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T he issue of law and order in the national Capital in the wake of nine murders in the last 24 hours has created an atmosphere of unease among Delhiites, particularly senior citizens. The latest being the sensational murder of a septu- agenarian couple and their domestic help in their South Delhi house. The issue reverberated in the Upper House of Parliament after Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) raised it. Singh said Delhi is emerging as the “crime capital” of the coun- try and urged the Home Ministry to convene a meeting to discuss the issue. Meanwhile, a day after his party held the BJP responsible for a spurt in crimes in the national Capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “I will fully cooperate with the Centre to improve the law and order situation in the city.” “The city has reported nine murders since Saturday. We need to work together to improve the law and order sit- uation in Delhi,” Kejriwal said. It may be noted that the AAP Government has started installing CCTV cameras at a large scale. “This will help a lot in controlling crimes in the Capital. We will get the feed of any crime taking place in the city. It will help in taking nec- essary steps immediately,” the Delhi CM said. “All agencies, Governments and residents of Delhi need to work together. We will fully cooperate with the Central Government. Keeping politics aside, we need to work togeth- er to improve the law and order situation in the city,” Kejriwal said. The CM’s remarks came a few days after he assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his Government’s cooperation to develop Delhi. At a meeting with the PM recently, he had said he would examine the pos- sibility of integrating the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat pro- gramme with his Government’s health scheme in Delhi. Since the AAP came to power in 2015, the Delhi Government has been at log- gerheads with the Centre over several issues. Kejriwal, his Ministers and party leaders have often accused the Modi Government of creating hur- dles for the city Government. Facing flak for the deteri- orating law and order situation and an increase in crime rate, Delhi Police top brass came claimed the crime situation is well under control in the city. However, the murder of elder- ly couple Vishnu Mathur and his wife Shashi Mathur, along with their domestic help Khushbu Nautiyal in their South Delhi house, has sent shock waves. All the nine murders were committed within of the con- fines of homes and the perpe- trators were either family mem- bers or known to the victims. “The job of police is to inves- tigate and then prevent crime and the force is committed to do so,” said a top police official of the Delhi Police on the con- dition of anonymity. The official said private tutor Upendra Shukla had killed his wife and three chil- dren at their Mehrauli home on Saturday morning. Some wrap- pers of medicines were also recovered from the house and two handwritten notes in Hindi and English in which Shukla confessed to killing his wife and children. He, however, did not give any reason for it, said the police official, adding that Shukla is suspected to be suf- fering from depression. Later on Saturday evening, a 47-year-old woman, along with her husband, was brutal- ly stabbed to death in Dwarka’s Mohan Garden extension. Police said prima facie it appeared that there was a friendly entry at the house and there was no sign of ran- sack in the house. They are sur- vived by two sons. When asked about the sen- sational triple murder in DDA flats of Basant Gaon that was spotted on Sunday morning, a police official privy to the investigation said, “The areas comes under the Delhi Police ‘Neighbourhood Watch Scheme’ and around 30-40 CCTV cameras are installed on the complex where the murder took place but there was no CCTV camera installed on the stairs leading to the house of the victims.” In the Basant Gaon’s sep- tuagenarian couple’ murder, police are questioning their domestic help Khushbu Nautiyal’s boyfriend, her rela- tive and another person. So far police suspect that Khusbhu was in cahoots with the accused and it was she who opened the doors for the accused person(s) to gain entry into the Mathur’s household. A s the Narendra Modi Government embarks on its ambitious Haldia-Varanasi Inland Waterways Project along the Ganga, researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), among others, have red flagged the project over its adverse impact on the Varanasi Turtle Sanctuary (VTS). The project, National Waterway-1 (NW-1) under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP), requires dredging of the river, which will severely impact the aquatic life as well as entire bio- diversity of the river, said researchers in a study that appeared in the latest edition of “Current Science.” Notified under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, way back in 1989, the VTS — a 7- km long stretch from Ramnagar to Malaviya Bridge in Ganga River — is the world’s only protected area dedicated to freshwater turtles. Gaurav Kailash Sonkar and Kumar Gaurav from Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, Niladri Dasgupt and Syed Ainul Hussain from Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Rajiv Sinha from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur examined the eco- geomorphology of the VTS for its stability using hydraulic geometry of the channels, such as width, depth and dis- charge acquired from an acoustic doppler current pro- filer, and the mapping of planform morphology from remote-sensing images. “The assessment suggests a well-defined, stable cross- section profile along this stretch of the river. It provides conclusive evidence that the geomorphology of the Ganga river within the VTS has remained stable for the past 50 years, except for some minor changes in the form of bar growth and erosion both upstream and downstream of the sanctuary,” the report said. However, the researchers warned that any construction activity, which is bound to happen once the National Waterway-1 starts, does not augur well for the tortoise as well as other aquatic animals in the sanctuary. “Construction activities along the bank, movement of large vessels, sand mining in the sanctuary or dredging of the main channel may desta- bilise the river geomorpholo- gy that will negatively affect the integrity of the VTS as well as the ghats at Varanasi,” they cautioned. Apart from turtles, this stretch of the Ganga is impor- tant for other conservation dependent species such as gharials (Gavialis gangeti- cus), dolphins (Platanista gangetica) and several island nesting birds. The proposed Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) is aimed at enabling the passage of cargo ships and boats through VTS. M ore than five lakh famers of the State got 2,000 each in their bank accounts through Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) under the Prime Minister Kishan Samman Nidhi Yojna during a programme at Khelgaon on Monday. Addressing the beneficia- ries during the programme, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that 5,000 crore will be given to farmers within 2-3 months. “This amount will strengthen the rural economy. In the month of July benefit of Chief Minister Krishi Ashirvad Yojna will also be given to the farmers. Under this scheme 5,000 to 25,000 will be given to those farmers with 1-5 acre of land. With these two schemes min 11,000 to max 31,000 will be given to a farmer,” he said. The CM said that due to lack of land records some farm- ers are deprived of the benefits of scheme. The state govern- ment has requested the Centre to amend the rule in view of interest of Jharkhand. After this farmers will get benefit accord- ing to their genealogy. At the same time the Central govern- ment has included farmers of all section under the Prime Minister Kishan Samman Nidhi scheme. Das said, “Modern culti- vation increases production. For that Global Agriculture Summit was organized in the State. Farmers are being sent to Israel and Philippines for learning modern agricultural techniques. After 2014 work in the direction of water conser- vation has been done. Construction of Dobha, restoration of ponds was done,” he said. Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives Randhir Singh said that farmers affected by drought will soon be provided assistance. Government is pro- moting agriculture. These two schemes will help for the bet- terment of farmers. Chief Secretary Dr. DK Tiwari said on the occasion that over-all development of farmers is the priority of gov- ernment. The income of farm- ers will be made double by 2022. Animal Husbandry will also be included in farming. State government is giving 80 per cent subsidy on purchase of agricultural equipments and 50 per cent on the purchase of seeds and manure. Integrated water scheme has been set up for water harvesting. Drip irri- gation is being promoted. Agriculture Secretary Puja Singhal said that under the Prime Minister Kishan Samman Nidhi Yojna, farmers were given first and second installment. She said that Kishan Samman Samaroh was organized throughout the State. They are also being given manure and seeds. On this occasion CEO Prime Minister Kishan Samman Nidhi Yojna was pre- sent through Video Conferencing. He said that 35 lakh farmers will be given benefit of the scheme. Centre and the State has coordinated and worked for the betterment of the farmers. Minister Randhir Singh, Kanke MLA Dr Jitu Charan Ram, Khijri MLA Ramkumar Pahan, Mandar MLA Gangotri Kujur, Chief Secretary Dr. DK Tiwari, Secretary Agriculture Puja Singhal, Joint Secretary Agriculture Manjunath Bhajantri, Director Agriculture Ramesh Gholap, DC Rai Mahimapat Ray, SSP Anish Gupta and others were present in the programme. P olice on Monday arrested four more people in con- nection to lynching of Tabrez Ansari who died in a hospital on Saturday. The four arrest- ed persons have been identi- fied as Premchand Mahli, Kamal Mahto, Bhim Mandal and Sonamu Pradhan. On Sunday the police had arrest- ed Pappu Mondol related to the case. The victim, Tabrez, a res- ident of Kharsawan, was allegedly caught after stealing a motorcycle, a purse, a voter I-card and cellphone from Dhatkidih along with two of his associates. He was nabbed by a group of villagers. The villagers had also allegedly forced him to chant 'Jai Sri Ram' and 'Jai Bajrangbali.' Police have formed a spe- cial investigation team (SIT) to probe the lynching. Several videos of the lynching have gone viral on the social media. In a video, Tabrez was heard chanting ‘Jai Sriram and Jai Hanuman’ as directed by the mob. Seraikela-Kharsawan superintendent of police, Karthik S said they have set up a three-member high-level team comprised of SDO, Seraikela, SDPO, Headquarters and civil sur- geon. "We are investigating the incident. We have so far arrested five persons in con- nection to the case, but have at the same time set up a high- level team to probe the entire matter meticulously," said Karthik. He said they have suspended the OC, Seraikela thana Chandra Mohan Oraon and OC, Sini Thana outpost, Bipin Kumar, adding that more will be booked soon. While the incident of lynching of Tabrez following the forcible chanting by him "Jai Sri Ram", "Jai Bajranwali" by the assailants evoked strong reaction, the locals of the Dhatkidih village come out with a different version. “As per our understanding Tabrez died at the hospital four days after he was thrashed up by people at Dhatkidih, but the thrashing was no so intense that he would have died," said a local resident. During the probe it was found that Tabrez and two of his associates, Noomar Ali (19) and Seikh Irfan (18) had first committed a theft at the house of Rajesh Pramanik at Mahalimurup and Fulchand Pradhan at Murup villages, before committing theft at Sagar Pradhan, also in Murup. After theft at the three houses, the trio had climbed on the roof top of Bishnu Pradhan's house at Dhatkidih, but incidentally as Pradhan's son was awake on the roof top, he raised an alarm, leading the three to flee. While Noomar and Irfan managed to escape by jump- ing down the building, Tabrez too jumped but he sustained grievous injury in his left ankle in course of the jump. While the people were searching for the thieves here and there, Tabrez kept on hiding in the bush and could be traced two women who had gone there to respond nature's call at about 1 am. It was after the women found Tabrez there; they raised an alarm and made the villagers to catch hold of Tabrez. J harkhand has stood first in the Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya (SSS) contest held across the country. Not only Jharkhand, but in district-wise category, Giridih has secured first position. In district-wise competition, five districts from State are in top positions. East Singhbhum has secured fourth position, Sariakela has secured sixth position, Koderma sev- enth and Lohardaga district in ninth position. The Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya contest was organized as an opportunity to paint toilets and give them a facelift across rural India in order to re intensify the Swachh Bharat Andolan. The aim is to mobilize rural households to beautify their toilets. The Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya award was given on Monday at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, where the win- ners of the campaign were awarded by Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. On behalf of Jharkhand, State Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Aradhana Patnaik received the award. As part of Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya contest the toi- lets were painted with colours, culturally significant motifs and messages to pro- mote safe sanitation describ- ing the scene—the exercise creating a sense of pride as they make the toilets aes- thetically pleasing. Construction of toilets under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is one of pet issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rid- ding on which BJP gain power for second consecutive term. The PM Modi has also coined toilets as ‘Ijjat Ghar’. The SSS competition organized by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India was held from January 1 to 31, 2019, across rural India garnering over 1.34 crore participation. A Ranchi court on Monday summoned Congress pres- ident Rahul Gandhi after a case was filed against him for his ‘all Modis are thieves' remark. The Congress president while addressing a election rally in Ranchi on March this year had wondered why names of all thieves end with surname Modi. Following Rahul’s remark one Pramod Modi had filed a case against the Congress chief in the Court of Judicial Magistrate Vipul Kumar in Ranchi. The petitioner alleged that Gandhi, with his remark, tar- geted entire Modi community which was objectionable.

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The issue of law and order inthe national Capital in the

wake of nine murders in thelast 24 hours has created anatmosphere of unease amongDelhiites, particularly seniorcitizens. The latest being thesensational murder of a septu-agenarian couple and theirdomestic help in their SouthDelhi house.

The issue reverberated inthe Upper House of Parliamentafter Sanjay Singh of the AamAadmi Party (AAP) raised it.Singh said Delhi is emerging asthe “crime capital” of the coun-try and urged the HomeMinistry to convene a meetingto discuss the issue.

Meanwhile, a day after hisparty held the BJP responsiblefor a spurt in crimes in thenational Capital, Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal said,“I will fully cooperate with theCentre to improve the law andorder situation in the city.”

“The city has reported ninemurders since Saturday. We

need to work together toimprove the law and order sit-uation in Delhi,” Kejriwal said.

It may be noted that theAAP Government has startedinstalling CCTV cameras at alarge scale. “This will help a lotin controlling crimes in theCapital. We will get the feed ofany crime taking place in thecity. It will help in taking nec-essary steps immediately,” theDelhi CM said.

“All agencies, Governmentsand residents of Delhi need towork together. We will fullycooperate with the CentralGovernment. Keeping politicsaside, we need to work togeth-er to improve the law andorder situation in the city,”Kejriwal said.

The CM’s remarks came afew days after he assured PrimeMinister Narendra Modi ofhis Government’s cooperationto develop Delhi. At a meetingwith the PM recently, he hadsaid he would examine the pos-sibility of integrating theCentre’s Ayushman Bharat pro-gramme with his Government’s

health scheme in Delhi.Since the AAP came to

power in 2015, the DelhiGovernment has been at log-gerheads with the Centre overseveral issues. Kejriwal, hisMinisters and party leadershave often accused the Modi

Government of creating hur-dles for the city Government.

Facing flak for the deteri-orating law and order situationand an increase in crime rate,Delhi Police top brass cameclaimed the crime situation iswell under control in the city.

However, the murder of elder-ly couple Vishnu Mathur andhis wife Shashi Mathur, alongwith their domestic helpKhushbu Nautiyal in theirSouth Delhi house, has sentshock waves.

All the nine murders were

committed within of the con-fines of homes and the perpe-trators were either family mem-bers or known to the victims.“The job of police is to inves-tigate and then prevent crimeand the force is committed todo so,” said a top police officialof the Delhi Police on the con-dition of anonymity.

The official said privatetutor Upendra Shukla hadkilled his wife and three chil-dren at their Mehrauli home onSaturday morning. Some wrap-pers of medicines were alsorecovered from the house andtwo handwritten notes in Hindiand English in which Shuklaconfessed to killing his wife andchildren. He, however, did notgive any reason for it, said thepolice official, adding thatShukla is suspected to be suf-fering from depression.

Later on Saturday evening,a 47-year-old woman, alongwith her husband, was brutal-ly stabbed to death in Dwarka’sMohan Garden extension.Police said prima facie itappeared that there was a

friendly entry at the houseand there was no sign of ran-sack in the house. They are sur-vived by two sons.

When asked about the sen-sational triple murder in DDAflats of Basant Gaon that wasspotted on Sunday morning, apolice official privy to theinvestigation said, “The areascomes under the Delhi Police‘Neighbourhood WatchScheme’ and around 30-40CCTV cameras are installed onthe complex where the murdertook place but there was noCCTV camera installed on thestairs leading to the house ofthe victims.”

In the Basant Gaon’s sep-tuagenarian couple’ murder,police are questioning theirdomestic help KhushbuNautiyal’s boyfriend, her rela-tive and another person. So farpolice suspect that Khusbhuwas in cahoots with theaccused and it was she whoopened the doors for theaccused person(s) to gain entryinto the Mathur’s household.

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As the Narendra ModiGovernment embarks on

its ambitious Haldia-VaranasiInland Waterways Projectalong the Ganga, researchersfrom Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) Kanpur andWildlife Institute of India(WII), among others, have redflagged the project over itsadverse impact on the VaranasiTurtle Sanctuary (VTS).

The project, NationalWaterway-1 (NW-1) under theJal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP),requires dredging of the river,which will severely impact theaquatic life as well as entire bio-diversity of the river, saidresearchers in a study thatappeared in the latest edition of“Current Science.”

Notified under the Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972, wayback in 1989, the VTS — a 7-km long stretch fromRamnagar to Malaviya Bridgein Ganga River — is the world’sonly protected area dedicatedto freshwater turtles.

Gaurav Kailash Sonkarand Kumar Gaurav fromDepartment of Earth andEnvironmental Sciences,Indian Institute of ScienceEducation and Research,Bhopal, Niladri Dasgupt andSyed Ainul Hussain fromWildlife Institute of India(WII) and Rajiv Sinha fromIndian Institute of TechnologyKanpur examined the eco-geomorphology of the VTSfor its stability using hydraulicgeometry of the channels,such as width, depth and dis-charge acquired from anacoustic doppler current pro-filer, and the mapping ofplanform morphology fromremote-sensing images.

“The assessment suggestsa well-defined, stable cross-section profile along thisstretch of the river. It providesconclusive evidence that thegeomorphology of the Gangariver within the VTS hasremained stable for the past50 years, except for someminor changes in the form ofbar growth and erosion bothupstream and downstream of

the sanctuary,” the reportsaid.

However, the researcherswarned that any constructionactivity, which is bound tohappen once the NationalWaterway-1 starts, does notaugur well for the tortoise aswell as other aquatic animalsin the sanctuary.

“Construction activitiesalong the bank, movement oflarge vessels, sand mining inthe sanctuary or dredging ofthe main channel may desta-bilise the river geomorpholo-gy that will negatively affectthe integrity of the VTS aswell as the ghats at Varanasi,”they cautioned.

Apart from turtles, thisstretch of the Ganga is impor-tant for other conservationdependent species such asgharials (Gavialis gangeti-cus), dolphins (Platanistagangetica) and several islandnesting birds.

The proposed Jal MargVikas Project (JMVP) isaimed at enabling the passageof cargo ships and boatsthrough VTS.

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More than five lakh famersof the State got �2,000

each in their bank accountsthrough Direct BenefitsTransfer (DBT) under thePrime Minister KishanSamman Nidhi Yojna during aprogramme at Khelgaon onMonday.

Addressing the beneficia-ries during the programme,Chief Minister Raghubar Dassaid that �5,000 crore will begiven to farmers within 2-3months. “This amount willstrengthen the rural economy.In the month of July benefit ofChief Minister Krishi AshirvadYojna will also be given to thefarmers. Under this scheme�5,000 to �25,000 will be givento those farmers with 1-5 acreof land. With these twoschemes min �11,000 to max �31,000 will be given to afarmer,” he said.

The CM said that due tolack of land records some farm-ers are deprived of the benefitsof scheme. The state govern-ment has requested the Centreto amend the rule in view ofinterest of Jharkhand. After this

farmers will get benefit accord-ing to their genealogy. At thesame time the Central govern-ment has included farmers ofall section under the PrimeMinister Kishan SammanNidhi scheme.

Das said, “Modern culti-vation increases production.For that Global AgricultureSummit was organized in theState. Farmers are being sent toIsrael and Philippines forlearning modern agriculturaltechniques. After 2014 work inthe direction of water conser-vation has been done.Construction of Dobha,restoration of ponds was done,”

he said.Minister of Agriculture,

Animal Husbandry andCooperatives Randhir Singhsaid that farmers affected bydrought will soon be providedassistance. Government is pro-moting agriculture. These twoschemes will help for the bet-terment of farmers.

Chief Secretary Dr. DKTiwari said on the occasionthat over-all development offarmers is the priority of gov-ernment. The income of farm-ers will be made double by2022. Animal Husbandry willalso be included in farming.State government is giving 80

per cent subsidy on purchaseof agricultural equipments and50 per cent on the purchase ofseeds and manure. Integratedwater scheme has been set upfor water harvesting. Drip irri-gation is being promoted.

Agriculture Secretary PujaSinghal said that under thePrime Minister KishanSamman Nidhi Yojna, farmerswere given first and secondinstallment. She said thatKishan Samman Samaroh wasorganized throughout theState. They are also beinggiven manure and seeds.

On this occasion CEOPrime Minister KishanSamman Nidhi Yojna was pre-sent through VideoConferencing. He said that 35lakh farmers will be givenbenefit of the scheme. Centreand the State has coordinatedand worked for the bettermentof the farmers.

Minister Randhir Singh,Kanke MLA Dr Jitu CharanRam, Khijri MLA RamkumarPahan, Mandar MLA GangotriKujur, Chief Secretary Dr. DKTiwari, Secretary AgriculturePuja Singhal, Joint SecretaryAgriculture ManjunathBhajantri, Director AgricultureRamesh Gholap, DC RaiMahimapat Ray, SSP AnishGupta and others were presentin the programme.

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Police on Monday arrestedfour more people in con-

nection to lynching of TabrezAnsari who died in a hospitalon Saturday. The four arrest-ed persons have been identi-fied as Premchand Mahli,Kamal Mahto, Bhim Mandaland Sonamu Pradhan. OnSunday the police had arrest-ed Pappu Mondol related tothe case.

The victim, Tabrez, a res-ident of Kharsawan, wasallegedly caught after stealinga motorcycle, a purse, a voterI-card and cellphone fromDhatkidih along with two ofhis associates. He was nabbedby a group of villagers. Thevillagers had also allegedlyforced him to chant 'Jai SriRam' and 'Jai Bajrangbali.'

Police have formed a spe-cial investigation team (SIT)

to probe the lynching. Severalvideos of the lynching havegone viral on the social media.In a video, Tabrez was heardchanting ‘Jai Sriram and JaiHanuman’ as directed by themob.

S eraike la-K hars awansuperintendent of police,Karthik S said they have set upa three-member high-levelteam comprised of SDO,Seraikela, SDPO,Headquarters and civil sur-geon.

"We are investigating theincident. We have so fararrested five persons in con-nection to the case, but haveat the same time set up a high-level team to probe the entirematter meticulously," saidKarthik. He said they havesuspended the OC, Seraikelathana Chandra Mohan Oraonand OC, Sini Thana outpost,Bipin Kumar, adding thatmore will be booked soon.

While the incident oflynching of Tabrez followingthe forcible chanting by him"Jai Sri Ram", "Jai Bajranwali"by the assailants evoked strongreaction, the locals of theDhatkidih village come outwith a different version.

“As per our understandingTabrez died at the hospitalfour days after he wasthrashed up by people atDhatkidih, but the thrashingwas no so intense that hewould have died," said a localresident.

During the probe it wasfound that Tabrez and two ofhis associates, Noomar Ali

(19) and Seikh Irfan (18) hadfirst committed a theft at thehouse of Rajesh Pramanik atMahalimurup and FulchandPradhan at Murup villages,before committing theft atSagar Pradhan, also in Murup.

After theft at the threehouses, the trio had climbedon the roof top of BishnuPradhan's house at Dhatkidih,but incidentally as Pradhan'sson was awake on the roof top,he raised an alarm, leading thethree to flee.

While Noomar and Irfanmanaged to escape by jump-ing down the building, Tabreztoo jumped but he sustainedgrievous injury in his leftankle in course of the jump.

While the people weresearching for the thieves hereand there, Tabrez kept onhiding in the bush and couldbe traced two women whohad gone there to respondnature's call at about 1 am. Itwas after the women foundTabrez there; they raised analarm and made the villagersto catch hold of Tabrez.

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Jharkhand has stood first inthe Swachh Sundar

Shauchalaya (SSS) contest heldacross the country. Not onlyJharkhand, but in district-wisecategory, Giridih has securedfirst position. In district-wisecompetition, five districts fromState are in top positions. EastSinghbhum has secured fourthposition, Sariakela has securedsixth position, Koderma sev-enth and Lohardaga district inninth position.

The Swachh SundarShauchalaya contest wasorganized as an opportunityto paint toilets and give thema facelift across rural India inorder to re intensify theSwachh Bharat Andolan. Theaim is to mobilize ruralhouseholds to beautify theirtoilets.

The Swachh SundarShauchalaya award was givenon Monday at a functionheld at Vigyan Bhavan inNew Delhi, where the win-ners of the campaign wereawarded by Ja l ShaktiMinister, Gajendra SinghShekhawat.

On behalf of Jharkhand,State Drinking Water andSanitat ion Secretar yAradhana Patnaik received

the award.As part of Swachh Sundar

Shauchalaya contest the toi-lets were painted withcolours, culturally significantmotifs and messages to pro-mote safe sanitation describ-ing the scene—the exercisecreating a sense of pride as

they make the toilets aes-thet ical ly pleasing.Construction of toilets underSwachh Bharat Abhiyan isone of pet issue of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi rid-ding on which BJP gainpower for second consecutiveterm. The PM Modi has also

coined toilets as ‘Ijjat Ghar’.The SSS competition

organized by the Ministry ofDrinking Water andSanitation, Government ofIndia was held from January1 to 31, 2019, across ruralIndia garnering over 1.34crore participation.

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ident Rahul Gandhi after a casewas filed against him for his ‘allModis are thieves' remark. TheCongress president whileaddressing a election rally inRanchi on March this yearhad wondered why names of allthieves end with surnameModi. Following Rahul’sremark one Pramod Modi hadfiled a case against theCongress chief in the Court ofJudicial Magistrate VipulKumar in Ranchi.

The petitioner alleged thatGandhi, with his remark, tar-geted entire Modi communitywhich was objectionable.

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Farmers of East Singhbhumreceived their first and sec-

ond installments of PradhanMantri Kisaan Nidhi Yojana atthe Tata Auditorium in pres-ence of district administrationofficials, MLAs and otherguests. About 54,000 farmersfrom all 11 blocks of EastSinghbhum received theirinstallment at the function.

Ghatshila MLA, LaxmanTudu, Baharagora MLA, KunalSarangi, Jamshedpur MLA Eastrepresentative, Pawan Agarwal,Jamshedpur MP representative,Sanjeev Kumar, along with zillaparishad chairperson Bullu RaniSingh and other PRI memberswere present in the programme.

The Government, with aview to augment the income ofthe farm families, is imple-menting a Central SectorScheme, Pradhan Mantri KIsanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).With a view to providingincome support to all landholding eligible farmer families,the Government has launchedPM-KISAN.

The scheme aims to sup-plement the financial needs ofthe farmers in procuring vari-ous inputs to ensure proper crophealth and appropriate yields,

commensurate with the antici-pated farm income. All landholding eligible farmer families(subject to the prevalent exclu-sion criteria) are to avail of thebenefits under this scheme, asper the recent cabinet decisiontaken during May 2019.

The revised scheme isexpected to cover around 2crore more farmers, increasingthe coverage of PM-KISAN toaround 14.5 crore beneficiaries,with an estimated expenditure

by Central Government of�87,217.50 crores for year 2019-20.

Saurav Kumar Sinha, addi-tional deputy commissioner,East Singhbhum said that somefarmers who were alreadyenrolled with the PradhanMantri Kisaan Nidhi inFebruary received their install-ment today while those whowere enrolled afresh after thegeneral election received theirfirst installment of � 2,000.

The amount is directlytransferred to the farmers'respective bank accounts fromthe Centre.

“The scheme will give aboost to the farmers. Farmersneed to fill an exclusion criteriathat says their income should-n't exceed �10,000, the farmershaving cultivated land of twohectare or less than this will beunderstood eligible for thisscheme and they should be a cit-izen of the country,” said Sinha.

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An 18-year-old girl, BijaliKumari, succumbed to

snakebite in the district hospi-tal on Monday morning. Shewas brought to the hospitalafter a three-foot-long ven-omous snake bit her on herright leg while she was sleepingin her house at Kairadih villageunder Bengabad police sta-tion in Giridih district.

According to the emer-gency medical officer, she wasbitten around 2 a.m. but herfamily brought her to hospitallate after failing to revive her byadopting traditional methods,“Our doctors’ team made all-out efforts to save her butaround 04:15 pm, she suc-cumbed to poisoning.” Headded that girl’s father,Baleshwar Mandal, had caughtthe snake and bought it to thehospital. However, he refusedto shift her when doctors triedto refer her to a higher facilityin Dhanbad.

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A35-year-old man wasarrested by the police, on

Sunday night, for allegedlyraping a minor girl underPathardih police station atJharia block of Dhanbad. Hewas sent behind the bar onMonday, police said.

The accused, identified asRajan Manjhi, presently resid-ing in a rented house at ChasNala Basti, had allegedly luredhis neighbour’s daughter (7years) into a nearby vacantroom after offering her choco-late and raped on June 22, saidpolice.

“She has been allegedlyraped after being lured withchocolate. The case is underinvestigation. The victim andthe accused are neighboursand they were known to eachother,” said RK Ram, inspectorof local police station.

The parents of the minorgirl are daily wage earners.They lodged a complaint in thisregard on June 23 at Pathardihpolice station and later, theaccused was arrested and for-warded to court, he said.

“Rajan has raped my

daughter after luring her withchocolate at around 3.30 PMwhen we were at work,” victim’smother told reporters. “Now,my daughter is admitted atPMCH, Dhanbad, where hercondition is said to be critical,”she added.

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Bokaro boy, DeepanshuKumar, emerges as district

topper with 98.6 percent inCBSE Class X BoardExamination 2019 after re-evaluation of his Science Paper.

Deepanshu, a student ofDPS, had scored 92 marks inScience subject earlier but afterre-evaluation, he got 99 markswhich have led him to nowsecure a total of 493 marks withan aggregate percentage to 98.6making him the topper in thedistrict, informed MritunjaySharma Administrator-cum-PRO of the school.

Deepanshu has scored 97in English, 100 each in Sanskritand Mathematics and 97 inSocial Science. At least 69 stu-dents of DPS Bokaro got morethan 95 percent while 155 stu-dents secured more than 90percent in the exam, he said.

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Nursing Kaushal College(NKC), Chanho, hosted

its annual capping ceremonyfor the batch-2 students in itspremises on Monday. A total of112 students underwent thecapping and oath-taking cere-mony. The chief guest for theoccasion was Dr. HealthSecretary,Nitin MadanKulkarni.

NKC, inaugurated inFebruary 2018, offers two-yearANM course for potentialnurses. In the very first year ofits inception, it has producedthree State toppers with all the112 students passing the JNRCexams with distinction. As perthe results declared by SNRC,Jharkhand, the toppers areGeeta Kumari (755/800),

Priyanka Kumari (754/800)and Varsha Kumari (753/800).

Addressing the gathering,the Health Secretary empha-sised on the nurses under-standing the mental state of thepatient’s and their wards. Healso said that the nurses areconsidered as the backbone ofthe healthcare service deliverysystem and doctors learn fromthe experienced nurses duringthe early period of their career.ANM’s, paramedics and sahiyadidis play the most importantrole in healthcare service deliv-ery system.

Kulkarni encouraged thestudents to apply for govern-ment recruitments and alsomentioned that theDepartment of Health is goingto start specialised courses likeICU care, cardiac Care, OT care

etc. He congratulated the stu-dents and urged them to striveto do their duties diligentlysince they are the first batch ofthe institution and brandambassadors whose perfor-mance will enhance the repu-tation of the institution.

“Seeing the results, it can besaid that NKC has announcedits arrival. Our aim is not justto prepare the students for thenursing profession but alsomake them good humanbeings. We try to give themskills which will be with themforever in their lives and givethem growth in the future.The students are being trained

in specific skill related projectspreparing them to face complexsituations,” said Assistant Dean,Kaushal Colleges, PrejhaFoundation, Ranjana Sinha.

Meenakshu Kumar- chiefproject officer, PrejhaFoundation announced schol-arships for the students on theoccasion. 108 students from theSC, ST and OBC category willreceive post matric scholarshipthrough the Department ofWelfare. The three toppers willbe felicitated by the Governoron June 26, 2019.

ANM curriculum is ablycomplemented by state-of-the-art Simulator Labs at NKC

Chanho so as to ensure maxi-mum capacity building of thestudents. Simulator training isvery close to real-time situa-tions in midwifery.

Spoken English, soft skills,digital literacy and financial lit-eracy under the Life Skillsumbrella are also imparted tothe students. The sessions aredesigned in an experientiallearning mode in order to pre-pare them for the future.

Prejha Foundation waslaunched on August 1, 2016and runs three courses- ANMcourse, manufacturing andCommis Chef which are all res-idential and placement linked.

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Para teacher, JitendraChandravanshi, who was

working in Urdu MiddleSchool in Chama villageunder Meral block, died dur-ing treatment in Mumbai. Hewas suffering from intestinalillness.

President of Para teachersassociation Surydeo Tiwarisaid that Chandravanshi dieddue to lack of money as hecould not get better treat-ment.

The honorarium forteachers was not received forthe last four months.

With this, the financialcondition of the deceasedpara teacher became pathet-

ic. In four months the gov-ernment has given onemonth's honorarium, he said.

Tiwari again said that theintention of the governmenthas always been negative forpara teachers.

The government is provedto be failing to pay honorar-ium on time.

There was no money forthe two-month strike period.If honorable money wasreceived on time, perhaps hislife could have survived.

On receiving informationabout their demise, membersof Integrated Para TeachersAssociation expressed con-dolences over their home.Hundreds of para teachersincluding District PresidentSuryadev Tiwari, RajendraPrasad Gupta, Rakesh Dubey,Ar yan Kumar, DamodarRam, Nandan Kumar,Mukesh Kumar Sinha, CRPRam Par vesh Mehta,Dharmendra, AnshumanDubey were present in thefuneral of the para teacher.

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Ayouth, learning to drivefour-wheeler in Dhori

football ground in Bermo, acci-dentally hit a 12-year-old boywith his new vehicle, killing theminor in the coal city onSunday evening.

The incident occurredaround 5:30 pm, police said.

The deceased was identi-fied as Ranveer Singh (12), sonof Sanjay Singh who died onthe spot as the car hit him.

He was taken to DhoriCentral Hospital where doctorsdeclared him dead.

His body was sent for post-mortem examination atTenughat sub divisionalHospital.

The police seized the vehi-cle from the spot. Officer in-charge, Bermo PS said, “Afterthe incident, Abhishek Singhand her associate managed toescape from the spot. The policeare investigating the incidentand trying to know fact of theincident.”

He added, “According toeyewitnesses, the youth,Abhishek Singh, was learning todrive the car in a field at Dhorifootball ground, Bermo with aman. He lost control and struckseveral children who were play-ing in the open field in theevening.”

After the incident, thecrowd gathered on the spot anddemanded the arrest of theaccused. The angry crowd alsodemanded an ex-gratia of sev-eral lakhs to the bereaved fam-ily and compensation forinjured. The infuriated protest-ers blocked the road for sever-al hours and left only after get-ting assurance from local police.

A complaint in this regardwas lodged at Bermo police sta-tion against Abhishek Singh,who was behind the wheels andhis associate, on the statementof the deceased’s father, SanjaySingh.

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ciate professor N Ojha fromBotany department and otherfaculty members were presenton this occasion. All thedepartments here are urged tojoin the ongoing initiative tillthe month of July.

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Simultaneous raids were con-ducted in jails across

Jharkhand on Monday morn-ing leading to recovery of sev-eral items from jail premisesillegally, police said. The raidswere conducted as per thedirection of the State Homedepartment as part of assessinglaw and order situation on thejail premises. The raids wereconducted at Central jails anddistrict jails across the State.

At Hotwar Central Jail, theraids were carried out byRanchi Deputy Commissioner(DC), Ray Mahimapat Rai andRanchi SSP Anish Gupta, whilein districts the raids were con-ducted by respective SPs andother senior police officials.

Khunti SP Alok said,“During the raids the policeseized handmade knives, scis-sors’, Rs 2800 in cash and a CD.The police have seized all theobjectionable items seized fromjail premises and ordered for aninvestigation. The police are yetto discover what is stored in theCDs.” In Khunti, the raids werelead by SP Khunti and DSPsrank officials.

In Simdega district jail theraids were conducted bySimdega SP Sanjeev Kumarand was assisted by DSPs,inspectors rank officials.Simdega SP said, “The policeduring the raids seized hand-made knives, blade, syringewithout needles and otherobjectionable items. The jail

officials have been asked to pre-pare a report in this connec-tion.” The police also searchedthe prisoners’ van meant forcarrying prisoners from jail tocourt at the time of their pro-duction before the judge ormagistrates. The van wassearched to assess whethersecurity norms are followedduring production of undertrails from prison to court.

The SP claimed that atSimdega district jail, the jailauthorities follow all the secu-rity norms. The jail has threelayer security along with watchtowers and CCTV camerasinstalled at the jail premises.

Raids were also conductedin Garhwa jail. SP Garhwa,Shivani Tewari said, “As theraids were conducted across thestate, the Garhwa police alsoconducted raids at Garhwa jail.No objectionable items wererecovered from jail premisesbut we have ordered the jailofficials to prepare a report inthis connection.” In Garhwa thepolice also quizzed some hard-core criminals languishing inthe district jail. The Garhwa SPclaimed that it was routineexercise assessing the law andorder situation in jails.

According to a policesource, Monday's raid was tofollow up on investigationsindicating that some of thethefts and snatchings weremasterminded from the jail.Also several notorious crimi-nals and hardcore Left WingExtremist (LWE) are lodged atjails across the State.

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The BJP, after thumping vic-tory in Lok Sabha elections,

has decided to concentrate onstrengthening the organisationin States where it is not inpower. The Saffron party, inthis connection, has decided toonce again start membershipdrive from July 6 to 11. Themembership drive will runacross the country with respec-tive State units being given newtargets. In Jharkhand, theparty has pegged a target tomake 22.45 lakh new members.The party already has 25 lakhmembers in State.

BJP national vice presi-dent and former chief ministerof Madhya Pradesh ShivrajSingh Chouhan today said,“We have to strengthen theparty in those States where theparty is not in power. We haveto give special focus in thoseLok Sabha segments, Assemblysegments where BJP is weak.”

“The party focus is toenroll members from all com-

munities SCs/STs, minorities,traders, lawyers, farmers and allsection. As the BJP believes inSabka Saath Sabka Vikas, the

party through its membershipdrive is focused to make mem-bership from all communi-ties,” added Chouhan who is

also the chief of party’s mem-bership drive.

The membership drive willcommence on July 6 coincid-

ing with birth anniversary ofJan Sangh’s founder and RSSideologue Syama PrasadMookerjee.

From July 7 to 9, the partywill run special membershipdrive in which BJP leadersand cadres will put up stalls atmarkets, near bus stand, rail-way stations, offices for makingnew members.

A meeting of BJP leaderswas held at BJP headquarterwhich was attended by ChiefMinister Raghubar Das, BJPmembership in-charge chiefChouhan, MLAs and partyleaders. At the meeting thechiefs of different Morcha andManch (cells) were given targetto make new members.

Chouhan said, “Under theleadership of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and BJPnational president Amit Shahthe party strength has gone upwith saffron forming govern-ment at centre for second con-secutive term, but still theparty has to reach at its peak.”The party has to make gov-

ernments at Bengal, Odisha,Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,Kerala and other states whereBJP has never formed the gov-ernment.

Attacking the Congressand Mahagathbandhan (GrandAlliance), the BJP leadersclaimed that Congress andMahagathbandhan are direc-tionless.

He said, “The Condition ofCongress is like sinking ship,but in ship the captain is lastperson to jump to sea, but inCongress Rahul Gandhi who iscaptain of ship is first to jumpto sea.”

The BJP leader alsoattacked Mahagathbandhan(Grand Alliance) claiming thatthe alliance ofMahagathbandhan parties wasopportunist and compulsivealliance.

He cited the example ofBua and Babau (Mayawati andAkhilesh Yadav) where thetwo parties have started tar-geting each other for SP/BSPdebacle in LS election.

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Members of the JharkhandState National Rural

Health Mission-AuxiliaryNurse Midwife/GeneralNurseMidwife (NRHM-ANM/GNM) AnubandhKaramchari Sangh protestedoutside the Raj Bhawan here onMonday, demanding system-atic appointment of contractu-al nurses and midwives. Thethree-day protest will be fol-lowed by a fast unto death,members of the organisationtold the media.

The main demands of theprotest include immediateappointment of contractualANM/GNM nurses and cre-ation of 1990 posts accordingto Indian Public HealthStandards (IPHS) guidelines.

“The Government hadannounced on December 6,2018 that the Jharkhand StaffSelection Commission willissue applications for perma-

nent appointments.But the governmenthas only made unde-livered promises, andno application forappointments havebeen issued till now.Some of us have beenworking forANM/GNM for morethan 12 years, but theadministration refus-es to listen to us,” saidMeera Kumari, State Presidentof Jharkhand Rajya NRHMAnubandh Karamchari Sangh.

The organisation startedthe protest on Monday morn-ing from Morhabadi groundand rallied towards ChiefMinister’s residence, but wasstopped near Raj Bhawan bypolice, where they organised asit in. The leaders of the protestrepeatedly jibed at State offi-cials for stopping them and notlistening to the hundreds ofwomen present.

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Government listens to us. Weare protesting overnight too.We have planned a sit-in forthree days till Wednesday. Ifour demands are not met tillthen, we will fast unto deathfrom June 27,” Kumari said.

However, the nurses’ sup-port for the protest seemed tobe dwindling on the first dayitself. Many women were seengrowing impatient and leavingthrough the corners of thetents, and the leaders had tourge women to maintain soli-darity.

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She started playing archerywith a second hand bow that

too bought by her father witha lot of hardships. Today, she isone of the most sought afterArchery coaches in the coun-try with prestigiousDronacharya Award in herquiver.

Meet Purnima Mahto, thefirst woman from Jharkhand tobag the prestigiousDronacharya Award. Her list ofachievements is full of laurelsand glory. In 1994, she wongold medal in every category atthe National Games and wasdeclared the best player of theyear. That record stands, eventoday, in archery. She had set anational record of winning sixgold medals in archery. In

1998 Commonwealth Gamesshe won silver. After successfulcareer as an archer, she latercoached the Indian team at the2008 Beijing Olympics as wellas the 2012 London Olympicsand Rio Olympics 2016.

“Like any other student inthe city, I started playing ath-letics but soon I got attractedtowards archery. The bowswere quite expensive, howev-er, my father managed to getme a second-hand bow. Afterbeing able to prove my poten-tial I went to the NationalCamp where I proved my tal-ent and with sheer determi-nation and started hitting bull’seye,” recalls Mahto.

Mahato, who joined TataSteel in 1994, and senior coachat Tata Archery Academy,

received the prestigious awardfor her excellence in coachingand raising the standards ofarchery in India. TheDronacharya Award is theultimate recognition awardedby the country in sports to

coaches.Questioned her about her

next mission, Mahto said thatwinning Olympic gold medalfor India is his biggest dreamof her life and she will put herheart and soul to prepare the

Indian team to strive for it.“I am really excited to

have been bestowed with theprestigious DronacharyaAward but my biggest dreamof life is to ensure an Olympicgold for my country. Our team

has been performing excep-tionally well in the interna-tional circuit however,Olympic gold medal stillremains distant from us. Mynext aim is to prepare thecadets in a way that they willwin Olympic gold,” saidMahto,

Mahto is also known formaintaining balance both inher personal and professionallives. “ I am a dedicated pro-fessional when I am on thefield, but I make it a point toforget about archery when Iam at home and spend timewith my children.

My husband is a marinemechanical engineer and ismostly away from home. Iremember my elder son washardly 6 months old when Ihad to go out for professionalpurposes. I had to send my sonto a boarding school becauseI wasn’t able to devote muchtime to him.

But I make sure to spendquality time with him when-ever he is back at home,” shesays.

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The Standing Committee ofRanchi Municipal

Corporation (RMC), in a meet-ing on Monday, decided that Rs20 crore will be spent on waterharvesting systems to reducepersisting problem of water cri-sis. The RMC had installedwater harvesting system inHarmu Housing Colony andsimilar system will be installedin different areas of the city.

The Standing committeedecided during the meeting thatit will add more water tanker tostreamline water supply in thoseareas which fall far away fromthe centre. The numbers ofwater tankers decreased from 65to 45 it will add 6 more water

tankers.For the beautification of

square and crossroads the com-mittee decided that it will give allcrossroads to the corporate andprivates companies for its main-tenance and beautification. Thecompanies will have to pay forit which will add more revenuein kitty of RMC. SeramtoliChowk which has been renamedas Jaipal Singh Chowk is givento Devine Healthcare for beau-tification and maintenance.

With the advent of rainyseason the numbers of mosqui-toes will increase and they willspread disease. In a bid to con-trol mosquito the municipalcommission started sprayingdense fog with Cold FoggingMachines in various parts of the

city. From July 1 it will add morefogging machines to spray fog inall parts of the city so that mos-quitoes could be controlled.

At the newly constructedVendors Market which has beenmade for street shopkeeper oneshop will be allotted toJHARKRAFT on the fourthfloor of the market after auctionof the shops. There are a total of22 shops at the fourth floor ofthe market.

Dr SK Agarwal offered toprovide medicinal plants forevery ward of the municipalarea. He offers one plant each ofHarsingar, Dhritkumari,Sendwaar, Amrita and Tulsi.RMC will plant the medicinalsaplings in every wards of themunicipal area.

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Activists of the State IndianYouth Congress (IYC) were

detained by the police onMonday during the protestagainst Raghubar DasGovernment about poor supplyof electricity and water in theState.

Around 200 activists of theState IYC, including NationalSecretary Jharkhand InchargeDipak Mishra and the Statepresident Kumar Gaurav IYC,were marching towards ChiefMinister Raghubar Das resi-dence at 12 o’clock in the dayfrom Mohrabadi ground whenthey were detained.

Jharkhand State YouthCongress Committee stagedprotest and tried to gheroed res-

idence of the CM for theirdemands such as uninterruptedwater and electricity, for theprotection tribal’s water, forestand land. They demanded thatthe government should provide24 hours uninterrupted elec-tricity, employment for youth,house for homeless, good edu-cation for poor and attorocitieson tribal should be prevented atits earliest.

A large numbers of workersof State Congress Committeewere present on the occasionincluding Congress LegislatureParty Leader, Alamgir Alam,Pradesh Mahila CongressMorcha president Gunjan Singhand others.

Addressing the gatheringon the occasion State IYC pres-ident Kumar Gourav said that if

the government will not listenour demands then we will inten-sify our agitation.

As following the humiliatingdefeat in the Lok Sabha polls,opposition parties have startedholding extensive protests againstthe ruling Government’s allegedfailure in providing civic ameni-ties and security to the people ofJharkhand. With assembly elec-tions slated later this year, thegrowing protests may help theparties garner support of voterson road to polls.

Just couple of days earlierJharkhand Pradesh CongressCommittee (JPCC) againstprotested at Ranchi DeputyCommissioner’s (DC) officeagainst the poor condition ofelectricity and water supply in thecities.

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Ahighlevel

d e l e g a -tion ofd o c torscompris-ing Stateleaders ofI M A ,I M AR a n c h iw i n g ,J S H S Aa n dWomen

Doctors’ Wing, met the ChiefSecretary, Dr D K Tiwari. Themeeting was also presided bythe Health Secretary, Dr NitinMadan Kulkarni and HomeSecretary Sukhdev Singh.

During the meeting itwas decided that the mishapat Rinchi Hospital would beseriously taken up and imme-diate and appropriate actionwould be taken to bring theassailants behind the barsand also assured of FASTtrial.

The Chief Secretar y,specifically brought into theHealth Secretary & HomeSecretary to look into thematter regarding the com-pensation of the grievouslyinjured Dr A K Singh ofRinchi Hospital, and ensuremaximum possible compen-sation for his losses.

The CS assured that hewould do his best to getMedical protection Act enact-ed in Jharkhand (after havingwords with the ChiefMinister) in the current ses-sion of Vidhan Sabha.

Regarding CEA, copiesof CEA functioning stateswere given.

He endorsed the clausesand asked us to make amend-

ments if any and present it tohim. Request was made toexempt hospitals having upto50 beds.

Regarding Dr SeemaModi’s case, he said, since thematter is in Court, he can’tinterfere with the legal pro-ceedings but expressed hisempathy and assured that hewould certainly look into thedepartmental proceedingswhatever is permissibleaccording to the rules.

The CS said that inn allthe districts of Jharkhandalong with an emergency con-tact number in each hospital,to look after any untowardhappening in any of the hos-pitals of the concerned dis-trict.

The IMA membersexpressed sincere gratitude tothe CS for his pro doctor atti-tude and initiative.

The delegation includedDr Pradeep Singh, DrBimlesh Singh, Dr BhartiKashyap, Dr Beauty Banerjee,Dr R S Das, Dr O PMahansaria, Dr ShambhuChaudhary Dr G D Banerjee,Dr Sunil Kumar, Dr RakeshKumar, Dr Rashmi Prasad, DrTanushree and Dr AnupamSingh

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For the first time in manyyears, Ranchi University

(RU) Geology Departmentorganised campus selection forthe post graduate students ofthe Department on Monday.

The campus recruiter wasPrabha Energy Limited, a pri-vate Oil and Gas Company.The company conducted atwo-fold selection processwhich consisted of a writtentest and an interview thereafter.

This was part of an ongo-ing campus selection pro-gramme wherein many pri-vate as well as governmentcompanies like Coal LimitedIndia are being invited by theUniversity to recruit its stu-dents.

B.R . Jha, AssistantProfessor at the GeologyDepartment said, “In pre-sent times, Geology is anemerging subject in the fieldof mining. Jharkhand is a hubof minerals which offers 40per cent of the total resourcesin India. And, this depart-ment is educating its pupilsabout the exploration of theseminerals.”

He added, “Many stu-

dents in this departmentcome from an underprivi-leged background. And earn-

ing even a small amount ofmoney can help them go along way. Also, through cam-

pus selection, the universityis boosting the morale ofstudents.”

A total of 27 studentscompeted in the one-hourwritten test which was held

from 11 a .m. in theDepartment itself. Out ofthis, 8 students were short-listed for the interview. Theinterview was conductedfrom 3 p.m. in the placementcell of RU.

Rupak Kumar Sinha, oneof the shortlisted studentsremarked, “This is the firsttime the university has con-ducted a campus selection forthe Geology Department. Iam very happy with therecruitment process. Theselection process was verystructured in nature.”

B.R. Jha also informedthat the department’s alum-ni are part of various pres-tigious government organ-isations like Coal IndiaLimited, Oil and NaturalGas Corporation Limited(ONGC), Atomic MineralDivis ion, C opper IndiaLimited, and so on. In fact,six alumni are working asGenera l Managers withCoal India Limited present-ly.

“Last year, 14 studentswere recruited by presti-gious government coal andgas companies”, claimed oneof the students.

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Taking serious note of thedeath of two-year-old

female leopard who was elec-trocuted in Sohna’s Lala Kherlivillage, Gurugram district ofHaryana on June 20, afterbeing ensnared in an overheadhigh-tension power cable, theforest department (wildlife)has decided to serve notice topower department or agencyconcerned for not removingtrees below high- tensionpower wires.

Moreover, district forestofficers (wildlife) of the statehave also been strictly direct-ed to conduct survey in theprotected forest areas andensure that all the trees belowhigh- tension power wires areremoved without delay, said VSTanwar, Principal ChiefConservator of forests andChief Wildlife Warden,Haryana.

There are guidelines tokeep animals such as elephants,tigers, lions, sloth bear, deer,peacocks, monkeys andflamingos from high tensionwires as they may come in con-tact with high-power tensionwires, crossing in the forestarea. To protect them while

high-tension power wire beinginstalled in the reserved forestareas (wildlife) the powerdepartment or the agency con-cerned was earlier giveninstructions to remove treesbelow high-tension powercable. It was blatant violation ofprovisions of the Wildlife(Protection) Act and Forest(Conservation) Act for notimplementing such instruc-tion by the agency concerned.

ML Rajvanshi, ChiefConservator of Forests(wildlife) admitted that femaleleopard could be saved, hadpower department officials fol-lowed the forest department’sguidelines by removing alltrees below high-tension powercable. Moreover, the districtforest officers (wildlife) shouldhave directed the powerdepartment officials or agen-cies concerned to remove suchtrees.

This is the first case where-in any female leopard died afterbeing ensnared in an overheadhigh-tension power cable.Department inquiry will beconducted over this issue alongwith this a notice will be servedto the power department forsuch negligence causing deathof female leopard.

He further said that thisincident occurred as femaleleopard might leave their desig-nated area in search of water assummer season is on or insearch of food. Or they mightcome to near residential areas toprotect themselves from poach-ing. Taking serious note of it,instructions have been given tothe DFOs to ensure that no treesare available below high tensionwires in their jurisdiction limit.

Shyam Sundar Kaushik, dis-trict forest officer (wildlife),Gurugram who did not pick upthe calls on Monday had earliersaid that said that leopards canclimb the trees. They even climbup trees with their food. Femaleleopard climbed up tree and waselectrocuted to death. He haddenied any negligence on hispart regarding the same issue.

It should be mentioned herethat the death of two-year-oldfemale leopard who was elec-trocuted in Gurugram led topanic among the forest (wildlife)department officers. This inci-dent had raised several questionsover functioning of forest depart-ment (wildlife) officials as wellas actual implementation ofgovernment’s guidelines for thesafety of wildlife.

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On the occas ion ofInternat ional Day

against Drug Abuse andIllicit Trafficking on June 26,Haryana Police will organ-ise coordination meeting ofpolice chiefs of seven north-ern states and union terri-tory of Chandigarh to evolvestrategies for fighting drugabuse and illicit traffickingfight.

Chief Minister ManoharLal will address the partic-ipants during concludingsession. Chief Secretary DSDhesi, Additional ChiefSecretary, Home SS Prasadand officers from NarcoticControl Bureau, New Delhiwould also attend the meet-ing.

Har yana DirectorGeneral of Police ManojYadava on Monday said thata co-ordination meeting ofDirector Generals of Police(DGsP) of northern States todiscuss challenges of drugabuse and illicit traffickingand strategies to combat thesame would be held atChandigarh on June 26.

Police Chiefs from thestates of Punjab, Rajasthan,Himachal Pradesh, Jammuand Kashmir, Uttarakhand,Uttar Pradesh, Delhi andUnion Territory Chandigarhwould participate in themeeting, the DGP said.

Earlier also, on the ini-tiative of Chief Minister, ajoint meeting of ChiefMinisters and officers ofnorthern states was held onAugust 20 last year to effec-tively deal and eradicate themenace of drugs from soci-ety.

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The Congress on Mondaysaid the comeback of Prime

Minister Narendra Modi topower was the result of his“salesmanship” and asserted itprimary role in the nation-building, even as the BJP insist-ed that it was the ten-year-long“policy paralysis” of theCongress rule which made thecountry realise the importanceof strong leadership.

Initiating the debate on themotion of thanks on President’saddress, Congress leader in theLok Sabha Adhir RanjanChowdhury launched a blister-ing attack on the ModiGovernment as the chairexpunged some of his commentsagainst the ruling dispensation.

Lashing out at the BJP foralleging a scam in the sale of 2Gspectrum, he said if there wasa wrongdoing why are UPchairperson Sonia Gandhi andCongress president RahulGandhi not in jail. “Why arethey still in Parliament,” he saidand challenged the ModiGovernment to walk the talk.

He charged the BJPGovernment has developed“political plagiarism” syndromeand is only a “travesty of truth”,saying it only tries to highlight its achievementsignoring the foundation laiddown by his party.

Recalling former PrimeMinisters Jawaharlal Nehru,Indira Gandhi and RajivGandhi, Chowdhury listed outthe achievements under theCongress Government andaccused the BJP of just renam-ing 19 of the 23 schemes of theCongress party.

“This Government hasdeveloped a new syndromecalled political plagiarism...Congress party has been con-tributing to growth (sinceIndependence), but one morn-ing you suddenly say theCongress has done nothingand you are doing all develop-ment work. It is nothing buttravesty of truth...

“You are a Governmentwhich can be called compli-ment addicted Governmentdriven by manipulation,” saidChowdhury who was the firstspeaker from Opposition to

initiate discussion on theMotion of Thanks.

Congress leader SoniaGandhi continued to promptChowdhury while he wasattacking the BJP in his speech.Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Home Minister Amit Shahwere present in the House.

Stating it was the Congressparty which initiated revolutionlike Green Revolution, WhiteRevolution and TechnologyRevolution in the country, andincreased GDP growth,Chowdhury said it was underthe Congress that host of CPSEslike ONGC, IOC, NTPC, SBIand HAL were set up.

“The Congress is the soulof the nation. The Congress issynonymous with India... Forus, country is ahead of theparty... Although we have 52members in the House, but wewill continue to fight for thecommon man,” he said.

He said the BJP rode-backto power as Modi is a “very bigsalesman” while the Congressfailed to market its product inthe Lok Sabha polls, he said,adding he accepted this fact.

“Our Prime Minister is avery big salesman. We(Congress) have been unable tosell our product, that is why we lost (Lok Sabha elec-tions),” he said.

Taking a dig at UnionMinister Pratap Sarangi, whohad initiated the discussion forthe Government, he saidSarangi crossed limits in hispraise of Modi. This invitedsharp reactions from theTreasury Benches as theyreferred to “India is Indira,Indira is India” remarks madeby Congress leaders whenIndira Gandhi was PrimeMinister.

He said BJP MPs did nottake steps to mitigate miseriesof the people as they think

Modi will do everything.“They think that praising

Modi is sufficient, he will helpthem sail through (Modi babapaar lagayenge),”he said.

Opening the debate forthe Government, Sarangi hitout at what he called theCongress Government of “policy Paralysis”, “acciden-tal Prime Minister” and“Tukde-tukde-gang”.

In his address, which bare-ly touched on the contents ofPresident’s address, Sarangiwas effusive in his praise forModi and his leadership.Sarangi said he is grateful toModi for making a man likehim, who hails from a humblebackground, a Minister.Sarangi’s long speech wasreplete with ‘Sanskrit slokas”and interspersed with Bangala,Odiya, Hindi and Englishquotes.

Sarangi’s jibe at theCongress on its refusal to acceptpeople’s mandate to Modi,made the Prime Minister smile.Taking on the Opposition party,Sarangi said the Congress madethe BJP realise the importanceof strong leadership as policyparalysis was a “new norm”during the ten-year rule of theparty with the “accidentalPrime Minister” at the helm.

“Policy paralysis was a newnorm during those ten years.And it was Congress whichmade us realise the importanceof strong leadership,” he said.

Without naming formerPrime Minister ManmohanSingh, he said even theCongress Prime Minister wasan “accidental Prime Minister.”

Emphasising that bothModi and his Government arecommitted to the welfare of thepoor and downtrodden,Sarangi said by 2022 everypoor person will have a “pucca”house with toilet.

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Leader of Opposition in theRajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi

Azad, on Monday said the BJPwon the Lok Sabha polls bypracticing divisive policies, butin the process the ‘nation stooddefeated’.

Unleashing a fierce attackon the Government, Azad saidunder the ‘New India’, humansdreaded humans, glorifiers ofkillers of Mahatma Gandhiwere in the ruling party, andincidents of mob lynchingswere rampant.

Speaking on the motion ofthanks to the President’saddress in the Rajya Sabha,Azad said unemployment is atall time high and heinouscrime like rape on minors areabnormally on the rise.

Launching a scathingattack on the Government andits policies, Azad said a partycould win elections on divisivepolicies but the “Nation stooddefeated”.

“Keep your New India toyourself but return our oldIndia where there was a cultureof love and... Where there wasno lynching and nohatred...Where Hindu andMuslims used to feel the painof each other,” he said.

Prime Minister NarendraModi was present in the Houseduring Azad’s address.

Referring to the President’sspeech on Mahatma Gandhi’s150th anniversary celebrations,Azad said unfortunately a can-didate of the ruling party calledthe killer of the Father of theNation a patriot and no actionwas taken and the candidatewas a parliamentarian now.

“My tongue will burn...Icannot repeat the remarks...Ihave a complaint to the PrimeMinister, why didn’t you takeaction. Mahatma Gandhi maybe Congress President but hewas Father of the Nation...Iwould not have mentioned ithere but President’s speechmentions his birth anniversarycelebrations ...BJP should takeaction...It still has time tillOctober...,” Azad said.

While attacking BJP fordefending 2008 Malegaon blastaccused Sadhvi PragyaThankur, Azad, however didnot mention her by name andsaid: “How is this possible andhow someone can defend this?Though it doesn’t make any dif-ference to us, this is a blot on

the face of the ruling partywhich cannot be wiped out.”

He also referred to howformer Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru on com-plaints about a Congress can-didate in 1952 had insteadurged people to vote for anIndependent candidate whohad a clean impage.

On New India, he said itwas full of hatred where peoplewere afraid of people and notafraid while being in jungle.

“In old India, there was nohatred, anger or lynching. NewIndia is one where humans areenemies of each other. Youwon’t be scared of animals in ajungle but you’ll be scared ofhumans here. Give us Indiawhere Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians live foreach other.”

Reacting to a recent case oflynching in Jharkhand, hesaid, “Jharkhand has become afactory of lynching and vio-lence. Dalits and Muslims arebeing killed there every week.PM Modi, we are with you inthe fight of ‘Sabka saath sabkavikas’ but it should be there forpeople to see it. We can’t see itanywhere.”

In a recent lynching inci-dent, Tabrez Ansari, 22, died ina Jharkhand hospital on Sunday,days after he was brutallythrashed by a mob at Dhatkidihvillage in Seraikela district onsuspicion of stealing a bike.

“We prefer to remain inopposition for 1,000 years but

cannot adopt your path...Wecannot run governmentthrough TV..We can afford to beout of Parliament...A party canwin on decisive policies but theNation has lost..We want victo-ry of the country,” he said.

He said rapes were at an alltime high including heniouscrimes like rapes on minor andthat “Beti Padhao and BetiBachao” was just plain talks.

Azad said crime againstwomen have risen manifoldand urged government toensure 50 per cent reservationto women in Parliament as itwas having absolute majority.

He said Congress’s attemptswere thwarted last time thoughthe Women’s reservation Billwas passed in Rajya Sabha.Unemployment, he said was atits peak with government try-ing to curb reports by variousagencies and that the youthwho voted for BJP needed jus-tice. He said as per NSSOreport, the unemployment washighest in the last five years.

On triple Talaq legislation,he said, the Opposition wasalso in favour but the govern-ment’s intent should be clean.

He also attacked the BJPsaying if the former PrimeMinisters Jawaharlal Nehru,Indira Gandhi, Lal BahadurShastri and Rajiv Gandhi didnot do anything then who laidthe foundation of power plants,dams and hydro-elctric pro-jects, and cautioned the gov-ernment to not be so callous.

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TMC leader Saugata Roy onMonday demanded avoid-

ing of Electronic VotingMachine (EVM) and bringback the ballot system to ensure“transparency” in electionprocess. BSP leader DanishAli also questioned the relia-bility of EVMs. Both MPs werespeaking on the Motion ofThanks to President’s addressin Lok Sabha.

“EVMs should be jetti-soned. I am opposed to EVMs.Ballot papers should bebrought back,” Roy said in theLok Sabha. He questioned howBJP leadership “knew” inadvance the number of seatsthey were going to win in theLok Sabha elections.

Roy said BJP president, aday before the election resultswere announced, declared thathis party will win 300 seats. Theparty won 303 seats. “How is itpossible?” His speech was inter-rupted by BJP MP NishikantDubey who objected to Royraising the issue of EVMs in theHouse saying that ElectionCommission cannot be ques-tioned. On point of order raisedby Dubey, the Chair said thatwhatever is objectionable wouldbe removed from records.

Danish Ali (BSP) saidPrime Minister Narendra Modishould have convened an all-party meeting on the issue ofEVMs and not simultaneous

polls. He claimed that theEVMs have helped the BJPreturn to power. Several BJPmembers hit back, saying thathe, along with several otheropposition members have alsowon the polls. He also allegedthat the electoral bonds wereused to help parties like BJP getfunds from corporate houses.

Ali said corporate housesdo not fund parties like the BSP,hence the electoral bondscheme was aimed at helpingparties like the BJP.

Saugata Roy also chargedthat BJP is dividing the nationand has created mayhem inWest Bengal. “They are divid-ing the country. We shall resistNRC tooth and nail,” he said,regretting that formerpracharak of RSS outfit, whichwas banned in 1948 for mur-der of Gandhi, has become thePrime Minister. “We will resistwith all our might to save sec-ularism”.

Earlier in the morning,TMC MPs are holding a sit-inin front of Mahatma Gandhi’sstatue on the Parliament’spremises , demanding elec-tion be held by ballot paperinstead of electronic votingmachines (EVMs).

The party, which has beencrying foul over the use ofEVMs in the recently-con-cluded Lok Sabha polls, onMonday said their agenda forthe protest was — “No toEVMs, Yes to paper ballots.”

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The Government onMonday introduced the

Bill to allow voluntary use ofAadhaar as identity proof andreservations in jobs at Jammu& Kashmir to replace theOrdinances. Opposing theAadhaar Bill, RSP MP NKPremchandaran said it was a“grave violation” of theSupreme Court’s judgementon Aaadhar. He argued thatprivate entities can get hold ofAadhaar data and violate fun-damental rights especially theRight of Privacy.

Responding to the RSPMP, Union Information andTechnology Minister RaviShankar Prasad said Aadhaar isa valid law, it is in nationalinterest and doesn’t violate pri-vacy. He said so far more than

60 crore people have takenmobile SIM cards throughAadhaar and now it is notmandatory. Suggesting the Billis in line with the apex courtjudgement, Prasad said peopleof India have accepted Aadhaar.

The Bill proposes to allowvoluntary use of Aadhaar num-ber for authentication and

identity proof in opening ofbank accounts and procuringof mobile phone connections.The Bill also seeks to give achild an option to exit from thebiometric ID programme onattaining 18 years of age, whilestipulating stiff penalties forviolation of norms set for useof Aadhaar and violation of pri-

vacy. The move is aimed atmaking Aadhaar people-friendly. It also paves the wayfor use of alternative virtualidentity number to concealactual Aadhaar number of anindividual, said Prasad.

The Bill also proposes dele-tion of section 57 of theAadhaar Act relating to use ofbiometric identifier by privateentities. This amendment willalso prevent denial of servicesfor refusing to, or being unableto, undergo authentication.

Besides this, the proposedamendments provide for estab-lishment of UniqueIdentification Authority ofIndia Fund, and conferenhanced regulator-like poweron the UIDAI.

The Jammu & KashmirReservation (Amendment) Bill,2019 was introduced byMinister of State for Home GKishan Reddy on behalf ofHome Minister Amit Shahwho was present in the House.People living along theInternational Border (IB) inJammu & Kashmir will getbenefits of reservation in directrecruitment, promotion andadmission in professionalcourses on par with those liv-ing along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC),according to a Bill introducedin the Lok Sabha.

The Bill seeks to providerelief to people living in areasadjoining the InternationalBorder in Jammu & Kashmir.They can now avail benefits ofreservation in direct recruit-ment, promotion and admis-sion in different professionalcourses. People living in areasadjoining the IB in Jammu &Kashmir were not included inthe ambit of the Jammu andKashmir Reservation Act, 2004and Rules, 2005.

Due to continuous cross-border tensions, persons livingalong the IB suffer from socio-economic and educationalbackwardness. Shelling fromacross the border often compelsresidents to move to saferplaces, which adversely impactstheir education as schools andcolleges remain closed for longperiods.

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The Election Commission(EC) has refused to disclose

under the RTI Act the dissentnotes of its CommissionerAshok Lavasa on decisions per-taining to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s speecheswhich were alleged to haveviolated model code, saying itwas exempted informationwhich may “endanger the life orphysical safety” of an individ-ual.

The EC was responding toPune-based RTI activist ViharDurve who had demandedLavasa’s dissent notes, pertain-ing to speeches given by Modiin rallies at Wardha on April 1,Latur on April 9, Patan andBarmer on April 21 andVaranasi on April 25.

The poll body cited Section8(1)(g) of the RTI Act exempt-ing the disclosure of informa-tion which would endanger the

life or physical safety of anyperson or identify the source ofinformation or assistance givenin confidence for law enforce-ment or security purposes.

Durve had also soughtinformation about the proce-dure followed and the decisiongiven by the commission withregards to these speeches. Thisinformation was also denied cit-ing the Section 8(1)(g) of the act.

Lavasa had reportedly dis-sented on a series of clean chitsgiven by the commission to thePrime Minister and BJP pres-ident Amit Shah on theirspeeches.

As his demand to recordhis dissent notes in the EC’sorders was not met, Lavasa hadrecused himself from casesrelating to relating to violationof the Model Code of Conduct.

The ‘full commission’ ofthe panel, comprising ChiefElection Commissioner SunilArora and members — Lavasa

and Sushil Chandra — haddeliberated on the contentiousissue, after which the EC saiddissent notes and minorityviews would remain part ofrecords but would not be partof its order.

“In the meeting of theElection Commission held todayregarding the issue of MCC(Model Code of Conduct), itwas, inter alia, decided thatproceedings of the commis-sion’s meetings would be drawn,including the views of all thecommission members,” the EChad said in a statement after themeeting on May 21.

In the meeting, Lavasa islearnt to have stuck to hisground, pressing for hisdemand to include dissentingviews in the orders. Sincecopies of the orders are sent tothe complainant and respon-dents, they become public evenif the commission does notshare it with media.

The EC had maintainedthat the dissent notes cannot bemade part of the order as thepoll code violation cases are notquasi judicial in nature and thatthey are not signed by the chiefelection commissioner (CEC)and fellow commissioners.

“They are like executiveorders. They are summarydecisions where decision istaken by the EC without hear-ing out counsels of the two par-ties. The orders are brief whichare not signed by the threecommissioners,” explained anofficial after meeting.

Such orders are usuallysigned by the principal secre-tary or secretary of the EC con-cerned, the official said.

Lavasa had reportedly dis-sented in as many as 11 ECdecisions involving complaintsagainst Modi and Shah foralleged MCC violation andwhere they were given a clean chit.

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Reaching out to theOpposition parties and seek-

ing their cooperation in smoothconduct of the House, BJPworking president JP Nadda onMonday asked the Oppositionto realise that disruption affect-ed them the most.

Initiating a debate on theMotion of Thanks to thePresident’s address in RajyaSabha, Nadda said, “We shouldagree to disagree in the House.But we should not disagree justfor the sake of disagreement. Iappeal. I need all of yours sup-port. There were many dis-ruption in the House in thepast. This (disruption affects)the opposition the most.”

Outlining the direction ofnewly formed Modi 2.0, hetold the House that thisGovernment would worktoward improving ease of liv-ing in the next five years to fur-ther reach out to the com-moners in the country.

On Prime MinisterNarendra Modi getting sever-al international awards, hesaid: “These are all awards forIndia. Now India is not just aspectator but also a player inthe international scene.”

Seconding the motion, BJPmember Sampatiya Uikeylauded the NDA Governmentfor working for women’sprogress and improving theirlives through various socialsector schemes and policiesduring the past five years.

Speaking on the motion,SR Balasubramoniyan of theAIADMK suggested that elec-tions which stretch too longshould be avoided in thefuture, citing the example ofthe recently concluded gener-al elections spread over sevenphases across the country.

Referring to electronic vot-ing machines (EVMs), he said,of late, there have a number ofdemonstrations by a politicalparty that it can be tamperedwith on a booth level. Manydvanced economies have paperballot system. We must also goback to the paper ballot sys-tem, he said.

On the suggestion of hold-

ing Lok Sabha and State pollssimultaneously, Balasubra-moniyan said he does notknow how feasible such aproposition is as reports so farsuggest it is impractical.

Observing that fundswhich have to be disbursed tostates must be given in time, heclaimed that CentralGovernment owes thousandsof crores to Tamil Nadu whichmust be released at the earliestas otherwise the implementa-tion of schemes would suffer.

Ram Gopal Yadav of theSamajwadi Party said some ofthe schemes cited in thePresident’s address seemunachievable based on theirproposed size and scale.

He alleged that fakeencounters were taking placein the country on a large scaleand FIRs are also not beinglodged in such cases.

“If the country is safe thenwhy our borders are shrink-ing,” Yadav said, asking if it isnot true that China is doingsomething or the other on ourborders regularly.

“You (Government) canalways raise your eyebrowsagainst Pakistan but what hap-pens when it comes to China,”Yadav said.

He claimed that there wasdiscrimination being practicedon the basis of religion andcaste and alleged that someSamajwadi Party workers hadbeen killed in Uttar Pradeshafter the BJP-led Governmentcame to power in the State.

Referring to the situationof jobs in the country, Yadavsaid the youth are disgruntledand disappointed.

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Jaipur/New Delhi :Rajasthan BJP presidentMadan Lal Saini died onMonday while undergo-ing treatment at AIIMSin Delhi, a partyspokesperson said. Saini,also a Rajya Sabha MP, was 75.

He was diagnosed withinfection in lungs and wasadmitted at a private hospital inJaipur. On Saturday, he wasshifted to Delhi owing to hisdeteriorating health and wasbeing treated under theHematology Department atAIIMS. “He was later shifted tothe ICU after his condition fur-ther deteriorated. He passedaway today around 7.09 pm,” asource at AIIMS said.

Saini, who hailed fromSikar district, was appointedBJP state president last year.He was a former MLA andRSS volunteer who held vari-

ous posts in theBhartiya KisanMorcha as well. A pallof gloom descended atthe party’s state head-quarters in Jaipurwhere a large number

of BJP leaders and workersgathered after hearing thenews of Saini’s death.

His body will be kept atthe party office in Jaipur forvisitors on Tuesday morning.

Prime Minister NarendraModi expressed grief and saidSaini’s death was a major loss forthe BJP. “The passing away ofMadanlal Saini Ji is a major lossfor the BJP family. He con-tributed to strengthening theparty in Rajasthan. He waswidely respected for his conge-nial nature and communityservice efforts. My thoughts arewith his family and supporters.Om Shanti,” he tweeted. PTI

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The recent euphoria over a freshdelimitation exercise to restruc-ture the lopsided constituencies inJammu & Kashmir quickly dissi-pated as the Centre denied media

reports that Home Minister Amit Shah isconsidering such a move. Since then,Governor Satya Pal Malik has earned thepublic ire for asserting that the Governmenthas no intention of scrapping Articles 370and 35-A; his recommendation that the timeis ripe for talks with separatist Hurriyat lead-ers has further inflamed some passions.Perhaps these are straws in the wind that sug-gest some changes are in the offing.

In a little-noted development, on June 16,the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jammu &Kashmir unit passed a resolution seekingfresh delimitation of Assembly constituen-cies and de-freezing of at least eight of the24 seats reserved for Pakistan-occupied ter-ritories. It lamented the “gross injustice doneto Ladakh and Jammu regions” by previousNational Conference (NC) Governments thatgave undue weightage to the Kashmir valleyand proposed that the eight seats be allottedto the Jammu region, for families that fledPakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK)in 1947-48, currently estimated at 12-13 lakh.

It bears stating that the BJP has tried toensure Indian citizenship to Hindus fleeingreligious persecution in Pakistan. Under thefirst Modi Government, refugees settled inRajasthan were granted citizenship and thetrend continues. On World Refugees Day(June 20), 19 Pakistani migrants in the bor-der district of Barmer received citizenship andanother 10 people in Pali and five in Jalorewere promised citizenship. Reports suggestthat there are thousands of Pakistani Hindusin Rajasthan who are likely to receive citizen-ship soon. It is difficult to believe that theCentre will indefinitely ignore the plight ofWest Pakistan refugees in Jammu & Kashmir.

The BJP State unit also urged politicalreservation for Scheduled Tribes (Gujjars,Bakarwals, Gaddis and Sippis), who weregiven Schedule Tribe (ST) status in 1991, butdenied reserved seats. Further, it objected tothe law requiring Kashmiri Pandit migrantsto fill the “M Form” for voting in the Valley.

The regional angst over Kashmiri dom-ination over the State is valid. After MaharajaHari Singh’s accession to India, the ConstituentAssembly was set up but Sheikh Abdullahused the political weightage gifted to him byformer Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru tounilaterally declare the delimitation: Kashmir(43), Jammu (30) and Ladakh (2). Thisbecame the entrenched orthodoxy that waslater only tinkered with: Kashmir (46),Jammu (37) and Ladakh (4). Abdullahreserved 25 seats for the occupied regions,which was subsequently reduced to 24.

When the delimitation controversy brokeout on June 4, former Chief Minister OmarAbdullah, in a number of tweets, offered the“legal position” on delimitation in Jammu &Kashmir. The freeze, he claimed, was imple-

mented only to bring the State atpar with the rest of the countryafter the Constitution (84thAmendment) Act 2001 frozedelimitation throughout India,until the first census is taken afterthe year 2026. The truth is a lit-tle more complex.

During Emergency, theCongress moved theConstitution (42ndAmendment) Act 1976, to freezefresh delimitation after Census2001, on the plea that changingthe number of seats according topopulation punished States thathad controlled their popula-tion growth. This protected thenumber of seats of southernStates like Tamil Nadu, Keralaand Karnataka in the Lok Sabhaand was generally viewed as fairby the rest of the country. In1977, the Congress fared well inprecisely these States.

A quarter century later, theConstitution (84th Amendment)Act 2001, postponed delimita-tion and prevented reallocationof seats to the States to reflecttheir growing population untilthe Census after 2026, ie, Census2031. However, the 84th amend-ment permitted redrawing ofboundaries of constituencieswithin the States to mitigate largedifferences and enable con-stituencies of more or less equalpopulation strength.

The problem in Jammu &Kashmir begins with the arbi-trary and partisan allocation ofseats on provincial basis by

Sheikh Abdullah, long before thefig-leaf of Article 370 bestoweda special political protection tothe actions of the State leader-ship. In no other Indian State hasthis kind of “political reserva-tion” of seats taken place to pre-serve the ethno-religioussupremacy of one group.

Consider the recently divid-ed Andhra Pradesh — there wasno en bloc reservation of seats forany district or division before orafter the separation of Telangana.Previously, the Atal BihariVajpayee Government dividedthe States of Madhya Pradesh,Bihar and Uttar Pradesh andhere, too, there was never anyrigid and arbitrary allotment ofseats to any region. TakeMaharashtra, where demandfor a separate Vidarbha hasbeen simmering for decades —there is no fixed allocation ofseats for the region.

This astonishing develop-ment is exclusive to Jammu &Kashmir and gave the Muslim-dominated Valley undue powerover the State. Strangely, Jammuactivists, who rail againstKashmiri domination, havenever fought to do away withthis artificial division and to treatthe entire State as a single unit,with delimitation on the basis ofpopulation. Instead, they havevalidated this artifice bydemanding trifurcation (andsometimes quadrification) ofthe State along these lines — acause that does not find much

resonance in the rest of thecountry. Many citizens feel thatonce Article 370 is removed,many sources of discriminationwill simply vanish.

It seems doable to use theleeway granted by the 84thAmendment Act to redraw theconstituencies within Jammu &Kashmir afresh, without a prede-termined weightage to anyprovince, giving due regard topopulation on the basis of Census2011. As the last delimitation ofJammu & Kashmir was in 1995,it would be an abominable injus-tice to wait 60 years till Census2031 for a fresh delimitation.

It is also unconscionable tocontinue to deny reservations tothe STs. Moreover, the sevenSchedule Caste seats have beenstagnant in Jammu Pradesh since1996, viz, Chhamb, Domana, RSPura (Jammu district); Samba,Hiranagar (Kathua district);Chenani (Udhampur district)and Ramban. There is no meritin freezing this rotation until 2031and denying the SC populationin other constituencies (in bothJammu & Kashmir provinces) ofrepresentation in the Assembly.Nor is this system followed in anyother State. Under President’srule, the Governor enjoys all leg-islative authority and can set upa delimitation commission to fixthese glaring anomalies.

(The writer is Senior Fellow,Nehru Memorial Museum andLibrary; the views expressedare personal)

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Sir — This refers to the editor-ial, “Financial pressure” (June24). Pakistan’s bluff has beencalled many a time in the recentpast. So this time, its failure toact against terrorism will notfind any takers on world fora.India has done well to reiterateits position time and again thattalks and terrorism cannot gohand-in-hand. But this alone hasnot pushed Islamabad into tak-ing demonstrable action.

Now, Pakistan has been toldby the Financial Action Task Force

(FATF) to swiftly complete itsaction plan to curb terrorism orelse face consequences. This isn’tthe first time it has received warn-ing from the FATF. It has alreadymissed two deadlines.

But the current warning hasput the rogue nation at thecrossroads. Now is the time forit to decide about its future. Butgoing by history, looks like thecountry will once again dodge

the blacklisting with help fromfriendly countries and buildinga case against India. WhilePakistan must take credible mea-sures against terrorism, countriesmust not compromise on terrorfor political gains. Today, theentire world is suffering from themenace of terrorism. All nationsmust get their act together.

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Sir — India’s thrilling win overAfghanistan at Southampton byjust 11 runs has sent the messageloud and clear — no teamshould be underestimated. Allrounder Mohammed Nabi, whoplayed exceptionally well,deserves compliments for per-forming consistently so far.

Afghanistan’s star leg-spinnerRashid Khan, who conceded110 runs in his nine oversagainst England, also made agood comeback during thematch with India. HadMohammed Shami not accom-plished his hattrick in the finalover, things for both the teamscould have been entirely different.

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The 44th anniversary of the Emergency is anideal occasion to recall what GeorgeSantayana, the Spain-born essayist, poet and

novelist had said: “Those who cannot remember thepast are condemned to repeat it.” Santayana may nothave studied much about Indian politics or democ-racy but what he said is relevant even today. He wasbrought to the Indian narrative by the legendaryNanabhoy Palkhivala. He was the one who gave usback our democracy from the very people whorobbed us of it. The Emergency declared by the thenPrime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 26, 1975,remains a blot on the nation. Fundamental rightswere suspended by Indira Gandhi to safeguard herauthority and power from marauders in theCongress itself for which there was no dearth.

The run-up to the declaration of the Emergencyhad begun immediately after the 1971 general elec-tion, which returned the Congress to power witha record number of 352 seats. Raj Narain, theOpposition candidate who was defeated by IndiraGandhi from Rae Bareli constituency, challengedher victory by filing a complaint in the AllahabadHigh Court. Narain’s contention was that IndiraGandhi had violated all norms mentioned in theRepresentation of the People Act, 1951, and had evenmisused official powers during the election cam-paign. Interestingly, the truth was that she wouldhave won the election even if she had not used herofficial position because the Rae Bareli constituen-cy was the home-turf of the Nehru-Gandhi clan.

Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha, who heard the peti-tion filed by Narain, was convinced that IndiraGandhi had committed Constitutional impropri-ety by misusing the services of her officials as wellas senior pilots of the Indian Air Force, who ferriedher from one place to the other for campaign meet-ings. On June 12, 1975, Justice Sinha, in a landmarkjudgement, set aside the election of Indira Gandhiand disqualified her for six years from contestingelections. Once the court delivered its verdict, a racefor the top post began in the Congress, which threat-ened the Gandhi clan’s hitherto unchallengedsupremacy in the party and in the Government. Itwas to quell this rebellion that Indira declared inter-nal Emergency by subverting the Constitution.

Chroniclers attribute the advice to declareEmergency to Siddhartha Shankar Ray, the thenChief Minister of West Bengal, who was an emi-nent jurist and trouble-shooter for the Congress. Therest is history as the party resorted to blatant mis-use of official machinery and throttled civil rights.The media was subjugated to suit the convenienceof Indira Gandhi and her second son, Sanjay Gandhi,who was in a hurry to occupy the chair of the PrimeMinister. Those, who now cry from the rooftops overthe violation of media freedom, should also focuson historicity and analyse why it is so easy to coercethe media today. Sadly, the Emergency doesn’t havea discernible recall in recent memory simplybecause there was no internet or 24x7 news chan-nels back then.

The official national media, the All India Radio,ended up as All Indira Radio, broadcasting thespeeches made by her and singing paeans in her sup-port. People started whispering that akashvani hasdegenerated into Indirawani! Newspapers andmagazines had to get news reports and featurescleared by the official censor appointed by theGovernment. The management of the anti-estab-lishment Indian Express was usurped by the

Government of the day. But what shookthe conscience of the nation and the worldwas the scant disregard shown by IndiraGandhi towards the titans of India’s free-dom movement.

Opposition leaders like JayaprakashNarayan, Morarji Desai, Piloo Mody,George Fernandes, Biju Patnaik, CharanSingh and hundreds of leaders like themwere arrested and put behind bars underthe provisions of the dreaded Maintenanceof Internal Security Act. But theCommunist Party of India stood like asolid rock behind Indira’s misadventure.Many activists in Kerala were taken intocustody by the police and subjected tothird degree torturing, which resulted inthem losing their health and source oflivelihood. Members of the Association ofEmergency Victims, who are still aroundin Kerala, recount the police brutalitiesexperienced by them during the dark days.

As she came under international pres-sure, Indira Gandhi was forced to call forthe general election in March 1977. As perthe norms, the general election shouldhave been held in 1976 after the custom-ary five-year tenure. But Indira Gandhihad got the Constitution subverted andmanaged to prolong the tenure of herGovernment. The 1977 election saw theCongress getting decimated by the JanataParty, a hastily formed conglomeration ofOpposition parties, many of whom hatedeach other. The Indian voters gave a befit-ting reply to the high-handed behaviourof the rulers. It was a warning to the dic-tators that howsoever hard they suppressthe people and keep them subjugated, thevoters would repudiate and reject themat the first available opportunity. The 1977results were a reminder that ahimsa wasstill alive. But rulers failed to learn the car-dinal law about democracy that people arethe king-makers.

Though the Janata Party was formedunder the guidance of JayaprakashNarayan, by merging a number of polit-ical outfits, it did not last long because ofa turf war between some prominent lead-

ers and their insatiable thirst for power andwealth. Instead of fighting against anti-democratic forces and those undermin-ing the country from inside, the Janataparivar fought among themselves.“Divided we fought, united we fell” wasthe moral of the Janata story. In the 1980general election, voters were left with noalternative other than Indira Gandhi, whoapproached the voters with slogans like“Government that works” and “Indirabulao, desh bachao.”

She was given a huge mandate with353 seats. It is doubtful whether IndiraGandhi or her party, the Congress (yes,it was Indira’s Congress. DK Barooah, for-mer Congress president had declared thatIndira was India and India was Indira),had learnt anything from the ignominyof the 1977 defeat. For thereafter, corrup-tion reached new levels. When herdetractors cried foul, Indira Gandhiretorted that corruption was a global phe-nomenon and India could not stay insu-lated from its impact.

While a decimated Oppositionlooked on helplessly, Chief Ministers wereousted in quick succession. StateGovernments led by the Janata Party weremade to defect en masse to the Congressand declare support to Indira Gandhi. Thelikes of Bhajan Lal, the then Haryana ChiefMinister, were the ‘mascots’ of Indian pol-itics. The name of Bhajan Lal cropped uprecently when one saw the defection offour Telugu Desam Party MPs to the BJPunder the guise of merger. These were thesame MPs who had stalled the proceed-ings of the Rajya Sabha for days in 2018,demanding special category status toAndhra Pradesh. Isn’t this a repetition ofhistory?

Neither Indira Gandhi nor her sonRajiv Gandhi learnt from past mistakes.To a question from the media whether hewould resort to internal Emergency,Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded Indiraafter her assassination, replied that hewould declare Emergency if the situationdemanded. The then Prime Minister went

to the extent of describing the Oppositionas limpets and parasites. Victory had goneto Rajiv’s head and there was no returnfrom that “exalted” position.

Successive failures of the Congress area stern reminder to those in power as wellas the Opposition. PoonthanamNambudiri, the great Malayalam poet(1547-1640) wrote in Jnanappana (theSong of Divine Wisdom) that“Maalikamukal Eriya Mannante TholilMaarappu Kettunnathum Bhawan”,meaning: “God can make the King whois sitting in his palace to end up as a beg-gar with a dirty bag hanging from hisshoulders.” Jnanappana, written in chasteMalayalam so that even illiterate massescould understand the follies behind prideand arrogance and the meaninglessnessof wealth, is a mirror where we can seethe reflections of modern-day life.

No, it has nothing to do withHindutva. Secularists, communalistsand rationalists will gain a lot by read-ing this poetry. It is an ideal foundationstone through which one can build a self-less and dedicated career. In moderntimes, dirty bags might have given wayto smart phones as we find any numberof opportunists in Tamil Nadu andKerala operating with connectivity pro-vided by telcos. Jnanappana’s relevanceto modern-day politics increases whenone sees MK Stalin of the DMK callingfor the coronation of Rahul Gandhi asthe Prime Minister of India. It was IndiraGandhi who summarily dismissed thedemocratically elected DMKGovernment headed by M Karunanidhiin 1976 and that too during the days ofinternal Emergency. The English versionof Jnanappana is still available around.People can approach SwamiChidanandapuri of Kulathur Ashram inKerala for a discourse on the same.Listening to Jnanappana is a refreshingexperience and can help us to stay firm-ly with our foot fixed on the ground.

(The writer is Special Correspondent,The Pioneer)

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The Prime Minister’s idea of “onenation, one election” is beingstaunchly opposed by many

political parties, mainly on thegrounds of it being undemocratic andan assault on the federal polity and,hence, unconstitutional. Oppositionparties have argued that in the caseof simultaneous poll to bothParliament and State Assemblies,national issues will dominate overState-specific subjects. This mayyield fortuitous benefit to the dom-inant national party as the voter won’tbe able to clearly articulate his/herchoice while casting the vote to electmembers to the Assembly.

Thus, a national party, which getsa clear majority in the Lok Sabha and

which does not enjoy the confidenceof the State subjects on local issues, willget to rule the States, too. Most par-ties fear that in the pursuit of “one partyrule,” the Modi-Shah duo intends to usethe “one nation, one election” idea toinstall and perpetuate the BJP-ledGovernment across the country.

Frankly, the political apprehensionsneed to be dispelled. One might arguethat while voting at the same time forthe Parliament and the Assembly, thechoice of the voter will get obliterated.Yes the centrist party stands to bene-fit from a nationalist swell, particular-ly if it is in a dominant position in theState. And unless the voter is able tomake educated and informed choiceson local and national issues, thingscould go its way. But we should notunder-estimate the voter as is amplycorroborated by the just-concluded LokSabha polls. Elections to some StateAssemblies, viz Andhra Pradesh andOdisha, were held co-terminus. Despitean overriding national narrative favour-ing Prime Minister Modi, voters inthese States showed clear preference forregional parties, namely the YSRCongress and the Biju Janata Dal, who

got an absolute majority. Just becausethe voters exercised franchise at thesame time for both the Lok Sabha andthe State did not deter them from giv-ing overriding importance to localissues. Nevertheless, one cannot writeoff the possibility that there could beuniformity of narratives.

Critics have also raised doubtsabout uncertainties that could arise ifthe ruling party loses the vote of con-fidence before its mandated term. Butthey need to recognise that these can

at best be a rare situation and not a mat-ter of routine (public gives mandate toa Government to run its full-term andall stakeholders should ensure that thisis honoured). Still, such a scenario(albeit rare) can be addressed by eitherelecting a new leader (who enjoys theconfidence of the House) or holdingfresh election for the “residual” term.

Even so, our forefathers had con-templated simultaneous elections only.Things were on the right track till themid-1960s, when the then ruling dis-

pensation disturbed the applecart by“premature” dissolution of some StateAssemblies (1968/1969) and the LokSabha (1970). With the dismissal ofmany more elected Governments(courtesy, misuse of Article 356 onmost occasions) thereafter, the mis-match got aggravated.

At present, a State Assembly goesto polls almost every other year. Ofcourse, this does jeopardise the conti-nuity and implementation of Centralpolicies in a continuous manner. Thisimposes unprecedented social andeconomic cost on the nation. It is notjust the official expense of conductingelections (in a big state likeMaharashtra, it can go up to �1,000 ofcrores) but also several thousandcrores being spent by political parties.In turn, this gives boost to corruptionand other unethical practices even asparties seek to raise funds to supportthe mammoth expenditure.

The bigger damage, however, aris-es due to distraction from issues of gov-ernance (as parties are in election modeall through) even as the imposition ofthe Model Code of Conduct (MCC) —each time an election exercise is taken

up — leads to stoppage of all major pol-icy decisions which impede develop-ment (a case in point is delay in com-pletion of the‘dedicated freight corri-dor’ project).

Furthermore, with almost everypolitical party prone to promisingmore and more sops/subsidies to winelections, no incumbent Governmenthas the gumption to implement hardreforms, which would entail withdraw-al of certain subsidies like fertilisers andpower among others, not even to thebetter-off sections of the society or notso poor. Forget that, it can’t even takeharsh measures needed to rein in powertheft due to the fear of losing its votebank in jhuggis/slums.

This subsisting chaotic systemneeds attention. Both the Centre andStates should focus on governance fora full five years without any distractionand implement structural reforms forsustainable development besides sav-ing tens of thousands of crores in elec-tion expenses. It would also pave theway for electoral reforms. Of course, theball has just got rolling. Let there be acomprehensive debate.

(The writer is a policy analyst)

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Amidst stiff competitivebidding, Bharat Heavy

Electricals Limited (BHEL)has won an order for emissioncontrol equipment fromNabinagar Power GeneratingCompany Limited (NPGCL)– a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd.Valued at about �840 crore,the order involves supply andinstallation of Flue GasDesulphurization (FGD) sys-tem for control of SOx emis-sions at the 3x660 MWNabinagar project of NPGCLin Aurangabad district ofBihar.

BHEL has been a majorplayer in this area for over adecade and was one of theearliest entrants in the Indianmarket for emission controlequipment, having success-fully executed FGD system atTata Power’s Trombay Unit 8in 2008. With this order,BHEL is presently executingFGD systems for 23 units ofNTPC and its JVs.

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The resolution professionalfor Jet Airways, which was

admitted to the NCLT lastweek for bankruptcy, has invit-ed claims from all creditors tothe grounded airline.

The airline owes over�8,500 crore to a consortiumof 26 banks led by State Bank,and over �13,000 crore to thetens of hundreds of vendorsand around 23,000-oddemployees.

“The creditors of JetAirways are hereby called uponto submit their claims withproof on or before July 4, to theinterim resolution profession-

al. Financial creditors shallsubmit their claims with proofby electronic means only,” res-olution professional AshishChhawchharia of GrantThornton said in a publicnotice.

All other creditors shallsubmit their claims with proofin person, by post or by elec-tronic means, it added.

The lenders, who had beenowning the airline since March25 with 51 percent stake, hadon June 17 decided to take theairline, which stopped flying onApril 17, to the NCLT as theycould not find a buyer.

Even the only preliminarybid from the Etihad-Hinduja

consortium reportedly wantedthe banks to take 90-95 percenthaircut and also exemptionsfrom open offer norms, whichwould not have been possiblefor the lenders to commit.

On June 20, the NationalCompany Law Tribunal admit-ted the insolvency petitionfiled by State Bank of Indiaagainst the airline.

On that day, the tribunalcomprising VP Singh andRavikumar Duraisamy hadgiven a verbal direction to theRP to try and finish the reso-lution process in three monthseven though the law allows sixmonths, as “the matter is ofnational importance.”

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After opening on a weaknote, the rupee recovered

the lost ground and finallysettled 23 paise higher at 69.35to the US dollar amid weaken-ing of the greenback againstmajor currencies.

At the interbank foreignexchange (forex), the domesticcurrency witnessed heavyvolatility. The local unit openedat 69.58 a dollar and touched alow of 69.60 and high of 69.34during the day.

The local unit finally closedat 69.35 against the Americancurrency, registering a rise of 23paise over its previous close.

On Friday, the rupee hadsettled at 69.58 against the USdollar.

“Sustained weakness in theDollar Index could be the primereason for strength in the domes-tic currency,” said V K Sharma,Head PCG & Capital MarketsStrategy, HDFC Securities.

The dollar index, whichgauges the greenback’s strengthagainst a basket of six curren-cies, fell 0.22 per cent to 96.00.

Forex traders said theuptick in the rupee assumes sig-nificance amid brent above $65per barrel, foreign fund outflowsand resignation of RBI DeputyGovernor Viral Acharya.

Brent crude futures, theglobal oil benchmark, fell 0.14per cent to trade at $65.11 perbarrel.

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The Income TaxDepartment has issued

notices in 380 cases involvingundisclosed assets of over�12,260 crore under the for-eign black money act, FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamansaid Monday.

In a written reply to aquestion in the Lok Sabha, shesaid prosecution has beenlaunched in 68 cases.

“As an outcome of theactions taken by the I-TDepartment under BlackMoney (Undisclosed ForeignIncome and Assets) andImposition of Tax Act, 2015, as

on April 30, 2019, noticesunder the Act have been issuedin over 380 cases involvingundisclosed foreign assets andincome valued over �12,260crore,” Sitharaman said.

The Department takesactions, like searches, surveys,enquiries, assessment ofincome, levy oftax/interest/penalty andlaunching prosecution, againstthose possessing black money.

As per data, theDepartment has conductedsearches on 983 groups andseized �1,584 crore in 2018-19,up from 582 cases involvingseizure amount of �993 crore in2017-18 fiscal.

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New Delhi: Leading private lifeinsurer, Bajaj Allianz Life, onMonday, unveiled India’s firstever study on the country’s lifegoals. India’s Life GoalsPreparedness Survey 2019 isthe company’s first flagshipsurvey to identify the life goals,and aspirations of India, andhow Indians are preparing toget them done.

In the Bajaj Allianz LifeIndia’s Life Goals PreparednessSurvey 2019 over 150 life goalswere mapped. What standsout in these goals is how seri-ously Indians are consideringunconventional life goals. PNS

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Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.,an integrated travel and

related financial services com-pany, championing the spirit ofYoga with the introduction of“Travolution”, on the occasionof International Yoga Day.Giving impetus to physical andmental well-being, itsTravolution wellness packages,invite Indians to travel to findinner peace; yoga being an inte-gral component.

Through this initiative, thecompany plans to revolution-ize holidays into transforma-tional travel via its uniqueyoga and wellness experiences.

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Chinese telecom gear makerHuawei Monday said it is

ready to sign “no back door”agreement with the IndianGovernment to discourageespionage, and other compa-nies should also follow suit.

Huawei’s business engage-ment in India is under scruti-ny by the Government after theUS restricted hardware as wellas software supplies to it.

“We are proposing to theIndian government that we areready to sign ’no back door’agreement. We encourage otherOEMs (original equipment man-ufacturers) also to sign this kindof agreement with the govern-ment and telecom operators,”Huawei India Chief ExecutiveOfficer Jay Chen told PTI.

“Back door” in technologyproducts refers to arrangementwith government or with anythird party to share customers’data in an unauthorised man-ner with mala fide intention.

The telecom departmenthad come up with security

guidelines in 2011 that man-dated telecom operators toinstall certified equipment anddevices in their network toensure they are free from mali-cious softwares or bug.

It proposed hefty penaltieson telecom companies for failingto ensure compliance to the law.However, the government is yetto set up labs to examine secu-rity issues in telecom gears andproducts. The US Governmenthas alleged that law in Chinawarrants its companies to sharedata with country’s intelligencefor national security.

Chen said that Huawei hasconducted research on Chineselaw on its own and with thehelp of big legal firms based inthe US, UK and Australia.

“They did some compari-son. The Chinese intelligencelaw says that citizens and com-panies are supposed to coop-erate if there is some nationalsecurity threat but they neverasked to share data or cooper-ate for state spying. Similar lawsexist in the US, UK, Australiaand India too,” Chen said.

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Indian suppliers are an inte-gral part of Boeing’s global

supply chain, a top official ofthe aerospace major said asBoeing and HindustanAeronautics Limited markedan important milestone in theircollaboration.

Hindustan AeronauticsLimited (HAL) celebrated amilestone with Boeing with thedelivery of the 150th gun baydoor for the F/A-18 SuperHornet.

The Boeing F/A-18 SuperHornet is a twin-engine super-sonic all-weather, carrier-capa-ble multi-role combat jet deliv-ering cutting-edge, next-gen-eration multi-role strike fight-er capability.

HAL has been Boeing’s

long-term supplier in Indiafor over 25 years. Boeingawarded HAL the contract tomanufacture gun bay doors forthe Super Hornet in 2007.

“We are proud of our part-nership with HAL. This deliv-ery of the 150th gun bay doorfor the Super Hornet demon-strates that Indian suppliers arean integral part of Boeing’sglobal supply chain,” Salil Gupte,president, Boeing India, wasquoted as saying in a statement.

“This milestone is yetanother endorsement of ourcommitment to India, which iswell recognised today, becausewe’ve been investing and mak-ing in India for several yearsnow,” he said.

“Our investments in Indiaare robust and ongoing, span-ning technology, hi-tech inno-vation, production capacity,establishing a supply chain net-work, and developing skillingcentres for aerospace manufac-turing in India,” Gupte added.

Boeing has offered to builda 21st century aerospace ecosys-tem in India for manufacturingthe F/A-18 Super Hornet withIndian partners, HAL and

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In a note released byPropEquity, a real estate data,

research and analytics firm onMonday, it said DLF Camelliashas emerged as the No 1 pro-ject in the Super luxury seg-ment in India both in terms ofPrice appreciation andAbsorption.

The project has appreciat-ed annually by 15% since itslaunch in 2014 and has appre-ciated by 88% on an absolutebasis. Over 65 percent of theproject has been sold.

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Mahindra Defence Systems(MDS), the statement said.

This production will createthousands of jobs and hun-dreds of suppliers in India, sim-ilar to the largest Boeing aero-space ecosystem that exists inthe US, to help realise theMake in India vision to its fullpotential, it said.

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The water crisis plaguingTamil Nadu has turned out

to be a full blown out water warbetween the ruling AIADMKand the Opposition DMK. Aspart of its efforts to unseat theAIADMK Government, theDMK leadership declared onMonday that it would not allow transportation of waterfrom Jolarpettai in Vellore dis-trict to Chennai .

Chief Minister EdappadiPalaniswami had announcedon Friday that a 50 wagon trainwould be pressed into serviceto transport 10 million litreswater per day from Jolarpettaito Chennai. The Governmenthas set apart Rs 65 crore tomeet the cost of transportingthe water and other expenses,Palaniswami told mediaper-sons after a Cabinet meetingwhich was convened to discussthe water shortage in Chennai.

But Durai Murugan, trea-surer, DMK, declared that hisparty would oppose the StateGovernment’s move to transportwater from Jolarpettai toChennai. Murugan who was theMinister for Public WorksDepartment in the previousDMK Government disclosedthat at present the Tamil NaduGovernment was bringing stag-nant and polluted water fromquarries. “I have seen peopledumping carcasses of animals inthese quarries. The AIADMKGovernment is supplying waterthrough tanker lorries so that itcould get commission fromlorry owners,” alleged Mirugan.

The declaration ofMurugan that his party wouldprevent transporting waterfrom Jolarpettai to Chennai hastook the people by surprise.“Till now, the water war wasconfined to States. Theannouncement by DuruaiMurugan would lead to a situation where people in onedistrict fight their counter-parts in neighbouring district,”said Narayanan Thiruppati,BJP leader.

Murugan is reportedly wor-ried over the poll prospectus of

his son Kathir Anand, the DMKcandidate from Vellore LokSabha constutiency. The pollfrom this constituency wasrescinded following large scaleseizure of unaccounted moneyfrom the residence and businesspremise of Durai Murugan.

Meanwhile, the AIADMKis planning to launch a counteragitation blaming the DMK forits efforts to derail the WaterTrain project.

Dr Nanditha Krishna, direc-tor, CPR Environmental Centresaid this was the worst water cri-sis to hit Chennai in the lastthree decades. “Groundwaterhas almost been depleted andthere is no possibility of findingany new water bodies in themetropolis or in surroundingareas,” Dr Krishna said.

This week will see TamilNadu Government launchingthe works of the third desali-nation plant in a Chennai sub-urb which has the capacity tosupply 150 million litres waterper day is expected to be oper-ational in three years. TheAIADMK Government isgoing ahead with plans to setup a fourth desalination plantfor the metropolis.

“This is too late and too lit-tle. The Government shouldhave launched the works ofthree or four desalination plantsat least in 2012. Under the pre-sent conditions, the only option

available before Tamil Nadu isdesalination plants,” said AYDangore, former head of theDesalination Plant Division ofIndira Gandhi Centre for AtomicResearch (IGCAR), Kalpakkam.

Nagpur-born Dangore iscredited with the design andfabrication of a series of desali-nation plants meeting thewater requirements ofKalpakkam Township, theMadras Atomic Power Stationand the IGCAR facility.

According to Dangore, theGovernment should take seri-ous note of the functioning ofdesalination plants in WestAsian countries. “They areworking without any hitch fordecades. Agreed that they arecostly but there is no otheroption for Tamil Nadu whichis a rain starved State,”Dangore added.

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Even in the absence of anyformal invite from the BJP-

led Central Government, peace talks are gradually gain-ing momentum in Jammu & Kashmir.

After Hurriyat leadership,several mainstream politicalparties have welcomed the‘idea’ of resuming talks with inthe ambit of the Indian consti-tution. But it seems the Stateunit of the BJP is still not insync with the ruling dispensa-tion in Delhi.

After several Kashmir-based politicians, includingNational Conference Chief DrFarooq Abdullah and PDPChief Mehbooba Mufti battedfor early resumption of talks,State BJP spokesman onMonday issued a written state-ment claiming, “any talks withthe Joint Resistance leader-ship/Hurriyat at this stage with-out them publicly acceptingpre-conditions will be counter-productive and a retrogradestep”.

On the other hand, BJPnational vice-president and theJ&K affairs in-charge, AvinashRai Khanna, in Srinagar said,“Centre was open for dialoguewith the Hurriyat leaders “butwithin the ambit of Indianconstitution.”

“We are open for talks.Hurriyat leaders are own peo-ple, they are the residents ofJ&K so they are most welcometo talk to us including thePrime Minister Narendra Modibut within the ambit of Indianconstitution,” Khanna toldmediapersons on the side-linesof a party function in Srinagar.

First of all, the ball was setrolling by the J&K GovernorSatya Pal Malik in Srinagar onSaturday where he made a first‘cryptic’ statement saying, “itwas encouraging to seeHurriyat’s readiness for talks”.

Governor Malik had stat-ed that the Hurriyat leaders,who had once shut doors onRam Vilas Paswan, whenapproached for dialogue, were“now ready for talks, which wasan encouraging sign.”

Without wasting any timeHurriyat Conference (M) ledby Mirwaiz Umar Farooq tooreacted positively claiming,“the amalgam has always beenin favour of talks “as the meansof resolution.”

Reacting to the political

development, NationalConference President and sit-ting Member Parliament fromSrinagar Dr Farooq AbdullahMonday said, “The Governorsays Hurriyat has agreed totalks. Then, talks should beheld with them,”

Similarly, former Jammu &Kashmir Chief Minister andPeoples Democratic Party pres-ident on Monday said she wasrelieved that Hurriyat has“finally” softened it stand ontalks with the Centre.

Quoting a famous Persiancouplet, daer ayad durust ayad(Better later than never),Mehbooba said on Twitter,“Dair aye durust aye. Theunderlying purpose of PDP-BJP alliance was to facilitatedialogue between GoI & allstakeholders. Tried my best tomake it happen in my tenure asCM but relieved that Hurriyathas finally softened their stand”.

Meanwhile in Jammu, Statespokesperson of BJP Brig AnilGupta said, “None of theHurriyat leaders have signaledany change in their stance andcontinue to promote sepa-ratism”. “Mere appeals for talkswith the Centre is no indicatorof any change in their mindset”,he added.

BJP spokesman said,“Hurriyat is the perpetrator ofmost of the problems inKashmir. With the inflow ofHawala money controlled, theyare now strapped of cash andthus asking for talks. The JRLshould publically acknowledgethe undisputable status of J&Kand it being an integral part ofIndia. They should also committheir loyalty to Constitution ofIndia and seek talks only underits ambit,” asserted Brig Gupta.

“Any talks with theJRL/Hurriyat at this stage with-out them publicly acceptingthese pre-conditions will becounter-productive and a ret-rograde step. It will also be ahuge set back to the ongoingextremely successful opera-tions against terror and the ter-ror support network, of whichHurriyat is a major culprit”. In2016, “the same leadership hadspurned the offer of talks with-in the ambit of Constitutionbecause at that time theyenjoyed backing and support ofPakistan. The present offer oftalks is a mere ruse and time gaining exercise toregroup and reorganise,”warned Brig Gupta.

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Trinamool Congress suf-fered yet another setback as

BJP on Monday filched a wholedistrict board, an MLA and adistrict Trinamool presidentfrom the Bengal ruling partywhile its senior leader MukulRoy said what the people sawon Monday was only a trailerof the movie that was going tobe enacted in seven stages.

Chief Minister MamataBanerjee’s recent endeavours torevive her party in North Bengalsuffered a major setback as for-mer South Dinajpur districtTMC party president BiplabMitra joined the BJP alongwith local Zilla Parishad presi-dent Lipika Roy who switchedover to the saffron outfit with ateam of 10 ZP members.

A third blow to the TMCcame from Kalchini further deepinside North Bengal’s Dooarsarea from where sitting partyMLA Wilson Champramaryjoined the saffron outfit. WithChampramary’s joining the BJPthe total number of TrinamoolMLAs joining the saffron outfit post general elections wentup to five.

All the TMC leaders joinedthe BJP in Delhi in presence ofKailash Vijabargiya the party’s observer for Bengal andMukul Roy.

With the South Dinajpur10 ZP members joining the BJPthe 18-member district boardwill naturally go into the handsof the saffron outfit. FormerTMC MP and present TMCdistrict president Arpita Ghoshwho replaced Mitra in thewake of the general electionsthat saw South Dinajpur(Balurghat seat) going to theBJP however said at least fourout of the 10 ZP members whohad joined the BJP would sooncome back to the TMC.

“They told me that theywere forcibly taken to Delhiand promised to rejoin theTrinamool after they return toBalurghat,” she said.

In Delhi, Roy toldreporters, “this is only a part ofthe first phase of the sevenstages in which the TMC lead-ers will join the BJP … by theend of the seventh phaseMamata Banerjee Governmentwill fall from power,” remind-ing “yeh to abhi trailer hei, purapicture abhi baki hei (this is

only the trailer and the wholefilm is to come).”

On why he joined the BJPChampramary said “MamataBanerjee has converted TMC aone-man party. She runs itaccording to her own whims andfancies. No one has any voice inthe party as everyone mustcarry out her orders. She sup-presses the voices of the peoplein a manner that today her partyis trying to impose Bengali lan-guage on the people. They aretelling that if anyone has to livein Bengal he has to read Bengali.This is unacceptable.” The turn-coat MLA further said, “TMC ischarting the CPI(M)’s path withmore ferocity.”

Mitra once TMC’s chargede affairs in North Bengal anda powerful organiser tooechoed Champramary’s voicesaying “people have come toknow about Mamata

Banerjee’s dictatorial wayseven as she tries to win all theelections by putting her pho-tograph in display. But peoplelike us do not rely on her pic-ture because we have our ownorgansational support base.We will not submit anymore toher dictation.”

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In what the TrinamoolCongress promptly saw a

“saffron roadmap to paintBengal in blood,” two seniorBJP leaders from the State onMonday said their party wouldchart the Uttar Pradesh modelshould they come to power inorder to teach the TMC’s“Tolabaj” (extortionist) andcriminal brigade a lesson.

The BJP leaders’ statementscame against the backdrop ofone more shootout death atMathurapur in South 24Parganas where a person wasshot dead by alleged TMCgoons and three others werereceived serious bullet injuriesduring a political clash.

Senior State party leaderSayantan Basu said “if the

TMC goons do not chart theright path and come back totheir senses then the police willbe told to either arrest them orshoot them in encounter.”

Most of these “TMC goonshave created havoc in theirregions by extorting moneyfrom the people and spreadingviolence,” he said, adding whenthe BJP would come to powerit would follow the UP model.“I warn you TMC goons we willchart the UP model and ask thepolice either to arrest the goonsor if they try to flee away toBangladesh then simply killthem through encounters beforethey can cross the border.”

Basu who lost from Basirhatparliamentary seat to TMC’sactress-turned-politician NusratJahan was pulled up by theElection Commission when he

appealed to the CRPF to “shootthrough the TMC goons chestsinstead of aiming at their legs.”

Echoing Basu’s statementsanother State party generalsecretary Raju Banerjee warnedthe Trinamool men who wereextorting money from the peo-ple to “watch out and mendyour ways or else when we willcome to power we will not stopthe police from dealing withyou in encounters.”

He said “after BJP comes topower you (TMC goons) willbe seen standing in front ofyour houses with placards ask-ing for pardon and saying‘spare us and we will never doit again’,” Banerjee said adding“we will not intervene if thepolice dealt you in encounters.”

Reacting sharply to the BJPleaders’ statements senior

Trinamool leader Firhad Hakimsaid “what they are telling nowonly speaks of their character …This only speaks about theencounter ideology that theirparty, particularly their formerparty president and presentHome Minister Amit Shah fol-

lows,” reminding, “encounterdeaths of Ishrat Jahan and oth-ers speak volumes about theBJP’s conduct.” The BJP was aparty of killers he maintained.

Jaipur: The RajasthanGovernment has decided toimplement the Centre’s flagshiphealth insurance scheme,Ayushman Bharat, by inte-grating it with the state’s ownBhamashah insurance scheme.

State Health Minister RaghuSharma on Tuesday said theCentre’s scheme will be imple-mented in integration with theState’s Bhamashah insurancescheme. Ayushman Bharat pro-vides for cashless medical treat-ment worth up to Rs 5 lakh tothe beneficiary families per year.

Sharma said the amalga-mation of the two schemes hasbeen completed. Rajasthan iscurrently providing benefitsto 97 Lakh families under theBhamashah scheme and manyof the eligible families underthe Ayushman Bharat schemeare already covered under theBhamasha scheme. PTI

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In a letter to Prime Minister

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Palaniswami sought Modi’s“urgent personal intervention”to deny permission to the pro-posal of Karnataka’s CauveryNeeravari Nigama Niyamitaseeking environmental clear-ance for the MekedatuBalancing Reservoir and

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As they say your gender pref-erence does not define you.

Your spirit does. Ajit Arora madehis foray into film productionthrough 377 Ab Normal, whichvividly portrayed the journey ofhardships that members ofLGBTQ community had under-gone. He is all set to bring its sec-ond edition soon. His commit-ment to the cause prompted himto step beyond the horizons andventure into cinema. He saidenthusiastically, “Whenever theinstance on 377 will be recalled,ours will be the first film on it.”

On being questioned aboutcommencing his journey throughthis film, he said, “When theSupreme Court gave the verdictthat they are to decriminalise sec-tion 377, it was one enough rea-son to start with. This film wasjust a portrayal of what peoplehad gone through before theverdict. So many people hadlived their lives the way theyshouldn’t have had.”

This landmark verdict hadput across that this is not acrime and the film portrayed thesame, the real-life captivatingjourney of emotional display ofpeople who suffered and arenow happy about how things arebeing accepted in the country.

Citing his reasons for choos-ing 377 over any other topic, hesaid, “We would have only shownthe cause but not the solution.Here, we got the chance to por-tray the solution as well. Thecourt is coming to take theaction. So the bracket is closed,right?”

On the forthcoming series,he merely hinted, “It is an exten-sion of the first film. I am leav-ing it on the audience to decidewhether it is the same linear storywhich will continue or is it thefuturistic thing?”

Emphasising on the commu-nity further, he said that ashuman beings, they also have theright to move around withouthaving the fear of going behindbars. “I am glad that this person-al choice was respected by thelaw,” said he.

Ajit apprised us that peoplewill evolve with time. As theysay change is the only constantthing in this world. Decades agointer-caste marriages were not

prevalent. If people did, they weredisowned. Eventually, thingschanged with time. They broad-ened their mindsets. This is anemotional change, which is whyit demands time for people toadapt to changes.

Talking about the impact ofthe film, Ajit said, “People wereasking, ‘Acha ye crime tha kya,iske liye jail ho sakti thi kya? (Was

this a crime? Could somebody beimprisoned for this?)’ They werenot aware of the fact that 377 wasa crime and the bearer were thesepeople. They did not know thatit was legalised by the HighCourt earlier and then reversedby the Supreme Court.”

His first film was streamedon ZEE5, an online channel.Hence, talking about the intrica-

cies of the platform, he said thatweb has a longer shelf life as com-pared to cinema. One can watchit even after 10 days. This hastaken the space of TV viewersand given it a big time dent. Indiahas been fortunate enough to bethe youngest populated country.People have evolved, the newgeneration is completely young atheart and mind at the sametime. They are so well aware ofthe happenings in the world. Weare lucky enough that such con-tent is coming to our route. Itoffers the option of watching anygenre and 500-1,000 things at atime.”

He apprised us that powerfulcontent is important, it can notalways be driven by social caus-es but by a regular person’sdream too. Good content has tobe supported by the treatment ofhow you show it on screen.

Ajit layed stress on portray-ing reality. “I can’t fabricate thecontent to make it larger than lifeor blow it out of proportion sothat everyone likes it. It is not theway reality should be shown. Iftomorrow people say that the lawhas put a big embargo on theHaryana panchayat then I will behappy to make a film right thenand there. We should not thinkabout the verdict or the film assupportive of one community.We are supportive of social cause,it is something which was alandmark.”

He is currently working onmany verticals, one of which is acommon person’s journey toachieve a goal. It’s a film whichconveys a social message.Through this, he is trying to por-tray social causes coupled withregular life content. It mightdrown you in a pool of emotionsto ignite some thought.

The television industry in India stillcontinues to score high but can the

same be said for theatre? Instinctively,the comparison feels inapt as they aretwo different worlds. Poles apart.Theatre is very dynamic, spontaneousand transitional. Actress Kamya Panjabi,having worked for more than 15 yearsin the industry, now steps into the worldof theatre with a play titled PajamaParty. She says, “Television is a piece ofcake and anybody can do it whereas onthe other hand, theatre is not every-body’s cup of tea.”

Directed by Atul Satya Kaushik, theplay revolves around four female friends— Darsha, Aisha, Kalyani and Urvi, whoare from Mumbai and each of them isstanding at a crucial juncture of theirlives. They gather for a pajama party atAisha’s place, who lives there with herboyfriend Abhay. The night progresseswith music, fun, jokes and food but whathappens post that changes their livesforever. But instead of succumbing to itthey decide to stand against it and finda maverick way to deal with this sud-den change in their lives.

Recalling how she ended up sayingyes to Atul for the role, Kamya explains,“When this role came to me, I decidedto politely decline the offer by meetingAtul sir in person as I already had a verytight schedule but the way he describedthe plot of the show. I just couldn’t sayno.”

Talking about the character sheplays, the Shakti actress says, “Myfriend Ishan Yadav, who is the co-pro-ducer of the show, told me that Atul sirwas looking for someone like Kamya forthe role. So the character that I have por-trayed completely resembles to my per-sonality and is quite strong and inde-

pendent.”While everybody on the team had

a lot of time for rehearsing for the play,Kamya had to manage the shootingschedule of Shakti and the rehearsal ofthe play. Speaking about what she usedto do to make the most out of the shortpractise sessions, she says, “I made surethat I knew my lines by heart, not justmy lines, infact I knew other actor’s linesas well. By doing this I had the wholeplay in my mind. Now when you havememorised everything then you actu-ally know what is happening in which

scene, like after my dialogue, I knewwho will speak and even what are theygoing to speak. So the whole situationbecame a bit easy.”

Kamya feels that there is a huge riskthat one takes while improvising in the-atre, whether the other actor can han-dle the improvisation or not, that’s achance that one takes. “In television ifI improvised something and if theother actor didn’t understand it, thescene can be cut but in theatre there areno cuts. Even if you have handled thesituation by improvising it and still the

other actor cannot deliver his dia-logues then it’ll still be a big mess,” sheadds while comparing the process ofimprovisation in television to that intheatre.

Further talking about the theme ofthe play, Kamya shares that what doesit mean to be a modern Indian women.“In our society people are really judge-mental and everybody is worried aboutthe fact that what will people think. Thisthought of what would people think orsay is the biggest worry. Sometimes inthe fear of this thought, we don’t shareour views, opinions and our pain withour family also. So, we need to stop thatand stand up to express ourselves. Imean it is literally the high time that westart taking a stand. This is the timewhen kids and women are being abusedboth physically as well as mentally. Thethings that are happening in today’s eramust come to an end and this can onlybe done by taking a firm stand for our-selves. The concept of modern Indianwomen for me is to speak for yourselfand stand up against wrong because ifyou can’t take a stand for yourself thennobody else will.”

Apprising us about her experienceof the time spend in the world of the-atre, the newbie says, “I have realisedthat there’s still a lot to learn and it’s anever-ending process. The world of the-atre has a lot to offer and I am lookingforward to learn new things as well asperforming better. Television and the-atre are like children to me, while oneis of 15 years, the other is a newborn.Although I want to keep on doing tele-vision for the rest of my life but theatrehas got a different kind of high in it.”

(The play will be staged on June 29at Sri Ram Centre for Arts.)

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Discrimination has been aburning topic in the coun-

try. Actor AyushmannKhurrana, who is continuing onthe path of backing ground-breaking content with Article 15,says the film industry is a sec-ular world where no one dis-criminates on the basis of casteor religion.

Ayushmann, whose filmog-raphy is dotted with unconven-tional stories, features as apolice officer in Anubhav Sinha’sArticle 15, a film which empha-sises on prohibition of discrim-ination on grounds of religion,race, caste, sex or place of birth,which finds a mention in theIndian Constitution.

As for the film industry,Ayushmann said, “There is nodiscrimination in the industry.It is purely on the basis ofmerit. Nobody discusses casteand religion in the industry. Ifyou are good, you are applaud-ed and rewarded. The industryis very secular and democratic.”

The actor has a knack forworking on quirky andunconventional storiessuch as Dum Laga KeHaisha, Bareilly Ki Barfi,Shubh Mangal Saavdhanand Badhaai Ho, whichalso give out a social mes-sage.

What attract-ed him to Article15? “I havealways aspired todo somethingdifferent andArticle 15 is afilm which hasnever beentried by film-makers in them a i n s t r e a mspace. I am gladthis is happen-ing right nowas this is thetime where wecan be coura-geous withthe subjects

of our films. This is the erawhere we can do different stuffand still command credibility atthe box office at the same time,”he said.

After Article 15Ayushmann, who will be seen asa gay man in Shubh MangalZyada Saavdhan, says he neverthought about the “box officegame” while shooting Article 15.

“This is something veryclose to my heart and I com-pletely believe in it,” saidAyushmann.

The film, releasing on June28, has earned the ire of theBrahmin community in UttarPradesh over the fact that thestory has been “tweaked”. Withthe intention of portraying theaccused men as Brahmins, theyfeel it will defame the commu-nity. It depicts how caste equa-tions are prevalent in the area.

Ayushmann is sure that thefilm does not take any sides andhas no intention to show anycommunity in a bad light.

“As of now, they are react-ing to the trailer but with the

film we have not offendedanybody. The censor boardhas cleared the film. Theyare the ones who should betaken seriously. Like the

particular community whoare getting offended,

when they will seethe film, they willrealise that what-ever they aredoing is a redun-dant exercise asthere is nothinglike that in thefilm,” he said.

He also saidthe film is notbased on a par-ticular event. “Itis an amalgamof differentevents whichkeep on hap-

pening in ourcountry.”

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Ruhail Amin’s name had hitthe headlines when SunainaRoshan, Hrithik Roshan’s

sister and his alleged girlfriend,said that her family was notaccepting him for being a Muslim.

Ruhail said in an interviewwith a TV news channel, “Thisincident has once again exposedthe dark underbelly of identitypolitics at play in today’s liberaltimes which are totally uncalledfor.”

Sunaina had earlier calledher life as “hell” and talked abouthow her family has been makingher life unbearable. In an inter-view with an entertainment web-site, she revealed that she hadasked Kangana Ranaut andRangoli Chandel to help her fightfor justice.

Talking about the love jihadangle their story has taken, Ruhail

called it as unfortunate. “Labellingsomeone extremist just becausehe/she belongs to a certain reli-gion is simply outrageous andneeds to be condemned instrongest words,” he said.

Ruhail said that the two hadlost touch for some time while hewas covering entertainment fornews channel, and only recon-nected through social media.

Ruhail said that when he firstspoke to Sunaina’s family, theywere not happy about their bond.He added, “They did not approveof our friendship. I also got toknow that her parents put a secu-rity ring around her post ourfriendship and when she told meabout it, my first reaction was ofdisbelief and later a good laugh.”

In a previous interview,Sunaina had revealed that she fellin love with Ruhail, a journalist,

a year ago. Her father RakeshRoshan, however, slapped herand allegedly called Ruhail a ‘ter-rorist.’

“Calling someone a terroristjust because of his Islamic iden-tity is unjustified. Religions andgeographies should not becomethe cornerstones of definingextremism. We need to movebeyond that mindset. Mostimportantly, we need to stand upagainst ignorant viewpoints, who-ever has them,’ said he.

Ruhail said that he has beenin touch with Sunaina. “She wantsto restart her life on a positive noteand wants her family to supporther decisions,” he said.

When asked why is there aproblem now even though HrithikRoshan was married to Suzanne,a Muslim, Ruhail said, “Everyonecan see the irony here.”

Earlier, actor Hrithik Roshan’sformer wife Sussanne Khan hadcome to his defence amid ongo-ing family tensions regarding hissister Sunaina Roshan, whom shehad called a loving and a warmperson.

Sussanne had written onsocial media, “As a part of myexperiences with all concernedand in my lifespan of being a partof this close knit family, I knowSunaina, to be an extremely lov-ing, warm, caring person, who isin an unfortunate situation.Sunaina’s father is undergoing amajor health crisis. Her mother isherself vulnerable to say the least.Please respect the families toughperiod, each family goes throughsuch times. I needed to say this assomeone who has been a part ofthis family for long.”

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There is a certain energythat invites and engagesall art lovers who walk

into Anu Bajaj’s Art Positivegallery. Nothing like a sum-mer morning when the lanesare empty to walk in andlook at a fresh take on theworld around us by a group ofartists. Critic and curator’sGeorgina Maddox’s MySummer Garden embodies amix of paintings and sculp-tures.

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Right in front and impos-ing as well as elegant in com-position and oxidation, thepatina of green Pichaikannu’stree with Jallikattu bulls is the‘pièce de résistance’ of theshow. Here is a veritable mas-ter as a sculptor. His under-standing and virtuosity ofplaying with form and mould-ing it to an abstracted perfec-tion is indeed something bothvaluable and vintage. Thebeauty of his work brings inthe harmony of different ele-ments of nature as well as theauthority of the tenets of cre-ating forms born of the deep-er rhythms of the earth.

������� ��Gogi Saroj Pal’s little

nayikas go back to nearly 60years. They frolic and endurein the fervour of femininefables. Gogi’s brush strokeshave about them a piquantpanache, rendering them-selves in the depth of thecolourative chasms of tonali-ties. She has always had verveand vivacity in the manner inwhich her nayikas preen, peeror float about in a sea of emo-tions. Gogi’s women are bornof literature, mythology and

remind us of the little kinnarisfrom ancient lore. Her coloursare warm and inviting, havingabout them a certain echo ofthe past and the present.

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Martin’s works light up thegallery for their luminoustints created in his mastery ofminimalist modes to createmaximum impact. They pos-sess an insight when speakingabout life, by reflecting backto his memories, small events

or moments that help inunderstanding or interpretingthe present. Martin insiststhat this is an open-endedeffort and one is totally free tolook at his artworks from dif-ferent or maybe original per-spectives.

He plays with an ensem-ble of images to convey fun-damental ideas, he also invitesviewers to glance,gleam and enjoymultiple reac-tions and inter-p r e t a t i o n sfrom them u l t i p l emappings ofthoughts hepresents uswith. Hisworld is highlyreceptive and res-onant and is anamalgam of his love forfilms, literature and memo-ries.

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recently described his worksas “cathartic cleansing, apower house of positive ener-gy that has culled itself out ofvicissitudes and trying times.”At Art Positive, his circularearth-shaped canvases have acharming energy that recallthe beauty and balance of acosmic dance, in an interplay

of dynamic and spiritual ener-gy flows, reflecting eternal lifeforces. Panda plays with thebrilliance of abstract as well asfigurative forms to createcorollaries in his cosmic oeu-vre.

His circular charcoal greycanvasses echo endless nights,his streaks of red, brown andsilver trace their own path like

a conscious cascadethat breaks the

monotony of thec h a r c o a l .Panda playswith meta-p h y s i c a li m a g e r i e s ,within theprofusion of

d r i p p i n gcolours and the

flight of butter-flies, who symbolise

hope, change and resur-rection in the Christian the-ology. He also gives us anarray of symbolisms that actu-ally are deeply rooted in theentire cosmos of the creativ-ity of man and nature.Impressionable and full of astirring impact are his worksthat make them a perfectchoice by Maddox.

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show belongs to artist SeemaKohli. It reflects the panora-

ma of feminine subjectivi-ties. She alters the concept offeminine sexuality with adeepened tenor of spiritualessence and ethos. She extolsthe balance and beauty ofphysical attributes, with aprofound arc of intellect,thoughts, dreams and realities,all woven into the paradigmsof patterns that are born of thewomb and of the earth.

She engages, studies andrecreates the power and thedeeper intensities of theHiranyagarbha, that hasevolved from one of themantras of the Yajur Veda. Itreflects the quiet and subtlebeauty of constant procre-ation. The feminine spirit andthe form are itself a prayer tothe eternal self — a sojourn ofdeeper tenets of meditation.Her composition echoes thedynamics and design of thespiritual but it is by no meansreligious, and yet it explores apoetically elegant and richlysensual female form.

Kohli’s work is symbolicof the progress and recyclingof thought processes in thehuman mind, portrayed ascalm, evolved and serene,both in palette and poise. Ifthis large canvas is a gestureof the divine, a prayer to theeternal self, then being in theGarden of Flowers itself iselevating.

In a red-bordered white-coloured saree, with a largemaroon bindi adorning his

forehead, Farhad Colabavalaplays a demure ‘Aunty Ji’ for awhile, then switches over tobeing a man, performing ani-mated stunts, flirting with othermales and even faking anorgasm. In the process, the actorchallenges all notions of genderpolitics and cliches and driveshome the point of the satiricalplay, Kasturba Panda ki Pantie.It was the summer of 2012when the idea of presenting asolo show through theatrebirthed in theatre actor anddirector Madhav Mehta’s mind.

As the duo is set to re-pre-sent the play at Akshara Theatre,seven years after its first presen-tation, Madhav tells us why hekept it as a one-man show, whoplays all the six characters in theplot. “I thought it could be a veryfun element to the play. Farhadand I have been working togeth-er since 2007. And it was just onerandom evening when I got thisidea that ‘What if I do the playonly with him in it?’ It was a newidea but this is why we workedhard to make it work out.”

The play, an adaptation ofCarl Sternheim’s 1910 Germansatire Die Hose, revolves aroundthe story of Kasturba, a frustrat-ed wife of a failed businessmanand a compulsive gambler,Ranjan Panda, who has rentedout his Sundar Nagar Apartmentto recover his monetary losses.However, the flat fails to attractprospective tenants. WhenBollywood actor Salman Khanis poised to make an appearanceat Sundar Nagar’s Diwali Mela,Kasturba, a die-hard Sallu fan,rushes to the fair. She becomesthe talk of the town, as shestretches on her tiptoes to catchhis glimpse, when her under-pants accidentally slip off. Chaosfollows. In a matter of minutes,the number of parties ‘interest-ed’ in taking up Ranjan’s rentalapartment offer skyrockets.

The director says that theplot is a farce on chauvinism anda conservative value system thattries to confine women to par-ticular roles in the society. Herhusband, a stereotypical chau-vinist, “is actually surprisedwhen all of a sudden tenantsstart to come on board after theincident.”

Farhad explains that theprotagonist being Kasturba, hewears the saree throughout theplay and enacts six other roles(all of men) in the same attire.“It’s perpetually funny and inter-esting that there are more malesin the play and only one female.Yet the costume remains that ofa woman’s, symbolically high-lighting that she is the first who

questions stereotypes. Enactingall the characters was indeed achallenge but it did turn out tobe a lot of fun.”

But this, he says, did notonly involve acting skills but a lotmore other things. “There isvoice modulation as I have tokeep changing my voice withevery character. I remember, inmy school, at inter-school dramacompetitions, I used to engagein acts where I had to portraymore than one character andchange my voices. So it was likerevisiting the old days. We alsohad to keep a check on the bodylanguage, which again changeswith the characters. It’s differentfor a man and a woman.”

Talking about the focus, inboth the title and the plot, on theparticular garment — under-pants — how did they make itappear to be satirical and funnyand not awkward or vulgar forthe audience? Madhav says, “Hewas a man at the end of the day.Even though the audience looksat him as a woman in the playand not think about the truth inhis real life, it still is just a storywith an aim. And this aspect thathe plays all the six characters byhimself is the very reason whythe play has so many layers to iteven when it has only one manon the stage.”

Farhad, on the other hand,says, “This very part of the playis its funniest aspect. And wehave worked hard to make it notlook weird to the audience. Thestory was originally inspired bythe German and European cul-ture. But here, in India, we con-textualised the Indian societyand how a woman operateswhen surrounded by a group ofover- and ever-dominating con-servative males.”

(The play will staged onJune 26 to 29 and July 3 to 7 at7:30 pm at Akshara Theatre.)

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Sri Lanka’s most seniordefence official on Monday

became the latest governmentfigure to face possible criminalcharges over “major lapses”linked to the Easter Sundaybombings that killed 258 peo-ple.

Hemasiri Fernando, whowas defence secretary beforethe April 21 bombing of threechurches and three hotels,should be investigated for hisfailure to prevent or minimisethe attacks, Attorney GeneralDappula de Livera said.

The attorney general saidin a letter to Sri Lanka’s actingpolice chief that a presidentialcommission of inquiry hadfound “major lapses” byFernando, who has sinceresigned from his top job.

While Fernando is themost senior defence official toface action, PresidentMaithripala Sirisena also sus-pended police chief PujithJayasundara after he refused tostep down over the handling ofthe attacks.

Jayasundara and Fernandohave testified before aParliamentary inquiry andaccused Sirisena of failing tofollow established protocols inassessing threats to nationalsecurity.

Last week, the attorneygeneral ordered investigationsagainst nine police officers forfailing to act on warningsahead of the bombings, carriedout by Islamic State-backedlocal jihadists.

All nine were senior offi-

cers in the districts where theattacks were carried out andhave now been transferredfrom their posts pending dis-ciplinary action and criminalinvestigations.

Authorities have admittedthat warnings sent by India ofan impending attack by a local group, the NationalThowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ),were ignored.

Some 45 foreign nationalswere among the dead and 500people were injured in theattacks. The tourist hotspothas been under a state of emer-gency since.

Sri Lanka’s StateIntelligence Service (SIS) hasalso been criticised for failingto act on the Indian warnings,but no-one from the state spyservice has been put underinvestigation.

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US Secretary of State MikePompeo held talks on

Monday with the Saudi king andcrown prince after days ofmounting tensions followingthe downing of a US drone lastweek and after President DonaldTrump pulled back from thebrink of retaliatory militarystrikes on Iran. Iran’s navalcommander, meanwhile,warned that Iranian forceswould not hesitate to act againand shoot down more US sur-veillance drones that violateIranian airspace.

The US denies the drone,valued at more than $100 mil-lion, violated Iranian airspace.Trump said he backed awayfrom planned strikes after learn-ing that 150 people would bekilled but that military actionremained an option.

On Monday, Pompeo heldseparate talks with King Salmanand Crown Prince Mohammed

bin Salman in the Saudi port cityof Jiddah to discuss the escala-tion with Iran.

Pompeo wrote on Twitterthat he had a “productive meet-ing” with King Salman and dis-cussed “heightened tensions inthe region and the need to pro-mote maritime security” in theStrait of Hormuz near thePersian Gulf, through whichroughly a fifth of the world’straded oil passes.

From the kingdom, Pompeo

will travel to neighbouringUnited Arab Emirates, anotherclose US ally.

The regional stops, made onhis way to India, may be aimedat reassuring Washington’s SunniGulf Arab allies that the WhiteHouse remains committed tomaintaining pressure on ShiiteIran following Trump’s last-minute about face, which likelyraised questions about US will-ingness to use force against theIslamic Republic.

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The opposition candidatefor mayor of Istanbul cele-

brated a landmark win Sundayin a closely watched repeat elec-tion that ended weeks of polit-ical tension and broke the longhold President Recep TayyipErdogan’s party had on leadingTurkey’s largest city.

“Thank you, Istanbul,”Ekrem Imamoglu, 49, said tothe tens of thousands of peoplewho gathered to mark his vic-tory after unofficial resultsshowed he won a clear major-ity of the vote.

The governing party’s can-didate, former Turkish PrimeMinister Binali Yildirim, con-ceded moments after returnsshowed him trailing wellbehind Imamoglu, 54% to 45%.Imamoglu increased his leadfrom a March mayoral electionby hundreds of thousands ofvotes.

Erdogan congratulatedImamoglu in a tweet. Analystsnoted the president, who isgrappling with an economicdownturn and several interna-tional crises, could limit themayor’s power or undermine

Imamoglu’s authority in otherways.

Imamoglu narrowly wonan earlier mayoral election onMarch 31, but Erdogan’s Justiceand Development Party, AKP,challenged the vote over allegedirregularities. He spent 18 daysin office before Turkey’s elec-toral board annulled the results after weeks of partialrecounts.

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The recent US cyberattackagainst Iranian missile con-

trol systems failed to cause anyproblems for Tehran, a Ministersaid in a tweet on Monday.

“They (the American) tryhard, but they haven’’t yet car-ried out a successful attack,”Iran’’s Minister of Informationand CommunicationsTechnology Mohammad JavadAzari Jahromi tweeted.

According to media reports on Saturday, the Pentagon launched a cyberattack on Iranian rocket launch systems whichdisabled the military machin-ery, reports Xinhua newsagency.

On Monday, the Iranianminister decried Americancyberattacks on Iran over thepast years, saying that “wehave been facing cyber-terror-ism for a long time”.

“Last year, we neutralized33 million attacks with the(national) firewall,” Jahromiadded.

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Iran on Monday played downthe threat of new US sanctions

as Washington was expected totighten punitive measures onTehran in a standoff sparked bythe US withdrawal from anuclear deal.

Tensions have flared afterIranian forces shot down a USdrone Thursday, the latest in aseries of incidents includingattacks on tankers in sensitiveGulf waters that have raisedfears of an unintended slidetowards conflict.

Both the US and Iran haverepeatedly said they want toavoid going to war, but the spi-ralling tensions saw USSecretary of State Mike Pompeotravel Monday to meet withSaudi leaders to build a “globalcoalition” against the Islamicrepublic. Tehran says the droneviolated Iranian airspace andForeign Minister MohammadJavad Zarif has backed theclaim with maps and coordi-nates -- allegations dismissed byWashington.

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President Donald Trumpbrushed aside the grisly

killing of Washington Postcolumnist Jamal Khashoggi,saying his death has already beeninvestigated and a Saudi pledgeto spend billions of dollars onU.S. military equipment “meanssomething to me.”

He spoke just days after anindependent U.N. reportrevealed new details of the Saudijournalist’s death and apparentdismemberment at the hands ofSaudi agents. It said there was“credible evidence” that war-

ranted further investigation intothe possible involvement ofSaudi Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman andcalled for an FBI investigation.

Trump, in an interview onNBC’s “Meet the Press,” said thesubject of Khashoggi “didn’tcome up” when he and Salmanspoke on Thursday, the dayafter the report was released.

The president said theMiddle East is a “vicious, hostileplace” and that Iran and othercountries in the region are alsoguilty of the type of behaviorSaudi Arabia has been accusedof engaging in.

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ABangladeshi known asthe “Tree Man”

because of bark-likegrowths on his body saidMonday he wanted hishands amputated to relievehim of unbearable pain.

Abul Bajandar has had25 operations since 2016 toremove growths from hishands and feet caused by arare syndrome.

Doctors had believedthey had beaten the diseasebut Bajandar fled a Dhakaclinic in May last year fol-lowing a relapse.

The 28-year-old fatherof one was readmitted tohospital in January becausethe condition worsened,with some growths sever-al inches long.

“I cannot bear the painanymore. I can’t sleep atnight. I asked the doctorsto cut off my hands so I canat least get some relief,” hetold AFP.

His mother AminaBibi supported the plea. “Atleast he will be free of pain.It’s a hellish condition,”she told AFP.

Bajander suffers fromepidermodysplasia verru-ciformis, a rare geneticcondition also known as“tree man syndrome”.

Bajandar said he want-ed to go abroad for bettertreatment, but he does nothave the money to coverthe expenses.

Samanta Lal Sen, thechief plastic surgeon atDhaka Medical CollegeHospital, said a board ofseven doctors will discussBajandar’s condition onTuesday.

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China said on Monday itwould not allow the G-20

nations to discuss the massprotests in Hong Kong duringtheir summit this week, as USPresident Donald Trump plansto raise the issue during hismeeting with President XiJinping in Japan.

Hong Kong has beenrocked by major protests overa bill that would allow peopleto be extradited to the main-land to face trial in courts con-trolled by the Communistparty.

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autonomy blocked access to agovernment office building fornearly two hours Monday andplan more demonstrations todraw the attention of leadersattending the G-20 summitthis week.

About 100 demonstratorsjammed the entryway and lobby of the InlandRevenue Tower, a skyscraper inthe Wan Chai district in the citycenter.

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Jasprit Bumrah’s amazingskill-set gives India a realis-

tic chance of winning theWorld Cup but a “freak” calledDavid Warner might justretain it for Australia, feels2015 World Cup-winning cap-tain Michael Clarke.

Former Aussie skipperClarke explained why Indiaand Australia are top threecontenders while making itclear that the coveted Cupmay not “come home” for thehosts contrary to what thelikes of Kevin Pietersen andMichael Vaughan are wishing.

One of the most delightfulbatsmen to have played thegame, Clarke is in awe of thelegend of Bumrah which hasbeen on the upswing for twoyears now.

“I think there is nothingthat he (Bumrah) doesn’t have.He is fit and healthy. I hope hestays that way as he would playa big part in India’s success inthis World Cup,” Clarkeobserved.

But Bumrah will face quitea challenge from Australia,especially Warner, who hasalready scored 447 runs in sixgames with two hundreds.

“I did expect an excep-tional performance fromDavid because he is an excep-tional player. He is a freak. Heis the X-factor in this team. IfAustralia go on to win theWorld Cup, David Warnerwill be the highest run-getterin my opinion,” opined Clarkeand then went on to separate-ly analyse what made the twoindividuals special.

Questioned as to whatmakes Bumrah such a difficultproposition for batsmen,Clarke elaborated, “With thebrand new ball, he can swingand seam it. When the ball isdoing nothing in the middleovers, he has the extra pace totrouble batsmen.”

“He can bowl close to 150clicks and then at the death, hebowls those yorkers as good asanyone else. And if there isreverse swing, he is a genius,”the former Australian cap-

tain summed up the Indianpace spearhead in a nutshell.

Virat Kohli or for thatmatter no captain could haveasked for a better ‘Go To’option than Bumrah, accord-ing to Clarke.

“As a captain, probably,you need someone like him tothrow the ball to when youneed wickets. He can open thebowling, bowl that 35th overwhen nothing is happening orbowl those last four overs atthe death, which can winIndia a World Cup final,” said

the veteran of 115 Tests and245 ODIs.

Would Bumrah been asgood as Wasim Akram hadthere been just one new ballinstead of two?

“I think he would have. Heis that good that he wouldhave found out ways to adapt,”the former Australian skippersaid.

Nothing makes Clarkemore happier than to seeWarner in prime form puttingall the controversies behindhim.

Warner was roundly crit-icised for his slow battingagainst India but that is theapproach which is now givingAustralia a real chance againsta lot of other teams.

“ODI is different fromT20s and it has taken him a bitof time to get back into ODIformat. He has been patient atthe start of his innings.

“People are saying DavidWarner is not at his best. Buthe has had two scores of 150.That shows how good a play-er he is and he is now a lead-

ing run-scorer in the tourna-ment,” Clarke looked excitedand happy speaking about hisformer teammate.

“David has probablyplayed a little bit differently towhat everybody expected atthe start of the World Cup. Buthe has played smart. He hasbatted for a period of time.Remember before he got backinto ODI cricket, he was backin T20 cricket after a 12-month lay-off.”

As far as captaincy is con-cerned, Aaron Finch’s leader-ship has been “impressive”according to Clarke, wholauded Kohli for using twowrist spinners, which hetermed both “positive andaggressive”.

“India is a very skilfulteam and I think they havemade the right decision ingoing in with two wrist spin-ners. That’s the aggressiveapproach and that probablymade the difference with two-wicket taking bowlers in thosemiddle overs.

“Virat’s captaincy has beenvery good so far in the tourna-ment. They are playing unbe-l ievable cr icket at themoment,” said Clarke, whohas always rated the Indiancaptain highly.

The Australian humourcomes out when asked if he,like the England fans, thoughtthat the “Cup is coming home”.

“Well, I am not sure ifeveryone was thinking that. Iknow Kevin Pietersen andMichael Vaughan were think-ing that. I wonder if they willchange their mind now. It’s stilla long way to go,” he grinned.

“We will find out howgood an ODI team Englandare now because they willprobably need to win 2 out ofthe next 3 games and they havegot Australia, India and NewZealand to play.

“If they do it and go on towin the World Cup, it will bea fantastic achievement. Iwould be commentating onthe June 25th game (Englandvs Australia) at Lord’s. I can’twait for that game to begin,” hesaid.

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West Indies were dealt a severeblow ahead of their crucial

match against India after all-rounderAndre Russell was Monday ruled outof the remainder of the World Cupwith a knee injury.

Russell, who had a terrific IPLprior to the mega-event, has beenreplaced by Sunil Ambris for theremaining three matches of WestIndies.

“The International CricketCouncil has confirmed that the EventTechnical Committee of the ICCWorld Cup 2019 has approved SunilAmbris as a replacement player forAndre Russell in the West Indies

squad for the remainder of the tour-nament,” the ICC said in a statement.

“All-rounder Russell has beenruled out of further participation inthe event due to an injury to his leftknee. The 26-year-old Ambris, atop-order batsman, has played sixTests and six ODIs for the WestIndies,” it added.

The replacement of a playerrequires the approval of the EventTechnical Committee before thereplacement player can be officiallyadded to the squad.

Much was expected from Russell

in the World Cup, especially after hisstupendous show in this year’s IPL,but Russell was far from his best inthe quadrennial event while strug-gling with chronic knee issues.

In the four matches out of six heplayed in the World Cup, Russellmanaged just 36 runs at an averageof 12.

With the ball in hand, he hadpicked up five wickets at an econo-my rate of 5.31.

West Indies are all but out of theWorld Cup as they are languishing atthe eighth spot in the 10-team com-petition with just three points fromsix games.

West Indies take on favouritesIndia here on Thursday.

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I’m hoping that after his hundredagainst New Zealand, Carlos

Brathwaite realises that he can be as goodas any all-rounder in the world.

He hits the ball so well and is a top-class cricketer; he's not a T20 playeralone, as his performance at Old Trafforddemonstrated.

There’s no doubt in my mind thatCarlos can make big scores and wingames for the West Indies, but now heneeds to turn his potential into reality.

West Indies could be one of the bestteams around - they have the talent. Hadthe West Indies batsmen turned some ofthose 50s 60s & 70s 80s into hundredsthey would have been in a better posi-tion in the points standing. As for thebowlers with a better understanding ofthe English conditions and better home-work done on the opposing players theycould have performed much better.

A team with Darren Bravo sat on thebench is a team with some talentedcricketers. They weren’t outplayed in atleast three of their games that they lost(New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh) it'sjust that they're not putting the clinicalfinishing touches necessary to wingames.

Against New Zealand, they were wellaware of the asking rate; all they had todo was knock it around. It wasn’t aboutplaying big shots.

It’s just reading the game properly,however it was a great team effortwhen you think about it they can beproud of some of their performances.

I just hope that they've learnedfrom their mistakes and that they canrectify them because they are talentedCricketers. Ultimately, the difference hasbeen that the West Indies just aren't set-tling in and making big scores.

Everyone in this tournament ismaking hundreds, but it says a lot that

Carlos is the only West Indies player sofar to do so. We have the talent it's justa case of pushing on and batting long.

In that regard, they need to look atthe example set by Kane Williamson.The New Zealand captain didn't breaksweat at all, and just knocked it aroundon his way to a match-winning 148.There hasn't been much balance in thechoosing of the squad in this competi-tion, either.

Sheldon Cottrell wants to bowl fast,

but he’s a swing bowler — and when heswings the ball he takes wickets.

In previous games, West Indiestried to bounce people out. This was animprovement, but only time will tell ifthey have learned those lessons.

There’s also no spin option therewhen the rest of the sides have two orthree. Now, they have to try to producea spinner capable of playing in the ODIformat and in Test matches.

Roston Chase could play the samerole as Moeen Ali does with England,and they also need someone who canhold the fort in the way KaneWilliamson is doing for New Zealand.

West Indies have a lot of good strik-ers of the ball, but they don't have a play-er like Larry Gomes to stick around orRoyston Chase who can also do that job.

Shai Hope is the type of player theyneed to produce more of. If he hadn’tmade the 96 against Bangladesh, theWest Indies wouldn't have made runs.

For all the criticism over his strikerate, if someone had stuck around withhim against Bangladesh, Jason Holder'sside would have made 360 or above.

With three games left, the WestIndies now have to focus on leaving herewith some sort of pride, because theystarted well enough.

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Former Pakistan speedsterShoaib Akhtar Monday said

Virat Kohli fan Babar Azamshould learn to play like his"idol" and convert good startsinto big knocks by adapting tomatch situations the way theIndian captain does.

Akhtar said while Azamhas been scoring some crucialruns for Pakistan, he fails to gothe full distance.

"I would like to tell BabarAzam that when you considerVirat Kohli your idol then youshould also learn to play likehim. Virat has scored runs invery difficult situations. Babar

should learn to take singles likeVirat, learn to improvise likehim," Akhtar said in a videoposted on his YouTube channel.

"If you look at players likeVirat, Rohit Sharma, KaneWilliamson...All these guysaccelerate their scoring afterreaching fifty. Babar shouldlearn from them. He should

have more range of shots," headded.

Akhtar, however, showeredpraise on Haris Sohail, whoscored a 59-ball 89 duringPakistan's convincing 49-runwin over South Africa in theircrucial World Cup fixture hereon Sunday. Babar chipped inwith 69 off 80 deliveries.

"I was constantly sayingthat Haris Sohail should beincluded in the playing XIbecause he is a very compactplayer. Against South Africa, heshowed how to score runs. Infact he looked better than BabarAzam.

"Haris provided the thrustand helped Pakistan get a totalin excess of 300. Haris Sohail wasa great addition and ShoaibMalik was dropped which wasa fair call," said Akhtar.

The 'Rawalpindi Express'hoped that Pakistan wil contin-ue to play fearless cricket in theremaining games of the WorldCup and somehow sneak intothe semi-finals.

"I recommend Pakistan tohold their ground, play pressure-free cricket, play according to thebest of their abilities and displaytheir talent.

"Pakistan have a goodchance of making it to the semi-finals. They need to play fearlesscricket without any pressure. IfEngland lose their three match-es against Australia, India andNew Zealand, Pakistan cancome through," said Akhtar.

With five points from sixgames, Pakistan still have an out-side chance of making the lastfour stage. They will next beplaying New Zealand, followedby Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

If Pakistan manage to winall three of their remainingmatches and results of otherteams go in their favour, theycould make the cut.

The 43-year-old applaudedPakistan's bowling against SouthAfrica, saying the attacks man-aged to get the ball to reverseswing.

"Pakistan's bowling was verygood. (Mohammad) Amirpicked up wickets upfront andthat was crucial. Pakistan haveraised alarming bells for otherteams as their bowlers - WahabRiaz and Amir - have been ableto get the ball reverse swing."

Akhtar, however, was criti-cal of Pakistan's fielding.

"They dropped as many asseven catches. They droppedfairly easy catches and thatneeds to be rectified. The field-ing needs to be improved," heinsisted.

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It was all about the positiveintent for Pakistan against SouthAfrica.Today, they played fearless

cricket and weren't really worriedabout losing the match, which inturn gave them the freedom to paytheir natural game.

Coming after the disappoint-ment of Old Trafford, Pakistanbadly needed such a win.

They have been criticised a lotand the last week has been hard onthem, so coming out of that andproducing such a performance wasparticularly pleasing.

Haris Sohail, in particular, wasa breath of fresh air. He playedmagnificently well, and ultimately,his innings of 89 off just 59 ballswas the difference.

Others got runs but his knockwas the icing on the cake becausePakistan have needed someone tocome in at five or six and up theante.

He really batted well, and it’sprobably a different Haris Sohail tothe one I’ve seen before.

Haris has always been a veryconservative and technically soundbatsman but against South Africa,he took the mantle and played in avery different fashion.

For me, he’s my No 4 batsmanin the team because he’s technical-ly sound and you can give himmore overs to build that innings.

He and Babar Azam could

really complement each other. Theyboth have a habit of making hun-dreds and could push the run ratealso.

Haris is one for the future, forsure. We’ve also started to get the

old Mohammad Amir back, wherehe's got that mojo of swinging theball back into the right-hander.

It’s not swinging massively, butthe line is right and that’s hisstrength.

Amir is picking up wickets ona regular basis now and that real-ly gives him that confidence to goout and be himself.

Whenever Pakistan get earlywickets, Wahab Riaz and the rest

will follow up. In the middle overs,when the ball is reversing, that’swhere Wahab comes into his own.

It’s about bowling as a unit,which Pakistan did at Lord’s, butthe ones I actually enjoyed watch-ing the most were Shadab Khanand Imad Wasim as they con-trolled the middle overs while alsopicking up wickets.

They never allowed the SouthAfrican batsmen to settle, and as aresult the Proteas were alwaysunder pressure.

Qualification is still up in theair, but I’d really like to see themplay the same way in the comingmatches.

There’s not much time betweennow and the next game againstNew Zealand, but I think they’llstick to the same team unlessthere’s a real difference in thepitch.

If Pakistan keep playing withthat freedom, you never knowwhat can happen.

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South Africa's premier leg-spinner divedlow to his right and plucked the ball just

millimetres from the ground.It was as athletic a caught & bowled as

you’ll see this tournament and sent a disbe-lieving Imam-ul-Haq back to the hutch for44.

Immediately after the catch, for a SouthAfrican record 39th time in a World Cupmatch, the Tahir train left the station andchugged excitedly around the Lord's infield.

At 40 years of age, Imran Tahir is the old-est player at this World Cup. For context, thecompetition’s youngest cricketer — 18-year-old Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan— was born more than four years after Tahirmade his first-class debut.

So, it's almost poetic that he celebrateswickets with more unadulterated, childlikeglee than every one of his younger contem-poraries.

The enthusiastic manner in which hewheels away and sprints, endearingly aim-lessly but with arms spread wide, further thanmost quick bowlers' run-ups, is infectious.

Just ask Babar Azam — who couldn'thelp but smile from the non-striker's end athis opponent's jubilation.

But even by Tahir's standards, this cel-ebration seemed to contain more vim andvigour than normal.

Perhaps it was because he had just pulledoff a reaction catch with a high degree of dif-ficulty that most 20 or 30-year-olds, let alone40-year-olds, would struggle to make.

Perhaps it was because the wicket cameagainst Pakistan - the country of his birth andteam for which he played Under-19 and A-grade cricket in a previous century.

Perhaps it was because, havingannounced his retirement from ODI crick-et at the end of this World Cup, he knowsthere won't be many more moments like thison the grandest stage.

Or perhaps it was because he had justsurpassed the great Allan Donald's tobecome the leading South African wicket-taker of all-time at World Cups with 39.

Most likely, it was a combination of allthese and as he prepares to ride off into thesunset, it's worth reflecting on just howremarkable it is that Tahir became a SouthAfrican record-breaker.

Some players are earmarked for great-ness from an early age but the leg-spinnerdidn't make his ODI debut until February2011 — just a month before his 32nd birth-day.

It's fair to say he swiftly made up for losttime. He was the quickest South Africanbowler to reach 100 ODI wickets, taking just

58 matches, and is still the only spinner todo so.

He became his country's first player totake a seven-for in a one-day internationalwhen he ended with 7/45 against West Indiesin 2016 and perhaps his finest moment in aProteas jersey was the man-of-the-match-winning 4/26 in the ICC Men's CricketWorld Cup 2015 quarter-final with SriLanka.

In England this summer, he has con-tinued to rack up the milestones: the old-est South African to appear in a World Cupmatch, playing his 100th ODI againstBangladesh, the first spinner — of anynationality - to bowl the first over of aWorld Cup match, and now leapfrogging

every one of his countrymen atop theWorld Cup wickets ranking.

At Lord's, in addition to his athleticexploits to remove Imam, Tahir also hadPakistan's other opener, Fakhar Zaman,caught at first slip attempting an ill-advised ramp shot to end with figures of2/41.

His ninth and tenth victims of the com-petition mean he currently has the mostwickets of any wrist-spinner at the event -just another record to add to his CV.

His efforts ultimately weren't enoughto stop Pakistan racking up an intimidat-ing total of 308/7 that South Africa wereunable to chase down - and defeat meanstheir chances of reaching the knockoutstages are now over.

As a result, the Tahir train will onlyhave two final chances to get up to speed,so make sure you catch it while you still can.

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South Africa great JacquesKallis has urged the Proteas

to learn lessons from England’sone-day international revivalfollowing the team's miserableearly exit from the World Cup.

A 49-run defeat by Pakistanat Lord's on Sunday ensuredthat, with two games in the 10-team round-robin phase still toplay, there is no way SouthAfrica can qualify for the semi-finals.

Faf du Plessis, the SouthAfrica captain, did not pull anypunches, labelling his side's 259-9 in response to Pakistan's 308-7 as "borderline embarrassing".

But Kallis, the outstandingall-rounder of his generation,said South Africa should takeheart from the way Englandrecovered after suffering anequally woeful first-round exitat the 2015 World Cup

Eoin Morgan's side havesince risen to the top of the ODIrankings and are among theleading contenders to lift the tro-phy this year.

"England used the disap-

pointment of their performancesin 2015 to rebuild their team andtotally change their mentalityand approach to one-day crick-et," wrote Kallis in anInternational Cricket Councilcolumn.

"England now play withoutfear and aren't afraid to makemistakes. For me, South Africa

have approached things toodefensively at this tournamentand they need to attack eachmatch with much more positiv-ity going forward."

Kallis said altering theirapproach did not mean theProteas had to start from scratchwith a new squad.

"You don't need to makewholesale changes, England arestill captained by Eoin Morgan,as they were four years ago," hesaid.

"A total clean-out is just notthe way ahead. We need to bemore considered and thought-ful.

"South Africa have somegreat young players in their 20s(Kagiso Rabada, 24, LungiNgidi, 23, AndilePhehlukwayo,23, and AidenMarkram, 24) and they can bethe foundation for the future."

Kallis added: "The first thingthat needs to be looked at is thebrand of cricket South Africa areplaying.

"England are proof howquickly things can change infour years, so long as you havethe right approach."

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Are England just a bunch of “flat-track bullies”? That’s the uncom-fortable question facing Eoin

Morgan’s side as they look to get theirWorld Cup campaign back on trackagainst arch-rivals Australia.

Today’s match at Lord’s was alwaysgoing to be a showpiece occasion, but ithas been given added spice by England’s20-run loss to Sri Lanka.

Faced with a relatively modest targetof 233 on a tricky Headingley pitch,England slumped to 212 all out.

Despite their second defeat of the poolphase following an earlier loss to Pakistan,the tournament hosts remained in the topfour and on course for a semi-final spot.

But England, bidding to win theWorld Cup for the first time, cannot affordmany more slip-ups in their remainingpool fixtures against fellow title contendersAustralia, India and New Zealand —teams they have not defeated at a WorldCup since 1992.

England’s rise to the top of the one-day international rankings since their woe-ful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cuphas been based on aggressive batting.

They have twice posted a worldrecord score at this level in the interven-ing four years, including the current markof 481-6 against Australia at Trent Bridgejust over 12 months ago.

Doubts, however, persist aboutEngland’s ability to bat in less than idealconditions for shot-making.

Their problems were summed upagainst Sri Lanka when Moeen Alimarked his 100th ODI by hitting a six,only to try to repeat the shot next ball andhole out to leave England 170-6.

Former England captain MichaelVaughan was unimpressed, writing inBritain’s Daily Telegraph: “He (Moeen) wasthere to win the game but it was dumbcricket taking on the man at long off hav-ing just hit the ball for six.”

According to research by cricket sta-tisticians CricViz, on the 11 toughest one-day pitches for batting England haveplayed on since losing to Pakistan in the

2017 semi-finals of the ChampionsTrophy on a slow Cardiff surface, theyhave lost five. By contrast, on the 11 bestpitches for batting they have played onsince then, Morgan’s men have wonnine.

England’s problems have been com-pounded by the absence of Jason Roy fromtheir past two matches, with a torn ham-string threatening to sideline the in-formopener from the Australia clash as well.

Yet while former players such asVaughan bemoaned England’s lack ofnous against Sri Lanka, Jos Buttler said theproblem was they were not aggressiveenough. “I think we were a little bit pas-sive as a group,” said the usually big-hit-ting Buttler, who made just 10 beforebecoming the last of four wickets for vet-eran paceman Lasith Malinga.

“That doesn’t just mean hitting foursand sixes, that means showing intensityand trying to put pressure back on thebowlers,” he said.

By contrast, Australia have beenbuoyed by the productive opening part-nership between captain Aaron Finch andDavid Warner and are second in the tableafter five wins from six matches.

Mitchell Starc is the joint-leadingwicket-taker at the World Cup — his tallyof 15 putting him level with fellow pace-men Jofra Archer (England) andMohammad Amir (Pakistan) — butAustralia’s bowling in support of the left-armer has looked vulnerable.

Allan Border, Australia’s captain whenthey beat England in the 1987 World Cupfinal in Kolkata, believes it will be the

bowlers who are decisive. “The game willbe won and lost in the bowling,” he wrotein an ICC column.

“If Australia can hold their groundagainst the onslaught and put pressureback on England, that’ll be key.”

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Let’s just see how it goes. He’s Jason Roy.Of course he’s a big loss. He’s an outstand-ing performer before us. Epitomises the waywe play as a group. � Concerns that Vince hasn’t gone on yet.

No, not at all. We have every faith inhim to go on and get a score at some stage,to continue playing in his own way. It’simportant that he does that.� Is it a must-win game?

No, it’s not must-win yet. We don’t needto win every game to get to the semis. It’sanother game where we try and produce aperformance that’s worthy.� Is confidence affected by defeats?

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I’m not expecting anything. I think fansand supporters up and down the countrywill have different reactions, as they willaround the world. Let’s just see.�Do you have to prove that you can winmatches under pressure in the WC?

No. We’ve done that throughout theWC already. Guys have performed underpressure for a very long time. They haveperformed under pressure of beingfavourites for the last two years in series thatwe’ve gone in, both away from home andat home, and have no question mark aboutproducing under pressure.�Will the pitch make you to play the extraseamer?

There’s a chance. Day before yesterday,the pitch was quite green, as well. I don’tknow if you watched the game, but certain-ly today it did look a little bit green. I thinkthere’s a lovely covering of grass over it.Probably a little more consistent than hasbeen in previous years, and depending onthe weather overnight, because there isweather expected, it will probably affect thedecision today, yeah.�Do you think this is a decent match-up— England-Australia fixture?

It’s a good match-up for both teams. It’snormally a really good game. The gameswe’ve played against them in the last twoyears, probably the score line hasn’t been asfair as both sides have played. I think theway that both sides play lends itself to agood game of cricket, as well. So it will bea challenge for both sides I think.�How much of a difference does it maketo have Jofra this time?

Like Mark Wood, very similar roles.Both give you flexibility, with the new ballor first change, and at the end and in themiddle, give you options to change the paceof the game. Similar to the way Australiause theirs, use them as wicket-takingoptions and I think we look to do the same.We have done throughout the tournamentso far.�You told the players to embrace whenthings are different. Will it be the sameagainst Australia?

Playing against Australia is different, butthe feeling of playing against Australia isnullified because we played them so often.If guys had not of played against them a lotover the last, say, three years or four years,it would feel different, and it would feel, youknow, a little bit unknown.

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Australia coach Justin Langer saysEngland are still the team to beat at the

World Cup despite their surprise loss to SriLanka.

England’s seemingly assured path to thesemi-finals now looks a lot less smooth aftera 20-run reverse at Headingley followed anearlier group-stage defeat by Pakistan.

They next face arch-rivals Australia atLord’s, with the reigning champions in fineform after winning five of their six poolgames so far — the only blot on their recorda defeat by title rivals India.

But Langer said England fully deservedtheir place at the top of the one-day inter-national rankings, having climbed to thesummit from the ruins of a woeful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup.

“They are the best team in the world.Just look at their team... Nothing haschanged in a week,” Langer said on Sunday.

“I can’t wait for Tuesday (today) —England at Lord’s, World Cup. That is whatwe are thinking about,” added the formerAustralia opening batsman.

Langer had a stint in the Englishdomestic game with southwest sideSomerset, where he first encountered ayoung Jos Buttler.

The England vice-captain is nowregarded as one of the quickest-scoring andmost innovative batsmen in the gametoday, with Langer nominating the wicket-keeper-batsman as the natural successor toveteran India great MS Dhoni.

“Jos is an unbelievable player. I lovewatching him bat. He is the new Dhoni ofworld cricket,” said Langer.

“I hope he gets a duck in this (Tuesday's)

game obviously, but I saw him at Somersetand he is an unbelievable athlete and anincredible finisher.

“They (England) have a very strong bat-ting unit and we will have to be right on it.”

But Australia have several in-form bats-men of their own, notably opener DavidWarner, who is the tournament's currentleading run-scorer with 447 from sixinnings. Both Warner and former captainSteve Smith are making their comebacksfrom year-long ball-tampering bans, withthe pair roundly booed when they facedEngland in a World Cup warm-up matchin Southampton.

Langer, asked if he expected more of thesame even from the traditionally polite spec-tators at Lord’s, replied: “Yes, probably butthat is okay. “There is nothing we can doabout the crowds or the opposition. We willjust go about our business.

“I did not know Davey that well(before being appointed as Australia coach)but he is good company.

“His runs speak for themselves. He issmiling a lot. He is hungry. He is playingwell. He loves his family.

“Like Steve, the return has been seam-less and they are playing well too, which ispleasing,” Langer added.

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England fast bowler JofraArcher has told his

Australian Indian PremierLeague teammate Steve Smiththere will be “nothing friendly”when the teams meet in theWorld Cup today.

Archer, together withEngland colleagues Jos Buttlerand Ben Stokes, played in thesame Rajasthan Royals side asSmith during this year’s IPL.

But the England trio andSmith will be on opposite sidesfor the rest of the season, start-ing at Lord’s this week — a fix-ture that takes place ahead of anAshes series.

Tuesday’s game has addedsignificance for England after asurprise loss to Sri Lanka leftthem with little wiggle room intheir quest to reach the semi-finals.

Asked if he thought ofSmith as a friend, Archer saidSunday: “Yes, and I’d like tothink he considers me the sameway as well.

“He’s a really good guy. Butcricket is cricket and I guess it’stime to be friends after. Until thegame is over, there will be noth-ing friendly about it.”

Smith and fellow Australiabatsman David Warner havealready received plenty of pre-dictable crowd taunts followingtheir returns from year-longball-tampering bans.

But they have shrugged offthe jeers, with Warner in partic-ular finding his best form, with

two centuries so far.Archer hopes his rapid pace

and some inside knowledgecould prove useful at Lord’s, eventhough he playfully suggestedSmith had not been keen to facehim in the nets during their timeat Rajasthan.

“To be honest, I didn’t bowlat him much,” said Archer.

“A lot of the guys probablydon’t want to face me or (WestIndies quick) Oshane Thomas in

the nets. They like the side-armand the throw downs.

“But when you play withthem you pick up on things youwon’t normally notice whenyou’re just playing against them.”

“So hopefully me and Bencan get together, I think wemight bowl together at somepoint as well. We probably knowwhat to do when he’s in.”

Barbados-born Archer onlyqualified for England in March,

meaning Tuesday will be the firsttime he has played againstAustralia in a competitive inter-national.

“Just from watching theAshes and stuff I know it is apretty intense game betweenthem,” he said.

“I’m not too sure if it willaffect me coming in withouthaving experienced it before. Itcould be an advantage, me notbeing part of what happenedbefore.”

Opening batsman JasonRoy was absent from training onSunday, suggesting he may notrecover in time from a tornhamstring to play againstAustralia but paceman LiamPlunkett did take part after arecent virus.

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Mushfiqur Rahim passed 50for the third time at theCricket World Cup, scoring

83 to guide Bangladesh to 262-7after being sent in by Afghanistanon Monday.

Mushfiqur went to the crease atthe end of the 17th over and wascaught in the deep in the 49th as hetried to lift the run rate againstDawlat Zadran's bowling.

He'd raised his half-centurywith a six, the only one of theinnings, and shared important part-nerships of 61 with Shakib Al Hasan(51), 56 with Mahmudullah (27) and44 with Mosaddek Hossain, whobelted 35 from 24 deliveries beforehe was bowled by Gulbadin Naib onthe last ball.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman took threewickets, including the key dismissalof Shakib in the middle, to return3-39 from 10 overs and was the pickof Afghanistan's bowling attack.

Afghanistan restricted India to224-8 on the same pitch two daysago and got within 11 runs of whatwould have been one of the biggestupsets in the tournament's history.That prompted skipper Naib tofield first and try to keep the chaseas low as possible.

It didn't quite work out, leavingAfghanistan a target bigger than ithas ever successfully chased againstBangladesh.

The Afghans are seeking theirfirst win of the tournament, whileBangladesh is aiming for a third winto keep in playoff contention.

The Afghans tried to mix thingsup, opening with offspinner Mujeeb,who only had two wickets previous-ly in the tournament but who trou-bled the Bangladesh batsmen withhis wide variation of deliveries.

He had Liton Das (16) wellcaught by a diving HashmatullahShahidi at short cover with the totalat 23 in the fifth over.

Bangladesh rallied with a 59-run stand between Tamim Iqbal (36)and Shakib before Mohammad Nabibroke through in the 17th over witha faster, full ball that bowled Tamim.

Shakib passed 40 for the sixthconsecutive World Cup inningsand posted his fifth half-century ofthe tournament. But his 69-ballknock ended when he failed to picka straighter ball from Mujeeb andwas trapped lbw directly in front.

He'd earlier survived a confidentappeal from Rashid Khan for lbwbut otherwise was composed, andbecame the first Bangladesh bats-men to pass 1,000 career runs in theWorld Cup.

Mujeeb struck again to get anlbw decision against Soumya Sarkar(3), who had only narrowly escapedbeing run out attempting to get offthe mark. Bangladesh slipped to151-4 after 32 overs.

Afghanistan's spinners domi-nated the middle overs, keeping therun rate lower, but some late hittingfrom a hobbling Mahmudullah,who twice needed treatment on hislower leg, and Hossain ensured a250-plus total on a difficult battingpitch.

Naib picked up 2-56 but starspinner Rashid Khan had anotherdifficult day, with his 10 oversreturning 0-52.

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Aguero’s late second gaveArgentina a 2-0 win over Qataron Sunday that qualified themfor the Copa America quarter-finals.

A l r e a d y - q u a l i f i e dColombia beat Paraguay 1-0 inthe other Group B match tosecure a place in the last eightfor both Peru, who finishedthird in Group A, and Uruguay,currently second in Group C.

Argentina, who finish sec-ond in Group B behindColombia, will play Venezuelaat Rio de Janeiro’s iconicMaracana stadium in the quar-ter-finals, while tournamentdebutants and guests Qatar areout.

Paraguay, on two points,must wait and see what happensin Monday’s Group C clashbetween Japan and Ecuadorbefore finding out if they qual-ify as one of the two best third-place finishers.

Peru, with four points, aresure of that while only a drawbetween Japan and Ecuadorwould see Paraguay progress.

Argentina coach LionelScaloni recalled ManchesterCity forward Aguero for thecrunch tie while Martinez kepthis place at the expense ofAngel Di Maria.

Asian champions Qatarmade a calamitous start whena weak headed clearance fromTarek Salman fell to Martinez12 yards out, but the InterMilan forward sent his volley

over the top.He didn’t have to wait long

for another chance though asBassam Hisham played a ballacross his box and straight tothe feet of the Argentina for-ward, who scuffed a shot intothe bottom corner after justfour minutes.

With the weight was liftedfrom Argentina’s shoulders,they played with a freedomexpected of a side boastingtalents such as Aguero andfive-time Ballon d’Or winnerLionel Messi.

Qatar played with limitedambition but their talented for-wards looked dangerous whenthey did venture into the finalthird.

Hasan Khalid Al Haydosgot in behind the Argentinabackline and tried to chipFranco Armani but the goal-keeper got a touch to divert theball behind, although the lines-man’s flag was up and it would-n’t have counted.

Messi burst into life with anacceleration towards Qatar’sarea before slipping a pass toAguero, who dragged his left-footed shot wide under pres-sure.

Qatar were sporadicallydangerous on the break andPortuguese-born Ro-Ro stole inat the back post to meet aKarim Boudiaf cross but could-n’t direct his volley on target.

Up the other end, NicolasOtamendi headed over fromclose range when it lookedeasier to score.

Argentina almost scored asecond after Qatar goalkeeper

Saad Al-Sheeb spilled a head-er by Martinez causing a scram-ble in the box, but neitherAguero nor Martinez couldpoke the ball home.

Iraq-born Hisham almostmade amends for his earliergaffe with a free-kick at the endof the half but his shot, whichpassed through the Argentinawall, cliped the outside of theupright.

Another direct Messi runset up Aguero but his shot wasdeflected over by Algeria-bornBoualem Khoukhi.

Aguero then drew a savefrom Al-Sheeb with a shotfrom outside the area.

Qatar made few chancesbut when they did, Akram Afifsnatched at his effort from dis-tance when a smarter movewould have been to play in arunner from midfield.

Aguero finally scored thegoal his industry deserved witha purposeful run past twodefenders before sending across-shot into the far bottomcorner eight minutes from time.

Already guaranteed of win-ning the group, Colombia’sPortuguese coach CarlosQueiroz made 10 changes to hisline-up, with only Juventus for-ward Juan Cuadrado retaininghis place.

They took the lead just afterthe half-hour mark whenGustavo Cuellar scored throughgoalkeeper Roberto Fernandez’slegs from a tight angle.

In the second halfColombia had a goal and apenalty award chalked off byVAR.

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Lewis Hamilton andMercedes moved within

reach of an overhaul of some ofFormula One’s most notablerecords with his flawlessunchallenged triumph inSunday’s French Grand Prix.

But his extraordinary suc-cess — his victory was his sixthin eight races this year —prompted a negative reaction insome quarters from critics whofind Mercedes’ domination“boring” and the races lackingin suspense and thrills.

Hamilton, who admits hissuccess feels “unreal”, said onSunday he understood if spec-tators, or the global broadcastaudience, lost interest but urgedthem to blame the sport’s rules,not the drivers.

“We need to see a dramat-ic overhaul,” he said, addingthat the structure of the sport’smanagement was also in needof change.

He added: “It’s reallyimportant that people realise it’snot the drivers fault — this is

a constant cycle of F1 for yearsand years. And before I got toF1. It’s because the way Bernie(Ecclestone) had it set up andthe decisions they made then.

“Until that structurechanges, it will be the same inmy opinion.”

As Hamilton and Mercedescontinue their relentlessdestruction of the records, it isunreasonable to ask his team toslow down, as the president ofthe sport’s ruling body, theInternational MotoringFederation (FIA) Jean Todt,once the boss of the all-con-quering team that poweredMichael Schumacher to five ofhis seven titles, has pointed out.

“It is beautiful to see 20 carsat a marvellous circuit, trulymodern, a real motor racingcircuit, with the best teams andthe best drivers in the world,”he said.

“Then, if one team is bet-ter, and you see this in all

sports, it is because it is thestrongest.”

He suggested there are notthe same complaints at seeingtennis star Rafael Nadal dom-inate at Roland Garros and saidthat Mercedes rivals shouldwork harder to overhaul them.

Hamilton, meanwhile, willhave to ignore the noise andcarry on winning as he closesin on Schumacher's record of91 wins — his victory onSunday was his 79th — and apotential sixth world title.

"I definitely didn't expect tohave six wins at this point andit doesn't feel real," he admit-ted after his pole-to-flag win,his second in succession at LeCastellet.

It also brought Mercedestheir 10th consecutive victoryand brought into prospect an11th at this weekend's AustrianGrand Prix, a total that wouldbe a record in the sport's mod-ern era.

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Former world number one AndyMurray says he could resurrect

his singles career at thisyear's US Open follow-ing a remarkablereturn to tenniswith victory inthe men's dou-bles at theQueen's Clubtournament onSunday.

The 32-year-oldScotsman teamed upwith Spanish partnerFeliciano Lopez totake a 7-6 (8/6), 5-7,10-5 win overBritain's JoeSalisbury andRajeev Ram ofthe UnitedStates.

The three-time GrandSlam champi-on's triumphcomes afterwhat hedescribed as"life-changing" hipsurgery earlier thisyear.

Murray saidthat while he hadnot made up hismind about a

return to singles, the US Openwould be the tournament whereit could happen.

If so, it would be a remark-able turnaround for a man who

was tearfully pondering retire-ment in January and has seen

his singles ranking tumbleto 215 in the world.

"I mean, potentially,yeah," he said whenpressed as to whether theUS Open — where he wonhis first Grand Slam title in2012 — could be the placeto resume his singlescareer.

"But I don't care, real-ly, either way. Like, itwould be nice to play atthe US Open, but if I don't

-- look, I got somuch enjoy-

ment andhappiness

after win-ning a firstround doublesmatch here that, you know, that'senough.

"I don't have to be getting tothe US Open this year and be real-ly competitive and have to win the

tournament for me to enjoy it."Murray, also a two-time

Olympic singles champion, said hehad to be mindful about his hip,although he came through the weekat Queen's pain free.

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Rafael Benitez's three-year reign as

Newcastle manager willcome to an end nextweek after failing to agreeterms on a new contract,the club confirmed onMonday.

Benitez was a hugelypopular figure amongthe Newcastle supportafter stabilising theMagpies in the PremierLeague and the news islikely to spark moreprotests aimed at theclub's owner MikeAshley.

"It is with disappoint-

ment that we announcemanager Rafael Benitezwill leave NewcastleUnited upon the expiryof his contract on 30thJune 2019," Newcastlesaid in a statement.

"We have workedhard to extend Rafa'scontract over a signifi-cant period of time, how-ever it has not been - andwill not be - possible toreach an agreement withRafa and his representa-tives."

Despite failing tokeep Newcastle in thetop flight shortly aftertaking over in March2016, Benitez earned hero

status on Tyneside as heled Newcastle back to thePremier League at thefirst time of asking. Hethen comfortably securedsurvival by finishing 10thand 13th in the last twoseasons. However, theSpaniard did not hide hisdispleasure at the lack ofbacking he was affordedby Ashley and wasbelieved to be seekingassurances over the bud-get he would have towork with before com-mitting his future to theclub.

"I have been trying towin titles everywhere, indifferent countries, andwe have to have a teamthat can compete," theformer Liverpool, InterMilan and Real Madridmanager told Sky Sports inApril.

"The city, the club,everyone in Newcastle issupporting the team so it'smassive. I'm not saying£200m but doing a littlebit more, doing the rightthings, we can competeagainst the teams that arenow maybe between sev-enth and 12th. But wehave to do things right."

Benitez, who won theChampions League whenin charge of Liverpool in2005, has been reported-ly offered a contract worth£12 million-a-year atChinese club DalianYifang.

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