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A s more than 50,000 migrant workers from north India fled Gujarat fol- lowing targeted attack on them after a native of Bihar raped a 14-month-old girl on September 28 in Sabarkantha, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath swung into action on Monday to preempt any political back- lash in their backyards. Both of them spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and expressed concern over the attacks on non- Gujaratis even though the Gujarat Police has arrested around 350 people for alleged involvement in these attacks. While the BJP blamed the Congress for orchestrating these attacks, senior Maharashtra Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said, “North Indians are being targeted in Prime Minister’s Gujarat. But he must remember that one day he too will have to go to Banaras to seek votes.” After speaking with Rupani, Nitish said, “Whoever committed the crime first should be punished strictly. But for the crime of one person, others should not be targeted and there should not be any feeling of ill-will. We are in con- stant touch with the authorities and the Government of Gujarat is fully alert.” Bihar’s Deputy CM Sushil Modi, who too spoke to Rupani and Gujarat Home Minister Pradip Singh Jadeja, said situ- ation was normalising there fol- lowing arrest of 342 people involved in attacking the migrants and deployment of 17 companies of special police. He said Jadeja has promised safety and security of the migrants from Bihar and U P. Sushil accused the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi of causing more problems for the Bihari work- ers with their statements. He asked what action the Congress took against leader of Thakore Sena and party’s Bihar in- charge Shaktisinh Gohil. Yogi said Rupani assured him that his Government would ensure the safety to all. “The Gujarat CM told me over the phone there is no incident in the past three days and that he had appealed to people against paying heed to any rumour,” Yogi said in Lucknow. Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan expressed concern over cases of violence against Hindi-speaking migrants in Gujarat, while also seeking stringent action against those accused of raping a girl child in the western State. The Lok Janshakti Party president said he spoke to Rupani, who, he added, told him that those involved in the incidents of vio- lence against north Indians will face tough action. Rupani told him that the State Government will try the accused in the case of rape in a fast track court. Condemning the attacks on north Indians, Nirupam said the members of the north Indian community were sup- plying milk, newspapers and vegetables to the people of the megapolis, besides providing autorickshaw and taxi services. “If the community decides to stop work for a day, life in Mumbai will come to a stand- still. None will get roti, vegeta- bles, milk and auto, taxi, truck and tempo (services),” he said. However, incidents of tar- geting Hindi speaking labour- ers began a week after the rape on September 28. Police have confirmed over 40 incidents of attacks on migrant workers in Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Aravalli and Gandhinagar districts in north Gujarat as well as Ahmedabad and adjoining Surendranagar districts. Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor, who heads Gujarat Thakor Sena, allegedly gave provocative speeches against the migrant workers. Interestingly, the Radhanpur MLA was recently named as All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary for Bihar. “Neither me nor Thakor Sena advocated for violence. We only wanted justice for the victim’s family. We firmly believe that anyone working peacefully in Gujarat must stay safe,” stated Thakor after Sushil Modi’s allegation that a mob backed by the Congress was responsible for the attack on Bihari workers. Gujarat BJP vice-president IK Jadeja came down heavily on the Opposition Congress for trying to divide the workforce on the basis of regions keeping an eye on the Assembly polls of neighbouring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. But, Gujarat Congress blamed the State Government for its failure in maintaining law and order. Continued on Page 4 D efying poll boycott call by Kashmir-based main- stream political parties and separatists as well as terrorist outfits, more than 56 per cent electorate cast their votes under tight security arrangements in the first phase of municipal polls in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday. Barring a few inci- dents of violence, including a stone-pelting attack on a BJP worker in Bandipora, the polling passed off peacefully. J&K’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shaleen Kabra said the overall polling per- centage across the State was recorded at 56.7 per cent. The election office did not give separate break-up of the poll percentage in Kashmir valley. Independent sources said that 8.3 turnout was recorded in Kashmir valley as 7,075 voters exercised their franchise out of 84,692 eligible voters. In Jammu division, Deputy Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar said, “64 per cent voters par- ticipated in the polls in Jammu”. For the first time EVMs were used in the municipal polls in the State. Jammu Deputy Commissioner said the experiment worked well as only five EVMs reported some minor technical snags and were immediately replaced to ensure smooth polling. While most parts of Srinagar observed complete shutdown during polling. Jammu wore a festive look in and around polling stations with healthy participation of voters from all walks of life. A large number of senior citizens stepped out of their homes and participated in the polls at the grass-roots level. First-time voters, especially young girls, waited patiently outside polling booths to cast their votes. The polling percentage touched 80 per cent in frontier Rajouri district, while over 75 per cent polling was reported in Poonch. Over 2.47 lakh vot- ers across 75 wards of Jammu Municipal Corporation took part in the polls. Thousands of voters across border areas of RS Pura, Bisnah, Arnia, Akhnoor, Jourian, Khour also came out in large numbers to elect their representatives in the munici- pal committees. The outcome of these polls in Jammu division is set to change the course of State pol- itics in the coming months. The State unit of the BJP is testing its waters after snapping ties with the Peoples Democratic party (PDP). In majority of 75 wards, the BJP faced tough competition from a large number of rebel BJP candidates. Due to absence of the National Conference and the PDP from the poll process, several independent candidates supported by heavy weight leaders of these parties are set to give a tough fight to the BJP candidates. Contrary to Jammu, the polling percentage was dismal in most part of the Kashmir valley. The Chief Electoral Officer informed that highest voter turnout was recorded at 32.2 per cent in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. He said Budgam recorded 17 per cent turnout in a single ward followed by Kokernag in Anantnag recording 7.3 per cent voter turnout in four wards. Srinagar Municipal Corporation with three wards recorded 6.2 per cent voting. The Baramulla Municipal Council recorded 5.1 per cent voter turnout in its 15 wards. The lowest of 3.4 per cent voter turnout was recorded in 16 wards of Bandipora Municipal Committee. The voter turnout was impressive in cold desert region of Ladakh. The Kargil district recorded the highest of 78.2 per cent turnout in 13 wards while the neighbouring Leh district recorded 55.2 per cent voter turnout in 13 wards. Clashes broke out in Machwa and Bagh-e-Mehtab pockets in Srinagar’s uptown periphery when voting was going on in the area. Officials said that the situ- ation was brought under con- trol after minor clashes in the area. A woman was injured in violent protests in north Kashmir’s Lankareshpora and Plan pockets of Bandipora when clashes broke out between security forces and anti-poll protesters. Sources said the woman was injured with pellets. Former Minister and BJP ally Sajjad Gani Lone drove from Srinagar to cast his vote in Handwara. “Peoples Conference (Lone’s party) boycotted for 25 years and we experienced its final outcome and results,” Lone told reporters. “Let National Conference and PDP boycott for another 25 years the way we did it (earli- er),” he added. Continued on Page 4 A system engineer working with the Nagpur-based missile research centre of BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) — a joint ven- ture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the “Military Industrial Consortium” “NPO Mashinostroyenia” of Russia — was arrested on Monday morn- ing, in a joint operation by the Anti-Terrorism Squads of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Military Intelligence on charges of spying for Pakistan’s intelli- gence agency ISI. Following a tip-off, the Military Intelligence had placed engineer Nishant Agrawal — who was working with BAPL for the past four years —under the surveillance. Agrawal was allegedly passing on certain highly classified information to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. Agrawal, who was staying in a rented accom- modation on Wardha Road at Nagpur for the past one year, has been booked under the Official Secrets Act. The UP ATS will be taking Agrawal to Lucknow on Tuesday after obtaining his transit remand from a Nagpur court. The investigations have prima facie revealed that Agrawal, an apparent victim of honey-trap, used to chat with fake women IDs created on Facebook by the ISI. The investigators have recovered “very sensitive information” from Agrawal’s personal computers. They have also found evidence of him chatting on Facebook with Pakistan-based ISI operatives. “We have found him storing classified information on his personal lap. This is strictly in violation of the Official Secrets Act. This is one of the reasons for our arresting Agrawal,” the UP ATS said in a statement. Continued on Page 4 A 26-year-old autorickshaw driver was allegedly stabbed to death by his pas- sengers at KG Marg in the national Capital over asking night charge, said police on Monday, adding that the four teen accused were apprehend- ed within hours after the Sunday night incident. “During interrogation, the accused aged 16-17 years revealed that they had hired the auto from Khanpur to Connaught Place. On the way, they got into a brawl as driver Jahangir Alam (26) demanded an additional charge for night duty and even picked up an extra passenger,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi district, Madhur Verma, adding that this had allegedly infuriated the boys who stabbed the driver. “On Sunday around 11.30 pm, when cops of BK Road police station were on motor- cycle patrol, they saw an injured auto driver near a restaurant at KG Marg. Head Constable Pratap informed the police control room (PCR), subsequently Head Constable Rakesh took the injured driver to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries around midnight,” said the DCP. “Meanwhile, a PCR call was received at Tilak Nagar police station regarding one of the killers who was appre- hended by the public at Balwant Rai Mehta Lane. The teen had been beaten up by the public. Police have also recov- ered a knife with blood stains on it,” he said. “The weapon used in the offence has also been recov- ered. An FIR under Sections 302 (dealing with murder), 34 (act committed by several per- sons with common intention), Section 25 (possession of arms), and Section 27 (uses of arms and ammunition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have been registered at Parliament Street police station,” said the DCP. Subsequently, two more accused, both residents of Dakshin Puri, were arrested, the DCP said. Police are yet to ascertain the age of the accused and are verifying if they are minors. Further investigation is under- way. According to data from the Delhi Police, 62 of the 337 killings (18.39 per cent) report- ed in the national Capital from January to September 15 this year were triggered by sudden provocation over trivial issues. T he Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on October 10 a fresh PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to file in “sealed cover” the details of the agreement India has entered into with France for buying 36 Rafale Fighter Jets. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which has already listed for October 10 another PIL seeking a stay on the high-profile defence deal with the French Government, said that the instant plea would be taken up together the same day. The fresh plea filed before the Bench, which also com- prised Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph, has referred to the recent “controversy” over the 58,000 crore deal for pur- chasing 36 combat jets and sought judicial intervention to put an end to the raging debate. “Issue an appropriate writ ...Or direction directing the respondents to file the details of the agreement entered into between the India and France with regard to the purchase of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets in a sealed envelope,” said the plea, filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda. Continued on Page 4 A new report released by a UN body on Monday has warned that if the world failed to contain global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, the rising temperature will worsen the risk of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people in the world, including India which is already reeling under climatic uncertainties. The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) comes months after the World Bank study warned that changing monsoon patterns and rising temperatures driven by cli- mate change could cost India 2.8 per cent of GDP. The report on ‘Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius’ by the IPCC does not list country wise impacts, but several scientific studies have concluded that India is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts. In the Indian subconti- nent, the IPCC report specifi- cally mentions Kolkata and Karachi among cities that could face an increased threat of heat waves. “Karachi and Kolkata can expect annual conditions equivalent to their deadly 2015 heatwaves. Climate change is significantly contributing to increased heat-related mortal- ity,” it stated, adding a 2 degrees rise will be catastrophic for the two cities. “It is now the scientific consensus that global warming affects human health, causing loss of millions of lives,” co- author of the report Arthur Wyns from Climate Tracker said. Another co-author, Joyashree Roy, professor of eco- nomics at Jadavpur University, said, “We have found that the burden of global warming will fall disproportionately on the poor who are not responsible for the problem if we don’t meet 1.5 degrees Centigrade target. The most affected areas will be mega cities, coastal areas, high mountain, and small island regions. There will also be heat stress in cities and air quality will deteriorate due to high fos- sil fuel use like coal, diesel, woods and others. The report states that for global warming to be con- tained at 1.5 degrees Celsius, the net human-caused CO2 emissions would need to fall by 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching net zero by around 2050. Continued on Page 4 New Delhi: Probe into the mysterious disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing nearly two years ago, came to an end on Monday as the Delhi High Court allowed CBI to file a clo- sure report in the matter. The HC did not agree with the allegation of Najeeb’s moth- er, Fatima Nafees, that CBI wanted to file the closure report due to “political compulsions”. The HC said, “In the pre- sent case, this court has in fact monitored the investigation thus far of the CBI and has not been persuaded to agree with the petitioner that the CBI has not acted fairly or that it has been under any influence or political compulsions in its decision to file a closure report.” Detailed report on P3

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As more than 50,000migrant workers from

north India fled Gujarat fol-lowing targeted attack on themafter a native of Bihar raped a14-month-old girl onSeptember 28 in Sabarkantha,Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar and Uttar PradeshChief Minister Yogi Adityanathswung into action on Mondayto preempt any political back-lash in their backyards.

Both of them spoke toGujarat Chief Minister VijayRupani and expressed concern

over the attacks on non-Gujaratis even though theGujarat Police has arrestedaround 350 people for allegedinvolvement in these attacks.

While the BJP blamed theCongress for orchestratingthese attacks, seniorMaharashtra Congress leaderSanjay Nirupam said, “NorthIndians are being targeted inPrime Minister’s Gujarat. Buthe must remember that one dayhe too will have to go toBanaras to seek votes.”

After speaking withRupani, Nitish said, “Whoevercommitted the crime firstshould be punished strictly. But

for the crime of one person,others should not be targetedand there should not be anyfeeling of ill-will. We are in con-stant touch with the authoritiesand the Government of Gujaratis fully alert.”

Bihar’s Deputy CM SushilModi, who too spoke to Rupaniand Gujarat Home MinisterPradip Singh Jadeja, said situ-ation was normalising there fol-lowing arrest of 342 peopleinvolved in attacking themigrants and deployment of 17companies of special police.

He said Jadeja haspromised safety and security ofthe migrants from Bihar and

UP. Sushil accused theCongress and its presidentRahul Gandhi of causing moreproblems for the Bihari work-ers with their statements. Heasked what action the Congresstook against leader of ThakoreSena and party’s Bihar in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil.

Yogi said Rupani assuredhim that his Governmentwould ensure the safety to all.“The Gujarat CM told me overthe phone there is no incidentin the past three days and thathe had appealed to peopleagainst paying heed to anyrumour,” Yogi said in Lucknow.

Union Minister Ram VilasPaswan expressed concernover cases of violence againstHindi-speaking migrants inGujarat, while also seekingstringent action against thoseaccused of raping a girl child inthe western State. The LokJanshakti Party president saidhe spoke to Rupani, who, headded, told him that thoseinvolved in the incidents of vio-lence against north Indianswill face tough action.

Rupani told him that theState Government will try theaccused in the case of rape ina fast track court.

Condemning the attackson north Indians, Nirupamsaid the members of the northIndian community were sup-plying milk, newspapers andvegetables to the people of themegapolis, besides providingautorickshaw and taxi services.

“If the community decidesto stop work for a day, life inMumbai will come to a stand-

still. None will get roti, vegeta-bles, milk and auto, taxi, truckand tempo (services),” he said.

However, incidents of tar-geting Hindi speaking labour-ers began a week after therape on September 28.

Police have confirmed over40 incidents of attacks onmigrant workers in Mehsana,Sabarkantha, Aravalli andGandhinagar districts in northGujarat as well as Ahmedabadand adjoining Surendranagardistricts.

Congress MLA AlpeshThakor, who heads GujaratThakor Sena, allegedly gaveprovocative speeches againstthe migrant workers.Interestingly, the RadhanpurMLA was recently named asAll India Congress Committee(AICC) secretary for Bihar.

“Neither me nor ThakorSena advocated for violence.We only wanted justice for thevictim’s family. We firmlybelieve that anyone workingpeacefully in Gujarat must staysafe,” stated Thakor after SushilModi’s allegation that a mobbacked by the Congress wasresponsible for the attack onBihari workers.

Gujarat BJP vice-presidentIK Jadeja came down heavilyon the Opposition Congress fortrying to divide the workforceon the basis of regions keepingan eye on the Assembly polls ofneighbouring Rajasthan andMadhya Pradesh. But, GujaratCongress blamed the StateGovernment for its failure inmaintaining law and order.

Continued on Page 4

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Defying poll boycott call byKashmir-based main-

stream political parties andseparatists as well as terroristoutfits, more than 56 per centelectorate cast their votes undertight security arrangements inthe first phase of municipalpolls in Jammu & Kashmir onMonday. Barring a few inci-dents of violence, including astone-pelting attack on a BJPworker in Bandipora, thepolling passed off peacefully.

J&K’s Chief ElectoralOfficer (CEO) Shaleen Kabrasaid the overall polling per-centage across the State wasrecorded at 56.7 per cent. Theelection office did not giveseparate break-up of the pollpercentage in Kashmir valley.Independent sources said that8.3 turnout was recorded inKashmir valley as 7,075 votersexercised their franchise out of84,692 eligible voters.

In Jammu division, DeputyCommissioner, Ramesh Kumarsaid, “64 per cent voters par-ticipated in the polls in Jammu”.

For the first time EVMswere used in the municipalpolls in the State. JammuDeputy Commissioner said theexperiment worked well asonly five EVMs reported someminor technical snags and wereimmediately replaced to ensuresmooth polling.

While most parts ofSrinagar observed completeshutdown during polling.Jammu wore a festive look inand around polling stations

with healthy participation ofvoters from all walks of life.

A large number of seniorcitizens stepped out of theirhomes and participated in thepolls at the grass-roots level.First-time voters, especiallyyoung girls, waited patientlyoutside polling booths to casttheir votes.

The polling percentagetouched 80 per cent in frontierRajouri district, while over 75per cent polling was reportedin Poonch. Over 2.47 lakh vot-ers across 75 wards of JammuMunicipal Corporation tookpart in the polls.

Thousands of voters acrossborder areas of RS Pura,Bisnah, Arnia, Akhnoor,Jourian, Khour also came outin large numbers to elect theirrepresentatives in the munici-pal committees.

The outcome of these pollsin Jammu division is set tochange the course of State pol-itics in the coming months.

The State unit of the BJP istesting its waters after snappingties with the PeoplesDemocratic party (PDP). Inmajority of 75 wards, the BJPfaced tough competition froma large number of rebel BJPcandidates. Due to absence ofthe National Conference andthe PDP from the poll process,several independent candidatessupported by heavy weightleaders of these parties are setto give a tough fight to the BJPcandidates.

Contrary to Jammu, thepolling percentage was dismalin most part of the Kashmirvalley. The Chief ElectoralOfficer informed that highestvoter turnout was recorded at32.2 per cent in northKashmir’s Kupwara district.He said Budgam recorded 17

per cent turnout in a singleward followed by Kokernag inAnantnag recording 7.3 percent voter turnout in fourwards. Srinagar MunicipalCorporation with three wardsrecorded 6.2 per cent voting.The Baramulla MunicipalCouncil recorded 5.1 per centvoter turnout in its 15 wards.The lowest of 3.4 per centvoter turnout was recorded in16 wards of BandiporaMunicipal Committee.

The voter turnout wasimpressive in cold desert regionof Ladakh. The Kargil districtrecorded the highest of 78.2 percent turnout in 13 wards whilethe neighbouring Leh districtrecorded 55.2 per cent voterturnout in 13 wards.

Clashes broke out inMachwa and Bagh-e-Mehtabpockets in Srinagar’s uptownperiphery when voting wasgoing on in the area.

Officials said that the situ-ation was brought under con-trol after minor clashes in thearea. A woman was injured inviolent protests in northKashmir’s Lankareshpora andPlan pockets of Bandiporawhen clashes broke outbetween security forces andanti-poll protesters. Sourcessaid the woman was injuredwith pellets.

Former Minister and BJPally Sajjad Gani Lone drovefrom Srinagar to cast his votein Handwara.

“Peoples Conference(Lone’s party) boycotted for 25years and we experienced itsfinal outcome and results,”Lone told reporters.

“Let National Conferenceand PDP boycott for another 25years the way we did it (earli-er),” he added.

Continued on Page 4

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Asystem engineer workingwith the Nagpur-based

missile research centre ofBrahMos Aerospace PrivateLimited (BAPL) — a joint ven-ture between India’s DefenceResearch and DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO) and the“Military IndustrialConsortium” “NPOMashinostroyenia” of Russia —was arrested on Monday morn-ing, in a joint operation by theAnti-Terrorism Squads of UttarPradesh, Maharashtra andMilitary Intelligence on chargesof spying for Pakistan’s intelli-gence agency ISI.

Following a tip-off, theMilitary Intelligence had placedengineer Nishant Agrawal —who was working with BAPLfor the past four years —underthe surveillance. Agrawal wasallegedly passing on certainhighly classified information tothe Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) of Pakistan. Agrawal, whowas staying in a rented accom-modation on Wardha Road atNagpur for the past one year,

has been booked under theOfficial Secrets Act.

The UP ATS will be takingAgrawal to Lucknow onTuesday after obtaining histransit remand from a Nagpurcourt. The investigations haveprima facie revealed thatAgrawal, an apparent victim ofhoney-trap, used to chat withfake women IDs created onFacebook by the ISI.

The investigators haverecovered “very sensitiveinformation” from Agrawal’spersonal computers. They havealso found evidence of himchatting on Facebook withPakistan-based ISI operatives.“We have found him storingclassified information on hispersonal lap. This is strictly inviolation of the Official SecretsAct. This is one of the reasonsfor our arresting Agrawal,” theUP ATS said in a statement.

Continued on Page 4

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A26-year-old autorickshawdriver was allegedly

stabbed to death by his pas-sengers at KG Marg in thenational Capital over askingnight charge, said police onMonday, adding that the fourteen accused were apprehend-ed within hours after theSunday night incident.

“During interrogation, theaccused aged 16-17 yearsrevealed that they had hired theauto from Khanpur toConnaught Place. On the way,they got into a brawl as driverJahangir Alam (26) demandedan additional charge for nightduty and even picked up anextra passenger,” said the

Deputy Commissioner ofPolice, New Delhi district,Madhur Verma, adding thatthis had allegedly infuriated theboys who stabbed the driver.

“On Sunday around 11.30pm, when cops of BK Road

police station were on motor-cycle patrol, they saw aninjured auto driver near arestaurant at KG Marg. HeadConstable Pratap informed thepolice control room (PCR),subsequently Head Constable

Rakesh took the injured driverto Ram Manohar LohiaHospital, where he succumbedto injuries around midnight,”said the DCP.

“Meanwhile, a PCR callwas received at Tilak Nagarpolice station regarding one ofthe killers who was appre-hended by the public atBalwant Rai Mehta Lane. Theteen had been beaten up by thepublic. Police have also recov-ered a knife with blood stainson it,” he said.

“The weapon used in theoffence has also been recov-ered. An FIR under Sections302 (dealing with murder), 34(act committed by several per-sons with common intention),Section 25 (possession of

arms), and Section 27 (uses ofarms and ammunition) of theIndian Penal Code (IPC) havebeen registered at ParliamentStreet police station,” said theDCP.

Subsequently, two moreaccused, both residents ofDakshin Puri, were arrested,the DCP said.

Police are yet to ascertainthe age of the accused and areverifying if they are minors.Further investigation is under-way.

According to data fromthe Delhi Police, 62 of the 337killings (18.39 per cent) report-ed in the national Capital fromJanuary to September 15 thisyear were triggered by suddenprovocation over trivial issues.

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The Supreme Court onMonday agreed to hear on

October 10 a fresh PIL seekinga direction to the Centre to filein “sealed cover” the details ofthe agreement India hasentered into with France forbuying 36 Rafale Fighter Jets.

A Bench headed by ChiefJustice Ranjan Gogoi, whichhas already listed for October10 another PIL seeking a stayon the high-profile defencedeal with the FrenchGovernment, said that theinstant plea would be taken uptogether the same day.

The fresh plea filed beforethe Bench, which also com-prised Justices SK Kaul and KMJoseph, has referred to therecent “controversy” over the�58,000 crore deal for pur-chasing 36 combat jets andsought judicial intervention toput an end to the raging debate.

“Issue an appropriate writ...Or direction directing therespondents to file the detailsof the agreement entered intobetween the India and Francewith regard to the purchase of36 Rafale Fighter Jets in asealed envelope,” said the plea,filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda.

Continued on Page 4

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Anew report released by aUN body on Monday has

warned that if the world failedto contain global warming at1.5 degrees Celsius, the risingtemperature will worsen therisk of drought, floods, extremeheat and poverty for hundredsof millions of people in theworld, including India which isalready reeling under climaticuncertainties.

The report by theIntergovernmental Panel onClimate Change (IPCC) comesmonths after the World Bankstudy warned that changingmonsoon patterns and risingtemperatures driven by cli-mate change could cost India2.8 per cent of GDP.

The report on ‘GlobalWarming of 1.5 degreesCelsius’ by the IPCC does notlist country wise impacts, butseveral scientific studies haveconcluded that India is one ofthe most vulnerable countriesto climate change impacts.

In the Indian subconti-nent, the IPCC report specifi-

cally mentions Kolkata andKarachi among cities that couldface an increased threat of heatwaves. “Karachi and Kolkatacan expect annual conditionsequivalent to their deadly 2015heatwaves. Climate change issignificantly contributing toincreased heat-related mortal-ity,” it stated, adding a 2 degreesrise will be catastrophic for thetwo cities.

“It is now the scientificconsensus that global warmingaffects human health, causingloss of millions of lives,” co-author of the report ArthurWyns from Climate Trackersaid. Another co-author,Joyashree Roy, professor of eco-nomics at Jadavpur University,said, “We have found that the

burden of global warming willfall disproportionately on thepoor who are not responsiblefor the problem if we don’t meet1.5 degrees Centigrade target.The most affected areas will bemega cities, coastal areas, highmountain, and small islandregions. There will also be heatstress in cities and air qualitywill deteriorate due to high fos-sil fuel use like coal, diesel,woods and others.

The report states that forglobal warming to be con-tained at 1.5 degrees Celsius,the net human-caused CO2emissions would need to fall by45 per cent from 2010 levels by2030, reaching net zero byaround 2050.

Continued on Page 4

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The HC did not agree withthe allegation of Najeeb’s moth-er, Fatima Nafees, that CBIwanted to file the closure report

due to “political compulsions”.The HC said, “In the pre-

sent case, this court has in factmonitored the investigationthus far of the CBI and has notbeen persuaded to agree withthe petitioner that the CBI hasnot acted fairly or that it hasbeen under any influence orpolitical compulsions in itsdecision to file a closure report.”

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Aday after the dead body ofa seven-year-old girl was

found at the roof of a mosque,the postmortem report hasrevealed that the victim wassexually assaulted before beingstrangulated to death.

Amid the tension that pre-vailed in locality after the mur-der of minor, heavy policeforce was deployed to dealwith any untoward incident.

The incident came to lighton Sunday morning when aperson went on the roof top ofthe mosque for having somefresh air while he went there forprayer. Senior Superintendent ofPolice (SSP) Ghaziabad VaibhavKrishna said after the confirma-tion of rape as revealed in post-mortem examination ofdeceased, additional sections ofrape and POCSO have beenadded in the original FIR.

An FIR under section ofabduction of girl was initially reg-istered after the minor wentmissing and her parents sus-pected involvement of a localcouncilor. The father of the vic-tim named Zahid Beg allegedthat the Aizaz who is a localcouncillor of Murad Nagar,

along with his three brothersNaushad, Shahzad and Izhar,had kidnapped his daughter.

The victim was secondchild among four siblings. Inthe CCTV footage the girl canbe seen going out from thehome with her brother at about1 pm but her brother was seenreturning alone in the CCTVfootage. Police said circum-stantial and substantial evi-dences points towards the factthat Aizaz, along with his threebrothers abducted, raped andkilled the innocent child.

The family members ofthe deceased alleged that “polit-ical enmity” is behind the rapeand murder of their daughteras they opposed BSP candidatein the last municipal elections.The family alleged that theaccused had earlier threatenedthem of dire consequences foropposing him.

The dead body of the girlwas found covered by a gunnybag on the rooftop of themosque in Murad Nagar townof Ghaziabad on Sunday. Thegirl was abducted on Saturdayafternoon while she wasreturning to her home from theshop along with her brother.

“The complainant ZahidBeg has named the local coun-cilor Azaz in the FIR along withhis three brothers. The FIR hasbeen registered and arrest ofthe culprits will be made soon,”said the SSP.

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The Haryana Governmenthas decided to set up an

Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) thatwould comprise specially trainedpersonnel to be recruited fromthe State police, announcedChief Minister Manohar LalKhatar.

The Chief Minister wasinteracting with media personson the occasion of the release of

‘Vikas Geet’ CD composed byInformation, Public Relationsand Languages Department, atGurugram on Monday.

After rigorous training ofaround 14 weeks by the NationalSecurity Guard (NSG) located atManesar in Gurugram around150 Haryana police personnelwill be inducted into this specialforce. A batch of 50-50 physicallyfit personnel of the state policewill be inducted in the ATF andmember of the force could be

transferred to Haryana police.“We have decided to set up

an anti-terrorist force. This forcewill be named ‘Kavach’. SelectHaryana police recruits will betrained by the National SecurityGuard (NSG). I have alreadyspoken to the NSG in thisregard,” Khattar told media per-sons in Gurugram.

ATF will be headed by anofficer of Additional DirectorGeneral of Police (ADGP) orInspector General (IG) rank

and the headquarter of the spe-cial force will be at Gurugram asthe NSG campus is already pre-sent in the district.

A senior official from theState Government said membersof this team are experts in build-ing interventions, counterambush and VVIP security. Theforce personnel will tab on theeye on religious places and at thehigh-security zones in the Stateand suspicious activities of theterror groups.

When asked on the need forsuch a force, Khattar said theATF will deal with “securitychallenges in general which weface in the present day. It will alsohelp the state police force to dealwith terrorist ideology.

Clarifying that the decisionto form this force had nothingto do with any specific threatbeing faced by the state, the CMsaid, “Prevention is better thancure.”

When attacks in Pathankot

and Mumbai occurred no oneknew them from before, the ideais to be better prepared (in thefuture). ,” he explained.

The finer modalities forsetting up the ATF are beingworked out, Khattar said.

The Chief Minister alsosaid that the Kherki Daula tollplaza would be shifted toPanchgaon by March 2019.Thereafter, the traffic move-ment between Gurugram andManesar would be smoother.

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The South Delhi MunicipalCorporation (SDMC) has

signed a ‘Memorandum ofUnderstanding’ (MoU) withthe Corporation Bank toensure timely, accurate andreliable disbursement ofmonthly pension to the pen-sioners under the South civicbody.

SDMC Commissioner DrPuneet Kumar Goel said thatkeeping in view the vast geographical area in the capi-tal city it was becoming essen-tial to involve more banks inthe disbursement process andto serve the pensioners in bet-ter manner.

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The only son who arrangedcontract killers to murder

his own father and his associ-ates have been arrested by theCrime Branch of Delhi Police.The accused Gaurav Khera(37) along with his friendVishal (23) allegedly hired twopeople Sadiq (22) andShamsher to kill his fatherAnil Khera, a business man. Hewas shot outside a factory atGhaziabad on May 21, earlierthis year.

According to police, theaccused Gaurav Khera didn’thave a good relationship withhis father. “He was addicted togambling and had lost a sub-stantial amount which hisfather refused to pay back. Anilalso allegedly slapped Gauravand reprimanded him. Unableto pay his debt, he planned toeliminate his father,” AdditionalCommissioner of Police(Crime) Ajit Singla stated.

“Gaurav roped in Vishal

Garg, his friend and togetherthey hired Vishal’s friendsShamsher and Sadiq to kill AnilKhera. Being the only son,Gaurav allegedly promisedVishal 25 per cent partnershipin the chemical business thathis father ran, which he wouldinherit once his father was killed. The killers demand-ed �5 lakh for the job,” Singlaadded.

“Subsequenty policerevealed that on Sunday, infor-mation was received that thevictim’s son had organized thekilling. Accordingly, a teamwas constituted and a trap waslaid at Maljis Park Azad Purand Gaurav, Vishal and Sadiqwere apprehended,” he said.

“On completion of thecrime, Shamsher allegedly gaveonly �50,000 to Sadiq and fled.Sadiq started to threatenGaurav and Vishal for moremoney instead. Crime Branchapprehended them when theycame together to negotiate,”Singla added.

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Awoman died and hermother was injured due to

‘suffocation’ after a fire brokeout on Monday at an upscalesociety in Gurugram.

The deceased has beenidentified as Swati Garg (30) anative of Madhya Pradesh,who was an interior designer byprofession and her mother,was identified as Vaishali, who was admitted to a hospital. According to officialsfrom the fire department, themishap took place in tower B6of Tulip Orange located inSector 70.

At around 2:28 am, thedepartment received a call fol-lowing which four fire tendersrushed to the spot - two eachfrom Sector 29 and Sector 37fire stations. The officials sus-pect that a fire seems to havebeen caused by a short circuit.

“The fire broke out at theelectrical metre of the buildingon the ground floor and spreadthrough the electrical shaft. Ittook us an hour to control theflame,” said Ishwar SinghKashyap, Fire Officer.

While residents in 39 out ofthe 40 flats remained insidetheir homes in the nine-storeyed-building and waitedfor firefighters to arrive, thedeceased woman, along withher husband, mother and

daughter tried to escape fromthe fifth floor, eyewitnessessaid.

“In the dark, the husbandand daughter went downstairswhile both women movedtowards the terrace which waslocked,” Vikas Ranjan, ex RWApresident of Tulip Orange, said.

“The duo was found lyingoutside the terrace when thefirefighters had arrived. Shemust have died due to suffo-cation while her mother admit-ted in a hospital for the treat-ment,” Kashyap said.

“The body has been hand-ed over to the deceased fami-ly members after an autopsyand an FIR was registeredagainst the owner of the TulipInfoTech Praveen Jain, EiffelFacility services and DistrictTown and Country Planning(DTCP) department atBadshahpur police station,”said Subhash Boken, PRO ofGurugram police.

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A24-year-old woman hasalleged that a “Muslim man

who revealed his religious iden-tity and posed as Hindubefriended and raped her”. Thevictim said she married thesame man after the accusedconvinced her for marriage.The woman came to Gurugramabout eight months ago aftercompleting her graduation.

A case in this regard hasbeen registered under relevantsections of the Indian PenalCode (IPC) at Sector-14 policestation. Police have detainedone of the accused for interro-gation.

According to police, thevictim is a 24-year-old woman,a native of Alwar in Rajasthanand presently living with herfather at Arjun Nagar inGurugram “She was doing jobwith one Vikas Sharma, whobefriended her and later devel-oped a physical relationshipforcibly. When she told him shewill approach police. Theaccused convinced her withmarriage. Later the couple tiedthe knot earlier in February ata temple in Jaipur and wereresiding as husband and wife,”a police official, said.

“When she got pregnantshe told Vikas that we shouldregister our marriage in acourt. The accused told himthat he could not do this as hebelonged to Muslim commu-nity and his name was BilalAhmed. He beat me up onSeptember 11 and fled some-where without telling her,” shealleged in her complaint.

Thereafter the victimapproached her younger broth-er Mohit Kumar aka Dildaar,who resides in Gurugram buthe too thrashed her and threat-ened to kill her. “The culpritshad assumed Hindu names butwere from the Muslim com-munity,” the woman alleged.

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The National Green Tribunalhas directed the

Principal Chief Conservatorof Forests to file an affidavitwithin a week stating howmuch time would be needed totake the possession of demar-cated forest land in theSouthern Ridge area here.

A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathorepassed the order after it wasinformed by the counselappearing for the Delhi Government that theprocess of taking possessionhas started.

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Delhi’s air quality has deteri-orated again on Monday

due to change in direction ofwind which is now flowingfrom stubble burning areas inPunjab and Haryana, authoritiessaid Monday.

The air quality Sunday hadimproved to moderate levelwith an index of 181 butMonday the air quality slippedto poor category with the AirQuality Index (AQI) at 235,according to data at the Centre-run System of Air Quality andWeather Forecasting andResearch (SAFAR).

An AQI between 0-50 isconsidered good, 51-100 satis-factory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor,

and 401-500 severe.An official at the Central

Pollution Control Board attrib-uted the reason behind theslight improvement on Sundayto less traffic and improvementin wind speed but as the trafficincreased on Monday the pol-lution in the city again rose andthe air quality fell.

The PM10 level (presenceof particles with diameter lessthan 10mm) was at 230 in Delhiand the PM2.5 level (presence ofparticles with diameter less than2.5 mm) in the city was 101,according to a data by SAFAR.

SAFAR has also forecastfurther deterioration of air qual-ity in the next two days with thePM10 expected to touch 264and PM2.5 to reach 111 in thenext three days.

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The ‘unprecedented’ and‘abrupt’ variations in cli-

mate has led to the steep risein the cases of dengue, malar-ia and ‘severe’ flu in the nation-al Capital, say experts, addingthat climate change is notconstant which is providingbreeding ground for mosqui-toes. Last week, 488 freshcases of dengue were report-ed in Delhi.

According to latest figureissued by released by the SouthDelhi Municipal Corporation(SDMC) on Monday there are488 fresh cases of denguereported in the Capital lastweek. With this, the totalnumber of dengue cases in thecity has gone to 1,644 this year.

According to Dr VikasMaurya, senior doctor, FortisHospital, Shalimar Bagh, theclimate change is not constantwhich is providing breedingground for mosquitoes.

“If you see the weather, itis not constant. So, one day itrains, water gets collected andthen it does not rain for 2-3days and then it rains again.So, it is not making any dif-ference to the stagnant water.This is what has happened inthe last week of September. Weare seeing the consequencesnow,” he said.

Similarly, Dr Atul Kakar,Vice Chairman, Departmentof Medicine, Sir Ganga RamHospital said, “We generallysee a rise in cases after therains because it takes around

10 days to see the manifesta-tions,” he said.

Also, this year, the hospi-tals are seeing severe cases ofviral flu. “The weather is tak-ing toll on the immune sys-tems of people. Viral infectionshappen more when theimmune power is not there.These days, the virus is stay-ing for the longer durationsand is becoming severe,” saidDr Maurya. They have seen a50 per cent rise in flu cases thisseason, he added.

Underlining some precautions to counterDengue, he said, “The pre-cautions are normal. Use mos-quito repellents, wear clotheswhich cover your full bodyand avoid places that are moreprone to the diseases.”

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Amid the “hue and cry” onthe Rafale deal, with

Opposition targeting the rulingdispensation, Chief of IndianAir Force (IAF) BS Dhanoaasserted that the induction of36 Rafale jets and S-400 missilesystems would enhance thecombat capabilities of the force.He said IAF is “ever-prepared”to meet any contingency.

The IAF on Monday cele-brated its 86th raising day anddemonstrated its air defencecapabilities in the presence ofover 5,000 audience at theHindon Air base. Dhanoa hadlast week termed the procure-ment of the 36 Rafale jets, thedeal which is currently miredin controversy, and S-400 mis-sile defence systems as themuch needed “booster shots”to the Air Force.

While addressing the airwarriors Dhanoa said, “Theacquisition of 36 Rafale aircraft,S-400 missile system, Apacheand Chinook heavy lift heli-copters will further enhanceour capabilities. The ongoinginduction of Tejas-LCA, spidersurface medium surface to air-state of art weapon system arepart of our latest modernisationprogramme.”

Amid instances of air

crashes, Air Chief MarshalDhanoa said aerospace safety isone area where the force needsto maintain a constant vigil as“loss of aircraft in peacetime isnot only expensive, but alsodiminishes the wartime capa-bility”. Efforts are being madeto minimise accidents due tohuman error by providing bestpossible training to the aircrew and technicians to meetthe challenges of operating

current generation fighters, aswell as legacy aircraft andweapons systems.

“We are in process toacquire new combat system.We are upgrading and mod-ernising our existing invento-ry aircraft and weapon systems.With an aim to equip it withlatest avionics and technologyso that they can be remain con-temporary. The midlife upgra-dation of Mirage- 2000, MiG 29

and Jaguar fleet is alreadyunderway,” he said.

He also appreciated thecontribution of Defence PublicSector Units for their continuedsupport in providing all theresources and products. “Thishas been possible due to goodplanning and dedicated effortsof our air warriors as well ascontinues support by defencepublic sector undertakings-HAL, BEL and DRDO,” he

said. Speaking on ‘Gaganshakti’,

the IAF drill that saw a mobil-isation of 1,4000 officers and14,000 personnel, Dhanoa saidit showcased the operationalcapability and readiness of theforce. During the exercise,more than 11,000 sorties wereflown, including approximate-ly 9,000 sorties by fighter air-craft, he said.

Elucidating on the role of

Air Force in peacetime opera-tions, he said during the Keralafloods this year, 23 aircraftand 25 helicopters of the IAFwere pressed into the service.

The IAF also providedtimely assistance in fightingforest fires in Theni (TamilNadu), Katra (Jammu andKashmir), Pathankot (Punjab),Kasuli (Himachal Pradesh) andeven urban fires in Delhi, henoted.

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The Delhi High Court onMonday allowed the

Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) to file a closure report inthe case of Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) studentNajeeb Ahmed, who wentmissing from the universitynearly two years ago. A benchof justices S Muralidhar andVinod Goel “declined” the pleaof the missing student’s moth-er, Fatima Nafees, to constitutea Special Investigation Team(SIT) and monitor the probe,thereby removing the CBI fromthe investigation.

The bench said Nafees,who had moved the HighCourt in November 2016 seek-ing directions to police to traceher son, “can raise all con-tentions available to her beforethe trial court” and disposed ofthe plea. The court hadreserved its verdict in the caseon September 4.

The CBI, which had takenover the probe on May16 last

year, had after more than a yearof investigation said it hadlooked into all the aspects of thecase and was of the opinion thatno offence was committedagainst the missing student.

Ahmed had gone missingfrom the Mahi-Mandvi hostelof the Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) here onOctober 15, 2016, following ascuffle with some studentsallegedly affiliated to the AkhilBharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) the previous night.

The lawyer for Nafees hadcontended before the courtthat it was a “political case” andthat the “CBI has succumbed tothe pressure of its masters”.

Nafees had moved the highcourt on November 25, 2016,seeking directions to the policeto trace her son.

However, as the DelhiPolice remained clueless aboutAhmed’s whereabouts evenafter seven months since hewent missing, the probe was

handed over to the CBI on May16 last year.

The Delhi Police had notopposed the handing over ofthe investigation in the case,saying it had done its bit in thematter.

On the other hand moth-er of missing Najeeb Ahmedhas accused CBI of workingunder the Government’s pres-sure and doing little to find herson or punish the culprits.While the ABVP welcomed theverdict and also demanded afresh enquiry to “check theroles played by then StudentsUnion president and AISAleaders” in the whole episode.

The counsel for Nafeeshad earlier said nine studentswere named in a complaintfiled by 18 students, who wereeyewitnesses to the allegedassault on Ahmed, yet theywere not interrogated.The nine students named in thecomplaint have denied all theallegations against them.

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The sanitation workers ofEast Delhi Municipal

Corporation (EDMC) who areon strike for the last threeweeks protested at JantarMantar on Monday, demand-ing regularisation of temporaryworkers, timely disbursal ofsalary and cashless medicalcard. The workers alleged thatpolice resorted to a lathi chargeduring the protest. However,Delhi Police official said a“mild force” was used by policepersonnel to disperse the crowdafter it went out of control.

President of MCDSwachhata Karmchari UnionSanjay Gahlot said the strikewas on and that an effigy ofPrime Minister Narendra Modiwas burned during the protestat the Jantar Mantar.

“The police resorted to lath-icharge and some of the work-ers got injured in it,” he alleged.He also said that the workers

would organise a gherao themayor’s office on Tuesday inPatparganj,” Gahlot said.

Denying the charges, thesenior officer said, “Police per-sonnel only used mild force tocontain the protesters.

Meanwhile, the BJP-ledEast Delhi MunicipalCorporation (EDMC) onFriday had issued a circular

directing all the sanitationworkers to resume work fromOctober 6. “All the sanitationworkers are directed to resumework from October 6, failingwhich they will be removedfrom their post,” the circularsaid.

The EDMC has around16,000 workers, half of whomare permanent employees.

On September 26, it haddecided to begin the process forpermanent employment ofcontractual sanitation workerswho were recruited after March31, 1998

Last week, the sanitationworkers of the East DelhiMunicipal Corporation(EDMC) staged a protest nearthe residence of Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal topress for their demands.

The EDMC has around16,000 workers, half of whomare permanent employees. TheBJP-led EDMC on September26 had decided to begin theprocess for permanent employ-ment of contractual sanitationworkers who were recruitedafter March 31, 1998.

Terming the lathi-chargeon sanitation workers ofEDMC by Delhi Police as‘undemocratic’, Delhi CongressPresident Ajay Maken said thatthe event is a ‘violation ofhuman rights’.

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Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Monday

slammed the BJP ruled CentralGovernment, saying it wouldhave “immediately waivedloans” of “a few rich people” butnot giving money for poormunicipal sanitation workerswho were on strike for the lastthree weeks.

The BJP accused theKejriwal of “lying” over thefunds given by the Centre tothe EDMC. The Delhi CMclaimed the MunicipalCorporations have to be paid�5000 crore by the Centre.

“Last week DelhiGovernment on the advice ofSupreme Court paid �500 croreto the MCD. The Centre today

denied to pay �500 crore,despite advice of the SupremeCourt, although it has to pay�5000 crore to the MCD. Is BJPresponsible to Delhi like this?Then why should Delhiitesvote for you (BJP) in LS elec-tion,” Kejriwal tweeted.

“It is so sad. If it were loansof a few rich people they(Centre) would have done itimmediately but not payingmoney for sanitation in Delhiand poor sanitation workers,”he said in another tweet.

Senior AAP leaders DilipPandey and Atishi Marlena alsoattacked Delhi BJP chief ManojTiwari, saying his mathematicswas “weak” and he should apol-ogise for saying that DelhiGovernment was paid �48,000crore by the Centre.

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The Delhi Police on Mondayorganised a ‘Mega Job Fair’

on the first anniversary cele-bration of the ‘YUVA’— a DelhiPolice initiative to equip vul-nerable youth especially fromthe underprivileged sections ofsociety. The job fair witnessedparticipation of 60 employ-ment providers which inter-viewed around 1,300 youthout of which around 700 havebeen selected for employment.

Union Minister of State forHome Affairs Kiren Rijiju wasthe Chief Guest and LieutenantGovernor of Delhi Anil Baijalwas the Guest of Honor on thisoccasion.

Speaking on the occasionRijiju said, “The skill develop-ment of the vulnerable youthon this largescale by the DelhiPolice, which has never beendone previously by any Statepolice in the country, sets anexample for other States’ Policeto inspire to give opportunityto the vulnerable sections ofsociety,”.

“This initiative will give not

only job, but will provide life tothe youth, who are either crimevictims or in conflict with law,especially those from under-privileged sections of the soci-ety. By employing these schooldropouts, juvenile offendersand victims of crime, police arenot only making them employ-able but also shaping theirlives. I feel if we are not skillingIndia, we are killing India,” hesaid.

Appreciating the efforts ofthe Delhi Police, the L-G said,”Crime prevention has alwaysbeen the focus area. If we canbring in crime preventionbefore policing, we should tar-get vulnerable youth to come

forward and contribute to soci-ety. It would also give outreachto police and today I thinkthese trained and employedyouth are 3000 brand ambas-sadors of Delhi Police.”

The Commissioner ofPolice, Delhi, said, “We havemade a long and huge progresssince the launch of YUVAScheme by Home Ministerwho has provided continuouspatronage to this project. It wasobserved that most of youngsters involved in streetcrime are first timers and ifthey can be taken into YUVAfold, they can withdraw fromcrime and can also join themainstream.”

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Women safety is one of themajor concern for every-

one in the national Capital butthe concerned departments,responsible for providing safe-ty to women and children inDelhi, are not in sync.

It was amply manifested in a recent study that found that out of 48 actionablepoints, only 14 were implemented for the safetyand security of women andchildren.

Having taken a dim view ofthis lackadaisical approach ofthe concerned agencies, theDelhi Home Department hascreated a platform under whichthe Principal Secretary ofHome department takes stockof action taken reports ondaily basis.

The concerned departmentsuch as the Delhi Police,Transport, Public WorksDepartment (PWD) andUrban Development depart-ment and department ofHigher Education and department of Training andTechnical Education have notsubmitted a single action takenreport to the HomeDepartment.

The Delhi LieutenantGovernor (LG) Anil Baijal con-stituted a committee compris-ing of Senior Delhi Police offi-cers and members of theGovernment, psychologists,university teachers and repre-sentatives from important non-governmental organisations(NGO) which released a reporton the women’s safety in June.

The study group identifiedfour areas — universities andeducational institutions, publicspaces and transport, womenand girls from low-incomegroups in Delhi as the centralconcern after which actionpoints has been taken to pro-vide women safety and securi-ty and the concerned depart-ments has been given the tasksto provide solutions to thetaken action points.

“The report was releasedthree months ago and the con-cerned departments have beengiven tasks and responsibilitiesbut the Government has not

received any action takenreports as yet. Having takennote of this, the HomeDepartment has decided todevelop a platform underwhich principal secretary,Home will regularly call andwill take updates about themeetings held and actionstaken for the points identifiedby the study report. “Strictaction is necessary from eachand every for the welfare ofwomen and child,” said aSenior Ranking Official close tothe project.

As per the action report, acopy of which is with ThePioneer, various actionablepoints has been identified suchas strengthening mechanismsto address sexual harassmenton Campus, campus safety team to interact with stu-dents and faculty and regularsafety audits, modern technol-ogy and fast moving vehiclesenhance the presence andaccess of police force, increaseof patrolling by woman per-sonnel outside school and col-lege.

Clear identifiable policebooths in crowded place,ensure good lighting and nodark spots, good pavements,safe public toilets, mechanismto response immediately on sexual harassment in busesto police, CCTV cameras inbus stops as well in the buses,programmes should be intro-duce so that women canrequest the bus at a spot neartheir destinations are the fewpoints among the identified 48points.

But the report shows that apart from the Directorate of education, Lawdepartment and DUSIB, nonehas submitted the action take reports to the superiorauthority.

Currently as per the data ofthe Delhi Police, a total of 1554rape cases, 2369 cases ofmolestation have been regis-tered this year from January totill September. Further, the2593 cases of kidnapping ofwomen and 214 cases of abduc-tion of women has been regis-tered upto September 15.

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Even as more than a monthhas passed since the disso-

lution of Telangana legislativeAssembly and the ElectionCommission has alsoannounced the schedule forfresh elections, the Oppositioncontinues to mount a legalchallenge to the early dissolu-tion of the House.

Hyderabad High Courtwill hear on Wednesday abatch of petitions challengingthe decision to dissolve theAssembly almost nine monthsin advance.

While senior Congressleader and former Minister DK Aruna filed a petition onMonday another was moved asa lunch motion by a seniorlawyer and former MLA PRamulu.

A bench of the High Courtheaded by the Chief JusticeTBN Radhakrishnan will hearthe petitions along with sever-al other petitions regarding thealleged discrepancies in thevoters’ list day after tomorrow.

Aruna told the media thatthe State Cabinet crossed itsbrief in recommending thedissolution of the House with-out taking the legislators intoconfidence. “The House whichwas elected for five years wasdissolved early for politicalbenefits of the ruling party”, shesaid. She also questioned thedecision of the Governor ESLNarasimhan to accept the rec-ommendation of the ChiefMinister in a hasty manner. Shequestioned whether taking theopinion of the members beforedissolution of Assembly wasnot required.

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In a setback to the image ofruling Telangana Rashtra

Samiti (TRS) as a united andstrong party, party president andcare taker Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao’s sched-uled election meeting in party’sfortress Warangal could not beheld on Sunday evening as perschedule.

Not happy with the grouprivalries and dissidence in thedistrict unit the Chief Ministercancelled his election meetingwithout any formal announce-ment. This was to be fourth inhis series of district wise electionmeetings.

In a district, which was thebedrock of the separateTelangana state movement andwhere TRS had won 10 of 11assembly seats in 2014, therebellion in the party ranks hascreated an embarrassing situa-tion for the party leadership.

Though KCR re-nominat-ed sitting MLAs in all but oneconstituencies, party workershave rebelled at many placesdemanding change of candi-dates. In Warangal East wherethe party did not nominate itssitting MLA Konda Surekhaand she walked out in a huff and

joined Congress TRS wasalready on a weak turf. Kondafactor was looking like affectingthe TRS’ chances in at least threeother constituencies in the dis-trict.

If this was not enough seri-ous differences have cropped inmany other constituencies.While the party re-nominatedsitting MLA Rajaiah in StationGhanpur constituency, deputyChief Minister Kadiam Srihariwas aspiring for the ticket fromthere was it was his home town.“He wants the party to nominatehim or give ticket to his daugh-ter Kavya”, party sources said.

There were serious prob-lems in senior leader E DayakarRao’s constituency Palakurthyand speaker MahusudhanChary’s constituencyBhoopalapally. A section of theparty was opposing their re-nomination. Dayakar Rao waselected last time on TDP ticketand later switched his loyaltiesto the TDP. Local TRS leaderswant that the one of themshould get the ticket.

KCR had released the firstlist of candidates on September6 and a month later the prob-lem of dissidence was persistingdespite his best efforts to bringaround all the groups.

Raipur: Sixteen Naxals, five ofthem suspected to be involvedin a deadly attack on a CRPFteam last year, were arrestedfrom Sukma district ofChhattisgarh, police said onMonday.

There were two womenamong the arrested ultras, theyadded.

The arrests were madeSunday from a hill near Minpavillage under the Chintagufapolice station limits by a jointteam of the Special Task Force(STF), the District ReserveGuard (DRG) and the districtpolice, a senior police officialtold PTI. In view of nextmonth's Assembly polls, thesecurity forces have intensifiedthe patrolling in the interiorforests of the Naxal-hit districtsto apprehend the lower-rungcadres, who are instrumental inplanting explosives to target thepolice personnel and puttingup Maoist posters and banners,he said.

Acting on an informationabout the presence of Naxals,the joint team launched anoperation from the Burkapalcamp towards Minpa andTadmetla, located around 500km from state capital Raipur,and apprehended the ultras, thepolice official added. PTI

Lahore: Former PakistanPremiers Nawaz Sharif andShahid Khaqan Abbasi, alongwith a prominent journalist,appeared before the LahoreHigh Court on Monday forhearing on a petition seekingtreason proceedings againstthem in a case related to the2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Journalist Cyril Almeida,Assistant Editor for the Dawnnewspaper is also a respon-dent in the case being heardby a three-member benchheaded by Justice Mazahar AliNaqvi, The Express Tribunereported.

In the last hearing,Almeida was put on 'ExitControl List' and issued non-bailable warrants for his arrestfor not attending previouscourt proceedings.

The petition was filedagainst Nawaz for defaming thecountry through an interviewon the Mumbai terror attackand against Abbasi for sup-

porting the former prime min-ister's stance and sharing min-utes of the National SecurityCouncil's (NSC) meeting inviolation of his oath, the reportsaid.

The petition contendedthat Nawaz had not only dis-closed sensitive secrets but alsoexpressed his views againstsensitive national institutions,it said.

Contending that Nawazhad betrayed the nation, thepetition stated that a treasoncase should be institutedagainst him for giving the con-troversial interview and allow-ing it to go on air.

According to the petition-er Amina Malik, a civil societymember, Abbasi's actionamounted to sedition as he hadviolated his oath of office.

The security was beefed uparound the court premises anda large crowd of the PakistanMuslim League (Nawaz) sup-porters had gathered by the

main entry point.The hearing has been

adjourned until October 22.Sharif, who was recently

released from jail after receiv-ing bail in the Avenfield case,had been absent from previoushearings as he had been receiv-ing condolences over the deathof his wife Kulsoom.

Earlier, Almeida had beenput on 'Exit Control List' afterhe wrote a front-page storyabout a rift between Pakistan'scivilian and military leader-ships over militant groups thatoperate from Pakistan butengage in war against India andAfghanistan.

Exit Control List is a sys-tem of border control main-tained by Pakistan govern-ment under an ordinancewhich allows it to bar peoplewhose names appear on the listfrom leaving the country. TheForeign Office had vehement-ly rejected the report andtermed it "speculative". PTI

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From Page 1The plea said the criticism

had reached a “proverbialnadir” and Opposition partieshave adopted a very “igno-minious and profligate wayeven to criticise the PrimeMinister of the country”.

Seeking intervention of thecourt, the plea said, “In orderto give full stop to denigratingstatements, the agreemententered into between theGovernment of India and theDassault Aviation is required tobe known at least by this court.”

It said the apex court mayperuse the details of the defencedeal the details of which can besupplied in a sealed cover and

“such information may not bemade public due to the defencereasons”.

During the day, AAP RajyaSabha lawmaker Sanjay Singhalso moved the apex courtthrough his lawyer, DheerajKumar Singh, by filing a sepa-rate petition on the defence deal.

The MP has sought settingup of a Special InvestigationTeam (SIT) under the supervi-sion of the apex court to probethe Rafale deal.

The plea has sought thatthe SIT should probe the rea-sons for cancellation of earlierdeal entered into by the UPAgovernment for the purchase of126 fighter jets.

“SIT to probe as to how thefigure of 36 Fighter Jets wasarrived at, without the formal-ities associated with such ahighly sensitive defence pro-curement,” the plea said.

The SIT should probe thealterations made about the pric-ing of fighter jets in view of“earlier price of Rs 526 crore perjet to Rs 670 crore per jet alongwith requisite equipments”.

The plea has questionedalleged escalation of price ofeach jet from Rs 526 crore tomore than 1,500 crore.

“SIT to investigate as tohow a novice company viz.Reliance Defence came in pic-ture of this highly sensitivedefence deal involving Rs59,000 crore without havingany kind of experience andexpertise in making of FighterJets,” Singh said, adding that theprobe should be done as to how‘Hindustan AeronauticsLimited’ was removed.

Earlier, the top court hadadjourned to October 10 thehearing on the plea filed bylawyer M L Sharma seeking astay on the Rafale fighter jetdeal between India and France.

Sharma has claimed in hisplea that the inter-governmentagreement to buy 36 Rafalefighter jets must be quashed asit was an “outcome of corrup-tion” and not ratified byParliament under Article 253(Parliament has power to makeany law for implementing anyinter-government agreement)of the Constitution.

A similar plea was filed inthe apex court in March thisyear by Congress leaderTehseen S Poonawalla, seekingan independent probe into theRafale deal and disclosure of thecost involved in the deal beforeParliament. However, the pleais yet to be listed for hearing.

Poonawala had sought adirection against the Centre on

why the Union Cabinet’sapproval was not sought as partof the Defence ProcurementProcedure (DPP) before sign-ing the procurement deal withFrance on September 23, 2016.

Rafale deal is a defenceagreement signed between thegovernments of India andFrance for the purchase of 36Rafale fighter aircrafts in afly-away condition as a part ofthe upgrading process of IndianAir Force equipment.

The Rafale fighter is atwin-engine Medium MultiRole Combat Aircraft(MMRCA) manufactured byFrench aerospace companyDassault Aviation.

Indian Air Force hadadvanced a proposal to buy 126fighter aircraft in August 2007and floated a tender. Followingthis, an invitation was sent tovarious aviation companies toparticipate in the biddingprocess.

From Page 1Meanwhile, the UP ATS

officials have arrested one moreperson from Kanpur in con-nection with the spying case.“We have also seized laptop ofthe arrested person. Afterexamining the laptop, we willget to know role of the arrest-ed person,” the UP ATS state-ment said.

BAPL is involved in mak-ing certain critical componentsfor the BrahMos missile, con-

sidered the world’s fastestsupersonic cruise missile thatcan be launched from land,ships, aircraft or submarines.

On July 16 this year,BrahMos was successfully test-fired from the Integrated TestRange at Balasore, Odisha. Thetest-firing conducted from amobile autonomous launcherwas part of service life exten-sion programme for IndianArmy under extreme weathercondition.

From Page 1The ‘1.5 Health Report’,

which is a synthesis of thehealth content of IPCC reportcompiled by experts fromUniversity of Washington,World Health Organisationand Climate tracker, high-lighted that India and Pakistancould be worst affected in theevent of a 2 degree Celsiusincrease. Climate change isalso projected to be a “pover-ty multiplier” through foodinsecurity, higher food prices,income losses, lost livelihoodopportunities, adverse healthimpacts and population dis-placements.

According to the IPCCreport, poverty is expected toincrease with rise in globalwarming. “Limiting globalwarming to 1.5 degree Celsiusas against 2 degrees Celsiuscan reduce the number of

people exposed to climate-related risks and poverty by upto several hundred million by2050,” the report said.

The same limit can resultin reduced losses in yields ofmaize, rice, wheat and othercereal crops, particularly inAsia. The report also suggestsmitigation measures to reduceanthropogenic net emissionsof carbon dioxide.

At 1.5C the proportion ofthe global population exposedto water stress could be 50 percent lower than at 2C, it notes.Food scarcity would be less ofa problem and hundreds ofmillions fewer people, partic-ularly in poor countries, wouldbe at risk of climate-relatedpoverty.

Limiting global warmingto 1.5C would require rapid,far-reaching and unprece-dented changes in all aspects

of society, as per the newassessment. With clear bene-fits to people and naturalecosystems, limiting globalwarming to 1.5ºC compared to2ºC could go hand in handwith ensuring a more sus-tainable and equitable society,it added.

However, the good news isthat some of the kinds ofactions that would be neededto limit global warming to1.5ºC are already underwayaround the world, but theywould need to accelerate, saidValerie Masson-Delmotte, Co-Chair of the report.

Global Warming of 1.5ºCis the first in a series of SpecialReports to be produced in theIPCC’s Sixth AssessmentCycle. Next year the IPCC willrelease the Special Report onthe Ocean and Cryosphere ina Changing Climate, andClimate Change and Land,which looks at how climatechange affects land use.

From Page 1Gujarat Congress presi-

dent Amit Chavda claimedthat the violence was provokedby the BJP keeping in mind theforthcoming elections in fiveStates.

According to Gujarat DGPShivanand Jha, 17 companiesof SRP have been deployed insix affected districts of Northand Central Gujarat to nor-malise the situation.

Jha, however, said as festi-val times began many migrantshave started going to their

respective States and it should-n’t be seen as exodus as theywould be back to their workafter the festivals.

In order to build confi-dence among migrants, policehad held a flag march in 60 kmstretch in eastern Ahmedabadby more than 500 cops, includ-ing Deputy Commissioners,Assistant Commissioners,inspectors and constables.Sources said police have held aCongress worker inGandhinagar for spreadingthreatening video messages.

From Page 1“Let National Conference

and PDP ask its MLAs andMPs to quit their seats in StateAssembly and Parliament.They will come to know thefinal outcome of boycott poli-tics,” Lone was quoted as say-ing. “There are other ways ofboycott, what is the fun of ask-ing poor people to boycottvotes when there are otherways of boycotting,” he said.

The poll was conductedamid a near-total shutdownacross the Valley called byJoint Resistance Leadership(JRL) comprising Syed AliShah Geelani, Mirwaiz UmarFarooq and Yasin Malik. WhileYasin Malik has been taken intocustody, Mirwaiz and Geelanihave been kept under housedetention. In a statement JRLleaders “appreciated people’s

rejection and boycott of thesham ULB elections”.

“This election has violatedthe very definition of thedemocratic process, making amockery of it as the identity ofthe contesting public repre-sentatives is neither known tothe public nor the area going topolls! Secrecy manipulationand bribery are the hallmark ofthis twisted exercise,” the JRLsaid adding the people dismis-siveness of this farcical exercisewhich in reality is a militaryoperation to legitimiseGovernment of India’s forciblecontrol, shows people’s unwa-vering commitment to theirstruggle for self-determinationand their political maturity.

According to officialsources a total number 1204candidates were in the frayacross 321 wards, comprising of83 in Kashmir division and 238in Jammu division. Pollingtook place across 820 pollingbooths, 150 in Kashmir and670 in Jammu. Out of these 138polling stations in Kashmirwere categorised as hypersen-sitive while 52 stationsbelonged to the same categoryin Jammu division.

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Bangkok: A 42-year-old Indianwas among two foreign touristskilled and five others, includingtwo Indians, seriously injured ina shootout between two rivalgangs here, Thai Police saidMonday.

The shooting took placelast night on a street behindCentara Watergate Pavillionhotel in Ratchathewi district,where tourist coaches wereparked, 'Bangkok Post' report-ed.

Gakhrejr Dheeraj, anIndian, and KeovongsaThonekeo, 28, a Lao tourist,died at a hospital where otherinjured are undergoing treat-ment. The five people injuredin the crossfire were two Thais,two Indians and one Lao. Allwere taken to a nearby hospi-tal, the report said, quotingpolice officials.

The Indians were part of agroup of tourists who had just

had their dinner at an Indianrestaurant in the mall and werewaiting for their bus at the park-ing lot.

While they were there, twogroups of young men emergedfrom a nearby snooker club intoan alley just beside the parkinglot, said police Major GeneralSenit Samararn Samruajkit.

They began a fight thatquickly escalated into an armedbattle, Samruajkit said.

According to eyewitnesses,around 20 men armed with pis-tols, knives and sticks ran fromthe club into the street, hesaid, adding that three men alsoopened fire.

The gang members fled asthe police arrived at the scene,and none of them was appre-hended. Police have yet to iden-tify the type of rifles used, butspent shells from the AK47assault rifle were found at thescene. PTI

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New Delhi: Doctors at a cityhospital have reconstructedthe nose of a gunshot victimfrom Afghanistan using over2,500-year-old techniquesdescribed by Sushruta, thefather of surgery.

Shamsa, whose name hasbeen changed to protect heridentity, was shot four yearsago. Though she was fortunateto have survived the attack, shelost most part of her nose andthe ability to breathe and smell,Ajaya Kashyap, MedicalDirector of KAS MedicalCentre and MedSpa said.

She was suffered the injurywhen she was 24-years-oldand was about to get marriedand settle down. The familylater travelled all the way toIndia so that she can undergoa plastic surgery for her nose,the doctor said.

Explaining the surgicalapproach Kashyap said, "Weoften fail to take pride in thefact that some of the mostadvanced and modern surgicalprocedures, like plastic surgery,have their roots in India like

Sushruta's techniques.""They are so precise and

scientifically accurate that theycould be used even today fornose and ear reconstructions.All we have to do is to modi-fy them to sync with latesttreatment modalities," he said.

In this case, the doctorstook skin from Shamsa'scheeks for the surgery, held onOctober 8, and followed thetechniques described bySushruta.

However, considering thecomplications usually involvedin such cases, the procedurerequired great precision andexpertise, Kashyap said.

Explaining the challengesfaced during the surgery, hesaid when it came to facialreconstruction surgeries, alongwith addressing associatedmedical issues, there was aneed to take care of its cos-metic aspects.

In this case, the challengewas to reconstruct a major partof the nose without creatingfurther scars, he said.

"To avoid this, we had to

take tissues from inside of thecheeks to reconstruct flaps fornasal septum and nasal passagewhich is a tedious procedure.But all the effort was worthtaking as we managed to givethe patient the exact results shewanted," he said.

Shamsa shared her expe-rience taking help of a trans-lator.

"Shootings are fairly com-mon in our country. For sur-vivors it is always hard to getover the psychological andphysical trauma, especially if itcomes with the added horrorof disfiguration and amputa-tion," she said.

"I cannot express in wordshow blessed I feel today to beable to talk, smell and breathnormally after four years. Thissurgery changed my entirelife. I believe it may also moti-vate many others back home totake such expert medical help,"she added.

The technique used byKashyap in the operation wasfirst introduced by Sushruta,over 2,500 years ago. PTI

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New Delhi: The Delhi HighCourt on Monday termed as"gender discrimination" theIndian Army's practice of hav-ing only women in its nursingservice.

"It is gender discrimination,only other way round," a benchof Chief Justice RajendraMenon and Justice V K Raoobserved after it was informedthat male nurses were notrecruited into the Army's nurs-ing branch.

The court gave the Centretwo months time to take a deci-sion on the issue and listed thematter for hearing on January21, 2019.

The central government'slawyer sought six months timeto take a decision on recruitingmale nurses saying that eachArmy base has to be commu-nicated and their views taken.

Denying the request, thecourt said, "We are in a digitalworld. Get everyone on videoconferencing and take a deci-sion". The Centre also placedbefore the court an August2018 office order to convene aboard of officers to study thefeasibility of the proposal toinduct male nurses in theIndian Military Nursing

Service.According to the office

order, the board proceedings areto be completed and a reportsubmitted by October 31.

The court was hearing asociety's PIL alleging "blatantdiscrimination" in recruitmentfor the Indian Military NursingService.

In its plea, the IndianProfessional NursesAssociation, has said that therewere several thousand malestrained and qualified as pro-fessional nurses in India andtheir omission from nursingcorps of the Army was "unjus-tifiable and unconstitutionalinasmuch it deprives them of anavenue of employment andprofessional advancement".

"The said omission alsodeprives the military and thenation of a large pool of com-mitted professionals," the peti-tion, filed through advocatesAmit George and RishabhDheer, said.

The PIL has challenged theprovisions of the MilitaryNursing Service Ordinance1943 and the Military NursingService (India) Rules 1944, tothe extent they provide only forappointment of women. PTI

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Ahmedabad: The GujaratGovernment on Monday toldthe High Court that 17 of the23 lions that died within aspan of three weeks inSeptember suffered from viraland bacterial infections lead-ing to respiratory and hepat-ic failure.

The 23 lions had died inSarasiya range, which is part ofDalkhania range of Amrelidistrict.

In an affidavit in responseto queries raised by the divi-sion bench of Chief Justice RSubhash Reddy and Justice VM Pancholi, the DeputyConservator of Forests,Junagadh, Dheeraj Mittal said,"The Government is sensitiveand serious of all issues" relat-ed to the well being of the bigcats in Gir forest.

"As per the postmortemreport, 17 of these 23 lions diedfrom bacterial and viral infec-tion leading to respiratory andhepatic failure, three othersdied due to infighting, and caseof death of remaining threecould not be ascertained,"Mittal said in the affidavit.

There has been no spreadof the virus in other areas ofGir forest, he said in the affi-davit. PTI

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New Delhi: Women and ChildDevelopment Minister ManekaGandhi on Monday said shehas asked the Law Ministry tonot keep any age limit toreport child sexual abuse,allowing people to complainabout what has happened tothem even “10-15 years later”.

Noting that anger atmolestation and sexual abusenever goes away, Gandhi alsosaid she is “very happy” thatthe #MeToo campaign hasstarted in India and encour-aged women to come forwardto complain against sexualharassment.

“One always remembersthe person who molested youand we have written to the LawMinistry that one should beallowed to complain withoutany time limit,” Gandhi toldreporters.

Under Section 468 of theCrPC, any offence, includingchild abuse, which can lead toa prison term of three years hasto be reported within threeyears of the incident.

According to Section 473of the CrPC, a court may takecognisance of an older case ifit is in the “interest of justice”or if the “delay has been prop-erly explained”. However, vic-tims of child sexual abuseoften face problems in regis-tering an FIR once they are 18or more.

Gandhi said she has pro-posed that people can com-plain even “10-15 years later”.“It doesn’t matter how muchlater. If you’re going to com-plain the avenue is open,” sheadded. Gandhi had earlierproposed that child sexualabuse victims be allowed toregister complaints until theyare 30. PTI

New Delhi: The Supreme CourtMonday reserved its verdict onpleas of Congress leaders KamalNath and Sachin Pilot allegingduplication of names in thevoters’ lists of Madhya Pradeshand Rajasthan and seeking ran-dom verification of VVPATmachines in the upcoming elec-tions in these States.

A bench comprising JusticesA K Sikri and Ashok Bhushanconcluded the hearing duringwhich senior lawyers Kapil Sibal,representing the Congress lead-ers and Vikas Singh, counsel forthe Election Commission ofIndia (ECI), traded charges.

Singh said attempts havebeen made to malign importantconstitutional institution ofElection Commission and getfavourable order by fabricatingdocuments by alleging discrep-ancies in voters’ lists.

“I stand by what I had saidearlier,” the senior lawyer said,adding that the poll panel hadtaken note of the allegations ofthe Congress party and under-taken corrective measures withregard to discrepancies in thevoters list which was evidentfrom EC’s communication ofJune 8 this year.

Despite this, the Congressparty alleged discrepancies intheir petition in September andthis was a clear attempt tomalign the institution, he said,adding that the leaders have“casually filed something” to“malign” and “denigrate” the pollpanel.

Sibal strongly rebutted thesubmissions of the poll paneland referred to alleged discrep-ancies and duplication in thevoters list and referred to theillustrations of four assemblyconstituencies of MadhyaPradesh. PTI

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The BJP on Monday askedOpposition-ruled States to

pass on the benefits of petroland diesel price reductionannounced by the Centre lastweek to public to providethem with a relief and desistfrom raising a propagandaagainst the Modi-Government.

Addressing a press con-ference here, BJP spokesmanMeenakshi Lekhi said a set ofreasons including the reduc-tion in oil production and fluc-tuation in the Rupee and dol-lar parity has led to rise in the

domestic prices of oil.The Centre and the BJP-

ruled States have broughtdown petrol and diesel pricesby �5, Opposition parties likethe Congress and the AamAadmi Party have not helpedthe masses by effecting a cut.

She said that States havebeen benefitting due to rise inoil prices as the taxes they earnare based on a fixed percent-age of the cost of petrol anddiesel per litre, while theCentre’s share of revenue isfixed for every litre.

Even out of the exciseduty of �19 the CentralGovernment earns on a litre of

petrol, 42 per cent goes to theStates which, she added, earnextra revenue based on thevalue added tax they levy. Itranges from 26 per cent to 30per cent for most States.

“Non-BJP States have notbeen to the mark. They shouldshow sensitivity and help peo-ple. They are only doing pro-paganda but not helping thepeople’s cause,” she said.

She also rejected theCongress’ criticism of theNarendra Modi Governmentover hiking the excise dutyover the years and helping oilcompanies “earn over �13 lakhcrore” under its tenure.

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In a move to check its misuse,the Ministry of Home

Affairs (MHA) has made itclear that those who carry theUnited Nations HighCommission for Refugees(UNHCR) cards are not enti-tled for Aadhaar cards inIndia. The Ministry has issuedinstructions that only suchpersons who are legally stay-ing in India are eligible forissuance of Aadhaar cards.

Sources said that the MHAmissive came after some StateGovernments raised queriesregarding issuance of Aadhaarcards to illegal immigrantsincluding those who carry theUNHCR cards.

At a high level video con-ference meeting chaired by BRSharma, Special Secretary(Border Management), it wascategorically stated that thosehaving UNHCR cards are alsonot entitled for Aadhaar card inIndia and instructions havebeen issued to the UIDAI fornot issuing the card to illegalimmigrants. The meeting wasattended by senior officials ofIntelligence Bureau, NationalInformatics Centre, Cabinet

Secretariat, Ministry ofExternal Affairs and HomeMinistry.

“India is not a signatory tothe 1951 UN Convention relat-ing to the State of Refugees andthe 1967 Protocol thereon. Assuch, the UNHCR cards haveno relevance to the issuance ofAadhaar cards. In fact,UNHCR may have issued cardsto illegal immigrants and there-fore issuing Aadhaar cards onthat basis will be highlyimproper and illegal, Thereshould not be any issue in can-celation of all identificationproof/documents obtainedfraudulently by illegal immi-grants including Rohingya ,”according to minutes of themeeting.

Insiders say Sri Lankan,Afghan and Tibetan refugeeshave been issued Aadhaar cardsbased on their Government-issued documentation. Thereare lots of instances whereinUNHCR card holders havebeen given the Aadhaar cardsin the country. Even Rohingyain several States have managedto get Aadhaar cards.

The World Refugee Surveyby US Committee for Refugeesand Immigrants estimate the

number of refugees in India at456,000. The number ofrefugees who have registeredwith UNHCR is, however,around 200,000.

The biggest groups ofrefugees registered withUNHCR in India are fromMyanmar, Afghanistan andSomalia. Then there are thereligious minorities fromneighbouring countries, SriLankan Tamils and Tibetans,who have been granted refugeby the Indian Government.Refugees registered with theUNHCR are given a card thatprotects them from forceddeportation or detention. Thecard also gives them access toeducation in Governmentschools and free medical careat Government hospitals.

The Ministry furthercleared that there should not beany issue in cancelling otherstate level identification docu-ments obtained fraudulently byillegal Rohingya immigrantssuch as voter card, drivinglicence and ration card.

Sources in the Ministryalso stated that it has issueddirections to keep an eye on themovement of Rohingya acrossthe country.

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As the race for appointmentof new chief of India’s exter-

nal Intelligence agency —Research and Analysis Wing —begins, 1982-batch Indian PoliceService officer of Jammu &Kashmir cadre K Ilango is pitch-ing in for the coveted job.Another officer Samant KumarGoel, a 1984-batch IPS officerof Punjab cadre, is also in therace even as the Governmenthas kept the option of grantingan extension to the currentchief Anil Kumar Dhasmanaopen, though he is yet to makea mark in his areas of expertiseon Gwadar port, Balochistan

and Maldives. Ilango, a former Station

Commander of India’s missionin Colombo, Sri Lanka hasearned the dubious distinctionof bringing disrepute to thegovernment when he had to berecalled at the behest of the SriLankan government for med-dling in the 2015 Presidentialpolls in the island nation.

Ilango was accused by theSri Lankan Government ofbacking joint candidate of theOpposition Sirisena to oust thethen incumbent MahindaRajapaksa. It was a move thatdid not go down well in thepolitical establishment of SriLanka.

India’s National SecurityAdvisor Ajit Doval had to go toSri Lanka to defuse the crisis andsubsequently, Ilango wasexpelled from Colombo. EvenPrime Minister Narendra Modihad to face embarrassment dueto Ilango’s habit of interferenceand meddling in the Sri Lankanelections, sources said.

Given Ilango’s Lankan trackrecord, sources said theGovernment could be wary ofappointing him as it could havean impact on India’s neigh-bourhood first policy.

The smaller countries in theregion could suspect routineactivities of the Indian missionin their respective countries as

meddling in their internal affairswhich in turn can adversely hitIndian interests and bringrepeated embarrassment to NewDelhi, the sources said.

For his part, Goel is con-sidered close to Punjab CMAmarinder Singh, who wantshim to appoint him as the DGPof the State. Goel is harping onhis role in countering theKhalistani propaganda inEurope against India to pitch infor the top slot. Recently, thePakistan-backed Khalistanigroups carried out theReferendum 2020 in the UKseeking a separate homelandfor the Sikhs despite protests byIndian Government.

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CISF Director General RajeshRanjan on Monday said

ideally the Central paramilitaryshould secure all the airports inthe country including the sen-sitive airports in Jammu andSrinagar even as the force hasidentified 3,000 personnel whocan be rationalised from the 60airports it is manning at present.

Ranjan said cost is aninhibiting factor and manysmaller airports do not take theservices of the CISF. “There isan agreement between the CISFand the Ministry of CivilAviation that Jammu andSrinagar airports should besecured by the CISF. However,a decision to the effect has notbeen taken by the expertMinistries,” he said.

According to a report ofBureau of Civil (BCAS), thesmaller airports in the countryare virtually sitting ducks andprone to terror attacks.

Highlighting the securityvulnerabilities of the smaller air-ports, the BCAS has warnedthat terrorists can exploit the

gaps to target aircraft taking offfrom them. The BCAS has alsounderscored that the operatorsof these airports were not will-ing to spend adequately onsecurity infrastructure. TheBCAS has suggested a regula-tory framework so that the air-port operators earmark suffi-cient funds for the purpose.

Amid evolving terrorthreats, the Bureau has pro-posed standardised securityprotocols at these airports,including controlled entry andexit with the help of accesscards, biometric credentials andPersonal Identification Number(PIN) for different securityareas of the airport complex.The protocol followed at allmajor airports includes metaldetector doorframes and frisk-ing and x-ray scanners to checkbaggage.

The CISF is organising two-day International AviationSecurity Seminar-2018 fromTuesday that will see participa-tion from 18 countries and del-egations from 14 airlines,Ranjan said while addressing aPress conference on Monday.

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The Congress on Mondayattacked the Centre saying

even the ‘Beti Bachao’ pro-gramme of the ModiGovernment is in tatters aswomen and girls are not safein this administration.

From women being strip-searched in BJP chief AmitShah’s rally to minors beingassaulted and women wid-owed by police in the BJP-ruled States l ike UttarPradesh, the ruling party hasexhibited all it prowess inbad terms in recent times, itsaid.

It also said that womenleaders of Opposition partiesare being hauled up publiclyand they even face socialmedia outrage from the saf-fron ideology-driven people.The party gave a campaigncall of ‘Save Our Daughtersfrom BJP’.

“May the country cele-

brate Mahalaya. On the eve ofNavratra’s when GoddessDurga is about to enter ourhomes, the unabated inci-dents of Violence AgainstWomen never end in the BJPruled States. As the country isslowly opening up to India’sMe Too Movement; gruesomeincidents that reveal themindset and the policy failureof the BJP gets starklyexposed,” said Congressspokesperson PriyankaChaturvedi.

“The BJP is suffering from

melanophobia — the fear ofcolour black, these days. Afterblack scarves, balloons andflags now even black under-garments are giving BJP theblues. In an outrageous inci-dent during a MahilaSammelan at Bhilai Charodain Chhattisgarh that was beingaddressed by BJP Presidentwomen were strip searched inthe name of security. Thisshocking incident has onceagain exposed the ‘MahilaVirodhi’ mindset of the BJP. Itis nothing but outraging themodesty of women folk whohad come to listen to AmitShah,” Chaturvedi said.

The party also talkedabout the horrifying incidentof eve teasing and assault in aSupaul school in Bihar whichtoo is a BJP ruled state. It alsorecalled the Unnao (UP) andKathua ( J&K) incidentsbesides the recent rape of a 14month girl in Sabarkanthadistrict of Gujarat.

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The northeast monsoon’sonset is likely from

Tuesday. The northeast mon-soon that spans from Octoberto December is a major rainfallperiod for Southern Peninsula,particularly eastern half of theregion. Tamil Nadu, Kerala,south interior Karnataka,Rayalaseema and coastalAndhra Pradesh are the mainbeneficiaries.

Officials said that northeastmonsoon season makes anappearance after southwestmonsoon bids adieu to thecountry and southwest mon-soon may retreat any time inthe country. Usually, NortheastMonsoon arrives during thethird week of October. “Retreatof Southwest Monsoon fromthe country is linked withchange in weather conditions

in most parts of the country.Central and western parts ofthe country go quite weather-wise and come under the ambitof the hot weather conditions,”officials added.

According to SkymetWeather, weather conditionsare getting favorable with eachpassing day. Thus, chances arebright that the three-month

long post-Monsoon seasonwould be making an onsetwell before its official timethis year. “While Kerala andSouth Interior Karnatakarecord around 20 percent of itsannual rainfall during the sea-son, rest of the sub-divisionswitness around 50 percent of itsannual rainfall, with parts ofcoastal Tamil Nadu even

recording 70 percent of rain-fall,” it said.

In the last few years, therehave been varied rain amountsin the northeast monsoon sea-son with 2017 witnessing 86percent of rains, 2016 seeingvery little rains at a mere 35percent, 2015 recorded a whop-ping 132 percent of rainfall,rains were at 88 percent in2014, 86 percent in 2013, 93percent in 2012, 96 percent in2011 and a massive 154 percentin 2010.

In contrast to theSouthwest Monsoon whichsees more rains in La Nina andlesser in El Nino, rainfall activ-ity during the northeast mon-soon season is higher duringthe El Nino and very less in LaNina.

According to IMD, thedeep depression over the East-Central and adjoining South-

East Arabian Sea has intensi-fied into cyclonic storm ‘Luban’located to 1,260 km West-North-West of Minicoy(Lakshadweep) and it is expect-ed to further intensify as asevere cyclonic storm.Meanwhile, the Bay of Bengalis also witnessed developmentof ‘well-marked’ low-pressurearea over South-East andadjoining East-Central basingetting into the act.

According to the IMD, thewell-marked ‘low’ may con-centrate into a depression dur-ing by this evening and startmoving in a north-west direc-tion towards Odisha coast. TheIMD has also forecast thatideal conditions developing inthe Bay would culminate in thesetting of the North-East mon-soon rain along the TamilNadu and Andhra Pradeshcoasts from today.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister KPalaniswami on Monday

said the AIADMK will take acall on an alliance with the BJPonly after the Lok Sabha electionschedules are announced.

Talking to media here aftermeeting Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, Palaniswami,however, avoided further elab-orations on the issue saying hecame to meet the PM to submita memorandum on state’sdemands and not due to polit-ical reasons.

Palaniswami listed variousdemands including the state’sopposition to Karnataka’s pro-

posal to construct a reservoiracross river Cauvery atMekedatu. The 20-point mem-orandum submitted by himalso called for bringing threeTamil Nadu towns--Hosur,Ramanathapuram and Neyveli-- under the regional air con-nectivity scheme UDAN.

On the Cauvery issue,Palaniswami referred toKarnataka sending a feasibilityreport to the Centre on the con-struction of a 67.16 TMC ft ‘bal-ancing reservoir’ at Mekedatu.The proposal amounts to ‘a clearviolation’ of the final order of theCauvery Tribunal and theSupreme Court judgement, hecontended.

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Karnataka BJP chief andLingayat strongman BS

Yeddyurappa has spiked thereports in some sections of themedia that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi would be con-testing for 2019 Lok Sabhapolls from the State. He termedthe reports as far from thetruth.

He told reporters inBengaluru on Monday that"All this is far from the truth,unnecessarily such news isbeing spread. There is no sub-stance in it."

There were reports in cer-tain sections of the localmedia that with an aim toincrease BJP's influence inthe South, Modi was likely tocontest from one of the south-ern States, most probably fromKarnataka, along withVaranasi, the seat that he cur-rently represents.

For a question on selectingthe candidates for theNovember 3 bypolls to threeLok Sabha constituencies -

Mandya, Ballari andShivamogga - he said it will befinalised at the party's corecommittee meeting onWednesday.

"Day after tomorrow(Wednesday) evening, wehave called a core committeemeeting where we will finaliseour candidates for the threeLok Sabha constituencies andtwo Vidhan Sabha con-stituencies and send it to ournational president forapproval," he said.

The Election Commissionon Saturday had announcedthe bye-elections in three LokSabha constituencies(Shivamogga, Ballari andMandya) and two assemblyconstituencies (Ramanagaraand Jamkhandi). The elections will be held onNovember 3 and counting ofvotes will take place onNovember 6.

The by-elections had beennecessitated after BJPs BSYeddyurappa (Shivamogga)and B Sriramalu (Ballari), andCS Puttaraju of JD(S)(Mandya) resigned as MPs ontheir election to the assemblyin May last.

Since the Lok Sabha elec-tion is due early next year, thethree major parties - Congress,JDS and BJP - were not expect-ing the EC to declare bypolls tothese seatsBypolls to Jamkhandi assem-bly seat was necessitated fol-

lowing the death ofCongress MLA SidduNyamagouda, whileRamanagara fell vacant asChief Minister HDKumaraswamy gave up theseat and retainedChannapatna, the othersegment won by him in theassembly elections.

BJP as part of its strat-egy concentrating in fullthrottle to re-enter Southas Karnataka is seen the entry gate for the saf-fron party.

It is also learnt thatBJP president Amit Shah is

coming to state to work outstrategy to take on collation ofCongress and the JDs. BJP ispresently not in power in anyof the south Indian States.

Karnataka is the only statewhere the party has consid-erable presence and has hadits government in the past.

The JDS-Congress com-bine is more or less confidentof retaining two Assemblyseats. But the bypoll to LokSabha, which will have justfour months tenure, has led toboth confusion and disap-pointment.

Acording to BJP sourcesformer MP BY Raghavendra,son of Yeddyurappa, will con-test from Shimoga.

The party has asked BSriramulu to pick a candidateof his choice from Bellary.Even though it has no base inMandya, the BJP is going toput a candidate to give somefight to the JDs.

Mandya is the strongholdof JDs led by HD Devegowda.In Mandya leaders in theCongress are opposed to giveit to JDs but want RamyaDivyaspandana to contest.They feel if they go with JDsthe Congress will lose itshold in the constituency.

The Congress is still look-ing for candidates in Shimogaand Bellary LS seats. TheCongress and the JDs leadersare confident issues will beresolved soon.

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Governor BanwarilalPurohit has stirred a hor-

nets’ nest with his Saturdayspeech in Chennai when hedisclosed that crores of rupeeshad changed hands in the pastin the appointment of Vice-Chancellors in universities inTamil Nadu.

“I was shocked to hearfrom people that crores hadchanged hands in the appoint-ment of Vice-Chancellors. Icould not believe that and Idecided things have to bechanged,” said the Governor,who also recounted how heappointed nine prominent edu-cationists as Vice-Chancellorsto various universities in theState.

“Nobody could raise anyaccusatory finger at any ofthese appointments,” said theGovernor. His disclosures hadthe desired effect as most of thepolitical leaders who had ques-tioned the appointment ofVice-Chancellors were seenscurrying for cover. They hadcriticised the Governor forappointing a Karnataka-bornSurappa as the Vice-Chancellorof Anna University and a per-son who did not subscribe tothe Dravidian ideology as theVice-Chancellor of Tamil NaduAmbedkar Law University.

But what is interesting inthe disclosure by theGovernor is that these alle-gations were there in TamilNadu since 2006. Prof MAnanadakrishnan, formerVice-Chancellor of AnnaUniversity and chairman ofthe Board of Governors of Indian Inst itute ofTechnology, Kanpur, was thefirst academic to come out inthe open and lambast thepolitical parties for massivecorruption in the appoint-ment of Vice-Chancellors.

‘They are auctioning thepost of Vice-Chancellors. Onlypersons willing to pay �7.5crore or more are appointed asVice-Chancellors," he had saidwhile addressing a public

meeting in 2008. The thenDMK Government led by lateM Karunanidhi immediatelygot him removed from thepost of chairmanship of theexecutive committee of theelite Science City.

Both the DMK and theAIADMK have made theappointment of vice-chancel-lors and academic facultymembers an easy way to makemoney. The DMK which wasiun power during 2006 to2011 divided the AnnaUniversity into four so thatfour vice-chancellors couldbe appointed by chargingmoney from the aspirants.

The AIAADMKGovernment which came topower in 2011 cancelled theDMK decision and brought theAnna University back to itsoriginal form. But the goingrate for a vice-chancellor’s postshot past the roof when reportslast came. Sources in the high-er education department toldThe Pioneer that the vice-chan-cellors’post commanded a pre-mium of anything upto �20crore depending on the size of the university.

Early this year, theDirectorate of Vigilance and

Anti-Corruption (DVAC) hadregistered cases against MRajaram, who was the vice-chancellor of Anna Universityduring 2013 to 2016, for vio-lating all norms in theappointment of faculties tovarious departments in theUniversity during his tenure.The investigating officers foundthat Rajaram charged �25 lakhto �45 lakh for appointing fac-ulty members who were notqualified for the posts. Theteam seized documents whichprove that the six faculty mem-bers were appointed followingillegal gratification.

Tamil Nadu Police hadalso arrested A Ganapathy,vice-chancellor of BharatiyarUniversity, red-handed whileaccepting �29 lakh from one ofthe applicants for the post ofassistant professor in the uni-versity. Two former vice-chan-cellors of two universities havemanaged to get anticipatorybail from courts.

MK Stalin, president ofthe DMK, told reporters thatthe Governor, instead of mak-ing public speeches shouldhave taken action against theGovernment . “It is surprisingthat the Governor chose tospeak only about the corrup-tion in vice-chancellor appoint-ments,” Stalin told reporters.

A veteran police officersaid the DMK president hasbeen caught in a dilemma as hecould not speak more about theGovernor’s charge as all majorpolitical parties were benefi-ciaries of appointment in high-er education.

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The demand for introduc-tion of NRC in BJP-ruled

Tripura is gaining momen-tum, with a tribal partyapproaching the SupremeCourt seeking a direction tothe State in this regard, whileanother party on Monday saidit would intensify agitationfor bringing NRC in the bor-dering State.

According to an official ofthe Tripura Law Department,the Supreme Court on Mondaysought a response from theUnion and State Governmentson the petition seeking intro-duction of the NationalRegister of Citizens (NRC) inTripura to identify illegalimmigrants.

"The standing counsel inthe Supreme Court for Tripura,Gopal Singh, apprised the LawDepartment that the apexcourt issued notices to theCentral and StateGovernments, the RegistrarGeneral and the CensusCommissioner of India andsought their views on the issueimmediately," the official said.

He said the SupremeCourt issued the notices afterthe plea was filed by theTripura People's Front, a trib-al-based party.

On the other hand, the

State's oldest tribal-based party— Indigenous Nationalist Partyof Tripura (INPT), whose lead-ers met Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh in New Delhilast week over the NRCdemand, on Mondayannounced that they wouldintensify their agitation tohighlight the issue.

"Home Minister assuredus to look into the demand forimplementation of NRC inTripura after completion ofthe process in Assam," INPTpresident Bijoy KumarHrangkhawl told the media.

Tripura Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb, who hadearlier said there is no issue ofNRC in the State, on Saturdaysaid in Kolkata that he will goin for NRC in the State if theexercise is successfully imple-mented in Assam.

The Supreme Court-mon-itored updation of the NRC isan exercise to identify genuineIndian nationals living in thestate of Assam. The NRC is partof the Assam Accord of 1985.

Millions of Bangladeshiimmigrants are suspected to beliving illegally in Assam andother northeastern States, andthe NRC is an exercise to iden-tify them as well. The final draftof the NRC released on July 30,created a furore, as it left outsome 40 lakh people.

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The ongoing dissent over therecently published National

Register of Citizens (NRC) insome pockets of Assam has evengripped the festivity of theforthcoming Durga Puja.

The Northeast Linguisticand Ethnic CoordinationCommittee (NELECC), a con-glomeration of the linguisticand ethnic minority organiza-tions in Assam staged a protestin Silchar in Assam’s BarakValley on Monday comparingState NRC coordinator, Pratik

Hajela, as demon Mahishasur.The NELECC has pub-

lished poster of motherGoddesses Durga altering theface of Demon Mahishasurawith that of Pratik Hajelatoday, which is Mahalaya, ansuspicious day that marks thebeginning of Navratri andDurga puja. It is believedthat Mother Goddess startsher journey to earth on theday of Mahalaya.

“The NRC is a conspira-cy to divide the people ofAssam. There are people inthe state who have been plot-

ting a conspiracy in the nameof NRC and break Assam intopieces,” said one of the mem-bers of the NELECC.

“Over 40 lakh peoples’names were kept out of thedraft NRC. They are not for-eigners but Indians. After thatnow the NRC coordinator hasconvinced the Supreme Court todrop five documents, whichcould have helped these peopleti enroll their names in theNRC. It’s a conspiracy,” he saidblaming Hajela.

The organisation alsoextended their support to the

Citizenship Amendment Act2016 and demanded that thepeople, who were kept indetention camps in the nameof Bangladeshi, should bereleased immediately.

It may be mentioned herethat a total of 40,07,707 peo-ple are kept out of the draftNRC due to some discrepan-cies in their documents.

Following the publicationof the draft NRC, theSupreme Court, who has beenmonitoring the process—hasalso dropped five documentsincluding refugee registra-tion certificate, copy of 1951NRC, ration card and othersfrom the list of 15 docu-ments pro prove one’s Indiancitizenship, triggering largescale dissent in different partsof the state particularlyamong the Bengali speakingMuslims and Hindu.

PATNA: The CPI is heavilybanking on the ‘charismatic’student leader KanhaiyaKumar for the revival of itselectoral prospects in Bihar.The party has roped in theformer JNU Students Unionl e a d e rto launch its fortnight longpolitical campaign fromOctober 9.

Kumar, who is scheduledto begin his campaign againstthe BJP from Motihari fromTuesday, will hold roadshowsand public meetings inKhagaria, Rohtas, Madhepuraand Begusarai, said CPI Biharsecretary Satya NarayanSingh. He said Gujarat MLAand social activist JigneshMevani would also join Kumar.

The CPI’s campaign willculminate in a “Defeat BJP, SaveNation” rally in Patna.

The party has decided toinvite leaders of other non-NDA parties including AICCpresident Rahul Gandhi, apartfrom leaders of other Left parties.

However, the CPI is stillnot sure about fielding Kumarto contest from Begusarai.Last month there had beenunconfirmed reports that thestudent leader would be party’scandidate but Singh said thedecision has to be taken by the

party’s national executive.Even though there was no

confirmation of Kumar fight-ing election, rebel BJP MPShatrughan Sinha announcedhe would be happy to cam-paign for him if invited byKumar or the CPI.

The CPI claimed thatShabana Azmi and JavedAkhtar have also volunteeredto campaign for Kumar if hejoins electoral battle.

There is also speculationthat all the Left parties wouldjoin ranks with the mahagathbandhan in Bihar andcontest polls in alliance withCongress, RJD and othersmaller parties. But the CPIleaders said the issue has not

been discussed by the nation-al executive.

Contrary to the specula-t ions of the unity, theCPI(ML) which held a rally inPatna on September 27 didnot invite leaders of Congress

and RJD. However, CPI sources

said the party would inviteleaders of other partiesincluding Sharad Yadav,Tejashwi Prasad Yadav andJitan Ram Manjhi at its rallyat Gandhi Maidan, whichthey claimed would attract acrowd of two lakh. PNS

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A38-year-old elephant,released into the forest near-

ly two years after being captured,died within hours of being hit bya private bus at Mattigod inKodagu district in the wee hoursof Monday. This incident againbrings the issue of night trafficban in the forest area.

The police said they hadseized the private businvolved in the accident thatoccurred near Madikeri area. According to Punati Sridhar,Karnataka Principal ChiefConservator of Forest "Theelephant, 'Rowdy' Ranga, metwith an accident in the morn-ing and passed away subse-quently and have asked thejurisdictional police to booka case against the driver."

Ironically Rowdy Ranga,caught in 2016 and shelteredat the Mattigod elephantcamp, was released into theforest only on Sunday andmet with the fatal accidentwithin hours.

The elephant had earnedthe nickname of "rowdy" as ithad trampled to death a fewpeople and was caught nearthe same forest area inDecember, 2016 by Karnatakaforest department.

The accident again broughtto the focus the demand bywildlife enthusiasts for a ban onvehicular traffic in forest areas at night. Principal ChiefConservator of Forest(Wildlife) C Jayaram said theaccident took place in spite ofthe presence of speed breakersin the area.

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Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee is likely

to renew her efforts to unite thenon-BJP parties under the aFederal Front following thedecision of Bahujan SamajParty supremo Mayawati andSamajwadi Party chief AkhileshYadav to shun the Congress inthe November-DecemberAssembly elections inRajasthan, Madhya Pradeshand Chhattisgarh.

The Bengal Chief Ministerhas already invited a whole lotof non-BJP leaders to attend theTrinamool Congress-spon-sored rally at historic BrigadeParade Ground in Kolkata.The rally will be held onJanuary 19 ostensibly a fewdays after the BJP organises itsown rally to be attended,amongst others, by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

In fact, the Left Front ledby the CPI(M) is also planninga similar rally where it is like-ly to invite the “secular anddemocratic forces” at the samevenue “and with the samemenu (read leaders) on theplatter.”

Mamata is likely to inviteboth Mayawati and Yadav tothe TMC rally from where shewill call upon the anti-BJPoutfits to drop their differencesincluding those on PrimeMinistership and concentrateon defeating the saffron outfit.

“Our leader is against let-

ting the opposition votes to getdivided. She supports the one-against-one policy to ensureBJP’s defeat,” said a TrinamoolCongress leader and a Ministerfrom South Kolkata.

“The same tactic she suc-cessfully applied against themighty Left Front Governmentand ensured its defeat in 2009and 2011,” he said quoting theChief Minister who wants “theparty which is strong in aregion should be allowed tolead the charge.”

Banerjee is likely to drive

home the same point to the UPleaders inher bid to convincethem for a united struggleagainst the BJP, sources saidadding the “the situation will beclear in two months’ time andhopefully Mamata Banerjeewill be in the centre stage of thenew evolving system.”

Meanwhile, in an unrelat-ed development, the CM onMonday called upon the peo-ple of Durga Puja-boundBengal to maintain peace andharmony. “Faith may be yours;Faith may be mine; but festi-val belongs to one and all,” theChief Minister said whileinaugurating the Durga Pujapandal of Bag BazaarSarbojonin Durga Puja com-mittee. She said “Durga Pujapreaches unity, love and peace.It is our heritage and weshould all work towards pre-serving that heritage by help-ing the police force to main-tain peace and order.”

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After cancelling his sched-uled press conference on

the ground that his lawyer hadadvised him against speakingto the media, senior Bollywoodactor Nana Patekar on Mondaytrashed the sexual harassmentclaims made by actressTanushree Dutta, by sayingthat, “Whatever was the truth(spoken by me 10 years ago)remains the same today andwill continue to be tomorrowas well”.

Patekar, who cancelled hispress conference scheduled atthe Celebrations Sports Club atLokhandwala Complex atAndheri at 3 pm, interactedbriefly with media persons infront of his nearby residence.“My lawyer has advised me notto speak to the media on thematter. That’s why I am silent.Otherwise, I would have hadno issues talking to the press,”Patekar said.

However, when the mediapersons persisted him withqueries, Patekar said:”Whatever I had to say, I hadsaid 10 years ago....kal jo sachhai, who aaj sach hai, aaj jo sachhai, who kal sach rahega (whatwas true yesterday is a truthtoday, and what is truth todaywould be truth tomorrow)".

Patekar’s reiteration of hisearlier stand that he had notsubjected Tanushree to anysexual harassment as claimed

by Tanushree comes two daysafter the actress lodging acomplaint with the Oshiwarapolice station against Patekarunder sections 354 (Assault orcriminal force to women withintent to outrage her modesty),354-A (Assault or use of crim-inal force with intent to disrobeher) and section 509 (word,gesture or act intended toinsult the modesty o a woman)of Indian Penal Code.

On his return to the cityfrom from Jaipur in Rajstthanwhere he was shooting for hisupcoming film 'Housefull 4',Patekar had said: "Jo jhoothhai, woh jhooth hai (A lie is alie)....Dus saal pehle iska jawaabde chuka hoon (I had said this10 years ago),"

In her complaint made tothe police, Tanushree allegedthat the incident took place onMarch 26, 2008 during theshooting of a song in the film“Horn Ok Pleaseee”. The entirewas to be picturised on theactress, while Patekar had onlyline in the song. She said thatbefore the shoot, she had madeit clear to the producer anddirector that she would notenact or perform any lewd, vul-gar or uncomfortable steps inthe particular song.

“On the 4th day of theshoot, 26th March 2008, whileshooting was going on, NanaPatekar’s behaviour was inap-propriate towards me. He wason the set despite his work in

the song being over and he wasgrabbing me by the arms andpushing me around on thepretext of teaching me how todance. When he was teachingindecently and unnecessarily,then I felt very uncomfortablebecause of his behaviour and Ifelt he has outraged my mod-esty,” Tanushree alleged.

“He told the choreograph-er and other junior artists toback away so that he couldteach me the dance stepsthrough he was not a choreo-grapher and he was notrequired during the choreog-raphy as per my previousrehearsals,” the actress added.

“After the incident, I wasunder tremendous shock, Isuffered psychological trauma,was unable to take up work,suffered huge monetary lossesin crores and therefore Idecide*d to take action throughfilm industry by lodging awritten complaint with theCine and TV ArtistesAssociation. The Associationdecided the matter and passedthe order without consideringmy complaint for ap0logy,”Tanushree stated in her policecomplaint.

In her complaint,Tanushreee also named chore-ographer Ganesh Acharya, pro-ducer Samee Siddiqui, directorRakesh Sarang and some MNSworkers who allegedly dam-aged her car and pulled her outof her car, as co-accused.

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Thiruvananthapuram: ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan onMonday declared that the KeralaGovernment won't file reviewpetition against the SupremeCourt ruling that women in theage group of 10-50 can also enterthe famed Sabarimala temple.

"It is not possible to file areview petition by the Keralagovernment against the ver-dict as we had told the apexcourt in our affidavit that wewill abide by whatever thecourt rules ," he told the media.

"Hence it's not now possi-ble to file a review petition,"said Vijayan, amid widespreadprotests against the September28 verdict. Vijayan pointedout a few instances where

women in the banned agegroup had entered the templein the past and how some tra-ditions at the temple hadundergone changes.

"What everyone shouldunderstand is that this presentruling has come not because thestate government filed a peti-tion. This has been heard at theKerala High Court and thefinal ruling came from the apexcourt. Now that it has come, wewill adhere to it," he said.

In a majority 4:1 judg-ment, the Supreme Court saidthe ban on women in themenstruating age group,whose presence in the LordAyyappa temple was consid-ered to be "impure", violatedtheir fundamental rights andconstitutional guarantee of equality.Until now, girls below 10 yearsand women over 50 years wereallowed to visit the hilltopshrine, located in the WesternGhats and about 130 km fromThiruvananthapuram. The temple is hugely popular insouthern India. Meanwhile, Congress leaderRamesh Chennithala said thatboth the state and the Centrecan file review petitions. In arelated development, StateBJP President P.S. SreedharanPillai said they had decided tojoin the devotees protestingagainst the verdict.

The Nair Service Society,the social and cultural organi-sation of the Hindu Nair com-munity, on Monday filed areview petition against theapex court verdict. IANS

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Union Minister for Shippingand Road Transport Nitin

Gadkari will lay the foundationstone for the development ofGhagra river as NationalWaterway-40 ((NW-40) atBasti on Tuesday under theSagarmala programme.

The 354 km stretch of water-way from Manjhighat at Ganga-Ghaghra river confluence toFaizabad/Ayodhya alongGhaghra river was declared NW-40 in 2016 as part of govern-ment’s renewed push to developinland waterways in the country.

Together with NW-1 (onriver Ganga), NW-40 will proveto be a major transport modal

choice for cargo and passengermovement.

The Detailed ProjectReport for development ofNW-40 envisages terminals atAyodhya, Mahirpur(Tanda/Kalwari), Dohrighat,Turtipar and Manjhighat.

The Inland WaterwaysAuthority of India (IWAI) underthe Ministry of Shipping hasalready initiated work in Phase-I at a cost of Rs 11.6 crore andconstructed floating terminal atTanda/Kalwari to facilitate cargoand passenger movement onGhagra and Ganga rivers.

Under Phase-1, 2-metredraft having width of 45 metreswill be constructed in additionto floating terminals through

pontoon-gangway atTanda/Kalwari andManjhighat.

The DPR on NW-40 pro-jects envisages movement ofvarious categories of cargo,namely, agricultural products(rice, wheat, pulses, sugar, live-stock), industrials products,coal (for Tanda power plant),coarse sand, bricks, paper prod-ucts, leather and other generalgoods etc. through inland ves-sel of capacity up to 1,000 tonne.

The first phase work isscheduled to be completed by2019-20. This waterway isbeing classified as class-IIIwaterway envisaging move-ment of up to 1,000 ton capac-ity vessels.

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Contending that religiouspractices cannot be "tested

on the basis of rationality",multiple petitions were filed onMonday in the Supreme Courtto seek review of its September28 verdict to lift a ban on entryof women in the 10-50 agegroup into the Sabarimala tem-ple in Kerala.

By a 4:1 verdict, a five-Judge Constitution Bench head-ed by then Chief Justice of IndiaDipak Misra (since retired)said that the ban on women inmenstruating age group, whosepresence at the Lord Ayyappatemple was considered to be"impure", violated their funda-mental rights and constitu-tional guarantee of equality.

Until now, girls below theage of 10 and women over theage of 50 were allowed to visitthe hilltop shrine in theWestern Ghats that is about 130km from state capitalThiruvananthapuram.

The review petitions havebeen filed by Nair ServiceSociety (NSS), People forDharma, National AyyappaDevotees Association andChetana Conscience ofWomen, raising points of pro-cedural error in the judgment.

The petitioners contendthat the judgment "is an inter-ference with the faith and belief

of millions of devotees of LordAyyappa which the court is notempowered to do".

"Without holding that thequestions raised related to mat-ters of religion which are notwithin judicially manageablestandards, the majority decisionin substance effectively has theeffect of holding that the char-acter of the deity can be alteredbased on individual faith andbelief, in violation of the tenetsof a particular religion and orreligious sect," said the petitionfiled by the NSS.

The petitioners also arguedthat besides "patent legal errors"in the verdict, the assumptionthat the temple practice is basedon notions of menstrual impu-rity is "factually erroneous".

Pointing to massiveprotests against the verdict bywomen worshippers, the peti-tioners said: "The subsequentevents that transpired afterthe judgment clearly demon-strate that overwhelminglylarge section of women wor-shippers are supporting thecustom of prohibiting entry ofwomen in the menstruatingage group to the temple."

Besides triggering protestsby worshipers, the issue hasalso acquired political colourwith the Congress and BJPopposing the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government's move toimplement the verdict.

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cent

judg

emen

t of t

he Su

prem

eC

ourt

reg

ardi

ng c

rimin

alisa

tion

ofpo

litic

s has

take

n vo

ters

a fe

w st

eps

tow

ards

mak

ing a

n in

form

ed ch

oice

whi

le ex

erci

sing

thei

r fra

nchi

se, b

utth

e hop

es of

deb

arrin

g suc

h ele

men

ts fro

m co

n-te

sting

ele

ctio

ns se

ems a

bit

too

dist

ant.

This

is be

caus

e of t

he ap

ex co

urt’s

cons

ider

ed v

iew

that

whi

le e

ntry

of c

rimin

als

into

legi

slativ

ebo

dies

is li

ke a

“term

ite” e

rodi

ng th

e cita

del o

fde

moc

racy

, it c

anno

t mak

e a la

w to

kee

p th

emou

t. Th

at, t

he c

ourt

say

s, is

the

dom

ain

ofPa

rliam

ent,

an in

stitu

tion

that

is ye

t to

show

afir

mne

ss o

f res

olve

to st

em th

e rot

.O

ver t

he ye

ars,

the a

pex c

ourt

has s

pear

head

-ed

mea

sure

s to e

nsur

e tha

t the

elec

tors

hav

e ade

-qu

ate in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he an

tece

dent

s of i

ndi-

vidu

als c

onte

sting

elec

tions

. The

cou

rt’s d

irec-

tives

hav

e en

sure

d th

at c

andi

date

s hav

e to

file

affid

avits

abo

ut t

heir

educ

atio

nal

qual

ifica

-

tions

, ass

ets a

nd li

abili

ties a

nd cr

imin

al re

cord

.In

the l

ates

t jud

gem

ent,

the c

ourt

has g

one f

ur-

ther

and

said

cand

idat

es m

ust r

epea

tedl

y inf

orm

the

elect

ors

thro

ugh

loca

l med

ia a

bout

the

ircr

imin

al re

cord

. Fur

ther

, pol

itica

l par

ties,

which

give

s ti

cket

s to

per

sons

with

cri

min

alan

tece

dent

s, m

ust p

ublic

ise th

e rec

ord

of cr

im-

inal

case

s of s

uch

cand

idate

s on

its w

ebsit

e. Af

ter

filin

g th

e no

min

atio

n, t

he c

andi

date

and

the

polit

ical p

arty

mus

t iss

ue a

decla

ratio

n in

wid

e-ly

circ

ulat

ed n

ewsp

aper

s abo

ut th

e ant

eced

ents

of th

e can

dida

te an

d m

ust g

ive “

wid

e pub

licity

”to

this

at lea

st th

rice o

n th

e loc

al ele

ctro

nic m

edia

as w

ell. A

ll th

is is

nece

ssar

y to

foste

r and

nur

-tu

re an

info

rmed

citiz

enry

, so

that

elec

tors

may

mak

e an

info

rmed

choi

ce d

urin

g ele

ctio

ns.

The c

ourt

expr

esse

d “im

men

se an

guish

” at

the r

ising

num

ber o

f ind

ivid

uals

with

crim

inal

reco

rd e

nter

ing

the

legi

slativ

e bo

dies

in t

heco

untr

y, bu

t re

frai

ned

from

deb

arrin

g su

chin

divi

duals

from

cont

estin

g elec

tions

. It s

aid th

etim

e ha

d co

me

for P

arlia

men

t to

mak

e law

toen

sure

that

per

sons

facin

g ser

ious

crim

inal

case

sdo

not

ente

r int

o th

e pol

itica

l mai

nstre

am. T

heco

urt

reca

lled

the

opin

ion

of t

he L

awC

omm

issio

n th

at p

erso

ns a

gain

st w

hom

seri-

ous

crim

inal

cha

rges

hav

e be

en fr

amed

in a

cour

t, be

bar

red

from

cont

estin

g ele

ctio

ns. A

llth

is “v

ivid

ly e

xhib

its” t

he so

ciet

y’s c

once

rn in

rega

rd to

crim

inal

isatio

n of

pol

itics

, but

no

lawha

s bee

n m

ade b

y the

com

pete

nt le

gisla

ture

, the

cour

t sai

d.Th

e co

urt a

lso w

ants

Parli

amen

t to

mak

ea s

trong

law

whe

reby

it is

man

dato

ry fo

r pol

it-ic

al p

artie

s to

revo

ke m

embe

rshi

p of

per

sons

agai

nst w

hom

cha

rges

are

fram

ed in

hei

nous

and

griev

ous o

ffenc

es an

d no

t to

give

them

tick

-et

s to

cont

est e

lectio

ns. I

t fee

ls th

is wi

ll go

a lon

gw

ay in

dec

rimin

alisi

ng p

oliti

cs.

This

judg

emen

t rem

inds

us o

f yet

ano

ther

judg

emen

t of t

he Su

prem

e Cou

rt in

the i

nfam

ous

JMM

Cas

e. Th

is ca

se re

lated

to th

e br

ibin

g of

MPs

to e

nsur

e th

e de

feat

of a

no-

conf

iden

cem

otio

n br

ough

t aga

inst

the P

V N

aras

imha

Rao

Gov

ernm

ent

in 1

993.

Rao

ran

a m

inor

ityG

over

nmen

t an

d th

e nu

mbe

rs i

n th

e Lo

kSa

bha w

ere p

reca

rious

ly sta

cked

again

st hi

m. H

ewa

s acc

used

of bu

ying

the s

uppo

rt of

10 M

Ps to

surv

ive t

he vo

te in

the L

ok Sa

bha.

Four

of t

hese

MPs

belo

nged

to th

e Jha

rkha

nd M

ukti

Mor

cha

(JMM

) and

they

wer

e pai

d a t

otal

of �2

.80 c

rore

in li

eu o

f the

ir su

ppor

t. Th

is ca

sh fo

r vot

e dea

lhe

lped

Rao

def

eat t

he n

o-co

nfid

ence

mot

ion

onJu

ly 2

8, 1

993,

by

265

vote

s to

251.

Wha

t hap

pene

d be

fore

and

afte

r the

vot

ein

the

Hou

se w

as n

othi

ng sh

ort o

f a sc

anda

l.A

pro

min

ent p

arty

lead

er fr

om K

arna

taka

flew

to N

ew D

elhi w

ith th

e brib

e mon

ey in

a h

uge

suitc

ase.

Unf

ortu

nate

ly, th

e sui

t cas

e bur

st op

enon

the

conv

eyer

belt

in th

e D

elhi a

irpor

t and

fello

w p

asse

nger

s wer

e agh

ast t

o se

e bun

dles

of

curr

ency

not

es st

rew

n al

l ove

r the

pla

ce. E

ven

mor

e hi

lario

us w

as w

hat h

appe

ned

afte

r th

evo

te in

the H

ouse

. The

JMM

MPs

took

the b

ribe

mon

ey in

gunn

y sac

ks to

a br

anch

of a

nat

ion-

alise

d ba

nk in

New

Delh

i and

aske

d th

e man

-ag

er to

dep

osit

it in

thei

r acc

ount

s! Bu

t non

eof

thes

e MPs

was

pun

ished

for a

ccep

ting a

brib

eto

vot

e in

a c

erta

in w

ay in

the

Lok

Sabh

a an

dto

ope

nly

rem

it th

e brib

e mon

ey in

a b

ank.

Thes

e cor

rupt

MPs

wen

t sco

t-fre

e bec

ause

the S

upre

me C

ourt

held

that

Art

icle

105 o

f the

Con

stitu

tion

shie

lded

them

from

pro

secu

tion.

Art

icle

105

(1) s

ays:

MPs

shal

l enj

oy fr

eedo

mof

spee

ch in

Par

liam

ent.

Art

icle

105(

2) sa

ys n

oM

P “s

hall

be li

able

to a

ny p

roce

edin

gs in

any

cour

t in

resp

ect o

f any

thin

g sa

id o

r an

y vo

tegi

ven

by h

im in

Par

liam

ent”.

Thi

s pro

visio

n is

mea

nt to

insu

late

MPs

from

litig

atio

n of

any

kind

for w

hat t

hey

say

and

do in

Par

liam

ent,

so th

at th

ey c

an a

ct in

a fr

ee m

anne

r. In

this

case

, the

MPs

who

took

brib

es w

ere p

rose

cut-

ed u

nder

the P

reve

ntio

n of

Cor

rupt

ion

Act.

But

the

MPs

arg

ued

that

they

wer

e pr

otec

ted

byA

rticle

105(

2) an

d th

at th

ey ca

nnot

be p

roce

ed-

ed a

gain

st f

or w

hat

they

sai

d or

did

in

Parli

amen

t. Th

e cou

rt fo

und

mer

it in

this

argu

-m

ent.

The m

ajorit

y view

of th

e five

-judg

e Ben

chof

the

Supr

eme

Cou

rt w

hich

hea

rd th

is ca

sede

clare

d th

at t

hese

10

MPs

, w

ho w

ere

the

alleg

ed br

ibe t

aker

s, we

re “e

ntitl

ed to

the i

mm

u-ni

ty c

onfe

rred

by

Art

icle

105

(2)”.

In

othe

rw

ords

, eve

n if

they

had

take

n br

ibes

to v

ote,

they

coul

d no

t be p

roce

eded

agai

nst s

o lo

ng as

they

vot

ed in

the

Hou

se. H

owev

er, t

he c

ourt

said

the b

ribe-

give

rs sh

ould

be p

rose

cute

d, a

sal

so t

he b

ribe-

take

rs w

ho d

id n

ot v

ote

inPa

rliam

ent.

It sa

id o

nly

thos

e who

vot

ed w

ere

prot

ecte

d by

Art

icle

105

(2).

W

hile

the S

upre

me C

ourt’

s Con

stitu

tiona

lco

rrec

tnes

s is

unde

rsta

ndab

le,

the

cons

e-qu

ence

of a

ll th

is —

espe

cial

ly th

e pre

cipi

tous

fall

in th

e qua

lity o

f men

and

wom

en en

terin

gou

r leg

islat

ures

— is

ther

e for

all t

o se

e. W

e nee

dno

t be s

urpr

ised

if m

any

legi

slato

rs se

e thi

s as

a lice

nce f

or gr

oss m

iscon

duct

and

assu

me t

hat

they

are

out

side

the

mor

al a

nd e

thic

al fr

ame-

wor

k w

ithin

whi

ch t

he l

aw a

nd t

he c

ourt

sex

pect

oth

er p

ublic

serv

ants

to li

ve.

W

hile

the a

pex

cour

t say

s it w

ill n

ot m

ake

law

to d

ebar

per

sons

with

crim

inal

reco

rd, i

two

uld

be fu

tile t

o ex

pect

Par

liam

ent,

whi

ch h

asbe

en a

pass

ive s

pect

ator

to th

e phe

nom

enon

of

crim

inali

satio

n of

pol

itics

, to

now

sudd

enly

pay

heed

to th

e ap

ex c

ourt’

s adv

ice.

Sinc

e th

e cr

i-te

ria fo

r giv

ing p

arty

tick

ets i

s “wi

nnab

ility

” and

since

the

num

ber o

f leg

islat

ors w

ith c

rimin

alre

cord

s has

bee

n on

the r

ise o

ver t

he ye

ars,

will

Parli

amen

t sha

re th

e ape

x co

urt’s

conc

ern

and

anxi

ety o

n th

is iss

ue an

d br

ing i

n a l

aw to

kee

pcr

imin

als

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ia’s

apex

leg

islat

ure

mus

tpr

ove

the

scep

tics w

rong

!(T

he w

riter

is C

hairm

an, P

rasa

r Bh

arat

i.Th

e view

s exp

resse

d he

re a

re p

erso

nal)

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r th

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atio

ns in

the

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hel

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rely

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inte

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mat

ter o

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ocur

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logy

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hile

read

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bet

wee

n th

e lin

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f the

stat

e-

men

t of B

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shou

ld n

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ght b

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epin

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stan

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head

with

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oduc

tion

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ucle

ar w

eapo

ns.

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isin

deed

a m

atte

r of p

ride t

hat I

ndia

, in

part

icul

ar th

e St

ate

of G

ujar

at, i

s the

last

rem

aini

ng n

atur

al h

abita

t for

all

the

Asia

tic l

ions

in

the

wor

ld. T

hetr

anslo

catio

n of

the

big

cat h

as b

een

muc

h in

the t

alks

with

Guj

arat

refu

s-in

g to

let th

em o

ff to

Mad

hya P

rade

sh.

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heir

relo

catio

n is

a ver

y sen

sitiv

eiss

ue a

nd m

ust i

nvol

ve m

atte

r re

lat-

ed t

o th

eir

adap

tabi

lity

to t

he n

ewen

viro

nmen

t. A

ll op

tions

mus

t be

wei

ghed

bef

ore a

rriv

ing

at a

solu

tion.

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ime M

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jarat.

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ne da

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oowi

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Oct

ober

is a

bus

y m

onth

for

natu

re en

thus

iasts

. Man

y of

the

natio

nal

park

s an

dsa

nctu

arie

s ar

e re

open

ed p

ost-

mon

soon

for

tour

ists.

The

‘wild

’be

com

es a

cces

sible

onc

e ag

ain.

Itis

also

the

tim

e w

hen

the

wor

ldre

joic

es in

celeb

ratin

g the

envi

ron-

men

t. Th

e Uni

ted

Nat

ions

rece

nt-

ly a

nnou

nced

the

‘Cha

mpi

ons

ofth

e Ear

th A

war

d’ jo

intly

to F

renc

hPr

esid

ent E

mm

anue

l Mac

ron

and

the

Prim

e M

inis

ter

of I

ndia

Nar

endr

a M

odi

for

thei

r bo

lden

viro

nmen

tal l

eade

rshi

p on

the

glob

al st

age.

Thi

s inc

lude

d m

ajor

initi

ativ

es to

war

ds b

uild

ing a

glo

b-al

sola

r alli

ance

and

the

elim

ina-

tion

of si

ngle

-use

pla

stic

by

2022

. In

dia

also

pre

pare

s fo

r ce

le-

brat

ing

the

66th

Wild

life

Wee

k,an

d th

e ren

ewed

pol

itica

l foc

us o

nna

ture

by

top

polit

ical

lead

ersh

ipof

the w

orld

, is a

gol

den

oppo

rtu-

nity

tha

t m

ust

be s

eize

d. F

or a

deca

de,

that

has

bee

n m

arke

dw

ith fa

st-tra

ck d

evelo

pmen

t, it

will

be p

raise

wor

thy

to p

ause

and

refle

ct o

n th

e w

ays

and

mea

nsus

ed to

ens

ure

gree

n gr

owth

. In

dia s

tand

s out

from

the r

est

of th

e w

orld

as

natu

re m

anife

sts

itsel

f in

the c

ount

ry’s

cultu

re. S

he,

as c

ompa

red

to h

er t

ropi

cal

cous

ins

in S

outh

Asia

, has

don

ew

ell t

o pr

otec

t its

wild

spec

ies.

We

may

be t

he se

cond

mos

t pop

ulat

-ed

, yet

also

hav

e the

wor

ld’s

larg

est

popu

latio

n of

mam

mal

s su

ch a

sA

siatic

lion

, tig

ers,

elep

hant

s, on

eho

rned

rhin

ocer

os, g

aur a

nd w

ater

buffa

lo. A

hist

oric

al le

gacy

of 2

00ye

ars

of f

ores

try

has

to s

ome

exte

nt co

ntrib

uted

to th

eir u

pkee

p,bu

t m

ost

wild

lifer

s w

ould

agr

eeth

at th

e pr

imar

y re

ason

for t

heir

exist

ence

has

bee

n In

dia’s

inhe

r-en

t rel

igio

us a

nd s

pirit

ual v

alue

san

d th

e cul

ture

of a

him

sa —

to li

vean

d le

t liv

e.

Hist

oria

n Ir

fan

Hab

ib i

n hi

sbo

ok, M

an a

nd E

nviro

nmen

t: Th

eEc

olog

ical H

istor

y of I

ndia

, exp

lains

that

ahim

sa(a

bsta

inin

g fro

m ca

us-

ing

inju

ry t

o liv

ing

thin

gs)

isre

ferr

ed t

o as

a r

ecom

men

ded

prac

tice

for

the

piou

s in

the

Chan

dogy

a Upa

nish

ad (I

II.17

.4) o

f8t

h-6t

h C

entu

ry B

CE. F

urth

er, i

tw

as i

n Ja

inism

and

Bud

dhism

(whi

ch ar

ose a

roun

d 50

0 BC

) tha

tit

rece

ived

the s

trong

est e

mph

asis.

Ra

mch

andr

a Guh

a in

his m

ost

rece

nt b

ook,

Env

ironm

enta

lism

: AGl

obal

Hist

ory,

rem

arks

that

in a

“den

sely

pop

ulat

ed c

ount

ry l

ike

Indi

a, en

viro

nmen

tal i

ssue

s ha

vebo

th a

n ec

olog

ical

and

hum

an

dim

ensio

n”. T

he ec

olog

ical

dim

en-

sion

of p

rote

ctin

g th

e en

viro

n-m

ent

has

been

pro

ven

to a

gre

atex

tent

bey

ond

scie

ntifi

c dou

bt an

dha

s m

anife

sted

itself

in

acce

pted

polic

y su

ch a

s ab

ando

ning

lar

geda

ms,

redu

cing

gre

enho

use

gas

emiss

ions

and

setti

ng as

ide p

rote

ct-

ed a

reas

. Th

e hum

an d

imen

sion

is m

an-

ifeste

d in

goo

d cu

lture

s, be

it th

eBi

shno

i com

mun

ity o

f Ra

jast

han

for w

hom

the p

rincip

le of

com

pas-

sion

for a

ll liv

ing

bein

gs is

par

t of

daily

life

, to

the

Mal

dhar

is in

Guj

arat

who

hav

e sho

wn

toler

ance

to li

ve a

mid

st lio

ns, a

nd th

e tre

e-hu

ggin

g C

ham

oli

wom

en o

fG

arhw

al H

imal

ayas

, for

who

m th

ehe

alth

of t

he fo

rest

is a

mat

ter

ofth

eir o

wn

surv

ival

. Eve

n w

ith th

ew

ild a

nim

als,

elep

hant

is a

ssoc

iat-

ed w

ith L

ord

Gan

esha

, or t

he v

ul-

ture

s bec

ome s

acre

d fo

r exc

arna

tion

amon

g Zo

roas

tria

ns a

nd S

arus

cran

es b

ecom

e sym

bols

of m

arita

lfid

elity,

and

henc

e, let

ting t

hem

sur-

vive

the

rur

al a

gric

ultu

ral

land

-sc

apes

of t

he co

untr

y.Bu

t the

re a

re c

ultu

res t

hat a

rean

tiqua

ted,

such

as fe

edin

g and

let-

ting m

acaq

ues a

nd st

rays

scav

enge

in o

ur u

rban

dw

ellin

gs, p

ract

icin

g

com

mun

al h

untin

g (ak

hand

shik

ar)

in t

he n

ame

of s

ubsis

tenc

e tr

ibal

belie

fs, o

r usin

g felo

niou

s met

hods

such

as,

coun

try

guns

, mos

quito

nets

and

pesti

cides

to ov

ersh

oot a

ndov

erki

ll fo

r bu

shm

eat,

illeg

alw

ildlif

e tr

ade

and

fishi

ng r

espe

c-tiv

ely. Th

e wes

tern

appr

oach

may

see

this

over

-exp

loita

tion

of n

atur

alre

sour

ces a

s a p

robl

em th

at ca

n be

tack

led th

roug

h ed

ucat

ion,

legi

sla-

tion

and

scie

nce,

yet a

t the

sam

etim

e th

ere

is an

opp

ortu

nity

to

inclu

de th

e sp

iritu

al a

nd re

ligio

usco

nstr

uct

that

und

erpi

n su

ch a

beha

viou

r. H

arva

rd I

ndol

ogist

Dia

na L

.Ec

k, in

her

sem

inal

wor

k, “I

ndia

: Asa

cred

Geo

grap

hy”,

men

tions

that

“Ind

ian

sacr

edne

ss c

ontin

ues

toan

chor

mill

ions

of

peop

le in

the

imag

ined

land

scap

e of t

heir

coun

-tr

y. Its

uni

ty a

s a n

atio

n ha

s bee

nfir

mly

con

stitu

ted

by t

he s

acre

dge

ogra

phy

it ha

s hel

d in

com

mon

and

reve

red:

its m

ount

ains

, for

ests,

river

s, hi

lltop

shr

ines

.” Re

gain

ing

peop

le’s c

onfid

ence

that

cul

tura

llyna

ture

wor

ks b

est f

or th

em an

d th

atit

is in

thei

r ben

efit

to g

et it

righ

t,is

the w

ay fo

rwar

d.

Ther

e are

exam

ples

of l

ocal

ini-

tiativ

es th

at n

eed

to b

e ups

caled

for

a sy

stem

atic

IEC

(in

form

atio

n,ed

ucat

ion

and

com

mun

icat

ion)

plan

. For

exam

ple,

the c

hurc

h w

asro

ped

in t

o pr

each

aga

inst

the

mas

s hu

ntin

g of

Am

ur fa

lcons

inN

agal

and,

and

ove

r a

mill

ion

ofth

ese m

agni

ficen

t tra

ns-c

ontin

en-

tal r

apto

rs w

ere s

aved

. In

Guj

arat

, M

orar

i Ba

pu,

fam

ous f

or h

is Ra

m K

atha

s, co

m-

bine

d hi

s pre

achi

ng w

ith th

e str

ict

law

s for

wha

le sh

ark

prot

ectio

n to

conv

ince

the f

isher

men

aga

inst

itshu

ntin

g. B

onbi

bi G

odde

ss is

wor

-sh

ippe

d bo

th b

y H

indu

s an

dM

uslim

s in

Sund

arba

ns as

she p

ro-

tect

s all

its d

eniz

ens f

rom

cal

ami-

ties;

the

anci

ent

Dev

rais

(sac

red

grov

es) o

f Mah

aras

htra

and

oth

erpa

rts o

f Wes

tern

Gha

ts co

ntin

ue to

serv

e its

pur

pose

for

cen

turie

sno

w. Sikk

im o

nce

agai

n le

ads

the

coun

try

on g

reen

dev

elopm

ent a

sit

beau

tiful

ly in

tegr

ates

cultu

re an

dsp

iritu

ality,

form

ally i

nto

the a

ffairs

of t

he G

over

nmen

t. A

ll pr

ojec

tsin

cludi

ng b

uild

ing

of li

near

infr

a-str

uctu

re m

ust b

e pre

clude

d by

reli-

giou

s pro

toco

ls an

d rit

ual t

radi

tions

(inte

rtw

ined

with

the p

rese

rvat

ion

of n

atur

e) a

s per

form

ed b

y on

e of

its o

ldes

t and

mos

t res

pect

ed ec

cle-

siasti

cal a

ffairs

dep

artm

ent.

As w

e can

see,

it is

the h

uman

dim

ensio

n of

envi

ronm

enta

l pre

ser-

vatio

n w

hich

is li

kely

to b

e m

ore

com

plex

and

pol

itica

lly m

ore

appe

alin

g. H

ence

, it

is an

opt

ion

that

nee

ds to

be v

astly

expl

ored

. For

this,

one

mus

t har

ness

this

pow

erof

nat

ure i

n cu

lture

and

conv

ey th

esa

me t

o fe

llow

Indi

ans.

Ever

y fa

ith h

ave

an u

ncan

nyab

ility

to

rein

vent

or

rein

terp

ret

them

selv

es,

and

henc

e, c

onve

yco

mpl

ex so

cial

idea

s thr

ough

sim

-pl

e st

orie

s —

sto

ries

tha

t ar

ere

mem

bere

d fo

reve

r. So

whe

n Pr

esid

ent

of I

ndia

,Ra

m N

ath

Kovi

nd w

rote

that

“Ind

iais

natu

re’s

favo

urite

chi

ld a

nd fr

a-te

rnity

and

com

pass

ion

are w

ritte

nin

to n

atur

e’s D

NA”

or w

hen

Prim

eM

inist

er N

aren

dra

Mod

i in

Man

nki

Baa

trem

arks

that

“bei

ng se

nsi-

tive

tow

ards

nat

ure,

pro

tect

ing

natu

re, s

houl

d co

me n

atur

ally t

o us

;an

d th

at t

hese

virt

ues

shou

ld b

eem

bedd

ed i

n ou

r sa

nska

r (c

ul-

ture

)”, it

is in

deed

a go

od b

egin

ning

of a

gre

at O

ctob

er.

(The

writ

er is

Dire

ctor,

Swac

hhBh

arat

Miss

ion.

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view

s exp

resse

dhe

re a

re p

erso

nal)

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ty c

anno

t ex

ist w

ithou

t law

and

orde

r, an

d ca

nnot

adv

ance

exc

ept

thro

ugh

the i

nitia

tive o

f vig

orou

s inn

o-va

tors

, said

Ber

trand

Rus

sell.

On

Sept

embe

r27

, fiv

e inn

ovat

ors,

Justi

ces D

ipak

Misr

a, RF

Nar

iman

, A

M

Kha

nwilk

ar,

DY

Chan

drac

hud

and

Indu

Mal

hotr

a, str

uck

dow

n Se

ctio

n 49

7 of

Ind

ian

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l Cod

e(IP

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860,

calli

ng it

viol

ativ

e of A

rticle

14,

15 (1

) and

21

of th

e C

onsti

tutio

n. S

ectio

n49

7 m

akes

adu

ltery

a p

unish

able

offe

nce

unde

r IPC

and

read

s as:

Who

ever

has

sex-

ual i

nter

cour

se w

ith a

per

son

who

is a

ndw

hom

he k

now

s or h

as re

ason

to b

eliev

e to

be th

e wife

of an

othe

r man

, with

out t

he co

n-se

nt o

r con

niva

nce

of th

at m

an, s

uch

sex-

ual

inte

rcou

rse

not

amou

ntin

g to

the

offe

nce

of r

ape,

is gu

ilty

of th

e of

fenc

e of

adul

tery

, and

shall

be p

unish

ed w

ith im

pris-

onm

ent

of e

ither

des

crip

tion

for

a te

rmw

hich

may

exte

nd to

five

year

s, or

with

fine

,or

with

bot

h. In

such

case

the w

ife sh

all n

otbe

pun

ishab

le as

an

abet

tor.

Not

get

ting

into

the

ratio

and

reas

on-

ing o

f the

judg

emen

t on

thin

gs w

hich

hav

ebe

en w

ritte

n in

ream

s, I w

ould

delv

e on

the

majo

r con

tent

ion

of th

e nay

saye

rs w

hich

has

lead

to th

e bro

uhah

a. Th

ere i

s an

outc

ry th

atth

e jud

gmen

t has

led

to d

imin

utio

n of

the

insti

tutio

n of

mar

riage

and

ther

eby t

he co

n-ce

pt o

f fam

ily. I

wou

ld c

onfin

e m

yself

tosil

ence

the o

utcr

y on

this.

For

mer

Justi

ce o

fth

e Su

prem

e C

ourt

Mar

kand

ey K

atju

also

vehe

men

tly cr

iticis

ed th

e jud

gem

ent s

ayin

gth

at th

e ess

ence

of m

arria

ge is

“exc

lusiv

e sex

-ua

l rela

tions

hip”

and

decr

imin

alisi

ng ad

ul-

tery

strik

es at

this

very

esse

nce o

f mar

riage

.M

y ve

hem

ent

subm

issio

n is

Sect

ion

497

nowh

ere r

eflec

ts in

itse

lf th

e asp

ect o

f “ex

clu-

sive

sexu

al r

elat

ions

hip”

of m

arria

ge, a

ndco

nseq

uent

ly th

e ob

ject

ive

of th

is se

ctio

nw

as n

ever

to sa

nctif

y th

at n

otio

n.

If yo

u re

ad t

he s

ectio

n, i

t is

self-

expl

anat

ory.

The s

ectio

n on

ly cr

imin

alise

sse

xual

inte

rcou

rse o

f wife

with

a m

an o

ther

than

the

husb

and

“with

out t

he c

onse

nt o

rco

nniv

ance

of t

hat m

an (h

usba

nd)”,

mea

n-in

g it d

oesn

’t cr

imin

alise

sex w

ith th

e ‘al

ien’

if in

dulg

ed w

ith th

e “th

e co

nsen

t or

con-

niva

nce

of t

hat

man

(hu

sban

d)”.

So, t

heob

ject

of t

he se

ctio

n w

as n

ot to

kee

p sa

nc-

tity

of th

e ex

clusiv

ity o

f sex

bet

wee

n hu

s-ba

nd a

nd w

ife. T

he o

bjec

t was

som

ethi

ngels

e. W

hen

the s

ectio

n w

as in

fuse

d in

to th

eIP

C, p

olyg

amy w

as a

norm

in In

dia a

nd th

ehu

sban

ds w

ere

leav

ing

one

youn

g w

ife fo

ran

othe

r yo

unge

r w

ife.

The

igno

red

and

depr

ived

wiv

es w

ere l

ooke

d up

on as

vict

ims

and

the

men

in th

eir

serv

ice

as s

educ

ers.

This

thre

aten

ed n

ot o

nly t

he ex

clusiv

e sex

-ua

l pro

prie

tors

hip

of th

e hus

band

ove

r the

igno

red

wiv

es, b

ut a

lso d

ente

d hi

s not

ion

of m

anlin

ess i

f the

exclu

sivity

was

tres

pass

edon

. Tha

t is t

he ge

nesis

and

obje

ctiv

e of t

his

sect

ion.

Se

cond

misc

once

ptio

n to

be w

arde

d of

fis

this

that

the j

udge

men

t onl

y dec

rimin

alis-

es ad

ulte

ry, b

ut th

is do

esn’t

mea

n it

give

s asa

nctio

n to

ext

ram

arita

l se

x. I

t sim

ply

mea

ns ad

ulte

ry is

no

mor

e a cr

ime b

ut it

isa m

isdem

eano

ur ag

ains

t mar

riage

, and

like

all m

isdem

eano

urs,

the

rem

edy

is of

civ

ilna

ture

and

not p

uniti

ve li

ke th

e cas

e ear

li-er

. Sec

tion

13 o

f Hin

du M

arria

ge A

ct p

ro-

vide

s adu

ltery

as a

grou

nd fo

r div

orce

whi

chis

avai

labl

e to

both

hus

band

and

wife

.I p

erso

nally

feel

that

this

is an

exce

llent

judg

emen

t. M

arria

ge is

a c

ivil

mat

ter a

nda

civi

l re

med

y ha

s be

en p

rovi

ded.

Of

cour

se a

t th

e op

tion

of t

he g

riev

ed.

Mor

eove

r, it

wou

ld n

ot b

e wro

ng to

empi

r-ic

ally

say

that

this

sect

ion

was

alm

ost r

elic

in la

w w

hich

has

nea

rly n

il fu

nctio

nal v

alue

for t

he re

ason

s: It’

s ver

y di

fficu

lt to

pro

vead

ulte

ry b

ecau

se o

f its

cland

estin

e na

ture

and

the c

rimin

al ju

rispr

uden

ce o

f pro

ving

an o

ffenc

e be

yond

the

rea

sona

ble

doub

tw

hich

is

very

diff

icul

t co

nsid

erin

g th

ena

ture

of t

he ac

t. A

nd th

at’s

why

the g

riev-

ed m

ostly

res

ort t

o di

vorc

e in

suc

h ca

ses

rath

er th

an n

ettin

g in

IPC.

Tha

t’s e

xact

lyw

hat

the

Supr

eme

Cou

rt h

as d

one

—br

ingi

ng it

fro

m t

he p

uniti

ve p

inio

ns o

fcr

ime

to ci

vil.

The

Gov

ernm

ent’s

disc

omfit

ure

with

decr

imin

alisin

g adu

ltery

was

that

it d

evalu

esm

arria

ge an

d so

ciety

has

inter

est i

n m

arria

ge.

This

is th

e po

int o

f lar

ger

deba

te. A

nd it

’sex

celle

nt th

at w

e are

deb

atin

g it.

Insti

tutio

nsar

e mad

e on

the p

rem

ise o

f col

lectiv

e int

er-

est o

f soc

iety

and

since

col

lectiv

e in

tere

stsch

ange

with

the p

ace o

f life

, ins

titut

ions

are

rein

vent

ed or

dim

inish

ed in

acco

rdan

ce w

ithth

e so

cio-c

ultu

ral

mat

rix o

f th

e re

levan

ttim

es. A

nd th

at’s

wha

t is h

appe

ning

. Th

e m

ajor

ove

rhau

l of t

he c

once

pt o

fm

arria

ge in

Indi

a hap

pene

d in

1955

with

the

ince

ptio

n of

The

Hin

du M

arria

ge A

ct.

Mar

riage

was

cons

ider

ed a

sacr

amen

t in

the

olde

n tim

es, a

t lea

st th

eore

tical

ly. B

ut w

ithth

e im

itatio

n of

the c

once

pt o

f div

orce

from

the W

est,

the s

acra

men

t not

ion

of th

e mar

-ria

ge is

byg

one.

As t

he so

ciet

y ev

olve

s, th

ein

divi

dual

inte

rest

is to

be

bala

nced

with

soci

etal

inte

rest.

Tha

t’s th

e hal

lmar

k of

any

adva

nce

soci

ety.

Goi

ng fo

rwar

d, th

e in

di-

vidu

al in

tere

st we

ighs

ove

r soc

ieta

l int

eres

t,pa

rtic

ular

ly in

civi

l mat

ters

. M

arria

ge p

rimar

ily is

a p

erso

nal m

at-

ter,

and

the

soci

ety

mus

t lea

ve a

bre

athi

ngsp

ace w

ithin

so as

to n

ot m

ake i

t so

stifli

ngth

at p

eopl

e sta

rt ab

horr

ing t

he co

ncep

t itse

lf.Th

e ap

ex c

ourt

has

don

e no

thin

g re

volu

-tio

nary

sin

ce it

s de

crim

inal

isatio

n is

not

goin

g to

dril

l the

inst

itutio

n of

mar

riage

mor

e tha

n th

e exi

sting

hol

es. T

he ju

dgem

ent

is m

ore o

f aca

dem

ic v

alue

than

func

tiona

lin

the

rega

rd th

at it

has

bro

ken

no p

hysi-

cal s

truc

ture

s of m

arria

ge. W

hat i

t has

bro

-ke

n is

the

norm

ativ

e va

lue

of m

arria

ge in

the s

ense

that

hus

band

has

no

sove

reig

nty

over

wife

. Su

ch n

orm

ativ

e th

ings

don

’tdi

min

ish in

stitu

tions

like

mar

riage

whi

chis

cont

empo

rane

ous w

ith th

e adv

ent o

f soc

i-et

y its

elf. I

t onl

y sh

akes

the s

kele

ton.

Ev

en m

arita

l ra

pe,

if th

e co

ncep

t is

embr

aced

, is n

ot go

ing t

o do

muc

h da

mag

eto

the

insti

tutio

nalit

y of

mar

riage

bec

ause

it wo

uld

be ve

ry to

ugh

to p

rove

it. S

uch

con-

cept

s are

adve

nted

onl

y to

shak

e the

skel

e-to

ns an

d no

t to

brea

k it.

Mar

riage

has

a ut

il-ita

rian

valu

e, so

it’s

not g

oing

to b

e irr

ele-

vant

in th

e for

esee

able

futu

re. B

ut th

at va

lue

is to

be e

valu

ated

by th

e ind

ivid

uals

and

not

soci

ety

— at

leas

t in

civi

lised

soci

etie

s lik

eou

rs. T

he va

lues

and

fideli

ty o

f mar

riage

are

to c

ome

from

with

in th

e in

divi

dual

s con

-ce

rned

, and

not

from

the

sanc

tion

of la

w.Le

t the

sanc

tion

be ga

rland

of a

rms t

han

the

halte

r of l

aw.

(The

writ

er i

s fo

rmer

jou

rnal

ist a

ndpr

esen

tly p

ursu

ing l

aw)

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nd o

f arm

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Oil Minister DharmendraPradhan on Monday said

two State refiners have placedorders for importing crude oilfrom Iran in November, themonth when US sanctions onIranian oil purchases takeeffect.

“Two of our oil companieshave made nominations topurchase Iranian oil inNovember,” he said speaking atThe Energy Forum here. “Wedo not know if we will get waiv-er (from US sanctions) or not.”

This is the first timePradhan has spoken aboutIndia’s stand on buying Iranianoil once the US sanctions onIran come into force fromNovember 4. Later, talking toreporters, he said India has itsown energy requirementswhich it has to fulfill.

“We will be guided by ournational interest,” he said.

Indian Oil Corp (IOC)Chairman Sanjiv Singh said his

company is among the twowhich have placed order forNovember.

“We have ordered for ourusual quantity of oil,” he said.

IOC and MangaloreRefinery and PetrochemicalsLtd (MRPL) together haveplaced order for 1.25 milliontonne (MT) of crude oil fromIran.

Singh said options for pay-ing for Iranian oil are underdiscussions.

US sanctions against Iranwill kick in from November 4,which will block paymentroutes. Paying in rupee is anoption. Iran can use the rupeeto settle its imports of phar-maceuticals and other goodsfrom India.

“Even without sanctionsalso, Iran had been acceptingpayments in rupee. So let us seehow it evolves,” he said.

While India wants to con-tinue importing Iranian oil,albeit a reduced volume, USSecretary of State MikePompeo last month stated thatWashington would considerwaivers on the embargo butmade it clear that these wouldbe time-limited, if granted.

Singh said IOC is import-ing the “usual” monthly vol-umes of oil from Iran. It hadplanned to import 9 MT ofIranian oil in 2018-19 financialyear or 0.75 MT a month.

For rupee payments, oilcompanies could use UCOBank or IDBI Bank to route oilpayments to Iran, sources said.

India had planned toimport about 25 MT of crudeoil from Iran in 2018-19, upfrom 22.6 MT imported in2017-18. But the actual vol-umes imported may be far lessas companies like RelianceIndustries have totally stoppedbuying oil from Iran and oth-ers too are scaling it down inhope of winning a sanctionwaiver from the US.

Nayara Energy, formerlyEssar Oil, too is stoppingimport from the Persian Gulfnation.

US President DonaldTrump in May withdrew fromthe 2015 nuclear accord withIran, re-imposing economicsanctions against the PersianGulf nation. Some sanctionstook effect from August 6while those affecting the oil andbanking sectors will start fromNovember 4.

Sources said Iran is open toaccepting rupee payment for oiland may use the money to payfor equipment and food itemsit buys from India.

UCO Bank and IDBI Bankhave been identified to routethe payment as the two have noexposure to the US financialsystem.

UCO Bank had in the pre-vious round of sanctions han-dled rupee payments.

Currently, India pays itsthird largest oil supplier ineuros using European bankingchannels. These channelswould get blocked fromNovember.

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Oil Minister DharmendraPradhan on Monday said

there was no question of goingback on deregulation of fuelpricing despite theGovernment asking state-owned firms to subsidise petroland diesel by �1 per litre.

Speaking at The EnergyForum here, he said interna-tional oil prices touching afour-year high of $85 per bar-rel is a “challenge” that hasresulted in fuel prices contin-uing to rise despite a one-offexcise duty cut and public sec-tor units (PSUs) subsidisingfuel.

Pradhan said he had spo-ken to Saudi Oil MinisterKhalid A Al-Falih and“reminded him of the Junecommitment of Opec toincrease production by 1 mil-lion barrels per day” to helpcool prices.

“Maybe Opec is not fol-lowing the June decision,” hesaid. Pradhan said the decisionto cut excise duty on petrol anddiesel by �1.50 per litre eachand ask oil PSUs to absorbanother �1-a-litre was aimed at“giving relief to consumers”.

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The rupee slumped by 30paise to finish at a fresh

lifetime low of 74.06 againstthe US dollar on Mondayamid strengthening of thegreenback and steady capitaloutflows.

The rupee had openedlower by 14 paisa againstFriday’s close of 73.76 in earlytrade as the US dollar strengthagainst major global curren-cies weighed on the rupeesentiment.

During the day, thedomestic currency recoveredto a high of 73.76, but failed tosustain the momentum andplunged to 74.10. It finallyclosed at 74.06, down by 30paise, marking its fifth straightsession of decline. On Friday,the domestic unit plummetedby 18 paise to end at 73.76.

“Indian Rupee is expectedto trade with a negative biasamid strong Dollar and risingcrude oil prices. Demand fordollar is going up on solid eco-nomic data from the US and,as US Federal Reserve raisedinterest rates by 25 bps andsignalled further monetarytightening,” said SaifMukadam, Research Analyst,Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.

Mukadam further saidthat traders will remain cau-tious ahead of the macroeco-nomic data, US treasury cur-rency report and IMF meeting.

“Correction in Rupee maybe seen if RBI permits for spe-cial dollar swap window withsome state-run fuel retailers orcome up with other options tocheck Rupee fall,” Mukadamsaid, adding that the expectedtrading range in near term is�72.50 - 74.60.

The dollar demandstrengthened after China’s cen-tral bank eased its domesticpolicy to support the economy,amid a deepening trade warwith the US that has increasedpressure on growth in theworld’s second largest econo-my.

China’s central bank saidon Sunday said that it was cut-ting the reserve requirementrations (RRRs) by 1 per centfrom October 15, which willinject a net $109.2 billion incash into the banking system.

The domestic unit crashedbelow the 74-mark for the firsttime ever in intra-day tradeFriday after the RBI unex-pectedly kept the policy rateunchanged.

Markets were caught offguard as the Reserve Bankmaintained status quo on thebenchmark interest rate.However, the central bankwarned that rising oil pricesand tightening of global finan-cial conditions pose substantialrisks to growth and inflation.

Meanwhile, heavy capitaloutflows also added pressureto the rupee.

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Panic gripped in Air Indiafor a few hours after the Oil

Marketing Companies(OMCs) on Monday suspend-ed ATF supply for Air Indiadomestic flights for few hoursowing to payment default.Refueling of all domestic AirIndia flights from eight loca-tions was stopped. Thisincludes Mohali, Patna, Pune, Trivandrum, Lucknow,Vishakhapatnam, Coimbatore,Jaipur. However, it wasresumed later by OMCs afterAir India paid their dues par-tially. The oil marketing com-panies have earlier threatenedto stop ATF to Air India unlessit clears its fuel bill on a dailybasis even as the national car-rier’s dues to oil companieshave crossed �5,000 crore.

“We have been instructedby our Head Office that OilMarketing Companies havedecided to suspend supplies toall domestic flights of AirIndia group at eight locations.Mohali, Patna, Trivandrum,Jaipur, Lucknow,Visakhapatnam andCoimbatore from 4 pm on

October 8,” Bindu R, ChiefAirport Terminal Managersaid in a letter to station man-agers of Air India.

According to sources, itwas resumed later by OMCsafter Air India paid their duespartially. Air India so far hasbeen paying �20 crore daily buthas been defaulting on pay-ments lately. The Oil market-ing companies now want pastdues to be cleared first. Thismove comes at a time whenrupee is all time low and crudeprices are rising which is hurt-ing the financials of all airlinecompanies. The oil companieshave been discussing with AirIndia to clear dues worth�5000 crore that are pendingfor a while now.

The Government hasalready infused about �980crore into the airline as equi-ty and granted the airline sov-ereign guarantee to raise�2,000 crore from banks. Outof this, Air India has alreadyraised �1,500 crore and canraise �500 crore more. “Theairline can raise that �500crore and pay a part of it to theoil companies,” said an officialquoted earlier.

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The recent changes in motorinsurance policy for the

victims as well as the vehicleowner in case of a mishap is apositive but it has led to sig-nificant increase (10-19%) inthe cost of acquisition of two-wheelers. The policy changesare brought on by un-safe roadconditions in India over theyears, which culminated injudicial directions by theHon’ble SC and HC of Madrasrespectively to a) increase inthird party cover (TPC) fromone year to five years and; b)increase in personal accidentcover (PAC) from �1 lakh to�15 lakhs.

In the past OEMs used tooffer various promotionaloffers giving free insurance tobuyers on select models-selectregion basis, which were dis-continued from September2018. However, with selectOEMs introducing innovativeoffers recently – covering partof the insurance cost- otherOEMs may follow suit.

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The Tamil Nadu Governmenton Monday said it may

‘consider’ reducing taxes onpetrol and diesel, but pointedout its spending on variousinitiatives, including imple-mentation of the seventh PayCommission recommendations.

When asked if his statewould cut taxes on petrol anddiesel, Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister K Palanisami high-lighted the requirement of fundsfor various welfare measures.

He was speaking toreporters here after meetingPrime Minister Narendra Modito seek Central assistance forvarious initiatives in the state.

“In Tamil Nadu, as far asthe Amma (late Jayalalithaa)government is concerned,funds are required for variousdepartments,” he noted. Whilethe state had recently okayedthe implementation of 7th PayCommission recommendationfor its employees, arrears for

Transport department staff wasalso being disbursed, he said.

“Welfare initiatives are hap-pening in various departments.After creating the fund source,government will consider yourplea,” he told media whenasked if his government wouldaxe the tax on fuel.

The Centre had last weekannounced a �2.50 a litre cut inpetrol and diesel prices, factor-ing in excise duty reduction of�1.50 per litre and asking oilcompanies to absorb another �1.

Many BJP- ruled states hadtaken a cue from this andannounced tax cuts.

Earlier too, Palanisami hadsaid his Government wouldconsider reducing the state taxon petroleum products even ashe had put the onus of slashingtaxes on the Centre.

The firm’s copper smelterunit in Tuticorin in the state, hadearlier been ordered by the stategovernment to be permanentlyclosed following a public outcryover pollution concerns.

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Infosys Foundation onMonday announced �1.5

crore reward to push innova-tion in social work followingincrease in funds under theGovernment rules.

“Infosys Foundation havebeen working since last 22years. We had less money butthanks to 2 per cent now,which is more money. Initiallywhatever money was given wetook care of basic things. Wewanted to have innovationaward but you require a goodamount for that. This year wedecided to get in to this areaso that our innovators can getf inancial help,” InfosysFoundation ChairpersonSudha Murty said.

Under the Governmentrules, it is mandatory for cer-tain categories of company tospend, in every financial year,at least two per cent of theaverage net profits made dur-ing the three immediatelypreceding financial years, inpursuance of its corporate

social responsibility (CSR)policy.

“Last 3-4 years, we havebeen getting 2 per cent whichis �340 crore. We have beenable to handle 12 national dis-aster like floods in Kerala,drought in Karnataka, hurri-cane in Andhra Pradesh...,”Murty said.

Infosys Foundation,which is CSR arm of IT majorInfosys, will select three indi-viduals or non-governmentorganisation and give themreward of up to �50 lakh sothat they can scale-up theirwork.

“The Aarohan SocialInnovation Awards seek torecognise and reward indi-viduals, teams or NGOs thatare developing unique solu-tions for the social sector thathave the potential to positivelyimpact the underprivilegedin India, at scale. The vision ofthese awards is to accelerateinnovation in the social sector,and provide a platform tohelp these solutions scale,”Murty said.

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Markets regulator Sebi hasput in place revised

norms for recovering ofinvestors’ money, wherein aregistered insolvency profes-sional will be appointed asadministrator to undertake saleof assets.

The regulator has revisedthe procedures to be followedfor refunding the investors’money pursuant to failure ofcomplying with disgorgementor refund orders passed by it.

In case an entity is nottraceable or is not complyingwith Sebi directions, therecovery officer can appointan administrator for the pur-pose of selling the propertiesattached, the regulator said ina notification dated October3.

Only an entity registeredwith the IBBI as insolvencyresolution professional wouldbe considered eligible forappointment as administrator.

The Insolvency andBankruptcy Board of India

(IBBI) is implementing theInsolvency and BankruptcyCode.

Under the norms, no per-son will be appointed as anadministrator where such anappointment may be objectedto on the grounds that give riseto justifiable doubts as to theindependence or impartiality ofsuch a person.

Any question involvingissues of conflict of interest inthe appointment of an admin-istrator will be decided by therecovery officer.

“The administrator shallprovide an undertaking to theboard of absence of any conflictof interest with the defaulter, itsdirectors, promoters, key man-agerial personnel and its groupentities,” the regulator noted.

The expenses pertaining tothe administrator would beborne by the defaulter or comefrom the sale proceeds of theentity’s assets.

According to Sebi, theterms and conditions ofappointment including remu-neration will be specified on

case to case basis, after takinginto consideration the quantumof work, the number ofinvestors and the quantum ofmoney involved.

While discharging thefunctions, the administratorcan appoint an independentchartered accountant to verifythe details of money raised,including payment alreadymade to investors.

The norms would beapplicable in relation to recov-ery of disgorgement amountordered by the markets regu-lator.

In case the proceedsrealised by way of sale of prop-erties of the defaulter is inexcess of the money due, theexcess money will be paid tothe defaulter after completionof three years from the date ofcompletion of the refundprocess.

The new regulations Sebi(Appointment ofAdministrator and Procedurefor Refunding to the Investors)has come into effect fromOctober 3.

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday metRBI Deputy Governor BP Kanungo to discuss

RBI’s data localisation norm for global financialtechnology companies.

The Reserve Bank in April gave six monthstime to global payment companies to store trans-action data of Indian customers within India. TheRBI’s data localisation norms will come into effectfrom October 15.

The meeting was also attended by EconomicAffairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg,Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar and ITSecretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney. Officials, how-ever, refused to comment on the deliberations inthe meeting.Global financial technology com-panies have reportedly sought an extension of theOctober 15 deadline. A final decision on thiswould be taken by the RBI.

The RBI in April said in order to ensure bet-ter monitoring of payment service operators it isimportant to have “unfettered supervisory accessto data stored with these system providers as alsowith their service providers/ intermediaries/thirdparty vendors and other entities in the paymentecosystem”.

“All system providers shall ensure that theentire data relating to payment systems operat-ed by them are stored in a system only in India,”it had said.

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pollution inside homescan be worse than thatoutside. This is due to activi-ties such as vacuuming, cooking, dustingor running the clothes dryer. The resultscan cause health problems, especially forthe young and elderly with asthma.Researchers also learned that circum-stances that made the air pollution worsediffered in each home.

Most people spend 85% of their lifeindoors. With the increasing incidence ofrespiratory illnesses in the country, it isimperative to be aware of the health haz-ards of indoor air pollution. Some tipsfrom Heart Care Foundation of India:

�Control moisture at home or inoffices

�Use exhaust fans in bathrooms andkitchens

�Clean home appliances properly andcontrol dust

�Keep carpets clean and dry. Washpillows, blankets and bedding regularly at60-degree Celsius

�Prefer wood, tile or linoleum floor-ing rather than fitted textile carpeting

�Vacuum cleaning or wet moppingmust be preferred

�Open your windows open whencleaning, painting and installing new car-pet

�Never burn charcoal indoors. �Avoid dust-collecting textiles and

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While most people headto a salon to get theirhair straightened, the

damage chemicals cause to thehair is almost irreparable. Butthere are some easy to followtricks that one can do at home.

Coconut milk andlemon juice are greatfor straighteningthe tresses.Take one-fourthcup of coconutmilk and add ateaspoon oflemon juice.Mix well.Refrigerate itovernight. In themorning, apply the mix-ture to the hair, — roots to thetips. Leave it for 30 minutes.Wash with a mild shampoo. Dothis once a week.

Milk for straightening.Pour the milk into the spraybottle. Spray your hair until it

is saturated with milk. Leave itfor 30 minutes. Wash withcool water. Do this twice aweek. The protein in the milkcontrols the frizz.

Milk combined withhoney is a great way to straight-

en the hair. Take one-fourth cup milk, add

two tablespoons ofhoney. Mix well.Apply on the air.Leave it on fortwo hours. Washhair with a mildshampoo. Do this

once a week.Rice flour and

egg is another reme-dy. Take one egg, five

tablespoons of rice flour, a cupFuller’s Earth and one-fourthcup milk. Mix all together.Apply the mask on the hair.leave it for an hour. Wash witha mild shampoo. Do this oncea week.

Most women want straight hairso that they can style them in anywhich way. Here are a few simple

remedies to straighten them without causing permanent

damage, saysROSHANI DEVI

An average adult smiles about 20times per day, and babies flash afull-fledged, ear-to-ear smile up

to 400 times a day. Smiling benefits ourhealth and well-being, and positivelyimpact those around us. It canmake a huge difference to one’ssocial and personal life – notto mention also make a per-son more likable andapproachable. Above any-thing, it can relieve stressand anxiety too.

Nearly nine out of 10Indians suffer from stress. Somerecently release findings suggest thatstress levels in Indians are higher incomparison to people from other devel-oped and emerging countries, includingthe US, the UK, Germany, France,China, Brazil and Indonesia. Stress isknown to exacerbate, among other

things, the chances of succumbing tohealth conditions such as heart diseasesand high blood pressure.

Speaking about this, Dr KKAggarwal, former president, Indian

Medical Association, said, “Ourbody is the largest pharmaceuti-

cal group in the world and hasthe capacity to heal diseasesand relieve stress. Music anddance are ways to initiatepositive changes in the body

and mind. Singing or listeningto music and dancing can

reduce respiratory rate leading toa parasympathetic healing activity.

When a person is absorbed in music ordance, there is a change in the body’sbiochemistry. These are healing medi-ums and can alleviate a person to theTurya state — that where the performerand the audience become one.”

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Yoga is the best option for this kind of work-out as it incorporates all these essentials aswell as is a great mind energising workout

spreading positive vibes. Some of the exercises youcan do in the comfort of your home are listedbelow. However, it is recommended to have a pro-fessional to guide you.

FOR THE HANDS�Finger Lift: Start with your thumb, lift each

finger slowly off the table one at a time. Hold eachfinger for a second or two and then lower it. Dothe same exercise with every finger of the left hand.

�For Wrists: Hold your right arm out with thepalm facing down. With your left hand, gentlypress down on the right hand until you feel astretch in your wrist and arm. Hold the positionfor a few seconds.

FOR LEGS�Long Leg Raises: Lie flat on your back on

the floor or bed with your arms at your sides, toesup. Keep your leg straight while tightening yourleg muscles and slowly lift it several inches. Tightenyour stomach muscles to push your lower backdown. Hold and count to 5, then lower your legslowly. Repeat and switch to the other leg.

�Half Squats: Stand with your feet shoulder-distance apart and stretch your arms out in frontof you. Slowly bend your knees until you’re in ahalf-sitting position. Hold on to a chair for bal-ance, if necessary. Keep your back straight andchest lifted — don’t lean forward. With your feetflat on the floor, hold the position for 5 seconds,and then slowly stand back up.

�Sitting Leg Stretch: Sit on the floor with bothlegs out straight. Stabilize yourself with your handson either side of your hips, and keep your backstraight. Slowly bend one knee until it feelsstretched, but not until it becomes painful. Holdyour leg in that position for 5 seconds, then slow-ly straighten your leg out as far as you can, againholding for 5 seconds.

A few other stretches you can do:The Cat and Cow Pose: Start in tabletop posi-

tion on your fours, Wrists under your shoulders,knees under your hips. Knees, legs, feet are hip-width apart. Keep shoulders back and down,relaxed neck. Center your head in a neutral posi-tion, gaze softens downward. On an inhale youmove into cow pose. Begin to lift your sitting bonesand your chest towards the ceiling, while your bellysinks to the floor. Lift your chin, curving slight-ly your neck. Look towards the ceiling. Keep theshoulders away from the ears, and bring shoul-der blades together to open your chest. On anexhale reversely move into the cat. Pull your bellybutton to your spine, curving your back towardthe ceiling.

Supine Spine Twist: Lie down on your back.Bend your knees and put the soles of your feet onthe floor with your knees pointing up toward theceiling. Press into your feet to lift your hips slight-ly off the floor and shift them about an inch toyour right. Draw your right knee into your chestand extend your left leg flat on the floor. Keep yourleft foot actively flexed throughout the pose. Crossyour right knee over your mid-line to the floor onthe left side of your body. Your right hip is nowstacked on top of your left hip. You can hook yourright foot behind your left knee if you like.

Open your right arm to the right, keeping itin line with your shoulders. Rest your left handon your right knee or extend it to make a T shapewith the arms. Turn your palms toward the ceil-ing.

On your exhalations, release your left knee andyour right shoulder toward the floor. Hold the posefor five to 10 breaths before rolling onto your backand drawing your right knee into your chest.Release both legs to the floor to neutralize yourspine for several breaths before doing the otherside.

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Arthritis is a commonly misunder-stood disease. It is not a single con-dition but is associated with differ-

ent diseases. It can be seen in people of allages even in children, though some typesof arthritis are common in elderly.

It is the wearing off of cartilage – theclick, cushioning surface between joints

which lubricate and make joint move-ment comfortable. Once the cartilagestarts wearing off, the bones rub againsteach other creating friction that causesinflammation and pain. Over time, thejoints lose its strength and start wearingoff causing severe pain, swelling, andstiffness.

Conventional treatments focus onpharmacological management

of pain and inflammation. But,this does not stop the progressionof the condition. A few treatmentsthat can help are:

Regenerative medicine andcell-based therapy: Regenerativemedicine and cell-based therapy aregaining momentum. Autologouscellular therapy with mesenchymalstem cells is one such therapeutic

modality in the treatment of sever-al conditions, including muscu-loskeletal and autoimmunedisorders. This therapyutilises the body’s poten-tial to repair the damage.These cells have multi-differential potential,immune-regulatory,anti-inflammatory andtissue repairing properties.Treatment is a minimally-invasive, safe, and promisingtreatment modality for patientswith any form of arthritis. The pres-

ence of co-morbid conditions does-n’t affect the outcome of cell-based

therapy. Multiple conditionscan be treated simultane-

ously. Shockwave thera-

py: Another approachis by the use of shock-wave therapy. Thisadjunctive modality

stimulates the healingresponse of the body, by

inducing microtrauma whereapplied, thereby relieving pain andinflammation.

Cryotherapy: It may also beused to relieve pain through lower-ing skin temperature, reducing theactivity of nerve fibers along withthe reduction of swelling. A combi-nation of cell-based therapy withphysiotherapy gives good results.The protocol is minimally invasive;hence good for patients.Regenerative medicine addresses thecore pathology of a condition. Theresults are long-lasting,

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The shoulder joint is a ball and socketjoint consisting of the upper of the arm

bone which forms the ball and the socketbeing formed by a portion of the shoulderblade; the joint is lined by a smooth struc-ture called cartilage. Around theshoulder joint, there is a groupof muscles called the rotator cuffwhich allows for movement ofthe shoulder as well as stabilis-es the joint during the move-ment. The muscles slide underan extension of the shoulderblade called the acromion.

Shoulder arthritis is a process of wearand tear of the joint cartilage. There aremultiple scenarios in which the shouldercan develop arthritis. After the knee andthe hip, the shoulder is the third most com-mon joint in the body to be affected by

arthritis.TREATMENT: Unfortunately, there is

no medicine that can reverse arthritis bystimulating the cartilage cells to grow. Thetreatment options are restricted to pain

control with anti-inflammatorymedicines and physiotherapy butthe outcomes with the same aredecent only in early arthritis.

Take away points: Its preva-lence in the community is increas-ing; Shoulder arthritis is a treat-able condition and with the latesttechnology available here we are

able to give good results which are sustainedover a period of time.

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Research indicates that one-fourth of psoriasis patientsare likely to suffer from pso-riatic arthritis.

SYMPTOMS● Some of the key symp-toms of psoriatic arthritisinclude:

● Swelling in fingers, toes,knees and spine● Inflammation● Joint pain and stiffness● Pitted or discoloured fin-gernails● The pain could further getsevere if not diagnosed andtreated within adequate time.

There are more than 100 different types of arthritis.Most common of those are:

� Degenerative: It usually affects people above age of45 and more common in women and obese peo-ple. Also known as osteoarthritis, it is due to wearand tear of joint which causes damage by roughen-ing of cartilage. As repair process to make up for theloss our body forms — tiny bits of extra bones, andthickens the joint fluid and stretches the joint cap-sule which alters the shape of joint. Usually treatedby painkillers and keeping the joint active will alsoreduce pain, stiffness and swelling. If all the treat-ment options are tried and there is still pain in thejoint, surgery might be required.

� Infectious: It not very often known that arthritis iscaused Post-infection, commonly known as reac-tive arthritis. This type of arthritis usually followsa urinary tract infection or gastroenteritis or geni-tal tract infections and also may be due to viral feverslike dengue. The symptoms usually last few monthsand is often relieved by its own but a small percent-age of people may experience recurrence or long-term symptoms who usually require medication.

� Autoimmune: It is commonly seen in people aged40 to 60 years. This type of arthritis may be due togenes inherited from parents or grandparents oracquired conditions. Most common type is rheuma-toid arthritis. Here, our immune system, which nor-mally protects us from infections and illness, mis-takenly attacks the joints causing pain and swelling.They usually have stiffness of joints in the morn-ing that lasts for longer than an hour. These condi-tions are treated usually by disease modifying drugsor steroids.

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Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in eco-nomics on Monday, one for studying the

economics of climate change and the other forshowing how to help foster the innovationneeded to solve such a problem.

William Nordhaus of Yale University andPaul Romer of New York University will sharethe 9 million-kronor ($1.01 million) award, theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Nordhaus has called for the world to com-bat climate change by imposing a universal taxon carbon. Carbon dioxide, which is emittedwhen fossil fuels are burned, is a heat-trapping“greenhouse gas” blamed for global warming,and a tax would make polluters pay for the costsimposed on society.

By using a tax rather than governmentedicts to slash emissions, the policy encouragescompanies to find innovative ways to reducepollution. Romer has studied the way innova-tion drives prosperity and has looked at waysto encourage it. He told a news conferenceMonday that his research had given him hopethat people can solve even a problem as diffi-cult as a warming planet.

“Many people think that dealing with pro-tecting the environment will be so costly and sohard that they just want to ignore the problem.They want to deny it exists,” Romer said. “I hopethe prize today could help everyone see thathumans are capable of amazing accomplishmentswhen we set about trying to do something.”

Madrid: An elderly Spanish doctor escaped pun-ishment on Monday in the country’s first “stolenbabies” trial, despite a court finding him guiltyof taking a newborn baby from her mother forillegal adoption under the Franco dictatorship.

The Madrid court ruled that Eduardo Vela hadseized Ines Madrigal from her biological motherin 1969, but said he could not be legally convict-ed because she waited too long to file a complaintagainst him. Madrigal is one of thousands of babiesremoved from their mothers — who were told theirchildren had died — and adopted during and afterGeneral Francisco Franco’s 1939-1975 rule, in whatbecame a nationwide scandal.

Islamabad: Pakistan onMonday successfully test-firedGhauri ballistic missile whichis capable of carrying bothconventional and nuclear war-heads up to a distance of 1,300kilometers, bringing manyIndian cities under its range.

The launch was conductedby Army Strategic ForcesCommand and was aimed attesting the operational andtechnical readiness of ArmyStrategic Forces Command,said the Inter Services PublicRelations, the media wing ofthe army. PTI

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Preventing an extra singledegree of heat could make

a life-or-death difference in thenext few decades for multitudesof people and ecosystems onthis fast-warming planet, aninternational panel of scientistsreported Sunday. But they pro-vide little hope the world willrise to the challenge.

The Nobel Prize-winningIntergovernmental Panel onClimate Change issued itsgloomy report at a meeting inIncheon, South Korea.

In the 728-page document,the UN organization detailedhow Earth’s weather, healthand ecosystems would be inbetter shape if the world’s lead-ers could somehow limit futurehuman-caused warming to just0.9 degrees Fahrenheit (a halfdegree Celsius) from now,instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of 1.8 degrees F (1degree C). Among other things:�Half as many people wouldsuffer from lack of water�There would be fewer deathsand illnesses from heat, smogand infectious diseases� Seas would rise nearly 4inches (0.1 meters) less� Half as many animals withback bones and plants willlose majority of their habitats�There would be substantiallyfewer heat waves, downpoursand droughts�The West Antarctic ice sheetmight not kick into irreversiblemelting� And it just may be enoughto save most of the world’s coralreefs from dying

“For some people this is alife-or-death situation without

a doubt,” said CornellUniversity climate scientistNatalie Mahowald, a leadauthor on the report.

Limiting warming to 0.9degrees from now means theworld can keep “a semblance”of the ecosystems we have.Adding another 0.9 degrees ontop of that — the looser glob-al goal — essentially means adifferent and more challengingEarth for people and species,said another of the report’s leadauthors, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg,director of the Global ChangeInstitute at the University ofQueensland, Australia.

But meeting more ambi-tious goal of slightly less warm-ing would require immediate,draconian cuts in emissions ofheat-trapping gases and dra-matic changes in the energyfield. While the UN panel saidtechnically that’s possible, it sawlittle chance of needed adjust-

ments happening.In 2010, international nego-

tiators adopted a goal of limit-ing warming to 2 degrees C (3.6degrees F) since pre-industrialtimes. It’s called the 2-degreegoal. In 2015, when the nationsof the world agreed to the his-toric Paris climate agreement,they set dual goals: 2 degrees Cand a more demanding targetof 1.5 degrees C from pre-industrial times. The 1.5 was at

the urging of vulnerable coun-tries that called 2 degrees adeath sentence.

The world has alreadywarmed 1 degree C since pre-industrial times, so the talk isreally about the difference ofanother half-degree C or 0.9

degrees F from now.“There is no definitive way

to limit global temperaturerise to 1.5 above pre-industri-al levels,” the UN-requestedreport said. More than 90 sci-entists wrote the report, whichis based on more than 6,000peer reviews.

“Global warming is likelyto reach 1.5 degrees C between2030 and 2052 if it continues toincrease at the current rate,” thereport states.

Deep in the report, scien-tists say less than 2 percent of529 of their calculated possiblefuture scenarios kept warmingbelow the 1.5 goal without thetemperature going above thatand somehow coming backdown in the future.

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Chinese authorities scram-bled to contain a public rela-

tions mess over the disappear-ance of the former Interpolpresident during his trip hometo China, saying Monday that hewas being lawfully investigatedfor bribery and other crimes.

But the Government’sannouncement did little to

address concerns raised aboutthe risks of appointing Chineseofficials to leadership posts ininternational organisations. OnMonday, the acting Interpolpresident told The AssociatedPress the agency had not beeninformed in advance of theChinese probe into MengHongwei, who is also China’svice minister of public security.

On Sunday, Meng’s wife

made a bold public appeal fromFrance to the international com-munity to help locate her hus-band. The appeal — especiallyunusual for senior Chinese offi-cials — cast an unwelcomelight on extralegal detentionsthat have increasingly ensnareddissidents and allegedly corruptor disloyal officials alike underPresident Xi Jinping’s authori-tarian administration.

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Talented, funny, witty and take-me-as-you-please, actor Kajol brokestereotypes of the ideal heroine and

at a time of the biggie male star, pushedher way in as the she-hero. She contin-ues to mould herself to the times and willbe seen as a breakneck, fun-loving super-mom in her latest film. Much seasonedand sorted, we begin with the hot topicon the agenda, the wave of #MeToo dis-closures in the industry.

�What about the #MeToo movementthat’s gathering pace in Bollywood?

People should stand up and talk aboutit, no two ways about it. However, sexu-al harassment is not restricted to our filmindustry. The entire world needs it andwomen from every field need it. Thewhole point of the movement is to takeaway the shame and embarrassment ofthis fact that has happened with you. Takeit away from the women and tell them it’snot their fault. It’s not something that youhave done that led this to happen withyou. The only way to prevent harassmentis by telling our younger people. I say peo-ple because I don’t want to be gender spe-cific, it happens to both. I’d say it’simportant for them to understand thatthey have to draw the line in the sand andsay so far and no further. You stand upfor yourself whether on a public platformor not but stand up for yourself.

�What attracts you to emotionallycharged scripts?

I don’t know if it’s emotionallycharged so much as it is a good script.Emotionally charged or not, or thriller orwhatever, I’m attracted to good scripts thatare tightly bound. I’m a reader, so a scriptfor me is like a really really good book thatyou can’t put down, literally. One that youcan read till 4 am. So, that’s my criteriafor doing a film or not doing a film.

�What is your favourite genre in books?I like reading all kinds of books but

I do not pore through pages with a pur-poseful aim to educate myself or any-thing. I read a lot of fiction, especially fan-tasy. I love Harry Potter and I though myfans may not expect me too, I also readMills and Boons.

Motherhood is a complicated sub-ject in our country because of the gen-der roles associated with it. DoesHelicopter Eela break the stereotype?

I don’t think it breaks the stereotypebut explains it better. We hope that theaudience will come out probably under-standing their parents better. And hope-fully parents will understand their chil-dren better, with more compassion andmay be like each other more. The wholepoint is that nobody is wrong in this entirediscussion. Everybody is right in theirplaces and they are doing what they thinkis right. It’s just that sometimes the otherperson doesn’t understand why you aredoing what you are doing. That’s reallywhat we are trying to explain.

�Do you think gender roles are beingredefined in mainstream Bollywoodnow?

They’re being given equal impor-tance, not being redefined. We are talk-ing about stories of women from theirpoint of view rather than only from themale point of view. That’s important forthe conversation we’re having across theworld. It’s important to understand thatwe are all okay the way we are as long aswe are all given the same importance.

�Do you think that the treatment of

women on the set today is different fromwhen you started out?

It’s easier to work now. Working con-ditions are better than they were earlier.It’s more comfortable. We have vanityvans, AC studios and bound scripts. Theway of working has become more organ-ised with a proper system.

�When a home production is beingmade, how invested are you in it?

I have to say that Ajay is a fabulousproducer, whether it was Raju Chacha orHelicopter Eela. He’s given us the leewayto do whatever we wanted creativelyspeaking, without any restrictions. He’sbeen fabulous with the publicity but yesI am working harder because it’s his film.

�Your children are under the scannerall the time, so what do you do to shieldthem?

I haven’t done all that much but Idon’t take them for every event. We dotry to keep security with us as much aspossible. The most important thing is thatthey have grown up now and can handlethe Press a little better. It was an issuewhen Nysa was younger. It was troublingher. She would get very conscious anddread what would happen. Both of themhave grown up and can handle it betternow.�Did you draw any inspiration from theoriginal script?

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As the Indian entertain-ment industry contin-

ues to grapple with the#MeToo storm, actor NanaPatekar on Monday main-tained that “truth willremain the truth”, TanmayBhat and GursimranKhamba of comedy collec-tive AIB “stepped away”from their positions, andHrithik Roshan — the starof Vikas Bahl’s Super 30 —said “all proven offendersmust be punished” —amidst a wave of sexualharassment allegations.

Nana had been avoid-ing the media since actressTanushree Dutta lastmonth renewed a 10-year-old allegation, claiming hesexually harassed her dur-ing the shoot of a 2008film. Last week, she alsofiled a complaint on thesame at the Oshiwarapolice station here. “I haveno problems (in talking tothe media), but when mylawyer has said so (not totalk to media), I will haveto follow that,” Nana said,without taking questionsfrom the press.

On being coaxed to saya bit more, Nana said:“What I said 10 years ago,I would say that only. Whatwas the truth yesterday isthe truth today, and it willremain the truth tomor-row.”

In an interview inSeptember, in the contextof her opinion on the#MeToo Movement andsexual harassment ofwomen in Bollywood,Tanushree spoke about herpersonal experience of fac-ing it at the hands of Nanaon the set of Horn ‘OK’Pleassss in 2008.

This gave a much-needed spark to India’svery own #MeToo move-ment, as part of whichactors Rajat Kapoor, ZulfiSyed, writer Chetan Bhagatand a string of editors havebeen named and shamed.

Trouble for All IndiaBakchod (AIB) arose whena volley of allegationsagainst Utsav Chakraborty— a YouTuber who wasonce associated with AIB— cropped up after awoman Twitter user wroteChakraborty had sentunsolicited pictures of pri-vate parts to women andharassed girls, includingminors, through socialmedia platforms. AIB co-founder and CEO TanmayBhat was called out for notacting against complaintsregarding Chakraborty.

On Monday, AIB in astatement said Tanmay andGursimran have “steppedaway” from the collective.“We cannot overlookTanmay’s role and in lightof this he will be steppingaway from his associationwith AIB until furthernotice,” read a statementfrom Vidhi Jotwani, AIB'sHead of Human Resources.Tanmay will not beinvolved with AIB's day-to-day functioning or in anyother matter.

Gursimran wasaccused of sexual miscon-duct, and has been sent “ona temporary leave until wehave more clarity on thematter”, AIB said. Awoman claimed that

Gursimran had “hookedup two-three times, con-sensually and continuedbeing friends”, but thingsescalated when on twoseparate occasions,Gursimran tried “repeated-ly to make out with mewhile we were hangingout”. He has denied it say-ing he was “not forceful”.

“I am sorry for mybad behaviour and all thehurt it caused her but I cat-egorically deny any viola-

tion of consent,” he said.The future of AIB seems tobe uncertain with the twokey persons being drivenout.

This comes after thedisbanding of PhantomFilms, which comprisedfilmmakers AnuragKashyap, VikramadityaMotwane, Madhu Mantenaand Vikas Bahl.

Bahl, director ofQueen, was last year namedfor allegedly sexuallyharassing a woman in2015. With the #MeToowave on high tide, he isnow once again in the cen-tre of controversy. Leadingcelebrities have spoken upagainst the harassment that

goes behind thegloss and glam-our, and how

the industry protects the“creeps” by letting com-plaints go unanswered orunaddressed.

Hrithik Roshan, whostars in Bahl’s upcomingSuper 30, on Mondayurged the movie's produc-ers to take a “hard stand”if need be.

“It is impossible forme to work with any per-son if he/she is guilty ofsuch grave misconduct... Ihave requested the produc-

ers of Super 30 to take stockof the apparent facts andtake a hard stand if needbe. All proven offendersmust be punished and allexploited people must beempowered and givenstrength to speak up,”Hrithik tweeted. His state-ment came a day afterfilmmaker Hansal Mehtatook an indirect dig atHrithik, questioning who isempowered — “the victimof the creep” — when a“major star” has acted inBahl's film.

S i n g e r - c o m p o s e rKailash Kher, who hasbeen accused by a femalejournalist of harassment,denied the allegation whichleft him “extremely disap-pointed.”

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Astar-studded line-up heldour attention at the 16th edi-

tion of Star Parivaar Awards inMumbai on Saturday. The IndianTV stars looked their best, thestage was set to welcome the win-ners and performers. It was anight to remember. The brightlights and loud music made it atpar with the some of the biggestaward shows. The pyrotechnicsat the end grabbed eyeballs andwere the perfect finish.

The glitzy award night washosted by many big names in theTV space, like Hina Khan,Divyanka Tripathi and KarishmaTanna. The award show recog-nises actors and their contribu-tion to the entertainment indus-try. While many shows havemade space in the viewers’ heartsover the course of last year, YehRishta Kya Kehlata Hai andIshqbaaaz were the top hits.

The award for favourite pairwas bagged by Kartik and Naira(Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai).Kartik joyously said, “Beforeanyone else I would like to thankgod, and then our casting direc-tor for being the light that weneeded in life, I really appreciateall the guidance I have got.”Shivaay and Anika (Ishqbaaaz)

received the Digital SadasyaJodi award.

Karishma Tanna, who iscurrently playing a characterGauri in Qayamat ki raat,said “The award ceremonyis a nice breather and breakfor all the actors. You getto perform with all theparivaar, you dance andenjoy. I think audiencegets excited to see all theactors performingtogether. It must be veryentertaining and fun for

the viewers.” The award show has scaled

up in the last few years. Whenit began it was all about EktaKapoor’s shows. “Now I’m soglad to see the strength of thisparivaar. I feel so blesses to bea member of Star Parivaar,”Mukti Mohan expressed.

It was a night to shine forthe fashionistas and they left

no stone unturned. HinaKhan dazzled in a goldencoloured gown. The actress

also performed on the remixedDilbar dilbar song whereas theIshqbaaz actress SurbhiChandna slayed the red carpetin a white attire. She also per-formed at the event.

Tanna rocked the event withher performance on Akh ladjave. Shivangi Joshi, who playsNaira, was stunning in a redgown and Mohsin Khan, whoplays Kartik, looked dapper in ablue suit.

The new jodi of StarParivaar, Parth Samthaan andErica Fernandes - Anurag andPrerna from Kasautii ZindagiKay looked as comfortable offscreen as they are on screen.The duo wore matching outfits

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the people he photographs. “I tell a little bitof my life to them, and they tell a little oftheirs to me. The picture itself is just the tipof the iceberg,” says he. Here in India thereis one photographer who lives by that credo,and it is Shyamal Datta.

Once in a blue moon you espie an exhi-bition that stops you in your tracks andwakes you up. An exhibition that takes youaway from the maddening crowd andforces you to meditate on a lifestyle, a racethat calls out for scrutiny through imagesthat make you ask questions and draw morethan a thousand sighs and tug at your heart-strings.

Photographer Datta insists that he isnot a modernist, knows nothing about tech-nicalities in taking photographs, but hissojourn of the North East at the IndianInternational Centre in Delhi unconscious-ly synthesises complex visual and articu-late traditions in stupendous images thatopen the way to modernism.

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India’s most bountiful and beautiful scenicsettings — the mountains at Arunachal andSikkim are as engaging as the clouds thatgather on the horizon. Capturing the sur-real quality of the seraphic lacing of lightseems to come naturally to Shyamal.

“I get up early just before dawn to catchthe light,” says Shyamal who has traversedthese rugged mountains and brooks for 10years. “Yes, at that moment in time the lighthas a power that one cannot imagine.Sometimes it has a haunting quality, but theclarity of the conscious moment that isuntouched. It is a combination of what isreal ,what is strange, as well profoundbecause the camera acts as a signifier offreezing the frame on many instances of rareexistence, so we look at lifestyles of vanish-ing tribes and it becomes an avenue of doc-umentation.”

Full of Sienna tones in a blush orangeis the sunset with a Naga maiden standingon a ledge and looking at a valley beyond.“This image is a recreation of a popular folktale of Mizoram,” says Shyamal. It is the storyof Lianchhiari, a princess, andChawngfianga, a commoner, fromDungtlang village.The tale ends in a tragedy

in the very spot where the Mizo girl standsin the image. The image has been shot at theDungtlang village, Champhai district,Mizoram.

������������When you look at the interior images

of the houses and the rustic rhythms of thetribal folk you are drawn in their maw. Theimages are imbued with a profound senseof foreboding; timelessness and are grainywhich are sometimes inscrutable as they rep-resent the tangled and twisted histories ofhardship set against a monotone sky. Thisis the subject of tribes who are still primor-dial and primeval in the harder instincts oflivelihood. The Angami Naga elder fromKohima in Nagaland, in all his finery lookslike a weathered sage as he sits in his home.“He had a regal carriage about him and theway he sat and looked at me, I grabbed thatray of sunlight as it crept into his home. Heis one of the last remaining Angami Nagatribal elders and he proudly displays his dressand ornaments,” adds Shyamal.

The murmuring brooks and the vege-tation, bamboo and straw baskets stand likesentinels in the fading twilight, whether theyclean the rice or light the hearth, here areimages of old, with voices sad and prophet-

ic, content to live in their essence of simplic-ity and humility.

����� �������Weathered silhouettes come to the

fore when you look at the single portraitsof the tribes. Their solitary feeling reflectsboth their locations and their timewornessence beneath the glow of their own liveli-hoods. Women and men become iconic inportraits that emphasise the passage of timeand evoke the age of these elders.

When asked to describe his journeyfrom dawn to dusk walking in the pathwaysof these unique tribes and recording theirvanishing ways, Shyamal states, “When youphotograph races like these, you’re facedwith the power of humanity, you’re facedwith something very mysterious and verymystical, whether it’s looking at the dawnor watching a hearth being lit in a bambooand straw home, or sometimes watching asunset. There’s something very powerfulabout man and nature that’s endlessly mys-terious and a reminder of our mortality, of

more existential things.”

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contours of the here and now, his workremains refreshingly unconcerned withmaking claims for its own art historicalimportance. The artist’s attention to processand materials, along with his poetic com-mitment to the diminutive and the subtle,make questions of cultural positioning feelalmost beside the point. The passage of timeis tangible when you look at the egrets aswell as the mother and baby rhinos atKaziranga. Wildlife as a subject seems a nat-ural selection of sorts for Shyamal. The resul-tant works — small and subtle — feel almostincidental, byproducts of zoological inves-tigations in being and doing to capture mas-terpieces. The natural forests and habitatlend them a fragile beauty, similar to thebeauty of a sunflower seed head in themoment before a gust of wind or a child’sbreath disperses its seeds.

This sense of fragility achieves ravish-

ing articulation — the egrets with theirplumes are simply gorgeous to experience:mesmeric, meditative and enveloping. Itselongated feathers notes make apparent thattime’s passage is not just the subject matterof much of Shyamal’s visual work but alsoits material substance in naturality.

Ultimately these North Eastern pho-tographs are quiet portraits of venerablebeings. By seeking them out and preserv-ing them in photographs, they becomereminders of the vastly different chronolo-gies of life taking place all around us, andhow it's all part of the ecology/human habi-tation of our planet.

�� ��� ����� ���������Shyamal Datta has won awards and has

been featured often in the best magazinesin the world, the latest feature in the NewYork Times Literary Review is just one amongmany feathers.The money that he gets fromthe many magazines he gives back to thecommunities, its his act of karma.

He sums up his journey over a decade

in the documentation of the lives of the peo-ple in the North East, “Over the last 10 years,one of the most significant impact that mywork and the concomitant travels along withit, has been the realisation that the cameraand its paraphernalia can be as good as itcan be. But the entire gamut of creativityfrom a holistic perspective emerges out fromdarkness when the artist bonds with the sub-ject — soul to soul. From a stage of pho-tographing “pretty pictures” to portraits, Igradually began to understand the tribalcommunity of my region, their lifestyle, theirstories, history and traditions and so forth.I reached a phase when my camera beganto take backstage and my empathy withthese brave and beautiful people took cen-tre-stage. How little we understood them ormisunderstood them and how conde-scending we were to them. Their grace anddignity overwhelmed me. Their beauty mes-merised me and their kindness oftenbrought tears to me. It was then that digi-tal optics came back to centre-stage.”

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Visualise a landscape ofVaranasi, what do you see?

The colour orange; the goldenstairs near the Ganges ghats,boats in the eternal holy river,women sitting on their windingjharokas, men smoking pipes onthe street side, old mendicants(Sadhus) telling their beads sit-ting under the giant Banyan treeswith their long unkempt tresses,sacred fire flames and temples,idols of Gods and innumerousspiritual hymns and so on... Thelist might never fall short evenafter a thousand descriptions ofmystical city.

“I have such fond memoriesof the city that even if I shut myeyes right now, I can visualiseevery bit of it,” says Vibha AryaChaurasia who brings togetheran exhibition of her paintings onthe holy Varanasi city.

Eclecticism is the virtue ofartists who are not limited bystaunch ideological dogmas.They can choose to look beyondtheir imagination and cull thevisuals that they see around,above and below and infusethem into their creative works.Vibha likes realism in her paint-ings and is always on the look-out for something new in her art.She says, “An artist is alwayslooking for new and unseenideas to create his/her paintings.These ideas are not confined toone door, rather a number ofdoors.”

Maybe someone who hasn’tbeen around for long cannot bementioned alongside the biggerartists, but Vibha believes that herpassion of painting will ensurethat this will happen soon. Shesays, “It is a never-endingprocess. An artist is always evolv-ing. I am an amateur and cur-rently new in this profession butI do not paint for a living. I justfollow my passion. After paint-ing, I feel that I have done some-thing creative and constructive inmy life. There are certain thingsthat make you happy and con-tented in your life, for me it’s

painting. Hence, I do not restrictmyself but choose from the vastreportoire of images and visuals,landscapes and scenic beauty.They all inspire me.”

As her colourful canvassesleads the viewers to the realm ofthinking, her art oscillatesbetween the ideal and the appar-ent, imparting the glimpse ofboth, sending the viewer to therealm of aesthetic appreciation.

In some of her paintings,Vibha takes the position of adetached and objective observ-er and an impartial chronicler ofevents.

While painting the pic-turesque ghats, she uses sanguinecolours to explain the power andimmensity of the sunrise and

sunset without the use of anywords. She makes sure to give herportraits an ethereal look as shepaints the sadhus and their up-close frontal portrayal with theirlong ‘jataye’ or hair locks. Theworks admire an ideal humanbody positioned against thebackdrop of a hazy night,expressing her desire for the idealand her yearning to reach out tothe soul mate and at the sametime they typify the person ofartist’s own gender in variouslocales involved in the acts ofworship. However, women arenot displayed as simple worship-pers but pure subjects who are on

their way to their soul’s fulfill-ment.

While it wasn’t particularlythe artist’s fascination for the city,she says that she adores “the foodand the vibe” of the place.However, “a bit more focus needsto be given to the cleanliness ofits surroundings. It needs to bemore organised. As far as its cul-ture is concerned, it’s importantto preserve it. It would be goodfor the future generations if they

could also learn about the city’sspiritual beliefs and follow themas well. But to maintain that, theyneed to keep track of the clean-liness.” She adds, “People arealways tempted to go to big citiesto have a comfortable life. Theydo not want to go to smalltowns anymore. But such citiesalso need to be explored.”

Presented by Gallery SreeArts and curated by JitendraPadam Jain, the exhibition titled

‘Varanasi through my eyes,’ isartist Vibha’s depiction of the city.Whenever Vibha paints a scenein Banaras, she opts for a certaincolour to dominate the pictori-al format to let the mood ofintensity be conveyed and estab-lished without any doubt. Sheexplains that it wasn’t her fasci-nation with the city which madeher chose it to be her primarysubject, but, “It was just acciden-tal. My family’s roots lie in thecity. I had also gone to Varanasifor a wedding of my relative. Itwas just then when it came to methat a portrayal of this city couldalso be done. I hadn’t specifical-ly travelled to the place for mypaintings. I just found it reallybeautiful. Following that, Padamsir told me to form a series on itas well. I never chose it per se.”

In the paintings, a viewer canwitness the unending passion ofthe artist for Banaras which hasattracted pilgrims, and seekers ofsalvation but has been captivat-ing the imagination of creativepeople irrespective of their genreof discipline or creative pursuits.Vibha has looked at Banaras witha kind of certainty and resolu-tion. But she has not presentedBanaras the way a shopper/con-sumer would. The dweller in thepaintings in fact is an invisiblepair of eyes that always stand out-side the frame. She does not seethe city from human eyes but letsthem take the form of a godlyeye, of Kashi Viswanatha, themanifestation of Lord Shiva inBanaras and becomes a detachedwitness and also rejoices in thesights and sounds created inorder to worship the overlord ofthe city.

Call it Varanasi, Banares orKashi or by several other innu-merous names, the city’s mysticcharm and an enduring appealwould bring to you somethingwhat any other city in Indiawouldn’t.

(The show is on display tillOctober 10 at Galerie RomainRolland, Alliance Française.)

In Yassin Mohammed’s sketches and paintings,he and other Egyptian prisoners are crammed

into tiny cells, feet in each other’s faces and theirfew belongings hanging from the walls.

The cramped scenes, defined by bars andclosed cell doors, capture the claustrophobicreality of Egypt’s prisons, where tens of thou-sands have been locked away, often for monthsor years without charge, in the heaviest crack-down on dissent in the country’s modern his-tory. “One day, all this pain will go away,” onewatercolour proclaims.

Mohammed, who walked free last monthafter serving a two-year sentence for taking partin a protest, chronicled daily life in his cellblockoffering an intimate look inside Egypt’s prisonnetwork. He has been in and out of prison since2013, when the military overthrew a freely elect-ed but divisive Islamist president. Since then,thousands of Islamists have been jailed, as wellas a number of secular, pro-democracy activists.Under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who asdefence minister led the 2013 military takeover,authorities view even mild dissent as a threat.

For the two years he was in prison,Mohammed shared a 6by15-meter (yard) cellwith nearly 30 inmates — Islamists, jihadis, lib-eral leftists and people who were simply at thewrong place at the wrong time. Mohammedsays he wasn’t physically abused, other thanoccasionally being pushed or slapped byguards. He says the real torment was the unend-ing boredom and lack of privacy. His onlyescape was through art. He managed to paintin a corner of his cell where the guards could-n’t see him. Fearing that the guards woulddestroy the art if they found it, he smuggled thepaintings out.

One piece that landed him in trouble wasan unflattering caricature of el-Sissi, whichguards seized in a surprise raid on his cell.Prison authorities chose not to press charges,instead sending him to solitary confinement.A self-portrait inspired by that experienceshows him sitting in the corner of a gray-blackcell, slumped in resignation as a solitary ray ofsunlight shines through the barred window.

In another painting, cardboard boxesturned into flower planters hang from the ironbars above a corridor. Mohammed says the pris-oners save the cardboard boxes that their fam-ilies use to deliver food and gather soil fromsacks of potatoes they get from the prison’skitchen. “Plants and flowers there are like lifein the midst of death,” said Mohammed.

Since his release on September 20, he hasbeen traveling across Cairo collecting the workshe smuggled out. He would like to put on anexhibition of some 50 pieces, but Egypt’s few

remaining art galleries are unlikely to displayhis work for fear of angering authorities.

Instead, he plans to display them in hisapartment in downtown Cairo.

“I don’t want to go back to prison. It doesnot take much these days to be sent to prison,”he said. “So, I will silently listen, watch andobserve, and when I feel like I want to expressa political opinion, I will talk to myself whilealone in the privacy of my room.”

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Delhi comfortably beatChhattisgarh by 44 runs in theirgroup B league encounter to

enter the quarter-finals of the VijayHazare Trophy here on Monday.

Delhi topped group B with 26 pointsfollowed by Andhra who had an inferi-or net run-rate despite finishing withsame number of points.

Delhi, Andhra and Hyderabad (22points) have qualified from group B.

It was debutant wicketkeeperLakshay Thareja, who scored 53 in themiddle-order to take Delhi to 245 for 9in 50 overs.

In reply, Chhattisgarh was all out for201 in 45.1 overs with left-arm seamerKulwant Khejorliya being the pick of thebowlers with 4 for 27.

Put into bat, Delhi were reduced to77 for 4 with in-form batsmen GautamGambhir (10), Dhruv Shorey (8) andNitish Rana (8) being dismissed cheap-ly.

Unmukt Chand (32 off 70 balls)couldn't get going and Delhi were in deeptrouble at 112 for 6 in the 32nd over. Itwas Thareja and Lalit Yadav (24), whoadded 34 runs for the seventh wicket.

Thareja, who hit four boundaries in72 balls was out leaving Delhi totteringat 176 for 8 after 44.5 overs.

However Pawan Negi (31 off 30 balls)and Simarjeet Singh (25 off 18 balls)added 50 runs in 4.2 overs. Khejroliya hitthree towering sixes to take Delhi to afighting total.

While chasing, Chhattisgarh lostmore than of their team for barely 100runs as their chase was as good as over.

At 139 for 8, Shakeeb Ahmed (38)and Shivendra Singh (25) added 51runs to delay the inevitable but it alwayswas Delhi's game.

���C��������������������������Powered by a splendid cen-tury by opener Anmolpreet Singh fol-lowing a fifer by Siddharth Kaul, Punjabtrounced Karnataka by six wickets.

After bundling out Karnataka for astiff 296, courtesy a five-wicket haul bypacer Siddharth Kaul, it was Anmolpreetwho stole the show with a pulverisingknock of 138 in the elite group A tie at

the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Kaul wreaked havoc to return with

fine figures of 5-41 and his scalps includ-ed Karun Nair, Kaunain Abbas, ShreyasGopal, Aniruddha and T Pradeep.

The speedster was complimentedwell by Barinder Singh Sran (3-48), whileveteran Yuvraj Singh and young leggieMayank Markande picked up a wicketeach.

For Karnataka, wicket-keepe-bats-man B R Sharath top scored with 70,while skipper Manish Pandey (67), RSamarth (54) and Shreyas Gopal (37)also made noteworthy contributions.

But for Punjab, the chase was a walk

in the park, with 20-year-oldAnmolpreet scoring a blazing 138 off just106 balls.

He also put on a huge 198-run standfor the opening wicket with ShubmanGill (77).

Anmolpreet, a right-handed bats-man, smashed 12 fours and five otherhits over the fence, while Gill struckseven fours and a six.

The two hammered a listlessKarnataka attack led by AbhimanyuMithun.

After the two openers departed,Yuvraj Singh (38) and skipper MandeepSingh (30) also played their part to per-

fection, but fell when the team was crus-ing towards the victory.

However, Punjab romped homewith seven balls to spare.

At the other two Elite Group Agames held in neighbouring Alur, in alow-scoring thriller Vidarbha defeatedGoa by 1 run, while Maharashtra defeat-ed Baroda by five wickets.

The quarter-finals for the tourna-ment will start on October 14, with thesemi-finals on October 17 and 18 andthe final on Saturday October 20, allscheduled in Bengaluru.

As per the standings, Mumbai with28 points has topped Elite A and B fol-lowed by Delhi (26 points), Maharashtra(26 points), Andhra (26 points) andHyderabad (22 points).

Thus these teams are set to advanceto the quarters but their opponents willbe decided only when league matches ofGroup C end on October 11.

�������������@��.� � ���� Capping a successful returnfrom an 18-year exile, Bihar stormedinto the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfi-nals with a nine-wicket thrashing ofMizoram.

Bihar concluded the league stagewith an unassailable 30 points andgrabbed the solitary qualifying berthfrom the spot from the plate group.

Bihar captain Keshav Kumar (4/21)triggered the collapse before left-armspinner Ashutosh Aman stole the lime-light with scintillating figures of 4-2-2-3, as Mizoram folded for 83 in 27.2 oversafter electing to bat at the MotibaugStadium.

Bihar cruised home in 15.4 overswith opener Vikash Ranjan remainingunbeaten on 59 on the way to register-ing their seventh win from eight match-es with one being a washout.

Bihar who last played Ranji Trophyplate group in the 2003-04 seasonreturned to the domestic fold after aSupreme Court order in January thisyear.

At Nadiad, Uttarakhand registereda commanding 108-run win overArunachal Pradesh but it was insuffi-cient as they finished two points behindBihar, having lost to them in the groupleague stage.

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Sevilla are the surprise leaders in La Ligaafter Lionel Messi could only rescue a

draw for Barcelona away to Valencia onSunday.

Barca started the day at the top ofthe pile and then Atletico Madridenjoyed a couple of hours at the sum-mit after edging past Real Betis at theWanda Metropolitano.

Sevilla, however, usurped them bothby beating 10-man Celta Vigo and Barcawere unable to reclaim the lead in the latekick-off, held by Valencia to a 1-1 draw atthe Mestalla.

It means Ernesto Valverde's side are apoint behind Sevilla and without a leaguevictory now in four matches, a dip thatcomes in stark contrast to their enthrallingtriumph over Tottenham in theChampions League on Wednesday.

Messi, mesmeric at Wembley, was ontarget again, his driven shot into the cor-ner cancelling out a bizarre opener forValencia, scored after just 78 seconds.

Ezequiel Garay claimed the finaltouch but Daniel Parejo's corner hadbeen flicked on by Geoffrey Kondogbia,missed by Thomas Vermaelen andskimmed through off Gerard Pique'sback.

Philippe Coutinho should have won itfor Barcelona in the second half but tooktoo long to pull the trigger and Jose Gayawas able to make the block.

"When we don't win we always thinkof it as two points lost," Valverde said.

"After Leo's goal, we tried everythingbut they defended well and we couldn't getthe goal we wanted."

For Valencia, now unbeaten in six,this was another step in the rightdirection, even if they are finding itdifficult to turn draws into wins.They move up to 14th.

"Leaving Barca for 90 minutespractically without a chance means that

we have worked very well," Valenciacoach Marcelino said.

Atletico and Sevilla's success alsopushed struggling Real down to fourth.

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Australia's openers surviveda torrid 13 over spell to fin-

ish on 30 without loss after HarisSohail's maiden century guidedPakistan to 482 on the secondday of the first Test in Dubai onMonday.

Usman Khawaja wasunbeaten on 17 and debutantAaron Finch was 13 not out asAustralia negotiated some tightspin bowling from Pakistan ona pitch which has started to showsigns of turn.

Australia trail Pakistan by452 runs with all ten wicketsintact, but they face a big battleahead of them with Yasir expect-ed to pose the main threat.

A sparkling hundred fromleft-hander Sohail and a polished

80 from Asad Shafiq enabledPakistan to build on anovernight score of 255 for 3, withnightwatchman MohammadAbbas (one) the only wicket tofall in the morning session.

Sohail's patient six-hourknock featured eight fours andtwo sixes, as he added 150 for thefifth wicket with Shafiq who wasunlucky to miss out on his 10thcentury.

The pair frustrated theAustralian attack with somesolid batting as Pakistan reached329-4 at lunch, with both in sightof centuries.

But Shafiq fell to the leg-spin of Marnus Labuschagneminutes before tea as he edgeda turning ball to wicketkeeperTim Paine for the debutant'sfirst wicket.

Shafiq hit nine boundariesand a six in his 278 minutes atthe crease.

Sohail did to get to threefigures though, hitting a six off

spinner Jon Holland beforecutting him to third man fortwo to complete his century.

He was finally dismissed byNathan Lyon, caught behind ashe tried to cut the off-spinner,having easily surpassed his pre-vious best of 76 made againstSri Lanka in Abu Dhabi lastyear.

Sohail was pleased to go onand post a big score after reg-ularly making several promis-ing starts before getting out ear-lier in the year.

Pakistan lost their last sixwickets for 72 runs.

Fast bowler Peter Siddlewas the pick of the bowlers with3-58 while Lyon finished with2-114 from 52 overs. Holland,Labuschagne and Mitchell Starctook a wicket each.

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Javelin thrower SandeepChaudhary produced a

stunning world record effortas India bagged 11 medals,including three Gold, on aproductive day at the AsianPara Games here on Monday.

Chaudhar y clinchedIndia's first Gold of the Gamesin the men's F42-44/61-64category in the morning ses-sion, before middle distancerunner Raju Rakshitha(women's T11 1500m) andswimmer Jadhav SuyashNarayan (men's S7 50m but-terfly) added the yellow met-als later on the second day of

competitions.Chaudhary claimed the

top spot with a best throw of60.01m, which he managed inhis third attempt. He, in theprocess, shattered the F44world record, bettering theearlier mark of 59.82, which

Chinese Mingjie Gao made in1980.

2016 Rio ParalympicsSilver medallist Deepa Maliksett led for a Bronze inwomen's F 53/54 javelin throwwith an effort of 10.15m. Para-athletics gave two more Silveralso with Ramya Shanmugamand Radha Venkatesh finish-ing second in women's F46javelin throw and women'sT12/13 1500m race respec-tively.

Swimming also fetchedfour medals for India onMonday, with three Bronzeadding to the Gold fromNarayan.

India also won a Silver in

para-powerlifting, through2014 Glasgow CommonwealthGames Bronze medallistSakina Khatun in women's50 kg category, while shootingpara sport gave the country aSilver and a Bronze.

With Monday's 11 medals,India's medal tally stood at 3Gold, 6 Silver and 8 Bronze tooccupy the eighth spot in themedal table.

In the women's T111500m race, Rakshithaclocked 5 minute 40.64 sec-onds to clinch the Gold.

Narayan clinched the Goldin men's S7 50m butterfly byclocking 32.72 seconds whileswimming at lane number 5.

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Thangjam Tababi Devi becameIndia's first judo medallist at the

Olympic level, claiming a Silver at theongoing Youth Games after losing toVenezuela's Maria Giminez in thefinals of the women's 44kg catego-ry here.

Tababi Devi, an Asian cadetchampion hailing from Manipur, lost0-11, also conceding a penalty pointin the process, in the summit show-down that lasted a little over twominutes on Sunday night.

India have never won anOlympic medal in judo either at thesenior or the youth level.

The 16-year-old defeated AnaViktorija Puljiz of Crotia 10-0 in the

semifinals. Prior to that, she defeat-ed Bhutan's Yangchen Wangmo 10-0 in the round of 16 before gettingthe better of Erza Muminoviq ofKosovo in the quarterfinals.

Also the highly-talented MehuliGhosh came within striking distanceof winning a historic Gold before set-tling for a Silver in the women's 10mair-rifle shooting event.

A 9.1 in the 24th and final shot,after an excellent sequence of highand mid 10s, cost her the Gold medalas she eventually settled for the sec-ond position with a total of 248.0.India has never won a Gold in theseGames.

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against China and feels it is the perfect plat-form to bolster the team's preparation forthe forthcoming AFC Asian Cup.

"I think this game is going to be verytricky. In order to accelerate our prepara-tion for the Asian Cup, we need to playsuch game. However, we're going to learnquite a few things from this game and we'relooking forward to it," Lalpekhlua said onthe sidelines of the two-day preparatorycamp here before the team leaves for Chinaon October 10 to play their first-ever inter-national friendly fixture on Chinese soil.

China are currently ranked 76 in theFIFA rankings and the striker showed hisrespect for the Red Dragons as well.

"China are playing smart footballnow. The Chinese Super League has gonefrom strength to strength very much. Theyare more developed now and we have toplay as a team to garner some positiveresult."

Meanwhile, he also mentioned that thegame is more important for the team at thismoment than the result.

"The result is obviously important but

the most important aspect is how we playthe game", he added.

"The team-work is important. We haveto work together. If we are able to do thisaccording to our plan, we can get a posi-tive result."

He heaped praise for the AIFF YoungPlayer of the Year Anirudh Thapa too.

"He (Anirudh) is a good player witha good football brain. He's high on con-fidence and played really well of late. Ihope he's one to watch in future," saidJeje.

The former AIFF Player of the Yearfurther stated, "Playing away from yourhome is always difficult. But we will playthe Asian Cup in the UAE and it's goingto be a big test for us. So, we need to playmore away games now and the matchagainst China is the right test to face."

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Maverick batsman Chris Gayleon Monday opted out of the

ODI and T20 series against India cit-ing personal reasons as the WestIndies Cricket Board (WICB) namedthree fresh faces for the assignment.

"We will be without our stalwart,Chris Gayle for this Indian tour andthe next tour against Bangladesh ashe has declined selection at this time,however, he has made himself avail-able for the selection for the visit ofEngland to the Caribbean and theWorld Cup in 2019," WICB chair-man of the selection panel CourtneyBrowne said in a statement.

The West Indies are currentlyengaged in a two-Test series inIndia and are trailing after goingdown in the opening Test insidethree days. The West Indies will playfive ODIs and three T20Internationals. The first ODI will beheld in Guwahati on October 21.

With an eye on next year's 50-over World Cup and 2020 WorldT20 in Australia, the West IndiesCricket Board (WICB) has draftedin three youngsters — openerChrandrapaul Hemraj, all-rounderFabian Allen and fast bowler OshaneThomas — in the limited overssquads.

Big-hitting Kieran Pollard, mid-dle-order batsman Darren Bravo andall-rounder Andre Russell have alsomade a comeback into the T20squad.

"As we continue our CricketWorld Cup preparations, the upcom-ing tour of India provides a greatopportunity to expose some of ouryoung talent," Browne said.

"Opener, Chandrapul Hemraj,

all-rounder Fabian Allen and fastbowler Oshane Thomas will get theiropportunity to showcase their skills,along with Sunil Ambris, who isreturning to the fold.

Russell, however, has been ruledout of all 50-over format due toinjury and Alzarri Joseph will under-go a fitness test before leaving forIndia.

WICB Chief Executive OfficerJohnny Grave justified the reasonsbehind the early squad announce-ments.

"The team will have a campbefore the start of the ODI series inGuwahati, so we had to select thesquad before the start of the Super50Cup, in order to organise flights andvisas. With the CPL finishing lastmonth, there was no reason todelay announcing the T20 squad," hesaid.

As expected Dwayne Bravo andspinner Sunil Narine did not find aplace in any of the squads after theirnames were left out of the 25-play-er list prepared to procure theIndian visa.

While Jason Holder will be thecaptain of the ODI squad, the WestIndies T20 team will be led by CarlosBrathwaite.

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Bale, who scored two goals in Real'striumph in the final of the ChampionsLeague against Liverpool, joins his clubteammate Karim Benzema . De Bruynewas nominated for helping his club winthe Premier League and his country reachthe World Cup semi-finals.

Having lost out in the FIFA best play-er of the year award to Luka Modric,Cristiano Ronaldo takes his place amongthe 30 nominees for the Ballon d'Or thatwere being unveiled in stages throughoutMonday.

Antoine Griezmann, a World Cupwinner with France and Europa League

champion at Atletico Madrid, is nomi-nated alongside international teammateand Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante.

Eden Hazard gives Chelsea anotherplayer in the running after starringalongside De Bruyne at the World Cup,with England's Golden Boot winnerHarry Kane also included.

Manchester City forward SergioAguero is nominated as is another pro-lific South American striker, EdinsonCavani of Uruguay and Paris Saint-Germain.

Two goalkeepers are also among thefirst 15 — Thibaut Courtois of Belgiumand Real Madrid and Liverpool and Brazilstopper Alisson Becker.

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