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BJP seeks action over Khalistanhoardings in Punjab

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Salahuddin's interview provesPakistan's role in terrorism: India

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Questioning the Congress government in Punjab's silence over provoca-tive hoardings across the state, the BJP has demanded immediate actionagainst controversial hoardings seeking a 'freedom referendum' inPunjab.The hoardings also prominently carry the photographJarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed in the Army's 'Opera-tion Bluestar' action inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsarin June 1984.The hoardings have been put up at prominent loca-tions in Rajpura in Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's home dis-trict Patiala, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Rupnagar (Ropar) inPunjab.Neither the state government nor the district authoritiesor police have taken any action on the matter even though thehoardings have been around for three to four days. The BJP had onSunday demanded that the provocative hoardings should be re-moved by the Punjab government immediately. "These hoardingshave been put up to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in Punjaband to encourage hardliners. The Punjab government should im-mediately get these removed and take action. We don't understand whythe Punjab government is not doing anything," BJP Punjab Vice PresidentHarjit Singh Grewal told the media on Sunday. "We cannot allow suchanti-national elements to further Pakistan's agenda and disturb peace inPunjab," Grewal and other BJP leaders said.

Ex-CIA contractor Raymond Davis' recently-published book, "TheContractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplo-matic Crisis," has caused an uproar in Pakistan and angered thecountry's security and intelligence officials. Davis , who was arrestedon the charges of murdering two Pakistani citizens during a shoot-outin the eastern city of Lahore, narrates the story of his detention andsubsequent release from prison, alleging that Pakistan's then spychief Shuja Pasha facilitated his acquittal from a cour t case.


Canadian Teacher and husband shotdead in New Mexico

Police in New Mexico are investi-gating after a woman they say isoriginally from Canada was founddead, along with her husband, in-side a vehicle parked on the shoul-der of an interstate highway.The bodies of Ursula TammyKokotkiewicz, 32, and JacobKokotkiewicz, 31, were found in ablue Dodge pickup last Thursday.Officers spotted the vehicle while responding to an unrelated inci-dent, New Mexico State CBC news repor ted.

Islamabad must ensure that internationally-designated terrorists donot find space in Pakistan for their activities, India said today, afterHizbul Mujahideen's Syed Salahuddin, designated a global terroristby the US last week, boasted in a television interview that his outfithas carried out terror attacks in India.Salahuddin, who operates out of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, openlyexposed Pakistan's role in terror attacks in India when he told Paki-stani channel Geo TV that he "can strike anytime, anywhere in India."He said it was easy for him to get weapons in Pakistan for theseterror strikes."The brazen admission by Syed Salahuddin of perpetrating terroristattacks on India and having the capacity to carry out such attacks atany place and time in India is a fur ther proof of Pakistan's continuingpolicy of cross border terrorism. His confession... also affirms thecomplicity of Pakistan's state structure in using terrorist proxies as amatter of policy against the neighbours," a foreign ministry spokes-person said in a statement.

"It is a matter of deep regret that senior Pakistan functionaries con-tinue to justify and defend the activities of such internationally desig-nated terrorist entities and leaders who are responsible for killingthousands of innocent civilians over the past three decades," it added.Salahuddin, 71, was declared a specially designated global terroristby the US Depar tment of State last week, hours before Prime MinisterNarendra Modi met President Donald Trump at the White House. A USstatement noted that, "In September 2016, Salahuddin vowed to blockany peaceful resolution to the Kashmir conflict, threatened to trainmore Kashmiri suicide bombers, and vowed to turn the Kashmir Val-ley "into a graveyard for Indian forces"." Responding to the order,India had said, "It does vindicate India's longest-standing positionthat cross-border terrorism is behind disturbance created in Kashmirsince last year. The outfits that Syed Salahuddin leads, they haveperpetuated, from the territory of Pakistan and Pakistan-occupiedKashmir, cross-border terrorism against India including in Kashmirfor a number of years."

INDIA, ISRAEL MAKE CALL FOR FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

Consider More Time For ChangingOld Notes, Says Supreme Court

Supreme Court has asked both the Central government and theRBI to address the issue of old notes within two weeks

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central gov-ernment and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider grantingpeople, with a legitimate reason, more time to to deposit old Rs. 500and Rs. 1,000 notes. The top court has asked both the Central govern-ment and the RBI to address the issue within two weeks.A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachudasked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Central gov-ernment, to take instructions on the issue and inform the cour t.Ranjit Kumar sought time to get instructions for granting an oppor tu-nity to people to deposit their money on a case-by-case basis.


PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL BENJAMIN NETANYAHU GREETING PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA NARENDRA MODI AT THE AIRPORT IN ISRAELON HIS THREE-DAY HISTORIC VISIT , THE FIRST BY AN INDIAN PRIME MINISTER. THE VISIT ALSO MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IN 1992.

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Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau with his Family celebrating the Canada's 150th Birthday with thousands at the Parliament hill in Ottawa along The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

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India, Israel make call for fight against terrorism

JERUSALEM (IANS) India and Israel on Tuesday jointly called forresolutely opposing the menace of terrorism and the defeat of thisglobal scourge.Jointly addressing the media here along with Israeli counterpar tBenjam Netanyahu ahead of a one-on-one dinner between them PrimeMinister Narendra Modi referred to his visit to the Yad Vashem Holo-caust memorial museum shor tly after his arrival here earlier in theday and said the museum was a tribute to your unbreakable spirit torise above the depths of tragedy overcome hatred and forge ahead tobuild a vibrant democratic nation.Yad Vashem tells us that those who believe in humanity and civilisedvalues must come together and defend it at all costs Modi said.As such we must resolutely oppose the evils of terrorism radicalismand violence that plague our time.Modi arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday afternoon in what is the first everprime ministerial visit from India to Israel. This year marks the 25thanniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two coun-tries.Stating that India-Israel ties have seen rapid growth since the estab-lishment of full diplomatic relations Modi said: Common objectives ofeconomic prosperity strong technology and innovation ties and theneed to secure our societies define the space for convergent action

between us. Over coming decades we want to frame a relationshipthat transforms the landscape of our economic engagement.He said that focus on using technology and innovation to meet devel-opment priorities provides productive scope to expand our academicscientific and research and business links.We also want to put in place a robust security par tnership to respondto shared threats to our peace stability and prosperity he stated.I will work with Prime Minister Netenyahu to craft and build a clearaction agenda to realise these objectives.Referring to people-to-people links between the two countries Modisaid that Jews have thrived in India for thousands of years after thefirst of these people landed on India s south-western coastline.We are proud of jewish sons and daughters of India like Lt. Gen. J.F.R.Jacob Vice Admiral Benjamin Samson master architect Joshua Ben-jamin and film actors Nadira Sulochana and Pramila whose diversecontributions have greatly enriched the fabric of Indian society hesaid.Indian Jews are a living and vibrant connect to this shared history. Myvisit to Israel celebrates this ancient bond between communitiesacross both our nations.India and Israel are sister democracies face common challenge: IsraelOn his par t Netanyahu said that India and Israel were sister democra-

cies and faced the common challenge of terrorism.Calling Modi as friend Narendra Netanyahu said that Israel believedin the par tnership of intelligence.India and Israel are sister democracies. We are unequal in size butequal in spirits said Netanyahu.We also face common challenges and first of it is to defeat the forcesof terror that s on rampage through the world and threaten both ourcountries. We must stand together in this battle. We have to defeatterrorism.Netanyahu said both India and Israel shared a bond of democracycreativity a deep respect for the past and a boundless optimism forfuture and it s in this spirit my friend Narendra I welcome you hereSpeaking of his great admiration for people of India for talent andPrime Minister Modi for yoga the Israeli Prime Minister also recalledIndian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.We have great admiration for people of India. My late uncle who wasa mathematician told me many times about his admiration for greatIndian mathematician Ramanujan who was perhaps the greatest math-ematician in many centuries said Netanyahu.This symbolises talents of people of India he said.He fur ther added We believe in the par tnership of talent. It won thappen over night but we both want it to happen overnight.


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Ontario Providing MoreOpportunities for DiverseCommunities to ThriveONTARIO - Ontario is providing more oppor tunities for new-comers and multicultural communities to succeed with anew grant program focused on promoting diversity and re-ducing barriers to inclusion. Earlier this week, Minister ofCitizenship and Immigration, Laura Albanese, announced thatthe province has launched a new Multicultural CommunityCapacity Grant Program.The program will suppor t community projects that advancediversity and reduce barriers to inclusion, while providing opportu-nities for newcomers and ethno-cultural communities to partici-pate fully in the civic, cultural, social and economic life of Ontario.Projects will be selected for their ability to:" Increase intercultural awareness and understanding" Enhance civic engagement and social connections" Improve social and economic integration of newcom-ers and vulnerable groups such as refugees and newcomerwomen and youth" Empower women, for example by providing oppor tuni-ties for leadership roles" Improve access to services for newcomers anddiverse communitiesSuppor ting diverse and inclusive communities is par t of thegovernment's plan to create jobs, grow our economy andhelp people in their everyday lives."As the son and grandson of immigrants, my family alwaysencouraged me to celebrate my ancestral heritage whilecelebrating and honouring multiculturalism and diversity inCanada. In Ontario, we are so for tunate to be surrounded byan array of cultures. Since I have been elected, I have con-tinuously advocated that we do all we can to suppor t ourmulticultural communities in Etobicoke and across Ontario. This iswhy I am so pleased that the Government of Ontario and Minister ofCitizenship and Immigration, Laura Albanese, have created this pro-gram to help suppor t communit ies and promotemulticulturalism". - Yvan Baker, MPP Etobicoke Centre"This program will help local organizations promote diver-sity and break down barriers to inclusion in communitiesacross the province. In Ontario, we all benefit when every-one has the oppor tunity to take par t in civic, cultural, socialand economic life. With our suppor t, organizations will helpto build strong and diverse communities where everyonecan fully par ticipate in our society." - Laura Albanese, Minis-ter of Citizenship and Immigration.

Sonia Sidhu launchesConsultation on Canada's FoodGuide and Healthy EatingBRAMPTON - Sonia Sidhu, MP for Brampton South, held thefirst consultation to revise Canada's Food Guide, and to imple-ment Canada's Healthy Eating Strategy with a focus on dia-betes. The meeting, held at Sheridan College on ThursdayJune 29, was attended by a number of organizations andstakeholders in the community.MP Sidhu chairs the All-Par ty Diabetes Caucus, which willbe contributing to Health Canada's study through consulta-tions with community stakeholders on healthy eating anddiabetes. The mandate of the Caucus is to analyze and pro-vide recommendations to advance and advocate for diabe-tes related federal public policies. The goal is to eventuallyinclude all feedback in a repor t to the Minister of Health, Dr.Jane Philpott."As Chair of the All-Par ty Diabetes Caucus, we aim to ana-lyze and provide recommendations to advance and advocatefor diabetes-related federal public policies. We're workingclosely with the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Philpott to in-clude all feedback from the consultations in a comprehen-sive report," said MP Sidhu. The consultation was attendedby more than a dozen organizations and stakeholders in thecommunity, including St. Michael's Hospital, Region of PeelChronic Disease Prevention, William Osler Health System,Medtronic, the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board,and Diabetes Canada to name a few."Unhealthy eating is the leading risk factor for obesity andchronic diseases, including Type 2 Diabetes," said MP Sidhu."We must do more to understand and reduce the negativehealth impacts of our food choices, and our consultation isone step being taken by our Government to address thischallenge," she said. This was the first of a series of consul-tations highlighting effor ts to improve Canada's food guidewith a focus on diabetes. For more information, pleasevisitwww.foodguideconsultation.ca

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TORONTO - Canada is a country made up of a cultural mosaic ofimmigrants that is strengthened by the diversity they bring with them.Globally known as the desired land of immigration, Canada has beenhome to more than 17 millionimmigrants since 18671 and in 2016alone Canada welcomed over 300,000 new comers to the country2.However, immigrants and their children when settling into a newcountry face their life's greatest challenge. Immigrant parents' primeconcerns are issues related to raising their children in a new andunfamiliar environment like maintaining cultural heritage, adjustingin school and cultural dynamics, living a healthy lifestyle, and ac-cessing community and government resources. Through all thesechallenges, what binds every immigrant is one common goal; to bean effective parent and give their children the best.In view of the challenges and big information gap, today at a mediaconference held at the Pride of Canada Carousel in Markham, a newparenting community hub called ParentConnectTM was announcedand its first event Parenting Expo 2017 will be held on October 21 and22 in the York Region. The event is expected to draw thousands ofnew parents and immigrant families in the GTA, York Region andneighbourhood regions.

"The ParentConnectTM platform is created with the objective to offernew and immigrant parents a collaborative hub to access resourcefulinformation and links to service providers to guide them on providingtheir children with a positive upbringing through positive parenting,"said Loret ta Lam, Founder ofParentConnectTM(www.ParentConnect.ca). Being an immigrant anda parent, Loretta echoes the stress that many parents face these daysbetween raising a family and building a successful career. She stronglybelieves society can benefit from positive parenting and every parentcan use a little help and resources from peers and exper ts.In such community as the York Region, by 2031, 55% of the region'sresidents will be immigrants and 62% will be visible minorities3.With 72% of people living in Markham identified as a visible minority,almost 26% are between the ages of 20-394. This cohor t is likelybuying their first homes and is star ting families. Many of these vis-ible minorities are the 1.5 and second generation of immigrant fami-lies from the 70s and 80s. These millennials and Gen X, on the otherhand, face intense challenges on raising their children and pursuinggenerational and cultural harmony between their parents' expecta-tions and the culture they grew up in.

Peel Police - Police Advising Publicto Continue Being Vigilant CRA/Immigration ScamREGION OF PEEL - Investigators from the Peel RegionalPolice Fraud Bureau would like to advise the public thatcitizens are still receiving sporadic calls with regards tothe Canada Revenue Agency / Immigration scams. Policeare urging citizens to continue to be vigilant of suspiciousphone calls.Police continue to receive reports from residents who havereceived phone calls from persons posing as GovernmentOfficials from various federal agencies including, and notlimited to, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Ser-vice Canada and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The call-ers will indicate that a tax audit has been conducted andoutstanding taxes are owed or in the case of Immigrationthat there are outstanding fees due to incorrect informationprovided on their application. In both cases the caller makesthreats to the victim that a warrant for their arrest is out-standing and will be executed if payment is not made im-mediately.The caller will go on to provide very specific payment in-structions, which may involve making Western Union orMoney Gram transfers, sending bank transfers, buying pre-paid credit cards, iTunes or STEAM cards in order to makea payment. In some incidents, taxis have been sent to thevictim's residence to facilitate taking them to Western Unionor a financial institution. Victims have also been directedto wire funds overseas. If any person living in the city ofBrampton or Mississauga has been defrauded of money inthis way, they are encouraged to repor t the incident throughtheir local Peel Regional police division.How to protect yourself:* Canadian Government Officials WILL NOT con-tact you directly and demand money in exchange for secur-ing your Canadian Status. The Canadian Government DOESNOT accept payments via Western Union, Money Gram,Prepaid Credit Cards, iTunes or STEAM cards and wouldnever ask you to wire such payments to a foreign country.* DO NOT take immediate action. VERIFY that whatyou are being told is the truth.* Beware of Caller ID spoofing as fraudsters canmanipulate call displays or provide real government agencycontact numbers in order to appear legitimate.* If you wish to verify information do not contactback on any number provided by the caller. Use phonenumbers provided on the Government of Canada's officialwebsite only.The Crime Prevention Bureau will provide valuable tipsand suggestions via the Crime Prevention twitter account@PeelCrimePrev. To learn more about this type of scamand other fraud scams currently affecting Canadians, pleasevis i t the Canadian Ant i-Fraud Centre websi te atwww.antifraudcentre.ca

SOUTH ASIAN WINS YOUNGINVESTIGATOR AWARD IN CANADA

VANCOUVER - Dr Faisal Khosa, a medical graduate from Pakistanand currently working in the Depar tment of Radiology at VancouverGeneral Hospital, University of British Columbia is a distinguishedrecipient of numerous national and international awards of excel-lence in education, research and philanthropy. He received the Awardof Merit in the "People First Award category of Leadership" by theVancouver Coastal Health in June 2017.He was awarded the Canadian Association of Radiology/CanadianRadiology Foundation "Leadership Scholarship"in April 2017 and Col-lege of Physicians and Surgeons bestowed upon his Examiners Awardin March 2017. Dr Khosa and his team received the "OutstandingSuppor t Award" by Vancouver General Hospital Trauma Program in

2016; the American Roentgen Ray Scholarship (2013-2016);the Out-standing Young Investigator Award in USA (2015) and the One in OneHundred Mentor Award (2014). He received the Scientific ResearchAward at Harvard University in 2010.He also received the "Medal of Excellence" (Tamgha-i-Imtiaz) fromthe Government of Pakistan and The College of Physicians and Sur-geons Award for 15 years of "Outstanding Service to Medicine" in Pakistan. Hehas more than 80 publications, numerous book chapter and serves as a facultyspeaker at the Radiological Society of North America, American Roent-gen Ray Society, American Society of Emergency Radiology, RoyalCollege in UK and The Arab Health Congress in Middle East, and aninvited speaker at universities all over the world.

Square One Older Adult Centre RelocatingFrom L to R: Shari Lichterman, Director, Recreat ion, City ofMississauga, Ward 4 Councillor John Kovac, Elena Price, Proper tyManager Oxford Proper ties Group, Joan Crews, President of the Boardof Directors for SOOAC and Samantha Almeida, Marketing Manager,Oxford Proper ties Group.Mississauga - Recently together with the Square One Older AdultCentre (SOOAC or the Centre), the City of Mississauga announcedthat SOOAC will be relocating from its current space at Square OneShopping Centre, to the second floor of the Central Parkway Mall at377 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E. (on the corner of Burnhamthorpe Rd. E. andCentral Parkway E.)."In working together with City staff, I was thrilled that we were able tofind an alternative downtown space for the Centre to continue to pro-vide programs and activities for older adults in Mississauga," saidWard 4 Councillor John Kovac. "Based on the most recent Censusdata, our downtown is home to approximately one quar ter ofMississauga's 55 plus population who lead very active lifestyles. Thedowntown's older adult population is expected to grow within the nextdecade, so it was impor tant to find a new location for the Centre thatnot only met the existing needs of the membership, but allowed forincreased growth and accessibility."The relocation is set to take place in late fall. For more than twodecades, SOOAC has provided programs and services that enrich thelives of older adults in Mississauga. "After an extensive search, theCity along with SOOAC's Board of Directors agreed that the CentralParkway Mall space meets requirements identified by members andwould accommodate the group's future growth," said Shari Lichterman,Director, Recreation. "The renovated space is large, convenient andaccessible, allowing for current and new social, educational, recre-ational, health and multicultural programs and services. The newspace also provides the oppor tunity for membership to grow from itscurrent 1,650 members." The renovated 8,600 sq. ft. facility, locatedon the second floor of the mall, will offer a variety of amenities for theCentre's members including:* Kitchen and multi-purpose café space;* Technology centre;* Smaller private rooms for health & wellness services/clinics;* Large auditorium; and" Multi-purpose program rooms.

Lichterman added, "The City will lease the space for a minimum offive years. SOOAC will be responsible for the operation and manage-ment of the centre, including all other operating costs." Established in1992, SOOAC is a charitable organization committed to enriching thelives of Mississauga's older adults ages 50 and over. The Centreoffers a variety of weekly social, recreational, health and multiculturalprograms."While we've spent the last 25 years at Square One, we're excited tocreate new memories in our new space," said Joan Crews, Presidentof the Board of Directors for SOOAC. "We're grateful to the City ofMississauga for working closely with us to find a location that ac-commodates the wide array of programs and services that we pro-vide. We're also very thankful and appreciative of Oxford Proper tiesGroup for the suppor t they've shown us over the last two decades andas we continue finalizing our move to our new home in Central Park-way Mall." Since 1992, SOOAC has operated out of the lower level ofSquare One Shopping Centre. Its current lease is set to expire inSeptember 2017. Oxford Proper ties Group, who manages and co-owns the shopping centre, has not announced future plans for thespace at this time. "As a vested community par tner, Oxford Proper-ties Group values the relationship built with SOOAC and the City,"said Greg Taylor, Director and General Manager, Square One. "In sup-por t of our long-term par tnership, we're contributing $200,000 to as-sist with the transition to a new location. This monetary contributionwill be put towards providing ongoing oppor tunities for older adults tolive their best life by staying active, healthy and connected."

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For Modi, the real test will be taming 'gau rakshaks'BY AMULYA GANGULI

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A year ago, the Prime Minister had admonished the gau rakshaks(cow vigilantes) in no uncer tain terms. He did so again last Thursday,but even as he was speaking a mob was killing a man suspected ofcarrying beef in Jharkhand, which is ruled by the Bharatiya JanataPar ty (BJP).It will obviously take much more than an occasional condemnation tobring under control the murderous fanatics of the Hindu Right. Thereason is the ingrained animosity of these groups towards Muslimswho are mostly associated with eating beef. Since this bias has beeninstilled in them over decades by the Sangh Parivar led by the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS), it will be futile to expect an overnightchange of hear t.Never theless, Narendra Modi should be complimented for taking upcudgels against them. No one else either inside or outside the BJPcould have done so. It is not impossible that his castigation of the gaurakshaks will turn a not inconsiderable section of the Parivar againsthim, thereby damaging the BJP's electoral prospects. But Modi doesn'tseem to have any hesitation in following a path different from the onefavoured by the hardliners in the saffron brotherhood. While the latterwants the establishment of a Hindu 'rashtra' (nation) now that 1,200years of "slavery" under the Muslims and the British have come to anend, Modi wants to take India forward as a modern country with avibrant economy.But this objective cannot be achieved if the country remains in thegrip of lawless groups bent on lynching those who do not share theirreverence for the cow. Considering that Modi has succeeded in check-ing some of the excesses of the Hindu fundamentalists like arrangingfor 'ghar wapsi' - or the return of Muslims to their "original" faith ofHinduism - or opposing inter-faith marriages via their 'love jihad'propaganda, it is possible that he will be able to rein in the gau rakshaksas well.But, unlike the two other "programmes" of the fanatics, controlling thecow vigilantes will be much more difficult because their rampagesrelate to the cow, a longstanding emblem of Hinduism in the eyes ofthe animal's worshippers who believe that it exhales oxygen and thatits urine has therapeutic value. An effor t to restrain them, therefore,

will be a real test for Modi, much more than the rolling out of theGoods and Services Tax or inviting foreign investment or popularisinggenetically modified food.If he fails, there is little doubt that the halo surrounding his personawill be vastly diminished not only among the "not in my name" hashtagbrigade of the urban middle class but also among the less privilegedcommunities. These include the Dalits, who have been alienated bythe suicide of a bright young scholar in Hyderabad, the lynching of agroup skinning a cow in Gujarat, and the clashes with high-casteThakurs in Saharanpur, UP.On the other hand, if the Prime Minister succeeds -- if only becausethe police will now be far more active in apprehending the Hinduzealots -- Modi's image will receive a tremendous boost. But even ashe gains among the people at large, the impact of restraining the gaurakshaks -- one of whom was compared with Bhagat Singh by asaffron sadhvi in Rajasthan -- on the Parivar diehards remains un-clear.Although the RSS has warned the Hindutva activists against takingthe law into their own hands, the reactions of the more belligerentVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bajrang Dal and other groups like

the Ram Sene, the Hindu Sena and the Hindu Mahasabha cannot butbe less restrained. For them, any administrative action against thegau rakshaks will be a betrayal of the Hindutva cause, which willbring the BJP in line with the "sickular", anti-Hindu, anti-national Con-gress and the left-liberals.It is too early to say whether the saffron camp will split, but it goeswithout saying that for outfits like the VHP, it will be vir tually mean-ingless to remain a par t of the Parivar when their cherished hopes arereceding fur ther into the distance. In India, another regimented group,the communists, splintered into many factions because they couldnot establish their beloved dictatorship of the proletariat via an armedrevolution. Does a similar fate await the votaries of Hindu rashtra?The country will however see a major transformation of the politicalscene if no more lynchings or murders take place in the name of thecow. The BJP can then look forward to any easy victory in 2019. Onthe other hand, more venomous targeting of Muslims will be ruinousfor Modi's reputation as a strong leader and energise his opponentsas never before. Either way, the holy cow will be playing a seminalrole in the country's social and political scene to the amazement ofthe rest of the world.

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He came, he saw, he hugged and hugged again, but he couldn'tconquer the Russia obsessed Yankee media. Narendra Modi'sbudding bromance with Donald Trump could not bloom on the idiotbox. The Indian Prime Minister's first marathon summit with POTUSwas just a blip on the tube. And on the morrow, it could not makethe front page of any mainstream daily from the West to East Coast.To be sure, pundits and prophets from Washington Post to New YorkTimes did pontificate on the 'TruModi bromance.' But only theconservative Washington Times carried a picture of Modi and thefirst couple on the front page. No surprises there. For unlikeGandhi's three monkeys who saw no evil, heard no evil and said noevil, they have their eyes and ears for only one evil - Vladimir Putinand his ever lengthening shadow on American politics.Foiled by Trump and Modi refusing to take the customary twoquestions from each side after their Rose Garden statements, thechatterati quickly switched to complaining and moaning about thelack of transparency in this White House. A repor ter anyway did loba question at the retreating pair - not about India-US relations, buton the travails of "Trumpcare" to replace "Obamacare." A CNNrepor ter said he wanted to ask Modi about the Supreme Cour treviving Trump's "Muslim travel ban" as India has over a 100million Muslim population.He like other Trump baiters ignored the fact that the so-called banonly calls for a 90 day suspension of travel from six terror-pronecountries in the Middle East identified as such by the previousObama administration. This on the day three CNN repor ters andeditors were forced to resign after retracting an anonymoussourced story suggesting a Senate team was probing a linkbetween a Trump associate and a Russian investment fundexecutive."So they caught Fake News CNN cold," a gloating Trump tweeted."But what about NBC, CBS & ABC? What about the failing @nytimes& @washingtonpost? They are all Fake News!" he asked brandingthe "The Gray Lady" of New York "A Fake News Joke!" The WhiteHouse also encouraged media to watch a couple of sting videosfilmed by conservative outlet Project Veritas showing a CNNproducer admitting that the channel was hyping 'mostly bullshit'Trump-Russia scandal for 'ratings.'In another video, CNN political commentator and host Van Jones isseen saying "The Russia thing is just a big nothing burger." CNNwas quick to dismiss it as a "hoax" only to have Jones sheepishlyadmit that he did say those words and lamely suggest it wasaddressed to 'progressives' nursing a false hope that the Russiaprobe would lead to Trump's impeachment. And as press andpoliticians continued their Russia tirade, Trump deftly turned thetables using a Post story to lash out at his predecessor for "chok-ing" over Russian meddling. "Why didn't he do something about it?"he demanded.CNN among others painted it as Trump's admission that the"Russians did it" while suggesting that the President's "ownadvisers are struggling to convince him that Russia still poses athreat. Scoop and scandal" oriented liberal news site The DailyBeast floated another story about European spies being worried that

"ex-spy master" Putin "can extract major concessions" from Trumpwhen they meet at the G-20 summit next week. Meanwhile, MSNBC"Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski provided Trump anotherhandle by accusing him of "bullying, lying or undermining manag-ers." Such "abnormal behaviour," by a business executive, shesuggested, may raise concerns that he was "perhaps out of hismind."The retribution from the POTUS was quick. Taunting her as "Low I.Q.Crazy Mika" he claimed that she "along with Psycho Joe" had"insisted on joining me" at his Florida resor t last winter when "shewas bleeding badly from a face-lift." As a storm broke out withlawmakers and media chastising Trump for his "misogynistic"tweeting instead of minding the nation's business, the House passedtwo tough measures against illegal immigrants.Brzezinski herself found it "unbelievably alarming" that this Presi-dent with 'childlike ego' is so easily played." But with the conversa-tion turning away from Trumpcare, Muslim ban and even Russia fora while, the question was who is playing whom!



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PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU AND MS. GRÉGOIRE TRUDEAU MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, MICHAEL D. HIGGINS,AND MRS. HIGGINS DURING HIS VISIT TO IRELAND.

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Mayor Crombie Marks PeelPride Flag Raising 2017“On behalf of the City of Mississauga and Members of Coun-cil, we welcome all residents and visitors to City Hall toproudly raise and fly the rainbow Pride flag here at Cel-ebration Square.“We recently marked the 150th anniversary of Confedera-tion and our nation’s founding. Canada’s cities and townsembody the very best of country – places where all people,no matter gender or sexuality, faith or ethnicity, are safe,have dignity and can confidently par ticipate in civic life;where residents are welcomed, invited and encouraged toshare and celebrate their culture and faith for everyone toexperience, appreciate and enjoy.“Mississauga is a world-class city where the LGBTQ2Scommunity is welcomed and encouraged to celebrate lifeand to give back by fur ther enriching all Mississaugans.“Equal rights, freedom, tolerance and respect are bedrockprinciples of flourishing communities. These values arewhat make Mississauga, and cities and towns throughoutCanada, safe and inviting places to call home.“I wish to fur ther recognize the members, organizers andleadership from Peel Pride and Pride Week in Peel for pro-viding impor tant and accessible suppor t services, pro-grams and events year round.“To all those committed to building a more dynamic andinclusive Mississauga - thank you for your commitmentand lasting contributions.”

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau,today marked the end of the suc-cessful three-day Royal Tour toCanada by Their Royal HighnessesThe Prince of Wales and The Duch-ess of Cornwall, and announced theGovernment of Canada's official gift.The Royal Tour began with a visit toIqaluit, Nunavut, and then proceededto Canadian Forces Base Trenton andthe village of Wellington, Ontario.From there, Their Royal Highnessesvisited Gatineau, Quebec, where theyopened the Canadian History Hall at

the Canadian Museum of History, andOttawa, where they took part in cel-ebrations of the 150th anniversary ofConfederation on ParliamentHill.As part of a longstanding tradition,the Government of Canada markedthe Royal Tour by offering a donationof $45,000 to three organizations vis-ited by Their Royal Highnesses. TheIqaluit Food Centre, the Iqaluit Com-munity Tukisigiarvik Society, and theTumikuluit Saipaaqivik (Sweet LittleFootprints Daycare) will each receivean official gift of $15,000, which will

help them continue to make a differ-ence in the lives of people through-out Canada's North.Quote"As we celebrate the 150th anniver-sary of Confederation, it has been apleasure and a privilege to welcomeTheir Royal Highnesses The Princeof Wales and The Duchess ofCornwall. During the Royal Tour,Their Royal Highnesses met withmany people, including members ofIndigenous communities and of theCanadian Armed Forces, and those

involved in charitable work inCanada's North. They saw firsthandthe beauty, warmth, and diversity thatmake Canada such a wonder fulplace to live and visit."-The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, PrimeMinister of CanadaQuick FactsThis is the 18th visit to Canada forThe Prince of Wales and the 4th forThe Duchess of Cornwall. Their RoyalHighnesses' most recent trip toCanada was in May 2014, when theytoured Nova Scotia, Prince EdwardIsland, and Manitoba.The Prince of Wales is patron orpresident of more than 400 organiza-tions around the world, includingCanadian organizations that reflectthe Prince's diverse interests, rang-ing from education to organic agri-culture and architecture.The Iqaluit Food Centre, an emer-gency meal service, provides over100 healthy meals daily to commu-nity members who experience hun-ger, or lack access to food that isaffordable, nutritious, and culturallyrelevant.The Iqaluit Community TukisigiarvikSociety offers practical support andassistance to Iqalummiut individu-als and families with personal andfamily issues, including health, edu-cation, and employment.The Tumikuluit Saipaaqivik (SweetLittle Footprints Daycare) was cre-ated through a joint effort by a groupof mothers who wanted a daycarethat would operate solely using theInuit language, culture, andworldview. It is the first Inuktitut-onlydaycare in Iqaluit.

THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGANAMED MOST SUPPORTIVEEMPLOYER IN ONTARIOThe City of Mississauga has received an award from theCanadian Forces Liaison Council (CFLC) for being the MostSuppor tive Employer in Ontario. The City is being honouredfor its exemplary suppor t for members of the CanadianArmed Forces Reserves. At this morning’s meeting of Coun-cil, Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Members of Council ac-cepted the award from Gary Kent, Commissioner of Corpo-rate Services and Chief Financial Officer for the City. Kentreceived the honours on behalf of the City at a recent cer-emony in Ottawa.“On behalf of the City of Mississauga and Members of Coun-cil, we are honoured and humbled to accept this nationalrecognition as Most Suppor tive Employer in Ontario,” MayorCrombie said. “The City of Mississauga is proud of theteam of professionals who dedicate their time, talent andpassion in the work they under take each day to makeCanada’s sixth-largest city an even better place to raise afamily, earn a well-paying job and enjoy an unrivalled qual-ity of life. We are especially proud and honoured by theunwavering contributions of City employees who make thetime to bravely give back to our nation, as members of theCanadian Armed Forces Reserves. The training and skillsetsthese employees have developed, fur ther prepare them tobe proven and respected leaders in the workplace and inthe broader community” Mayor Crombie added.“It’s an honour for the City to be selected among hundredsof employers across the province as the Most Suppor tiveEmployer,” said Janice Baker, City Manager and Chief Ad-ministrative Officer. “We actively recruit veterans and re-servists and are proud of the talented men and women withmilitary backgrounds who contribute to the high quality oflife that Mississauga residents enjoy every day.”The City shares a close relationship with the Toronto Scot-tish Army Reserve Company which is located in the City’s GarryW. Morden Centre. A City program is in place to seek out and hireveterans and those currently serving in the Canadian Armed Forces.Through the program, the City makes it easy for reservists to serveCanada by allowing time off for training and deployments.


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Hurontario Light Rail Transit Project Update: Preparing for ProcurementCity of Mississauga staff repor ted to General Committee today on the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (HuLRT)Project. The project, led by Metrolinx, is moving into the next phase of the procurement process. Includedin the repor t, is a staff proposal for additional design refinements and corridor enhancements that gobeyond the initial project scope.“We are excited to reach this next stage of the Hurontario Light Rail Transit Project,” said Mayor BonnieCrombie. “The design refinements and enhancements staff brought forward are placemaking oppor tuni-ties that link to key downtown destinations to achieve a civic identity and sense of place. The proposedadditional municipal infrastructure is an oppor tunity to complete work efficiently and good use of ourresources. The Hurontario LRT is building and connecting our city and ensuring it remains competitiveand offers our residents efficient and modern transit.”The City of Mississauga has been working with Metrolinx on refining the reference design to addresslocalized concerns prior to the next phase of the procurement process.“Before Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario identify a successful bid team, an agreement will need to bein place with the City of Mississauga to address the detailed aspects of project delivery and long-termoperations,” said Joe Perrotta, Director, City of Mississauga LRT Project Office. “The additional munici-pal infrastructure being proposed can be integrated with the overall procurement process. Separatebudget approvals will be required through the 2018 Budget.”The design refinements and proposed corridor enhancements include:• Review of the Por t Credit and Cooksville HuLRT stops to improve integration oppor tunities to the GO railnetwork• Maintaining paid on-street parking in the Downtown Mississauga areas with the HuLRT, where appropriate

• Developing an enhanced corridor design for Duke of York Boulevard in addition to reconfiguring thetrack design to a centre roadway configuration• Addressing constraints at the Highway 403 crossing with the proposal for a new separated HuLRTstructure• Maintaining additional on-street MiWay capacity at the City Centre Transit Terminal• Ensure consideration for a context sensitive design adjacent to the Britannia Church and the BritanniaFarm LandsMetrolinx identified a Public Realm Amount (PRA) of approximately $10.6 million to be used towardsenhancements for the Hurontario corridor in Mississauga. The City of Mississauga capital budget alsoidentified up to $25 million in funding for related HuLRT project enhancements beyond the scope of theproject. Departmental staff, working through the Metrolinx design process, have used this oppor tunity toidentify and evaluate potential corridor enhancements and upgrades that would benefit the overall projectand communities. These enhancements have been assessed and prioritized for Council to endorse andinclude in the Metrolinx procurement process. With a set commitment on funding, the City will not be heldresponsible in case of project overruns. The staff repor t, Hurontario Light Rail Transit Project Update:Metrolinx Project Procurement, includes $1.61 million in additional funding. Final approval of the staffrepor t will be on the July 5, 2017 Council agenda.Additional Municipal InfrastructureA list of additional municipal infrastructure projects were identified that would have normally been sched-uled through departmental budgets to be integrated with the HuLRT project. These include:• Incorporating municipal storm sewer (new and upgrades)• Incorporating uninterrupted power supply or backup systems at all or primary signalized intersections



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RIA MONEY TRANSFER ADDS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS TOINDIAN NETWORK TO SERVE WORLD'S LARGEST DIASPORA GROUP

Ria launches partnerships with three of India's leading cash remittance payout agentsCustomers in India gain access totens of thousands of new locations to receive remittances from friends and family in CanadaPartnerships provide Ria's customers with a high-quality cash payout network in the top remittance receiving country in the world

TORONTO: Ria Money Transfer ("Ria") the third largest money transfer company in the world and subsidiary of EuronetWorldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) has signed direct partnership agreements with three of India's leading cash remittancepayoutagents, Paul Merchants Limited, Weizmann Forex Limited and Transcorp International Limited. Ria's new principalagents are well-recognized in India and eachhave more than 15 years' experience in the money transfer sector. With theaddition of these agents, Ria will upgrade its cash payout network during the next 12 months by adding tens of thousands ofhigh-quality retail and non-banking financial company (NBFC)locations across India. The robust and ubiquitous payoutnetwork will provideRiawith increased brand recognition, while providing tremendous convenience and accessibility forbeneficiaries to easily receive cash remittances.Juan Bianchi, CEO & President of Ria Money Transfer, said: "India is the top receiving country for family remittances,receiving $62.7 billion in 2016. Millions of households are largely dependent on these transfers for family maintenance,savings and investment and we are proud to be the link that connects our customersin Canada to their loved ones in rural andurban centers across the country."Speaking at a press event in Toronto, Rosario Escarpita, Managing Director for the Americas of Ria Money Transfer, added:"We are pleased to say thatRia has one of the best services in Canada to send money to India. With the addition of our newagents,Riahas alsoraised the quality of its existing Indian payout network to providecustomers with a ubiquitous spread oflocations to receive remittances from their loved ones. We warmly welcome our new partners to the Ria family." Riaalreadyhas a strong network worldwide, including in top remittance sending countries where many Indians reside. In Canada,customers can make transfers to India at thousands of Ria agent or store locations across the country, and cansearch for theirnearest location by visiting www.riamoneytransfer.com. In addition to cash pick-up, Ria also offers bank deposit serviceswhich allow customers to transfer money to any bank account in India.About Ria Money TransferRia, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT), is a global leader in money remittances. Ria offers fast, secure,affordable money transfers through a network of approximately 321,000 global agents spanning 146 countries and online atwww.riamoneytransfer.com. The company is steadfast in its commitment to its customers and remains ingrained within thecommunities in which they live. For more information visit www.riafinancial.com and www.riamoneytransfer.com.About Weizmann Forex Limited

Weizmann Forex Limited - part of the INR 45 billion Weizmann Group, is a public limited company listed with Bombay StockExchange and National Stock Exchange since 2011. Weizmann Group has a diversified portfolio focused on Foreign Exchange,International & Domestic Money Transfer, Import and Export Payment Solutions, Tours & Travels, Textile Processing & Exportsand Renewable Energy Generation. With its 30 years of Business expertise. A RBI certified Authorised Dealer - Category II,Weizmann Forex which has a strong network of 200+ branches, 54,000+ customer touch points across India and strongagent partnerships for its inward remittances business, has grown exponentially to become a leading player in the ForeignExchange and Remittance market.About Paul Merchants LimitedPaul Merchants Limited (PML), an ISO 9001:2008 certified Company for its quality procedures & processes, is the flagshipcompany of the "PAUL GROUP OF COMPANIES." The group is a diversified conglomerate having prominent interests inInternational Money Transfer, Foreign Exchange, Finance, Satellite TV, and Tours & Travels. Under the aegis of specific RBILicenses, PML offers International Money Transfer and Forex Services from its widespread network consisting of own officesand Franchisee locations of more than 22,000 across India. PML is amongst leading players in Forex as RBI LicensedAuthorized Dealer II. Further, PML is fast emerging name in Tours & Travels having IATA accreditation besides having affiliationwith Indian Ministry of Tourism.About Transcorp International LimitedTranscorp International Limited is a public limited company listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange; paying yearly dividendsto its shareholders for the last 17 years. The Reserve Bank of India has entrusted Transcorp with several licenses includingMTSS to provide inward money remittances to the families of Indian migrants working abroad. In addition, Transcorp holdsthe coveted AD2 license which allows it to conduct foreign exchange services as well as outward remittance as perapplicable guidelines. Recently, it has received the PPI license and has launched its Transcash digital wallet and soonlaunching pre-paid cards. Transcorp prides itself on its loyal network of over 7000 retail partners across the country and over50 own branches. Transcorp works as a banking correspondent at the national level with SBI - India's largest and most trustedbank. In addition to financial services such as insurance and investments, Transcorp has subsidiaries including Ritco Travels,a holistic travel agency. It has a group company, Transcorp Enterprises Limited which is a RBI licensed money changer andhas a venture in Malaysia for remittance and forex.

HC GRANTS BAIL TO 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS CASE CONVICTNEW DELHI, (PTI) The Delhi High Court today granted bail on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convictserving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A vacation bench of Justices Manmohan and YogeshKhanna released retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal on bail till July four on the ground that he has to

undergo a surgery. The cour t granted him the relief till July four instead of three months sought by theconvict, so that the bench which is hearing the anti-Sikh riots cases can take a final decision on his plea."A prayer is made for suspension of sentence for three months. In view of the circumstances placedbefore us, the sentence of the appellant is suspended till July 4," the bench said in its interim order.The convict is already on interim bail since March 24 on medical grounds. Bhagmal, through his counsel,had stated that he is suffering from enlarged prostrate for which he has to undergo surgery which wouldrequire stay in the hospital. Taking note of his medical condition, the bench extended his bail on furnishingof a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with one surety of the like amount.It directed Bhagmal to give the address at which he would be available and the mobile number on whichhe can be contacted by the CBI during the interim suspension of his sentence. The bench asked the convictnot to get in touch with any witness or the legal heirs of the deceased. "In case, there is a violation of thiscondition, it will be open to the CBI to move an application for recall of this order," it said, adding thatBhagmal shall not leave the National Capital Territory of Delhi without its permission. Bhagmal, formerCongress councillor Balwan Khokhar, Girdhari Lal and two others were held guilty in a case relating to the murder of fivemembers of a family in Raj Nagar area of Delhi Cantonment on November 1, 1984, after the assassination of Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi. They had challenged their conviction and the sentence awarded by the trial cour t in May2013. The trial cour t had acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar but awarded life term to Bhagmal,Khokhar and Girdhari Lal and three-year jail term to two others former MLA Mahender Yadav andKishan Khokhar. The convicts have filed appeals before the High Cour t while CBI too has filed anappeal alleging that they were engaged in "a planned communal riot" and "religious cleansing". The agency has alsoappealed against acquittal of Kumar. The high court had on March 29 this year issued show cause notices to 11 accusedincluding Khokhar and Yadav in five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases. The accused, who were acquitted of thecharges, were asked why should the cour t not order reinvestigation and retrial against them as they facedallegations of "horrifying crimes against humanity". The bench had issued notices on the complaints filedregarding the violent incidents on November 1 and 2, 1984 in the Delhi Cantonment area.



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INDIA AGAIN SEEKS CONSULARACCESS TO JADHAV, ANSARI

NEW DELHI, (IANS) India on Saturday again sought consular access to itsnationals Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistanimilitary court on alleged espionage charges, and Hamid Nehal Ansari, anIndian engineer and businessman who was sentenced to three years in jailfor entering Pakistan."India again requested Pakistan to grant full and early consular access to theIndian nationals lodged in the custody of Pakistan, including Hamid NehalAnsari and Kulbhushan Jadhav," the External Affairs Ministry said in a state-ment. "India once again requests Pakistan for the early release and repatria-tion of Indian prisoners, missing Indian defence personnel and fishermenalong with their boats whose nationality has been confirmed by India," itstated.Jadhav was allegedly arrested from Pakistan's restive Balochistan provinceon March 3, 2016. Pakistan claimed that the former Indian Navy officerconfessed in a video that he was involved in spying and terror activities inBalochistan, a charge rejected by India. He was convicted in April by aPakistani military court and sentenced to death. India has maintained thatJadhav was abducted from Iran, where he was pursuing his business, andpassed off as a spy. In May this year, India moved the International Court of

Justice at The Hague, which then stayed the execution pending a final deci-sion by the court. Ansari, an engineer and business professional, had gone toKabul in Afghanistan on November 4, 2012, on a tourist visa for a job inaviation. He entered Pakistan on November 12.From his e-mail accounts, it was revealed that he was in touch with aPakistani girl on Facebook and had gone to Pakistan, where he was arrestedand sentenced to three years in jail. According to the ministry statement, inline with an agreement signed in 2008, India and Pakistan on Saturday ex-changed, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi andIslamabad, the lists of nationals - including civil prisoners and fishermen - ofeach country lodged in the jails of the other country. The Agreement onConsular Access between India and Pakistan, which was signed on May 21,2008, provides that a comprehensive list of nationals of each country lodgedin the other country's jails has to be exchanged twice each year, on January1 and July 1. "India remains committed to addressing on priority all humani-tarian matters with Pakistan, including those pertaining to prisoners andfishermen," the statement said. "In this context, we await from Pakistanconfirmation of nationality of those in India's custody who are otherwiseeligible for release and repatriation."

TOP LET MILITANT KILLED INANANTNAGSRINAGAR, (IANS) In a major success, security forces on Sat-urday used explosives to blast a house in Anantnag district inKashmir Valley killing two holed-up LeT militants, including top com-mander Bashir Lashkari who was behind the killing of five policemen andan officer last month. Two civilians, including a woman, were also killed inthe cross-fire between security forces and the hiding militants in BrenthiBatapora village in Anantnag district. The civilians were part of a stonepelting crowd of protesters attacking the security forces during the opera-tion. Security forces said the gunfire exchanges at the shootout site inBrenthi Batapora village had stopped after the house was blasted. "Twomilitants have been killed whose bodies were seen under the debris of thehouse that was brought down to ensure that militants did not escape," asenior police officer said. "The identification process of the slain militants isunderway, while a search operation at the encounter site is going on toensure there are no other militants hiding," the officer added. One of thetwo slain militants is said to be Bashir Lashkari, a top LeT commanderwho carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head. He belonged toKokernag area. The other slain militant is believed to be Azad AhmedMalik alias Tada who belonged to Arwani village area of Anantnag.Lashkari, according to security forces, had masterminded and carried outan attack in Achabal area of Anantnag last month in which six police-men, including Station House Officer (SHO) Feroz Dar, werekilled and their bodies mutilated.

Chidambaram attacks GST in its presentform, says it will lead to inflation

KARAIKUDI (TAMIL NADU), (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Goods andServices Tax (GST) in its current form, senior Congress leader and formerFinance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said it will put a burden on thecommon man and hugely affect small, medium and micro businesses andentrepreneurs while being inflationary with multiple rates. The anti-profiteer-ing provision in the new law will be an instrument of harassment in the handsof officials, he told a press conference here.Chidambaram said 80 per cent of all goods and services will bear a tax andprices will be higher. "There will be inflation. What is the government going todo about it?" he asked. He said small, medium and micro scale entrepre-neurs and traders will be affected in a "big" way because they are not readyfor the roll out of the new law. "They asked for more time. They have beendenied time," he said. Chidambaram said a "peculiar arrangement" has beenmade in the name of compromise and the law was being hastily imple-mented while the traders and business wanted some more time becausethey were not prepared for it yet. The consequences of the new law will be

known only after some time, he added. "This not the real GST that the Con-gress had desired and the ideal GST devised by experts. Nothing can be aworse legislation than this," he said. Chidambaram said the UPA governmenthad done all the homework for the law and at that time the BJP had bitterlyopposed it. "The same BJP, when in opposition, had protested against the GSTtooth and nail. No one can deny this fact," he said. He said ideally GST meantone tax and the Congress had accepted the concept of a standard rate of 15per cent along with a standard plus or standard minus rate. "We had said atany rate the tax cannot be beyond 18 per cent. We also accept the fact thatthere cannot be one tax rate in view of the current economic situation."Chidambaram, who had included the GST proposal in the Union Budget forthe first time when he was Finance Minister, said against the concept of onerate, there are multiple rates now - zero per cent, 2.5 per cent, 3 per cent, 5 percent, 15 per cent, 18 per cent, 28 per cent and 40 per cent. "It is still far awayfrom being a GST. It is still not GST," he said, adding that even the ChiefEconomic Adviser has favoured only a 15 per cent rate.

I am not a scapegoat in the presidential election: Meira KumarBENGALURU, (PTI) Meira Kumar, theopposition's presidential nominee, as-serted that she was not a "scapegoat"in the upcoming election to the country'stop constitutional post as she was fight-ing for an ideology. "Anybody fightingfor an ideology and appealing to thevoice of conscience cannot be a scape-goat. I am a fighter and I will fight and Iam sure that many will join me in thisfight," she said in response to a ques-tion whether she was being made ascapegoat in the presidential election.Union minister and Republican Party ofIndia (RPI) leader Ramdas Athawalehad yesterday took a jibe at the Con-

gress saying it was using Kumar as a"scapegoat" by fielding her as the oppo-sition candidate in the July 17 presiden-

tial election. Kumar, a former Lok Sabhaspeaker and the daughter of iconic Dalitleader Jagjivan Ram, was speaking toreporters after meeting the CongressMPs and MLAs at the KarnatakaPradesh Congress Committee officehere. Seventeen opposition par tieshave fielded Kumar as their jointcandidate in the president ia lelect ion against NDA's nomi-nee Ram Nath Kovind. To a questionon her not having the support of enoughlawmakers, Kumar said she was fight-ing the poll on values and prin-ciples which were "sacred" tothe people of the country. "Wher-

ever I go, people tell me that Ido not have the numbers. If I do nothave the numbers, why don't you roundup the figures and declare the results?Why have the elections?," she won-dered. Pointing out that she launchedher campaign from the SabarmatiAshram in Gujarat, Kumar said, "I amcarrying forward those values and prin-ciples which are sacred to most of mycountrymen and women.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Pakistan immediately pitched a defence in Salahuddin's favour, calling the US move "completely unjusti-fied". A Pakistani spokesperson said, "The designation of individuals suppor ting the Kashmiri right to self-determination as terrorists is completely unjustified," adding in the statement that did not name Salahuddin,"Pakistan shall continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral suppor t for the just struggle of theKashmiri people." Speaking to local media today, Sar taz Aziz, Foreign Affairs adviser to Pakistani PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif, said, "We reject Syed Salahuddin being called a global terrorist... Kashmir re-mains a disputed territory." At a press conference over the weekend, held amid tight security in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, Salahuddin said he is "freedom fighter and not a terrorist." Salahuddin is wanted inIndia for a series of terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir that have targeted security forces andcivilians. He is from the Budgam district in central Kashmir and had shifted to Pakistan-occupied Kashmiraround 1989 from where he played a key role in fuelling militancy in Kashmir for 27 years, training andarming youth before sending them back to the Kashmir Valley.

SALAHUDDIN'S INTERVIEW PROVESPAKISTAN'S ROLE IN TERRORISM: INDIA

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1The bench said there are people who could not deposit their old currencynote during the December 30 deadline - like those in prison.The court was hearing a batch of petitions, including a woman who saidshe had just delivered a baby and another who said she was dealing witha death in her family.The pleas sought direction to authorities to allow them to depositdemonetised notes."" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width: 1px; height: 1px; dis-play: none;"On November 8, 2016, the Central government had announced that Rs.500 and Rs. 1,000 notes would no longer be legal tender from November 9.The government had assured the people that demonetised currencynotes could be exchanged at banks, post offices and RBI branchestill December 30, 2016. If people were unable to deposit them bythat day, they could do so till March 31, 2017 at RBI branches aftercomplying with certain formalities.

Consider More Time For ChangingOld Notes, Says Supreme Court

Supreme Court has asked both the Central government and theRBI to address the issue of old notes within two weeks



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US -Pakistan relations - What is the Future ?CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Ex-CIA contractor RaymondDavis' recently-published book,"The Contractor: How I Landed ina Pakistani Prison and Ignited aDiplomatic Crisis," has caused anuproar in Pakistan and angeredthe country's security and intelli-gence officials. Davis , who wasarrested on the charges of mur-dering two Pakistani citizens dur-ing a shoot-out in the eastern cityof Lahore, narrates the story ofhis detention and subsequent re-lease from prison, alleging thatPakistan's then spy chief ShujaPasha facil itated his acquittalfrom a cour t case.Davis had spent seven weeks ina Pakistani jail and his case trig-gered a serious diplomatic crisisbetween Islamabad and Washing-ton. Religious groups in Pakistanhad demanded a death penalty forDavis and the public opinion backthen was also in favor of a propertrial against the former CIA con-tractor. But then all of a suddenDavis was freed under the Is-lamic law of qisas and diyat(blood money for the victims'families). In his memoir, Davisclaims that the military's Inter-Services Intell igence (ISI) or-chestrated his exit."Several guards led me out of thecour troom through a back en-trance. … One of the men openedthe door, stepped out into a cour t-yard, and scanned the horizon …once he'd cleared the area, I waswaved through door and directedto the SUV idling in the courtyard,"Davis says."Pasha (then ISI chief) under-stood how impor tant it was - forboth sides - to get me out of Paki-stan as soon as possible, but likehis country's president and primeminister, he was happy to let meremain in jail until an acceptablesolution to this increasingly vex-ing problem could be found,"Davis continues.Davis' book has created a politi-cal storm in the Islamic country,

mainly because it "exposes" therole of the ISI in his release. Anti-American sentiment runs high inPakistan, and many exper ts saythe Pakistani army allows it forstrategic reasons. But the accu-sations that the army itself al-lowed a CIA operative accused ofmurdering Pakistani citizens toleave the country have embar-rassed the military. In the after-math of Davis' release in 2011,pro-army political commentatorswere critical of former PresidentAsif Al i Zardar i and hisgovernment 's a l leged role inDavis' acquittal. Both politiciansand intelligence agencies playeda role in Davis' release and de-par ture from Pakistan.Raymond Davis' saga throws intolight the complex ties between theCIA and the ISI, their long historyof collaboration and the ups anddowns during the course of 70years since Pakistan's indepen-dence from British rule in 1947.The two agencies closely col-laborated during the 1980s Af-ghan war, in which themujahideen (Islamic warriors)were given support to fight againstthe Soviet occupation of the coun-try. That is when the ties betweenCIA and ISI strengthened. After thewithdrawal of Soviet troops fromAfghanistan, the two spy agenciescontinued to work together onsecurity matters, but US interest

in the region had already sub-sided. The September 11, 2001attacks in the US and the subse-quent US invasion of Afghanistanto over throw the Taliban regimereinvigorated relations, but thedynamics of the CIA-ISI par tner-ship were quite different this timearound, as Pakistan's then mili-tary dictator Pervez Musharraf,despite agreeing to help Wash-ington in Afghanistan, didn't wagean all-out war against al Qaedaand the Taliban.The unilateral US raid in the Paki-stani city of Abbottabad in May2011 and the subsequent killingof the former al Qaeda leader Osamabin Laden brought the CIA-ISI ties on thebrink of a collapse."Since the US-Pakistan relationship isdriven by security relations, the secu-rity institutions dominate relations. Thismeans that CIA-ISI relations tend to mir-ror the state of the relationship on thewhole," says Michael Kugelman,a senior associate for South andSoutheast Asia at the Washing-ton-based Woodrow Wilson Cen-ter for Scholars. "In 2011-12, forexample, the CIA-ISI relationshipwas in a bad state at a momentwhen US-Pakistan relations werein deep cr is is," he added.Kugelman says the CIA-ISI rela-tions are not as robust as theywere previously because the re-lat ionship on the whole hastaken a plunge.

"All the crises of 2011-12 in therelationship were also crises forthe intelligence agencies - notjust Davis but also the bin Ladenraid for example. All these crisesfrom that time took a toll on therelat ionship between the spyagencies. As a result, relationstoday aren't what they used to be,"he underlined. As to whether theISI's anger at Raymond Davis'memoir was aimed at pacifyingthe Pakistani people or a reflec-t ion of the agency's pol icy,Kugelman said it was "a bit ofboth." "Cer tainly you score pointsin the cour t of public opinion whenyou cater to Pakistan's wide-spread anti-Americanism. At thesame time, the ISI was genuinelyfurious with the CIA after theDavis affair, and many CIA per-sonnel were effectively expelledfrom Pakistan. The CIA presencetoday hasn't come close to ap-proaching its levels from beforethe Davis affair."Experts say that US-Pakistani re-lations are unlikely to improve inthe foreseeable future. PresidentDonald Trump's speech during hisSaudi Arabia visit in May made it clearthat he sees Pakistan more as a prob-lem than a solution regarding US inter-ests in South Asia. Not only Trump didn'tmention Pakistan as a "frontline state"in the war against terror, he supportedPakistan's arch-rival India's narrativeabout Islamic terrorism in the region."The US doesn't need Pakistan'shelp in Afghanistan anymore. Inthe past, it needed us to topplethe Taliban regime in Afghanistan;later i t wanted Is lamabad toeliminate the extremist group. ButPakistan cont inued with i ts'double game' (providing suppor tto the Taliban while receiving USaid)," says analyst Khalid JavedJan . Amid the prevailing climateof mutual distrust as well as thedissonance in their strategic aimsand imperatives, the future tra-jectory of the CIA-ISI par tnershipappears riddled with dauntingchallenges.

ANKARA, (AFP) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today ac-cused Turkey's main opposition par ty of siding with terrorism,as a three-week "march for justice" led by its chief neared itsending point of Istanbul. Some analysts have seen the 450-kilometre trek from Ankara to Istanbul led by RepublicanPeople's Par ty (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as a signifi-cant challenge to Erdogan but the Turkish strongman has re-garded it with disdain. Kilicdaroglu began the march on June15 after former journalist turned CHP lawmaker Enis Berberogluwas sentenced to 25 years in jail for leaking classified infor-mation to a newspaper. Marching without party insignia and simply asign with the word "justice" in Turkish, he has been followed by thousandsevery day and plans to end the march on July 9 with a mass rally outsideBerberoglu's prison in the Istanbul district of Maltepe. "If you start proteststo protect terrorists and those who support terrorism -- when it did notoccur to you to take part in anti-terror demonstrations -- then you cannotconvince anyone that your objective is justice," Erdogan said. The presi-dent told a meeting of his ruling party that the line represented by the CHP"had gone beyond being a political opposition and taken on a differentproportion." Accusing the CHP of sympathising with Kurdish militants andthe alleged mastermind of the July 15 failed coup, he said the road taken byKilicdaroglu was "the way to Qandil and Pennsylvania". The leadership ofthe outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is based in the Qandil moun-tain of northern Iraq while the alleged coup mastermind, the preacherFethullah Gulen, is based in Pennsylvania. He denies the allegations. Themarch by Kilicdaroglu has rallied supporters concerned by the extent ofthe crackdown after the coup which has seen tens of thousands arrestedand even more lose their jobs. The opposition leader was todaywalking through the Akyazi district of Sakarya province on day17 of the march, heading towards the town of Sakarya fromwhere he will have a walk of around 150 kilometres to Istanbul.

Erdogan slams opposition as'justice march' nears Istanbul

Russia, China agree joint approach toNorth Korea, slam US over missile shieldMOSCOW: Russia and China have agreed a joint position onNor th Korea designed to defuse tensions around its missileprogramme and both want Washington to halt deployment of amissile shield in South Korea, the Russian Foreign Ministrysaid on Tuesday.Moscow and Beijing had agreed on the need for a simulta-neous freezing of Nor th Korea's missile and nuclear programmeand large-scale military exercises by the United States andSouth Korea, the ministry said in a statement.The statement was released after President Vladimir Putinheld talks with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping in theKremlin. Nor th Korea said on Tuesday it had successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for thefirst time, which flew a trajectory that exper ts said could allowa weapon to hit the US state of Alaska.The same statement said Moscow and Beijing wanted theUnited States to immediately halt its deployment of the THAADanti-missile system to South Korea, a move Washington saysis necessitated by the Nor th Korean missile threat.

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