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I n a clear indication that India was not going to buck- le under the threat of US sanc- tion over the S-400 missile deal with Russia, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Sunday said the country has an indepen- dent foreign policy and it might go ahead with acquiring the Kamov helicopters and other weapon systems from Moscow. The Army chief’s state- ment is significant as New Delhi is confronted with the threat of US sanction under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) after India on Friday signed a multi-billion- dollar deal to procure the S-400 Triumf air defence system from Russia. Gen Rawat, who returned on Saturday night after a six-day visit to Russia, had held talks with military officials of that country to enhance bilateral cooperation. He said the Russians were very keen on associating with the Indian defence forces. “They (Russians) do understand that we are a strong Army, capable of standing up for what is right for us, based on our strategic thought process,” he said while deliver- ing the Gen KV Krishna Rao Memorial lecture here. On his Russian visit, Gen Rawat recalled a question posed to him by a Russian naval officer that India seemed to be looking westwards at America, which has put sanc- tions on Russia, and that Washington has also threat- ened to impose restrictions on New Delhi for dealing with Moscow. To this, Rawat responded saying, “Yes, we do appreciate that there could be sanctions on us, but we follow an independent policy”. Seeking to assuage Russian concerns over India’s growing ties with the US, Rawat said, “You (Russia) can be rest assured (that) while we may be associating with America in getting some technology, but we follow an independent pol- icy. I told them while we are talking sanctions and you are questioning on sanctions, President Vladimir Putin and Mr Narendra Modi, at this juncture, are signing the treaty on purchase of S-400 weapon system in spite of the fact that we may face challenges from America in the future.” Disclosing that India was looking forward to procuring Kamov helicopters and other weapon systems and technol- ogy from Russia, he said New Delhi was looking to get space- based systems and technologies from Moscow to enhance its space capabilities. “There is no end in sight to the manner in which we can cooperate with your country. I think the way forward is to see what is best for the nation, strategically important for us,” he had said. In a guarded reaction to the Indo-Russian deal, the US said on Friday that its intent to slap sanctions on Russia was not aimed at causing damage to the military capabilities of its “allies or partners.” “The (CAATSA presiden- tial) waiver is narrow, intend- ed to wean countries off Russian equipment and allow for things such as spare parts for previously-purchased equipment,” a White House National Security Council spokesperson told PTI hours after the conclusion of the S- 400 contract. But for the pres- idential waiver, CAATSA sanc- tions come into place in the event of a major purchase like S-400 missile defence system. Ahead of the deal, the US had urged India not to purchase Russian defence systems. “The Administration has indicated that a focus area for the imple- mentation of CAATSA Section 231 is new or qualitative upgrades in capability - includ- ing the S-400 air and missile defence system,” the White House NSC spokesperson said. Last month, the US had imposed sanctions on China for the purchase of S-400 from Russia. “Our recent action to sanction a Chinese Government entity for an S- 400 delivery underscores the seriousness of our resolve on this issue. The waiver author- ity is not country-specific. There are strict criteria for considering a waiver,” said the spokesperson. The State Department, which is tasked with reviewing the deal and initiating the process of sanctions or waiver under CAATSAA, and make recommendations to the President, did not respond to questions. However, an indus- try source said the law is ambiguous about “when a waiver is necessary so this can be avoided for years”. The National Defense Authorization ACT (NDDA) 2019 gives the president the power to waive of the CAAT- SA sanctions if it is a national security interest. It also mentions several other reasons for a presidential waiver, prominent among which is if the purchasing country is taking or will take steps to reduce its inventory of major defense equipment and advanced conventional weapons produced by the defence sector of the Russian Federation as a share of its total inventory of major defence equipment and advanced con- ventional weapons over a spec- ified period. In fact, over the last decade, India the top arms purchaser of the world, has gradually reduced its dependence on Russian weapons. It now stands at about 60 per cent, which is much lower than it was a decade ago. As part of its diver- sification plan, India has increased its purchase of arms from the US to the tune of $18 billion. A presidential waiver can also be given if a country is cooperating with the US Government on other securi- ty matters critical to US strate- gic interests. Experts believe that is exactly the case and one of the main reasons for the US designating India as a ‘Major Defence Partner.’ I n yet another incident of gross negligence on part of the con- tractors, four labourers lost their lives while five sustained critical injuries, when temporary iron fixtures around an under-con- struction multi-storey private building on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway collapsed on Sunday. The incident occurred at private real estate firm BPTP’s 18-storey ‘Capital City’ in Sector 94 when the shuttering (temporary fixtures built of iron) came crashing down in the morning, police said. A police official tasked with the investigation said prima facie it appears that the shuttering was hit by a tractor- trolley carrying construction material, which led to the inci- dent but the cause is yet to be ascertained. “Nine people were injured when the shuttering of the building collapsed. Four of them have died, while five oth- ers have been hospitalised,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ajay Pal Sharma said. An FIR has been registered under whose juris- diction the building is located, police said. The deceased have been identified as tractor-troller driver Naushad and workers Karan, Vijaypal and Ramvijay, they said. Continued on Page 4 T he National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will soon commission a Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study to assess if the canine distemper virus (CDV) — the deadly pathogen that recently killed over 5 lions in Gir forests — can affect the health of the tigers too. Sources said the decision to conduct the study was dis- cussed at a NTCA technical committee meeting last month. Incidentally, the WII proposal had been gathering dust for the last several years with the two departments of the Dehradun- based Government’s premier wildlife research body in tug- of-war to conduct the study. “However, now all the issues have been sorted out and the WII experts will soon start the study in a few tiger reserves which will soon be identified. CDV is a highly contagious disease and we should not be seen caught unprepared in the matter,” the sources quoting officials said. He was referring to the death of 23 lions in Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary in less than a month, most of them due to CDV and protozoa infections. The lions, an endangered species, are now being vacci- nated with shots of the vaccine against the virus which have been imported from the US. CDV is considered a dan- gerous virus and had been blamed for wiping out 30 per cent population of African lions in East African forests. CDV is mainly found in wild dogs, jackals and wolves. It attacks the immune system and other vital organs in ani- mals. In most of the cases, the infection is fatal. Sources in the NTCA said the study is being conducted with an aim to assess and sug- gest preventive measures to tackle the virus if it is found to be lurking around. There are just over 2,500 tigers left in the wild, with majority of them in India. Threat from poaching and shrinking habitat has always been a major concern to survival of these highly endan- gered striped cats. Following a report in Veterinary Science’ which cited how a dead Asiatic lion from Gujarat was detected with a lethal virus in its tissues after the animal came in contact with other infected animals like cattle, buffaloes or dogs, the NTCA had issued an advi- sory to the tiger reserves to vaccinate stray cattle and dogs living around reserves on a regular basis. Continued on Page 4 A bout 40 girls of a residen- tial school in Supaul dis- trict in north Bihar were thrashed by young boys and their parents on Saturday evening for resisting sexual advances. The boys used to pass lewd remarks and write vulgar things on the walls of the girls’ school. And when some girls found one boy writing on wall they caught him and repri- manded him. In retaliation, the students of Middle School, Trivenigunj which is situated close to the girls’ school, their parents, and village youths armed with lathi and hockey sticks stormed the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya at Daparkha village and started beating the girl students mer- cilessly. Nobody was there to stop them, said eyewitnesses. At the time of the attack the minor girls, mostly belonging to SC, ST and EBCs, were playing in the school ground after classes. They were rushed to referral hospital at Trivenigunj block. And two of them were referred to Sadar hospital in Supaul in critical conditions. The warden of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya hostel Reema Raj said she alerted the school guard and informed police when she came to know about the incident. Police reached the spot after one hour when the attackers left the premises. Education Minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma said it is a serious mat- ter and promised that strict action would be taken against the attackers. “We are planning to put in security arrange- ments in girls’ residential schools to avoid such inci- dents. Female constables and security personnel will be sta- tioned at girls’ residential schools,” he said. Supaul DM Baidyanath Yadav said a case has been reg- istered against the attackers and the accused would be taken to task. The DM said both the girls and boys schools are locat- ed in same premises with common playground. “The girls have complained against boys for passing vulgar remarks and writing objectionable things on the wall. Continued on Page 4 W ith a few public cord blood banks in India, private cord banking is a waste of time, effort and money, unless viable samples are donated, suggest experts, call- ing for setting up of National Cord Blood Bank on the lines of blood banks in India. A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems. “In a blood bank, you donate your blood and you get a donors card. Whenever you are in need, you can show that card and you get a blood unit for yourself or a relative. Similarly, a cord blood bank can be set up where you take con- sent from the parents and then give them a card. Whenever they are in need for a relative or sibling is in need, you can just show a card and take a donat- ed cord blood,” said Dr Geeta Jotwani, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Coordinator for Stem Cells Study. Highlighting the system of cord blood banking in the country, she said, “In India, the scenario is that there are private cord blood banks, there is no Government initiative. There were plans to make a National Cord Banking System in India by the Government sometime back but the whole thing ended with reasons unknown to us.” Terming the private cord banking systems to be ‘a mar- keting gimmick’, Dr Rahul Bhargava, Director, Haematology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, said, “When people thought that they can cure any disease with the help of stem cells, they were wrong. It can only be used in some hemato- logical disorders and bone mar- row transplants. Moreover, if your child is born with a disor- der, the same gene cannot be used to cure it because it is already deformed. Unfortunately, there is no decline in the demand as a mar- keting gimmick is going on.” Similarly, calling it a ‘busi- ness model’, Dr Jotwani said, “The money involved is huge. Initially they would charge 75,000 to store the cord. The amount has come down now but then they would charge a maintenance fee for 21 years.” Recalling some complaints, she said, “Some of the parents have complained to the ICMR that when we asked for our cord blood, the cells were not viable.” Moreover, in most of the cases, cord blood stored in private banks is wasted and cannot be used by a needy per- son because it is stored for per- sonal use by the parents, the doctors added. According to Dr Satya Prakash Yadav, Director Pediatric Hematology Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, of Medanta Hospital the units have not reduced any hematological dis- eases burden so far. “These units have not helped to reduce the huge bur- den of hematological disorders that come within the scope of treatment using a cord blood stem cell unit. This is because all of these units have been pre- served for self-use,” he said. When it was asked, whether national cord banking be feasible in India or not, Dr Jotwani said, “Why won’t it be feasible in India. People don’t get perfect matches most of the times.” As per Dr Bhargava, with the chances of a perfect match being extremely low, small public banks cannot help. “If you need a transplant, the chance of a perfect match is 1 in 30,000. This is the rea- son why, small banks won’t help much and private cord blood banking is a waste of time, effort and money,” he said. Continued on Page 4 W ithin a day of the one-off excise duty cut and PSUs subsidising fuel, petrol and diesel prices are on the rise again and have hit a three week high. Petrol and diesel prices were cut by a minimum 2.50 on October 5 when the Government’s only second cut in excise duty of 1.50 per litre and state-owned fuel retailers providing a 1 per litre subsidy came into effect. In BJP-ruled states, the reduction was high- er as they matched the cut with a similar reduction local sales tax or VAT. Detailed report on P10 I n a horrific incident, the body of a seven-year-old girl, who went missing on Saturday afternoon after being alleged- ly abducted by a local council- lor, was found in a gunny bag on the roof of a mosque locat- ed in Murad Nagar, on Sunday morning. According to police, the body was first seen by a man who went to the roof to get some fresh air when he had gone to the mosque for prayer. Sulaiman first noticed the foot of the deceased which was vis- ible from under the gunny bag and thereafter uncovered the body and subsequently informed police. Police said earlier in the day the missing girl’s father Zahid Beg had complained about his daughter gone missing, sus- pecting her abduction by a local councillor Haji Aizaz . While police were investi- gating the case, they received a call and then they rushed to the spot to recover the body. The news spread like wild- fire in the locality and the vic- tim’s family members also came to know about it. Police have sent the body for post-mortem and investi- gation is on with senior officers supervising the case and keep- ing a close watch. “The complainant Zahid has named the local councillor in the FIR, along with five unidentified people. The FIR has been registered and arrest of the culprit will be made soon,” said the Public Relation Officer to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ghaziabad. On the basis of his complaint, police registered the case under Section 363 of the IPC against the accused.

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In a clear indication thatIndia was not going to buck-

le under the threat of US sanc-tion over the S-400 missile dealwith Russia, Army chief GenBipin Rawat on Sunday saidthe country has an indepen-dent foreign policy and it mightgo ahead with acquiring theKamov helicopters and otherweapon systems from Moscow.

The Army chief ’s state-ment is significant as NewDelhi is confronted with thethreat of US sanction underthe Countering America’sAdversaries Through SanctionsAct (CAATSA) after India onFriday signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to procure the S-400Triumf air defence system fromRussia. Gen Rawat, whoreturned on Saturday nightafter a six-day visit to Russia,had held talks with militaryofficials of that country toenhance bilateral cooperation.He said the Russians were verykeen on associating with theIndian defence forces.

“They (Russians) dounderstand that we are a strongArmy, capable of standing upfor what is right for us, basedon our strategic thoughtprocess,” he said while deliver-ing the Gen KV Krishna RaoMemorial lecture here.

On his Russian visit, GenRawat recalled a questionposed to him by a Russiannaval officer that India seemedto be looking westwards atAmerica, which has put sanc-tions on Russia, and that

Washington has also threat-ened to impose restrictions onNew Delhi for dealing withMoscow. To this, Rawatresponded saying, “Yes, we doappreciate that there could besanctions on us, but we followan independent policy”.

Seeking to assuage Russianconcerns over India’s growingties with the US, Rawat said,“You (Russia) can be restassured (that) while we may beassociating with America ingetting some technology, butwe follow an independent pol-

icy. I told them while we aretalking sanctions and you arequestioning on sanctions,President Vladimir Putin andMr Narendra Modi, at thisjuncture, are signing the treatyon purchase of S-400 weaponsystem in spite of the fact thatwe may face challenges fromAmerica in the future.”

Disclosing that India waslooking forward to procuringKamov helicopters and otherweapon systems and technol-ogy from Russia, he said NewDelhi was looking to get space-

based systems and technologiesfrom Moscow to enhance itsspace capabilities.

“There is no end in sight tothe manner in which we cancooperate with your country. Ithink the way forward is to seewhat is best for the nation,strategically important for us,”he had said.

In a guarded reaction tothe Indo-Russian deal, the USsaid on Friday that its intent toslap sanctions on Russia wasnot aimed at causing damage tothe military capabilities of its

“allies or partners.” “The (CAATSA presiden-

tial) waiver is narrow, intend-ed to wean countries offRussian equipment and allowfor things such as spare partsfor previously-purchasedequipment,” a White HouseNational Security Councilspokesperson told PTI hoursafter the conclusion of the S-400 contract. But for the pres-idential waiver, CAATSA sanc-tions come into place in theevent of a major purchase likeS-400 missile defence system.Ahead of the deal, the US hadurged India not to purchaseRussian defence systems. “TheAdministration has indicatedthat a focus area for the imple-mentation of CAATSA Section231 is new or qualitativeupgrades in capability - includ-ing the S-400 air and missiledefence system,” the WhiteHouse NSC spokesperson said.

Last month, the US hadimposed sanctions on Chinafor the purchase of S-400 fromRussia. “Our recent action tosanction a ChineseGovernment entity for an S-400 delivery underscores theseriousness of our resolve onthis issue. The waiver author-ity is not country-specific.There are strict criteria forconsidering a waiver,” said thespokesperson.

The State Department,which is tasked with reviewingthe deal and initiating theprocess of sanctions or waiverunder CAATSAA, and makerecommendations to thePresident, did not respond to

questions. However, an indus-try source said the law isambiguous about “when awaiver is necessary so this canbe avoided for years”.

The National DefenseAuthorization ACT (NDDA)2019 gives the president thepower to waive of the CAAT-SA sanctions if it is a nationalsecurity interest.

It also mentions severalother reasons for a presidentialwaiver, prominent amongwhich is if the purchasingcountry is taking or will takesteps to reduce its inventory ofmajor defense equipment andadvanced conventionalweapons produced by thedefence sector of the RussianFederation as a share of its totalinventory of major defenceequipment and advanced con-ventional weapons over a spec-ified period.

In fact, over the last decade,India the top arms purchaser ofthe world, has graduallyreduced its dependence onRussian weapons. It now standsat about 60 per cent, which ismuch lower than it was adecade ago. As part of its diver-sification plan, India hasincreased its purchase of armsfrom the US to the tune of $18billion. A presidential waivercan also be given if a countryis cooperating with the USGovernment on other securi-ty matters critical to US strate-gic interests. Experts believethat is exactly the case and oneof the main reasons for the USdesignating India as a ‘MajorDefence Partner.’

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In yet another incident of grossnegligence on part of the con-

tractors, four labourers lost theirlives while five sustained criticalinjuries, when temporary ironfixtures around an under-con-struction multi-storey privatebuilding on the Noida-GreaterNoida Expressway collapsed onSunday.

The incident occurred atprivate real estate firm BPTP’s18-storey ‘Capital City’ inSector 94 when the shuttering(temporary fixtures built ofiron) came crashing down inthe morning, police said.

A police official taskedwith the investigation saidprima facie it appears that theshuttering was hit by a tractor-trolley carrying constructionmaterial, which led to the inci-dent but the cause is yet to beascertained.

“Nine people were injuredwhen the shuttering of thebuilding collapsed. Four ofthem have died, while five oth-ers have been hospitalised,”Senior Superintendent of Police,Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ajay PalSharma said. An FIR has beenregistered under whose juris-diction the building is located,police said. The deceased havebeen identified as tractor-trollerdriver Naushad and workersKaran, Vijaypal and Ramvijay,they said.

Continued on Page 4

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The National TigerConservation Authority

(NTCA) will soon commissiona Wildlife Institute of India(WII) study to assess if thecanine distemper virus (CDV)— the deadly pathogen thatrecently killed over 5 lions inGir forests — can affect thehealth of the tigers too.

Sources said the decision toconduct the study was dis-cussed at a NTCA technicalcommittee meeting last month.Incidentally, the WII proposalhad been gathering dust for thelast several years with the twodepartments of the Dehradun-based Government’s premierwildlife research body in tug-

of-war to conduct the study.“However, now all the

issues have been sorted outand the WII experts will soonstart the study in a few tigerreserves which will soon beidentified. CDV is a highlycontagious disease and weshould not be seen caughtunprepared in the matter,” thesources quoting officials said.He was referring to the deathof 23 lions in Gujarat’s Girsanctuary in less than a month,most of them due to CDV andprotozoa infections.

The lions, an endangeredspecies, are now being vacci-nated with shots of the vaccineagainst the virus which havebeen imported from the US.

CDV is considered a dan-

gerous virus and had beenblamed for wiping out 30 percent population of Africanlions in East African forests.CDV is mainly found in wilddogs, jackals and wolves. Itattacks the immune systemand other vital organs in ani-mals. In most of the cases, theinfection is fatal.

Sources in the NTCA saidthe study is being conductedwith an aim to assess and sug-gest preventive measures totackle the virus if it is found tobe lurking around. There arejust over 2,500 tigers left in thewild, with majority of them inIndia. Threat from poachingand shrinking habitat hasalways been a major concern tosurvival of these highly endan-gered striped cats.

Following a report inVeterinary Science’ which citedhow a dead Asiatic lion fromGujarat was detected with alethal virus in its tissues afterthe animal came in contactwith other infected animalslike cattle, buffaloes or dogs,the NTCA had issued an advi-sory to the tiger reserves tovaccinate stray cattle and dogsliving around reserves on aregular basis.

Continued on Page 4

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About 40 girls of a residen-tial school in Supaul dis-

trict in north Bihar werethrashed by young boys andtheir parents on Saturdayevening for resisting sexualadvances.

The boys used to pass lewdremarks and write vulgarthings on the walls of the girls’school. And when some girlsfound one boy writing on wallthey caught him and repri-manded him. In retaliation, thestudents of Middle School,Trivenigunj which is situatedclose to the girls’ school, theirparents, and village youthsarmed with lathi and hockeysticks stormed the KasturbaGandhi Balika Vidyalaya atDaparkha village and startedbeating the girl students mer-cilessly. Nobody was there tostop them, said eyewitnesses.

At the time of the attack theminor girls, mostly belongingto SC, ST and EBCs, wereplaying in the school groundafter classes. They were rushedto referral hospital atTrivenigunj block. And two ofthem were referred to Sadarhospital in Supaul in critical

conditions.The warden of the

Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalaya hostel Reema Rajsaid she alerted the schoolguard and informed policewhen she came to know aboutthe incident. Police reached thespot after one hour when theattackers left the premises.

Education MinisterKrishna Nandan PrasadVerma said it is a serious mat-ter and promised that strictaction would be taken againstthe attackers. “We are planningto put in security arrange-ments in girls’ residentialschools to avoid such inci-dents. Female constables andsecurity personnel will be sta-tioned at girls’ residentialschools,” he said.

Supaul DM BaidyanathYadav said a case has been reg-istered against the attackers andthe accused would be taken totask. The DM said both thegirls and boys schools are locat-ed in same premises withcommon playground. “Thegirls have complained againstboys for passing vulgar remarksand writing objectionablethings on the wall.

Continued on Page 4

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With a few public cordblood banks in India,

private cord banking is a wasteof time, effort and money,unless viable samples aredonated, suggest experts, call-ing for setting up of NationalCord Blood Bank on the linesof blood banks in India.

A cord blood bank is afacility which stores umbilicalcord blood for future use intreating diseases of the bloodand immune systems.

“In a blood bank, youdonate your blood and you geta donors card. Whenever youare in need, you can show thatcard and you get a blood unitfor yourself or a relative.Similarly, a cord blood bank canbe set up where you take con-sent from the parents and then

give them a card. Wheneverthey are in need for a relative orsibling is in need, you can justshow a card and take a donat-ed cord blood,” said Dr Geeta

Jotwani, Deputy DirectorGeneral, Indian Council ofMedical Research (ICMR) andNational Coordinator for StemCells Study.

Highlighting the system ofcord blood banking in thecountry, she said, “In India, thescenario is that there are privatecord blood banks, there is noGovernment initiative. Therewere plans to make a NationalCord Banking System in Indiaby the Government sometimeback but the whole thing endedwith reasons unknown to us.”

Terming the private cordbanking systems to be ‘a mar-keting gimmick’, Dr RahulBhargava, Director,Haematology, and BoneMarrow Transplant, at FortisMemorial Research Institute,

Gurgaon, said, “When peoplethought that they can cure anydisease with the help of stemcells, they were wrong. It canonly be used in some hemato-logical disorders and bone mar-row transplants. Moreover, ifyour child is born with a disor-der, the same gene cannot beused to cure it because it isalready deformed.Unfortunately, there is nodecline in the demand as a mar-keting gimmick is going on.”

Similarly, calling it a ‘busi-ness model’, Dr Jotwani said,“The money involved is huge.Initially they would charge

�75,000 to store the cord. Theamount has come down nowbut then they would charge amaintenance fee for 21 years.”

Recalling some complaints,she said, “Some of the parentshave complained to the ICMRthat when we asked for ourcord blood, the cells were notviable.” Moreover, in most ofthe cases, cord blood stored inprivate banks is wasted andcannot be used by a needy per-son because it is stored for per-sonal use by the parents, thedoctors added.

According to Dr SatyaPrakash Yadav, DirectorPediatric HematologyOncology & Bone MarrowTransplant, of MedantaHospital the units have notreduced any hematological dis-eases burden so far.

“These units have not

helped to reduce the huge bur-den of hematological disordersthat come within the scope oftreatment using a cord bloodstem cell unit. This is becauseall of these units have been pre-served for self-use,” he said.

When it was asked,whether national cord bankingbe feasible in India or not, DrJotwani said, “Why won’t it befeasible in India. People don’tget perfect matches most of thetimes.” As per Dr Bhargava,with the chances of a perfectmatch being extremely low,small public banks cannot help.

“If you need a transplant,the chance of a perfect matchis 1 in 30,000. This is the rea-son why, small banks won’t helpmuch and private cord bloodbanking is a waste of time,effort and money,” he said.

Continued on Page 4

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Within a day of the one-offexcise duty cut and PSUs

subsidising fuel, petrol anddiesel prices are on the riseagain and have hit a threeweek high.

Petrol and diesel priceswere cut by a minimum �2.50on October 5 when theGovernment’s only second cutin excise duty of �1.50 per litreand state-owned fuel retailersproviding a �1 per litre subsidycame into effect. In BJP-ruledstates, the reduction was high-er as they matched the cut witha similar reduction local salestax or VAT.

Detailed report on P10

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In a horrific incident, thebody of a seven-year-old girl,

who went missing on Saturdayafternoon after being alleged-ly abducted by a local council-lor, was found in a gunny bagon the roof of a mosque locat-ed in Murad Nagar, on Sundaymorning.

According to police, thebody was first seen by a manwho went to the roof to getsome fresh air when he hadgone to the mosque for prayer.Sulaiman first noticed the footof the deceased which was vis-ible from under the gunny bagand thereafter uncovered thebody and subsequentlyinformed police.

Police said earlier in the daythe missing girl’s father ZahidBeg had complained about hisdaughter gone missing, sus-pecting her abduction by alocal councillor Haji Aizaz .

While police were investi-gating the case, they received acall and then they rushed to thespot to recover the body.

The news spread like wild-fire in the locality and the vic-tim’s family members also cameto know about it.

Police have sent the bodyfor post-mortem and investi-gation is on with senior officerssupervising the case and keep-ing a close watch.

“The complainant Zahidhas named the local councillorin the FIR, along with fiveunidentified people. The FIRhas been registered and arrestof the culprit will be madesoon,” said the Public RelationOfficer to the SeniorSuperintendent of Police (SSP),Ghaziabad. On the basis of hiscomplaint, police registeredthe case under Section 363 ofthe IPC against the accused.

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The Delhi High Court is like-ly to pronounce its verdict

on Monday, in a plea for trac-ing JNU student NajeebAhmed, who went missingfrom the university nearly twoyears ago.

A bench of justices SMuralidhar and Vinod Goelhad on September 4 reservedits decision on the petition filedby the student’s mother afterconcluding hearing of argu-ments of her lawyer and that ofthe CBI, which took over theinvestigation on May 16 lastyear.

Ahmed had gone missingfrom the Mahi-Mandvi hostelof the Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) on October15, 2016, following a scufflewith some other students,allegedly affiliated to the AkhilBharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP), the previous night.

The CBI, which took overthe probe from the DelhiPolice, told the court that it hasdecided to file a closure reportin the case as it has investigat-ed all the angles and does notthink that any offence wascommitted against the missingperson.

However, the lawyer for thestudent’s mother, FatimaNafees, contended in courtthat it was a “political case” andthat the “CBI has succumbed tothe pressure of its masters”.

The CBI, on September 4,had told the high court that ithas not yet filed the closurereport before the trial courtconcerned as it wanted to firstbring it to the knowledge of thehigh court.

The CBI had submittedthat its investigation was com-plete as it has probed all theangles left by the Delhi Policeand it did not think there wasany offence committed against

the missing person.It had said the petition may

be disposed of by the highcourt, after which it will file theclosure report before the mag-istrate “and the petitioner mayfile a protest petition there, ifthey wish to”.

Senior advocate ColinGonsalves, appearing forAhmed’s mother, had said nei-ther the CBI has done its bestin the case nor has it probed thematter in a fair manner.

The petitioner also soughtsetting up of an SIT compris-ing independent experts toenquire into the matter.

Ahmed’s mother hadmoved the high court onNovember 25, 2016, seekingdirections to the police to traceher son.

However, as the DelhiPolice remained clueless abouthis whereabouts even sevenmonths after he went missing,the probe was handed over tothe CBI on May 16 last year.

The Delhi Police had notopposed the handing over ofthe investigation in the case,saying that it has done its bit inthe matter.

Nafees’s counsel had earli-er said the nine suspected stu-dents were named in a com-plaint by 18 students who wereeyewitnesses to the allegedassault on Ahmed, yet theywere not interrogated. Thenine suspected students havedenied all allegations againstthem.

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The Special Task Force (STF)of the Haryana Police has

added four more units to stopinter-State gangsters and othernotorious criminals in theirtracks. Also, the number ofpolice personnel with STF hasalso been increased from 150 to200. STF officials said, 32 morepersonnel from the policedepartment will soon join STFand 100 computers engineershave been selected to join theForce.

The STF became func-tional earlier in March this yearwith four units — Gurugram,Sonipat, Hisar andBahadurgarh and managed toarrest inter-state gangsters andother notorious criminals andrecovered illegal firearms,ammunition and illegal sub-stances from their possessions.

Now, STF has set up its unitin Sirsa, which will act as a spe-cial anti-narcotics unit, Rohtakand Panchkula. Besides, therewill be a special cybercrimeunit located in Gurugram.With this new unit, the totalnumber of STF has increased toeight.

“We have increased thenumber of units from four toeight. If required more unitswill be increased further.Adding more units into theforce will surely help to nabcriminals quickly,” said DIGSTF Satish Balan.

“We will soon hire 100highly-qualified cyber expert

personnel to deal with highprofile criminals who used tochat with each other throughsocial media platforms. A pro-posal in this regard has beensent of the Haryana govern-ment,” said a senior STF offi-cial adding that with the unitsin now almost all regions of thestate they will able to movetheir teams quickly wheneverthey manage to track down anycriminal.

Earlier in April, the STFhad killed dreaded gangsterBalraj Bhati in an encounter inNoida. He was a member ofSunder Bhati gang and carrieda bounty of �2.5 lakh on hishead.

Also, the special force hadrecently arrested notoriouscriminal Sampat Nehra a mem-ber of Lawrence Bishnoi gang.The Rajasthan and Haryanapolice had fixed bounty of �50thousand each on his head.

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The Delhi Police has arrest-ed 19 year-old Karan Arora

in connection with the killingof a 40-year-old tempo driverand seriously injuring hisbrother after an altercationthat ensued over injuring a petdog. While three other accusedincluding the prime suspectAnkit are still at large.

“Ankit, his brother Parasand their tenant Dev Chopra,have been absconding since thecrime. The fourth suspect,Karan, was caught on Saturdayevening. The accused Karan isgoing to appear in 12th exam-ination from open board ofDelhi. A murder case has beenregistered at Uttam Nagarpolice station and three policeteams have been formed to nabthe other remaining accused,”said Anto Alphonse, DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), Dwarka district.

The incident took place in

Mohan Garden near UttamNagar late on Friday nightwhen two brothers --VijenderRana and Rajesh Rana -- intheir vehicle hit a pet dog thatwas strolling in the lane withhis owner, Ankit. The dog hadsuffered minor injuries and itenraged the owner.

An argument ensuedbetween Ankit and Vijender.Ankit called his brother and hearrived at the spot with his ten-ant and friend. The brothers sus-tained six or more stab woundseach. They were attacked in thepresence of their family mem-bers. The two were rushed to anearby hospital, where Vijenderwas declared brought dead.Rajesh was shifted to DeenDayal Upadhyay Hospital forfurther treatment and is nowsaid to be in stable condition.

The scuffle between thetwo groups, all of whom live in the same neighbourhood,and the suspects fleeing thescene were captured on CCTVcameras.

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A36-year-old man was shotdead in cold blood while his

wife was also shot at by uniden-tified assailants in the Bawanaarea of Rohini on Saturdayevening. Police say the motiveabout the murderous attack onthe couple is not clear yet.Investigation has been launchedafter a First Information Report(FIR) has been registered atBawana police station.However, no arrest has beenmade so far, police said.

According to RajneeshGupta, the DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), Rohini district, “Theincident occurred at around8.40 pm on Saturday. Theassailants shot at Amit and hiswife Jyoti (34) when the duowas dealing with customers ontheir hand cart (Rehri) in thearea. Both were rushed to anearby hospital, where Amitwas declared brought dead.While his wife had received agunshot injury on the right side

of the waist and she is admit-ted at Saroj Hospital nearMadhuban Chowk, where hercondition was stated to stable,”said the DCP.

“Jyoti has two children(son 16 years old and daughter12 years old) from her firstmarriage and she left her firsthusband Satpal nine years ago,”the DCP added.

“Jyoti used to visit theplace in the evening where herhusband Amit used to sellitems on his hand driven cart.She used to help him in han-dling customers. We have reg-istered the case under section302/307 IPC and 25 Arms Actof Indian Penal Code (IPC).The exact reason behind theattack is yet to be ascertained.Further investigation is goingon,” said the DCP.

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A19-year old youth onSunday found dead under

mysterious circumstances. Theyouth was found lying in a poolof blood outside his house inWest Delhi area. It appears thathe allegedly committed suicideby shooting himself outside hisresidence. Police say primafacie it appears to be a case ofsuicide but homicide angle isalso being probed. Was it an

accidental firing or a homici-dal in nature.

According to AntoAlphonse, DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), Dwarka district thedeceased is identified asGulshan a resident of Matialain Dwarka district.

“ A call was made on thePolice Control Room (PCR) ataround 6:18 am on Sundayfrom Aakash Hospital regard-ing admission of Gulshan hav-

ing gunshot injury”, DCPsaid.

“A team was rushed to

the hospital where it was toldby the doctors that Gulshanwas declared brought dead.He was having a gunshot injurysuggesting a very close rangefire. The team also recoveredfour live cartridges of .765 mmfrom the deceased pocket,”said the DCP.

“Ranbir Singh, the father ofdeceased told the police that hisson caused gunshot injury tohimself. The deceased arrivedin the morning, rang the door-bell and when Singh openedthe door, he found him havingthe injury and lying on thefloor following which Singhrushed him to hospital,” saidthe DCP.

“The weapon by which hecommitted suicide has beenrecovered. It is a country madepistol, which was found loadedwith two rounds duringinspection. We are investigat-ing the matter with angle ofsuicide and even accidental fir-ing of the gun,” said a seniorpolice official.

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Delhi Police on Sundayarrested four people who

had kidnapped a 28-year-oldman from Khanjawala area inNational Capital on Fridayevening. The victim was res-cued from village Kurana inPanipat (Haryana).

“The accused identified asSahil (19), Pawan (27), Deepak(24) residents of Sonipat,Haryana and Ankit (20) resi-dent of Panipat in Haryanahave abducted Lal Babu onOctober 5 at around 7 pm fromhis house in Khanjawala,” saidSeju P Kurvilla, DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), Delhi-outer district.

“A complaint was undersection 384/18, 365/34 ofIndian Penal Code (IPC) wasregistered at police stationKanjhawala and investigationwas taken up. During investi-gation, electronic surveillanceof cell phone of the victim LalBabu was initiated and samewas located in village Kurana in

Panipat (Haryana),” said theDCP.

“The team rushed to thelocation and rescued theabducted person from theclutches of four accused per-sons who had kidnapped him.The victim after getting rescuedtold the police that Sahil alongwith other person came at hishouse and forcefully took himto Sonipat and then Panipat ina Wagon-R car. He furtherdisclosed that Sahil is a friendof his brother-in-law and to set-tle some score and to get his Rs2 lakhs from his brother-in-lawabducted him,” the DCP said.

“All the arrested accusedhave confessed to commit thecrime. The car used for thecrime was also recovered fromthe spot. Further investigationis going on,” the DCP added.

New Delhi: The National GreenTribunal (NGT) has disposed ofa plea that claimed the citypolice had not paid water billsto the tune of over �232 crore.The green panel disposed of theplea after it was informed thatthe amount had already beenpaid to the Delhi PollutionControl Committee (DPCC).

A bench headed by NGTChairperson Justice AdarshKumar Goel said since the billand the cess have already beenpaid, the matter has become“infructuous”. “The case of theapplicant is that if the waterbills are paid, the Delhi JalBoard can pay the water cessamount to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee,and the said amount can beutilised for restoration of theenvironment. SR

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In his bid to garner support ofhis counterparts in the

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and National DemocraticAlliance (NDA)-ruled States,against the proposed amend-ments to the Electricity Act2003, Delhi Chief Minister(CM) and Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) supremo ArvindKejriwal has written to themand asked them to meet PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andapprise him about the “dan-gers” that the proposed amend-ments poses to the people.

It is imperative to mentionthat Kejriwal has already writ-ten to the CM’s of non-BJPStates seeking support to stallthe proposed amendment.Kejriwal had said that he willtravel to different States fromnext week to meet the ChiefMinisters and convince them tostand together to stall the Bill.

Addressing his counter-parts in BJP and NDA-ruledStates he wrote: “I know youbelong to the BJP/alliance andit won’t be easy for you to speakagainst this amendment. But Irequest you to kindly meet thePM personally and apprisehim of the dangers of thisamendment”.

According to an official

statement, the letter has beenwritten to the Chief Ministersof Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat,Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra, Manipur,Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Tripura, Bihar,Nagaland and Meghalaya.

Delhi CM has planned tomeet several Chief Ministers,including Mamata Banerjee(West Bengal), N ChandrababuNaidu (Andhra Pradesh),Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala) andHD Kumaraswamy(Karnataka), to build consen-sus against the proposedamendments to the ElectricityAct.

The AAP national con-vener’s move comes at a timewhen the Lok Sabha polls arescheduled to be held next year.It is also seen as an attempt to

unite opposition parties againstthe BJP.

Kejriwal claimed that theNarendra Modi government isgoing to introduce the amend-ment during the WinterSession of Parliament, whichwill “break” the back of thecommon man as the power tar-iffs would be “unaffordable”after it gets passed.

According to Kejriwal, theproposed amendment aims atphasing out cross subsidy,which will mean that powertariffs for the common manwill be the same as that forcommercial and industrialunits. He said in Delhi forpower consumption up to 200units one is currently charged�1 per unit, while those usingup to 400 units are charged�2.50 per unit.

Kejriwal claimed that oncethe proposed amendment ispassed, both the categories willhave to pay �7.50 per unit,adding that this would hit hardaround 90 per cent of all con-sumers in Delhi.

Last week, Kejriwal hadsaid the proposed amendmentsto the Electricity Act, 2003, are“very dangerous” and aimed atbenefitting “a few power com-panies” at the cost of the poorpeople and farmers of thecountry.

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In order to control pollutionin the National Capital,

Delhi Transport Departmenthas decided to organise the‘biggest’ ever pollution controldrive against the pollutingvehicles. To ensure seamlessenforcement of the drive, thedepartment has procured atotal of 27 new transportenforcement vehicles whichwill mainly target the vehiclesrunning without PollutionUnder Check (PUC) and visi-bly polluting vehicles.

According to the officials,the pollution control drive willtentatively start from this weekand will continue till Diwali.“Transport department startsthe biggest drive of this yearagainst polluting vehicles tillDiwali. The main reasonbehind pollution is trucks andvehicles which run withoutPUC. In this drive, the over-loaded trucks which causespollution will be impound.Also, the commercial vehiclesplying without valid fitnesswill also be seized by theenforcement teams of trans-port,” said a senior ranking offi-cial from the transport depart-ment of Delhi.

The official also added thatthe challan rules and enforce-ment of the drive will be con-

ducted as per the order issuedby the National Green Tribunal(NGT) on dated 26thNovember 2014.

For committing firstoffence, the enforcement teamwill issue a challan of �1000and �2000 for the secondoffence for PUC. As a part ofthe drive, the affluent colonieswill be targeted in first instance.

The cars seized during thisdrive, will not be returned tovehicles owners as per scrap-ping guidelines notified bydepartment last month. Theseized vehicles will be handedover to MSTC for scrapping.The department will alsorequest the police is confiscatesuch vehicles if found plying onroads.

Witnessing the acute short-age of staffs, the department oftransport will work together

with the municipal corpora-tions. “. Even though there isacute shortage of staff, twoteams shall be deployed withofficials of MCDs to impoundsuch vehicles if found plying onroads and also if found parkedon public street. The action isbeing taken to sensitize ownersof such vehicles that the dereg-istered vehicles should bescrapped,” added the official.

Moreover, the departmentinformed the vehicle owners bysaying, “Owners of diesel carsabove 15 years beware -enforcement teams of transportand MCDs may knock at yourdoors to impound and to takeaway your car parked on pub-lic road.”

Till now the departmenthas de-registered almost 2lakhs diesel vehicles above ageof 15 years.

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At least five buildings havebeen found “dangerous” in

Keshavpuram Zone of northcorporation in a fresh surveyundertaken by the civic body inthe wake of collapse of a five-storeyed building in north-westDelhi, municipal authoritiessaid Sunday.

According to informationshared by the EngineeringDepartment of the municipalbody, in written response to aquestion from an NDMCHouse member, “As per thefresh survey, there are 1,17,541buildings in the zone, out ofwhich five were found danger-ous”.

The issue was to come up

for discussion on October 3 inthe municipal House, but could-n’t as the proceedings wererocked due to a heated debatebetween members of the trea-sury and Opposition benchesover the issue of diphtheriadeaths in the national Capital.

Incidentally, in the reply, thedepartment has likened the col-lapse case to that of a “naturaldisaster” drawing sharp reactionfrom the Congress.

“What is a natural disaster,earthquake or flood or someother incident that cannot beunder the control of man. Howis the collapse incident a natur-al disaster, I want to ask the BJP-ruled NDMC. Instead of takingresponsibility, they blame it onenature, it is funny,” senior

Congress leader Mukesh Goelsaid.

The incident had takenplace on September 26. ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal, BJPDelhi unit chief Manoj Tiwariand north Delhi Mayor AdeshGupta had visited the accidentsite in Ashok Vihar.

The mayor had ordered aninquiry into the case while theNDMC had ordered for con-ducting a fresh survey of build-ings in north Delhi.

The NDMC had discontin-ued the contract of an engineerwhile suspended two others inconnection with the case.

In the survey conductedfrom April-June this year by thecivic authorities, “no buildings”were reported as dangerous.

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Irked by the deputy directorsof Horticulture for not fol-

lowing the rules and proce-dures for proper maintenanceand execution of horticultureworks, the Public WorksDepartment (PWD) has issuednotice to all the deputy direc-tors of all the zones to followthe instructions strictly.

The Director ofHorticulture has also issuednew advisory guidelines to allthe deputy directors for exe-cution of Horticulture in theCity.

“It has been observed thatthe extant rules/procedures inforce as laid down in variousmanuals/orders are not beingfollowed by the deputy direc-tors (horticulture), in spite ofrepeated instructions whichhas been taken very seriouslyby the higher authorities,” saidthe circular undersigned by theManoj Kumar, Director ofHorticulture (PWD).

The notice also stated thatthe concerned horticulture alsodo not adhere to variousinstructions by the higherauthorities such as it is not fol-lowing Labour Act, cutting,trimming as well cleaning ofplants in not in order andimproper transplanting of thefully developed plants accord-

ing to height, branch and size. “After inspection of vari-

ous work sites, it is observedthat the maintenance of horti-culture works is not beingmade properly and as pernorms. The cutting and trim-ming as well as cleaning ofplant is not in order accordingto instructions of CentralPublic Works Departmentmaintenance manual. It mayalso be noted that the work get

done by chart should be part ofthe bill and the payment shouldbe made accordingly,” read thenotice further. According toofficials, the deputy directorsdo not submit reports andother asked information ontime, despite repeated instruc-tions by their senior officers.

Further, the officials said,“It has been directed for somany times to not to split thetenders invite the tenders aftermaking one comprehensivemaintenance NIT for similarnature of works but the instruc-tions are not being followed bythem inspite of repeatedreminder which is treated asthe disobedience of the orderof superior authority. So, nowit has been strictly following theinstructions.”

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Aday after Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal asked people in an

public meeting not to vote for Congressand Rahul Gandhi as “every vote toCongress will help BJP”, the DelhiCongress president Ajay Maken implic-itly targeted AAP in “Hunkar Rally” andurged people not to vote for the partywhich “cuts vote” in the upcoming Lok-Sabha polls due next year. With this the‘tug-of-war’ between the various polit-ical parties ahead of the Parliamentarypolls seems to escalate as they gear upfor the next year poll battle.

Addressing the huge Hunkar Rallyin national capital, Maken advocatedpeople to vote for Rahul Gandhi and notfor the party which cut-votes. He said,“If anyone is fighting with the BJP andthe RSS for the last four years, it isCongress president Rahul Gandhi”.Adding, people should not vote for theparty which cut-votes.

In his bid to lure people to vote forCongress he said that people affectedwith sealing drive would get relief in 30days if Rahul Gandhi becomes thePrime Minister. “People should vote forthe Congress party and make RahulGandhi the PM of the country. IfRahul Gandhi becomes the PM of thecountry, the Congress party will providerelief to the people from the sealingdrive within 30 days,” said Maken.

As part of the “Nyay Yudh” agita-tion of the Congress party, DelhiPradesh Congress Committee underleadership of its president Ajay Makenorganized a huge “Hunkar Rally” heldat Ghonda in the North East Delhi.Congress party demanded a high-level enquiry into the alleged wide-

spread corruption by the MCD andDelhi Government officials under thegarb of illegal sealing of industries and

shops. The Delhi Congress alsoannounced the start of a strong “mor-cha” against illegal sealing at its “HunkarRally”, condemning the BJP and theAAP while holding them responsible forthe illegal sealing.

Four term Congress MLA andsenior leader Mukesh Sharma allegedthat the officials of MCD and delhi gov-ernment are hand-in-glove in the cor-ruption .”Offcials of the MCD and theDelhi Government are collecting croresof rupees in an illegal manner from peo-ple afraid of illegal sealing. Nyay Yudhwill continue till people get relief fromillegal sealing and the seventh phase ofthe agitation will be launched very

soon,” said Mukesh Sharma, Congressleader and former MLA.

Maken also targeted Delhi BJPpresident Manoj Tiwari asking why heis silent when the “officials of theMCD were collecting illegal gratifica-tion under the cover of illegal sealing”.He said that the BJP was fully involvedin this big scam and there was also fullprotection from the Delhi Governmentin this huge corruption.

Besides Maken, others whoaddressed the Hunkar Rally were for-mer Delhi Ministers Arvinder SinghLovely, Haroon Yusuf, former MLAMateen Ahmed, Hassan Ahmed, VipinSharma and others.

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Anotorious 45-year-old drugpeddler was arrested by

South east district narcoticssquad from Taimur Nagar inSouth east Delhi. The policehave recovered 528 grams of‘heroin’ from the possession ofthe accused.

“The accused is identifiedas Farooq Mohammad who isa resident of Indira GandhiCamp in Taimur Nagar. He wasarrested by the team constitut-ed to detect and nab the per-sons involved in the drugspeddling in the area of New Friends Colony,” saidChinmoy Biswal, DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), south east district.

“During interrogation, theaccused disclosed that he usedto purchase heroin at �12 lakh/kg from drugs suppliers ofBareilly and Hapur. Theaccused used to prepare smallpackets from one gram ofHeroin and used to sell them at�150 each and used to earnprofit of �3 lakhs onsale of 1 Kgof Heroin. The accused usedto sell these packets to drugaddicts of Delhi-NCR area andeven in the parties also,” saidthe DCP.

Explaining modus operan-di of the accused the DCP saidthat the accused had deployedunemployed young men towork for him. “He used to give�500 per day to his men to saleheroin packs for him. In orderto avoid detection from policeagencies, the accused haddeployed young men aswatchmen in plain clothes inthe nearby areas where he usedto sell these packets. These“watchmen” used to keep watchon any police movement and ifany such movement is detect-ed they used to inform Farooq,who along with his vendorsused to flee from the spot,” saidthe DCP.

“Further investigation ofthe case is still in progress andthe efforts to trace the otherdrug peddlers in the area areon,” the DCP added.

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The Delhi MinoritiesCommission has issued a

notice to the North DelhiMunicipal Corporation(NDMC) over a circular issuedby it for recital of ‘GayatriMantra’ in schools run by itseducation department. Theeducation department ofNDMC has been asked toexplain “why a circular has beenissued to its schools to make

students recite Gayatri Mantrain morning assemblies.

Chairman of DelhiMinorities Commission(DMC) Zafarul Islam Khansaid the notice was recentlyissued to the education depart-ment of North Delhi MunicipalCorporation (NDMC).

“Is this not against oursecular polity and will this notcause division in the ranks ofstudents and teachers as manybelong to minority communi-

ties who may not like to recitemantras of religious nature,” thenotice asks.

NDMC authorities havedefended the move, sayingrecital of ‘Gayatri Mantra’ atschools run by the civic bodywas not mandatory. The civicbody runs 765 primary schoolswhere around 2.2 lakh studentsare enrolled.

Chairman of Educationcommittee of the BJP-ruledmunicipal corporation, Ritu

Goel said she had no informa-tion about the notice issued bythe minorities panel on ‘GayatriMantra’ but added its recitalwas not mandatory.

“We have already clarifiedit’s not mandatory in ourschools,” she said.

Goel said the circularissued by the education depart-ment was not a stand-alonedirection for recital of ‘GayatriMantra’ and contained gener-al directions to ensure person-

al hygiene and wellbeing of stu-dents. The circular issued onSeptember 6 by educationdepartment provided for recitalof national anthem, prayer,Gayatri Mantra besides patri-otic slogans in morning assem-blies in schools.

It also had directions onpersonal hygiene, moral edu-cation, general awareness andphysical exercise to be con-ducted in morning assembliesof schools.

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Union Minister Vijay Goel onSunday slammed the Delhi

Government for not reducingvalue-added tax (VAT) on petroland diesel, and took out a bul-lock cart rally in protest.

The rally started at theRed Fort and concluded atSadar Bazar. People participat-ing in the rally walked alongside the Minister’s cart holdingplacards and raising slogans inhis support.

“The Delhi Governmentgives advise to the centralGovernment on price reduc-tion. But, it (DelhiGovernment) does not do any-thing. The BJP-ruled Stateshave reduced VAT,” Goel said.

He said the Modi Gover-nment cares for the peoplewhile the Kejriwal Government“wants to kill people”.

“There are so many otherissues I can talk about. Delhi isfaced with the problems of traf-fic jams, pollution, misman-

agement in Governmentschools. The KejriwalGovernment should resign.They do not deserve to behere,” Goel said, while riding onthe bullock cart.

On Saturday, DelhiCongress chief Ajay Makenwrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requestinghim to reduce the VAT onpetrol and diesel “to the samelevel as it was in December,2013, during the Congressregime in the city”.

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Popular ghazal singer PankajUdhas has appealed to the

residents of Delhi to followroad rules and regulations tocurb the accidents.

In a video messageuploaded by the Delhi TrafficPolice on its Twitter handle,Udhas said, “”Small mistakescan lead to big accidents.Roadsafety is an important issue forthe entire country and a smallmistake can lead to a big acci-dent.Not wearing helmets,jumping a red light can lead tobig accidents. Even cuttinglanes can cause problems. It ismy appeal to you to follow roadrules.”

The Delhi Traffic Policehas earlier roped in famous

celebrities such as KanganaRanaut, Sonam Kapoor, ArjunKapoor for its road safetyawareness drives. Before singerUdhas, the traffic unit onSaturday invited the famous,footballer Bhaichung Bhutiafor its awareness campaignand asked the people to followroad rules.

A senior traffic police offi-cer said, “Public figures arelooked up as icons and if theyurge people to follow some-thing, it has an impact. If webring someone with a fan fol-lowing, it helps in spreadingmessages.”

In April, Bollywood actressAnushka Sharma in a videomessage had urged the peopleto ride two-wheelers wearinghelmets.

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Dehradun: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Sunday said India is goingthrough major social and economicchanges and the resultant New India willprove to be a catalyst for global growth.

"India is witnessing rapid economicand social changes. The country is goingthrough a big transformation. We aremarching towards a New India," Modi saidat Uttarakhand's maiden Investors Summithere.

"Every major institution in the worldis predicting that in the coming decades,India is going to be the driving engine ofworld growth," he said, adding that thecountry was witnessing the "best con-ducive environment" for business andinvestment.

Modi said India's economy had sta-bilised over the last few years, fiscal deficithad come down, inflation was under con-trol and the middle class was rising.

"The scale and speed at which reformsare happening are unprecedented. In thelast two years, the Central and StateGovernments have ushered in more than10,000 reforms. Thanks to this, India hasmade a significant jump of 42 points inthe global 'ease of doing business index,"the Prime Minister said.

"As part of these reforms, more than1,400 laws have been repealed. Major taxreforms have been brought in. TheInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

has made doing business easier andstrengthened the banking system."

Modi said the Goods and Services Tax(GST) had been the "biggest tax reformsince independence" that had made theentire country a single market andwidened the tax base.

He said infrastructure developmentwas taking place at a "record speed" withmore than 10,000 km of national highwaysbuilt in just the last one year.

"It means over 27 km road built perday. This rate is double as compared toroad development during previousGovernments."

Modi said the Government had ini-tiated modernisation of 400 railway sta-tions, was building 100 new airports andhelipads and was working on setting up100 waterways. He also listed downschemes like 'housing for all', 'health forall', 'banking for all' among others.

Inviting investors to participate in theworld's largest healthcare scheme, Modisaid the 'Ayushman Bharat' had openedup huge opportunities in the health sec-tor, mainly in the tier-2 and tier-3 cities,in terms of hospitals, doctors, para-medics and medicines.

"The scheme gives coverage to a pop-ulation more than America, Canada andMexico combined. This population ismore than that of entire Europe. And forthis market, the payment is ready. This

offers the biggest opportunity in thecountry."

Turning his focus to Uttarakhand, thePrime Minister said the young state wasa shining example of what the New Indiarepresents and there was great potentialto be tapped.

"Today, Uttarakhand is moving fast onthe economic development path," he saidand expressed his hope that the agree-ments signed during the two-day eventsoon comes on the ground so that the peo-ple get jobs and other benefits.

Modi recalled how as Chief Ministerof Gujarat he said he wanted to emulateSouth Korea when people expected himto mention America or the UK. He saidthere were a lot of similarities betweenGujarat and South Korea.

"Our States have more potential thanmany countries and each State can worktowards it based on its competence," hesaid. "Today, fortunately there is a healthycompetition among the States and no Statewould lag behind if they work on theirrespective strengths."

Modi said Uttarakhand nestled amongthe Himalayas and was blessed with theGanga. It also had a special SEZ which wasdifferent from the usual Special EconomicZone.

"It is Spiritual Eco-Zone which ismany times more powerful than the typ-ical SEZ." IANS

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New Delhi: The Congress islikely to unseat the BJP frompower in Rajasthan, two opin-ion polls have predicted inwhat could be a continuationof the State's tradition of overtwo decades of voting out theruling party.

Surveys carried out byABP News-CVoter and C forehave given the Congressalmost 50 per cent of the voteshare and 142 and 124-138seats respectively in the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly,with its State president SachinPilot leading Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje as the mostpreferred candidate for thetop post.

While the C fore survey isrestricted to Rajasthan, theABP News-CVoter opinionpoll has also predicted theoutcome of the Assembly elec-tions in BJP-ruled MadhyaPradesh and Chhattisgarh, giv-ing an edge to the Congress inboth the States.

The BJP is in power inMadhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh for 15 years.

The pre-poll survey has,however, added that a minorswing in both the States canturn the tide in the favour ofeither of the two main partiesdue to a very small differencebetween their projected voteshares.

It has predicted 122 seatsfor the Congress in the 230-member Madhya PradeshAssembly and 47 seats for theopposition party in the 90-member ChhattisgarhAssembly. The BJP has beenprojected to bag 108 and 40seats in these two States respec-tively.

The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) had on Saturdayexpressed confidence that itwould register a "record victo-ry" in the upcoming stateAssembly elections and retainpower in Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

Senior BJP leader and LawMinister Ravi Shankar Prasadhad said the saffron partywould secure a record victoryon the basis of its hard work

and development measures,besides the performance of itsGovernments in the threeStates.

In Rajasthan, Pilot leadsRaje as the popular choice forthe Chief Minister's post with36 per cent voters preferringhim, while the latter is the firstchoice for 27 per cent, accord-ing to the ABP News-CVoterpoll, which says former ChiefMinister and Congress leaderAshok Gehlot enjoys the back-ing of 24 per cent voters.

The C fore poll says Pilot,Gehlot and Raje are the firstchoice of 32, 27 and 23 per centvoters respectively.

However, Madhya PradeshChief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan and his Chhattisgarhcounterpart Raman Singh arethe first choice of the voters forthe hot seat, despite anti-incumbency sentimentsagainst their Governments,the ABP News-CVoter pollsays.

The Congress and the BJPhave been predicted to bag 42.2and 41.5 per cent votes inMadhya Pradesh and 38.9 and38.2 per cent votes inChhattisgarh respectively.

There is, however, a hugegap in the projected vote shareof the Congress and the BJP inRajasthan, with the Oppositionparty being backed by 49.9 per

cent voters against the 34.3 percent share for the ruling dis-pensation.

The vote share predictedby C fore is 50 and 43 per centfor the Congress and the BJPrespectively in Rajasthan.

The BJP had securedpower in all the three States in2013 by winning 165, 142 and49 seats in Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan and Chhattisgarhrespectively as against the 58,21 and 39 seats of theCongress.

The C fore survey inter-viewed 5,788 voters inRajasthan, while the ABPNews-CVoter opinion pollshad a sample size of 26,196voters in the three States.

The Election Commission(EC) Saturday announced thatthe Assembly polls inChhattisgarh, MadhyaPradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthanand Telangana will be heldbetween November 12 andDecember 7.

While Chhattisgarh willgo to the polls in two phases onNovember 12 and 20, the elec-tions in Madhya Pradesh andMizoram will be held onNovember 28.

Polling in Rajasthan andTelangana will be held onDecember 7. Counting of voteswill be taken up in all the fiveStates on December 11.

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With the ElectionCommission of India

announcing the schedule for theState Assembly elections, pollfever has started grippingTelangana as the State was head-ed for a multi-cornered contest.

While the administrationwas gearing up to prepare forthe polls and the police wasboosting the security in view ofthe threat of the outlawed CPIMaoist to disrupt the electionprocess, the rival political par-ties were busy in chalking theirrespective plans of action.

Chief ElectionCommissioner Om PrakashRawat has announced that thepolling in Telangana will beheld in a single phase onDecember 7 and the results willbe declared on December 11.

Getting into action withinhours of the announcement theChief Electoral Officer RajathKumar issued orders to removethe banners, billboards andposters of all the political partiesand leaders from public places.

In Hyderabad and sur-rounding areas the personnel of

Greater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation (GHMC) spententire Sunday in removal of thepublicity materials and hoard-ings. Similar drive waslaunched in all the 30 other dis-tricts across the State.

Rajath Kumar directed theofficials in the districts toensure that the model code ofconduct was enforced strictlywith immediate effect.

The ruling TelanganaRashtra Samiti led by the care-taker Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao has alreadycovered a lot of ground byreleasing the list of its candi-dates for most of the 119Assembly constituencies, theOpposition parties were still inthe process of negotiationsamong themselves to reach aseat sharing agreement.

The Grand Alliance orMahakutatmi of Congress,Telugu Desam, CPI andTelangana Jana Samiti has heldseveral rounds of meetingsand agreed to work together tounseat the KCR regime butwere yet to get down to thenitty-gritties including thesharing of seats and deciding

which constituency will go tohome.

State Congress president NUttam Kumar Reddy has saidthat the party’s list of candidateswill be ready by October 20.

BJP, which will contest thepolls alone would decide its can-didates by October 10 when theParliamentary Committee ofthe party will meet in NewDelhi. Party sources said thatmore than 1,000 aspirants haveapplied for the party ticketsreflecting great enthusiasm inthe ranks.

As far as the campaign wasconcerned the ruling TRS wasclearly ahead with its supremoKCR having addressed at leastfour major election rallies indifferent districts in his typicalacerbic style.

Apparently worried overthe challenge coming togetherof the Opposition parties canpose to him, KCR has so farprimarily targeted the TeluguDesam party and its presidentand Andhra Pradesh ChiefMinister N ChandrababuNaidu, projecting him as athreat to the interest ofTelangana.

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Jodhpur: Approximately 70 percent crops sown in Rajasthan'sJodhpur district failed due topoor monsoon, according to apreliminary survey conductedby the agriculture department.

Threat of drought loomslarge in western Rajasthan withthe region reporting below aver-age rain fall dampening thehopes of farmers.

"Approximately 70 per centof crops sown in the district innon-irrigated areas have failed"Deputy Director (Agriculture)B K Dwivedi said.

He said the actual loss canbe asessed after getting detailedreport on crop failure by the rev-enue department. As far as theJodhpur district is concerned, atotal 13.50 lakh hectares ofland is sown in the district dur-ing kharif season. Of this, 4.50lakh hectares is irrigated landwhile the remaining 9 lakhhectares is non-irrigated. Witha good landing of monsoon thisyear, the farmers proceededwith sowing of crops such asmillet, groundnut, moong, tiland cotton on a large scale.

Puri (Odisha): Five police-men were suspended for dere-liction of duty and 18 peoplearrested for unruly behav-iour on Sunday following theviolence that rocked Puri onOctober 3 over protests atJagannath temple, police said.

A havildar and four con-stables were placed undersuspension for negligence indischarging duties during thebandh when protesters ran-sacked the house of RevenueMinister Maheswar Mohanty,said Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi.

The police personnel weredeployed at Mohanty's resi-dence in Kumutisahi localityin the pilgrim town.

This apart, as many as 18persons were arrested onSunday in connection with theviolent incidents that tookplace during the 12-hourshut-down called by socio-cultural outfit Sri JagannathSena to protest introductionof queue system for devoteesat the Jagannath temple, hesaid. PTI

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Not long ago the twoChandras — K

Chandrasekhar Rao ofTelangana and N ChandrababuNaidu of Andhra Pradesh —appeared to be heading for aclose tie up and working in tan-dem to increase the clout of thetwo Telugu States. But today asthey are on a collision courseand all set to fight it out in thecoming elections one questionbefuddling the observers was;what went wrong to change theequations so drastically?

For the first time one ofthem — Andhra Pradesh CM-has broken his silence reveal-ing what transpired betweenthem during the hey days andwhat led to breakdown.

Addressing the meeting ofMPs of his party Telugu DesamParty president Naidu revealedthat KCR wanted TDO to fightthe elections in Telangana aloneand not to have any alliancewith the Congress. “It wasclear that he had become thepuppet in the hands of some

others”, he said.Narrating the sequence of

events Naidu said that in oneof his first meetings with himhe had proposed that the tworegional parties ruling the twoTelugu state should worktogether to prove their strengthin southern India and alsosecure the interests of Telugusin Delhi. “Initially he (KCR)responded positively andsought some time to thinkover it. However a week later hedeclined the offer. Then only itbecame clear that he was play-ing in the hands of some oth-ers”.

Naidu also said that KCRalso put forth one conditionafter the other. “Once he saidthat if TDP listens to him inTelangana he will not enterAndhra Pradesh”, Naidu toldthe MP. “On another occasionhe said that if TDP wants tocontest in Telangana it shoulddo it alone and not have a tieup with Congress. Realisingthat he was dictating terms atthe behest of Congress I decid-ed to stay away from him”,

Naidu said.TDP President strongly

defended his decision to havean alliance with Congress, atraditional opponent since thebirth of the regional party in1982. Describing the BJP themain enemy Naidu said thatjoining hands with theCongress in Telangana assem-bly election was a politicalimperative and a democraticcompulsion.

“We have two alternatives.One is anti Congress and theother is anti-BJP. With the BJPgoing all out against us a com-pulsion has arisen that weneed to sail with the parties thatare against the BJP”, Naidu said.

Giving the reasons fortreating BJP as the main oppo-nent he said that it not onlyfailed to fulfill the promisesmade to the state at the time ofbifurcation but also conspiringto weaken the TDP. “This is notjust the case with the TDP butother regional parties like ShivSena and Akali Dal were alsobeing targeted by the BJP in asimilar manner”, Naidu said.

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Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), thestudent’s wing of RSS, has swept the elections of

University of Hyderabad students union.The right wing group has wrested the control of

the union from an alliance of the left and Dalit organ-isations after a long gap of eight years.

The right wing group bagged all the 8 posts ofthe union. Aarti Nagpal, a PhD scholar in psychol-ogy was elected as the president defeating ErramNaveen of the Students Federation of India, a leftwing group.

While Aarti poled 1663 votes, her rival polled1329 votes. There was a three cornered contest forthe post as Sreeja Vasthavi of United DemocraticAlliance was also in the fray.

ABVP had won the HCU Students Union pollsearlier in 2010. The victor this time was a big boostfor the ABVP as it was under fire for the last fouryears over the suicide by a Dalit research scholarRohit Vemula in the same campus. Several Dalitorganisations had held ABVP responsible forVemula’s suicide saying it misused its clout with theruling BJP leaders to get Vemula suspended form theuniversity hostel.

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Mahesh, Nisaarul and Ashok,are undergoing treatment atlocal hospitals, they added.

The city administrationhas assured compensation tothe families of the victims,pending probe into the matter,even as a police official told PTIthat workers, who were fixingwindows and tiles on the build-ing on Sunday morning usingthe shuttering, allegedly did nothave safety harness.

City Magistrate ShalenderMishra said it has been report-ed that a connecting pin on theshuttering was loose whichcaused the structure to collapsewhen the tractor hit it but exactdetails would be known afterthe probe.

“Police are probing thematter and after that, due com-pensation will be given to thefamilies of the victims as perthe Wages Act,” he said.

“The labourers were wear-

ing helmets but they wereworking without any safetyharness,” a police official said.

Meanwhile, real estategroup BPTP said the work atthe Noida site was being under-taken and supervised by M/sAhulawalia Contractors (I) Ltd,and all the statutory compli-ances were also being done bythem, including health andsafety issues.

The project is managed byM/s Mott MacDonald, a multi-national project managementcompany, who has appointed adesignated health and safetyofficer at site, the group said ina statement.

“As informed by AhluwaliaContracts, the incidentoccurred when the tractor trol-ley carrying sand hit the shut-tering material. As we under-stand, they are already in touchwith the authorities concernedregarding the incident,” RohitMohan, media in-charge forBPTP, said.

From Page 1However, the changes are being intro-

duced by the hospitals in private banking sys-tems in order to form a pool banking system.

“Storing cord blood of new-born, whichotherwise is routinely discarded, in pool bankafter HLA typing, may help treat a large num-ber of children born with blood-related dis-eases,” said Dr Bhargava.

Commenting on pool banking systembeing introduced by private players, DrJotwani said “How community banking isgoing to be useful, the Government is not sureabout it.”

The private cord blood banking is onlyrecommended if your first child is sufferingfrom some hematological disorder. So, thecord blood of your second child may be usedfor the benefit of the first child, she added.

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the girls also caught a few boysindulging in wall writing and beatthem,” he said.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumarmade no reference of this horribleincident on Sunday when he wasspeaking at JD (U)’s Samaj SudharVahini programme and spoke aboutwomen empowerment and girls’ edu-cation.

He said the enrolment of girls hasincreased manifold after hisGovernment’s schemes of providingschool uniform and cycles.

From Page 1Though, in India there has been no

report of tiger death due to the CTV virus,global studies have pointed out that it canwipe out the striped cats.

According to a 2014 study from theWildlife Conservation Society (WCS),CDV has the potential to be a significantdriver in pushing the tigers towardsextinction. The authors evaluated theseimpacts on the Amur tiger population inRussia’s Sikhote-Alin BiosphereZapovednik (SABZ), where tiger numbersdeclined from 38 individuals to 9 in theyears 2007 to 2012. In 2009 and 2010, sixadult tigers died or disappeared from thereserve, and CDV was confirmed in twodead tigers leading scientists to believe thatCDV likely played a role in the overalldecline of the population.

Joint investigations of CDV have beenan ongoing focus of scientists since its firstappearance in tigers in 2003. The findingshows that smaller populations of tigerswere more vulnerable to extinction byCDV. Populations consisting of 25 indi-viduals were 1.65 times more likely todecline in the next 50 years when CDV waspresent, as per the WCS study.

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Ahmedabad: Gujarat ChiefMinister Vijay Rupani said onSunday lions in the Gir forestwere safe and they would not berelocated.

Earlier in the day, the ForestDepartment started the vacci-nation of lions in the Gir sanc-tuary to protect them from adeadly virus blamed for thedeath of some of the big cats.

As many as 23 lions havedied in the sanctuary in lessthan a month. Most of themhave succumbed to caninedistemper virus (CDV) andprotozoa infections, forestofficials had said.

"The situation in Gir isunder control and the lionsare completely safe in the for-est. The state government issensitive and committedtowards the conservation oflions in the State, and lionswill not be relocated," Rupani

told reporters at Bilkha inJunagadh district where theGir forest is located.

The lions, an endangeredspecies, are being vaccinatedunder intensive veterinary careand as per standard protocol,officials said on Sunday. PTI

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The alliance talks between theCongress, Samajwadi Party

(SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) fell apart as the grand oldparty was unwilling to cede totheir demands for more seats inthe crucial poll-bound Stateslike Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

The same attitude of theCongress made one of its majorUPA constituent, SharadPawar's NCP, announce its deci-sion to go solo in Rajasthan.Pawar has, however, clarifiedthat NCP will contest only onthe seats where the party hasstrong base and that it wouldnot damage the prospect ofCongress.

Congress decided to riskgoing alone as its internal assess-ment showed the party willwrest power in these Stateswithout even an ally. A seniorleader explained that had theCongress ceded to the BSP andSP demand for seats in thesethree States it would have beenforced to part with at least 20 percent seats.

"Both SP and BSP havelimited presence in these threeStates and could impact the out-come of only a handful of seats.They won't be able to win on theremaining seats they aredemanding. This will only helpthe BJP," he said.

Congress also realises thatboth SP and BSP have their owncompulsion to stitch together agrand alliance in Uttar Pradeshwhere Congress could be sig-nificant force if the year-endAssembly polls go in its favour."SP and BSP know that BJPmust be defeated at all cost toprevent their own extinction.The reality will dawn on every

body," he said. After BSP, SP too on

Saturday ruled out an alliancewith the Congress for theMadhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh Assembly elec-tions. The SP announced that itwill fight elections in MadhyaPradesh and Chhattisgarh inalliance wuh to GondwanaGantantra Party (GGP). SPchief Akhiesh Yadav also saidthat his party was ready to joinhands wuith the BSP in MadhyaPradesh polls, keeping alive theprospects of a grand alliance inUP.

"State units are better awareof the ground situation than the

central leadership. They took adecision and the central lead-ership accepted it. It should notbe confused with attempts toforge a 'mahagathbandhan' thatis meant for the Lok Sabhapolls," said Congress spokesmanPawan Khera when asked aboutthe alliance failure.

Polls in Chhattisgarh,Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram,Rajasthan and Telangana will beheld between November 12and December 7 in what may bea virtual semi-final to the 2019Lok Sabha elections. Countingof votes will be taken up togeth-er in all the five States onDecember 11.

The party however isexpected to face a tough chal-lenge in Mizoram from theMizo National Front in theupcoming Assembly polls.After being in power for twoconsecutive terms, internalsquabbles and anti-incumben-cy factor are making the situa-tion difficult for the Congress tohead on where BJP has alreadyput a strong foot hold in thenorth eastern States. Mizoramgoes to poll on November 28.

New Delhi/ Visakhapatnam: JIMEX-18, abilateral maritime exercise between Indiaand Japan, began in Visakhapatnam onSunday.

Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force(JMSDF) ships Kaga, an Izumo-class heli-copter destroyer, and Inazuma, a guidedmissile destroyer, arrived here to mark thecommencement of JIMEX.

The Japanese ships would be partici-pating in the third edition of JIMEX underthe command of Rear Admiral TatsuyaFukada, commander of Escort Flotilla-4(CCF-4). The Indian Navy would be rep-resented by three indigenously-designedwarships and a fleet tanker. The partici-pating ships are INS Satpura, a multi-pur-pose stealth frigate, INS Kadmatt, an anti-submarine warfare corvette, missile corvetteand INS Shakti, the fleet tanker.

In addition, one submarine, P8I longrange maritime patrol aircraft and a num-ber of integral helicopters would be par-ticipating in the exercise, the Navy said.

The nine-day event is aimed at enhanc-ing inter-operability, improving under-standing and imbibing the best practices ofeach other, a Navy release said.

The Indian ships would be command-

ed by Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, FlagOfficer Commanding, Eastern Fleet.

JIMEX-18 will comprise a harbourphase and a sea phase of four days each.

The harbour phase of the exercise,scheduled from October 7 to 10, wouldinclude professional and social interactionsbetween ships' crews, sports fixtures andoperational planning for the sea phase.

The sea phase would include anti-sub-marine warfare exercises, visit, board,search and seizure (VBSS) drills, gun fir-ings, cross deck helo operations and coor-dinated operations in anti-submarine and

anti-air threat scenarios.The last edition of JIMEX was held in

December 2013 off the Chennai coast.The conduct of JIMEX-18 after five

years is indicative of an upswing in the Indo-Japanese defence relations and the contin-ued efforts of both Governments to workclosely to enhance safety and security of theglobal commons in keeping with 'rule-basedorder,' the Navy said.

The ships of the two Navies have beenworking in close coordination in anti-pira-cy operations in the Gulf of Aden (GoA)for the past few years. PTI

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Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh,the Lok Sabha

Parliamentary constituencyrepresented by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi will be a newbase for the anti-riot and crowdcontrol Rapid Action Force(RAF).

The RAF personnel donthe specialised blue dungareeand the total strength of theForce has been increased from10 battalions (10,000 person-nel) to 15 battalions. The fivenew battalions of the RAFwere sanctioned by the CentralGovernment in January thisyear and the new bases havenow been identified, officialssaid.

Apart from the templetown of Varanas, the four othernew battalions will be based inJaipur (Rajasthan), Mangalore(Karnataka), Hajipur (Bihar)and Nuh (Haryana). Varanasiwill be the fourth base of theRAF in Uttar Pradesh — thethree others being in Meerut,Allahabad and Aligarh.

The process for acquiringland for the five new bases isunderway and the five battal-ions, which are already opera-tional, will start functioningfrom their permanent locationsin sometime, the officials said.

Besides Vadodara, Modi

won the Lok Sabha con-stituency from Varanasi in the2014 general elections. Modiretained the Varanasi con-stituency and resigned fromVadodara constituency.

Amongst the new bases isHajipur which is theParliamentary constituency ofUnion Minister Ram VilasPaswan. A RAF battalion has astrength of about 1,000 per-sonnel and it is equipped withgadgets and non-lethalweapons like pump actionguns, tear smoke grenadelaunchers and others to enforcesecurity and law and order incase of protests or riot-like sit-uations.

The force is part of theCentral Reserve Police Force,the world's largest paramilitaryforce with over three lakh per-sonnel. It was raised and madefully operational in October1992 with 10 battalions.

The RAF battalions arebased in various parts of thecountry in order to cut downresponse time and rush theteams in the shortest possibletime to control violent orriotous incidents.

The 10 old RAF battalionsare based in Hyderabad,Ahmedabad, Allahabad,Mumbai, Delhi, Aligarh,Coimbatore, Jamshedpur,Bhopal and Meerut.

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Adirect terror funding link fromPakistan has emerged after the

probe into the activities of Falah-e-Insaniyat, an offshoot of thePakistan-based terror group Jamat-ud-Dawah, by the NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA). Theprobe has also revealed that the out-fit was aiming at recruiting peoplethrough a new modus operandi bywinning the hearts of the gullibleyouth of a particular community.

The Falah-e-Insaniyat is Jamat-ud-Dawah's charity wing head-quartered in Lahore but operationsin India were being managed fromDubai to evade from the radar ofthe security agencies here. ThePakistani outfit had spread its ten-tacles to Jammu & Kashmir,Gujarat, Mumbai (Maharashtra)and Rajasthan.

The new modus operandi of theFalah-e-Insaniyat entailed spon-sorship of marriages of girl childrenand building houses of poor peoplethrough the local agents with a hid-den agenda to develop a cadre ofmotivated youth who would even-tually be recruited for the insidiousagenda of the outfit.

Top NIA sources said there is adirect Pakistan link that hasemerged during the probe into thecase. The Falah-e-Insaniyat hasseveral centres in Pakistan butoperations for India were managedfrom Dubai. The outfit was oper-ating in a clandestine manner in

India to avoid the gaze of securityagencies.

"During the preliminary ques-tioning of the accused in the case,it has emerged that the money thatwas coming in as "zakat" was beingused to distribute it among the fam-ilies of terrorists, "a senior officialsaid adding the NIA is suspectingSrinagar hawala route was alsoactive for movement of cash by theoutfit in various States.

The flow of money startedfrom Pakistan and travelled toDubai through which it came toJammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan,Gujarat and Mumbai and the net-work could be present in otherStates.

The NIA cracked the case afterthe agency put surveillance on thesuspects following receipt of action-able inputs that money was cominginto India from Dubai for "charita-ble purposes".

The original input that NIAreceived was that a Pakistani nation-al based in Dubai was in touch witha person in India who turned outto be one of the accused in the case,Salman, based in Delhi who wasdirectly reviving funds from Dubai.

The Pakistani national in Dubaiwas in direct contact with thedeputy chief of JuD's charity wing.

"The Central Government hasreceived information that a Delhi-based individual Mohd Salman is inregular touch with one Dubai basedPakistani national Mohd Kamran,who in turn is connected with

Shahid Mehmood, Dy Chief ofFalah-I-Insaniat Foundation (FIF),Pakistan, a front end NGO of ter-ror group LeT and a proscribed ter-rorist organisation under the UA(P)Act. Md Salman has been receivingfunds from outside the country sentby FIF operative Mohd Kamran andhis associates through hawala oper-ators. Mohd Salman has connec-tions with persons in various coun-tries including Pakistan, UAE,Canada, Sweden, Croatia etc whichprima facie indicates that FIF is try-ing to attract group of sympathis-ers to its cause of creating unrest inIndia by collecting funds for ter-rorist activities in India," reads theFIR.

The FIR has named Lashkar-e-Tayyaba/JuD chief HafizMohammad Sayeed, ShahidMehmood, Deputy Chief of Falah-I-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)Pakistan, Mohammad Kamran,Dubai-based Pakistani nationalMohammad Salman, Indian nation-al

The NIA conducted searches atthe residence of Ajaz Ahmad Hakakin Srinagar's Nowhatta last week inconnection with the terror fundingcase.

Out of the three arrested per-son in Falah-e-insaniyat terrorfunding case, one J&k residentSajad Ahmed Wani has received �80lacs from Aizaz Ahmed Hakakthrough hawala channels. The NIAhas arrested three persons in con-nection with the case.

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Congress on Sunday dismissed the �2.5a litre cut in petrol and diesel prices

as "electoral lollipop" aimed at the fivepoll-bound States, and asked theNarendra Modi Government to bringpetroleum products under the GSTregime.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Kherasaid that oil prices have begun rising againsince the cut was effected on Thursday,adding that it showed the Government'sduplicity and hypocrisy. He questionedthe Government's claim of oil prices beingderegulated, saying they depend upon theelectoral calendar as they remainedunchanged for 17 days during theKarnataka Assembly polls, and a similarpattern was seen during the Gujarat polls.

"We reiterate our demand to bring inpetroleum products under the ambit ofGST so as to completely demolish thissheer hypocrisy of credit seeking justbefore the electoral season," he said. ThisGovernment believes in tokenism forshort term applause, he said.

After "ghar-ghar Modi" (Modi inevery home) time for "bye-bye Modi" hascome, and the Government can bring asmile on people's faces as it departs bybring petrol and diesel under the GST, hesaid.

Taking a dig at Finance MinisterArun Jaitley, whom he dubbed as full timeblogger and part time Minister, Kheraaccused him of "lying" in his claim thatthe increase in the Government's revenueis on the account of an increase in tax

base. Khera said oil companies have madeover �13 lakh crore, which is fuelling theGovernment's coffers.

The Government has used money inevent management and publicity, healleged, noting that it allocated merely�2,000 crore for the Ayushmaan Bharatscheme, a health insurance scheme for thepoor.

Since coming to power, the govern-ment has increase central excise duty onpetrol by 211 per cent and on Diesel by443 per cent, the Congress leader said.When the Congress demitted power theexcise duty on petrol was merely �9.23 alitre and has been raised by the ModiGovernment to �19.48 a litre. The exciseduty on diesel has been raised from �3.46a litre to �15.33 a litre, he said.

Even the Value Added Tax (VAT)levied by State Governments is among thehighest where the BJP is in power, he said.

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Meenu Mani (42) has cere-bral palsy (CP), a group

of disorders that affect musclemovement and coordination.So does her husband SamuelMani. But this has not deterredthe wheel-chair bound couplefrom extending helping handsto people with special needs sothat they know they are notalone.

"We are doing our bittowards creating self confi-dence among the persons withdisabilities including CP tocreate independent lives. Byraising awareness about CP, wecan help the wider communi-ty to see and understand thedifferent circumstances of oth-ers, to view this diversity as astrength and to work towardsinclusion," she said at an eventhere organised by her NGO,Yes, We Can Trust.

The occasion was theWorld Cerebral Palsy Day cel-

ebrated on October 6. The program, which was

attended by the children suf-fering with CP as well as otherdisabilities and their parentsshed light that with grit anddetermination one can excel inlife. Like Ira Singhal, India'sfirst differently abled womanUPSC topper has done.Suffering with CP herself, shefaced lots of challenges, but herdetermination kept her push-ing through.

"In our society there arelots of myths about this prob-lem, like these children can'thave good quality of life, theywill remain disable for wholelife and most of them are men-

tally retarded and can't domuch in their life and so on…But this is not entirely true," Iranoted.

Ira stressed on early inter-vention to help children lead aquality life as they grow. Morethan 70% children with mild tomoderate affection have near-ly normal IQ. They can beactive, productive members oftheir communities. They canhave jobs, live independently,marry and have children too.

The SDM Alipur said, thiscan happen only when everyparent and society identifytheir talent and give them achance to become a productivemember. Right usage of assis-

tive technologies can bring asea change in their lifestyle, saidIra.

Augusto Monteil,Ambassador of Venezuelatalked about how the rights ofthe people with special needsare enshrined in his country'sConstitution while HimadrishSuwan, chairman ofConfideration of YoungLeaders stressed on buildingaccessible society for all.

Mani (43) summed up say-ing that the community is notlooking for any help. "What we

want is support", he said,adding: "It is important toaccept as we are and steps aretaken to bring the persons withCP in mainstream and makethem independent. People yetnot have been able to under-stand the CP. Awareness andacceptance is required at everystage and level."

Nearly 15-20% of physi-cally disabled children areaffected by cerebral palsy,whereas in India, the estimat-ed incidence is around 3/1000live births.

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The Government has madeAadhaar number manda-

tory for the patients in casethey seek benefits second timeunder the recently-launchedAyushman Bharat — PradhanMantri Jan Arogya Yojana(AB-PMJAY).

In case the Aadhaar num-ber is not available, beneficia-ries have to at least providedocuments to prove that theyhave enrolled for the 12-digitunique identity number,according to a senior official inthe Union Health Ministry.

The move follows

Supreme Court order declar-ing the Aadhaar scheme asconstitutionally valid.

The officer said that as theSupreme Court order is stillbeing assessed, right now wehave decided that one shouldhave Aadhaar number or at

least documents to prove thatone has enrolled for the 12-digit unique identity numberto seek treatment under thescheme for the second time.

"To avail benefits for thefirst time, one can either showan Aadhaar or any other iden-tity document like electioncard etc," the official added.

The Ayushman Bharat-National Health ProtectionMission (AB-NHPM), whichwas renamed as AB-PMJAY,was launched pan-India by thePrime Minister fromJharkhand on September 23.

Under the scheme, theGovernment aims at providing

a coverage of �5 lakh perfamily annually, benefitingmore than 10.74 crore poorfamilies for secondary andtertiary care hospitalisationthrough a network ofEmpanelled Health CareProviders (EHCP).

The PMJAY will providecashless and paperless accessto services for the beneficiaryat the point of service.

Over 14,000 hospitals bothpublic and private, have beenempanelled for the scheme,and as many as 32 States andunion territories have signedMoUs with the Centre and willimplement the programme.

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The Centre has decided togive a special treatment

and high comfort level toPravasi Bharatiya who intendsto visit to the Kumbh Mela inAllahabad early next year. TheGovernment has instructedrailways to activate its vastresources and scale up deploy-ment of such trains to carry upto 5,000 delegates who will bein Prayagraj in Allahabad.

In this regard the IndianRailways has firmed up plansto run special 'Pravasi Bharti'trains between Allahabad andDelhi to ferry delegates of thePravasi Bharatiya Divas.

Railway officials said thenational transporter will con-vert all third AC coaches of thespecial trains to second ACcoaches for providing morecomfort to delegates. The 15th

Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will beheld in Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's constituencyVaranasi from January 21 to 23.

The Indian diasporaattending the event will get anopportunity to participate inthe 'Kumbh Snan', prepara-tions for which have beenmade at the sangam for the del-egates. Those interested in par-ticipating in the holy bath haveto register on the PravasiBhartiya Divas website tillNovember 15.

While the Kumbh will betaking place from January 14 toMarch 4, 2019, in Allahabad inwhich railways will be ferryinglakhs of devotees from acrossthe country for their holy dips,the date for the delegates to visitthe Kumbh will be January 24.

The Indian railways offi-cials are however apprehensiveabout the journey as heavy fog

during peak winters is likely todelay trains on the route. Theshortest distance between thetwo cities is approximately 630km and minimum time a traintakes to reach Allahabad fromNew Delhi is 6h 44m.

Keeping in view the largenumber of pilgrims who willtravel to Allahabad at thattime, railways will also increasethe frequency of trains betweenthe two cities. The delegateswill be accommodated atPrayagraj and railways' cateringarm, IRCTC will provide com-plementary dinner and break-fast to them.

A meeting for a review ofplans for the PravasiyaBharatiya Divas delegates hasbeen scheduled by the MEA onMonday, which will be attend-ed by representatives of allministries associated with theevent including the railways.

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In order to meet the require-ment of 100 per cent EVM-

VVPATs across approximately10.6 lakh polling stations forthe upcoming Lok SabhaElection in 2019, the ElectionCommission is making manda-tory first level checks and train-ing to district officers for theproper conduct of elections andto bring transparency.

Around 22.3 lakh BallotUnits, 16.3 lakh Control Unitsand nearly 17.3 lakh VVPATs

will be used for the forthcom-ing elections in 2019, which arebeing manufactured by thetwo PSUs — ElectronicsCorporation of India Limited(ECIL) and Bharat ElectronicsLimited (BEL).

The commission said thatEVM management Softwarewill be pilot tested in the forth-coming Assembly elections inselect Districts namely Ajmer,Indore, Durg, Aizawl andMehboobnagar.

According to EC, the EVMVVPAT inventory is securely

managed through a robusttracking system to track alloperations on machine move-ment, First Level Checks, ran-domisation, poll day defects.

Use of EVMs ended thedays of booth capturing and thedelays and errors in counting ofballot papers. Even during theuse of ballot paper, large num-ber of votes in each Assemblyconstituency ended up beinginvalid. The specially designedthermal paper to be used in theVVPAT is capable of retainingthe printout for more than

five years so that the printoutis available for manual verifi-cation by the Court,if requiredin need of a dispute for crosschecking the counting of votescast.

"This time, to bring moretransparency in elections, EChas decided to use VVPATswhich allows the voters to ver-ify that their votes are cast asintended, as the VVPAT slipswill be visible to the voter forseven seconds behind thetransparent screen of VVPAT,before falling into the sealed

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Even after the Governmentof India started deporting

Rohingyas, illegal immigrantsfrom Myanmar, to their nativecountry, a large number ofthem staying in Jammu con-tinue to live 'safely' all alongthe periphery of SunjwanArmy station and other vitalsecurity installations in dif-ferent parts of Jammu.

According to the stateHome department recordsmade available in the stateassembly during the Budgetsession this year, "a totalnumber of 6,523 Rohingyaswere camping across 39 loca-tions in five districts of the State". In contrast to this various socio-politico organsations allege theiractual numbers could be muchmore than recorded in therecord books of the State Home Department.

According to the officialsources in the State HomeDepartment, the State PoliceDepartment is yet to preparean upgraded list of Rohingyas.

Even repeated remindersby the Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh, directing theState Government to collect

their bio metrics, has failed toalert them.

According to officialsources, "the majority popu-lation of these Rohingyas iscircling around Sunjwan armycamp, attacked by Pakistanbased 'fidayeen' squad onFebruary 10, 2018".

Preliminary investigationsconducted in the case had clear-ly suggested role of some overground workers,possibly sup-ported by Rohingyas, behindsheltering heavily armed terror-ists before the attack waslaunched from the rear side ofthe army camp.

Despite lot of hue and cryand fresh security assessmentthese illegal immigrants con-tinue to occupy prime landalong the boundary wall of army camp posing a seri-ous threat to the security ofthe vital army installation.

Till date no action hasbeen taken by any other StateGovernment agency to relo-cate them to any other loca-tion to ensure safety of strate-gically important defenceinstallation.

Ironically, when DefenceMinister Nirmala Sitharamanhad visited the encounter siteit was brought in to her notice

that rampant constructionactivity was going on in andaround Sunjwan military station.

She was also informedthat illegal immigrants, settledin the close vicinity, continueto pose a threat as they arevulnerable to black mail byover ground workers of terroroutfits establishing theirsleeper cel ls in and around Jammu.

In the last eight monthseven the senior army author-ities have failed to convincethe State Government to atleast relocate these illegalimmigrants from the closevicinity of strategically impor-tant defence installations.

The issue of resettlementof illegal immigrants hasalready become bone of con-tention between the differentpolitical parties of the State.

On one hand the main-stream political parties fromKashmir valley adopt softapproach towards their con-tinuation within the state whileJammu based political partiesand their leaders have beenspearheading a campaign torelocate them at the earliestoutside the State border.

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The by-election in three LokSabha and two Assembly

constituencies in Karnataka isan acid test for the coalitionGovernment of the Congressand the JD(S) led by ChiefMinister HD Kumaraswamy.

The byelection announcedby the Election Commissionto be held on November 3 isseen as an indication of polit-ical wind ahead of the 2019general elections. So much sothe fragile coalition is testingthe waters.

Even though all the polit-ical parties are questioning thewisdom in declaring byelec-tions in three Lok Sabha con-stituencies just a few monthsahead of general elections in2019, it is obvious it is going tohave an impact on the politi-cal situation in the State.

Kumaraswamy (JD-S)who took the mantle with justover 30 seats with the help ofCongress with 77 seats defeat-ing the BJP with 104 seats inthe 2018 Assembly polls has toprove his political acumen tokeep his relationship with theCongress, a house terriblydivided over the decision ofthe high command to alignwith the JD(S).

Bypoll for Ramanagaraand Jamakhandi assemblyseats and three Lok Sabhaseats of Ballari, Mandya andShivamogga will be held onNovember 3. Shivamogga LokSabha seat had fallen vacantdue to the resignation of BJPleader, Yeddyurappa,Sriramulu(BJP) had resignedhis Ballari seat, while Mandyaseat had been vacated byJD(S) leader, CS Puttaraju,af ter gett ing elected to the assembly.

The bypoll to assemblyseats of Jamakhandi andRamanagara is necessitateddue to the death ofJamakhandi MLA, SidduNyam Gowda, and retention

of Channapatna seat by ChiefMinister, H D Kumaraswamy,who had registered victoriesfrom two seats.

Karnataka PradeshCongress Committee (KPCC)President, Dinesh Gundu Raofelt there was no need to holdby elections for vacant LokSabha seats. Speaking at a pressconference he said that electionfor Lok Sabha seats could havebeen held during the generalelection itself. However he saidthe issue of having pact withJD(S) for this election has notyet been discussed.

Senior BJP leader and for-mer Minister S Sureshkumar ina face book post questioned theneed for the by elections aheadof 2019 polls within three orfour months.

After the breakup of BSPfrom the Mahaghatbhandhansenior Congress leader andDalit leader from KarnatakaMallikharjuna Kharge calledfor "like-minded parties" tocome together to defeat the rul-ing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Government in the impendingelections.

It was just three monthsback at the swearing in cere-mony of Kumaraswamy manynetas showed unity by holdinghands which include Mayawatiof BSP and others.

But it is politically intrigu-ing that whether Devegowdawill have a pre poll alliance withthe Congress or wil he goalone. However many Congressleaders within the party are nothappy to go with the JDs whichis always seen as anti-Congressparty.

Meanwhile SeniorCongress leader and LocalBodies Minister in theKarnataka Government,Ramesh Jarkiholi, who hasshown the red flag against theleadership has drawn flak forskipping five Cabinet meetingsin a row despite holding a keyportfolio.

The Minister has offered astartling reason for his absence:"I will not attend the meetingstill God answers my prayers."According to reports, Jarkiholi,along with his younger broth-er and MLA Satish Jarkiholi,are upset with the Congress'high command.

According to BJP insidersYeddyurappa is planning tofield his son BY Raghavendrafrom Shivamogga parliamen-tary seat.

Raghavendra had vacatedthe Shikaripura seat for hisfather in 2018 assembly polls.Congress is expected to filedformer minister KagoduThimmappa or KimmaneRathnakara.

In Mandya, JD(S) is con-sidering IRS officer LakshmiAshwin Gowda orKumaraswamy’s son NikhilGowda.

The by-elections havebecome family affair and it setthe direction and mood of thepeople for the 2019 generalpolls. The elected candidateswill have only three to fourmonths and parties are ques-tioning the need for the byelections.

According to ChiefElectoral Officer (CEO) SanjivKumar With the announce-ment of by-elections in threeparliamentary and twoAssembly constituencies, themodel code of conduct hascome into force with immedi-ate effect.

He said Measures are beingput in place to ensure it is notviolated by political parties,candidates, bureaucrats andthe media.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Therepresentatives of Sabarimalatemple's 'tantri' (chief priest) willnot attend a conciliation meet-ing called by Kerala ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan to dis-cuss the September 28 SupremeCourt verdict that threw openthe temple to women of allages,it was announced on Sunday.

"Let us hear the final deci-sion of the State Governmentwith regard to the filing of areview petition against theapex court's verdict. Once thatis known, then we will decideon what needs to be done. Todeploy female police personnelin the temple premises is a vio-lation of the temple practices,"Sabarimala priest KantararuMohanaru told the media.

The meeting is scheduledto be held on Monday.

Following the verdict,Vijayan had categorically saidthat no review petition wouldbe filed and the StateGovernment will do all thethings needed to implement it.

Things went out of controlafter the State Governmentand the Travancore DevasomBoard (TDB), who is the cus-todian of the temple, decidednot to file the petition leadingto hundreds of devotees takingto the streets in protest.

A. Padmakumar, a seniorCommunist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader andTDB President, said the Boardwas initially keen to file thereview petition, but after being

openly chided by Vijayan, theydecided not to.

Rahul Eashwar, anothermember of the tantri family,said that they have nothingagainst the VijayanGovernment but their prioritywas the emotional attachmentof the devotees. "The key stake-holders of the temple are theState Government and the TDBand if they do not file a reviewpetition, then there will be nolocus standi to other reviewpetitions. The need of the houris that these two parties shoulddo the needful," said Eashwar.

The decision to boycottMonday's meeting was takenafter detailed consultations withthe powerful Nair Service Societythe socio-cultural body of theHindu Nair community.

The Pathanamthitta district(where the temple is located), isobserving a shutdown on Sundayto protest the use of police forceagainst the youth wing of the BJPwhile they staged a demonstra-tion on Saturday.

On September 28, in a 4:1judgment, the apex 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 ofequality.

Until now, girls below 10years and women over 50years were allowed to visit thehilltop shrine. IANS

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Aspecial anti-encroachmentcell has been established

here to retrieve and safeguardforest land from land grabbersin Jammu region, an officialspokesman said on Sunday.

Divisional Commissioner,Jammu, Sanjeev Vermadirected the constitution ofthe special cell.

Members of the cellinclude Jammu divisional for-est officer, assistantCommissioner (revenue), sub-divisional magistrate (south),joint director forest protectionforce, sub-divisional police offi-cer and Jammu DevelopmentAuthority (JDA) officials.

The decision to set up thecell was taken at a high-levelinter-departmental coordina-tion meeting of revenue, police,JDA and forest officials, chairedby Principal ChiefConservator Forests (PCCF)Suresh Chugh here onSaturday.

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ing war' blaming the BharatiyaJanata Party Government forthe ongoing stock market crisesin the wake of the IL&FS devel-opments.

More than 250 hoardingscame up all over the country'sfinancial capital, highlightingthe bloodbath witnessed in thepast few days in the crashingstock markets with Sensex andNifty indices plunging, whichresulted in losses of lakhs ofcrores of rupees for investorsand traders.

"There's a complete chaosin the Indian stock markets...Within barely a fortnight, theSensex crashed by over 3,000points and Nifty by 1,600points. This has resulted in awipeout of �15 lakh crore ofinvestors' monies," said

Mumbai Congress PresidentSanjay Nirupam.

Added to this is the depre-ciation of the Rupee vis-A-visthe USD, now at over �74, thegalloping fuel prices, besidesother financial misgovernanceof Prime Minister NarendraModi's rule that has destroyedlakhs of small investors, he said.

"For this entire financialand economic crises whichhave resulted in the com-moners losing their savings,Modi must apologise to thenation. We have also demand-ed a White Paper on theIL&FS crises, but the govern-ment has not reacted,"Nirupam said.

The hoardings have comeup at prominent public places,railway stations, the twonational highways slicingthrough the city, major land-marks, railway stations andother important junctions.

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Atribal insurgent was shotdead by people suspected

to be of a rival group, policesources said on Sunday.

The victim was identifiedas S Paomei of Thangla village.He was accosted and gunneddown near the Keithelmanbipolice station.

He was a 'captain' of theoutlawed Zeliangrong UnitedFront.

Police sources said that anoutlawed tribal outfit, which isat loggerheads with the ZUF, issuspected to be behind thekilling.

No arrests have beenmade so far.

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Vadodara: Gujarat ChiefSecretary JN Singh and otherofficials on Sunday visited thesite of the Sardar Patel memo-rial in Narmada district, about90 kilometres from here, to takestock of the work.

The 182-metre tall Statueof Unity, located about 3.32kilometres from the SardarSarovar Dam at Kevadiya, isscheduled to be inaugurated onOctober 31 by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

"We visited the site to takestock of the project and ensureits timely completion. It will beready for inauguration onOctober 31. It will emerge as aworld class tourist destination,"Singh said.

The memorial is being builtat an estimated cost of �3,000crore under the Public PrivatePartnership model by construc-tion firm Larsen and Toubro andthe state-run Sardar SarovarNarmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL).

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Thiruvananthapuram: Heavyrain has been forecast in Kerala,under the influence of a depres-sion over Arabian sea which islikely to intensify into a deepdepression and further into acyclonic storm over the nexttwo days.

The depression over south-east and adjoining east-centralArabian Sea moved further west-north westward and lay centredSunday about 1,340 km east-southeast of Salalah (Oman),1,250 km east-south east ofSocotra Islands (Yemen) and 940km west-northwest of Minicoy(Lakshadweep Islands), a releasefrom IMD office here said.

It is very likely to intensi-fy further into a deep depres-sion during next 12 hours andinto a cyclonic storm duringsubsequent 24 hours, therelease said.

The system was expectedto move west-north westwards

towards South Oman andadjoining Yemen coast in nextfive days. Rainfall at mostplaces with heavy spells at iso-lated areas is very likely tooccur in Kerala during next 48hours, the release added.

Squally wind speed reach-ing 40-50 kmph gusting to 60kmph is very likely overLakshadweep and southeastArabian Sea during next 24hours and over eastcentralArabian Sea during next 48hours, the release added.

The Kerala governmenthas stepped up its vigil in viewof the possibility of heavy rains.

Kerala had been devastatedby floods in August this yearleaving a trail of unprecedenteddestruction and had forced peo-ple to take refuge in relief camps.The South-west monsoon hadclaimed 493 lives in the floods,the worst in the last 100 years.

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Around 35 exotic birds andanimals smuggled into India

from Bangkok via Myanmarwere seized by DRI personnel atthe city's international airportand two persons were arrested,an official said on Sunday.

The Directorate of RevenueIntelligence (DRI) officialsintercepted the consignmentvalued around �85.55 lakh onSaturday and handed over theseized animals and birds to theKolkata Zoo authorities forsafe custody.

"The cargo was booked inthe name of Domnic JacobSequeira of Pune, who alongwith an accomplice was foundwaiting to receive the con-signment. Both were arrestedwhen they were trying to loadthe five cages containing thebirds and animals in a vehicle,"a DRI official said.

The official said that DRI'sAizawl zonal unit had identi-fied one Lalfingkima Sailo forinvolvement in the smuggling

of the birds and animalsthrough the India-Myanmarborder at Zokhtawar inMizoram. A follow-up actionwas underway in Pune.

These are four whitecockatoos, one yellow-tailedblack cockatoo, five Eclectusparrots, 12 grey parrots, oneblue yellow macaw, one silvermacaw, one knobbed hornbill,two birds-of-paradise, fourcassowary chicks, two blackand white ruffed lemurs, onebaby marmoset and oneBengal cat.

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Increasing population andlimited participation in high-

er education are mainly blamedfor backwardness of Muslims,but a new report questions thisargument, saying the commu-nity's population in Kerala roseby 15 lakh between 2001-2011despite being economically bet-ter and literate.

Though the economic sta-tus and the literacy level ofMuslims in Kerala are better,still the rate of their popula-tion growth is higher that thenational average, says thereport by Centre for PolicyAnalysis, an independent and non-prof it policyresearch body.

The Centre, evaluatingIndia's minority policy andMuslim community's socialand economic status, said theMuslim population in Keralarose to 3.34 crore in 2011 from3.18 crore in 2001.

Giving a break-up of theincrease in population in the

State during the period, thereport said the Muslim popu-lation grew by 10.10 lakh,Hindu population by 3.62 lakhand Christians by 84,000.

It said the economic statusof Muslims in Kerala is soundand their literacy rate too is bet-ter than the national average.

Hindus constitute 54.9per cent of the total populationin Kerala, Muslims 26.6 percent and Christians 18.4 percent, it said. However in 2015,Hindus contributed 42.87 percent to child births, Muslims41.5 per cent and Christians15.42 per cent.

On the contribution ofMuslim women in educationand workforce, the report sug-gests the Government serious-ly look into this importantissue related to the minoritiesin the country.

According to the report,several programmes are run bythe Government for minoritiesbut the schemes are not yield-ing the desired results becauseof their "improper" execution.

The report citing the 2011census said women participa-tion in the workforce at thenational level is 24.64 per centbut this rate is lowest in theMuslim community at 15.58per cent.

It said the low literacy ratenegatively affects the availabil-ity of economic opportunities,which in turn affects the par-ticipation in the workforce.

The report suggests thegovernment bring changes inits programmes for minoritiesto achieve larger national goalsand improve the condition ofwomen.

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Amajority of BengalPradesh Congress leaders

are against party presidentRahul Gandhi and SoniaGandhi joining the unitedOpposition rally called byMamata Banerjee.

Though no PCC leaderwould go on record saying,“any decision would be takenby the high command” andthat “the State unit has alwaysfollowed the top leadership’sdecisions,” inside sources saidthat some senior State leadershave virtually extracted wordsfrom national leader RanjitSurjewala that Akbar Roadwill not circumvent the PCC intaking any decision regardingMamata Banerjee.

“We have not only been dec-imated by the TrinamoolCongress in Bengal — not bypolitical means but brute forceand money power — but also weare being subjected to humilia-tion every day. How can we takethis?” asked a senior PCC leaderand an office-bearer adding, “ifwe continue to capitulate beforeTMC like this then soon therewill be no Congress person leftin Bengal.”

Sources said though thehigh command does not wantto ignore Banerjee at a timewhen both Mayawati andAkhilesh Yadav have decidedto contest the coming

Assembly elections inRajasthan, MP andChhattisgarh without holdingthe ‘hand’ they are also notunaware of the fomentinganger among the grassrootsworkers in Bengal Congress.

“Workers of almost theentire Nadia district haveswitched sides to the BJP.Similar is the condition inBirbhum, East Midnaporeand other places. If we have tosave the Congress from fur-ther decay we will have to takeinto account the sentiments ofthe grassroots workers,” saida PCC leader and a former Minister.

The Bengal Chief Ministerhas called a rally of all the anti-BJP parties at Kolkata’s historicBrigade Parade Ground.Among the key political fig-ures invitees (including likelyinvitees) in the January 19 rallyare National Conference lead-ers Farooq Adullah, his sonOmar Abdullah, Gujarat lead-ers Jignesh Mewani andHardik Patel, Andhra PradeshChief Minister ChandrababuNaidu, his Delhi counterpartArvind Kejriwal andTelengana Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao.

The Trinamool Congresschief has also said that shewill invite her Kerala coun-terpart and CPI(M) leaderPinarai Vijayan and CPI’s DRaja. “We have invited all

non-BJP parties. We havealso managed to secure per-mission for the BrigadeParade grounds. Some of theleaders have confirmed theirparticipation too,” the ChiefMinister recently said.

At a time when theMayawati and Akhilesh Yadavare raising doubts over theCongress’ true intention toshare power and uphold a truenational alliance based on equi-ty and equality Banerjee’s biggestweapon could be a rally and aphoto op for the anti-BJP oppo-sition leaders that could in thefinal run catapult her to the cen-tre stage, experts feel.

According to sources theChief Minister is also planningto invite Mayawati andAkihilesh Yadav to her rally,insiders said.

On whether the Congresswants Banerjee to leave someseats (at least four seats) forthe party’s top leadership tojoin the January rally, a PCCleader who nourishes softerview on Banerjee said “we donot want to break a move tounite the opposition partiesbut that should not be done byhumiliating the others. TheChief Minister has alreadysaid that the TMC will contestall the seats in Bengal alone.If that be so then how can sheexpect the parties like theCongress and even the Left toattend her rally.”

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The Nana Patekar-TanushreeDutta spat reached a flash

point on Sunday with theactress formally lodging a com-plaint against the senior actorfor allegedly subjecting her tosexual harassment during afilm shoot eight years ago andPatekar indicating his plans toaddress a news conference onMonday to rebut the seriouscharges against him.

Hours after the Patekar’sreturn from Jaipur inRajasthan where he was shoot-ing for his upcoming film'Housefull 4', Tanushree tookthe battle to the enemy’s campby lodging the complaintagainst the senior male actorwho she alleged “was grabbingme by the arms and pushingme...when he was touchingindecently...I felt very uncom-fortable because of his behav-iour...I felt he has outraged mymodesty.”

Patekar found himself onthe defensive, when the mediapersons buttonholed for hiscomment on the raging con-troversy on his arrival in thecity from Jaipur on Saturday."Jo jhooth hai, woh jhooth hai(A lie is a lie)....Dus saal pehleiska jawaab de chuka hoon (Ihad said this 10 years ago),"Patekar said, as he boarded hiscar to head to hisLokhandwada residence.

Sources close to Patekarsaid on Sunday that he planned

to address a news conference atCelebration Sports Club atLokhandwala Complex innorth Mumbai at 3 pm onMonday to rebut the chargesagainst him and clarify hisstand on the issues raised byTanushree.

Late on Saturday evening,Tanushree lodged a complaintwith the Oshiwara police sta-tion against Patekar under sec-tions 354 (Assault or criminalforce to women with intent tooutrage her modesty), 354-A(Assault or use of criminalforce with intent to disrobe her)and section 509 (word, gestureor act intended to insult themodesty o a woman) of IndianPenal Code.

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.

In her complaint,Tanushree alleged that the inci-dent took place on March 26,2008 during the shooting of asong in the film “Horn OkPleaseee” . The entire was to bepicturised on the actress, whilePatekar had only line in thesong. She said that before theshoot, she had made it clear tothe producer and director thatshe would not enact or performany lewd, vulgar or uncom-fortable steps in the particularsong.

“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 inthe song being over and hewas grabbing me by the armsand pushing me around onthe pretext of teaching mehow to dance. When he wasteaching indecently andunnecessarily, then I felt veryuncomfortable because of hisbehaviour and I felt he hasoutraged my modesty,”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 I decid-ed to take action through filmindustry by lodging a writtencomplaint with the Cine andTV Artistes Association. TheAssociation decided the matterand passed the order withoutconsidering my complaint forap0logy,” Tanushree stated inher police complaint.

Actress Shilpa Shetty-undra, who was among the firstof the Bollywood personalities

to extend support to TanushreeDutta, once again threw herweight behind the latter foropenly sharing her storyagainst the senior actor.

The ‘Hear Me. Love Me.’host said: ” Women should notfeel weak or they shouldn’tblame themselves and rather bestrong today. ..We don’t knowthe nitty-gritties of the incidentbut it has kick-started a move-ment. People have suffered.It’s time women wake up andtake charge. It shouldn’t behashtag MeToo, it should be#YouToo, for the men. It’sshouldn’t be the women, cow-ing down and saying oh#MeToo”.

“In any milieu, actors,entrepreneurs, the workingenvironment should feel safe.That should be a prerequisite.This entire movement whichhas been initiated by TanushreeDutta, my heart goes out toher, as a woman and on ahuman level because some-thing like this was brushedunder the carpet,” Shilpa tolda news agency.

Earlier, a host of film per-sonalities including TwinkleKhanna, Farhan Akhtar,Priyanka Chopra, SwaraBhasker, Sonam Kapoor,Ayushmann Khurrana andFreida Pinto had openly sup-ported Tanushree in her fightagainst sexual harassment thatshe allegedly suffered at thehands of Patekar.

Meanwhile, beleaguered

actor Nana Patekar has foundsupport from an unexpectedquarters. Hundreds of widowsof debt-ridden farmers, whocommitted suicide in recentyears, have rallied behind theactor in his hour of need.

Working under the bannerof the Vidarbha Farm WidowsAssociation, the farmers’ wid-ows staged a demonstration atPandharkavada village inYavatmal district on Saturdaydemanding an end to "the vic-timization of our brother NanaPatekar." The demonstratorsmade bonfire of an effigy andphotographs of Tanushree.

The demonstrators wereled by KBC-fame AparnaMalikar and other prominentactivists Bharati Pawar, AnjuBhusari, Geeta Rathore,Vandara Gavande, ArchanaRaut, Kavita Sidam, RanjanaKhadse, Kamal Surpam, UmaJiddewar, Sheela Mandavgade,Chandrakala Meshram,Poornima Pokulwar, BabitaAgarkar, Jyoti Jiddewar, RamaThamke, Vandana Shende,Ranjana Gurnule and others.

The demonstrators raisedslogans in favour of Patekar,who has been helping thefarmers’ widows financiallythrough a non-governmentorganisation. They said Duttais "unnecessarily defamingPatekar - a father-figure --who has helped the cause ofthe crisis-hit widows for sev-eral years" to help themsecure justice.

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Ahead of the crucial firstphase of the Urban Local

Bodies (ULB) elections inJammu and Kashmir, theauthorities said elaborate secu-rity and logistic arrangementshave been put in place toensure smooth conduct of thepolls. The elections are beingheld in the backdrop of boycottcalls from separatists groups,militants’ threats and unprece-dented decision of two promi-nent mainstream political par-ties to stay away.

The security forces inten-sified vehicle checking, friskingof pedestrians and area domi-nation in the Srinagar city andother poll-bound urban pock-ets in Kashmir Valley to avertany untoward incident or pos-sible attacks by the militants.Several check points have beenset up to check private andpublic transport vehicles.Sniffer dogs were also seenassisting the checking proce-dures.

The first phase of the pollsis taking place on Monday. Theelections to 2 municipal cor-porations, 3 municipal councilsand 72 municipal committeesin the state shall be covered infour phases from 8 to 16October.

The polling will be held on08, 10, 13 and 16 Octoberrespectively, while as the dateof counting will be October 20.The polling hours will be from7 am to 4 pm and the processof election will complete on 27October.

In the first phase, the pollshave been scheduled to beheld in three wards of SrinagarMunicipal Corporation besides

covering MunicipalCommittees of Kupwara,Handwara, Bandipora andBaramulla in north Kashmir;Municipal Committees ofBudgam, Chadoora and KhanSahib in central Kashmir andKulgam, Devsar, Achabal,Kokernag and Qazigund insouth Kashmir. In addition, thepolls are scheduled forMunicipal Committees ofKargil and Leh in the firstphase.

The government has for-mulated unprecedented secu-rity plan for the smooth con-duct of upcoming Urban LocalBodies (ULB) and Panchayatelections in the state. The plancovers safety and security ofboth contestants and the votersin most sensitive areas inKashmir and elsewhere in theState.

Adequate arrangements forthe security of the candidates,their personal security as wellas the accommodation arrange-ments have been made. Areadomination, checking andoperations have been goingon to ensure general sense ofsecurity. Additional 400 com-panies of central security forceswould be deployed in the stateover and above the securityforces already stationed.

On Saturday, GovernorSatya Pal Malik reviewed thesecurity situation in the stateahead of the first phase of themunicipal elections. The meet-ing was attended by top offi-cials from Army, Police, CRPF,intelligence agencies and civiladministration.

In an unprecedented move,the government employeesdeployed on election dutywould be paid a month’s addi-

tional salary.There are no prominent

faces who are contesting in themunicipal elections thoughseveral women candidatesbelonging to Congress and BJPare in the fray. Most of the can-didates including women inKashmir region are contestingas independents.

The two main regionalpolitical parties NationalConference and PeoplesDemocratic Party have decid-ed to boycott the elections asthey have asked the CentralGovernment to clear its standon the issue of Article 35-A andtake steps for its protection.The Communist Party of India(CPI) also decided against par-ticipating in the polls keepingin view the prevailing situationin the valley.

The State Congress after

deferring the decision forsometime, of late announced itsparticipation in the upcomingPanchayat and Municipal elec-tions. The BJP and otherJammu based smaller partiesare also participating in theupcoming elections.

Pertinently, more than adozen Panchayat Ghars most-ly in south Kashmir regionbesides in central and northKashmir areas have comeunder attack following theannouncement of Panchayatelections. Unknown personshave set ablaze the PanchayatGhars and also attempted to seton fire some more PanchayatGhars in these areas.

On Friday, unidentifiedmilitants shot dead two work-ers of National Conferencewhile another activist was alsoinjured in the attack at their

residence in old Srinagar area.Petrol bomb attacks were alsocarried out by unknown per-sons at the residences of twoindependent candidates forULB elections in the two dif-ferent localities of old Srinagarcity last week.

Separatist grouping, JointResistance Leadership (JRL)comprising Syed Ali Geelani,Mirwaiz Umar Farooq andYasin Malik, has called forelection boycott and shutdownon the first polling day. Themilitant outfit HizbulMujahideen has also threat-ened action against the con-testants and the participants inthe ULB and Panchayat elec-tions. Yasin Malik was detainedand lodged in local jail sever-al days ago while Geelani andMirwaiz are held under house-arrest.

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Amassive cordon andsearch operation (CASO)

was launched by a joint teamof security forces in half adozen vil lages of southKashmir's Shopian districton Sunday. The operationconcluded without any occur-rence of clashes or untowardincident. Sources said thatSindho Shirmal, Balpora,Ganowpora, Barthipor,Wathoo and Chak villages ofthe area were cordoned off.

They said the operationwas launched on the basis ofpresence of armed militants

in the cluster of villages.The high speed mobile

internet services in southKashmir region continuedto remain snapped ahead ofthe upcoming civic polls inthe Valley.

The mobile internet ser-vices were suspended in fourdistr icts of Anantnag,Kulgam, Pulwama andShopian since Saturdayevening.

Only 2 G internet andbroadband services remainedoperational in the regionwith intermittent disruption.

Authorities said the highspeed internet services weresnapped as a precautionarysecurity measure.

The internet suspensioncomes four days after lowspeed internet services wererestored in Shopian andPulwama.

The districts stayed offline to curb circulation of res-ignations posted by SPOsand policemen through socialmedia networking sites fol-lowing the killing of threepolicemen by militants inShopian district last month.

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Around 190 polling stationshave been designated as

hypersensitive in embattledJammu and Kashmir wherepolling would be held in thefirst phase of municipal pollson Monday. Most of them arein Kashmir Valley.

Chief Electoral Officer(CEO) Shaleen Kabra said thatin the first phase of MunicipalPolls-2018 voting will takeplace at 820 polling stationsacross the State.

“In Kashmir Division 138polling stations have been cat-egorized as hypersensitivewhile in Jammu Division 52polling stations have been cat-egorised hypersensitive,” hesaid and added that for thePhase-I, 78 candidates havealready been elected unop-posed.

The CEO said 1204 can-didates are in the fray for 321Municipal Wards in Phase-I,including 83 in Kashmir divi-sion and 238 in Jammu divi-sion.

“The total electorate forPhase-I is 586064,”he saidand added that BasicMinimum Facilities (BMF)have been ensured in all thepolling stations across theState for voting.

He said Photo Voter Slipshave already been distributedamong the voters to informthem of their polling station.

Kabra said senior govern-ment officers have beenappointed as GeneralObservers to oversee thesmooth, fair and orderly con-duct of polls.

“Expenditure Observersare also keeping a watch on theexpenditure by the candi-dates,” he said and added thatfor the poll day MicroObservers have been deployedin polling stations, particular-ly those considered sensitive/hypersensitive.

“Besides, the Zonal andSector Magistrates have beendeployed to ensure smoothconduct of polls as well as mon-itoring the entire process,” CEOsaid and added that the DeputyCommissioners are undertak-ing Videography of all criticalevents related to the pollprocess.

Kabra said Control Roomshave been established in all theMunicipal Bodies across theState to respond promptly toany complaints of violation ofthe Model Code of Conduct(MCC) as also to disseminateinformation to the public.

He said adequate securityarrangements have been madefor smooth conduct of pollingacross the State.

He said the governmenthas also declared holiday onthe day of poll in the munic-ipal areas going to polls so asto enable the voters to casttheir vote.

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The game plan is yet to berevealed by either side but

the leading parties of the twoalliances in Bihar are likely toplay 20:20 in 2019 Lok Sabhaelections.

After the much-publicisedyet unconfirmed reports that inNDA the BJP would contest 20seats and give the remaining 20seats to its allies, reports comefrom maha gathbandhan orgrand alliance side, again uncon-firmed, that the RJD wouldkeep 20 seats and adjust itsalliances in the remaining 20seats.

The 20:20 formula has putthe allies of the two alliances inan uncomfortable position butthey are avoiding making anypublic reaction on the plea thatthey were still not informedabout such formula. “No for-mal talk has yet been held onthis matter,” said leader of anNDA ally who insisted thatwhatever be the seat sharingformula it should be discussedand finalised.

The RJD of Lalu Prasad,which claims to lead the maha

gathbandhan, has reportedlysounded that it would field itscandidates from 20 Lok Sabhaseats which meant that it wouldspare 20 seats to other ninepartners including Congressand possibly RLSP of UpendraKushwaha. If RLSP remainswith NDA, the seats would bedistributed among eight allies.

Apart from RJD, the alliesof maha gathbandhan includ-ed Congress, Lok TantrikJanata Dal of Sharad Yadav,Hindustani Awam Morcha(HAM) of Jitan Ram Manjhi,CPI, CPM, CPI(ML),Samajwadi Party and BSP.While one seat could be sparedfor Katihar MP Tariq Anwarwho recently resigned from theNCP, the RJD is waiting forRLSP. The Left parties, partic-ularly CPI(ML), and BSP areunlikely to accept this formu-la. Congress and HAM, whichare supposed to get eight andone seat respectively under theformula, would also not be sat-isfied as they expect more.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad,currently in a hospital inRanchi in judicial custody, hasreportedly sent a message

through Tejahswi Prasad Yadav,who went to meet him lastweek, that the parties shouldnot insist on more seats with-out any logic and only thewinnable candidates be posi-tioned.

In 2014, the RJD won four,Congress two and NCP onewhile JD(U), which was not anally of any alliance, won twoseats. The BJP had won 22, LJPsix and RLSP three seats.

Earlier, filtered reportscoming from the NDA sidesuggested that the BJP hasalmost finalised the seat shar-ing but was restrained to makeit public in view of the resis-tance from the RLSP whichrejected offer to only two seatsto it. LJP of Ram Vilas Paswanwas also unhappy over pro-posed four seats. Bihar LJPchief and a Minister in Nitishcabinet Pashupati Kumar Parassaid in clear cut terms that hisparty would not accept lessthan six. “BJP being big broth-er should show big heart,” hesaid. As RJD is waiting forKushwaha with open arms,party has also sent out a signal,“Come early and get benefit.”

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Lucknow: Jammu & Kashmiris a part of India and it willremain so and "no power inthe world can snatch it fromus", Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh said onSunday.

"Kashmir is ours, it wasours and it will be ours. Nopower of the world can snatchit from us," the Minister saidon the occasion of 26thanniversary of the RapidAction Force (RAF), a spe-cialised wing of the CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF).

The RAF deals with riots,major law and order issues aswell as relief and rescue oper-ations. Singh also lauded the theCRPF's attempt in maintaininga balance while dealing withKashmiri people and terrorists.

"If some Kashmiri youths dothings they should not becausethey are instigated by some

people, you handle them prop-erly as you feel that they belongto our country. "But if any per-son indulges in any terroristactivity, no power in the worldcan stop you from neutralizingthat person," he added.

The Minister said militantincidents had decreased inJammu and Kashmir and thatsecurity forces had been givinga befitting reply to the terrorists.

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Srinagar: Ahead of the munic-ipal polls in the Kashmir Valley,authorities placed senior sepa-ratist leader Mirwaiz UmerFarooq under house arrest hereon Sunday.

Police said the decisionwas taken as a preventive mea-sure to maintain law and order.

Commenting on his arrestahead of the municipal pollsscheduled on Monday, MirwaizUmer said on his Twitter page:"Under House Arrest! Peculiardemocratic process... hugedeployment of forces, PSAs,incarceration, house arrests,raids, curbs, Internet bans gath-er momentum! Not to mentionthe unknown contestants andamused public! What mockeryof democracy at display!" Themunicipal elections will be heldin four phases in Jammu andKashmir. IANS

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Soon after his appointment to theEconomic Advisory Council, PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan Niazi wasinduced to remove Dr Atif Mianbecause he is an Ahmadiyya, which

is a Muslim 'sect' considered blasphemous bymainstream Sunnis. Two other economists,although Sunni, namely Dr Imran Rasul andDr Asim Ijaz Khwaja, disapproved of theaction and resigned. Ahmadiyyas believethemselves to be a sect of Islam, but inPakistan, orthodoxy had them expelled some50 years ago. The concept of a minority doesnot sit well in Islam and Pakistan was creat-ed as a Muslim holy land or Darul Islam.Anyone who is not a Muslim is looked downupon as a non-believer or a kafir who can the-oretically be made to pay jizya and is de factoa dhimmie or a ‘protected’ or inferior citizen.S/he may, of course, be offered conversion toIslam, or alternatively enslaved or exiled or

killed according to doctrinal law. No minor-ity, therefore, has a future in Pakistan.

If there was any doubt whatsoever on thisscore, it was removed by the cruel and expe-ditious manner in which Hindus and Sikhswere killed or chased out by early 1948. In EastPakistan, the process was slower but equallycallous. This religious cleansing was consis-tent with what Justice MC Chagla wrote in hisautobiography entitled, Roses In December:“To Pakistan everything is communal. Shecannot understand how Hindus and Muslimscan live peacefully and have the best of rela-tions. Pakistan’s philosophy is that in the verynature of things Muslims must hate theHindus and the Hindus must hate theMuslims. If Hindus and Muslims constitutetwo separate nations, then the inevitable resultmust follow that the 50 million Muslims inIndia are aliens in their own homes.”

Following the disposal of Hindus andSikhs, the next round of minority purging wasinaugurated against the Ahmadiyyas orQadianis. During the late 19th century, adevout Muslim called Mirza Ghulam Ahmadof the Qadian township in Gurdaspur districtof east Punjab reportedly saw a divine vision.A significant number of people followed hisleadership. The orthodox clergy, especially ofthe Barelvis and the Deobandis, saw in thisdevelopment a phenomenon of apostasy.How could anyone dare experience a divine

vision after Prophet Muhammad had seen aseries and, based on them, delivered the finalmessage of God? Thereafter, there could onlybe khalifas or his representatives or imams.There cannot be another divine vision.Nevertheless, the followers of Ghulam Ahmadcontinued to consider themselves Muslim andpressed for the creation of the holy land orPakistan as vociferously as any other mem-ber of the Muslim League.

Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, aneminent lawyer, single-handedly drafted theLeague’s Pakistan resolution of March 23,1940. In 1931-32, he had been President of theMuslim League, and from 1935 to 1941 he saton the Viceroy’s Executive Council. WhenPartition happened, he was a judge of theFederal Court of India (the apex court in NewDelhi). Sir Zafarullah was appointed theForeign Minister of Pakistan. He also repre-sented the country at the United Nations. Thisgentleman is only one example but any num-ber of his sect identified themselves in the ser-vice of their new holy land. Yet, in 1952, vir-ulent r iots were ignited against theAhmadiyyas and Sir Zafarullah’s house wasset on fire at Lahore. He soon transferred him-self out and joined the International Court ofJustice at The Hague. In the wake of anoth-er agitation in 1977 when Zulfikar Ali Bhuttowas the Prime Minister, the Ahmadiyyas weredeclared non-Muslims. Soon after, President

Zia-ul-Haq had the Constitution amended toformalise the Bhutto declaration. This partic-ular amendment read, non-Muslim means aperson who is not a Muslim and includes aperson belonging to the Christian, Hindu,Sikh, Buddhist or Parsi community, a personof the Qadiani group or the Lahori sect, or aBahá'í, and a person belonging to any of thescheduled castes. After the Ahmadis were offi-cially declared non-Muslim in 1947, a newcampaign began to subject the Shias to sim-ilar prescriptions.

On August 11, 1947, Quaid-e-Azam MAJinnah gave his presidential address to theConstituent Assembly of Pakistan. Heobserved: “You are free to go to your temples,you are free to go to your mosques or to anyother places of worship. In this state ofPakistan, you may belong to any religion orcaste or creed that has nothing to do with thebusiness of the state. Now, I think we shouldkeep that in front of us as our ideal and youwill find that in course of time, Hindus wouldcease to be Hindus and Muslims wouldcease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense,because that is the personal faith of each indi-vidual, but in the political sense as citizens ofthe state.” The statement was an affirmationof what Jinnah had told a Reuters correspon-dent in 1946: The new state would be a mod-ern democratic state with sovereignty restingin the people and the members of the new

nation having equal right of citizenshipregardless of their religion, caste or creed.

In this context, Farahnaz Ispahaniobserves: “This vision outlined by the founderremains unfulfilled. At the time of Partitionin 1947, almost 23 per cent of Pakistan’s pop-ulation, which then included Bangladesh,comprised non-Muslim citizens. The propor-tion of non-Muslims has since fallen toapproximately three per cent in the westernwing. Furthermore, the distinctions amongMuslim denominations have become farmore accentuated over the years. Groups suchas the Shias, who account for over 20 per centof the population, are often targeted by vio-lent extremists. Ahmadis, barely one per centof the population, have been declared non-Muslims by a writ of the state. Minorities suchas Christians, Hindus and Sikhs have been thevictims of bomb attacks on their neighbour-hoods, some of them have been converted toIslam against their will. Houses of worshiphave been attacked and bombed while filledwith worshippers. Pakistan has descended toits current state of religious intolerancethrough a series of political decisions byJinnah’s successors.” (Purifying the Land of thePure: Pakistan’s Religious Minorities byFarahnaz Ispahani, published by HarperCollins, India, 2015.)

The descent began in 1949 with theConstituent Assembly declaring the objective

of Pakistan’s Constitution to be the creationof an Islamic state. It reached a nadir with the‘Islamisation’ drive under General Zia duringthe 1980s.

At the time of Partition, Christiansthought that the division of India had takenplace on the basis that Muslims could not co-exist with Hindus. Moreover, Christiansthought they were ahle kitab (people of thebook), and therefore, would not be harassedin Pakistan. Unfortunately, with the demiseof Jinnah, the so-called tolerance for evenChristians vanished. General Zia introducedIslamic laws which were openly against theminorities. The military rulers of Pakistan didnothing to control the violence of the funda-mentalist outfits. Since then, Christians havebeen prosecuted and killed mainly on groundsof blasphemy. Salman Taseer, a Minister in theSharif Government in Punjab was assassinat-ed. His crime, according to fundamentalists,was that he asked for a fair trial of Christianscharged with blasphemy.

Hindus and Sikhs were the first to be dri-ven out of Pakistan during 1947-48. A verysmall proportion of them stayed behind. Theirpopulation, according to estimates, is about14 lakh. A majority of them are based in Sind.Many among them are agricultural labourers.In the last 30 years, women from the commu-nity have often been kidnapped, forced toembrace Islam and married off to Muslims.

When parents of these girls have tried to getthe state through police and law courts toreturn their abducted children, the reply theyhave got is the women embraced Islam vol-untarily and married Muslims of their ownvolition. The suffering of the Shias should notbe overlooked. The number of times they havebeen bombed while praying in their mosquesis becoming difficult to keep track of.Extremists like the Wahabis have expresseda desire to expel the Shias from Islam; whatwas earlier done with the Ahmadiyyas.Serious intra-Islamic ‘cleansing’ efforts beganat the time of Zia. The obvious target of bru-talisation were the Shias. Sunnis were pro-voked to look upon the Shia community as‘a worm in the Muslim apple of Pakistan’. Therequired poison was manufactured inmadrasahs associated with the Deobandi andAhle-Hadith traditions. As written by the dis-tinguished Shia scholar Vali Nasr in his book,The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within IslamWill Shape the Future: “The Pakistan ulemabegan to share Saudi Arabia’s perception ofthe Iranian and Shia threat.” The extent of theestablishment hatred is such as that a SunniMuslim terrorist group called Sipah-e-SahabaPakistan targets and kills only Shias and isalleged to enjoy the covert patronage of thestate. Whither minorities?

(The writer is a well-known columnist andan author)

�������������� Sir — This refers to the article, “Liquidfunds: Laddering can help” (October3) by Hima Bindu Kota. TheGovernment’s decision to move theNational Company Law Tribunal(NCLT) to remove existing board ofInfrastructure Leasing & FinancialServices (IL&FS) and nominate UdayKotak-led board to bail out the debt-ridden company is welcome.

But this is just the beginning, ascomplete revival will take a longtime. Main difference between theSatyam and IL&FS saga is that while

the former was a clear case of fraud,the latter has more to do with asset lia-bility mismatch and wrong gover-nance issues. Since IL&FS has a solidasset base, it will come handy in gen-erating cash out of it to bail out thecompany from this mess. But theGovernment should focus on devel-oping a strong bond market to servethe needs.

Bal GovindNoida

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enter the Sabarimala temple. However,the verdict has emanated heated argu-ments both in favour as well asagainst the verdict.

Though the tenets of religiousscriptures did not stipulate any embargo on women of any age visit-ing the Sabarimala temple, the agita-tors wanted the temple authorities toconfine to the age-old practice anddeny permission to women to enterthe temple.

Others demand that womenshould be allowed to pay their obei-sance to Lord Ayyappa as per the ver-dict of the apex court. Under such cir-

cumstances, it is better to leave thedecision-making on temple visit towomen themselves. The DevaswomBoard and the Government shouldmake the required arrangements tosee that women who decide to visit thetemple are given adequate protectionand security.

Fiona WaltairChennai

��������������Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Clean India” (Ocober 4). While itmust be agreed that the ModiGovernment has done a stupendous

job in building toilets, but key issues,like inadequate supply of water, mak-ing people accustomed to using toi-lets, due to which they continue to useopen spaces, must be addressed.

It is also a fact that manual scav-enging is st i l l ver y rampant.Technological interventions, such asthe use of robots, like the one designedby a Kerala-based start-up needs to bereplicated.

AditiVia email

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double face of the AIADMK leadership.—AMMK leader TTV DHINAKARAN

I am not plying to topple AIADMK. I thoughthe (Dhinakaran) might have changed but he

is continuing with low-level politics.—Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

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Crisis in theInfrastructure Leasing& Financial Services(IL&FS) has sent Indiainto a panic mode.

While it may or may not be aLehman moment for the Indianeconomy but the debt crisis has cer-tainly raised questions about howour society has been mismanagingits finances. As projected in themedia, the Government has alreadyaccepted it as a serious moment butnot a scam.

It is also a fact that people’sdeposits in banks and other finan-cial institutions, like Life InsuranceCorporation (LIC), even in mutu-al funds, are at risk. It is also awonder that for 31 years, nobodynoticed that loans being grantedto IL&FS were on a mere guaran-tee on a piece of paper without anysecurity.

Even now, but for the suddensevere stock market crash andSmall Industries DevelopmentBank of India’s (SIDBI) approach tothe insolvency court to recover duesand IL&FS filing of a petitionbefore the National Company LawTribunal for protection from cred-itors, the entire episode could haveremained under garbs.

No wonder, the company wasdowngraded to a rating of D —deep in ‘junk territory’ from itsdefault grade of AAA that indicat-ed higher levels of credit worthi-ness. The surprise is: How did thefirm manage to have super AAArating for so long?

Are the monitoring systems,including that of the Reserve Bankof India, so weak? Or is there a delib-erate apathy and the system is beingmilched by unscrupulous elementswho are aware of the loopholes? Thismeans that our experts, like theirWestern counterparts, who allowedthe world to plunge into the Lehmancrisis, are equally naïve or are verynegligent. Possibly, it also means thatmore difficult situations may knockthe doors as the State Bank of India(SBI) and LIC are being told to fillthe hole.

The IL&FS is a strange creature.It is dubbed as private entity, but is

fully dependent on finances frompublic bodies, like LIC, CentralBank of India and mutual funds,including that of SBI and pensionfunds like HDFC, India DiscoveryFund, Japan’s Orix and Abu DhabiInvestment Authority. Today, all ofthese entities are in crisis. Thismeans that people’s hard earnedmoney is being liquidated bydefaulters like Nirav Modi andVijay Mallya and the nation remainsa mute spectator.

Fund flows from various for-eign companies, too, may remainaffected. The country’s financemanagement since the 1991 glob-alisation is in a mess. The situationhas aggravated all the more thanbeing resolved. This calls for a studyas to why during 1947-1991, pub-lic financial institutions or banksrarely had such dark moments,despite low Gross DomesticProduct growth. The silver line wasits high savings and international-ly acclaimed secure system.

Let the nation not forget thatthe country is indeed passingthrough a dark moment as anoth-er private bank, ICICI, manipulat-ed by its Chief Executive Officer,Chanda Kochar and her family, isfacing probe on account of irregu-larities in granting loans. Much ofthat is also not public knowledge.More than a Lehman, possibly,IL&FS is a Satyam moment, whereaccounts were covered up, if notfudged.

The sum is that banks are hav-ing over �12 lakh crore non-per-forming assets (NPAs) and a highportfolio of unsecured loans, bothprivate and Government entities. Infact, nomenclature may differ butall are dealing with the poor man’smoney, euphemistically called themiddle class — a group that is justat the poverty line. A mistake any-where can lead them to an abyss.

It also means that across thepolitical spectrum either nobodyunderstands the intricacy of secur-ing public deposits or they are a partof the mess.

Else, how would a �91,000crore debt pile up with IL&FS in2017-18? There is another five bil-lion dollar of such pile up with its169 subsidiaries. It may be the casethat this is not a scam, but howcome the most of it has been lost inroad construction and not in a yearbut almost over two decades?

Lending to infrastructure com-panies, in short the NationalHighway Authority (NHAI) con-

tractors, were to be recoveredthrough tolls. Where has the tollcollection at super high rates gone?The NHAI in various statementshas averred that not more than one-third of the collections were beingpaid to it. This raises a serious ques-tion: Who gobbled up the tollmoney which has caused an all-round inflation?

Questions also arise as to whyat all people are being fleeced at tollgates despite high petrol cess ofeight rupee per litre that is beingpaid by even non-highway users?The nation was given to understandthat cess would replace the tolls.This means mess is possibly at everystep — from cess to toll collectionto high credit being given to infra-structure companies to their non-repayment.

India is living moments ofsevere extortions of people’sdeposits. Earlier, it was supposed tobe restricted to banks. Now, it iseven the Non-Banking FinancialCompanies (NBFC), like IL&FS,which have stepped in to fill thebanking sector void. They succeed-ed in growing fast and grabbed a lot

of market share. But now, with IL&FS default-

ing, investors will be reluctant tolend to NBFCs. This will increasecost of borrowing and impact theirprofitability. Corporates, too, willfind it difficult to raise money fromNBFCs.

That the entire financial systemis in a crisis is evident from the waySBI and other banks halved the lev-els of ATM withdrawals from�40,000 to �20,000, post the IL&FScrisis. The banking system is hav-ing a severe cash crunch. The onlyhope is that they do not go “cash-less” as the West had seen duringthe Lehman moment.

The Government itself hashinted at it. It alleged that the debt-laden IL&FS suffered due to “mis-management and misgovernance”.Neither a change of guard, aseffected by the Government, norany finance body will solve theproblem. Repeated mismanage-ments, if not scandals, point to agrim situation.

The country has not learnt.Former US President BarackObama’s chief of staff Rahm

Emanuel had said, “Never waste acrisis”. The IL&FS has exposedseveral fault lines. The 2008Lehman crisis also started withover-leveraging by shadow bankslike NBFC. This exposes the faultlines at the RBI, where the IL&FSis registered. The nation has tothink twice now before trusting theregulator.

Rating agencies registered withthe Securities and Exchange Boardof India (SEBI) too have failed.Fees to rating agencies are paid bythe rated. Giving a generous ratinghas incentives for the rating com-panies. The reality is: Rating isadvertising and people need totreat these as scraps. Was SEBI notaware of it? The company auditorsalso either were too incompetentto read the books or they did itdeliberately. But they are guilty ofbreaching public trust.

The nation needs to be awarethat such unethical fault lines erodethe entire finance system. Is that thedifference that the nation hadbefore 1991 and after?

(The writer is a senior journalist)

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Patients in India spend around 80 percent of their out-of-pocket (OOP) costfor treatment, which primarily comes

from their household income or savings.According to a report by the NationalSample Survey Office (NSSO), over 80 percent of the Indian households were not cov-ered by any health scheme and most of thecost was met by OOP in 2015. The report alsoshows that around six million families werepushed into poverty due to high hospitalisa-tion expenditure. The proportion of popula-tion reporting any OOP expenditureincreased to 80 per cent in 2011-12 from 60per cent in 1993-94. In situation like these,only a universal health insurance programmeor provision for healthcare at subsidised ratescan ensure that people are not pushed intopoverty by catastrophic medical expenses.

However, India’s public healthcare bud-get remained low at just 1.3 per cent of theGDP, which is far less than the global aver-age of six per cent. Also, Government con-tribution to health insurance stands at about32 per cent, compared to 84 per cent in adeveloped nation, such as the UK.

In this context, the new flagship healthinitiative, ‘Ayushman Bharat’, announced bythe Government recently holds lot of promis-es and has two main objectives: First, tostrengthen primary healthcare which hasbeen lacking in the country. Second, to offerfinancial protection from catastrophic expen-diture, often encountered once a family mem-ber is sick and needs long-term healthcare.

The programme seeks to provide a cov-erage of five lakh rupees per family, annu-ally to 10 crore families chosen through theSocio Economic Caste Census, mainly ruralpoor and identified urban workers. Theexpenditure incurred in premium paymentwill be shared by the Union and StateGovernments in the ratio of 60:40. Till now,31 States and Union territories (UTs) havesigned Memorandum of understandings(MoUs) with the Centre for the implemen-tation of the programme.

However, the most critical issue for thesuccess of the programme is its limited scope,uneven distribution of manpower and lackof infrastructure to cater to the health ser-vice. Around 40 per cent of the sanctionedposts are lying vacant in some States. Mostof the primary health care centres and dis-trict hospitals are facing shortage of doctorsand specialists. The country has severeshortage of registered medical practitionersas per the World Health Organistaion(WHO) norms, particularly in rural andremote areas, where they refuse to serve evenafter several efforts by the Government.

According to a recent national healthprofile 2018, one allopathic doctor in aGovernment hospital, on an average, servesa population of 11,082, which is 10 timesmore than the WHO norms of one doctorper 1,000 population. The situation is worstin Bihar, where one doctor serves a popula-tion of 28,391 people, followed by UttarPradesh (19,962), Jharkhand (18,518),Madhya Pradesh (16,996), Chhattisgarh(15,916) and Karnataka (13,556), whilesome States have relatively better status, suchas Delhi (2,203) and Goa (3,883).

Further, health infrastructure shortagereflected with one Government hospital bedfor every 1,844 people and one State-run hos-pital for every 55,591 people. Across States,Bihar has the highest congestion with 8,645people served by one Government hospitalbed followed by Andhra Pradesh (3,819),Jharkhand (3,079), Uttar Pradesh (2,905),Madhya Pradesh (2,661), and Chhattisgarh

(2,647). On the other hand, HimachalPradesh (577), Goa(671), Delhi(824), TamilNadu (899) and Kerala (939) have relative-ly less burden. The situation is worse in ruralareas when compared to urban areas, wherenearly 70 per cent of the people reside, whilemore than 60 per cent of the registered doc-tors are concentrated in urban areas, thus cre-ating a highly skewed distribution andaccessibility of basic health facilities. Situationdiffers across the States with acute shortagein some poor regions.

In order to make any health scheme asuccess, besides the cost of medicines, boththe Centre and States must work together toaddress the wide shortage of healthcare man-power and other necessary infrastructure.Above analysis shows that although India hasa public healthcare network ranging from pri-mary healthcare centres all the way tosuper-speciality hospitals, basic network ispoorly equipped, under-staffed and over-crowded, forcing the people to look for pri-vate providers.

Effective implementation of the‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme may have a pos-itive impact on reducing OOP expenditurebut with a condition that the Governmentwill ensure the right infrastructure to meetthe new infrastructure and manpowerdemand. This can have a cumulative posi-tive effect on increased access to qualityhealth and medication. In addition, unmetneeds of the population will be catered, whichremained hidden due to lack of financialresources.

If human resource and infrastructureproblems in public health services are nottimely addressed, patients will be forced togo to the private sector. In this case, the‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme is likely to ben-efit the private sector more than the publichealth services. There will be a huge scopeto generate fake bills, as happened in previ-ous health insurance schemes, where insur-ance companies found this to be a costlyproposition and most of them refused to pay.

Hence, it is important to place moreemphasis on improving public health servicesand implementation of proper health insur-ance regulations. Otherwise, this ambitiousscheme will ultimately be unsustainableand even detrimental for the poor for whomthe scheme is intended like other schemesin the past.

(The writer is Fellow at Institute forHuman Development, Delhi)

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Having secured �1.81 lakhcrore in its kitty from e-

auction of 50 mineral blocks,the Government is looking toput on block another 100 minesin the next six months, accord-ing to the Ministry of Mines.

The Government so farhas auctioned 50 mines, includ-ing 23 limestone, 17 iron ore,4 gold, 2 each of manganeseand graphite blocks and onebauxite and diamond blockeach.

There are 102 blocks inpipeline to be auctioned byMarch 2019 in AndhraPradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,Jharkhand, Karnataka, MadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,Rajasthan, Telangana andAssam, as per a report by theMinistry of Mines on progessof block auction.

These include 42 lime-stone, 19 bauxite, 11 man-ganese ore, 8 copper, 6 iron ore,6 graphite, 3 zinc, 2 emerald, 2gold, 1 iron ore & manganese,1 dolomite/limestone and 1copper ore.

As per the report,Jharkhand will auction thehighest 20 blocks followed by16 by Rajasthan and 13 each byMadhya Pradesh andMaharashtra.

Of these 102, theGovernment plans to auctiontwo limestone blocks in

October.Of the two blocks, one is in

Andhra Pradesh and the otheris in Gujarat.

The Chintalayapalle-Abdullapuram-Korumanipalli(CAK) limestone block inAndhra Pradesh with reservesof 104.68 million tonnes (MT)will be auctioned on October12.

The Bhatvadiya block inGujarat with reserves of 477.2MT will go under the hammeron October 17.

The Centre had earlier saidit was considering granting allapprovals, including environ-mental clearance, to mineralblocks before putting them upfor sale, a move that may givea push to the auctions.

The idea is to fast-trackauctioning and iron out issuesrelated to green clearances andland rights are addressedupfront.

It has given in-principleapproval to provide singleclearance for environment andforest to the new lease holdersof the 288 mining leases expir-ing in two years.

From the 50 mineral blocksauctioned so far since 2015, thegovernment will earn a revenueof �1.81 lakh crore over thelease period.

To ensure transparency inthe mineral sector, Mines andMinerals Development andRegulation) Amendment Bill,2015 was passed by Parliamentin 2015.

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Within a day of the one-offexcise duty cut and PSUs

subsidising fuel, petrol anddiesel prices are on the riseagain and have hit a threeweek high.

Petrol and diesel priceswere cut by a minimum �2.50on October 5 when the gov-ernment’s only second cut inexcise duty of �1.50 per litreand State-owned fuel retailersproviding a �1 per litre subsidycame into effect. In BJP-ruledstates, the reduction was high-er as they matched the cut witha similar reduction local salestax or VAT.

But the prices were on therise from the very next day.Petrol price was hiked by 18paise a litre on October 6 and14 paise on Sunday, accordingto daily price notificationissued by state-owned oil firms.

Petrol, which in Delhi wascut to �81.50 on October 5, onSunday costs �81.82.

Similarly, diesel rates arehiked by 29 paise a litre each onOctober 6 and Sunday. It costs�73.53 per litre in Delhi, upfrom �72.95 on October 5,according to the oil firms.

Delhi, which did not cutVAT on fuel, still has the cheap-est fuel in all metros and bulkof state capital as it levies lowertaxes. Mumbai despite reduc-ing VAT on petrol still has thehighest priced fuel.

Petrol in Mumbai sells for�87.29 a litre on Sunday anddiesel is priced at �77.06.

Petrol prices had hit an all-time high of �84 per litre inDelhi and �91.34 in Mumbaion October 4. Diesel rates toohad peaked to �75.45 a litre inDelhi and �80.10 in Mumbai.Following the twin decision,they fell to �81.50 per litre ofpetrol in Delhi and �86.97 inMumbai.

Diesel rates fell to �72.95 inDelhi and �77.45 in Mumbaion October 5. On Sunday, therates hit a three-week high.

Private retailers like NayaraEnergy, formerly known asEssar Oil, too are matchingPSU rates by subsidising fuel by�1 a litre.

After the Centre cut exciseduty by �1.50 per litre andasked PSU oil firms to subsidisefuel by �1, Maharashtra andGujarat Governments wereamong the first to announce amatching �2.50 cut.

They were later joined byChhattisgarh, Jharkhand,Tripura, Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh, HimachalPradesh, Haryana Assam,Uttarakhand, Goa andArunachal Pradesh with simi-lar moves. Jammu andKashmir, which is under gov-ernor’s rule, too reduced tax onthe two fuel.

Maharashtra, however,reduced VAT only on petroland not on diesel.

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Macroeconomic data,movement of the rupee

and trend in global crude oilprices would be crucial for thestock markets this week, sayexperts.

After back-to-back hikessince June, the Reserve Bank ofIndia (RBI) kept interest ratesunchanged on Friday, surpris-ing markets that had expecteda rate hike to support the tum-bling rupee and combat infla-tionary pressures from high oilprices.

“The equity market out-look has taken a beating givendegradation in the quality ofdebt, redemption and height-ened risk averseness byinvestors.

“Trend is likely to be neg-ative at least in the near-termtill the financial market sta-bilises. Key data like bondyield, INR, oil prices, liquidityand equity valuation has tonormalise which may takesome more time,” said VinodNair, Head of Research, GeojitFinancial Services.

“The lingering concernsseems to be around crude oilprices, global interest rates andthe ongoing global develop-ments on the trade front. Giventhe status quo, we expect shortterm rates to ease while longterm yields may trade rangebound.

“The macro needs moni-

toring and INR and crude oilprices could be leading the wayfor markets going forward,”said Lakshmi Iyer, CIO (Debt)and Head of Products, KotakMahindra Asset ManagementCompany.

Stock markets took a beat-ing last week over rupee woesand crude oil prices. The BSESensex lost a whopping1,850.15 points over the weekto close at 34,376.99 on Friday.

“On economic data front,this week the InternationalMonetary Fund will present itslatest World EconomicOutlook as it opens its annualmeeting with the World Bankin Bali, Indonesia. USSeptember inflation data isdue on Thursday.

“In India, data like IIP forAugust and CPI for Septembermonth will be announced thisFriday,” said VK Sharma, HeadPCG and Capital MarketStrategy, HDFC Securities.

“Markets have witnessedselling across the board. Eventhe good quality stocks were

battered in line with generalmarkets.

“However, the current fallwas in isolation with globaldeveloped markets which givea ray of hope that soon abounce will emerge as valua-tions have corrected a lot acrossthe board. We think marketswill calm down once corporateresults start pouring in andgiven the oversold state ofmarket, sharp rallies can beexpected,” said Jimeet Modi,Founder and CEO, SAMCOSecurities and StockNote.

The Indian rupee crashedbelow the 74-level against theUS dollar for the first time everon Friday.

“Rupee was caught offguard and weakened beyond74, after RBI surprised marketsby keeping rates unchanged.Given the rising oil and tradetensions, traders will bet onexports going up, to curb fur-ther weakening in the curren-cy,” said Anand James, ChiefMarket Strategist, GeojitFinancial Services.

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Scheduled commuter carrierAir Odisha is all set to take

a Sharjah-based NRI investoron board as it seeks to tap freshcapital to fuel its expansionplans and the announcement tothis effect is likely to be madesoon, a source said.

The Bhubaneshwar-basedairline has also brought inindustry veteran Bhupesh Joshias its chief executive officerahead of bringing in the newSharjahbased partner, thesource said.

Air Odisha is currently 60per cent owned by twoAhmedabad-headquarteredfirms — GSEC Aviation-Monarch Networth Capital--and the rest 40 per cent stakeis with original promoterRadhakanta Pani family.

“However, GSEC Aviation-Monarch Networth have decid-ed to partially offload theirstake to the Sharjah-basedcrude oil firm Ghalia PetrolLLP. The two partners havealready signed the term-sheetand are expected to make an

announcement on the dealsoon,” the source told.

The decision was taken atAir Odisha Pvt Ltd’s boardmeeting held in Bhubaneswarlast month, the source added.

The GSEC Aviation-Monarch Networth Capital hadacquired 60 per cent stake inthe carrier from Pani family inNovember last year along withthe acquisition of G RGopinath-founded Air Deccan.

GSEC Aviation is owned byRakesh Ramanlal Shah, broth-er-in-law of Adani Groupchairman Gautam Adani.

Air Odisha managingdirector Shaishav Shah con-firmed that the airline wasgetting a new investor inaddition to the existing pro-moters to infuse fresh capital,adding that it had alreadysigned an agreement to clinchthe deal.

“I can just confirm that wehave signed the contract witha Sharjah-based companywhich is into crude oil trade.We will very soon be makinga joint statement on the pro-posed deal,” Shah said.

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The hike in minimum sup-port prices (MSP) for kharif

crop announced in July by theNarendra Modi Governmentwas “well below” the oneseffected under the previousUPA Governments in 2008-09and 2012-13, the Reserve Bankhas said.

The Government hadannounced the hike in MSPs inJuly for the summer or thekharif crop, following a budgetannouncement affirming a 50per cent mark up to farmersover the cost of produce. MSPon common variety of ricewas hiked by �200, along withother crops like cotton, andpulses like tur and urad.

It followed it up by declar-ing a hike for the winter crop aswell last week. This included anincrease of �105 per quintal forwheat, and masur by �225 perquintal, among others.

“In a historical perspective,the current increase in MSPs(announced in July) is signifi-cantly higher than the averageof the last five years but well

below the upward revisionseffected in 2008-09 and 2012-13,” the RBI said in theMonetary Policy Report pub-lished on Friday.

The MPR said the hike forthe 14 crops for the kharif2018-19 season implies a nom-inal MSP increase in the rangeof 3.7 per cent to 52.5 per centfor different crops as com-pared to their levels last year.

The MPR, however, didnot elaborate on the assertionbeyond a visual chart depictingthe MSP hikes for differentcommodities for multiple years.

It, however, said that the pre-sent MSP hike can lead to a 0.29-0.35 per cent hike in headlineinflation, the RBI’s core mandate.

“A first approximation ofthe inflationary impact of MSPincrease...Yields 29-35 bpsincrease in headline inflation,”the MPR said, adding that theestimate is based on multiplemethodologies.

It, however, added that theestimates are “highly tentative” inthe absence of “robust informa-tion on the actual size and scaleof procurement operations”.

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The promoter of GujaratNRE Coke Ltd is expecting

a positive outcome from theNational Company LawAppellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

“We are expecting a prop-er order from NCLAT to moveforward on Sec 230 of theCompanies Act in the nexthearing on October 8,” thecompany Promoter andChairman Arun Jagatramkasaid.

Jagatramka had submitteda proposal under Section 230of the Companies Act beforethe NCLT rpt NCLT Kolkatabench to revive the firm whichemploys 1,100 people.

The NCLAT had acceptedthe proposal of Jagatramka onMay 15 and had ordered toconvene a meeting of all thestakeholders on July 16.

The Jindal Steel & Power

Ltd, an unsecured creditorwith only 0.5 per cent of thetotal debts of Gujarat NRECoke, has obtained an ex-parteorder of NCLAT on July 12 tostay the meeting scheduled onJuly 16.

A stay order just a dayahead of the meet of the lendersand shareholders of GujaratNRE Coke Ltd cast a shadowon the future of the debt-ladenfirm which found no takersunder the IBC.

Earlier, Gujarat NRE Cokehad failed to get any suitor forresolution under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code (IBC) asno plan was accepted by itssecured creditors.

“I am always optimistic,”Jagatramka had said earlier.

The beleaguered metal-lurgical coke producer owesabout �5,000 crore to securedand unsecured creditors whilethe liquidation value of the

company was put at �350crore. The company had vol-untarily moved the NCLATlast year.

According to a proposal ofthe promoter family ofJagatramka has promised torepay �3,501 crore of securedfinancial creditors through amix of long term debt and equi-ty reducing the company’sequity shares by 90 per cent andpaying part of FCCB holdersand unsecured creditors as set-tlement.

As per the proposal,�3,501 crore are to be con-verted into �500 crore of termloans to be repaid over 10years at 8.1 per cent interestrate and �40 crore worth ofshares of face value of Re oneand �2,961 crore ofCompulsory RedeemablePreference Shares of �10,000face value redeemable after 20year at one go.

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IT company Tech Mahindraexpects its cyber security

business to grow in the rangeof 30-40 per cent, at least for thenext three years, according toa senior company official.

“We are doing a very hum-ble start even if we grow 30-40per annum in our business ofsecurity. It is fair estimate ofwhat we can put on ground,”Rajiv Singh, Senior VP &Global Head of cyber securityunit of Tech Mahindra, said.

He was replying to queryon growth and business oppor-tunity that company sees incyber security business.

Singh said that the growth isexpected in cyber security divi-sion of Tech Mahindra everyyear over a period of next threeyears.

“You have to look at theCAGR , that can only go upwhen you have strong alliances.When I am talking aboutgrowth, I am talking aboutaccelerating in next 3 years. (In)next 3 years, (it) has to be accel-erated,” he added.

The company recentlysigned partnership pact withsecurity arm of Israel govern-ment-run Israel AerospaceIndustries (IAI) to provide anddevelop technical security solu-tion for utility firms and criti-cal infrastructure.

Under the partnership,Tech Mahindra plans to devel-op internal capability to handlecyber security solution andfurther train people to growbusiness. “We want to firstfocus on that there is right levelof capability to handle cybersecurity challenge.

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Aweak broader marketpulled down the combined

market valuation of the top 10most valued Indian companiesby a whopping �2,55,995 crorelast week, with RIL taking thesteepest hit.

The equity market wit-nessed severe drubbing lastweek, with the BSE benchmarkSensex falling sharply by1,850.15 points to end at34,376.99.

From the top 10 pack, RIL’smarket capitalisation (m-cap)plummeted �1,32,061.4 croreto �6,65,441.16 crore.

Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) took the second biggesthit, with its valuation plunging�31,164.6 crore to �8,05,187.65crore, while that of ITC tanked�23,932.94 crore to�3,39,284.67 crore.

K o t a kM a h i n d r aBank’s m-capn o s e d i v e d�17,091.72crore to�2,00,874.28crore andthat ofM a r u t iSuzuki Indias l u m p e d�13,821.67crore to�2,08,223.79crore.

HDFC Bank suffered anerosion of �11,629.51 crore to�5,33,340.93 crore and that ofHindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)fell sharply by �10,433.61crore to �3,37,566.18 crore.

The valuation of HDFCdived �6,812.89 crore to�2,90,520.19 crore and that ofSBI went down by �6,425.7

crore to �2,30,075.87crore.Similarly, the m-cap ofInfosys fell by �2,621.03 croreto �3,15,331.73 crore.

In the ranking of top-10firms, TCS stood at numberone position, followed byReliance Industries Ltd (RIL),HDFC Bank, ITC, HUL,Infosys, HDFC, SBI, Marutiand Kotak Mahindra Bank.

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E-commerce major Flipkarton Sunday said it is foray-

ing into the insurance seg-ment after securing a corporateagent license.

To begin with, Flipkart haspartnered Bajaj Allianz GeneralInsurance to offer customisedinsurance solutions to power itsmobile phone protection pro-gramme for all leading mobilephone brands that are sold onits platform, Flipkart said in astatement.

It added that under theprogramme, it will offer bothcash payout option or free pickup, service and drop conve-nience to customers.

The insurance offering willbe available from October 10,the start of Flipkart's The BigBillion Days (TBBD).

“In line with our cus-tomer-first policy and as themarket leader in this segment,insurance felt like the logicalnext step in providing con-sumers with excellent after-sales care for their phones. The

plan, from purchase to claim,will be completely integratedinto our online platform...”Flipkart Senior Vice Presidentand head of Fintech RaviGarikipati said.

Tapan Singhel, MD andCEO of Bajaj Allianz GeneralInsurance Co, said the twocompanies are starting with thecomplete mobile protectionplan (CMP), adding value formillions of customers.

Estimates suggest about 36per cent of mobile phone usersin India own smartphones. Amajor worry for customers isdamaging their screens or hav-ing their phone stolen - chal-lenges that the offering aims toaddress.

The statement said theinsurance will be valid for ayear, covering accidental,screen, and liquid damagealong with theft of the pro-tected mobile phones.

Customers will be able topurchase the insurance-pow-ered CMP plan at the sametime as they buy the mobilephone for �99 onwards.

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Swedish furniture giant Ikeaon Sunday said it would not

raise the prices of low-endfurniture and furnishing prod-ucts if the company costsincrease due to Centre's recenthike in customs duty on somefurnishing items to curbimports of non-essential goods.

“For now, we have notseen any repercussions, but ifthere is continuation of costsdue to hike in customs dutieson furniture and furnishingitems, then at some point oftime we would have to pass it(burden) on to customers, butwe may do it on higher-endproducts, not lower-end,Deputy Country ManagerPatrik Antoni said.

Patrik said Ikea is a globalcompany and it would appre-ciate global trade, but wouldnot be happy with trade barri-ers such as customs tariff orimport duties.

He also said trade barrierswill only affect 'ease of doing

business,' which will in the longrun affect customers.

The central Governmenthad on September 26 hikedcustoms duties on as many as19 items, including jet fuel, AirConditioners and refrigera-tors, with an aim to curbimports of non-essential goods.

Ikea imports most of theproducts it sells, and many arecovered by the latest customsduty hike which includes table-ware, kitchenware and house-hold items made of plastic andtravel bags, among others.

The total import bill onaccount of shipment of suchitems into the country last fis-cal was �86,000 crore.

Curbing non-essentialimports was part of the five-pronged steps announced bythe government to checkwidening current accountdeficit and capital outflows.

Ikea is planning to investnearly �3,000 crore in the nextthree years to open three ful-fillment centres (packing ware-houses) in Mumbai, Bengaluru

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Washington: NASA’s Voyager2 probe is approaching inter-stellar space and has detectedan increase in cosmic rays thatoriginate outside our solar sys-tem, the US space agency said.

Launched in 1977, Voyager2 is a little less than 17.7 billionkilometres from Earth, or morethan 118 times the distancefrom Earth to the Sun.

Since 2007 the probe hasbeen travelling through theoutermost layer of the helios-phere — the vast bubblearound the Sun and the plan-ets dominated by solar mater-ial and magnetic fields.

Voyager scientists havebeen watching for the space-craft to reach the outer bound-ary of the heliosphere, knownas the heliopause. Once Voyager2 exits the heliosphere, it willbecome the second human-made object, after Voyager 1, toenter interstellar space.

Since late August, the

Cosmic Ray Subsystem instru-ment on Voyager 2 has mea-sured about a five per centincrease in the rate of cosmicrays hitting the spacecraftcompared to early August.

The probe’s Low-EnergyCharged Particle instrumenthas detected a similar increasein higher-energy cosmic rays.Cosmic rays are fast-movingparticles that originate outsidethe solar system. Some of these

cosmic rays are blocked by theheliosphere, so mission plan-ners expect that Voyager 2 willmeasure an increase in therate of cosmic rays as itapproaches and crosses theboundary of the heliosphere.

In May 2012, Voyager 1experienced an increase in therate of cosmic rays similar towhat Voyager 2 is now detect-ing. That was about threemonths before Voyager 1crossed the heliopause andentered interstellar space.However, Voyager team mem-bers note that the increase incosmic rays is not a definitivesign that the probe is about tocross the heliopause. Voyager 2is in a different location in theheliosheath — the outer regionof the heliosphere — thanVoyager 1 had been, and pos-sible differences in these loca-tions means Voyager 2 mayexperience a different exit time-line than Voyager 1. PTI

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Brett Kavanaugh was swornin as the 114th justice of the

US Supreme Court, after awrenching debate over sexualmisconduct and judicial tem-perament that shattered theSenate, captivated the nationand ushered in an acrimo-nious new level of polarization— now encroaching on thecourt that the 53-year-old judgemay well swing rightward fordecades to come.

Even as Kavanaugh tookhis oath of office Saturdayevening in a quiet private cer-emony, not long after the nar-rowest Senate confirmation innearly a century and a half, pro-testers chanted outside thecourt building across the streetfrom the Capitol.

The climactic 50-48 rollcall capped a fight that seizedthe national conversation afterclaims emerged that he hadsexually assaulted women threedecades ago — allegations heemphatically denied. Thoseaccusations transformed theclash from a routine struggleover judicial ideology into anangry jumble of questionsabout victims’ rights, the pre-sumption of innocence andpersonal attacks on nominees.

His confirmation providesa defining accomplishment forPresident Donald Trump andthe Republican Party, which

found a unifying force in thecause of putting a new conser-vative majority on the court.Before the sexual accusationsgrabbed the Senate’s and thenation’s attention, Democratshad argued that Kavanaugh’srulings and writings as anappeals court judge raised serious concerns about hisviews on abortion rights and apresident’s right to bat awaylegal probes.

Trump, flying to Kansas fora political rally, flashed athumbs-up gesture when thetally was announced andpraised Kavanaugh for being“able to withstand this horrible,horrible attack by theDemocrats.” He later tele-phoned his congratulations tothe new justice, then at the rallyreturned to his own attack onthe Democrats as “an angryleft-wing mob.”

Like Trump, senators at theCapitol predicted voters wouldreact strongly by defeating theother party’s candidates in nextmonth’s congressional elections.

“It’s turned our base onfire,” declared SenateRepublican leader MitchMcConnell of Kentucky. ButDemocratic leader ChuckSchumer of New York forecastgains for his party instead:“Change must come fromwhere change in Americaalways begins: the ballot box.”

The justices themselvesmade a quiet show of solidar-ity. Kavanaugh was sworn in byChief Justice John Roberts andthe man he’s replacing, retiredJustice Anthony Kennedy, asfellow Justices Samuel Alito,Clarence Thomas, Ruth BaderGinsburg and Elena Kaganlooked on — two conservativesand two liberals.

Still, Kagan noted the nightbefore that Kennedy has been“a person who found the cen-ter” and “it’s not so clear we’llhave that” now.

Noisy to the end, theSenate battle featured a call ofthe roll that was interruptedseveral times by protestersshouting in the spectators’gallery before Capitol Policeremoved them. Vice PresidentMike Pence presided, hispotential tie-breaking voteunnecessary.

Trump has now put hisstamp on the court with hissecond justice in as many years.Yet Kavanaugh is joining undera cloud. Accusations from sev-eral women remain underscrutiny, and House Democratshave pledged further investi-gation if they win the majori-ty in November.

Seoul: US Secretary of StateMike Pompeo said he andNorth Korean leader Kim JongUn made unspecified progresson Sunday toward an agree-ment for the North to give upits nuclear weapons. But therewas no immediate indicationwhether Pompeo had man-aged to arrange much-antici-pated summit between Kimand President Donald Trump.

Arriving in Seoul on hisfourth visit to N Korea,Pompeo tweeted he had “goodtrip” and he and Kim “contin-ue to make progress on agree-ments made at Singapore sum-mit.” Trump and Kim heldhistoric summit there in Juneresulted in a vague agreementfor the North to denuclearise.

The top US diplomat

offered no details, and uponlanding in South Korea, hebriefed White House nationalsecurity adviser John Boltonand Trump chief of staff JohnKelly on his trip, officials said.

Pompeo then met SouthKorea’s President, Moon Jae-in.Moon, who has met twice withKim, asked Pompeo to makepublic as much information ashe could about the trip.

“I dearly hope that your lat-est visit, as well as the upcom-ing US-North Korea summit,which I hope will be happen-ing soon, will make an irre-versible, decisive progress,”Moon said. “Since we have themedia present here, I wouldlike to ask you to disclose any-thing that you can open to thepublic here.” AP

BUCHAREST: Romanianswere voting Sunday for a sec-ond day on a constitutionalamendment backed by theinfluential RomanianOrthodox Church that wouldmake it harder to legalise same-sex marriage.

The conservative Coalitionfor Family initiated the refer-endum and Orthodox priestsduring Sunday services encour-aged the faithful to vote.

The proposed amendmentwould change the definition offamily in Romania’sConstitution to make mar-riage a union between a manand a woman instead ofbetween “spouses.” Same-sexmarriage is already illegal inRomania.

The Central ElectoralBureau said 11.67 percent ofvoters had cast a ballot bylunchtime Sunday in the two-day referendum. AP

Lyon: The wife of the missingpresident of Interpol says herhusband sent her an image ofa knife before he disappearedduring a trip to their nativeChina. Making her first publiccomments on the mystery sur-rounding Meng Hongwei’swhereabouts, Grace Meng toldreporters in Lyon, France onSunday she thinks the knife washer husband’s way of trying totell her he was in danger.

She says she has had nofurther contact with him sincethe message that was sent onSept. 25. She says four minutesbefore Meng shared the image,he had sent a message saying,“Wait for my call.”

Meanwhile, the discipli-nary organ of China’s rulingCommunist Party says the headof Interpol, a senior Chineseofficial, is under investigationon suspicion of unspecifiedlegal violations. AP

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Scientists have developed anew test that can reveal the

amount of DNA people shed,a tool that could be used byforensic experts to nab crimi-nals using genetic clues left atcrime scenes.

A single tap of a finger onitems like door handles, glass oreven shaking hands can helpidentify and link potential sus-pects to a crime. Modern DNAforensic science is capable ofanalysing microscopic genetictraces inadvertently left atcrime scenes.

However, accurate identi-fication depends on the quali-ty of DNA sourced at thescene, according to researcherat the Flinders University inAustralia.

There is always a risk cru-cial evidence could be over-looked, smudged fingerprints

are the only evidence leftbehind, or even more worry-ingly, secondary transfer couldtake place, researchers said.

This could result in aninnocent person’s DNA beingtransferred by an object oreven a handshake to a placethey have never visited.Scientists have developed a testthat can reveal the amount ofDNA people shed. This willhelp determine whether theywere actually the last person tomake contact with an item,researchers said.

“We know that some peo-ple pass on more of their DNAbecause when they touchsomething more of their cellsare left behind,” said AdrianLinacre, Chair of ForensicDNA Technology at FlindersUniversity. “They are calledshedders but it’s very difficultat the moment to see who is ashedder,” he said.

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Pakistan is reviewing theprojects under the China-

Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) to safeguard the inter-est of the people in Balochistanprovince, Prime MinisterImran Khan has said.

The $50 billion CPEC,launched in 2015, is a plannednetwork of roads, railways andenergy projects linking China’sresource-rich Xinjiang UyghurAutonomous Region withPakistan’s strategic GwadarPort on the Arabian Sea.

Khan’s remarks about theCPEC projects came as hechaired a Balochistan cabinetmeeting on Saturday in Quettaduring his first visit to theprovince as the Prime Minister.

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Christians dressed in theirtidiest clothes flocked to

Sunday sermons in the earth-quake and tsunami damagedIndonesian city of Palu, seek-ing answers as the death tollfrom the twin disastersbreached 1,700 and officialssaid they feared more than5,000 others could be missing.

Indonesia’s disaster agencysaid the number of dead hadclimbed to 1,763, mostly inPalu. Agency spokesmanSutopo Purwo Nugroho saidmany more people could beburied, especially in the Paluneighborhoods of Petobo andBalaroa, where more than 3,000homes were damaged orsucked into deep mud whenthe Sept. 28 quake caused loosesoil to liquefy.

“Based on reports fromvillage chiefs in Balaroa andPetobo, some 5,000 peoplehave not been found. Our

workers on the ground aretrying to confirm this,” he saidat a news briefing in Jakarta,Indonesia’s capital.

Nugroho said that effortsto retrieve decomposed bodiesin deep, soft mud were gettingtougher and that some peoplemay have fled or been rescuedand evacuated. More than8,000 either injured or vulner-able residents have been flownor shipped out of Palu, whileothers could have left by land,he said. Officially, Nugrohosaid only 265 people are con-firmed missing and 152 othersstill buried under mud andrubble, nine days after themagnitude 7.5 earthquake andpowerful tsunami hit Palu andsurrounding areas.

The government targets toend search operations byThursday, nearly two weeksafter the disaster, at whichtime those unaccounted for willbe declared missing and con-sidered dead, Nugroho said.

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China’s central bank onSunday said it was cutting

the reserve requirement ratios(RRRs) by one per cent fromOctober 15 which will inject anet $109.2 billion in cash intothe banking system, amid adeepening trade war with theUS that has increased pressureon growth in the world’s sec-ond-largest economy.

The reserve cut, the fourthby the People’s Bank of China(PBOC) this year, came afterBeijing pledged to speed upplans to invest billions of dol-lars in infrastructure projects asthe economy shows signs ofcooling further.

The PBOC said it will cutthe RRR for RMB deposits byone percentage point startingfrom October 15. The cut willenable banks in China torelease 1.2 trillion-yuan cashfor additional lending.

Some of the liquidityunleashed will be used to payback the 450 billion yuan ($65billion) of the medium-termlending facility that will matureon October 15, state-runXinhua news agency reported.

In addition, the liquidity ofanother 750 billion yuan ($110billion) will be injected into themarket for lending, accordingto the PBOC statement.

The announcement of therelaxing the RRR requirementfor the banks, which are alsosaddled with the huge localgovernment debt of $2.58 tril-lion comes amid deepeningtrade war with US and raisingof the interest rates by USFederal Reserve, intensifyingthe pressure on capital out-flows.

The huge cash outflowfrom the banks was expected to

help the private businesses toaccess more credit as theirproducts faced an uncertainprospect in the US, which isChina’s second largest marketafter the European Union.

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With tails wagging and rau-cous barking, hundreds

of dogs and their owners ralliedin London on Sunday to howlfor a new people’s vote onBrexit, in what organisersdubbed a “wooferendummarch”. The gathering drewEU-flag waving politicians,actors and activists — allaccompanied by their four-legged friends and united intheir opposition to Britain’sdeparture from the EU.

“In a campaign, use what-ever you can that helps,” AlastairCampbell, a former LabourGovernment spokesman, toldAFP alongside his five-month-old Cavalier King CharlesSpaniel, Skye.

“Today’s showing that thiscountry just isn’t unitingaround any vision for Brexitand it’s one way of fighting,” hesaid. The dog parade — which

attracted everything fromCorgies and beagles to huskiesand a giant Leonberger — tookplace two weeks before a larg-er pro-referendum rally, set tobe attended mostly by humans,planned for October 20.

British Prime MinisterTheresa May has ruled out anew Brexit referendum, sayingit would betray the result of the2016 vote and destroy trust in

politicians.But politicians from all

parties have joined a growingmovement for Britons to havethe chance to say whether theyhave changed their minds.

“It’s nice to highlight aserious point in such a fun way— everybody loves dogs,” saidGerman university lecturerFlora Renz, 30. She has lived inBritain for a decade and turned

out with Billy, a three-year-oldbeagle draped in an EU flag.

“I hope people are going tosee some sense. I don’t know ifa second referendum is thebest solution but anything’s bet-ter than what’s happening rightnow.” Human participants inthe march, many sportingfancy dress and painted dogfaces, assembled with theirfurry companions displayingpro-EU signs on their collarsand backs, near TrafalgarSquare.

The crowd pawed its waythrough the heart of the capi-tal’s Government district,before they were set to gatherfor speeches — and likely some

dog treats — in ParliamentSquare. Organisers plan tohand in a petition to May’sDowning Street office “signedby dogs and owners”.

After Brexit, Britain mayhave to leave the EU’s pet pass-port scheme, which allows reg-istered pets to travel to mem-ber states freely with theirowners. The change will meandog-owners are likely to faceincreased bureaucracy andneed more preparation time iftaking their canine companionsto the continent.

Some at the marchbemoaned that and otherimpacts of Brexit. “It’s just oneof the many aspects that peo-ple have taken for granted...And now won’t be there,” saidmarketing consultant AnthonyRobinson, 48, of London.

He attended with Fred, histwo-year-old Corgi — the dogbreed favoured by QueenElizabeth II.

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Afriend of a prominentSaudi journalist who went

missing in Istanbul on Sundaysaid officials told him to “makeyour funeral preparations” as the Washington Post con-tributor “was killed” at theSaudi Consulate.

A Turkish official separate-ly told The Associated Pressthat authorities believe JamalKhashoggi was killed at theSaudi Consulate, while another said it was a “high prob-ability.” Saudi officials havedenied allegations thatKhashoggi was killed at the con-sulate, calling them “baseless.”

Meanwhile, TurkishPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoganonly said “God willing, we willnot be faced with the situationwe do not desire” when asked byjournalists about Khashoggi.The growing dispute over hisfate threatens relations betweenSaudi Arabia and Turkey andraises new questions about thekingdom and the actions of itsassertive Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman, whomKhashoggi wrote critically aboutin his columns.

Turan Kislakci, a friend ofKhashoggi and the head of theTurkish-Arab MediaAssociation, spoke to the AP onSunday outside the Saudi

Consulate in Istanbul. He saidhe believes Turkish officialssoon will announce the find-ings of their investigation.

“What was explained to usis this: He was killed, makeyour funeral preparations,”Kislakci said. “We called a fewother places, these are lowerofficials, but they said: ‘We haveevidence he was killed in a bar-baric way, we will announce ittomorrow or the day after.’”

Kislakci also alleged, basedon conversations with officialshe did not name, that Khashoggiwas made to “faint,” then wasdismembered. A Turkish officialsaid an “initial assessment” bypolice concluded Khashoggihad been killed at the con-sulate. On Sunday, another offi-cial assessed as “high probabil-ity” that Khashoggi was killed inthe consulate and his body wastaken away.

The Post reported on thepolice’s theory late Saturday, cit-ing two anonymous sources.

“If the reports of Jamal’smurder are true, it is a mon-strous and unfathomable act,”the Post’s editorial page editorFred Hiatt said in a statement.“Jamal was — or, as we hope,is — a committed, courageousjournalist. He writes out of asense of love for his countryand deep faith in human dig-nity and freedom.”

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Trump declared it an “his-toric night,” not long aftersigning the paperwork to makeKavanaugh’s status official.

“I stand before you todayon the heels of a tremendousvictory for our nation,” he saidto roars, thanking Republicansenators for refusing to backdown “in the face of theDemocrats’ shameless cam-paign of political and person-al destruction.” AP

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Beijing: China and the UnitedStates are set to hold high-leveltalks here on Monday to reducethe spiralling trade and militarytensions between the world’stwo largest economies.

US Secretary of State MikePompeo is scheduled to holdtalks with top Chinese leadersand officials in a bid to halt theongoing trade war in whichboth countries slapped addi-tional tariffs on billions of dol-lars of their exports.

Announcing Pompeo’svisit, Foreign Ministryspokesperson Hua Chunyinglast week said that China andthe US would exchange viewson bilateral ties and regionaland international issues ofcommon concern.

US Defence Secretary JimMattis too was due to visit butit was cancelled which Chinasaid was at the behest ofWashington. The news of can-cellation of his visit came afterUS allegations that Chinesenaval ship conducted unsafemanoeuvres near its destroyerDecatur when it passedthrough the islands off thedisputed South China Sea toassert freedom of navigation.China claims almost all of theSouth China Sea. PTI

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Acrash involving a limousineat a popular upstate New

York tourist spot killed 20 peo-ple, officials said Sunday.

Local officials told theTimes Union of Albany that alimo speeding down a hill hitbystanders Saturday afternoonat the Apple Barrel CountryStore in Schoharie, about 170miles (270 kilometers) north ofNew York City. State policeconfirmed Sunday that thedeath toll was 20 and said thecrash involved two vehicles.

The store is a popular stopfor tourists on fall foliage trips.

Authorities on Sunday did-n’t release names of victims orother specifics, but state police

set up a hotline for familymembers. The NationalTransportation Safety Board isinvestigating. An afternoonnews conference is planned.

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To combat fake news, a teamof Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT) researchershave developed a new MachineLearning (ML) system that helpsto determine whether a newssource is accurate or biased.

The researchers believe thatthe best approach is to focus noton the factuality of individualclaims but on the news sourcesthemselves.

“If a website has publishedfake news before, there’s a goodchance they’ll do it again. Byautomatically scraping dataabout these sites, the hope is thatour system can help figure outwhich ones are likely to do it inthe first place,” said lead authorRamy Baly from MIT’sComputer Science and ArtificialIntelligence Lab (CSAIL).

The system needs onlyabout 150 articles to reliablydetect if a news source can betrusted, suggests the study to bepresented at the 2018 EmpiricalMethods in Natural LanguageProcessing (EMNLP) confer-ence in Brussels.

For the study, theresearchers from MIT and theQatar Computing ResearchInstitute (QCRI), took datafrom Media Bias/Fact Check(MBFC) — a website withhuman fact-checkers whoanalyse the accuracy and bias-es of more than 2,000 news sites,from MSNBC and Fox News tolow-traffic content farms.

The team then fed that datato a ML algorithm called aSupport Vector Machine (SVM)classifier, and programmed it toclassify news sites the same wayas MBFC.

When given a new newsoutlet, the system was 65 percent accurate at detectingwhether it has a high, low ormedium level of “factuality,”and roughly 70 per cent accurate

in detecting if it is left-leaning,right-leaning or moderate.

The team determined thatthe most reliable ways to detectboth fake news and biasedreporting were to look at thecommon linguistic featuresacross the source’s stories,including sentiment, complex-ity and structure.

For example, fake news out-lets were found to be morelikely to use language that ishyperbolic, subjective and emo-tional.

In terms of bias, left-leaningoutlets were more likely to havelanguage that related to conceptsof harm/care and fairness/reci-procity, compared to other qual-ities such as loyalty, authorityand sanctity.

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film Andhadhun. Dressed in white andgrey dress with a high slit, the powerhouse,performer who was described by her co-star Ayushmann Khurrana as a malleableactor, had an aura of busy-ness thatseemed to envelop her being. A director’sactor, she has no qualms of playing char-acters that do not toe the established lineand slips into them with practised ease.While some of her characters have beengrey others have blown us over with theintensity with which they were portrayed.

�The characters you play are unique andeccentric.

Tabu: (Laughs) I think I am like that asa person now. Ye mereko abhi confirm horaha hai.

�Do you consciously choose such layeredcharacters to play?

I love to play them. I always wanted toplay these kind of people. Luckily, peoplehave come to me with these kind of scripts.I always wanted my journey in doingsomething different than standard char-acters that don’t engage you to that level.Even in a big mainstream film like GolmaalI had a quirky character. I attract those andgravitate towards them.

�In the 90s, when you shifted frommainstream characters to interestingones which film was your turning point?

It always came from within me. I knewthat my potential had to be explored andexploited to a larger extent than it wasbeing done. I was looking for platforms thatwould help me do that. When I got filmslike Macchis and Hu tu tu I really jumpedat them because that was my groove.

�Is thriller a comfortable genre for youto work in?

Sriram’s world is completely different.Nothing like Drishyam and Missing. I can’tfind words to explain how differentAndhadhun is. It’s a different explorationof yourself and your craft because it is adifferent format. The challenge is also tofit into that. Sriram creates a world andwhatever happens in it is true only to that.There are no reference points for the char-acters and stories. You start with a newapproach and break away from what youknow of playing characters. I decon-structed a lot within me for this film.

I can’t put a finger on what exactly Ihad to take apart within me because it’s

internal and part of the creative processbut if you see the film you’ll see that thisis not something I have ever attemptedto do before. What Sriram does withhis actors and characters may lookcasual but it’s something deep andfragmented which is coming out onscreen.

�Do you think that digital contentis pushing the boundaries of film?

The audience was ready anddemanding of different stuff, I don’tthink it is because of digital. Everygeneration, art form and pop cultureis going to be influenced by the soci-ety and what’s happening there. Idon’t think it’s a big topic of discus-

sion that things are changing.Human beings are changing sothis is expected.

�You have played two Shakespearianand a Victorian character. Do you likeclassics?

I have nothing to do with what isbeing offered to me. Whoever is offeringme those roles thinks that I’m right forthose roles. I am just lucky to play iconiccharacters like Lady Macbeth (Maqbool),Miss Havisham (Fitoor), Gertrude (Haider)and Kandukondain Kandukondain (Senseand Sensibility).

�Do you think this is a good timefor versatile actors?

I don’t know since I alwaysplayed different kind of charac-ters.

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Manoj Bajpayee’s next film,Bhonsle, which had its

world premiere at prestigious23rd Busan International FilmFestival 2018 received an out-standing reception from theaudience.

Bajpayee will be seen in thetitular role of a terminally illlone wolf Maharashtrian copBhonsle, retired against hiswill, in politically tumultuousMumbai, who finds himselfforging an unlikely companion-ship with a 23-year-old North-Indian girl and her little broth-er, while the raging conflictdestroying the world aroundthem reaches his doorstep,giving him one last battle worthfighting for, but it might just betoo late. The film also featuresa stellar cast like Marathi starSantosh Juvekar, theatre thes-pian Ipshita Chakraborty Singhand introducing the child artistVirat Vaibhav.

The acclaimed actor ofSatya and Aligarh, Bajpayeewho is excited about the worldpremiere says, “Great to hearsome exciting response comingin from Busan. This is my thirdfilm in a row to make it thereand I am quite happy aboutthe film and DevashishMakhija the directorand the entireteam who sacri-ficed a lot toreach here.”

T h ed i r e c t o r,DevashishMakhija,

producers PiiyushSingh (Indie Muviz)and Saurabh Guptawalked the red car-pet together. Thefilm is one of nineinternational pro-jects nominated forthe Kim JiseokAward in the AWindow on AsianCinema section.

The award willbe given out togeth-er with a cash prizeof $10,000 to thefinal two films,selected by the jurymembers at the clos-ing ceremony, whichwill be held onOctober 13.

Writer-Director

Makhija returned to BusanInternational Film Festival 2018after his internationallyacclaimed film, Ajji which pre-miered at the festival last yearin the New CurrentsCompetition. Delighted withthe response Makhija says, “Iwas expecting, the Korean audi-ence to treat my films as if oneof their own has made it! Theywere with the character ofBhonsle right through. Havingyour film screen at a festival likeBusan reinforces the belief thatcultural and political bound-aries are irrelevant when you’readdressing the human condi-tion like Bhonsle does.”

Bhonsle producerPiiyush Singh ofIndie Muviz says,“A world pre-miere, a packed

house, ane x c e p -

tional

and engagedinternationalaudience. It has

been the mostsatisfying experi-

ence to walk the redcarpet with my firstever feature film asa producer, Bhonslein the biggest filmfestival of SouthAsia, Busan.”

The film is produced by Manoj BajpayeeP r o d u c t i o n s ,Golden Ratio Films,P r o m o d o m eMotion Pictures and Indie Muvizand is slated torelease later thisyear.

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina imaginesthe origin and adventures of Sabrina,

the Teenage Witch, as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, theoccult and, of course, witchcraft. Tonallyin the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and TheExorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrinawrestling to reconcile her dual nature —half-witch, half-mortal — while standingagainst the evil forces that threaten her,her family and the daylight worldhumans inhabit.Starring Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto,Lucy Davis, Ross Lynch, MichelleGomez, Chance Perdomo, Jaz Sinclair,Richard Coyle, Tati Gabrielle, GavinLeatherwood, among others.

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October 12. AaronEckhart, Amanda Peet andDiane Lane, among others,star as people who believethemselves to be descen-dants of the Russian royalfamily. Even though theeight episodes, set in dif-ferent locations are indeedfictional, the idea itself isnot. To this day, severalpeople around the worldclaim to be descendants ofthe House of Romanov, theRussian imperial family that was executed on July 17,1918.

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Unlike the first season of Little Things, which was alight-hearted take on the relationship between

Dhruv and Kavya, the second season will see themstep into a more mature relationship, seeking theirown individual identities while still dealing witheveryday problems. The show is directed by RuchirArun. Dhruv Sehgal is also the writer of the show.

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Daredevil, perhaps the mostpopular of all the Marvel TV

characters, returns for its third sea-son on Netflix. Set in a not-so-dis-tant future, the show follows theadventures of Matt Murdock(Charlie Cox), who practices lawby day and enforces it by night.The slick trailer has already gotfans pumped up for some bare-knuckle ass-kicking when theshow finally drops on October 19.

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Those who proudly flaunt India’svibrant democracy were ashamed

by the unruly scenes witnessed ontheir television screens during the lastfew days. The recent political dramathat unfolded made political punditslook at the future of politics with con-cern. The current scenario clearlyindicates signals of strong separatistforces at work in almost every polit-ical party. This dangerous trend of dis-integration has affected not only theparties but has also invaded familiesand the entire nation as well. However,one finds that adequate attentionhas not been paid to its origin and tothe enormity of harm that it causes tothe society at every level.

The tendency of separation is infact a combination of psychologicalsymptoms, behavioural trends andthinking patterns and is therefore, akind of a syndrome. Thus, before theactual split finally occurs, there is anupsurge in one’s conscious, subcon-scious or unconscious mind, of theforces of mutual dissatisfaction, dis-trust, disgust, hatred, intolerance andalienation. This starts when someambitious or self-centred people, inorder to fulfil their strong desire forpower, position, name and fame,money or material possessions and soon begin to find fault in others and thelatter act with the spirit of rejection,resentment, protests and abhorrenceor contempt. The two sides thus dis-turb and disown each other by begin-ning to assert their dissidence againsteach other with greater vigour. Thenthe blame game begins and each sidepaints its adversary black. Each crit-icises the other openly. As a result,they get estranged and become inim-ical to the interests of the other. Thus,utter selfishness, unrestrained ambi-tion, strong lust, stark greed, narrowinterests, social cut-off and individ-ualism, self-centredness, jealousy,rivalry and hatred that are born as aresult of these create disgruntlednessand create fissiparous tendencieswhich lead to a split in a party, anation or a family.

In such situations, one is caughtup in the whirl of levelling charges andcounter-charges against the otherand is unable to get out of it even ifhis/her well-wishers try to help. Oneis so much under the pressure of dis-turbed emotions that one refuses tolisten to the voice of reason which canlead to well-being. The person’s mindis so closed that s/he stops caringabout any attempts from the well-wishers to reconciliation and is not ina mood to settle the matter even byadopting the ‘give-and-take’ attitude.On the other hand, one’s standbecomes too stiff and inflexible. As aresult the emotional-mental distur-bance starts to increase and the forcesof negativity totally vitiate the atmos-phere. These could be catastrophic.Unitedly, humankind can face evennatural calamities and meet other dif-ficult and great challenges, but disuni-ty, disintegration, divisionism, sepa-ratism or ‘each-for-himself ’ attitudedoes not only leave gigantic problemsunsolved but also puts obstacles in the

way of finding solutions for evensmaller ones.

If we analyse this trend, we willfind that all this is due to the distur-bance in the human spirit. A restlessspirit is prone to give rise to forces ofde-stabilisation causing distress.Unless and until man learns to haveinner calm and peace and to solveproblems through spiritual knowledgeand meditation, the turmoil will con-tinue and will even escalate to thepoint of a serious human catastrophe.

According to the Bhagwad Gita,lust, anger and greed are the threegates of hell and hence it urges a beingto abandon them. One who is liber-ated from these three vices is on thepath to salvation. It is obvious fromthe above that true Ram Rajya canexist only when those living in thatRajya have divine qualities. So, howdoes one get liberated from these vicesand imbibe divine virtues? The onlyway souls can become pure in thispresent iron age is by linking up withthe source of all virtues, who isknown as “Supreme Soul.” Throughthis link they can draw power andvirtues that will enrich and strength-en them to take them beyond nega-tive influences. This simple process of

linking self with the Supreme iscalled “Rajyoga.” Practicing it regular-ly will bring the soul peace, love, puri-ty and bliss. Such qualities are reflect-ed in a person’s words and actions.And when a critical number of indi-viduals transform themselves in thisway, social transformation takes placemaking way for Ram Rajya.

When this happens, that day isnot far when we would see a world ofpurity of character and values, whereevery one would be divine and co-exist in harmony with nature. Therewill be no form of violence — phys-ical, mental or emotional. Pure loveand respect will form the basis of rela-tionships. They will be completely freefrom and ignorant of evil, vices andsuffering. Materially, they will be liv-ing in opulence and abundance.Science will be used appropriately tocreate technology and comforts whichare necessary, eco-friendly and safe.People will enjoy perfect health, nat-ural beauty, and a long life-span freefrom sickness and untimely death.There will be happiness and content-ment, lightness, innocence, purity andjoy in every action.

So when would this happen? It isactually ‘now’ that we get an oppor-tunity to create our best destiny.Once we conquer the vices such aslust, ego and attachment, we wouldregain our original divine naturetransforming the entire world into anew world. Don’t ever think that RamRajya is a myth. No! It’s indeed a real-ity that’s as close as tomorrow if westart practicing from today.

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Around 28 per cent of India’s popula-tion comprises of youngsters andadolescents between the age group of

10-24. Despite such a large section compris-ing of youngsters, there is a complete lackof focus on their sexual and reproductivehealth, especially education pertaining to thesubject.

Despite several well-planned policieslike the Adolescence Education Programme(AEP), The Reproductive, Maternal,Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health(RMNCH+A) program and the RashtriyaKishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), thereare gaps in the on-ground implementation.The lack of effective financing for the pro-grammes that provide information andhealth services to young people, along withthe political landscape which stands againstcomprehensive sexuality education (CSE)often leads to this gap. A limited view of whoadolescents are and what their needs com-pise of, adds to it.

However, we do not have a policy thatmakes sex education compulsory in schoolsor outside it. The selective focus on issuesin CSE, shows that social conservatism andpatriarchal attitudes are prevalent. Forinstance, the curricula designed for adoles-cent health often operates from a heteronor-mative lens and only caters to the tradition-al gender binary.

There are certain questions on sexual-ity and human reproductive system thatremain unanswered for many adolescentsand even youngsters.

Examples abound on what the lack ofeducation and awareness about sexuality cando which has had drastic results. When a12-year-old girl in Sugamau, near Lucknow,who was a rape survivor, became pregnant,it was decided that once the culprit wasreleased from jail they would be married.The incident came to Yeh Ek Soch (YES)Foundation’s notice when a participant ofthe group of the youth leaders shared thenews during a session on ‘Access to SafeAbortion’ in the community. The need forurgent action to help the girl with medicalassistance was pressed upon, going againstthe girl’s family, as they wanted her to steerclear of the matter. However, the girl gavebirth to a baby boy later inDecember.

But not just cases of sex-ual harassment and intim-idation, even basic con-cerns about menstrualhealth and hygieneremain unaddressed.During a two-day work-shop on menstrual hygieneand sanitation in LittiparaHigh School in Pakur,Jharkhand. , which was attend-ed by more than 50 adoles-cents (15-17 years of age),few school dropout adoles-cent girls, the ASHA

workers, and government officials. The ses-sion focussed on young girls’ knowledge,awareness and practices around menstrualhealth. While programmes have been madeto promote sex education in schools, yetmenstruation is an overlooked chapter in thecurriculums. It is even more difficult toreach out to rural adolescents and women.

It was obvious that the girls got incom-plete information on menstruation with theminimum discussion in their home, schoolsand even in Anganwadis. “We have neverspoken about menstruation in school. Notwith teachers not even with our friends,”shared a school girl. The girls also sharedthat they knew that every friend of them hasstarted menstruating but no one talked

about it. For many, men-

struation is a taboo which is not to be spo-ken about. They said that this was the firsttime that they were discussing and talkingto their friends about it. They realised thatthey could discuss it openly without anyneed to hide. “We didn’t even know that wewere allowed to talk about it,” was a com-mon refrain.

There were hardly any discussionsabout the subject with the male teachers andironically they are the ones who teach sub-jects like biology and science and hesitateto discuss it.

The girls, in their feedback, expressedhow pleased they were to have a workshopthat discussed a taboo subject. There is aneed for more awareness-building sessionsamong not only the young women, but alsoamong those who engage with these issues,including administrative officers, education-al institutions, parents and frontline healthworkers, who must be sensitised on engag-ing with young people.

Another issue that was flagged was thatsince 2016, Jharkhand has funded �25 croreto promote menstrual hygiene amongschool girls, by distributing free sanitarynapkins. But till July 2018, the adolescentsfrom the Litipara school had received thesanitary pads only once. They even shared

that they didn’t like the quali-ty of the pads. Thus a need forchecking the quality of thepads and the mechanism toevaluate the process of their

distribution needs to be checked.On the other other, girls who didnot go to school shared that they

had no media to receive thepads. Apart from the lack of

sexual hygiene and men-struation awareness, thereis yet another stigmawhich has now beenworked on to a greatextent — transgender

people.

In a session at the capital, gender wasdiscussed which also emphasised that“trans women are real women.” Whileeveryone agreed that trans women experi-ence violence within and outside their fam-ilies, the main issue was whether they werewomen or not. One of the girls argued thattrans women are not real women becausethey do not have experiences similar to herswhile growing up where she faces discrim-ination. She said that it was only when atrans woman started feeling like and iden-tifying herself as a woman would they expe-rience womanhood. Debating against herwas another girl who argued that if one can-not see her struggling with her gender beforeshe begins to identify as a woman, does notmake her struggle less significant. Thenuanced discussion on understanding theinvisibility in the struggles of trans womenwas exceptional. Such nuanced argumentshaven’t been heard in a training before. Itcould be considered a success as there wasa space for the girls to think critically andarticulate their thoughts on gender and sex-uality. This is one of the examples of the CSEprogramme resulting in critical thinking foryoung people.With more such examples ofevolution as well as a lack of a proper sex-ual knowledge, the policymakers and gov-ernment officials need to be sensitised onissues of sexual reproductive health andrights in order to have a comprehensiveunderstanding of young people’s issuesand be equipped to address them.

This will lead them to be aware of whatyoung people want from them as they arealso equal stakeholders in policies that aredesigned for them. By working in an all-inclusive manner, we will be able to createsafe spaces for young people irrespective oftheir caste, class, religion, gender or sexu-al identity. By strengthening our approachtowards adolescent and youth health, we willbe able to cater to their needs. After all, everyyoung person has the right to be informedand have access to health services.

However, with NGOs taking up healthinitiatives and sexual and reproductiverights, there has been an increase in theawareness of CSE and its need to be inclu-sive of all gender identities. Limited genderdiversity leads to young people having inad-equate information and impacts their per-spective.

What caught the attention ofRidhima Modi was not the quali-fications of her to-be-husband orthat he had a patent in his name,but his innovative thought-process.Ridhima, a post graduate infinance from the Xavier Instituteof Social Service, Ranchi, got a pro-posal from Ankit Agrawal, whohad started a new venture and wasalso contributing towards themammoth task of cleaning thegigantic river Ganga.

To understand the impor-tance of what Agrawal was doing,a look at the most sacred river ofIndia which is also a lifeline of themillions living along its course, isessential. The 2,525 km long river,despite being holy has becomehighly polluted over the years. Onesuch factor adding to the mulchare the flowers offered on itsbanks at different places of worshipwhich get immersed in the water.The flowers come in contact withthe water, release toxic com-pounds, reduce the oxygen leveland eventually threaten humanand marine life.

Flowers are a symbol of devo-tion and reverence. When used forreligious purposes, they becomesacred and cannot be dumped inthe bin and are eventuallyimmersed in the Ganga. So aneed was felt to recycle theseflowers to solve the problem ofmonumental waste being generat-

ed. A mission began on the Gangaghats in Kanpur which gave birthto what is called HelpUsGreentoday. Started in May 2015 by twofriends, Ankit Agrawal (29) andKaran Rastogi (29), HelpUsGreenbased in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, isa mission to clean the Gangawhich employs the local womenparticularly from the marginalisedsection of the society and providesthem with livelihood. HelpUsGreenhas pioneered the technology ofrecycling these flowers.

However, it was not an easyroad that the duo traversed.Convincing the temple authoritiesto hand over their floral waste wasthe first hurdles that they faced.Recalling a visit to a temple, Karansaid, “People go to a temple forpeace of mind but seeing a heap ofsacred flowers collected as garbageon the temple premises is hardlyconducive to that. Since I was reg-ular at this temple, it was difficultbut not impossible to convincethem. Incidentally, that was thebiggest temple in Kanpur.”

Starting with one temple, theinitiative now collects flowersfrom 23 places of worship in thecity on a regular basis. The quan-tity of flowers has increased man-ifold from 1.5 to two tons toseven to eight tons of flowerseveryday. Once collected, theseflowers are sorted to removeunwanted products like plastic

and garland threads. The flowerheaps are then sprayed with a bio-logical culture which removesinsecticides and pesticides.Cleaned and washed, these flow-ers are then hand-crafted intocharcoal free incense sticks, cones,plant fertilizer and florafoam.Launched under the FMCG brand‘Phool’, these products areabsolutely organic and chemical-free. It has incense sticks, conesand vermicompost. Another prod-uct called ‘Florafoam’ is a 100 percent bio-degradable alternative tothermacol. Made from flowers, flo-rafoam is customisable to anyshape and size and is a muchcheaper alternative to thermacol.“To make the model really scalable,

we needed a business-to-businessproduct for mass volume. The rad-ical idea of making thermacol-packaging material gave us themass volume as we expandedpan-India,” said Ankit.

The duo is not just set out tobring about an environmentalchange but is also making a hugesocial impact by employing 79women, who earlier worked asmanual scavengers. They nowhave full-time employment and getfair wages, insurance, providentfund and a bus service to com-mute. Ranjana who has beenworking with them for a year nowsaid, “My life has changed a lot forthe better.”

Karan, who completed his

Bachelors from Delhi Universityand Masters from WarwickBusiness School, UK, comes froma joint family and said that his par-ents were not keen on him takingthis up as they felt that “this is nowork to do.”

His partner too faced opposi-tion. When Ankit, who has 17research papers and a patent in hisname, told his parents that hewanted to quit his job and startHelpUsGreen, his mother said,“Ab tum job chodke mandiron kakachra saaf karoge (now you willleave your job and clean thegarbage in temples).”

Three years down the line,their parents are very proud ofthem and also ask their friends andneighbourers to send the flowersto the organisation rather than todisposing them in the water.

HelpUsGreen recently wonthe United Nation young leader forSDG 2018, Bill and Melinda GatesGoalkeeper award and the UnitedNation Momentum of ChangeAward 2018. They were also list-ed in Forbes 30 under 30 class of2018. “We never thought we couldachieve this. In the coming years,I hope we will be able to impactmore cities and change the lives ofnot less than 500 women”, Rastogisaid. Ridhima who manages theirfinances said, “Five years from nowI want to see us listed on the NSEas a public company.”

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Arsenal swaggered to a ninthsuccessive win as AlexandreLacazette's double and a goal of

the season contender from AaronRamsey inspired a 5-1 rout of Fulhamon Sunday.

Unai Emery's side turned on thestyle on the banks of the RiverThames, recording their biggest winof the season as the resurgent Gunnersmoved into the Premier League's topfour.

Lacazette was at the centre ofArsenal's powerful show at CravenCottage, with his superb second-halfstrike restoring their lead after AndreSchurrle had cancelled out his open-er.

Ramsey's audacious back-heeledgoal put Arsenal in complete controlto cap a stunning move that recalledthe club's finest days under Emery'spredecessor Arsene Wenger.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang net-ted twice in the closing stages asArsenal won six consecutive leaguematches within a single campaign forthe first time since 2016.

They have also recorded threeconsecutive away league victories for

the first time in two years.Emery was expected to need a

long period to revive Arsenal after thedepressing final years of the Wengerera.

But the north Londoners arequickly rediscovering their verve andstruggling Fulham had no answer totheir enterprising display.

Emery freshened up his side withsix changes, although one wasenforced as Mesut Ozil was sidelineddue to a back spasm, and there wereno signs of fatigue as they took thelead in the 29th minute.

Alex Iwobi was the catalyst witha clever pass to Nacho Monreal.

Monreal clipped his cross intoLacazette and the French striker leftTim Ream flat-footed with a nimbleturn and close-range strike for hisfourth goal of the season.

Fulham hit back against the runof play in the 44th minute.

Unhinged by Monreal's wastefulpass, Arsenal were out of position asLuciano Vietto slipped a pin-pointpass to Schurrle, who caught RobHolding ball-watching as he sprintedthrough to chip a fine finish overBernd Leno for his third goal this sea-son.

Undeterred, Arsenal stepped onthe gas after the interval and Lacazetterestored their lead in the 49th minute.

Aubameyang and Ramsey hadboth been left onthe bench, butEmery intro-duced them forthe final half hourin a bid to kill offFulham.

It proved aninspired move asRamsey sealedthe points with amajestic finish inthe 67th minute.

Aubameyangthen put the sealon Arsenal's strollin the autumnsunshine in the 79th minute, deftlyconverting Bellerin's cross.

The Gabon striker wasn't finishedyet and, in the last minute, he smashedin Ramsey's pass for his sixth goal ofthe season.

No wonder jubilant Gunnerscrammed into one corner of CravenCottage celebrated the goal withchants of "We've got our Arsenalback".

����,'��������(�� ����Riyad Mahrez letLiverpool off the hook bymissing a late penalty asManchester City had to set-tle for a 0-0 draw in a show-down involving the Premier

League's two title favorites at Anfieldon Sunday.

Liverpool and City generallyprovide open, expansive games withgoals aplenty, but this meeting was adull affair short on flair and excite-ment.

Mahrez wasted the best chanceto break the deadlock when he senthis spot kick sailing way over thecrossbar after Virgil van Dijk had

brought down Leroy Sane in the 85thminute.

The result left both unbeatenteams locked together with Chelseaat the top of the standings on 20points from eight games, two aheadof fourth-place Arsenal, which is levelon points with north London rivalTottenham.

Eden Hazard was the inspirationas Chelsea, also undefeated this sea-son, cruised to a 3-0 victory atSouthampton.

Belgium playmaker Hazardscored the first and set up the thirdfor substitute Alvaro Morata, whilein between Ross Barkley claimed hisfirst Chelsea goal.

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Atletico Madrid shot to the topof La Liga after Angel

Correa's goal proved the winnerin an untidy 1-0 win over RealBetis on Sunday.

Atletico sat seven pointsbehind Real Madrid andBarcelona after winning onlyone of their opening four leaguegames but as their rivals havestumbled, Diego Simeone's sidehave sprung into form.

Even if Barca return to thesummit by beating Valencia lateron Sunday, this was Atleti's fifthwin in six in all competitions,with their only dropped pointscoming in a stalemate away toReal Madrid.

Simeone can take some ofthe credit too for this victory atthe Wanda Metropolitano, afterthrowing on both Correa andThomas Partey as substitutes inthe second half. Thomas pro-vided the assist.

The contest was billed as aclassic clash of styles, withAtletico's stubborn defence upagainst the free-flowing RealBetis, who lit up the league lastseason with their flurry of goals.

It is testament to the threatBetis pose that opponents havebecome more cautious this sea-son and Atletico weresuccessful here in theirstrategy of absorb andcounter-attack.

Betis, who couldalso have gone topwith a win, such is thescrunched nature ofthe top half, stay sev-enth.

Diego Costa was missingwith a thigh injury, allowingNikola Kalinic to make his firststart since joining from ACMilan in August.

��������������Julen Lopetegui insisted it is

too early to be questioning hisfuture despite Real Madrid suf-fering a shock defeat by Alaves to

make it four games without a vic-tory.

It is four games without agoal too for the European cham-pions, their longest scoringdrought since 1985, as ManuGarcia headed home in the 95thminute to send theMendizorrotza Stadium wild.

It is the first time they havebeaten Madrid at home in 87years.

Alaves fans ran onto thepitch to celebrate their stunning1-0 win and the chants continuedlong after the final whistle.

For Real, this was anotherbody blow and to make mattersworse, Gareth Bale and KarimBenzema, their chief attackingthreats, were both forced offinjured. Bale had missed theChampions League loss to CSKAMoscow on Tuesday with a groinstrain.

It means Barcelona can gothree points clear if they win theirgame in hand against Valenciawhile Alaves' excellent start to theseason continues.

Lopetegui had been asked onFriday if he felt under pressure atthe club he left Spain for on theeve of the World Cup and thequestion was put to him againafter the match here.

"It interests you but is not aquestion that concernsme," Lopetegui said.

"We know what thelife of a coach is, especial-ly at Real Madrid, but wealso know it is Octoberand you have to keep per-spective and stay calm."

Captain Sergio Ramoswas more emphatic.

"It's other people who makethose decisions but it's nevergood to have a change of coach,"he said.

"It would be crazy."Talk of change feels prema-

ture but it will increase if Madridfail to find fluency soon and, inparticular, if Barca pull away. TheClasico at the Camp Nou loomsat the end of the month.

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Juan Martin del Potro said thathe was battling illness after he

suffered a shock defeat in theChina Open final on Sunday, los-ing 6-4, 6-4 to unseeded NikolozBasilashvili of Georgia.

In the women's final, worldnumber two Caroline Wozniackidefeated Latvia's AnastasijaSevastova 6-3, 6-3 for her 30thWTA singles title.

Argentine top seed Del Potrowas far from his best and hasbeen fighting flu or a cold for sev-eral days in the Chinese capital.

The world number four saidthat he did his utmost in difficultcircumstances.

"I did everything that I canto be better for the final, it was-n't enough time to feel 100 per-cent," the 30-year-old said.

There was to be no surprisein the women's decider.

Denmark's Wozniacki wasimpressive all week, never drop-ping a set and rarely looking trou-bled, sealing her spot in the WTAFinals Singapore in the process.

The 28-year-old, who wonher first Grand Slam at theAustralian Open at the start ofthis year, was imperious againstthe unseeded Sevastova.

It is her second China Opencrown — she also won it in 2010— and 30th overall.

"I'm just happy to havereached 30 today, I'm going toenjoy that," said Wozniacki, a for-mer number one.

"As a little kid I had a dreamof becoming a professional ten-nis player, becoming number onein the world.

"Then after number one inthe world, I wanted to win aSlam, then I wanted to lift tro-phies.

"Having done everything,all of that, it's pretty amazing.

"I think I had a dream of that,but I don't know how realistic Ireally believed that was going tobe."

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Meghana Reddy and TasnimMir won the girls doubles

crown as Indian shuttlers baggedfive medals in the BadmintonAsia Junior U-17 and U-15 cham-pionships which concluded atMandalay, Myanmar on Sunday.

Meghana and Tasnim pairdefeated Korean duo of Yeo JinGong and Da Yeon Jeong 23-21,21-18 in the final to secure theUnder-15 girls doubles title.

Meiraba Luwang and AditiBhatt won a Bronze medal each inthe Under-17 boys singles and girlssingles respectively, while SShankar Muthuswamy claimed aBronze in under-15 boys singles.

The men doubles duo in U-15category, Pranv Rao Gandhamand P Sai Vishnu, added yet anoth-er Bronze medal to India's tally.

Sankar lost his semifinal to

Korean Byung Jae Kim 15-21, 19-21 in a tight match and it was fol-lowed by Aditi, who went down toIndonesian Aisyah Savita Ftetani12-21, 13-21.

Meiraba fought well but unfor-tunately went down 21-19, 16-21,

10-21 against Korean Yong Jin andthe pair of Pranav and Sai Vishucouldn't withstand the Indonesianduo of Muhammad RayhanNurand Mar wan Faza, whowrapped up the match 21-12, 21-19.

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Kei Nishikori's hopes of a third Japan Opencrown were dashed Sunday by Russian

qualifier Daniil Medvedev, who crushed thelocal hero 6-2, 6-4 to play party-pooper.

Medvedev punched well above his worldranking of 32 and overpowered third seedNishikori in a one-sided Tokyo final, taking just63 minutes to scoop his third career title.

Nishikori, who won the tournament in2012 and 2014, had not dropped a set beforerunning into the beefy Russian and came intothe match as the overwhelming favourite.

But Medvedev snaffled an early breakthanks to a wild backhand from Nishikori, whogift-wrapped the first set to his opponent witha tame double-fault.

A misfiring Nishikori, who won the last ofhis 11 career titles in Memphis two years ago,continued to struggle as his towering opponentgrew in confidence.

Chasing a first tournament victory after

recovering from a lengthy wrist injury, the worldnumber 12 never really threatened Medvedev'sserve and went out in a flurry of unforcederrors.

Medvedev completed the upset with adrilled forehand to join a eye-popping list ofJapan winners that includes Roger Federer, PeteSampras, John McEnroe and Ken Rosewall.

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India opened its Para AsianGames campaign in style by bag-

ging two Silver and three Bronzemedals on the opening day here onSunday.

The men's badminton teamopened the country's medalaccount after narrowly losing toMalaysia 1- 2 in the semifinals tosettle for a Bronze.

In the 49 kg men's powerlift-ing event, Farman Basha claimedthe Silver and Paramjeet Kumarwon the Bronze. The Gold went toPia Laophalkdee of Laos for hiseffort of 133 kg.

Farman lifted 128 kg whileParamjeet had 127 kg.

The medals continued to comeIndia's way as swimmers DevanshiSatijawon picked up a Silver inwomen's 100 metre butterfly in S-10 category and Suyash Jadhavclinched the Bronze in the men's200 metre individual medley inSM-7 category.

The Boccia team, which iscompeting for the first time at theAsian Para Games, also emergedvictorious as they got the better ofhosts Indonesia in their first groupmatch 5-3.

In chess, all the Indians wontheir ties with visually impairedPrachurya Kumar Pradhan sealinghis victory over Domingos SavioFernandes Gusmao from TimorLeste in less than 15 minutes.

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India's U-19 team on Sundayfollowed the footsteps of their

seniors to win the U-19 AsiaCup title with a crushing 144-run win against Sri Lanka in thefinal with Delhi boys AyushBadoni and Harsh Tyagi playingprominent roles.

Just a week back, the seniorteam beat Bangladesh in a close-ly fought final in Dubai toemerge as continental champi-ons.

Runaway favourites, Indiaoutplayed Sri Lanka in alldepartments by first scoring animposing 303 for six at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium after skipperPrabh Simran Singh won thetoss and elected to bat.

All the Indian batsmen con-tributed with openers YashasviJaiswal (85 off 113 balls) andAnuj Rawat (57 off 79 balls) cre-ating solid foundation with121-run stand.

However the highlight ofthe Indian innings was Badoni'sblistering unbeaten knock of 52off 28 balls which included fivesixes and two fours. Along withskipper Prabh Simran (65 no off37 balls), Badoni added 110runs in 9.1 overs to literally batSri Lanka out of the match.

The island nation werenever in the chase as they wereall out for 160 in 38.4 overs los-ing wickets at regular intervalswith left-arm spinner HarshTyagi's registering brilliant fig-ures of 6 for 38 in 10 overs.

He flighted a few and fireda few down the channel inwhat was his best performanceat the U-19 level till date.

India did have one toughmatch against Bangladesh in thesemi-final which they won bytwo runs.

"I couldn't play today but Iam very happy that my teamwon," India's regular captainPavan Shah said in company ofhis deputy and stand-in skipperPrabh Simran.

Man of the match Tyagi,who bowled a disciplined linesaid: "The instruction was to

bowl at one spot after doing avideo analysis of the Sri Lankateam. The wicket also assistedthe spinners."

It was left-hander Jaiswal,who hit some flowing drivesincluding a pulled six over deepmid-wicket off left-arm spinnerDushith Wellalage.

For his consistency (318runs in the tournament), Jaiswalwas adjudged man-of-the-tour-nament.

The Lankans used fivespinners — three off-breaksand two left-arm spinners butall of them were slow throughthe air giving batsmen enoughtime to go on the back-foot.

Indian batting's most enter-taining part was the death overswhen Badoni and Prabh Simranbrutally assaulted the oppositionspinners.

In an over from left-armspinner Shashika Dulshan,Badoni hit four sixes with a cou-ple of them landing in stands.

A product of Delhi's famousSonnet Club, his techniqueagainst spinners was impressiveand like his 'senior' RishabhPant, he loves the slog hit overcow corner.

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Arampant Lewis Hamilton led aMercedes one-two at the Japanese

Grand Prix on Sunday to move to thebrink of a fifth Formula One world title.

The Briton dominated at Suzukaafter starting on pole, stretching his leadover Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to 67 pointswith just four races left as the German'shopes were dashed by a collision withRed Bull's Max Verstappen.

Valtteri Bottas held off Verstappen totake second almost 13 seconds behindHamilton in a breathless 53-lap race atthe fast-flowing Japanese circuit.

"Woo-hoo! I love you guys!"Hamilton screamed over team radio afterhis sixth win in the last seven races.

"I hope you guys are not gettingbored of this — because I'm definitelynot."

Vettel realistically needed to win tokeep alive his fading title hopes but,despite making up four places in a fran-tic start after starting on the fourth row,spun off on lap eight in a shower of sparksafter a risky lunge on Verstappen.

The German, who began from eighthin qualifying, survived the scrape butfound himself back in 19th and couldonly finish sixth, dealing a hammer blowto his slim title hopes.

Hamilton will retain his world titleif he wins the next race at Austin andVettel fails to finish second.

"It's a great one-two for Mercedesand a true showing of the strength indepth we have," said the Briton after hisfifth Japan victory and ninth of the sea-son.

"I can't wait to unleash this beast inAustin," he added, pointing at his car.

"We've gone from strength tostrength this year as a team but I'm tak-

ing it one step at a time."Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth

for Red Bull after starting way back in15th with Kimi Raikkonen fifth afterFerrari opted not to switch his positionwith Vettel for the sake of two extrapoints.

Vettel was left wondering whatmight have been after a ruining an elec-tric start with an ill-advised attempt toduck inside Verstappen at turn 13.

"In that corner you can't overtake,"shrugged the Dutchman, who had ear-lier received a five-second penalty fornudging Raikkonen off the track.

"I even gave him space but he under-steered into my car."

Red Bull boss Christian Horner putit even more bluntly when asked to assessVettel's rush of blood.

"It was a bit late and obviouslyopportunistic," he said.

"You know with Max, he's nevergoing to give an inch and it's costSebastian dear today. That's probablythe end of his championship." Vettel sawit differently.

Further down the order, SergioPerez took seventh for Force Indiaahead of Romain Grosjean's Haas.

The second Force India of EstebanOcon came in ninth with Renault'sCarlos Sainz Jr 10th.

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The Indian junior men's hockey teamthrashed New Zealand 7-1 to register their

second consecutive win at the eighth Sultanof Johor Cup here on Sunday.

On the opening day of the tournament,the Indians had registered a hard fought 2-1win over hosts Malaysia.

Prabhjot Singh (6th minute), ShilanandLakra (15th, 43rd), Harmanjit Singh (21st),Mohd Faraz (23rd), Abhishek (50th) and skip-per Mandeep Mor (60th) were the goal scor-ers for India.

New Zealand's consolation goal camefrom the sticks of Sam Hiha in the 53rdminute.

Last year's Bronze medallist India got offto an attacking start as Prabhjot's fine goal inthe sixth minute put New Zealand on the backfoot.

Shilanand Lakra, who had made hissenior debut earlier this year at the SultanAzlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, was in good nickas he capitalised on a good assist to put theball past the New Zealand goalkeeper to dou-ble the scoreline.

The Indian forwards kept up the pressureas they scored back-to-back goals in the 21stand 23rd minute through Harmanjit's fieldstrike and Mohd Faraz's penalty corner con-version.

While the third quarter saw both teamsdrop the pace a bit, India extended their leadin the 43rd minute through Lakra.

It was Abhishek's 50th minute goal thatput India 6-0 ahead, even as New Zealand's

Sam Hiha scored a consolation goal threeminute later.

Skipper Mandeep also registered hisname in the score sheet as he converted asmart variation from a penalty corner to handIndia the massive win.

Earlier on Saturday, India beat hostMalaysia 2-1 to start its camappign on the win-ning note.

India will next take on Japan in their thirdmatch on October 9.

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