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CBI RAIDS NDTV FOUNDERPRANNOY ROY’S HOMENew Delhi: The CBI on Mondaysearched the residence of NDTVfounder Prannoy Roy in NewDelhi and three other locationsfor allegedly causing losses to aprivate bank.

10 PILOTS GROUNDED FORMISQUOTING DESIGNATION Mumbai: As many as 10 pilotsof the Jet Airways have faced“arbitrary” regulatory action andhave been kept out of flyingduties for quoting incorrectly thedesignation of a senior DGCAofficial in a communique. TheNational Aviator’s Guild termedthe move as “threatening”.

SIX DEAD IN ORLANDOWORKPLACE SHOOTINGOrlando: A disgruntled manwent on a shooting spree at hisformer workplace in Florida onMonday, killing five of hiscolleagues before turning thegun on himself.

RAIN STOPS PLAY IN AUS VS BANGLA MATCHLondon: Rain stopped playduring Australia’s run chase intheir ICC Champions Trophymatch against Bangladesh hereon Monday night. Australia were83 for 1 from 16 overs withDavid Warner and Steven Smithbatting at 40 and 22. Four moreovers need to be batted byAustralia to constitute a match.

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MADHUSUDAN SAHOO n NEW DELHI

Countdown begins. ComeJuly 1, you will have noth-

ing to say at all but only shout“hurrah” for paying your Goodsand Service Tax or GST on someitems you buy for your dailyneeds; but you are likely to feelthe pinch on some other items.

Aiming at aam aadmi’s basicneeds, including roti, kapda aurmakaan, which will be availableat cheaper prices under theGST regime, the Governmenthas finalised four-tier tax slabs,except gold and rough dia-monds which do not fall underthe current rate-slab ambit. Goldwill be taxed at 3 per cent anddiamond at 0.25 per cent.

With the Governmentmaking the unique and historicconcept — “One nation, one tax,one market” — real, some basicitems such as eggs, milk, buttermilk, curd, honey, fresh fruitsand vegetables, flour, besan,bread, prasad, salt, fresh meat,fish, chicken, etc, will bring asmile in your face with a chargeof zero tax or no tax. On theother hand, you will burn a holein your pocket by paying yourhard-earned money throughGST at 28 per cent on indis-

pensable items such as choco-late, chewing gum, wafers, panmasala, aerated water, deodor-ants, shaving creams, after-shave, hair shampoo, dye, waterheater, washing machine, ATMvending machines, vacuumcleaner, shavers, molasses, etc.

The rate of taxation onalmost all 1,211 items has beenfinalised. 55 items will invitecess and some essential itemswill be exempted from theGST, while remaining itemslike tax on lottery will bedecided at the GST Council’snext meeting, which has beenscheduled for June 11. It is,however, learnt that there isalso a room for the revision ofsome of items, if needed.

“We have already finalisedtax and cess, and without cessfor almost all items to be taxedunder the GST regime, butsome items or goods are left tobe included in the list, includ-ing tax on lottery.

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KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n SATISHDHAVAN SPACE CENTRE,SRIHARIKOTA (AP)

It is time for India to launchthe Asian Space Agency, this

is what Dr Nambi Narayanan,described as the father figure ofthe country’s heavy duty rock-et development programmetold The Pioneer on Mondayafter watching the proceedingsat Satish Dhavan Space Centreat Sriharikota, (AndhraPradesh) from where TeamISRO successfully launched thecomplex and complicatedGeosynchronous SatelliteLaunch Vehicle-Mark 3 D1(GSLV-Mark III), which wasnicknamed the “fat boy” byIndian space scientists and“Bahubali” by the Telugu media.Weighing 640 tonnes, GSLV-Mark III is the heaviest everrocket made by India till date.

Not only that, the space sci-entists successfully deployedGSAT-19, a next generationcommunication satellite weigh-ing 3,136 kg, the heaviest evercommunication satellite fabri-cated in India, into the GeoStationary Orbit, 36,000 kmaway from the earth. The D1 inthe GSLV-Mark 3 stands for thefirst developmental flight.

This means that India is notdependant on any other spaceagencies like the ESA (EuropeanSpace Agency) to launch its

heavy communication satel-lites. Till now, ISRO had to carrythe heavy communication satel-lites built by it to the ESA’slaunch pad at French Guyanapaying exorbitant amount as fee for each launch. With the

successful launch of the GSLV-Mark 3 and deployment of the3,136 kg communication satel-lite, India had proved to the out-side world that it can launchheavy communication satelliteon its own. “We have become a

major space power and globalplayer in launch business,” saidNambi Narayanan who devel-oped the VIKAS engine in the1990s which formed the core ofMonday’s GSLV mission.

Meanwhile, President

Pranab Mukherjee and PrimeMinister Narendra Modi con-gratulated scientists of ISRO forthe successful launch of India’sheaviest rocket. Cond on Pg 7

‘Bahubali’ makes India space superpower

KHURSHEED WANI/ RAHULDUTTA n SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI

The Kashmir valley remainedon the boil on Monday as

security forces averted a majorterror strike on the headquar-ters of 45th battalion of CRPFat Sumbal in north Kashmir’sBandipore district, 25 kilome-ters from here, around 3.45 am,gunning down four Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.

Sources said the suicidesquad was first noticed byCRPF dogs which alerted thesentries. An illuminating bombexposed the terrorists’ positionsfollowing which they weregunned down.

With infiltration bids goingup and ceasefire violation alsoon the rise, India warnedPakistan that “abetment” ofthese acts will invite “appro-priate retaliatory actions.”Indian Director General ofMilitary Operation conveyedthis warning to his Pakistancounterpart.

The hour-long operationagainst the terrorists ended

without any casualty on thesecurity forces’ side.

Home Minister RajnathSingh lauded the CRPF forshowing “exemplary courageand valour” in thwarting theterrorists’ attempt.

“The CRPF jawans andJammu & Kashmir Policeshowed exemplary courage andvalour by thwarting the ter-rorists’ attempt to enter thecamp and successfully elimi-nating all the terrorists,”Rajnath Singh said in a state-ment.

The congregational prayerswere going on in the mosqueswhen the exchange of fire

began. The terrorists lobbed grenades and firedindiscriminately in a bid tostorm the camp.

“The terrorists attemptedto enter the camp by cutting thewire fencing. The alert CRPFsentries spotted them andfoiled their plans by openingfire. In an hour-long gunfight,four foreign terrorists werekilled,” Inspector General (IG)Operations of the CRPF inKashmir Zulfiqar Hassan said.

He said the terrorists hadplanned a long-drawn siege inthe camp where around 150personnel are stationed.

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VINEETA PANDEY n NEW DELHI

Putting an end to the specu-lation of a possible thaw in

the frozen India-Pakistan ties,External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj said on Mondaythere will be no bilateralengagement between PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andhis Pakistani counterpartNawaz Sharif on the sidelinesof Shanghai CooperationOrganisation (SCO) meeting inAstana in Kazakhstan thismonth where the two countrieswill join as new members.

“No meeting is scheduledeither from their side or fromour side,” Swaraj said.

It was expected that thetwo PMs might sit together towork out a solution to resume

the bilateral talks that wereshelved by New Delhi follow-ing the terror attack on thePathankot airbase last year.

Addressing a Press confer-ence to mark three years of theNDA Government, Sushmaclaimed there has been no flipflop in India’s Pak policy. “OurPak policy stands on three pil-lars — We want to resolve allissues through talks; there can-not be a third party when wetalk and talks and terror can-not go together,” she said.

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DGMO warnsPak: Abetmentwill invite aptretaliation

No bilateral dialogue

in Astana, talks and

terror cannot go

together: Minister

CLOTH: Apparel below `1,000

FOOD: Packaged food items, cream, skimmed milk powder,branded paneer, frozen vegetables, pizza bread, sabudana, etc

DRINKS: Coffee and tea

FOOTWEAR: Shoes and related footwear below `500

OTHERS: Solar equipments, agri-machinery products, spices, rusk,kerosene, coal, medicines, stent, lifeboats, etc

ON SERVICES: Transport services (Railways,air transport), small restaurantsas their main input ispetroleum, which is outsideGST ambit

EATABLES: Chewing gum, molasses, chocolate not containing cocoa,waffles and wafers coated with chocolate, pan masala,aerated water

MACHINERY: Weighing machine, washing machine, ATM, vendingmachines, vacuum cleaner, shavers, hair clippers,automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft for personaluse

OTHERS: Bidis (with no cess), Paint, deodorants,shaving creams, aftershave, hair shampoo,dye, sunscreen, wallpaper, ceramic tiles,water heater, dishwasher, etc

ON SERVICES: 5-7star hotels, race club betting,and cinema halls and others alike

Security personnel inspect the spot where four suicide attackers were killed inBandipora on Monday PTI

ISRO’s heaviest rocket GSLV Mark-III, carrying communication satellite GSAT-19, takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Centrein Sriharikota on Monday PTI

FOOTWEAR: Items in category costing more than `500

FOOD & VEGETABLE: Biscuits (all categories), flavoured refined sugar,pasta, cornflakes, pastries and cakes, preservedvegetables, jams, sauces, soups, ice cream,instant food mixes, mineral water, etc

OTHERS: Bidi Patta, tissues, envelopes, tampons, note books, steelproducts, printed circuits, camera, speakers and monitors

ON SERVICES: AC hotels that serve liquor, telecom services,IT services, branded garmentsand financial services, includinginsurance premiums, etc

Massive GSLV-Mark III launched successfully; time to think for Asian Space Agency

Swaraj ends speculationabout Modi-Sharif meet

* With the successful flight ofhigh-thrust cryogenic engineCE-20, after over 30 years ofresearch, ISRO has set theball rolling for its nextgeneration projects

* India’s heaviest rocket tilldate, the GSLV Mk III-D1,was launched with theindigenously developed highthrust cryogenic engine CE-20 in its first experimentalflight. The rocket carried3,136 kg high throughputcommunication satelliteGSAT-19 as its payload

* The CE-20 success haspaved way for ISRO’s futureprojects, includingChandrayaan-2 and mannedmissions to space. It is alsoIndia’s firststep towardsentering the global heavypayload market

* Heavy lift launch vehicle iscapable of launchingpayloads up to 4,000 kg intoGeosynchronous TransferOrbit and 10,000 kg into Low Earth Orbit

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CRPF dogs alert sentries;

4 fidayeen killed at HQ

CLOTH: Apparel above `1,000

FOOD & DRINKS: Frozen meatproducts,butter, cheese,ghee, dry fruitsin packagedform, animalfat, sausage,fruit juices,bhutia,namkeen,Ayurvedicmedicines, etc

OTHERS: Tooth powder,agarbatti, colouringbooks, picture books, umbrella,sewing machine,cellphones, etc

ON SERVICES: Non-AC hotels,business class airticket, fertilisers,any workcontracts

(NB: GOLD AND ROUGH DIAMONDS WILL BE TAXED AT 3 PER CENT AND 0.25 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY AS THEY DO NOT

FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RATE SLAB AMBIT) (SOURCE: FINANCE MINISTRY)

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NON-VEG: Fresh meat, fish, chicken & eggs

OTHERS: Stamps, judicial papers, printed books, newspapers, bangles,handloom, jute, bindi, sindoor, etc

ON SERVICES: Hotels & lodges with tariff below `1,000, grandfatheringservices, etc

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Solemnity markedthe occasion as

Chief Minister YogiAdityanath turned 45on Monday. For thehigh-spirited ChiefMinister, it was yetanother day full ofengagements.

After taking overreins of UP, it wasYogi’s first birthdaywhich he chose tospend taking part inthe internationalenvironment dayfunction in the statecapital in the morning.

He later left for Aligarhwhere he attended several offi-cil functions there.

However, greetings pouredin aplenty with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi heading the listof galaxy of leaders who wishedhim on the occasion.

Prime Minister Narendra

Modi was among the first towish Yogi Adityanath on his45th birthday. In his tweet, thePM wrote, “Birthday greetingsto the youthful & dynamicCM of UP Yogi Adityanath. Iwish him a long and healthylife.” The CM respondedpromptly tweeting,

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Yogi turns 45 sans pomp and show

Governor Ram Naik on Monday greeted Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath on his birthday and presented himwith a bouquet of flowers at 5, Kalidas Marg here, theofficial residence of the UP chief minister, on Monday

24 charred to death in bus mishap

PTI n LUCKNOW

Tragedy struck Bareilly whenat least two dozen passen-

gers were fatally charred and 14others suffered critical burns asa UP State Road TransportCorporation bus burst intoflames after crashing into atruck on the national highwayearly Monday morning.

The injured where admit-ted to a hospital and a three-member state government del-egation, led by FinanceMinister Rajesh Agarwal, over-saw that the injured were treat-ed and the DNA samples of thedeceased were preserved foridentification.

Agarwal and two of hisministerial colleaguesSwatantradev Singh and BrijeshPathak flew to Bareilly in achopper on the direction ofChief Minister YogiAdityanath.

The minister announcedan ex gratia of `2 lakh for thekin of deceased, `50,000 to theseriously injured and `25,000for those with minor injuries.

A native of Bareilly,Agarwal said that the death toll

had risen to 24. Besides, hesaid, 14 others had seriousburns.

He said that the compen-sation would be paid only afterthe identity of the deceased wasestablished. He also orderedshifting of two critically injuredpassengers to Lucknow.

With condolences pouringin from all quarters, PrimeMinister Narendra Modiexpressed grief over the deaths

and announced an ex gratiapayment of `2 lakh each to thefamilies of the deceased.

The UP State RoadTransport Corporation(UPSRTC) also announced anex gratia payment of `5 lakh tothe families of the deceasedbesides ordering a high-levelprobe into the accident.

Transport CommissionerK Ravindra Naik said that aprobe had been ordered to

find out the cause behind theaccident.

Chief Minister YogiAdityanath also expressed griefover the loss of lives in themishap in Bareilly andexpressed condolences to thebereaved families. He alsodirected officials to ensure thatthe injured got proper andprompt treatment.

The ill-fated UPSRTC bus(UP43 T5978) carrying 41 pas-sengers from Delhi was on itsway to Gonda in eastern UPwhen the mishap occurrednear Bada bypass on NH-24.

The bodies were so badlycharred that doctors found itdifficult to even determine thegender of the victims.

Initially, the number ofinjured was put at 15, but thename of another passengerwas added to the list, of whomtwo died during treatment.Three passengers escaped withminor injuries. SSP JogendraKumar said: “The accidentinvolving a bus of UPSRTC anda truck occurred between 1 amand 1:30 am. Six passengers,who were critically injured,

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An UPSRTC bus catches fire after colliding with a truck on National Highway 24 inBareilly PTI

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Agra (PTI): Environmentalists on Monday said the Taj Mahaland other historical monuments in Agra remained at risk frompollution even 23 years after the Supreme Court announced aset of measures to protect them.

Speakers at a day-long dharna here, organised on the occa-sion of World Environment Day, said environmental conditionsin the city had worsened due to the increased number of vehi-cles and migration from villages which resulted in expandingurban limits. The activists also sought to draw the attention ofthe authorities towards the plight of the Yamuna river.

“Where dense green patches and community ponds once keptpollution in check, high-rise buildi0ngs and colonies have mush-roomed,” said activist Dr Devashish Bhattacharya.

The Supreme Court had issued a series of directives includ-ing shifting and closure of all polluting industries in the eco-sen-sitive Taj Trapezium Zone. The iron foundries and glass unitswere ordered to shift out of the zone or switch over to naturalgas through a pipeline which the GAIL laid.

Acting on the recommendations of the high-powered Dr SVardarajan Committee, the apex court ordered uninterruptedpower supply and shifting of petha units, leather shoe factoriesand local dairies outside the city.

The activists said the local administration had failed to shiftthe washermen, dairies and petha units to Kalindi Vihar and theshoe factories to a leather park in Achnera, despite plots beingalloted. The Taj Ganj crematorium also should be shifted as fumesfrom the pyres were said to have polluted the ambient air aroundthe Taj Mahal, they said.

Muzaffarnagar: Threeactivists of the Bhim Armyhave been arrested for collect-ing funds for the Dalit outfit atShukartal in the district.

SP (Rural) Vinit Bhatnagarsaid Amit Kumar, Bablu andHarish were booked on Sundayevening along with severalother activists of the organisa-tion. A case under Section 153(inciting a mob with an intentto cause riots) and Section 420(cheating) of the Indian PenalCode had been registeredagainst them.

It is alleged that they dis-tributed pamphlets andappealed to people to partici-pate in a panchayat to be heldin June 14 in Ratheri village inthe district.

Police on Sunday disman-tled a camp in Shukartal set upby them for collection offunds, and removed pam-phlets and donation boxesfrom there.

Meanwhile, Saharanpurpolice have announced areward for information aboutthe Bhim Army’s chiefChandrashekhar and its otherabsconding leaders, in connec-tion with their alleged role inthe caste-based violence inSaharanpur. PTI

PNS n LUCKNOW

Chief Minister YogiAdityanath said that thebenchmark for his gov-

ernment’s governance wasKalyan Singh’s regime wherelaw and order was the best anddelivery system was smoothand transparent.

“If we have to pick anyadministration which shouldbe our benchmark, only onename comes to the mind —that of Kalyan Singh. We wantto replicate the achievements ofthat regime. The then CM notonly improved law and orderbut also ensured that benefitsof government schemesreached each beneficiary,” Yogisaid while laying the founda-tion of a solid waste manage-ment project in Aligarh onMonday.

The CM said that his gov-ernment was committed toproviding better lifestyle tomasses, including better roads,quality power and clean envi-ronment.

“The beginning has beenmade by initiating projects tomanage solid waste. We haveproposals to generate powerfrom waste. But for that weneed to segregate domestic,industrial and medical waste,”he said.

“Aligarh has a capacity tomanage 300 ton of waste butthis should increase to 1,000ton so that we can generate

power from this waste,” the CMsaid while laying the founda-tion of the Rs 200-crore wastemanagement project.

Yogi said, “The PrimeMinister dreams of a ‘ShreshtaBharat’ and this can only beachieved by keeping our envi-ronment clean. Uttar Pradeshis a big state and we need totake the lead in fulfilling thePM’s dream. This we canachieve only through people’s

participation. We need to makethe state open-defecation free.”

The Chief Minister alsospoke on industries and saidthat his government was com-mitted to extending all possi-ble help to industrialists.“Traditional industries like lockmanufacturing or brasswareneed to be promoted. We willshowcase these industries at theglobal platform so that peoplemay know about them,” he said.

Yogi also held a meetingwith officials and revieweddevelopment projects.

“Improving law and orderis our priority and we willensure that the rule of law pre-vails in Uttar Pradesh. Officialsshould implement the direc-tives of the government,” hesaid and also cautioned that hisgovernment would not hesitateto taking action against lax officials.

PNS n LUCKNOW

In a bizarre incident, twoboys bobbitised their own

friend in Mainpuri late onSunday night. The victim isbeing treated in a hospitalwhile one of the perpetratorshas been arrested and a casehas been registered in thisregard.

A per reports, 13-year-old Kartik (name changed) ofKitah hamlet of Kisni(Mainpuri) was sleeping out-side his house on Sundaynight. His family memberstestified that Kartik woke upwith sudden pain and foundblood spurting from near hisprivate parts and two of hisfriends with knives in theirhand running away from thespot.

The shocked victim laterrealised that his friends hadslashed his private part.

Kartik immediately raisedan alarm after which his fam-ily members rushed him to anearby private hospital andinformed the police about theincident.

Kartik identified his friendsas Vikram and Nitin, afterwhich the cops raided theirhomes and managed to arrestone of them.

The accused revealed thatthey just had a tiff with Kartikand to teach him a lesson, theyplanned to bobbitise him.

As per the plan, they wentto the victim’s house while hewas in deep sleep and slashedhis private part.

Investigations are or andefforts are being made to arrestthe other accused.

PNS n LUCKNOW

Power Minister ShrikantSharma said that soon all

villages across the state wouldstart getting 24x7 electricityunder the Power For Allscheme even as the oppositioncharged that UP was reelingunder acute power shortageand that the minister’s state-ment was nothing but hollowpromise.

Addressing the employeesof Uttar Pradesh PowerCorporation in Lucknow onMonday, the Power Ministersaid that rural areas were gettingelectricity for 18 hours, tehsils for20 hours and districts for 24hours.

“Our commitment is toprovide power to all villages by2018 under the ‘Power For AllScheme,” the minister said.

Sharma said the power sit-uation would improve only if theemployees and governmentworked together.

“The government will try tosolve problems of the employees,including hike in pay, and inturn the government expects theemployees to work hard andensure that people d not suffer,”he said.

Meanwhile, the SamajwadiParty criticised the minister forthe prevailing power crisis in thestate. “The minister haspromised 24x7 power supply indistricts, 20-hour supply in

tehsils and 18-hour supply in vil-lages. However, the fact remainsthat even districts are not gettingelectricity for more than 15hours,” Samajwadi Partyspokesman RajendraChoudhary said in a statementissued here on Monday.

Choudhary claimed thatduring the previous SP regime,villages were getting electricityfor over 18 hours.

“This government tried toreplicate the same formula butfailed because of its faulty deliv-ery system. The Chief Ministershould immediately take actionagainst the Power Minister, elsethe SP would be forced to hit thestreets and launch an agita-tion,” he said.

PNS n LUCKNOW

Mystery shrouds the deathof a 65-year-old

astrologer and his 17-year-oldgrandson, whose bodies werefound lying in pools of bloodoutside a temple near theirhome in Rae Bareli on Mondaymorning.

The family membersnamed three persons in thisconnection but the policeclaimed that they were investi-gating the case and wouldarrest the accused only if theirroles surfaced in the crime.

As per reports, famousastrologer of Parakhurd local-ity in Shivgarh (Rae Bareli),

Lakshmikant Shastri, used tosleep on the verandah of a localtemple. On Sunday night also,he along with his grandsonNirbhay Mishra went to thetemple to retire for the day.

On Monday morning,when Shastri did not returnhome, his family members wentto the temple to enquire andwere shocked to find both lying in pools of blood. Bothhad been battered to death withstones.

On being informed, apolice team rushed to the spotand found an almirah in thetemple broken with some itemsscattered on the floor.

The police said that the

family members named LalitKumar Dikshit, Vishu akaRajneesh and Jeetu aka Jitendraof nearby Hassanpur inBachhrawan.

The family alleged that asthey had cancelled the marriageof one of the daughters intheir family with a boy relatedto the accused, hence theyorchestrated the killing.

The police, however, saidthat circumstantial evidencepointed to a case of loot andmurder and hence they weretrying to confirm it before ini-tiating action against thenamed accused.

The named persons havebeen detained for questioning.

PNS n LUCKNOW

Congress leaders and sup-porters staged a massive

protest throughout the state onMonday against alleged deface-ment of a statue of formerPrime Minister Rajiv Gandhi inMirzapur on Saturday night.

While UP Congress chiefRaj Babbar along with RajyaSabha member Pramod Tiwarirushed to Mirzapur andprotested there, demandingaction against the culprits, inLucknow, senior leaders stageda massive protest and burnt theeffigies of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanathbefore marching to the RajBhawan.

In Lucknow, the Congressleaders gathered at the GPOand then they burnt the effigiesof the PM and the CM atHazratganj crossing.

Later, a Congress delega-tion led by Rajya Sabha mem-ber PL Punia, former ministerSatyadeo Tripathi, VirendraMadan, Sanjay Bajpai,Amarnath Agarwal, DP Singhand Onkar Singh, marched tothe Raj Bhawan.

There, the angryCongressmen raised slogansagainst the Modi and Yogigovernments and alleged thatthey were behind the vandalis-ing of Rajiv Gandhi’s statue inMirzapur.

A large contingent of policewas deployed to avert anyuntoward incident but this did

not deter the agitated Congressworkers from marchingtowards the Bharatiya JanataParty office to vent their ire. Butlater the Congressmen changedtheir mind and insteadmarched to the Raj Bhawan.

Some Youth Congressmembers also blocked the railtracks near Badshahnagar rail-way station to register theirprotest.

Raj Babbar and othersenior leaders staged a dharnaat the site of the incident inMirzapur on Monday after-noon and gave the state govern-ment an ultimatum to arrestthe culprits immediately failingwhich they threatened to inten-sify the stir.

Besides Raj Babbar andPramod Tewari, AICC secre-tary Rana Goswami, formerMP Rajesh Mishra and MLALaliteshpati Tripathi wereamong those who sat on dhar-na.

“The present situation inUP is pathetic as there is norespect or honour for great per-sonalities. Rajiv Gandhi wasnot only a Congress leader buta person who himself and hisfamily sacrificed their lives forthe country. We condemn theincident and demand immedi-ate arrest of the culprits,”Babbar said while flaying theYogi government for failing tocontrol deteriorating law andorder in the state.

The statue of Rajiv Gandhiinstalled at a park at AwasVikas Colony in Mirzapur city,

was found beheaded byCongress workers on Sundaymorning. The broken head ofthe statue was later recoveredfrom a nearby drain.

Anti-social elements hadscribbled ‘Hamari sarkar hai,usse Pakistan bhej diya hai (Itis our government and wehave sent it (the head) toPakistan).

Police have registered acase but so far no arrests have

been made. In Amethi also, Congress

workers burnt an effigy ofPrime Minister Narendra Modito protest the defacement of thestatue of former Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi,

The protesters, led byAmethi MP Rahul Gandhi’srepresentative ChandrakantDubey and president of DistrictCongress Committee,Yogendra Mishra, shouted slo-

gans and burnt the PrimeMinister’s effigy.

Dubey said Amethi’s peo-ple had an emotional affiliationwith their “dear Rajiv Bhaiya”.

The protestors later sub-mitted a memorandumaddressed to Uttar PradeshGovernor Ram Naik throughthe sub-divisional magistrate of Gauriganj alleging break-down of law and order in thestate.

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‘Government committed to providing better roads, quality power, clean environment’

Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath during the visit to a plant where manure is manufactured from waste in Aligharh on Monday

Minister: All villages in UP

to get 24x7 power soon

Astrologer, grandson foundmurdered outside temple

Boy bobbitisedby two friends

Congress protests defacement of Rajiv’s statue

UP Congress chief Raj Babbar addressing a protest rally after a statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was founddamaged by unidentified people in Mirzapur, on Monday

BJP TO BUILD RAM TEMPLEWITHIN AMBIT OFCONSTITUTION: MINISTER

Ballia: The BJP government willfulfill its promise to the people of UttarPradesh to build a grand Ram templein Ayodhya while staying within theambit of the Constitution, stateAgriculture Minister Surya PratapShahi has said. Shahi, who was here fora function to mark three years of theNarendra Modi government on Sundayevening, also said that the YogiAdityanath government had estab-lished rule of law in the state and hadfulfilled a key poll promise by waivingcrop loans. Discussing the issue of aRam temple, he said the constructionof the Ram temple would be done as perlaw “through constitutional means”.

PRADHAN SHOTLucknow: Unidentified assailants

shot a village pradhan in Naxal-affect-ed Kanhaura village on Sonebhadra, onSunday night. Reports said that prad-han Ramesh Maurya was called outsidehis house by the assailants and shotdead. The body was handed over tofamily members after autopsy. No

arrests were made till Monday evening.

5 DIE IN MISHAP

Moradabad: Five persons, includ-ing three of a family, were killed in aroad mishap on Monday morning. Asper reports, a Bolero (UK04 L3389)coming from Haridwar suddenlyrammed into a Tata 407 vehicle. Fiveoccupants of the jeep were killed on thespot and eight others were criticallyinjured. The accident occurred atGaneshghat area of Mudhapande local-ity of Moradabad. The deceased wereidentified as Babloo (32), Onkar (35),Nanhi Devi (55), Onkar’s wife Kumkum(32), and his daughter Soni (11) ofMalkhana crossing in Bareilly. A casewas registered and the bodies were sentfor post-mortem.

SUICIDE Muzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old trad-

er allegedly committed suicide by jump-ing before a train here, police said onMonday. The deceased, Mohit Aggarwal,took the extreme step on Sunday evening,allegedly over a family dispute, railwaypolice SHO Krishan Avtar said. His bodyhas been sent for post-mortem.

Muzaffarnagar: Twenty-five inmates of the district jail,six of whom are serving lifeterms, have been shifted to theAgra central jail for allegedlyrunning an extortion racketfrom the prison premises. Jailsuperintendent Rakesh Singhsaid the inmates were usingmobile phones for extortingmoney. PTI

Taj Mahal still not safe from

pollution: Environmentalists

Prisoners shifted

Three Bhim Army activists arrested for collecting funds


PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

Chief Minister YogiAdityanath made astrong appeal for public

participation in various gov-ernment schemes on environ-ment protection on the occa-sion of World EnvironmentDay on Monday.Acknowledging that it was thetheir responsibility to takethose schemes forward, theChief Minister said pollutioncould only be effectively com-bated when it took the shapeof a jan andolan (public move-ment)” or mass revolution.

Stressing on the fact thatIndians have been traditional-ly guided towards nature con-servation through vedas, Yogisaid that old sages had provid-ed solutions to environmentconservation, it was unfortu-nate that people lookedtowards foreign technologiesfor cleaning the rivers.

Addressing the gatheringat a programme organised bythe Forest and Environmentdepartment at Indira GandhiPratishthan, he said: “If everyone person of the 22 crore pop-ulation of the state planted onesapling and took the responsi-bility of its protection, thestate government can achievethe target of increasing the for-est area by 15 per cent in lessthan three years.”

Terming environmental

protection a major concerntoday with rivers drying at thesources and illegal felling oftrees becoming rampant, theChief Minister said: “Publicparticipation is the need of thehour.” He made several sugges-tions for the Forest departmentin order to help in environ-ment conservation. Referringto the Cabinet decision ofwaiving farmers’ loan, he saidit was in a bid to make thefarmers party to developmentof the state.

“We are not doing thesefarmers any favour by waivingtheir loans, but ensuring theyparticipate in state’s growth.These 86 lakh farmers will begiven 10 saplings each whichthey will plant and then ensuretheir protection,” he said.

The Chief Minister saidthat gram pradhans, localMLAs and leaders should beroped in for plantation drives.

Referring to the illegal treefelling in forest, he said:“Earlier, the thick forests in UPhad several small shrubs andbushes which would sieve thewater and let it seep into theground slowly but in the cur-rent situation, the forests are allhollow from inside with treesbeing felled at the centre.Hence, it is important to havecheck dams constructed toprevent free flow of water inthe forest,” he added.

Yogi said that for everypermission that the Forest

Yogi for public participation in environment conservation

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath planting a sapling at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Monday Pioneer


Denied permission fromrespective families to tie

the knot, a couple jumped intoGomti river near 1090 crossingof Gomti Nagar police stationarea on Monday morning.Responding quickly, a team of‘Dial 100’ reached the sceneand saved them. They werelater taken to a hospital andhanded over to their parents.

As per reports, Aman ofKanausi locality of Manaknagarpolice station area was in lovewith a girl of his locality for thelast few years and wanted to getmarried. However his father,who runs a sweetmeat shop,was averse to Aman’s plan anddid not approve of it.

A couple of days back, thegirl’s parents learnt about herliaison with Aman and decid-ed to marry her off to a youthfrom Mathura. On learningabout the development from afriend, Aman met the girl at arendezvous early on Mondaymorning. Around 6 am, Amancalled his father begging him topermit him to marry his ladylove. His father, however,snubbed him and angrily dis-connected the phone.

Around 7.15 am, the cou-ple reached the 1090 crossingand started walking along theGomti river. In the meantime,some policemen on dutynoticed the couple.

“We thought the couplehad come for a morning stroll.But minutes later, the coupleclimbed the railing, claspedtheir hands and jumped intothe river,” a policeman said.

The cops later alerted theGomti Nagar and Gautampallipolice stations and teamsrushed to the scene and diverswere pressed into action. Afteran hour long effort, the diversrescued them after which theywere rushed to a hospital andreleased after treatment.

SO, Gomti Nagar, AjayPrakash Tripathi said Aman

narrated his story on regainingconsciousness. “We contactedtheir families and asked themto reach the hospital. Later, theywere handed over to theirrespective parents,” he said.

The ‘Dial 100’ team con-sisted of sub-inspector GauravTripathi, constable PremPrakash and constable driverShyamlal.

Love-lorn couple jump

into river, rescued


Four companies of 49 battal-ion PAC will be engaged

for the security of Noida-Greater Noida corridor. The12th Board meeting of theNoida Metro Rail Corporationwas convened on Monday.

It was also decided thatsophisticated cameras wouldbe installed at stations as partof security arrangements. Thedog squad as well as the anti-bomb squad will also bedeployed there.

The board meeting waspresided over Chief SecretaryRahul Bhatnagar and attend-ed by managing director AmitMohan Prasad.

Besides, stations will have

latest gadgets to provide infor-mation of the status of ticketsand buses available outside totransport passengers to theirdestinations.

The Union governmenthad released a sum of Rs 970crore to develop the metro railand also promised severalfacilities to make the servicebetter so that the people mustnot face any hardship whiletravelling.

The meeting alsoapproved the proposal of one-city-one-card scheme. Underthis scheme, passengers cantravel on the metro rail andalso use bus to reach its des-tination on a single card. TheNoida-Greater Noida Metrowill be functional by April2018.

Tight security for

Noida-GN Metro


City denizens reeling underextreme heat wave condi-

tions may get some relief asthe Met department has fore-cast rains and thundershowersin the city on Tuesday. In thestate too, the forecast is forrains and thundershowers at

isolated places in the statewhile there is warning ofthundershowers accompaniedby squalls.

On Monday, Lucknowrecorded the maximum tem-perature at 42.5 degreeCelsius, which was threenotches above normal.Although the skies became

cloudy, people faced the prob-lem of unbearable humidity.Across the state, Jhansirecorded the maximum tem-perature at 47.2 degreeCelsius, Allahabad 46.4 degreeCelsius, Agra 45.4 degreeCelsius, Kanpur 42.8 degreeCelsius, and Fatehgarh 43.8degree Celsius.

Relief in store for residentsas Met dept predicts rains

With a blazing sun beating down, people who had to move on roads had a torrid day. However, there may be some relief instore for them as there are possibilities of rainfall today Pioneer

WE ARE NOT DOING

THESE FARMERS ANY

FAVOUR BY WAIVING

THEIR LOANS, BUT

ENSURING THEY

PARTICIPATE IN

STATE’S GROWTH.

THESE 86 LAKH

FARMERS WILL BE

GIVEN 10 SAPLINGS

EACH WHICH THEY

WILL PLANT AND

THEN ENSURE THEIR

PROTECTION

department gave regardingtree felling, it should ensure tentrees were planted against onefelled. “The department shouldmonitor as well as inspectwhether this is actually takingplace or not,” he added.

Pointing out that plantspecies were fast disappearing,the Chief Minister said therewas a dire need to preservethem. “Take the case of thebeeju mangoes whose specieshas almost vanished. Treeslike peepal and bargad shouldbe planted because they storehundreds of litres of waterwithin them and then releaseit slowly,” he noted.

“Prime Minister NarendraModi has given a beautifulresponse to the US withdraw-al of the Paris climate accordby saying Indians have told toprotect environment by thevedas since ages,” he said.

Categorically stating thatthe Indian tradition had beenwarning about global warm-ing for ages, he said: “There ismention of the panchvati vati-ka, nakshatra vatika whichconnect each of the planetswith tree species. Those whotry to protect themselves fromthe various influences of plan-ets simply need to plantnakshatra vatika.”

Commenting on the stateof rivers, Yogi said: “Entireindustrial waste is dumpedinto the rivers. Besides, therivers are in a bad shapebecause of villagers using thebanks for open defecationwhile people wash all kinds ofthings, making the water poi-sonous which, in turn, impactscrops when used for irrigation.”

The Chief Ministerreleased a citizen charter, anda mobile app for direct connec-tion between the governmentand public. He also launcheda toll-free number (1926) forlodging complaints with theForest department. He alsopresented awards to studentswho won the painting compe-tition in various categories onthe occasion of WorldEnvironment Day.


Two persons and their fami-lies attacked their brother

critically injuring him in Aliganjand later got him admitted to ahospital for treatment. However,when he died during treat-ment, they whisked away thebody to cremate it. But the vic-tim’s wife spoiled their plan asshe guessed the game and calledthe police.

As per reports, the victim,identified as Suresh of Bakshi KaTalab, had gone to settle a prop-erty dispute with his brothersRamesh and Naresh, both livein a slum area in Aliganj, onJune 2. They had a verbal spatduring which Ramesh, Nareshand their family membersattacked and injured him. Afterhe fell unconscious, they rushedhim to a hospital while not dis-closing anything to the victim’swife. Suresh died during treat-ment on Sunday night afterwhich his family reached the

hospital. She demanded anexplanation from both Rameshand Naresh and later calledpolice. Meanwhile, both theaccused started preparationsfor cremation. But the policeintervened and the body wassent for autopsy. Police were yetto register a case.

Meanwhile, a factory work-er died when a motorcyclist ina drunken state hit his bike froman opposite direction inMohanlalganj on Mondayevening. Reports said the victim,identified as Rahul Dwivedi ofBhadusewa village, was return-ing home on his bike. On theway, a youth driving his bike ata high speed hit his bike. Due tothe heavy impact, Rahul sufferedserious injuries while the otheryouth also was injured. Bothwere rushed to a hospital whereRahul was declared “broughtdead”. “The other youth was ina drunken state and he could nottell his identity. He is undergo-ing treatment,” the police said.

Man killed in attackby brothers, families


With the arrest of fourpersons, the Wazirganj

police claimed to have busteda drug-and-rob gang onMonday. It is for the first timein over 10 years that such agang has been busted by theLucknow police.

The arrested were identi-fied as Rahul, Ram Chandra,Subhash Chandra and SudishKumar of Sitapur. The copsrecovered Rs 28,000 in cash,nine mobile sets, 180 tablets(sedatives) and four bags usedto carry sedatives and theother belongings.

“During interrogation, theaccused owned up their crimeand disclosed that their targetarea was bus stations andtrains,” said SSP DeepakKumar said while briefingmediamen. The police chiefsaid that the miscreants werestaying at a rented house inMadiaon locality which wasraided for evidence and recov-ered bags, mobile sets lootedfrom travellers.

Kumar said that the policewere working on a case ofcrime in which a man waslooted of cash and other

belongings when the teamwas tipped off about a gang.“The sleuths of the surveil-lance cell put the lootedmobile on surveillance whichled up to the gang members,”he said. It surfaced that thegang was active in trains run-ning between Lucknow andSitapur and Lucknow andLakhimpur Kheri. They laterstarted targeting buses plyingbetween these destinations. Italso transpired that the mis-creants deposited a huge cash

in their bank accounts inSitapur district.

The miscreants confessedthat they used to pose as trav-ellers and used to befriendgullible co-passengers andstruck a chord with their tar-gets. They had a good knowl-edge of villages, tehsils, postoffices and other importantlandmarks on the routes. Theywould then impress upon fel-low travellers suggesting short-er routes and modes of trans-port. During the chit-chat,they would offer cold drinkslaced with sedatives to theirtargets. As the victims dozedoff, they used to flee with theirbelongings.

On June 1, they haddrugged Mohammed Hafiz ofBahraich at Kaiserbagh busstation and looted his bag,mobile phone and cash offer-ing him cold drinks lacedwith sedatives. On June 2,they targeted Ramakant ofSitapur in a similar way.

To hide their crime, theyused to sell the looted goodsto innocent buyers in otherdistricts. As per their claim,they had targeted over 100people in the last few monthsin Lucknow itself.

ARRESTED The Chinhat police arrest-

ed a man for trying to circulatefake currency notes in the mar-ket on Monday. The personarrested was identified asMohammed Taki of Barabanki.He was arrested with four fakecurrency notes of Rs 2,000denomination on an informer’stip-off at Kamta crossing.

Kamta police outpostincharge Chandra Kant Singhsaid that the team got a tip-offabout the miscreant possessingthe fake currency and travellingfor Lucknow from Barabanki.“The team laid a trap andnabbed him,” he said.

He said the team frisked theman and recovered a box con-taining fake notes of Rs 2,000denomination,” each of sameseries. During interrogation,Taki revealed that he got fakenotes from a dealer namedBablu Musalman in inGorakhpur. Meanwhile, theGosainganj police arrested aman identified as KundanYadav aka Ram Singh ofGosainganj for peddling drugsand recovered 75 gram ofsmack from him. Police said therecovered drug cost Rs 7.5 lakhin the international market.

Drug-and-rob gang busted; 4 held

Lucknow (PNS): With the Hazratganj cir-cle officer, who is heading the SpecialInvestigation Team probing the mysteriousdeath of IAS officer Anurag Tewari, landingin controversy in the Prajapati’s case, the fam-ily of the deceased raised questions on the infal-libility of his investigation.

“CO Awnish Kumar Mishra is facingallegation for his alleged slackness in GayatriPrajapati case. He was assigned the task toprobe IAS officer’s death case. How one canrely on his findings,” Alok Kumar, the broth-er of the deceased IAS officer, said. He said theSIT was not sharing any information with thefamily. “Their behaviour is very uncooperativeand crass. They are not valuing our apprehen-sions and are hiding the findings in the case,”he alleged. He said the Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) was yet to start the probethough the same was recommended some timeback. The SIT had found that Anurag Tewari(36) was suffering from bronchitis and wasundergoing treatment at Bengaluru. Thepolice also had found that Tewari was not prob-ing any scam. However, his family and someof his colleagues had claimed that he was prob-ing a scam. It also surfaced that he had rec-ommended action against some engineers anda contractor for their alleged role in a scam.

SSP Deepak Kumar, however, said thepolice were waiting for Forensic Science Lab(FSL) report to reach to any conclusion. “Wehave already written to the government forprobe by any agency that the family deemedfit. It was for the the government to decide,”he said.

Anurag’s kin questions

CO’s infallibility



The murder of a mason inJankipuram on Sunday

night and police’s apatheticresponse left villagers fumingon Monday. They assembled ina large number to attend thefuneral. A heavy police forcewas deployed in the area toward off any untoward hap-pening.

The victim, identified asPappu Lodh of Sikandarpurvillage, was found lying atChuiyapur crossing in thelocality. He was rushed toTrauma Centre where he later

died. The miscreants had slitopen the victim’s throat withsome sharp-edged weapon.

After the news of his deathreached the village, a largenumber of villagers assem-bled at his house and they latertook to the street in protest.While they were demandingarrest of assailants, the policetold them that Pappu hadattended a party and later waskilled by his sozzled friends.Police revelation stirred thehornet’s nest and villagerswent berserk while allegingpolice of trying to save attack-ers. They said police initially

had claimed the incident to bea case of accident to cover uptheir lack of competence.“When we told police aboutthe slitting of the victim’sthroat, the cops were speech-less,” they alleged. They allegedrole of some villagers in themurder.

With villagers started gath-ering outside victim’s house totake part in the funeral proces-sion, the police developed coldfeet. Additional police forcefrom different police stations ofTrans Gomti locality and PACjawans were summoned to thespot. The cops asked the fam-

ily to perform the last rites assoon as possible fearing anydelay might aggravate villagers’fury.

Initial investigationrevealed that Pappu had left hishouse on Sunday night after hegot a call from some of hisacquaintance. When he did notreturn, his family got appre-hensive and started searchinghim. “A youth from the villagereached our house and told usthat Pappu was lying in a poolof blood near the Chuiyapurcrossing. We rushed the sceneand found his throat slit open.A lot of blood had splattered at

the crime scene. Pappu wasgasping badly and he said thatsome of the villagers attackedhim,” his brother Basant toldpolice.

It further surfaced thatPappu was not on good termswith his brother-in-law over aproperty dispute. Policesources the murder was ameticulously planned act.Pappu was asked to attend aparty and was killed when hegot drunk. SO, Jankipuram, CBSingh said empty liquor bot-tles, disposable glasses andsnack packets were recoveredfrom the crime scene.

Lucknow (PNS): JEE-BEdstate coordinator Naveen Kharesaid on Monday that the adviso-ry committee meeting of ‘JEE-BEd 2017-19’ was held on June 3and certain key decisions weretaken. He said all candidatesshould have the original mark-sheets at the time of counselling.He said provisional internetmarksheets might be consideredvalid if duly verified with stampsby registrars or principals of thecolleges at the time of counselling.


The IITR Ambient AirSurvey which was released

on Sunday shows that thediesel consumption in the cityhas gone up by 26 per cent thisyear. Principal scientist andhead of EnvironmentalDivision, IITR, SC Burmansaid that this was a cause ofconcern because diesel wasone of the major sources ofemission of finer particles invehicular pollution.

As per the report, fromApril 2015 to March 2016 andfrom March 2016 to April2017 the petrol consumptionhad gone up from 1,73,617 to1,93,345 kilolitres and of dieselhad gone up from 1,82,481 to2,30,626 kilolitres and in caseof CNG it had gone up from30246000 to 32134736 kilo-grams. Burman said that whilepetroleum sale had increased

by 11.36 per cent the sale ofdiesel had increased by 26.38per cent. In Lucknow city thereare 123 filling stations forpetrol, diesel and CNG oper-ated by different oil and gascompanies. There are nineCNG filling stations and itsconsumption last year wasapproximately 3,21,34,736 kg

(2016-17) which was 6.24 pchigher than the previous year(2015-16) .

The report states thatexpansion of the city is stillcontinuing, converting the landuse from agricultural to resi-dential, commercial and indus-trial. The number of differentcategories of vehicles regis-

tered with the RTO (RegionalTransport Office) Lucknow, is19, 78,345 as on March 31,2017, which is 6.10 pc higherthan last year. The report sug-gests that immediate sincereattention is required to bringdown the level of air pollutantsand to move towards the suc-cessful implementation of ournational mission i.e. Swachhand Swasth Bharat.

“It is known that air pollu-tion is a serious issue as millionsof people, especially in urbanareas, are exposed to high lev-els of air pollutants, mainly toparticulate pollution and someselected gaseous pollutants,likely oxides of nitrogen andsurface ozone,” it states. Urbanair pollution is mainly causedby burning of fossil fuels (diesel,petrol, CNG, LPG by vehicles,diesel by generator sets andLPG by cooking, etc), burningof solid waste, especially munic-

ipality waste, re-suspension ofsoil, construction activity andnearby burning of agriculturewaste. “Sources of urban airpollutants are multiple andtheir combined effects maketheir composition complex andvariable. The level of pollutantsalso depends on the source andfuel type, technological devel-opment and micrometeorolog-ical conditions. Generally themain sources of air pollutantsin our major cities are similar.Particulate matter is a carrier ofother pollutants associated withit like trace elements andorganic pollutants like polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)etc, which are responsible forhuman health effects,” said thescientist from IITR.

The report further pointstowards the changing profile ofthe city which will add to thevehicular pollution. “With theproposed Master Plan 2031

(Lucknow DevelopmentAuthority), the area of the citywill increase to 654 sq km byinclusion of 197 villages, witha projected population of 65lakh. This will lead to thechange of land use plan of theexisting open, agricultural areato residential, commercial orindustrial area. The net resultwould be more activities andmore population,” it points out.It further states that “the firstphase of Metro rail construc-tion from the Airport toCharbagh railway station isstill to be completed and the2nd phase (underground) fromCharbagh to Parivartan Chowkand then onwards toMunshipulia via IT Chaurahais in progress.

Traffic on these mainroutes of the city has beenadversely affected, particularlythe fleet of special purposevehicles, luxury low-floor CNG

city buses), operated by theLucknow City TransportServices Limited (LCTSL),which had been forced tochange their route due to Metroconstruction resulted in a dras-tic downfall in the number ofpassengers. The passengershave begun to use small vehi-cles (autos etc) on regularroutes, narrowed due to Metroconstruction, with more vehi-cles and heavy traffic jam lead-ing to high emission during theconstruction phase along theMetro rail route. During thepast 20-25 years a large num-ber of shops, hospitals, hotelsetc. were opened in the residen-tial areas of the newly-devel-oped colonies. Most of themain and sidelanes are full ofencroachments. The vehiclesparked by customers are one ofthe major causes of traffic jamsacross the city,” states the report.

LDA demolishes

portion of bldg

Lucknow (PNS): The anti-encroachment squad of theLucknow DevelopmentAuthority (LDA) on Mondaydemolished a portion of a build-ing which housed a show roomof a leading textile company atPatrakarpuram crossing inGomti Nagar. In another devel-opment, a week’s time was givento a shopping centre in Ashiyana.

Source said that the anti-encroachment squad accompa-nied by 20 PAC personnelreached the Patrakarpuramcrossing at 11.30 am. There wasexchange of hot words betweenthe incharge of the squad and theowner of the building when theformer went inside the buildingto demolish those portionswhich violated the building rulesand regulations. The owner triedto convince the squad inchargethat there were no anomalies inthe building and its construction.He retreated when the inchargepinpointed the shortcomings.

Source said that the inchargehad given a week’s time to shop-keepers of a shopping centre inAshiyana to take out their goodsand vacate the premises.


Prof Balasubramanian, aPadmashree recipient,

delivered the XXI Dr CRKrishnamurti MemorialOration at the Indian Instituteof Toxicological Research hereon Monday on the topic ‘GoGreen with Alternative FuelResources.”

Speaking on global warm-ing, he stressed the need forforegoing fossil fuels so that thefuture world could cherish theclean and green environment.Balasubramanian said that itwas high time to go green byusing alternative energysources such as solar energy,wind energy, tidal energy apartfrom bioelectricity generationfrom microbial fuel cells.

Welcoming the gathering,director of the Institute AlokDhawan said that it was priv-ileged to host Prof DBalasubramanian, formerdirector of CSIR-Centre forCellular and MolecularBiology, Hyderabad, and a dis-tinguished scientist, LV PrasadEye Institute, Hyderabad, and

Dr Nitya Anand, formerDirector, CSIR-Central DrugResearch Institute, Lucknow,reflecting its commitmenttowards converting fundamen-tal science into a tangiblehuman benefit. Also presentwere the former and servingscientists and staff of CSIR-IITR.

The function was presidedover by Dr Nitya Anand, for-mer Director, CSIR-CentralDrug Research Institute. Hestated that the environmentwas the most sacred placefacilitating the survival of lifeand hence needs to be

conserved. He suggested that schools

and colleges should have a reg-ular course in environmentalscience. He also requestedeveryone to pledge for imple-menting actions towards a safeenvironment.

CSIR–IITR conducted apainting competition for theschool students in two agegroups, the prizes for whichwere distributed on the occa-sion. The programme con-cluded with a vote of thanks byAH Khan, Principal Scientist,CSIR-IITR, and a convener ofthe function.


Deputy Chief MinisterDinesh Sharma said here

on Monday that there shouldbe better harmony betweenenvironment conservation andhuman lifestyle. He was thechief guest at a programmeorganised at the NationalBotanical Research Institutehere on Monday.

Dr Dinesh Sharma planteda ‘rudraksh’ sapling in theNBRI lawn while Dr PK Sethplanted a chandan one.Members of the InternationalSociety of EnvironmentalBotanists, CMS founderJagdish Gandhi, RS Tripathi,and the guest of honour PKSeth were present during theprogramme.

Sharma said that ourancestors were very muchaware of nature conservationand so linked different plantsand animals to ritual ideology.He urged the audience toconserve nature and environ-ment as a day-to-day need andnot only to celebrate it as a spe-cial day. He talked about link-

ing of each tree to each planetcovering the nine planets of theuniverse. Sharma recalled atree bank of 35,000 trees whichhe initiated during his tenure asMayor of Lucknow and plant-ed all of them as a mission inthe city with the help ofschools, colleges, universitiesand the Lucknow MunicipalCorporation.

Sharma urged institutionslike the NBRI to come forwardand contribute in the stategovernment’s efforts of devel-

opment vis-à-vis environmen-tal conservation through greentechnologies in collaborationwith different state depart-ments. In his inaugural address,Prof SK Barik, Director, NBRI,welcomed the chief guest, otherdignitaries and students andhighlighted the history andimportance of WorldEnvironment Day. Prof SKBarik said that CSIR-NBRIwas continuously working forthe safety of our environment.He also highlighted some of the

multi-target programmes ofCSIR-NBRI being run for cleanand green environmentachievements.

He discussed the develop-ment strategy of green beltsbesides the rivers and spokeabout a low arsenic rice varietyand suggested for use on a largescale in Uttar Pradesh. He alsosought help and support fromthe state government for thefloriculture industry set upand also for herbal medicalresearch. Dr Pankaj KumarSrivastava, Senior Scientist,informed newspersons aboutthe ENVIS-NBRI Centre sup-ported by the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests,Government of India, alongwith environmental conserva-tion and awareness programmebeing conducted by ENVIS-NBRI, including the newly-developed Android mobileapplication app Green Plannerfor citizens available at GooglePlaystore. During the pro-gramme, an ENVIS-NBRInewsletter, ‘Indoor AirPollution’ was released by thechief guest.


Lucknow Metro RailCorporation (LMRC) has

been awarded theInternational Organisation forStandardisation (ISO) 14001:2004 and the OccupationalHealth and Safety AssessmentSeries (OHSAS) 18001: 2007certificates in recognition ofits integrated managementsystem which complies withthe ISO and OHSAS stan-dards and requirements.

These awards were hand-ed to managing directorKumar Keshav by director(India), United Registrar ofSystems (URS), Ankur Sanga.

Keshav said: “The URScertification is accredited bythe internationally-renownedUnited KingdomAccreditation Service(UKAS). It is a very proudmoment for the whole LMRCteam that our environmental-friendly green initiatives havebeen evaluated and recog-nised by such international-level agencies”.

Senior public relations

officer, LMRC, Amit KumarSrivastava said that the scopeof activities covered by thesecertificates included the civilconstruction works of all theeight Metro stations and theTransportnagar Metro depotfor the priority corridor.

“ISO 14001 is anEnvironmental ManagementSystem (EMS) which pro-vides a structure for measur-ing and improving an organ-isat ion’s environmentalimpact while OHSAS 18001is an Occupational Healthand Safety ManagementSystem (OHSMS) which pro-vides a technique for measur-ing and improving an organ-isation’s health and safetyimpact,” he said.

“It couldn’t have been anybetter day other than theWorld Environment Day forthe Lucknow Metro to berecognised with these twoprestigious awards,” he added.

Earlier in the day theManaging Director along withall other Directors, officersand staff of Lucknow Metrotook part in an environment

drive by planting a saplingeach in the Transport nagarDepot premises. With a mottoto encourage mass awarenessand a self-initiated drive forprotecting our environmentand keeping Lucknow Metroa clean and green mode ofMass Rapid Transit System(MRTS) for the people ofLucknow, the Lucknow MetroRail Corporation (LMRC)had started a mass ‘shram-daan’ cum-environmentaldrive on June 3, 2017, to cel-ebrate the World EnvironmentWeek.

“It is an awareness drivewhich has been started toinculcate a habit of cleanlinessin the daily affairs of theemployees to ensure andretain world class cleanlinessstandards at Metro premisesand surroundings. LMRC isundertaking an environmen-tal campaign during theWorld Environment Weekfrom June 3, 2017 to June 9,2017, wherein many envi-ronmental awareness activitiessuch as a sapling plantationdrive, an external trainingsession on environment, aquiz competition, a slogan-writing competition, aposter/green selfie competi-tion, a training session by theConfederation of IndianIndustry-IGBC (CII-IGBC)team etc are being held toincrease global awareness totake a positive environmentalaction to protect nature andMother Earth,’ he said.

ENVIRONMENT DAYCity Montessori School

organised several programmeson the occasion of WorldEnvironment Day and calledupon people to participate inthis campaign. This year’stheme of World EnvironmentDay is ‘Connect to Nature’and it indicates the urgentneed to conserve naturalresources. At the CMS headoffice, school’s founder-manag-er Jagdish Gandhi, CMS pres-ident Geeta Gandhi Kingdon,and others addressed the staffmembers and threw light of thecauses of environmental degra-dation suggesting measures tocombat this situation by con-

trolling air and water pollutionand maintaining a peacefuland calm atmosphere to driveaway noise pollution. Saplingswere also planted on the occa-sion. CMS radio division alsoconducted an elaborate treeplantation drive and an envi-ronmental awareness rally.

SEMINARIndira Gandhi

Planetarium and Council ofScience and Technology organ-ised a seminar on Monday. Ex-deputy director of CDRI PKSrivastava delivered a lectureon ‘Climate change: Time toact now’. He created awarenessabout environmental issues

among people at large as wellas students. The green houseeffect, the coldest/hottestdesert of the World, ancientIndian tradition for plantation,many types of bio-diversity,and panchvati trees describedin ancient scriptures wereexplained by Srivastava. Healso spoke about the stepstaken CDRI scientists in theircolony in Lucknow. Over 50trees were planted at BiotechNetwork Facility centre,Bakshi-Ka-Talab, by jointdirectors of Council of Scienceand Technology, UP. About220 participants took a pledgefor plantation of saplings intheir respective localities.

‘26% rise in diesel consumption a cause of concern’

CITYBRIEFS

Balasubramanian stresses

need to forego fossil fuels

Deputy CM for better harmony between environment conservation, lifestyle

Villagers resent police apathy over murder

The counselling coordina-tors must also verify themarks online at the coun-selling centre, he said. “If acandidate is unable to reportto the counselling centre onscheduled date as per his orher rank due to any reason,s/he may report on a nextdate until June 28, but theywill be eligible for coun-selling only for the availableseats on that day. The can-didates should report to theallotted BEd colleges withtheir original documents forverification,” he added.

JEE-BEd: Key decicionstaken in meeting

LMRC bags two awards

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UPSC TOPPER SCORES55.3% MARKSNew Delhi: Civil services examtopper Nandini KR got 55.3 percent marks, reflecting the toughstandard adopted by the UPSC inconduct of the prestigious test toselect the country’s bureaucrats.The marks of the successfulcandidates of the civil servicesexamination 2016 have beendisclosed by the UPSC.

MHA DECLINES WIFI INITS OFFICE AREANew Delhi: Plans to install WiFiservices in the North Block willhave to be shelved as the HomeMinistry has categoricallydeclined to offer the facility citingsecurity reasons. The HomeMinistry categorically said that itcannot allow WiFi service in theNorth Block where its owndifferent divisions and theMinistry of personnel are locatedas it may compromise security ofthe building, an official said.

CBI GRILLS HOODA, SINGHIN PLOT ALLOTMENT CASENew Delhi: The CBI on Mondayquestioned former Haryana ChiefMinister Bhupinder Singh Hoodaand UPSC member Chattar Singhin connection with alleged irregula-rities in the allotment of 14 indus-trial plots in Panchkula. Hooda andSingh, who was principal secretaryto the chief minister when the allot-ments took place, had been calledto appear before CBI investigatorsat the agency’s headquarters here.

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The Government has set adeadline of six months to

complete probe in corruptioncases involving its employees.The decision, by changing anover-50-year-old rule, has beentaken to speed up the investiga-tion in such cases, most of thempending for quite a long time.

The Department ofPersonnel and Training(DoPT) has amended theCentral Civil Services(Classification, Control andAppeal) Rules, 1965, and decid-ed time-line for critical stagesof investigation and enquiryproceedings. According to theamended rule the InquiringAuthority should conclude theinquiry and submit its reportwithin a period of six months.Earlier, there was no time-frame to complete an enquiry.

“However, an extension fora period not exceeding sixmonths at a time may beallowed for any good and suf-ficient reasons to be recorded

in writing by the disciplinaryauthority,” says the new rule.

The new rules are applica-ble to all category of employeesexcluding those in all-India ser-vices — Indian AdministrativeService (IAS), Indian PoliceService (IPS) and Indian ForestService (IFoS) — and a few othercategories of officers.

“The disciplinary authori-ty will deliver to a Governmentservant, accused of irregulari-ty and corruption, a copy of thearticles of charge, the statementof the imputations of miscon-duct or misbehaviour and a listof documents and witnesses bywhich each article or charges isproposed to be sustained, “ thenew rules of DoPT said.

The time-limit can, how-

ever, be extended for a periodnot exceeding fifteen days. Butunder no circumstances, theextension of time for filingwritten statement of defenceshall exceed forty-five daysfrom the date of receipt of arti-cles of charge, the rules said. Atpresent, there is no time-limitfor submission of the employ-ee’s statement of defence.

The Central VigilanceCommission (CVC), in a direc-tive, had last year expressedserious concern over delay infinalising corruption cases andasked all departments to com-plete these inquiries within amaximum period of sixmonths to keep away “nothingwill change” notion associatedwith governance.

Graft probe against babus

to be over in six months

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The Centre has refused to pro-vide security cover to the kin

of a road rage victim fromManipur who was killed in roadaccident by the son of the State’sChief Minister N Biren Singh.Instead, the Centre has backedthe State Government’s offer toprovide security to the family,currently in Delhi. Interestingly,the family had approached thecourt saying it had no faith in theState Government.

The incident was of March20, 2011. Taking note of thepeculiar situation facing the par-ents of the victim Irom Roger, theSupreme Court had taken up thepetition filed by the victim’sparents — Irom Chitra Devi andIrom Lokendra Singh and sought

a response from Centre onwhether it was willing to providecentral security cover.

On Monday, Centre’sAdditional Solicitor General(ASG) Maninder Singhappeared before a VacationBench of Justice Deepak Guptato State that orders were issuedon June 3 by the State InspectorGeneral of Police on June 3 toprovide round the clock secu-rity to the family and theirlawyer. Interestingly, a trialcourt has found the ChiefMinister’s son N Ajay Meetaiguilty of culpable homicidenot amounting to murder andpunished him to five years injail. Currently the parents havelodged an appeal before theManipur High Court toenhance Meetai’s punishment.

Singh said that on an over-all analysis, the allegations ofobstruction against the CM wasfalse and aimed at maligning hisimage. However, he supportedthe proposal by the StateGovernment to provide securi-ty to the family. The State ChiefSecretary O Nabakishore Singhfiled an affidavit before the apexcourt denying all charges ofinterference by the ChiefMinister but supporting theprayer of the petitioners forsecurity, offering round-theclock protection by ManipurRifles at the residences of thepetitioners and also to the lawyerappearing for them at ManipurHigh Court. An order in thisregard has already been issuedby the State Inspector General ofPolice on June 3.

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The Central Bureau ofInvestigation CBI) on

Monday searched the officeand homes of NDTV newschannel promoters PrannoyRoy and his wife Radhika Royin connection with an allegedbank fraud causing financiallosses to a private bank.Searches were conducted atfour places in Delhi andDehradun in Uttarakhand. TheNDTV called the raids a“witch-hunt” based on the “oldand false accusations”.

The news network in astrongly-worded statementsaid, “NDTV and its promot-ers will fight tirelessly againstthis witch-hunt by multipleagencies. We will not suc-cumb to these attempts to bla-tantly undermine democracyand free speech in India.”

The statement added, “It isclearly the independence andfearlessness of NDTV’s teamthat the ruling party’s politi-cians cannot stomach. No mat-ter how much the politiciansattack us — We will not give upthe fight for freedom and the

independence of media inIndia.”

The CBI raids come daysafter NDTV anchor NidhiRazdan had an on-air verbaltiff with BJP spokespersonSambit Patra, after he allegedthat the news network was fol-lowing an “agenda”, during adebate over the new centralnotification on cattle tradeand slaughter. The BJP leaderwas told to leave the pro-gramme.

The CBI has registered acase against RRPR Holding pvtlimited — the promoter com-pany of the English and Hindinews channels — PrannoyRoy, his wife Radhika andunidentified officials of ICICIBank for criminal conspiracy,cheating and corruption. TheCBI sleuths conducted search-es at Roy’s south Delhi resi-dence in Greater Kailash-I andhis house in Dehradun for the“loss of `48 crore to ICICIBank.

The CBI has alleged thatRRPR Holdings took a loan of`375 crore at the rate of 19 percent per annum from ICICIBank to repay the borrowing

from India Bulls. The pro-moters of NDTV pledged theirentire shareholding in NDTVas a collateral to ICICI for thisloan, it alleged. This pledgingof shares was not reported tothe SEBI, stock exchanges andthe Ministry of Informationand Broadcasting, according tothe CBI. Such concealmentwas allegedly done as a cre-ation of more than 61 per centvoting capital which was inviolation of Section 19 (2) ofthe Banking Regulation Act. Itshould not be more than 30 percent. An interest waiver of 10per cent was given by ICICI.According to the Act, “Nobanking company shall holdshares in any company,whether as pledgee, mortgageeor absolute owner, of anamount exceeding thirty percent. Of the paid-up sharecapital of that company orthirty per cent. Of its ownpaid-up share capital andreserves, whichever is less.

The case was registered bythe agency’s banking frauddivision. The officials said theoffice of RRPR Holding, thepromoter of the listed broad-

caster, was also searched.“Searches were conducted (onMonday) at four places, includ-ing Delhi and Dehradun,” CBIspokesperson RK Gaur said.

The CBI move triggeredsharp reactions from somejournalists, politicians andcommentators.

Senior Congress leaderand Deputy Leader ofOpposition in the Rajya Sabha,Anand Sharma has criticisedthe Centre over the CBI raidson journalist Prannoy Roy’sresidence by saying that a “bla-tant misuse of power” wastaking place in the country.Sharma alleged that the raidsshowed that a “blatant abuse ofpower” was taking place.“Centralisation of decision-making is happening at theCentre. The media and theother voices of dissent arebeing muzzled. A warning isbeing sent to the media outletsto fall in line or face a similarfate,” he said.

Congress leader and for-mer Information andBroadcasting Minister ManishTewari said the raids were a“direct assault” on the freedom

of the press. West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjeetermed the raids as a “disturb-ing trend” and described Royas “highly respected and reput-ed” and said the trend of con-ducting such search opera-tions was “disturbing”.“Shocked at the raids on Dr@PrannoyRoyNDTV’s house.He is highly respected andreputed. Disturbing trend,”Banerjee tweeted.

Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal said it was anattempt to “silence indepen-dent and anti-establishmentvoices”. Former Uttar PradeshChief Minister and SamajwadiParty leader Akhilesh Yadavretweeted Banerjee and othertweets condemning the CBIraids.

But Union Informationand Broadcasting Minister MVenkaiah Naidu rubbished thewitch-hunt allegation. “Law istaking its own course. ThisGovernment does not believein interfering. If somebodydoes something wrong simplybecause they belong to themedia, you cannot expect theGovernment to keep quiet.”

An extension for a period not exceedingsix months at a time may be allowed forany good and sufficient reasons to berecorded in writing by the disciplinaryauthority, says the new rule

CBI raids NDTV founder Prannoy's home over ‘bank fraud'CHANNEL CALLS IT WITCH-HUNT, SAYS IT WILL FIGHT AGAINST IT

Centre backs State Govt’s offerto provide safety to victim’s kin

ROAD RAGE INVOLVING MANIPUR CM’S SON

New Delhi: On the WorldEnvironment Day, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onMonday pitched for efforts tosave the nature for the futuregenerations as he noted thatthe entire world is lookingtowards India in this regard.

He said the climate changeis a big issue and the youth ofthe country need to be awareabout this so that the environ-ment can be saved.

“Today is the WorldEnvironment Day and ourmusic, our art tell us to con-serve environment also,” Modisaid while addressing the 5thInternational Convention ofSPIC MACAY (Society for thePromotion of Indian ClassicalMusic And Culture AmongstYouth) here.

Noting that climate changeis a big concern in front of theworld today, he said the world

is looking towards India.Three days back, US

President Donald Trump hadannounced withdrawal fromthe Paris climate deal whichhad been signed by 190 coun-tries, arguing that it wasfavouring India.

“We have to save our envi-ronment for our future gener-ations,” the Prime Ministersaid.

He said India has takenmany steps in the last threeyears to conserve the environ-ment and the entire world isdiscussing about these initia-

tives.“Today, the world is look-

ing towards India and thereforeit is very important to makeour youth vigilant about envi-ronment and conserving ourheritage,” Modi said.

He also suggested the SPICMACAY to spread the messageof environment conservationthrough its programmes.

Earlier, in the morning,Modi tweeted, “World Enviro-nment Day is the right time toreaffirm our commitment toprotecting our environmentand nurturing a better planet.”

He said this year’s theme of‘connecting people to nature’was nothing but a way “gettingconnected with ourselves”.

“I salute the will & deter-mination of all those individ-uals & organisations workingtowards protecting the envi-ronment,” he added. PTI

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2017

World is looking towards

India, says PM Modi

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Union Urban DevelopmentMinister M Venkaiah

Naidu on Monday urged resi-dents of the national Capital tosegregate waste at their hous-es and shops to avoid causingdamage to the environment.

“Bins with different coloursshould be used to segregate thewaste in every house and shop.Green bins should be used forthe wet waste and blue for thedry waste,” Naidu said. He spokewhile addressing a gatheringafter launching a campaign onsegregation of waste at thesource in the National CapitalRegion (NCR) on the occasionof World Environment Day.The four-month-long nation-wide Waste Segregation atSource campaign will coverabout 4,000 cities and towns.The campaign will be continuedtill October 2. The segregationis the first step to scientific wastemanagement. Once segregatedeach category of waste can thenbe treated separately rather thanmake its way to the landfill.

In NCR region, about15,000 tonnes of municipalsolid waste is being generatedevery day while about 65 mil-lion tones of such waste is pro-duced every day in urbanareas of the country. UnderSwachchh Bharat Mission(Urban), 100 per cent door-to-door collection, transportationand processing of solid wasteis targeted by October, 2019.On the occasion, an agree-

ment, under which the DelhiMetro will purchase “green”power from the InfrastructureLeasing and Financial Services(IL&FS), was signed betweenthe two parties.

With the launch of thecampaign, at least 4,000 urbanareas along with the nationalCapital is set to try out wastesegregation at source cam-paign to tackle the country’swaste problems. Waste segre-gation at source means thatwaste generators, households orcommercial establishments,will not just dump their garbage— they will first segregate itinto wet or kitchen waste whichwill be collected in Green Binsand dry waste which is non-biodegradable in blue bins.

Naidu urges Delhiites

to segregate waste

at houses, shops

Union Urban Development MinisterVenkaiah Naidu looks at a photo of PMNarendra Modi and others at an exhibitionduring the launch of ‘segregation of wasteat source’ movement for national CapitalRegion at Talkatora stadium in New Delhion Monday PTI


The Railways has under-taken a series of measures

for water conservation andrecycling through installationof rainwater harvesting struc-tures and setting up waterrecycling plants, throughwhich the national transportereventually hopes to save `300crore a year through thesemeasures.

It has set a target to recy-cle 20 crore litres per day. The

installed capacity of recyclingOne crore liters per day is beingenhanced to 3.5 crore litres perday by the end of 2017 througha concerted effort. Once therecycling potential of 20 crorelitres per day is achieved, theRailways shall save `300 croreper year only on its water bill,apart from saving preciouswater resources.

Railway Minister SureshPrabhu said that the Railwaysis considered the most energyefficient mode of transportand therefore the most envi-

ronmentally sustainableamong all including road, airand water.

“Railways is the best meansof transport in environmentalview as we are dealing with allaspects of environment. Theorganisation will be saving`300 crore a year through aconcerted effort to conservewater and restore water bodieson rail land across the country,”Prabhu said while addressingan event on the occasion ofWorld Environment Day.

Water recycling plants pro-

vided already at 30 locationssaving 12 million litres ofwater per day. Water audit isunderway at the major waterconsumption centres and rain-water harvesting systemsalready provided at more than2,200 locations and are beingextended further.

Railways have also estab-lished a directorate dedicatedto the affairs of environment,cleanliness and waste man-agement. Besides, it has under-taken energy conservation andenergy efficiency measures

with a target to achieve 1,000MW of solar power and 170MW of wind power installedcapacities.

Highlighting the focus onelectrification, Prabhu said“All our broad gauge lines willbe electrified which will helpin reducing emissions”.

“We have also set a targetof planting 5 crore trees in nextthree years to increase theforest cover on the rail land”.This year, 1.2 crore trees havebeen planted against a target of1.15 crore,” Prabhu added.

Railways to save `300 cr on water bill

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On the World Environment Day on Monday,the World Health Organisation (WHO)

urged Governments to focus on creating greenpublic spaces such as parks and wetlands, cit-ing their innumerable health benefits.

Emphasising on the connection betweenhuman health and natural and man-made envi-ronments, WHO Regional Director for South EastAsia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh said rapid urban-isation was challenging the ecosystem, severelyaffecting physical and mental health being.

With more than a third of all people in theSouth East Asia Region living in towns, thepoorly managed urbanisation was resulting inincreased levels of ambient air pollution, con-

taminated food and drinking water, poor san-itation, noise pollution from traffic and crampedliving conditions, Singh said.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) —many of them environment-related — accountfor around 8.5 million deaths in the region everyyear while consumption of food containingtraces of heavy metals and other detritus wascausing health issues including neurological andkidney damage, she said.

Contaminated water sources were con-tributing to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)among other effects, while a lack of space wascreating a sense of physical and mental con-finement. Globally, these and other environ-mental risks cause an estimated 12.6 milliondeaths a year, she said.

Create green public spaces, Govts told

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The Khadi and VillageIndustries Commission

(KVIC) has decided to adopttwo out of 100 villages select-ed under the SMARTGRAMinitiative of the RashtrapatiBhavan.

KVIC Chairman VinaiKumar Saxena said followingthe call from the Presidentthat success in SMARTGRAMinitiative was possible onlywhen the Government, privatesector, academic institutions,NGOs and villagers cametogether, the KVIC has com-mitted to the President Housefor providing its full co-oper-ation in development of the twovillages, Raisina and Lohtaka.The KVIC has adopted thesetwo villages.

“On the advice of theRashtrapati Bhavan, the KVICwill implement all Khadi andvillage industries’ programs inboth the villages, to generatesustainable employment forthe villagers there. We havedecided to launch our bee-keeping, spinning, weaving andstitching centres in both the vil-

lages, where the villagers will beprovided proper training to ekeout their livelihood,” he said.

He went on to add that“Not only that, we will alsoimplement our small-scaleindustries’ other various skill-oriented and employment-gen-erating programs like agarbat-ti-making, candle-making, pot-tery and pickle-making. TheKVIC will also conduct sensi-tization programs for theyouths about the PrimeMinister EmploymentGeneration Program (PMEGP)followed by facilitating loansfrom different nationalizedbanks under the PMEGP — togenerate 100 per cent employ-ment in these villages.”

Saxena further said thatboth the villages would bedeveloped as ‘model’ villages.“We will also train the villagersabout the bio-gas plants there,besides distributing Charkhasand looms among the vil-lagers,” he said.

Earlier, the RashtrapatiBhavan Secretariat had askedthe KVIC to come forward inimplementation of its schemesin these villages.”

KVIC to adopt two out of 100 villages underSMARTGRAM initiative


Former Union MinisterGhulam Nabi Azad on

Monday strongly denouncedthe act of damaging of statue offormer Prime Minister LateRajiv Gandhi, installed in apark in Mirzapur’s Awas Vikascolony in Uttar Pradesh even asthe party threatened a countrywide protest on the issue say-ing the Centre is now encour-aging mob lynching culture.

“We strongly condemn theact of damaging of the statue ofLate Rajiv Gandhi in Mirzapur.This act has hurt the senti-ments of millions and millions

of people and Congressmenacross the country because oftheir love and respect for thegreat leader. The StateGovernment should immedi-ately conduct an inquiry intothe incident in a time boundmanner so as to punish theguilty,” Azad said in a statement

He added that variousanti-social elements havebecome blatantly active in lastfew months because of inac-tion of the State Governmentwhich has resulted in deterio-ration of law and order in thestate of UP.

The statue of Rajiv Gandhiwas found damaged a few daysafter the Congress distributed

a booklet which describedKashmir as ‘Indian-OccupiedKashmir’. The booklet was dis-tributed during Congress’ UPin-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad’svisit to Lucknow. The Congresscalled for a snap state-widestrike for Monday to protest theGovernment inaction.

Uttar Pradesh Congresschief Raj Babbar said the headof the statue was found in adrain with a note which read,“Our government is in powerand he has been sent toPakistan”. Babbar said the partywill wield its strength andshow how it takes revenge. Healso linked the incident to UPChief Minister Yogi

Adityanath’s visit to the city. A FIR has been registered

at the Katra police station byMirzapur’s Congress presidentAbdul Wahid. The FIR reads

that the statue of the late PrimeMinister was vandalised on theintervening night of June 4 and5. No arrests have been madein the case so far.

Azad denounces damaging of Rajiv Gandhi’s statue

This act has hurt the sentiments of millions andmillions of people and Congressmen

across the country because of theirlove and respect for the greatleader. The State Governmentshould immediately conduct an

inquiry into the incident in a timebound manner so as to punish the guilty

— GHULAM NABI AZAD

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The face of RSS on televisionchannels Prof Rakesh Sinha

has donated the entire amountof `5 lakh that he received aspart of the Deendayal Upadhyayaward from President PranabMukherjee on May 30.

Sinha said that though hebelieves that people in public lifeshould avoid taking such awards,yet accepted it because it was inthe name of Deendayal ji fromwhom he has always drawninspiration. “Social and nation-al concerns of Dr Hedgewar,

Jayprakash Narayan andDeendayal ji have influenced hislife and ideology,” he said.

Prof Sinha said he donat-ed the prize money drawing

inspiration from Deendayal’sphilosophy of ‘reaching thelast man’ in the social structure.

“I’m donating this money asa humble contribution to thosewho are still struggling for basicneeds in their life,” he said.

Rakesh Sinha donates `5L of

Deendayal Upadhyay award

I’m donating this money as a humble

contribution to those who are still struggling for basicneeds in their life

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The ‘Maharashtra bandh’called by the farmers on the

fifth day of their agitationevoked good response onMonday, with many APMCmarkets and regular marketsoutside Mumbai and othermajor cities remaining closedand milk, fruits and vegetablesupplies continue to be affect-ed in many parts of the State.

On a day when the agita-tion took a violent turn atmany places across the State,the ruling Shiv Sena — whichhas consistently been demand-ing waiver of farm loans andhad come in open support offarmers on the day one oftheir agitation — once againthrew its weight behind the agi-tating farmers and even justi-fied the acts of violenceindulged in by the protesters.

In a statement issued here,Sena president UddhavThackeray said, “The StateGovernment should learnlessons from the tremendousresponse that farmers’ agitationis evoking all over the State. Atsome places, we are witnessingviolence. The State Gov-ernment should consider thisnot as violence but the eruptionof pangs of hunger suffered byfarmers. Given the kind ofunity we are witnessing amongfarmers, I am sure that the agi-

tation will not end till such timethe State Government annou-nces a farm loan waiver andremunerative prices for theirproduce”.

Apart from the ruling ShivSena, the Opposition Congress,Nationalist Congress Party,Peasants and Workers Party,Left parties, various tradeunions, NGOs, affiliated organ-isations and farmers groups aresupporting the agitation.

The agitating farmersresorted to “rasta rokos” atmany places, with the protest-ers blocking the trucks carry-ing milk, poultry products andvegetables to Mumbai andother urban areas of the State.So much so that the agitatorsclimbed the stranded trucksand threw onto roads milk andvegetables . Incidents of arsonswere witnessed at many placesin Ahmednagar in westernMaharashtra which is the epi-centre of agitation.

The protesters carried outa symbolic funeral processionof Maharashtra Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis at Deva-rgaon, Vandagalli and Mah-alsakore in Nashik district inprotest against the StateGovernment’s failure to lookinto their various demands,including farm loan waiver,remunerative prices for theirproduce and pension for themafter 60 years of age. At a few

places, the farmers burnt theeffigy of the Chief Minister.

The farmers’ agitationevoked maximum response innorth Maharashtra, Marathw-ada and most parts of westernMaharashtra and easternMaharashtra. The farmersmade bonfire of onion stocksin places like Chandrapur,Dhule, Latur, Bhandara,Hingoli, and Satara while farm-ers in Yavatmal districts resort-ed to mass-tonsure in protestagainst the Government’s apa-thy towards agrarian crisis.

In Kalamb tehsil ofOsmanabad district, agitatingfarmers damaged three State-run MSRTC buses throughstone-throwing. The farmers inVaijapur tehsil of Aurangabaddistrict resorted to a peacefulprotest by resorting to “bhajan”in protest against the StateGovernment.

The vehicular traffic onvarious roads across the State,including Nagpur-TuljapurState highway, Niphad-Chandvad road were affected.In Osmanabad district, farmersresorted to a novel ‘topless’protest by removing their shirtsand kurtas and squatting inmarkets and roads sportingtheir dhotis and pyjamas.

The APMC marketsremained closed for the fifthconsecutive day in many dis-tricts of the State.

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While the rival political par-ties accused her of playing

the Bengali card to reap electoralbenefits in the panchayat elec-tions particularly in NorthBengal, West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee onMonday drove home the needto learn the language for non-Bengali speaking populationwhile living in Bengal.

Her statement came on aday when the Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha staged protests againstthe State Trinamool CongressGovernment’s decision to makeBengali a compulsory thirdlanguage for those who wouldlive in the State.

The GJM staged protestmarches and raised black flagsthroughout the two districts ofDarjeeling and Kalimpongdemanding a rollback of theGovernment decision.

Mamata, who was cur-rently in Darjeeling to hold anadministrative meet and aCabinet meeting in the Hills,wondered, “If the Bengalis canread Nepali why can’t a Nepaliperson read Bengali,” appar-ently aware of the politicalimpact of her speech.

She said, “We are not forc-ing Bengali language downyour throat. We are making itavailable for the people likeother three languages —

English, Hindi and Nepali.What is the harm to read afourth language in a Statewhere we are living.”

The GJM was trying torake up an issue ahead of the panchayat elections becausethey don’t have any issue to raise, she said reminding thatthe State Government haddone all the developmentalwork in Darjeeling and theGJM was trying to create lin-guistic divide to save its placein the hills.

Her statement was howev-er vehemently protested byGJM leadership with partyleader Benoy Tamang onMonday staging a mammothrally at Mirik.

“We will not tolerate anydictatorial move by the BengalGovernment on the Gorkhapopulation,” said GJM chiefBimal Gurung.

FAIZAN AHMAD n PATNA

Defending the Bihar SchoolExamination Board

(BSEB) and education depart-ment in the context of the sec-ond consecutive merit scam,Chief Minister Nitish Kumarsaid the strict measures tocheck unfair practices yieldedgood results and the pass per-centage went down to 35 percent in the recently declaredresults of the intermediateexam. Referring to the episodeof Ganesh Kumar, who topped,but committed fraud in lower-ing his age, he said this irreg-ularity was exposed by theofficials.

The CM also announced totake action against schoolsfrom where not a single studentwas passed and said a compre-hensive view would be takenregarding the kind of educationimparted there and the infra-structure they have. He was

reacting to the reports in a sec-tion of the Press that all theteachers of such schools wouldbe dismissed.

He admitted to scam in theresults of the Class XII examlast year but claimed no suchirregularity was committed thisyear. “We are working hard forreforms in the education sec-tor. There are challenges and Itake them as opportunity,” saidthe CM and asked, “Show meone place where perfectly idealarrangements have been made.”The CM said anybody foundinvolved in wrongdoings andcorrupt practices would not bespared.

Nitish, who was speakingto media after a long time onMonday, also spoke on issuesranging from three years of theNarendra Modi Government toKashmir to gau rakshaks.

He came down heavily onthe gau rakshaks and therestriction on cattle trade and

said the cattle straying on roadsshould be protected and servedby the BJP people in goshalasbefore a ban on cattle trade.

The CM disclosed that onexperimental basis he askedPatna DM to identify places forkeeping the stray animals andprotect them from dangers ofaccident as well as plastic chew-ing. He said this problem wasmore chronic in UP but thecow vigilantees and BJP menwere least bothered about it.

Sometime ago RJD chiefLalu Prasad had asked hisparty workers to tie stray andaging cows and buffaloes at thedoor of the BJP leaders for theirbetter upkeep.

On three years of the BJPled Central Government, Nitishsaid before the election, theirmain promise was to create jobopportunities and help farmerswith minimum support pricebut nothing happened on thesefronts.

To a query on UP CM YogiAdityanath’s visit to Bihar andthe two public meetings to tellpeople about the achievementof the Modi Government,Nitish said, “The central lead-ership of the BJP is sendingleaders from outside whichmeant that it has no faith in itsState leaders.” This referencewas obvious towards Bihar topBJP leader Sushil Kumar Modiwho has a habit of issuingstatement on daily basis againstNitish and his administration.

On Kashmir issue, Nitishsaid it was a sensitive issue andshould be handled carefully.The Centre, he said, shouldtake all political parties byconfidence and take whatevernecessary action it deems fit.The CM said the Centre shouldalso try for consensus on thePresident candidate and if failsto do so, the Opposition havethe right to pick up their owncandidate.

MAYABHUSHAN n PANAJI

The Hindu JanajagrutiSamiti on Monday filed a

police complaint with the cybercell of the Goa Police, seekinga closure of controversialpreacher Dr Zakir Naik and hisorganistion Islamic ResearchFoundation’s Facebook page,claiming the two pages con-tained socially divisive content.

The complaint was filed onMonday by a lawyer NageshTakbhate, representing a wing of the samiti with thecyber cell.

“The Islamic ResearchFoundation and Dr Zakir Naikare active in India, even afterthe notification of ban and arecommitting cognisable offence.Therefore the Facebook page ofIRF and Zakir Naik should be

blocked immediately and anoffence must be registeredagainst Zakir Naik and itsactive members, followers andfans of Dr Zakir Naik andIslamic Research Foundation,”the complaint said.

The TV preacher Naik,who has been the focus of con-troversy following the recentDhaka terror attack, hasclaimed innocence and hascontested allegations of stokingcommunal flames and inspir-ing terrorists, which are beinglevelled against him, even as the Union Home Ministry hasalso started a probe into hisactivities.

His foundation has alreadybeen banned for a period of fiveyears under the UnlawfulActivities Prevention Act.

The lawyer has prayed thathis complaint be also registered

under the Information andTechnology Act 2008 andSection 13 of the UnlawfulActivities Prevention Act.

The complaint also saysthat the respective Facebookpages were posting objection-able content and encouragingfollowers of these pages to“promote disharmony between

different religious communitiesand groups.”

“The Home Ministry ofIndia has genuine evidencethat Zakir Naik has beenencouraging and aiding its fol-lowers to promote disharmonybetween different religiouscommunities and groups. TheCentral Government hasreceived information that thestatements and speeches madeby Zakir Naik are objectionableand subversive in nature as hehas been extolling the knownterrorists like Osama BinLaden, proclaiming that everyMuslim should be a terrorist,”the complaint also says.

Speaking to reporters inPanaji, Superintendent of Polic(Crime) Priyanka Kashyap saidthat her department was inreceipt of the complaint and itwas being examined.

Maha farmers’ bandh

evokes good response

OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD

Telangana has become thefirst State to take up specific

measures, including makingbudgetary allocation for thewelfare of Brahmin communi-ty, the elite in the Hindu castehierarchy.

Andhra Pradesh Ministerfor Urban Development KTaraka Rama Rao on Mondaylaid foundation stone forBrahmana Sadan, a communi-ty centre building in Gop-anapalli in the outskirts ofHyderabad. He said that the

building to be constructed overan area of nearly six acres at acost of `10 crore will havemany facilities. It will serve asa hostel for the Brahmin stu-dents pursuing higher educationand also meet various commu-nity needs. The building willalso have a library and studycentre. State Government hadallotted land for the building.

“Our Chief Minister KCRis a friend of the Brahmins andhe is working hard for theirwelfare,” Rama Rao said.

“He is known for keepinghis word and fulfill promises.”

KTR pointed out that theState Government has allocat-ed `100 crore for the welfare ofBrahmins.

It is for thefirst time that aGovernment in the State madesuch allocation for Brahmins.

While so far, the Govern-ment has been devising sche-mes and programmes for thewelfare of Dalits, tribals,Backward Classes and minori-ties, Telangana has also startedfocusing on the other socialgroups, including Brahminswho constitute 2% of the Statepopulation.

Mamata lands inDarjeeling amidlanguage protest

The GJM stagedprotest marchesand raised blackflags throughoutDarjeeling and

Kalimpongdemanding a

rollback of theGovernment

decision Union Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal climbs a tree to get proper network connectivity for a phone call inBikaner on Sunday PTI

In a first, Telangana allots fundsfor welfare of Brahmin community

Nitish defends controversy-marred board

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he arrives to give a religious talk at the Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharamsala on Monday. Every year the Tibetanleader talks to young Tibetans on Buddhist philosophy and religion. The three-day talk will end Wednesday AP

Zakir Naik

Dinakaran meets

Sasikala in

Karnataka jail

Supplies of essential commodities remain hit for 5th day

Closure of Zakir, IRF's fb pages sought

KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU

After his release from TiharJail on bail, AIADMK

deputy general secretary TTVDinakaran on Monday metparty chief VK Sasikala, who isimprisoned at ParappanaAgrahara Central Prison on theoutskirts of Bengaluru. Hismeeting with Sasikala assumespolitical significance as thewarring factions within theTamil Nadu ruling party istalking about coming togetherto isolate both of them.

This is his first meetingwith Sasikala since his release.He came to the prison withfamily members, 12 MLAs andone MP of the party.

The prison authoritiesallowed only four persons tomeet Sasikala. According tosources, Sasikala and Dina-karan discussed for over anhour political developmentsthat were taking place both inTamil Nadu and the Centre.

Sasikala, co-accusedEllavarasi and her nephew VNSudhakaran are lodged in theprison since February 15. Theyhad surrendered in the trialcourt here following their con-viction by the Supreme Courtin the disproportionate assetscase, in which former TamilNadu Chief Minister late J

Jayalalitha was also an accused.A Delhi court on

Thursday granted bail toDinakaran and his aideMallikarjun over allegedlybribing the ElectionCommission officials for get-ting the party’s two leavessymbol for his faction. The TisHazari court granted bail tothe duo on personal bond of`5 lakh, however, they wereasked to surrender their pass-ports. In a high political dramaafter the death of Jayalalithaa,Sasikala appointed Dinakaran,her nephew, as her deputybefore she went to jail to servea four-year sentence for cor-ruption.

Dinakaran was ousted andsidelined by the party as itattempted a reunion with arebel faction led by formerTamil Nadu Chief Minister OPanneerselvam whose maincondition for the merger wasthat Sasikala and her family bekept away from the party andthe Government.

Dinakaran and his aideMallikarjuna were arrested inApril by the Delhi crimebranch police. The duo wascharged with attempting tobribe the Election Commissionofficials in the AIADMK sym-bol row to gain a favourableverdict.

VK Sasikala TTV Dinakaran

CBI questionsHooda, Singh

New Delhi: The CBI onMonday questioned formerHaryana Chief MinisterBhupinder Singh Hooda andUPSC member Chattar Singhin connection with allegedirregularities in the allotmentof 14 industrial plots inPanchkula. Hooda and Singh,who was principal secretary tothe chief minister when theallotments took place, hadbeen called to appear beforeCBI investigators at theagency’s headquarters here.

The case pertains to theCBI FIR to probe corruption inthe allotment of 14 industrialplots during Hooda’s tenure.

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CRPF DOGS ALERT...“Four AK-47 rifles, one Under-barrel Grenade Launcher,seven UBGL grenades, ninehand grenades, 12 magazinesof AK 47 and 147 rounds wererecovered from the encountersite,” Hassan said. Sources saidthe terrorists carried petrol-filled bottles indicating thatthey planned to set the campon fire to cause mayhem andinflict maximum casualties onthe security forces’ side.Presence of a large number offoreign terrorists has beenreported in the Bandipora dis-trict in contrast with southKashmir where predominant-ly local terrorists belonging toHizbul Mujahideen group areoperative. Sources said theterrorists were not allowedingress into the camp as thesentries spotted them on thecamp periphery. Later in themorning, local people cameout on streets to demand thebodies of slain terrorists forburial. However, the authori-ties refused to hand-over thebodies as there was no localmilitant in the group. Thebodies of foreign terrorists aregenerally taken to northKashmir’s Uri area and silent-ly buried in a graveyard. Thepractice has been adopted toprevent heroic farewell to slainforeign terrorists which thelocals have been offering. Theprotesters clashed with policeas a complete shutdown wasobserved in the area. Theauthorities blocked cellularservices in the area to preventspread of rumours and mobil-isation of people. Incidentally,the same CRPF battalion wasled by Commandant ChetanKumar Cheeta who survivednine bullet injuries while fight-ing militants in Hajin area ofthe district in February thisyear. Three soldiers and a top-ranking militant died in theencounter. Chetan Cheeta hasbeen lauded for his valour todefeat death despite receivingbullets in head and other vitalorgans. Meanwhile, during thetelephone talks between theDGMOs of the two countries,India also rejected claims byPakistan that its civilians weretargeted during firing by theIndian army. Giving a sternmessage, Indian DGMO LtGeneral A K Bhatt told hisPakistan counterpart MajorGeneral Sahir Shamshad Mirzaduring talks on the hotline,that any attempt by thePakistan Army to resort tounprovoked firing on the LoCin Jammu and Kashmir andabet infiltrators would be metwith “appropriate retaliatoryactions.” The telephonic con-versation was sought by the

Pakistani side reportedly topoint out that its civilians weregetting killed by firing by theIndian Army on the villageslocated across the LOC, offi-cials said here. Categoricallydenying the claim, “DGMOIndian Army conveyed that theIndian Army is a professionalArmy and will not harm civil-ians in any manner,” the Armystatement said. The twoDGMOs discussed the situa-tion along the LOC which haswitnessed increasing incidentsof ceasefire violations byPakistan in the last couple ofmonths. “The Indian DGMOconveyed his commitment ofensuring peace and tranquilli-ty which is contingent onPakistan Army’s intentionsand actions,” it said. Bhatthighlighted cases of escalationsof tension by the PakistanArmy during the conversationadding it took place at 10.30am, officials said. The twosides generally hold talks onthe hotline once a week onTuesday but the talks were heldon Monday after Pakistanirequest. Incidentally, the twoDGMOs had talked to eachother on the hotline in earlyMay following the mutilationof two Indian soldiers byBorder Action Team (BAT) ofPakistan Army.

DON’T TAX...We are discussing with allStates about the rates onremaining items and it will befinally decided in our nextmeeting. Besides, we have alsodecided that there would notbe any sub category of items,”a senior Finance Ministry offi-cial told The Pioneer. Whenasked about any revision isexpected, he added, “We arenot ruling out any revision ofGST for the items we havealready finalised so far but theGovernment will take a callafter duly reviewing the com-plaints from industries con-cerned, if any.” Apart fromitems of daily use, some ser-vices (with cess and withoutcess) would also be taxed andsome others will be exemptedfrom tax too, depending upontheir categories and stature ofthe services under the GST sys-tem. For example, services onhotels and lodges, charging perday tariff of Rs1,000 will beexempted from the GST, whilerate for hotels with tariff ofRs1,000-2,000 per day wouldbe taxed at 12 per cent. Thosehotels with tariff of Rs 2,500-Rs 5,000 would be 18 per centand tariff above Rs 5,000 willbe 28 per cent. Footwear up toRs 500 will be taxed at 5 percent, and for footwear worthover Rs 500, the tax slab has

been finalised at 18 per cent.Similarly, biscuits will attract aGST of 18 per cent. “Currently,20.6 per cent is average for low-priced biscuits,” the FinanceMinister had said on Saturday.

Besides, it is expected thatconsumers might also seesome hike in garment prices asGST of 12 per cent will belevied on readymade garments.However, apparel under Rs1,000 will attract a 5 per centlevy. Yarn and fabric cotton willbe under the 5 per cent taxslab, the council decided.Manmade fibre will be taxed at5 per cent, while syntheticfibre will attract an 18 per centGST. Jute has been exemptedfrom GST. For agriculturalmachinery, the council hasfixed the GST at 5 per cent.The Government has categor-ically said that it plans to stickto the July 1 deadline for therollout of the GST. It has alsohas urged India Inc to be pre-pared for the same.

‘BAHUBALI’ MAKES...While the President said thenation is proud of ISRO’sachievement of successfullylaunching the indigenously-developed GSLV-Mk III andtermed the event as “historic”,the Prime tweeted,” The GSLV- MKIII D1/GSAT-19 missiontakes India closer to the nextgeneration launch vehicle andsatellite capability. The nationis proud.” According to KiranKumar, chairman, ISRO, thecountry can launch heavy dutycommunication satellites fromSDSC, India’s space port atSriharikota on its own withoutany outside help. The GSLV-Mark 3 launch vehicledeployed by India on Mondayis the heaviest ever rocket builtby the country and powered byan indigenously developedcryogenic engine, one of themost complicated technologiesin the world which uses liquidoxygen and liquid hydrogen topower the rockets.

It may be rememberedthat other space powers hadtried their best to sabotage andsubvert India’s efforts to devel-op the indigenous cryogenicengine. The ISRO spy case of1995, which cost the careers oftwo eminent space scientists,Narayanan and Sasi Kumar,was the handiwork of personswho were under the payroll ofvarious foreign agencies;

The successful launchingof the GSLV-Mark 3 vehiclehas proved to the global spacecommunity that India is capa-ble of launching heavy com-munication satellites at much

reduced rates which literallymeans that access to space forall has become a reality. Indiacan also plan its future inter-planetary missions likeChandrayaan-2 orMangalayaan 2, missions tomoon and mars respectively,said Narayanan. He also saidthat it is time to seriouslythink of manned mission tospace, the only segment inspace science in which Chinahas an advantage over India.

The highly advancedGSAT-19 will make internetspeed in India as fast as that inany developed country. “Thishas been a major complaint forsome time and we are going toaddress this issue with the Kuand Ka band transponders onboard the GSAT-19 satellite,”said a senior ISRO scientist. “Itis also the time to think seri-ously about our own SpaceStation up there in the skies,now that we have our ownheavy duty launch vehicle,”said Narayanan who could bedescribed as the most excitedspace scientist at the moment.

SWARAJ ENDS...She said India has always

made efforts to keep healthyrelations with Pakistan but theresponse from across the bor-der has not been appropriate.“Our gestures of goodwill andout of box idea to improve rela-tions have not been respond-ed in right way,” the Ministersaid. In this context, shereferred to Modi’s goodwillvisit to Lahore for Sharif ’sbirthday and the immediatePak-sponsored terror attackon Pathankot air base. Swarajalso rejected Pakistan’s claimsthat Kashmir issue can bedragged to the InternationalCourt of Justice (ICJ). Pointingout that on Kashmir standoffIndia and Pakistan werebound by Simla Agreementand Lahore Declaration, shesaid left no scope for a thirdparty intervention or media-tion. Clarifying on the ICJissue where KulbhushanJadhav’s case will come up forhearing on June 8, Swaraj saidIndia approached the top courtonly on the violation of ViennaConvention and that Kashmirwas not an issue that can bedragged there. DespitePakistan being its biggestheadache, Swaraj said Indiaknows how to deal with it. “Wehave raised cross border ter-rorism at all platforms. At thesame time we have asked worldnot to look at Pakistan fromIndia’s prism but from theaspect of international terror-

ism and see if the wires of glob-al terrorism connected withPakistan or not. Was Osamabin Laden not caught inPakistan?” she said.

In the present atmosphereof growing terror attacks,Swaraj called global commu-nity to join hands and fight ter-rorism together. In this contextshe called about early conclu-sion of India-backedComprehensive Conventionon International Terrorism(CCIT). Meanwhile, rejectingallegations by AmericanPresident Donald Trump whosaid India sought billions andbillions of dollars from theUnited States to sign the Parisclimate deal, Swaraj said Indiahad signed the agreement nei-ther for greed of money norout of any fear but because ofits own commitment to envi-ronment. India is expected toraise several issues, includingthat of proposed H1B visa capduring Modi’s visit to Americathis month end. Swaraj said theGovernment is in talks withthe US Congress and Trumpadministration on the visamatter. On the issue of Chinablocking India’s entry toNuclear Suppliers Group(NSG), Swaraj hoped countrieslike Russia, which is friend toboth India and China, cantalk to Beijing to generate sup-port for India. China is theonly country blocking India’sentry to NSG and on Sundayits Foreign Office spokesper-son Li Huilai said the “newissue under the new circum-stances (to allow non NPT sig-natory countries like India) ismore complicated that previ-ously imagined.” On the pro-posed One Belt One Roadplan by China, Swaraj made itclear that India cannot beparty to it since one part of it- China Pakistan EconomicCorridor - passes throughIndian territory, which is a sov-ereignty issue.

YOGI TURNS 45...‘dhanyavaad’. Governor RamNaik went to the CM’s officialresidence on Kalidas Marg andwished him luck on his birth-day by presenting a bouquet.

An official statementreleased by the Raj Bhavan saidthe Governor while greetingthe Chief Minister hoped thestate would reach new heightsin development under his lead-ership. Birthday greetings start-ed pouring in from all quarterswith people wishing him along life through the socialmedia and even personal meet-ing. A senior official said thatYogi Adityanath had never cel-ebrated his birthday in thepast and thus after becoming

KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU

An incident of honourkilling at the village

Gundakanala in Muddebihaltaluk in Vijayapura district ofKarnataka has sent shockwaves. According to police, a21-year-old pregnant Muslimwoman, identified as BanuBegum, was allegedly burntalive by her family members formarrying Dalit youthSayabanna Sharanappa Konnurfrom Valimiki caste onSaturday night.

Konnur also sustainedinjuries in the ghastly incidentand is battling for life in a hos-pital.

Banu and Konnur hailfrom the same village and hadfallen in love. Banu’s family wasagainst the relationship. TheBanu’s family members hadlodged a case against Konnurunder the Pocso Act with theTalikote police.

However, two days afterlodging the complaint, Banueloped with Konnur to Goaand both of them returned tothe village four days ago, aftergetting married at the sub-reg-istrar’s office in Muddebihal,police said.

The police have arrestedBanu’s mother, sister, brother-in-law and brother in connec-tion with the incident. Her twoelder sisters and brothers areabsconding, said DySPPrabhugouda Patil said.

The love story of BanuBegum and 24-year-old Dalitboy Sayabanna SharanappaKonnur, ended in a tragedywhere in the family membersof Banu Begaum allegedlyburnt her alive after knowingthat that she was pregnant.

As the story goes the girlsfamily was opposed to therelationship and they evenwent to police and filed a writ-ten complaint against the boy.

After this incident, Banu andSayabanna eloped to Goa onJanuary 24, and decided to livethere. In February, they gottheir marriage registered.When Banu got pregnant, thecouple decided to return toGundakanala, assuming thattheir families would accepttheir marriage.

According to Talikotepolice, the family refused toaccept them even after theycome to know about her preg-nancy. “The families did notaccept their marriage and a huge fight ensued throughoutthe day,” the Talikote Dy SPsaid.

On Saturday night, whenthe couple refused to give in totheir families’ demands, hewas brutally assaulted.“Sayabanna arrived at the sta-tion and was severely injured.He narrated the series of eventsand he ran back to pick upBanu,” police claimed.

It was on Sunday, Banu’smother, brother, sister andfather-in-law were arrested.“They have been booked formurder and assault. Banu hadbeen stabbed multiple timesbefore being set on fire,” Patilsaid. Four other accused in thecase — Banu’s two elder sistersand two brothers — areabsconding, Patil added.

Pregnant Muslimwoman burnt alivefor marrying Dalit

Banu andSayabanna elopedto Goa on January24 and decided tolive there. When

Banu got pregnant,the couple decidedto return, assumingthat their familieswould accept their

marriage

HONOUR KILLING

CM, he decided to follow thesame tradition. Several minis-ters, including his two deputiesKeshav Prasad Maurya andDinesh Sharma, also wishedtheir captain and presentedbouquets to him. Others whowished him were BJP presidentAmit Shah, Central ministersMukhar Abbas Naqvi,Venkaiah Naidu, Smriti Irani,Rajiv Pratap Rudy, AnanthKumar, VK Singh, SureshPrabhu and BandaruDattatreya, chief ministersChandrababu Naidu, RamanSingh and Vasundhara RajeScindia, among others.

Keeping the tradition alive,the saffron-clad leader’s HinduYuva Vahini carried out plan-tation in Gorakhpur. “We haveasked all HYV activists to plantat least one sapling today andalso ensure that it grows into ahealthy plant,” state unit generalsecretary PK Mal said.

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STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI

An analysis of temperaturetrends in the country —

both annual and seasonal —from 1901 to 2017 by Centre forScience and Environment (CSE)has revealed that India hasbeen getting warmer continu-ously, consistently and rapidly.

As per the data released bythe CSC on Monday, India haswitnessed the warmest years inthe last fifteen years due to cli-mate change.

“The annual mean tem-perature in India has increasedby about 1.2 degrees Celsiussince the beginning of the 20thcentury,” CSE said in theirreport. “Annual mean temper-ature in India has rapidlyincreased since 1995. At thisrate of increase, it will breachthe 1.5-degree mark withinthe next two decades. 1.5degrees Celsius is the aspira-tional target set under the ParisAgreement,” CSE further said.

Citing the data, CSE

Director General Sunita Narainexpressed concern over USPresident Donald Trump pullinghis country out of the ParisAgreement on climate change.

In a Facebook live whilereleasing the data, SunitaNarain said, “With the USexiting the Paris Agreement,controlling emissions and tem-perature is now a tougher taskfor the world. We appeal to theglobal community to cometogether and take strongactions.”

In three out of four seasons(or nine months in a year),temperature in India hasalready increased by more than1.5 degrees Celsius since thebeginning of the 20th centuryand in Winters and pre- mon-soon (summers) and post-monsoon seasons have seenrapidly increasing warming.

Chandra Bhushan, DeputyDirector General, CSE, “Indiais warming and warmingrapidly. The implications of thisfundamental fact are serious for

economic, social and ecologi-cal well-being of the country.”“We are experiencing frequentextreme weather events, andour weather is becomingunpredictable. Losses due toextreme weather events aremounting and it is our poorwho are suffering the pains ofclimate change.”

The frequency and inten-sity of extreme weather eventsis increasing with rising tem-perature. For example, in win-ters of 2017 when the averagetemperature was 2.95 degreesC higher than the 1901-1930baseline, the worst drought ina century happened in south-ern India: Tamil Nadu, AndhraPradesh, Karnataka and Keralawere worst-hit, with 330 mil-lion people coming under thegrip of drought.

Similarly, during summersof 2010, when the average tem-perature was 2.05 degreesCelsius higher than the base-line, again the highest inrecorded history, severe heatwave conditions prevailed overlarge parts of India. Theseconditions claimed more than300 lives. In addition, fourcyclonic storms hit India thatyear.

India has witnessed

warmest years in last

fifteen years due to

climate change

CSE data shows India getting

warmer consistently, rapidly

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were hospitalised.”Eyewitnesses claimed that thediesel tank of the bus burstafter the collision leading to thefire. “Around 5:45 am, wereceived 22 bodies from theaccident site. Most bodies werecharred beyond recognition. Itwas difficult to even determinethe gender of the victims,”said Dr Shailesh Ranjan ofBareilly district hospital.

“The number of male andfemale passengers who died inthe accident would be clearonly after the post-mortem,”Chief Medical Officer of

Bareilly Dr Vijay Yadav, said.The bus driver was among

those who died while the con-ductor received seriousinjuries.

The driver of the truck,which was coming fromShahjahanpur, is absconding.

“The truck and the buscaught fire after the collision.Fire engines reached as soon aspossible but the flames were sohigh that it took a lot of effortto douse the flames and reachinside (the bus),” said seniorpolice officer SK Bhagat.

The UPSRTC has set up acontrol room (numbers 058-2473303 and 058-247043) tohelp the kin of the victims.

Stray dogs attack 5-yr-old; girl critical

STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI

Afive-year-old girl was griev-ously injured after a group

of stray dogs attacked the childwhile she was walking outsideher house in Outer Delhi’sAlipur area on Sunday morning.

Family of Anshu claimedthat the girl has sustained life-threatening injuries on herhead, hands and legs and eventhe stray dogs damaged her pri-vate parts.

According to police, Anshu

was walking outside her housealong the road in theMukhmailpur village at around6 am when the incident tookplace. A few metres away, theminor girl was allegedlyattacked by a group of at leastseven to eight dogs. On hearingAnshi’s cries of help, the localswho were working on the near-by agricultural fields came for-ward and drove away the dogs.

Youngest among three sib-lings, Anshu’s father, SantoshKumar, works as a small time

labourer. A native of Arahdistrict in Bihar, Santosh andhis family are now facing acuteproblem as they are unable tobear the medical expenses ofAnshu. After Anshu was res-cued by the locals, she wasrushed to the Raja HarishChandra hospital. Since theminor girl had sustainedinjuries on her head, handsand legs, Anshu was referredto the Babasaheb AmbedkarHospital where she is stated tobe in a critical condition.

Locals of the Mukhmailpurvillage area claimed that thereis a big menace of stray dogs inthe area. “Moreover, the localagencies gather all the straydogs in the city and dumpthem here,” said a local.

Pointing towards the neg-ligence of the MCD, localsfurther said that they havecomplained to the local con-cerned authorities several timesby their pleas fell on deaf ears.Meanwhile, local police areyet to file an FIR in the case.

Despite Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s efforts tokeep the focus on develop-ment, his detractors haveused every opportunity over

the last three years to shift the discourseonto issues triggered by the antics offringe elements in the Sangh Parivar orto distort routine governmental activityflowing out of court orders and see phan-toms where none exists.

A case in point is the recent hulla-baloo about the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals (Regulation of LivestockMarket) Rules, 2017. The purpose ofthese rules is to protect animals from cru-elty and not to regulate the trade in cat-tle for slaughter houses. It is also meantto curb illegal sale and smuggling of cat-tle and applies specifically to animalsbought and sold in the notified live stockmarkets and animals seized as caseproperties by law enforcement agencies.They do not cover other areas.

But more importantly, these ruleshave been made in compliance of anorder of the Supreme Court in GauriMaulekhi vs Union of India and Others,which primarily related to cattle smug-gling to Nepal. In this case, the courtordered on July 13, 2015, that theGovernment should frame guidelines toprevent animals from being smuggled outof India for the Gadhimai Festival inNepal, during which there is large-scaleanimal sacrifice. The apex court alsodirected the Director General (DG) of theSashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to examine theissue in detail and suggested certain mea-sures to curb trans-boundary smug-gling of cattle. The court asked theGovernment to implement these recom-mendations and notify rules in regard toLivestock Market and Case Property ani-mals. The court issued a final order onJuly 12, 2016, in which it said that rulesmust be framed under Section 38 of thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960, within three months.

Following these directions, theAnimal Welfare Board of India preparedthe draft rules incorporating all the sug-gestions made by the Supreme Court inthis case, and the draft rules were noti-fied on January 16 this year, invitingobjections and suggestions within 30 daysfrom persons affected by the amend-ments. The Government received 13 rep-resentations, which were examined, andeventually rules were notified last month.

Have you heard any of these facts oranything about the order of the SupremeCourt in the cacophonous debate that iscurrently on in different parts of thecountry on these rules? Also, is it not anabsolute perversion to say that these rulesare aimed at curbing beef-eating?

The background is as follows:Gauri Maulekhi of Dehra Dun peti-

tioned the Supreme Court in 2014 seek-ing its intervention to stop the transporta-tion of lakhs of animals from Bihar, UttarPradesh, West Bengal and Uttarakhandacross the India-Nepal border for a bar-baric ritual sacrifice at the GadhimaiFestival held once in five years in a vil-lage called Bariyarpur in Nepal. This is thelargest animal sacrifice in the world andinvolves the gruesome slaughter of abouthalf a million animals including sheep,buffaloes, pigs etc over a span of two daysand 70 per cent of these animals that areput on the chopping block are smuggledinto Nepal from India.

At the very first hearing of this peti-tion in October, 2014, the court issued adirection that no live cattle and buffaloesshould be illegally exported from Indiato Nepal. Thereafter, it directed the DG,SSB, to call a joint meeting of represen-tatives of the States, talk to the petition-er, evolve a comprehensive plan and sub-mit the report to the court. The DG pre-pared the plan as directed by the court.

He said in his report that lakhs of peo-ple from India cross the border when thefestival is held. “In view of the open andporous nature of the India-Nepal border,it is difficult to prevent cattle crossing overif effective measures are not taken in the

hinterland to prevent the transportation ofanimals up to the border, due to the largenumbers involved. Therefore, concertedefforts are required to be taken by everyagency across the states mandated to pre-vent cattle smuggling and animal sacrifice.”

He told the court that the transportof these animals involved 17 violations,including provisions of the Constitution,Acts of Parliament and Rules made thereunder and judgements of the SupremeCourt, apart from economic ramificationslike yearly drainage of large population ofproductive animals, setback to agricultureand animal husbandry and illegal activ-ities in respect of sale and transportationof livestock and cross-border smuggling.

The report recommended legally-mandated institutions and mechanismslike the constitution of Societies for thePrevention of Cruelties to Animals inevery district, establishment of StateAnimal Welfare Boards in every State asdirected by the Supreme Court, creationof training modules on animal welfare forlaw enforcement agencies and a generalprohibition on animal slaughter “at anyreligious or public place”, and setting upof monitoring and evaluation commit-tees to prevent such cruelty to animals.

More significantly, the report said thatrules should be framed “to regulate cat-tle markets to ensure that healthy cattle are

sold only for legally authorised purposes”;animal transportation should be done onlyin accordance with various Acts andRules in vogue; and rules must be framedfor disposal of seized cattle to ensure thatthey do not get recycled into smuggling.

The court directed the Governmentto implement these recommendationsand frame the Rules as suggested by theDG, SSB, in his report to the court. TheGovernment took extra time to imple-ment the order and eventually came upwith the Rules in question.

What has any of this got to do with theconsumption of beef or cow protection inparticular? Is it a sin to implement theorders of the Supreme Court? This is anabsolutely bogus controversy created by thepseudo-secular brigade which indulges fre-quently in its favourite pastime of mock-ing at Hindus for their reverence for thecow. Hindu-hating communists in Keralacooked beef on the roadside and consumedit to register their ‘protest’ against the Rulesframed as per directions of the court. Sadly,the Congress too is going along the sameroad these days. The Youth Congress tooused the occasion to mock at the Hindus.They cooked and ate beef along the road-side in Thiruvananthapuram. The peoplewill teach them a lesson.

(The writer is Chairman, PrasarBharati. Views expressed here are personal)N

ow that only a fistful of parties attended the June 3 event organised by theElection Commission of India to let political parties demonstrate their abil-ity in hacking the electronic voting machines (EVMs), this bogus contro-

versy of the machines been rigged to allow the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winin the recently held Assembly elections, must end. The loudest lamenters hadbeen the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), both of which had blamedtampered-with EVMs for their defeats in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab respective-ly. The AAP had even gone to the ridiculous extent of calling a special sessionof the Delhi Assembly to ‘demonstrate' how the EVMs could be hacked. Sincethe party obviously did not have a real EVM to experiment upon, it had got holdof an ‘EVM-like' contraption; taken apart the mother board and concluded thatit was easy enough — a matter of seconds — for the EVMs to be rigged. Nobodybought the argument, of course, and the poll panel pooh-poohed it. As for theCongress, its campaign against the poor machines which could not speak outin self-defence, was severely dented after Captain Amarinder Singh, one of its

senior leaders who helmed the party'svictory in the Punjab election, rub-bished the theory and sought to knowas to how the Congress could havewon, had the machines been rigged inthe BJP's favour. There were otherssuch as the Bahujan Samaj Party andthe Samajwadi Party, that havingbeen rejected comprehensively bythe voters, had latched on to the tam-pered-EVM fig leaf to explain away theirdefeats, but they too didn't bother toshow their face at the ElectionCommission-organised event. From allaccounts, these parties had realised theshallowness of their allegations andpreferred to turn tail rather than provetheir contention. The people had neverbelieved in their diatribe against the

machines, and now that these political parties have failed to take the test, theystand further discredited.

Instead of immersing themselves in a non-stop but ineffective commentaryagainst the EVMs, the defeated parties must assess the real reasons for the deba-cle. After all, even if one accepts the silly thought that the machines were riggedin the BJP's favour, how does one take into account that ‘thousands of theseEVMs were rigged at the same time across more than one State’? One mustn'tforget the fact that the EVMs are kept securely under the custodianship of theElection Commission of India and the local administration is responsible for thesafety of these machines. If the political parties have a problem, let them open-ly say that the highly respected and autonomous Election Commission of Indiahas compromised its integrity by favouring a particular party. They will of coursebe laughed out. If a political party has lost the trust of the people, it must workto win back the trust; flogging the EVM is no solution.

The UK is going through a bad phase,with two major terror attacks in a spanof just two weeks. And that too with the approach of the snap elections thatwas called by British Prime Minister Theresa May. However, the attacks, which

had the intention to terrorise people in general and to dent the country's confi-dence in tackling terrorism and perhaps to also vitiate the electorate process aswell, will not achieve the desired results. Instead, the two main parties in Britaindecided to stay the course and strongly condemned the attack. In any case, themore these terror groups seek to harm the general public, the more will theyfuel anger and simultaneously strengthen the Government's resolve to tightenscrews on the militant groups. Of course, it's easy to criticise the security mea-sures that many commentators believe should have been in place given that theManchester attack happened recently. While there's no doubt that the securityapparatus has to be beefed up to meet such brazen strikes, it must also be under-stood that regardless of the measures taken, terrorists, especially of the suicide-bombing type, will attack. Non-violent extremism of this kind cannot be han-dled merely way by of tightening the security apparatus. On this point, May struck

the right notes when she said, “Enoughis enough” and called on the need tofight a “single evil ideology of Islamistextremism”. And to meet this end, shecalled upon the need to regulate theInternet to deprive the extremists of thesafe space online. This of course doesnot mean that a country like Britainmust hope to respond only after anevent has happened. Equally, its intel-ligence and security systems have tobe more vigilant. The London attack isa grim reminder of the spreading ter-ror strikes across Europe. Last month,a suicide bomber killed about 22 peo-ple during a concert at Manchester. InMarch, a knife-wielding attackerrammed his car through a crowd onWestminster Bridge. Then there were

attacks in the French city of Nice and Germany's Berlin too. What is shockingis the use of knifes, cars and suicide bombers in these incidents, which remaina daunting challenge to be controlled at once.

Perhaps, it is the Islamic State (IS) which is the single biggest threat to theWest today, especially to Europe. While the IS seems to be taking over from wherethe Al Qaeda left, there may, however, be a slight difference. Unlike the Al Qaeda,the IS seems to have a pan-Europe agenda. Of course, the US may not haveseen any major strike in recent times of the 9/11 kind, but there have been smallinstances. This is happening because American and European societies are nowincreasingly becoming a mixed one as a result of migration etc. It is, therefore,necessary for the Governments to be constantly alert without seeming to targetcertain sections of society out of prejudice. By indiscriminate targeting, they mightjust alienate an entire community. India has for long been talking about the threatsdue to terrorism, and it is encouraging that the West is slowly but steadily real-ising the truth. The global community must join hands to counter the growingmenace; the United Nations has to take the lead.

Tough time for Britain

A comprehensive global union is the only

solution to fight increasing menace of terrorism

opinion 08LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 6, 2017

Any falsehood will doto ridicule majority

Stop flogging EVM now

‘Rigged EVM’ is a dead issue. Parties

didn’t dare take the poll panel’s test

Global threat

Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Trump’s climate change” (June 5).The US’s decision to exit from theParis climate change accord willcome as a serious threat to theentire planet. The condition of theglobal environment is such thatdelay by even a single day, in exe-cuting the policy, will lead to anincrease in pollution level tounmanageable numbers. The USis undoubtedly a developed coun-try, but how would it matter if thenation proves to be a factor ofdestruction instead of benefitingthe globe?

Fortunately, environmentalawareness is fast spreading inIndia and, therefore, it is hopedthat the atmosphere will likelyimprove in the coming years.However, the US’s withdrawalfrom the Paris climate agreementwill affect not only the environ-ment over there, but it will also bea potential threat to the countriesacross the globe. Needless to say,it will adversely affect our futuregenerations too. It is, therefore, upto us how we want our future tobe. After all, injustice anywhere isa threat to justice everywhere.

Atri GargNew Delhi

Shed ego

Sir— This refers to the editorial,“One titanic controversy” (June 5).It seems that controversy hasbecome a middle name for theBoard of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCCI). All this does notaugur well for Indian cricket.Spin legend Anil Kumble came

with a huge wealth of experienceand produced amazing resultstoo. One may argue that whatev-er we have achieved till date is onhome soil. The real test lies on theforeign soil. But if captain ViratKohli is not happy with Kumble’sattitude, these things can be bet-ter sorted out across the table inthe presence of the Committee ofAdministrators (CoA).

Each individual is different.Both the captain and the coachneed to understand this. There arenot many with Kumble’s stature tobe appointed as the next coach, sothe BCCI and the CoA need totread carefully. No one is above thegame, and Indian cricket’s inter-est should be paramount. Egoshave no place in such matters.

Bal GovindNoida

Fighting Zika

Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Containing Zika’s spread” (June 3).The World Health Organisationhas confirmed the first three casesof Zika virus in India. We need tobe on alert as Zika virus can causean epidemic in no time.

We must not forget that SriLanka has got the status of thesecond malaria-free country inthe Southeast Asia region afterthe Maldives, in spite of its longhistory with the disease. Indiashould take lessons from thesetwo countries to eliminate themenace of deadly vector-bornediseases on a war footing.

Sujit DeKolkata

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A SURYAPRAKASH

The new Rules have been framed to prevent widespread cruelty to animals, and basedon the apex court's directives. Where does a ban on beef consumption come in?

We cannot allow China to

use its economic power to

buy its way out of other

problems, (like) militaris-

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China Sea.

US Secretary

of State

—Rex Tillerson

Indeed unfortunate that a

superpower walked away

This refers to the editorial, “Trump's climate change” (June 5). In 2015, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi articulated India’s environment commitments bytaking the lead in drawing up a sustainable path to development through

the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for climate change. In thespirit of the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, he called uponthe developed countries to provide access to finance and technology to enableemerging economies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The following year, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Changeacknowledged differentiated responsibility for developing nations which led tothe signing of the historic Paris climate change agreement. By pulling out ofthe agreement, US President Donald Trump has not only refused to honour thedeveloped world’s obligations on climate change but also put the developingworld in a double jeopardy: Of having to emit large volumes of greenhouse gasesto achieve growth, while preparing to adapt to the destructive effects of adverseweather conditions that are linked to climate change. It is unfortunate that insteadof exploring potential for energising international policies and linkage betweenexternal finance and climate action, the Trump Administration has taken a myopicposition. For a powerful economy such as the US to show its back to what isarguably the most important issue facing humanity, is condemnable.

Shreyans JainDelhi

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determination of all

those individuals and

organisations working

towards protecting

the environment.

Prime Minister

Narendra Modi

After I got to 50, I wasn't

able to freely play. And

Yuvraj came in and took

all the pressure off me.

The way he batted was

the way only he can.

Indian captain

—Virat Kohli

The North-East (N-E) is the newengine of growth, said PrimeMinister Narendra Modi while

inaugurating the longest, 9.15 kmDodha-Sadiya bridge of the country,linking Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

But can a bridge change the fate ofdisaster and a poverty-ridden region?In fact, this is much more than a bridge.It is becoming a major land gatewayto Southeast Asia — Bangkok, Phuket,Singapore — and an emerging area ofglobal prosperity. The bridge reducesthe travel time from Rupai on NH 37to Meka/Roing on NH 52 inArunachal Pradesh from six hours toonly an hour. The bridge is quake-resis-tant and can take a load of 110 tonnes,as against India’s main battle tank’sweight of 68.6 tonnes. It can troops to

India-Tibet border, McMahon Line, ina jiffy in all-weather conditions. Thiscame with the foundation-stone lay-ing of the region’s first All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences andIndian Agricultural Research Institute.In a day, Modi announced ̀ 3,500 croreprojects for the region. A total invest-ment of over one lakh crore rupees isenvisaged in the next five years.

In January this year, another cru-cial bridge was inaugurated by UnionMinister for Shipping and RoadTransport Nitin Gadkari on theBrahmaputra at Saraighat. He hadannounced a number of new road pro-jects and bridges for Assam, worth`65,000 crore over the next five years.The North-East is changing, saysArunachal Chief Minister PemaKhandu. “Now we do not have toqueue up in Delhi to meet Ministers.They come to us.”

The region feels its isolation isending and it is privy to a new devel-opment path that connects not onlythe rest of the country but beyond,to Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Itis now part of India’s Act East strat-

egy started by then Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. Even theDodha-Sadiya bridge was conceptu-alised by Vajpayee.

The new bridge has broughtcheers to 40,000 tea growers, includ-ing 509 tea gardens and factories inTinsukia and Dibrugarh districts,Arunachal Pradesh’s Roing and adja-cent areas, cut-off from the mainlandfor centuries. It produces 40 crore kgof green leaf per annum. The North-East will denote new economy, newenergy and new empowerment.

The Modi Government has takenmany diplomatic activities to connectthe region. The transit between N-E toother areas in the country is to be faster,as transit through Bangladesh isbecoming a reality. Direct bus services,flight from Guwahati to Dhaka,Bangladesh visa office and a joint tourpackage with Bangladesh, will bringthis hilly region closer to the beachesof Cox’s Bazar.

Bangaldeshis will now have accessto Kaziranga sanctuary and can investin textiles, tissue paper making, fooditems and ceramics in Assam,

Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland,Mizoram and Arunachal. Bangladeshimports seven billion dollars of goodsa year. Now it will have opportunitiesto invest to boost their economy.

As the Dodha-Sadhia bridge takesIndian troops faster to the China bor-der, the bridge on Feni in Tripura willferry heavy machines and goods toand from the N-E and the rest of Indiavia Bangladesh through theChittagong international port, as pera new agreement. Dhaka had earlieragreed to allow India to use theChittagong port, about 72 km fromTripura’s southern border town ofSabroom. The move is aimed atboosting investment and productionin the region. A gradual transforma-tion in this area is increase in local pro-duction and reduction of importseither China or northern Indian.

Two more toll roads are to be builtalong both banks of the Brahmaputra.The roads, to serve as flood protec-tion walls, would be constructedusing silt dredged to improve the nav-igability of the river. This is expectedto improve the farm production and

reduce seasonal miseries.The new Indian Agricultural

Research Institute is to boost produc-tion in the region with the Scheme forAgro Marine Produce Processingand Development of Agro-ProcessingClusters. This will be a `6,000 croreumbrella project for seamless trans-fer of food products for producing toconsuming areas.

Development is happening inMizoram too. The Kaladan corridor ispoised to link N-E with southeast Asiathrough multi-modal transit system(KMTT) based on road, river and seasas part of the Act East policy. It is tobe developed as a potential sea-gate.The project includes the improvementof Sittwe port in Arakan Province, westMyanmar, construction of an inlandwaterway on Kaladan river and prepa-ration for a highway transportation sys-tem linking up with the Mizoram cap-ital of Aizwal. Consequently, roadtransport is proposed to the Indianborder in Mizoram.

The North-East has betterprospects, as Indian Ambassador toThailand Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi

said in May 2016. For the first timein decades, India will be linked byland to Southeast Asia. India,Thailand and Myanmar are workingon a 1,400-kilometre-long tri-nationhighway, in a bid to provide a boostto trade and cultural exchangesamong the three countries. India isfunding renovation of 73 bridges. Theplanned highway starts from Morehin India and reach Tak in Thailand.

The road will help in transporta-tion of goods and further developmentof small and medium enterprises in theN-E. Myanmar’s Dawei deep-sea portand industrial estate project near theThailand border is also expected tohelp further integrate eastern Indiawith Southeast Asian countries. Theplanned port can be linked up withIndia’s Chennai port as well asThailand’s Laem Chabang Port.

The Modi vision is likely to trans-form the region with high resourcelacking people. It is connecting the leastlinked-up areas to prosperity by open-ing up avenues beyond the eastern bor-ders and to the seas.

(The writer is a senior journalist)

Legacy headache for Yogi

3rdeye 09LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 6, 2017

The Congress booklet mentioning ‘India-

occupied Kashmir' is that party's mindset. Is

it for this our soldiers sacrifice their lives?

—Union Minister

VENKAIAH NAIDU

It was a printing error and we seek an

apology. Such mistakes will never be

repeated. Congress position is very clear.

—Congress leader

AJAY MAKEN

POINTCOUNTERPOINT

Last fortnight was verynewsy in Uttar Pradesh,where incidents like mur-der, kidnapping, rape andtheft dominated newspa-

pers. The allegations of jungle rajflew left, right and centre, and thistime it is the Samajwadi Party whichhas started complaining about law-lessness in the State. It is theBharatiya Janata Party which is nowdefending the State Governmentand asking for more time to bring theState back on rails. The rot of 15years cannot be washed away in justtwo months — give us some timesand the situation will improve, ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath had saidmany a time in his rallies or commu-nication with reporters.

What happened in the last twoweeks is a wake up call for the YogiGovernment. The murder of jew-ellers in Mathura, kidnapping ofIndia’s biggest glass trader inFirozabad, caste violence inSaharanpur and the alleged gangrape of four women in Jewar andbrutal murder of one of the familymembers who protested against theincident, are grisly reminders toBJP that ruling Uttar Pradesh is notchild’s play.

The only comfort for the YogiGovernment has been that that thepolice have acted fast and arrestedcriminals barring in Jewar — wherepolice say nomadic tribes areinvolved in the crime. This is for surethat no Government can stop crimein any State, but the crime rate candefinitely be brought down if thepolice acts fast and arrests peopleinvolved in a crime. This will giveconfidence to the people that theyare safe; in turn, prompt action willact as a deterrent against criminals.

The BJP needs to build that con-fidence. Though two months is asmall time to judge the performanceof any Government, Chief Ministerwill have to keep it in mind that theBJP came to power with a promiseto improve the law and order situa-tion. The resounding victory theparty got in the Assembly election isa testimony to the fact the peoplebelieve only the Bharatiya JanataParty can restore law and order inUttar Pradesh. The Yogi AdityanathGovernment will have to live up tothat expectation.

The only mantra to controlcrime for any Government is tostamp its authority. This can only beachieved if the Government cansend fear down the spine of crimi-nal gangs. That’s what Kalyan Singhdid when he was Chief Minister ofUttar Pradesh. The Special TaskForce of the State police prepared alist of criminals and eliminatedthem one by one. Sri Prakash Shukla

was the top-most criminal and hisencounter sent a positive messageamong people. The same goes truefor Mayawati, who gave a free handto the police to deal with criminals.The Samajwadi Party failed toimprove law and order because of itsbias. People of one caste and thosebelonging to one religion were givenpreference and their crimes weregenerally overlooked.

It is a political challenge for YogiAdityanath, who has emerged as ano-nonsense politician, to controllaw and order in the State. But therecent happenings in Uttar Pradeshsuggest that he has a long ground tocover. His first brush with the bel-ligerent group was the emergence ofsome saffron outfits who, in thename of cow vigilantism, spread ter-ror in western Uttar Pradesh. Theybeat up innocent people on the pre-text that they were somehowinvolved in the cow slaughter busi-ness. The trend spread to many partsof Uttar Pradesh, with the saffrongamchcha emerging as sign of terror.

Yogi has talked tough and askedthe police to arrest whosoever cre-ates trouble. The warning was clearthat no one should be spared, how-ever powerful that person may be.This message worked, and in theSaharanpur caste conflict case, thepolice arrested people from bothsides. The Chief Minister did noteven spare the MLA fromGorakhpur, Radha Mohan DasAgarwal, considered to be his pro-tégé, and admonished him for talk-ing rough with a trainee IPS officer.

These incidents have shown that

Yogi has the political will to tame thecrime rate. But the big question iswhether he has resources under hisbelt to handle Uttar Pradesh, whichis the fourth largest Indian State withan area of 240,928 square km; pop-ulation-wise it would be the sixthcountry in the world. It is the mostpopulous State in the country —home to over 22 crore people. Thus,proper policing is required to con-trol crimes across the vast State.Police officials vouch that they donot have the resources to handle thesituation effectively. “It is a fact thatUttar Pradesh does not have enoughpolice force. We do not have enoughconstables to monitor beat. TheSub-inspectors are over burdened.The result is they are irritated. I willnot hesitate to say that sometimes wecreate criminals. Just to please ourbosses we arrest innocent men —some of them take to crime becausethey know how police work”, asenior police official said, adding,“Police in Uttar Pradesh is sufferingfrom an acute erosion of power. Thefact is that criminals do not fear thepolice anymore.”

This official, who wanted to beanonymous for obvious reasons, isnot off the mark. Human RightsWatch, in its 118-page report,‘Broken System: Dysfunction, Abuseand Impunity in the Indian Police’,recounts how the police works inUttar Pradesh. The report has aquote of a constable of the State, whosays, “With all the mental stress, the24-hour law-and-order duty, thepolitical pressure, a person mayturn to violence. How much can a

person take? We have to keep watchon an accused person, their humanrights, but what about us? Living likethis 24 hours! We are not claimingthat our power makes us born towork all the times. Sometimes webeat or detain illegally, because ourworking conditions, our facilities arebad. So we are contributing to cre-ating criminals and militants.”

Under this situation, when aGovernment asks the police to con-trol crime, the police officials findinnovative ways to please their polit-ical masters. During the AkhileshYadav regime, the most heinouscrimes were registered under the spe-cial and local laws (SLL) instead ofthe Indian Penal Code (IPC), toavoid the National Crime RecordsBureau (NCRB) assessments. Thisanomaly was highlighted by theNCRB in 2015, when it found thatunder the IPC, only 112 cases wereregistered in the State, whereas thisnumber was 917 in Delhi. When SLLwas added to this figure, the num-ber rose to 1,293.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanathneeds to discourage such innova-tions. He has to make the UttarPradesh police accountable. He hasmade a beginning when, onThursday, he issued directives hold-ing beat constables to the DirectorGeneral of Police responsible for anescalation in crime. The need of thehour is to make the State policebelieve it can arrest the crime rate.If the Yogi can do it, he will have wonhalf the battle.

(The writer is Chief of Bureau,The Pioneer, Lucknow edition)

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When we

honestly

ask

ourselves which

person in our lives

means the most

to us, we often

find that it is

those who,

instead of giving

advice, solutions,

or cures, have

chosen rather to

share our pain

and touch our

wounds with a

warm and tender

hand. The friend

who can face the

reality of our

powerlessness —

that is a friend

who cares.

— Henri Nouwen

New approach for

New India

With law and order control mechanisms left in tatters by the previous SamajwadiParty regime in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP Government faces a daunting challenge

The recently inaugurated country’s longest bridge linking Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will have many positives for the

economic development of the North-East, the country’s strategic interests, and trade relations with neighbouring nations

BISWAJEET BANERJEE

SHIVAJI SARKAR

Unless public mindsets change, progressiverestructuring in a big way will not succeed

through executive or legislative means

YOGI HAS TO MAKETHE UTTAR

PRADESH POLICEACCOUNTABLE. HE

MADE A STARTWHEN HE

RECENTLY ISSUEDDIRECTIVES

HOLDING BEATCONSTABLES TOTHE DIRECTOR

GENERAL OF POLICE

RESPONSIBLE FORAN ESCALATION INCRIME. THE NEED

OF THE HOUR IS TOMAKE THE STATEPOLICE BELIEVE

THAT IT CANARREST CRIMES

Some years ago, QueenElizabeth of England,visiting India, com-

mented it as ‘dirty'. It hadangered the then PrimeMinister IK Gujral. But noth-ing changed.

The practice of femalefoeticide and a skewedmale: female ration have raised concerns. Laws were enacted,but little changed. Muslim community long been appeased, cler-ics cultivated to ensure Muslim vote-banks tears were shed fortheir backwardness. The word ‘secularism' was overused andmisused as protectionism. But no attempt was made to improvetheir socio-economic status. Muslim women suffered the con-sequences of triple talaq — raising children singly in poverty,disease and lack of education. The divorced women voices weresuppressed, any judgement in their favour for alimony overruledout of fear of losing traditional vote-banks.

Governments came and went, promises for world classhealthcare, education and jobs etc were made, but issues of com-mon concerns like poverty, sanitation, foeticide, triple talaq ashuman right, remained unaddressed. Prime Minister NarendraModi identified the importance of basic health standards, socialand economic well-being and education as essential elementsfor inclusive development. He gave a call for swachh Bharat,Beti bachao, Beti Padhao and asked the minmority commu-nity to address the triple issue to uphold Muslim women’s dig-nity and gender equality. His emotional appeal to leave gas sub-sidy to benefit the poor yielded results, and the middle class tobenefit from the real estate reform.

His oratory skills and emotional emphasis on these issuesseemed to touch the human chord of ordinary people. They maynot know about GDP, GST, FDI or intricacies of foreign policiesetc, but widespread awareness and education — the key to selfprosperity, and developing aspirations to avail opportunities asIndia provides today as never before — has awakened them toa realisation, irrespective of caste divide or religious affiliations.changes have come into civil society which till now had beenthe preserve of the educated elite, for better quality of life andhealth standards, and education to their children. Sanitation, illsof open defecation and the importance of the girl child and hereducation, have caught their imagination. It has motivated themto participate. In Aizwal after a football match, people cleanedthe place. People are getting conscious — not littering, manyvillages are open defecation free and Muslim women are protest-ing against triple talaq.

This awareness must get further internalised and becomea dynamic mass movement with whole-hearted inclusive par-ticipation, considering it as samajik dharma — social respon-sibility — to meet the demand of contemporary politics of sabkasath, sabka vikas.

Recent surveys have declared some cities clean and manyvillages are open defecationf ree. Critics criticise because theyhave had no creation of their own, doubting all audit. Indeed,the earlier attempts at constructing toilets had yielded no resultand the toilets were used as store rooms because of age-oldmindsets. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) reportslittle improvement in sanitation infrastructure (absence of watersupply and drainage), impeding the programme activity. In 2014,around 3.5 crore toilets were built using Government subsidy,but open defeacation at 55.4 per cent in villages and 7.5 percent in cities continues.

But once the benefits of toilets will be realised, people them-selves will find solutions. One news report of women inBundelkhand region, who had to travel miles to fetch water, withcollective efforts making check dams and boalies to becomeself-sufficient, is one example. Whenever women have taken upa cause, they have succeeded without Government help. Sincetoilets are important for women they would certainly promotethe cause.

Whatever critic might say, some momentum of the effortscannot be denied, and political will, which was absent, has shownsome vitality. Inequality (socio-economic, education) poses prob-lems but it does not mean that the poor cannot play a positiverole. Instead once the poor understand the genuinity of purpose,they take to it in a more collective manner as their dharma. Theyhave intuitive wisdom. Mahatma Gandhi enlarged the base ofhis movement to rural India; a movement which, until his arrival,was limited to the educated urbanite.

Any social change is a gradual process. The idea need notto be very big so long it gets identified by the common peopleas one that can bring change to their quality of life; that ignitessocial energy and driving them with the ‘will desire' — ichchcashakti . That brings about change — not because the Governmentwants people to do but because it is the right thing to do.

Prime Minister Modi is just the emotional force to motivate,and the desired end depends on the collectiveparticipation ofthe people. The proactive role of local bodies transpiring the ideaand translating into action and sustaining the momentum, andmore importantly that of women and teachers educating chil-dren, will indeed play a crucial role

This an opportunity that must not be missed.(The writer is a freelance commentator)

SK SRIVASTAVA

LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 6, 2017 money 10

The growth rate has definitelyslowed down because of whichopportunities in the industry,especially for new recruitment, isdown. Because, when the growthrate comes down, there is lessneed of new people. Second, theopportunities for promotion arealso less because you don’t needmore peopleINFOSYS CO-FOUNDER KRIS GOPALAKRISHNAN

Growth and investment need toimprove. These are indicators

which are available. Any financeminister under these

circumstances would like a ratecut, the private sector would like

a rate cut. But then when youentrusted it with the MPC, I would

rather wait for their decision

FINANCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY

CORP & GOVT

FROM

BUZZ

NEW DELHI: Tata Motorson Monday an nounce dappointment of ExecutiveDirector Satish Borwankarto a newly created positiono f C h i e f O p e r a t i n gOfficer, which coincidedwith the resignation of thehead of its commercialvehicles unit , R avindraPisharody.

Borwankar, currentlyE x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r( Q u a l i t y ) , h a s b e e nappointed as COO withimmediate effect and histenure of executive direc-torship would be extendedfor a period of two yearsfrom July, 2017, the com-pany said in a BSE filing.

I n a n e a r l i e rannouncement, the com-pany said the head of itscommercial vehicles divi-s i o n P i s h a r o d y h a sresigned citing personalreasons.

Pisharody, among the

senior most in the compa-ny’s management, has beenholding the position ofE xe c ut ive D i re c t or( C om m e rc i a l Ve h i c l e s )since June 21, 2012, havingjoined Tata Motors as VicePre s i d e nt C om m e rc i a lVe h i c l e s ( S a l e s &Marketing), in 2007.

Prior to joining Tata

Motors, he was with CastrolLtd, a subsidiary of BP. Heh a d a l s o w or ke d w i t hPhilips India in variousroles.

Borwankar, on the otherhand, started his career withTata Motors in 1974, as aGraduate Engineer Trainee.He has been the ExecutiveDirector (Quality) since

June 21, 2012.He has held various

executive positions, over-seeing and implementingproduct development, man-ufacturing operations andquality control initiativesof the company’s CV busi-ness unit.

A mechanical engineerf rom I I T, Kanpu r,Borwankar has also playedsignificant roles in settingup greenfield projects ofthe company.

Tata Motors has wit-nessed sales of its commer-cial vehicles slowing downin the domestic market. ItsCV sales grew by just 0.45per cent to 3,05,620 units in2016-17.

In May 2017, the com-pany’s overall commercialvehicles sales in the domes-tic market were at 23,606units, down 13 per centfrom the same month lastyear. PTI

Tata Motors appoints Borwankar

as COO, CV head Pisharody quits MUMBAI: The RBI on Mondaysaid its prompt corrective action(PCA), initiated in case of somepublic sector banks with highNPAs, is a supervision tool anddoes not constrain normal bank-ing operations for the public.

The Reserve Bank has putDena Bank, IDBI Bank, IndianOverseas Bank and UCO Bank,under the PCA in view of theirmounting non-performingassets.

RBI’s statement comes inthe backdrop of “some misin-formed communication” cir-culating in some section ofmedia as well as social mediaplatforms, about the PCAframework.

The PCA framework hasbeen in operation sinceDecember 2002 and the guide-lines issued in April this year isonly a revised version of theearlier framework, the centralbank said.

The Reserve Bank, underits supervisory framework,uses various measures/tools tomaintain sound financialhealth of banks. PTI

NEW DELHI: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Mondayreviewed the preparationsfor the roll-out of the Goodsand Services Tax (GST)regime from July 1 and saidit will be “a turning point” inthe country’s economy.

Descr ibing it as an“unprecedented” moment inthe country’s history, he saidthe creation of the one-nation, one-market and one-tax system would greatlybenefit the common man.

He took stock of variouselements involved in the roll-out and directed the officialsthat maximum attention bepaid to cyber-security in ITsystems linked to the GST,the Prime Minister’s Office(PMO) said in a statement.

The GST, for whose roll-out a law was enacted lastyear, will overhaul the indi-rect tax regime in the coun-

try.The meeting, which last-

ed for over two-and-a-halfhours , was attended byFinance Minister ArunJaitley, and top-most officialsfrom the Ministry of Finance,the PMO and the CabinetSecretary.

The prime minister saidthe implementation of GST

from July 1 is the culmina-tion of the concerted effortsof all stakeholders, includingpolitical parties, trade andindustry bodies, the state-ment said.

He described the GST asa “turning point for the econ-omy, unprecedented in his-tory”, the PMO said.

During the course of the

meeting, the prime ministerspecifically reviewed aspectsof implementation such as ITreadiness, HR readiness,training and sensitisation ofoff icers, query handlingmechanism, and monitor-ing, the statement said.

He was informed thatGST systems such as ITinfrastructure, training ofofficials, integration withbanks, and enrolment ofexisting taxpayers will be inreadiness well in time for theJuly 1 implementation date,it added.

Information security sys-tems were discussed in detail.

A Twitter handle -@askGst_GOI has been start-ed for real-time answering ofqueries.

An All India toll-freephone 1800-1200-232 hasalso been activated for thispurpose. PTI

PM reviews GST roll-out preparations,says it will be turning point for economy

NEW DELHI:Shareholders oftextile major Raymond Ltdon Monday rejected over-whelmingly a proposal forsale of JK House to its pro-moters and extended familyat a substantial discount.

The shareholders havealso approved reappointmentof the company’s Chairmanand Managing DirectorGautam Singhania as directordespite proxy advisory firmInst itut ional InvestorAdvisory Services (IiAS) rec-ommendation against theproposal.

Raymond had asked itsshareholders to either rejector approve an offer requiredto be made by the companyunder a tripartite agreemententered in 2007 between it,lessor and occupants -- allpart of promoters and theirextended family -- of JKH o u s e .

Under the agreement, thecompany was required to sellflats at JK House at a sub-stantial discount to the cur-rent prevailing market prices.

In its AGM today, 97.67per cent of total votes polledwas against the resolution,while 2.32 per cent was infavour.

Commenting on thedevelopment, Singhania saidthe decision by shareholderswas in the best interest of thecompany and shareholders.

It is “aligned to my per-sonal opinion on this issueexpressed earlier”, he added.

IiAS had red-flagged theproposal saying Raymond’spromoters and their extend-ed family were trying to buythe premium property in

Mumbai from the company at“throwaway rates” which willresult in loss of over `650crore to the company and itsshareholders.

Stating that protectingshareholders interest is ofparamount importance,Singhania said Raymond ison a growth path and makingit future ready for enhancedvalue creation for all stake-holders.

The shareholders havealso approved reappointmentof Singhania as director with90.53 per cent of votes polledin favour and 9.46 per centagainst the resolution.

IiAS had stated thatSinghania was responsiblefor the related party transac-tion in discussion and rec-ommended the shareholdersvote against his reappoint-ment as director toRaymond’s board. PTI

PTI n HYDERABAD

The opportunities for newrecruitment and promo-

tions have shrunk in India’s ITindustry, a phenomenon nat-ural when growth slows down,says an industry expert, whosees no merit in reports aboutmassive layoffs.

The growth rate has defi-nitely slowed down because ofwhich opportunities in theindustry, especially for newrecruitment, is down, Infosysco-founder KrisGopalakrishnan said.

“Because, when the growthrate comes down, there is lessneed of new people. Second, theopportunities for promotionare also less because you don’tneed more people.

“You don’t need people atthe higher level because there isno upward movement,” theformer CEO of the Bengaluru-headquartered IT major toldthe news agency in an inter-view.

“I haven’t seen or heardanything about massive layoffs.There is always tightening ofpromotion process and I thinkthat will happen automatically,”he said.

“Promotions are going tobe tighter. (Performance) eval-uations are going to be moretougher,” said the Chairman ofAxilor Ventures, an early stagestartup accelerator and venturefund.

But Gopalakrishnan saidsuch developments are naturalin the sector as they have hap-pened in the past -- after theinternet bubble burst in 2001and the 2008 financial crisis.

There are multiple factorsaffecting the IT industry now -- growth slowing down becauseeconomies in which Indiancompanies operate -- the US,Europe -- are slowing downand, secondly, because of the“base effect” as the industry isvery large now, and also becauseof uncertainty on the Visafront.

Asked about some reportson efforts to prop up a union inthe IT industry, he said he firm-ly believes that employees in thesector are “well paid, very welltaken care off, (and) theyalready have choices (to changejobs).”

“For me, forming a union(in the IT industry) is a badidea. Union may make sensewhen you are working in a fac-tory. This (IT industry) is notthat, people have choices, (theyare) very well paid,” the formerpresident of Confederation ofIndian Industry (CII) said.

On Infosys co-founder N RNarayana Murthy’s statementthat IT companies can protectthe jobs of youngsters if seniorexecutives take pay cuts,Gopalakrishnan said, “I don’tsee massive layoffs or anythinglike that. So, I don’t want to

comment on that.”Regarding job opportuni-

ties in the IT sector, he said,“There is still requirement forpeople with major sciences,(skills in) artificial intelligence,new paradigms on the mobileplatform, on IoT: this is anindustry that’s always lookingfor talent with right technicalcapability.”

On if he expects “protec-tionist tendencies” to persist inthe US and Europe, two keymarkets of Indian IT compa-nies, Gopalakrishnan said, “Ibelieve it’s part of the cyclebecause all economies are grow-ing, without creating new jobs.There is a tendency to protectjobs.”

“Having said that, if you seedata from the US, there are600,000 unfilled jobs in IT sec-tor. People with right skills willget recruited,” he said.

“I also believe that compa-nies (in the US) are finding itdifficult to recruit right peopleand they will come to India andset up operations by them-selves. So, the IT back-officeswill continue to move to India,whether in an outsourcedmodel and direct model,” headded.

Raymond shareholders against

sale of JK House to promotersHavn’t heard, seen massive layoffs

in IT sector, says Gopalakrishnan

‘PCA doesn’t

constraint bank’s

normal operations’

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The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change,Dr. Harsh Vardhan visiting an exhibition at a function on the eve of World Environment Day, in New Delhion June 04, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ajay Narayan Jhais also seen

NEW DELHI: Panipat Naphtha CrackerPlant of Panipat Refinery &Petrochemical Complex, hascontinuously been achievingexcellence in its performance.Recently, Polypropylene (PP) Unit(Both Line1 & Line 2) of PanipatNaphtha Cracker (PNC) have beenranked number one globally under thecategory of 'Internal Stream Factor'for the year 2016-17, as a part of thebenchmark study conducted by the

Licensor M/s Lyondell Basell. The Benchmarking study was carried out among the international players(54 participants globally) and aimed to bring out the worldwide overview of PP unit's performance andcapability in terms of reliability, quality and consumptions. Internal Stream Factor (ISF) is an indicator ofthe plant downtime caused by unscheduled shutdowns for internal reasons. High Density PolyethyleneUnit of (PNC) has also been ranked number one globally under the category of 'Prime Percentage' and'Unplanned shutdowns for external reasons' for the year 2016-17, as a part of the benchmark studyconducted by the Licensor M/s Lyondell Basell.The study was carried out among the international players(18 participants globally).

PP AND HDPE UNITS OF PNC ECURES TOP RANK IN THE INT'L BENCHMARK STUDY

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has proposed an equity dividend of 79 per cent (including 40 percent interim dividend paid earlier) for fiscal 2016-17. Significantly, not only is this four times the dividendpaid (20 per cen) in the previous year but also the highest dividend to be paid by the company in the lastthree years. With this, the company has maintained its impeccable track record of rewarding investors bypaying dividends uninterruptedly for four decades without a break.The company also returned toprofitability with a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of `628 crore, compared to a loss of `1164 crore (IND-ASrestated) in the last fiscal. Net Profit (PAT) stood at `496 crore, against a net loss of `710 crore (IND-ASrestated) in the previous year.

Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff pays homage to the Martyr {Gnr (Opr) Manivannan G)} at PalamTechnical Area on 04 Jun 17.

Standing up for the global cause of 'Protection' and 'Preservation' of environment and adding on to thenational initiative for the same, 44 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters 7 Sector Assam Rifles,launched a wide-spread campaign to arouse awareness among its own troops as well as locals in thedistricts of Mokokchung and Longleng on the occasion of 'World Environment Day' on 5th Jun. On theoccasion of 'World Environment Day', the Battalion Headquarter of 44 Assam Rifles at Mokokchungorganised a massive Tree-Plantation Drive along with the whole-hearted cleanliness of the surroundings,following the footprints of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

NEW DELHI: Clearing the air onaudit of the firm providing ITbackbone for GST, FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley onMonday said the Comptrollerand Auditor General of Indiawill audit the Goods andServices Tax Network (GSTN).

In a rebuff of party col-league Subramanian Swamy, hedefended the equity structure ofGSTN saying he did not findanything wrong in Governmentholding 49 per cent stake in thecompany.

Swamy has repeatedlyquestioned the shareholdingpattern in the GSTN, termingit “a shady organisation” thatwas a “grave security” issue.

“The present structure ofGSTN was decided by theUnited Progressive Alliance(UPA) when Mr PChidambaram was the financeminister. I have personallyreviewed the entire structureand I saw no reason to dis-agree with him,” Jaitley toldCNBC TV18. PTI

CAG will audit

GSTN: Jaitley

money 11LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 6, 2017

Chicken demand, price rising: Assocham

PTI n LUCKNOW

Chicken prices in manyparts of the country have

started rising and are expect-ed to soar by 25-30 per centamid raging controversy overbeef consumption in the coun-try, industry body Assochamhas said.

Rising per capita incomes,growth in quick service restau-rants are other key reasons forgrowing demand and con-sumption of meat in India, itsaid.

Consumption of chicken islikely to go up by 35-40 per

cent, it said.“Poultry wholesale price

index has also risen over 22 percent while that of beef and buf-falo meat has declined aboutthree per cent between May2014 and March 2017,” as perthe analysis by Assocham’sEconomic Research Bureau(AERB).

Besides production ofpoultry meat, mainly chickenhas been steadily growing at acompounded annual growthrate (CAGR) of about 10-12per cent, while its consumptionhas been clocking a CAGR of15-18 per cent during the

course of past few years.In contrast, between June

2013 and May 2014, there hadbeen an increase in wholesaleprice levels of over 10 per centin beef and buffalo meat whilethat of poultry chickendeclined by about 9 per cent.

Controversies related tobeef and animal slaughter“have surely come as a blessingin disguise for poultry firms instates like Andhra Pradesh,Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala,Maharashtra, Punjab, TamilNadu, Telangana, UttarPradesh and other keyregions”, an Assocham

spokesman said releasing thefindings of the chamber’sanalysis.

“Government needs toencourage poultry farmers togive them a level playing fieldagainst developed countriesin terms of export/import mar-ket,” the chamber suggested.

“India also provides a hugeopportunity for foreign directinvestment (FDI) in poultryespecially in areas like breed-ing, medication, feedstock,vertical integration and pro-cessing, as such these areasshould also be exploited,” itrecommended.

Assocham conducted aquick survey of about 100poultry shops in these stateswhere majority of the respon-dents said that demand waspicking up despite the onset ofsummer.

Currently, there is about15-20 per cent rise in priceswhich might go up to 25 percent and beyond, more soowing to on-going Ramzan, itsaid. Most of the respondentssaid that though both poultrydemand and prices usuallydrop during summer, it wasnot so this year due to beefcontroversy.

Focus on new tech to cut emission,

enhance mileage: Maruti

New Delhi: The country’slargest carmaker MarutiSuzuki India(MSI) is focusingon new technologies to cutemission per vehicle whileenhancing fuel efficiency for itsfuture models.

The company said it hasbeen able to bring downweighted average of CO2 emis-sion for its entire fleet by near-ly 19 per cent over a decadesince 2007-08.

“Going forward, we willcontinue our focus on invest-ing in new technologies andstrengthen our capability tobring down emissions per

vehicle by enhancing fuel effi-ciency of our cars,” MarutiSuzuki India ExecutiveDirector (Engineering) CVRaman said in a statement.

Besides upgrading currentengines and transmissions,and making models moreaerodynamic to enhance fuelefficiency, MSI has alsofocused on new generationlight weight platforms, such asthe Heartect on which Balenoand new Dzire models arebased, for “safer and morefuel efficient vehicles”.

“We work on platformstrategy and keep on rational-

ising them to offer better valueto the customers by better fuelefficiency and better perfor-mance, which leads to reduc-tion in emissions,” Ramanadded.

On its effort to cut emis-sions, the company said it hasreduced the weighted averageof CO2 emission by around 19per cent for its entire fleet.

MSI said it had started theexercise to reduce CO2 emis-sion from 2005-06 by taking100 as base for its entire fleet.It came down to 80 in 2016-17as compared to 98.5 in 2007-08. PTI

Launches of new homes dips 8% in last fiscal

PTI n NEW DELHI

Housing sector witnessed 8per cent decline in new

launches to 1,08,200 units ineight top cities during the lastfiscal, mainly due to new realestate law and poor sales postdemonetisation, according to areport. In its latest report, prop-erty consultant Cushman &Wakefield said that the top 8cities saw residential launchesof about 25,800 units in the firstquarter of 2017 calendar year,down 16 per cent from the year-ago period.

These eight cities are —Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata,Chennai, Bengaluru,Hyderabad, Pune and

Ahmedabad.“Launches in the residential

sector have declined by about 8per cent during the periodApril 2016 to March 2017 com-pared to the same period in2015-16,” C&W said. The newhome launches stood at1,17,650 units in the previousyear.

The consultant said thatlaunches have seen a steadyquarter–on–quarter decline forthe last four quarters, “corre-sponding with the announce-ment of Real Estate RegulatoryAct (RERA) 2016 in March lastyear and the demonetisationexercise in November 2016.”

However, the share ofaffordable segment in total

launches has improved to 30per cent last fiscal compared to25 per cent in the same periodin 2015-16. The share of high-end and luxury segments fell to11 per cent from 13 per centduring the same period.

“While sales have beenweak across segments, it hasbeen prominent in the high-endand luxury segments over thelast quarters owing to demand-supply mismatches,” C&W saidin a statement.

On prices, the consultantsaid that rates fell in cities suchas Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru andselect markets in Mumbai in thefirst quarter of 2017 on com-bined impact of a prolongedslowdown in sales and the pres-

sure of mounting inventory.In Delhi-NCR, quoted cap-

ital values softened by 1-3 percent in both the mid and high-end segments across most of thesub-markets from the previousquarter. Bengaluru too wit-nessed rationalisation of pricesin most of the sub-marketsacross mid and high-end seg-ments.

The real estate developershave cut down on new launch-es and are reducing the effectivecost of their offerings bybundling in incentives and add-ons to clear unsold stocks.

To boost sales, developersare offering several lucrativepackages and incentives to closedeals for genuine buyers.

PTI n NEW DELHI

The Railway timetableshould be reworked to

ensure that workmen getenough time for daily safetychecks of rail tracks, a NITIAayog report has suggested.

The report prepared byNITI Aayog member BibekDebroy and its OSD KishoreDesai said several high densi-ty network (HDN) sections inrailway network have capacityutilisation of more than 120 percent (even up to 150 per centand beyond for some).

“It is suggested thatMinistry of Railways (MoR)considers relooking/redesign-ing existing Railway timetable.

Timetable should beredesigned in a manner thatsufficient margin is available fordaily safety checks,” said thereport titled Fund DeploymentFramework for Rashtriya RailSanraksha Kosh (RRSK).

Observing that majoritypassenger trains do not run tooptimal capacities therebychoking the available network,

the note said the ongoing net-work decongestion and expan-sion projects on HDN routes(doubling, tripling, quadru-pling) would surely enhancesafety margins.

“However, till the timethese projects are commis-sioned, MoR may considerrationalising trains (by com-bining few trains; increasing

coaches or wagons, rationalis-ing stops) as an alternateapproach,” the note pointedout.

Citing data, the report saidover the six-year period (2012-13 to 2016-17), th country’s railnetwork saw a total of 586 acci-dents.

“These accidents led to1,011 casualties and left 1,634people injured,” it said.

Elaborating further, thenote said: “Derailmentsaccounted for more than 50 percent of the total consequentialaccidents while Level Crossing(LC) related accidents (on bothmanned and unmanned)accounted for about 40 percent.”

The report prepared by NITI Aayogmember Bibek Debroy and its OSDKishore Desai said several high densitynetwork (HDN) sections in railwaynetwork have capacity utilisation ofmore than 120 per cent (even up to 150per cent and beyond for some)

Rework rly timetable for safety checks of tracks: NITI

Script Last Abs ChangeTraded Price Change %3MINDIA 13904.35 191.65 1.48KMILES 577.75 -8.6 -1.47AARTIIND 888.5 -11.95 -1.33ABAN 180.8 0.6 0.33ABB 1447 -1.95 -0.13ABBOTINDIA 4200 12.45 0.3ABFRL 178.55 8.25 4.84ABIRLANUVO 1707 -12.4 -0.72ACC 1642 -2.45 -0.15ADANIENT 117.65 0.35 0.3ADANIPORTS 360.9 3.65 1.02ADANIPOWER 26.8 -0.4 -1.47ADANITRANS 132 -0.75 -0.56ADVENZYMES 364.55 2.05 0.57AEGISLOG 209.15 -3.05 -1.44AIAENG 1451.9 -23.1 -1.57AJANTPHARM 1602.45 -3.9 -0.24AKZOINDIA 1804.95 30.25 1.7ALBK 71.4 -0.25 -0.35ALKEM 1952.9 -24.4 -1.23ALLCARGO 174.55 0.55 0.32AMARAJABAT 878 6.6 0.76AMBUJACEM 240 -0.4 -0.17AMTEKAUTO 34.6 -0.25 -0.72ANDHRABANK 59.4 -0.2 -0.34APLAPOLLO 1471.1 16.25 1.12APLLTD 545.5 8.25 1.54APOLLOHOSP 1260 -5.55 -0.44APOLLOTYRE 248.1 1.55 0.63ARVIND 391.25 11.9 3.14ASAHIINDIA 269.45 3.85 1.45ASHOKA 192.5 2 1.05ASHOKLEY 93 0.15 0.16ASIANPAINT 1162.05 -0.8 -0.07ASTRAL 598.2 -12.15 -1.99ASTRAMICRO 140.9 7.5 5.62ASTRAZEN 940 7.15 0.77ATUL 2508.1 -16.8 -0.67AUROPHARMA 592.95 -0.45 -0.08AVANTI 1402.05 -10.4 -0.74

AXISBANK 513.05 5.2 1.02BAJAJ-AUTO 2900.7 54.6 1.92BAJAJCORP 378.85 7.6 2.05BAJAJELEC 357.1 5 1.42BAJAJFINSV 4301.8 -4.65 -0.11BAJAJHIND 16.15 -0.35 -2.12BAJAJHLDNG 2092 -3.35 -0.16BAJFINANCE 1359.5 -0.55 -0.04BALKRISIND 1574.1 13.25 0.85BALMLAWRIE 232.9 -2.8 -1.19BALRAMCHIN 151.35 -4.1 -2.64BANKBARODA 178.8 -0.3 -0.17BANKINDIA 146.45 0.75 0.51BASF 1344.1 -25.7 -1.88BATAINDIA 555.4 5.15 0.94BAYERCROP 4845 -157.5 -3.15BBTC 898.15 8.55 0.96BEL 170 -2.1 -1.22BEML 1235.2 -16.1 -1.29BERGEPAINT 255.75 0.95 0.37BFUTILITIE 399.6 -3.6 -0.89BHARATFIN 746.05 2.2 0.3BHARATFORG 1185.9 -7.7 -0.65BHARTIARTL 371.3 -1.85 -0.5BHEL 139.75 -0.55 -0.39BIOCON 982.4 10.4 1.07BIRLACORPN 907.6 16.65 1.87BLISSGVS 200.85 2.4 1.21BLUEDART 4450.25 12.3 0.28BLUESTARCO 642.5 3.7 0.58BOMDYEING 76.7 6.6 9.42BOSCHLTD 23910 77.55 0.33BPCL 731.1 5.85 0.81BRITANNIA 3639.2 63.95 1.79CADILAHC 489.1 -5.45 -1.1CANBK 362.85 3.05 0.85CANFINHOME 2776.1 52.8 1.94CAPF 720 11.6 1.64CAPPL 536.75 7.35 1.39CARBORUNIV 296.45 -0.75 -0.25CARERATING 1499 50.35 3.48CASTROLIND 412.6 -5.45 -1.3CCL 289 6.65 2.36CEATLTD 1869.9 22 1.19CENTRALBK 102.05 -0.55 -0.54CENTURYPLY 281.2 7.45 2.72

CENTURYTEX 1086.95 21.05 1.97CERA 2981 -17.7 -0.59CESC 910.95 -5.75 -0.63CGPOWER 84.35 0.55 0.66CHAMBLFERT 123.35 -1.05 -0.84CHENNPETRO 388 0.9 0.23CHOLAFIN 1049.5 15.75 1.52CIPLA 533.9 5.25 0.99COALINDIA 264.3 -4.5 -1.67COFFEEDAY 247.3 -2.25 -0.9COLPAL 1023.95 -2.05 -0.2CONCOR 1171.85 10.25 0.88COROMANDEL 417.45 -1.15 -0.27CORPBANK 51.1 -0.6 -1.16COX&KINGS 227.6 3.15 1.4CRISIL 1919 19.55 1.03CROMPTON 234.9 -6.85 -2.83CUB 172.3 -1.2 -0.69CUMMINSIND 931.9 -8.3 -0.88CYIENT 508.15 3.75 0.74DABUR 285.95 1.85 0.65DALMIABHA 2416 -10.25 -0.42DBCORP 371.5 -5.4 -1.43DBL 429.95 -3.85 -0.89DCBBANK 199.8 -2.25 -1.11DCMSHRIRAM 363.8 -3.4 -0.93DEEPAKFERT 250.3 -0.4 -0.16DELTACORP 155.25 -1.05 -0.67DEN 84.5 -1.6 -1.86DENABANK 33.45 -0.7 -2.05DHANUKA 905 22.85 2.59DHFL 430.5 16.35 3.95DISHTV 83.8 0 0DIVISLAB 630.95 12.6 2.04DLF 177.2 1.35 0.77DMART 788.05 10 1.29DRREDDY 2534.95 -18.35 -0.72DYNAMATECH 2451 -50.55 -2.02ECLERX 1278.2 -9.3 -0.72EDELWEISS 178.85 0.55 0.31EICHERMOT 29323.8 143.85 0.49EIDPARRY 327.55 -1.2 -0.37

EIHOTEL 131 -3.3 -2.46ELGIEQUIP 211.7 0.65 0.31EMAMILTD 1141 4 0.35ENDURANCE 868.15 1.1 0.13ENGINERSIN 158.75 -2.3 -1.43ENIL 858.9 43.9 5.39EQUITAS 159.75 -0.5 -0.31EROSMEDIA 218.9 -6.4 -2.84ESCORTS 744.8 28.55 3.99ESSELPRO 256.15 -4.35 -1.67EVEREADY 324.5 8.75 2.77EXIDEIND 227.35 0.1 0.04FAGBEARING 4542.95 34.5 0.77FCONSUMER 32.05 0.2 0.63FDC 187.45 -1.2 -0.64FEDERALBNK 114 -0.3 -0.26FINCABLES 506 -8.6 -1.67FINOLEXIND 659.85 18.5 2.88FORCEMOT 4345.35 17.2 0.4FORTIS 194.85 1.85 0.96FRETAIL 346.5 16.75 5.08FSL 32.9 -0.2 -0.6GAIL 398.2 -4.1 -1.02GATI 126 0.45 0.36GAYAPROJ 168.6 20.2 13.61GDL 246 1.35 0.55GEPIL 622.25 -2.85 -0.46GESHIP 401.7 -13.4 -3.23GET&D 345 -4.3 -1.23GHCL* 246 -0.95 -0.38GICHSGFIN 548.55 15.55 2.92GILLETTE 4834 33.35 0.69GLAXO 2469.3 9.6 0.39GLENMARK 645 -5.35 -0.82GMDCLTD 132.2 -1.2 -0.9GMRINFRA 16.65 -0.35 -2.06GNFC 301.75 -1.15 -0.38GODFRYPHLP 1261.5 4 0.32GODREJCP 1814.85 -4.5 -0.25GODREJIND 614.15 2.35 0.38GODREJPROP 528.1 7.25 1.39GPPL 147.2 1.6 1.1GRANULES 139.85 -0.95 -0.67GRASIM 1155.95 -5.9 -0.51GREAVESCOT 160 2.4 1.52GREENPLY 269 8.5 3.26

GRINDWELL 393.65 0.05 0.01GRUH 399 -4.7 -1.16GSFC 131.85 0.1 0.08GSKCONS 5410 -10.85 -0.2GSPL 179.05 0.4 0.22GUJFLUORO 654.1 -8.25 -1.25GUJGAS 768.9 17.9 2.38GULFOILLUB 788.6 15 1.94HATHWAY 40.6 0.45 1.12HATSUN 584.6 -6.7 -1.13HAVELLS 484.25 0.5 0.1HCC 43.1 -0.6 -1.37HCL-INSYS 46.95 0.4 0.86HCLTECH 858.15 0.85 0.1HDFC 1600 -10.1 -0.63HDFCBANK 1636 0.2 0.01HDIL 93.6 3.8 4.23HEIDELBERG 130.75 -1 -0.76HEROMOTOCO 3816.1 -25.65 -0.67HEXAWARE 252.45 10.2 4.21HFCL 12.97 -0.29 -2.19HIMATSEIDE 325.2 -6.85 -2.06HINDALCO 197 0.3 0.15HINDCOPPER 62.7 -0.6 -0.95HINDPETRO 542.2 5.1 0.95HINDUNILVR 1097.65 10.7 0.98HINDZINC 234.25 -3.45 -1.45HMVL 280.5 6.5 2.37HONAUT 11650 -65.65 -0.56HSIL 341.15 -2.25 -0.66HTMEDIA 81 -0.9 -1.1IBREALEST 170 3.6 2.16IBULHSGFIN 1169 37.8 3.34ICICIBANK 319.65 1.6 0.5ICICIPRULI 406.3 -4.55 -1.11ICIL 182.45 2.25 1.25ICRA 4039.75 37.5 0.94IDBI 60.75 -0.1 -0.16IDEA 81.55 1.65 2.07IDFC 59.05 -0.4 -0.67IDFCBANK 59.15 0.45 0.77IFCI 24.8 -0.75 -2.94IGL 1082.7 -5.2 -0.48IIFL 549.35 22.2 4.21IL&FSTRANS 101.5 1.15 1.15INDHOTEL 135.65 -0.25 -0.18INDIACEM 214.25 1.4 0.66INDIANB 316.45 -2.5 -0.78INDIGO 1133.75 18.6 1.67INDOCO 197.35 1.9 0.97INDUSINDBK 1507.3 -9.7 -0.64INFIBEAM 989.35 4.25 0.43INFRATEL 381.6 7.75 2.07INFY 960.2 -9.25 -0.95INGERRAND 809.4 24.85 3.17INOXLEISUR 292.05 5.5 1.92INOXWIND 142.15 -1.45 -1.01INTELLECT 120.65 0.05 0.04IOB 25.95 -0.3 -1.14IOC 420.35 5.85 1.41IPCALAB 511.3 8.1 1.61IRB 234.25 2.15 0.93ISGEC 6244.35 -6.85 -0.11ITC 317.5 -1.65 -0.52ITDCEM 177.3 4.55 2.63J&KBANK 84.3 0.4 0.48JAGRAN 182.3 3.2 1.79JAICORPLTD 81.45 0.65 0.8JBCHEPHARM 337.4 5.75 1.73JBFIND 270.8 0.2 0.07JCHAC 2145.85 7.15 0.33JETAIRWAYS 497 12.45 2.57JINDALPOLY 406.75 3.75 0.93JINDALSTEL 121.7 -0.15 -0.12JISLJALEQS 103.75 0.9 0.88

JKCEMENT 1091.35 -12.95 -1.17JKIL 293.3 0.15 0.05JKLAKSHMI 497.35 10.2 2.09JKTYRE 175.85 -0.35 -0.2JMFINANCIL 125.3 -0.65 -0.52JPASSOCIAT 12.75 0.24 1.92JSWENERGY 64 0.4 0.63JSWSTEEL 190.5 -4.35 -2.23JUBILANT 727 -8.45 -1.15JUBLFOOD 935.85 7.9 0.85JUSTDIAL 447.05 1.9 0.43JYOTHYLAB 368 2.25 0.62KAJARIACER 705.1 -8.95 -1.25KALPATPOWR 351 11.05 3.25KANSAINER 411 2.3 0.56KEC 264.5 -2.95 -1.1KESORAMIND 143.05 -0.9 -0.63KIRLOSENG 386 0.1 0.03KITEX 390.6 9.5 2.49KOTAKBANK 967.15 4.25 0.44KPIT 111.85 -4.7 -4.03KPRMILL 821.75 17 2.11KRBL 399.95 -6.35 -1.56KSCL 637.35 4 0.63KTKBANK 175.85 -0.95 -0.54KWALITY 140.45 1.2 0.86L&TFH 132.05 3.7 2.88LAKSHVILAS 188.45 -0.65 -0.34LALPATHLAB 902.9 0.15 0.02LAOPALA 542 -3.05 -0.56LAURUSLABS 602.45 2.8 0.47LAXMIMACH 5070 122.65 2.48LICHSGFIN 738.65 6.05 0.83LINDEINDIA 436 -6.9 -1.56LT 1804.65 20.45 1.15LTI 779.05 -3.15 -0.4LTTS 737 0.6 0.08LUPIN 1156 -9.15 -0.79M&M 1423.45 5 0.35M&MFIN 373.35 -15.6 -4.01MAGMA 131 1.6 1.24MAHABANK 30.1 -0.2 -0.66MAHINDCIE 248.2 1.5 0.61MAHLIFE 424 -7.35 -1.7MANAPPURAM 91.75 2.85 3.21MANPASAND 800 19.9 2.55MARICO 323.9 2 0.62MARKSANS 43.15 -2 -4.43MARUTI 7126.6 12.35 0.17MCLEODRUSS 173.05 3.8 2.25MCX 1024.8 18.65 1.85MFSL 608.4 -11 -1.78MGL 983.65 -2.85 -0.29MHRIL 505.7 -3.35 -0.66MINDAIND 625.75 7.9 1.28MINDTREE 557.3 16.45 3.04MJCO 325 -2.35 -0.72MMTC 56.8 0 0MOIL 335.2 0 0MONSANTO 2804.5 -47.75 -1.67MOTHERSUMI 454.65 1.35 0.3MOTILALOFS 1129.7 17.55 1.58MPHASIS 610.95 -8.25 -1.33MRF 68120 400.9 0.59MRPL 131.85 -1.2 -0.9MTNL 20.85 -0.2 -0.95MUTHOOTFIN 432.1 4.5 1.05NATCOPHARM 967.2 12.7 1.33NATIONALUM 65.4 -0.15 -0.23NAUKRI 944.6 38.25 4.22NAVINFLUOR 3068.2 21.1 0.69NAVKARCORP 216.75 0.7 0.32NAVNETEDUL 183.8 3.65 2.03NBCC 201.2 5.4 2.76NBVENTURES 141.55 -1.65 -1.15

NCC 87.15 -0.95 -1.08NESTLEIND 6720 75.2 1.13NETWORK18 47.5 -0.15 -0.31NH 331.05 -1.7 -0.51NHPC 30.45 -0.2 -0.65NIITLTD 86.5 0.75 0.87NIITTECH 560 21.35 3.96NILKAMAL 2084 -13.7 -0.65NLCINDIA 106.15 -0.15 -0.14NMDC 112.1 -1 -0.88NOVARTIND 651.1 -8.6 -1.3NTPC 162.55 0.2 0.12OBEROIRLTY 389.35 -6.85 -1.73OFSS 3699 74.1 2.04OIL 301.75 1.25 0.42OMAXE 200 -0.05 -0.02ONGC 175.5 1.6 0.92ONMOBILE 72.4 1.35 1.9ORIENTBANK 154.1 -0.8 -0.52ORIENTCEM 153.25 -2.75 -1.76PAGEIND 14485.35 209.3 1.47PARAGMILK 235.95 1 0.43PCJEWELLER 550.25 47.2 9.38PEL 2801.9 -13.7 -0.49PERSISTENT 600 -6.75 -1.11PETRONET 436.45 -9.55 -2.14PFC 125.6 -2.2 -1.72PFIZER 1664.3 -23.7 -1.4PFS 42.9 -0.55 -1.27PGHH 7720.4 21.95 0.29PHOENIXLTD 433 2.45 0.57PIDILITIND 795.35 2.4 0.3PIIND 817.2 8.05 0.99PNB 153.3 0.45 0.29PNBHOUSING 1382.8 6.1 0.44PNCINFRA 147.55 2.4 1.65POLARIS 223.45 2.65 1.2POWERGRID 205.1 -1.05 -0.51PRAJIND 75.8 -0.95 -1.24PRESTIGE 252.7 4.5 1.81PRISMCEM 117 0.25 0.21PTC 96.05 1.6 1.69

PUNJLLOYD 21.15 -0.25 -1.17PVR 1441.05 -17.2 -1.18RADICO 123.95 0.95 0.77RAIN 101.8 -1.4 -1.36RAJESHEXPO 650 -2.5 -0.38RALLIS 252 6.3 2.56RAMCOCEM* 709.55 -9.9 -1.38RAMCOSYS 331.25 2.65 0.81RAYMOND 751.95 48.7 6.92RBLBANK 543.55 -6.95 -1.26RCF 87.4 -1 -1.13RCOM 20.8 0.15 0.73RDEL 56.25 -0.25 -0.44RECLTD 188.55 -1.2 -0.63REDINGTON 149.1 7.15 5.04RELAXO 491.3 20.3 4.31RELCAPITAL 557.4 5.85 1.06RELIANCE 1328.9 4.15 0.31RELIGARE 186.15 1.25 0.68RELINFRA 491.25 8.45 1.75RENUKA 12.94 -0.21 -1.6REPCOHOME 777 -11.85 -1.5ROLTA 53.5 -0.6 -1.11RPOWER 41.25 0.25 0.61RTNPOWER 7.08 -0.09 -1.26SADBHAV 313.1 0.35 0.11SAIL 57.15 -0.15 -0.26SANOFI 4040.7 -37.55 -0.92SBIN 287.35 -0.05 -0.02SCHNEIDER 131.5 -3.05 -2.27SCI 75.05 -2.2 -2.85SEQUENT 117 2.95 2.59SHARDACROP 504.25 -0.4 -0.08SHILPAMED 638.65 -8.7 -1.34SHK 281.55 0.25 0.09SHOPERSTOP 332.7 24.35 7.9SHREECEM 18735 752.95 4.19SHRIRAMCIT 2329.6 21.65 0.94SIEMENS 1383.95 14.9 1.09SITINET 27.7 0.1 0.36SJVN 32.4 0.15 0.47SKFINDIA 1610 49.85 3.2SMLISUZU 1227.35 -7.9 -0.64SOBHA 387.2 6.75 1.77SOLARINDS 826 0.7 0.08SOMANYCERA 767.55 -10.4 -1.34

SONATSOFTW 162.7 3.3 2.07SOUTHBANK 28.5 -0.35 -1.21SPARC 302.7 -0.25 -0.08SPICEJET 104.9 1.1 1.06SREINFRA 104.2 -0.85 -0.81SRF 1662 14.95 0.91SRTRANSFIN 1022.7 -5.55 -0.54STAR 956.3 1.25 0.13STRTECH 154.05 -1 -0.64SUNDRMFAST 413.25 1.45 0.35SUNPHARMA 512.4 -2.4 -0.47SUNTECK 468.55 8.5 1.85SUNTV 839.7 4.75 0.57SUPREMEIND 1154.05 -4.2 -0.36SUVEN 186.65 -2.35 -1.24SUZLON 19.85 0.1 0.51SWANENERGY 123.65 -0.95 -0.76SYMPHONY 1301 -34.3 -2.57SYNDIBANK 80.6 0.4 0.5SYNGENE 478 -4.45 -0.92TAKE 129.3 2.95 2.33TATACHEM 640.8 2.8 0.44TATACOFFEE 130.3 0.7 0.54TATACOMM 741.05 5.75 0.78TATAELXSI 1491.7 133.3 9.81TATAGLOBAL 154.95 -0.15 -0.1TATAINVEST 690 21.15 3.16TATAMOTORS 478 -0.55 -0.11TATAMTRDVR 287.8 -0.25 -0.09TATAPOWER 80.7 -0.15 -0.19TATASPONGE 847.85 17.7 2.13TATASTEEL 491.2 -0.4 -0.08TCS 2601.05 39.2 1.53TECHM 402.65 2.95 0.74TECHNO 425 1.4 0.33TEXRAIL 91.1 -0.1 -0.11THERMAX 982.5 0.6 0.06THOMASCOOK 208.5 -0.05 -0.02THYROCARE 712.7 1.9 0.27TIMKEN 683.8 7.95 1.18TITAN 552.4 80.15 16.97TNPL 324.5 -6.7 -2.02

TORNTPHARM 1214 1.25 0.1TORNTPOWER 191.3 1.4 0.74TRENT 251.05 2.4 0.97TRIDENT 84.4 3.35 4.13TRITURBINE 140.15 1.95 1.41TTKPRESTIG 6716 13.55 0.2TUBEINVEST 671.1 -2.3 -0.34TV18BRDCST 36.05 0.2 0.56TVSMOTOR 542.15 0.6 0.11TVSSRICHAK 4049.65 -5.2 -0.13TVTODAY 267.95 -0.05 -0.02TWL 114.25 0 0UBL 824.2 15.65 1.94UCOBANK 34.55 0.05 0.14UFLEX 390.25 23.3 6.35UJJIVAN 305.9 -3.2 -1.04ULTRACEMCO 4188.7 -41.45 -0.98UNICHEMLAB 249.75 -1.5 -0.6UNIONBANK 160.45 0.2 0.12UNITDSPR 2481.75 138.35 5.9UNITECH 5.16 -0.06 -1.15UPL 872 7.2 0.83VAKRANGEE 405.2 15.05 3.86VEDL 229.45 0.65 0.28VGUARD 190.9 9.5 5.24VIDEOIND 34.95 -1.8 -4.9VIJAYABANK 80.55 0.3 0.37VINATIORGA 905 9.6 1.07VIPIND 198.8 1.05 0.53VOLTAS 495 -5.55 -1.11VRLLOG 326.25 -1.95 -0.59VSTIND 3100.05 9.25 0.3VTL 1270.05 -29.75 -2.29WABAG 673.1 2.4 0.36WABCOINDIA 5730 6.95 0.12WELCORP 95.2 2.2 2.37WELSPUNIND 85 1.45 1.74WESTLIFE 225 8.45 3.9WHIRLPOOL 1160.7 -9.65 -0.82WIPRO 555.6 3.65 0.66WOCKPHARMA 627.15 0.2 0.03WONDERLA 370.5 0.25 0.07YESBANK 1519.95 37.95 2.56ZEEL 523.1 0.45 0.09ZENSARTECH 872 -0.9 -0.1ZYDUSWELL 843 4.75 0.57

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SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGEIBULHSGFIN 1,132.00 1,187.40 1,132.00 1,171.05 39.2YESBANK 1,483.00 1,526.30 1,481.75 1,521.35 39.6TCS 2,565.00 2,619.90 2,560.15 2,616.00 51.1IOC 417.85 423.65 416.15 422.45 7.65INFRATEL 381.3 384.9 375.6 380.55 5.9BAJAJ-AUTO 2,850.00 2,930.45 2,850.00 2,895.30 42.45LT 1,795.00 1,809.40 1,783.50 1,804.35 20.35AXISBANK 507.35 516.75 507 513.8 5.75ADANIPORTS 359.95 364.5 355.2 361.5 3.6ITC 315 318.25 313.3 317.5 3.05CIPLA 531.3 536.7 528 534.95 4.9ONGC 174.35 178.5 174.1 175.45 1.45HINDUNILVR 1,092.00 1,101.30 1,088.00 1,095.00 8.6EICHERMOT 29,151.1529,385.0029,151.1529,349.00 168.9TECHM 400 405 397 401.8 2.2ICICIBANK 318.5 321.65 318.15 319.55 1.4BPCL 725 737.6 723.65 728 3.2WIPRO 551.55 557.9 546.55 554 2.35RELIANCE 1,326.25 1,341.00 1,315.85 1,330.00 5.25M&M 1,424.95 1,432.50 1,421.10 1,423.00 4.5KOTAKBANK 965.9 969 959.45 967.95 2.7HDFCBANK 1,633.70 1,638.95 1,625.00 1,638.50 4.25VEDL 229.65 233.15 227.2 229.4 0.55HINDALCO 197 199.8 195.5 197.5 0.45ACC 1,641.00 1,658.00 1,632.10 1,646.00 3TATAMTRDVR 287.95 289.15 285.4 288.8 0.45ZEEL 523 529.4 522.4 523.8 0.65BOSCHLTD 23,750.0023,990.0023,736.8523,828.30 16.95SBIN 288.05 289.75 286.75 287.25 0.2AUROPHARMA 596.4 603 590.25 593.6 0.2HDFC 1,606.40 1,612.00 1,591.15 1,605.00 0.35MARUTI 7,139.80 7,161.90 7,091.10 7,116.05 1.35HCLTECH 856 866.9 856 858 0.1NTPC 162.25 163.1 161.5 162.55 -0.05TATAMOTORS 478.3 481.9 475.2 478.6 -0.15TATAPOWER 81.45 81.55 80.55 81 -0.05AMBUJACEM 241.95 241.95 239.55 240.25 -0.2ASIANPAINT 1,165.00 1,176.40 1,159.50 1,162.00 -2.3POWERGRID 206.75 207.35 204.2 205.6 -0.5BANKBARODA 179.9 180.35 178.2 178.45 -0.45TATASTEEL 493 499.9 487 490.2 -1.75INDUSINDBK 1,518.90 1,519.25 1,502.60 1,508.00 -6.55SUNPHARMA 520 522 511.65 512.5 -2.35BHARTIARTL 373.2 377.8 371.35 371.5 -1.75HEROMOTOCO 3,850.00 3,880.55 3,821.25 3,830.55 -19.2DRREDDY 2,543.15 2,568.00 2,520.10 2,531.00 -23.5LUPIN 1,160.00 1,170.00 1,148.00 1,155.85 -11.25INFY 970 972 957.05 959 -10.45GAIL 402.1 404.8 397.05 397.9 -4.45ULTRACEMCO 4,233.00 4,261.90 4,165.20 4,180.00 -60.6COALINDIA 267.45 267.9 263.7 264.55 -4.25

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Ariana's Manchester benefit

gig raises 2.35 mn eurosLondon: The BritishRed Cross has raisedan"incredible" 2.35 mil-lion euros duringAriana Grande's star-studded One LoveManchester benefitconcert at Old Traffordstadium on Sunday. Earlier in the day, thesociety's official accounttweeted that itsManchester EmergencyFund had reached7.3million euros, bring-ing the total raised bythe concert's end to9.65 million euros. Theconcert was in support of the victims of the Manchester Arenaterror attack on May 22. The fund "will help alleviate imme-diate suffering and ensure victims and their families do not faceshort-term financial difficulties," the British Red Cross tweet-ed. The concert, organised and headlined by Grande, saw some-of the biggest names in the music world, including Coldplay,Take That, Robbie Williams, Pharrell, Miley Cyrus, Niall Horan,The Black Eyed Peas, Imogen Heap, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.The 23-year-old pop diva belted out her several hits such as"Break Free," "Side to Side," "Be Alright" and "The Way" dur-ing the three-hour show.Grande also got emotional while recall-ing her meeting with the mother of a 15-year-old victim, OliviaCampbell, who died in the terrorist attack at her concert lastmonth.

Salma Hayek, hubby bonded

over science and sports

London: Actress Salma Hayek and her husband Francois-HenriPinault fell in love witheach other because oftheir shared passion forsports and science. The50-year-old actress metPinault 11 years agoand she was blown awayby their exchange,which she said was nota "typical conversation"to spark romance,reported Hello maga-zine. "It was so silly. Westarted talking aboutfootball - we're crazyabout soccer - then sci-ence because we lovespaceand physics. "He was so smart, charming and funny. Atfirst I stereotyped him as not my kind of guy at all, and then Irealised he was my perfect match," Hayek said.

ARAB NATIONS SEVER TIES WITH QATAR

AFP n RIYADH

Arab nations including SaudiArabia and Egypt on Monday cut

ties with Qatar accusing it of sup-porting extremism, in the biggestdiplomatic crisis to hit the region inyears. Bahrain, the United ArabEmirates and Yemen joined SaudiArabia and Egypt in severing relationswith gas-rich Qatar,with Riyadhaccusing Doha of supporting groups,including somebacked by Iran, “thataim to destabilise the region”.

Qatar reacted with fury, denyingany support for extremists and accus-ing its Gulf neighbours of seeking toput the country under “guardianship”.The crisis was likely to have wide-ranging consequences, not just forQatar and its citizens but around theMiddle East and for Western interests.

Qatar hosts the largest US airbasein the region, which is crucial to oper-ations against Islamic State groupjihadists, and is set to host the 2022football World Cup. Monday’sannouncement came less than amonth after US President DonaldTrump visited Saudi Arabia to cementties with Riyadh and called for a unit-ed front among Muslim countriesagainst extremism.

It also followed weeks of risingtensions between Doha and its neigh-bours, including Qatari accusations ofa concerted media campaign againstthe country and the alleged hackingof the Qatar News Agency.

The Gulf states and Egypt saidthey were severing diplomatic ties andclosing transport links with Qatar,which relies heavily on imports fromits neighbours.The Gulf states bannedtheir citizens from travelling to

Qatar and ordered Qatari citizens

to leave within 14 days. Saudi Arabiaalso closed its borders with Qatar,effectively blocking food and othersupplies exported by land to Qatar.Local media in Qatar reported therewas already some panic buying bypeople stocking up on food. Riyadhsaid in a statement the moves aimedto “protect its national security fromthe dangers of terrorism and extrem-ism”.

The measures were the result of“gross violations committed byauthorities in Qatar,” Riyadh said,accusing Doha of harbouring “ter-rorist and sectarian groups that aimto destabilise the region including theMuslim Brotherhood, Daesh (IS) andAl-Qaeda”. Gulf states have for years

accused Qatar of supporting extrem-ist groups, in particular the MuslimBrotherhood, the world’s oldestIslamist organisation. Riyadh in itsstatement on Monday also accusedDoha of supporting Iran-backed “ter-rorist activities” in Saudi Arabia’sShiite-dominated area of Qatif, as wellas in Bahrain, both of which have seenShiite unrest over the past six years.Any suggestion that Qatar is backingthe agenda of Shiite-dominated Iran— Sunni Saudi Arabia’s regional arch-rival — is especially sensitive, partic-ularly in the wake of Trump’s com-ments last month.

Qatar has consistently deniedany support for extremists or Iran anddid so again after Monday’s move by

its neighbours. “The measures areunjustified and are based on false andbaseless claims,” the Qatari foreignministry said in a statement. “The aimis clear, and it is to impose guardian-ship on the state,” it said, insistingauthorities would “take all measuresnecessary... to foil attempts to affect orharm Qatar’s society and economy”.

The economic consequences werealready emerging, with UAE carriersEmirates, Etihad, flydubai and AirArabia, as well as Saudi Airlines,announcing the suspension of allflights to and from Qatar as ofTuesday morning.

Qatar Airways — one of theregion’s busiest airlines — said it hadsuspended all flights to Saudi Arabiawith immediate effect, at least until theend of Monday. It was unclear whetherthe suspension would be extend-ed.Yemen’s internationally recognisedgovernment also announced it wascutting ties with Qatar and a Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backedrebels in Yemen said it had expelledDoha from the group. The coalitionaccused Qatar of providing “supportto (terrorist) organisations in Yemen”— the first time it has made such aclaim. Gulf countries previouslyrecalled their ambassadors from Qatarin 2014, ostensibly over its support forthe Muslim Brotherhood, but today’smoves go much further.

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf alliesmay have felt emboldened by Trump’svisit, which saw the new presidentclearly align US interests with Riyadhand lash out at Iran.

Speaking in Sydney, US Secretaryof State Rex Tillerson said he did notexpect the announcement to have “anysignificant impact, if any impact at all,on the unified fight against terrorism

in the region or globally”.He also encouraged Qatar and its

neighbours to “sit down together andaddress these differences”. Doha lastmonth launched a probe into analleged “hack” of state media after itsaid false and explosive remarksattributed to Emir Sheikh Tamim binHamad Al-Thani were published onthe Qatar News Agency website fol-lowing Trump’s regional visit.

The stories quoted him ques-tioning US hostility towards Iran,speaking of “tensions” between Dohaand Washington, and speculatingthat Trump might not remain inpower for long.

Doha denied all the commentsand said it had been the victim of a“shameful cybercrime”. Qatar hasbeen criticised for supporting rebelgroups fighting Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad, and Qatari individ-uals have been sanctioned by the USTreasury for terrorist-funding activ-ities.

In recent weeks, articles in the USpress have accused Qatar of suchfunding, prompting Doha to complainit was the target of a hostile mediacampaign. Qatar has so far given noindication of where the alleged May24 cyber attack originated.

Media organisations in severalregional countries reported the emir’scomments as fact, despite an officialdenial by Doha. They also blockedQatari broadcasters and websites —including the influential Doha-basedAl-Jazeera news channel — followingthe alleged statements.

Last week, the Qatari emir trav-elled to Kuwait to meet Emir SheikhSabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in whatwas widely seen as an attempt at medi-ation by the Kuwaitis.

In this Friday, June 2, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman binAbdulaziz Al Saud, left, talks to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi's Crown Princeand Deputy Commander in Chief of the Emirates Armed Forces in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Four Arabnations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early Monday morning, June 5, further deepening a rift amongGulf Arab nations over that country's support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran. AP

Theresa May: Terrorists

responsible for London

attack identified

PTI n LONDON

British Prime MinisterTheresa May on Monday

said the three terrorists respon-sible for the London attack havebeen identified and their nameswould be revealed soon, evenas police conducted fresh raidsin two more places. In allseven women and five menaged between 19 and 60 werearrested under the Terrorist Actin Barking yesterday.

A 55-year-old man waslater released without charge.“All the three terrorists respon-sible for the Saturday night’sterror attack at London Bridgehave been identified and theirnames will released by police assoon asoperationally possible,”May said, answering questionsafter her address at the RoyalUnited Services Institute.According to the Scotland Yard,one of the terrorists carriedIrish identity card.

Seven people died and 48others injured, 21 of them seri-ously, in the terror attack, thepolice said. “A number of peo-ple have been detained,” policesaid in a statement after twoearly morning raids in eastLondon. London police chiefCressida Dick told BBC TVthat they have seized “a hugeamount of forensic material”after going through the vanused in the attack “very verycarefully”. “A very high priori-ty for us is to try to understandwhether they were workingwith anybody else,” she said.

The first victim of theattack has been named asCanadian national ChristineArchibald who worked in ahomeless shelter until shemoved to Europe to be with herfiance.

May referred to the threeterror attacks in the UK duringthe last three months, saying“we cannot deny that the threatfrom Islamist extremism is oneof the gravest we face.

She said, “I believe it isright that the UK is engaged intaking on and defeating groupslike ISIS and their like aroundthe world. It is in our ownnational interest to do so, andit is in the interests of the widerworld. “But as our efforts todefeat them overseas are ever

more successful, they areincreasingly seeking to spreadtheir poisonous ideology and toprey on the weak and vulner-able inour own countries,inspiring them to commit actsof terror here at home. Theyexploit the safe spaces of theinternet and social media andthey exploit them in the realworld too.”She said the UK hasled the world in developing astrategy for preventing violentextremism, and it has beenhighly successful. But sheadmitted “we must do more -much more - to take on anddefeat the evil ideology ofIslamist extremism that preach-es hatred, sows division, andpromotes sectarianism...Wemust deny it the safe spaces itneeds to take root and grow.”

Asserting that Britain willcontinue to support militaryaction to destroy ISIS in Iraqand Syria, she said, “workingwith other democratic gov-ernments we will agree ways toregulate cyberspace and pre-vent the spread of extremismand terrorist planning online.”

She said that her govern-ment would do more to denythis ideology the physical spaceto breed in the UK.

“It means refusing to tol-erate extremism of any kind inour country.” “This is what wemust do if we are to cometogether as a country and tack-le this extremism in our midst- not just violent extremism,but the whole spectrum ofextremism, starting with thebigotry and hatred that can sooften turn to violence too,” theprime minister said.

Trump vows to protect US Sharif: Some people hatchingconspiracies against my govtPTI n LAHORE

Pakistan’s embattled PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif on

Monday accused “some people”of hatching conspiracies againsthis government, while his closeaide openly pointed finger atthe powerful establishment.

“I know about conspiraciesagainst my government but letme tell you our journey to eco-nomic progress of the countrywill continue,” Sharif said whilespeaking to the PML-N work-ers at old city of Lahore.

The prime minister said hewill continue to serve the mass-es “despite conspiracies againstmy government”, in an indirectreference to Pakistan’s power-ful establishment.Sharif saidhe does not know the agendaof “some people”. “We havemade Pakistan an atomic coun-try and now we willmake iteconomically strong despiteall conspiracies,” he said. Sharifand his children are facing

probe for their offshore hold-ings revealed in the PanamaPapers. A Joint InvestigationTeam constituted by theSupreme Court is currentlygrilling Sharif ’s sons - Hussainand Hasan - during interroga-tion sessions.

A picture of Hussain wasleaked on social media show-ing him sitting in a room fac-ing the JIT members at theFederal Judicial Academy, cre-

ating panic among the gov-ernment circles.

State Information MinisterMaryam Aurangzeb openlypointed finger at the establish-ment saying it is behind theongoing campaign of “humil-iation” of the Sharif family. “Weare smelling revenge (from theestablishment),” she said.

Last month, Pakistan pow-erful army withdrew a contro-versial tweet that had rattledthe Sharif government over amedia leak about a rift betweenthe two power centres overfighting militancy in the coun-try. It was taken as the army’sdefeat and an unprecedented-criticism was ensued on socialmedia against the army, whichenjoys considerable influenceover policy decisions inPakistan.

The rift was a grimreminder of 1999 when thenarmy chief Pervez Musharrafhad ousted the government ofSharif.

Washington: President DonaldTrump has vowedto do what-ever necessary to protect theUS and its allies from a “vileenemy” that has “waged war”on innocent lives, his first pub-lic comments after the vanand knife attack in London.

“America sends ourthoughts and prayers and ourdeepest sympathies to the vic-tims of this evil slaughter andwe renewour resolve, strongerthan ever before, to protect theUnited States and its alliesfrom a vile enemy that haswaged war on innocent life, andit’s gone on too long,” Trump

said on Sunday, a day afterthree knife-wielding menunleashed a grisly terror ram-page in London, killing sevenpeople and injuring 48 others.

It was his first public com-ments on the London attacks.He previously had commentedvia a series of Twitter posts.

“As president, I will dowhat is necessary to preventthisthreat from spreading to ourshores and work every singleday to protect the safety andsecurity of our country, ourcommunities and our people,”he said yesterday.

“This bloodshed must end,this bloodshed will end,” hesaid, speaking at an annualfundraiser for Ford’s Theater,scene of Abraham Lincoln’sassassination. PTI

Trump wants to ‘stay engaged’on climate: Rex TillersonPTI n SYDNEY

US Pres ident D onaldTrump wants to stay

engaged on climate changeand has not abandoned theissue, Secretary of State RexTillerson said today, daysafter Trump announced hew a s qu i t t i ng t h e Par i saccord.

Trump’s decision, whichh a s b e e n rou n d lydenounced by the interna-t i on a l c om mu n it y, w a sbased on his belief that it“did not serve the Americanpeople”, Tillerson said inSydney.

“It did not serve theirfuture economic interesteither,” he added. “But Ithink the president indicat-ing his desire to re-examine,enter into discussions withothers — perhaps a newconstruct of an agreement— indicates his recognitionthat the issue is still impor-tant and that he wants tostay engaged on the issue.”

Tillerson, who reportshave suggested was amongt h o s e w h o c ou ns e l l e dTrump not to scrap thedeal, said last week theUnited States would pursueunilateral efforts to curbgreenhouse gas emissionsdespite plans to pull out ofthe Paris accord.

He insisted in Sydneythat his boss was “not walk-ing away” from the issuealtogether. Expressions ofs h o c k a n d re g re t h av epoured in from around thewor l d , i n c lu d i ng f romPacific islands at risk ofbeing swallowed by risings e a s w h i c h a c c u s e dWashington of abandoningthem.

As well as a world out-c r y, Tr u mp’s d e c i s i onprompted a domestic back-lash, with state governors,city mayors and powerfulcompanies already drawingup plans to meet the Paris

pact’s greenhouse gas emis-sion targets.

With the United Statesvirtually isolated on theworld stage, a string ofadminis trat ion of f ic ia l shave sought to justify thedecision to abandon the195-nation Paris deal curb-ing global emissions.

The agreement commitssignatories to efforts tore du c e g re e n h ou s e g a semissions and keep theworldwide rise intempera-tures below two degreesC e l s iu s ( 3 . 6 d e g re e sFahrenheit) over pre-indus-trial times.

Police shoot gunman dead and free hostage in Aus

Melbourne (PTI): A possible terror incident todayleft twomen dead and three Australian police officers and awomanhostage injured in an apartment building here. Police stormedthe building and shot the gunman deadafter discovering the bodyof another man in the foyer in theserviced apartment in Brighton,11km south-east of Melbourne’s central business district. TheSeven Network reported that the gunman called the organisa-tion saying “This is for I.S [Islamic State]. This is for al-Qaida.”Victoria police said it was investigating whether the incident was“terrorism related”. According to reports, the police operationwas launchedat the Bay Street apartment in Brighton followingreports of an explosion at 4 PM (Local time).

A woman was held hostage by a suspect who was later shotdead by police in a volley of gunfire in the apartment block. “Aman has been shot dead by police in the Bay Street apartmentcomplex shortly before 6:00 PM (local time). Police have safelyrescued a woman who was being held against her will in the apart-ment block,” police said. Dozens of gunshots rang out just after6 PM in Bay Street with crowds of people fleeing and taking refugein a nearby supermarket. The ‘Age’ website reported that the gun-man reportedlycalled the Channel Seven newsroom during thestandoff, telling them “This is for IS (Islamic State).” Three policeofficers were injured with two taken to hospital and another treat-ed at the scene, police said. Andrew Crisp, Victoria’s deputy policecommissioner, said police had not yet identified either of the deadmen. Thewoman was injured, but her injuries are believed to benon- critical. The siege has now ended but a major police pres-ence, including specialist tactical officers, remains at the scene.The motive behind the incident is yet not clear, report.

Pak to take issue of joiningSaudi militaryalliance to ParlIslamabad: Pakistan govern-ment has decided to take theissue of joining the Saudi-led 41nation military alliance to par-liament, amid concerns amongthe policymakersthat thealliance would create furthersectarian divisions in the coun-try. In principle, Pakistanagreed to be part of theIslamicMilitary Alliance againstTerrorism (IMAT) as it grant-ed permission to its formerarmy chief General (retd)Raheel Sharif to head thegrouping.

However, the extent ofPakistan’s participation in thealliance has yet to be decided.Saudi leadership used a recentArab-US summit in Riyadh totarget Iran, which has forcedPakistan authorities to tread acareful path.

There has been a realisa-tion within the policymakersthat the alliance would createfurther sectarian divisions, saidofficials familiar with the devel-opment. Last week, PrimeMinister’s Adviser on ForeignAffairs Sartaj Aziz concededbefore the Senate that Riyadhconference had widened thesectarian divide in the Muslimworld.Pakistan was stuckbetween the “devil and thedeep blue sea” meaning thatneither it could say complete-ly “No” to Saudi Arabia norcould afford antagonisingneighbouring Iran, an officialwas quoted as saying by TheExpress Tribune. “So, we aretrying to find a middle ground.We want toensure a balance inour ties with Saudi Arabia andIran,” the official explained.

Half of India’s children living in poverty: StudyPTI n LONDON

At least half of all children livingin India are poverty stricken,

according to a new Oxford studywhich found that the nation has thehighest number of poor peopleamong South Asian countries.

Across the 103 low and middleincome countries surveyed,childrenwere found to constitute 34 percent of the tota l p opulat ion .However, they constituted about 48per cent of the poor, based on a mea-sure that assesses a range of depri-vations in health, education and

living standards. In 36 countries,including India and Pakistan, atleast half of all children are poor. InEthiopia, Niger and South Sudanover 90 per cent of all children arepoor.

Over 528 million Indians arepoor - which is more people than allthe poor people living in sub-Saharan Africacombined. Of these,almost 50 per cent are under the ageof 18. The study highlights theextent of the challenges facing theUN’s new Sustainable DevelopmentGoals for the eradication of childpoverty. “These new results are

deeply disturbing as they show thatchildren are disproportionately poorwhen the different dimensions ofpoverty are measured,” said SabinaAlkire, from the University of Oxfordin the UK.

Nearly two out of every fivechildren (37 per cent), a total of 689million children, are classed as mul-tidimensionally poor. Multidimensional poverty is madeup of several factorsthat constitutepoor people’s experience of depri-vation – such as poor health, lack ofeducation, inadequate living stan-dard, lack of income, disempower-

ment, poor quality of work andthreat from violence. Of these, 87 percent are growing up in South Asia orSub-Saharan Africa - 300 million ineach region. Half of South Asia’s chil-dren and two thirds of Sub-Saharanchildren are multidimensionallypoor. The report disaggregates thelates t f igures for the Globa lMultidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) by age group to analyse theparticular situation of 1.8 billionchildren who live in 103 countries.The international definition of achild, used here, is anyone less than18 years of age.

world 13LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 6, 2017

‘US doesn't need India, France,

China telling it what to do’

PTI n WASHINGTON

The US does not needIndia, China and France

telling it what to do on theissue of Paris Climate agree-ment, American Ambassadorto the UN Nikki Haley hassaid, strongly supporting thecontroversial decision ofPresident

Donald Trump to with-draw from the landmarkaccord. Trump last week with-drew the US, the secondlargest polluter after China,from the Paris Agreement.

He said that India wouldget billions of dollars for meet-ing its commitment underthe 2015 Paris Agreementalong with China and gain afinancial advantage over theUS. He had put the US inleague with two other nations- Syria and Nicaragua - whohave not signed onto the dealagreed by over 190 othernations.

"I think the rest of theworld would like to tell us howto manage our own environ-ment and I think that anybodyin America can tell you thatwe're best to decide whatAmerica should do. We don't

need India and France andChina telling us what theythink we should do," Indian-American Haley was quotedas saying by CBS News.

Responding to a questionon global reaction to Trump'sdecision, Haley said coun-tries should continue doingwhat's in their best interest.

"They should continuedoing what's in the best inter-est. And if the Paris agreementwas something that works forthem, that they can achieve,they should do that," Haleysaid.

Haley defended Trump'sdecision saying business couldnot be run under the kind ofregulations imposed by theParis Climate deal. "There's areason that President Obamadidn't go throughthe Senate toget this cleared, because hecouldn't. The regulations wereunattainable. I mean youcould not actually have a busi-ness run under the regulationsthat we had," she said.

She said that the US isconscious about the environ-ment and it will continue todo its part in protecting cli-

mate change. "We know thatthere are issues with the envi-ronment. We know that wehave to be conscious of it. Butwe can't sit there and haveAngela Merkel telling us toworry about Africa. Sheshould continue doing herpart. We're going to continuedoing our part. We're going tocontinue encouraging othercountries to do what theythink is in the best interests ofthem. But American sover-eignty matters," Haley said.

The top American diplo-mat said that Trump believesthe climate is changing, and hedoes know that pollutants area part of that equation.

"He believes that climate ischanging and he believes pol-lutants are part of that equa-tion. He is absolutely intent onmaking sure that we haveclean air, clean water, that hemakes sure that we're doingeverything we can to keepAmerica's moral compass inthe world when it comes tothe environment," she said.

"We've done that in thepast. We'll do it in the future.It's what the US does. It's whatwe'll continue to do," sheadded.

Mexico ruling party has preliminary

lead in key state vote

AFP n MEXICO CITY

Aquick-count sampling of votes forgovernor of Mexico’s most popu-

lous state gave a slight advantage to thecandidate of President Enrique PenaNieto’s ruling party in a race seen as akey test ahead of next year’s presiden-tial election. Officials said the prelim-inary results announced late Sundayindicated Alfredo del Mazo of theInstitutional Revolutionary Party, orPRI, was likely to win between 32.75per cent and 33.59 per cent of the bal-lots in the State ofMexico, comparedwith 30.73 per cent to 31.53 per centfor his closest rival, Delfina Gomez ofthe leftist Morena party.

Pedro Zamudio, president of thestate’s Electoral Institute, said the fore-cast was based on representative sam-pling of voting stations that has 95 percent certainty buthe also cautioned thatthe results of the election would not beuntil all the ballots were counted.

An official running tally earlyMonday had Gomez and del Mazo bothwith around 32 per cent of the vote,with about 41 per cent of the ballotstabulated.

A PRI victory would hand theparty a much-needed win as the pres-ident’s approval ratings have dippednear single digits ahead of the 2018race for the nation’s top office, whichPena Nieto cannot contest.

But losing a state it has governedwithout interruption for 88 years

would be a devastating blow a yearafter it lost in several other states it hadalso always dominated. Political ana-lyst Raymundo Riva Palacio said evena narrow, “pyrrhic” PRI victory in theState of Mexico could spell trouble forthe party next year.

Considering the power of the PRI’spolitical machine in the state and the

fact that Gomez was practical lyunknown eight months ago, the resultso far signals “an enormous discontentwith the PRI” and portends a “very badscenario” for the party and the presi-dent, he argued.

“I don’t have the slightest doubtthat today there was a qualitativechange in the electorate,” Riva Palaciosaid.

The other two main parties, theleftist DemocraticRevolution and theconservative National Action, werebehind in the state by significant mar-gins.

Even before the quick-count resultswere announced, del Mazo and Gomezboth proclaimed victory, somethingthat happens commonly in Mexico.“We are triumphing,” del Mazo toldsupporters in the evening. Gomeztweeted: “We won the election. Hopetriumphed in the State of Mexico, I willnot let you down.” Morena leadersargued that the two top candidateswere essentially in a statistical tie.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, thestandard-bearer of the Morena party,promptly rejected the quick count as aproductof the “mafia of power” andurged supporters to gather electoralevidence to prove that Gomez won.

“We are in the right,” LopezObrador said in brieftelevised remarks.“Delfina won, and we are going toprove it. We will not accept any elec-toral fraud. ... Mexico needs democ-racy.”

FILE - In this July 4, 2010 file photo, Roberto Borge,then candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party,PRI, for governor of the state of Quintana Roo,celebrates after preliminary results showed he held alead in the state elections in Chetumal, Mexico. Borge,a fugitive ex-governor wanted for alleged corruption inconnection with the sale of state properties worthhundreds of millions of dollars was arrested inPanama, Mexican authorities said early Monday. AP

Germany, Turkey fail to break deadlock over air base visitAP n ANKARA

Turkey on Monday refusedto budge on its decision to

refuse German lawmakerspermission to visit troopsstationed at a Turkish airbase, saying it expected “pos-it ive steps” on Turkey’srequests for Germany tocrackdown on Kurdish rebelsand alleged coup plotters.

Speaking at a joint newsconference with his visitingGerman counterpart, TurkishForeign Minister MevlutCavusoglu said Turkey wouldallow German legislators tovisit a NATO base in thecentral province of Konya, butnot Incirlik Air Base, wheresome 270 German troops are

stat ioned with Tornadoreconnaissance jets and a

refueling plane. The Germantroops are part of the inter-

national coalition against theIslamic State group. “At themoment, a visit to Konya ispossible but not to Incirlik,”Cavusoglu said during thenews conference withGermany’s Sigmar Gabriel.

“There is no reason forproblems to exist betweenTurkey and Germany,” theminister said.

“If Germany takes posi-tive steps, the Turkish sidewill take positive steps.”

Turkey blocked the visitto Incirl ik, angered byGerman authorities’ decisionto grant asylum to soldiersand other individuals thatTurkey accuses of participat-ing in last year’s failed coup.

Turkey also accuses

Germany of harboringKurdish militant groups,which it considers to be ter-rorists.

Germany has said it mayrelocate troops that are basedat Incirlik to Jordan over theimpasse.

Gabriel told reporters forhis part that visits by parlia-mentarians were a require-ment of the German consti-tution and parliamentary sys-tem, and that would not bepossible for Berlin to retaintroops in Incirlik under thecircumstances.

He said, however, thatGermany had no concreteplans yet for the withdrawal oftroops. Gabriel added thatBerlin welcomed Turkey’s

decision to allow visits toKonya and that Germany didnot want to escalate the ten-sions. “Turkey and Germanyare going through a troubledperiod,” Gabriel said.

Ties have a lso beensoured by the jailing inTurkey of two German jour-nalists and by Germanauthorities banning plannedcampaign rallies by Turkishministers earlier this year.

Cavusoglu reiteratedtoday Turkey’s position thatDie Welt journalist DenizYucel, who holds Turkish andGerman citizenship, was notdetained for any journalisticactivity, insisting that he wasbeing prosecuted for alleged-ly aiding terror groups.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, left, and Turkey's Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu speak as they walk together before talks in Ankara, Turkey on Monday.

Duterte facesmartial law legal challengeAFP n MANILA

Philippine opposition law-makers on Monday asked

the Supreme Court to rejectPresident Rodrigo Duterte’simposition of martial law inthe south of the country,branding it unconstitutional.Duterte declared military ruleacross the region ofMindanao,home to about 20 million peo-ple, on May 23 to quell what hesaid was a fast-growing threatfrom the Islamic State (IS)group there.Duterte made thedeclaration a few hours aftermilitantsflying black IS flagsrampaged through the south-ern city ofMarawi, triggeringclashes with security forcesthat are still ongoing and haveleft at least 178 people dead.

The petition filed with theSupreme Court on Mondaysaidmartial law should bestruck down for “utter lackofsufficient factual basis”, as itdrew parallels with ex- dicta-tor Ferdinand Marcos’s mili-tary rule a generation ago.

“The grim specter ofrepression, atrocities, injus-tice and corruption againbedevils the Filipino peoplewith theunwarranted, precip-itate and unconstitutional dec-laration of martial law,” said thepetition, filed by six congress-men.

Marcos’s two-decade ruleended in 1986 when millionsof people took to the streets ina “People Power” revolution.Thousands of critics, suspect-ed insurgents and their allegedsupporters were jailed, tor-tured or killed during the dic-tatorship, according to histo-rians.Shortly after Dutertedeclared martial law, he praisedMarcos’s version and vowed hisown would be “harsh”.

The 1987 constitutionimposes limits on martial law

to prevent a repeat of abusesunder Marcos, includingallowing the Supreme Court toreview its factual basis.However Duterte vowed fivedays after declaring martial lawhe would ignore the SupremeCourt on the issue, and onlylisten to the police and military.

“The Supreme Court willsay they will examine into thefactual (basis). Why, I don’tknow. They are not soldiers.They do not know what ishappening on the ground,”Duterte said then. The petitionstated that Duterte’s reasons fordeclaring martial law were“mostly inaccurate, simulated,false and/or hyperbolic”. Ithighlighted one of Duterte’sstatements to justify martiallaw that the militants hadbeheaded a local police chief.

National police chiefRonald Dela Rosa later said theofficer was not beheaded.

The constitution allowsmartial law to be imposedonly in the event of invasion orrebellion.The petitioners saidthe unrest in Marawi did notamount to rebellion, as statedby Duterte. The SupremeCourt has 30 days to rule onthe petition.

14 held, dozens of weapons seized at Portland protestsAP n PORTLAND

Police arrest 14 people andseize more than a dozen

weapons as thousands ofdemonstrators and counterprotesters converged indowntown Portland, Oregon,on Monday.

A pro-President DonaldTrump free speech rally drewseveral hundred to a plazanear City Hall more than aweek after two Portland menwere fatally stabbed trying tostop a man from shouting anti-Muslim insults at two teenagegirls on a light-rail train.

That rally was met acrossthe street by hundreds ofcounter-protesters organizedby immigrant rights, religiousand labor groups. They saidthey wanted to make a standagainst hate and racism.

Portland police said onSunday evening that 14 peo-plewere arrested, and severaldozen knives, bricks, sticksand other weapons wereseized. By late afternoon,police closed nearbyChapman Square where aseparate group of protestersmany wearing masks andblack clothing and identified

as anti-fascists also demon-strated. Police used flash-bang grenades and pepperballs to disperse that crowdafter saying protesters werehurlingbricks and otherobjects at officers.

The people gathered atthe free speech rally organizedby the conservative group

Patriot Prayer and counter-protesters at City Hall werenot involved in those clashes,police said. After severaldozen demonstrators beganmarching north of theinitialrally locations, police officersmoved in and blocked them.They detained a large crowdin the street, including sever-

al journalists. People identi-fied as participating in crim-inal activity would be arrest-ed, police said. Everyone elsewas eventually released afterofficers took photographs oftheir identification.Sunday’sevent was organized by thegroup Patriot Prayer andbilled as Trump Free Speech

Rally in “one of the most lib-eral areas of the West Coast.”Rally organiser Joey Gibsonheld a moment of silence forthe two men who werestabbed to death and pleadedwith the crowd to refrainfrom violence. He later toldthem that goal is to wake upthe liberty movement. “It’sOK to be a conservative inPortland,” he said. Last weekMayor Ted Wheeler unsuc-cessfully tried to have the per-mit for the free speech rallyrevoked, saying it could fur-ther enflame tensions follow-ing the May 26 stabbings.Thesuspect in the light-rail stab-bings, Jeremy JosephChristian, 35, attended a sim-ilar rally in late April wearingan American flag around hisneck and carrying a baseballbat. Police confiscated thebat, and he was then caughton camera clashing withcounter-protesters.

In a video posted onFacebook, Gibson con-demned Christ ian andacknowledged that some ral-lies have attracted “legitimateNazis .” He describedChristian as “all crazy” and“not a good guy.”

Police officers move to clear demonstrators from Chapman Square near City Hall in downtown Portland on Sunday. AP

Lynched Pakistanistudent did not commit blasphemyAFP n PESHAWAR

An outspoken Pakistanistudent killed by a lynch

mob was falsely accused ofblasphemy, according to anofficial report that added hismurder was organised by fac-ulty members and rival stu-dents. Mashal Khan, 23, wasstripped, beaten and shotbefore being thrown from thesecond floor of his hostel atthe Abdul Wali Khan univer-sity in northwest Mardan inApril.

The killing led to a nation-al outcry after a video of itwent viral. The country’s topcourt ordered the formation ofa jointinvestigation team com-prising police and intelligenceagencies, which is set to sub-mit its findings this week.

“No direct or indirect evi-dence supporting blasphemyallegations against MashalKhan (or his fr iends)Abdullah and Zubair wasreceived,” the 308-page report,a copy of which was seen byAFP, said.

It added the killing wasinstigated by members ofKhan’s own secular PakhtunStudents Federation, who feltthreatened by his growingprominence as a critic of ris-ing fees and alleged corrup-tion at the university, as wellas the instutition’s staff.

Mashal’s father,Muhammad Iqbal, toldreporters on nMonday thatthe findings had vindicatedhis son. “This proves my sonwas not a blasphmer,” he said,calling for the suspects to betried by a military court.

Blasphemy is a hugelysensitive charge in conserva-tive Muslim Pakistan, andcan carry the death penalty.Even unproven allegationscan cause mob lynchings andviolence. Last month a 10-yearold boy was killed and fiveothers were wounded when amob attacked a police stationin an attempt to lynch a Hinduman charged with blasphemyfor allegedly posting an incen-diary image on social media.

At least 65 people havebeen murdered by vigilantesover blasphemy allegationssince 1990.

Monkey ‘mafia’ bartering stolen items for foodPTI n SINGAPORE

Monkeys outside anIndonesian temple are

running a ransom racket onvisiting tourists bystealingvaluables such as glasses, hats,cameras or even cash toexchange them for food,researchers have found.

The macaques grab valu-able items and then wait fortourists and staff to offer themfood before dropping their ill-gotten gains and dashing offwith the prize. “It is a uniquebehaviour. The UluwatuTemple is the only place in Baliwhere it is fund, which sug-gests it is learned rather thanbeing an innate ability,” saidFany Brotcorne, a primatolo-gist at the University of Liegein Belgium.

Researchers spent monthsobserving four different groupsof the monkeys that live near

the temple. The two groupsthat spent the most timearound tourists had the high-est rates of robbery and bar-tering, supporting the ideathat they were learning thebehaviour by watching eachother, researchers said. Theyfound that groups with more

young males, who are moreprone to risky behaviour, alsohad higher rates than othergroups, ‘New Scientist’ report-ed. Although the study is basedon a small sample, Brotcornebelieves it provides the firstevidence that the behaviour iscultural, transmitted across

generations as monkeys learnfrom each other.

“Bartering and tradingskills are usually defined asexclusive to humans. Seeingthem in macaques could helpus learn how early the behav-iour might have arisen in thehuman lineage,” Brotcornesaid. The research was pub-lished in the journal Primates.

Women dressed in the traditional clothes of the Sorbs carry the statue of Virgin Mary during a procession in front of the churchin Rosenthal, eastern Germany on Monday. Traditionally on Whit Monday catholic faithful Sorbs, a Slavic minority near theGerman-Polish border, celebrate an open air mass in the small village east of Dresden.

GERMANY TRADITIONAL MASS SORBS

THE MACAQUES

GRAB VALUABLE

ITEMS AND THEN

WAIT FOR TOURISTS

AND STAFF TO OFFER

THEM FOOD BEFORE

DROPPING THEIR

ILL-GOTTEN GAINS

AND DASHING OFF

WITH THE PRIZE

INDIA BEAT BELGIUM 3-2DUSSELDORF : India's drag-flicksensation Harmanpreet Singh scoredtwice to ensure that India beat Belgium3-2 in the Three Nations Invitationalhockey tournament here on Monday.Earlier in the tournament, India had lost1-2 to Belgium in their first match anddrew 2-2 with Germany in their secondgame. Goals by Harmanpreet Singh(34th minute, 38th) and forwardRamandeep Singh (49th) helped Indiawin match . After playing a draw againstGermany on Sunday, Belgium made astrong start against India by playing anattacking game right from the word go.The 2016 Rio Olympics Silver Medallistsshowed precision and were dominantwith skill and ball possession. With thescore reading 2-2, it all came down to thefinal quarter where both teams pushedhard and fast to seal the match in theirfavour. India forward Ramandeep Singhwas the one to find the breakthroughwith good assist by his compatriots.

SBL ANNOUNCES CAPTAINS FOR FRANCHISESNEW DELHI: Former CommonwealthGames bronze-medallist AmandeepSingh will lead the Punjab franchise inthe Amir Khan-promoted Super BoxingLeague (SBL) to be held next month.Amandeep will captain Sher-e-Punjab,while World Boxing Council's Asia-Pacific Champion Neeraj Goyat will leadHaryana Warriors. Former nationalchampion Kuldeep Singh will becaptaining team Southern Super Kings.Deepak Tanwar will lead MarathaYoddhas, Ram Singh will spearheadMumbai Assassins, and national levelMMA artist Pawan Mann will captain theteam Delhi Gladiators. Sandeep KumarDahiya will captain team Uttar PradeshTerminators and the youngest of all AshaRoka will lead the team North-EastTigers. The first edition of the SuperBoxing League (SBL) will be held fromJuly 7 to August 12 in New Delhi. Theevent will be promoted by Britishbusiness tycoon Bill Dosanjh and two-time world champion Amir Khan.

GAURAV ENTERS MEDAL ROUND NEW DELHI: Gaurav Chauhan (91kg)assured himself of at least a bronzemedal by being the only Indian boxer toregister a victory on the opening day ofthe President's Cup in Astana,Kazakhstan. Gaurav defeatedKazakhstan's Erkin in the quarterfinal tomake the last-four stage. However,Deepak Singh (52kg) and ParveenKumar lost their respective openingbouts to bow out of the competition.While national champion Deepak wentdown to Kyrgyzstan's Musaev, Parveenlost to local favourite NurbolatSermakhanov. The tournament featuresboth men's and women's competitionwith close to 150 boxers vying for thetop honours.

RAMKUMAR WINS ITF FUTURES TITLE SINGAPORE: Indian player RamkumarRamanathan lifted the USD 15000 ITFmen's Futures tennis title afteroutplaying Raymond Sarmiento of theUSA in straight sets here. The topseeded Indian hardly broke a sweat onhis way to a 6-2, 6-2 win over thesecond seeded player from USA in thefinal of event last night. It was the firsttitle of the season for Ramkumar and15th of his career. Ramkumar, a regularin India's Davis Cup team, had recentlycompeted in the qualifying event of theFrench Open but failed to make it to themain round of the Grand Slamtournament.

ENGLAND, ITALY ADVANCE TO U20 WC S/FSEOUL: England and Italy both finishedtheir matches with 10 men and bothadvanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Monday. The Englishheld to beat Mexico 1-0 at CheonanStadium while Italy rallied to defeatZambia 3-2 in extra time in Suwon.England and Italy will now meet in thesemifinals on Thursday. Liverpool strikerDominic Solanke scored the only goal forEngland. Earlier, Luca Vido headed in thewinning goal for Italy in the 111thminute. Italy played a man down formuch of the match after GuiseppePezzella was sent off in the first half. Still,the Italians twice came from behind.Venezuela and Uruguay have alsoreached the semifinals and playThursday.

TENDULKAR FACE OF KOCHI MARATHONKOCHI: Sachin Tendulkar wasannounced the face of the IDBI FederalLife Insurance Spice Coast Marathon2017. Certified by USA Track & Field(USATF), the IDBI Federal Life InsuranceSpice Coast Marathon will be held onNov 12, 2017. The running coursedesigned to pass through the mostpicturesque parts of Kochi.

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AP n PARIS

Getting better and better, AndyMurray worked his way intothe quarterfinals of the French

Open for the fourth straight year bybeating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday.

The top-ranked Murray becamethe 15th man to reach 650 tour-levelmatch wins.

"I think today was probably thebest I have played overall. Eachmatch I feel like I played better," saidMurray, who lost in last year's final.

"I have hit the ball cleaner and start-ed to hit the right shots at the rightmoments. (I have) come a long waythe last ten days or so."

Murray had never before playedthe unseeded Russian. The 53rd-ranked Khachanov made 38 unforcederrors, compared to only 14 forMurray.

Murray will next play eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori, who recoveredto beat Fernando Verdasco 0-6, 6-4,6-4, 6-0.

"Kei is dangerous off both wings,"Murray said. "Moves well."

Earlier, third-seeded SimonaHalep and fifth-seeded Elina Svitolinaadvanced and will face each other inthe quarterfinals.

In four previous matches onclay, Halep had never been able tobeat Carla Suarez Navarro. But theRomanian took care of that problemon Monday, routing Suarez Navarro6-1, 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier.

"I was expecting a very toughgame," said Halep, the 2014 FrenchOpen runner-up. "I managed topush her back."

Svitolina rallied to beat Croatian

qualifier Petra Martic 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 onCourt Suzanne Lenglen.

The 290th-ranked Martic wasleading 5-2 and 30-0 on Svitolina'sserve in the deciding set. TheUkrainian managed to hold serve,however, which allowed Martic toserve for the match at 5-3.

But Svitolina, who needed treat-ment on her back at the start of thethird set, broke and soon won on hersecond match point, when Martic hita backhand into the net.

"It was amazing tennis fromPetra today and she was really strik-

ing the ball well," Svitolina said. "I wasreally happy to come back in the sec-ond set. Thanks to the crowd forcheering me on. They gave me theenergy to fight."

Stan Wawrinka reached theFrench Open quarterfinals for thefourth time after beating Gael Monfils7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

The 2015 champion sealed vic-tory on his third match point with abackhand down the line that theFrenchman could not return. Thethird-seeded Swiss next plays No 7Marin Cilic of Croatia.

PTI n BIRMINGHAM

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur feels his sidewas given a "reality check" by India in the

lost Champions Trophy clash here and the"below-par" show was a result of his playersletting the occasion get the better of them.

Arthur admitted that Pakistani playerslacked self belief and erred in executing sim-ple plans.

"We were below par. It's as simple as that.And it's a reality check of where we are in ourone-day cricket at the moment," Arthur saidat the post-match press conference here. "Wetalk about setting the tone up front. But wedidn't set tone up front. We had a couple ofguys that were in the clouds at the start andthat sets the tone. For us to have a perfor-mance as tentative as that right from the startis a worry and the only thing I can think ofis the magnitude of the occasion got to them."

India launched their Champions Trophycampaign with a resounding 124-run victo-ry over Pakistan on Sunday, extending theirdominance over the arch-rivals in major ICCtournaments.

Pakistan now need to win their final twogames against Sri Lanka and South Africa tostand a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

"The guys tried as hard as they could. Myissue is fear. My issue is getting out there andreally looking to take the game on and justbelieving in themselves and believing thatthey can take the game on," Arthur said.

"The worrying thing for me, and it hasbeen for a period of time, is we just do thebasics wrong. We do the simple things wrong.We drop simple catches. We don't run wellenough between wickets," he lamented.

An exasperated Arthur could barely hide

his disappointment with his players, whofloundered in almost every aspect of thegame.

"We don't hit the keeper with ourthrows. We don't understand when to bowlour variations. We bowled a really good overand then we bowled a variation in our sixthball and that's the ball that ended up goingfor a boundary," he said.

"So it's the simplicity of those things thatare worrying me at the moment and ourunderstanding of when to do certain things.So that was disappointing. But we'll bounceback from it," he added.

"We selected a team that we thoughtcould go out there and rattle the cages ofIndia. Ultimately our execution wasn't goodenough today. We thought we had an attackthat could really attack them and put themunder pressure. And we didn't execute thatat all."

The shoddy performance, notwith-standing, Arthur defended Pakistan's recordin recent times.

"It's a total insult to say we're playing evenworse. If you have a look at our records overthe last year we've won two series. We've gotourselves from No 9 to No 8 in the rankingsand our brand of cricket has changed," theSouth African insisted.

"We had a poor game today. But we'reobviously trying our best and we're trying tochange it. It's not going to happen overnight.We're trying every day. Every time we godown to training, we try and get the basicsright. We didn't do it today. And that's dis-appointing."

Asked whether Sunday's defeat will onlytake Pakistan cricket backward, the coachsaid: "In fact, something like this could takeit forwards, for the simple reason that a lot

of questions get answered."When we put a performance in like that

we answer a lot of questions, and a lot ofthings become clearer for us in terms of howwe take this team forward."

Not just the big defeat, there were alsoconcerns in the Pakistani camp over the fit-ness of several players like MohammadAmir and Wahab Riaz.

While Amir left the field after one ballin what would have been his ninth over, dueto cramps, Riaz limped off after twisting hisankle. "I don't know why they're cramping.That's something that I need to take up withthe medical team. The magnitude of the occa-sion? Possibly. Possibly. And I think very def-initely," Arthur said.

"Wahab Riaz was fully fit. He wentthrough a fitness test; he was declared fullyfit. He performed poorly today. But he hada role to play. And I'll take the blame, me, I'lltake it. I selected him. I selected him becauseI wanted him to perform a role. He didn't exe-cute that role, unfortunately.

"So sometimes it works out. Sometimesit doesn't. We picked Shadab ahead ofFahim today. That worked really well. Ithought Shadab was outstanding. So, some-times it works. Sometimes it doesn't," he said.

Pakistan will play South Africa in a cru-cial Group B encounter here on Wednesday.

Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed felt hisside lost the plot in the final overs of theIndian innings.

"Everything was under control after 40overs, but we lost the plot in the last eight.Credit to India's batsmen. They scored 124in those last eight, and the momentum wentto India. I think we need to stick together andcontrol our bowling rate, especially last fewovers," a disappointed Sarfraz said.

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Shahid Afridi was appalled by Pakistan's abjectsurrender but he credited India for their com-

manding show, saying the defending championslived upto the favourites tag in their ChampionsTrophy opener here.

Afridi, a former Pakistan captain, said his coun-try's drab show last night took away all the excite-ment from what was expected to be a high-volt-age Group B encounter.

"The Indo-Pak Champions Trophy encounterfailed to live up to its hype as Pakistan produceda forgettable performance at Edgbaston. As aPakistani supporter, the drab show was a painfulwatch indeed as India once again proved that it hasa stranglehold over its neighbour that it is in nomood to relinquish," Afridi wrote in a column forthe ICC.

"India started as the favourite and played theentire game in the same frame of mind, even asPakistan crumbled limply."

India launched their ICC Champions Trophycampaign with a resounding 124-run victory overPakistan last night, extending their dominance overthe arch-rivals in major ICC tournaments.

Analysing the match, Afridi said India camehard on skipper Sarfraz Ahmed's shoddy gameplan.

"Sarfraz Ahmed won what was a crucial tossin tricky weather conditions. When rain is around,the team batting second gets a huge advantage.Unfortunately though, a poor game plan and shod-dy execution, besides abysmal fielding, nullified theadvantage," he said.

"Mohammad Amir bowled a splendid first overand I thought he would strike with the new ball.Strangely though, Sarfraz handed the other new ballto Imad Wasim despite the overcast conditions. The

tactic was perplexing for me since the match was-n't being played in the UAE! Even if Sarfraz want-ed to surprise India, he should have deployed hisfaster bowlers after an over or two from Imad."

Afridi said Pakistan had allowed Indian open-ers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to settledown and once that happened, it was difficult tostop the duo.

"Players of the calibre of Rohit Sharma andShikhar Dhawan are very hard to stop if they areallowed to settle early, and that is what Pakistanallowed them to do," he said.

"While the Indian openers negotiated Amircarefully, they gradually got their eye in againstImad. Pakistan missed a trick and for the rest ofthe Indian innings there was hardly a period wherethey looked troubled.

"Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh than flayed a tir-ing attack before Hardik Pandya's cameo turnedthe match totally in the defending champion'sfavour," Afridi added.

Afridi also came hard on Pakistan's shoddyfielding effort.

"Pakistan's fielding was very ordinary too, witheasy runs given away inside the circle, besides thedropped chances, which made life tougher for thebowlers. The players looked tense and nervousdespite the claims to the contrary before the startof the game," he said.

Afridi was also scathing on his attack on thePakistani batsmen, who could muster just 164 runs.

"I feel that our batsmen are short on the skillsside and freeze under pressure. The senior lot failedto cope with the increasing run-rate and got outafter occupying the crease for long but barren dura-tions.

"There is simply no excuse for a 164-run scoreon a flat wicket where the opposition managed 319with consummate ease," he said.

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Boosted by the availability of starstriker Sunil Chhetri after his

timely recovery from a hamstringinjury, hosts India go into the foot-ball friendly against lower-rankedNepal here on Tuesday with theirconfidence high and as thefavourites.

The international friendly is to beplayed at the Football Arena inAndheri Sports Complex whereIndia's dramatic ascension to no 100in the FIFA rankings commenced lastSeptember with a 4-0 rout of PuertoRico.

The Indian squad has beensweating it out at the same venue forthree weeks now with only the play-ers from Bengaluru FC and MohunBagan missing for the major part dueto their club commitments.

With them joining the camp afew days ahead of the friendly againstNepal, which is being used as thetune-up for India's vital AFC AsianCup Group A qualifier againstKyrgyzstan next week, national headcoach Stephen Constantine would bekeen to put his best team on the parkand make them jell again as a com-bination.

The players had dispersed to ful-fil their respective club commitmentsafter notching up a memorable 1-0win over Myanmar in the AFCAsian Cup group opener in Marchend and the main aim will be to

reunite in a proper way for the June13 game against Kyrgyzstan atBengaluru.

Although key striker Chhetri isfit enough to play, he was unlikely tobe included in the friendly as a pre-caution for the more importantgame against Kyrgyzstan, saidConstantine on Monday.

"(Norway-based goalkeeper)Gurpreet Singh will lead the side.Sunil may not play against Nepal.The AFC Asian Cup qualifier is moreimportant than a friendly. It's just toprotect him. He's not 22 anymore. Asyou get older you will have to put upwith injuries and it gets longer torecover," the Englishman explained.

India were hovering in the 170swhen they last played against Nepaland Constantine described the ascentas "not an easy journey."

"It was a result of a lot of hardwork and commitment from every-one concerned - players, support staffand the rest. FIFA ranking is just oneaspect, a number. It depends on anumber of variations," he said.

The team will obviously miss theservices of winger Udanta Singh, whohas picked up a serious hamstringinjury and is out of this game as wellas the more important one againstthe Kyrgyz Republic.

It was Udanta who had laid theperfect pass for Chhetri to bulge thenet in the dying moments of thegame against Myanmar in Yangoonon March 28.

India will also miss the servicesof C K Vineet, said Constantine.

Coming to the India-Nepal foot-ball rivalry, the hosts have not lost totheir north-eastern neighbours for 18years, their last defeat - a 0-4 rout -happening in the 1999 SAF Games.

After that reversal, the two SouthAsian neighbours have met on nineoccasions and India has come outtrumps on all but two of theseencounters which were goallessdraws.

Their last contest was in theSouth Asian Football Federationchampionship in December 2015 andIndia had emerged 4-1 victors.

Visiting team's coach, KojiGyotoku of Japan said the gameagainst India was very importantahead of next week's group F AFCAsian Cup qualifier against Yemen.

"This match is very important toprepare for our Asian Cup qualifieragainst Yemen next week. India haveimproved as a team in the last 2-3years. We are looking forward to geta good result for building confi-dence," said Koji.

"In tactics and in the physicalaspect the Indian team is better. Weneed to get something from tomor-row's game," he added.

Nepal does not possess a nation-al football stadium to train or hostinternationals after the devastatingearthquake in capital Kathmandu acouple of years ago, according to thecountry's Japanese coach.

MURRAY EASES INTO QUARTERFINALS Top-seed faces few difficulties in his match against Khachanov, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; will play Nishikori next

We were below-par, loss to India a reality check: Arthur

India played like favourites: Afridi

India hold edge over

Nepal in football friendly

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WE WERE BELOW PAR. AND IT'S A REALITY CHECKOF WHERE WE ARE IN OUR ONE-DAY CRICKET ATTHE MOMENT —PAK COACH MICKEY ARTHUR

INDIA STARTED AS THE FAVOURITE AND PLAYEDTHE ENTIRE GAME IN THE SAME FRAME OF MIND

—SHAHID AFRIDIENGLAND HAVE WON 3 WHILE NEW ZEALAND 2 OF THE LAST FIVE

ODI MATCHES PLAYED BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS

PTI n LONDON

Asensational death bowling spell by MitchellStarc (4/29) trumped Tamim Iqbal's superb 95as Australia bowled Bangladesh out for a pal-

try 182 in 44.3 overs in their ICC Champions Trophymatch here on Monday.

Starc destroyed Bangladesh late in the inningswith a sensational death bowling display. He grabbedthree wickets from the 43rd over, including that ofIqbal. He then scalped the last Bangladesh batsmanto end the innings early.

The Australian fast bowler missed a chance fora hat-trick as he took three wickets in four balls.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa grabbed two wicketsin an impressive spell while JoshHazlewood, Pat Cummins, TravisHead and Moises Henriques tooka wicket apiece as the Australiansthrottled Bangladesh batsmen -except for Iqbal - for runs.

Electing to bat on an Oval pitch that offered pacebut little swing, Iqbal played a lone hand in the faceof some fine bowling by the Australians as he steeredhis side to a respectable total.

His 69-run stand for the fourth wicket withShakib Al Hasan (29) was the only substantial part-nership for the Bangladesh side with only three bats-men reaching to double digit figures.

Iqbal hit six fours and three sixes in his fine 144-ball innings as he gave scant respect of the Australianbowlers who otherwise gave a good account of them-selves.

Bangladesh began at a slow pace with theAustralians tying them down by bowling a tight lineand length. On top of that, Bangladesh lost wicketsat regular intervals with Iqbal being the one making

a resistance to the Australian bowlers.Soumya Sarkar (3) was the first to go in the sixth

over at team score of 22 with Josh Hazlewood edg-ing him to Matthew Wade as the opening batsmanplayed without any foot movement.

One down Imrul Kayes (6) was beaten by PatCummins' pace as the batsman offered a simple catchto Aaron Finch at cover point as Bangladesh werereduced to 37 for 2 in the 11th over.

Wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim (9) didnot last long as he fell LBW to a Moises Henriquesdelivery in the 17th over and Bangladesh were in trou-ble at 53 for 3. Iqbal was, however, unruffled eventhough wickets fell regularly at the other end. Hepicked Henriques for a special treatment in the 23rdover, hitting the bowler for two fours and a six to col-lect 16 runs from it. In the next over, Iqbal reachedto his 37th fifty in his 171st ODI with a single offTravis Head. Shakib gave got good support to Iqbalfor a while as the duo added 69 runs for the fourthwicket before he fell LBW to a delivery off in the 30thover. Adam Zampa then rocked the Bangladeshinnings with two quick scalps.

Zampa first had Sabbir Rahman (8) caught bySmith in the 35th over before scalping the wicket ofMahmudullah in the 37th over. Bangladesh reached171/6 at the end of 40th over and it was left to Iqbalto accelerate the innings in the last 10 overs. But hefell in 43rd over bowled by Starc who grabbed threewickets in a dramatic death bowling show.

PTI n BIRMINGHAM

Indian captain Virat Kohli said he "felt likea club batter" when teammate Yuvraj Singh

was in full flow in the ICC ChampionsTrophy win against Pakistan here, creditingthe left-hander for taking the pressure offhim.

Defending champions India startedtheir Champions Trophy campaign with aresounding 124-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan.

Kohli and Yuvraj stood out in an all-round batting effort, propelling India to 319for three after rain halted proceedingstwice. Yuvraj smashed 53 off 32 balls,while Kohli made 81 off 68 deliveries.

"The way he (Yuvraj) was hitting the ball,I felt like a club batter in front of him," Kohlisaid at the post-match press conference.

"...After I got to 50, I wasn't able to freelyplay. And Yuvi came in and just took all thepressure off me. And the way he batted wasthe way only he can strike the ball, hittinglow full tosses for fours and sixes, and evendigging out yorkers for fours was outstand-ing.

"I think that really deflated the opposi-tion and that gave me a bit of time to settlein from the other end. When he got out, Itook over. But I think his innings was a dif-

ference in the game," he added.While he was pleased with the win,

Kohli was not impressed with India's field-ing.

"With the bat and ball, right up there -I would say nine out of 10. In the field wewere still 6. It's a very strong performance,

we've taken the confidence from the prac-tice games.

"We need to tighten our fielding to com-pete hard against the best teams," he said.

The Indian batsmen remained focuseddespite the rain breaks with Rohit Sharma(91 off 119), Shikhar Dhawan (68 off 65),Kohli and Yuvraj rising to the occasion ina game reduced to 48-overs-a-side affair.

"I think the way Shikhar batted was real-ly good to see. Rohit was taking a bit of timebecause, understandably so, he's come backafter so long to international cricket. IPL isdifferent, but international runs are very dif-ferent, against a quality bowling attack aswell," Kohli said.

"And Hardik, 18 off five balls, was out-standing. We went with four seamers pure-ly because we're playing Pakistan. They playspin really well, and most of them are right-handers.

"In pressure situations, to have mid-on,mid-off up and hit hard lengths, gives us anadvantage. Against other sides, we might usetwo spinners, depending on their strengths,"he added.

Asked what it meant to play againstPakistan given the continuing tensionsbetween the two countries, Kohli chose tooffer a diplomatic reply.

"This one's done and dusted...We come

here to play the sport. And that's all we focuson. It's not my place to speak of any otherdecisions. The higher officials take care ofthose decisions," he said.

"My opinion does not matter andshould not matter. It's up to them what theydecide going ahead. But regardless of whoyou play, you just want to play cricket," headded.

"It's not preferences over opposition.And that's all I can say to this."

Nonetheless, Kohli said, he does enjoythe competitiveness of Indo-Pak cricketrivalry.

"They're a very competitive side. Theatmosphere is great. From that regard, as acricketer, we really enjoyed this game,that's all I can say," he said.

Reflecting on his own performance,Kohli said he let the momentum slip afterreaching 40 and regretted trying too hardfor big hits during his partnership withYuvraj. "But when he got out, I decided tostay still and just back the strokes that I haveand a few connected, and that's what hap-pens in this sport. Momentum comes yourway; it goes away. But you've got to staypatient. And when it comes back, you've gotto capitalise on it. So I believed in myself; Ican get 30 off 10 balls as well in the end,"he explained.

PTI n CARDIFF

After a comfortable outing in thetournament-opener, title

favourites England are set to face amuch stiffer test against NewZealand in a crucial ChampionsTrophy Group A fixture here onTuesday.

There is a lot at stake for both theteams. England will put their onefoot in the semifinals with a secondsuccessive win while New Zealandwill aim for two full points after raindenied them a crack at Australia andthe two teams settled for a point eachin a game that produced no-result.

England could not have hopedfor a better start to the tournamentas they thrashed a lacklustreBangladesh in the first match of theChampions Trophy on Thursday.

How easily they chased down306 was a timely warning to the othertitle contenders. Joe Root strolled toa 10th ODI hundred while openerAlex Hales missed out on well-deserved hundred by five runs.

Captain Eoin Morgan too beganhis campaign on a confident note,smashing an unbeaten 75 off 61 balls.

He, however, wouldbe a tad worried about thelean patch of opener JasonRoy, who has not crossed20 in his last six ODIinnings.

The hosts will also have to dealwith the absence of fast bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes, who wasruled out of the tournament with aninjury after bowling just two oversagainst Bangladesh. Steven Finn has

been named his replace-ment.

Morgan might alsobring back leggie Adil

Rashid to add more variety to thebowling department.

Nonetheless, an exciting contestis in the offing with New Zealandshowing a lot of promise againstAustralia.

Captain Kane Williamson led

from the front against the trans-Tasmanian rivals with a ninth ODIhundred. Luke Ronchi looked inominous touch at the top of the orderand alongside Martin Guptill, forma dangerous combination.

The Black Caps lost their waytowards the end of the innings andthey would be aiming to rectify thatin the game on Tuesday.

Chasing 235 in 33 overs,

Australia were put under severepressure by New Zealand, reducingthem to 53 for three in nine oversbefore rain had the final say.

Their pace battery, comprisingTim Southee, Adam Milne and TrentBoult, looked in good shape andwould be raring to perform.

Former New Zealand fast bowlerShane Bond wrote in a column forthe ICC: "In some respects, this isalmost like a quarterfinal, theBirmingham no-result throwing aspanner in the works a little bit.Especially in the last two years,despite England's vastly differentapproach to white-ball cricket, gamesbetween the two teams have beenvery tight, and I expect another close,well-contested encounter."

WE CAN ONLY LOOK ATWHAT WE CONTROLLEDAND THAT WAS THEGOOD CRICKET THAT WEPLAYED. AND IT'SIMPORTANT THAT WETAKE THAT INTO THENEXT GAME.

—KANE WILLIAMSON

IT HAS TO DO WITHCONFIDENCE ... (AND) WEARE FULL OF IT. THEDOMINANT FACTOR INNEW ZEALAND WAS THATTHEY HAD THATCONFIDENCE ...WHEREAS WE DIDN'T."

—EOIN MORGAN

AFP n SYDNEY

Vice-captain David Warner has attackedCricket Australia's handling of a pay

dispute and once again raised the spectreof an Ashes series boycott by players laterthis year.

The feisty opener has not backed awayfrom claims he made last month of a poten-tial players' strike during the showpiecehome series against England, starting inNovember.

CA has threatened not to pay contract-ed players beyond the June 30 expiry oftheir current financial deal if they do notaccept a new offer.

But Warner has gone on the front foot,claiming the governing body had prosecut-ed its argument primarily through mediabriefings. "If we are unemployed, we haveno contracts, we can't play," he said onMonday in England at the ChampionsTrophy. "We are pretty sure that they willcome to an agreement. But, as you know,we are going to be unemployed come July1. So we have to wait and see."

Warner said beyond "a couple of

emails" CA management had not engagedwith its contracted players. "It is only whatwe hear in the media and that's how CAhave been driving it the whole way," he said."They have been using the media as a voiceand we get the message from there."

Warner again pledged his "full support"to fellow players and affirmed he is "100per cent" behind the Australian Cricketers'Association (ACA). "They are doing a greatjob for us," he said of the players' union'sefforts in the dispute."From a players' pointof view, we are pretty vocal and upbeat."

CAPTAINSPEAK

Starc’s 4-for flattens Bangladesh for 183

Tamim was once again shining light for his team with 95 but received no support from other batsmen

‘Felt like a club batter in front of Yuvraj’ We will be unemployedcome July 1: Warner

England set for a tougher test against New Zealand

There would be bouts of cloudy

and sunny weather in genrally

breezy conditions with a couple of

thundershowers. Temperature

would be around 16 degree celsius

R A I N A L E R T

ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALANDLive from 3:00pm IST , 12:30GMT

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MATCH MATCHpreview

HEAD TO HEAD

v In 83 matches between the twoteams New Zealand hold the edgewith 41 wins while England has36.

v England’s highest total vs NewZealand is 408 while their lowestagainst them is 89. Kiwis’ biggesttotal vs the Poms is 398 andlowest is 134.

v In Champions Trophy, the twoteams have faced each other twicean both have won one match each.

v Tim Southee’s 7/33 are the bestbowling figures in England vs NZmatches.

Faisal Features

MARTIN GUPTILL

One of the most destructive

batsmen in world, ‘Guppy’

has shown an appetite for big

scores. He showed good form

in practice matches and also in the game vs

Australia before beng dismissed. A big

hundred may well be on the cards vs England.

BEN STOKES

A leading all-rounder, Stokes

can make a big impact both

as a batsmen and bowler. He

is in good form with the bat

coming into the tournament and could play a

key role with the ball as well if the conditions

are swing-friendly.

W A T C H O U T F O R

FINN EAGER TO PERFORM

England fast bowlerSteven Finn hopes to makethe most of his late call-upto Champions Trophy dutywhen the tournament hostsface New Zealand in Cardiff."It's always frustrating whenyou are left out of squads,but you have to roll with thepunches. I just focused onkeeping my head up andfighting my way back intothe team," Finn toldreporters on Sunday.

I N T H E N I C K

BANGLADESH 183/10 (44.3 OVERS)TAMIM IQBAL 95MITCHELL STARC 4/29ADAM ZAMPA 2/13

BRIEF SCORES

MATCH

REPORT

American Singer ARIANA

GRANDE has sparked rumoursthat she is engaged after sheflashed a ring at One LoveManchester concert,supported by herboyfriend Mac Miller.

The singer wasjoined on stage by herrapper beau at theOne LoveManchesterbenefit gig onJune 4.

The coupleperformed duetsThe way andDang much tothe delight of thecrowd gatheredat the EmiratesOld Traffordcricket ground.

But a hugesparkler spotted onthe 23-year-old'sfinger sparkedspeculation thatthe couple areengaged.

Grandeconfirmed lastyear she wasdating Miller.

Rapper TYGA seems tohave mocked hisformer girlfriend KylieJenner by suggestingthat she acted like hisslave, in his new singlePlayboy.“She a superstar, shegot it bad for me, if I hang up, shecall right back to me,” reads oneof the lines of the song.Tyga followed it with: “You cut herlegs off, she crawls right back tome, I call it playboy tenacity.”Tyga and Kylie were in an on andoff relationship since the last fewyears, split in April.

‘Sargun and Iare bestfriends firstand lifepartners later. Ifeel veryconfident whenshe is by myside and I

missing her so muchwhile I am away fromher in Spain. Moreoveralso because we spentour honeymoon in Spainand hence it brings backso many beautifulmemories. I hope I winthis season of Khatron

Ke Khiladi and make herproud.’—RAVI DUBEY

Ariana Grandeengaged?

LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 6, 2017vivacity 16

Actor NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI

says he can’t dance as well asother young heroes ofBollywood, but he can tryto match up with them.

Nawazuddin will beseen in Munna Michaelwith Tiger Shroff, whois known for hisdancing skills.

“I won't be ableto play a dancinghero. But yes, Iwould love to play ahero in any film,”Nawazuddin said.

“I think Tiger andour whole teamhelped me to dance alittle bit in the film. Ithink somehow Imanage just 5 per centof Tiger's level.”

Sharing hisexperience of workingwith Nawazuddin, Tigersaid: “I think withevery character,Nawaz bhai's body languagechanges, and that is a sign of agood actor.”

‘Won't play adancing hero’

Unlike the tricky, self-serving Black Widow inthe Marvel Universe or the ambiguousCatwoman, Diana is pure of spirit. Today,

Wonder Woman is redefining the genre of femalesuper humans.

In a world of only women, there are no phallicstructures. At least that’s how Patty Jenkins imaginedthe island home of the Amazons and their heroicprincess Diana, who grows up to become WonderWoman.

“Like columns? They didn’t make that much senseto me,” Jenkins said in a recent interview. “They feltlike an imposition on landscape, which didn’t feel likesomething that women are jonesing to do.”

As the director of Wonder Woman, Jenkins is cre-ating new worlds for women both onscreen and off.Not only did she help dream up the look of theAmazon island and hire scores of actresses to serveas its resident warriors, she’s the first woman to directa major superhero movie, and her success could pavethe way for others.

As a child, she was inspired by Wonder Woman,describing Lynda Carter’s portrayal on TV as “theembodiment of everything that Iwanted to be as a woman.”

“When I was playing WonderWoman, I was able to do incredible thingsand save the world,” the 45-year-old film-maker said.

That’s the feeling she hopes to evokewith viewers of Wonder Woman. GalGadot plays the title character, who

discovers her superpowers and fightsfor justice alongside humans afterfollowing a charming spy (ChrisPine) to London during WorldWar I.

The Israeli-born Gadotdidn’t grow up with WonderWoman, but she was alwayson the lookout for power-ful characters to play.

“Usually the women arethe damsel in distress or theheartbroken woman or the sidekick, butin real life it’s not the case. In real life, we bring life.We have babies. We have careers. We are so manyother things,” said Gadot, a 32-year-old married moth-er of two. Wonder Woman symbolises the magnifi-cence of a woman and how amazing women are. AndI think that it’s an important movie not only forwomen and girls, but it’s also great for boys and men.You can’t empower women if you don’t educate themen and you don’t teach the boys, so as much as it’simportant for girls to be exposed and see this movie,it’s important for boys to have a strong female figurethat they can look up to.”

Gadot says that young women need a characterlike Wonder Woman in their lives. The 31-year-oldwants girls to have someone to look up to when they’regrowing up.

“First of all, she (Wonder Woman) doesn’t see thatdifference between any gender. It’s not even an issue.She comes from this world where men and women

are equal and it’s not a thing to be a man or to be awoman. She feels that she can do everything and shewill go for it,” Gadot said.

“She’s a peace seeker; she wouldn’t go and lookto start a battle or a fight. She would try to solve itin any other different way, but I think that’s what’sbeautiful about Wonder Woman,” she added.

Wonder Woman was created in 1941, yet this isher first solo feature film. Jenkins wanted to bring herto the big screen for more than a decade, but studiosdoubted the appeal of the lasso-wielding superheroine.

“I don’t understand why somebody who has hadzero big blockbuster representation for 75 years stillhas 15 little girls a minute coming to my door dressedas her every Halloween, like how does that not equaldollar signs?” Jenkins said.

Connie Nielsen, who plays Diana’s mother,Amazon queen Hippolyta, also didn’t grow up withWonder Woman, but had myriad other models ofpowerful women as a child in Denmark.

“The Denmark I grew up in was a Denmark inwhich women were, in fact, fully liberated and thewhole world had been opened up to us,” she said. “Inthe magazines during the early ‘80s, it was men whowere photographed doing the vacuum cleaning in theads for vacuum cleaners and women were no longerposing on the Ford Mustang.”

So Nielsen felt entitled to question why, on anisland populated by only women, her character wouldwear high heels. She and Gadot, both statuesque, wearwedges in the film.

“I actually had that conversation several times,and Patty was adamant,” Nielsen said. “She really feltlike you stand a different way (in heels), and you do.”

The costumes, including the wedges, had to beconsidered during the physical training, whichincluded horseback riding, archery andswords(wo)manship. For Robin Wright, who wasraised on the Wonder Woman TV show, training andshooting with the Amazons was the best part.

“I think it was a little daunting for the menbecause it was very unusual. I think there were like120 Amazons,” said Wright, who plays the warriorAntiope, Diana’s aunt and teacher. “That’s a differ-ent energy on the set, and great for us. We just feltlike a team of women that had each other’s backs.”

She called Jenkins “the biggest cheerleader ofthem all.”

Jenkins is thinking about what Wonder Womanmight mean for a new generation of aspiring super-heroes — and filmmakers.

“I am a filmmaker who wants to make success-ful films, of course. I want my film to be celebrated,”she said. “But there’s a whole other person in me who’ssitting and watching what’s happening right now, whoso hopes, not for me, that this movie defies expec-

tations. Because I want to see the signal will sendto the world.

Warner Bros. studio on Monday said the tick-ets sold on Sunday turned out to be even high-er than it estimated over the weekend. WarnerBros. previously had announced a $100.5 mil-lion North American haul.

-Agencies

They may have had different incep-tions in music but their roads even-

tually met at one point, leading to the cre-ation of Sachin-Jigar. For Sachin Sanghviand Jigar Saraiya, music was certainlytheir first love.

The duo belong to typical Gujaratifamilies where you either get into thefamily business or choose a white col-lared profession. Not surprising, their rel-atives did not think highly of their choice.“When we were music arrangers our rel-atives thought we were a part of someorchestra; they didn’t know that our pas-sion lay in composition,” says Sachin.Despite that, their immediate familiessupported them at a crucial time. “Fifteenyears back, choosing to support ourdreams required a lot of courage onbehalf of our parents. Back then, whenreality shows didn’t exist as viable plat-forms that gave everyone an opportuni-ty to showcase their talent, our parentslet us identify and pursue our passion,”he adds.

About their working experience,Jigar feels, “We have a difference of opin-ion but then we realise that our bond isstrong and goes beyond music. There isno ambition in this combination. It’s likewe have sworn till death do us apart. Weeventually find a halfway solution in caseof a difference of opinion.” Sachinbelieves, “I think creative arguments andfights only help us to make songs that weare proud of. Discussions and disruptionsare part and parcel of the process of cre-ativity.”

Sachin and Jigar have drawn inspi-ration from a variety of sources. Jigarmentions, “We always draw inspirationfrom people, experiences and life in gen-eral. Music exists in every iota of the uni-verse; you just need to be keen enoughto recognise it.”

Talking about their experience asmusic arrangers with the legends PritamChakraborty and A.R. Rahman, theyexplain, “It is wonderful to witness andassist such music legends when they areat the peak of their careers. It’s amazingto see how they are able to skilfully depictthe same song in their own way. We haveworked for so many people in the indus-try as producers and arrangers but ourstint with Pritam Sir was much longerand more enriching. We have learnt a lotfrom him and we can’t put it down inwords. Working with him was an emo-tional journey that has helped us become

who we are today. These days, a lot ofartists forget that making music is a longdrawn process; you need technicalknowledge, expert guidance, a lot of per-sonal experimentation and hand work toreach the pinnacle of success.”

Sachin adds, “I feel that Rahman siris the simplest human being alive. Hegave us a lot of perspective about howsomething simple can be made compli-cated and vice-versa. There were a cou-ple of times when we had the chance towork with Rahman sir. We distinctlyremember that once we had taken ourwork to him and upon viewing it, he hadremarked that it’s good but it’s a simple

song so don’t overcomplicate it. That justmeant the world to us because that kindof appreciation for our work came froma maestro.”

Their journey started from Gujaratimusic. Jigar feels that “Every form ofmusic that is pleasing to the ears can bea part of Bollywood music. This flexibil-ity with style and openness to accept awide variety of music is what makesBollywood such a welcoming platform.Here, you can achieve the fame that otherplatforms cannot provide. Sachin feelsthat, “The heart will always lie in folkmusic. We have absorbed so much fromfolk music and our own tradition that our

minds first make music in the mothertongue.”

Sachin remarks, “We don’t want tocommit ourselves to a particular style ofmusic, we always try to look first at thescript and get a grip of the situationbefore committing to it.”

“There is no set formula. SometimesSachin has an idea and I build upon it,or vice versa. We can arrange, composeand ideate. Nothing is planned, it is anongoing, dynamic and creative process,”Jigar adds.

They agree to the fact that today’smusic lacks melody. However, Jigarbelieves that “films represent the timeswe are living in and today’s generationprimarily wants to dance when they lis-ten to music. They want their music toset the stage for dancing. Music is notonly confined to those who seek soulfulmelodies; they form just one segment ofthe listeners.” Sachin feels, “Today’saudience isn’t well informed aboutwhat good music making should be likeand so they only look for Punjabi rapor dance music. Half of the films haverun-of-the-mill songs, which willprobably remain in people’s coun-sciousness for 15 days and then beplayed only at weddings. We call suchmusic, popcorn music. I am not againstit, I am just saying that we are under-going a transition phase.”

They summarise their upcomingprojects as: “Reload, IshqVishq 2 andHaseena. All these films have a differentapproach and we will try to deliver some-thing that stands out in each of our songs.These projects will classify us in a newsegment altogether. Fans won’t be able totell that this is a Sachin- Jigar song. Thatis the extent to which we are undergo-ing experimentation this year.”

Their only advice for future musi-cians is to keep experimenting andevolving. “Implementing variations toyour comfortable style will always giveyou good results,” they say as they sign off.

lWhat is Apocalypse’s big problemwith the world in 1983?

Oscar Isaac: That he doesn’t rule it.I think Apocalypse has a problem withthe fact that the weak have taken over theearth. And they hide behind theirweapons, their systems of government,their money and their class. And they aresubjugating the truly powerful. So whathe wants to do is to wipe away all of theseweak-willed, weak-minded people and letthe strong survive.

lWhy does Apocalypse recruit thefour horsemen to help him cleanse theearth?

Oscar Isaac: Because is a God real-ly a God if no one worships him? Iwould say probably not. So just like anygood cult leader does, you find peoplethat are in a low point in their lives andyou offer them something. And what he

offers them is more power, tapping intotheir pain, rage and hatred, therebyunleashing their power. This changesthem.

lHow big is the showdown betweenApocalypse and the X-Men?

Oscar Isaac: The showdownbetween Apocalypse and the X-Men inthe third act is incredibly epic. I can feelthe anticipation. It’s the X-Men moviethat I’ve been waiting for where you seeall of them team up to take down some-body. It’s very rewarding.

lHow did you balance the character’scruelty and violence with his uniquekind of humanity?

Oscar Isaac: Apocalypse is like theGod of the Old Testament. He can be jeal-ous. He can be very angry. Yet he can becharismatic. So depending on what heneeds he has the violence of nature. It’san indifferent violence. But unlike nature,he does actually get pleasure out of power.

(Watch X-Men: Apocalypse on SundayJune 11 at 1:00 pm and 9:00 pm on StarMovies and Star Movies HD)

Partners in rhymeMusic directors SACHIN-JIGAR say that music exists in every iota of the universe,you just need to be keen enough to recognise it. By VAIBHAV RATRA

Salman Khan’s who is currently pro-moting Tubelight, has Tiger Zinda

Hai with Katrina Kaif, a dance filmwith Remo D’Souza which is notABCD 3, Dabangg 3 with ArbaazKhan and an untitled movie with hissister Alvira Khan Agnihotri. Amidstthis schedule, Salman confirmed to adaily that director Sanjay Leela Bhansali

has approached himfor a film. “We’vebeen discussing ascript. If it does hap-pen, it’ll happen only

after I finish all thefilms that I’ve

taken up,” heconfirmed.Later whenasked about it,Salman toldmedia, “It’s arumour. Don’tpanic. However,after this, if he(SLB) gets any

idea, I am open.”If the project pans

out, the two would bereuniting after adecade, their last filmtogether wasSaawariya in 2007.

Salman and Bhansalihad a fallout when thedirector chose to castSalman’s arch rival ShahRukh Khan in Devdas in2002, and sidestepped himto cast Hrithik Roshan in

Guzaarish and RanveerSingh in BajiraoMastani.

Salman to do afilm with Bhansali

A world ruled by the weak, tapping into people’s pain and incredibly epic action, actorOSCAR ISAAC shares the ingredients of Xmen: Apocalypse

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