri insisted: "This isn't goodenough.

"We have to defend better, we con-cede too many goals and risked lettingin an equaliser in the 85th minute.

Allegri gave Douglas Costa his sec-ond start this season up front alongsideDybala and Ronaldo, who was present-ed with a special jersey before thematch after last week becoming the firstplayer to break the 400-goal mark inEurope's top five leagues.

Wins by the top three were a boostbefore next week's Champions Leaguefixtures, with Inter Milan at homeagainst Barcelona and Napoli hostingParis Saint-Germain.

Eusebio Di Francesco's Roma, how-ever, needed a late Alessandro Florenzivolley to snatch a 1-1 draw at Fiorentinaahead of their midweek trip to CSKAMoscow.

Ciro Immobile scored two earlygoals as Lazio beat SPAL 4-1 to movefourth in Serie A and into theChampions League places on Sunday.

Simone Inzaghi's side bounced backfrom a home defeat to Inter Milan tomove ahead of AC Milan, who play inUdinese.

Immobile scored after 26 and 35minute to bring his tally to eight leaguegoals this season with Danilo Cataldi(59) and Marco Parolo (70) adding twomore in the second half.

Lazio with 21 points from 11 gamesare ten points behind leaders Juventus.

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Manika, who became the first Indianwoman to win a singles Gold at theCommonwealth Games, climbed twospots to become World No 53. She is theonly Indian in the Top-100.

Sathiyan also moved up one place toreach the World No 35 spot. He had wonthree medals in the Commonwealth Gamesand a Bronze (men's team event) in theAsian Games. Veteran Achanta SharathKamal, who clinched a historic team Goldat the CWG and a Silver and Bronze inmen's doubles and singles at Asiad, main-tained his 31st spot, to be the highestranked Indian in the list. PTI

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