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T he Congress faces discon- tent in Haryana and Maharashtra over ticket dis- tribution ahead of the Assembly polls with the former chiefs of the party’s units in Haryana and Mumbai on Thursday resigning from elec- tion committees and deciding to stay away from the cam- paign. A day after protesting out- side Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s residence in Delhi over alleged irregularities in ticket distribution, former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar quit the election com- mittees of the party. With its party base having already eroded markedly because of the resignations by several of its sitting MLAs and leaders, the Congress in Maharashtra suffered one more jolt as its former Mumbai unit president Sanjay Nirupam, “I will sit at home and not cam- paign during the elections.” Nirupam is miffed with the Congress leadership for rejecting his plea that the party should give the election ticket to at least one Muslim candi- date from Versova in north- west Mumbai. P resident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be part of an all-party group (jatha) that will visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan for the birth anniver- sary celebrations of Guru Nanak on November 9. The trio have accepted the invitation of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who clarified that the group would only go to the Kartarpur Gurdwara and not for the launch of the “corridor”. The Punjab CM said the President and the Prime Minister have given consent for attending the 550th Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, including the historic opening of the Kartarpur Corridor. He also said Manmohan Singh too had agreed to join the first all-party “jatha” (delegation) to the Kartarpur Gurdwara to join the mega event after the opening of the Kartarpur corridor. Amarinder told mediaper- sons that both Kovind and Modi had accepted the Punjab Government’s invitation to be part of the historic celebrations and that the modalities of their visits would be chalked out after the Kartarpur Corridor opening programme was finalised with Pakistan. During his meeting with the Prime Minister, Amarinder also requested his personal intervention to facilitate the political clearance for allowing the special all-party “jatha” to visit Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on the historic occasion. He requested that a group of 21 persons may be allowed to visit Nankana Sahib to organise a “path” (reading of religious scriptures) on the occasion of the 550th Prakash Purb from October 30 to November 3 and bring a “Nagar Kirtan” to Sultanpur Lodhi via Amritsar (Wagah) later in the day. As per the proposed pro- gramme, the “Nagar Kirtan” will arrive at Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab’s Kapurthala district on November 4. The Punjab CM has also written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking a formal clearance for the Nankana Sahib delegation visit and the “Nagar Kirtan” to be brought from Pakistan to Punjab, according to an official spokesperson. A day after ending the polit- ical detention of Jammu- based political leaders, the State Government on Thursday hinted that leaders from Kashmir could now be released in a phased manner. He, how- ever, didn’t disclose any time- line. Responding to a question on the likelihood of the release of Kashmiri leaders, placed under detention since August 5, Farooq Khan, Adviser to the Governor, said they will be released “one by one after analysis of every individual”. On the other hand, National Conference leaders in Jammu on Thursday convened an emergency meeting at Sher- e-Kashmir Bhawan and passed a unanimous resolution urging Governor Satya Pal Malik to allow a delegation of the senior party leaders from Jammu to meet party president Farooq Abdullah and party vice-pres- ident Omar Abdullah, under detention in Srinagar. National Conference lead- ers also took a detailed review of the political situation in the State ahead of chalking out the future course of action. In Srinagar, situation remained peaceful on Thursday. Heavy rush of vehi- cles was witnessed in several areas as people stepped out and moved around freely to attend to their routine work. However, attendance in the educational institutions remained thin and market places continue to remain shut during most part of the day. In Jammu, provincial pres- ident, NC, Devender Singh Rana presided the meeting. I n the first arrest made in the PMC Bank scam, the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police on Thursday took into custody two promoters of the Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) Sarang Kumar Wadhawan and Rakesh Wadhawan and attached property worth 3,500 crore that had been mortgaged to the bank. Within days after the authorities discovered that the PMC Bank’s exposure to the HDIL group was nearly 73 per cent of its total loan book size of 8,880 crore as of September 19, 2019, police arrested Sarang and Rakesh after they “failed” to give a “satisfactory” explanation to the questions posed by the EOW officials. Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranay Ashok said, “The EOW of the Mumbai Police has arrested Sarang Wadhawan and Rakesh Wadhawan under Sections 409, 420, 466, 467, 471, read with 120 IPC. They were called for questioning today. The response from them was not sufficient and satisfactory. Their role in the PMC scam was sufficient ground for their arrest.” Rakesh Wadhawan is the executive chairman of HDIL, while Sarang Wadhawan is its Managing Director. Ahead of their arrest, the Government had issued a lookout circular against them, directing the immigration authorities to ensure that they do not leave India. T he US on Thursday said that neither Indian nor American Government has stated that there will be a trade agreement in “five min- utes” but it does not see any structural reason which might stop both the nations to have a trade agreement “pretty quickly”. “Neither Government said that there will be a trade deal in five minutes. That was not us, wasn’t Minister Piyush Goyal. So, I think that was just speculation. We do think that there is no structural reason why there can’t be one pretty quickly. We know each other’s issues,” said US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. He was replying to a ques- tion about the proposed trade agreement and the need to iron out differences and boost the two-way commerce. Speaking at the Indian Economic Summit, Goyal said, “So it is a more of a question of scheduling time and sched- uling calls and meetings that will determine how long that will take. But I don’t see any big issue that is holding it back.” He also said the announce- ment of trade deal is not hold- ing back Indian trade or Indian relations either at the geopo- litical level or leaders level or even trade and business level. “But we want to actually take a quantum leap in that, which is the direction in which both the countries and our negotiating team is working,” he said. I ndian security agencies sounded a high alert in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday after they claimed that four heavily armed fiday- een of Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) terrorist outfit sneaked into the nation- al Capital to hit targets during the ongoing festive season to take revenge for the abrogation of Article 370. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar attended a high- level meeting in the PMO fol- lowing the alert. Intelligence inputs from American agencies too have alerted India of pos- sible ISI-sponsored terrorist attacks.In the wake of high grade threat perception, all major airports, ports, vital installations, important Government offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and other places have been put on high alert. Interception of cellphone communication from the India-Pak border, arms drop- ping by drones from across the border into Punjab last month, and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Faiz Hameed’s recent tour of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, are three main reasons which prompted Indian security agencies to go on a high alert. The ISI chief had last month toured PoK and held meetings with various outfits, including JeM commanders. The report says that on pres- sure of the ISI chief, JeM mas- termind Masood Azhar was released from preventive cus- tody despite being on the UN list of wanted global terrorists. Sources in the MHA said Home Minister Amit Shah has been apprised of the measures taken by the police force. The IB alerted to the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and the police chiefs of adjoining States on Wednesday night. Agencies are concerned about possible activation of sleeper cells for terror attacks during the festivities when there is a high footfall at pub- lic places. According to inputs received earlier by the agencies, the JeM has been plotting sui- cide attacks in Delhi and other installations, including Indian Air Force’s airbases, as a revenge for the abrogation of Article 370. Indian Air Force bases in and around Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh have been put on alert and security has been beefed up in Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab and Srinagar and Leh. The IB last week said JeM Commander in J&K Abu Usman held a meeting with the overground workers in an apple orchard near Mir Mohallah in Bandipore district and disclosed that people of the Valley will soon hear a “good news” of a big attack in Jammu and Delhi, sources said. One foreign terrorist and two Kashmiri militants were also reportedly present in the meeting. While the comman- der was armed with a sniper rifle, the three other terrorists carrying AK 47 rifles, pistols and grenades, according to the IB inputs. Following the tip-off, the Delhi Police con- ducted raids at more than two dozen locations, including at Seelampur, Aya Nagar, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi Railway Station, Paharganj and cer- tain areas of South Delhi. Several persons have been detained and are bring grilled to extract leads corroborate the inputs, officials said. “Security has been beefed up across the national Capital. Raids are being conducted by the Special Cell and Crime Branch of the Delhi Police at several loca- tions across the city after the intelligence inputs suggested that three to four members of a terror outfit may have infil- trated into the city,” said a senior police official. C hief Minister Raghubar Das today asked extremists active in the State to surrender before police, or he said the Government will find and kill them.The CM during the third phase of Johar Jan Ashirwad Yatra visited several villages of South Chhotanagapur for polit- ical campaigning and sought people’s support in develop- ment works across the State. Das asked extremists, including those in Simdega, to surrender as the Government is giving them time. “Connect with the mainstream otherwise, we will find and kill you from hell. We have to make Jharkhand free from fear, what- ever will be a hindrance in this work will be dealt with vigor- ously. Militants are an imped- iment to the development work of the State. The present Government has done the work of breaking the back of the mil- itants in the tenure of 5 years,” he said. The CM said that anti- national powers are active in Simdega. “These powers do not want the tribals to develop. Their job is to mislead you. They say that the BJP Government will take away your land. But during the 5- year term, the present Government did not take any- one's land. We are in favour of development and will always be,” he said. “Assess the 60 years of the Congress rule with the BJP's rule of five years. The present Government has tried to pro- vide basic amenities including electricity, house, LPG, health facilities, roads, free housing. Poverty in Simdega is untouched by development. This was the reason that the present government gave Rs 50 crore for development of Simdega while providing addi- tional budget,” Das said. The CM said that some works still need to be done in the area and therefore, he sought blessings from the masses to continue the pace of development in the State. “If the Congress and the Jharkhand named parties, who had been in power for 60 years, would have done this, then the situation of the entire State, including Simdega, would have been better. These parties served their interest by doing politics in the name of the poor and tribals. You made a labour- er the head of State. Since then, this labourer has been involved in the welfare of the people of the State. I have come to put those things in front of you, because in democ- racy you are on the top,” he said. Earlier, addressing people at Kolebira the CM said that the Congress, which has done dynastic politics and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has never had anything to do with poverty alleviation. “The Congress party, which was ruling for decades from the Gram Panchayat to the parlia- ment, has made Jharkhand’s image as a corrupt State. All of you made a poor person, the Prime Minister in 2014, he has not come out of dynastic poli- tics. He has experienced pover- ty. This is the reason why all the schemes of the Government have been made by focusing on the village, the poor and the farmers,” said Das. Das said that to overcome poverty, every member of every household of the entire Jharkhand including Simdega will have to take education. Parents must provide their children education. It will spread awareness among children. Parents should also pay attention to the edu- cation of the girls. The Government is running Sukanya scheme for girls. Through the scheme, the Government is spending 70 thousand from birth to mar- riage of a girl child.

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The Congress faces discon-tent in Haryana and

Maharashtra over ticket dis-tribution ahead of theAssembly polls with the formerchiefs of the party’s units inHaryana and Mumbai onThursday resigning from elec-tion committees and decidingto stay away from the cam-paign.

A day after protesting out-side Congress president Sonia

Gandhi’s residence in Delhiover alleged irregularities inticket distribution, formerHaryana Congress chief AshokTanwar quit the election com-mittees of the party.

With its party base havingalready eroded markedlybecause of the resignations byseveral of its sitting MLAsand leaders, the Congress inMaharashtra suffered onemore jolt as its former Mumbaiunit president Sanjay Nirupam,“I will sit at home and not cam-paign during the elections.”

Nirupam is miffed withthe Congress leadership forrejecting his plea that the partyshould give the election ticketto at least one Muslim candi-date from Versova in north-west Mumbai.

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President Ram Nath Kovind,Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and former PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh willbe part of an all-party group(jatha) that will visit theKartarpur Sahib Gurdwara inPakistan for the birth anniver-sary celebrations of GuruNanak on November 9.

The trio have accepted theinvitation of Punjab ChiefMinister Amarinder Singh, whoclarified that the group wouldonly go to the KartarpurGurdwara and not for thelaunch of the “corridor”.

The Punjab CM said thePresident and the PrimeMinister have given consent forattending the 550th Gurpurabcelebrations of Guru NanakDev, including the historicopening of the KartarpurCorridor. He also saidManmohan Singh too hadagreed to join the first all-party“jatha” (delegation) to theKartarpur Gurdwara to join themega event after the opening ofthe Kartarpur corridor.

Amarinder told mediaper-sons that both Kovind andModi had accepted the PunjabGovernment’s invitation to bepart of the historic celebrationsand that the modalities of theirvisits would be chalked outafter the Kartarpur Corridoropening programme wasfinalised with Pakistan.

During his meeting withthe Prime Minister, Amarinderalso requested his personalintervention to facilitate thepolitical clearance for allowingthe special all-party “jatha” tovisit Nankana Sahib in Pakistanon the historic occasion.

He requested that a groupof 21 persons may be allowedto visit Nankana Sahib to

organise a “path” (reading ofreligious scriptures) on theoccasion of the 550th PrakashPurb from October 30 toNovember 3 and bring a“Nagar Kirtan” to SultanpurLodhi via Amritsar (Wagah)later in the day.

As per the proposed pro-gramme, the “Nagar Kirtan”will arrive at Sultanpur Lodhiin Punjab’s Kapurthala districton November 4. The PunjabCM has also written to ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankar,seeking a formal clearance forthe Nankana Sahib delegationvisit and the “Nagar Kirtan” tobe brought from Pakistan toPunjab, according to an officialspokesperson.

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Aday after ending the polit-ical detention of Jammu-

based political leaders, theState Government on Thursdayhinted that leaders fromKashmir could now be releasedin a phased manner. He, how-ever, didn’t disclose any time-line.

Responding to a questionon the likelihood of the releaseof Kashmiri leaders, placedunder detention since August5, Farooq Khan, Adviser to theGovernor, said they will bereleased “one by one afteranalysis of every individual”.

On the other hand,National Conference leaders inJammu on Thursday convenedan emergency meeting at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan and passeda unanimous resolution urgingGovernor Satya Pal Malik to

allow a delegation of the seniorparty leaders from Jammu tomeet party president FarooqAbdullah and party vice-pres-ident Omar Abdullah, underdetention in Srinagar.

National Conference lead-ers also took a detailed reviewof the political situation in theState ahead of chalking out thefuture course of action.

In Srinagar, situationremained peaceful onThursday. Heavy rush of vehi-cles was witnessed in severalareas as people stepped out andmoved around freely to attendto their routine work.

However, attendance inthe educational institutionsremained thin and marketplaces continue to remain shutduring most part of the day.

In Jammu, provincial pres-ident, NC, Devender SinghRana presided the meeting.

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In the first arrest made in thePMC Bank scam, the

Economic Offence Wing(EOW) of the Mumbai Policeon Thursday took into custodytwo promoters of the HousingDevelopment andInfrastructure Limited (HDIL)Sarang Kumar Wadhawan andRakesh Wadhawan andattached property worth�3,500 crore that had beenmortgaged to the bank.

Within days after theauthorities discovered that thePMC Bank’s exposure to theHDIL group was nearly 73 percent of its total loan book sizeof �8,880 crore as ofSeptember 19, 2019, policearrested Sarang and Rakeshafter they “failed” to give a“satisfactory” explanation to

the questions posed by theEOW officials. DeputyCommissioner of PolicePranay Ashok said, “The EOWof the Mumbai Police hasarrested Sarang Wadhawanand Rakesh Wadhawan underSections 409, 420, 466, 467,471, read with 120 IPC. Theywere called for questioningtoday. The response fromthem was not sufficient andsatisfactory. Their role in thePMC scam was sufficientground for their arrest.”

Rakesh Wadhawan is theexecutive chairman of HDIL,while Sarang Wadhawan is itsManaging Director.

Ahead of their arrest, theGovernment had issued alookout circular against them,directing the immigrationauthorities to ensure that theydo not leave India.

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American Government hasstated that there will be atrade agreement in “five min-utes” but it does not see anystructural reason which mightstop both the nations to havea trade agreement “prettyquickly”.

“Neither Government saidthat there will be a trade dealin five minutes. That was notus, wasn’t Minister Piyush

Goyal. So, I think that was justspeculation. We do think thatthere is no structural reasonwhy there can’t be one prettyquickly. We know each other’sissues,” said US Secretary ofCommerce Wilbur Ross.

He was replying to a ques-tion about the proposed tradeagreement and the need to ironout differences and boost thetwo-way commerce.

Speaking at the IndianEconomic Summit, Goyal said,“So it is a more of a questionof scheduling time and sched-

uling calls and meetings thatwill determine how long thatwill take. But I don’t see any bigissue that is holding it back.”

He also said the announce-ment of trade deal is not hold-ing back Indian trade or Indianrelations either at the geopo-litical level or leaders level oreven trade and business level.

“But we want to actuallytake a quantum leap in that,which is the direction in whichboth the countries and ournegotiating team is working,”he said.

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Indian security agenciessounded a high alert in

Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Punjab,and Jammu & Kashmir onThursday after they claimedthat four heavily armed fiday-een of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terroristoutfit sneaked into the nation-al Capital to hit targets duringthe ongoing festive season totake revenge for the abrogationof Article 370.

Union Home SecretaryAjay Kumar Bhalla andIntelligence Bureau chiefArvind Kumar attended a high-level meeting in the PMO fol-lowing the alert. Intelligenceinputs from American agenciestoo have alerted India of pos-sible ISI-sponsored terroristattacks.In the wake of highgrade threat perception, allmajor airports, ports, vitalinstallations, importantGovernment offices in Delhi,Mumbai, Bangalore and otherplaces have been put on highalert. Interception of cellphonecommunication from theIndia-Pak border, arms drop-

ping by drones from across theborder into Punjab last month,and Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) chief Lt General FaizHameed’s recent tour ofPakistan-occupied Kashmir,are three main reasons whichprompted Indian securityagencies to go on a high alert.

The ISI chief had lastmonth toured PoK and heldmeetings with various outfits,including JeM commanders.The report says that on pres-sure of the ISI chief, JeM mas-termind Masood Azhar wasreleased from preventive cus-tody despite being on the UNlist of wanted global terrorists.

Sources in the MHA saidHome Minister Amit Shah hasbeen apprised of the measurestaken by the police force. TheIB alerted to the Special Cell ofthe Delhi Police and the policechiefs of adjoining States onWednesday night.

Agencies are concernedabout possible activation ofsleeper cells for terror attacksduring the festivities whenthere is a high footfall at pub-lic places. According to inputsreceived earlier by the agencies,the JeM has been plotting sui-

cide attacks in Delhi and otherinstallations, including IndianAir Force’s airbases, as arevenge for the abrogation ofArticle 370.

Indian Air Force bases inand around Jammu &Kashmir, Punjab and UttarPradesh have been put onalert and security has beenbeefed up in Amritsar andPathankot in Punjab andSrinagar and Leh.

The IB last week said JeMCommander in J&K AbuUsman held a meeting with theoverground workers in an

apple orchard near MirMohallah in Bandipore districtand disclosed that people ofthe Valley will soon hear a“good news” of a big attack inJammu and Delhi, sourcessaid. One foreign terrorist andtwo Kashmiri militants werealso reportedly present in themeeting. While the comman-der was armed with a sniperrifle, the three other terroristscarrying AK 47 rifles, pistolsand grenades, according tothe IB inputs. Following thetip-off, the Delhi Police con-ducted raids at more than two

dozen locations, including atSeelampur, Aya Nagar, JamiaNagar, New Delhi RailwayStation, Paharganj and cer-tain areas of South Delhi.

Several persons have beendetained and are bring grilledto extract leads corroborate theinputs, officials said. “Securityhas been beefed up across the

national Capital. Raids arebeing conducted by the SpecialCell and Crime Branch of theDelhi Police at several loca-tions across the city after the

intelligence inputs suggestedthat three to four members ofa terror outfit may have infil-trated into the city,” said asenior police official.

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Chief Minister RaghubarDas today asked extremists

active in the State to surrenderbefore police, or he said theGovernment will find and killthem.The CM during the thirdphase of Johar Jan AshirwadYatra visited several villages ofSouth Chhotanagapur for polit-ical campaigning and soughtpeople’s support in develop-ment works across the State.

Das asked extremists,including those in Simdega, tosurrender as the Governmentis giving them time. “Connectwith the mainstream otherwise,we will find and kill you fromhell. We have to makeJharkhand free from fear, what-ever will be a hindrance in thiswork will be dealt with vigor-ously. Militants are an imped-iment to the development workof the State. The presentGovernment has done the workof breaking the back of the mil-itants in the tenure of 5 years,”he said.

The CM said that anti-national powers are active inSimdega. “These powers do notwant the tribals to develop.Their job is to mislead you.They say that the BJPGovernment will take awayyour land. But during the 5-year term, the presentGovernment did not take any-one's land. We are in favour ofdevelopment and will alwaysbe,” he said.

“Assess the 60 years of theCongress rule with the BJP'srule of five years. The presentGovernment has tried to pro-vide basic amenities includingelectricity, house, LPG, healthfacilities, roads, free housing.Poverty in Simdega isuntouched by development.This was the reason that thepresent government gave Rs 50crore for development ofSimdega while providing addi-tional budget,” Das said.

The CM said that someworks still need to be done inthe area and therefore, hesought blessings from themasses to continue the pace ofdevelopment in the State.

“If the Congress and theJharkhand named parties, whohad been in power for 60 years,would have done this, then thesituation of the entire State,including Simdega, would havebeen better. These partiesserved their interest by doingpolitics in the name of the poorand tribals. You made a labour-er the head of State. Sincethen, this labourer has beeninvolved in the welfare of thepeople of the State. I havecome to put those things infront of you, because in democ-racy you are on the top,” hesaid.

Earlier, addressing peopleat Kolebira the CM said that theCongress, which has donedynastic politics and theJharkhand Mukti Morcha hasnever had anything to do withpoverty alleviation.

“The Congress party, whichwas ruling for decades from theGram Panchayat to the parlia-ment, has made Jharkhand’simage as a corrupt State. All ofyou made a poor person, thePrime Minister in 2014, he hasnot come out of dynastic poli-tics. He has experienced pover-ty. This is the reason why all theschemes of the Governmenthave been made by focusing onthe village, the poor and thefarmers,” said Das.

Das said that to overcomepoverty, every member of everyhousehold of the entireJharkhand including Simdegawill have to take education.Parents must provide theirchildren education.

It will spread awarenessamong children. Parents shouldalso pay attention to the edu-cation of the girls. TheGovernment is runningSukanya scheme for girls.Through the scheme, theGovernment is spending �70thousand from birth to mar-riage of a girl child.

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Say No to Plastic', a driveagainst single-use plastic -

was launched by Bokaro SteelPlant (BSL) management today.BSL CEO Pawan Kumar Singhappealed all to refrain from theuse of plastic. Singh calledupon the people residing in itstownship area as well as in theoutskirts to come forward andwork together with theGovernment to ensure thatthey protect the environmentagainst all kinds of pollutionand make the State as well as acountry a plastic-free zone.

"The Government is a mir-ror image of the people andthat it is time for the public tostop blaming the Governmentfor everything and start takinginitiative and actively partici-pate in taking the State andcountry forward in all aspects,"he added.On this move Townand Administrative (TA)department of plant manage-ment started, plastic waste col-lection drive; installed fiftyspecial types of dustbins in itstownship.

Single-use plastics, oftenalso referred to as disposableplastics, are commonly used forplastic packaging and include

items intended to be used onlyonce before they are thrownaway or recycled. Theseinclude, among other items,grocery bags, food packaging,bottles, straws, containers, cupsand cutlery, said an official ofTA Department. Speaking onthe occasion BSL PublicRelation official said, now adays plastic is a stern threat notonly for human beings but foranimals too. Plastic generallydegrades in about 500 - 1000years, though we may neverknow its actual degradationtime, as this material has beenin long-term use only since thelast century, he said.

During its manufacture,many hazardous chemicals areemitted that can lead to dread-ful diseases in humans as wellas other animals. Ethyleneoxide, xylene, and benzene aresome of the chemical toxinspresent in plastic, which canhave hazardous effects on theenvironment, said an expert ofBSL plant. "It is not easy to dis-pose it off, and it can causepermanent harm to livingbeings. Several additives foundin plastic, such as phthalates,

adipates, and even alkylphe-nols, have been recognised astoxic materials. Vinyl chloride,which is used in the manufac-turing of PVC pipes, is classi-fied as a carcinogen," he added.Plastic bags start out as fossilfuels and end up as deadlywaste in landfills and the ocean.Birds often mistake shreddedplastic bags for food, fillingtheir stomachs with toxicdebris. For hungry sea turtles,it's nearly impossible to distin-guish between jellyfish andfloating plastic shopping bags.Fish eat thousands of tons ofplastic a year, transferring it upthe food chain to bigger fishand marine mammals.

Though, the toxic chemi-cals used to manufacture plas-tic gets transferred to animaltissue, eventually entering thehuman food chain. Styrofoamproducts are toxic if ingestedand can damage nervous sys-tems, lungs and reproductiveorgans, he said. As plastic is lessexpensive, it is overused. Whenit is disposed off in landfill sites,it does not decompose at a fastrate, and hence pollutes theland or soil in that area.

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Section 499-502 of theIndian Penal Code, 1850

penalises defamation withimprisonment extending totwo years, or with fine, or withboth. The law of criminaldefamation was enacted by theBritish in the pre-indepen-dence era with the objective ofsuppressing all anti-colonialvoices. Even post-indepen-dence, government authori-ties, multimillion corpora-tion, and various politicalparties have ubiquitously usedthis Victorian leftover tochoke free speech, criticism,and the voice of dissent.

In July 2016, the SupremeCourt of India expressedalarm and concern over therow of criminal defamationcases (213 in total) filed byTamilnadu Government onits political opponents in orderto deter them from their legit-imate right of criticising andquestioning the actions of theGovernment.[1]Multinationalcorporations such as RelianceNatural Resource Ltd. andSahara Media Group Ltd. havefiled several criminal defama-tion cases against their criticsin an attempt to silence themwith the fear of imprison-ment.[2] In 2011, two activistswere arrested under criminaldefamation provisions for crit-icising the environmentaldegradation being carried outby Jindal in its Raigharpowerplant.[3]In 2017, a high-rank-ing police officer who exposedthe special treatment beingoffered to AIADMK leaderSasikala in the BangaluruCentral Prison was sent alegal notice threatening crim-inal and civil defamation pro-ceedings against her.[4]Earlier this year, AdaniGroup filed criminal defama-tion cases against the Wire forquestioning the legality ofvarious investments made inthe company.[5]These are afew of the many instanceswhere Sections 499-502 ofthe Indian Penal Code havebeen used to si lenceFundamental Right of freespeech enshrined in Article19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

The constitutionality ofcriminal defamation finally-came underscrutiny of theSupreme Court inSubramanian Swamy vs Unionof India.[6]This writ petitionfiled by various prominentpoliticians accused in crimi-nal defamation cases was oneof the most important freespeech cases to have comebefore the Apex court.

However, in its judgementthe Supreme Court upheld theConstitutionality of Section

499-500 of the Indian PenalCode while ignoring the dis-turbing impact it had on freespeech. In its 268-page analy-sis, the Supreme Court repro-duced the arguments made onbehalf of petitioners andrespondents at length andquoted a number of previousSupreme Court judgementson defamation and freespeech. However, it failed toengage with them in anymeaningful manner. TheSupreme Court began thejudgement by expounding onthe concepts of reputation,defamation, and free speechwith the help of various judi-cial pronouncements fromaround the globe.

After shedding light onthe meaning, usage, and depthof these concepts, the Courtexamined whether or not theFounding Fathers of theConstitution of India intend-ed to include criminaldefamation as a reasonablerestriction on right to freedomof speech under Article 19(2).

The Court noted that theFounding Fathers of theConstitution never intendedto restrict the meaning of theword “defamation” underArticle 19(2), and thus, itincludes criminal defamationas a reasonable restriction tofree speech. This observationof the Supreme Court set theorthodox tone of the judge-ment.

Right at the beginning ofits analysis, the Court made itclear that in adjudicating theconstitutionality of criminal-ising defamation, it wouldrely on antiquated debates,laws, and morality rather thanthe needs of the modernIndian society.

In its substantive analysis,the Supreme Court made anunsuccessful attempt tounderstand the consequenceof criminalising defamationon free speech. At first, theCourt emphasised that theright to freedom of speech andexpression enshrined inArticle 19(1)(a) is not thesame as the free speechpromised under the FirstAmendment to theConstitution of the UnitedStates of America (U.S. fromherein). In providing a ratio-nalefor the same, the Courtcited a number of cases whichlay down that the decisions ofU.S. Supreme Court on freespeech, though persuasive,are not conclusive in theIndian context.

The writer is a student ofB.A.LL.B at Symbiosis LawSchool, Pune and the viewsexpressed in the article are hisown.

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Amassive rally was heldhere in Daltonganj

today by the leaders andworkers of the NationalistCongress Party (NCP)under the command of itsState president KamleshKumar Singh a formerMinister of the State.

Hundreds of peoplereached Daltonganj by trainfrom Japla railway stationwhile hundreds reached byroad covering a conserva-tive distance of 78 to 90kilometers as there were alarge number of peoplecoming here from the inte-riors of Hussainabad. Thegathering was in the rangeof 3000 to 4000 people.

Sources said the hugeturnout of the poor, down-trodden and even urbanpeople in this NCP’s rallyhere today has widenedthe eyes of the much con-solidated political partieslike BJP, Congress and evenJMM making them feel theheat and preparation of theNCP far away inHussainabad..

Sources said there wassuch a rush of people atBees Futta Bridge wherepolice had to monitor thetraffic. Officer in charge of

Town police station AnandK Mishra said adequatecops have been deputed toensure smooth traffic .

Sources said in the lastfive years this was a greatpolitical show of NCP’sKamlesh K Singh inDaltonganj as this mancontinue to hold suchshows back in his hometown Hussainabad but inDaltonganj today he madeevery political personbelieve that his politicalcharisma is still mostvibrant.

People like him evenhis political critic sayingthis Singh is no turn coatand has not changed thefloor for any political gainbut is with NCP since morethan two and a halfdecades. Sources said theshow is seen as a fore run-ner to the assembly electionand also to prove beyonddoubt that Kamlesh KSingh’s grip over his peopleis intact. Surinder andKaramkar who came fromHaidernnagar’s villages saidthey have come on theirown without waiting forany assistance from netaji.

Kamlesh’s great politi-cal aide Nitu Singh said “There is such a big crowdoutside the venue waiting

since the venue set up nearthe education office fieldhas proved shorter for thevolume of thecrowd.”Speaking to theKamlesh K Singh NCPleader said, “We want upgradation of Hussainabadas district. It fulfills all thecriteria. It has 59 panchay-ats falling in blocks likeHussainabad, Haidernagar,M o h a m m a d g a n j ,Harihurganj and Pipra.There is fairly a sound pop-ulation of SC people andtribal too live here.” Hesaid, “This is our longpending demand and oneshould not think it to beany poll plank. We havebeen crying for a ew districtin Hussainabad.

Similarly he saidHarihurganj block beupgraded to become a subdivisional office.Harihurganj is too impor-tant a block of Jharkhand’sPalamu as it is barely stepsaway from Bihar.”This NCPchief here touched the coreissues like drought inPalamu, bad condition ofelectricity, poor irrigationfacility, non issuance ofration cards, non inclusionof genuine people in pen-sion fold, raw treatment topara teachers.

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Two episodes having communaltinge were diluted and the

attemp to create trouble was abort-ed by the active and swift inter-vention of the Town police station.SP Palamu Ajay Linda said thepolice acted fast and defused thecommunal problem which wasbrewing alarmingly. It was all con-nected with love and love escapadesinvolving two communities.

It was officer in charge of Townpolice station cum inspector ofpolice Anand Kumar Mishra whogiving details said there was oneface book post of the controversiallove which could have triggered abigger problem but it was handledand contained quite dexterously tothe satisfaction of the concernedpeople of both the communities.

Mishra said there was anothercase where there was the madnessof love which too was firmlycurbed.

This police officer said at timelike such episodes require imme-diate attention and our SP hasgiven us strict instructions to nipsuch unforeseen episodes in bud.

To have a peaceful conduct ofpuja celebrations and immersionsof goddess Durga SP Linda onvehicle checking for illicit arms isgoing on from Harihurganj to

Satbarwa police stations which areNHs stretch. The search is intenseand because of the pressure so builtup by police no criminal or armsconduit is daring to ship any illic-it arms here now nevertheless Lindasaid this vehicle checking will go onwithout causing any inconvenienceto the bikers.

As many as 40 immersionsalone take place in Daltonganj andin its periphery added Mishra andthis road checking is helping policemuch.

Queried that as it is festive timeand police’s hands are full of lawand order work so if there is anylurking danger of Maoists or anysplinter group of naxals rearing itshead here again to which Linda said“ The Maoists and other groups ofnaxals are too down. They standisolated. They have lost their teethbut there is no room for any com-placency on the part of the police.”

Reminded that Palamu has itsborder with Bihar’s Gaya and therein Gaya is Chakar Bandha locationwhich is the last abode of theMaoists so if there is any threat oftheir sneaking in Jharkhand’sPalamu Linda said our police forceand CRPF are taking control of thestretch of this Gaya connectivity ofour district and any aberration ofthe Maoists will be met with mostsuitably.

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Taking the delay in makingof caste and domicile cer-

tificates seriously, ChiefSecretary Dr DK Tiwari todayinstructed all DeputyCommissioners to gatherreports from regional officersand employees and dispose ofthe work by authorised officersat the earliest. Holding a VideoConferencing with DCs andSPs of all districts here onThursday, the CS asked to takework from other employeeswhere there is crisis of staff.

In order to carry out DurgaPuja peacefully, Tiwari instruct-ed the DCs and SPs of all thedistricts of the State to maintainspecial vigil during this period.“Maintain law and order andkeep special preparation, takinglessons from previous events.

Remain extra vigilant espe-cially in Ranchi, Hazaribagh,Palamu, Giridih andJamshedpur districts. Manytimes such incidents come upthat during the pujotsav, thethieves target the houses of thepeople who have gone to visitthe pandals by locking theirhouses. He instructed to keep

an eye on such houses also. Atthe same time, once again reit-erated that strictly prohibit themovement of VIPs and officersto Pooja pandals and make theirvehicles also stand in the des-ignated parking lot,” he said.The CS instructed to keep spe-cial focus during Ravana Dahanto maintain law and order dur-ing the Pujotsava and to keep

a special focus on crowd con-trol during idol immersion.He said that apart from barri-cading, the movement of peo-ple for crowd control should bekept separate. Police forcesshould also accompany theimmersion procession. At thesame time, strengthen the secu-rity system by coordinatingwith the people already there at

sensitive places. He said thateven if normal stress comesfrom somewhere, end it intime. Also, during the pujotsav,keep the health service and fireservice in order to deal with theemergency.

DGP Kamal NayanChoubey said that all the prepa-rations are for difficult times.Try not to become such a situ-

ation. He directed to monitorthe WhatsApp groups whileworking on a strategy to elim-inate the rumours in time.Referring to such commendableefforts made in the past byRanchi district administration,he asked all the SPs to adopt it.

Till October 2, a total of26,000 kg plastic waste hasbeen deposited with the par-

ticipation of the people of theState. Continuing this connec-tion, the CS has now directedto focus on its disposal. Heinformed that its work has alsostarted from October 3 throughpollution control board. Thiscampaign will run till 27October.

On the occasion,Development CommissionerSukhdev Singh said that if anyDeputy Commissioner givesan innovative idea to discour-age the use of plastics and tochange the behaviour of people,then the State Government willencourage it. If a districtbecomes plastic-free, the Stategovernment will also honourthe Deputy Commissionerthere.

Stressing on the need forcontinuous monitoring of themid-day meal scheme, theChief Secretary directed tohold a regular meeting of theSteering Committee for this. Healso directed to keep an eye onthe attendance of children inschools and the midday mealfigures. He said that childrenand teachers should not beassociated with activities otherthan education.

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Managing Director ofESAF Small Finance

Bank K paul Thomas todaymet Chief Minister RaghubarDas and discussed empower-ment of rural population inthe State.

Das said on the occasionthat a large number of peopleget employment throughSmall and Cottage Industriesand the government is easingnorms to connect more andmore people with it.

The CM said that a RuralIndustry Policy will soon bemade in the State, underwhich companies will getsubsidy on the lines of textileindustry where villagers aretrained and provided employ-ment. “Bamboo, dates etc areproduced in abundance inJharkhand.

Promote products associ-ated with it. This will provideemployment to a large num-ber of people and will alsobenefit the farmers.

They are produced in allsix districts of Santhal andthree districts of Kolhan.Work of setting up trainingcum production units in allthe blocks of these districts.

This will provide employ-ment and change in the livesof the local tribal communi-ties,” said he.

The Chief Minister saidthat bamboo and dates areplentiful in all the districts ofSanthal as well as in Chakulia,West Singhbhum andSeraikela of Kolhan. This hasincreased employmentprospects.

“Start training in these

districts as soon as possible.The government will cooper-ate through skill develop-ment. Connect with the ChiefMinister Entrepreneur Boardpersonnel, Sakhi Mandal aswell,” he added.

Das said that the govern-ment is prohibiting single useplastic.

“Focus on how bambooproducts can fill this space.Make quality products .Bamboo products are indemand in the country andthe world.

There is still a demandfor Jharkhand productsabroad. Set up stalls in otherfairs including Durga Puja inRanchi, Jamshedpur,Dhanbad and other majorcities so that products canalso be sold here.

Similarly, there were stallsin Jharkhand in major fairsheld in the country and theworld,” he said.

In the meeting, theManaging Director of thecompany, K Paul Thomas,told that training and pro-duction centers are currentlyrunning in 9 blocks of theState and 24 more to belaunched soon.

As soon as they are start-ed, employment will be avail-able to about 50 thousandpeople in the state. Graduallytheir number will increasefurther.

Principal Secretary to CMSunil Kumar Barnwal,Industry Secretary K RaviKumar, CEO of Ski l lDevelopment KN Jha,Director of the company PThomas, Ajeet Sen andJaywant Horo were also pre-sent on the occasion.

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The State BJP office onThursday turned into bat-

tlefield as supporters ofKushwaha Shashi BhushanMehta, a Palamu based politi-cian and self proclaimed acad-emician assaulted brother duo(Abhishek and AshutoshMishra) and their maternalaunt Lalita Pandey, who wereopposing the induction ofMehta in saffron party fold.

Mehta (52), is facing trial inconnection with murder ofSuchitra Mishra a school teacherof Oxford Public School, Chutiarun by Mehta. Suchitra’s sonsAbhishek and Ashutosh Pandeyhave been opposing the induc-tion of Mehta in BJP fold forpast few days and in this con-nection the two had earlier metState BJP vice-president PradeepVerma.

Mehta’s induction in BJPwitnessed high voltage drama asdespite protest by Mishra fam-ily, State BJP president LaxmanGilua not only welcomed Mehtain party fold but also justified hisinduction saying Mehta is onlyfacing murder charge and not aconvict declared by the Court.Mehta is posed to be BJP can-didate from Panki the tradi-tional stronghold of Congress.

Mehta along with his sup-porters was to join BJP at 12noon, but Abhishek andAshutosh along with theirmaternal aunt, Lalita Pandeywere at party office since morn-

ing protesting the induction ofMehta. Holding placards, thetwo brothers were staging apeaceful protest outside theparty office. Mehta was to takethe membership of BJP in thepresence of State BJP presidentLaxman Gilua, Vice PresidentAditya Sahu, Palamu districtBJP president Narendra Pandeyand the party for the occasionhad erected a stage outsideparty office.

As the joining was takingplace, the Mishra family tried toreach the stage, which wasopposed by Mehta’s supporters.Mehta’s supporters not onlystopped the brothers’ duo fromreaching the stage, but they alsoassaulted them in full public

view. Abhishek Mishra said,“We are very much upset withentire episode. We are afraidthat Mehta after becomingMLA can even eliminate us.”Abhishek further said, “Ourfamily has been traditionallyBJP supporters and I am also themember of party.

If the party has no care forits party members, how can webe believed party can providejustice to common masses?”The Mishra family with theirgrievance has decided to meetsenior leaders including BJPnational working president JPNadda who is scheduled tovisit State capital onFriday.Meanwhile, the State BJPunit has defended the induction

of Mehta in BJP fold. LaxmanGilua said, “We have come toknow about the charges faced byMehta. But, just on the basis ofcourt trail, we cannot stop anyperson from joining BJP. Asmatter has come to light we willtake up matter with our leader-ship.” Suchitra, had joinedOxford Public School in 2008 asa Hindi teacher.

On May 11, 2012 her bodywas found from an open fieldnear Dhurwa. The police onpost mortem had found that shewas pregnant. The police basedon preliminary evidence hadfound involvement of Mehtabehindmurder and he was alsosent to jail, but later he wasreleased on bail.

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Decked up with thematicpandals and attractive

installations to catch the pub-lic’s eye, the Capital city is all setto celebrate Durga Puja.Stepping into the fifth - day ofthe 10- day long festival, vari-ous puja committees of Ranchiofficially kick started the cele-brations and are now open tothe public.

Beckoning Ranchiites, thepandals have come up withthemes ranging from a glimpseof the Rajasthani desert, a viewof Kerala’s Sabrimala temple toa sneak peek of Devlok.Following the ‘go green’mantra, the puja pandals arealso making minimal use ofplastic, synthetic paints andother non- biodegradable sub-stances. They have insteadopted to use products likebamboo, hay, dry grass and clayto mesmerize the visitors.

At the Ranchi railway sta-tion puja pandal, residents aregoing to get to witness thevibrant art and culture ofKerala. “The pandal will beinaugurated by Ranchi MPSanjay Seth and UrbanDevelopment Minister CPSingh at 7 pm by cutting a rib-bon. This will be followed by atraditional puja of all thedeities. Going with the theme,Kathakali dancers have beeninvited from Kerala to mes-merize the audience,” saidMunchun Rai, PresidentRanchi Railway Station DurgaPuja Committee.

The Harmu Panch Mandirpuja pandal is set to take thedevotees on a tour of Devlok.“Former Chief Minister ofJharkhand and ExecutivePresident of Jharkhand Mukti

Morcha Hemant Soren will dothe inauguration on October 4at around 7:30 pm. During theceremony Chhau dancers willperform. Since this year marksthe golden jubilee celebrationsof the Harmu Panch MandirSamiti, a souvenir will also beunveiled on the occasion,” saidPresident, Harmu Panch MndirPuja Committee, ManojPandey. Inspite of incessantrains in the last week ofSeptember, some of the pandalshowever, did manage to openthe paat on October 3 as well.

Creating a facsimile of aBuddhist Temple in Thailand,the Rajasthan Mitra Mandalpuja pandal was inauguratedon October 3 at 6 pm“Dignitaries like Ranchi MPSanjay Seth, UrbanDevelopment Minister CPSingh and Deputy MayorSanjeev Vijaywargiya haveagreed to grace the occasion,”

said Ashok Purohit, PresidentRajasthan Mitra Mandal.

Being designed on the con-cept of Rajasthani dolls‘Gudiyon ka Desh’, the OCCClub puja pandal also startedreceiving visitors from October3. “Senior SP Aneesh Gupta hasbeen invited to grace the inau-

guration. Senior citizens of thelocality and committee mem-bers will also be present.

Initially the plan was toopen the pandal on October 2but because of the rains, theprogramme was delayed by aday,” said Rajesh Das, TreasurerOCC Club & Puja Committee.

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Bhushan Mehta has given a newtool to Opposition to attack BJP—the party which claims to bea party with a difference. In ahigh voltage drama, State BJPpresident Laxman Gilua onFriday inducted Mehta, aPalamu based politician andowner of city based OxfordPublic School.

Mehta is facing court trialin connection with murder ofSuchitra Mehta who was ateacher in his school.

State Congress Committeespokesperson, Alok Dubey saidthat by inducting murderaccused in party fold, the BJPhas shown its real character.Dubey said, “BJP, which callsitself as party with the differ-ence has become the shelterhome for sexual exploiter, coalmafias and anti-social ele-ments.

The BJP had earlier induct-ed Dhullu Mahto, ShashiBhushan Mehta and ManagerRai.” The Congress spokesper-son further said BJP has suchas washing machine that anyperson who is murderer, rapist,extortionist, involved in finan-cial irregularities or anti socialelements join the party he

becomes clean and is free fromall charges.The Congress lead-ers claimed that by inductingKushwaha Shashi BhushanMehta the party has done injus-tice to Suchitra Mishra familymembers.

Dubey said, “The familymembers of Mishra are tradi-tionally BJP supporters.Suchitra’s two sons Abhishekand Ashutosh were staging apeaceful protest against theinduction of Mehta in BJPfold.” The BJP supporters notonly misbehaved with Mishrafamily members but evenassaulted them and the wholeepisode took place in the pres-ence of BJP State unit presidentLaxman Gilua.

Echoing the views ofCongress, JVM (P) leaderKhalid Khalil said, “The attackon Suchitra Mishra’s familymembers, who were seekingjustice shows the real characterof BJP. The party talks of highmoral principles stand exposedtoday.” Khalil further said, “BJPcan go to any extent for grab-bing power as on earlier occa-sion too, the party has induct-ed tainted persons.”

Sources said that BJP byinducting Mehta aims to fieldhim from Panki constituencyin Palamu, which has remainedas Congress stronghold.

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of Lions Club, Bokaro thermalorganised a drive against thepractice of using polythenebags at Urban area of Bokarothermal.

Members of the club dis-tributed more than 500 hand-made bags manufactured fromused clothes. While distribut-ing the bags among vendorsand commuters, all membersencouraged the people to useonly cotton bags or eco-friend-ly bags, jointly said Chartermember of the club ,YogendraGiri and Ln U.K.Nair. However,

vendors resisted totake the bags andsaid a complete banon polythene bagscould only beobserved if theywere made unavail-able in the mar-ket.All membersincluding LnB.Laxamina,ln Binod Bhatia, lnJitendra Singh,Ln BhuneshwarSaw, Ln S.D.Singh, Ln Dr H.Kumar Ln S.B.Singh and oth-ers actively took part in the ini-tiative and supported the clubin distributing the clothbags.The entire cost of theproject, was borne by the Club,while President and Secretary

of the club and asked the resi-dents to stop and use of polybags and instead carry theirown bags. Hemlal, a resident ofthe Kanjkiro, was pleased atthis reusable mean of carryinggrocery items and vegetables.He said it was convenient to usethese bags than to carry poly-thene bags.”

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With the objective of pro-viding logistics support

to the troops on the Line ofActual Control (LAC), theBorder Roads Organisation(BRO) has constructed a newroad near Doklam in Sikkimregion. This area saw a 73-daystand-off between the Indianand Chinese armies in 2017when the former protestedagainst the construction of aroad by the Chinese in thestrategically important zone.

The new motorable roadfor moving troops to Dokala,on the edge of the Doklamplateau, was only a mule trackearlier thereby causing delay inmaintaining logistical support.The new road from Bheembase to Dokala was completedlast year, officials said here onThursday.

They also said the BRO isplanning to construct anothermotorable road on the Flag

Hill-Dokala route by March2021. "Currently, Dokala isconnected to India onlythrough 'Tri junction-Bheembase-Dokala' route, which wascompleted in 2018. Therefore,construction on anothermotorable road from Flag hillhas begun," they said.These roads are expected to

streamline the movement ofIndian troops to the sensitiveregion.

The 33.80-km Flag Hill-Dokala road is currently a foottrack. Around 11 km of theroad from Flag Hill has alreadybeen constructed and the restis expected to be complete byMarch 2021, they said adding

the road will be 6-metre wide,out of which 4.5 metre of thewidth would be covered inasphalt, the official said.

On Tuesday, Indian andChinese armies held ceremo-nial Border PersonnelMeetings (BPM) at Nathu La,Bum La, Kibithu and easternLadakh to celebrate theChinese national day. Themeetings took place beforethe visit of Chinese PresidentXi Jinping to India.

Xi is likely to visitMamallapuram near Chennaiin the second week of thismonth for a second informalsummit with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to work out aroadmap for the bilateral tiesfor the next five years.

The 2017 standoff betweenIndia and China in the Doklamhad begun after the Chinesearmy tried to build a road inthe area disputed by China andBhutan and it was resolveddiplomatically.

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Defence Minister RajnathSingh will fly a sortie in a

Rafale fighter jet on October 8from a French airbase in Paristo gain first-hand experience ofthe aircraft. Singh will travel toParis on October 7 on a three-day visit to receive the first of36 Rafale fighter jets. TheGovernment to governmentdeal was inked with France in2016 and is worth over �59,000crores.

The ceremony to handover the first Rafale jet will takeplace on October 8, the foun-dation day of the Indian AirForce, official sources said hereon Thursday adding afterreceiving the aircraft, theDefence Minister will take asortie in the aircraft.Incidentally, Singh recentlyundertook a sortie in theindigenously designed andmanufactured Tejas light com-bat aircraft in Bengaluru.

Top military brass of

France as well as senior officialsof Dassault Aviation, the mak-ers of Rafale, will also be pre-sent at the handing over cere-mony. In July 2017, the thenIAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, flew a Rafale jet atthe Saint-Dizier airbase duringhis visit to France.

On October 9, Singh isscheduled to hold extensivetalks with top defence brass ofthe French government onways to further deepen defenceand security cooperationbetween the two countries.

Prime Minister NarendraModi visited France in Augustduring which both the sidesresolved to further enhance thealready close defence tiesbetween the two countries.

The IAF has already com-pleted preparations, includingreadying required infrastruc-ture and training of pilots, towelcome the fighter aircraft.The sources said the firstsquadron of the aircraft will bedeployed at Ambala air force

station, considered one of themost strategically located basesof the IAF. The secondsquadron of Rafale will be sta-tioned at Hasimara base inWest Bengal.

A number of IAF teamshave already visited France tohelp Dassault Aviation, themanufacturer of Rafale, incor-porate India-specific enhance-ments on-board the fighteraircraft. The Rafale jets willcome with various India-spe-cific modifications, includingIsraeli helmet-mounted dis-plays, radar warning receivers,low band jammers, 10-hourflight data recording, infra-red search and tracking systemsamong others.

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The trial court on Thursdayfurther extended the judi-

cial custody of former financeminister P Chidambaram toOctober 17, noting that theinvestigation in the INX Mediacorruption case is still pendingand allowed home cooked veg-etarian food for him once in aday. For its part, the SupremeCourt will hear his bail appli-cation on Friday.

"The investigation is stillpending. It is informed that thebail application of the accusedhas been dismissed by theDelhi High Court onSeptember 30. Considering thefacts mentioned in the appli-

cation and that there is nochange in the circumstances asnoted in the earlier orders, thejudicial remand of the accusedis extended till October 17,"said the Special Judge AjayKumar Kuhar in the Order.

The court however allowedChidambaram to have homecooked vegetarian food once aday in Tihar jail, where islodged, after noting that 74-year old Congress leader is suf-fering from multiple ailmentsincluding inflammation of hisdigestive tract.

"From the medical recordshown by the applicant(Chidambaram), it is apparentthat the applicant is sufferingfrom multiple ailments. He is

74 years of age. He is sufferingfrom inflammation of hisdigestive tract. SolicitorGeneral Tushar Mehta, appear-ing for the agency, submittedthat he has no objection toChidambaram being providedwith home cooked food.

"In these circumstances, itmay be conducive to his healthcondition that he is providedhome cooked food once a dayto avoid any further deteriora-tion in his health condition," theJudge noted. However, thecourt clarified that this order isnot to be taken as a precedentas the concession for home foodwas being given in peculiar factsand circumstances and keepinghis medical condition in mind.

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In a bid to provide safe drink-ing water, the Centre will

soon start a consultation processto make compliance of theBureau of Indian Standards(BIS) quality standard manda-tory for tap water. It will beginwith State capitals, national cap-ital and 100 smart cities in thecountry. A team of BIS officialshas been sent to the state capi-tals to collect the samples of tapwater and test if they complywith the BIS quality standard.

According to Union Foodand Consumer Affairs MinisterRam Vilas Paswan, the min-istry will seek views from thestate governments in this

regard. The Centre will thenfigure out the way to make theBIS standard mandatory. "Itcannot be done across thecountry at one go, we will gostep by step," he added.

Paswan also mentioned thatIndia's BIS standard on tapwater is not at par with the inter-national standard and directedthe BIS officials to study if it canmatch the global quality norms.Currently, the BIS quality stan-dards are mandatory for onlypacked drinking water and 140-odd other products.

On the BIS collecting sam-ples of tap water, the ministersaid that a team of BIS hasalready been sent to state capi-tals to collect the samples of tap

water. "This will take a month.The report will come byNovember first week. We willget to know which state suppliessafe drinking water at least inthe capital city. The ranking willbe given," Paswan added.

The BIS that frames qualitynorms for products and servicesand works under the Ministry ofConsumer Affairs, has set standards for the drinking waterbut are voluntary in nature.With regard to quality of tapwater in Delhi, Paswan said thepreliminary investigation showsthat samples collected random-ly from 11 areas in the nationalcapital do not comply with theBIS standard and not safe fordrinking.

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United Nations: MahatmaGandhi's vision of peace andsustainable development stillresonate across the worldwhich grapples with violence informs of environment destruc-tion to devastation caused byarmed conflicts, UN chiefAntonio Guterres has said asleaders of the world bodyrecalled the "transformationalchange" brought by him.

This International Day ofNon Violence on October 2marks the 150th birth anniver-sary of Mahatma Gandhi, therenowned global icon of peace,he said.

Guterres said in today'sturbulent times, "violence takesmany forms: from the destruc-tive impact of the climate emer-gency to the devastation causedby armed conflicts; from theindignities of poverty to the

injustice of human rights vio-lations to the brutalising effectsof hate speech".

"His (Gandhi's) visioncontinues to resonate across theworld, including through thework of the UN for mutualunderstanding, equality, sus-tainable development, empow-erment of young people andpeaceful resolution of disputes,"Guterres said in his message forthe International Day of NonViolence, observed on October2.

Delivering the keynoteaddress at a special commem-orative event ‘Climate Action:Gandhian Ways’ organised byIndia's Permanent Mission tothe UN, President of the 74thSession of the UN GeneralAssembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said for the UN, almosteverything that is fundamental,

that the international organi-sation stands for, has prefiguredin the work, life and thoughtsof Gandhi.

"It is difficult to say any-thing new about Gandhi. I donot know any school childanywhere in the world, who hasnot been inspired by the res-oluteness of Gandhi, the ideathat the greatest courage isreally to be non-violent. This isthe utter opposite of a machis-mo culture," that is being seenas the way forward, he said.

Muhammad-Bande saidthe connection betweenGandhi and today's climateactivism is very clear.

On climate action, he saidthe whole crisis the world isfacing is because it produces inways that are permanentlydestructive. "The whole ques-tion of producing probably

five times the food we need,and then dumping 80% of itwhile 815 million people arehungry," he said, adding thatthe inequalities in productionand distribution is leading toconflicts and challenges.

"The way we produce, whatwe produce, how we distributeare connected to conflict,

whether we like it or not,"Muhammad-Bande said.

He expressed hope thatthe world can come together tofind solutions to challenges ofinequality and conflict.

"Just imagine the frail fig-ure of Gandhi and look at themighty battles he led. I didn'tsay he fought because he alwayswas connected to people.Gandhi didn't lead alone.Gandhi lead with others.Connections are critical inbringing about social justice.

"And Gandhi led despitehis frail frame. He was a verystrong figure and a forgivingone...We have a lot to learnfrom this figure. And the worldmust continue to deal withnon-violence, including thebattle to get out of our pen-chant for thinking that thesharper, we make our weapons,

the healthier, or safer we have.This is a fallacy," he said.

Addressing the event, therepresentative of the US saidGandhi's thoughts and legacyare as relevant today, as it wasseven decades ago when he ledthe people of India to freedom.

"Gandhiji's message ofnon-violence has long res-onated with the American peo-ple," she said, adding that histeachings profoundly impactUS civil rights leader MartinLuther King, who was inspiredby the ability of one individualto "bring about transforma-tional change through non-vio-lence and moral persuasion".

She underlined thatGandhi's vision of dignity andsanitation is being realized bythe Swachch Bharat Mission, a"remarkable, enormous under-taking" for which Prime

Minister Narendra Modi washonoured by the Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation forhis leadership of the campaign.

"The Mahatma would beproud to see the great stridesIndia has made to bring devel-opment and dignity to the 1.3billion citizens of that country,"she said.

Quoting former US presi-dent John F Kennedy, she saidAmerica is different becauseGandhi lived and the world isdifferent because of Gandhianideas, she said.

"Gandhi's message of love,unity and tolerance is neededmore than ever in a worldundergoing profound politicaland economic change. And asfellow democracies, the USand India have a uniqueresponsibility to uphold the val-ues Gandhiji stood for and to

ensure his messages live on forposterity," she said.

Director of Policy Studiesat the Kroc Institute forInternational Peace Studies atthe University of Notre DameDavid Cortright recalledGandhi's words of peace andunity while referring to the sit-uation in Kashmir.

He said Gandhi hadstressed that if anyone cansave Kashmir, it is only theMuslims, the Kashmiri Pandits,the Rajputs and the Sikhs.

In 2007, the UNGA estab-lished the International Day ofNon Violence to "disseminatethe message of non-violence,including through educationand public awareness" and reaffirm the desire "to secure aculture of peace, tolerance,understanding and non-violence". PTI

Washington: Describing theabrogation of article 370 as a"long awaited" step and the"right thing" to do, ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankarhas said it is expected fromPakistan to pull out all stops tochallenge the decision as it hasmade deep investment infuelling terrorism in Kashmir.

Asserting that the Indiansecurity forces have exercisedhighest degree of restrain inJammu and Kashmir afterAugust 5, Jaishankar told aWashington audience that heexpects Pakistan to continuewhat it has been doing for thepast several decades.

"What do you expect thePakistanis to say (after currentrestrictions are lifted and nor-malcy is restored)… we expectcalm and happiness to return,"Jaishankar said on Wednesdayin response to a question dur-ing his appearance at TheHeritage Foundation, a topAmerican think-tank.

"No, they (Pakistan) willnot. They will paint apocalyp-tic scenarios because one thatis their wish and two that'sactually what their game planhas been for 70 years," headded.

He was responding to aquestion on recent remarks bytop Pakistani leadership alleg-

ing that India would raise afalse flag and blame Islamabadfor any terrorist attack after therecent security and communi-cation restrictions are lifted inKashmir.

"I think it's important tohave a historical context tojudge these remarks. This is nota conversation that began onAugust 5. These are their poli-cies and their actions whichbegan the day Kashmir acced-ed to India with Pakistaniinvaders threatening to burndown Srinagar. Please look atthe history of Kashmir,"Jaishankar said.

As such there is a lot outthere which needs to be takeninto account, he said, notingthat India's endeavour will be to"manage this as well as it can".

"I'm reasonably confidentwe should succeed out there,"he said.

"We have also seen a lot ofalarmists rhetoric coming(from Pakistan), not just aboutfalse flag, (but also) jihad...Going all the way to nuclearweapons. That kind of givesyou a sense of responsibility ofthe people who are saying," theminister said.

Responding to anotherquestion on India's action planon getting back Pakistan-occu-pied-Kashmir, Jaishankar said

that the territory is under ille-gal occupation of Pakistan.

"The point I was makingwas a very simple one. My sov-ereignty and my jurisdiction islaid out by my maps. My mapshave been there for 70 years,"he said.

"That's my claim. And nat-urally, if I have a claim, as youwould have a claim, as anybodywould have a claim, we wouldhope one day that if there areterritories in your claim ofwhich you don't have physicaljurisdiction one day, you will.It's as simple as that," Jaishankarsaid.

Jaishankar further said theabrogation of article 370 wasnot a small step."What we'vedone, was long awaited. In myview, it was the right thing tohave been done. It should havebeen done many years earlier,"he said.

"At the moment, given thefact that there have been suchdeep investments made byPakistan in Kashmir, both interrorism and in a kind of sep-aratism... We don't expect thisto be uncontested," he said.

There are going to be reac-tions to that. India's strategy isobviously to reason with peo-ple and get them to understandwhy all of this is for their long-term benefit, he added. PTI

London: Senior Indian lawyerHarish Salve has endorsedIndia's decision to revokeArticle 370 to withdraw thespecial status of Jammu &Kashmir, saying theGovernment has cut theGordian Knot.

He described Pakistan'sreaction to the move as a signof "complete bankruptcy"because Kashmir is an integralpart of India where they were"squatting".

Tensions between the twocountries have spiked sinceIndia abrogated Article 370 ofthe Constitution to revoke thespecial status of Jammu &Kashmir.

India's decision evokedstrong reactions from Pakistan,which downgraded diplomat-ic ties and expelled the Indianambassador. Pakistan has beentrying to internationalise theKashmir issue after India with-drew the special status ofJammu & Kashmir on August5, but New Delhi has assertedthe abrogation of Article 370was its "internal matter".

Salve said, "Pakistan-occu-pied Kashmir is Indian, they(Pakistan) are squatting there.If there is any disputed territo-ry (in the region), it is PoK. TheKashmir Constitution saysKashmir is an integral part of

India, not just the IndianConstitution. Kashmir being anintegral part of India has neverbeen in doubt, except in certainPakistani minds."

Describing himself as a"long-time votary" of gettingrid of Article 370, the seniorlawyer noted, "I think it was amistake to allow it and a big-ger mistake to allow it to fes-ter. Some time you had to cutthe Gordian Knot and the gov-ernment has done it. The onlyway it could have been done isby one shot.

"The suggestion that itshould have been a discussionis nonsense because even theslightest mention of 370 wouldevoke very trenchant and mil-itant criticism. India has donethe right thing," Salve, who rep-resented India at the

International Court of Justicein Kulbhushan Jadhav's case,said.

In reference to the legalchallenge over the issue, headded: "The Supreme Court ofIndia will hear and decide ifthere was anything wrong. Butthe way it has been portrayedby Pakistan shows their com-plete bankruptcy of the mind."

Salve was speaking toreporters at the Indian HighCommission in London fol-lowing a landmark judgmentby the Royal Courts of Justiceearlier in the day in favour ofthe Indian government in rela-tion to funds associated withthe Nizam of Hyderabad dat-ing back to Partition in 1947.

As a key member of thelegal team on behalf of India,the lawyer hailed the verdict asan important endorsement ofIndia's long-held stance againstPakistan in the UK court.

"It was a wrongful claim byPakistan which had to befought. We fought that claimand won it," Salve said, in ref-erence to the 35 million poundsheld in a London bank accountwhich will now be sharedbetween the Nizam ofHyderabad's heirs and theIndian government based on aconfidential agreement struckbetween the parties. PTI

Washington: Asserting thatboth New Delhi and Beijingwould like to see their relationbecome "better and substan-tive", External Affairs MinisterS Jaishankar on Wednesdaytold a Washington audiencethat India will weigh on meritthe issues being faced by othercountries with China.

In fact, Jaishankar refusedto join the Trump administra-tion which describes 5G as anational security issue, by say-ing that for India it is a telecomissue and not political one.

"Our intention obviously isto progress our relations withChina. We are very clear onthat and we get the sense thatthey too would like to see therelations become better andsubstantive," Jaishankar toldThe Heritage Foundationthink-tank in response to aquestion.

"On lot of the issues whichdifferent countries face withChina, frankly, we would weighthe issues on their merit andlargely take a bilateralapproach," he said respondingto a question.

"We actually, essentiallyhandle China relationship very,very bilaterally. We believethat's frankly the best way ofmoving forward," he added.

"Our position on 5G for

example is we don't see 5G asa political problem. 5G for usis a telecom issue. And we willmake whatever decisions wehave to at the right time on themerits of that particular deci-sion," Jaishankar said.

"When it comes to China,for me what's important is I havethis neighbour who's my biggestneighbour, who's now the secondbiggest economy in the world,with whom I have a long histo-ry, not always an easy history. ButI would like to make sure thatthis relationship remains...Stability for me is my bottom-line requirement," he said.

Noting that it's a very com-plicated relationship, he saidIndia has given an enormousamount of time and priority toties with China."Because webelieve that it's not just our owntwo countries, but really the larg-er region, even the world hasvested interest, has stakes in thatin broadening the stability andthe substance of that relation-ship," he said. PTI

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The Pakistan Army contin-ued ceasefire violation by

resorting to heavy mortarshelling and heavy firing tar-geting civilian areas along theIndo-Pak border in Rajouri,Poonch and Kathua districts ofJammu and Kashmir, officialssaid on Thursday.

Pakistan army resorted toheavy weaponry firing andmortar shelling targetingdozens of villages and forwardposts along the Line of Control(LoC) in Shahpur and Gotriya

areas Wednesday night whichcontinued till Thursday morn-ing, they said.

The shelling caused dam-age to a shop while a cowshedwas gutted, the officials said.

The mortar shelling andsmall arms firing from acrossthe border was intense inShahpur, where a number ofshells also fell in the closevicinity of revered shrine offamous Sufi saint Sain BabaMiran Bakash, they said. Ashop was damaged, they added.

The officials added thatthe firing and shelling contin-

ued for about nine hours.In many places, the shells

hit and exploded in moun-tainous areas triggering land-slides which blocked roads,the officials said.

Panic gripped the borderresidents as Pakistani mortarshelling continued through-

out the night. The sounds ofthe explosions were also heardin Poonch town, they said.

Pakistan troops alsoshelled forward areas of Kerialong the LoC in Rajouri dis-trict overnight triggering panicand fear among the residents,the officials said.

Pakistan rangers alsoresorted to firing and shellingtargeting hamlets of Manyariand other villages in Hiranagarsector along the Internationalborder (IB) in Kathua districtlate Wednesday night and con-tinued till Thursday morning,

they said.A cowshed was damaged

after it caught it fire. A fewhouses also suffered damages,they said.

People living in Manyarihamlet spent life in the jaws ofdeath as bullets piercedthrough windows and doors oftheir houses, the officials said.

However, no one wasinjured, they added.

People held anti-Pakistanprotests and demanded thatpeople living along the bor-derline should be shifted to asafer place.

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After remaining at large formore than a month and

armed with a High Court orderfor anticipatory bail, formerKolkata Commissioner ofPolice, Rajeev Kumar onThursday appeared at theAlipore Court from where hewas granted bail serving twosureties of �50,000 each.

Kumar’s role — as the chiefof the Special InvestigationTeam constituted in 2013 bythe State Government to probethe multi-crore Saradha andother chit fund cases — is beinginvestigated by the CentralBureau of Investigation.

The senior IPS officer andarguably one of the best in thecountry in terms of handlingcyber crimes is currently thefunctioning as the AdditionalDirector General of CID. Hehad been underground eversince the Supreme Court andCalcutta High Court withdrewhis protection from arrest in thecase. Since then the CBI wasafter him visiting his residenceon a multiple occasion andissuing notices of appearancerepeatedly even as his plea foranticipatory bail was rejectedby the lower court.

Subsequently after amarathon hearing in theCalcutta High Court a divisionbench on Tuesday granted himanticipatory bail followingwhich Kumar appeared in thepublic for the first time in manyweeks.

The Calcutta High Courthad on Tuesday given antici-patory bail to Kumar, who iscurrently the additional direc-tor general of the West BengalCriminal InvestigationDepartment.

“He appeared before theAdditional Chief JudicialMagistrate Subrata Mukherjeeand was granted bail as per theHigh Court order,” his lawyerGopal Haldar said.

In February, Kumar wasquestioned by CBI in connec-tion with the case for over fivedays in Shillong on a SupremeCourt order. Both the Left andthe Congress have alleged a

“setting” (adjustment) betweenthe Trinamool Congress andBJP if one looked at the way thedrama around Kumar wasenacted in the past a few weeksor so.

Senior leaders of both theparties questioned the way hecould managed to get bail — ata time when CBI was appar-ently hot in his pursuit —soon after Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee visited Delhiand met Prime MinisterNarendra Modi after a gap ofmore than two years.

“Here we see the CBI hotin his pursuit and there theChief Minister rushes to Delhiand meets Prime Minister andHome Minister Amit Shah andthen in the next hearing in theHigh Court he gets bail,” saidCPI(M) leader Md Salim say-ing “a former Minister of theCongress Party who is neitherin the Government nor in anyGovernment job fails to get bailin a case involving few croreswhereas granted bail on theground that he can influencethe witnesses but Rajiv Kumara top police officer for whomthe Chief Minister sits in adharna gets bail on assumptionthat he cannot influence wit-nesses.”

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The BJP-TMC turf war inBengal has intensified this

festive season, with the twoparties leaving no stoneunturned to outsmart eachother in controlling the city'sbig-ticket Durga pujas andreach out to as many people aspossible during the five-daygala.

The saffron party hasdecided to set up more than10,000 stalls outside puja pan-dals to display books on its ide-ologies and educate masses onthe contentious issues ofNational Register of Citizens(NRC) and Citizenship(Amendment) Bill.

Buoyed by its stupendousperformance in the Lok Sabha

polls, it is now at the forefrontin challenging the decade- longhegemony of the TrinamoolCongress in Bengal's annualextravaganza often comparedto the Rio De Janerio carnival.

The five-day fest in Bengalis no longer just about art, cul-ture and celebrations, as par-ties race to stake claim overpuja committees - considereda key factor in ensuring victo-ry in local body elections.

In the last decade, severaltop ministers and leaders of theruling TMC have been seenpatronising the major pujapandals across the state.

The BJP now is taking thesame route to push its ownagenda, albeit with moderatesuccess.

According to sources, theparty had targeted 14,000 outof 28,000 puja committees inthe state, but managed to gethold of only 6000, mostly insemi-urban areas.

The Bharatiya Janata Partyleaders have faced stiff resis-tance from the TMC, whichcontinues to have an iron fistcontrol over these puja com-mittees.

“The TMC doesn't allowleaders of any other politicalparties to be part of the pujacommittees. The reason is bothpolitical and financial. But stillwe have managed to take partin several pujas as locals arekeen on having BJP leaders inthe committees,” state BJPleader Pratap Banerjee toldPTI.

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At a time when panic overNational Register of

Citizens (NRC) has grippedseveral parts of West Bengal, acommunity Durga puja com-mittee in the city has chosen“refugees” as its theme this year.

Rajdanga Naba UdaySangha puja, one of the awardwinning community pujas inthe city, has placed shuttlecocksand badminton rackets ran-domly in front of the marqueeconveying the impression that“refugees are nothing butshuttlecocks lobbed to eachother's side by two countries”,said the puja committee's pres-ident Sushanta Ghosh.

Ghosh, a TrinamoolCongress leader and chairmanof Borough Number 13 of theKolkata MunicipalCorporation, said that an ironfencing, erected at the mar-

quee, symbolises “the bound-ary which separates countriesgeographically but not its peo-ple”.

“There will be a giantmodel of a bird to show thatpeople are fettered by bound-aries and can become refugeesafter partition but not otherliving beings who are far moreliberated than human beings,”theme artist SubrataBandyopadhyay said.

The puja committee hadstarted preparations since Julyand with 50 people workingday and night at the place torecreate the effect with woodand fibreglass, Ghosh said.

Asked whether showcasing“refugees” as theme in a pujapandal will invite controversy,Ghosh said, “We have sought toprotect refugees in the themeand certainly you can't ignoreNRC if you take up the issueof displaced people these days.”

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India and Bangladesh arelikely to sign an MoU for a

new waterway to connectGomati river in Tripura andMeghna river in Bangladeshduring the four-day trip ofBangladesh Premier SheikhHasina beginning fromThursday, Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb said.

Hasina will meet PrimeMinister Narendra Modi dur-ing her visit, he said.

Deb is leaving for NewDelhi on Thursday to meet theBangladesh prime minister,officials said. BangladeshPremier Sheikh Hasina willmeet our Prime MinisterNarendra Modi during herfour-day trip beginning todayand a wide range of bilateralissues would be discussed,”Deb said at a function here.

If the MoU is signed bythem a new protocol routebetween Bangladesh and Indiawill be opened by connectingGomati and Meghna rivers. Itwould facilitate carriage ofgoods from Ashuganj port on

Meghna river in Brahmanbariadistrict of Bangladesh toSonamura in Sipahijala districtof Tripura, he said.

Movement of vessels onGomati river for providingwaterway connectivity toTripura would be possible onlyafter the inclusion of the stretchbetween Sonamura in Tripura'sSepahijala district andDaudkandi in Comilla districtof Bangladesh as part of theIndo-Bangladesh Protocolroute, Deb said.

The Chief Minister had inJune sought the permission ofthe shipping ministry throughan official letter for construc-tion of a temporary jetty onGomati river and declaration ofthe stretch of it from Sonamurain Tripuras Sepahijala districtto Daudkandi in Comilla dis-trict of Bangladesh as water-way connectivity of the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route.

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Several cars were gutted and goods worth lakhs weredamaged when amassive fire broke out inside the base-

ment of upmarket Baisakhi mallin Salt Lake in the north-eastern fringes of Kolkata. Though six fire tenders werepressed into service thick smokeprevented the fire per-sonnel from entering the mall, State FireMinister SujitBasu who rushed to the spot within minutes said. “Itseems that most of the cars, perhaps a dozen of themmight have been burnt,” said a mall official adding the“fire happened due tosome welding work going there.”

The fire was far from being controlled whenreports last came in.

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It seems ' desh badal raha hai,ab khadi pehan raha hai.

Khadi store in ConnaughtPlace (CP) has registered itshighest-ever sales in a singleday of �1.27 crore on the occa-sion of Gandhi Jayanti onOctober 2, the birth anniver-sary of Mahatma Gandhi. Thissale was the highest ever sinceIndependence. A customarydiscount sale starts from 2ndOctober every year by theKhadi and Village IndustriesCommission (KVIC) on Khadiproducts across the country.

The Connaught Place storehad broke its previous record ofhighest sale of �1.25 crore onOctober 13 last year.

According to the KVIC, asmany as 16,870 Khadi loversvisited Khadi store at CP on

October 2 and a total numberof 2,720 sales bills were issued.

“ Of the �127.57 lakh sale,the share of Khadi was �114.11lakh and village industry prod-ucts �13.46 lakh,” it said.

In 2014, the khadi salewas recorded �66.81 Lakhs atthe CP store which increased to�117.08 lakh in 2017.

Reacting on the recordsale, Union Minister for Road,

Transport and Highways NitinGadkari , said that he is over-whelmed with this record sale.

KVIC Chairman VinaiKumar Saxena attributed therecord sale is the translation ofhow Prime Minister NarendraModi has communicated hisvision of economic transfor-mation through Khadi clearly, creatively and continu-ally.

“While the sale of Khadiproducts at Khadi India's flag-ship store in Connaught Placewas recorded �1.27 crore on asingle day on October 2 thisyear, this sale is the highest eversince Independence. A cus-tomary discount sale startsfrom October 2 every year byKhadi and Village IndustriesCommission (KVIC) on Khadiproducts across the nation,” theKVIC said in a statement.

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If you fancy ethnic traditionalcraftworks such as Andhra

Pradesh's Kalamkari hand paint-ing and Bihar's Sujni handembroidery or for that matteryou are keen to explore the tra-dition craftsmen, it's time tohead to a four-day festival beingorganised here by AsianHeritage Foundation.

Themed 'Nayi Taleem', theevent at T-112, Aam Bagh, inMehrauli is part of the founda-tion's pioneering project, Jiyo!.The festival has brought togeth-er traditional knowledge systemsand novel design practices withan amalgamation of performingarts, stakeholder consultations,

artisan-designer round tables,leading edge conversations andthe mass spinning of charkha bythe mohalla women, said theorganisers.

Around 60 artisans fromacross the country are show-casing their traditional skills incraft and culinary besides musicand dance.

The JIYO Initiative has arecognizable presence for the lastten years in Odisha, MadhyaPradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar,Andhra Pradesh and Telanganaand holds an important stake-holder consultation on theWorld Handmade TextileBiennales, being planned bythe foundation to position theliving heritage of India on theglobal stage, said the organisers.

This will be achievedthrough aggregation and show-casing of unique and innovative

design-led development initia-tives in five centres of handmadetextiles in Ahmedabad, Varanasi,Pochampalli, Jaipur andSrinagar. The curtain raiser to

the World Handmade TextilesBiennales was held on March5th here. It was inaugurated bythe Textile Minister Smriti Irani.

Supported by The WorldBank and Japan Social

Development Fund, the JIYOhas impacted more than 3000beneficiaries, established 22 self-sustaining community-basedorganizations , set up protocolsfor production and Internationalparticipation in prestigious exhi-bitions i.e. International Folk Lifefestival, Santa Fe and Maison &Objet Paris. Bawanbuti handloom weaving, Sikki basketryand hand painted Madhubanifrom Bihar, Sabai natural fibrebasketry, Metal casting - Dokraand hand weaving in Kotpadfrom Odisha, Jharkhand's culi-nary skills in Gumla and Hazaribagh andBamboo artisans besidesMadhya Pradesh's block print-ing textiles in Bagh, beadworkJewellery in Jhabua, Gond handpainting and Mandla pottery arealready catching the fancy of thevisitors.

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The Madras High Court onThursday allowed the Tamil

Nadu and Central Governmentsto erect banners to welcomePrime Minister Narendra Modiand Chinese President Xi Jinpingfor their informal meet here nextweek.

The court said it has noobjection to installation of banners to welcome the two dig-nitaries.

The court had earlier bannederection of hoardings on road-sides and recently pulled up the

government for not effectivelyimplementing its order followingthe death of a woman techie.

A division bench of JusticesM Sathyanarayanan and NSeshasayee, however, made itclear that the state has to followall existing rules in connectionwith installation of such banners.

The bench also said no polit-ical parties will be allowed toinstall such banners.

The State Government hadon Tuesday sought the court'spermission to erect bannerswelcoming Modi and Xi Jinping,who are slated to meet at

Mamallapuram, about 50 kmfrom here, for their second infor-mal meet from October 11-13.

The petition filed by com-missioner of municipal adminis-tration said authorities were notgiving permission for putting upsuch structures throughout thestate.

The petitioner had said Modiand Jinping would be holdingbilateral talks in the tourist town.

The petitioner said it was cus-tomary for the Ministry ofExternal Affairs to welcome a vis-iting dignitary by way of banners.

Stating that the state and the

central governments proposed toput up the banners at designatedplaces to welcome the top digni-taries, the petitioner asked thecourt to pass suitable orders onthe proposal.

Reacting to the government'smove, Makkal Needhi Maiamfounder Kamal Haasan had onWednesday faulted it for seekingthe court's approval to erect ban-ners to welcome Modi and XiJinping.

The actor-politician appealedto Modi to “act as a pioneer” andput an end to the “banner cul-ture.”

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The BJP Government inKarnataka is mulling intro-

ducing the National Register ofCitizens (NRC) in the State,Home Minister BasavarajBommai said on Thursday.

“There is a very big talkgoing on regarding the imple-mentation of NRC acrossIndia. Karnataka is one of thestates where across the borderpeople are coming and settlingdown. There are lot of issueshere. Therefore we are collect-ing all the information, wewill discuss with the UnionHome Minister and then goahead,” Bommai told reporters

here.Union Home Minister

Amit Shah had recently assert-ed that the NRC exercise willbe conducted throughout Indiaand all illegal immigrantsthrown out of the countrythrough legal means.

The Mamata Banerjee-headed TMC Government inWest Bengal had avowed thatthe NRC exercise will not beallowed in the State. OnWednesday Bommai had toldreporters in Haveri that twomeetings were held on rollingout the NRC, which has beenaccepted by a few states.

He had said, “I've askedsenior officials to study the

law.In Bengaluru and otherbig cities, foreigners have comeand settled. It has come to ournotice they indulge in crime,and some of them have beenarrested as well.

We will take a clear deci-sion (on NRC) this week.”

When it was in the oppo-sition, the BJP had been rais-ing its voice on increasingnumber of Bangladeshimigrants in Bengaluru. InAssam, the only state in thecountry where the exercisewas carried out to update theNRC, names of over 19 lakhpeople were omitted from thefinal list which was publishedon August 31.

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DMK president M K Stalinon Thursday demanded a

CBI probe into the NationalEligibility cum Entrance Testimpersonation scam to bringout the truth behind the murkyepisode now being investigat-ed by the CB-CID of TamilNadu police.

The Government was amute spectator and announceda CB-CID probe for an “eyewash,” and it will not renderjustice, he alleged here.

Asserting that his partyremained committed to thestand that NEET should bedone away with, he said newsreports indicated that over 50 candidates might havesecured admission throughfoul means like impersonation.

Stalin, the leader of oppo-sition in the state assembly, saidas per reports the scam alleged-ly involved some officials andmiddlemen from not onlyTamil Nadu but other states aswell.

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Over 100 journalists tookpart in a silent protest on

Thursday and asked theGovernment to lift the com-munication blockade whichhas been put in place since theabrogation of provisions ofArticle 370.

They said the communi-cation blockade, which wasput in place on August 5 andis set to enter its third month,has severely affected the work-ing of journalists in Kashmir.

More than 100 journalistsworking in international,national and local media out-lets took part in the silentprotest which started fromKashmir Press Club.

“The communicationblockade, which is set to enterthird month now, has severe-ly affected the working of jour-nalists in Kashmir. Even thelocal newspapers have not beenable to publish properly whiletheir internet editions are

defunct,” president of KashmirPress Club Shuja ul Haq said.

He said all the media asso-ciations have come together topress the government to lift thecommunication blockade sothat they can freely dischargetheir professional duties.

Holding placards, some ofthe protesting journalists latercarried out a peaceful marchfrom Polo View to PressColony on Residency Roadhere. The journalists later dis-persed peacefully.

Jammu and Kashmir gov-ernment has established amedia facilitation centre in aprivate hotel here. However, thejournalists feel that the facili-ty is inadequate as there areonly 10 computer terminals fornearly 400 strong press corps.

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Shiv Sena’s youth wing presi-dent Aditya Thackeray on

Thursday began his journey inelectoral politics on Thursday, ashe went in a huge processionfrom his Bandra residence to theelection office in south-centralMumbai in a show of strengthand filed nomination papersfrom Worli constituency for theState Assembly polls.

In an affidavit filed alongwith his nomination, Aditytadeclared assets worth over �16crore and stated that no policecomplaints or court cases hadbeen lodged against him.

Before leaving his familyresidence “Matoshri” in north-west Mumbai, 29-year-oldAditya portrait of his grandfa-ther and late Shiv Sena chief BalThackeray When he arrived inprocession at the election office,

Aditya was greeted by his beam-ing Shiv Sena President-fatherUddhav Thackeray, motherRashmi, and younger brother

Tejas.Chief Minister Devendra

Fadnavis called Aditya andwished well for the elections, as

he proceeded towards the elec-tion office at Worli.

The procession taken out byAditya was in a way road show

of sorts. The party workers,accompanying him, carriedplacards with photos of Aaditya,his father Uddhav and lategrandfather Balasaheb, as itmade its way through bothposh and poor localities ofWorli. Many of the party work-ers had photographs of Adityaprinted on the back of their T-shirts.

Meanwhile, the affidavitfiled by Aditya along with hisnomination became a talkingpoint in the state political circles.In his affidavit, he has declaredassets worth over �16 crore. Asper the affidavit, Aditya has bankdeposits of Rs.10.36 crore,immovable properties worth�4.67 crore, bonds/shares/mutu-al funds of approximately �97lakh, jewelleries worth around �1 Crore, other investmentsworth Rs.10.22 lakhs and cash inhand Rs.13,344.00.

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The spectre of a flood loomslarge on rural Patna and

adjoining areas with an alarm-ing rise in water levels ofPunpun river, understood tobe a delayed fallout of the tor-rential rainfall that batteredBihar over the weekend killingat least 73 people, an officialsaid on Thursday.

Plying of trains has beenstopped as a precautionarymeasure on Punpun Bazar-Parsa and Biharsharif-Benasections on account of inun-dation of a couple of bridges.

"Movement of trains on thetwo sections has been stoppedsince 4.30 pm. Six trains havebeen cancelled, four short-ter-minated while five otherswere running on divertedroutes," ECR Chief PublicRelations Officer RajeshKumar said.

According to the Biharwater resources department,Punpun river which joins theGanga about 25 kms down-stream south of Patna, wasflowing at 53.57 metres, farabove the danger mark of 50.60 metres and just slight-ly below the highest level everrecorded - 53.91 metres in1976.

Rural Patna district admin-istration said water began gush-ing into several villages of

Punpun block villagers to rushto safer places.

"Two teams of the StateDisaster Response Force eachcomprising 15 personnel andequipped with four boats -have been dispatched toPunpun and Dhanarua blocksfor rescue operations. The sub-divisional officer and blockdevelopment officers con-cerned have been put on alert,"Patna District MagistrateKumar Ravi said.

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His name missing fromBJP’s lists of candidates

declared for the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly polls tillnow, senior party leader Eknath Khadse on Thursday said he will follow the orders give tohim.

Speaking to reporters in

Jalgaon district’s Muktainagarconstituency, Khadse said, "Ihad told workers and others inthe past too that I will contestthe election if my health was ingood shape."

Khadse, who representsthe Muktainagar segment inthe assembly, did not respondto a question whether he waswilling to contest the Assemblyelection.

Asked about media reportsthat he has been offered gov-ernor’s post by the party,Khadse said he was "clueless"about it.

"I am the worker who fol-lows orders of the party. I haveobeyed the party over the past40-42 years.

The orders may have beenbitter for me, against my will,but I have followed the orders.

"There is not a single exam-ple of me not following partyorders.

So, I will follow the deci-sion party makes," the formerminister added.

The BJP has till nowannounced three lists of its can-didates for the Assembly polls.

The party is yet to name itscontender from theMuktainagar seat.

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Continuing his tirade againstthe Union Ministers and

MPs from Karnataka over "fail-ure" to get Central grants forflood ravaged north Karnataka,BJP MLA from BijapurBasanagouda Patil Yatnal onThursday said he would meetPrime Minister NarendraModi and take up the matter.

"I will write to the PrimeMinister today itself and seekan appointment with him tobrief him about the flood situ-ation, Patil told reporters inVijayapura.

He said other leaders fromNorth Karnataka can join himif they wish.

He asked the union minis-ters to get to their work and

meet the prime minister. Goand do your job and meet thePrime Minister.

You all are UnionMinisters. Why are you sittingin Hubballi and Bengaluru?Go to Delhi and get �10,000crore from the Centre, Yatnal said. Yatnal reminded the MPs thatBJP did not come to power justby fluke but by the hard workof workers like him, chief min-ister B S Yediyurappa and for-mer Union Minister Ananthkumar.

A former Union Minister,Yatnal has been vocal againstthe BJP leadership, includingUnion Ministers and MPs from Karnataka, for thepast few days over gettingCentral grants to carry outrelief works in North

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The Uttar PradeshLegislature is on Thursday

night all set to create history ofsorts by holding 36-hour-longuninterrupted sessions of bothHouses amidst a boycott byrival parties, even as some oftheir MLAs chose to attend theproceedings.

The simultaneous sittingswitnessed Aditi Singh(Congress), Shivpal Yadav(Samajwadi Party) and AslamRaini (BSP) come out againsttheir respective party’s decisionof staying away and address theHouse. Two others, includ-ing Nitin Agarwal (SP) and

Anil Singh (BSP), who havealready switched sides but tech-nically continue to be membersof their respective parties, attended the proceed-ings.

UP Chief Minister YogiAdityanath, who had onWednesday f layed theOpposition for its boycott,terming it not just an "insult" tothe Father of the Nation butalso a "contempt" of the House,continued his attack onThursday, saying they don’thave faith in "democratic val-ues" and ideologies ofMahatma Gandhi.

The 36-hour special ses-sion of the Uttar Pradesh leg-

islature to mark the 150thanniversary of MahatmaGandhi began at 11 am onWednesday.

"The Opposition is boy-cotting the special sessionorganised to mark the 150thbirth anniversary of MahatmaGandhi. They are those whodon’t have faith in democraticvalues and ideologies ofMahatma Gandhi," Adityanathsaid in his address in the UPLegislative Council onThursday.

The chief minister hadaddressed the assembly onWednesday.

He charged that for theOpposition, "power" is a medi-

um for "vyaktigat loot khasoot"(personal loot) and has noth-ing to do with public welfare.

The chief minister, whowas in the assembly till 1 am onThursday, highlighted theworks done by his govern-ment to achieve sustainabledevelopment goals.

"In our government, theincentives are now perfor-mance-based. Those who workwill be taken care of and thosewho don’t are kept on ourradar," he said.

Nearly 100 BJP memberswere in the House overnight aspart of the special session. TheUttar Pradesh Assembly has atotal strength of 403.

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Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party(Lohia) founder Shivpal

Yadav on Thursday hinted thathe would not merge with theSamajwadi Party, which hasoffered to withdrawthe disqualification petition

against him in the stateAssembly.

Leader of Opposition andSP leader Ram GovindChowdhury had given a peti-tion to the Assembly speakerfor disqualification of Shivpal

Yadav last month.He had later said that if

Shivpal merged his party withSP, the petition could be with-drawn.

"Why is the SP talkingabout withdrawing its peti-tion," Shivpal told reportersafter his address in the stateAssembly when asked aboutSP’s offer to merge his partywith it.

"I have given a number ofchances to the SP but now Ihave made my party," headded.

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Five candidates withdrewtheir nomination papers for

bypolls to 11 Assembly seats inUttar Pradesh, leaving 110 can-didates in the fray, the office ofstate’s Chief Electoral Officersaid in a statement here onThursday.

Two candidates each with-drew their nominations fromPratapgarh Assembly con-stituency and Ghosi Assemblyconstituency, respectively. Onecandidate withdrew nomina-tion from Gangoh, it said.

With the withdrawal of thecandidature, the total numbercontestants in the fray from 11seats stands at 110, the state-ment said. The maximumnumber of candidates 13 eachare from LucknowCantonment and Jalalpur

assembly constituencies, fol-lowed by 12 in Ghosi, and 11each in Gangoh, Pratapgarhand Balha (SC).

Nine candidates each arein the fray from Govindnagarand Manikpur.

Besides, seven candidateseach will contest the bypollsfrom Rampur, Iglas (SC) andZaidpur (SC).

Voting will be held onOctober 21 from 7.00 am to6.00 pm. The counting will bedone on October 24.

The Election Commissionhad recently announced thatbypolls to 11 aAsembly seatsin the state will be held onOctober 21.

The bypolls were necessi-tated after some MLAs won theLok Sabha elections andresigned as members of theState Assembly.

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NCP president SharadPawar said on Thursday

the ruling BJP has no solutionsto burning problems inMaharashtra like farmer sui-cide and drought, and hence itis raising emotional issues suchas Article 370 and Ram mandirin the campaign for theOctober 21 assembly elections.

Targeting the BJP-led NDAgovernment, he said centralagencies like the ED and CBIare being used to harass polit-ical opponents.

He was talking to reportersafter participating in a rallyorgansied after filing of nom-ination by NCP candidate andsitting MLA Jitendra Awhadfrom the Mumbra-Kalwa seg-ment.

Asked about the SupremeCourt ruling with regard to

Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis’s 2014 poll affidavit,Pawar said the matter wassub-judice but he should havegiven details of criminal casesagainst him.

Two days ago, the SupremeCourt had set aside theBombay High Court orderwhich gave Fadnavis a cleanchit in a case of suppression ofcriminal matters in the 2014poll affidavit.

He said the ruling BJP hasno solutions to burning prob-lems in the state like farmer

suicides and drought, andtherefore it is raising emotionalissues like Article 370 andRam Mandir in the election.

Asked about the ED caseagainst him and his nephewAjit Pawar in a bank scam, theformer Union minister saidofficials of the financial probeagency have "directions fromabove".

About Shiv Sena youthleader Aaditya Thackeray filinghis nomination from the Worliassembly seat, the Marathastrongman said it was a demo-cratic process.

"I wish him all the best," theformer Maharashtra chief min-ister said. On several NCPleaders leaving the party in thelast few months, Pawar said,"They would have realisedthere was no future for them inthe party and were looking foralternatives."

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Altogether 20 contestantsare left in the fray for

bypolls in four Assembly seatsin Assam, an official of thestate election commission saidon Thursday, the last day forwithdrawing candidature.

None withdrew the nomi-nation for the four constituen-cies — Rangapara, Sonari,Ratabari and Jania — sched-uled to go to polls on October21, Assam Joint Chief ElectionOfficer Pranjal Choudhurysaid.

Rangapara has five candi-dates, Sonari two, Ratabarifour and Jania nine,Choudhury told PTI.

The four seats had fallenvacant following the election ofthe sitting MLAs to Lok Sabhaearlier this year.

The ruling BJP has namedthree fresh faces and a formerCongress MLA for the by-pollsin the four constituencies.

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Altogether 15 candidates,including Sikkim Chief

Minister Prem Singh Tamangaka Golay are in the fray for theby-polls to three seats in thestate after two candidates with-drew their nominations onThursday.

The by-polls to the threeseats, Martam Rumtek, PollokKamrang and Gangtok will beheld on October 21.

Thursday was the last datefor withdrawal of nominationsand two independent candi-dates -Sonam Tashi Bhutia andChewang Dadul Bhutia - with-drew their nominations fromthe Martam Rumtek Assemblyconstituency in east Sikkimdistrict, the collector of the dis-trict, Raj Yadav, said.

The Poklok KamrangAssembly seat in South Sikkimis all set to witness a triangu-

lar contest as Chief MinisterGolay, a Sikkim KrantikariMorcha (SKM) candidate, willlock horns with Moses Rai ofSikkim Democratic Front(SDF) and Yadhu Kumar Rai ofSikkim Republican Party(SRP).

At present, Golay is not amember of Sikkim LegislativeAssembly. Six candi-dates are trying their luck fromthe Gangtok Assembly seat.Legendary footballerBhaichung Bhutia of theHamroi Sikkim Party ((HSP)is one of them.

The Martam Rumtek andGangtok assembly seats arereserved for the indigenoustribal communities such as theBhutias and the Lepchas, whilePoklok Kamrang is a generalseat.

The by-polls were necessi-tated as former chief ministerPawan Kumar Chamling of

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Karnataka Kannada andCulture Minister C T Ravi

on Thursday said the BJP-ledGovernment at the Centre hasno plans to impose Hindi, as heasserted that Kannada issupreme in the State.

"Central Government isnot imposing Hindi and itwon’t do it also. Our party’sprinciple is that impor-tanceshould be given toregional languages," Ravi saidto reporters here, he said,"Kannada has its own abilityand in Karnataka Kannada issupreme... Link language isdifferent matter and it was leftfor people to decide whetherone needs to learn it or not."

Union Home MinisterAmit Shah last month pitchedfor Hindi as a common lan-guage for the country, whichhad reignited the debate on theissue, and drew flak from var-ious organisations and politicalparties in the southern states.

Seeking to defend Shah’sstatement, Ravi said it was anopinion that Hindi can be alink language in the country, as"we have accepted English asthe link language internation-ally". It had nothing to dowith imposition.

"This opinion is not new asseveral leaders in the past likeNehru and Indira Gandhi haveadvocated this. It is not a mat-ter of politics," he said, notingthat a good per cent of peoplein the country naturally speakHindi. Following the contro-versy over Shah’s statement,Karnataka Chief Minister B SYediyurappa too hadrecentlyasserted that Kannada is theprincipal language in the stateand its importance will neverbe compromised.

Ravi said, eleven years afterKannada got classical languagestatus, steps were now beinginitiated towards formally ini-tiating activities including set-ting up of Centre of Excellencefor Studies in ClassicalKannada, currently functioningat a quarters in Mysuru, andblamed inaction on part of suc-cessive governments for it.

After meeting experts onthe issue, he said thoughKannada was given the classi-cal language status in 2008,because of initial confusionsincluding litigation and the location to set the upthe Centre of Excellence forStudies resulted in not reach-ing the that should have been achieved in tenyears.

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Hit by a slew of desertions ahead of the October 21Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Nationalist

Congress Party on Thursday saw a legislator of a rul-ing party joining it.

Shiv Sena MLA from Palghar, Amit Ghoda,joined the NCP at the party’s headquarters here in thepresence of senior leader Ajit Pawar and Nawab Malik.

Amit won by-poll from Palghar in February 2016following the death of his father and sitting Sena MLAKrishna Ghoda.

On Wednesday, former BJP MLA ManikraoKokate joined the Sharad Pawar-led party. Kokate isset to contest the Assembly polls from Sinnar in Nashikdistrict. Congress MLA Bharat Bhalke joined the NCP on September 30. Bhalke willcontest from Solapur’s Pandhapur. Former BJP legis-lator Vijay Ghodmare switched allegiance to the NCP on September 14 and is the opposition party’scandidate from Hingana constituency inNagpur.

On the other hand, former Maharashtra ministersGanesh Naik and Sachin Ahir, Satara MP UdayanrajeBhosale, MLAs Shivendrasinh Bhosale, VaibhavPichad and Sandip Naik and others quit the NCPrecently to join the ruling BJP or Shiv Sena.

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Nitesh Rane, former Congress MLAand son of former Maharashtra chief

minister Narayan Rane on Thursdayjoined the BJP and will contest theOctober 21 state Assembly polls fromKankavli seat in coastal Konkan.

Nitesh won the 2014 Assembly pollsfrom Kankavli seat in Sindhudurg districton Congress’ ticket by defeating the thenBJP MLA Pramod Jathar.

Narayan Rane, who founded theMaharashtra Swabhiman Party in 2017after parting ways with the Congress, hasspoken of merging the outfit with the BJP,with whose support he is now a RajyaSabha member. he former state chief min-ister was earlier in the Shiv Sena, whichhe quit in 2005 and joined the Congress.

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Twelve candidates are in thefray for bypolls to two

assembly seats inRajasthan.

The bypolls to Khinvsar(Nagaur) and Mandawa(Jhunjhunu) Assembly con-stituencies will take place onOctober 21.

Thursday was the last dayfor nomination withdrawal.

One independent candi-date withdrew his nomina-tion, election officials said.

Now, a total of 12 candi-dates will contest the elections,they said.

The ruling Congress hasfielded former MLAs RitaChaudhary and HarendraMirdha from Mandawaand Khinvsar seats, respec-

tively.The BJP has fielded Sushila

on the Mandawa seat.

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This week we celebrated MahatmaGandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.The Father of the Nation is a herofor me as I am sure he is for mil-lions of people across the world.

His birth anniversary served an opportunetime to examine and reflect how his valuesand principles, the primary pillars of ourfreedom movement, are being imbibed andpractised by the country. As our nationalconscience, he lived by certain values thatI am sure he hoped his children would liveby, too. One such ideal was the importancehe gave to “truth.” To him, “truth” was sosignificant that it found a place in the titleof his autobiography, The Story of MyExperiments with Truth. On this subject,Bapu gave us many memorable quotes butone of them that is my favourite is: “An errordoes not become truth by reason of multi-plied propagation, nor does truth becomeerror because nobody sees it.”

This October 2, 2019, was also the daywhen Prime Minister Modi announcedrural India as “Open Defecation Free”(ODF). When I heard of this claim,Gandhiji’s quote on “truth” popped up in mymind. Bapu’s words in the quote mentionedabove perhaps stood in starker contrast thanusual because of something else that hap-pened later last month. A little less than aweek before the Prime Minister’s bombas-tic claim, two young children from the Dalitcommunity were beaten to death in a vil-lage in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly for defe-cating in the open in the field of a highercaste community.

This horrific incident, where two younglives were quickly extinguished, shouldhaunt us for days to come. Imagine a situ-ation where you are driving on the road withyour children, moving from one city toanother, and no toilet facility is available formiles. This at a time when one of your chil-dren is unwell and needs to relievehimself/herself. Though not ideal, youdecide there is no option but to stop in asecluded field so that your child can getsome relief. For a moment, think of the fearand shame that would grip you, that of beingspotted. Now imagine the fear that grips mil-lions of Indians who have to deal with thistorment every day. And then, you are toldthat India is ODF.

Bhavkedi, the village where the twoyoung children were killed, was declared andrecorded as ODF. Therefore, according tothe Government, every household in this vil-lage has a toilet, which has been built underthe broad aegis of the Swachh BharatAbhiyan (SBA). However, the kids’ deathshows that whatever the statistics, the truthappears to be quite different.

The “truth” is that the success of thescheme is being exaggerated to protect animage that has been created. Multiplereports have highlighted that the con-struction of toilets under the SBA has nothelped create durable sanitation facilities.

Cleanliness has not improveddespite the construction of toi-lets because other than thephysical construction of thetoilet, other requirements suchas running water and a viabledisposal system are absent.

Another reason why India’ssanitation facilities have notimproved really is because whileconstructing toilets may lookgood on paper, the problem ofopen defecation cannot be tack-led unless we address issues sur-rounding caste system and focuson changing people’s mindset.The reason why theGovernment has picked build-ing toilets as a target rather thanactually building compositesanitation facilities is because itis easier to market and talkabout the former than actuallymeasuring whether sanitation inthe country has improved at all.

There has been no discus-sion about the close linkbetween caste system andimproving sanitation as part ofthe SBA even though this isundeniable. This because clean-ing of toilets is typically consid-ered to be impure by large sec-tions of society and is reservedfor the lower castes. It is thismindset that must change toensure the success of any sani-tation drive.

In fact, a popular digital

portal put it rightly when it saidthat SBA had actually worsenedthe oppression faced by Dalitsin three ways. First, the increasein the number of toilets withoutthe requisite improvement insanitation infrastructure such asplumbing and septic tanks hadincreased the need for people toclean out toilets manually. Sincethe upper caste was unwilling todo so, this task fell on theDalits which, therefore,increased the prevalence ofmanual scavenging amongthem.

Second, Dalits are oftenexcluded from the public wel-fare system, including grants tomake toilets under the SBA. Inaddition to this, as per newsreports, pressure on officials toensure constructions of toiletshas led to a situation where indi-viduals are being threatenedwith refusal of access to the pub-lic distribution system.

Third, despite having theability and the option to con-struct toilets, the right to defe-cate in the open itself is a priv-ilege of one’s caste and, therefore,Dalits have a lesser right to doso. They are then faced with aCatch-22 situation. Neither arethey privileged enough to haveaccess to funds to build toiletsor have the right to defecate inthe open without the fear of

being killed. The issue is not that we have

not been able to ensure bettersanitation for Indians. This is ahuge, complicated problem, onethat requires committed effortsand a clear plan of action. Theproblem, however, is thatinstead of looking at groundresults and actually measuringthe success of the SBA, we patourselves on the back, listeningonly to those things that makeus happy.

By avoiding rigid examina-tion, we are only fooling our-selves. The long-term impact ofthis approach, where the pursuitof truth takes a backseat to thehum of propaganda, will be cat-astrophic. This was recentlyechoed by former Reserve Bankof India Governor RaghuramRajan, too, who said that sup-pressing criticism will lead tomistakes and that it should beavoided by Governments.

The words of Bapu thenring just as “true” today aswhen he said: “Truth does notbecome error merely becausenobody sees it.” The tragedy willbe that by the time we actuallydo see the “truth” for what it is,we may have lost more innocentsouls due to willful ignorance.

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Sir — The UK High Court right-ly decided in favour of Indiaagainst Pakistan, making it clearthat the sum — deposited in aBritish bank — belongs to thedescendants of Hyderabad’sruler. This should close thedecades-old dispute over anamount of one million pounds(now appreciated to over �300crore), which was transferred in1948 to Pakistan’s HighCommissioner by the then rulerof Hyderabad for “safe-keep-ing.” The grandsons ofHyderabad’s Nizam had contest-ed Pakistan’s claim on the moneyand were backed by India. Thisis yet another defeat forPakistan, which has been harp-ing on Partition-related issuesthough more than seven decadeshave elapsed.

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Sir — This refers to the editor-ial, “Whither Gandhi?(September 2). Whether it wasdesign or destiny that propelled

Gandhi to the forefront of theIndian freedom movement isanybody’s guess. Whatever saidand done, his overwhelmingpresence was the vital glue thatbrought the freedom fighterstogether, regardless of theirpolitical or communal differ-ences, to continue their fight.

They spoke in one voice.Gandhiji will be revered as thefirst exponent of non-violence.At the same time, the contribu-tion of other patriots like SubhasChandra Bose, Bhagat Singhand Veer Savarkar cannot beoverlooked. The Mahatma wasone of those great men who lived

and died for the redemption offellow men from poverty, polit-ical freedom, human dignityand for the salvation of hismotherland. The spirit ofGandhiji’s sacrifice, however,has gradually begun to fadeaway from the minds of the cur-rent generation on account of

the adaptation of Western ideas.How this can be countered willbe interesting to see as Gandhianideals are timeless and have adistinct place in the world.

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Sir — World Animal Day, whichis celebrated on October 4 everyyear, is a special day for animal lovers. October 4 is alsothe feast day of St Francis ofAssisi, who loved all creatures,big and small. It is also an occa-sion to acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play inour lives.

We must acknowledge andbe thankful to them for the waythey enrich our lives. All effortsmust be made to conserve themand preserve their habitats sothat they can coexist with us onthis planet. It is time we realisethat we all depend on nature andits creatures to survive. Weshould show respect to all.

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In a flurry of announcements made onSeptember 20, 2019 (also described in mediacircles as a third Union Budget in less than

three months), Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman handed out a bonanza to the Indiancorporate sector.

The most pleasing announcement pertainsto the steep reduction in the rate of corporate taxfor new entities incorporated from October 1,2019 in the manufacturing sector, that start pro-duction before March 31, 2023 from the exist-ing 25 per cent to 15 per cent. After subsumingsurcharge and cess, the effective incidence of taxwill be lowered from the existing 29.15 per centto 17.01 per cent — a drop of 12 per cent. Suchcompanies won’t have to pay Minimum AlternateTax (MAT) that is levied on book profit of firmswhich have no taxable profit, courtesy exemp-tions and incentives.

This is a bolt from the blue as in the road-map laid down in the Budget speech for 2015-16, the then Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, hadproposed reduction in the corporate tax to 25 percent (at present, the benefit of this rate is avail-able only to start-ups and firms having an annu-al turnover lower than �400 crore even as com-panies with a turnover higher than this thresh-old pay 30 per cent). There was absolutely no hintwhatsoever about the rate being reduced to anylevel less than 25 per cent even for start-ups.Sitharaman has broken this barrier.

The second announcement relates to anequally significant reduction in the tax rate onexisting companies from 30 per cent to 22 percent. However, this is subject to the firm surren-dering all incentives they are availing under theexisting dispensation (once exercised, the firmis not allowed to change the option subsequent-ly). With surcharge and cess, the effective tax willwork out to 25.17 per cent down from the exist-ing 34.9 per cent — a drop of almost 10 per cent.These firms will also be exempt from MAT.

Existing small and medium enterprises(SMEs) with a turnover of less than �400 crore,currently pay tax at the rate of 25 per cent. Theytoo will have the option to switch to 22 per cent.Inclusive of surcharge and cess, the effective taxincidence will fall from 29.15 per cent to 25.17per cent. The crucial point to note here is thatunder the new regime, existing big companieswill pay tax at the same rate of 25.17 per cent asSMEs. The companies who decide to continuewith the existing dispensation of tax at the rateof 30 per cent with a view to fully utilise theincentives and exemptions that go with it, willalso get covered under the new 22 per cent taxregime, starting from the sunset date of thoseincentives. For the period they remain under thesubsisting regime, they will be liable to pay MATbut at a reduced rate of 15 per cent down fromexisting 18.5 per cent.

There couldn’t be a more attractive packagefor someone keen to undertake fresh investmentin India — be it a domestic investor or a foreigncompany with an Indian partner. The effectivetax rate applicable in such cases at the rate of17.01 per cent being the lowest among all majorcountries (US 21 per cent, Organisation forEconomic Co-operation and Development aver-age 21.4 per cent, China 25 per cent), makes Indiathe most attractive destination. This may even

prompt companies wanting to relocatefrom China in the light of the worsen-ing trade relations between WashingtonDC and Beijing, to look at India as a toppriority.

For existing investment, the offer iscompelling. Around 2,50,000 compa-nies out of 8,40,000 that filed taxreturns for 2017-18 had paid tax at aneffective rate of 25 per cent or higher.Out of the top 21 companies listed onthe Bombay Stock Exchange, the effec-tive tax rate for 10 is in excess of 25 percent (remaining 11 pay less in view ofthe domineering effect of exemptionsand incentives). These companies willstand to gain by switching over to the22 per cent tax regime. However, muchwill depend on the treatment of MATcredit accumulated in the books of thecompanies concerned.

Though companies are keen thateven after a switchover, they must beallowed to set off MAT credit againstfuture tax liability, the ordinance issilent on this. If the Governmentreplies in the negative, then the optionof immediate switchover loses its sheen.Then, the firms would prefer to wait fora couple of years till such time the accu-mulated MAT credit in the books isfully adjusted (this is permitted underthe existing scheme of things). While,one has to wait and see how the legalbrains in the establishment wouldreact to this, prima facie theGovernment may not be inclined topermit this balancing. This is becausethe new 22 per cent tax (plain vanilla)regime has to be free from the past bag-

gage that included a plethora of exemp-tions, incentive, MAT et al. Further con-sidering that under the new regime, noMAT is levied, then to allow an adjust-ment of the accumulated MAT creditwill be incongruous.

The decisions have been taken inthe backdrop of a significant deceler-ation in the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth and a dismal job sce-nario. These are intended to reverse thetrend and put the economy on a highgrowth trajectory by boosting privateinvestment and aggregate demand.Will things pan out in the mannerintended? Much will depend on howthe surplus in the hands of companiesresulting from tax cuts (about �145,000crore annually being the equivalent ofrevenue loss to the Government) isapportioned among them and equally importantly, how it is spent.Broadly, two strands come out quiteclearly.

Considering the steeper drop ineffective incidence of tax on biggercompanies (turnover �400 crore) fromthe existing 34.9 per cent to 25.17 percent, they will get a bigger slice of thebonanza as against SMEs for whomeffective tax is lowered from 29.15 percent to 25.17 per cent. Given the pri-ority all along assigned by the NarendraModi Government to the latter, therewas a strong case for reducing the taxfor them to 15 per cent on par with thatapplicable to new investment (if, ear-lier SMEs were on par with new units,why should the parity not be main-tained now?)

SMEs have a share of about 29 percent in the GDP but account for 40 percent of the total employment. Therefore,leaving more money in the hands ofthese enterprises will be more advan-tageous, especially when it comes to cre-ating jobs and boosting demand in thecountry. But reducing the tax ratealone won’t help, more so when a largenumber of them are incurring lossesand facing closure. They need supportby way of credit, timely payment andrelease of Goods and Services Tax(GST) refunds.

The other crucial aspect is how bigcompanies spend the surplus. Ideally,this should be invested in creation of anew capacity or increasing utilisationof the existing capacity, as this will givea fillip to growth and employment.They may also pay back loans tobanks, which will enable the latter toincrease credit availability for a widerimpact. They should go for distributionof dividend only as a last resort.

To conclude, the near overhaulingof the corporate tax structure, with afocus on making it “competitive” and“simple” is a great leap forward. It haslifted the sentiment and laid the foun-dation for increasing investment,growth and employment. But, thisshould be complemented by measuresto plug loopholes in tax collection,increase farmers’ income and boostinfrastructure development to ensurethat the growth is inclusive and sustain-able.

(The writer is a New Delhi-basedpolicy analyst)

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No doubt that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s week-longvisit to the US shows the

strengthening of ties between Indiaand America. In a packed week ofengagements, he participated inboth bilateral and multilateral sum-mits, including addressing theUnited Nations General Assembly(UNGA) and the Climate ActionSummit.

What was Modi’s agenda?Before leaving for New York, thePrime Minister said, “Through myparticipation in UN events, I willshowcase our success in realisingthe Sustainable Development Goals.At the Climate Action Summit onSeptember 23, I will highlight

India’s robust action to address cli-mate change in line with globalgoals and our international commit-ments. I am confident that my visitwould present India as a vibrantland of opportunities, a reliablepartner and a global leader and willalso help impart new energy to ourrelations with the US.”

Has Modi succeeded in hisagenda?

The “Howdy Modi” event,attended by a 50,000-strong Indiandiaspora in Houston, dominated thePrime Minister’s US visit as hewowed the Americans. The show ofstrength at Houston was meant fortheir respective domestic audiencefor both Modi and Trump. Modiutilised this trip for his own image-building exercise as an emergingglobal leader. The Houston eventwas a glittering performance thatassured the American establish-ment, business community and theIndian-Americans that Modi was aman of vision. Modi consolidatedhis position as a rockstar as Trumpcompared him to the famousAmerican singer and actor Elvis

Presley. Second, bothTrump and Modiexhibited their excel-lent chemistry bypraising each other.While Modi saideverybody on theplanet knew Trump,the latter returned thecompliment by callinghim the “father of thenation.” Modi evencampaigned forTrump by remindingthe Indian-Americans“Ab ki baar Trumpsarkar.”

Third, the profileof the Indian diaspora also gotraised as the 50,000-strong Indian-Americans cheered Modi lustily.They were proud of Modi who wassharing the dais with the AmericanPresident. He has projected “BrandIndia,” as an emerging global powerthrough “Brand Modi.”

With a larger objective in mind,the Prime Minister had engagedseveral leaders from small and bigcountries on the sidelines of the UN

meet, pushing for greater engage-ments with larger groups of coun-tries. For the first time, Modi heldplurilateral top-level interactionswith the leaders of the PacificIsland States and leaders of theCARICOM (CaribbeanCommunity and Common Market)group. He attended 40 meetingswith various leaders and groups cul-minating in his address at theUNGA. At the UN Climate Action

Summit, Modi out-lined India’s environ-mental and climateaction policy, partic-ularly its solar energyand the domestic pol-icy on water andtransport.

As for invest-ment, the PrimeMinister made a highpitch, inviting majorAmerican firms tocome and invest inIndia, promising allfacilities in his meet-ing with their ChiefExecutive Officers

both in Houston and New York.The results of this will be known inthe coming months, whether theywould put their money in an econ-omy, which is on the slide.

The visit began in Houston withIndia and the US cementing theirenergy ties, with India’s State-runPetronet LNG Ltd signing a pact tonegotiate the sourcing of aroundfive million tonnes per annum(mtpa) Liquefied Natural Gas

(LNG) from US developer TellurianInc. While some trade deal wasexpected in the bilateral meetingwith Trump, it did not materialise.Trade deficit is one of the irritantsbetween the two countries as the USPresident has been demandingmore access to Indian markets.The US is India’s largest trade part-ner and Trump wants New Delhi toeliminate tariffs on informationand communication technologyproducts and removal of price capson medical devices, besides otherthings. India, on the other hand,wants the US to reinstate theGeneralised System of Preferencesrevoked by Washington threemonths ago.

On the diplomatic side, Modiled India by explaining the irksomeKashmir issue to global leaders inhis meetings with them. Claimingthat things were coming back tonormal, he blamed Pakistan for thecross-border terrorism. At theUNGA, Modi made a statesman-like speech while Imran Khan pre-dictably internationalised theKashmir issue. Modi focussed on

India’s role towards development,peace and security, with no mentionof Article 370. “Fellas, work it out,”was the advice given by Trump toModi and the Pakistan PrimeMinister. Trump called them his“great friends” and gave a strongpush to get the two to talk. WhileTrump talked of dialogue, hisadministration talked of humanrights and return to normalcy inKashmir. The international com-munity is still watching Kashmiris.Like it or not, Kashmir has come onthe global radar.

While the visit is being toutedas successful, trade irritants contin-ue to remain and the Kashmirissue is now internationalised,despite all efforts by New Delhi todownplay it. On the whole, Modihas risen in the eyes of theAmericans as this visit has not onlystrengthened him at home andabroad but also reinforced the viewthat the Indo-US relationship hasbecome an all-weather partner-ship.

(The writer is a senior journal-ist)

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E-commerce major Flipkarton Thursday said it has

signed a memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) withUttar Pradesh Khadi & VillageIndustries Board (UPKVIB)as part of the former's 'Samarth'initiative.

Flipkart Samarth is aimedat enabling artisans, weavers,and craftsmen from diversebackgrounds and rural parts ofthe country to set up their busi-ness on Flipkart, a statementsaid.

"UPKVIB and Flipkart willwork together to help weaversand artisans sell Khadi fabricsand village industries productsacross Flipkart's pan-India cus-tomer base of over 160 million,"it added.

New Delhi: The PrimeMinister's Office on Thursdayheld a meeting of secretaries todiscuss the draft national logis-tics policy, which aims at pro-moting seamless movement ofgoods across the country andreducing high transaction costof traders, an official said.

Secretaries from differentdepartments, including com-merce, steel, revenue, chemi-cals, and corporate affairsattended the meeting, the offi-cial added.

The draft national policywas floated by the logistics divi-sion of the commerce ministry.The ministry will give a pre-sentation on the draft policy inthe meeting.

The government wants toformulate the policy as the sec-tor's growth is critical to boostexports and economic growth.

The cost of logistics forIndia is about 13-14 per cent ofits gross domestic product(which is over USD 2.5 trillion)and it is far higher as comparedto other countries. PTI

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As many as 10 commercialreal estate developers and

operators have the potential toraise as much as Rs 1.5 lakhcrore through the real estateinvestment trust (REIT) routeby monetising 184 million sqftspace, the report said.

According to a report bythe rating agency Crisil, theseassets, with annual lease rentalsof around Rs 17,000 crore,represent around 30 per cent ofGrade A properties acrossmajor micro-markets in thecountry.

"Our analysis shows thatthe top 10 commercial realestate developers and operatorsin the country can raise asmuch as Rs 1.5 lakh crorethrough the REIT route bymonetising 184 million sqftspace assuming a capitalisationrate of 8.5 per cent and stakedilution of 75 per cent," thereport said.

The agency said the port-folios with annual rentals ofover Rs 1,000 crore, translatinginto a minimum asset valuationof Rs 10,000 crore, can absorbhigher transaction costs andcomply with regulations, andare more likely to use thisoption.

"While investor interest inthe residential segment isdeclining fast because of lim-ited property price appreciationand inability to monetise assets,REITs can be a potentialinvestment option, providingassured and ongoing returns.

REITs, which invest pri-marily in completed, income-yielding real estate assets, aresimilar to mutual funds, andcan be listed and traded onstock exchanges," Crisil said.

Through REITs, privateequity firms can divest at theportfolio level instead of indi-vidual assets. This would syncbetter with their typical exittimelines of 7-10 years.

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Madhya Pradesh andPunjab on Thursday

raised concerns over delay inrelease of GST revenue andother funds by the Centre tothe states, saying it was adverse-ly affecting their functioning.

Chief Minister of MadhyaPradesh Kamal Nath criticisedthe way the GST Councilobserving that it has no intel-lectual understanding of theground situation.

He said that as most of theBJP-ruled states sign on dottedlines at the GST Councilmeetings.

"GST council consists ofstates. The states are falling inline with the central govern-ment because they may be runby one party. If they are fewstates and rest are being run byone party then they come tosign on dotted lines. It is pre-determined. There is noengagement. There is no intel-lectual understanding of the sit-

uation. It's all in theories. All onpaper. We must recognise andwe cannot shut our eyes tothis," he said while speaking atthe 'India Economic Forum'meeting.

Nath said the GST is notbeing executed properly andseveral amendments were beingmade in quick succession.

"I don't think in history ofthe world, there has been somany amendments in a singlepolicy," he said adding that "itwas rolled out in a manner thatthe central government was notprepared for it and they had nottaken all facts into considera-tion. If it was very good thingsince beginning, why did youneed these plethora of amend-ments?”

Sharing similar views,Punjab Chief MinisterAmarinder Singh said it wastold to them that GST collec-tions would be distributedamong states every month, butthen "we are told every quarterand then it is every 5 months".

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The initial public offering ofIndian Railway Catering

and Tourism Corporation(IRCTC) was a huge hit amonginvestors as it got subscribed111.91 times on the final day ofbidding on Thursday.

The Rs 645-crore IPOreceived bids for 225 croreshares against the total issuesize of 2 crore scrips, accordingto the data available withexchanges till 1845 hours.

The category meant forqualified institutional buyers(QIBs) was subscribed 108.79times, non-institutionalinvestors (NIIs) was subscribed354.52 times and retailinvestors was subscribed 14.65times, according to merchantbanking sources.

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Wipro Chairman RishadPremji on Thursday

stressed the need to ensure thatInternet services are "equi-table" and local language con-tent is made available so that"digital divide" is not created.

Speaking at the IndiaEconomic Summit, Premjispoke of the fast pace at whichIndians had embraced theInternet and were using theweb for services like enter-tainment, making financialtransactions and education.

"...I'm not too worriedabout the pace at which thisadoption happens...I'm veryoptimistic. What I worry aboutis that it is equitable... Weneed to make sure that we donot leave people behind inthis revolution of change," hesaid.

Premji explained that onearea of focus should be onmaking content available inlocal languages, apart frommovies and audio.

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The Indian rupee recoveredfrom the day's lows and set-

tled higher by 20 paise at 70.87to the US dollar on Thursday,helped by weakening of thegreenback overseas and easingcrude oil prices.

However, sustained for-eign fund outflows and sell-offsin domestic equities put pres-sure on the forex market, some-

what capping the rupee gains. At the interbank foreign

exchange market, the rupeeopened weaker at 71.22 a dol-lar. It fell further to the day'slow of 71.35, before recoupinglosses to touch a high of 70.86.

The local unit finally set-tled at 70.87, up 20 paiseagainst its previous close.

The Indian rupee onTuesday had closed at 71.07against the US dollar.

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The Government will keepthe reform momentum

going with more suchannouncements in the future tobring back the economy on ahigher growth track, thoughissues related with productiv-ity efficiency persist, NITIAayog CEO Amitabh Kantsaid on Thursday.

Going back to 2005 and tillnow, close to about 300 millionpeople have been pulled out ofpoverty. In the last five years,the economy has grown atabout 7.5 per cent.

India's growth was at about8.1 per cent in the last quarter of2017-18 and fell to 5 per cent inthe June quarter of 2019-20, Kantsaid at the World EconomicForum's India EconomicSummit-CII event here.

"And since then both theRBI and the government havetaken a series of measures totake India back to a high growthtrajectory. The RBI has droppedthe repo rate by about 110basis points to 5.4 per cent. Butthere is limitation to monetarypolicy and therefore the gov-ernment stepped in and took aseries of measures," Kant said.

The governmentannounced a series of econom-ic boosters including capitali-sation of public sector banks,merging some of them, packagefor exports, and bringing downcorporate tax rate, he said.

"I think many more struc-tural reforms are in the offing.The government has pushedfor public sector disinvest-ment. I can tell you we havepushed for asset monetisationin a very big way. Our belief isthat instead of green-field pro-jects, investors must come intobrown-field projects," he saidfurther.

The step to bring down thecorporate tax rate was to alignit with global standards, he said,adding the government mustbe a facilitator, a catalyst andshould keep itself out of busi-ness.

"Our belief is that insteadof green-field projects,

investors must come intobrown-field project... And gov-ernment will put many of theseassets out in the marketplacefor many of you people toinvest," he said.

He noted that agriculture,mining, coal are among the sec-tors where the government ispushing for mega reforms andpeople will see many of thesereforms unfolding in the com-ing months.

"The key really is to worknot merely on monetary poli-cy but also bring in rapidstructural reforms in economyso that we create the pace forlong-term growth...And takeIndia to a rate of growth of 9-10 per cent per annum for athree-decade period which willenable us to lift a vast segmentof our people above the pover-ty line," he said.

Reacting to panel mem-bers' concerns on productivityrates he said, "Our productiv-ity rates have to go up and thisrequires major-major struc-tural reforms. One of the keythings that the governmenthas really pushed for is makingIndia easy and simple,".

Among others, Kant alsohighlighted that India has gonedigital in a big way, and theindirect tax has become allcashless and paperless.

"We have jumped up about65 positions in the WorldBank's ease of doing businessranking and our target is toreach the top 50 in the next twoyears and top 20 in the next fiveyears and push this relentless-ly," Kant added.

What the government ispushing for is no longer apolitical hot potato, he said.

"We are pushing for publicsector disinvestment in a veryradical way. NITI Aayog hasrecommended over 55 publicsector companies for disin-vestment and I can tell you thatthe government itself hasapproved over 26 of them fordisinvestment...You will havesoon a very very vast numberof public sector companiesgetting privatised," Kant saidfurther.

Mumbai: The internationalCredit Rating Agency Moody'son Thursday warned of down-grading Bharat PetroleumCorporation (BPCL) to Ba1, ifthe government goes aheadwith privatisation by selling itsstake to private entity.

Currently, being a state-owned enterprise, BPCL has aBBB- rating which is on parwith sovereign rating. Ba1 rat-ing will be equal to its current

baseline credit assessment.Last year, government had

sold its entire stake in HPCLto state-owned ONGC butthe oil marketeer still enjoysBBB- rating consideringONGC ownership by the gov-ernment.

Moody's said the proposedstake sale in BPCL wouldremove the company's linksand prompt bond redemption,a credit negative. PTI

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The Reserve Bank of Indiais likely to go for yetanother rate cut on

Friday, the fifth in a row, asinflation is within the comfortzone and the need to boost theeconomy is pressing. RBIGovernor Shaktikanta Das hasalready hinted that benign infla-tion provides room for furthermonetary policy easing whilespace for fiscal space is limited.

The government hasannounced a series of mea-sures, including steepest cut incorporate tax, rollback ofenhanced surcharge on ForeignPortfolio Investors, among oth-ers to jump-start growth whichhit a six-year low of 5 per centduring the first quarter of thecurrent fiscal.

The six-member MPC isscheduled to announce thefourth bi-monthly monetarypolicy for 2019-20 on Friday,after a three-day meeting. Therewas no meeting of the panel onOctober 2 on account ofMahatma Gandhi Jayanti.

The central bank hasalready slashed repo rate fourtimes consecutively this yearamounting to 110 basis points inaggregate. At its last meeting inAugust, the Monetary PolicyCommittee (MPC) reduced the

benchmark lending rate by anunusual 35 basis points to 5.40per cent.

The upcoming MPC meet-ing comes in the backdrop ofRBI’s mandate to banks to linktheir loan products to an exter-nal benchmark, like repo rate,for faster transmission of reduc-tion in policy rates to borrow-ers, from October 1. Ahead ofthe meeting, the Das-headedFinancial Stability andDevelopment Council (FSDC)sub-committee took stock of theprevailing macroeconomic sit-uation.

Earlier, the RBI Governorhad said that the governmenthas little fiscal space, givinghope that the central bank mayprovide more monetary stimu-lus to prop up the economy. Thegovernment’s fiscal space hasbeen squeezed on account of cutin rates of corporate tax as wellas lowering of GST rate on var-ious goods. Revenue collectiontoo has been below the Budgetestimates.

Experts are of the opinionthat another rate cut is on thecards as the government’s hands

are tied and the onus of takinginitiatives now rests with thecentral bank.

Shanti Ekambaram,President, Consumer Banking,Kotak Mahindra Bank, saidwith inflation still within theRBI’s medium-term target of 4per cent, the MPC has the head-room to cut the repo rate further.

“However, the recent volatil-ity in crude oil prices and the fis-cal measures announced by thegovernment will have an impacton inflation in the mediumterm and the fiscal deficit.Hence, we expect the MPC to bemore measured in its responsewith a rate cut of 20-25 basispoints in the October policy,” shesaid.

“We continue to expect theRBI MPC to follow RBIGovernor into another ‘out-of-the-box’ 35 basis points repo ratecut on October 4. This shouldsend a strong signal for banklending rate cuts with the ‘busy’industrial season round the cor-ner,” BofA Merrill Lynch said ina report.

According to NAREDCOpresident Niranjan Hiranandani,

there is expectation of a further50 basis points repo rate cut inthe backdrop of muted inflationwhich stands lower than theexpected 3.2 per cent.

The further reduction ofrepo rate will not only bringdown the lending rates but alsoincentivise investment and boostconsumption, he said.

While economic activitiesare showing signs of sluggish-ness, the policy makers aredrawing solace from the fact thatretail inflation remains in thecomfort zone of the centralbank. Retail inflation inched upto 3.21 per cent in August butremained within the RBI’s com-fort zone. The RBI has beenmandated by the government toensure that inflation remainsbelow 4 per cent, with deviationof 2 per cent on either side.

Experts and industry feellow inflation provides enoughheadroom for the RBI to furtherlower the policy rate, especiallywhen festive season has juststarted. People make huge pur-chases during Navratras andDiwali.

With liquidity concerns inthe NBFC sector almost takencare of, the real estate sector toois hopeful that the RBI will go infor the much needed rate cut toboost demand for affordablehousing.

New Delhi (PTI): Therewill be many more structuralreforms by the government in thecoming days to push economy toa high growth trajectory, NITIAayog CEO Amitabh Kant saidon Thursday. In the last five years,the economy has grown at about7.5 per cent. The country’sgrowth rate of 8.1 per cent in thelast quarter of 2017-18 has fall-en to 5 per cent in April-June,2019-20, Kant said at a WorldEconomic Forum event here.

“The RBI and the govern-ment have taken a series of mea-sures to take India back to a hightrajectory of growth. The RBIhas dropped repo rate by about110 basis points (in 2019 so far)but there are limitations tomonetary policy and thereforethe government stepped in andtook a series of measures,” Kantsaid. The government announ-ced a series of economic boost-ers, including capitalisation ofpublic sector banks, mergingsome of them, package forexports, and bringing downcorporate tax rate, he said.

“I think many more struc-tural reforms are in the offing.The government has pushed forpublic sector disinvestment. Ican tell you we have pushed forasset monetisation in a very bigway. Our belief is that instead ofgreen-field projects, investorsmust come into brown-fieldprojects,” he said further.

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Indian equities continued toreel under selling pressure for

a fourth straight session onThursday as GST shortfall,financial sector woes andrenewed concerns over globaltrade presented a cocktail ofworries for investors.

Market participants alsomaintained a cautious stanceawaiting the Reserve Bank’smonetary policy outcome dueon Friday.

After opening on a nega-tive note, the 30-share BSESensex swung between a highof 38,310.93 and a low of37,957.56, before settling at38,106.87, showing a decline of198.54 points or 0.52%.

Likewise, the 50-share NSENifty closed down by 46.80points or 0.41% at 11,313.10.

The benchmark indices —Sensex and Nifty — werepulled down mainly by lossesin metal and banking stocks.

Globally, markets cameunder an immense pressureafter the United States said itwould impose new tariffs onEuropean goods, triggeringworries for the already globaleconomy.

Besides, a series of negativeheadlines in the Indian bank-ing and financial sector havebeen playing in the minds ofinvestors, pulling the bench-

mark indices down for thepast couple of sessions.

On the Sensex chart,Vedanta was the biggest loserwith 4.66% decline. Othermajor laggards were were TataSteel, IndusInd Bank, HDFCBank, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank,HUL and Bharti Airtel, losingup to 3.36%.

On the other hand, YesBank surged about 33% onThursday after five consecutivedays of fall after the bank saidits financials are strong, with theliquidity position well in excessof regulatory requirements.

Others top gainers wereTata Motors, ITC, HCL TechPowerGrid, and M&M, gainingup to 6.16%.

The Sensex has lost 882.87points, or 2.27%, in the past foursessions, while the Nifty hasdropped 258.10 points, 2.24%.

Sectorally, metal was theworst hit with 3% fall, followedby basic materials (1.78%),finance (0.98%), banking(0.90%) and telecom (1.48%).

On the other hand, oil &gas emerged as the top gainerby rising 1.85 per cent, followedby realty (1.14%), energy(0.87%), consumer durables(0.48%), auto (0.38%) andFMCG (0.16%).

“Weak global economicdata and under performance inbanking stocks bought uncer-tainties to investors. Shortfall in

GST collection may impactgovernment’s ways and meansto tackle fiscal path. Whilebond yield declined in expec-tation of further interest ratecut by RBI and government’sstatus quo on borrowingplan...,” said Vinod Nair, headof research at Geojit FinancialServices.

The Indian rupee rose 20paise to settle at 70.90 againstthe American currency onThursday. Brent futures, theglobal oil benchmark, fell 0.28%to USD 57.53 per barrel. Asianmarkets were down amid con-cerns over the US opening anew front in its trade war.

The Goods and ServicesTax (GST) collections droppedsharply to a 19-month low of�91,916 crore in September,mirroring a widening slow-down in economy triggered byshrinking consumer demand.

A caution prevails amonginvestors amid a deepeningcrisis at Punjab andMaharashtra Co-operativeBank (PMC) and fraud allega-tions against companies likeIndiabulls Housing FinanceLtd (IHFL). In further worriesfor the Indian economy, theeight core industries in Augustcontracted to over three-and-a-half year low of 0.5 per cent,due to decline in output of coal,crude oil, natural gas, cement,and electricity.

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STAR 305.60 315.55 302.20 312.80BERGEPAINT 433.50 433.50 423.50 427.80MINDTREE 718.20 730.15 712.35 720.00MUTHOOTFIN 670.15 686.80 662.85 665.55AMBUJACEM 199.70 200.80 193.70 196.50DELTACORP 165.95 165.95 153.00 154.05BALRAMCHIN 160.10 164.25 158.00 163.05SRF 2700.00 2743.65 2644.15 2731.40APOLLOHOSP 1358.45 1383.75 1349.30 1379.25MRF 62050.00 62050.00 61261.00 61534.55DRREDDY 2669.60 2682.00 2635.10 2677.10MANAPPURAM 133.85 135.80 131.90 133.35DABUR 439.00 439.00 432.00 433.85DIVISLAB 1613.85 1646.60 1595.10 1627.85GAIL 132.00 133.55 130.90 131.60SUNTECK 402.00 414.40 398.00 404.55VIPIND 445.20 470.15 445.20 465.25PCJEWELLER 30.40 32.15 29.80 31.55GMRINFRA 16.45 17.00 16.45 16.90BOMDYEING 73.50 75.90 72.30 73.10POWERGRID 195.45 200.00 194.70 199.05ICICIGI 1196.10 1204.45 1170.00 1192.25COLPAL 1496.00 1501.60 1477.85 1489.30INDIACEM 80.25 80.40 79.15 79.75NESTLEIND 13699.00 13739.65 13579.00 13710.90STRTECH 152.00 154.45 146.00 149.25RPOWER 2.59 2.75 2.42 2.53CEATLTD 976.45 983.45 953.85 967.15EXIDEIND 194.00 199.50 193.00 196.10ITI 80.20 85.50 78.85 84.85PTC 54.30 54.60 53.40 53.55ABCAPITAL 81.00 81.00 78.55 78.80SCI 44.90 44.90 43.10 43.70MGL 901.00 917.75 877.20 890.70RAYMOND 560.15 570.00 552.90 556.25BALKRISIND 758.00 771.00 749.55 761.15LTTS 1515.30 1599.60 1504.25 1591.35CASTROLIND 135.65 137.55 133.25 133.80DBL 410.00 410.00 392.80 395.00CHENNPETRO 169.55 176.90 166.60 175.50KAJARIACER 552.80 579.40 546.65 560.85TATAGLOBAL 270.80 274.20 269.25 272.40FORTIS 135.60 136.70 134.40 134.80BLISSGVS 105.00 105.00 100.20 100.45UBL 1318.00 1330.55 1314.40 1326.85EQUITAS 103.00 104.25 101.10 102.60PAGEIND 21900.00 22020.45 21482.15 21625.50BBTC 1126.40 1151.55 1101.70 1118.40GLENMARK 321.00 324.00 312.60 319.50ORIENTBANK 58.95 59.25 57.60 58.60

VENKYS 1540.00 1555.15 1480.00 1514.05SBILIFE 829.00 837.00 820.45 830.60MRPL 48.80 51.80 48.50 51.45IGL 346.30 353.70 346.30 352.25GODREJIND 429.00 429.00 379.10 382.10SPARC 119.30 125.05 115.00 121.05INDIANB 117.40 124.60 115.15 121.00ABFRL 208.60 211.00 203.70 209.80PNBHOUSING 583.00 600.60 570.05 573.75PIIND 1262.05 1305.00 1243.75 1297.90RCF 47.75 47.90 46.60 47.05SWANENERGY 105.15 109.50 103.65 108.00IRB 71.45 72.50 68.85 69.35SHREECEM 18348.75 18662.10 18134.05 18270.70SUZLON 2.19 2.34 2.07 2.31MFSL 418.20 427.35 414.30 418.55TATACHEM 580.00 589.05 575.80 585.25ADANITRANS 222.00 227.25 220.75 221.20DCBBANK 187.80 188.90 182.20 187.90HEXAWARE 376.00 376.75 367.15 368.55GNFC 199.80 199.80 194.00 196.05FRETAIL 383.00 386.35 380.00 381.00FORCEMOT 1089.35 1101.35 1075.00 1083.30WHIRLPOOL 1930.00 1975.30 1876.30 1956.10ABB 1485.00 1485.00 1453.00 1462.85AJANTPHARM 995.80 1025.20 961.05 1015.85NOCIL 101.65 103.45 98.00 99.10HFCL 17.50 18.05 17.45 17.85JAICORPLTD 76.90 79.10 76.00 76.60RVNL 23.85 24.00 23.25 23.40OBEROIRLTY 492.25 507.45 486.90 489.95CUMMINSIND 563.05 573.60 556.25 559.00CHALET 319.90 322.95 317.80 322.20RAIN 90.85 91.90 87.80 90.40BOSCHLTD 13391.95 13614.85 13316.00 13556.35WELCORP 127.95 128.50 124.40 125.35GODFRYPHLP 959.05 967.05 952.00 958.30PHILIPCARB 114.00 116.30 112.90 114.55KEI 515.35 529.45 497.00 526.65INTELLECT 178.40 190.40 176.00 189.00LALPATHLAB 1370.00 1400.00 1321.65 1391.90RAMCOCEM 732.90 732.90 717.00 719.25RADICO 304.30 310.75 302.25 304.05FSL 46.10 46.60 45.40 45.80ENGINERSIN 113.95 114.45 111.20 112.20OIL 142.05 145.25 141.50 144.60SUVEN 273.00 273.00 261.10 263.50IDFC 33.30 33.30 31.40 31.60RITES 262.00 265.25 260.55 263.50ADANIGAS 130.05 132.70 125.00 128.60SHANKARA 310.50 318.65 298.20 299.10INFIBEAM 39.80 40.60 39.40 39.65APLAPOLLO 1455.95 1455.95 1302.50 1323.40ABBOTINDIA 10975.20 11296.95 10926.00 10961.50CANFINHOME 389.75 397.05 385.20 389.35KTKBANK 82.65 82.65 71.80 72.25JUBILANT 506.00 506.00 490.10 492.75GICRE 227.90 234.50 216.00 220.05VBL 619.00 625.90 598.30 618.00UFLEX 209.85 213.95 208.65 210.35SOBHA 467.50 477.30 457.00 459.35GRUH 260.00 271.85 258.00 264.10LTI 1507.15 1512.00 1490.00 1506.75AVANTI 358.85 366.90 353.20 359.65QUESS 450.30 467.80 446.00 464.20ASTRAL 1141.10 1184.00 1131.80 1154.55BALMLAWRIE 165.00 172.20 164.00 169.95LAXMIMACH 3553.00 3575.00 3390.40 3457.90SOUTHBANK 10.60 10.79 10.50 10.64HINDCOPPER 33.40 34.10 32.40 32.75ASTRAZEN 2265.70 2305.00 2200.00 2224.30CADILAHC 227.15 237.50 227.15 233.90INDHOTEL 153.00 156.45 152.85 154.70ITDC 222.95 248.50 222.10 248.50POLYCAB 676.00 692.35 665.00 674.95GSFC 75.40 76.70 75.20 76.10IPCALAB 900.00 910.00 880.10 906.25DCMSHRIRAM 395.00 411.00 394.80 405.60RALLIS 167.00 169.20 164.95 167.05JISLJALEQS 18.90 19.00 18.40 18.65TIMKEN 794.00 814.90 794.00 802.05BAJAJHLDNG 3574.55 3655.30 3490.00 3527.00SUPREMEIND 1213.60 1233.25 1200.25 1212.053MINDIA 20361.60 20361.60 19810.65 19985.85FCONSUMER 25.05 26.10 23.60 25.40PGHL 4500.00 4602.75 4407.00 4441.40KANSAINER 514.00 515.00 491.25 495.15TV18BRDCST 24.20 25.00 23.65 24.45CUB 209.80 212.50 206.70 211.30HSCL 78.65 78.95 76.15 76.80MAHLOG 355.00 356.00 339.95 352.55CHAMBLFERT 152.20 152.45 147.00 149.20GREAVESCOT 140.85 142.70 135.05 136.30ALLCARGO 104.85 109.90 101.00 108.20MEGH 51.00 51.15 49.30 49.70MOIL 139.45 139.45 136.60 137.00J&KBANK 32.75 32.75 31.15 31.75NAVINFLUOR 728.70 735.40 695.00 697.25INOXLEISUR 332.00 334.00 321.35 324.20JSWENERGY 63.45 63.45 60.75 61.30DEEPAKNI 294.00 296.95 286.55 295.55GICHSGFIN 134.00 143.75 129.95 138.75MMTC 16.10 16.35 15.20 15.70BAJAJELEC 388.00 391.25 381.00 386.60REDINGTON 113.50 115.75 107.85 108.35VINATIORGA 2195.00 2210.00 2101.00 2133.30ISEC 277.70 278.00 260.80 263.60WELSPUNIND 51.55 52.35 50.55 51.45PRESTIGE 288.60 293.70 284.40 286.15

KALPATPOWR 485.00 488.10 475.50 480.00GEPIL 782.70 793.00 765.00 779.45PNCINFRA 185.50 185.50 179.05 180.90GODREJAGRO 475.10 475.10 467.00 471.90GLAXO 1380.35 1390.00 1367.00 1378.10PFIZER 3260.00 3260.00 3210.00 3214.95ALKEM 1948.30 1948.30 1888.35 1898.80DEEPAKFERT 98.00 98.30 95.00 95.35MAHSCOOTER 4488.80 4542.10 4404.00 4418.00SUDARSCHEM 373.50 381.90 357.65 362.10ALBK 27.55 28.15 27.35 27.50JSL 34.10 35.25 33.00 34.05CENTRUM 24.30 24.70 22.55 23.10VGUARD 221.40 226.10 221.00 225.50JINDALSAW 82.75 83.80 82.00 83.00SONATSOFTW 312.80 315.10 305.00 312.30HEIDELBERG 185.00 186.55 182.65 185.15GUJALKALI 440.00 460.70 440.00 442.55AEGISLOG 172.80 184.65 172.05 182.55THOMASCOOK 139.40 142.30 136.75 140.60AUBANK 651.20 652.65 643.70 649.60CENTRALBK 18.00 21.40 16.60 17.85TRIDENT 58.15 58.35 56.55 56.85CAPPL 424.30 424.30 405.55 414.30NATCOPHARM 573.30 574.95 562.00 565.20VMART 1995.35 1995.35 1903.95 1938.00HATHWAY 20.65 20.75 19.95 20.05HUDCO 33.55 34.05 33.00 33.80ATUL 3970.00 4025.00 3970.00 4015.85EMAMILTD 314.05 319.00 303.05 315.55SJVN 24.35 24.35 23.90 23.95JKTYRE 67.90 69.60 66.50 69.35FINOLEXIND 598.00 598.95 585.00 589.55TIMETECHNO 58.25 58.25 54.35 57.90TAKE 103.20 104.80 102.50 103.20PARAGMILK 155.80 156.35 152.90 154.35COROMANDEL 415.60 417.00 411.00 413.75WABCOINDIA 6201.65 6210.00 6100.15 6108.60MINDACORP 90.00 93.05 87.25 91.95CREDITACC 664.90 672.70 655.90 667.70OFSS 3065.90 3141.15 3064.35 3086.10FINEORG 1756.85 1778.50 1723.00 1732.55TATAMETALI 543.50 543.50 501.80 524.20CROMPTON 246.50 247.50 239.15 243.90PGHH 11970.00 12000.00 11682.00 11747.55GSPL 210.90 212.15 202.00 205.40BASF 984.00 1002.25 968.10 992.25PERSISTENT 560.55 561.00 547.20 556.90GRANULES 104.00 104.55 102.25 103.40JAMNAAUTO 35.10 36.35 34.70 36.05DALBHARAT 806.20 814.00 791.50 794.45SANOFI 5840.00 5919.00 5775.00 5875.55GESHIP* 275.75 282.65 275.00 280.55TNPL 197.55 198.00 192.10 193.05GALAXYSURF 1498.00 1498.00 1465.00 1474.80TATACOFFEE 78.40 78.40 73.35 74.30THERMAX 1132.00 1145.00 1118.15 1138.85NLCINDIA 55.10 57.15 54.20 56.30NIACL 106.45 108.00 102.50 103.65REPCOHOME 304.00 308.80 299.40 303.55KNRCON 229.50 229.50 217.80 219.45KEC 269.10 272.30 267.30 270.90NESCO 582.00 582.60 565.00 565.90HIMATSEIDE 136.20 138.25 130.25 133.10ENDURANCE 978.00 983.85 931.50 950.60FINCABLES 380.00 380.40 363.50 370.55AIAENG 1688.45 1701.95 1651.50 1668.90MINDAIND 337.40 347.00 334.40 343.50NHPC 22.00 22.10 21.85 21.95SYNDIBANK 25.75 26.15 25.30 25.70TVSSRICHAK 1833.00 1858.00 1661.00 1721.05TATAINVEST 814.00 830.85 805.80 809.15EIDPARRY 163.00 165.25 158.00 159.30MASFIN 709.90 720.00 698.55 704.00LAOPALA 176.00 180.00 170.55 173.70NILKAMAL 1211.75 1212.75 1192.90 1196.45BDL 280.00 295.00 280.00 294.20RELAXO 497.55 508.50 497.55 505.40CENTURYPLY 156.10 162.50 154.65 161.05IRCON 366.00 366.00 356.25 364.00JPASSOCIAT 2.34 2.37 2.19 2.24APLLTD 525.00 531.00 518.00 525.55GILLETTE 7050.00 7071.30 7040.00 7053.50WABAG 269.00 272.10 264.15 264.85KRBL 217.85 219.35 209.00 216.05GUJGAS 170.50 171.20 167.90 169.00SKFINDIA 2150.00 2168.65 2115.00 2150.40ZENSARTECH 214.65 214.65 208.05 210.65IEX 120.00 123.80 120.00 122.75WESTLIFE 295.00 295.00 280.10 286.95RCOM 0.71 0.74 0.71 0.71IOB 9.68 9.81 9.50 9.61BLUEDART 2414.00 2479.90 2353.05 2375.80TVTODAY 300.50 317.70 300.50 311.95SYNGENE 305.15 310.95 304.20 308.95IFCI 7.00 7.02 6.90 6.94VTL 919.55 929.30 904.25 907.85SREINFRA 8.00 8.99 7.51 8.38BIRLACORPN 558.00 565.95 534.45 548.60DCAL 166.10 166.10 160.00 163.75IBREALEST 41.50 41.50 41.50 41.50CRISIL 1343.80 1350.00 1295.00 1312.10NETWORK18 20.45 21.40 20.25 20.85CYIENT 455.70 470.00 455.70 465.90SOMANYCERA 194.10 196.60 184.80 191.85MAHLIFE 422.75 428.05 420.00 426.75COCHINSHIP 334.50 335.75 330.00 332.55JSWHL 2727.00 2778.85 2700.00 2752.25CGPOWER 14.04 14.04 14.04 14.04

UCOBANK 11.80 11.80 11.45 11.50AAVAS 1587.20 1630.00 1587.20 1608.60TRITURBINE 104.95 104.95 99.50 99.95FDC 173.00 173.00 165.00 167.50ZYDUSWELL 1678.50 1699.50 1647.45 1656.15MOTILALOFS 630.00 638.80 622.30 631.40PHOENIXLTD 699.00 699.00 686.40 695.05MAGMA 48.85 48.85 47.00 48.60ITDCEM 47.50 49.55 46.05 46.65TEJASNET 81.00 84.20 81.00 82.95BLUESTARCO 791.00 801.00 783.05 795.30NBVENTURES 79.25 79.25 77.00 77.90GMDCLTD 60.05 62.30 60.00 60.95MHRIL 216.25 216.25 211.10 214.05VSTIND 3839.20 3839.25 3671.00 3700.90PRSMJOHNSN 79.80 79.90 79.00 79.00STARCEMENT 92.60 96.00 88.10 90.30GHCL 207.90 212.00 203.80 210.15CORPBANK 14.70 14.80 14.25 14.35COFFEEDAY 43.40 43.40 43.40 43.40JSLHISAR 60.45 61.90 59.70 60.30ASHOKA 97.00 99.60 96.30 97.30HAL 695.00 709.00 677.05 700.50BAJAJCON 243.60 245.05 232.50 241.65LEMONTREE 56.40 57.40 56.00 56.20ASTERDM 112.00 121.00 112.00 119.95EVEREADY 42.25 43.45 42.00 42.00HERITGFOOD 380.00 380.00 365.20 367.90ANDHRABANK 16.75 17.00 15.85 16.65BAYERCROP 3340.20 3382.90 3338.90 3346.40JKLAKSHMI 304.50 310.00 300.00 302.05ADVENZYMES 148.85 152.85 147.00 150.00AKZOINDIA 1921.55 1921.55 1886.15 1888.20TTKPRESTIG 6159.25 6159.25 6061.15 6087.40JKCEMENT 1040.25 1041.40 1013.90 1027.00TIINDIA 386.90 393.00 381.55 385.95TEAMLEASE 2968.35 3021.00 2917.35 3015.55SCHNEIDER 74.85 75.55 72.00 74.90MAHINDCIE 165.40 167.20 160.15 165.45ERIS 434.50 447.00 425.00 428.20ORIENTCEM 88.00 90.15 87.00 87.15THYROCARE 502.20 502.65 496.90 500.40JAGRAN 63.45 64.25 62.25 62.40FLFL 426.00 426.15 419.35 424.10JYOTHYLAB 166.35 167.20 161.35 164.55CARERATING 509.30 514.70 500.10 512.35JCHAC 1920.30 1929.65 1851.00 1874.60INDOSTAR 203.00 220.00 203.00 214.00GRINDWELL 596.35 613.05 595.05 604.05SHK 135.00 135.00 130.20 130.55GDL 100.40 103.65 100.30 102.60RATNAMANI 939.10 955.00 934.35 940.50SYMPHONY 1272.00 1276.25 1248.75 1266.05SUPRAJIT 171.00 177.10 171.00 174.35VARROC 436.70 448.10 436.70 445.40SUNDRMFAST 468.00 470.50 465.00 465.70MAHABANK 11.24 11.33 11.01 11.13GET&D 184.00 188.30 182.00 184.50CARBORUNIV 296.90 304.00 293.00 299.85EIHOTEL 177.35 177.75 173.85 175.95SIS 857.35 867.00 784.45 838.05DHANUKA 304.60 330.00 304.60 312.20LINDEINDIA 511.45 516.80 510.65 512.50LAKSHVILAS 31.40 31.40 31.40 31.40UNITEDBNK 8.05 8.12 7.80 7.99KPRMILL 553.45 553.45 540.85 543.05SHOPERSTOP 418.20 429.10 417.20 427.40ECLERX 420.00 425.45 412.00 415.50MAHSEAMLES 381.00 381.00 366.80 369.15DBCORP 140.25 140.45 137.10 139.00LUXIND 1201.50 1237.15 1170.50 1203.55TCNSBRANDS 740.80 752.85 731.05 739.25LAURUSLABS 361.00 362.20 352.95 358.25SOLARINDS 1095.00 1101.50 1090.00 1098.35CERA 2659.05 2659.80 2594.50 2613.20SADBHAV 133.00 133.25 129.50 130.45SCHAEFFLER 4229.60 4254.15 4210.55 4227.60NH 239.95 240.80 232.00 236.35SHILPAMED 270.00 280.05 267.30 270.80CCL 236.75 237.25 234.00 235.45GAYAPROJ 113.90 117.00 105.35 112.60IFBIND 664.70 669.80 650.00 660.85GULFOILLUB 850.35 856.60 845.00 850.45GPPL 83.95 84.95 82.10 82.45MAXINDIA 62.20 62.20 60.50 60.90SHRIRAMCIT 1328.00 1328.00 1282.90 1298.15CHOLAHLDNG 475.00 487.35 471.00 481.65SFL 1268.00 1340.00 1255.15 1309.20IBULISL 117.05 117.05 117.05 117.05ORIENTELEC 162.00 163.90 161.00 162.50INOXWIND 32.00 32.65 31.90 32.35APARINDS 548.75 548.75 548.60 548.60

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 11322.25 11370.40 11257.35 11314.00 -45.90YESBANK 35.20 43.45 35.20 42.75 10.75BPCL 496.20 539.90 494.40 530.95 37.05ZEEL 237.00 257.95 225.40 248.30 15.15TATAMOTORS 112.65 123.50 112.65 122.65 7.35IOC 150.90 153.95 149.55 152.95 4.40EICHERMOT 17825.00 18340.00 17723.10 18299.90 473.05ITC 257.70 262.15 256.05 261.25 5.35POWERGRID 196.70 200.00 194.50 199.70 3.20HCLTECH 1058.00 1090.00 1054.15 1076.25 16.70WIPRO 234.20 239.60 232.55 236.25 2.75TITAN 1279.40 1298.00 1268.75 1294.50 13.90CIPLA 411.00 421.00 406.50 416.95 4.30M&M 558.00 564.95 547.10 562.00 5.30ONGC 128.20 129.85 125.40 129.10 0.90ICICIBANK 424.00 434.60 422.30 427.50 2.90RELIANCE 1286.00 1314.70 1281.30 1311.60 6.70SUNPHARMA 382.00 391.45 377.65 387.10 0.55NESTLEIND 13680.00 13749.60 13566.05 13700.00 18.45UPL 590.00 598.50 572.25 595.35 0.40NTPC 117.55 117.55 114.60 117.00 -0.05ADANIPORTS 403.50 406.20 398.60 403.55 -0.50TCS 2070.00 2081.15 2046.15 2056.00 -3.95SBIN 254.00 260.70 250.10 255.35 -0.60LT 1445.45 1475.50 1422.25 1459.90 -4.15BAJAJFINSV 8433.00 8485.00 8320.45 8420.10 -38.25DRREDDY 2679.80 2684.45 2636.00 2677.00 -12.35INFRATEL 249.90 250.55 245.70 247.80 -1.20TECHM 705.25 717.75 692.55 701.00 -3.95MARUTI 6786.60 6794.95 6680.00 6743.10 -38.90BRITANNIA 2914.80 2919.00 2850.00 2900.05 -19.50BAJFINANCE 3985.00 4004.95 3931.85 3959.00 -33.40INFY 792.55 797.85 784.15 786.40 -7.15BAJAJ-AUTO 2915.00 2939.70 2882.50 2883.80 -26.20HDFC 1990.00 1999.00 1951.25 1976.45 -19.20ASIANPAINT 1765.00 1768.25 1732.20 1748.00 -18.10GAIL 133.00 133.70 130.85 131.55 -1.35HEROMOTOCO2710.00 2734.00 2655.00 2659.00 -29.35JSWSTEEL 220.95 225.70 218.30 220.20 -2.45BHARTIARTL 350.95 355.60 341.30 346.50 -4.45HINDUNILVR 1984.75 1985.30 1958.35 1961.10 -29.20ULTRACEMCO 4219.00 4219.00 4114.00 4141.00 -71.60AXISBANK 675.00 675.90 646.70 667.15 -12.00HDFCBANK 1239.95 1243.80 1216.35 1222.90 -25.90KOTAKBANK 1644.25 1644.25 1607.00 1613.20 -35.00GRASIM 691.00 695.95 670.00 676.25 -16.90INDUSINDBK 1295.00 1309.45 1220.00 1258.00 -40.05TATASTEEL 346.50 348.90 338.45 339.55 -12.00COALINDIA 193.00 193.00 185.25 187.40 -6.70HINDALCO 186.50 187.95 180.00 182.15 -7.60VEDL 149.00 149.00 143.30 144.25 -7.05

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President Donald Trumpraged against impeachment

on Wednesday, tweeting that theprocess was “BULLSHIT” andcalling for the lead investigatorin Congress to be charged with treason.

Trump — accused of lean-ing on Ukraine’s president to digup dirt on one of his main 2020election rivals — fired the swear-word at Opposition Democrats.

Adam Schiff, the Democratleading the impeachment probein the lower chamber ofCongress, told reporters there isa “real sense of urgency” to pressforward.

Trump fought back withlanguage that would once havebeen inconceivable for a presi-dent, including his claim lateTuesday on Twitter that this is“not an impeachment, it is aCOUP.”

While meeting with FinnishPresident Sauli Niinisto in theWhite House, Trump said Schiffwas “a low life” who should bearrested for “treason.” Trump

insists that he did nothing wrongin a phone call with Ukrainianleader Volodymyr Zelensky andon Wednesday got support fromRussia’s President VladimirPutin, who said he saw “nothingcompromising” in the conver-sation.

Given Trump’s controversialhistory with Putin, it was unlike-ly that the Kremlin leader’sbacking would do much tocalm waters back in Washington.

After keeping pronounce-ments mostly to Twitter over thelast week, Trump used his pressappearance with Niinisto to letrip in front of the cameras, call-ing his treatment “a disgrace.”

Trump is accused of havingpressured Zelensky to help himby opening a corruption inves-tigation against leadingDemocratic presidential candi-date Joe Biden in a July 25 phonecall.

He is alleged to have sug-gested that military equipmentUkraine sought to beef up itsdefenses against Russia would becontingent on him getting thatfavor.

A whistleblower, so far onlyidentified as someone from theintelligence services, went to theauthorities with concerns aboutthe phone call, triggering theimpeachment inquiry.

Trump has likened thewhistleblower to a spy andcalled for his or her identity tobe made public, although by lawwhistleblowers are protected.He has also retweeted a warningthat his removal from officecould trigger “civil war.”

Schiff on Wednesday calledTrump’s comments about thewhistleblower a “blatant effort tointimidate witnesses.”

The State Department’sinspector general was due tobrief congressional committeesWednesday on what it said weredocuments “related to the StateDepartment and Ukraine.”

It was not clear what thatwould entail, but the StateDepartment is closely caught upin the probe, with Secretary ofState Mike Pompeo confirmingWednesday previous reportsthat he listened in during theZelensky call.

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Paris: A man wielding a knifestabbed and killed four officersat the police headquarters inthe heart of central Paris onThursday, before being shot dead.

The premises were cor-doned off after the lunchtimeattack in the historic centre ofParis, usually thronged withtourists, and a dozens of policeand emergency vehicles hadconverged at the scene, AFPjournalists reported.

At least one metro station inthe vicinity of the building,which is close to Notre-Damecathedral and other major touristattractions, was closed. Sourcestold AFP the attacker was shotdead by police in the courtyardof the building, where he wasemployed.

The man worked in anadministrative capacity but it wasnot immediately clear what hisprecise work role was.

An emergency message wasbroadcast over loudspeakers atthe courthouse next door,announcing “an attack” at the

police headquarters and statingthe area was “under surveillance”.Interior Minister ChristopheCastaner, who was due to visitTurkey later on Thursday, post-poned his trip to visit the sceneof the attack.

“People were running every-where, there was crying every-where,” said Emery Siamandi,and interpreter who was in thebuilding when the attack hap-pened. “I heard a shot, I gatheredit was inside,” he told AFP.“Moments later, I saw police offi-cers crying. They were in apanic.” Investigators suspect aworkplace dispute sparked thedeadliest attack on police inFrance in years, sources said, butthere were no immediate furtherdetails. The Paris prosecutor is atthe scene, but anti-terror agen-cies have not been involved atthis stage.

“Did he snap, or was theresome other reason? It’s still tooearly to say,” Loic Travers, headof the Alliance Police union forthe Paris region, told BFM tele-vision. AFP

Islamabad: A major right-wing religious party in Pakistanannounced on Thursday that itwill begin its ‘Azadi March’ onOctober 27 to oust the “incom-petent” Government of PrimeMinister Imran Khan, blaminghim for the economic woes ofthe cash-strapped country.

This was announced byJamiat Ulema-i-Islam -Fazl(JUI-F) chief Maulana FazlurRehman, two days after theleadership of top Oppositionparties, PML-N and PPPopposed any “solo flight” forthe ouster of the Governmentand decided to hold a confer-ence of all parties to developconsensus among them.

They agreed that the“incompetent and incapable”Government of Khan’s PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that hascompleted one year in powermust be ousted.

“The Government is theresult of a fake election,”Rehman, flanked by his closeparty aides, told a Press con-ference on Thursday.

“We will gather at D-Chowk,” he said, adding, “Weare not ones to disperse easily.”D-Chowk, also known asDemocracy Chowk, is a largesquare located in Islamabadwhich is often used for politi-cal rallies and public gather-ings.

“The country is under eco-

nomic crisis due to the gov-ernment’s incompetency,”Rehman said.

“The current Governmentis the result of a fake electionand fake results,” Rehmansaid.

The JUI-F chief said that allOpposition parties had reject-ed the July 25 elections and hadcalled for fresh elections.

He said that JUI-F delega-tions from across the countrywould converge on the federalcapital on October 27 to “ridthe country of incompetentGovernment” of PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf which, accord-ing to him, has destroyed theeconomy.

“As a result of this illegalGovernment and its incompe-tencies, the country’s economyhas sunk traders have shutdown businesses as a result ofheavy taxation. The Muslims ofPakistan are in anguish over thestate of religion in the country,”he was quoted as saying by TheExpress Tribune newspaper.

The Pakistan government’sbiggest challenge was to save aneconomy facing a balance ofsevere payments crisis.

Within the first eightmonths, Khan has made visitsto long-time allies China, SaudiArabia, the United ArabEmirates and Qatar, securingsome $9 billion in loans toshore up the economy. AFP

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British Prime Minister BorisJohnson met his senior

Ministers on Thursday beforesetting out on a delicate missionto convince sceptical EU lead-ers to back his new Brexit plan.

Johnson is racing againsttime and facing headwindsacross European capitals as hetries to rally support for a newapproach to settling the three-and-a-half-year crisis.

His failure to get both theEU and his own fractured par-liament to back his way forwardwill result in either a crash exitfor Britain or a third Brexitdelay this year.

If he succeeds, Johnsoncould embark on an evenlonger and more complex stageof the process, working tonegotiate a new trade agree-ment with the EU. UK BrexitSecretary Steve Barclay said allsides had to start real talks on

Johnson’s outline by the week-end to have any chance to geta deal in time for an October17-18 EU leaders’ summit inBrussels.

“We need to move forwardat pace, intensively,” he toldBBC radio. “The response fromthe (EU) Commission is thatthey recognise that this was aserious proposal and I think allsides want to see a deal.

“All sides recognise thatthe alternative to no-deal is dis-ruptive.” Johnson was due to setout his vision in parliament onThursday morning after meet-ing cabinet ministers inDowning Street. Johnson’s com-plicated proposals for preserv-ing a free-flowing border acrossthe island of Ireland after Brexitwere met with a guarded recep-tion in Brussels and Dublin.“There is progress, but to befrank a lot of work still needs tobe done,” EU’s lead Brexit nego-tiator Michel Barnier said.

European Commissionchief Jean-Claude Juncker useda call with Johnson to shareconcerns about what he said

were “problematic points”.In Dublin, Prime Minister

Leo Varadkar said the docu-ments “do not fully meet the

agreed objectives” for keepingIreland’s border with Britishprovince Northern Irelandinvisible.

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Brussels: It is up to Britain, notBrussels, to address problemsthe EU sees in the UK’s latestBrexit proposal, a spokes-woman for the EuropeanCommission said on Thursday.

“As we have said there areproblematic points in theUnited Kingdom’s proposal andfurther work is needed. But thatwork needs to be done by theUnited Kingdom and not theother way around,” spokes-woman Natasha Bertaud told amedia briefing.

The British Government on

Wednesday submitted its pro-posal for a new withdrawalagreement from the EuropeanUnion to back up PrimeMinister Boris Johnson’s vow topull his country out of the blocon October 31.

While the EU has cau-tiously said the document con-tained some progress on thesticking point of NorthernIreland it also had problems.

Those are understood tofocus on the reliance on UKgood will and untested tech-nology to prevent a border

springing up anew betweenthe British province and EUmember Ireland, and a provi-sion periodically allowing partof the Northern Ireland assem-bly to veto the agreement.

Johnson’s ministers havesuggested that, having handedover the Brexit proposal, theball was now in the EU’s court.

But the spokeswoman said“we would disagree.” She added:“We would remind you that it’sthe UK leaving the EuropeanUnion and not the EuropeanUnion leaving the UK. AFP

London: Northern Ireland’sbusiness leaders on Thursdaylashed out at British PrimeMinister Boris Johnson’s newBrexit plan as costly andunworkable.

Johnson’s strategy wouldtackle the Irish border issue bytaking Northern Ireland —part of the United Kingdom -— out of the European Union’scustoms union but keeping italigned with EU member

Ireland’s rules and regulationsfor goods.

“The Prime Minister’s longawaited proposal is hugelydisappointing,” said AodhonConnolly, director of theNorthern Ireland RetailConsortium industry body.

“It is clear that he has notlistened to the needs of theNorthern Ireland businesscommunity or NorthernIreland households.”

The plan would effective-ly create two temporary eco-nomic borders —includingone in the Irish Sea betweenmainland Britain andNorthern Ireland.

The proposal would createan “all-island regulatory zone”on the island of Ireland cover-ing all goods including agrifood.

This means NorthernIreland sticking with EU goodsregulations to ensure they are

the same on both sides of theborder. The move aims toeliminate all regulatory checksto trade in goods across theborder. Yet Connolly labelledthem unworkable and costlyfor companies.

“This will lead to com-plexity, delays, tariffs, VATand cost rises that will makeNI goods less competitive andsqueeze our household bud-gets,” he added. AFP

Washington: Tushar Atre, anIndian-origin tech millionaire,was found dead in his girl-friend’s car hours after theowner of a digital marketingcompany in the US wasallegedly kidnapped from hisposh California home, accord-ing to media reports.

Atre, 50, owner of AtreNetInc, a web design company thatcaters to Silicon Valley corpo-rate businesses, was inside hishome on Tuesday morningwith several other people whenmultiple suspects broke into hishouse and abducted him in hisgirlfriend’s white BMW, the LosAngeles Times reported.

Hours after authoritiesbegan searching for Atre, police

reported finding a BMWstolen from his house and abody near the vehicle.

The investigation tookofficials to a property in amountainous, heavily wood-ed area where they found thewhite BMW and Atre’s body.

Investigators are trackingmultiple suspects in con-nection with the kidnap-ping of Atre.

“We are looking into allaspects of his life,” said SgtBrian Cleveland, aspokesman for the Sheriff ’sOffice. “All doors are open.”

Investigators don’t knowthe suspects’ relationshipwith Atre.

PTI

Houston: Thousands of peo-ple from all walks of lifeturned out for the day-longceremonies here onWednesday to honour slainIndian-American police offi-cer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal,who was shot dead on dutyduring a traffic stop.

Dhaliwal, 42, was the firstSikh sheriff ’s deputy in HarrisCounty with a population ofover 10,000 Sikhs. He madenational headlines when hewas allowed to grow a beardand wear a turban on the job.

He was gunned downwhile conducting a routinemid-day traffic stop in north-west of Houston on Friday.

The fallen deputy’s funer-al included processions, a tra-ditional Sikh funeral and a lawenforcement funeral with a21-gun salute from fellowofficers and a helicopter fly-over.

As ‘Amazing Grace’ wasplayed on the bagpipes, mem-bers of Harris County Sheriff ’sOffice (HCSO) folded theAmerican flag that covered hiscasket and Sheriff Ed Gonzalezpresented it to Dhaliwal’swidow who clutched it to herheart. PTI

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Facebook on Wednesday wasdealt a major blow in the

EU’s top court, which ruledthat national courts in Europecan order online platforms toremove defamatory contentworldwide.

The decision will be seen asa victory for EU regulators,who are ambitious to see UStech giants meet tightenedEuropean standards over hatespeech and offensive content.

Last week, the same courtdecided that Google was notlegally compelled to apply theEU’s strict “right to be forgot-ten” rules globally, in a victoryfor the search giant. In a close-ly watched judgment, theEuropean Court of Justice saidEU law “does not preclude”courts from ordering “theremoval of information or toblock access worldwide,” astatement said.

The latest case was broughtoriginally to an Austrian court

by Greens party politician EvaGlawischnig-Piesczek, whorequested the removal ofFacebook posts that the judgesfound defamed her and couldbe seen by users of the socialnetwork around the world.

The complaint also con-cerned messages from fictitiousaccounts, which according tothe Greens, had calledGlawischnig-Piesczek a “cor-rupt” person and which thesocial network refused todelete.

Seoul: A powerful typhoon haslashed southern South Korea,leaving nine people dead andfive others missing.

Typhoon Mitag broughtstrong winds and heavy rainfallto the southern part of thecountry on Wednesday andThursday.

The interior ministry saysthe nine dead included six peo-ple who were buried by land-slides. It says seven people wereinjured in typhoon-related inci-dents. A ministry report says thestorm knocked out power to48,670 homes and flooded hun-dreds of homes and other build-ings. AP

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When I was a young man, Iused to sneak away in my

mother’s Maruti 800 on morethan a couple of occasions. If mymother knew what all I did to hercar or in her car, she wouldn’t havebeen happy. But every morning, itwould be parked outside the house,without anyone’s informationabout how it had spent the night.And I’m sure parents today worryabout their teenage sons anddaughters sneaking away in thefamily car just like I used to do. Butyou see, now parents have aninteresting new tool to managetheir teenage delinquency throughtechnology. As cars are increasing-ly becoming moving computers, itwas almost obvious that theywould get connected to the inter-

net of things, so say hello totelematics.

The big thing for manufactur-ers nowadays is providing an appfor your smartphone to connect toyour car. These applications cangive you all sorts of alerts straightfrom your car to your phone. Andthese are not just your standard‘your fuel is running low’ systemssuch the new Mercedes Me, SuzukiConnect and Hyundai Blue linkamong others can alert you to awhole host of things much to youryoung son’s or daughter’s chagrin.For example, most of these appshave a geofencing alert, that is, youget an alert if your car leaves a par-ticular radius from what you haveset. So if you have set a 10 kmradius around your house and your

car leaves that zone, your phonewill ping. There are speed alerts aswell, so when your son comeshome and claims he didn’t cross 50,you might even have the evi-dence. The telematic apps arepaired directly to your phone andthe cars on-board diagnostics sys-tem and are transmitted using a e-SIM card, so data will not get cor-rupted and while a teenager mighthave the need to lie, why would acar lie?

The fact is that if I was ateenager today, I would be veryunhappy with all this tech. But then

again, this tech also has severalpositive safety and security fea-tures. On the Hyundai Blue linksystem on the new Venue (andother cars), you can immobiliseyour car remotely if it has beenstolen (or snuck away by yourdaughter). All telematic systemsgive you near real-time locationsand driving information. There aresome privacy concerns that I haveabout how the information — cancar companies share this informa-tion with the government withoutmy consent or knowledge?Mercedes-Benz India says their

new Mercedes-Me system com-plies with European UnionGeneral Data ProtectionRegulations (GPDR) norms tomaintain your privacy which can-not be violated without a courtwarrant. It would be helpful if othermanufacturers came out with suchstatements as well.

The good thing about many ofthese new telematic solutions isthat some of them are compatiblebackwards with previous genera-tion models as well. SuzukiConnect currently available onNexa vehicles can be retrofitted to

older Nexa cars as well, and theMercedes-Me system can be fittedon almost all Mercedes-Benz carssold from 2007 onwards.

This was almost inevitable inmodern life. Two decades ago, Imight have said, ‘if only cars couldtalk, the stories they would tell.’Well, technology and mobile net-works have given your car the abil-ity to talk, well at least, tell youwhere they are and how they’rebeing treated.

(For your car queries and ques-tions, ping Kushan on Twitter@kushanmitra)

An empty, tilted earthen pot with adead crow at its opening is the firstthing one comes across as one

enters the Arambagh Durga PujaGround. Opposite to it is a giant grey tapwith a few empty buckets in a queuebelow it. Beneath it, is mother earth, outof which emerge tiny green hands ask-ing for help. A few empty plastic bottlesare hanging in the background, strikinga contrast between the water crisis andan abundance of plastic around us. Theartwork represents the scarcity of waterand how it is an alarming need of thehour.

While in Kolkata, women in red andwhite sarees could be found crowding thestreets, soaking in the pujo-pujo atmos-phere, the pandals in the capital are mak-ing the festival a cause-oriented one,moving away from their static tradition-ality towards more unconventionalthemes. The puja organisers have notonly worked on the decor, idols and pan-dal, they’ve brainstormed to come outwith a distinctive, appealing and relevanttheme. This helps them garner people’sattention easily and also serves as a medi-um to send out a social message loud andclear. There are competitions held for thebest pandals and themes. This raises theexcitement level of the associations,craftsmen and viewers.

Arambagh Puja Samiti is famous forits innovative theme every year. In 2017,it won the National Award for its pandal.Abhijit Bose, its chairman, proudlyboasts about the same. He says, “In 2017,we were asked to preserve our idol inPragati Maidan. It is the first of its kind.”

Since the depleting water level is amajor issue wrapping the world current-ly, he feels that this was the best themefor the year. He says, “We have workedon this for a year. This is the burningissue. We don’t realise it now but our sur-vival is going to be very tough in the com-ing years. This is the best gift we can giveto our future generations.” The way thetheme has been elaborated is a treat tothe eye. Plays and seminars have alsobeen organised on the same to inspire theyouth.

He has also worked on themes likesorphan kids, rape survivors and the atroc-ities on them. Bose says, “Isn’t it interest-ing to work on such themes? They are thereal Durgas. They should be worshippedand empowered.”

Though there are eco-friendly mur-tis every year but this time a special atten-tion has been given to the type of clay andorganic colours. It is to ensure that thecelebrations and environment go hand inhand.

The footfall at the Arambagh pandalis two to three lakh. Hence, Bose want-ed the theme to make a lasting impact onthe people. Talking about the budget, hesays that it has been reduced by �10 lakhthis year due to the low markets. From�45 lakh last year, it’s only �35 lakh thistime.

Before completing his part, he makessure that he apprises us of the fact thathe welcomed late President APJ AbdulKalam in his pandal in 2013.

Another organiser and foundermember of Paschim Vihar BengaliAssociation, Mahadeb Das says that healong with his organisation has workedon diversified theme to commemoratetheir 37th year.

Since it was the 150th birth anniver-sary of Mahatma Gandhi, they thoughtthere could be nothing more relatablethan this. The other themes are relatedto water conservation and plastic ban. Hesays, “We hope that our creative thoughtswill force the society to think and actupon these issues.”

This year an attempt has been made

to maintain an eco-friendly environmentwithin the pandal area, including con-struction of artificial ponds inside thecampus to immerse the idols. He says,“Eco-friendly materials like hogla patta,trees and decorative plants have beenused. Plastic plates have been banned. Ateam is assigned to collect all the recy-clable waste everyday and hand it overto the authorities concerned.”

Contrary to what Bose had said, Dassays that their budget has increased thistime. They have been sponsored for thefood and other mega events. This indi-cates that we cannot ignore the fact thatas the level of the celebrations is gettingelaborate each year, it is paving way forhigh commercialisation.

Talking about the security, since thepandal witnesses a heavy footfall, he says,“To maintain public safety and securi-ty, we have installed CCTV cameras inand around the pandal. We have alsomade arrangements for systematic carparking and safe drinking water for alldevotees.”

The oldest Durga Puja of the city,that is of the Kashmere gate also alignswith sustainable measures. Like everyyear, even this time the pandal has sim-ple yet unique designs. And the themehas been kept traditional.

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Sanjay Kapoor, who was recentlyseen playing Sonam Kapoor’s father

in The Zoya Factor, says the best act-ing opportunities are coming his waynow, after all these years.

“When I was young and startingoff in the nineties, most characters inmainstream cinema were stereotypical,and not like the way things are today.So, initially I grabbed all the opportu-nities that came my way. However, nowI am getting exciting offers,” he said.

Starting his career in 1995 with thedud Prem, Sanjay has done films likeRaja, Sirf Tum, Auzaar, Mohabbat, andKoi Mere Dil Se Poochhe.

“In the nineties, typecasting wouldhappen to all actors. Now, we have bet-ter opportunities to showcase versatil-ity,” he added.

He said that with maturity he gainsmore experiences of life. This hashelped him evolve as a performingartist. “For some time, I avoideddoing films just to be seen. Perhaps,that is why new offers are coming myway now. Filmmakers can imagine mein certain characters because my tal-ent has not been utilised completely,”said Sanjay, who tried film productionin 2009 with Kya Time Hai Yaar andin 2014 with Tevar.

The actor added that success inBollywood depends upon talent as wellas luck. When questioned how muchof his career owes itself to luck? he said,“I won’t say that my acting assignmentsare based on just luck. But I would saythat being casted in the Netflix filmLust Stories was because of the righttiming. The production team of thefilm was looking for an actor for therole of Salman, and they were sittingat the club where I went for my dailyworkout. As I passed by them, theynoticed me and approached me for thefilm. Of course, I finally got the rolebecause of my acting skills but it alsohappened because I was at the rightplace at the right time.”

In recent times, Dilbar Dilbar, hissong from the 1999 film Sirf Tum, wasrecreated for the film Satyamev Jayateand was picturised by Norah Fatehi.The new version was a huge hit.

What would you say about thetrend of recreating old hit songs? “Ithink I was fortunate to be a part offilms that had superhit songs such asDilbar and Akhiyaan milaoon kabhi.Those songs not only made my careerbut the remix version of Dilbar has alsomade Norah famous. I think that ishow destiny works — unplanned,” hesaid with a smile. —IANS

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Having been brought up ina home where my father

has a staunch relationshipwith chicken and my motherwith vegetarian food, light onheart and her conscience, Ihave never chosen sides.Moreover, it’s rather naturalon my part to gorge on mealsthat don’t have an ounce ofanimal flesh in it. But DivaSpiced in Greater Kailash Ihad done little to spare myfeelings and my vegetarianfriend’s, who had incessantlydone several rounds with themenu to find something thatwould be agreeable to bothher hunger and morals.

The one plausible out-come of having toured variousrestaurants and cafés is thatyou become immune to thedishes that may sound bizarre.However, the rule to neverjudge a book by its cover fallsshort in its promise when itcomes to this place. The dish-es look exactly how theysound, no cover of pretence,even less to hide.

The menu, though well-thought of, was quite limited.As I skimmed through theitems on the two-paged menu,I picked the dumplings, first,filled with Chinese greens,water chestnut, sesame andone with chicken, basil andginger. The water chestnutdimsums, were the ideal com-fort food. They were goodenough, nothing less or morebut got me into the thick ofthings.

The chicken dumplingsscrambled several levels high-er than the vegetarian ones,doughy skin and chewable,brought a blurry reminder ofthe ones I used to eat afterschool. Yet there was a whole-someness despite the low spirequotient which worked andwould make me order the dishagain when I return.

We ordered two drinks —cucumber mojito and peach

soda. The peach soda wentdown a bit stronger and wasmore of an accompanyingmocktail, which you needafter the food preceding it tobe drowned. Definitely notsomething I would callouslydrink as I wait for my dishesto arrive. The cucumber moji-to was a delight — fresh andperky.

One of the best dishes ofthe night, as good as it couldget, was the Kadhi samosa. Ihave never had somethinglike it before and for once,during the dinner, I had noqualms about the taste. Thecurry, the kadhi, treaded alongthe consistency of water butkept up with its sour under-lying taste of yoghurt. Thegreen chutney and pomegran-ates were an assured additionto maintain the authenticity ofthe dish. The samosa ,

drenched and consumed bythe curry, tasted every bitlike how it is supposed totaste. An item I would recom-mend for making two excep-tionally variant items into anunusual yet amazing dish.

The next was ginger andsoy steamed chicken withsesame beans and wok-tossedquinoa. The east Asian tastewas ever-present. Of course,the chicken sat on oyster andlight soy sauce. The quinoawas tossed with soy sauce,garlic and Chinese greens.However, for someone whoslurps spicy ramen in one go,the chicken turned out to bebland. And if spicy food is notyour favourite, then thisdeserves a try. Personally, Iwould steer clear of it if Icome back.

We had the water chestnutdimsums repeated and alongwith that, we ordered the old-fashioned ‘chowmein.’ I will bereserved on the last dishbecause I don’t think there aremany ways to makechowmein. It tasted just right.The absence of spicinessmakes the place a go-to optionfor those who prefer mildfood, of course, and expat.

What I did fancy aboutthe restaurant is the tableware,minimalistic with profoundsophistication. The dinnerwas a quiet affair on a Tuesdayevening and it’s a place whenyou come after office to takea break from piling work. Itsrelaxed atmosphere can makeone feel home. We ended ourquick dinner with chocolatemousse with salted carameland the matcha meringue.There is less that could gowrong with chocolate and Iwas happy with my instinct toorder this dessert. It didn’t dis-appoint.

All in all, we relished itscourse, which is an unre-strained reflection of the mar-ket it is located in.

How did you conceptualise theshow, Mother’s Menu? Whatinspired it?

Motherhood is a beautiful journey andthis has been my inspiration. A healthyand a balanced diet during pregnan-cy is essential to support optimalgrowth and development of the foetus.It’s also important for the physiologi-cal changes that a mother undergoes.Mothers can have a lot of questions intheir mind, especially during the peri-od. And Mother’s Menu is going to bea perfect guide where we aim to helpto-be-mothers to follow a healthyschedule, not just through deliciousrecipes but also proper advices fromnutrition and fitness experts and mypersonal experiences.

We will tell new and healthyrecipes for expectant mothers, post-natal nutrition for both the mother andthe baby and kids between three tonine years.

How do you aim to remove the mis-conceptions and notions about food-eating habits during pregnancy andchildbirth?When a woman announces her preg-nancy to her family and friends, she isloaded with suggestions and advice,even from anonymous people. Theoverload of information from all quar-ters can be confusing at times andsome of it might not even be relevantto the person concerned. Some peoplejust give away popular myths, leavingit on the expecting mother to rely onthem. On the show, we have bustedsuch myths in our segment calledSachya Suspicious. We also share someeasy home remedies coming from

our nutrition expert in the NanhaNuskha segment.

What are some of the new recipes anddishes that you explored while creat-ing the show?Although most women are aware thathealthy-eating is important duringpregnancy, it can become a challengeas expectant mothers face problemssuch as food aversions, sudden crav-ings, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, con-stipation, and heartburn. Taking cuefrom this, we have curated recipes,which can help a mother to ease outof these challenges and have a relaxedand happy pregnancy.

As the show proceeds, we havedeep dived into recipes for newbornsand toddlers in a way that is packedwith nutrition and taste for theseyoung eaters.

Which cuisine have you taken refer-ences from to develop the recipes?The recipes showcased on the show areinspired by the wide variety of region-al and traditional cuisines from Indiaalong with some of my family recipes.I have also featured some recipes thathave been relished by my sons duringtheir early years.

What was the research work thatwent into the making of this show?Some anecdotes from your experi-ences...A lot of research has been done beforeselecting the recipes to be showcasedon the show. However, all of them havebeen tried and tested and carefullyselected by our nutrition expert, mak-ing them suitable trimester wise. Wehave researched a lot to present tips forchild nutrition and recipes as well,keeping in mind aspects like braindevelopment.

We have included meals which arehigh in protein, and have the essentialfats and iron. The show offers tips fora balanced diet with some fun ideas forchildren’s lunch boxes.One of my personal experiences thatI drew inspiration from is that whenI was pregnant, I faced frequent morn-ing sickness.

Hence, my grandmother wouldalways ask me to consume smallmeals instead of large ones. She wouldmake sure these small meals arepacked with required nutrition. AndI have brought this learning to theshow. I have also selected recipes thatI enjoyed during my pregnancy orhave seen my children enjoying intheir growing up years.

Where have you sourced your mate-rial and ingredients from?All ingredients used in the showhave been freshly sourced from thelocal markets. We have tried to useingredients that are easily available inmost parts of India so that they canbe easily replicated by the viewers.

How do you think the understand-ing of nutrition and food-choicesduring pregnancy has evolved overthe years? Also, considering the ‘goonline and google’ world that we areliving in, how do we verify informa-tion?With the current world that we are liv-ing in, where social media has becomeour first reference for information,understanding of nutrition hasevolved massively as compared towhat it was about 15-20 years ago.Mothers today are more aware andconscious of the food choices theymake and hence, they also seek theright information. However, women’sincreasing access to delusional infor-mation, coming from various infor-mal online sources, could significant-ly impact pregnancy and food-eatinghabits during the time. And a grow-ing dependence on the medium couldhave adverse effects. It’s better to con-sult doctors or nutritionists at thetime rather than trying out uncerti-fied or unrecommended schedulesand recipes themselves. This is alsowhere a show like ours comes to therescue.

Do you think a chef ’s gender affectsthe taste of the food in any way?How is women’s cooking differentfrom that of men?I don’t think we can evaluate the tasteof food based on gender. I’m surethere is no way you could guess if itis a male or a female chef who has pre-pared the food in the restaurant.There are certainly some pre-con-ceived myths. However, there is noway one could find a differencebetween two same dishes made by awoman and a man. Though yes,when it comes to ‘Maa ke haath kakhaana,’ I feel the food is the mostspecial of all as it is made with somuch love and care. It is always thetastiest, dil se jo banta hai (After all,it is prepared by heart).

(The show airs on Monday andTuesday at 2.30 pm on Living Foodz.)

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US Open champion BiancaAndreescu paid Naomi

Osaka the ultimate complimenton the eve of their first match,saying the Japanese player’s gamehas similarities with that ofSerena Williams.

Two of the most exciting tal-ents in tennis clash on Friday inthe quarter-finals of the ChinaOpen in Beijing.

Ahead of what could be thestart of a long rivalry, the 21-year-old Osaka called the 19-year-old Canadian Andreescu"an amazing player" and said "Ihave to learn from her".

The Japanese, on theupswing after a slump followingher triumph at the AustralianOpen at the start of the year,smiled: "I'm older than her, verymuch so.

"I noticed that she seems tobe very... just focused."

Andreescu, on a winningstreak of 17 matches, returnedthe praise with gusto.

"I know she's an aggressiveplayer. She has similar traits toSerena as well," said the worldnumber six.

"Big serve, big groundstrokes.She moves pretty well, too."

Andreescu, whose ascent hasbeen so fast that she did not evenfeature at the China Open a yearago, added: "She's doing incred-ible, especially at such a youngage as well.

"It's nice to play anotherplayer that's close to my age.

"We're kind of like the nextgeneration. I'm really excited."

Andreescu, playing her firsttournament since stunningWilliams in the final at FlushingMeadows last month, thrashed

American qualifier JenniferBrady.

The teenager started withintent, breaking Brady's first ser-vice game on the way to a bru-tal 6-1, 6-3 win in 68 minutes.

But Osaka, a former worldnumber one, is also in form, yetto drop a set in three matches inBeijing and fresh from winningthe Pan Pacific Open in Japan.

The two-time Grand Slamchampion said she was "angryrelaxed" after a dominant 6-4, 6-0, win over unseeded AmericanAlison Riske.

Osaka, ranked four, reeled off10 games in a row to seal victo-ry.

"I'm relaxed, but I'm a little bitangry, it's an angry relaxed," saidOsaka when asked what wasbehind her recent success in Japanand now China.

Also into the last eight in hotand hazy Beijing was reigning

champion Caroline Wozniacki,another former world numberone. She faces Russia's DariaKasatkina.

Another in action on Friday iscurrent women's number oneAshleigh Barty of Australia, whoplays the seventh seed PetraKvitova of the Czech Republic.

MEN'S HOLDER EXITSIn the men’s draw, the title-

holder Nikoloz Basilashvili ofGeorgia was on course to pull offa surprise against Stefanos Tsitsipasof Greece.

But the 21-year-old Tsitsipas,ranked seventh, came back to win4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and will play big-serv-ing John Isner of the United Statesin the quarter-finals.

Alexander Zverev, the Germansecond seed, eased into the nextround with a 6-3, 6-1 victory overanother teenage Canadian, FelixAuger Aliassime.

much out of the dry and slow sur-face.

Rohit and Agarwal, who beganthe day on 115 and 84 respective-ly with India at 202 for no loss, con-verted their opening partnershipinto a record breaking one with a317-run stand before lunch.

With their massive stand, theysurpassed Virender Sehwag andRahul Dravid to record India'shighest partnership for any wick-et against South Africa.

Agarwal stole the show afterRohit's departure and keeping therequirement of the team in mind,increased the intensity of hisinnings. His first hundred came off204 balls and second off 154 balls.

The Bengaluru-based cricketer,whose previous four Tests were inAustralia and West Indies, collect-ed 23 fours and six maximums,most of them coming against thespinners.

He batted for the majority ofthe afternoon session, which wasextended by 30 minutes to make upfor overs lost due to rain on the firstday.

Agarwal's memorable knockcame to end when he smashed afull ball from Dean Elgar towardsdeep mid-wicket and a divingPiedt took a diving catch.

At tea, India coasted to 450 forfive, scoring 126 runs in the sessionat the loss of four wickets.

South Africa struck throughpacer Vernon Philander first ballafter lunch, raising hopes of a SouthAfrican fightback. CheteshwarPujara (6) was the man dismissed,bowled off a Philander beauty

that moved away just enough torattle his off-stump.

Captain Virat Kohli (20) joinedAgarwal in the middle and lookedin sublime touch during his shortstay.

He was disappointed to get outafter getting set. A regulation ballstopped on Kohli, who ended upoffering a simple return catch todebutant Senuran Muthuswamy,giving the South African his firstinternational wicket.

In the morning session,Agarwal completed his maidenTest hundred while Rohit Sharmamade 176 on his opening debut.

Rohit, who too hit 23 fours andhalf a dozen sixes like Agarwal, waseventually dismissed in the 83rdover. At lunch, India were 324 forone in 88 overs with the host scor-ing 122 runs in the session at 4.28runs per over.

Like on day one, Philander cre-ated some discomfort for the bats-men in the opening hour butapart from that, it was smooth sail-ing for the home team.

Rohit was dropped on 125 offPhilander when keeper Quinton deKock, who was standing up to thestumps, fumbled to take a sharpcatch.

Two balls from Philander keptlow, taking both Rohit and Agarwalby surprise but after that they toyedwith the opposition attack. Theygot the boundaries at will, especial-ly against the spinners and with thesurface not doing much, playingreverse sweep became less risky.

After reaching three figureswith a single, Agarwal stepped upthe offensive. He dispatched DanePiedt for a massive six over deepmid-wicket before reverse sweep-ing him for a four in the same over.

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Puneri Paltan edged out TeluguTitans 53-50 in a closely-fought

Pro Kabaddi League match at the TauDevilal Sports Complex here onThursday.

Manjeet (12 points), SushantSail (11 points) and Sureejet Singh (7tackle points) were the stars for thePune side.

The defeat meant Telugu Titans’chances of making it to the playoffscame to a halt with UP Yoddha secur-ing the final spot in the top six.

Telugu Titans were the onlyteam playing for a playoff berth butit was Pune who showed more grit ina dominant first-half performance.

Titans’ star raider SiddharthDesai was successfully tackled byManjeet in the very first minute andthat set the tempo for Paltan as theypicked raid points with ease.

The Pune side inflicted the firstAll-Out in the 6th minute of thematch to move to a 7-point lead andcontinued their good work to securedanother All-Out in the 14th minuteto open a 14-point gap.

The Titans did claw back throughsome strong raids by the Siddharth

Desai but two Super Tackles (bySushant Sail and Surjeet Singh)ensured they prevented an All-Out.

Surjeet clinched his High 5 as thefirst half ended with the scores 31-16with Pune well on top.

Sushant Sail started the secondhalf with a massive four-pointSuper Raid as Pune rushed toanother All-Out in the third minuteof the second half.

Rakesh Gowda was having animpressive game as the raider forthe Titans and his four-point raidin the fourth minute of the matchgave the Titans some much-need-ed impetus to push for an All-Out,which they secured in the 9thminute of the second half.

Pune continued to approach ‘allguns blazing’ instead of seeing outthe remainder of the time whichallowed the Titans to clinch anoth-er All-Out with 6 minutes remain-ing to make it a 9-point game.

The match became a tenseaffair in the closing minutes but athree-point Super Raid by IranianEmad Sedaghatnia helped Puneopen up a sizeable lead whichtheir defenders could hold on to tillthe final whistle.

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Ben Stokes has been voted theProfessional Cricketers’ Association

players’ player of the year after starring inEngland’s maiden World Cup win andrepeating his heroics during the Ashesseries.

Somerset’s Tom Banton picked up thePCA young player of the year award, whileEngland bowler Sophie Ecclestone collect-ed the women’s prize.

Highlights of the English cricket sea-son for Stokes included an unbeaten 84in the World Cup final and a sensation-al 135 not out to win the third Test againstAustralia at Headingley.

All-rounder Stokes,was England’stop run-scorer in the Ashes, which endedin a 2-2 draw.

Speaking at the PCA awards ceremo-ny in London on Wednesday, Stokes toldthe Press Association: “In terms of reflec-tion, I think there will come a time whereI will be able to take it all in but I don’tthink that will come until I retire reallybecause it all comes so thick and fast.

“This will definitely be a summer thatI will be able to look back on forever.”

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just sheer brilliance of RohitSharma and Mayank Agarwalthat has taken the game awayfrom the visitors, lead Proteastweaker Keshav Maharaj saidhere on Thursday.

Left-arm spinner Maharaj(3/189 in 55 overs) bowled hisheart out but did not get thesupport from the other end inDane Piedt (107/1 in 19 overs)or debutant SenuranMuthusamy (63/1 in 15 lovers),who did take the prized wick-et of Virat Kohli.

"I wouldn't say they bowledpoorly. I personally judge ifsomeone comes down thewicket and hits you, it's not abad ball. If you are getting hitfrom the crease, if you are get-ting cut, then it's a differentstory," said Maharaj, after daytwo of the first Test.

"Piedt was unlucky.Mayank played superbly welland so did Rohit. Literallyeverything they wanted to dopaid off, it was their day. Iwouldn't look too much if theybowled badly or anything. Senis an all-rounder, a batting all-rounder, so his contribution inhis first Test went pretty well,especially in tough conditions,"he said.

India won the toss and

had no hesitation in battingfirst. The hosts put up mam-moth 502 for seven in their firstinnings. In response SouthAfrica were 39 for three atstumps.

"I suppose the toss doesplay a part because you wantthe best possible conditions tobowl for the spinners but hav-ing said that, we could havebeen a little bit better at timeswhen we did bowl.

"But I suppose the tossdoes play a large factor interms of the outcome of thegame. But we still have a taskat hand in terms of bat as longas possible and try and comeclose to the target if possible,"said Maharaj.

India spinners bowledfaster than their South Africancounterparts and got morepurchase out of the surface.Maharaj said deterioratingpitch was also a reason Indianspinners doing well.

"I also think the deteriora-tion also plays a massive factorin terms of the pace of the ball.Obviously, with the wicket notspinning, you try to beat thebatsman through the air andmaybe slow it to get someassistance.

"May be, the odd faster ballmight grip. But yeah, the dete-rioration of the wicket does playa pivotal factor in terms of thespeeds that you do play."

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�Mayank Agarwal on Thursday became thefourth Indian batsman to convert his maiden cen-tury into a double hundred.

�The 28-year-old is now the fourth Indian bats-man after Karun Nair, Vinod Kambli and DilipSardesai to convert their maiden Test tons into a dou-ble century. Nair had scored 303, his first Test cen-tury against England in 2016, Kambli had scored 224against England in 1993 and Sardesai had scored200* against New Zealand in 1965.

�His individual score of 215 is thus far the high-est score by any batsman in Test cricket this year,surpassing Australian star Steve Smith's 211 whichhe scored in the fourth Ashes Test in Manchesterin September. The other players who have manageddouble hundreds this year are Jason Holder (202*),Kane Williamson (200*.) and Ross Taylor (200).

�It took the 28-year-old Agarwal, who madehis debut against Australia in Melbourne inDecember 2018, eight innings to register his maid-en Test century. He also became the 86th Indian bats-man to score a hundred in Test cricket.

�Mayank, was also involved in a record break-ing 317-run opening partnership with RohitSharma. The pair became the third Indian batting

pair to stitch together a partnership of 300 runs ormore in Test cricket. Rohit, who was opening theinnings for the first time in Test cricket, scored 176while Mayank contributed with 137 during their his-toric partnership.

�The other two Indian opening pair to stitchtogether a partnership of more than 300 runs inTest cricket are Vinoo Mankad-Pankaj Roy (413against New Zealand in 1956) and VirenderSehwag-Rahul Dravid (410 against Pakistan in2006).

�The record-breaking partnership was also the12th highest opening partnership in Test cricket.Mayank got out for 215 from 371 deliveries. Hisinnings was studded with 23 fours and six sixes.

�Newly promoted Test opener Rohit Sharmahas taken to the role like fish takes to water andhit a majestic 176 in the first innings. In the process,he equalled Rahul Dravid’s record of most num-ber of consecutive fifty-plus scores in Tests at home.Dravid had scored six straight fifty-plus scores inTests at home between 1997 and 1998. Rohit too,now has six consecutive fifty-plus scores at homein the longest format of the game after his knockagainst the Proteas.

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Mayank Agarwal showed insatiableappetite for runs, converting his maid-en Test hundred into a brilliant double

before the Indian spinners tightened the noosearound the exhausted South Africans on thesecond day of the series opener here onThursday.

Playing his first Test in India, Agarwalshowed remarkable concentration andendurance for his monumental 215 off 371 ballsthat allowed the hosts to declare their firstinnings at 502 for seven in 136 overs.

In response, South Africa were staring downthe barrel at close of play, losing AidenMarkram (5), Theunis de Bruyn (4) and nightwatchman Dane Piedt (0) under floodlights tobe 39 for three in 20 overs, trailing India by 463runs.

Ravichandran Ashwin provided the break-throughs by getting through the defences ofMarkram with a classical off-break that turnedsharply. He then had De Bruyn caught behind

before Ravindra Jadeja crashed throughPiedt's defences.

While day one was all about RohitSharma (176 off 244), the second day cer-

tainly belonged to Agarwal, whomade full use of friendly bat-

ting conditions.Barring lead pacer

Vernon Philander, theSouth African bowlingput up an ordinary show

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David Goffin of Belgiumadvanced to the Japan Open

quarterfinals after squeezing byCanada’s Denis Shapovalov 7-6(7/5), 7-6(7/2) on Thursday.

Both men kept all of theirservice games — withShapovalov nailing 10 acesagainst third-seed Goffin’s four— in the close match that last-ed nearly two hours.

Goffin, winner here in 2017,used his footwork to survive twobreak points while the big-serv-ing Canadian kept up the pres-sure.

Goffin will now face ChungHyeon of South Korea, whopulled an upset victory againstsixth-seed Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6,6-1.

“It was tough. We were bothreally solid on our servicegames,” Goffin said of his match.

In the rest of the tourna-ment, Japanese wild card TaroDaniel defeated Australian rivalJordan Thompson 6-4, 7-6(7/3).

He will next face Australianqualifier John Millman, whodefeated South African LloydHarris 6-3, 6-2.

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Dina Asher-Smith endedBritain’s 36-year wait for a

short sprint title at the WorldChampionships on Wednesday asGrant Holloway of the UnitedStates stormed to victory in the110 metres hurdles.

Asher-Smith, the Silvermedallist in the 100m, dominat-ed a 200m field depleted byinjuries and withdrawals to claimGold in 21.88 seconds at theKhalifa Stadium on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old becomes thefirst British woman in WorldChampionship history to wineither a 100m or 200m Gold.

“I don’t know what to say, Idon’t think it’s properly sunkin,” Asher-Smith told the BBC.

“I woke up today thinking'this is it. This is the moment youdid all your work for’. The tired-ness disappeared.

“I’m lost for words. I dreamtof this and now it’s real.” BrittanyBrown of the United States tookSilver in 22.22sec and MujingaKambundji of Switzerland wasthird in 22.51sec.

A dramatic 110m hurdlesfinal meanwhile saw the worldleader Holloway clinch victory in13.10sec after leading from startto finish.

Olympic and reigning worldchampion Omar McLeod lookedto be closing on Holloway in thefinal stages, but crashed heavilyat the final barrier.

Sergey Shubenkov, worldchampion in 2015, took Silver in13.15sec whilst Frenchman PascalMartinot-Lagarde finished thirdin 13.18sec.

Asher-Smith and Holloway’swins were the only two Goldmedals decided on the track onWednesday.

The other Gold came in the

men’s hammer throw, wherePawel Fajdek of Poland success-fully defended his 2017 crownafter launching his fourth throwto 80.50m.

MAYER TRAILINGThe opening rounds of the

decathlon meanwhile sawFrance’s reigning world champi-on and world record holderKevin Mayer battling CanadiansDamian Warner and PierceLePage in the multi-disciplineevent.

Mayer opened the defence ofhis title with a personal best in the100m, clocking 10.50sec to grab975 points.

The Frenchman followed itwith a season’s best leap in thelong jump before erupting in cel-ebration after launching a throwof 16.82m in the shot put.

After five events, however,Warner is in the Gold medalposition with 4,513 points, withLePage just behind on 4,486pts.

In the heptathlon, Britain’sKatarina Johnson-Thompson islocked in a thrilling duel withBelgium’s reigning Olympic andworld champion NafissatouThiam.

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Champions League holdersLiverpool came out on top ofa 4-3 thriller with Salzburg on

Wednesday after throwing away athree-goal lead at Anfield beforeMohamed Salah’s winner, while LuisSuarez fired Barcelona to a comebackvictory over Inter Milan.

Salah won the Group E match forLiverpool with his second of the nightin the 69th minute, denying Salzburga point after teenage sensation ErlingBraut Haaland had stunned the Redswhen he completed an incrediblefightback with his 18th goal of the sea-son.

“When we were winning three,we needed to score a fourth, fifth andsixth. It’s a little bit bad because thehuman mind says ‘OK we are goingto win this’,” Salah told BT Sport.

The hosts looked to be cruisingin the 36th minute when EgyptianSalah had added to goals by SadioMane and Andy Robertson, but Hee-Chan Hwang’s brilliant strike short-ly before the break gave Salzburg hope.

Two goals in four second-halfminutes from Takumi Minaminoand 19-year-old substitute Haalandleft the home crowd stunned.

However, Salah spoiled theirevening with his sixth goal of the sea-son in all competitions, puttingLiverpool level with Salzburg onthree points, one behind Napoli aftertheir disappointing goalless draw atGenk.

“They made it a game for us butwe are happy to get the three points.That’s the most important thing,”added Salah.

Suarez saved Barcelona’s blushesat the Camp Nou after LautaroMartinez had scored early for Inter,who then failed to capitalise on theirfirst-half dominance in the Group Fclash and lost 2-1.

Barca moved up a gear in the sec-ond half and were deservedly levelwhen Suarez crashed home a superbshot just before the hour mark, andthe Uruguayan was at his sharpest towin the match with six minutes

remaining.Lionel Messi, a surprise inclusion

from the start, suddenly warmed upand skipped past two challengesbefore laying on Suarez, whose per-fect first touch allowed him to sinkInter and draw Barca level on fourpoints with group leaders BorussiaDortmund.

“Those are a big three points,” said

Suarez, who has recovered from afrustrating start to the season withthree goals in his last two games.

Dortmund came out on top atSlavia Prague thanks to a pair ofcounter-attacking strikes from AchrafHakimi, whose clinical finishing ledLucien Favre’s side to a 2-0 win in theCzech Republic.

The 20 year-old — on loan fromReal Madrid — burst onto JulianBrandt’s pass in the 35th minute andcharged towards the goal, skippingpast Petr Sevcik and goalkeeperOndrej Kolar before rifling home theopener, and repeated the feat in the89th minute with a neat left-foot fin-ish that made sure of the win.

Ajaxtook controlof Group Hwith a big 3-0success atValencia that putthem top with aperfect sixpoints andshowed again

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could yetrepeat last season’s

heroics.Hakim Ziyech

opened the scoring forthe Dutch championswith an incredible dip-ping strike on just eight

minutes, and QuincyPromes doubled their

lead 11 minutes beforehalf-time with his second in

as many Champions Leaguegames, punishing Daniel

Parejo for smashing apenalty high over thebar. Donny van deBeek sealed the pointsfor last season’s semi-

finalists when he fin-ished a beautiful passing move

in the 67th minute, putting Erik tenHag’s side three points clear ofValencia and Chelsea, who won atough encounter at Lille thanks toWillian’s 78th-minute volleyed win-ner.

Tammy Abraham had givenFrank Lampard’s side a deserved22nd-minute lead with his first everChampions League goal beforemore slack set-piece defendingallowed Victor Osimhen to level notlong after, but the Ligue 1 outfit arebottom without a point after twodefeats.

Zenit St Petersburg top GroupG after seeing off Benfica 3-1 inRussia, level on four points withLyon after their 2-0 win at RBLeipzig.

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Indian men’s hockey teamon Thursday produced

an attacking masterclassto outclass reigning Worldand European ChampionsBelgium 5-1 in the fifthand final match and main-tain a hundred per centrecord in their Tour ofBelgium.

World No 5 India wonall five matches during theTour, beating Belgium 2-0in the opening match, andregistering 6-1 and 5-1wins over Spain in thenext two games, beforefinishing off their Tourwith two more wins (2-1and 5-1).

In the fifth match onThursday, SimranjeetSingh (7th), Lalit KumarUpadhyay (35th), VivekSagar Prasad (36th),Harmanpreet Singh (42nd)and Ramandeep Singh(43rd) — all scored a goaleach to earn a scintillatingvictory for the Indianteam.

Brimming with confi-dence after an invinciblerun, India started thematch on the front-footand produced a stunningmove in the 7th minute totake the lead through for-ward Simranjeet.

Belgium did try toforce a comeback butIndia's Pathak made surethat their lead stayedintact.

The visitors started thethird quarter with attack-ing intent, and were

rewarded immediately,with Lalit KumarUpadhyay bagging his firstgoal of the match in the35th minute to extendIndia’s lead to 2-0.

Another attack in thenext minute saw youngsterVivek Sagar Prasad alsoregister his name on thescore-sheet as he produceda crafty finish to beat theBelgian Goalkeeper.

The 38th minute sawBelgium penetrate and wina Penalty Corner, but PRSreejesh’s diving save keptthe score down to 3-0 inIndia’s favour. However, abrilliant strike from theretake by AlexanderHendrickx made it 3-1 inthe 39th minute.

But Belgium could notstay in the match for toolong as India scored twicein two minutes just beforethe end of the third quar-ter to extend their lead to5-1.

India’s fourth goal wasscored by drag-flickerHarmanpreet Singh, whoconverted a Penalty Cornerin the 42nd minute, whilethe fifth goal came throughRamandeep Singh, whoscored in the 43rd minute tofinish off a great team-move.

Playing at home, theWorld Champions tried tomake inroads into the Indianstriking circle but somestrong tackling, and inter-ceptions in the last quartermeant that the Indiansmaintained their 100 percent record in the fivematches.

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