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U nion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday attributed jump in income tax return filers from 3.8 crore in May 2014 to 6.86 crore to demonetisation and asserted that the Opposition parties have been “conclusively proved wrong” that it would shave off two per cent of growth rate as he said India retained its posi- tion as the fastest growing econ- omy for the fifth year in a row. Defending the controver- sial demonetisation drive by the Narendra Modi Government on the second anniversary of ‘demonetisation’ that led to a running debate in the country over its aim and impact on the economy with the Opposition alleging that it dried off money supply to the public and badly affected the employment sector, Jaitley said country’s economy has grown stronger as demon- etisation has increased the Government resources to fund poverty alleviation and infra- structure development pro- grammes. Writing in a Facebook post titled “Impact Of Demonetisation”, the Finance Minster listed an 80 per cent jump in income tax return fil- ers to 6.86 crore, increase in digital transactions and more resources being available for poor and for building better infrastructure as the main achievements. Modi’s sudden move on November, 8, 2016, to announce the demonetisation in an unscheduled live nation- al televised address at 8.15 pm to withdraw high-value cur- rency had raised many eye brows in the Opposition. Citing the positive out- come of the demonetisation, Jaitley said with depositing junked currency in banks only mode left to liquidate holding of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, the Government was able to track down people holding cash beyond their known sources of income. “The enormity of cash deposited and identified with the owner resulted in suspect- ed 17.42 lakh account holders from whom the response has been received online through non-invasive method,” he wrote. Continued on Page 4 S kyrocketing values of harm- ful pollutants in Delhi’s air entered severe plus levels post Diwali on Thursday as the Average Air Quality Index (AAQI) was recorded 642 microgram per cubic meter. According to the Centre- run pollution monitoring agency System for Air Quality and Weather and Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI (post Diwali) has been recorded “double” than previ- ous year. It means, in 2017, the AQI was recorded at 367, in 2016, it was 425, however, this year it was over 1.7 times that of 2017. Notably, as per the SAFAR’s observations, the rel- ative contribution of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) has not increased. Citing meteorological con- ditions, the SAFAR in its offi- cial statement said, “At 1 am of November 8, smoke layer became thick and started to trap pollutants near the surface rapidly. The air quality entered in severe category at 2 am early morning on November 8 and will continue to remain in severe zone until late evening of the day, however, air quali- ty is recovering from afternoon and likely to touch very poor range by night (November 8) provided no firecracker emis- sions are added anymore.” The SAFAR’s statement said, “However, even if partial emissions are added pollution is likely to shoot up as stagnation condition will be triggered. Surface winds are playing a major role. The contribution of stubble fire appears to be mar- ginal today. The contribution of PM2.5 in PM10 has increased from 50 (normal) to 70 per cent on Wednesday night indicating increased share of locally gen- erated pyrotechnic emission.” Importantly, on the AQI, PM 2.5 level was recorded more than eight times the per- missible limit at 492 μgm-3 and PM 10 level was recorded six times the permissible limit at 618 μgm-3. It may be noted that in 2017, official data showed the PM 10 level reached 595 μgm-3 and PM2.5 was 407 μgm-3. India’s official per- missible PM2.5 limit is 60 μgm-3 while PM10 level is 100 μgm-3. It is important to mention here that as per the SAFAR’s graph on biomass burning — a contributor in terms of air pollution, the per- centage is declining. The per- centage of biomass burning contributing as pollutant in Delhi’s air will remain just eight per cent on November 12, the graph marked. Meanwhile, as per the data analysis of the Delhi Government, values of Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carbon Dioxide and Sulphur Oxide also recorded higher than pre- scribed standards post Diwali. Considering the database of the Delhi Government, val- ues of CO were recorded between 0.8 mg/m3 to 4.0 mg/m3, however, in 2017, the value of same pollutant was fluctuating between 3.0 mg/m3 to 3.7. Further, the Oxides of Nitrogen (NO2) were record- ed from 29 μg/m3 to 83 where- as last year, it was 43 μg/m3 to 173.0. Another very harmful pollutant: Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) was recorded 15 μg/m3 to 81 (2018), however, in 2017 the values were 20 μg/m3 to 89 (2017). Remarkably, on National Ambient Air Quality Index (NAAQI), other popu- lar cities Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune were also densely polluted and post Diwali were tagged under the status of very poor. The Supreme Court had allowed people to burst fire- crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm only on Diwali and other fes- tivals. The top court also allowed manufacture and sale of just green crackers which have low emission of light, sound and harmful chemicals. The areas where the viola- tions were recorded included Mayur Vihar Extension, Lajpat Nagar, Lutyens’ Delhi, IP exten- sion, Dwarka and Noida Sector 78. The assessment of Ambient Air Quality as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) protocol was under- taken at 26 locations — RK Puram, Mandir Marg, Punjabi Bagh, Civil Lines, IGI Airport, Anand Vihar, Jwaharlal Nehru Stadium, Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, Dr Karni Singh shooting range, PGDAV College (Sriniwaspuri), DITE Okhla, Mother Dairy (Patparganj), ITI Vivek Vihar, ITI Jahangirpuri, DITE Wazirpur, Satyawati College (Ashok Vihar), Shaheed Sukhdev Business College (Rohini), Narela, Sonia Vihar, Shri Aurobindo Marg, Najafgarh, Pusa, Dwarka, Mundka, Bawana, and Alipur. According to the Delhi Government average air qual- ity data, Jahangirpuri, Ashok Vihar, Nehru Nagar, Wazirpur, Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh and RK Puram are the areas where values of SPM ranged between exceeded 1000 μg/m3. Other areas such as — Sonia Vihar, Patparganj, Vivek Vihar, Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, Jwaharlal Nehru Stadium, Dwarka, Mundka, Rohini, Okhla, Bawana and IGI Airport where value generally is less than 1000 μg/m3, however, Najafgarh, Alipur, Narela, Dr Karni Singh shooting range, Shri Aurobindo Marg, Pusa, Civil Lines and Mandir Marg are stations where values are found less than 500 μg/m3. Agra, Bhagpat , Ghaziabad, Bulandshehar, Faridabad, Gurugram, Greater Noida, Hapur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Noida, Patna, Sigrauli, Rohtak and Ujjain were the areas where AQI recorded “abnormally high, concentrations were recorded above 380 micro- gram per cubic. T he Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on Thursday examined benched CBI Director Alok Verma and special director Rakesh Asthana who were sent on “leave” following an open war between them and exchange of serious charge of corruption between them. Verma met CVC Commissioner KV Chowdhary and Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar in the afternoon and stayed for about two hours. Verma denied the charges lev- elled against him by Asthana to the Commission, sources said. Asthana was also examined by the CVC during the day in connection with the probe into his allegations against Verma. Only one working day is left before the CVC submits its report to the Supreme Court on Monday in connection with the CBI vs CBI war. The vigilance body has also examined the case files, including the one relating to the Moin Qureshi case, IRCTC scam involving former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad and a cattle smuggling case in which a senior BSF official was alleged- ly involved. The CVC also examined Joint Director Sai Manohar who had submitted a “secret note” by Asthana alleging one Satish Sana had given a state- ment before the CBI that he had allegedly paid a bribe of 2 crore to Verma to get relief in the Moin case. The Supreme Court on October 26 had directed that the CVC’s enquiry into the alle- gations against Verma would be conducted under the supervi- sion of retired apex court judge AK Patnaik within a two-week deadline. Asthana had through a let- ter on August 24 to the Cabinet Secretary levelled allegations against his boss Verma of med- dling in high profile cases and corruption. After a longstanding pub- lic feud, the Government through a midnight order on October 23 sent both Verma and Asthana on leave. The Commission had recently examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Asthana’s complaint of corruption against Verma. CBI personnel from the rank of inspector up to super- intendent of police were called and their versions recorded before a senior CVC official. The complainant against Asthana, Satish Sana on whose complaint an FIR was lodged against the CBI No 2 official was also examined by the CVC. Asthana had also alleged in his complaint against Verma that Sana had paid a bribe of 2 crore to CBI Director for get- ting relief in the Moin probe case, sources said. Verma had challenged before the SC the Government’s decision of divesting him of his duties and sending him on leave. The feud between Verma and Asthana escalated recent- ly leading to registration of an FIR against the CBI Special Director and others including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar on October 15. F our civilians and a CISF jawan were killed when suspected Naxals blew up a bus with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Thursday, four days ahead of the first phase of Assembly polls in the State, police said. Two personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were also injured in the explosion, the third Naxal attack in 15 days in the poll- bound State. The attack comes before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit on Friday to Jagdalpur district, about 100 km from Dantewada, to campaign for the BJP. The IED explosion took place in a hilly area in Bacheli, about 450 km from here, when the CISF personnel, belonging to 502nd battalion, were returning to their camp in Akashnagar area after purchasing groceries from a local market, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI. The Naxals triggered a powerful IED blast near curve no.6 on the hills, he said. Those killed in the blast were identified as CISF Head Constable D Mukhopadhyay, bus driver Ramesh Patkar, helpers Roshan Kumar Sahu and Johan Nayak, and a truck driver, Sushil Banjare, the SP said. The truck driver had taken lift in the bus, another police official said. Continued on Page 4 T he Congress and other Opposition parties, includ- ing TDP and TMC, on Thursday recalled the demon- etisation as an “ill-fated” and “ill-thought” exercise by the Modi Government that unleashed havoc on the Indian economy. T h e Congress has announced that it will hold a nationwide protest on Friday to mark the sec- ond anniversary of demonetisa- tion and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to the people for “ruining and wrecking” the economy. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said the “scars and wounds” caused by demonetisation is getting more visible with time and the deci- sion’s second anniversary is a day to remember how “eco- nomic misadventures” can roil the nation. Congress president Rahul Gandhi described demonetisation as a “tragedy” that destroyed millions of lives. While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she had been describing it as a “dark day” ever since demonetisa- tion was announced by the Prime Minister, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu dubbed demonetisation a disaster and claimed the coun- try had still not overcome the economic ‘setback’ caused by the BJP Government’s ‘hasty’ decisions. Naidu was part of the NDA when the demoneti- sation was implemented and last week he joined hands with the Congress. Continued on Page 4 N itin Chaturvedi, son of senior Congress leader and former MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi, filed nomination as a Samajwadi Party (SP) can- didate on Thursday from Rajnagar in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. Nitin Chaturvedi filed his papers in the presence of his father and a group of support- ers. Satyavrata Chaturvedi, a former Congress national spokesperson, said he himself was still with the Congress. "I am still a Congress member. Congress has been repeating the same mistake (of ignoring his son) for 15 years. Doing injustice is sin, and tolerating injustice is equally sinful. So my son took the decision to go to the people's court," he said, adding that it was Nitin's own decision to contest on SP ticket. “He is adult and a father of two children, so he can take decision on his own. “I will help him as much as I can," Satyavrata Chaturvedi added. On the other hand, Nitin Chaturvedi alleged that the Congress has ignored its ground-level workers. The party has fielded Vikram Singh Natiraja, a three- time MLA, from this seat. Defending the decision to give ticket to Natiraja, Congress spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi cited his record. "Natiraja is a three-time MLA from here. He won two consecutive elections, in 2008 and 2013, on Congress ticket. He was elected as MLA on SP's ticket in 2003. How can Congress ignore ground reports," he said. Notably, assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held in the BJP-ruled state on November 28. T he Congress on Thursday night released its complete list of 329 seats. One seat has been left for Loktantrik Janata Dal of Sharad Yadav. In the last list of six candi- dates, former MPCC presi- dent Arun Yadav has been pit- ted against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Budhni. The list also confirmed that Vyapam whistleblower Dr Anand Rai has been denied ticket from Indore-5. Yadav had even stopped going to PCC ever since he was removed. His meetings with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had also fuelled speculations about his political future. Later, the Congress how- ever managed Yadav by induct- ing him into Working Committee. Many believe Yadav might not be as bigger politician as Shivraj But his presence could well engage the Chief Minister in his home town more than what he had engaged a leader with lesser repute would have been fielded from Budhni. Notably, Shivraj has won Budni seat, his home town, thrice in 2005, 2008 and 2013. Besides, the Congress seemed taking some corrective measures in those seats where the chosen candidates have faced rebellion from party cadre. These include Indore-1 where Preeti Agnihotri was nominated earlier and now she has been replaced with local leader Sanjay Shukla who has threatened to field his wife from the seat. Ratlam Rural seat also saw a turnaround where JAYS member Laxman Singh Dindor nominated earlier has been replaced with Thavar Lal Bhuria. Dindor’s nomination had met with massive unrest in the grand old party. Besides, Manpur seat where the candidature was held back has seen the nomi- nation of Gyanwati Singh. Mohan Sengar has been nominated from Indore-2 and exMLA Satyanarayan Patel has been fielded from Indore-5. Vyapam whistleblower Dr Anand Rai was staking his claim from this seat. Pankaj Sanghvi who con- tested last time in 2013 and lost too has been discarded. T he Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday denied ticket to Minister Kusum Mahdele from Panna as the party announced the list of last seven can- didates on Thursday. Mahdele, who was denied ticket over perfor- mance criterion, was adamant on re-nomination from Panna and had even purchased nomination form on Monday to exert pressure on the party. However, the party did not buckle down and nom- inated Brijendra Singh from Panna. BJP’s hectic search for Bhopal North seat ended with Fatima Rasool Siddiaki, the daughter of late Congress leader politician Rasool Ahmed Siddiqui. Ever since Aqueel has emerged as the ‘savior’ for the local elec- torate - one of the few Muslim dominated seats in Madhya Pradesh. Though the Old City areas are plagued by issues these often fail to affect voters’ choices. BJP had held back announcement of can- didate from Bhopal North till the last moment. BJP has fielded Prem Shankar Verma from Seoni Malwa where sitting MLA Sartaj Singh earlier in the day deserted BJP and joined Congress only to be field- ed in Hoshangabad. Name of a leading physician from Bhopal Dr Rajesh Sharma was making rounds but despite his proximity to CM Shivraj, he failed to get a nomination from Seoni Malwa. Congress has announced 229 candidates leaving a lone seat (Jatara) for Loktantrik Janata Dal led by Sharad Yadav. RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 C M Y K C M Y K

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Union Finance MinisterArun Jaitley on Thursday

attributed jump in income taxreturn filers from �3.8 crore inMay 2014 to �6.86 crore todemonetisation and assertedthat the Opposition parties havebeen “conclusively provedwrong” that it would shave offtwo per cent of growth rate ashe said India retained its posi-tion as the fastest growing econ-omy for the fifth year in a row.

Defending the controver-sial demonetisation drive by theNarendra Modi Governmenton the second anniversary of‘demonetisation’ that led to arunning debate in the countryover its aim and impact on theeconomy with the Oppositionalleging that it dried off moneysupply to the public and badlyaffected the employment sector,Jaitley said country’s economyhas grown stronger as demon-etisation has increased theGovernment resources to fundpoverty alleviation and infra-structure development pro-grammes.

Writing in a Facebook posttitled “Impact OfDemonetisation”, the FinanceMinster listed an 80 per centjump in income tax return fil-ers to �6.86 crore, increase indigital transactions and moreresources being available forpoor and for building betterinfrastructure as the mainachievements. Modi’s suddenmove on November, 8, 2016, toannounce the demonetisationin an unscheduled live nation-al televised address at 8.15 pmto withdraw high-value cur-rency had raised many eyebrows in the Opposition.

Citing the positive out-

come of the demonetisation,Jaitley said with depositingjunked currency in banks onlymode left to liquidate holdingof old 500 and 1,000 rupeenotes, the Government wasable to track down peopleholding cash beyond theirknown sources of income.

“The enormity of cashdeposited and identified withthe owner resulted in suspect-ed 17.42 lakh account holdersfrom whom the response hasbeen received online throughnon-invasive method,” he wrote.

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Skyrocketing values of harm-ful pollutants in Delhi’s air

entered severe plus levels postDiwali on Thursday as theAverage Air Quality Index(AAQI) was recorded 642microgram per cubic meter.

According to the Centre-run pollution monitoringagency System for Air Qualityand Weather and Forecastingand Research (SAFAR), theAQI (post Diwali) has beenrecorded “double” than previ-ous year. It means, in 2017, theAQI was recorded at 367, in2016, it was 425, however, thisyear it was over 1.7 times thatof 2017. Notably, as per theSAFAR’s observations, the rel-ative contribution ofSuspended Particulate Matter(SPM) has not increased.

Citing meteorological con-ditions, the SAFAR in its offi-cial statement said, “At 1 am ofNovember 8, smoke layerbecame thick and started totrap pollutants near the surfacerapidly. The air quality enteredin severe category at 2 am earlymorning on November 8 andwill continue to remain insevere zone until late eveningof the day, however, air quali-ty is recovering from afternoonand likely to touch very poorrange by night (November 8)provided no firecracker emis-sions are added anymore.”

The SAFAR’s statementsaid, “However, even if partialemissions are added pollution islikely to shoot up as stagnationcondition will be triggered.Surface winds are playing amajor role. The contribution ofstubble fire appears to be mar-ginal today. The contribution ofPM2.5 in PM10 has increasedfrom 50 (normal) to 70 per centon Wednesday night indicatingincreased share of locally gen-erated pyrotechnic emission.”

Importantly, on the AQI,

PM 2.5 level was recordedmore than eight times the per-missible limit at 492 μgm-3 andPM 10 level was recorded sixtimes the permissible limit at618 μgm-3.

It may be noted that in2017, official data showedthe PM 10 level reached 595μgm-3 and PM2.5 was 407μgm-3. India’s official per-missible PM2.5 limit is 60μgm-3 while PM10 level is100 μgm-3. It is important tomention here that as per theSAFAR’s graph on biomassburning — a contributor interms of air pollution, the per-centage is declining. The per-centage of biomass burningcontributing as pollutant inDelhi’s air will remain justeight per cent on November12, the graph marked.

Meanwhile, as per the dataanalysis of the DelhiGovernment, values of CarbonMonoxide (CO), CarbonDioxide and Sulphur Oxidealso recorded higher than pre-scribed standards post Diwali.

Considering the databaseof the Delhi Government, val-ues of CO were recordedbetween 0.8 mg/m3 to 4.0mg/m3, however, in 2017, thevalue of same pollutant wasfluctuating between 3.0 mg/m3to 3.7.

Further, the Oxides ofNitrogen (NO2) were record-ed from 29 μg/m3 to 83 where-as last year, it was 43 μg/m3 to173.0. Another very harmfulpollutant: Sulphur Dioxide(SO2) was recorded 15 μg/m3to 81 (2018), however, in 2017the values were 20 μg/m3 to 89(2017). Remarkably, onNational Ambient Air QualityIndex (NAAQI), other popu-lar cities — Mumbai,Ahmedabad and Pune werealso densely polluted and postDiwali were tagged under thestatus of very poor.

The Supreme Court had

allowed people to burst fire-crackers from 8 pm to 10 pmonly on Diwali and other fes-tivals.

The top court also allowedmanufacture and sale of justgreen crackers which have lowemission of light, sound andharmful chemicals.

The areas where the viola-tions were recorded includedMayur Vihar Extension, LajpatNagar, Lutyens’ Delhi, IP exten-sion, Dwarka and Noida Sector78. The assessment of AmbientAir Quality as per CentralPollution Control Board(CPCB) protocol was under-taken at 26 locations — RKPuram, Mandir Marg, PunjabiBagh, Civil Lines, IGI Airport,Anand Vihar, Jwaharlal NehruStadium, Major Dhyanchand

National Stadium, Dr KarniSingh shooting range, PGDAVCollege (Sriniwaspuri), DITEOkhla, Mother Dairy(Patparganj), ITI Vivek Vihar,ITI Jahangirpuri, DITEWazirpur, Satyawati College(Ashok Vihar), ShaheedSukhdev Business College(Rohini), Narela, Sonia Vihar,Shri Aurobindo Marg,Najafgarh, Pusa, Dwarka,Mundka, Bawana, and Alipur.

According to the DelhiGovernment average air qual-ity data, Jahangirpuri, AshokVihar, Nehru Nagar, Wazirpur,Anand Vihar, Punjabi Baghand RK Puram are the areaswhere values of SPM rangedbetween exceeded 1000 μg/m3.

Other areas such as —Sonia Vihar, Patparganj, Vivek

Vihar, Major DhyanchandNational Stadium, JwaharlalNehru Stadium, Dwarka,Mundka, Rohini, Okhla,Bawana and IGI Airport wherevalue generally is less than1000 μg/m3, however,Najafgarh, Alipur, Narela, DrKarni Singh shooting range,Shri Aurobindo Marg, Pusa,Civil Lines and Mandir Margare stations where values arefound less than 500 μg/m3.

Agra, Bhagpat , Ghaziabad,Bulandshehar, Faridabad,Gurugram, Greater Noida,Hapur, Kolkata, Lucknow,Noida, Patna, Sigrauli, Rohtakand Ujjain were the areas whereAQI recorded “abnormallyhigh, concentrations wererecorded above 380 micro-gram per cubic.

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The Central VigilanceCommission (CVC) on

Thursday examined benchedCBI Director Alok Verma andspecial director RakeshAsthana who were sent on“leave” following an open warbetween them and exchange ofserious charge of corruptionbetween them.

Verma met CVCCommissioner KV Chowdharyand Vigilance CommissionerSharad Kumar in the afternoonand stayed for about two hours.Verma denied the charges lev-elled against him by Asthana tothe Commission, sources said.

Asthana was also examinedby the CVC during the day inconnection with the probe intohis allegations against Verma.Only one working day is leftbefore the CVC submits itsreport to the Supreme Court onMonday in connection with the

CBI vs CBI war. The vigilance body has

also examined the case files,including the one relating tothe Moin Qureshi case, IRCTCscam involving former BiharCM Lalu Prasad and a cattlesmuggling case in which a

senior BSF official was alleged-ly involved.

The CVC also examinedJoint Director Sai Manoharwho had submitted a “secretnote” by Asthana alleging oneSatish Sana had given a state-ment before the CBI that he

had allegedly paid a bribe of �2crore to Verma to get relief inthe Moin case.

The Supreme Court onOctober 26 had directed thatthe CVC’s enquiry into the alle-gations against Verma would beconducted under the supervi-sion of retired apex court judgeAK Patnaik within a two-weekdeadline.

Asthana had through a let-ter on August 24 to the CabinetSecretary levelled allegationsagainst his boss Verma of med-dling in high profile cases andcorruption.

After a longstanding pub-lic feud, the Governmentthrough a midnight order onOctober 23 sent both Vermaand Asthana on leave.

The Commission hadrecently examined some CBIofficials probing crucial caseswhich figured in Asthana’scomplaint of corruption againstVerma. CBI personnel from the

rank of inspector up to super-intendent of police were calledand their versions recordedbefore a senior CVC official.

The complainant againstAsthana, Satish Sana on whosecomplaint an FIR was lodgedagainst the CBI No 2 officialwas also examined by the CVC.Asthana had also alleged in hiscomplaint against Verma thatSana had paid a bribe of �2crore to CBI Director for get-ting relief in the Moin probecase, sources said.

Verma had challengedbefore the SC the Government’sdecision of divesting him of hisduties and sending him onleave.

The feud between Vermaand Asthana escalated recent-ly leading to registration of anFIR against the CBI SpecialDirector and others includingDeputy Superintendent ofPolice Devender Kumar onOctober 15.

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Four civilians and a CISF jawan werekilled when suspected Naxals blew

up a bus with an improvised explosivedevice (IED) in Chhattisgarh’sDantewada district on Thursday, fourdays ahead of the first phase ofAssembly polls in the State, police said.

Two personnel of the CentralIndustrial Security Force (CISF) werealso injured in the explosion, the thirdNaxal attack in 15 days in the poll-bound State. The attack comes beforePrime Minister Narendra Modi’sscheduled visit on Friday to Jagdalpurdistrict, about 100 km fromDantewada, to campaign for the BJP.

The IED explosion took place ina hilly area in Bacheli, about 450 kmfrom here, when the CISF personnel,belonging to 502nd battalion, werereturning to their camp in Akashnagararea after purchasing groceries froma local market, DantewadaSuperintendent of Police AbhishekPallava told PTI.

The Naxals triggered a powerfulIED blast near curve no.6 on the hills,he said. Those killed in the blast wereidentified as CISF Head Constable DMukhopadhyay, bus driver RameshPatkar, helpers Roshan Kumar Sahuand Johan Nayak, and a truck driver,Sushil Banjare, the SP said.

The truck driver had taken lift inthe bus, another police official said.

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The Congress and otherOpposition parties, includ-

ing TDP and TMC, onThursday recalled the demon-etisation as an “ill-fated” and“ill-thought” exercise by theModi Government thatunleashed havocon the Indianeconomy.

T h eCongress hasannounced thatit will hold an a t i o n w i d eprotest on Fridayto mark the sec-ond anniversaryof demonetisa-tion and demanded that PrimeMinister Narendra Modishould apologise to the peoplefor “ruining and wrecking” theeconomy.

Former prime ministerManmohan Singh said the“scars and wounds” caused bydemonetisation is getting morevisible with time and the deci-

sion’s second anniversary is aday to remember how “eco-nomic misadventures” can roilthe nation. Congress presidentRahul Gandhi describeddemonetisation as a “tragedy”that destroyed millions of lives.

While West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee

said that she hadbeen describing itas a “dark day” eversince demonetisa-tion wasannounced by thePrime Minister,Andhra PradeshChief Minister NC h a n d r a b a b uNaidu dubbeddemonetisation a

disaster and claimed the coun-try had still not overcome theeconomic ‘setback’ caused bythe BJP Government’s ‘hasty’decisions. Naidu was part ofthe NDA when the demoneti-sation was implemented andlast week he joined handswith the Congress.

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Nitin Chaturvedi, son ofsenior Congress leader

and former MP SatyavratChaturvedi, filed nominationas a Samajwadi Party (SP) can-didate on Thursday fromRajnagar in Bundelkhandregion of Madhya Pradesh.

Nitin Chaturvedi filed hispapers in the presence of hisfather and a group of support-ers.

Satyavrata Chaturvedi, aformer Congress nationalspokesperson, said he himselfwas still with the Congress.

"I am still a Congressmember. Congress has been

repeating the same mistake(of ignoring his son) for 15years.

Doing injustice is sin, andtolerating injustice is equallysinful. So my son took thedecision to go to the people'scourt," he said, adding that itwas Nitin's own decision tocontest on SP ticket.

“He is adult and a father oftwo children, so he can takedecision on his own.

“I will help him as much asI can," Satyavrata Chaturvediadded.

On the other hand, NitinChaturvedi alleged that theCongress has ignored itsground-level workers.

The party has fieldedVikram Singh Natiraja, a three-time MLA, from this seat.

Defending the decision togive ticket to Natiraja, Congressspokesperson PankajChaturvedi cited his record."Natiraja is a three-time MLAfrom here.

He won two consecutiveelections, in 2008 and 2013, onCongress ticket.

He was elected as MLA onSP's ticket in 2003. How canCongress ignore groundreports," he said.

Notably, assembly electionsin Madhya Pradesh will be heldin the BJP-ruled state onNovember 28.

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The Congress on Thursdaynight released its complete

list of 329 seats. One seat hasbeen left for Loktantrik JanataDal of Sharad Yadav.

In the last list of six candi-dates, former MPCC presi-dent Arun Yadav has been pit-ted against Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan inBudhni.

The list also confirmedthat Vyapam whistleblower DrAnand Rai has been deniedticket from Indore-5.

Yadav had even stoppedgoing to PCC ever since he wasremoved. His meetings withSamajwadi Party chiefMulayam Singh Yadav had alsofuelled speculations about hispolitical future.

Later, the Congress how-

ever managed Yadav by induct-ing him into WorkingCommittee.

Many believe Yadav mightnot be as bigger politician asShivraj

But his presence could wellengage the Chief Minister inhis home town more than whathe had engaged a leader withlesser repute would have beenfielded from Budhni.

Notably, Shivraj has wonBudni seat, his home town,thrice in 2005, 2008 and 2013.

Besides, the Congressseemed taking some correctivemeasures in those seats wherethe chosen candidates havefaced rebellion from partycadre.

These include Indore-1where Preeti Agnihotri wasnominated earlier and nowshe has been replaced with

local leader Sanjay Shukla whohas threatened to field his wifefrom the seat.

Ratlam Rural seat also sawa turnaround where JAYSmember Laxman Singh Dindornominated earlier has beenreplaced with Thavar LalBhuria. Dindor’s nominationhad met with massive unrest inthe grand old party.

Besides, Manpur seatwhere the candidature washeld back has seen the nomi-nation of Gyanwati Singh.

Mohan Sengar has beennominated from Indore-2 andexMLA Satyanarayan Patel hasbeen fielded from Indore-5.Vyapam whistleblower DrAnand Rai was staking hisclaim from this seat.

Pankaj Sanghvi who con-tested last time in 2013 and losttoo has been discarded.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday deniedticket to Minister Kusum Mahdele from Panna

as the party announced the list of last seven can-didates on Thursday.

Mahdele, who was denied ticket over perfor-mance criterion, was adamant on re-nominationfrom Panna and had even purchased nominationform on Monday to exert pressure on the party.However, the party did not buckle down and nom-inated Brijendra Singh from Panna. BJP’s hecticsearch for Bhopal North seat ended with FatimaRasool Siddiaki, the daughter of late Congress leaderpolitician Rasool Ahmed Siddiqui. Ever sinceAqueel has emerged as the ‘savior’ for the local elec-torate - one of the few Muslim dominated seats inMadhya Pradesh. Though the Old City areas areplagued by issues these often fail to affect voters’choices. BJP had held back announcement of can-didate from Bhopal North till the last moment. BJPhas fielded Prem Shankar Verma from Seoni Malwawhere sitting MLA Sartaj Singh earlier in the daydeserted BJP and joined Congress only to be field-ed in Hoshangabad. Name of a leading physicianfrom Bhopal Dr Rajesh Sharma was makingrounds but despite his proximity to CM Shivraj, hefailed to get a nomination from Seoni Malwa.Congress has announced 229 candidates leaving alone seat (Jatara) for Loktantrik Janata Dal led bySharad Yadav.

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In a dramatic move, Congressannounced fifth list nomi-

nating senior BJP leader SartajSingh from Honshangabadminutes after he joinedCongress after being deniedticket by the party.

Singh a former union min-ister served the MadhyaPradesh government in variousministries in the past but wasshunted from the cabinet inunceremonious manner in2016 on 75 plus age criteria andwas at odds with the party eversince then.

A politician with strongground connect, Singh has dis-tinction of defeating theCongress veteran late ArjunSingh in 1998 Lok Sabha pollsfrom Hoshangabad.

Singh was adamant on aticket once again from Seoni-Malwa which he representedcurrently but the party had toldhim in unequivocal terms thathe won’t be given re-nomina-tion.

The upset Singh onThursday went toHoshangabad and even wasseen in tears after BJP third listdenied him ticket.

He had even claimed thatjustice is not being done toseniors like him in BJP. “Iwon’t die suffocating at home.I would take to the battlefieldand would die like a martyr,”said a pained 78-year-old.

He announced to joinCongress soon after. Barelyhalf an hour later, Congressannounced its list fieldingSingh from Hoshangabadagainst assembly speakerSitasaran Sharma.

Sources claim Congresswas looking for a formidableopponent to field againstSharma, The party however did

not name anyone from SeoniMalwa.

After the BJP hasannounced Babulal Gaur’sdaughter-in-law Krishna fromGovindpura in Bhopal,Congress too named seniorcorporator Girish Sharma fromGovindpura. A confidentSharma had already filed nom-ination on Thursday.

The party nominatedNaresh Gyanchandani, aprominent Sindhi communityleader from Huzur seat inBhopal. Shivjeet Singh hasbeen ticket from Panna whereBJP is in dilemma over denial

of ticket to minister KusumMahdele.

Basilal Verma nominatedearlier from Devsar has beenreplaced with RambhajanSaket. Manpur seat where TilakRaj Singh was named earlierwas shown as pending for can-didature in the list.

Farmer union leaderUmrao Singh Gurjar has beennamed from Manada inNeemuch which had sizzledin farmers’ protest in 2017.The party named 15 candi-dates, replaced one and rolledback one name in the list of17.

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ADeepawali Milan Samarohwas organised at Raj

Bhavan today. GovernorAnandiben Patel met commonpeople and exchangedDeepawali greetings with them.The Secretary to Governor DDAgrawal, Senior Officers andemployees of Raj Bhavan werepresent on this occasion.

Those who exchangedgreetings on the occasioninclude a delegation of Gujaraticommunity, Members ofGayatri Samaj, Prisoners ofBhopal Jail, Sainiks ofDronacharya Army Centre,Members of the Rose Society,various Women Organisations,Parents of children sufferingfrom TB, who are adopted byRaj Bhavan, Students of variousschools and small children andfamilies of employees of RajBhavan Secretariat.

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The BJP on Thursday nom-inated veteran leader

Babulal Gaur’s daughter-in-law Krishna f romGovindpura and party gensecretar y Kaia lshVijayvargiya’s son Akash fromIndore-3 seat.

Ajit Borasi, son of CongressMP Premchand Guddu whoswitched over to BJP with sondays ago, has been given tick-et from Ghattiya, the candida-ture for which the party hadrolled back after announce-ment of first list.

Besides, the BJP discardedcandidature of Lok Sabhaspeaker Sumitra Mahajan’s sonMandar from Indore and unionminister Narendra SinghTomar’s son Devendra from

Gwalior. Both the party seniorswere lobbying hard for ticketfor their sons.

News18 on Tuesday hadreported that following inter-vention from party high com-mand, ten-time MLA fromGovindpura Babulal Gaur hadbacktracked over demand forticket

But his daughter-in-lawwas in contention. Gaur wasearlier rewarded with a place instar campaigners for his ‘sacri-fice’.

Despite party’s aversion toGaurs, it was rumored that theparty might not pull it off ifboth Gaur and his daughter-in-law Krishna Gaur are deniedticket.

Under pressure to win, theparty has fielded former Healthminister Ajay Vishnoi from

Patan.In Indore, former minister

Kailash Vijayvargiya managedto get ticket for his son Akashfrom Indore-3 and not Indore-2 as suggested by Vijayvargiyain his statement on Wednesday.The BJP general secretary hadclaimed that his RameshMendola, his close aide, hadagreed to voluntarily leave hisseat Indore-2 in favour of hisson.

The ticket however hascame at a cost forVijayvargiya as the party hasgiven his seat Mhow toIndore-3 MLA Usha Thakur.Sitt ing MLAs Indore-1Sudarshan Gupta, DepalpurManoj Patel , MahendraHardia Indore -5, MaliniGaur Indore-4 and Indore-2Ramesh Mendola have been

re-nominated by the party.Sitting MLA Jitu Jirati from

Rau has been denied ticket andparty has fielded former IndoreDevelopment Authority chair-man Madhu Verma while sit-ting MLA Sanwer RajeshSonkar has received a re-nom-ination.

Chaudhary Rakesh Singhwho had earlier defected to BJPfrom Congress as Leader ofOpposition has been fieldedfrom Bhind. Chaudhary inJuly 2013 had stunned hisparty Congress and joined BJPafter hitting out at no confi-dence motion brought by hisparty against CM Shivraj insideassembly.

However, his brother andsitting MLA MukeshChaturvedi has been deniedticket from Mehgaon.

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Post-Diwali celebrations areon in the city. A calm

evening of music was wit-nessed by the Bhopal musiclovers as the youngsters of thecity gave marvelous perfor-mances.

There was music, therewas dance and there was a lotof fun at the Karaoke Open MicNight. The open mic was heldhere on Thursday at TheClassroom Restaurant whichsaw a huge participation fromthe youngsters of the city.

The immense talent ofyoung girls and boys of the citywas a must watch for the audi-ence. The open mic was organ-ised with a purpose to providea platform for talented peopleto showcase their talent beforethe Bhopalites.

As many as 25 perfor-mances were held on the day.There were solo dance perfor-mances on Bollywood tracksand there were solo singingmusical performances. Theperformers not only presentedthe new filmy tracks but alsosang some of the musical tracksfrom old movies.

The participants beauti-fully presented songs not onlyin English but also fewBollywood tracks added charis-ma in the evening. The musi-cal performance by youngartists added much zest in theopen mic. The audiences wereseen totally engrossed in themelodious music performed bythe youngsters of the city.

Other than the musicalperformances, some of the par-ticipants recited their poet-ries, short stories, Urdu sha-yaris and more. The ghazalswere another treat for the lis-teners. Being a wondrous pre-sentation for the old songsand ghazal lovers, the showevoked a pretty good response.The music lovers tapped theirfeet along as the calm ghazalswere beautifully performedbefore them.

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A32-year-old woman wasrobbed of gold chain by a

miscreant worth � 2 lakh atSwadesh Nagar under AshokaGarden police station area inthe night on Wednesday.

According to the police,Poonam Mangal was celebrat-ing festival of Diwali outside herhouse and while she was busybursting cracker a miscreantsnatched gold chain she waswearing and escaped the spot.

The victim approached thepolice and lodged a complaintstating that she was celebratingDiwali with family and wasstanding outside her house. Amiscreant came near andsnatched the gold chain she waswearing and before she couldunderstand miscreants escapedthe spot with the gold chain.

In the robbery gold chainrobbed was worth � 2 lakhclaimed the victim. The incidenttook place at around 9 pm andat the time of the incident theresidents were busy in festivities.The victims alerted locals butbefore she could be helped themiscreant escaped the spot.The victim claimed that themiscreant came walking and asit was time of festival manypeople visit the locality to meettheir relatives due to which sheremained inattentive and whichproved costly. The victim hasprovided the description ofthe miscreant and based on thedetails police have registered acase against the unidentifiedmiscreant.

The police have registered acase under section 392 of the IPCand have started further inves-tigation.

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Passing out ceremony ofthe Technical Entr y

Scheme (TES) 32 Course fromCadets Training Wing,Militar y College ofT e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o nEngineering (MCTE), Mhowwas conducted on 6 Nov withfull military grandeur.

The Ceremony, presidedover by the Chief Guest, LtGen Milind N Bhurke, VishistSeva Medal, Comdt, MilitaryCollege of TelecommunicationEngineering and Col ComdtCorps of Signals marked theculmination of three years oftraining of the GentlemenCadets (GCs) of the PassingOut Course and their trans-formation into young dynam-ic officers of Indian Army.

The medals were awardedby Lieutenant General MilindN Bhurke, VSM Comdt ,MCTE. In a motivatingaddress to the GentlemenCadets, the Chief Guest con-gratulated the passing outcourse on successfully com-pleting the training andreminded them of what thenation expects from them,

especially in view of the rapidtechnological advancements,prevailing counter insurgencyenvironment and the stellarrole Army has been playing toensure the territorial integri-ty of our nation.

The General Officer alsocomplemented the GentlemenCadets of Passing Out Coursefor their excellent turnoutand exceptional drill move-ments.

Wing Cadet CaptainHarshit Bargoti was the proudrecipient of the GeneralOfficer Commanding in Chief(GOC-in-C) Army TrainingCommand (ARTRAC) Goldmedal and GOC-in-C

ARTRAC Trophy for standingFirst in the overall order ofmerit. Wing Cadet AdjutantDeepanshu Agarwal was therecipient of the GOC-in-CARTRAC Silver medal and theGOC-in-C ARTRAC Bronzemedal was received by PlatoonCadet Captain Harsh Mehta.Arjun Platoon won the cov-eted GOC-in-C ARTRACBanner for standing Firstamongst the four Platoons.

These Gentlemen Cadetswill now proceed to OfficerTraining Academy, Gaya forPassing Out Parade beforegetting commissioned as offi-cers in Indian Army on 08Dec 18.

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Kolar police have booked amiscreant for attacking a

22-year-old youth with sharp-edged weapon in the after-noon on Wednesday atDamkheda.

Police said that the victimMukesh Rajput was attackedby the accused Thakur RamSahu in the afternoon near hishouse. He was rushed to anearby hospital where hiscondition is reportedly stable.

The victim lodged a com-plaint with the police statingthat the incident took place ataround 1 pm when hereturned after shopping homehe found miscreants standingoutside his neighbour ThakurRam Sahu's home and wereabusing.

To stop them he wentnear Sahu’s house and whenhe opened the door he wasattacked by Thakur with a

sharp edged weapon injuringhim in his head and neck andwent unconscious due to pro-fuse bleeding.

The victim sustainedsevere wounds behind hisneck and is undergoing treat-ment in JK hospital.

Based on the complaintlodged by the victim a caseunder section 307 of the IPCwas registered by the police.

The reason of the attackremained unknown andwould be investigated in thefurther investigation. More

details regarding the attackwould be revealed after thearrest of the abscondingaccused. The complainantMukesh Rajput alias is a res-ident of Damkheda nearShiva temple. He works as awhitewasher.

In the initial investigation,police have not found any dis-pute of the victim with theaccused and what led to theattack remains unclear. Thepast crime record of the vic-tim and accused would beinvestigated.

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An array of vibrant coloursand new designs is being

put up at the handloom exhi-bition wherein the fashionfreaks of the city are exploringthe most enchanting attire forthemselves.

A Chanderi Utsav, hand-loom exhibition cum saleshowcasing the most trendyand beautiful dress materialsis being put up at HindiBhavan hall. The ChanderiUtsav exhibition cum sale onits second day had a greatresponse by the shopaholics ofthe city.

On Saturday, female buy-ers were seen buying not onlythe dress materials, but alsothe imitation jewellery beingput up.

The Chanderi Utsav is amust visit for those lookingout for a fashionable and styl-ish look for the weddings andfestivals. It not only showcas-es a variety of fusion dresses,but also displays traditionaldesigns.

Notably, Chanderi is one

of the most wanted dressmaterials for the fiestas. Thisexhibition cum sale has a vari-ety of more than 1000 designsin suits which are captivatingthe interest of the shopaholicsof the city. These suits havebeen designed in differentpatterns and prints.

There are printed materi-als beautifully embroideredwith Batik Print, Dabu Print,Hand-Block Print and one ofthe most renowned and lovedin all seasons, Bagh Print.There is also a range of sarisin different varieties as well.

One could find the price ofthe suits and dress materialslowest from � 700 till � 15000.Besides, there is a huge col-lection in Mulberry silk, crape,chiffon silk and cotton silk aswell at the emporium for reg-ular shopping.

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Film narrating the pain andgrief of family members of an

Indian soldier ‘For Them’ wasscreened at Shaurya Smarakhere on Thursday. The moviewas screened at the open airauditorium of Shaurya Smarakunder the regular film screeningsbased on the Indian soldiers.

For Them is a picturisa-tion of the families who havelost their near ones at the warscene. This film was pro-duced by Mushir Ahmed forthe Films Division of theGovernment of India and thescreenplay and direction ofOm Prakash. It is said thatthe Indian soldier when sac-rifices his life on the war landbecomes a martyr. He leavesa mark of his enormous

memories in the mind andheart of various people,including every Indian. Someof the martyrs leave back anentire memory lane in themind of their family mem-bers.

A brave sacrificial personleaves behind the family, suffersfrom the misery of life, the fami-ly struggling to be freed. Thispoignant story was portrayed inthe movie ‘For Them’.

This movie focuses on thewelfare and rehabilitation of mar-tyrs and inspires us to believe inour righteous, moral duty, whichis expected to help the families ofthe martyrs. Friday's film will bescreened here in the militarymovie 'Indian Navy today'. Thisfilm is based on the present formof Indian Navy. Produced byFilms Division of India,

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The noted Kathak maestro ofthe city V Anuradha Singh

will be showcasing her flair byperforming at classical dancefest to be held at Kerala. Shewill be performing atInternational Festival inKunoor on Saturday.

It is to be noted that Singhhas performed at variousnational and internationaldance festivals as well. It is tobe noted that InternationalFestival is being organised byIndia Dance Allianz. Anuradhaabout her performance says, “Iam really contented to be a partof this programme. Moreover,I am excited to stage a perfor-mance before the art lovers aspeople there also enjoy the tra-ditional art. It will be a far greatexperience.”

Anuradha hailing from

Bhopal is noted Kathak dancerfor her innovation and impro-visation in traditional Kathaktechnique. Rhythmic under-standing, ability to extemporizewith speedy rhythms and pre-serving pure Kathak classicalstyle are some of her qualities.

Experimenting with clas-sical Sufi Kathak, she hasevolved a refined, sophisticat-ed style in pure classical form,

based on fast speeds, swiftturns, mind thrilling footwork,delicacy of movements andimpressive expressions.

Anuradha is one of the wellknown dancers of solo classi-cal Kathak dance. Withenchanting stage presence shehas earned acclamation forintense and sensitive dancepresentations. She has per-formed solo Kathak interna-tionally in addition to morethan 45 prestigiousGovernment organized festi-vals in India and has also givenacross the world.

She also gave a heart melt-ing performance at JheelMahotsav 2015 which wasmuch appreciated. Later, shealso performed at theKhajuraho dance festival. Sherecently performed at MahaKathak festival held at Ujjain in2018.

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The players of MadhyaPradesh State Water Sports

Academy will represent TeamIndia at the Optimist AsianOcean Championship 2018 tobe played at Myanmar. On theselection of the players fromState, Director of Sports andYouth Welfare Department SLThoussen congratulated theplayers.

Six players from MadhyaPradesh State Water SportsAcademy will play at OptimistAsian Ocean Championship2018 as a part of team India.The Championship will beheld at Myanmar. There areplayers including three boysand three girls from the state-run State Sports Academy. TheOptimist Asian OceanChampionship 2018 will beheld from November 10 to 17by (International OptimistDinghy Association).

Here on Thursday the play-ers left for Myanmar to partic-ipate in the championship.There are players includingUma Chauhan, K. RitikaDangi, K. Shraddha Verma,Ashish Vishwakarma, Raj

Vishwakarma and DawoodQureshi are selected to partic-ipate. In the championship,this player will be able to show-case his talent in the Optimistclass event.

Prior to departure forMyanmar, players met DirectorSports and Youth Welfare S.L.Thoussen and took his bless-ings. Sports Director Dr.Thoussen gave the detailedinformation about the prepa-ration of the Optimist AsianOcean championship from theplayers. He encouraged theplayers for the excellent per-formance in the championshipand gave them best wishes. Heasked the players to give theirbest and bring laurels to theState and the country.

On this occasion, theTechnical Consultant and ChiefInstructor of Waters SportsAcademy Arjun Avardi, GLYadav and Assistant TrainerAnil Sharma were present.

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The “Green Diwali” cam-paigns in the region again

went for a toss this year as peo-ple continued to burst fire-crackers past the permissibletime limit, f louting theSupreme Court’s order, thusresulting in poor air quality inmajor cities on Thursday.

Faridabad in Haryanarecorded ‘severe’ air qualityindex of 455 at 4 pm onThursday (average of past 24hours), as per data of CentralPollution Control Board.

At 7 pm, the AQI atFaridabad was reportedly 477.

As per the data of CPCB,the air quality index (AQI)stayed in the 301-400 micro-grams per cubic meter (μg/m )limit, which is categorised as‘very poor’ in major cities ofHaryana on Thursday.

Gurugram and Rohtakrecorded AQI of 389 (verypoor category) and 336 (verypoor) respectively. The AQIincreased further by theevening in major cities ofHaryana due to bursting of fire-crackers, as per daily AQI bul-letin released at 4 pm.

A ‘very poor’ AQI essen-tially means that people maysuffer from respiratory illness-es on prolonged exposure to

such air. If the air quality dipsfurther, the AQI turns ‘severe’,which may trouble even thosewith sound health conditionsand seriously affect those withailments.

A day after Diwali, a thickhaze had enveloped Delhi-NCR region as the air qualityplunged to severe category invarious parts, exposing peopleto major health risks onThursday.

There are 13 districts ofHaryana in the national capi-tal region namely Gurugram,Rewari, Faridabad, Palwal,

Mewat, Rohtak, Sonipat,Panipat, Jhajjar, Mahendergarh,Bhiwani, Karnal and Jind.

The Supreme Court hadlast month ordered that lesspolluting firecrackers will beallowed in Delhi-NCR onlybetween 8pm to 10pm on theoccasion of Diwali. But theorder was flouted blatantly allover NCR on Diwali night.

Meanwhile, Panchkularecorded AQI of 157 which isin moderate category.

Chandigarh, the joint cap-ital of Punjab and Haryana alsowitnessed a noisier and pollut-

ed Diwali as compared to theprevious year.

“PM10 as well as PM 2.5levels were increased at all thethree locations of Sectors 22,City Centre Sector 17 (com-mercial) and 12 as compared tolast year’s Diwali,” according tothe Chandigarh PollutionControl Committee.

The AQI of Sectors 22, 17and 12 was 311, 177 and 297respectively post Diwali. TheAQI was 240, 137 and 247 inSectors 22, 17 and 12 respec-tively during the previous year’sDiwali.

The Chandigarh PollutionControl Committee in its offi-cial statement stated thatSulphur Dioxide (SO2) levels atall the locations are within thepermissible limits. Oxides ofNitrogen (NOx) levels at all thelocations are also within per-missible limits.

However, the noise levels inthese three locations were high-er in comparison to the previ-ous year.

Beating of drums at placeswas also observed adding to thenoise in these localities, statedthe CPCC statement.

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Twenty-seven cases of fire-cracker-related eye injuries

were reported by the PGIMERhospital here on Diwali.

These people from Punjab,Haryana, Chandigarh, UttarPradesh and Himachal Pradeshsuffered eye injuries duringDiwali festivities on Wednesdayand came to the emergency ser-vices department of PGIMER,Chandigarh, for treatment, offi- cials said.

They include 20 males andseven females and only 11 ofthem are above 16 years of age.Hospital officials said theyoungest among the injured isa two-year-old.

Of the 27 patients, 11 wereinjured while lighting fire-crackers, while the remaining16 were bystanders.

Twelve patients requiredsurgical intervention andinjuries of eight of them areserious.

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Chandigarh: 37 people werearrested in Chandigarh as rev-ellers in cities across Punjaband Haryana flouted theSupreme Court order whichhad limited the bursting ofcrackers to between 8 pm and10 pm on Diwali.

In Ludhiana, one of themost polluted city in the coun-

try, 14 cases were registered forflouting the apex court's timeframe on bursting crackers.The cases were registeredunder Section 188 of the IndianPenal Code for disobedience ofan order promulgated by pub-lic authorities.

A police spokesman saidthat adequate personnel had

been deployed to implementthe court's order.

The deputy commissioner'sorder on bursting, selling, andstoring firecrackers was fol-lowed and legal action wastaken under relevant sections ofthe IPC and provisions of theAct against violators, said he.

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From Page 1Since the money came into

bank acunts, the holders wereforced to file income returns,which went up from 3.8 crorein May 2014 to 6.86 crore.

“By the time the first fiveyears of this Government areover, we will be close to dou-bling the assessee base,” hesaid.

Responding to criticismfrom Opposition parties that itwas an economic misadven-ture, Jaitley said India clockingthe fastest growth rate hasproved “prophets of doom”,who had predicted thatdemonetisation will shave off 2per cent of growth rate, con-clusively wrong.

“What has happened toprophets of doom who said

India’s GDP will decline by atleast 2 per cent. For the fifthyear running India will be thefastest growing (large) econo-my in the world. It is continu-ing to happen. So prophets ofdoom have been proved wrongand conclusively provedwrong,” he later told reportershere.

“Even when there wasglobal stress, we still manage tohave respectable growth ratesand we had the couragebecause of leadership of thePrime Minister that we tookdecisive steps and these stepswhich are not economicallycorrect, which have helped thesystem in the long run; and thelong run, in this case, does notmean generations,” the FinanceMinister added.

From Page 1CPI(M) leader Sitaram

Yechury alleged that PrimeMinister through note ban had“singlehandedly” destroyed thelivelihood of people and theconomy of the country.

The Government’sdemonetisation move was adisaster for the economy andthe people, the CPI(M) gener-al secretary said.

While Manmohan Singhasked the Government to notresort to further unorthodox,short-term economic measuresthat can cause any more uncer-tainty in the economy, RahulGandhi alleged that theGovernment’s move was a care-fully planned “criminal finan-cial scam” whose full truth isyet to be revealed.

“Notebandi impacted everysingle person, regardless ofage, gender, religion, occupa-tion or creed. It is often said

that time is a great healer. Butunfortunately, in the case ofdemonetisation, the scars andwounds of demonetisation areonly getting more visible withtime,” the former prime min-ister said.

The deeper ramificationsof ‘notebandi’ are still unravel-ling, he said.

Small and medium busi-nesses that are the cornerstoneof India’s economy are yet torecover from the demonetisa-tion shock, Singh asserted.

“This has had a directimpact on employment as theeconomy continues to struggleto create enough new jobs forour youth,” he said, adding thatthe financial markets arevolatile as the liquidity crisiswrought by demonetisation istaking its eventual toll on infra-structure lenders and non-bank financial services firms.

In his strong criticism of

demonetisation, Singh said thefull impact of the demonetisa-tion exercise is yet to be under-stood and experienced.

“With a depreciating cur-rency and rising global oilprices, macro-economic head-winds are also starting to blownow. “It is therefore prudent tonot resort to further unortho-dox, short-term economicmeasures that can cause anymore uncertainty in the econ-omy and financial markets.”Singh also urged theGovernment to restore cer-tainty and visibility in eco-nomic policies.

“India will discover, nomatter how the Governmenttries to hide it, that demoneti-sation wasn’t just an ill-con-ceived and poorly executedeconomic policy with ‘innocentintent’, but a carefully planned,criminal financial scam,” RahulGandhi said in a statement.

From Page 1Two CISF constables — Pathare Satish and Pishal Suresh -

were injured in the attack, Pallava said. Security forces havelaunched a combing operation in the area to trace the ultras, theofficer added. According to another police official, the CISF per-sonnel were from the ‘B’ company of 502nd battalion, which hadarrived from Kolkata to Dantewada for election duty.

The company has been deployed in the iron ore deposit no.10area on the Bailadila hills.The CISF has been guarding iron orefacilities of the National Mining Development Corporation inthe Bailadila hills of Dantewada.

On October 30, three police personnel and a cameraman ofnational broadcaster Doordarshan were killed in a Maoist attackin Dantewada’s Aranpur area.

Before that, on October 27, four Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) personnel were killed and two others injured after Maoistsblew up their bulletproof bunker vehicle in Bijapur district.

Naxalites have asked voters to boycott the upcoming stateAssembly polls, being held in two phases on November 12 andNovember 20.

The first phase is to be held in 18 Naxal-affected con-stituencies of Madhya Pradesh’s Bastar region, that falls in thesouthern part of the central Indian state.

The remaining 72 constituencies will go to the polls onNovember 20 and the votes will be counted on December 11.

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As many as 13 cases havebeen registered in the State

capital on Wednesday night onthe charge of violating guide-lines of Supreme Court usingfirecrackers after 10 pm.

DIG Bhopal DharmendraChoudhary told ‘The Pioneer’that strict vigil was maintainedfor complying orders issued bySupreme Court and 13 caseswere registered in which peo-ple found violating orders ofbursting cracker beyond thetime limit were set by SC.

The action has been takenfor the first time in the statecapital after the orders wereissued by Supreme Court.Those who were found violat-ing orders of bursting crackerstill 10 pm were booked undersection 188 of the IPC, he

added.The claims made by DIG

Choudhary were true but tovigil every nook and corner ofthe state capital is not possibleand which provided a freehand to the people enjoyingbursting crackers. Till late nightbeyond the permissible timeand audible limit of burstingcrackers was continued.

People continued to burstcrackers late in the night andscenes of dispersing of peopleon the arrival of policepatrolling parties would arrivewere witnessed.

The violators were bookedin Bajaria, Aishbagh, Bairagarh,Kolar and Awadhpuri policestation areas late in the night onWednesday.

Bajaria police have regis-tered 2 cases, Aishbagh policehave registered 3 cases,

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The West BengalGovernment has decided to

observe ‘Rosogolla Day’ onNovember 14 to commemoratethe first anniversary of theState’s achievement ofGeographical Indication (GI)tag for its ‘Banglar Rosogolla’.This would be a festival simi-lar to Odisha’s ‘Rasagola Dibas’being observed over past fewyears.

As part of the West Bengalcelebrations, varieties ofRosogollas would be show-cased in stalls of the ‘MishtiHub’ at the Eco Park in Kolkata.There would also be discus-sions on the history ofRosogolla at the place, an offi-cial said.

Notably, Odisha has beencelebrating ‘Rasagola Dibas’on the Niladri Bije day of LordJagannath and His siblingseach year since 2015. The dayis observed in Odisha to reaf-firm the birth of the syrupydessert in Odisha and cherishits link to the Jagannath culture.

The Odisha Governmenthas also submitted the requireddocuments seeking GI tag for‘Odisha Rasagola’ in Februarythis year. The status of theapplication is yet to come inpublic domain.

The centuries-old sweetdish has its roots in the Odiaculture and tradition as evidentfrom the Niladri Bije ritual ofLord Jagannath at the end ofRatha Yatra where the Lordoffers the sweet to

Mahalakshmi to pacify heranger. It is believed that LordJagannath tries to appease Hisconsort after he returns to hisabode after a nine-day vacationwithout her in company.

Experts have claimed of

Rasagola being cited in the‘Dandee Ramayana’, the Odiaadaptation of the ValmikiRamayana by sage poetBalaram Das, the eldest of thePanchasakha in the 15th cen-tury.

Further, the DandeeRamayana has featured inWorld e-Book of 1921 pub-lished by the CalcuttaUniversity which has mentionof Rasagola’s association withtraditions and practices

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After a gap of 40 days, theJeypore police succeeded

in arresting main accused ofRajanaghar firing Bikash Patrafrom a village of West Bengal.

A special team led by sec-ond officer Siba Shankar Sahuarrested Patra from his hideout.

The Jeypore firing has cre-ated a tense situation amongthe denizens. Earlier, six per-sons were detained by thepolice while one more is sup-posed to be detained.

IIC Jeypore town policestation Baleswar Gidhi saidthe accused Patra has been sent

for a two- day remand andinformation regardingthe pistol her used isyet to be collected.Gidhi also said the8th accused will soonbe taken to custody.

According tosources, SantoshNayak and his fathersustained criticalinjuries in the firing.Santosh and his fatherwere travelling on a motorcy-cle when five miscreants inter-cepted them near Rajnagar inthe afternoon.

As soon as they stopped,the miscreants opened fire on

them.

The father-son duo wasrescued and rushed to Jeyporehospital. Later, Santosh wasshifted to the Saheed LaxmanNayak (SLN) Medical CollegeHospital.

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shift on November 6 by intro-ducing ship-loading of20,112MT of blended coal inthe vessel MV Diamond Star.

The vessel contained highgrade coal of ECL (G4 grade)with low grade coal of MCL(G12 grade) at the ratio of35%:65% to achieve a higherGCV suitable for VallureThermal power station ofNTECL.

Thermal power plantsblend high grade coal with lowgrade coal to achieve theintended Gross Calorific Value(GCV) at the power plant end.Mostly, the high grade coal isimported from Indonesia.

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In an effort to sustain thetempo of modernisation and

operational preparedness, theDefence Ministry hasenhanced the financial powersof the Vice Chiefs of threeServices from �100 crore to�500 crore for procuring armsand ammunition. This willenable the armed forces toincrease the reserves of armsand ammunition.

The decision comes in thebackdrop of critical shortagesof these items and theComptroller and AuditorGeneral(CAG) pointing out inone of its report tabled inParliament that the Army doesnot have the adequate reservesfor fighting an intense ten-daywar. The shortage ranges frombullets, rifles, shells for artillery,rockets and other relatedammunition for the threeServices.

To speed up the process offilling these gaps in reserves,the Ministry on Thursdayannounced the decision to del-egate greater financial decision-making powers to three ViceChiefs in order to expedite the

decision making processinvolved in the revenue pro-curements of the ArmedForces.

With the new delegation,the Vice Chiefs will be able toexercise financial powers up tofive times more than the exist-ing powers with an enhancedceiling of �500 crore. This islikely to give another fillip tothe capacity of the three ArmedForces. Officials said DefenceMinister Nirmala Sitharamanhas taken this important deci-sion to augment the arms andammunition reserves of theArmed Forces to enhance theiroperational preparedness.

Procurement through rev-enue route is an ongoingprocess unlike capital pro-curements for which theDefence AcquisitionCouncil(DAC) and the CabinetCommittee on Security(CCS)has to give an approval beforethe contracts are inked.

The enhanced powers tothe Vice Chiefs will enablethem to take decisions on theirown as earlier they had to seekthe Defence Ministry approvalfor procurements over �100crores, sources said. Moreover,the armed forces can now buyvarious items ranging fromrifles to ammunition for tanks,

artillery, fighter jets and war-ships on a faster pace.

Meanwhile, Sitharaman onFriday will take part in theinduction ceremony of M-777ultra light howitzers and K-9artillery guns at ArtilleryCentre, Deolali, Maharashtra.Four M-777 guns and ten K-9long range artillery guns will beinducted on Friday.Incidentally, these two artilleryguns are the first to be induct-ed after nearly three decadessince the Bofors scandal stalledartillery modernisation.

India had inked a contractfor 100 Vajra K-9 Tself pro-pelled guns of 155mm caliberwith a striking range of 28-38km range in 2017 for �4,300crores. The next lot of 40 gunswill come in November nextyear and remaining lot of 50guns in 2020, officials said.This gun will be deployed inthe plains and can fire threerounds in 30 seconds, 15rounds in three minutes inintense firing mode and 60rounds in 60 minutes in thesustained firing mode. Theseguns are manufactured underBuy Global procedure of Indiain a joint venture and will

have up to 50 per cent localcontent under a joint venturebetween Larsen and Tourboand South Korea’s HanwhaTechwin.

As regards the M-777, theArmy is procuring these how-itzers through the foreign mili-tary sale(FMS) route from theUS. The total contract is for 145guns worth over �5,000 crores tobe deployed in the mountainsfor the newly raised Strike Corpsto fight China. The gun has astrike range of 30 kms and canbe airlifted through helicoptersand aircraft to remote and inac-cessible forward posts located onthe Line of Actual Control(LAC)facing China. The contract wasinked in November 2016. TheBAE systems manufacturesthese howitzers.

While the first lot of fourwill be inducted on Friday,from June next year starts thenext batch arrives and then onin phases. The induction rate isexpected to be five guns permonth till complete consign-ment is received by mid 2021.Made of titanium, each gunweighs 4,000 kg making itstransportable by helicoptersand aircraft.

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Country’s first Multi-ModalTerminals is all set to be

dedicated by Prime MinisterNarendra at his VaranasiParliamentary constituency onMonday. This is the first of thethree Multi-Modal Terminalsand two Inter-Modal Terminalsbeing constructed on theGanga river. Modi is alsoscheduled to receive India’sfirst container vessel name MVRabindranath Tagore that hassailed from Kolkata on October30, 2018, carrying cargo toVaranasi. Container movementon an inland waterway in Indiais being done for the first timepost-independence.

The MMTs are being builtas part of the Government’s JalMarg Vikas project that aims todevelop the stretch of RiverGanga between Varanasi toHaldi for navigation of largevessels upto1,500-2,000 tonnesweight, by maintaining adrought of 2-3 metres in thisstretch of the river and settingup other systems required forsafe navigation.

The project of multi-modal

terminal and proposed FreightVillage at Varanasi are expect-ed to generate 500 directemployment and more than2,000 indirect employmentopportunities.

The objective is to promoteinland waterways as a cheaperand more environment friend-ly means of transport, espe-cially for cargo movement.Inland Waterways Authority ofIndia (IWAI) is the projectImplementing Agency

The JMVP is being imple-mented on the Haldia-Varanasistretch of National Waterway-1 (NW-1) with the technicalassistance and investment sup-port of the World Bank, at an

estimated cost of �5,369.18crores ($800 million, of which$375 is IBRD loan) on a 50:50sharing basis betweenGovernment of India and theWorld Bank.

The project entails con-struction of 3 multimodal ter-minals (Varanasi, Sahibganjand Haldia); 2 intermodalterminals; 5 Roll On — RollOff (Ro-Ro) terminal pairs;new navigation lock atFarakka; assured depth dredg-ing; integrated vessel repair &maintenance faci l ity,Dif ferential GlobalPositioning System (DGPS),River Information System(RIS), river training & riverconservancy works.

In a separate event thesame day, Prime Minister willalso inaugurate two NationalHighways projects — theBabatpur-Varanasi Airportroad and Varanasi Ring Road.In addition to this, he will alsoinaugurate some sewerage pro-jects in the city and lay foun-dation stone for a projectunder Namami Gange pro-gramme of National Missionfor Clean Ganga.

New Delhi: The RajasthanGovernment has told theSupreme Court that no illegalmining was going on in 115.34hectares of land in Aravalli areaof the State.

The chief secretary ofRajasthan has filed an affidavitin the apex court which had onOctober 23 expressed shockover 31 “vanished” hills orhillocks in Aravalli area and hadasked the State Government tostop illegal mining in 115.34-hectare area there within 48hours. “It is stated on affidavitfiled by D B Gupta who is chief

secretary of the Government ofRajasthan that there is no illegalmining going on in respect of115.34 hectares of land, as men-tioned in our order datedOctober 23, 2018,” a benchheaded by Justice Madan BLokur noted in its October 29order. In the affidavit, the chiefsecretary has also said thatapproximately 27 per centground truthing of the area hasbeen done and serious effortswould be made to complete theentire exercise within a periodof three months as per directionsof the top court.

Ground truthing is an exer-cise conducted to ascertain theempirical evidence at the actu-al site. The apex court posted thematter for further hearing afterthree months.

On October 23, the topcourt had observed that thoughRajasthan was earning a royal-ty of around �5,000 crore frommining activities in Aravalli, itcannot endanger the lives oflakhs of people in Delhi as dis-appearance of hills there couldbe one of reasons for rise in pol-lution level in the national cap-ital region (NCR). PTI

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With an eye on the LokSabha polls, Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath hasstepped up efforts to expand hisinfluence in the most backwardcommunities living in the for-est protected regions of theEastern Uttar Pradesh by grant-ing their villages the status ofrevenue villages, entitling themto land rights as also access toration card, electricity, water,toilets, health centres andschools.

It is estimated that over50,000 villagers may thus bebrought into the ‘mainstream’by the the Yogi Government.This could give theGovernment a leg-up in back-ward communities and send apolitical message across thestate with a tough election bat-tle only six-month away.

Twenty three ‘Vantangiyavillages’ inhabitated by back-ward caste, mostly belonging to‘Nishad’ community ofGorkhpur and Maharganj dis-tricts, have been accorded sta-

tus of revenue villages inOctober 17, 2017.The processof giving similar status to thevillages in Balrampur district isunder process.

The decision marked theend of long struggle by theseforest dwelling community fortheir permanent land rights.They were brought and settledhere by the British around1922 from different places forgrowing seasonal crops in thespace lying between the trees,

Post-Independent, in eighties‘Vantangiyas’ were sought to beevicted by forest department,triggering series of conflicts.

The Forest Rights Act ,2006, enacted when BSP was inpowerm, gave them land titles.It is now that ‘Vantangiyas’ lookforward to a ‘permanent set-tlement’ of their issues, though, for many there is still a longway to go. “ Jitna kabbja thautna nahin mila”, complainsRam Sukhdev Nishad at ̀ Aam

Bagh` village saying the entirestretch of the land he was cul-tivating for decades was notallotted him.

Yogi and his GorakhnathMath’s sustained interest in thecommunity who are a mix ofOBC & Scheduled caste hasnow brought ‘Vantangiyas’from neglect to seemingly lime-light.

Chief Minister’s supporterssay Yogi as an MP had first cel-ebrated ‘Diwali’ withVantangiyas’ in 2007 and sincethan he has been visiting themfrequently.

Yogij paid visit to`Tinkonia-3’ village onNovember 7, to celebrateDiwali with them.

The Chief Minister hasordered speeding up the devel-opment programmes in for`Vantangiya’ villagers after hav-ing brought them under therevenue map, says RanvijaySingh ‘Munna’, Gram Pradhan,and a Yogi confidante.

District magistrate KVijendra Pandiyan says withYogi’s initiative “reserve forestvillages were converted to rev-

enue villages”. Gorakhpur Commissioner

Amit Gupta also avers that‘Vantangiya’, would have a bet-ter life after the Yogi govern-ment accorded them revenuevillage status last year.

As one enters the`Tinkonia-3’ village, close toGorakhpur, a tent school isbeing run for class one to five(148 students) as also a juniorschool from class six to eight(31 students) with childrenvociferously repeating what‘Sahayak’ teacher Rekha Singhis reading out to them.

“ Yogi started the first schoolhere in 2007 under the bannerof Guru Goraksha Sansthan”,says Meena Singh, BlockDevelopment Officer, Chargaon,walks you around. “ No pakkisadak or bus service though, 108& 102 ambulance service isprovided for now”, says Singh.

With Yogi himself takinginterest and monitoring thedevelopment works afteraccording revenue village sta-tus to ‘Vantangiya’ villages,central and State Governmentpromoted development

schemes are flowing in offi-cially. The villagers are gradu-ally having access to rationcards, AAdhar cards and drink-able water from what they callTTSP (Tap, Tap, Stardard Post)with several taps around onepost.

“Their name did not fig-ure in 2011 census and couldnot be beneficiary of the cen-tral schemes”, says JBKhuswaha, AdditionalDevelopment Officer, who alsomentions that ‘Vantagiyas’ didnot have voting rights untilrecent years.

With the official machin-ery in action and moving inregularly, the villagers hope thatall of them would be voting inthe Lok Sabha-2019 polls .

Though in 2015,‘Vantangiyas’ participated inPanchyat elections but only asvoters attached to other gramPanchayats.

The caste certificates toowhich were earlier denied tothem may now be delivered tothem, giving ‘Vantagiyas’ lifeadvantages in the caste-drivenState.

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Taking note of ongoing crisisin Mizoram, the Election

Commission has summonedState chief electoral officer SBShashank and set up a three-member committee to lookinto the allegations. After the ECdecision, the protest was calledoff by NGO CoordinationCommittee demanding theremoval of Shashank.

Earlier, the EC has set up ahigh-level committee headed bya deputy election commission-er to hold talks with protestorsseeking ouster of the Mizorampoll panel chief. The Mizoramis slated to go to polls November28 to elect its new Assembly.

In a statement, the EC saidit has accepted the broad con-tours of the resolution passed bythe Mizoram’s NGOs coordi-nation committee, spearheadingthe protest, after its delegation’sdeliberations with the EC. “TheElection Commission has alsodecided to depute a high-levelteam led by Mizoram Deputyelection Commissioner SudeepJain to hold further delibera-tions on their resolution,” the

statement said. Jharkhand ChiefElectoral Officer LalbiaktluangaKhiangte, who is also a Mizo,has been included in the ECpanel.

Members of the influentialNGOs including Young MizoAssociation (YMA) had blockedthe office of CEO at Aizawldemanding his removal for hisreported “pro-Bru refugee”stance and his role in the trans-fer of Mizoram principal secre-tary (home), LalnunmawiaChuaungo, recently.

Shashank had earlierdefended Chuaungo’s transfersaying the latter was found“interfering” in preparation ofelectoral rolls for Bru refugeesand deployment of central secu-rity forces.

About 40,000 Brus had fledethnic violence in 1997 and havesince spent their lives in refugeecamps in adjoining Tripurawhen they had fled Mizoramfollowing an ethnic clash withthe Christian Mizos. A fewreturned after a quadripartiteagreement signed among theMinistry of Home Affairs, theGovernments of Mizoram andTripura, and a group repre-senting the refugees.

The NGOs demand that theBru should cast their votes inMizoram and not in reliefcamps as is being planned by theEC. The principal secretary(home) had reportedly tried tostop an EC’s decision to allowBru refugees cast their votes inrelief camps.

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The Congress is set toemerge victorious in

Assembly election in Rajasthan,Madhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh, according to asurvey conducted by ABP-Cvoters.

As per the survey, theCongress will get 42.6 per centvote shares while the ruling BJPwill get 40.9 per cent votes inthe Assembly polls in MadhyaPradesh.

The picture changes dra-matically in the Lok Sabhapolls. BJP will get 50.2 per centvote while the Congress get 37per cent votes in LS polls. Theothers will get 4.8 per centvotes. In the survey,Jyotiraditya Scindia ofCongress remained the topchoice for the Chief Ministerpost with 42.5 per cent of therespondents followed byShivraj Singh Chouhan with 37per cent of the respondentsfavouring the BJP leader.Interestingly, only 8.2 per centrespondents want to see veter-an Congressman and two-timeChief Minister Kamal Nath asthe head of the State oncemore.

In Rajasthan Assemblypolls , the survey predicted thatthe Congress is expected tosnap up 44.8 per cent vote sharewhile BJP may get 33.2 percent. Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje seems to bestruggling against a stronganti-incumbency factor.

However, if the Lok Sabhapolls is held, the Congress isexpected to get 36 per cent voteshare while BJP will get 47.5per cent vote share. The Voters’

spontaneous preferences forChief Minister are as —Vasundhara Raje 21.6 per cent,Ashok Gehlot 22 per cent andSachin Pilot 38.8 per cent.

In Chhattisgarh, the sur-vey predicted that the Congressis expected to get 36.9 per centvote share while BJP will get34.7 per cent vote share in theAssembly polls. In the LokSabha polls, the Congress isexpected to get 40.1 per centvote share while BJP to get 41.7per cent vote share. RamanSingh is projected as the mostfavorable leader for the CMpost, while Ajit Jogi is morepreferred than any Congressleader.

In release, the ABP-C-vot-ers said, “The data is weightedto the known demographicprofile of the States. Sometimesthe table figures do not sum to100 due to the effects of round-ing. Our final data file hasSocio-Economic profile with-in +/- 1% of the Demographicprofile of the State. We believethis will give the closest possi-ble trends. The Tracking PollFieldwork covers random prob-ability samples during the last7 days from the release date.The sample spread is across allAssembly segments in the poll-bound States. MoE is +/- 3% atmacro level and +/- 5% atmicro level with 95%Confidence interval.”

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New Delhi: Vice President MVenkaiah Naidu will be on athree-day visit to Paris startingFriday to represent India at theArmistice of World War I cen-tenary commemoration, theMinistry of External Affairssaid Thursday.

Heads of State orGovernment of over 50 coun-tries and their representatives areexpected to participate in thecentenary activities, it said.

On Sunday, the VicePresident will attend the cere-mony to commemorate thearmistice of World War I at Arcde Triomphe, presided over byFrench President EmmanuelMacron. During the visit, thatcomes at the invitation of theFrench Government, Naidu willalso address the Indian com-munity on Friday and will inau-gurate the Indian War Memorialat Villers Guislain on Saturday.“As part of the ArmisticeCentenary, the FrenchGovernment will also be host-

ing the Paris Peace Forum,which will take place in Parisfrom November 11-13. TheForum is envisioned as a recur-ring, annual event to promotegovernance solutions in fivekey areas: Peace and Security,Environment, Development,New Technologies, and InclusiveEconomy,” the ministry said ina statement.

The vice president willspeak at a high-level panel dis-cussion titled ‘Dialogue of theContinents on GlobalGovernance’, it said.

He will also hold a numberof bilateral meetings on thesidelines of the Paris PeaceForum, the statement said.

India was one of largest con-tributors of soldiers duringWorld War I. India’s participa-tion at the Armistice Centenaryceremony will be a befitting trib-ute to the sacrifices made bythese soldiers, underliningIndia’s historical contribution toglobal peace and security. PTI

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Silver leaf or ‘chandi ka vark’manufacturers beware! If

found using any material ofanimal origin in silver leaf(chandi ka vark), which is usedfor decorating sweets, youcould face legal action.

Silver leaf or vark is usednot only in sweets and confec-tionaries like cakes and choco-lates but also in syrups like thatof Kesar (saffron) and as aningredient in various ayurvedicand herbal products, summerdrinks and Chyawanprash, etc.

Following green signalfrom the Delhi High Court, theFood Safety and StandardsAuthority of India (FSSAI) hasstepped up its efforts to tight-en the noose around theunscrupulous business opera-tors using any material of ani-mal origin during the manu-facturing process of silver leaf.As per the FSSAI, only veg-processed hygienic silver leaf is

allowed to be sold in the coun-try.

The top food regulator hasasked its counterparts in theStates to crack down on theviolators.

Though it was way back in2016, the FSSAI had issued anotification with an aim toend the widely-used unhy-gienic practice of using animalparts in the manufacture of“Vark”, it was put on hold fol-lowing Delhi High Courtorder. However, early thisyear, the Court vacated thestay paving way for imple-mentation of the ban on usageof animal parts while manu-facturing the silver leaf in thefood industry.

The notification followedreports that “chandi ka vark’was being made by hammeringthin sheets of silver in themiddle of sheets made of abull’s intestines. After slaugh-tering the bull, its intestines areremoved immediately and sold

to the manufacturers of foils.There had been several

complaints against the existingmethod of manufacturing ofthe silver leaves, as there werehygiene and safety issues. Thenotification aims to streamlinethe manufacturing process,ensure quality and safety.

Shubh Choukesy, Directorof Delhi-based Shree JagannathJi Sterling Product PrivateLimited which is engaged inmanufacturing silver foilsthrough a purely vegetarianprocess with the help of fullyautomatic and computerisedmachines with new technolo-gy, said, “it is high-time that thehygienic method is promotedto save the consumers fromvarious diseases.”

He pointed out that theFSSAI guidelines specify normsregarding thickness, weightand purity of the silver leaf. Themanufacturers will also have tofollow the labelling standardslike any other food products.

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Apropos a news reporttitled “DSP Mishra levels

allegations against 3 IPS offi-cers” published on November4 edition of The Pioneer, theCBI said, “It is clarified thatthe case was entrusted toCBI by the High Court ofChhattisgarh and was regis-tered in CBI on 11.02.2015.CBI took over the investiga-tion of the case which was

earlier registered byChhattisgarh Police vide FIR12/2011 at Police StationChhura on the allegationsthat Shri Umesh Rajput, aJournalist of Chhura,Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh)was shot dead at his residencein the evening of 23.01.2011.After the investigation, CBIfiled a chargesheet against theaccused persons and the courtframed charges on the same.The case is under trial in the

Court at Raipur. The matteris sub judice. Allegationsmade against officers of CBIin the story is denied”.

The Pioneer news reportwas based on a three-pagecomplaint of CBI DSP NPMishra sent to the CBIDirector on June 21, 2018“Through Proper Channel”.The reporter also contactedthe CBI spokesperson andduly incorporated his com-ments in the story.

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That students at a university shouldprovoke the police into filingcriminal complaints is shameful.Aligarh University has a long his-tory of students with doubtful loy-

alty to the country. Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah hadlavished praises on the institution as the arse-nal of Pakistan. A sizeable number of its stu-dents had gone all the way to Punjab to cam-paign for the Muslim League during the1945-46 elections to the ConstituentAssembly. When some of the voters asked thestudents what was there for them in theresults since Uttar Pradesh could not be a partof Pakistan, their reply was that they hadcome to make sure the outcome brings a NewMedina. The students had issued a manifestowhich declared that 'Pakistan is our deliver-ance, defence and destiny. We deny that weare one nation with Hindus and the rest’.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of theMohammadan Anglo Oriental College,Aligarh was a witness to the 1857 happen-ings. From 1858 right up to 1898, SyedAhmad Khan was the pivot around whomthe Muslim politics moved. In the speechesmade at Lucknow and Meerut on December28, 1887 and March 16, 1888 respectively, helaid down fundamental guidelines forMuslims to follow in their interaction withthe British and the Congress. He askedMuslims not to join the Congress and sup-port only the British. This policy arguablydecided once for all the attitude of the wholeMuslim community towards the Congress.Few Mussalmans of note since then joinedthe Congress except one or two. During hislifetime, Syed Ahmad did not make anydeparture from his political creed.

Late Sir Aga Khan who had led theMuslim delegation to Viceroy Minto in 1906and demanded separate electorate, had alsocomplimented the university for playing avital role in the creation of Pakistan. In hisautobiography published in 1954 he had writ-ten: Often in a civilised history, a universityhas supplied the springboard for a nation’sintellectuals and spiritual renaissance...Aligarh is no exception to this rule. But wemay claim with pride that Aligarh was theproduct of our own efforts and of no outsidebenevolence and surely it may also bedeemed that the independent, sovereignnature of Pakistan was born in the MuslimUniversity of Aligarh. Another Muslimleader, Zia-ul-Hasan Faruqui describedAligarh as the training centre of theMujahideen-i-Pakistan. Muslim leaders, likeMaulana Azad and Humayun Kabir, were vil-ified and physically abused by the studentsof Aligarh Muslim University in 1942). In1946, communal riots took place in Aligarh.Four persons were killed and a lakh worthof property was destroyed. An enquiry con-ducted by Divisional Commissioner, JohnStone, found that apart city Muslims, studentsof Aligarh Muslim University had started theriots. In October 1947, the Pakistan

Government was found to berecruiting officers for thePakistan Army from AligarhMuslim University. GB Pant,then Chief Minister of UttarPradesh had to direct the ViceChancellor of Aligarh MuslimUniversity not to allow Pakistaniofficers to visit the university.

The Aligarh Movement:This was launched by SyedAhmad Khan in the 1860s. Interms of its significance and con-sequences for India, this was themost important of all move-ments launched by Muslims inmodern history. The movementhas been called the "AligarhMovement" because its head-quarters were in Aligarh. ProfMS Jain in his research mono-graph, The Aligarh Movement(1965) asks: "Why did we notdevelop into a homogeneousnation and why did the Muslimsof India, generally speaking,chalk out a path different fromthat of the other communities inIndia?" The movement ofMuslim regeneration initiated bySir Syed Ahmad Khan providesthe answer.

Richard Symonds whocame out with his book, TheMaking of Pakistan, (Faber &Faber, London 1949) on themorrow of the emergence ofPakistan wrote: In politics he(Syed Ahmad Khan) had stated that Muslims were anation who could not andmust not be submerged in asystem of government bymajority vote. The Pakistanisrightly claim him as one of thefathers of their country.

In the Aligarh InstituteGazette of September 22, 1893,Sir Syed wrote: "Mahomedansmay accept English supremacy

because they have been con-quered by Englishmen, but whois to make them submit to thesupremacy of Hindus, whomthey regarded their slaves for 700years?" Sir Syed laid down as amatter of policy for the Muslims:Undiluted loyalty to the Britishregime. No truck with the IndianNational Congress; and pursuitof modern education. This wasfollowed by Muslims like AmeerAli until 1906.

Prof Wilfred Smith, whohad taught in Lahore for years,had said that by 1941 Aligarhhad become the emotional cen-tre of Pakistan; whereas Sir AgaKhan claimed that the indepen-dent and sovereign nation ofPakistan was born in the MuslimUniversity of Aligarh.

Uttar Pradesh Muslims,were at the heart of Muslim sep-aratism, wrote Prof FrancisRobinson of Holloway College,London. They mainly foundedand, with the exception of theBombay-based Jinnah, mainlyled the organisations whichrepresented the Muslim inter-est in Indian politics. SyedAhmed Khan founded theMuhammadan Anglo OrientalCollege in 1875 at Aligarh,which directed much earlyMuslim political activity andnurtured many Muslim Leaguepoliticians. He followed thiswith the establishment of the AllIndia Muslim EducationalConference in 1886, whichhelped him impress his politi-cal will on Indian Muslims.

In 1906, large numbers ofMuslims from Uttar Pradeshflocked to Dacca to find the AllIndia Muslim League. In thisorganisation, the secretaryshipwas the most powerful position.

And between 1906 and 1910 itwas held by Uttar PradeshMuslims in Aligarh. AfterWorld War I, Muslims from thesame province set up an asso-ciation of Indian ulama andmade the Central KhilafatCommittee an organisation ofall India importance.

Soon after his appointmentas Vice Chancellor, Ali YavarJung, suggested certain changesin the rules of admission.Making this a pretext, an agita-tion was almost immediately seton foot by those who wereopposed to him. Once started,the agitation did not remainpeaceful. As a matter of fact, itended up in an attempt to assas-sinate the Vice Chancellor to thehorror of everyone. The studentsmarched with a coffin to theoffice where the Vice Chancellorwas holding a meeting of theUniversity Court, broke intothe meeting hall and assaultedhim so seriously that no onecould have doubts that the inten-tion was to kill him and theynearly succeeded in their nefar-ious mission.

Ali Yavar Jung, however, hada miraculous escape. Justice MCChagla was satisfied that the stu-dents alone were not responsi-ble for this heinous plot. Therewere others hiding in the back-ground. Some members of theCourt obviously sympathisedwith the students, and instead ofgoing to the rescue of the ViceChancellor, they looked theother way. I thought drasticmeasures were called for as it wasimpossible for the ViceChancellor to function in theexisting set-up of the university.

Chagla, therefore, got theCentral Cabinet’s approval to the

promulgation of an Ordinanceby which the existing ExecutiveCouncil and the Court were dis-solved, and the Governmentwas empowered to set up a nom-inated Executive Council andCourt. Chagla took pains to seethat the persons nominatedwere sympathetic to the ViceChancellor, and held similarviews with regard to the policyto be adopted in running theuniversity.

A raging and tearing cam-paign was started in the coun-try by fanatical elements every-where. Chagla was chargedwith being a dictator andinterfering with the rights ofautonomy of the university.The demand was made thatthe administration should beleft to the Muslim communi-ty which had a unique interestin its well-being and that theOrdinance should be revoked.He reminded the agitatorsfirmly that the AligarhUniversity was not a minorityinstitution as defined in theConstitution. It was neitherestablished nor maintained bythe Muslim community. It wasa national institution in whichthe whole nation was interest-ed and that, though undoubt-edly, it had a special purposeto serve, namely, the advanceof Arabic and Islamic studies,that did not change its essen-tial character because evennon-Muslims might have aninterest in such studies.

If some students wish toleave the university, as they havethreatened to, let them go.Without them Aligarh should bebetter for the studies of the rest.

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Sir — It is lamentable that theHindu Right is hell-bent on pre-venting women in the 10-50 agegroup from entering theSabarimala temple. Kerala unitBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pres-ident PS Sreedharan Pillai’s him-self admitted that Sabarimala is a‘golden opportunity’ to further itspolitical interest. Misplaced faithof the Ayyappa devotees is just aninstrument for the BJP to makepolitical inroads into the State.

It is a fallacy to say that awoman who menstruates is notworthy of being in a place of wor-ship. How can we be so harsh onour mothers, sisters, wives anddaughters to say that they cannotaccompany us to a deity’s abode?A lot of energy and resources havebeen already wasted on theSabarimala row at a time whenKerala is in dire need of all of thatfor its post-flood reconstruction.

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Sir— This refers to the article,“Theory of strong leadership”

(November 5) by JasimMohammad. India, even afterbeing the largest democracy in theworld, loses the sanctity ofdemocracy because of the blas-phemy of coalition Governments.

Albeit the denizens of Indiaexercise voting as their legal right,a party can overpower the elect-ed party by forming coalitionswith some other minority parties.The cavetous leaders of the

minority parties are offered witha handsome position, and inturn, form coalition to workunder one of the major adver-saries of the party originally elect-ed. This ain’t democracy, for sure,where the choices of the publiccan be neglected to form aGovernment of the party notelected.

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Sir — Corroborating the com-mon speculation that Sabarimalaissue was blown out of real pro-portion to take maximumadvantage in favor of BJP,Sreedharan Pillai, BJP unitKerala president, was reported tohave spoken in a closed-doormeeting of the Yuva Morcha in

Kozhikode that they had gottena golden opportunity to reapmaximum advantage. With hisstatement, he had literally blownthe lid off the dubious agendahatched as per a well-writtenscript. “Making hay while thesun shines” is the most aptmantra for the BJP now and theyare doing it the best way possi-ble. They have orchestrated awell-planned campaign for con-solidation of Hindus on thissensitive issue even though thereare no available scriptures sup-porting this view.

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Interacting with global leadersfrom the energy sector onOctober 15, 2018, in New Delhi,

Prime Minister Narendra Modiflagged three major issues:

First, while expressing concernover the steep increase in interna-tional price of crude oil, he urged allleading producers/exporters to bemore responsible in fixing the priceto bring it down from the currenthigh to a reasonable level.

Second, keeping in mind theoverarching need to increasedomestic production India, he askedthem to consider investing in explo-ration and development of oil andgas fields and MNCs to transfer oftechnology, especially to extractoil/gas from geologically and phys-

ically challenging ultra-deep water,high pressure/high temperature(HP/HT) areas.

Third, considering the debilitat-ing effect of rupee depreciation onthe oil import bill, he urged them tothink through for an alternativepayment arrangement.

The Prime Minister touchedupon all the right notes that are cru-cial to ensure adequate supply ofenergy at affordable price to run thewheels of the Indian economy.

First, with the Organisation ofPetroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) countries alone accountingfor over 40 per cent of the world oilsupply, the market for crude is oli-gopolistic. Each member of the car-tel regulates its supply — as per a wellorchestrated agreed plan — in amanner so as to jack up the price tothe desired level.

In November 2016, the OPECdecided to reduce output by about1.2 million barrels a day, effectivefrom January 1, 2017. Initially oper-ative for six months, they stick to thecuts. As a result, crude spiked from

$40 per barrel in November 2016 toover $80 per barrel as on October 15,2018. The cost of producing oil in theOPEC countries being pittance lessthan $10 per barrel, even at rock bot-tom $27 per barrel (it reached inJanuary, 2016), they were makinghuge profit. At $80 per barrel now,they are making exorbitant profit.

Addressing the same forum,OPEC Secretary General, MBarkindo opined that ‘exportingcountries had made their best effortsto ensure that global market was ade-quately supplied’, yet if ‘the price hasspurted, this may have a lot to dowith sentiments’. Barkindo was refer-ring to the looming trade war andimpending US sanctions againstIran. This is skulduggery.

When the underlying fundamen-tal of tight global demand-supply bal-ance is loaded against the consumingcountries (a creation of deliberateactions by OPEC members), it makesno sense to blame things on ‘senti-ments’. As regards, sanctions againstIran, if only major exporters like SaudiArabia have the will, nothing can pre-

vent them from pumping more sup-plies to compensate for the reducedcontribution from Iran. The oil richcountries/exporters also need to pon-der whether or not by crippling theresource position of importing coun-tries (inevitable if the price is high),they will end up harming their owninterest in the medium to long-term.

Meanwhile, US PresidentDonald Trump is building pressureon the OPEC members to bringdown the price to a reasonable leveland is even contemplating the so-called No Oil Producing andExporting Cartels Act legislationwhich can open the group to anti-trust lawsuits. Whether this willprompt the latter to shed theirintransigence remains to be seen.

In contrast to the dispensationunder the erstwhile UnitedProgressive Alliance (UPA) regimewhen almost every aspect of explo-ration and production was undercontrol and micro-managed bybureaucrats, Modi took some boldinitiatives to improve the policyenvironment and reduce regulatory

hurdles. In July 2017, theGovernment introduced theHydrocarbon Exploration andLicensing Policy (HELP).

Under it, bidders can get a sin-gle licence for exploration of conven-tional as well as unconventionalhydrocarbons. They can pick up ablock of their choice. They areallowed freedom of pricing andmarketing. The unconventional fuelsviz coal bed methane and shaleoil/gas produced from existing fieldsas also production from marginalfields also qualify for this freedom.

HELP offers revenue sharingcontract. This eliminates scope forGovernment intervention andreduces interface with the bureaucra-cy and eliminates delays. The oper-ator can remain focused wholly onoptimising production without hav-ing to worry as to whether any activ-ity and associated cost will be recog-nised. It provides a certain and sta-ble policy environment.

Further, to make policy environ-ment for production fromdeep/ultra-deep water, geologically

and physically difficult fields attrac-tive, in March 2016, the Governmentallowed higher gas price-based onalternate fuels viz fuel oil, naphtha,LNG et al. Modi has thus created aperfect policy setting that shouldenthuse resource rich countries inMiddle East and MNCs to invest inexploration and production in Indiaand bring in technology needed forextracting gas from difficult areas.

As regards, despite continuingstrong fundamentals of the Indianeconomy, the Rupee has lost value pri-marily because of exogenous develop-ments — increase in US interest rateand withdrawal of monetary stimu-lus. To ensure that India is notunnecessarily penalised, ways have tobe found to avoid making payment indollar. Modi is taking right steps butthe road ahead is tough. There arelimits to influence actions of oil pro-ducers though enticing MNCs to par-ticipate in Indian exploration effortsand alternative payment arrange-ments is doable.

(The writer is a freelance journalist)

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Nation states have such complicatedpasts, compulsions and cupboardsbursting with skeletons, that theyroutinely accuse others of hosting.Terrorism is one such skeleton that

either elicits a complete denial or a contextualclean-chit. The US Code of Federal Regulationsdefines terrorism as “the unlawful use of forceand violence against persons or property tointimidate or coerce a Government, the civil-ian population, or any segment thereof, in fur-therance of political or social objectives”. Thisposits awkward attribution to the historical USmachinations in countries like Nicaragua,Cuba, Colombia, Chile et al. So, while thePakistani involvement in Afghanistan today iscorrectly called supporting-terrorism, theAmerican complicity in the 80s is contexualisedas “necessary”.

Similarly, while the UN and, ironically, theUS also condemned the Kosovo LiberationArmy (KLA) as a “terror organisation” — thesubsequent funding, training and arming of theKLA by the US never earned it the tag of sup-porting-terrorism. This double standard extendstoday to the ongoing battlefields in the Syrianswathes where the principal terror organisationie Islamic State (IS), has been taken head-on bythe Iranian-Syrian combine. Yet, the focus of theUS attacks in the ‘war on terror’ remains on theIranian-Syrian combine, whereas a circuitous USsupport is still extended to the rebel Salafi-Jihadist offshoots in the region, torn by the sec-tarian divide.

Importantly, the sectarian divide pertains tothe local minorities and majorities and is notnecessarily about sovereignty. Herein, the US hasmade a deliberate choice in the sectarian mud-dle and left the sole ‘others’ in the form ofHouthis, Hezbollah and Iran with convenientterror tags. The Saudi-led military interventionin Yemen against the uprising by the historical-ly-persecuted Houthis (also declared by the UNas “human catastrophe”) is afforded a convenientand contextual view that is unequivocallydenied in the parallel case of the Iranian inter-vention in Syria, against the IS.

Importantly, terror has struck globally inrecent times, from the US (9/11, BostonMarathon, Orlando shootout, New York truckattack etc), European cities (Madrid, London,Paris, Brussels, Nice, Manchester, Barcelona etc),Asian cities (Bali, Dhaka, Basilan, Surabaya,Kabul et al) as also India (Mumbai 26/11, Uri,Pathankot, Nagrota, among others). None ofthese terror attacks can be traced back to eitherIran or to its sectarian proxies that form the cruxof what the US incredulously calls the “world’sbiggest sponsor of state terrorism”. The ideolog-ical and sectarian-supremacist strain behindalmost all global terror attacks are known to haveindividual or state patronage in the US-allied Gulf sheikhdoms or countries likePakistan.

The Houthi uprising is completely localisedwith no international footprint and the Hezbollahis not known to have partaken any internation-al terror attack for over 25 years, except for itssteadfast resistance to the Israeli occupation ofits lands in South Lebanon and supporting co-

sectarian Government of the belea-guered Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, who is facing a desperate bat-tle on two fronts — one against the ISand the other against the equallyregressive jihadist groups supported bythe Gulf sheikdoms and the US.

Since January 19, 1984, Iran hasremained as a US declared “statesponsor of terrorism” for having“repeatedly provided support for actsof international terrorism”. The annu-al Country Reports on Terrorism2017 by the US State Departmentnotes very selectively, “Iranian-sup-ported Shia militias in Iraq have alsocommitted serious human rights abus-es against primarily Sunni civilians”and then added in absolute contraven-tion of the ground situation that“Iran remained unwilling to bring tojustice senior Al-Qaeda (AQ) mem-bers residing in Iran”.

Given the sectarian irreconcilabil-ity of the prevailing times, attributingan Iranian angularity in the IS or theAQ realm is a complete falsity as theyare militarily, ideologically and entire-ly at war with each other.

Iranian leader Ayatol lahKhamenei alludes to the historicalintrigues of the colonial powers byquestioning: “Who created the IS?Who strengthened it? Today they

claim that they have established anti-IS coalition. This is a lie. This coali-tion is a lie. Of course, they areopposed to an uncontrolled IS, butthey like to have a controlled IS intheir hands”, eerily reminiscent of thetactical propping of the AfghanMujahideen in the 80s.

Manufactured outrage against Irancontinued unabated in the US withPresident Donald Trump unilaterallywithdrawing from the Iranian NuclearDeal. On May 8, 2018, Trump, whilewithdrawing had stated “Iran and itsproxies have bombed AmericanEmbassies and military installations,murdered hundreds of American ser-vice members, and kidnapped, impris-oned, and tortured American citizens”and went on to add that the “dealallowed Iran to continue enrichinguranium and — over time — reach thebrink of a nuclear breakout”.

Meanwhile, all other signatories ofthe P5+1 deal (the UK, Russia, France,China, EU and Germany) disagreedon the US observations, as did theconcerned overseeing body, theInternational Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA). The European Union (EU)acknowledged Iran’s complete compli-ance to the terms of the deal andnoted: “We fully trust the work, com-petence and autonomy of the

International Atomic Energy Agencythat has published 10 reports certify-ing that Iran has fully complied withits commitments.” The US ignored alladvise and arbitrarily slapped sanc-tions, and further threatened othercountries, like India on their ongoingtrade with Iran.

Recently, the International Courtof Justice (ICJ) at Hague has orderedthe US to ease some sanctions on Iran,pursuant to a plea by the Iranians. Thelegal rebuke to the US which enjoinedWashington to abide by the historical‘Treaty of Amity’ led to an imperiousUS pulling out of the ‘Treaty ofAmity’, post the ICJ ruling. Sanervoices like former US PresidentBarack Obama who agreed that theUS had pulled the plug “without anyIranian violation” were lost in themelee to demonise Iran.

All countries have vested, uniqueand realpolitik concerns that often con-flict with others, leading to the ques-tionable status of certain historicalactions and reactions. However, in thecase of Iran, facts are of little conse-quence and the luxury of a contextualexplanation (as reserved for its ownactions) is a complete non-option.

(The writer, a military veteran, isa former Lt Governor of Andaman &Nicobar Islands and Puducherry)

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The All Assam Students’Union (Aasu) and 28

other organizations onThursday staged a agitation atDispur area protesting againstthe Citizenship (Amendment)Bill 2016 in Assam and threat-ened to isolate the ruling BJPin the next elections inAssam.

Hundreds of people tookpart in a massive rally orga-nized by the Aasu and otherorganizations shouting slo-gans against the BJP led gov-ernment in Assam and ChiefMinister SarbanandaSonowal.

“This is just a warning tothe BJP led government inAssam today. The Citizenship(Amendment) Bill 2016 mustbe cancelled and there cannotbe any compromise on that.Assam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal musthave the courage to say no tothe Bill,” said Aasu adviserSamujjal Bhattacharyya whileaddressing the rally today.

“The BJP has promised todeport the i l legalBangladeshis. But it did nothappen. The indigenous peo-ple are supposed to get con-st itut ional safeguard.However, nothing happened,”he said adding that the indige-nous people are being tor-tured by the move to executethe proposed constitutionalamendment bill.

Aasu president, DipankKumar Nath said that thepeople of Assam voted theBJP in 2016 for a change.“However, the BJP led gov-ernment is behaving the same

way the Congress did. We arenot going to accept theCitizenship (Amendment)Bill, which will threaten theindigenous communities inAssam,” nath said.

He also said that while theCongress government sym-pathized with the religiousminority people for the sakeof vote bank politics, the BJPgovernment is also sympa-thizing with the linguisticminorities (Hindu Bengalis)for the sake of vote bank ofpolitics,” he said adding thatthe organizations will takemassive agitation measures ifthe Bill is not scraped.

“The Centre is out toinsult the Assam Accord byamending the CitizenshipAct. We’re not going to let thathappen. We’ll continue ourprotest till the Centre cancelsthe Citizenship (Amendment)Bill, 2016. This government inAssam bfore coming to powerspoke of jaati, maati andbheti, but it has pushed theState towards crisis by tryingto execute the Bill. In thishour of crisis, we appeal to alllinguistic and ethnic groupsof the State to oppose the Billunitedly,” Nath appealed.

The organizations todaymade it clear that the demo-cratic movement crusadeagainst the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill, 2016; theForeigners (Amendment)Order, 2015; the Passport(Entr y into India)Amendment Rules, 2015 andthe proposed long-term visasto people from Bangladesh,Pakistan and Afghanistanwould continue until theyare cancelled.

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Most of the business estab-lishments across Gujarat

would remain close and roadsof majority cities and townswould wear deserted look tillNovember 11th in wake ofGujarati New Year and extend-ed Diwali vacation.

As per Hindu GujaratiCalendar Diwali is the last dayof the year. Traditionally busi-nessmen and professionalskeep their establishments closeafter Diwali and start workingfrom ‘Labh Pancham’ – FifthDay post Diwali after offeringpuja.

During Diwali vacation,most of the businessmen pre-fer to travel across the globe.Most of the Hotels situated attourist places within Gujarat aswell as across the nation wouldbe full of Gujaratis for the next4-5 days. Moneyed Gujaratiswould go abroad after offeringPuja on the day of Diwali andthe next day – Gujarati NewYear which they call ‘BesatuVarsh’.

Most of the exotic touristdestinations in the countrySimala, Manali, Nainital,

Kerala, places in adjoiningRajasthan, Madhya Pradeshand Maharashtra as well asacross North India would bethronged by Gujaratis for nextfew days. According toDevendra Shah, a travel agentmost of these destinationswere book well in advance.Large numbers of people aretravelling in Far East countriesthat include Thailand,Malaysia and Pataya andBangkok, says Shah.

Meanwhile Gujarat ChiefMinister Vijay Rupani onThursday exchanged VikramSamvat-2075 New Year greet-ings with people.Accompanied by his wife

Anjaliben, Rupani began hisNew Year Day by visitiing toPanchdev Mahadev Mandirin Gandhinagar and BhadraKali Temple in Ahmedabad.He met people and exchangingNew Year’s greetings atCommunity Centre at theMinisters’ Conclave atGandhinagar and at CircuitHouse Annexe at Shahibaug inAhmedabad.

Rupani said the country isin for changes while Gujarat iscommitted to improve thecondition of the poor, have-nots, Dalits, suppressed andoppressed and attempt toensure Gujarat exceled in agri-culture, education, health, rural

and social sectors. He alsoprayed for the return of goodgovernance and developmentunder the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s leadershipand that people reposed faith

on him in the forthcoming LokSabha elections.

He went to Raj Bhawan tomeet Governor O.P. Kohli andexchange New Year greetings.Rupani also met senior police

officers and their family mem-bers at the Police Officers’Mess at Shahibaug Dafnala. Helauded the role of forces inmaintaining peace, safety andsecurity of the people.

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The post-mortem conductedon the carcass of tigress

Avni, which was shot dead bythe Maharashtra Government-hired sharpshooter in forests ofPandharkawada in Yavatmaldistrict last week, has revealedthat the wild cat “died of exces-sive internal haemorrhages andcardio respiratory failure".

"In our opinion, the tigresshas died of excessive internalhaemorrhages and cardio res-piratory failure," the post-mortem report submitted tothe State forest authorities onNovember 5 stated.

The post-mortem was con-ducted by a team of doctors atthe Forest DevelopmentCorporation of MaharashtraLtd-run GorewadaInternational Standard ZooRescue Centre in Nagpur.

The post-mortem reportalso stated that Avni's stomachwas "fluid filled and no majorsolid contents", while her smallintestines was "fluid and gasfilled" The large intestines were"fluid and gas filled".

One of the forensic expertswho part of the team that con-ducted the post-mortem con-ducted on the deceased tigress

said that Avni was hungrywhen she was shot.

Avni, aged between fiveand 6 years, was being accom-panied by her two cubs – both10 year old ones, when she wasshot by sharp shooter AsgarAli, son of controversial sharp-shooter Nawab Shafath AliKhan from Hyderabad, at com-partment number 149 of Boratiforest under the jurisdiction ofthe Ralegaon police station.

The two cubs have gonemissing since the tigress waseliminated on the night ofNovember 2. The forestdepartment officials havelaunched its massive search tosecure the two missing cubs.

The ballistic tests andchemical analysis are beingcurrently conducted at theRegional Forensic Laboratoryin Nagpur, reports of whichreports are awaited.

The elusive tigress T1,better known as Avni ofPandharkawada hills - thathad allegedly mauled asmany as 13 persons to deathduring the past two years inYavatmal district in Vidarbharegion in Maharashtra – wasshot dead on the night ofNovember 2, after a massive53-day hunt.

The elimination of Avnihas sparked a major contro-versy, with Union Women &Child development ministerand animal rights activistManeka Gandhi dubbing thetigress’ elimination as "straightcase of crime” and virtuallyrooting for Mungantiwar's dis-missal from the DevendraFadnavis Cabinet.

After issuing a detailedstatement on the issue,Maneka has also taken up thematter with Maharashtra chiefminister Devendra Fadnavis.“I request you to fix theresponsibility for the illegalkilling of the tigress and con-sider removing Mugantiwarfrom the responsibility of theMinistry of Environment and

Forest in the state govern-ment. I have personallyknown you an animal welfareperson and I am sure you willconsider my request,” Manekawrote in her letter to theChief Minister.

On his part, theMaharashtra government onMonday ordered a probe intothe killing of Pandharkawada

Tigress T1, who was believed tobe responsible for deaths of sev-eral people, to ascertainwhether “there were any laps-es in the operation” by the stateForest department. “The probewill address all questions beingraised by Union ministerManeka Gandhi,” Fadnavissaid.

In a strongly worded state-ment issued two days afterAvni’s elimination, Manekahad said: “This is the third tigerbeing killed on directions of theEnvironment and ForestMinister. Earlier, a dozen leop-ards and 300 wild boars havebeen killed on his directions. Iam shocked that such a personis continuing to hold a minis-terial position,” Gandhi said ina strongly worded statement

Maneka, who had initiallyput out a series of tweets on theincident, said in her statement:“It (the killing) is nothing buta straight case of crime. Despiterequests from his own forestdepartment and People all overIndia, Sh Sudhir Mugantiwar,Minister for Environment andForests, Maharashtra gaveorders for the killing”.

Terming Avni’s killing as“illegal”, Maneka had said:“Every time he has used the

Hyderabad shooter, Shafat AliKhan and this time his son hasalso appeared on the scene ille-

gally to kill the tigress. His sonwas not authorised to kill. Thisis patently illegal”.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government has initiated ascheme to provide free education and vocational training to thechildren of those fishermen who died or went missing in the 2017Ockhi cyclonic storm.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 194 students have beenidentified as beneficiaries.

"A total of 194 students, which includes children at all lev-els, from lower primary to professional colleges, have been iden-tified as beneficiaries.

The government will provide vocational training to 124 stu-dents who have completed graduation," Vijayan said in his offi-cial Twitter handle Thursday.

He also said Rs 13.92 crore would be allocated from the ChiefMinister's Disaster Relief Fund.

The scheme envisages a package of Rs 10,000 per year forchildren in classes from LKG to Class V, Rs 25,000 for childrenin classes 6 to 10, Rs 30,000 for higher secondary students andup to Rs 1,00,000 for students doing graduation.

"The project will continue till 2037," Vijayan said.Ockhi was a Category three level tropical cyclone that had

hit the shores of Kerala in November 2017. PTI

Kochi: The Kerala High Courton Thursday turned down abail plea by a man arrested lastmonth, saying protests againstthe entry of women to theSabarimala temple were unac-ceptable.

"The protests at Sabarimalaare not acceptable as it isagainst the verdict of theSupreme Court," a High CourtBench said, rejecting therequest for bail by Kochi resi-dent Govind Madhusudhan.

"If the bail application isconsidered, it will send wrongsignals and similar incidentswill recur again," the court said.

Madhusudhan was arrest-

ed at the temple town duringprotests against the entry ofwomen in the age group of 10to 50, effectively opening up theshrine to all women.

The police have arrestedover 3,500 people and regis-tered close to 540 cases.Around 100 people are still injudicial custody.

The protesters last monthprevented 12 women fromentering the temple. Similarprotests were seen when thetemple opened for a day onNovember 5 when threewomen were forced to returnwithout offering prayers.

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Attacking the NarendraModi Government on the

second anniversary ofDemonetisation, MamataBanerjee on Thursday said thepoor people of the countrywere cheated as never before bythe “so-called Notebandi”which made them the worstsufferers and “they will give abefitting reply” to the perpe-

trators of the “biggest scam”India had seen.

Meanwhile, even as theCongress and the Left partiestoo attacked the Centre ondemonetisation, formerFinance Minister P

Chidambaram on Thursdaysaid a Karnataka-type alliancewould be required to defeat theBJP.

Batting in favour of whathe called “strategic alliances”Chidambaram said “strategic

alliance will definitely benefitthe Congress” and the “bestway to defeat the BJP is to workout State-wise alliances.” Headded, “one kind of the allianceis formed in Karnataka.Similar kinds of alliancesshould be built in differentStates.”

In a sudden move, thePrime Minister had onNovember 8, 2016 announcedthe demonetisation of �500and �1,000 notes with apromise of filtering out theblack money.

The move, however, failedto hit the multiple targets it wasaiming at, prompting theBengal Chief Minister to call it

the “darkest day of India.”There was a definite agendabehind the decision she saidwondering “for whose benefitit was meant.”

She asked, “Why was thedecision taken and who ben-efited from the decision?”adding “I have a suspicionthat the decision was taken tosatisfy the agenda of a fewpeople.”

After the “so-calleddemonetisation” the agricul-tural sector, small businessmen,farmers, labourers, domesticworkers and small traders hadsuffered the most, Banerjeesaid claiming how she sawpeople crying “after which I

really realised that it was a totaldisaster.”

She said how, “the econo-my is now totally depressed,business is now finished andoppressed and common peopleare completely suppressed,”whereas the “value of Rupeehas gone down.”

The common people ofIndia who had reposed faith inthe Government felt cheated byit and those who had sufferedthe most would now give abefitting reply to the BJP-ledGovernment, Banerjee saidapparently predicting a belowpar electoral performance forthe saffron outfit in the com-ing elections.

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The clamour for fixing theresponsibility for the

elimination of “Avni” inten-sified on Thursday, with envi-ronmentalists writing toPrime Minister NarendraModi demanding an “impar-tial” inquiry into the tigress’killing by the NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA).

A wildlife-centric site,natureconnect.com has writ-ten to Modi demanding aprobe by the NIA, while theNGO, Resqink Associationfor Wildlife Welfare (RAWW)has sought a CBI probe intothe tigress’ killing onNovember 2.

Natureconnect’s founderB. N. Kumar said that hisorganisation looked forwardto the Prime Minister, beingthe Chairman of National

Board for Wildlife, orderingan “impartial” investigationby NIA to unearth factsabout Avni’s killing in view ofthat in her case, the guidelinesof National TigerConservation Authority(NTCA) had been allegedlyflouted.

Satpuda Foundation’sKishor Rithe said the investi-gations must go into theman-animal conflicts pre-vailing in the Yavatmal forestsin view of the fact 13 humanlives were lost in the regionduring the last two years.

Karnataka-based veteri-narian Prayag H. S. said Avni’stwo orphaned 10-month cubsmust be secured immediate-ly. He also said after goingthrough the findings oif thetigress' autopsy report, hewould move the SupremeCourt.

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Ministers and leaders of the AIADMKsaved a movie starring Joseph Vijay, one

of the mega stars of Tamil film industry froma possible failure in the box-office.

The movie Sarkar which hit the screenson Tuesday as a Diwali gift to the fans of Vijaygrossed more than �30 crore on day one itself,according to industry sources. The previousincident of a movie creating collectionrecord on day one was Mersal, the 2017release by Vijay himself which grossed �20crore. (There are two Vijays in Tamil films,Joseph Vijay and Sethupati Vijay).

Interestingly, the move Mersal shot intofame because of the protagonist’s tauntingremarks about demonetisation. This hadearned the wrath of the BJP. But this time, itis the AIADMK which is at the receiving endof the story line as director AR Murugadosshas cast Varalaxmi as a caricature of lateJayalalithaa, former Chief Minister and partysupremo. What adds fuel to fire is the fact thatSarkar has been produced by Sun Movies,owned by the first family of the DMK.

Film actor Vijay had tumultuous rela-tions with the DMK before the 2011Assembly election and he had campaigned forthe AIADMK in the hustings. This wasreportedly due to the denial of theatres toscreen Vijay’s movies at the instance of theMaran brothers who own the Sun Movies.The mega star and the Marans had a busi-ness rivalry at that time and it was Jayalalithaawho stood with the actor according to anAIADMK insider.

‘Sarkar’, though a potboiler movie fromthe Kodambakkam dream factories, standsout because of the ridiculing of the free bee

culture prevailing in Tamil Nadu. The pre-release observations made by the ministersadded to the Unique Selling Proposition ofthe movie, says Nakulan Abhijit, an avidmovie watcher. “Had the AIADMK leadersignored the taunting, this movie would nothave made any impact other than that of yetanother Vijay number,” said Abhijit.

Kadambur C Raju, minister for infor-mation and C V Shanmugham, minister forlaw issued warnings to the director of themovie to remove the scenes depicting the rul-ing party in poor light. “We will discuss theissue in the party and consult the chief min-ister for further action,” said Raju.

"Through this movie, an attempt is madeto instigate violence in society. It is not lessthan a terrorist instigating people for violence.It attempts to pull down a democraticallyelected government. We will take actionagainst the actor and the team," saidShanmugham.

The movie comes at a time when fans ofVijay believe that the super star is planningto enter politics. They point out the dialoguespenned for him by the script writers of Sarkar.If Vijay joins mainstream politics, Tamil Naduwould see a galaxy of stars vying for the postof Chief Minister. Kamal Haasan, whodescribes himself as Ulaga Nayagan(Universal Hero), Rajanikanth (king ofstyles) have already made known their polit-ical dreams.

Sarat Kumar and Vijayakanth are alreadythere in the political arena of Tamil Nadu.Vishal, another actor in his 40s too hasannounced his plans for a political career inTamil Nadu.

Whether Tamil Nadu politics has spacefor this many stars will be known only durngthe 2019 Lok Sabha election.

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Chandrababu Naidu onThursday met Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo HDDeve Gowda in Bengaluru ina bid to unite the Oppositionparties against the BJP aheadof the 2019 general elections.

"The meeting with formerPrime Minister Deve Gowdaand Karnataka Chief MinisterHD Kumaraswamy was aninitial exercise to unite theOpposition parties," Naidutold reporters after an hour-long meet at Gowda's resi-dence in the city's southwest-ern suburb.

Sustained by the recentbypolls victory Naidu's meet-ing with the JD(S) supremoHD Devegowda comes in thebackdrop of Congress-JD(S)coalition resolving to contestthe 2019 Lok Sabha electionstogether against the BJP.

The Opposition partieswill work together to "save"Indian democracy, the Telugu

Desam Party (TDP) supremosaid.

"Chandrababu Naidu hastaken the lead and met sever-al leaders to consolidate allsecular parties to removeNDA Govt in 2019. He metme & HD Kumaraswamytoday to work out furtherstrategy," he added.

"Under the NDAGovernment, all autonomousinstitutions like the CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI)and the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) have been destroyed,"he added.

The National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) Government'spolicies like demonetisationhave thrown the country'seconomy into a crisis, Naiduclaimed.

"It is the responsibility ofthe opposition parties to joinhands and save the democra-cy," he stressed.

Naidu's meeting with theJD-S leaders comes a weekafter he met CongressPresident Rahul Gandhi inNew Delhi on November 1 aspart of his effort to unify the

Opposition."We discussed the future

course of action for forging analliance ahead of the 2019general elections," Gowda toldreporters after the meeting.

The meeting with Naiduwas to bring together the"secular forces" in the country,said Kumaraswamy.

"Chandrababu Naidu is

working hard, as a co-ordina-tor, to unite the secular partiesahead of the upcoming gen-eral elections. We (Naidu and

JD-S leadership) share goodpolitical arithmetics and havebeen friends," the ChiefMinister added.

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At least 37 domestic andinternational flights of Air

India were delayed on Thursday,after contract workers belongingto airline’s subsidiary companywent on a flash strike at theChhatrapati Shivaji InternationalAirport here since Wednesdaynight.

"Due to a sudden industri-al situation at Mumbai by AirIndia Air Transport ServicesLimited (AIATSL) employees,some flights have got delayed.We are assessing the situationand all efforts are being made tominimise delays or disruption,"an AI spokesperson said earlierin the day.

In an effort to mitigate thesituation, the airline manage-ment summoned permanentemployees from their homes tonormalise the flight operations,especially the early morningdepartures from here which hadbeen delayed by more than twohours.

Sources in the national car-rier said that till around 4 pm, asmany as 37 flights – both domes-tic and international – weredelayed. There was no informa-tion about further flight delayslater in the evening.

The trouble began after thecontractual ground staff ofAIATSL, a subsidiary of AirIndia, resorted to a flash strike onWednesday night demandingDiwali ex-gratia and also rein-statement of some sackedemployees.

The AIATSL providesground handling services to AirIndia across airports in thecountry. It has about 5,000employees, including those oncontract. The sources pegged thenumber of contractual workerswho had gone on a strike at theMumbai airport, at little over1,000.

Earlier in the morning, oneof the angry passengers strand-ed at the Mumbai airportSumanto Dey@dey sumantotweeted: “@MoCA_GoI@airindiain @narendramodi it'sshameful for the government to

run AirIndia anymore.Passengers stranded in Mumbaiairport due to strike!!!!! Strike inAirline services...that too sudden!Serious threat!!!

“#airindia the call centrehas no clue and confirms that theIA625 scheduled to depart at8.25am is on time at 9.10 am!What a joke!!!! This is how abusiness in service industry is notto be run. #shamefulairindia@MoCA_GoI @narendramodi@airindiain,” Dey tweeted.

Another stranded passengerAnand Sivakumaran tweeted:“#AirIndia Why did I book thisfatichar airline. 676 from Kol toMum delayed by 3 hrs. Noannouncement. No staff. Just anSMS five minutes before depar-ture time. And with news of thestrike in Mumbai wish someonewould tell us if this bloody flightwill take off or not”.

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Panaji: State Congress presi-dent Girish Chodankar onThursday accused the rulingBJP of cheating several thou-sand mine workers and oth-ers linked to ancillary busi-nesses, amid reports ofCentres' refusal to bring aboutan ordinance to circumvent aSupreme Court-imposed banon mining in the coastal State.

"With its own majority,the BJP Government at theCentre turning down thedemand from Goa miningdependents for resumption ofmining activity through anordinance, it has become clearthat the BJP in Goa was fool-

ing them," Chodankar said ina statement.

Mining in Goa was

banned in February this yearby the apex court, faulting thestate government for irregu-

larities in granting secondrenewals of 88 mining leases,while also directing the stategovernment to allot the min-ing leases afresh.

Faced with demands forimmediate resumption ofmining from those dependingon the industry, leaders of theBJP-led coalition governmenthave been repeatedly assuringthem, that an ordinance tocircumvent the SupremeCourt order was beingworked on by the Centre,which would facilitate easyand quick resumption of theindustry.

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitleysaid on Thursday global

payment gateways likeMastercard and Visa are losingmarket share to indigenousRuPay card and UPI paymentsystem.

In a Facebook post mark-ing the second anniversary ofdemonetisation, the Ministersaid note ban has increased dig-ital transactions.

“Today, Visa andMastercard are losing marketshare in India to indigenouslydeveloped payment system ofUPI and RuPay card whoseshare has reached 65 per centof the payments done throughdebit and credit cards,” Jaitleysaid.

Unified Payment Interface(UPI) was launched in 2016involving real time paymentsbetween two sets of mobileholders.

Its transactions have grownfrom �50 crore in October2016 to �59,800 crore inSeptember 2018.

Besides, the BharatInterface for Money (BHIM)app developed by NationalPayments Corporation of Indiafor quick payment transac-tions using UPI, is currentlybeing used by 1.25 crore peo-ple.

The value of BHIM trans-actions has gone up from �2crore in September 2016 to�7,060 crore in September2018. The share of BHIM

transactions in overall UPItransactions is at about 48 percent in June 2017.

Terming the criticism, thatalmost the entire cash moneygot deposited in the bankspost demonetisation, as “ill-informed”, Jaitley said confis-cation of currency was not anobjective of demonetisation.

“Getting it into the formaleconomy and making the hold-ers pay tax was the broaderobjective. The system requiredto be shaken in order to makeIndia move from cash to digi-tal transactions. This wouldobviously have an impact onhigher tax revenue and a high-er tax base,” Jaitley said.

The Government had onNovember 8, 2016, announcedban on old 500 and 1000 rupeenotes, to curb black money inthe system.

Of the �15.41 lakh croreworth �500 and �1,000 notes incirculation on November 8,2016, 99.3 per cent or notesworth �15.31 lakh crore havereturned to the banking system.

This means, just �10,720crore of the junked currencydid not return to the bankingsystem.

After the note ban, oldjunked notes, called specifiedbank notes (SBNs), wereallowed to be deposited inbanks with unusual depositscoming under income taxscrutiny. Jaitley said demon-etisation compelled holders ofcash to deposit the same in thebanks.

“The enormity of cashdeposited and identified withthe owner resulted in suspect-ed 17.42 lakh account holdersfrom whom the response hasbeen received online throughnon-invasive method,” he said.

The violators faced puni-tive actions. Larger deposits inbanks improved lendingcapacity for the banks. A lot ofthis money was diverted tomutual funds for furtherinvestments. It became a partof the formal system, Jaitleyadded.

He said the share of indige-nously developed payment sys-tem of unified payments inter-face (UPI) and RuPay card havereached 65 per cent of the pay-ments done through debit andcredit cards.

In 2017-18, the tax returnsfiled reached 6.86 crore, anincrease of 25 per cent over theprevious year. This year, as onOctober 31, 2018, already 5.99crore returns have been filed -which is an increase of 54.33per cent compared to the pre-vious year.

Economic Affairs SecretarySubhash Chandra Garg saiddemonetisation and GSTreflect long-term vision of thegovernment and its ability toundertake massive structuralreforms. “Tax filers under bothdirect and indirect taxes areclose to getting doubled. Digitalpayments have risen sharplyand become common place.Fake notes are out,” SubhashChandraGarg tweeted.

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India will start exporting rawsugar to China from early

next year, a move which willhelp to bridge the wideningtrade deficit with the neigh-bouring country, theCommerce Ministry saidThursday.

“A contract for exporting15,000 tonnes of raw sugar hasbeen entered to by the IndianSugar Mills Association andCOFCO, a Government ofChina run public sector com-pany,” it said in a statement.

It said India plans to exporttwo million tonnes of rawsugar to China beginning nextyear.

“Raw sugar is the secondproduct after non-basmati rice

that China will import fromIndia. It is a move to reduce the$60 billion trade deficit thatChina has with India,” theministry added.

India’s export to China in2017-18 amounted to $33 bil-lion, while imports stood at$76.2 billion. India is the largestproducer of sugar in the worldwith 32 million tonnes pro-duction in 2018. It producessugar of all three grades- raw,refined and white.

“Indian sugar is also of ahigh quality and is Dextran freebecause of the minimum timetaken from cut to crush. Indiais in a position to become a reg-ular and dependable exporterof high quality sugar in signif-icant volumes to China,” itadded.

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An expert committee set upto recommend relaxing

norms for setting up petrolpumps and retailing ATF inIndia has sought public com-ments on the issue before final-ising its views.

The Oil Ministry had lastmonth set up a five-memberexpert committee to recom-mend easing of fuel retailinglicensing rules.

“The first meeting of thecommittee was held onNovember 2, and the Committeedesired to have the views/sug-gestions of all the stakeholders/general public,” a notice issued bythe ministry said.

It asked for comments onthe subject within two weeks.

At present, to obtain a fuelretailing license in India, a com-pany needs to invest �2,000crore in either hydrocarbonexploration and production,refining, pipelines or liquefiednatural gas (LNG) terminals.

The expert committee hasbeen asked to “look at variousissues related to the imple-mentation of existing guide-

lines for grant of marketingauthorisation of market fuels -petrol, diesel, and aviation tur-bine fuel (ATF),” the separateministry order constituting thepanel said.

The panel includesrenowned economist KiritParikh, former oil secretary GC Chaturvedi, former IndianOil Corp (IOC) chairman M APathan, IIM AhmedabadDirector Errot D’souza andAshutosh Jindal, joint secretaryin the ministry of petroleumand natural gas.

The panel has to furnish itsreport within 60 days after dueconsultations with stakeholders.

The panel will “review theexisting architecture and extentof private sector participationin retail marketing of majortransportation fuels in thecountry,” the order said.

It will “identify entry bar-riers, if any, for expansion ofretail outlets for private mar-keting companies.”

State-owned oil market-ing companies — Indian OilCorp (IOC), Bharat PetroleumCorp Ltd (BPCL) andHindustan Petroleum CorpLtd (HPCL), currently ownmost of 63,498 petrol pumps inthe country.

Reliance Industries, NayaraEnergy — formerly Essar Oiland Royal Dutch Shell are theprivate players in the marketbut with limited presence.Reliance, which operates theworld’s largest oil refining com-plex, has less than 1,400 outlets.

Nayara has 4,833 whileShell has just 114 pumps.

BP plc of UK had a coupleof years back secured a licenseto set up 3,500 pumps but has-n’t yet started doing so. Lastweek, French energy giant Totalin a joint venture with AdaniGroup announced plans to setup 1,500 petrol pumps in thenext 10 years.

IOC is the market leaderwith 27,325 petrol pumps inthe country, followed by HPCLwith 15,255 outlets and BPCLat 14,565 fuel stations.

The expert committee will“assess the need, if any, to fur-ther liberalise the existingguidelines for authorisation ofprivate sector marketing com-panies,” the order said.

A senior Oil Ministry offi-cial said the Government iskeen on getting more privateplayers in the arena and is will-ing to relax investment normsas well as the number of per-missions needed for settingup a petrol pump.

The expert group wouldmake specific recommenda-tions on the nature of amend-ments required to the existingguidelines for grant of a licenseto private retailers.

The official said morecompetition would improveservices as well as give cus-tomer choice. It may also leadto retailers vying with eachother to offer the best price.

Currently, the three oilmarketing companies are fol-lowing the same methodologyfor fixing retail prices, which onalmost all occasions are insync with one another andprices vary by just a few paise.

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CRPF Family WelfareAssociation-CWA rang

down the curtain on its threedays welfare exhibition yester-day held at the SDG Ground inOld JNU Campus New Delhi.The fair that began last Fridaysaw an unprecedented footfallcoinciding with the pre-Diwalifestive mood. Gracing the clos-ing function of the welfareexhibition Rajeev RaiBhatnagar, DG CRPF said thatthe Jawans and their familiesare among the top priorities ofthe Force. He said that theCRPF personnel who are fore-front of ensuring the internalsecurity of the country arebacked up their respective fam-ilies and this is the reason thatthe CRPF has been making itsmark in every corner of coun-try. Describing CRPF as a“Laghu Bharat” Bhatnagar saidthat the three days grand exhi-bition by the CWA is truly ofpan-Indian character.

Manu Bhatnagar, PresidentCWA thanked one and all forhaving made the three daysAnnual Welfare Exhibition agrand success. The closingfunction of the exhibition saw

celebrity like the renownedBollywood singers AbhijeetBhattacharya and JaspinderNarula as also the popularcomedian Kapil Sharma regal-ing the audience for a couple ofhours before winding up.

As many as 38 stalls put upon the Mela ground proved ashubs of public interest, inquis-itiveness and shopping.Particularly the CRPF pavilionraised at the ground was an

instant hit for the crowd as itdisplayed the traditionalcourage and sacrifice made bythe force personnel alongwithits past glory.

The range of sofisticatedweapons, gazettes, non lethalinventory of the Rapid ActionForce caught the eyes of oneand all. The youthful visitorsdidn’t forget however to have afeel of the Jungle Warrior putup at the selfie corner. Similarly

the Stall put up by theChhattisgarh Sector, despitebeing a first timer in theMela, drew huge crowds totraditional tribal utilitiesand artifacts like Dokrasculpture that were on dis-play. In the same vein, otherstalls set up by differentCRPF Units also invokedvisitors’ interest in the widearray of items from home-made delicacies and dress-es to domestic utilities putup for sales. Other stalls alsoenjoyed equal footfalls inview of their respectiverange of saleable items thatcarried the f lavour ofregional cuisine and culture.

While large crowd keptthronging the Mela groundon all the three days, the

organisers of the exhibitionhad for them colourful cultur-al performances in the evening.Unique cultural dance showslike Malkhamb, Sambalpuridance and other regional dancedrama kept the audienceenthused all along. TheChotanagpuri Tribal danceperformance by the membersof Bastaria Batalion was in fora lot of viewers’ appreciationand applause.

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The revival andmill develop-

ment plan(RMDP) ofGovernment-runnewsprint compa-ny Nepa Ltd isexpected to becompleted withina year, the min-istry of heavyindustries andpublic enterprises saidThursday.

The Cabinet Committeeon Economic Affairs lastmonth announced a financialpackage of �469.41 crore for theRMDP of Madhya Pradesh-based Nepa Ltd.

This package includes aninfusion of �277 crore as equi-ty in the company for thecompletion of RMDP whichshall enhance productioncapacity to 1,00,000 MT perannum from the present capac-ity of 83,000 MT per annum,diversify production, improve

quality of products and alsohelp resume production.

“The RMDP is expected tobe completed within a year,” theministry said in a statement.

It said that the completionof the plan will help the com-pany to boost production,diversify its product portfolioand also support employmentin the tribal belt of MadhyaPradesh.

The firm is in Burhanpurdistrict of Madhya Pradesh. Itwas set up in 1947 and was theonly news print manufacturingunit in India up to 1981.

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Realty firm GodrejProperties has reduced its

net debt by 51 per cent in lastone year to �1,539 crore main-ly with the help of better salesbookings.

The net debt of GordejProperties — the real estate armof Godrej group — stood at�1,539 crore as on September30, 2018 as against �3,137 crorea year-ago, according to aninvestors’ presentation for thesecond quarter of this fiscal.

The average borrowingcost stood at 7.88 per cent as onSeptember 30, 2018 as against8.1 per cent a year-ago. Netdebt-equity ratio has alsoreduced to 0.6 from 2.08 dur-ing the period under review.

Mumbai-based GodrejProperties sales performancehave been good despite overallslowdown in the property mar-ket.

During 2017-18 fiscal,Godrej Properties’ sales book-ings stood at record �5,083crore. However, the sales book-ings have dropped by 42 percent to �1,627 crore in the firsthalf of this fiscal.

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Market regulator Sebi hasbarred Narendra Singh

Tanwar, proprietor of CapitalTrue Financial Services, fromacting as investment adviser inorder to prevent him fromfurther misleading investorson false pretense.

The market watchdog hasalso restrained Tanwar fromdiverting any funds raised frominvestors until further orders.Also, he has been directed tosubmit a list of clients and feecollected from them to Sebi

within 21 days.The move comes after the

regulator received a complaintin August alleging that Tanwarhad promised a lucrative returnto the complainant by investinghis money in the securitiesmarket over a short period oftime (4 months) for a large fee.

While examining the com-plaint, the regulator found thatTanwar had obtained registra-tion from Sebi to act as an IA(investment adviser) by pro-ducing an experience certificatewhich showed that he wasworking as a portfolio man-

agement advisor with thestock broker during January2009 to June 2014.

However, when the verac-ity of the experience certificatewas scrutinised by question-ing the signatory of the cer-tificate, it turned out to beprima facie notgenuine/forged/fabricated, theregulator noted.

“It is prima facie heldthat the noticee (Tanwar), bysubmitting false documentshas obtained registration fromSebi as an IA and has primafacie violated...IA Regulations,”the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India (Sebi) said inan order dated November 6.

The regulator believes“there is no other alternativebut to take recourse through anad interim ex-parte order

against the noticee for pre-venting him from collectingfees and indulging in invest-ment advisory activities”. Sebithrough an ex-parte ad-interimorder ordered Tanwar “to ceaseand desist from acting as invest-ment advisor and cease to solic-it or undertake such activities orany other unregistered activityin the securities market, direct-ly or indirectly, in any mannerwhatsoever until further orders”.

Besides, he has beenordered “to immediately with-draw and remove all the adver-tisements, representations, lit-eratures, brochures, materials,publications, documents, web-sites, communications etc inrelation to their investmentadvisory or any activity in thesecurities market until furtherorders”.

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State-owned BharatSanchar Nigam Ltd

(BSNL) has launchedan alternative digitalKYC process for issuingnew connections acrossvarious circles, a topofficial has said.

The telecom PSUhas informed theDepartment of Telecom(DoT) about the newsystem which has been rolledout, Chairman and ManagingDirector Anupam Shrivastavasaid.

“We have conveyed that wehave launched the new systemacross all our circles and it hasstabilised,” Shrivastava said.

Earlier this week, large pri-vate telecom operators includ-ing Vodafone Idea and BhartiAirtel said they have begunrolling out ‘alternate digitalKYC (know your customer)process for new connections,which will replace Aadhaar-based electronic verificationprocess.

Airtel has started rollingout the alternative digital KYCin select circles including Delhi,UP (East) and UP (West) withplans to extend to other loca-tions in the coming days.

Vodafone Idea has alsoconfirmed its new digital KYCprocess is live and being rolled

out nationally, and added thatthe DoT instructions allow forprovisional rollout of digitalKYC.

Reliance Jio sources, too,had indicated that the operatorhas a plan on alternate digitalKYC and will roll it out soon.

However, it is not clear iftelecom service providers are,for now, simultaneously con-tinuing Aadhaar eKYC for ver-ification of new subscribers —a breather they have soughtfrom the government while thenew system is set in place.

In the wake of the recentSupreme Court verdict onAadhaar, the TelecomDepartment had issueddetailed instructions to telcoson stopping the use ofAadhaar-based electronic-KYC(eKYC) and had asked them toreport compliance byNovember 5.

But the operators, subse-

quently, approachedthe Governmentrequesting that theybe allowed to continuewith Aadhaar-basedeKYC process tillNovember 20, whilethey implement thenew digital process.

The SupremeCourt order ofSeptember restricts theuse of Aadhaarauthentication by pri-

vate entities in the absence ofa legal provision. On October26, the telecom departmentasked operators to stop usingAadhaar for electronic verifi-cation of existing mobile phonecustomers as well as for issuingnew connections to complywith order of the apex court.

The DoT also took note ofthe fact that the industry hadmooted an alternate process forKYC which entailed customeracquisition forms to be embed-ded with live photo of thesubscriber and scanned imagesof proof of identity and proofof address — digitising the end-to-end process for on-boardingof new mobile subscribers andmaking it paperless.

Accordingly, all telcos wereasked by the DoT to ensurereadiness of their systems andoffer the proof of concept of theproposed digital process byNovember 5 for approval.

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Agunman dressed in blacksprayed bullets inside a

crowded dance bar popularwith college studentsWednesday night, killing atleast 12 people, including apolice officer, in California’sThousand Oaks city in one ofthe “horrific” mass shootingincidents in the US.

The gunman, who alsoinjured nearly a dozen others,was found dead inside theBorderline Bar and Grill on theoutskirts of Los Angelesalthough it was not immedi-ately clear if he was killed byofficers or shot himself.

Ventura County SheriffGeoff Dean described the inci-dent as “horrific.”

“It’s a horrific scene inthere, there is blood every-where and the suspect is partof that, and I didn’t want to getthat close and disturb the sceneand possibly disturb the inves-tigation,” he said. He said themotive of the shooter — whoseidentify was not known — isstill unclear and investigatorshad not found any type ofassault rifle within the bar.

“Right now as far as weknow there was only one hand-gun, but that could certainlychange as we do a more thor-ough search of the building,” hesaid.

It was not immediatelyclear how the suspect died andthe identities of the victimswere not immediately released.

President Donald Trumpsaid that he has been “fullybriefed on the terrible shootingin California.”

“Law Enforcement andFirst Responders, together withthe FBI, are on scene. 13 peo-ple, at this time, have beenreported dead. Likewise, theshooter is dead, along with thefirst police officer to enter thebar....

“Great bravery shown bypolice. California HighwayPatrol was on scene within 3minutes, with first officer toenter shot numerous times.That Sheriff ’s Sergeant died inthe hospital. God bless all of thevictims and families of thevictims. Thank you to LawEnforcement,” Trump said in aseries of tweets.

The hooded gunman burstinto the bar around 11:20 p.M.(local time) dressed entirely inblack. Ventura County Sheriff ’sDepartment Sgt. Ron Helusand a California HighwayPatrol officer entered the barfirst and were met with gunfirefrom the suspect, the LosAngeles Times reported, citingofficials.

Helus was shot severaltimes and succumbed to hisinjuries at a hospital.

He was planning to retirenext year after a 29-year stintwith the sheriff ’s department,Dean said. Helus, who died “ahero”, is survived by a son andhis wife, whom he called beforeentering the bar, Dean added.

It was the second massshooting in the US within twoweeks.

“We have no idea if thereis a terrorism link to this or not.As you know, these are ongo-ing investigations and that

information will come out assoon as we are able to deter-mine exactly who the suspectwas and what motive he mighthave had for this horrific event,”Dean added.

Citing witnesses, the papersaid that people ran for coverwhen shooting started. Somepeople tried to break windowsusing chairs to escape thebuilding while some hid inbathrooms.

The FBI’s Joint TerrorismTask Force has been rushed tothe scene, according to anagency spokeswoman.Representatives from the USBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms & Explosives werealso dispatched. According tobar’s website, Wednesdaynights are college-themednights open to students asyoung as 18. Quoting witness-es, the paper said the event ispopular with Moorpark collegestudents, and the Pepperdinestudent newspaper tweetedthat students from its campuswere also inside at the time ofthe shooting.

This is the second time thisyear Thousand Oaks has seenviolence in a crowded area. InMarch, a man shot and killedhis wife before attempting toshoot himself at the ThousandOaks Mall, the paper added.

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President Donald Trump onWednesday sacked US

Attorney General Jeff Sessions,virtually taking operationalcontrol of a sensitive probe intoforeign interference in the 2016election and the possibility ofcollusion between the Trumpcampaign and Russia.

For months, Trump pub-licly attacked Sessions forrecusing himself from over-seeing the probe in 2017, andblamed his decision for allow-ing Deputy Attorney GeneralRod Rosenstein to appoint aspecial counsel. Trump said

Sessions will be temporarilyreplaced by his chief of staff,Matthew Whitaker, who is aRepublican loyalist. Now, withWhitaker at the helm, Trumphas someone leading the JusticeDepartment who has alreadysuggested that Mueller’s probeshould be reined in.

CBS News reported thatDeputy Attorney GeneralRosenstein is no longer leadingthe Mueller inquiry, and thatWhitaker will now assumecontrol.

In a tweet on WednesdayTrump said, “We are pleased toannounce that Matthew G.Whitaker, Chief of Staff to

Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Departmentof Justice, will become ournew Acting Attorney Generalof the United States. He willserve our Country well (sic).”

“We thank AttorneyGeneral Jeff Sessions for hisservice, and wish him well! Apermanent replacement willbe nominated at a later date,” hetweeted.

Observers opine thatTrump’s move will have poten-tial implication on SpecialCounsel Robert Mueller’s probeas Whitaker has been overtlycritical of the Mueller’s team toinvestigate beyond allegations

Trump’s campaign colludedwith Russia in 2016 and otherties between the President, hisfamily and aides, and Kremlin.

The wide-ranging investi-gation — overseen by theDepartment of Justice — hasresulted in a series of criminalcharges against several Trumpassociates.

Trump’s tweet came lessthan an hour after hismarathon press conference atthe White House where he toldreporters that he will makingannouncements about changesin his Cabinet and senior WhiteHouse and Administrativepositions in a week.

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Pakistani authorities on Thursdayrejected as “fake news” reports

that a Christian woman who wasreleased from a jail a week after theSupreme Court overturned her con-viction and death sentence for blas-phemy has left for the Netherlands.

Aasia Bibi, 47, acquitted in theblasphemy case was released, amidnationwide anger, from the jail inMultan on Wednesday midnight.

It was reported in local mediathat she was taken to Noor KhanAirbase Rawalpindi, from whereshe would be shifted to theNetherlands.

“Aasia Bibi was released fromNew Jail for Women Multan (some350 kilometers from Lahore) onWednesday midnight. She is taken toNoor Khan Airbase Rawalpindi

where a chartered plane will take herto the Netherlands,” 24News report-ed on Thursday.

Some other news channels alsoreported the release of Aasia Bibi andher departure for the Netherlands.

However, Foreign Office (FO)spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisaldismissed reports that the mother offive had left the country.

“There is no truth in reportsabout Bibi leaving the country — itis fake news,” he said.

“You are aware of the mediafuror and speculation about AasiaBibi having left Pakistan. Let me stateclearly that Asia Bibi remains at a safeplace in Pakistan.

I would also request all of you toverify such news before issuingthem, in line with standards ofobjective, impartial journalism toprevent needless sensationalism and

controversy,” he said. InformationMinister Fawad Chaudhry alsorejected the reports about her goingout of the country.

“It has become a norm to pub-lish fake news for sake of headlines,#AsiaBibi case is sensitive issue it wasextremely irresponsible to publishnews of her leaving the country with-out confirmation, I strongly urge sec-tion of media to act responsible,” hesaid.

Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan(TLP) of Khadim Hussain Rizvispokesperson Hafiz Shahbaz Attariissued a statement to media saying“the Imran Khan Government hasreleased Aasia Bibi as theNetherlands ambassador inIslamabad reached Multan jail alongwith the government officials toensure her release. She is beingtransported to Netherlands.”

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Kaohsiung (Taiwan):Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Thursday thatthe island would not “concedeone step” in defending itself asshe inaugurated two frigatesbought from the United Statesaimed at boosting Taipei’s navalcapabilities against China.

Rival China has uppedmilitary drills including a livefire exercise in the TaiwanStrait in April, declaring its will-ingness to confront the island’s“independence forces”.

Beijing still claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its ter-

ritory awaiting reunification, byforce if necessary, even thoughthe two sides have been ruledseparately since 1949 after acivil war.

China has also beenincensed by recent warmingties between Washington andTaipei, including the US StateDepartment’s approval of apreliminary licence to sell sub-marine technology to theisland. The two Perry-classguided missile frigates wereofficially commissioned in aceremony at Zuoying base insouthern Kaohsiung city. AFP

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NASA’s Ralph — a space instru-ment that has travelled as far as

Pluto — is set to explore Jupiter’sTrojan asteroids, which are remnantsfrom the early days of the solar sys-tem.

Ralph was first launched aboardthe New Horizons spacecraft in2006m and obtained stunning flybyimages of Jupiter and its moons.

This was followed by a visit toPluto where Ralph took the firsthigh-definition pictures of the icon-ic minor planet.

In 2021, Ralph is set to journeywith the Lucy mission to Jupiter’sTrojan asteroids.

The instrumet will fly by anoth-er Kuiper Belt object called 2014MU69 — nicknamed Ultima Thule— in January 2019. Ralph’s obser-vations of 2014 MU69 will provideunique insights into this small, icyworld.

The Lucy spacecraft carries anear-twin of Ralph, called L’Ralph,which will investigate Jupiter’s Trojanasteroids.

The L’Ralph instrument suitewill study this diverse group of

bodies; Lucy will fly by six Trojansand one Main Belt asteroid — more than any otherprevious asteroid mission. L’Ralphwill detect the Trojan asteroids’chemical fingerprints.

L’Ralph allows scientists to inter-pret data provided by the Sun’sreflected light that are the finger-prints of different elements andcompounds.

These data could provide cluesabout how organic molecules formin primitive bodies, a process thatmight also have led to the emergenceof life on Earth.

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Bangladesh will hold the general election onDecember 23 and for the first time will use

electronic voting machines on a limited scale,the electoral body announced on Thursday,amid an impasse between the government andthe main opposition alliance over the timing ofthe polls.

“The 11th general election will be heldacross Bangladesh on December 23,” ChiefElection Commissioner Nurul Huda said in anationally televised address.

Huda made the announcement hours afterhis meeting with four election commissionersto finalise the poll date which came amid callsfrom the newly-floated National Unity Front(NUF) to defer the election schedule while theruling Awami League urged the commission tostick to its plan. The candidates have to submittheir nomination papers between November 9and November 19. The nomination papers willbe scrutinised on November 22.

Nearly 104.2 million people, including a lit-tle more than 51.6 million women, are regis-tered as voters. They will elect 300 representa-tives to Parliament through the balloting inabout 40,199 polling stations.

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Pakistan on Thursday said the AfghanTaliban’s former deputy chief Mullah Abdul

Ghani Baradar was released from jail at therequest of the US as part of efforts to pursue apolitical settlement in war-torn Afghanistan.

“Baradar was released to provide impetusto the peace and reconciliation efforts inAfghanistan. Pakistan will continue to pursuereconciliatory efforts to expedite and facilitatethe process to our fullest ability,” said Pakistan’sForeign Office spokesperson MohammadFaisal. Baradar’s release was facilitated byPakistan at the US request in order to move for-ward on the shared objective of pursuing a polit-ical settlement in Afghanistan, he said.

The Taliban leader was in custody for thelast many years after his capture by Pakistaniauthorities in a search operation.

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Manchester United produced a stunninglate comeback to beat Juventus 2-1 onWednesday in what could be a turning

point in their Champions League campaign, whilea Gabriel Jesus hat-trick helped Manchester Cityall but secure a last-16 berth.

Pep Guardiola's City crushed ShakhtarDonetsk 6-0 on a night which saw RealMadrid also win big, as Bayern Munichclosed in on a place in the knockout stage.

Juventus were with-in seconds of confirm-ing their spot in the last16 after CristianoRonaldo put themahead in Turin with asuperb volley in the65th minute.

The hosts hadalready hit the wood-work twice before that andshould have been out ofsight before Juan Mata equalised froman 86th-minute free-kick.

The turnaround was completed inthe 90th minute when LeonardoBonucci scored an own-goal, andUnited boss Jose Mourinho delightedin taking to the field at the end, cup-ping an ear towards the home support.

The former Inter coach said it wasa response to insults from Juve sup-porters, and United are now two pointsbehind the Italians in Group H.

"In a beautiful Italian city, they

insulted me for 90 minutes. I didn't insult them.I just made a little thing," Mourinho told BT Sport.

"It is a big victory for us, not just because weneeded the points but because it was away fromhome against an amazing team."

The result was a blow for Valencia, who arestill two points behind in third after beating YoungBoys 3-1 at Mestalla.

Santi Mina scored twice either side ofa Roger Assale goal, before Carlos Solersealed the win. Young Boys, who had SekouSanogo sent off, cannot now qualify.

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Etihad Stadium, where City —whose financial dealings havecome under scrutiny in a series

of Football Leaks allegations —eased to their biggest win inthe competition.

Goals from David Silvaand Riyad Mahrez book-ended the victory. In between

there was a stunner from RaheemSterling, who was also awarded a penal-ty for kicking his own foot into the turfin the box.

In his post-match press confer-ence, Guardiola admitted "we realised

immediately it was not a penalty"adding that referees need help from VAR,which will be used in the ChampionsLeague from next season. "We don't likereally to score a goal in that situation," he

said, adding that Sterling could have comeclean to the referee.

Former Premier League refereeMark Clattenburg said it would havebeen an "incredible act of sportsmanship"had Sterling done so.

"Even then, it may not have beenenough to convince the Hungarian offi-cial to change his mind," he wrote in theDaily Mail.

Meanwhile, Jesus scoredthe spot-kick, the first of twopenalties in his hat-trick.City will head to Lyon laterthis month requiring a drawto secure a last-16 place.

"Unfortunately wehaven't qualified, but weare so close and will try tomaintain this level," saidGuardiola, whose team play United onSunday.

City would have been throughalready had Lyon not squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to 10-manHoffenheim.

Nabil Fekir and Tanguy Ndombelehad the French club 2-0 up at the break,and the Germans had Kasim Nuhu sentoff early in the second half.

But Andrej Kramaric pulled one

back and Lyon missed chances to securethe victory before Pavel Kaderabek'sstoppage-time equaliser.

122����������E$��Reigning European champions

Madrid had no trouble against ViktoriaPlzen in the Czech Republic, with Karim

Benzema scoring twice in a 5-0 win.

Real were four ahead atthe break, Benzema's goalstaking him to 200 for theclub.

Casemiro and GarethBale also netted in the firsthalf, and Toni Kroos com-pleted the scoring with a

delicious chip.Santiago Solari has now overseen

three victories, all with clean sheets,since being put in charge of Madrid,and the Spaniards are level atop GroupG with Roma.

The Italians won 2-1 away toCSKA Moscow, Kostas Manolas andLorenzo Pellegrini scoring their goalseither side of Arnor Sigurdsson'sequaliser.

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The Indian senior women's team openedits 2020 AFC Women's Olympic

Qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw againstNepal here on Thursday.

The first half was an open affair withIndia creating more chances than Nepal.However, they did not have the best of startsas centre-back Sweety Devi was forced offdue to injury in just the eighth minute andwas replaced by Manisha Panna.

With the Indian defence still finding itsfeet after Sweety's injury, the Nepalese for-wards made the most of the situation as cap-tain Niru Thapa scored from close rangethanks to a low ball from the left flank.

India immediately responded to the earlysetback and created a flurry of chances in thenext few phases of play with Grace Dangmeiexerting a lot of influence down the rightwing and Sanju, Anju Tamang and Bala Deviall coming close to opening the scoring forMaymol Rocky's side.

In the 29th minute, coach Rocky madea tactical switch by replacing Anju with theexperienced Kamala Devi. The move paidrich dividends as Kamala levelled the scorefor India after some excellent play by Sanjufrom the left as she cut past her marker anddelivered an inch-perfect cross.

The second half saw India start off on

the front foot as Kamala's volley from thepenalty box arc went inches over the bar.At the hour mark, keeper Aditi Chauhanproved her worth yet again with a fine saveas she denied Nepal striker Sabitra from justeight yards out.

In the 67th minute, Nepal launched anattack down the right and looked to get theball in a dangerous situation but RatanbalaDevi, who came on in the 55th minute, pro-

duced a terrific tackle inside the penaltyarea.

The last quarter of the match saw thetwo teams continue to go hammer and tongsat each other but no side managed to createany clear-cut chances as both sets of playerswere limited to shots from distance.

In the end, there was not enough to sep-arate the two sides as they opened theiraccount in the tournament with a point each.

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Former champions P V Sindhuand Kidambi Srikanth recorded

contrasting victories to advance tothe quarterfinals of the ChinaOpen World Tour Super 750 hereon Thursday.

While Olympic and two-timeWorld Championship Silver medal-list, Sindhu stamped her authoritywith a 21-12 21-15 win overThailand's BusananOngbamrungphan in the secondround, Srikanth got the better offIndonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in athree-game match.

The third seeded Indian, whohad clinched the title in 2016, willface tough test against eighth seed-ed He Bingjiao next. Sindhu lostboth the meetings against theworld no 7 Chinese and would beeager to avenge her twin loss onFriday.

Srikanth, who hadskipped the event due to amuscle strain last season,managed to script a come-from-behind 10-21 21-9 21-9 win over Tommy Sugiartoin a 45-minute men's singlesmatch.

The 25-year-old fromGuntur had won the ChinaOpen in 2014, getting thebetter of the legendary Lin Dan ofChina. Next, he will face ChineseTaipei's Chou Tien Chen, whowon a silver medal at the JakartaAsian Games this year.

World No 9 Srikanth has lost toChen twice in the last three years.The only time he had an upperhand was at the 2014 Hong KongOpen.

In the women's singles contest,Sindhu didn't give any chance toBusanan to come near her in thefirst game as she led right from thestart and reached 11-4 at the breakbefore slowly extending the advan-tage seal the game.

In the second game, Sindhuhad a 4-0 early advantage but

seven straight points helpedBusanan to turn the tables and takea 7-4 lead.

The Indian, however, man-aged to wrest an 11-8 leadand kept her nose ahead toquell her rival's challenge.

In the men's singles,Tommy, son of formerworld champion IcukSugiarto, dished out a dom-inating game to leaveSrikanth to do the catchingup act in the opening game.

The 30-year-oldIndonesian grabbed an 11-6 lead atthe break and comfortably movedahead even as the Indian struggled.

Srikanth soon changed histactics in time and looked a dif-ferent player in the second gameas he came out with all cylindersblazing, moving to a 11-6 lead andthen dominating the proceedingscompletely.

The Indian gave away justthree more points while grabbingthe remaining 10 points to roarback into contest.

Srikanth dominated thedecider as well, jumping from 7-3 to 13-3 before shutting the dooron his rival with a similar 21-9margin.

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Manpreet Singh will leadIndia's 18-member hockey

squad for the FIH World Cupbeginning in Bhubaneswar onNovember 28 but the experi-enced Rupinder Pal Singh and SV Sunil missed out from the teamannounced on Thursday.

Veteran striker Sunil's par-ticipation in the mega event wasalways in doubt ever since hepicked up a knee injury duringthe national camp in the lead upto the Asian Champions Trophyheld in Muscat last month.

Rupinder Pal has beenignored again after beingdropped from the continentalevent last month. Sunil too didnot play in the tournament inwhich India were declared jointwinners with Pakistan after rainplayed spoilsport on the final day.

The Indian team, which willplay their against South Africa onthe opening day, features PRSreejesh and Krishan BahadurPathak as goalkeepers.Manpreet's deputy will beChinglensana Singh Kangujam,Hockey India said in a statement.

Odisha's experienceddefender Birendra Lakra, whomakes a comeback into the teamafter missing out in Muscat dueto rehabilitation, Amit Rohidas,Surender Kumar, Kothajit Singh,2016 Junior World Cup winners

Harmanpreet Singh and VarunKumar will form India's defencewith three of them being drag-flick specialists.

The midfield will featurethe dynamic Manpreet, whoplayed a pivotal role in India'scampaign as defending champi-ons at the Asian ChampionsTrophy.

Chinglensana will add tothe experience in the centeralong with young guns Sumit,Nilakanta Sharma and HardikSingh, who made his interna-tional debut last month.

The forward line has theexperienced Akashdeep Singh,Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyayand Junior World Cup winnersMandeep Singh, SimranjeetSingh.

India, grouped in Pool Calong with World No.3 Belgium,Canada and South Africa, willneed to finish on top of the poolto secure a place in the quarter-finals.

"We have chosen the bestavailable combinations for theWorld Cup. We had to makesome tough decisions to select 18out of a very strong pool of 34players," asserted Chief CoachHarendra Singh.

"The final 18 are a mix ofexperienced and youth and havebeen selected on the basis of theircurrent form and fitness.

"These players have consis-tently shown their potential inthe lead up to the showpieceevent and I am confident Indiawill put up a fighting perfor-

mance," he added.The core group of 34 will

continue to train in Bhubaneswartill November 23 before it playsits World Cup opener.

Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh,Krishan Bahadur Pathak

Squad: Defenders:Harmanpreet Singh, BirendraLakra, Varun Kumar, KothajitSingh Khadangbam, SurenderKumar, Amit Rohidas

Midfielders: ManpreetSingh (Captain), ChinglensanaSingh Kangujam (Vice Captain),Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh,Sumit

Forwards: Akashdeep Singh,Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh,Lalit Kumar Upadhyay,Simranjeet Singh.

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Having a physical disability doesn’tmean you lack parenting skills orthat you can’t parent as well as

other people. But it probably does meanthat you face some particular challenges.

One of the biggest challenges mightnot be your physical disability, but theassumptions or judgments that peoplemake about it.

You might also have some physicalrestrictions or limitations. For example, ifyour upper body movement is restricted,it might be hard to hold your child with-out help or do some daily care tasks, likefeeding and cleaning. If you’re in a wheel-chair, it might be harder to chase toddlersaround.

And there are social and financial chal-lenges, like finding it harder to get a jobor access services that can help you be theparent you want to be.

But there are many rewards of parent-ing with a physical disability, and theseoften come from the ways families andchildren adapt to the situation. For exam-ple, you might find that you’re raising chil-dren who are more caring and kind, sen-sitive and responsive to the needs of oth-ers, tolerant and compassionate, mature,appreciative of their own health, respon-sible, independent and empathetic.

Also, your family circumstances mighthelp your children develop healthy self-

esteem. That’s because they get a sense oftheir own worth from learning aboutresponsibility and understanding what abig contribution they make to family life.

If you have a physical disability, you’reprobably very good at finding creative andpractical ways to overcome any challengesthat you face.

You might find that you rely moreheavily on verbal instructions than phys-ical guidance in your daily interactionswith your children. Even your youngerchildren probably know that they’ll be safeif they listen to you and do what you say.And as your children grow older, opencommunication gets more important inevery area of family life, including disci-pline.

It’s a good idea to talk openly and hon-estly with your children about your disabil-ity. This will help them understand anyphysical limitations you might have – forexample, why you’re in a wheelchair, orwhy you get very tired. Children are verygood at adapting to their surroundings,and your children will change their behav-iour to suit both their needs and yours.

It’s OK to ask for support to carry outdaily care tasks like feeding, bathing anddressing. The type of support you needobviously depends on your disability, butthere are many technologies and assistivedevices that can help with daily family life.

Support workers can give you moreinformation about what’s available.Occupational therapists can give youideas about how to adapt your physicalenvironment to your particular needs.

There may not be anyone else with thesame constellation of symptoms as yourchild but there are people with similar chal-lenges. No one is perfect. We all make mis-

takes. We can wallow in our goof-ups ormove on! Try to shift your thinking, maybethere was a good reason you missed thatappointment, that you were sure was onTuesday but apparently was on Monday.Maybe your kiddo had a tough day atschool and just needed the night off. Whoknows? But beating yourself up isn’t goingto change the situation, so try to move on.

You may not leap buildings in a sin-gle bound or run faster than a speedingbullet but you are a superhero none theless. Every day, you manage situations thata regular parent would think are impos-sible. You stretch tight muscles, rememberpills, inject and infuse medicine. You holdhysterical children during horrendousmedical procedures. You deal withtantrums and melt downs. And most oftenmanage not to have a tantrum or meltdown yourself. You encourage your childto do things doctors told you they wouldnever do but you never gave up hope. Youare a therapist, nurse, doctor, friend andconfidante. You are no regular parent.

We super parents tend to be fairly busyand often over scheduled. However, whileeverything on your calendar is important,it’s also important to make time to play,laugh, be silly and just enjoy your kids.Read to them, snuggle with them, engagewith them with what’s important in theirworlds. Make memories outside of hospi-tal walls.

You will have to make painful deci-sions that hurt your heart and leave youquestioning everything you thought youknew or understood. Know that you aredoing your best, remember numberthree. I am guilty of agonizing over thesetypes of decisions, they can becomereally overwhelming to me. Talk about

your conundrum with others who get itand trust yourself to make the best deci-sion. Make it move on and once it’s madedon’t rethink it. Easier said than done, butworth a try.

Many of the choices you are forced tomake have no right answer, just the less-er of the hard and painful wrong choic-es. You will do your best but you won’talways get it right no matter how manysleepless nights you spend agonizingover how to handle a situation.

Yes, you will screw things up some-times despite the very best of intentions.No amount of torturing yourself willmake you feel better, nor will it help youto make better choices. Remember manyof the toughest decisions have no rightanswer.

For those folks who are trying to wina marathon, there are no breaks. If youwant to stay in the race, you eat, drink andeven pee while running. But ourmarathon will go on for the foreseeablefuture and beyond. So remember, youdon’t need to win, just make it to the end.The guy who comes in last place in themarathon, he took breaks, he stood anddrank some water, grabbed a quick bitethen got back on the road. Give yourselfthose moments—however brief that arefor yourself. Goodness, you might evenget to pee in peace every now and then.

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First things first, in last week’s columnabout the Honda CR-V, I got the

price of the vehicle wrong by quite amargin and I apologise to Honda forthat. I still think that the car even atbetween �28-32 lakh is too expensive,given that it goes up against the ToyotaFortuner and Ford Endeavour whichare larger vehicles.

At a level, at the price the CR-V ispriced at, and given that the third row,by Honda’s own admission should beused only in a pinch, a buyer mightconsider the Volkswagen Tiguaninstead. However, the CR-V did havesomething interesting, which was thenew i-DTEC ‘Earth Dreams’ 120 horse-power 1.6 diesel engine. While thisleaves the CR-V down on power com-pared to the competition, it is a newengine which will be compliant withBharat Stage-VI emission norms whenthey come into force in 2020. The EarthDreams engine is also expected to befitted on the new Honda Civic that isscheduled to be launched within thenext couple of months. And eventhough its output is down on its rivals,the cleaner burning engine will give theJapanese carmaker a leg up on its rivalswho will also have to develop new-gen-eration engines for Bharat Stage-VInorms.

Basically Bharat Stage-VI norms arevery strict for diesel engines. To under-stand why this is the case, one has tounderstand how diesel engines work.Unlike a petrol engine, diesel enginesdo not have a spark plug but workbecause the fuel-air mixture is com-pressed to the point of combustion. Inthe early days of diesel engines, dieselfuel was mixed with sulphur to ensurecombustion. So emissions from dieselengines often used to be full of sul-phurous soot and unburnt carbon. Asemission norms like Bharat Stage-II andStage-III came into force, the emer-gence of cleaner burning diesel enginesbecame standard. This was achieved byretailing diesel fuel with lower amountsof sulphur and use of high-pressurediesel injection engines. The high-pressure injection coupled with tur-bochargers have made diesel enginescleaner and much more economical. Yetdiesel suffers from some bad publicrelations and some uncomfortabletruths.

One of the uncomfortable truths ofdiesel-powered vehicles is that theyemit disproportionately large amountsof particulate matter and nitrous oxidescompared to petrol-powered vehicles.Of course, this is offset to some degreeby the fact that diesel cars emit less car-bon per kilometre thanks to thetremendous efficiency they achievenowadays. But thanks in no small partto the emissions cheating scandal,

diesel engines suffer from a tremen-dously bad image, particularly frompolicy-makers. This has skewed focusin India towards electric vehicles. Nowwhile on the face of it, electric vehiclesseem cleaner, given that most electric-ity in India is generated from thermalpower plants, a pure electric vehiclecould have a higher carbon contribu-tion over its lifetime. There is a case forpure-electric public transportation andfor small delivery two-wheelers pow-ered by batteries though. But state andCentral governments will have to makea large-scale transformation towardselectricity-driven vehicles, with eitherchanging the energy mix and skewingit towards renewable, finding a compre-hensive solution to battery recycling,which has not even been thought up forthe masses of electric e-rickshaws in thecapital, and making huge investmentsin charging infrastructure.

That said, low-emission vehicles inthe short-term will be possible thanksto hybrids with pure-electric vehicles atleast for intra-urban use becoming areality by around 2040. However,Bharat Stage-VI norms kick in by2020 in the National Capital Region,which will mean that diesel engines willhave to add particulate and nitrogencapture systems. This will add at leastone lakh rupees to the cost of an engine.Not a big deal in a car like theMercedes-Benz S-Class which was thefirst BS-VI fuel and emissions compat-ible car, but will make a difference ina small hatchback where a diesel enginealready commands a lakh rupee premi-um. An additional lakh of rupees willmake a small diesel hatchback unviableunless it is used for a minimum of 2,000km a month at the bare minimum if notmore. In other words, BS-VI will kill thesmall diesel hatchback. And that iswithout the ridiculous ten-year lifespanof a diesel car in the NCR as mandat-ed by the Supreme Court.

Will BS-VI also kill the largerdiesel motor vehicle? Not quite, in per-centage terms. BS-VI compatibilitywill add a small amount to the price ofsomething like the CR-V, let alone theS-Class. But even then, with petrol anddiesel prices at the pump slowly butsurely equalising, and in Bhubaneswar,petrol being cheaper than diesel, thesmall diesel motor is going to goextinct in India sooner rather than later.So even for something like an SUV orlarge sedan, buying a petrol motor isgoing to make much more sense. Butif the government is determined to cutback on emissions they have to look athybrids, and given Delhi’s poor air qual-ity right now, this must be seen as aquick fix by giving hybrid vehicles a taxbreak. That is a small price to pay foremissions reduction.

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Exploring the darker side of theiconic childhood tale of The

Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling,filmmaker Andy Serkis, whobrought alive the adventure fan-tasy on the silver screen as Mowgli,said he wanted to make the filmvery emotional.

Serkis, who was here forNetflix’s See What’s Next Asia,announced on Thursday that thefilm will be globally releasing onthe digital platform on December7.

Talking about the film to TedSarandos, Chief Content Officer,

Netflix, Serkis said: “I wanted tomake it a very emotional versionof this story...We have seen manyversions of The Jungle Book, but Iwanted to bring about this notionof being an outsider and ofbelonging.

“Kipling himself when hewrote the book... As a child, hespoke in Hindi and it was his firstlanguage and was sent to Englandagainst his will. He understood(this) from a personal place...thisis what the core of the story is.”

The film is based on the 19thcentury tale of a boy named

Mowgli who grew up in the jun-gles of India with animals. Eventhough the movie explores thedarker side, Serkis stressed themovie is Mowgli-centric.

“There have been many inter-pretations but if you go back to thebook, it is way darker than peo-ple’s perception...This is a Mowgli-centric story. There’s a right rea-son to call it so because it is thisyoung boy’s personal journey andit is an emotional journey. It’sextraordinary where you see himgrow up and become this legendof the jungle.”

The film stars Indian-American child actor RohanChand, Matthew Rhys and FreidaPinto, along with voice andmotion capture performancesfrom Christian Bale, CateBlanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch,Naomie Harris and Serkis.

The filmmaker, who hasvoiced the free-spirited Baloo —the bear in the movie — says for

the title role of Mowgli, he had toscout for the right one fromamong 2,000 people. Talkingabout Chand, he said: “Rohan(Chand) was in the film calledLone Survivor where he played alittle Afghani kid and I thoughtthere was something remarkableabout him.”

With Bale, Blanchett,Cumberbatch and Harris on boardfor the film, Serkis said it is the“largest ever ensemble cast” of A-list actors playing all these roles.

“This is the whole cast of ani-mals. When we (the cast) first metand we decided to talk to eachother...They were all interested indoing something new and outsideof their comfort zone in a way. Sowe shot with the A-list cast andRohan Chand (Mowgli) on a cap-tured stage and caught all theirperformance...You bring yourselfto the character.”

Serkis said the film is notabout singing and dancing, but

about emotional connection. Thedirector, 53, said shooting the filmwas a “long process”. “We shot intwo stages. First we shot with theA-list cast and then we shot onphysical sets that we built. Thenwe went to South Africa whichdoubled for the Indian villagesequence...Rohan always hadsomeone to act with,” he added.

About coming on board withNetflix, a thrilled Serkis said thathe wanted to share the film withthe global audience.

“It is truly a global approachand I am very happy and I alwaysthought it was an internationalfilm and it didn’t just have to bea success in the US box office,” headded.

The movie will first get a lim-ited theatrical release fromNovember 29 in Los Angeles, NewYork, San Francisco and London.And will then be screened glob-ally on Netflix from December 7.

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When Rang de Basanti released in2006, it inspired an entire gener-ation to want to become revolu-

tionaries. That is the power that cinemaholds over us, and so do the actors and theirlifestyle. And hence, we leave no stoneunturned in keeping up with what wewatch in films and on social media. Fromreplicating Shah Rukh Khan’s quintessen-tial open arms pose to acquiring the design-er dresses that our favourite actors wore ontheir wedding days on screen or off, we fol-low it all.

So how have these celebrities inspiredcouples and the wedding market? There area number of moments from celebrity wed-dings that have become ‘couple goals’ andwe caught up with some of the top trends.

��������� �! �!���!" #��$�After Virat-Anushka’s nature-themedreception invite for which they sent asapling with the card, it has become a majorgoal for millennials to use innovativeapproaches. Other trends include use of cal-ligraphy, paper and latex, wood and evenstone engravings for invitation cards.

For gifts and momentos, reusable andrecyclable boxes with silver and golden rib-bons are also being highly preferred.

%�#&�'"���������!��One of the most recent examples would beactress Priyanka Chopra’s pyjama party thatlooked like a replica of the one shown inAnne Hathaway’s Princess Diaries 2: RoyalEngagement. However, the photos from theevent showed that it was a perfect way topamper the bride before the wedding.

There have been many shows and filmsthat have shown the bachelorette or thebachelor party is a must do before the D-day. In The Trip Season One, starringShwetha Tripathi, Lisa Haydon, MallikaDua and Sapna Pabbi, the young womenhead on a trip to Thailand for one of theirbachelorette’s. Prior to this, Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara showed us that friends tak-ing off with the groom-to-be for a last bashbefore the wedding.

%"''()""$! ��!��$���*)�$$! ��&""��Even though your wedding album willcover all the rituals and events, a pre-wed-ding shoot has all the dreamy photographsthat you have ever wanted after watchingfilms. For these shoots, couples hire wed-ding photographers that capture yourpersonal story but with panache anddrama inspired from Bollywood.

Wedding photographer Arnob Das,who has done pre-wedding shoots for anumber of couples in the capital, said thatwhen it comes to such shoots, they usual-ly prefer to recreate their personal storiesof how they met and what they like and dis-like. While talking about the currenttrend, he said that a picture from Virat-Anushka’s wedding has been chosen by

many couples to be recreated. The pictureshows Anushka holding the flower garlandwhile Virat is held by a group of peoplemuch higher than her.

Another example is from the film Sonuke Titu Ki Sweety. The scene from the film’swedding set-up has been in high demandas the theme offered a very colourful pat-tern with dhols and nagadas in the fore-ground.

$���! ��!" )�$$! ��Be it the forthcoming Priyanka-Nick’s wed-ding planned at the Mehrangarh Fort inJodhpur, or the famous Oberoi and TajHotels in Udaipur, or even beachsidelocations in Goa and Pondicherry, the trendhas brought weddings out of banquet hallsto dreamy locations.

It was one of Udaipur’s hotels whereRanbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukonestarring Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’s (YJHD)wedding scenes were shot. Since then,Udaipur and various forts in Rajasthan havebecome a hub for real life weddings.

Instagram sensation Diipa Khoslarecently married her Dutch boyfriendwearing a Sabyasachi design at Udaipur’sHotel Fateh Garh.

��� $! �&��&����It never happened if it wasn’t uploadedonline. From wedding invitations to theentrances of a wedding, the hashtags aregiven a special place so that even the guests

could follow the particular hashtag to postthe pictures.

Recently-married couple actressShwetha Tripathi and actor ChaitanyaSharma’s Instagram accounts screamed oftheir exclusive wedding hashtag which wasused not just by the couple, but by all theirguests and family. The hashtag#GoCheetaGetBattata started to trend onInstagram when the duo got married. ForSonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja’s wed-ding, it was #SonamKiShaadi while theroyal couple, Prince Harry and MeghanMarkle, made #HarryMeghan and#RoyalWedding trend. The forthcoming#DeepVeerKiShaadi has already startedtrending since Deepika and Ranveer haveannounced their wedding date.

��� $���!�+�'�Smaller rituals and customs that are justconfined to homes have also made theirway to the grand itenery. The mehendi,haldi, pheras and sangeet are equallyimportant with people hiring weddingchoreographers to prepare performancesfor such events.

Wedding planner Shivangi Garg, whorecently planned a destination wedding inMussoorie, Uttarakhand, said that eventhe minor customs need equal attentionas the major ones.

“We borrowed the concept of amehendi ceremony from the film, YehJawaani Hai Deewani. Generally, themehendi wallah just applies it at home andleaves. But we wanted to give a theme andmake it bigger,” she said. “People want itthe Bollywood way,” she added.

While pheras or the vows taken dur-ing a Hindu wedding are sacred, they areconsidered a boring ritual. So, Gargmade it a ‘musical’ one, where the panditswould sing the mantras in jolly tunes anda few Rajasthani dancers would dancearound. For sangeet and reception, cou-ples have taken inspiration from thewedding reception of the captain of theIndian cricket team in which a crystal wallwith mirror work made the backdrop ofthe podium.

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When employees enter Saba— an Israeli restaurantstarted by award-winning

chef Alon Shaya — they pass by thecompany’s mission statement, whichemphasises the importance of a safeand comfortable working environ-ment. Only at the end does it real-ly get around to food with the words:“Then, we will cook and serve andbe happy.”

“The team is number one andthat is who we are as a company,”said Shaya, explaining the genesis ofhis and his wife’s new venture,Pomegranate Hospitality, whichincludes restaurants in New Orleansand Denver, and the environment hehopes to create for the company’snearly 150 employees.

Discussions about new restau-rants generally revolve around thefood. And at Saba the piping hot pitabread or the blue crab hummus isdiscussion-worthy. But long beforethe first plate of shakshouka wasserved, Shaya and his team focusedon how to create an inclusive workenvironment different than thetoxic restaurant workplaces exposedby the #MeToo movement.

Just over a year ago, Shaya waspart owner and executive chef ofthree restaurants in the BeshRestaurant Group, headed by NewOrleans chef John Besh, includinghis James Beard-awarding winningnamesake Israeli restaurant.

Then a story inNOLA.com/The Times-Picayunedetailed allegations of sexual mis-conduct in Besh’s company, causingBesh to step down. Shaya wasn’t per-

sonally accused of misconduct butthe story detailed allegations ofharassment at two of his restaurants.Shaya was quoted in the story aboutconcerns he had over BRG’s then-lack of a human resources depart-ment. Shaya has said that’s what ledto his firing — something Besh’scompany disputed. A messy legalbattle ensued during which Shayalost all rights to his namesakerestaurant.

Fast forward to current day:Shaya sits at Saba discussing the poli-cies and procedures Pomegranatehas put in place to ensure a safeworking environment.

The interview process includesquestions way beyond whether aperson has waited tables before(‘What was the last gift you boughtfor somebody?’). Management holds30 and 90-day chats with newemployees and then every sixmonths. The restaurants are closedMonday and Tuesday so everyonehas a guaranteed two days in a rowoff.

Women populate high-profileroles including executive chef inNew Orleans. About 60 per cent ofeach restaurant’s staff is women.They’ve adopted ideas from otherrestaurants including a system usedby Erin Wade at the Oakland,California-based Homeroom todeal with sexual harassment and acode of conduct for guest chefs usedby Raleigh, NC-based restaurateurAshley Christiansen.

Service is limited during 2:30 to4 p.m. so the staff can sit togetherfor a meal, often accompanied by

staff presentations to their co-work-ers. Some topics are work-related.But employees are also encouragedto share what interests them. Duringa recent session, cook Timmy Harristalked to the waiters, managers, andcooks about existentialism, Southernliterature and author Walker Percy.

“It kind of drives home the pointthat this is a place for people todevelop themselves. It’s not just arestaurant. We’re not just slingingpita,” Harris said after.

Shaya said he can’t talk muchabout what happened while work-ing at BRG for legal reasons but saysnow that he and his wife own theircompany they’re able to create thestructure they want.

“Even in our restaurants some-one will be inappropriate at somepoint,” Shaya said. “And I know thatwhen that happens people are goingto jump on it because people havereally bought into the values.”

Experts say many issues havecontributed to sexual misconduct inthe restaurant industry, including atipping structure that can inhibitservers — often women — fromcomplaining about out-of-line cus-tomers, little training for managersand high turnover. Restaurants’small size — often family-owned orsingle units — has historicallymeant they don’t have strong HRpolicies, said Juan Madera, an asso-ciate professor at the Conrad NHilton College of Hotel andRestaurant Management.

Allegations of sexual miscon-duct at restaurants and the wider#MeToo discussion have been a“wakeup call for restaurants,”Madera said. He’s hearing fromrestaurant associations and otherswho want to figure out how to pre-vent sexual harassment in the work-place.

Raleigh, NC-based chef andrestaurateur Ashley Christiansen,who talked with Shaya about hisnew venture, says a restaurant'sHR presence is as important as thefood or the linen service. She saysit’s difficult to measure how muchprogress has been made across theindustry since the growth of the#MeToo movement, but she seescause for optimism.

“I feel like it’s the thing I talkabout more than food now, and Ithink that’s a positive thing,” she said.

Shaya says his new venturehasn’t been without problems. He’sfired one person who was cursingat another employee. But he’s alsobeen inspired by staff members call-ing out someone who makes an off-colour joke or not tolerating nega-tivity. “We’ve taken it down to thevery basics of kindness, and we stickto it and I feel that we’ve attracted alot of people who believe in that,” hesaid.

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Now that the festivities are overit is important to detoxify after

indulging in food loaded with fats,sugar, carbohydrates and dry fruits.While these foods can give heavinessand bloating, an alcohol binge playshavoc with our digestive system andoverall health.

But detoxifying should not betaken as a punishment. Instead, itcan be made interesting by includ-ing different meal options likespinach, tomatoes, cucumber, apples,broccoli etc along with other essen-tial foods. Do not starve yourself atany given time or give up everythingthat you love eating. Eating sensiblyalong with regular exercise, plenty ofwater and sufficient rest should dothe trick of bringing you back toyour normal weight and health, sayAvni Kaul, nutritionist and wellnesscoach and Shivani Kandwal, medicalnutritionist and diabetes educator.

Here are a 20 things you needto do to make sure that the detox-ification journey runs smooth:● Lemon water encourages the

liver to produce bile which helpsin digestion and detoxification.Sipping lukewarm boiled waterall through the day also purifiesthe body.

● Green tea is rich in antioxidantswhich keeps you healthy and theliver active. The rich foods thatyou have eaten during Diwalidepletes the water content in thebody which gets replenishedwhen you drink green tea. It alsoincreases the metabolism whichin turn burns body fat.

● Vegetable soup with lots of dif-ferent vegetables ofyour choice pro-vide antioxi-dants andpotassium,which elimi-nate toxins fromthe body.

● Fruits have vita-mins, minerals,antioxidants andfibers, all of whichtogether keep thebody healthy whileremoving the toxinslining the intestinalwalls.

● Soaked nuts and driedfruits are easier todigest and thereforethey rejuvenate our sys-tem. Their protein getsabsorbed quickly. They

neutralise the toxins in the colon.● Steamed sprouts boost immuni-

ty and purify blood. Corrosion oftissues is prevented by theantioxidants present in them.The Omega-3 fats brings a glowto the skin and hair. Theyrestore hormonal balance in thebody and also hydrate it.

● Light food like khichdi, quinoa orporridge are all easily

digestible and nutritious.They are gluten-freeand strengthen the sys-tem.● Detox drinks includeswarm water with addedajwain, jeera, fenugreekseeds, lemon slices, tulsior neem leaves. Coconutwater is another very goodnatural option.● Consumption of sugarand salt should be broughtdown to the minimum.● Eat home-cooked foodto avoid the hidden caloriesin sauces, salad dressing etc.It will also help you controlyour portion size.

● Incorporate dahi/yogurt in yourmeals to assist in digestion andcleanse your system.

● Eat a light dinner so that the undi-gested food does not get storedas fat in the body.

● Enough sleep is essential to repairand rejuvenate the body.

● Don’t eat white breads, rice,maida, sugar or white processedfoods for they are all bad for thedigestive system.

● Don’t skip meals. Instead havesmaller light meals at regularintervals.

● No packed food. During diwaliyou have gorged on enoughsweets and fried foods, so say noto food with preservatives andfried food.

● Staying hydrated is the key.Drink enough water, and yourbody will naturally flush outexcess fat and sugar. Drink atleastthree litres of water to ensure agood detox. You can also add afew mint and basil leaves andpiece of lemon to aid flatulence,indigestion .

● Eat as much raw vegetables andfruits as possible. They will addfibre and will aid constipation,which people tend to get postdiwali.

● Keep your dinner salt free, so thatyou don’t get water retention. Itwill keep you light.

● Exercise. Last but not the least,stay active. That’s our body’snatural detoxifying method. Tryand log in atleast 10,000 steps inyour fitness app.

Neither do people seek to gethigh nor do they ignore theirhealth for a binge when they

go out to drink with friends. Theyspend time and money on keeping fitand want their cocktails to be mind-ful of that, says mixologist MahenderMahy.

Working in a Gurugram pub,Molecule, he has created a menu thataims to marry the global with the desi.So he has been advocating homemadesyrups instead of synthetic ones withpreservatives and sugar. In fact,almost his entire “global tempta-tions” menu is without sugar. “I ask

the customers what they want in theirbase and how they want the taste tobe like and 50 per cent of them wantone that doesn’t derail them fromtheir fitness regime. People want to beable to have five to six drinks anddrive back home safely,” he says.

Some of the concoctions he has

devised include cumin, chaat masala,sandalwood syrup —which enhancesthe fragrance of the drink — andother edible flowers and herbs. Histeam makes the syrups themselvesand the fastest selling drink at the

pub is a litchi-based one. To balancethe sweet taste, they use chilli andpineapple. Another drink, theSouthern tip, has gin, which he sayshas overtaken both whisky and vodkain the market, and a Himalayan fruitcalled phalsa and orange liqueur.The Kailasa sandal cocktail is anoth-

er that caught our attention. This, hesays, is made with sandalwood syrupfrom Kailasha, Darjeeling tea and aherbal bitter, making it one of thehealthiest drinks on the menu. TheKonkantini shakes up the tradition-al martini by infusing kokum juicebalance with lime juice.

Health is a guiding factor for thefast-changing menus but so is socialmedia. It’s a small industry globallyand influences seep in from all partsof the world. India is slowly catchingup with world trends.

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India's teenage shooting sensationSaurabh Chaudhary continued his

incredible run by claiming his fourthindividual gold medal in as manymonths with a top finish in the 10m airpistol junior men's event of the AsianAirgun Championship here onThursday.

The 16-year-old, son of a farmerbased in Meerut, first combined withcompatriots Arjun Singh Cheema andAnmol Jain to log a total of 1731 to winthe team Gold and fetched the indi-vidual Gold with 239.8 in the eight-manindividual final to finish with twoGold medals.

Saurabh won the Gold medal at theAsian Games in August, besides baggingGolds at the World ShootingChampionships in September and theYouth Olympic Games in Argentina last

month.Arjun (237.7) secured the Silver

medal after finishing second, whileChinese Taipei's Huang Wei-Te clinchedthe Bronze with a score of 218.0.

Anmol finished fourth with a scoreof 195.1. The Indian trio missed theWorld and Asian Junior record by amere point. Earlier, the Indians domi-nated the qualifying stages with Arjuntopping the standings with a score of578 after 60 shots.

Anmol was second with 577 whileSaurabh was placed third with a scoreof 576 and all three made it to the eight-man final.

This takes India's tally in the ongo-ing event to 10 medals, including threeGold, five Silver and two Bronze medals.

Manu Bhaker and Abhidnya Patilare also slated to feature in the juniorwomen's 10m air pistol final later in theday.

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Ayoung Indian squad willaim to emerge from theshadows of a winless past

when it launches its bid for amaiden title with a tough open-er against New Zealand in thefirst standalone Women's WorldT20 starting here on Friday.

India have not been verycompetitive in the shortest for-mat compared to the 50-overgame in which they scripted apath-breaking moment last yearwhen they reached the WorldCup final.

In the end, nerves got thebetter of them and they lost thetitle clash to England after beingin complete control at one stage.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaurand recently-appointed coachRamesh Powar insist that theteam has learnt from that finalloss and the presence of young-sters, including six World Cupdebutants, makes the squad "fear-less".

India have never won theWorld T20 in their previous fiveattempts with their best result, asemifinal appearance, coming in2009 and 2010. This is the firststandalone World T20 forwomen after being held along-side the men's event in the pasteditions.

In the lead-up to the WorldT20, India have hit good form,beating hosts Sri Lanka beforeblanking Australia A at home.What should give them addi-tional confidence going into theopener is the wins against reign-ing champions West Indies andEngland in the warm-up match-es.

Opener Smriti Mandhana,on whom India will be relyingheavily in the Caribbean, said theAsia Cup T20 final loss toBangladesh in June was a time-ly wake-up call.

"After the setback in the AsiaCup, everyone went back andworked hard. You can see every-one is up to the mark where youneed to be at the internationalstandard," said Mandhana, whois also the vice-captain.

"The Sri Lanka series hasbeen really good. For me per-

sonally, I didn't get really goodscores, but one match,Harmanpreet and I didn't scorea single run and we got 170. Thatwas brilliant.

"The bowlers too haveimproved massively in last threemonths, they are clear with theirplans. And fielding wise, we are10 per cent better than in the lastWorld Cup," added Mandhana,who will open alongside veteranMithali Raj.

While Mandhana's perfor-mance will be crucial at the top,teenager Jemimah Rodriguez,Tanya Bhatia and Harmanpreetwill make up the middle order.

The spin department, led byleggie Poonam Yadav, is India'sstrength while the pace depart-ment lacks experience after theretirement of veteran JhulanGoswami.

India have failed to go pastthe group stage in the previousthree editions and they will haveto play well consistently toadvance to the knock-outs.

After the opener againstNew Zealand, India will facePakistan on November 11,Ireland on November 15 andthree-time champions Australiaon November 17.

Coach Powar, a former Indiaoff-spinner, has high expecta-tions from his team.

"They know that if we growas individuals, the team grows,the Indian women's cricketgrows, and people will startnoticing the game in India andaround the world," Powar toldthe ICC's official website.

"When you enter such tour-naments, you have to breakrecords, get noticed as an indi-vidual and team also, so I'm look-ing forward to that," he added.

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New Zealand : AmySatterthwaite (c), Suzie Bates,Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk),Sophie Devine, Kate Ebrahim,Maddy Green, HollyHuddleston, Hayley Jensen,Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr,Katey Martin, Anna Peterson,Harriet Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, JessWatkin.

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Australia on Thursday rested lead pacerMitchell Starc and senior spinner Nathan

Lyon for the T20 series against South Africa andIndia.

The one-off T20 against South Africa will beplayed in Gold Coast on November 17 while thethree-match series against Virat Kohli-led Indiastarts in Brisbane on November 21.

The other players rested ahead of a busy homeseason are pacerPeter Siddle anda l l - r o u n d e rMitchell Marshwhile MarcusStoinis and JasonBehrendorff makea comeback.

Chief coachJustin Langer saidthe senior playerswere rested pri-marily because ofthe upcomingfour-Test seriesagainst India start-ing December 6 atAdelaide.

"We knowcoming off the back of the tour to the UAE, a hugesummer at home, and the World Cup and Ashesjust around the corner that we have to get the bal-ance right between playing our best T20 team andpreparing for the upcoming Test series," saidLanger.

"While I know all four have a desire to be play-ing cricket for Australia in every format, with areally tough Test series against India coming up,we believe their best preparation is to go back andget some really good cricket under their belts inthe Sheffield Shield."

On the return of Stoinis and Behrendorff, theformer Australia opener added: "Marcus missedour recent T20 matches in the UAE because hehadn't resumed bowling, but now he's back to fullfitness he'll add great depth to the squad. Marcusis such a versatile player, he's a powerful middleorder batsman and he provides us with anothersolid bowling option.

"Jason Behrendorff has also earned a spot inthe squad after returning to full fitness. It wasexciting to see him bow well in the JLT Cup andin the recent Prime Minister's XI match, and itgave us more evidence of how devastating he canbe with the new ball. Tactically we believe it'simportant to have a good left-arm swing bowlerat our disposal for the four matches," said

Langer.Without the services of the suspended Steve

Smith and David Warner, Australia have beengoing through tough times on the field. They lostto Pakistan in the Test and T20 series played inthe UAE before being hammered by SouthAfrica in Perth in the first of the ongoing three-match ODI series.

�F����Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Alex Carey,

Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, BenMcDermott, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, MarcusStoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma,Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, ManishPandey, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, KuldeepYadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar,Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, JaspritBumrah, Umesh Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.

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Trent Boult became thethird New Zealand bowler

to claim a one-day interna-tional hat-trick as his sidedefeated Pakistan by 47 runs inthe first match in Abu Dhabi.

Pace spearhead Boultreduced Pakistan to 8 for 3 intheir chase of 267 after he dis-missed Fakhar Zaman (one),Babar Azam (nought) andMohammad Hafeez (nought)in the third over onWednesday.

He finished with figures of3 for 54 as Pakistan werebowled out for 219 in 47.2overs.

"It's nice to be back outthere and get the win for theboys," said Boult, who missedthe 3-0 loss in the precedingTwenty20 series due to thebirth of his child.

"I think the new ball is akey part of the game and weknow what early wickets cando to chasing totals.

"The hat-trick ball I wasjust trying to make him playand to slide one onto the padsis a great feeling."

Veteran batsman RossTaylor top-scored with 80while wicketkeeper TomLatham struck 68 off 64 ballsto lead New Zealand to 266-9after they won the toss andbatted at Sheikh ZayedStadium.

In response Pakistancrumbled to 85-6, beforeSarfraz Ahmed (64) and ImadWasim (50) added 103 for theseventh wicket.

However, once Pakistanskipper Sarfraz dragged aColin de Grandhomme deliv-ery onto his stumps NewZealand were almost homeand dry.

Grandhomme took 2 for40 while Lockie Ferguson fin-ished with 3 for 36.

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batting woes early on, bowling

Zaman off his pads before hav-ing Azam caught at slip andthen trapping Hafeez leg-before with a sharp inswingingdelivery.

He joined fast bowlersDanny Morrison (v India atNapier in 1999) and ShaneBond (v Australia at Hobart in2007) as the only NewZealanders to take an ODI hat-trick. Imam-ul-Haq (34) andShoaib Malik (30) added 63 forthe fourth wicket but both fellin successive overs before theSarfraz-Wasim stand brieflyreignited hopes.

Earlier, New Zealandrecovered from 78-3 and then210-7 to set a challenging tar-get.

Paceman Shaheen ShahAfridi, playing only his fourthone-day international, joltedNew Zealand at the start withthe wickets of George Worker(one) and Colin Munro (29).

Shadab Khan dismissedKane Williamson for 27 beforeTaylor and Latham cametogether.

The pair compiled afourth-wicket stand of 130, buta burst of three wickets from

Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab inthe 42nd over appeared to halttheir charge.

He pinned Latham leg-before and did the same toHenry Nicholls (nought) thevery next ball, before remov-ing De Grandhomme two ballslater when he edged to first slipwithout scoring.

But tailenders Ish Sodhi(24) and Tim Southee (20)added 42 precious runs for theeighth wicket to give NewZealand a more competitivetotal, as Shaheen finished with4 for 46 in his nine overs.

"We caught them at 210-7but 50 plus runs for the lastthree wickets hurt us badly,"said Sarfraz.

"New Zealand have goodnew ball bowlers and earlywickets pushed us too much."

The victory gaveNew Zealand a 1-0 lead in thethree-match series and extend-ed their ODI winning streakagainst Pakistan to 12 match-es dating back to December2014.

The remaining matchesare in Abu Dhabi on Fridayand in Dubai on Sunday.

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Disarray within Cricket Australia has distract-ed the Australian team, one-day skipper

Aaron Finch said on Thursday as he urged his play-ers to keep their focus on the field.

The embattled governing body has been underintense pressure after a scathing review said its"arrogant" culture contributed to players cheatingin the pursuit of victory.

It has led to an overhaul of the organisation.Chairman David Peever last week followed chiefexecutive James Sutherland out the door, directorMark Taylor quit this week and team performanceboss Pat Howard is also leaving.

"When there are changes, and there are thingsbeing said and written, I think it's hard not to readit sometimes when it's everywhere," Finch said inAdelaide ahead of the second ODI against SouthAfrica.

"You might spend a little bit of time reading it,and putting some kind of doubts in your mind."Cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and CameronBancroft were banned for trying to alter the ballwith sandpaper in South Africa in March. Sincethen Australia's form has been dire, particularly withthe bat.

They go into Friday's clash against the Proteaswith 17 defeats in their last 19 one-dayers, includ-ing a six wicket thrashing in the tour opener inPerth. Finch said confidence was low and it wasimportant that the players focused on the basics.

"It's about getting back to the basics of part-nerships and making sure you connect with yourpartner when you first get out there," he said.

"When we talk about confidence in the battinggroup it's about not letting outside distractions affectyour game.

"If you can... Really make sure that you're com-mitted to watching the ball and being 100 percentcommitted to your partnership, I think that'll go along way towards turning things around quickly."Finch knows he needs to lead from the front and

has turned to master technician Greg Chappell, anexceptional all-rounder, for guidance.

"I managed to catch up with him for a chatabout technique and some minor changes (I wantto make)," Finch said.

"Someone who is as successful as he was as acricketer and then as a coach as well, to be able totap into his knowledge and his thoughts on tech-nique and the basics of batting is huge."

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AKeaton Jennings century helped England put SriLanka on the ropes in the first Test on Thursday, set-

ting the hosts a daunting 462 to win at notoriously low-scoring Galle.

England declared at 322 for six on day three withJennings 146 not out after a patient innings that saw himdeal deftly with the homeside's tricky spin attack.

At the close of play, SriLanka were 15 without losswith Dimuth Karunaratneon seven and Kaushal Silvaon eight after hanging onfor seven overs.

In the morning sessiona somewhat shaky RoryBurns, brought in to fill thehuge shoes of the retiredAlastair Cook, was run outfor 23.

Moeen Ali, out firstball in the first innings,fared little better, drivingstraight to Rangana Herath at mid-on off Dilruwan Pererafor three.

Herath, in his last game before retiring, then gotEngland captain Joe Root out for the second time in thematch, caught behind for three.

But Jennings played cautiously and looked comfort-able against spin on a wearing pitch that promises SriLanka a Herculean task on day four. Ben Stokes hit a brisk62 off 93 balls that saw three sixes, including one backover Perera's head and an almighty sweep high over mid-wicket off Dhananjaya de Silva to bring up the 300.

But shortly before tea he became Perera's second scalp,a demon of a ball pitching outside leg and angling backto take the Durham all-rounder's off stump.

England made 342 in the first innings thanks to a cen-tury from Ben Foakes, filling in as wicketkeeper for theinjured Jonny Bairstow.

Sri Lanka were then bowled out for 203, leaving them139 behind, falling to a spin attack led by Ali who tookfour for 66.

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Newly crowned Formula 1 worldchampion Lewis Hamilton has

described the Brazilian Grand Prix ashis "Achilles heel" as he prepares for thepenultimate race of the season atInterlagos.

The 33-year-old claimed his fifthWorld Championship at the MexicanGrand Prix last month and is nowfocusing on securing the constructors'title for Mercedes.

Hamilton's only victory at the SaoPaulo circuit came in 2016, though heclaimed his first F1 WorldChampionship title at the very track in2008 when he finished fourth.

"It's one of the trickiest (races) ofthe season," Hamilton said while inter-acting with the mediapersons onWednesday, Xinhua reported.

"It's an Achilles heel ... The firstyear here was quite difficult but it has

been improving over time. We still havetwo races to go and a championship atstake."

Mercedes lead second-placedFerrari by 55 points and can securetheir fifth straight drivers' and con-structors' championship double ifFerrari do not outscore them by more

than 12 points in Sunday's race.Meanwhile, Hamilton said he is

looking forward to facing toughercompetition next year from a host ofyoung rivals, including, 22-year-oldPierre Gasly, his 21-year-old Red Bullcolleague Max Verstappen and Ferrari'sCharles Leclerc, 21.

"These are ... young rising stars thatare already showing incredible poten-tial," said Hamilton who became theyoungest F1 champion when he tookthe 2008 title at the age of 23.

"I welcome the competition.Naturally I do see a little bit of myselfin them. At their age I had the samekind of eye of the tiger. Now it is a lit-tle different for me, I am one of theolder drivers.

"But I feel like I still have thathunger they are coming in with.Perhaps there are things that I will beable to bring to the table and that theywon't."

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