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D rones may soon be deployed to keep an eye on the menace of rash driving, lane change, over speeding and other traffic violations, particu- larly on the expressways, to minimise accidents. The auto-pilot drones loaded with a geographic posi- tioning system (GPS) and a powerful camera can provide real-time pictures for better sur- veillance. The Road Transport Ministry may use this technol- ogy first on Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Delhi Vadodara Expressway on a prototype basis. If the experiment is successful, drones will be deployed for traffic supervision on other important national highways to enforce road discipline. A senior road transport offi- cial said while the use of CCTVs has somewhat controlled rash driving and helped in identifica- tion of the offenders, haphazard lane changing, especially by heavy vehicles and high speed cars and motorbikes, has emerged a major menace on expressways or new NHs. As per an internal study of the Road Transport Ministry, it has been found that people who obey lane driving end up becoming a victim when others speeding vehicles change lane swiftly. Drones will keep a watch on them and pass on the message to the nearest control office which in turn will be referred to the enforcement unit for necessary action, said a Ministry official. The official said currently Hyderabad is using drones to man the traffic and they have been programmed to spot accident sites besides traf- fic congestions. Drones are also being used by various depart- ments, including The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Railways to mon- itor the progress of projects including the Bullet Train Project. Continued on Page 4 A mid growing speculation about him quitting the Congress and floating a new political outfit, Haryana former Chief Minister and senior party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday supported the Narendra Modi Government’s move to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and lashed out at his own party over its stand on the issue. “When the Government does something right I support them. Many of my colleagues had opposed the decision…My party has lost its way. It is not the same Congress it used to be. When it comes to issues of patriotism and self-respect, I will never compromise,” Bhupinder Hooda said at a political rally in his home- town Rohtak. “I was born in a patriotic family, those who oppose (abrogation of Article 370), I want to tell them usulon par jahan aanch aaye, vahan takrana zaruri hai, jo zinda hai to zinda dikhna zaruri hai (It is necessary to clash when it comes to principles, who- ever is alive must show it),” the two-time former Chief Minister said. Assembly elec- tions are to be held in Haryana in October The veteran Congress leader said, “I support the decision to abrogate Article 370 but I want to tell Haryana Government that it will have to give an account of its five years and don’t hide behind this decision.” At the rally, Hooda announced a 25-member panel, comprising 12 MLAs owing allegiance to him, to decide the future of the party in the State. “Since the issue (to continue with the Congress or not) pertains to the future of people, I can’t take the decision alone,” he said. The decision of the 25- member committee will be announced in Chandigarh within a week, he added. The rally was a clear signal to the central Congress lead- ership to hand over the party’s reins in the State to Hooda, or he would go his own way ahead of the Assembly polls. For the last four years, the Hooda camp has been pres- surising the party high com- mand to replace Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar with Bhupinder Hooda as party president. Speculations are rife that Hooda and his son Deepender Singh Hooda, former MP, might quit the Congress after they said they were sidelined by the party high command. In view of Vidhan Sabha polls, Hooda also announced various sops including 75 per- cent reservation in jobs for the people of Haryana. “If we form the Government, we will bring a law like Andhra Pradesh, so that 75 per cent of jobs in the state go to the people of Haryana,” he said. D efence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday thwarted any possibility of an early resumption of dialogue with Pakistan asserting that future talks with the neighbour would be focused only on Pakistan- Occupied Kashmir (POK). Addressing a public rally in Kalka ahead of the flagging off the BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra for the October Assembly polls in Haryana, Rajnath said, “If talks take place with Pakistan, it will be on POK and not on any other issue.” Virtually ruling out resumption of talks with Pakistan, Singh said, “About what should we talk? What’s the issue on which there should be talks? Why there should be a talk? If there would be any talk with Pakistan, it would happen only when Pakistan stops sup- porting terror from its soil.” Rajnath said for the present Government, India’s respect, pride and prestige was above all and they were committed to this and it was not any election stunt. On the scrapping of the provision granting a special status to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, Rajnath said the decision had sent jitters to Pakistan and it became a cause of concern for them. “Now it (Pakistan) is knocking every door and approaching various countries for help. Have we committed any crime? And they are trying to threaten us. However, America, perceived to be the most powerful country in the world by people, has snubbed Pakistan, telling them to initi- ate a dialogue with India,” he said. He also accused Pakistan of wanting to destabilise and weaken India through terror- ism. “At times, Pakistan wants to break our country by using terrorism. But our Prime Minister has shown that he has a 56-inch chest. He took a decision to give a befitting reply after the Pulwama terror attack as our Air Force carried out the Balakot strike,” he said. The Defence Minister also highlighted the development works undertaken by the Government during its second term. “We have carried out a number of development works, but we have not left issues which concern nation’s pride. Whatever we had said in our election manifesto, we are com- mitted to fulfil that, be that the revocation of Article 370,” Rajnath said. The Union Minister further stressed that the Opposition used to say if anybody touched Article 370, the country would be divided and the BJP won’t be able to come to power. “I want to say it clearly that the BJP does not do politics for forming Government. We do politics of nation building. Under no cir- cumstances, we will allow the prestige of our country be tar- nished,” he added. On the promises made in their election manifesto, Rajnath said, “Our Prime Minister keeps telling us to remain committed to the promises made in the mani- festo. ‘Pran jaye par vachan na jaye’. We do not go back on what we have promised. We scrapped provisions of Article 370 and 35-A for J&K’s interests, keep- ing in view the future of its youth…,” he said. D elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani and Ram Vilas Paswan visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday to enquire about the health condition of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who was admitted there on August 9 after he complained of uneasiness and weakness. Jaitley has been put on extracorporeal membrane oxy- genation (ECMO), which is used for patients whose lungs and heart are incapable of operating on their own, hospi- tal sources said. The AIIMS administration has not released a single medical bulletin regarding his health condition since August 10. “Visited Sh Arun Jaitley ji. I pray to God for his good health and fast recovery,” Kejriwal tweeted. Other leaders including Himachal Pradesh Governor Kalraj Mishra, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) joint general secretary Dr Krishna Gopal and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh also visited the hospital on Sunday. Many prominent leaders have been visiting the hospital in recent days to know about his wellbeing. Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, BJP’s Satish Upadhyay, Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, Congress’ Abhishek Singhvi and Jyotiraditya Scindia and Air Force chief Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa visited the hospital on Saturday. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said on Friday, “Doctors at AIIMS are doing the best they can.” President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had visited AIIMS on Friday to check on the leader’s health. Continued on Page 4 A fter remaining closed for two long weeks, since August 5, large number of schools and State Government offices are all set to reopen across different parts of Kashmir Valley amid tight security arrangements on Monday. The State Government spokesperson and Principal Secretary, Planning & Development, Rohit Kansal on Sunday said, “Over 190 primary schools will re-open in Srinagar on Monday.” He said, “We are also restoring full functionality of Government offices across Kashmir Valley to restore nor- malcy. However, ground reports suggested, in the wake of prevailing security restric- tions and absence of mobile communication facilities not many parents would be willing to drop their children to schools. Schools falling under old city area of Srinagar are not scheduled to reopen following security restrictions in place. In Jammu, the mobile internet services, which were restored across five districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur were discon- nected early on Sunday morn- ing as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of baseless rumours. Addressing a Press confer- ence in Srinagar, Kansal said, “The process of easing of Prohibitory Orders and pro- viding relaxations continued on Sunday as well”. He said the relaxations were provided in 50 police stations on Sunday as against 35 police stations on Saturday and the duration in the relaxation was increased from six hours to eight hours. Hoping to continue the relaxation in coming days, Kansal said no untoward inci- dent was reported from the areas where relaxation was provided; adding traffic includ- ing public transport plied and shopkeepers opened their busi- nesses. Meanwhile, the first batch of 304 Haj pilgrims arrived in two flights at Srinagar International Airport after completing their pilgrimage on Sunday. The pilgrims were received at the Airport by the Advisor to Governor Farooq Khan, who was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Khan, Inspector General of Police Kashmir SP Pani, Deputy Commissioner Budgam Tariq Ganai, Executive Officer State Haj Committee and other con- cerned officials. The Advisor also took stock of the arrangements put in place for the arrival of Hajis so that they could reach to their destinations without inconve- nience. On the other hand,DGP J&K, Dilbag Singh Sunday vis- ited Rajouri, Udhampur and Jammu to review the security scenario and law & order situ- ation in these districts. He interacted with police offi- cers/personnel and later chaired a high level meeting at Jammu. The meeting at Jammu was attended by Div Com Sanjeev Verma, IGP Jammu Mukesh Singh, IG Armed Jammu Danesh Rana, IG BSF Narender Singh Jamwal, IG CRPF Subash Chander, DIG CRPF Neetu, DIG CISF S.N Singh, DIG SSB M.S Negi, DC Jammu Sushma Chauhan, SSP Jammu Tejinder Singh, SSP Kathua Shridhar Patil, SSP Samba Shakti Kumar Phatak, SSP PCR Jammu Kulbir Singh, SSP APCR R.C Kotwal and other officers. During the meeting DGP directed the officers on the ground to act as per the requirements of the situation besides maintaining alertness in the border areas. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma addressing a press conference in the evening said there is complete normalcy in Jammu division and urged people not to pay any heed to rumours and maintain peace and har- mony. The Div Com informed that the internet service which has been restored in some dis- tricts became ineffective today due to technical fault while broadband service is still active. However, the mobile internet services remain suspended in some districts as preventive measures, he added. The Div Com said that the rumour mongers who deliber- ately trying to disrupt the peace in the region would be dealt strictly under law. S tate BJP spokesperson, Pratul Shahdeo has snubbed Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president and former Chief Minister Hemant Soren for his ‘scam’ remark on street lighting project in rural areas. Shahdeo, talking to media persons on Sunday at BJP headquarter said, “The JMM leader has the habit of leveling baseless allegations without going through the facts and fig- ures. Soren’s allegation show- cases his depressing and neg- ative mentality and how he is upset with BJP’s development plan.” The BJP leader claimed that various Mukhiya Sanghs had given the proposal for installation of street light at dif- ferent rate in different areas, later the State Government decided to give tenders to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) which is cent- per- cent union government subsidiary for illuminating rural streets with LED lights. Shahdeo said, “Soren has quoted that the price of single unit of blub is 1850, but the actual price of the blub (unit) is 1350.” The BJP leader claimed that the rate on which EESL is carrying out rural electrifica- tion in Jharkhand is similar to rate in which the company is working in Andhra Pradesh. Shahdeo said, “Hemant Soren is upset with develop- ment work carried out by Centre and State Government. The JMM leadership, off late, has realised that people of State have become aware of development work carried out by Modijee and Raghubar Das Government. In last Lok Sabha election too people had reposed faith on BJP development pol- itics.” The street lighting project in around 30,000 villages is one of the most ambitious projects of Raghubar Das Government. The State Government, this year, had inked a deal with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)—an energy service company for installing LED streetlights at 4,367 pan- chayats across the State. Sources said that the State Government, as part of rural electrification, has decided to install street lighting arrange- ments at rural areas. In this connection, LED street lights are to be installed in 4,367 pan- chayats. Around 200 LED street lights will be installed in a pan- chayat. Each panchayat will get 3.88 lakh for installation of 200 LED lights. The BJP leader claimed that Soren, by leveling such baseless allegation, wants to create hurdles in rural street lighting projects as the JMM leader doesn’t want rural areas to be illuminated. Highlighting the work car- ried out by Raghubar Das Government in rural electrifi- cation scheme, Shahdeo said that even after creation of sep- arate State there was no power connection in 30 lakh house- holds. However, the Das Government, in last four and half years, under the mission mode carried out work for rural electrification. For unin- terrupted power supply con- struction of power grid and power substation is going on war footing. Officials said that to ensure 24x7 power supply, 117 new power grids and 217 power sub-stations are being constructed. The BJP leader claimed that if some parts of State are witnessing power cuts then the onus falls on Hemant Soren as during his 14 months tenure he kept the files of transmission lines in cold storage. If the Soren Government had given clearance to the files then today entire state would have 24X7 power connection.

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Drones may soon bedeployed to keep an eye on

the menace of rash driving,lane change, over speeding andother traffic violations, particu-larly on the expressways, tominimise accidents.

The auto-pilot dronesloaded with a geographic posi-tioning system (GPS) and apowerful camera can providereal-time pictures for better sur-veillance. The Road TransportMinistry may use this technol-ogy first on Delhi-MeerutExpressway and Delhi VadodaraExpressway on a prototype basis.If the experiment is successful,

drones will be deployed fortraffic supervision on otherimportant national highways toenforce road discipline.

A senior road transport offi-cial said while the use of CCTVshas somewhat controlled rashdriving and helped in identifica-tion of the offenders, haphazardlane changing, especially byheavy vehicles and high speedcars and motorbikes, hasemerged a major menace onexpressways or new NHs.

As per an internal study ofthe Road Transport Ministry, ithas been found that people whoobey lane driving end upbecoming a victim when othersspeeding vehicles change lane

swiftly. Drones will keep awatch on them and pass on themessage to the nearest controloffice which in turn will bereferred to the enforcement unitfor necessary action, said aMinistry official. The official saidcurrently Hyderabad is usingdrones to man the traffic andthey have been programmed tospot accident sites besides traf-fic congestions. Drones are alsobeing used by various depart-ments, including The NationalHighways Authority of India(NHAI) and Railways to mon-itor the progress of projectsincluding the Bullet TrainProject.

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Amid growing speculationabout him quitting the

Congress and floating a newpolitical outfit, Haryana formerChief Minister and senior partyleader Bhupinder Singh Hoodaon Sunday supported theNarendra Modi Government’smove to abrogate Article 370 ofthe Constitution and lashed outat his own party over its standon the issue.

“When the Governmentdoes something right I supportthem. Many of my colleagueshad opposed the decision…Myparty has lost its way. It is notthe same Congress it used tobe. When it comes to issues ofpatriotism and self-respect, Iwill never compromise,”Bhupinder Hooda said at apolitical rally in his home-town Rohtak.

“I was born in a patrioticfamily, those who oppose(abrogation of Article 370), I

want to tell them usulon parjahan aanch aaye, vahantakrana zaruri hai, jo zindahai to zinda dikhna zaruri hai(It is necessary to clash whenit comes to principles, who-ever is alive must show it),” thetwo-time former ChiefMinister said. Assembly elec-tions are to be held in Haryanain October

The veteran Congress leadersaid, “I support the decision toabrogate Article 370 but I wantto tell Haryana Governmentthat it will have to give anaccount of its five years and don’thide behind this decision.”

At the rally, Hoodaannounced a 25-memberpanel, comprising 12 MLAsowing allegiance to him, to

decide the future of the partyin the State. “Since the issue (tocontinue with the Congress ornot) pertains to the future ofpeople, I can’t take the decisionalone,” he said.

The decision of the 25-member committee will beannounced in Chandigarhwithin a week, he added.

The rally was a clear signal

to the central Congress lead-ership to hand over the party’sreins in the State to Hooda, orhe would go his own wayahead of the Assembly polls.

For the last four years, theHooda camp has been pres-surising the party high com-mand to replace HaryanaCongress chief Ashok Tanwarwith Bhupinder Hooda as partypresident.

Speculations are rife thatHooda and his son DeependerSingh Hooda, former MP,might quit the Congress afterthey said they were sidelined bythe party high command.

In view of Vidhan Sabhapolls, Hooda also announcedvarious sops including 75 per-cent reservation in jobs for thepeople of Haryana.

“If we form theGovernment, we will bring alaw like Andhra Pradesh, sothat 75 per cent of jobs in thestate go to the people ofHaryana,” he said.

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Defence Minister RajnathSingh on Sunday thwarted

any possibility of an earlyresumption of dialogue withPakistan asserting that futuretalks with the neighbour wouldbe focused only on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK).

Addressing a public rally inKalka ahead of the flagging offthe BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra forthe October Assembly polls inHaryana, Rajnath said, “If talkstake place with Pakistan, it willbe on POK and not on anyother issue.”

Virtually ruling outresumption of talks withPakistan, Singh said, “Aboutwhat should we talk? What’s theissue on which there should be

talks? Why there should be atalk? If there would be any talkwith Pakistan, it would happenonly when Pakistan stops sup-porting terror from its soil.”Rajnath said for the presentGovernment, India’s respect,pride and prestige was above all

and they were committed tothis and it was not any electionstunt.

On the scrapping of theprovision granting a specialstatus to Jammu & Kashmirunder Article 370 of the IndianConstitution, Rajnath said thedecision had sent jitters toPakistan and it became a causeof concern for them.

“Now it (Pakistan) isknocking every door andapproaching various countriesfor help. Have we committedany crime? And they are tryingto threaten us. However,America, perceived to be themost powerful country in theworld by people, has snubbedPakistan, telling them to initi-ate a dialogue with India,” hesaid.

He also accused Pakistan ofwanting to destabilise andweaken India through terror-ism. “At times, Pakistan wantsto break our country by usingterrorism. But our PrimeMinister has shown that he hasa 56-inch chest. He took adecision to give a befittingreply after the Pulwama terrorattack as our Air Force carriedout the Balakot strike,” he said.

The Defence Minister alsohighlighted the developmentworks undertaken by theGovernment during its secondterm.

“We have carried out anumber of development works,but we have not left issueswhich concern nation’s pride.Whatever we had said in ourelection manifesto, we are com-mitted to fulfil that, be that therevocation of Article 370,”Rajnath said.

The Union Minister furtherstressed that the Oppositionused to say if anybody touchedArticle 370, the country wouldbe divided and the BJP won’t beable to come to power. “I wantto say it clearly that the BJP doesnot do politics for formingGovernment. We do politics ofnation building. Under no cir-cumstances, we will allow theprestige of our country be tar-nished,” he added.

On the promises made intheir election manifesto,Rajnath said, “Our PrimeMinister keeps telling us toremain committed to thepromises made in the mani-festo. ‘Pran jaye par vachan najaye’. We do not go back on whatwe have promised. We scrappedprovisions of Article 370 and35-A for J&K’s interests, keep-ing in view the future of itsyouth…,” he said.

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Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal, and Union

Ministers Rajnath Singh, SmritiIrani and Ram Vilas Paswanvisited All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS) onSunday to enquire about thehealth condition of formerFinance Minister Arun Jaitleywho was admitted there onAugust 9 after he complainedof uneasiness and weakness.

Jaitley has been put onextracorporeal membrane oxy-genation (ECMO), which isused for patients whose lungsand heart are incapable ofoperating on their own, hospi-tal sources said. The AIIMSadministration has not releaseda single medical bulletin

regarding his health conditionsince August 10.

“Visited Sh Arun Jaitley ji.I pray to God for his goodhealth and fast recovery,”Kejriwal tweeted.

Other leaders includingHimachal Pradesh GovernorKalraj Mishra, RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS)joint general secretary DrKrishna Gopal and formerSamajwadi Party leader AmarSingh also visited the hospitalon Sunday.

Many prominent leadershave been visiting the hospitalin recent days to know about hiswellbeing. Union MinisterPiyush Goyal, Bihar ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar andBSP president and former UttarPradesh Chief MinisterMayawati, Union HealthMinister Harsh Vardhan, BJP’sSatish Upadhyay, Jammu &Kashmir Governor Satya PalMalik, Congress’ AbhishekSinghvi and Jyotiraditya Scindiaand Air Force chief Air MarshalBirender Singh Dhanoa visitedthe hospital on Saturday.

Health Minister HarshVardhan had said on Friday,“Doctors at AIIMS are doingthe best they can.” PresidentRam Nath Kovind, UnionHome Minister Amit Shah andUttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath had visitedAIIMS on Friday to check onthe leader’s health.

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After remaining closed fortwo long weeks, since

August 5, large number ofschools and State Governmentoffices are all set to reopenacross different parts ofKashmir Valley amid tightsecurity arrangements onMonday.

The State Governmentspokesperson and PrincipalSecretary, Planning &Development, Rohit Kansalon Sunday said, “Over 190primary schools will re-open inSrinagar on Monday.”

He said, “We are alsorestoring full functionality ofGovernment offices acrossKashmir Valley to restore nor-malcy. However, groundreports suggested, in the wakeof prevailing security restric-tions and absence of mobilecommunication facilities notmany parents would be willingto drop their children toschools. Schools falling underold city area of Srinagar are notscheduled to reopen followingsecurity restrictions in place.

In Jammu, the mobileinternet services, which wererestored across five districts ofJammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasiand Udhampur were discon-nected early on Sunday morn-ing as a precautionary measureto prevent spread of baselessrumours.

Addressing a Press confer-ence in Srinagar, Kansal said,“The process of easing ofProhibitory Orders and pro-viding relaxations continued onSunday as well”. He said therelaxations were provided in 50police stations on Sunday asagainst 35 police stations onSaturday and the duration inthe relaxation was increasedfrom six hours to eight hours.

Hoping to continue therelaxation in coming days,Kansal said no untoward inci-dent was reported from theareas where relaxation was

provided; adding traffic includ-ing public transport plied andshopkeepers opened their busi-nesses.

Meanwhile, the first batchof 304 Haj pilgrims arrived intwo flights at SrinagarInternational Airport aftercompleting their pilgrimageon Sunday.

The pilgrims were receivedat the Airport by the Advisorto Governor Farooq Khan,who was accompanied byDivisional CommissionerKashmir Baseer Khan,Inspector General of PoliceKashmir SP Pani, DeputyCommissioner Budgam TariqGanai, Executive Officer StateHaj Committee and other con-cerned officials.

The Advisor also tookstock of the arrangements putin place for the arrival of Hajisso that they could reach to theirdestinations without inconve-nience.

On the other hand,DGPJ&K, Dilbag Singh Sunday vis-ited Rajouri, Udhampur andJammu to review the securityscenario and law & order situ-ation in these districts. Heinteracted with police offi-cers/personnel and laterchaired a high level meeting atJammu.

The meeting at Jammuwas attended by Div ComSanjeev Verma, IGP JammuMukesh Singh, IG ArmedJammu Danesh Rana, IG BSFNarender Singh Jamwal, IGCRPF Subash Chander, DIGCRPF Neetu, DIG CISF S.NSingh, DIG SSB M.S Negi, DCJammu Sushma Chauhan, SSPJammu Tejinder Singh, SSPKathua Shridhar Patil, SSPSamba Shakti Kumar Phatak,SSP PCR Jammu Kulbir Singh,SSP APCR R.C Kotwal andother officers.

During the meeting DGPdirected the officers on the

ground to act as per therequirements of the situationbesides maintaining alertnessin the border areas.

Divisional Commissioner,Jammu, Sanjeev Vermaaddressing a press conferencein the evening said there iscomplete normalcy in Jammudivision and urged people notto pay any heed to rumoursand maintain peace and har-mony.

The Div Com informedthat the internet service whichhas been restored in some dis-tricts became ineffective todaydue to technical fault whilebroadband service is still active.However, the mobile internetservices remain suspended insome districts as preventivemeasures, he added.

The Div Com said that therumour mongers who deliber-ately trying to disrupt the peacein the region would be dealtstrictly under law.

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State BJP spokesperson,Pratul Shahdeo has snubbed

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) executive president andformer Chief Minister HemantSoren for his ‘scam’ remark onstreet lighting project in ruralareas.

Shahdeo, talking to mediapersons on Sunday at BJPheadquarter said, “The JMMleader has the habit of levelingbaseless allegations withoutgoing through the facts and fig-ures. Soren’s allegation show-cases his depressing and neg-ative mentality and how he isupset with BJP’s developmentplan.”

The BJP leader claimedthat various Mukhiya Sanghshad given the proposal for

installation of street light at dif-ferent rate in different areas,later the State Governmentdecided to give tenders toEnergy Efficiency ServicesLimited (EESL) which is cent-per- cent union governmentsubsidiary for illuminatingrural streets with LED lights.

Shahdeo said, “Soren hasquoted that the price of singleunit of blub is �1850, but theactual price of the blub (unit)is �1350.”

The BJP leader claimedthat the rate on which EESL iscarrying out rural electrifica-tion in Jharkhand is similar torate in which the company isworking in Andhra Pradesh.

Shahdeo said, “HemantSoren is upset with develop-ment work carried out byCentre and State Government.

The JMM leadership, off late,has realised that people ofState have become aware ofdevelopment work carried out

by Modijee and Raghubar DasGovernment. In last Lok Sabhaelection too people had reposedfaith on BJP development pol-

itics.”The street lighting project

in around 30,000 villages is oneof the most ambitious projectsof Raghubar Das Government.The State Government, thisyear, had inked a deal withEnergy Efficiency ServicesLimited (EESL)—an energyservice company for installingLED streetlights at 4,367 pan-chayats across the State.

Sources said that the State

Government, as part of ruralelectrification, has decided toinstall street lighting arrange-ments at rural areas. In thisconnection, LED street lightsare to be installed in 4,367 pan-chayats. Around 200 LED streetlights will be installed in a pan-chayat. Each panchayat will get�3.88 lakh for installation of200 LED lights. The BJP leaderclaimed that Soren, by levelingsuch baseless allegation, wantsto create hurdles in rural streetlighting projects as the JMMleader doesn’t want rural areasto be illuminated.

Highlighting the work car-ried out by Raghubar DasGovernment in rural electrifi-cation scheme, Shahdeo saidthat even after creation of sep-arate State there was no powerconnection in 30 lakh house-

holds. However, the DasGovernment, in last four andhalf years, under the missionmode carried out work forrural electrification. For unin-terrupted power supply con-struction of power grid andpower substation is going onwar footing. Officials said thatto ensure 24x7 power supply,117 new power grids and 217power sub-stations are beingconstructed.

The BJP leader claimedthat if some parts of State arewitnessing power cuts thenthe onus falls on Hemant Sorenas during his 14 months tenurehe kept the files of transmissionlines in cold storage. If theSoren Government had givenclearance to the files then todayentire state would have 24X7power connection.

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Heavy rainfall was witnessedin Jamshedpur and adjoin-

ing districts since Saturdaynight due to the impact of a lowpressure origination from theBay of Bengal. The local Metoffice recorded over 140 mm ofrain. The rains led to water log-ging at several places. The rainwater entered Adarsh Nagar inSonari and Azadnagar inMango besides the emergencyof MGM Hospital. The weath-ermen have forecast heavy rainfor another 24 hours.

Areas like Mango, Jugsalai,Baghbera, Pardih have beenworst hit. Rains, during thepast two days have also affect-ed petty vendors, who are find-ing it difficult to earn their dailybread in such situation.

Many parts of Mango,Jugsalai are still under knee-deep water, making it difficultfor people to commute. Most ofthe roads are dotted withstalled vehicles, adding to thechaos. In some low lying areasseveral autos have been report-ed stranded in water.

However despite claimsfrom the district administra-tion, the situation in the citymay get worse if steps are nottaken to remove water cloggingin several areas and take otherpreventive measures.

“Though irregular rainshave made life difficult for theresidents but still there has notbeen much flooding even in thelow-lying areas. We are keep-ing a vigil look and are pre-pared to face any flood like sit-uation,” said an officer ofMango Notified AreaCommittee.

He added that it is notabout first rain or last rain. Itis the amount of rainfall andtiming of high tide. If there isa huge amount of rainfall coin-ciding with the high tide, it isbeyond human control.

Meanwhile SRA RizwiChabban, of Jharkhand StateCongress Party, said stepsshould be taken to fill the pot-holes in several areas of Mango

like Azad Nagar, Zakirangarand Old Pururia Road. Hefurther added that residents ofMango would soon meet thedeputy commissioner to regis-ter complains.

“If some spots get floodedwith just the initial spell of rainswhat will happen when theheavy monsoon rains actuallystarts,” he questioned worried-ly.

“There has been water log-ging since last night. People arefinding it difficult to cross.Moreover last year’s situation isstill a nightmare for us it is hightime for the administration totake preventive measuresbefore untoward incident takeplace,” said Bharat Mahato, aresident of Baghbera.

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A22-year-old youth, AnojKumar Singh alias Anuj,

committed suicide at his housein Birsanagar allegedly for notbeing able to get a job.

While a 35-year-old man,Amit Kumar Sharma commit-ted suicide due to family dis-putes at his house on PostOffice Road under Mangopolice station area in the weehours of Sunday.

According to relatives,Anuj had done a course froma local Industrial TrainingInstitute (ITI) and had appliedfor a job at Tata Motors Ltd onthe basis of his ITI training.

"We are shocked. Four daysago Anuj got to know that hewas not selected for the job andwas disheartened. Last night hetook his dinner and went tobed and shut his room frominside. At about 9 am today, itwas discovered that he hascommitted suicide," said a rel-ative.

In the morning, Anuj'smother Damayanti Deviknocked at the door at about 7

am, but as no response camefrom inside. When the youthdid not open the door on hisown, Damayanti Devi calledsome relatives who then calledin the police. A police partyreached at the house and brokeopen the door to find theyouth hanging from the rod ofthe ventilator.

The police had subse-quently removed the body toMGM Medical College mor-tuary for post-mortem.

OC, Birsanagar police sta-tion, Bhushan Kumar said thedeceased was son of LateDwarika Singh, a retired TataSteel employee and resided attheir Birsanagar house alongwith his mother.

"Though the deceased leftno suicide note, but from thestatement made by his motherand other relatives, it isassumed that he must havecommitted suicide after gettingdepressed for not getting ajob," said the OC.

In another case, 35-year-old man Amit Kumar Sharmacommitted suicide due to someserious quarrel at his house.

Mango police station OC,Arun Kumar Mehta said thatthe man who had a shop atMango market would stay intension due to family disputesand finally committed suicideby hanging himself at night.

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The Chas MunicipalCorporation (CMC) is all

set to conduct geo tagging ofthe premises in the municipalarea once again, aiming toenable transparency in tax col-lection and to increase therevenue.

Additional MunicipalCommissioner of CMC SashiPrakash Jha issued a directiveto the officials and staffs direct-ing them to complete re-geotagging of all the premiseswithin the limits of corporationin the next fifteen days.

"Stringent action would betaken against the official if thework is not completed ontime," Jha said.

“We are also on move toturn Chas into ‘Slum Free’City, a detailed work plan forwhich is ready and we areplanning to achieve the target

by the end of 2022,” he added.Jha informed that the focus

will be on core infrastructureservices like adequate and cleanwater supply, sanitation andsolid waste management, effi-cient urban mobility and pub-lic transport, affordable hous-ing for the poor, power supply,

robust information technologyconnectivity, governance, safe-ty and security of citizens,health and education, and sus-tainable urban environment.

Chas MunicipalCorporation has to spend Rs383 crore on the beautificationof Chas City which has beendeveloped as a ‘Smart City’.

Jha urged the people resid-ing in slums to apply online forPM Aawas by August 25.

After applying online, thebeneficiaries have to submit anaffidavit for their annualincome along with self-attest-ed copies of Aadhar Card of allfamily members, Land deedand receipt (rent), family photowith land, Xerox copy of bankpassbook, Voter's ID card atCMC office.

These documents must beaccompanied with an applica-tion forwarded or recom-mended by Ward

Commissioner, Deputy Mayorand Mayor of CMC.

This housing scheme willconsider economically weakerBPL as well as APL categories,and their annual incomeshould not exceed Rs. 3 lakhs,Jha said.

The most important thingis that the beneficiary shouldnot have a pucca house on hisor her name, or in the name ofany of his or her family mem-ber in any part of India, saidJha.

“Our motto is to bring adrastic change in their lifestyleby providing houses to thebeneficiaries,” he added.

Jha said, the administrationis preparing to come downheavily on the PMAY benefi-ciaries who have not yet start-ed the construction work oftheir houses despite with-drawing money under thisscheme.

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A55-year-old woman wasmurdered by witch doctors

during the process of exorcismin Sapahi village underRamana police station, around35 kilometres away from thedistrict headquarter, onSaturday night.

The deceased has beenidentified as Rudani Devi, anative of Kon Mandra villageunder Ramana police station.

Son of the deceased,Bikesh Oraon lodged an FIRagainst exorcist Alama Deviand her son Sakendra Oraon.

Binesh mentioned in theFIR that on August 15, hismother was taken to a witchdoctor at Sapahi village by histwo brothers Dhanesh Oraon

and Dinesh Oraon and theirwives Vinita and Guddi and hisown wife for exorcism.

He informed that onSaturday night during theexorcism, the witch doctortook his mother to a separateroom and stabbed her with atrident. Ramana thana in-charge Gosnar Dhan con-firmed the information andsaid, "Police has taken both theaccused into custody and areinterrogating them."

Dhan informed that on thecomplaint of son Bikesh Oraonpolice registered FIR againstAlama Devi and her sonSakendra Oraon under sec-tions of 302 and 34 IPC andsection 3 and 4 of ThePrevention of Witch (DAAIN)Practices Act, 2001.

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India’s premier engineeringand technical institutes have

seen a rash of such deaths inthe past couple of years, rais-ing questions about the high-pressure environment youngstudents were being subjectedto.

Despite substantial atten-tion to the problem of suicideamong college students overthe past several decades,reports on the extent of theproblem have been largelyinconclusive

In March, a student of IITDelhi jumped off from thefourth floor of a hostel insidethe campus. Nitish KumarPurti, an engineering physicsstudent had joined IIT Delhi in2016. Police said Purti wasdepressed as he was forced totake up the course and wasunable to cope with the pres-sure.

The same month, a final-year engineering student ofNIT Warangal in Telanganaallegedly committed suicideby jumping from the fifthfloor of his hostel building onSunday evening.

Authorities have tried sev-eral measures but have strug-gled to cope with the rising tideof such deaths, attributed alsoto the lack of counseling andsupport services on campus.IIT-Madras instituted a probelast year after two womencommitted suicide inside cam-pus. Also last year, at least eightstudents killed themselves inKota, Rajasthan’s entrance testcoaching hub.

IIT Hyderabad student

hangs himself in hostel , writesin suicide note that he wasn'table to meet his parents expec-tations. This is alarming andhere is my perspective, some-thing that I had jotted down afew years back.

Partially, Indian Educationsystem, Family expectationsand the media are responsiblefor the suicides of students

A 20 year old, IITKharagpur student found deadon the railway track.

A 22 year old, IITKharagpur student found hungin his room, his suicide notesaid - Let me sleep.

Do you see a pattern here?“Not able to meet the

expectations” is the reason formost of the suicides. A few ofmy friends who were clinical-ly depressed in college alsothought that they will never beable to meet the expectationsof their family and theiryounger self who entered IITthinking he’ll bag a salarypackage of 1.5 crore.

Students attend universityat a developing stage of theiryoung adulthood – and mak-ing this transition from homelife to university life can beemotionally challenging.Leaving behind existing sup-port networks can also behighly difficult for students.

Many students come fromcomplex backgrounds wheremental health issues havealready manifested. And whilethere is a stereotype that stu-dents just “drink and takedrugs”, this obviously isn’t thecase for all students – whichmakes a student’s circum-stances potentially complex.

University can be a diffi-cult time for many students.

The demands of academ-ic life and the pressures offinancially making ends meetcan also be a real problem forstudents

Some Statistics:The package of 1.5 crores

is a U.S profile which includesyour base salary, joining bonusshared in the next four yearsand relocation bonus. Also,this salary in USD is vaguelyconverted to INR without con-sidering PPP, taxes, appraisalsand various economic factors.The remaining profiles in Indiaare usually less than 10 lakhsPA if you aren't fromComputer Science branchmaking the average salary to 7lakhs approx if you removeoutliers.

This package is merelyobtained by 10 students whoare extremely good atComputer Science amongstthe 1000 students who sit forplacements. That is just 1 percent.

Media says.... "21 year oldIITian bags a package of 1.5crores in Google. Little 16year old Raju reads this newsand gets excited to be preparedfor IIT. Little Raju’s paren tsalso think that all their adver-sities in life would be solvedsince Raju will be earning acrore soon.

Little Raju’s relatives keeppestering and complementingRaju and his parents that theyare going to become rich soon.

Raju enters IIT Kharagpur,the first month of which herealizes that the maximum

package from his departmentwas 9 lakhs. He gets devastat-ed for a while because the newsalways said 1.5 crore butunderstands the gravity of thesituation and grasps thebehind-the-scenes dynamics.

Raju enjoys his life but heis still devastated, living indenial, getting depressed andcommits suicide with a chainof depressing events a priori-ty.

Raju enters fourth yearand his parents still think thathe is going to earn a crore soonand start pressurising and pes-tering him. Raju bags a job of7.5 lakhs, the second highest inhis department but is still a fail-ure in his parents eyes becausehe did not earn what the papersaid."...

Raju is sad, hits the lowestpoint in his life and hangs him-self since he will never be ableto meet the expectations of hisfamily.

Despite substantial atten-

tion to the problem of suicideamong college students overthe past several decades,reports on the extent of theproblem have be inconclusive.

youth of this country are,in effect, sending our plannersand politicians a strong mes-sage. But is anyone listening?

How do we read the con-nections between these vari-eties of tragic on-campusIndian suicides? Is there, inother words, a "string" thatlinks them - or not? Of course,the circumstances were diverseand we must be careful not tohomogenize differences of gen-der, class, caste, geographyand a myriad other factors.Each death is as individual asthe life that it ends. That said,we must take cognizance ofsome pretty alarming nation-wide statistics, especially givenour uniquely populous youngdemographic.

In 2011, WHO declaredIndia the "most depressedcountry" in the world. Theircase is convincing and blowsmany myths. Contrary toexpectations, for example,"advanced" nations like theNetherlands and the US haverates of depression that, at30% of the general population,are almost double those in"developing" countries likeChina where it is about 12%.

India, however, bucks theemotional trend as it does theeconomic one. In this respect,India appears more like adeveloped country than adeveloping one. A conundrum.But the resolution to this odd,oppressive puzzle may welllie, prima facie, in actually link-

ing these twin factors of aneconomic "high" and emo-tional "lows".

It's as plain as pickle isspicy to even the most casualof culture-tasters that Indiansociety as a whole is undergo-ing unusually rapid socialchange in these tumultuousfirst decades of the 21st cen-tury. Large-scale urbanizationis now juxtaposed in our socialexperience against a distress-ing landscape of rural deser-tion and farmer suicides; weare everyday witnesses to thepowerful centrifugal forces ofregionalism pulling away fromany simple centripetal narra-tive of nationalism; and, simul-taneously, we findConstitution-backed reitera-tions of gender, caste and reli-gious entitlements being whol-ly undermined by mountingevidence of real-life mob-ruleand medieval-sounding diktatsfrom community "leaders".

Most of all, media rules.Images of devastating vio-lence, including barbaricbeheadings and BMW mow-downs, regularly appearonscreen cheek-by-jowl withtitillating visions of glamorouslife-styles and magic celebritystatus. Facebook has becomethe new stage for the perfor-mance of life and death sagas.

In all, we seem to have aclassic death-wish scenariohere, where those delicate sup-ple strings that have long heldthe marvelously composite civ-ilization of this subcontinenttogether are stretched so tautthat they are in danger ofsnapping.

Can we really expect our

population, many of whomhave come of age only in thelast couple of decades, to beblithely immune to these enor-mous stresses, both virtualand lived, local and cosmo?

These are generations inthe 15-45 age-range. All thecampus suicides I mentionedearlier fall in this category.Statistics tell us that, in 2012,68% of all suicides in Indiaoccurred in the combined age-groups 15-29 and 30-44. Thatis, there were about 46,000 or34% suicides in each bracket,amounting to 92,000 or almosta lakh. Moreover, over 80% ofthese suicides were literate.This is cause enough for alarmbut it still does not take intoaccount another worrying setof figures that relates directlyto the recent IIT's.

Stop this pressure on yourkids. Know the real numbers.Please have realistic expecta-tions.

University campus coun-selling facilities are faced witha sharp increase in studentsseeking assistance. This is apositive sign – many studentsare seeking help. However, ourconcern must be with thosestudents who are passive inseeking help, those who mayfind themselves in a desperateposition, where they see noway out and opt to end theirlives.

How do we reach them?Increasing the capacity ofcampus counselling servicesmay be part of the response,but not the only response.Universities must grapple withwhat it means to create inclu-sive, caring institutional envi-

ronments where the well-beingof each member of the campuscommunity, is of utmostimportance.

This requires a newapproach or perspective thatchampions reaching out forhelp. A university-wideapproach is needed that mustinclude all stakeholders,including students and experts,who must join the conversa-tion and actively commit tobeing part of the community-wide solution. Strategies mustconsider the broader context,and must also include helpingstudents develop their copingskills, learning how to buildresilience and emotional intel-ligence. For universities, thismay require a new way ofbeing.

Beyond the university, wemust all commit to building amore caring society.Government, business, civilsociety, families and friendsmust join hands in realisingthat this is essential if we are tobuild strong communities. Ireally do believe that if we donot commit to working togeth-er towards addressing themental well-being of students,and putting an end to studentsuicide, our collective futuresmay be compromised.

This column is a plea to allcurrent and future college stu-dents and their families todeal openly and constructive-ly with emotional, social andacademic turmoil that cansometimes have heartbreaking— and usually preventable —consequences.

The views expressed inthe article are of the writer.

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Om Prakash Mathur, theBJP National General

Secretary and architect of BJPvictories in Uttar Pradesh,Gujarat and MaharashtraAssembly election has beenmade election in-charge of BJPin Jharkhand. Mathur, afterbeing appointed as electionin-charge of State is to visitRanchi next week for oversee-ing BJP poll preparations.Mathur will be in Ranchi fortwo days and will hold meetingwith senior leaders and partycadres giving them matra onhow to attain the target of 65plus in year-end Assemblyelection.

Senior BJP leader fromBihar and road constructiondepartment minister in NitishKumar’s cabinet Nand KishoreYadav has been made hisdeputy. Yadav said, “The Stateelection in-charge Om PrakashMathur is to visit Jharkhandsoon for overseeing BJP pollpreparations in State.”

Sources said that theappointment of Mathurassume importance as he is oneof the few leaders in Saffronparty’s rank and file who isclose to both Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and BJPnational president Amit Shah.

By appointing Mathur as elec-tion in-charge, the BJP centralleadership will have directcontrol on party affairs in pollbound state.

A senior BJP leader fromState requesting anonymitysaid, “Om Prakash Mathur iseyes and ears of Modi andAmit Shah. With the appoint-ment of Mathur as BJP elec-

tion in-charge, the party wantsto give a message that the cen-tral leadership will have directcontrol of all the affairs ofparty right from selection ofcandidates to preparing strate-gies for party pre and postelection.”

The BJP leader claimed, “Itwas Mathur who lead the partyvictories in Uttar Pradesh,

Maharashtra and Gujarat byprojecting the face of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi inthese three States. The victoryof BJP in Uttar PradeshAssembly poll was special asMathur’s strategy helped theBJP in not only making dent onBahujan Samaj Party BSP’svote base (Non-Jatavs Dalit),but also created fissures in

OBC vote bank of SamajwadiParty (SP) which helped theBJP in coming back to powerafter more than twenty -fiveyears.”

Mathur, who has beengroomed by senior BJP leaderand former Vice President lateBhairon Singh Shekhawat offlate has emerged as BJP trou-ble shooter. Sources said thatMathur during his visit to Statewill give tips on membershipdrive and preparing strategy foryear-end Assembly poll.

The BJP has set a target ofenrolling 25 lakh members inState. Under the membershipdrive all MLAs have beenasked to make 50,000 mem-bers in each constituencies,also the areas where there isno BJP MLAs, the task hasbeen assigned to district pres-idents.

Sources said that the BJPelection in-charge will also askBJP cadres/members to focuson booth level management forwinning the election.Directions on booth jeeto chu-nav jeeto will made to BJPcadres.

The BJP in last Lok Sabhaelection has won 12 Lok Sabhaseats out of 14 seats and basedon which the party has set atarget of winning 65 plusAssembly seats.

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Urban DevelopmentMinister CP Singh on

Sunday inaugurated a 69 meterRoad Over Bridge (ROB) con-necting Namkum andTatisilwai. The ROB is expect-ed to ease the traffic in the areaas around 2 lakh passenger andgoods trains cross the mannedrailway crossings here, causinglong traffic jams.

The ROB was made withan investment of Rs.33.04crores. The State Governmentinvested Rs.14.83 crore in theproject while the Centre invest-ed the remaining Rs.15.19crore. It took around two anda half years to complete theconstruction of the bridge, apress handout from the RanchiRailways said. Not only will theroad ease the traffic, but alsoprovide better connectivity tothe neighbouring villages suchas Aara, Mahilong, Badam,Haratu, Barkumba, Horhaband Tatsilavai. The ROB willalso help in smooth plying ofschool buses, ambulances andother heavy vehicles.

“The ROB is a result ofjoint efforts of the Centre andthe State. It is an example of

how development works getexpedited under double engineGovernments,” said Singh.

The area where the ROB hasbeen made witnessed trafficcongestion especially during theschool timings. School busesoften got stuck in traffic jamscaused due to movement oftrains. Former Chairperson ofState Commission for Protectionof Child Rights (SCPCR), ArtiKujur said that the ROB will alsohelp in protecting children fromaccidents and stress caused bythe traffic jams.

“The bridge will bringrelief for children, who had tosuffer due to traffic jams. It willalso keep them safe as crossing

the railway crossing can proveto be extremely dangerous forchildren,” Kujur said.

On this occasion,Divisional Railway ManagerNeeraj Ambastha, AdditionalDivisional Railway ManagerAjit Singh Yadav, SeniorDivisional Engineer(Coordination) Amit Kanchan,Senior Divisional OperationsManager cum Chief PublicRelations Officer NeerajKumar, Deputy Chief EngineerConstruction RaghavendraSaraswat, Senior DivisionalCommercial Manager Avnishand other officers and employ-ees of the South EasternRailways were also present.

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In a bid to check neonataldeaths, Sadar Hospital in

Ranchi will soon have a dedi-cated Sick Newborn Care Unit(SNCU) for addressing emer-gency cases of infants bornwith life-threatening condi-tions, doctors actively involvedin setting up the unit said onSunday.

The construction work isin progress at the hospital andthe unit is likely to be inaugu-rated by the first week ofSeptember, Ranchi’s CivilSurgeon Dr. VB Prasad said.Prasad, who has been given theresponsibility of monitoringall the works related to theSNCU, said that the unit willinitially have 12 beds and mod-ern equipment for treating andsaving lives of newborns.

“Patients in the unit will begiven special attention. Doctorswill be available in the unit24x7, and the logistics here willbe superior,” Prasad added.

The hospital, in the heart ofthe city, currently has 200 bedsand infrastructure for 300 morebeds is under construction.Out of the existing 200 beds,150 are for maternity ward andremaining 50 for pediatrics. Atthe time of its inauguration, theGovernment decided to exclu-sively treat pregnant womenand newborns in the facility.

The hospital already hasdedicated Medicine OutdoorPatient Department (OPD),Physiotherapy unit, child careOPD, Inpatient Department(IPD) and Intensive Care Unit(ICU), female care OPD, IPDand ICU, labour room andnutrition unit. “Neonataldeaths are a major concern inJharkhand. The facility will beof great help in averting suchdeaths,” said Prasad.

The Sample RegistrationSystem (SRS) survey of 2017revealed that the Infant

Mortality Rate (IMR) inJharkhand was 29 deaths per1000 live births.

The figures, released earli-er this year, puts Jharkhandamong the worst 10 states interms of neonatal deaths. Thefigures, however, haveimproved compared to 2015-2016, when the IMR inJharkhand was 44 deaths every1000 live births.The SNCUwill also have trained nursesand expert doctors, especiallyqualified in treating new borninfants, said Prasad.

He added that the hos-

pital will soon start recruit-ing doctors and other staffonly for the SNCU. “At leastone doctor has to be presentin the SNCU at any giventime in a day. Doctors andnurses will be recruited forthe unit,” he said.

Sources said that manySNCUs opened at district hos-pitals in several parts of thecountry had to shut down inabsence of qualified doctorsand nurses, therefore, the Statewas focusing on roping in thebest hands for running thisunit.

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As heavy rains lashed thecapital since Sunday morn-

ing, water logging was observedat many major roads and alsoa number of residential areasacross the city.

At least calf high water log-ging was observed at a patch ofKanke Road, not even a kilo-metre away from the CM res-idence, creating troubles for thepassersby.

A local resident, SamarSingh said, “This is a sceneevery time it rains heavily.There is a drain which isclogged as a result of which thewater overflows on the roadand people have to suffer a lot.Two-wheeler riders face amajor problem during this sit-uation as they are splashed bythe other vehicles movingaround them.”

A worse situation is seen infront of Urdu Library, a part ofthe MG Road, where the waterfrom the colonies, which is sit-uated on a height above themain road flows down to the

road and having no outlet,collects on the path of vehicu-lar movement creating prob-lems for commuters.

In areas like Piska Moreand the route leading fromNirmal Mahato Chow toChadri, water logging proves tobe dangerous as craters haveformed on both these roadsand in case of water logging,becomes accident prone.

Sanjay Kumar, a local shop-keeper near Piska More said,“Every time it rains these pot-holes fill up with water and weoften bikers falling as they arenot aware of the craters. This issomething that should be dealton a priority basis by themunicipal corporation.”

Those areas having opendrains become even moreproblematic as passersby can-not distinguish between roadsand drains during water log-ging and there are often caseswhen bike riders fall in thedrain and injure themselves.

According to figures withthe RMC, out of the 14,01,808meters of drains in the city, only

5,57,390 meters is covered.The remaining, 84,4,112 metersof drain is prone to water log-ging during the ongoing mon-soon and may prove to be dan-gerous for commuters.

Deputy Mayor SanjivVijayavargiya said that theRanchi Municipal Corporationis working towards solving theproblem. “The open drainshave been identified and theywill soon be cleaned and cov-ered. As far as water logging isconcerned, we immediately

send labourers to unclog drainswherever we get the complaintof water logging on road,” hesaid.

Meteorological Centre,Ranchi informed that there isa prediction of rainfall for thenext four days. The centreinformed that between June 1to August 17, Ranchi witnessedaround 440.8 mm rainfallwhich is 38 per cent less thanthe average rainfall observedduring this time, which is 715.5mm.

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With the aim of makingIndia a 5 trillion dollar

economy, the Ranchi Circle ofBank of India (BOI),Jharkhand’s leading bank helda two-day strategic discussionprogramme following instruc-tion of Department of FinancialServices (DFS), Government ofIndia. The programme con-cluded on Sunday.

The Bank held the meetingin the State Capital for itsBrach Managers of all 108branches in Jharkhand to gath-er suggestions for acceleratingits key policies.

Joint Secretary DFS,Madnesh Kumar Mishra visit-ed the State Capital to informthe bank officials and branch

managers about importanceof the programme. BoIJharkhand and Chhatisgarh,Circle General Manager,Chandrashekhar Sahay moti-vated all the branch managersto accelerate approval ofEducation Loan, Mudra Loan,Farmers Welfare Schemes andto accelerate other Social inter-ests banking facilities and ser-vices during the meeting.

Addressing a press meet onSunday, Sahay said that in afirst of its kind consultation, thebranches were engaged in selfassessment and deliberationson the issues, and they alsogenerated ideas on future strat-egy.

“The meet was focused onthe ways and means to increasecredit to various sectors of theeconomy with greater

Information Technology con-tent to bring about innovation.The idea is to make banking ascitizen-centric as well as moreresponsive to the needs andaspirations of senior citizens,farmers, small industrialists,entrepreneurs, youth, studentsand women,” he added.

“Several topical themessuch as Digital Payments,Corporate Governance inPublic Sector Banks (PSBs),Credit for Medium Small andMicro Enterprises, Agriculture,Export Credit, EstablishingFinancial Grid and EnablingBank Credit towards a dollar

five trillion economy were dis-cussed during the meetingwith a view to chart out specificroadmap for PSBs,” said Sahay.

Elaborating the issuesthat were discussed duringthe meeting, Sahay said thatthe meet also reviewed thebank’s contribution to variousnational priorities in areassuch as credit support foreconomic growth, infra-structure, industry, farm sec-tor and blue economy, JalShakti, MSME sector andMUDRA loans, educationloans, export credit, greeneconomy, Swachh Bharat,f inancial inclusion andwomen empowerment, directbenefit transfers, less cashand digital economy, ease ofliving, and leveraging localpotential.

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day strategic discussion pro-gramme following instructionof Department of FinancialServices (DFS), Government ofIndia concluded on Saturdayand Sunday. The Bank held themeeting at the State Capital forits Brach Managers of all thebranches in Jharkhand to gath-er suggestions in order to accel-erate its key policies.

Joint Secretary DFS,Madnesh Kumar Mishra visitedthe State Capital to inform thebank officials and branch man-agers about importance of theprogramme. UBI Chief RegionalManager Sudhir Kumar Sinhamotivated all the branch man-agers to accelerate distributionof Education Loan, Mudra Loan,and Farmers Welfare Schemesand to promote other Socialinterests banking facilities andservices during the meeting.

Addressing a press meet onSunday, Sinha said that in a firstof its kind consultation, thebranches were themselvesengaged in self assessment,deliberations on the issues andevolved ideas on future strategy.

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Amega women health campand ‘Jyot se Jyot Jalao’ eye

check up camp was organisedat Khunti Sadar Hospital onSunday in joint collaboration ofWomen Doctors’ Wing of IMAJharkhand, All India NetraSociety, Jharkhand NetraSociety, Kashyap Memorial EyeHospital and State healthDepartment.

The camps were inagurat-ed by Governor DroupadiMurmu and State RuralDevelopment MinisterNeelkanth Singh Munda. Onthe occasion, chairperson ofIMA Jharkhand’s women’s wingDr. Bharti Kashyap was felici-tated by the Governor for theseries of Mega Women HealthCamps being organised acrossState.

A Colposcope and CryoMachine Set was also handedover to the hospital by theGovernor and the Ministerwhich can help identify andtreat cervical pre-cancer.

As many as 150 womenwere treated in the camp andall the gynaecologists in the

hospital were provided trainingfor use of the new colposcopeand cryo machine.

Of the 150 women whowere provided check up, at least60 per cent were found suffer-ing with swelling and infectionin cervix and were provided

tablets of kit 2 and kit 6, free ofcost. Also, three women werefound suffering with cervicalpre-cancer and were providedcolposcope guided cryo treat-ment on the spot. All thewomen who arrived at thecamp were also given a month’s

dose of iron folic acid and cal-cium tablets.

Dr. Bharati Kashyapinformed that Khunti Sadarhospital became the 11th SadarHospital in the State to havemachine for detecting andtreating cervical pre-cancer.

"Every year, 67,000 women dieof cervical cancer in our coun-try. The aim of IMA women’swing is to make Jharkhand cer-vical cancer free by organizingsuch camps. Also, we are get-ting experts from hospitalsacross the country to traingynaecologists of Jharkhandon the issue."

Meanwhile, in the Jyot SeJyot Jalao camp, vetro retinasurgeon Dr. Vibhuti Kashyapprovided free eye check up for230 people of whom 48 werefound to be patients of diabetes.Of these 18 per cent patientswere found to have diabeticretinopathy. These patients willbe provided treatment free ofcost at Kashyap Memorial EyeHospital under AyushmanBharat Scheme.

Governor DroupadiMurmu said on the occasion, "Itis very important for women tobe healthy because if they are nothealthy themselves how willthey look after their families. Thestrengthening of Sadar hospitalsby installing new machines andproviding training to the doctorswill help provide better treat-ment to patients."

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Members of Paradise, a NonG o v e r n m e n t

Organization (NGO), visitedSahyog Village in Khunti onSunday and distributed clothes,durables, nutritional supple-ments, edibles and sports itemsworth more than Rs.1 lakh toover 100 children living in thevillage.

Sahyog village in Khunti isa shelter home run byManpreet Singh Pardesi who isbased out of New Delhi. Singhruns six children homes, sixspecialized adoption agencies,on ChildLine centre and manyother community developmentprogrammes.

Situated in Hutar block,around 45 Kilometers south ofRanchi, the shelter home isoperational since 2008 andprovides care and shelter tomore than 100 children, includ-ing infants. Singh also runsrehabilitation centres for des-titute women, an old age homeand a legal aid centre.

With all his initiatives,Singh is taking care of nearly300 children and 125 womenand elderly. Till date, he hasrehabilitated more than 750children.

“We are committed in sup-

porting the noble cause ofhelping children in need of careand protection.

We thank everyone whocontributed in this initiative,”said Rushikesh Rajput, presi-dent of Paradise.

Founded by 14 like-mind-ed couples in May 2019,Paradise works in India for pro-viding relief to the poor.

Paradise relies on donationsmade through online platformsfor serving the society. OnSunday, the list of items theydistributed among childrenincluded cricket bats, bedsheets, undergarments, dairyproducts and chess boards.

The NGO has beeninvolved in a lot of philan-thropic activities lately. In July,

members of the NGO visitedAssociation of Social andHuman Awareness (ASHA), achildren home in the outskirtsof Ranchi and distributed itemsworth Rs.1,13,000 among theinmates there.

They also organized ahealth camp, in which thechildren were provided freehealth check up and given

medicines.In the month of June,

members of Paradise distrib-uted free school uniforms,sports equipment and fruits toat least 40 children inSarvangin Gram Vikas Sanstha.Besides, the NGO has also vis-ited several orphanages andhelped children there earlierthis year.

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In a shocking incidence, fivemembers of a family were

allegedly shot by a RailwayProtection Force (RPF) con-stable in Barkakana underBarkakana police outpost ofRamgarh District on Saturday,late evening. Of the five whowere shot, three succumbed toinjuries while two others areundergoing treatment.

Following the incident,irate residence of the areablocked Ramgarh-Bhurkundaroad on Sunday morningdemanding immediate arrest ofthe accused and compensationfor the aggrieved family. As aresult of the protest, all theshops in the Station Road areawere closed since Sundaymorning.

The accused, an RPFConstable Pawan Singh, wasdeputed at Barkakana RailwayStation and was a residence ofGandhinagar Railway colony

under Barkakana OP.Meanwhile the victim, AshokRam, the resident of the samelocality, was employed as aporter at Bhurkunda RailwayStation and used to sell milk asa side business.

Ramgarh Superintendentof Police (SP), Prabhat Kumarinformed that the accused usedto regularly buy milk fromAsok Ram.

On Saturday eveningaround at 8 pm Singh went toRam’s house to buy milk, butRam refused to give him anymilk claiming that he ran outof stock. A verbal spat tookplace between the two follow-ing which Singh returnedhome. After a while, hereturned to Ram’s house andshot him with his servicerevolver.

“Hearing the gunshot,Ram’s wife Lila Devi and theirthree children, a pregnantdaughter Mina Devi, sonSanjay Ram and daughter

Suman Kumari rushed outand were shot by Singh aswell. The neighbours admit-ted them to a local hospitalwhere Ram, his wife and hiselder daughter died duringtreatment. His youngerdaughter and son werereferred to Rajendra InstituteMedical Science (RIMS) andare undergoing treatment,”said Kumar.

Priyanka Kumari, Ram’syoungest daughter who wasalso at the home but did notstepped out of the house wassaved. She informed that likeevery day Singh came to buymilk on Saturday in an inebri-ated condition and becameviolent when her father said hecannot give milk as they are outof stock.

“After that Singh becomeangry and started abusing myfather. He went home butreturned after a while andshot everyone in sight,” sheadded.

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The Orissa High Court hasgranted a stay on the

Central WarehousingCorporation (CWC), NewDelhi’s decision to shift itsBhubaneswar Regional Officeand merge it with the Patnaoffice.

Notably, on July 26, 2019,the Central Government hastaken a decision to merge theBhubaneswar Regional Officewith that of Patna without cit-ing any reasons.

This decision has beenchallenged in the High Courtby Pradip Pradhan, RTI activistand Member of advisory bodyof the NHRC on Right toFood.

Pradhan pointed out thatthe CWC BhubaneswarRegional office is a profit-making institution and caters to

the need of Odisha and adjoin-ing States like Andhra Pradeshand Chhattisgarh. If it is shift-ed to Patna, a lot of problemswould arise.

At first it would be expen-sive for the depositors to runto Patna office to sort theirissues. Connectivity to Patnafrom Odisha would be anoth-

er problem, as Bihar does nothave port facility. Supply offood grains from warehouseinside the State to nearby places

of other States through theParadip Port would be stopped,Pradhan stated.

Efficient monitoring ofwarehouse godowns, timelyrelease of food grains would behampered. By the way in duecourse of time the wholegodown system would collapsewithin a few years leading tohanding over of it to privatebodies for management.

Hearing Pradhan’s plea onAugust 16, a two-memberDivision bench of the HighCourt granted a stay on thedecision of CentralGovernment for shifting of theBhubaneswar office of CWC toPatna and issued notice to theCWC Managing Director andMinistry of Consumer Affairs,Food and Public DistributionSystem Secretary seeking theirresponse by September 17,2019 , the day of the nexthearing.

Advocates Jyoti Patnaikand Aswani Kumar Karmi arepleading the case in the HighCourt on Pradhan’s behalf.

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Union Defence MinisterRajnath Singh on Sunday

lauded the working of ManoharLal Khattar Government inthe last five years and said thathe is confident that once again,the BJP would form govern-ment in Haryana.

“The people of the statewould re-elect Manohar Lal astheir Chief Minister,” the UnionDefence Minister said whileaddressing the people afterflagging off ‘Jan AashirwadYatra’ in Kalka here.

Rajnath Singh said thatBJP didn’t have any ChiefMinisterial name in 2014assembly elections, but whenBJP won with full majority,then Prime Minister NarendraModi chose Manohar Lal as theHaryana Chief Minister. Inthe last five years, the results ofworks done by the ChiefMinister proved that he is anable Chief Minister, he said.

Referring to previous StateGovernment regimes, he saidthat earlier, when the leaderswere in power in Haryana, thetopic of corruption was mostdiscussed about them. But nowno such discussion happensregarding present ChiefMinister, he said.

He also appealed to thepeople to mindfully elect theirrepresentative in the upcomingassembly elections, due to beheld in October.

“In Haryana, investment ofRs 85,000 crore has taken placein the last five years. In 'Ease ofDoing Business', Haryana hasreached to third position from14th in the country and isexpected to reach the firstplace in the next two-threeyears,” the Union Minister said.

Speaking on the occasion,Haryana Chief MinisterManohar Lal said that in 2019Lok Sabha elections, the BJP

won all 10 seats in Haryana.The mandate received from thepeople of the state in MunicipalCorporation elections,Municipal Committee elec-tions, bye-elections of Jind andrecently concluded Lok Sabhaelections is proof of people’ssupport for work done by thegovernment so far in Haryana,he said.

Development works whichhave been carried out in

Haryana in the last five years,have never happened before. Inthis link, development works ofRs 800 crore have been carriedout in Kalka and 120 villages ofMorni have been providedwith water supply. Road net-works have been laid, ROBs arebeing constructed and Pinjoreby-pass is also being con-structed. On 100 acres land ofHMT, Apple Mandi is being setup and industry would be set

up in the remaining land, theChief Minister said while high-lighting his government’sachievements.

Manohar Lal also said thatunder the leadership of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,Defence Minister RajnathSingh and Home MinisterAmit Shah, a historic step ofrevoking of Article 370 and35A from Jammu and Kashmirwas taken.

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The Baltic Center of the DevSanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

has become the first Universityto confer the awards of excel-lence to Professor MarcisAuzins, former rector,University of Latvia and Gauss,president, Air BalticCooperation.

The award was conferredby Chinmay Pandya, pro vicechancellor of Dev SanskritiUniversity in Riga, the capitalof Latvia. The city based uni-versity DSVV also entered intoan agreement with RisebaUniversity and Riga TechnicalUniversity for advance studiesof the students of DSVV atthese universities.

This cooperation wouldprove to be a great highlightduring the forthcoming tour of

vice president of India toLatvia, said university officials.Chancellor of Dev SanskritiVishwavidyalaya, PranavPandya has expressed happi-ness at these academic accom-plishments. In recent years,Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalayahas demonstrated its globalpresence by establishing morethan 60 international collabo-rations with prestigiousUniversities of USA, UK,Canada, Germany, Italy, Latvia,Lithuania, Poland, Hungary,Malaysia, Indonesia, China,Japan, Russia, Korea,Kazakhstan and Switzerland. Inaddition, DSVV holds a bondwith Baltic nations namelyLatvia, Lithuania and Estoniafor many years and that hasresulted into more than 20bilateral cooperations, includ-ing Erasmus plus collabora-

tions with many academicinstitutions in Latvia and theBaltic region.

Pranav Pandya said, “Weare the only university in Asiato have established the first everInternational Centre for BalticCulture and Studies, whichwas inaugurated in August2016 in the presence of ambas-sadors of all the three Balticnations and Governor ofUttarakhand.

The Baltic Centre of theDSVV is facilitating the edu-cational exchange in betweenIndian and European Studentsand has gained notable recog-nition from all sectors of thesociety.” For this purpose theinterested students are beingtaught Latvian language atDSVV, and thereafter studentswill be sent to these universi-ties, he added.

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From Page 1Speaking on the occasion,

Hooda’s aides Palwal MLAKaran Dalal, Jhajjar MLAGeeta Bhukkal, HaryanaPradesh Congress Committee’sformer president Phool ChandMullana, Vidhan Sabha’s for-mer speaker Raghubir SinghKadian among others openlychallenged the party high com-mand from the stage to eitherdeclare Hooda as party presi-dent in Haryana or face con-

sequences.Notably, the Congress has

been out of power in Haryanafor five years, having lost to theBJP in October 2014 assemblypolls amid factionalism andaccusations of corruptionagainst the government ledby former Chief MinisterHooda.

While the assembly pollsare just two months away, theCongress is yet to kick off itselection campaign in the state.

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From Page 1In May this year, Jaitley was

admitted to AIIMS for treat-ment. Jaitley, a lawyer by pro-fession, had been an importantpart in Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s Cabinet in theBJP Government’s first term.He held the finance anddefence portfolios, and oftenacted as the chief trou-bleshooter of the Government.

Jaitley did not contest the2019 Lok Sabha elections pre-sumably because of his poor

health. He had undergone arenal transplant on May 14 lastyear at AIIMS with RailwaysMinister Piyush Goyal filling infor him in the FinanceMinistry at that time. Jaitley,who had stopped attendingoffice since early April last year,was back in the FinanceMinistry on August 23, 2018.In September 2014, he under-went bariatric surgery to cor-rect the weight he had gainedbecause of a long-standingdiabetic condition.

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From Page 1The official explained that

this low flying object will be ableto take images and videos of dri-vers violating road disciplinewhich includes seat belts, use ofmobile phones etc. “As com-pared with manpower policepatrols, drones can cover largersections in less time and providereal-time feedback more quick-ly,” said the official.

“Drones have been widelyused for traffic surveillance andcrime investigation by policedepartments of various states inIndia. Besides, it can also be veryeffective in the post-incidentanalysis,” said a law and orderexpert. Police believe that dronescould play a major role in mon-itoring traffic movements, acci-dent-prone areas and major traf-fic junctions.

In an effort to enforce roadand traffic discipline across thecountry to check accidents,Nitin Gadkari led RoadTransport Ministry last monthmade changes in Motor VehicleAct and Parliament passedheavy penalties for road offend-ers which include heavy penal-ties and even jail term.

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BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)MP and singer Hans Raj

Hans has suggested renamingthe prestigious JawaharlalNehru University (JNU) after Prime Minister NarendraModi. His remarks on Saturday drew sharp reactionsfrom some quarters including the JNU students'union.

The northwest Delhi MPmade the suggestion at anevent titled 'EK ShaamShaheedon Ke Naam' organ-ised by the RSS-affiliated AkhilBharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) in respect of the coun-try's fallen soldiers.

Delhi BJP chief ManojTiwari was the chief guest at theevent which was also attendedby Bhojpuri singer-actorDinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua'.

While talking about theabrogation of provisions ofArticle 370, Hans Raj Hanssaid, "Kashmir will become aparadise now. Pray that every-one remains peaceful and nobombs are set off. We are bear-ing the brunt of the mistakesmade by our elders."

He went on to add, "TheJNU should be renamed MNU.Something should be named

after Modiji." His remarkselicited sharp reaction fromJNU students' union presidentN Sai Balaji. "Now, when uni-versities are turning into jumla(rhetoric) manufacturing cen-tres why not rename all uni-versities after Modi?" he said.

"It is unfortunate thatrather than talking about the Rs515 cr HEFA (HigherEducation Financing Agency)loan, massive hostel crisis, 80per cent budget cut in libraryand other anti-students poli-cies, this is being talked about.

"At a time, libraries areempty and without books, wallsare barren without posters,minds are rigged with hate, itmight sound ideal to name thevarsity after Modiji underwhom these policies of destruc-tion have been implemented,"Balaji alleged.

He alleged that public uni-versities are being shut in Indiato start foreign universitiesand students are not beinggiven fellowships.

"We are only destroyinglearning and critical thinking.Teachers and students are beingattacked for wanting to teachand learn. What's in a namewhen universities are turninginto jumla (rhetoric) universi-ties?

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New Delhi: There should beconversation in harmoniousatmosphere between those infavour of reservation and thoseagainst it, RSS chief MohanBhagwat said on Sunday.

Bhagwat said he had spo-ken on reservation earlier aswell, but it created a lot of noise and the whole discus-sion diverted from the actual issue.

Those who favour reser-vation should speak keeping inmind the interests of those whoare against it, and similarlythose who oppose it should dothe vice-versa, he said.

He said discussion onreservation results in sharpactions and reactions everytime whereas there is a need forharmony in the different sec-tions of the society on thisapproach.

Bhagwat was speaking inthe concluding session of GyanUtsav which was on the com-petitive exams.

Earlier, the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS)chief had advocated for reviewof the reservation policy, draw-ing sharp reactions from manyparties and caste groups.

Bhagwat said the RSS, theBJP and the party-ledGovernment were three dif-ferent entities and one cannotbe held responsible for actionsof another.

Talking about the percep-tion of Sangh’s influence overthe Narendra Modi dispensa-tion, Bhagwat said, “Since thereare Sangh workers in BJP andthis Government, they will lis-ten to RSS, but it is not manda-tory for them to agree with us.

They can disagree as well.” Since the BJP is in

Government, it has to look atthe bigger picture and can dis-agree with the RSS point ofview, he said, adding once aparty comes to power, for it theGovernment and nationalinterest become priority.

Gyan Utsav was organisedby the RSS-affiliated ShikshaSanskriti Utthan Nyas at theIndira Gandhi National OpenUniversity here. PTI

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The CBI on Sunday con-ducted searches at six

places including the office ofMoser Baer India Ltd at OkhlaIndustrial Area in the nation-al Capital and at residentialpremises of present and formerDirectors of the company.

The CBI has registered acase against Madhya PradeshCM Kamal Nath’s brother-in-law Deepak Puri, his wife Nitaand son Ratul and their firmMoser Baer in a case of cheat-ing, forgery, criminal conspir-acy and under provisions of thePrevention of Corruption Actfor cheating Central Bank ofIndia to the tune of Rs 354crore till November 29, 2014.

Besides Moser Baer MDDeepak Puri, whole time direc-tor Nita, then executive direc-tor Ratul, the CBI has alsonamed directors of the accusedfirm Sanjay Jain and VineetSharma besides unknown pub-lic servants and private personsas accused in the case.

The CBI registered thecase on Saturday, a day after itreceived a complaint fromCentral Bank’s Corporate

Finance Branch here on Friday. “Case was registered on

17.08.19 against the company;present and former officials ofthe said company; unknownpublic servants and unknownprivate persons on the allega-tions of cheating and defraud-ing banks,” a CBI spokespersonsaid in a statement.

In his compliant to theCBI, the Deputy GM of theCentral Bank Murali Chitturialleged that “MBIL has causedunlawful loss to our bank to thetune of Rs 354.51 crore as on29.11.2014 and interest there-on by getting unlawful gains.”

As per RBI guidelines toensure there is no leakage of rev-enue, the accused firm andtheir officials allegedly main-tained accounts with a largenumber of banks outside theconsortium. “The sales pro-ceeds generated from the busi-ness working capital funds lentwere not deposited with thecomplainant bank/consortiumbanks and were routed throughother banks, thereby indicatingfraudulent intentions for siphon-ing off the monies, the CentralBank alleged in its complaintwhich now part of the FIR.

MBIL made substantial

investments in subsidiaries andexposure to its related entitiesamounting to Rs 14.56.12 croreinstead of making efforts forredemption of the investmentsand recovery of receivablesfrom sales, MBIL chose towrite them off in order todivert and siphon off the loanamounts. This led to wrongfulgains by the company andtheir officials and wrongfulloss to the lender banks, thecompliant further alleged.

MBIL has direct invest-ment of Rs 735.87 crore in sub-sidiaries as on December 31,2013. However, total exposureof the firm towards subsidiariesand related entities was Rs1,456.12 crore. MBIL gave corporate guaranteeamounting to Rs 2,056.87 croreon behalf of its subsidiarieswithout any permission fromthe complainant bank beforetaking such large exposure onbehalf of its subsidiaries, thebank alleged.

The bank also alleged thatthe accused company and itsdirectors furnished forged doc-uments to buttress their claimstowards promoters’ contribu-tion in the firm.

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Minister of State (MoS) forHRD, Communications,

and Electronics InformationTechnology Sanjay Dhotre hasleft for a five-day long visit to Lithuania, Latvia andEstonia, Latvia, as a part of ahigh-level delegation accom-panying Vice-President MVenkaiah Naidu visiting theseBaltic countries.

After taking charge of thethree Ministries, this will beDhotre’s first formal visit to anyforeign nations. India andBaltic countries have historicalconnect and common linguis-tic roots.

The cutting-edge technol-ogy and innovation ecosys-tem of the Baltic countriescomplement India’s huge mar-ket and appetite for these tech-nologies.

This visit led by the Naiduwill be the first ever high-levelvisit to the three Baltic nations.

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The Congress on Sundayexpressed concern over

what it called the “slowdown”of economy and said the coun-try is facing a situation like that of a “financial emer-gency”. Expressing concernover the economic slowdown,the grand old party stated thesituation is like that of a “finan-cial emergency”.

Congress spokespersonAbhishek Singhvi accused theBJP of diverting the people’sattention from its failures. Heraised the issue of slowdown inautomobile sector.

The trend of the slow-down in the automobile indus-try did not come all of a sud-den. The 31 per cent fall in salesis also the ninth straight dropin monthly passenger vehiclesales, Singhvi said. “Sales havefallen in 12 out of 13 monthssince July 2018, underscoringthe sharp slowdown in theworld’s fourth largest automo-bile market,” Singhvi said atAICC Press conference.

He also raised the issues ofcrashing stock exchange andrising fiscal deficit. The otherissues he raised are fallingGDP figures, shrinking labourforce, recession in real estatesector, continuous weakeningof rupee, and falling foreigndirect investment and foreignportfolio investment.

Criticising the NarendraModi Government, he said,“Ironically, if one looks at

between Modi 1 (Government)beginning and Modi 2, he orshe shall figure that has been aregression in progress.”

Singhvi also accused theNDA government of beingunable to come up with a“sound” monetary policy. “Ithas to consider about the trade-off between unemploymentand inflation,” Singhvi said.

He also asked “why the ratecuts have been announced by

the RBI even after so manydays? Only one-third of the ratecuts have been implemented bythe banks, the substantialchunk has not reached therecipients of credit”.

“Why there is so muchnoise about selling ailing pub-lic sectors but absolutely noprogress on the ground,” heasked. Singhvi added whenPrime Minister Modi assumedoffice, the rupee was at 58.7against the US dollar.

“However, now rupee hasfurther devalued. One USD hasreached Rs 71 and is anticipat-ed to cross Rs 72 limit in thecoming weeks,” he said.

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Union Home Minister AmitShah said on Sunday the

politics of appeasement, whichled to the Partition, was the rea-son for the continuance of the “evil practice” of tripletalaq for so long.

Speaking at an event here,Shah defended the law crimi-nalising triple talaq, asserting thatit establishes gender equality.

“Some people level allega-tions against BJP Governmentthat such action is anti-Muslim.I want to make it clear that thisis only and only to benefitMuslims, not the Hindus, Jainsor Christians,” he said.

It was a “nightmare” forcrores of Muslim women whowere denied of their rights, hesaid. He said 92.1 per cent ofMuslim women supportedcriminalisation of triple talaq.

Coming down heavily onthe Congress, Shah, who is alsoBJP president, said the party has“no shame” and continues tooppose the law on triple talaq.

The Home Minister said ittook several decades to end thisevil practice because of theCongress, which always resort-ed to the politics of appeasement.

Referring to the then RajivGandhi Government’s decisionto bring a law to overturn theSupreme Court judgement inthe Shah Bano case, he said itwould be considered a “blackday” in the history of Parliament.

There is no doubt in theminds of those favouring tripletalaq and those opposing it thatit was an “evil practice”. Peopleshould welcome moves foreradication of any evil practice,but there is Opposition in caseof triple talaq. “The politics ofappeasement is responsible forit,” he said.

Some parties were in thehabit of coming to power on

the basis of vote-bank politics,that’s why such evil practicescontinued, he said. The politicsof appeasement has been ahurdle in the path to achievedevelopment and social cohe-sion in the country.

“When some people arehungry for power, they resortto the politics of appeasement.They are not concerned aboutMuslim women but concernedonly about vote-bank,” he said.

But, “when your intentionis social uplift, you have towork hard for it, you have toplan it,” he said.

“The election of NarendraModi as Prime Minister in2014 was the beginning of theend of politics of appeasementand the 2019 mandate is to endit forever,” said Shah.

The Home Minister saidhad the practice of triple beenpart of Islamic culture, why didso many Muslim countrieshave ended it. That means thisevil practice is anti-Islam andIslam does not support it. Asmany as 19 countries haveended triple talq between 1922and 1963.

“This evil practice of tripletalaq was going on for long and

the Modi Government hasabolished it forever and giventhe Muslim women the right tolive in dignity and equality,” hesaid.

Shah said many peoplesaid it was a civil matter, so whydid you criminalise it.

“When ‘Sati pratha’ (selfimmolation by Hindu wid-ows) was abolished, no oneopposed it. When child mar-riage was ended, no oneopposed it. In case of childmarriage, there is a provisionfor two years jail. Similarly,dowry is a civil matter. Indowry case, if just the demandis made, there is a provision for two years’ impris-onment,” he said.

The triple talaq has beencriminalised to educate people,to create fear among somepeople that “if you do this, youwill be punished”. “Earlier,triple talaq had no provision formaintenance for women. Now,we have made provision formaintenance,” he said.

The Home Minister said hewanted forgiveness fromMuslim women as they had tosuffer for long because of thisevil practice.

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More than two years afterthe enactment of the

Mental Health Act, 2017,around 10 States are yet to setup authorities for the properimplementation of the rulesunder the new legislation. Tenper cent of India’s populationsuffers from mental illnesses,and 90 per cent of them remainuntreated.

“Only 19 States have imple-mented the Mental HealthcareAct so far,” said SanjeevaKumar, Special SecretaryHealth Ministry.

He said 10.6 per cent adultpopulation in the country suf-fers from mental health issues.This is a huge number requir-ing holistic concept of safetynets, legal frameworks andmedical care facilities.

Kumar was speaking at arecent national level reviewmeeting on mental health. Themeet was organised by NationalHuman Rights Commission(NHRC).

The State authorities aresupposed to register and regu-late all mental healthcare facil-ities and publish their detailsonline. They are also requiredto register all clinical psychol-

ogists, mental health nursesand psychiatric social workers.

The Act mandates theStates to have a functionalauthority within nine monthsof the law coming into force,but most of the States havemissed the deadline. The Statesare also yet to draft the rules ofthe Act.

“There is a lack of under-standing among States abouthow to make rules. They needa bit of legal guidance andhandholding,” Preeti Sudan,Health Secretary said.

She said with the lack ofnew rules, the rules of the oldMental Health Act (1987) arestill being followed.

Earlier, inaugurating themeeting, NHRC Chairperson,Justice HL Dattu said that theefforts to improve the mentalhealth care in the country havebeen made but a huge gap stillremains between the require-ments and availability of facil-ities in the sector.

Flagging it as a matter ofserious concern for theCommission, he said that con-

sistent with its policy to mon-itor the mental health sector, itfelt necessary to evaluate theground realities post imple-mentation of MentalHealthcare Act, 2017.

Justice Dattu said there is arequirement of 13,500 psychia-trists but only 3,827 are avail-able. Against the requirement of20250 clinical psychologistsonly 898 are available. Similarly,there is an acute shortage ofparamedical staff also.

According to a study con-ducted by the National Institute

of Mental Health andNeurosciences (NIMHANS) in2016, across 12 States, the preva-lence of depression for both cur-rent and lifetime is 2.7 per centand 5.2 per cent, respectively.Approximately 1 in 40 and 1 in20 people are suffering frompast and current episodes ofdepression all over the country.This survey has shown that thelifetime prevalence of mentaldisorder is 13.7 per cent as awhole, which would mean atleast 150 million Indians are inneed of urgent intervention.

However, there is a long wayto go to meet the needs. TheHealth Ministry official high-lighted that the States are notusing funds dispersed for theimplementation of the Act,which has forced the HealthMinistry to switch up systemsfor the transfer of the remainingamount. The Ministry has nowdecided to reimburse the Statesinstead of paying instalments.

“Despite the system ofmoney dispersal havingchanged, no States have appliedfor reimbursements,” said LavAgarwal, joint secretary, HealthMinistry. He added if the Centrereleases money and the Statesdon’t utilise it, then the man-power cannot be increased.

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Every rupee spent on themanagement of tiger

reserves in the country broughtin indirect benefits worth Rs 346to Rs 7,488 within and outsidethe protected areas, as per thefindings of a Government studywhich analysed 10 of India’s 50big cat habitats. Most of the ben-efits have been indirect.

For instance, noted thereport “Economic valuation oftiger reserves in India: A value+ approach,” a series of reser-voirs and weirs have been con-structed in and aroundAnamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR),which is blessed with 15 riversand 64 streams and has variousrivers and tributaries, under themultipurpose ParimbukulamAliyar, Amaravathi andKadamparai projects. Thesereservoirs supply water to res-idents of Coimbatore andTirrupur districts of TamilNadu and parts of Kerala andgenerate approximately 589MW of electricity annually.

Or for that matter, thereport noted that population ofaround 1,00,000 is dependent

on water supply from theSrisailam Dam in AndhraPradesh’s NagarjunasagarSrisailam tiger reserve andabout 1.2 million gallons ofpurified water is supplied perday to nearby Srisailam town.

It was noted that the 10 tigerreserves Anamalai (TamilNadu), Bandipur (Karnataka),Dudhwa (Uttar Pradesh),Melghat (Maharashtra),Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam(Andhra Pradesh), Pakke(Arunachal Pradesh), Palamu(Jharkhand), Panna (MadhyaPradesh), Similipal (Odisha),and Valmiki (Bihar) whose eco-nomic valuation was carried outoffer protection from disease,predators and parasites, whichis an avoided cost in the rangeof Rs 7.7 crore to Rs 24.15 crore.

These are just a few bene-fits among several that thetiger reserves are providing tothe community, said NTCAmember secretary Anup KNayak. He said, needless to sayforests are source of fresh andclean water. In addition toproviding clean water, forestsalso absorb rainfall, timberproduce, employment, herbs

used for medicinal purpose,refill groundwater aquifers,slow and filter stormwaterrunoff, reduce floods andmaintain watershed stabilityand resilience besides naturalhealing for mental peace.”

The report which wasreleased recently by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi esti-mated that together these 10tiger reserves surveyed provideannual tangible and intangiblebenefits worth Rs 5,96,502.14crore while the monetary valuefrom these surveyed protect-ed habitats ranged from Rs5,094.91 crore to Rs 16,202.11

crore annually.Jointly published by the

National Tiger ConservationAuthority (NTCA) and theIndian Institute of ForestManagement, (IIFM) Bhopal,the study analysed that mone-tary benefits of Rs 346.7 wererealised from and withinMaharashtra’s Melghat tigerreserve per year, while for theNagarjunasagar Srisailam tigerreserve every rupee spent onmanagement costs broughtbenefits of Rs 7,488.60.

While Union EnvironmentSecretary CK Mishra said thestudy provides rationale for

continued and enhancedinvestment in these reserves,Nayak added the monetarybenefits obviously are neitherdirect nor in physical terms.

The findings of the studyare significant amidst frequentongoing debate on develop-ment vs environment, more soafter Union Transport MinisterNitin Gadkari recently said inParliament “a poor country”must decide how far it can goin spending public money toprotect environment and bal-ance out development needs.He was replying to a questionfrom Congress MP K Suresh

who asked if the Ministerwould consider buildingunderpasses on the NationalHighway between Mysuru andWayanad to protect tigers in theBandipur wildlife sanctuaryon the lines of the Pench TigerReserve in Madhya Pradesh.

Among the 10 reserves,MP’s Panna tiger reserve pro-vided tangible and intangiblebenefits of Rs 67.14 crore and Rs20,632.95 crore respectively, thelowest of economic benefitsfrom all ten reserves studied. Thehighest tangible and intangiblebenefits worth Rs 34.33 crore andRs 1,09,664.82 crore respective-

ly were from Jharkhand’s Palamutiger reserve.

Needless to say, the reportdemonstrates that enhancedinvestment in these tigerreserves is economically ratio-nal. Tigers being apex preda-tors, their presence in anecosystem indicates towards awell-functioning and balancedfood chain. As Tigers require alarge area of contiguous forestcover for home and a good preybase for survival, by protectingthem we can also ensure theprotection of other species.That is why they are also calledas “umbrella” species, saidMadhu Verma from IIFM.

The report asserts thattiger reserves, which UnionEnvironment Minister PrakashJavadekar termed as ‘engines ofeconomic growth’, provide ahost of ecosystem serviceswhich are of significant valuein a time when countries areinvesting heavily in climatechange adaptation and mitiga-tion as it looked at tangible andintangible flow benefits thatresult from investment in thesehabitats, including employ-ment generation, fishing, fod-

der, fuelwood, carbon seques-tration, water provisioning,water purification, sedimentretention/soil conservation.

The other areas that wereanalysed were nutrient reten-tion, biological control, polli-nation, gas regulation, climateregulation, gene pool protec-tion, moderation of extremeevents, cultural heritage, recre-ation, spiritualtourism, andm u c hmore.

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Bengaluru: Days after chargesof phone tapping during theprevious coalition Governmentheaded by JD(S) surfaced,Karnataka Chief Minister BSYediyurappa on Sunday said hewill order a CBI probe into theallegations citing demands byseveral political leaders includ-ing Congress.

While former ChiefMinister HD Kumaraswamy,who headed the coalitionGovernment said he was readyfor a probe by even an “inter-national agency”, his alliancepartner the Congress, however,seemed to be a divided house.

“On the telephone tappingissue. Several leaders, includingCongress Legislature Partyleader Siddaramaiah, have saidit should be probed and truthshould come out, so I havedecided to order a CBI probe.Tomorrow itself I will order theprobe,” Yediyurappa toldreporters here.

He also said it was theexpectation of the people of thestate that a detailed inquiryshould be made and the culpritspunished. Yediyurappa'sannouncement comes amidsigns that the scandal was gain-

ing political steam ever sincedisqualified JD(S) MLA AHVishwanath, who served asJD(S) State president andturned rebel later, last weekdropped the political bomb,accusing the HDKumaraswamy Government oftapping phones and spying onmore than 300 people, includ-ing him. Congress leaders,including Siddaramaiah, MMallikarjuna Kharge and homeminister in the alliance gov-ernment M B Patil, had soughta probe while another key partyleader and former minister D KShivakumar has rejected thesnooping charges and appearedto side with Kumaraswamy.

According to reports,phones of those close toSiddaramaiah, who was thethen coalition coordinationcommittee chief, too had comeunder the watch.

Several BJP leaders, includ-ing former Chief MinisterJagadish Shettar, have directlyaccused Kumaraswamy of beingbehind the episode to save hisgovernment which was thenrocked by dissidence within.

The coalition governmentultimately collapsed last month

with Kumaraswamy losing thetrust vote in the assembly.

Reacting to the ChiefMinister announcing a CBIprobe, Kumaraswamy, who hasalready denied the charges, said“Let them do any inquiry,whether it is a CBI inquiry orany other agency of internationalstandard, or let them talk toTrump (US President DonaldTrump) and get it inquiredthrough some one from hisside.” He also hit out at the elec-tronic media for its coverage onthe issue, saying no one can doanything to him and alleged thattheir intention and attemptswere to keep him away frompeople of the state.

Stating that he was notaware as to why his name waslinked to the phone tapping case,he stressed, “If I was involved Iwould have panicked, I'mopen.... There is not even aniota... To point fingers at me.”

The JD(S) leader also askedYediyurappa to bring BJPs pre-vious tenure in the governmentand also that of Siddaramaiahunder the ambit of the CBIprobe. While CongressLegislature Party leaderSiddaramaiah has welcomedthe CBI probe, hoping that theBJP does not use the centralinvestigating agency for “polit-ical vendetta,”Congress on itsofficial Twitter handle has saidthat telephone tapping “was abundle of lies” and a conspira-cy for hate politics.

“I welcome the decision of@BSYBJP to hand over thephone tapping case to CBI.

But in the past @BJP4Indiahas used CBI as its puppet tounleash its venomous politicalvendetta.

Hope @BJP4Karnatakaleaders does not have similarintentions this time,”Siddaramaiah tweeted on

Sunday following announce-ment of probe by the chief min-ister. Asserting that allegationsof 'Operation Kamala' beingdone in Karnataka are as seriousas charges of phone tapping, hesaid in another tweet “I urge@BSYBJP to order CBI investi-gation into alleged OperationKamala also.

I heard they acted on myadvice in phone tapping case &I hope they act on this issue aswell.” However, the stateCongress in a tweet termedphone tapping as “lies” and aconspiracy for hate politics.

Alleging that Yediyurappawas behaving like an “under-ground criminal” after becom-ing the chief minister in an“immoral” way by “OperationKamala” through the backdoor,the party in a tweet said, “InModi administration CBI wasworking as a frontal unit of theBJP. Phone tapping was a (bun-dle of) lies and a conspiracy forhate politics.”

Hitting out at the Congress,senior BJP leader R Ashokaexpressed surprise over differ-ences of opinion on the phonetapping probe within the grandold party. Pointing out that sev-eral Congress leaders, includingSiddaramaiah, had demandeda probe, he said, “Before hand-ing over the probe theydemanded an inquiry... Nowthey are blaming the ChiefMinister, it is not right.” PTI

Lucknow: A photojournalistwith a prominent Hindi dailyand his brother were shot deadin Saharanpur district onSunday morning following analtercation over disposal ofcow dung, promptingOpposition parties to slam theGovernment on law and order.

Chief Minister YogiAdityanath announced an ex-gratia of �5 lakh each for thekin of the deceased, however,the SP and the Congressslammed the ruling BJP overthe alleged collapse of law andorder and failure to provideadequate compensation.

Congress general secre-tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadraalleged that Uttar Pradesh was“in the grip of criminals” andthe state administration wascovering up crimes.

Ashish (23), a photogra-pher with Dainik Jagran news-paper, and his brotherAshutosh (19) were killed bytheir neighbour Mahipal Sainiand his sons, SeniorSuperintendent of Police(Saharanpur) Dinesh Kumar Psaid.

“In the midst of an argu-ment, Mahipal and his sonsentered the house of Ashishand Ashutosh and shot them.Locals rushed the duo to anearby hospital, where thedoctors declared them brought

dead,” the SSP said.Three teams have been

formed to nab the culpritswho are absconding, he added.

“Chief Minister has takencognisance of the Saharanpurincident wherein the journal-ist of Dainik Jagran and hisbrother were shot dead by theassailants,” a statement issuedhere by a senior Uttar PradeshGovernment official said.

“SSP Saharanpur has beendirected to initiate thestrongest action. The stateGovernment stands by thebereaved family in thismoment of grief,” the state-ment added.

Hitting out at theAdityanath Government,Priyanka Gandhi in a tweet inHindi said, “Now, what willyou call this system wheremurders are being committedeveryday by shooting people.Those responsible for control-ling crime are busy in cover-

ups and UP is in the grip ofcriminals.”

Leader of CongressLegislative Party in UPAssembly Ajay Kumar 'Lallu'demanded the resignation ofAdityanath.

“Law and order machineryhas collapsed from Saharanpurto Barabanki,” he said in astatement.

Samajwadi Party chiefAkhilesh Yadav expressed griefover the deaths and demand-ed that the guilty be brought tobook at the earliest.

“During the regime of theSP Government, the kin of thedeceased used to get �20 lakhas immediate financial assis-tance. The BJP Governmentshould do at least this much,”he said.

The BJP expressed griefover the deaths and vowed totake “strong action” against theculprits.

“In the hour of grief, theBJP is with the bereaved fam-ily,” a statement issued by stateBJP chief Swatantradev Singhand general secretary (organ-isation) of State BJP SunilBansal said.

“The guilty persons willnot be spared, and the gov-ernment has already issueddirectives to initiate strongaction against the culprits,”the statement added. PTI

Mumbai: Terming as “crows”the leaders who left the NCPand joined others, party chiefSharad Pawar on Sunday saidfielding fresh faces in theupcoming Assembly polls wasbeing considered by the party.

The Opposition parties inMaharashtra, particularly theNCP, witnessed its MLAs andkey leaders joining the BJP andShiv Sena last month.

“We don't need to worryabout crows (kawale) anylonger, instead focus on partyworkers (mawale) ahead of theassembly elections,” Pawar saidhere.

Three NCP legislators-Shivendrasinh Bhosale,Sandeep Naik and VaibhavPichad- had joined the BJPalong with the party's statewomen wing president ChitraWagh last month.

Besides, NCP's Mumbaiunit president Sachin Ahir andShahapur MLA Pandurang

Barora had also joined theShiv Sena last month.

“The party will considerfielding fresh faces in theupcoming polls. I would insiston giving chance to youth andwomen in the coming elec-tions,” Pawar added.

The former Union minis-ter said Nagpur has become amajor hub of crime and crim-inal activities.

“Maharashtra chief ministeralso hails from the same place.We should raise our voice overthe issue,” he added. PTI

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Mumbai: Maharashtra NCPpresident Jayant Patil on Sundayhit out at the BJP for poachingleaders “groomed” by his partyand the Congress, likening it to“buying ready-made clothes”.

He was speaking on thesidelines of a state-level NCPmeeting here which wasattended by several seniorleaders, amid speculation thatsome of those absent may beon their way to the ruling BJP

or Shiv Sena.“Leaders groomed by us

(NCP-Cong) are now picked upby the BJP ahead ofMaharashtra Assembly elec-tions. It is the Congressificationof the BJP,” Patil said.

He added, “The BJP shouldgive a chance to its party work-ers, rather than inducting ourworkers. Has the BJP lost cred-ibility and is thus inductingleaders from out party.” PTI

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Jammu: Union Minister JitendraSingh here on Sunday said afterthe revocation of the special sta-tus of Jammu & Kashmir, peo-ple should now pray for the inte-gration of the Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (POK) withIndia in their lifetime.

He also downplayed thearrest of mainstream politicalleaders and the communicationblockade in the Valley followingthe scrapping of the special sta-tus and bifurcation of the statein union territories.

“We are lucky that it (revok-ing of the special status) hap-pened in our lifetime. It isbecause of the sacrifices of ourthree generations,” Singh saidaddressing a meet on the currentsocio-political milieu in Jammu& Kashmir, organised by thestate BJP at party headquartershere.

He said,”After this historicstep, let us move forward witha positive thinking of freeingPOK from the illegal occupation

of Pakistan and making it anintegral part of the country inaccordance with the unani-mously passed resolution inParliament (in 1994).”

“Let us pray that we see theintegration of POK with thecountry and people freely visitMuzaffarabad (capital of POK),”he added.

Without naming theCongress for the criticism on thearrest of former Chief MinistersOmar Abdullah and MehboobaMufti, the Union Minister saidit was “unnecessarily being madea big issue”. “Under some com-pulsion or reason, theGovernment has taken somesteps to maintain peace. You(Congress) had arrestedNational Conference founderSheikh Abdullah. Such a thinghad not happened in Kashmir,”he said, adding that the leaderswere not being kept in solitaryconfinement.

“They are doing their work-out at the gym, reading books

and even ordering and watchingHollywood movies,” he said.

Defending the move withregard to Article 370, he saidsome people were frustratedbecause they had created a nar-rative in the country that nopower could abolish the specialstatus being enjoyed by Jammu& Kashmir. “We did it...Article370 was a miscarriage of histo-ry and perhaps the gravest blun-der in post-independenceIndia,”he said, adding that it ledto the lack of development anddiscrimination within regionsbut also a “psychological isola-tion that created mental barriers”.

“Former Prime Minister AB Vajpayee talked about insaniy-at (humanity), jamhuriyat(democracy), kashmiriyat torestore peace in Jammu &Kashmir. By this move, we haverestored jamhuriyat (democra-cy) and have done the necessarycourse correction to pave a wayfor inasaniyat and kashmiriyat,”Singh asserted. PTI

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Nagpur: Chief Justice of IndiaRanjan Gogoi on Sunday saidthe absence of legal awarenesswas the “root cause” of “decep-tion, exploitation and depri-vation” of the rights and ben-efits of the masses.

He also observed that“awareness” about ones' rightsand the means of securingthem are the “powerful instru-ments” to bring social andeconomic progress.

Addressing the valedicto-ry function of the 17th AllIndia Meet of State LegalServices Authority (SLSA) inNagpur, the CJI said legal ser-vices must be constituted to“achieve distributed justice,effective implementation ofwelfare benefits and elimina-tion of social and structural

discrimination against thepoor”.

In his speech, he alsounderlined the importanceof ”legal literacy”,”technologyand acccess” and the “impactand accountability” for deliv-ering the quality legal ser-vices.

Justice Gogoi also said theNational Legal ServicesAuthority (NALSA) and StateLegal Services Authorities arethe “crucial vehicles” for dis-charging the Constitutionalmandate of justice to all on thebasis of equal opportunities.

“These bodies have toensure through their methodsthat justice reaches theremotest corners of the coun-try and the last person,” saidthe CJI.

Emphasising the need for“legal literacy”, Justice Gogoisaid, “awareness of ones' rightsand means of securing thoserights are powerful instru-ments for bringing about socialand economic progress.Absence of legal awareness isa root cause of deception,exploitation and deprivation ofrights and benefits of the mass-es. Legal literacy and legalawarenessgo hand in hand”.

Justice Gogoi said the“legal aid movement” cannotachieve its goal until people areaware about their legal rightsso as their basic rights.

He said “greater aware-ness” translates into better andbroader access.

The CJI observed that con-temporary legal education is

limited to universities trainingfuture lawyers and that itshould go beyond awareness.

“Though education onlegal topics is in school andcollege curriculum. It shouldgo beyond awareness. Whatinstead required is movementfrom near awareness toengagement,” the CJI said.

Justice Gogoi furtherunderlined the need to imple-ment legal knowledge for theoverall good.

“Efforts must be made tosecure concerted engagementof young minds in under-standing and utilising thatknowledge for the benefit ofthe society. Not only law col-leges but the students ofschools and colleges must beincluded in the outreach pro-

gramme. Students and youngpersons have the potential tobecome the ambassadors ofjustice,” said Justice Gogoi.

He also emphasised theneed to focus on 'Technologyand Access' and the need forcustomised legal services as perthe needs of the people.

“Technology and innova-tion should be embraced in allaspects of functions on theprofessionally-managed ren-dering of legal services at allthe levels. It should ensure(delivery of) timely and effec-tive legal services to the needy,”said the CJI.

“Let us use technology toprovide greater informationabout legal aid through mobileapps, provide vital informationto those seeking legal aid about

status of their cases and appli-cations,” he said.

The CJI also underlinedthe importance of “impact andaccountability”, saying in factthere is no better “mirage”than statistics.

“Right to legal aid meansthe right to quality legal aid.Commitment to quality mustbe there in the whole organi-sation,” he said.

To ensure quality, the CJIsuggested a rigorous selectionprocess for empanelment oflawyers.

“If need be there selectionbe made on the lines of theprocess followed for the selec-tion of public prosecutors. Thiswould go all the way in address-ing the complaints of lack ofquality,” the CJI said. PTI

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Gorakhpur: Uttar PradeshChief Minister Yogi Adityanathon Sunday said mere approvalof projects will not ensuredevelopment as people's coop-eration and implementation bythe administration were need-ed to take the state forward.

He also asserted thatGorakhpur was movingtowards a “new era of develop-ment”.

“Surajkund Dham waswaiting to be developed fordecades and now a tourismdevelopment project worth�2.60 crore will be started here.Gorakhpur is moving towardsa new era of development,which is not possible withoutpositive and creative thinking,”Adityanath said here.

“Development cannot takeplace just by approving projectsbut needs implementation bythe administration and coop-

eration of the people,” he said.The chief minister also

said, “Many development pro-jects will come to Gorakhpurand a lot of employment will begenerated. Youth won't have togo to places like Surat, Mumbai,and Delhi etc for jobs, as theywill be able to earn their liveli-hood here itself. The price ofland has increased manifolddue to coming of new industriesand factories in the area.”

Adityanath on Sunday vis-ited the Suryakund Dham to laythe foundation stone of projectsworth �55.30 crore.

The chief minister saidpower supply in the state hasimproved. “Electric cables willbe removed from the roads andunderground cabling will bedone. It will not only help inreducing accidents but theroads could also be widened,”he said. PTI

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Bengaluru: With the muchawaited expansion of ChiefMinister BS Yediyurappa'sCabinet in Karnataka to takeplace on August 20, the wait isnow on for the BJP's centralleadership to clear the list of13-14 probables as Ministersin the first phase, top partyleaders said here on Sunday.

Yediyurappa and the Stateleadership are expected to getclear instructions from thehigh command about those tobe inducted into the Ministryon Monday.

Having run theGovernment with a one-manCabinet for 22 days,Yediyurappa on Saturday final-ly managed to get the nodfrom BJP national presidentAmit Shah to undertake theexercise on August 20.

Yediyurappa, who tookoath as Chief Minister on July26 and proved his

Government's majority on thefloor of the Assembly on July29, is yet to induct anyMinister into his Cabinet.

Meanwhile, the BJP legis-lature party meeting scheduledfor Tuesday morning ahead ofthe cabinet expansion hasbeen postponed.

“On Tuesday, looking at agood time, cabinet expansionwill be done by the afternoon.There will be no legislatureparty meeting that day. We willdo it after four days.

All our MLAs, MLCs,MPs, all our leaders and cen-tral Ministers have beenrequested to attend the swear-ing-in ceremony,” Yediyurappatold reporters on Sunday.

Senior party functionariessaid though many names weredoing the rounds in the media,a clear picture would emergeonce the list submitted by thestate leadership to the high

command is cleared by AmitShah, expected on Mondayafternoon.

Yediyurappa too had saidafter his return here fromDelhi late on Saturday that hewas expecting clear instruc-tions on Monday from thecentral leadership on thosewho are to be inducted intothe Ministry.

“By Monday afternoon wewill get a clear instruction onwho all to be inducted. I haveheld discussions with AmitShah and other leaders,” hehad said.

Asked about the numberof Ministers likely to beinducted on Tuesday, he said“13 to 14 people are likely tobe inducted into the cabinet inthe first phase. There may beplus or minus one or two...Wehave now recommended 13 to14 of them.”

Yediyurappa has had a

tightrope to walk during thecabinet expansion as he has tocraft a fine caste and regionalbalance in view of the largenumber of aspirants, sourcessaid.

However, with no decisionyet by the Supreme Court onthe disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs, whose resigna-tions from the Assembly pavedthe way for the BJP to gainpower, the Chief Minister hasno immediate compulsion toaccommodate them.

The then speaker RameshKumar had disqualified 17Congress-JD(S) rebels underthe anti-defection law till theend of the assembly term,which they have challenged inthe Supreme Court.

Only if they get any relieffrom the Apex Court canthese disqualified MLA con-test the bypolls.

Sources said that if they

get re-elected, BJP planned tomake them Ministers aspromised and henceYediyurappa would not be fill-ing all 34 ministerial positionsin one go.

They also said that oneinteresting aspect was thatBJP MLAs have not openlyexpressed their ministerialaspirations or indulged inintense lobbying like in thepast, as they fear it may goagainst them.

However, expressing con-fidence that he would be madea Minister, considering hisseniority, eight-time MLAUmesh Katti Sunday said evenif it did not materalise, hewould “happily” work as a leg-islator for the people of hisconstituency that was affectedby floods, while hoping for alarger representation forBelagavi district in theCabinet. PTI

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A10 year old girl, resident ofMankote area in Mendhar

tehsil of Poonch, early Sundayreceived injuries in fresh inci-dent of ceasefire violation alongthe Line of Control. PakistanArmy late Sunday evening alsotargeted several forward posts inNowhsera sector of Rajouri. Inresponse, the Indian Army gavethem a befitting reply using sim-ilar calibre of weapons.

According to officialsources, 10-year-old girl, iden-tified as Sadiya, daughter of

Mohd Azrat of Dabdaj village ofMankote, received splinterinjuries during heavy shelling inthe area. Local villagers in thearea claimed, for last two daysPakistan army is targeting civil-ian areas in the region. “We areworried as heavy exchange ofshelling took place late saturdaynight”, a senior citizen told localreporters in Poonch when theyvisited the area on Sunday.

Meanwhile, situationremained tense in Nowsherasector where Indian armyreportedly destroyed PakistanArmy post on saturday.

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Forty-nine people have diedin rain-related incidents in

Rajasthan since June 15, anofficial said on Sunday.

Brijendra Singh, OSD,Department of DisasterManagement, Relief and CivilDefence told PTI that there wasno flood-like situation any-where in the State.

In Kota and Baran, theArmy was alerted as a precau-tionary measure, he said.

"Forty-nine people havedied in nearly 20 districts dueto rain-related incidents fromJune 15 to till date in the state.Of the total, 20 people died dueto wall or house collapse where-as six to seven people died dueto lightning. Remaining deathsinclude those who were swept

away by water," Singh said.He said 500 people were

evacuated to safer places withthe help of Army, SDRF, NDRFand local administration fromseveral places inundated due toheavy rainfall in the state.

According to the MeTdepartment, 12 cm rainfall wasrecorded in Degana of Nagaur,11 cm in Makrana, 10 cm inNawa and 10 cm in Buhana ofJhunjhunu during the last 24hours. From Sunday morningto evening, 10 mm of rainfallwas recorded in Kota and 2mm in Churu.

The department has fore-cast light to moderate rainwith thundershower at someplaces in the eastern parts ofthe State and one or two placesin the western parts in the next24 hours.

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The NRC authority is consid-ering recommending strong

action against a senior AssamGovernment official for allegedirregularities in checking docu-ments of people from Chamariaand some nearby areas inKamrup district after which re-verification had to be done,sources close to the developmentsaid.

Kamrup DeputyCommissioner Kamal KumarBaishya has sent a report to theNRC State Coordinator PrateekHajela about two months backon the alleged irregularities by aformer Circle Officer ofChamaria under his districtwhich came to light in 2018.

The report noted how thethen Circle Officer allegedlymade all the affected peopleOriginal Inhabitants (OI) only toreduce his workload, the sourcesclaimed.

He had allegedly ticked theOI column for all the people,including Hindus and Muslims,in the verification list, which less-ened his burden for cross-check-ing the documents as well as thetedious process of finding out thefamily tree of the applicants, theysaid.

"It is not a corruption-relat-ed case. The DC's enquiry hasfound out that the official's qual-ity of verification was very poorand he was not sincere about hisduties," a source said.

The sources told PTI that the

irregularities were initially detect-ed around September 2018, afterwhich the Kamrup districtadministration swung intoaction and found that it wasaffecting the entire Chamariarevenue circle.

The NRC (National Registerof Citizens) authority was theninformed about the developmentand after much deliberations, itwas decided to hold reverifica-tion in these areas.

"It was a good pro-activedecision by the NRC authority tohold the reverification process.

"This shows that they areserious about bringing out anerror-free NRC within the dead-line," a source close to the devel-opment said.

The NRC authority hastaken the report very seriouslyand is likely to recommendstrong action against the erringbureaucrat, who is an AssamCivil Services official, the sourcesconfirmed.

No official comment couldbe obtained from the NRCOffice as the Supreme Court hadbarred them from talking to themedia. The deadline to publishthe final NRC is August 31.

The errant official was trans-ferred from Chamaria early lastyear. A new Circle Officer wasappointed in Chamaria, but heleft the place within monthsseeking a voluntary transfer.

In the second half of 2018,the current Circle Officer wasappointed. She along with thedeputy commissioner informed

the NRC authority about theirregularities and started theprocess of reverification.

Calls made to the KamrupDeputy Commissioner remainedunanswered.

From August 3 afternoon,notices for reverification wereserved across the south ofKamrup district to about 33,000people, asking them to appearwithin 48 hours in NRC SevaKendras (NSKs), almost 400-500km away from their place of res-idence, in several upper Assamdistricts.

The sources said that asNRC process is time-bound andthe final document has to bepublished by August 31, all thereverification work has to becompleted as soon as possible.

"The NSKs in entire lowerAssam were already loaded withtheir scheduled reverificationprocess. As there were fewerclaims and objections in upperAssam, so the NSKs there wererelatively less occupied.

"That is why the authoritiesdecided to hold the reverificationof these unscheduled cases inupper Assam districts.

"The only thing is that thenotices should have been servedto the people by giving themsome more time," they added.Many poor people in the southof Kamrup area, with no moneyto fund their travel at such a shortnotice, had to pledge their valu-ables, including gold, cattle or selltheir harvested crops at throw-away price.

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The sea-facing Raj Bhavanon Sunday became the first

such Governor’s residence inthe country that houses aunique museum — a themat-ic underground bunker muse-um which has virtual realitybooths that transports visitorsin time to the 19th centurywhen the bunker was con-structed to fire cannons atapproaching enemy ships.

Spread over an area of15,000 sq.ft, the-first- of-its-kind museum will be thrownopen for the general publicthrough prior online bookinglater during the year.

President Ram NathKovind inaugurated the under-ground Bunker Museum atRaj Bhavan, Mumbai onSunday.

Accompanied by GovernorCH. Vidyasagar Rao, thePresident was shown aroundthe exhibition and given anaudio visual experience of the

history of Raj Bhavan at aVirtual Reality booth in themuseum.

Dioramas of cannons andsoldiers, optical illusions of abunker of infinite length andcannons have also been creat-ed inside the museum.

It may be recalled that inthe second week of August2016, the state PWD officialsdiscovered a 150-meter longunderground British era

Bunker inside Raj Bhavan.Having remained closed fornearly six decades, the bunkerhad suffered extensive wear andtear due to seepage from theoverhead lawn.

As the bunker is part of thehistory and heritage of RajBhavan and also because apart of it lies below ‘JalBhushan’ the office and resi-dence of Governor, a structur-al audit of the bunker was car-

ried out and the structure wasstrengthened.

The bunker has 13 roomsof different sizes. It opens witha 20-ft tall majestic gate.Towards the entrance, thestructure resembles a fort.When opened, the bunker hadrooms bearing names such asShell Store, Gun Shell,Cartridge Store, Shell Lift,Pump, Central Artillery Store,Workshop, etc. The entireunderground bunker wasfound to have a properdrainage system and inlets forfresh air and light.

While carrying out theConservation works, theauthorities have restored theoriginal features of the bunkerand it has been readied as amuseum by incorporating vir-tual reality on the themes ofCannon-firing experience, his-tory of Raj Bhavan and aglimpse of the forts ofMaharashtra.

Earlier, the Presidentunveiled the foundation stone

for the proposed reconstruc-tion of the Governor’s Office –cum – Residence building ‘JalBhushan’.

Mrs Savita Kovind, wife ofthe President, Governor CHVidyasagar Rao, his wife CHVinodha, Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis, Ministerfor Revenue and Public WorksChandrakant Patil and Ministerfor Higher and TechnicalEducation Vinod Tawde wereprominent among those pre-sent on the occasion.

Jal Bhushan, the office andresidence of the Governor ofMaharashtra, has a history ofnearly 200 years. The Househas undergone several modifi-cations and renovations. JalBhushan has been the officialresidence of the BritishGovernors since 1885 andIndian Governors afterIndependence. It has evolvedaround the original ‘PrettyCottage’ built by GovernorMountstuart Elphinstonearound 1820.

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Sandeep Pandey here onSunday claimed that he was putunder house arrest on threeoccasions in the past week toprevent him from expressingviews on national issues.

The Lucknow districtadministration, however,rejected the claim.

"In the past one week, wehave been stopped thrice by thepolice and administration fromfreely expressing our views. Iwas put under house arrest onthree occasions (August 11, 16and 17)," Pandey claimed,adding that they were pre-vented from going to Ayodhyafor a two-day programme oncommunal amity on Saturday.

"We were stopped mid-way," Pandey said.

The social activist slammedthe alleged "stalling" of theirprogrammes, saying it seemedas if "there was a ban on thefreedom of expression".

Pandey said on August 16,they were prevented fromgoing to Hazaratganj inLucknow, where they werescheduled to hold a candlelightdemonstration near theMahatma Gandhi statueagainst the scrapping of thespecial status for Jammu &kashmir.

"Police arrived again at myand advocate MohammadShoaib's place to put us underhouse arrest an hour and halfago before the programme,"Pandey had said in a statementissued on August 16.

He said their August 11protest was for the "restorationof democracy" in the Valley.

On the other hand,Lucknow District MagistrateKaushal Raj Sharma rub-bished the claims made byPandey, who had won theRamon Magsaysay Award in2002 in the emergent leadercategory.

"Who is stopping him fromholding protests at the EcoGarden in the city. He cannotstage any protest in Hazratganj— the heart of the state capital— as the High Court hasbanned all protests in the area,"he said.

"The dharna sthal (protestvenue) of the district has beenidentified and he is most wel-come to hold any protest, dhar-na or agitation there for asmany days he likes. Why doeshe deliberately opts for spotswhere protests are notallowed?" the Lucknow DMsaid. Sharma said earlierPandey was told to go to theEco Garden but "he did notcomply" with the orders. TheDM denied that Pandey wasput under house arrest.

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Bengal politicians, includingChief Minister Mamata

Banerjee, Forward Bloc gener-al secretary Debarata Biswas andChandra Bose the grandnephew of Netaji SubhasChandra Bose, on Sundaydemanded an “impartial, thor-ough and comprehensiveinquiry” to ascertain the mysterybehind the great leader’s disap-pearance on August 18, 1945.

“Netaji went on a flightfrom Taihoku Airport inTaiwan” on this day in 1945“only to disappear forever,” theChief Minister tweeted adding“the people have a right toknow about the great son of thesoil.”

Banerjee’s tweet cameagainst the backdrop of asser-tions appearing in the GujaratBJP’s official website whichreferred to Netaji’s death onAugust 18 in a plane crash.

Giving his reactionsChandra Bose, who is a BJPleader too, demanded a “com-prehensive inquiry” into thedisappearance mystery of one ofthe greatest sons of India. Hesaid, about writing a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modiseeking a thorough inquiry tounravel the mystery once and forall. Similarly former MP andgeneral secretary of ForwardBloc, a party that Bose hadlaunched demanded an “impar-tial inquiry” into his so-calleddisappearance. “Three com-missions — ShahnawazCommittee, KhoslaCommission and MukherjeeCommission — were institutedfirst in 1956, then in 1970 andyet again in 2005 but none ofthem could throw substantiallight on the issue,” he saidadding his party would “neveraccept any story of Netaji’s deathuntil that is proved with evi-dence.”

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The "policies and politics" ofWest Bengal Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee and her party,the TMC, has helped the BJPgain ground in the state, leaderof the Congress in Lok Sabha,Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, hassaid.

He also said that due to theweakening of opposition partieslike the Congress and the Left,the people of the state, "who areopposed" to the TrinamoolCongress (TMC), had enmassedvoted in favour of the BJP.

"It is due to the policies andpolitics of Mamata Banerjeeand her party that the BJP hasgained ground in Bengal.

Banerjee and the TMC deliber-ately weakened the Oppositionparties to create space for the saf-fron camp," Chowdhury toldPTI. His comments come in thebackdrop of the BJP making sig-nificant inroads in the state bywinning 18 out of the 42 LokSabha seats in the general elec-tions. The TMC's tally camedown to 22 seats from 34 in2014.

The Congress won twoseats, whereas the Left failed toopen its account.

Chowdhury, a five-time MPfrom Beharampore seat inMurshidabad district, is knownto be a staunch critic of Banerjee,and has always opposed any sortof alliance with the party.

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Ground Penetrating Radarswere put into use on Sunday

to locate bodies at Kavalapparain Malappuram and Puthumalain Wayanad, where massivelandslides had wiped out two vil-lages, even as the toll in rain bat-tered Kerala climbed to 121 withthe retrieval of more bodies.

A team of experts fromHyderabad started the searchoperations at the two villageswith GPR, which will helpdetect bodies buried undermounds of earth.

A state wide calamity reportissued by the governmenttonight said 121 people have losttheir lives in Kerala in the sec-ond spell of the South Westmonsoon rains since August 8

and that 47,622 people are stillin 296 relief camps.

As per the update, 58 peo-ple have so far lost their lives inMalappuram, 12 in Wayanadand 17 in Kozhikode, thethreenorthern districts, where 21people are still missing.

The report also said that1,789 houses were fully dam-aged in the monsoon.

Meanwhile, over one lakhvolunteers have enrolled for clean-ing work in flood-hit villages inthe northern districts. Kerala's all-women self-help groupKudumbashree has engaged over50,000 members for the purpose.

"Volunteers from various

organisations have identified over15,000 spots in Wayanad. They aremoving in batches and have start-ed the cleaning mission. They willremove the mud and slush fromthe houses, clean wells and thelocality," an official told PTI.

The volunteers will cleanthe wells using "super chlori-nation" method and the stateSuchitwa Mission has arrangedmaterial and equipment for thepurposes, the official said.

State MinistersKadannappalli Ramachandranand TP Ramakrishnan are coordinating the cleaningmission. Thousands of students,from the Students' Federation ofIndia (SFI), National CadetsCorps (NCC) and NationalService Scheme (NSS) havejoined the cleaning initiative.

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Researchers of the RajivGandhi University here

have recently discovered fivenew fish species in various dis-tricts of the State.

The scientific names of thenewly-discovered fish speciesare Mystus prabini, found inSinkin and Dibang rivers inLower Dibang Valley districtand Exostoma kottelati, foundin Ranga river in LowerSubansiri district, a release bythe university said.

Other discovered speciesare Creteuchiloglanis tawan-gensis, found in the Tawangchuriver in Tawang district, Garraranganensis, found in Ranga

river and Physoschistura hark-ishorei, found in Dibang andLohit rivers in Lower DibangValley district, it said.

The team was led by ProfDN Das of the fisheries andaquatic ecology research wingof the Zoology department ofthe university.

"Majority of the water bod-ies in remote areas of the stateare still not easily accessible tothe researchers due to a difficultterrain that includes rain forests,steep hills besides communi-cation problems," Das said. He,however, said his research teamis optimistic that meticulousexploration may result in morediscoveries of new fish speciesfrom the state in the future.

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Three illegal Bangladeshiimmigrants were arrested in

early hours of Sunday near theIndo-Bangla border in WestBengal's Malda district, whiletrying to crossover to India,officials said.

Bangladesh nationalsentered the country for seekingjobs here, they said.

The infiltrators are residentsof Rajshahi and ChapaiNawabganj districts of the neigh-bouring country, an official said.

"Three Bangladeshi nation-als were apprehended atKaliachak area by BorderSecurity Forece personnel," theofficial said.

They have been handedover to Baishnabnagar police sta-tion for further legal action,official sources said.

In a separate operation by ateam of the CriminalInvestigation Department (CID),West Bengal, two drug peddlerswere arrested from Kaliachakarea and one kg of brown sugarwas seized from their possession,police said.The value of the con-traband is estimated to bearound `15 lakh.

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In a rare honour bestowed onIndia’s renowned singer,

President Ram Nath Kovind onSunday called on Bharat RatnaLata Mangeshkar at her resi-dence in south Mumbai andwished her good health.

Sharing a photograph ofhis meeting with LataMangeshkar, an elatedPresident Kovind shared a pic-ture on his Twitter handle anddescribed the singer as “thepride of India” who has “sweet-ened our lives with her soulfulmelody”.

"Delighted to meetMangeshkarLata ji at her resi-dence in Mumbai. Conveyedmy best wishes for her goodhealth. Lata ji, the pride ofIndia, has sweetened our lives

with her soulful melody. Shecontinues to inspire us with hersimplicity and grace#PresidentKovind,” thePresident tweeted.

An equally thrilled singershared more photographs ofher meeting with the Presidentand wrote on her twitter han-dle: “Namaskar, Was deeplyhonoured and humbled, whenthe The President of our coun-try, Shri Ramnath Kovind ji, sogracefully came and met me atmy residence. I stand in grati-tude. Sir, you make us proud!@rashtrapatibhvn”.

President Kovind wasaccompanied by his wife anddaughter. Governor ofMaharashtra and his wifeVinoda Rao along withEducation Minister VinodTawde also visited Lata

Mangeshkar's residence.A living legend, Lata

Mangeshkar is one of the best-known and most respectedplayback singers in the coun-try. She has recorded songs inover a thousand Hindi filmsand has sung songs in over thir-ty-six regional Indian lan-guages and foreign languages

The Dadasaheb PhalkeAward was bestowed on her in1989 by the Government ofIndia In 2001, in recognition ofher contributions to the nation,she was awarded the BharatRatna, India's highest civilianhonour and is only the secondvocalist, after M SSubbalakshmi to receive thishonour. France conferred onher its highest civilian award(Officer of the Legion ofHonour) in 2007.

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Aveterinary doctor fromLatur in Maharashtra, who

had been providing help to theflood-affected farmers in Sangli,died of a heart attack on Sunday,an official said.

Narayan Kharolkar, 51, wassleeping in his room in Sanglicity when he suffered the heartattack, his post-mortem reportsaid. "Some blockages werefound in his heart. However, hehad never suffered an attack inthe past. He had been helpingthe flood-hit farmers in Sanglisince August 15," district animalhusbandry officer, Dr KiranParag, said.

Kharolkar is survived byhis wife and two sons. He hadvisited Sangli during the 2005floods as well to provide helpto the affected farmers, DrParag said.

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Ostensibly, the Airbus A320neoseries of aircraft is an incre-mental change over theextremely successful AirbusA320 series of commercial

aircraft built by the European manufactur-er, one of the most successful airliners inaviation history. By using next-generationhigh-bypass turbofan engines, includingsome with a gearing mechanism to makethem even more efficient, these aircraft areable to burn 15-20 per cent less fuel per pas-senger kilometre than the previous gener-ation of the same aircraft. The increased fuelefficiency not only adds to the profit of theairlines but also allows some to pass on thecost benefits of the more economicalengines to fare-paying passengers. Thesecost reductions will make flying evenmore democratic.

But not all the savings are from theengines as weight is of critical concern forairlines. They have saved weight not just byusing exotic composite materials in partsof the construction but also in the cabin.Then there’s also the fact that the weight ofinstalled seats has been brought down.Thanks to low-cost airlines, which do notoffer hot-food options, the amount of spacein the galleys for food carts and ovens hascome down. This coupled with narrower,slimmer seats and a tight spacing betweenthem, the so-called “seat pitch”, have meantthat some low-cost carriers like IndiGo areable to offer an additional row of six seatson the A320neo over the previous gener-ation. That may not seem like much but ina cut-throat world of low-cost airlines,where margins are frightfully tight, an addi-tional row of costs at little-to-no-addition-al cost on a similar aircraft can make a prof-itable difference.

However, when you fly an A320neoconfigured with 31 rows instead of the usual30 on the previous generation, now calledthe A320ceo, you realise another way theymade space for the additional row. The reartoilets have been removed, or rather the reartoilets as we knew them. They are now hor-ribly narrow, best described as a tinybroom closet where a part of the galley usedto be. To save space further, the cabin atten-dant seats are attached to the front door. Thetoilet is an affront to the dignity of somehuman beings because there is no way alarge person can possibly use it.

One could argue that most A320neoflights are relatively short domestic hops butthis thinking ignores the fact that severaldomestic routes are touching three hoursof flight time and with delays on the groundand in the air, thanks to air traffic conges-tion, it could be four-five hours between thetime a passenger can use toilets attached tomother earth. That, you will have to admit,is a fair bit of time. The other problem isthat because of the A320neo’s new fuel eco-nomical engines, coupled with the fact thatit has slightly better fuel capacity, it can fly

longer than the A320ceo. Thisis particularly evident in the factthat earlier this year, during theParis Air Show, Airbusannounced an extremely long-range version of the biggerbrother of the A320neo, theA321neo, called the A321neoXLR. With an announced rangeof 7,400 km, the plane couldpotentially fly between Delhi tomost of western Europe, carry-ing a full load of 244 passengersif configured in a dense all-economy configuration. That iseight hours of flight time andpossibly nine to 10 hoursbetween the time a passengerboards the plane to the timehe/she disembarks.

There is no doubt that anaircraft like the A321XLR hasimmense potential — not onlycan it serve major Indian citiesto smaller destinations inEurope and north-east Asia, itcan also connect smaller Indianairports like that of Pune, whichhas a short runway, to majoraviation hubs. But if the thoughtof spending eight hours on anarrow-body plane was notbad enough, the thought ofspending time on such a planewith cramped toilets — justthree of them or an average ofone per 80 passengers — andthe possibility of poor toilethygiene by some fellow passen-

gers make for a truly terrifyingexperience. One cannot evenimagine how the poor cabinattendant, who will have to siton that seat attached to the toi-let door, will feel at the end ofa flight. After a long haul, thatshould qualify for a distressallowance.

Which is why, may be it istime for civil aviation authori-ties across the world to step infor the passengers. The lack-adaisical attitude of regulatorsin certifying the Boeing 737Max, the American FederalAviation Administration beinga case in point, has allowedyears of reduced passengercomfort to pass unchallenged.It is not just the overwing exitsthat are ridiculously small butthings like smaller seats andcramped toilets are problemsthat need to be redressed.

Again, an argument will bemade that passengers have achoice; they can pay more andfly on an airline that offers bet-ter facilities like a larger toiletand more space between rows.But as the collapse of JetAirways and KingfisherAirlines proves, the aviationsector is in dire straits, forcingeven larger airlines to offerfewer amenities or cutting backon those that remain. Even ifAir India, which also operates

A320neo aircraft and has notcrimped on the toilet size orpassenger meals, does offercompetitive fares, the crisiswon’t blow away.

There is not always a choicebut to travel on a low-cost air-line, which wishes to fit as manytravellers on seats as possible,either for time reasons or justbecause of the fact that theydominate the skies. This is truenot just in India but prettymuch everywhere else in theworld, too.

The race to the bottomwill continue unless authori-ties step in. Regulations needto be set for minimum seatpitches being allowed on air-craft and the size of toilets aswell as the doors. The fact isthat thanks to better nutrition,an average human is gettinglarger and while the conve-nience of a non-stop flightmight override other concernsfor some passengers, everyone,who flies frequently or infre-quently, will eventually need touse the facilities on a plane oneday, and that day, they willunderstand why this is impor-tant. Hopefully, that day willnot be too late and small air-line toilets would not havebecome fait accompli.

(The writer is ManagingEditor, The Pioneer)

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�����������Sir — China, being a permanentmember of the UN SecurityCouncil (UNSC), seems to bepandering to the whims of its all-weather friend, Pakistan. Thedecision, at the goading of China,to hold a closed-door discussionon Kashmir is a matter of sur-prise as it is a subject that involvesthe internal affairs of India.

Much has changed since1947. The move also shows thebig brother attitude of China,which is struggling with manyproblems back home. Chinamust first concentrate on mak-ing peace with protesters inHong Kong and also show somerespect for Tibet and the UighurMuslims. It has no right to besermonising about Kashmir,which is being sorted out in apeaceful manner in democratictraditions.

Sravana RamachandranChennai

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Sir — The decision made by theBoard of Control for Cricket inIndia’s (BCCI) Cricket AdvisoryCommittee (CAC) to retain Ravi

Shastri as the head coach of theIndian cricket team was onexpected lines. The cricket teamis currently at a crucial stagepost the World Cup loss inEngland and needs his leader-ship to evolve stronger to winfuture games.

Over the years, Shastri hasdeveloped a deep understandingwith the team, especially withCaptain Virat Kohli, and knows

the nuances of cricket and theteam through strength, weak-ness, opportunity and threat(SWOT) analysis very deeply. Heis best suited to lift the boys’morale to the next level and helpensure that the team benefitsfrom his leadership.

It is learnt that during aninterview on Skype, Shastridemonstrated a clear road mapfor team India. There’s no case

of doubting his credentials andhis election for the third timewill help India retain top notchtalent and win games successful-ly.

The Indian team shouldnow make the best use ofShastri’s availability and lookahead to retain many moretitles, especially on foreign soil.

Varun DambalBengaluru

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Sir — To celebrate modern civil-isation and humanity’s achieve-ments as something miraculousis to delude ourselves to themediocrity of our species. Wecannot celebrate everything thathumanity accomplishes. In retro-spect, we need to express, regretand repent sufficiently for thedamage we have have caused tothe environment.

For this, the chief agent is reli-gion, which glorifies humanity asan outcome of divine providence,and places every other creation ofthe almighty on a lower strata. Itis this narcissism and hubris thatmake us behave like masters ofthe universe. The need to find asolution must begin with exam-ining deeply as to why the prob-lem arose in the first place. Theanswers will be obvious andwon’t surprise anyone. If not forglobal warming and climatechange, one wonders what kindof a catastrophe can infuse senseinto the human psyche?

Anoop HosmathMysuru

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Academics are lost for words on how tothank Prime Minister Narendra Modion the historic decision to abrogate

Article 370 as, out of all things that have beenthrown out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir,education has been the worst hit because of it.

Now, academicians hope to witness a swiftand drastic change in the levels of educationin the coming months and academic years.Successive governments in J&K, no matterwhat their political doctrine, have deliberate-ly kept participation in and quality of educa-tion low so that common people of the statedo not understand the injustice being done tothem by their political masters. If this grim sce-nario has to change quickly and have a longlasting effect on the minds and the psyche ofthe people of J&K, then quality education willhave a major role to play as a catalyst of change.

The Modi Government, and all future stategovernments that actually want real integra-tion of J&K with the rest of the country, willbe required to address this very urgent needof the students on a war footing. This push forquality education will no doubt find resonancewith most families of the State as each invari-ably has a few learners.

There are over 10,000 schools in theState, yet the dropout rate is high in J&K andit’s not a secret that it is this early age groupwhich is most vulnerable to provocations andradicalisation. Also, the subversive and anti-national forces would force students, both boysand girls, to participate in stone-pelting fail-ing which they would be subjected to coercionand public humiliation, especially girls.

Apart from middle and high school edu-cation, the government will do well to give afillip to pre-school and childcare facilities thatare pathetic at this juncture. It will not be a dif-ficult task to bring visible change in educationand childcare facilities as the government canexpect wholehearted support of families for thesake of the future of their wards.

It’s not a secret that Article 370 alwaysremained a barrier in the implementation ofmeasures taken by the Centre and statutorybodies to provide quality education in the state.Students from J&K were denied the crucialRight to Education (RTE) which all childrenof the country are entitled to. RTE not onlymakes it mandatory for the Government toensure education for all children of school-going age, but also provide quality education.

It’s no secret that curriculum is the mostimportant component of education. What weteach today decides the future of the nation afew years later. India has witnessed how TBMacaulay’s ‘Minute on Education’ written in1835 for Lord William Bentinck, the governorgeneral of British India, changed the future ofBharat. India has not been able to reverse theeffects of Macaulay’s policies even after over70 years of Independence.

Hence, the curriculum and the local text-books prescribed for the children of the Stateneed to be reviewed immediately. It wasdecided two years ago by the Ministry ofHuman Resource Development (MHRD) andCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)that all CBSE schools must prescribe National

Council of Educational Research and Training(NCERT) books for their students. Now, theCentre can examine the possibility of replac-ing the textbooks in J&K with NCERT booksand give the children the option to do so freeof cost.

The government will have to provideopportunities to in-service but untrainedteachers to undergo training at the earliest.Training through distance mode can be start-ed immediately. Teachers with degrees frominstitutions not recognised by the NationalCouncil for Teacher Education (NCTE) willrequire to be re-trained so that they not onlybecome eligible to teach but also become wor-thy of the job. This will benefit students in thelong run as the degrees and diplomas award-ed to those educated in J&K are often ques-tioned because of the sub-standard educationprovided to them. There exist a large numberof dummy teacher education institutions asNCTE norms did not apply to J&K. Review ofthese colleges can be taken up immediately bythe NCTE and those which do not make thecut can be shut down or given time to followthe council’s procedures.

Simultaneously, the District Institute ofEducation and Training (DIET) can beequipped to undertake refresher programmesfor the elementary level teachers. The MHRDin 2017 had decided to provide opportunitiesto untrained in-service teachers to acquireteaching diplomas though the NationalInstitute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in a recordtime of 18 months. A similar exercise can beundertaken in J&K so that the quality of edu-cation improves exponentially. Teachers fromhigher education institutions may also be pro-vided liberal facilities to undergo special ori-entation and refresher programs, at theHuman Resource Centres established in uni-

versities across India, where the positiveimpact of the abrogation of Article 370 can beexplained. Teachers are opinion makers andthey can become the messengers of change.The exercise of re-orienting all teachers,catering to all levels of learners can bring a pos-itive impact at the earliest.

Without losing time in creating infrastruc-ture, we can use broadcast technology to bringeducation to all levels of learners at theirdoorstep by best teachers from across thecountry. DD Kashir or other Direct to Home(DTH) channels of Swayam Prabha can beused to reach lessons prepared by distanceteaching institutions like NIOS and IndiraGandhi National Open University (IGNOU)to learners in the comfort of their homes.

Once normal telephone services areresumed for the long term, two way commu-nications can also be started so that people canask questions from experts sitting in the NIOSstudios in Delhi. NIOS already has a largenumber of programmes recorded keepingKashmiri Secondary and Senior Secondarychildren in mind.

Fifty madrasas from Kashmir becameNIOS centres two years ago. The children, whowere pursuing religious education in thesemadrasas are now being provided modern edu-cation too. These madrasas can be providedDTH dish and TV sets so that they can receivethe educational broadcasts.

The Central Government may considerforming a task force to suggest various mea-sures to improve various levels of educationright from pre-school to doctoral studies. Aswift reform, which can be visible on theground in J&K, will be hugely appreciated.

(The writer is Professor of Education at theIndira Gandhi National Open University. Viewsexpressed are personal)

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Even after 72 years ofIndependence, the countryhas failed to bring in the

much-needed administrativereforms in civil services and linkpromotions to acquired knowl-edge and performance.

In fact, favouritism and prefer-ential treatment to some services isthe norm rather than an exception,say senior officers.

This is ironic, given the factthat in the historic judgment givenby the Supreme Court (SC) in 1991in the Mohan Kumar Singhania vsUnion of India case by a three judgeBench, it was recorded that “thereis no denying the fact that the civilservices being the top most service

in the country has got to be kept atheight, distinct from other servicessince top echelons have to governa wide variety of departments.”

However, despite the apexcourt establishing civil services asthe top service of the country thefact remains that the Governmentof India (GOI) is not treating allservices on a par. This is despite thefact that in a few services, especial-ly the Central Secretariat Services(CSS) the candidates selected havehigher merit in comparison to a fewother Group A services.

“Promotional prospects andthe empanelment process are notuniform and there is seriousfavouritism towards a few ser-vices. It is generally believed thatIAS/IFS candidates are brighterthan other services and similarlyGroup A officers have more meritthan Group B officers. But in reality the situation is different,”explained a government official ofCSS cadre who is fighting forequity.

In fact, CSS cadre officers feelthat they are treated as “inferior” to

other Group A services officersrecruited by the Union PublicService Commission (UPSC) likethe Indian Engineering Services(IES), Indian Economic Service(IES), Indian Statistical Services(ISS) and so on.

The CSS is the most importantorgan of the Central Governmentand earlier its officers used to riseto the post of Secretary to theGovernment of India, but gradual-ly the IAS lobby muscled in to getpostings in the national Capital.Delhi has always been considereda plum posting due to the ameni-ties, facilities and good schools inthe Capital, apart from proximityto the corridors of power. Henceover the years, the CSS has beenreduced to just a subordinatedservice.

For instance, in Group A ser-vices, all officers get the JuniorAdministrative Grade (JAG) andNon-Functional Selection Grade(NFSG) in the 9th and 13th year ofselection. However, candidatesselected in 1998 through UPSCcivil services exam who were allo-

cated CSSC got JAG in the 16thyear of their selection and are yetto get NFSG.

While IAS/IFS/IA&AS officersget their Senior AdministrativeGrade (SAG) in the 16th year ofselection and other services startgetting benefits from the 18th or22nd year of selection, for CSS offi-cers there is no SAG. To claim SAGthe CSS officers have to undergo anempanelment process for the postof Joint Secretary.

In fact, promotions for CSSmen virtually stop at the level ofDirector, which is allocated to allofficers of Group A services uponcompletion of 13 years of service.

In some cases, candidates wereallocated Group B services sincethey did not give the complete ser-vice preference in spite of havinghigher merit than several Group Aofficers.

A close examination of scoresof candidates selected in 1998reveals that the first ranker of IASscored 63.56 per cent and 28thranker 59.39 per cent. Bothbelonged to the General Category

(GC) and there was a difference of4 per cent in the score.

An OBC candidate securingrank 143 for the same year scored55.52 per cent and a ScheduledCaste (SC) category candidate with195th rank scored 54.73 per centwhile a Scheduled Tribe (ST) can-didate with 370 rank scored 52.95per cent.

Therefore, the difference inpercentage of marks in comparisonwith the topper is mere 4 per centin respect of GC, 8 per cent forOBC candidates, 8.7 per cent for SCcandidates and 10.5 per cent inrespect of ST candidates. Given thatwithin the GC there is a differenceof 4 per cent, if we take it as a sin-gle unit for the GC candidates, thenthe difference of marks of OBC, SC,ST candidates in comparison withthe last selected candidates withinthe GC in IAS is 3 per cent, 5 percent and 6 per cent, respectively.

But promotions of candidatesselected for IAS from various cat-egories (GC, SC, ST, OBC) showthat all got the SAG scale at thesame time. And for Joint Secretary

empanelment also GC candidatesas well as OBC, SC and ST candi-dates were empanelled together.

“Our point is that when all takethe same exams and qualify andwithin few percentages there is dif-ferences in service category thenthe terms of promotions and careerprospects within the service andempanelment should be done forthe whole batch, may be throughthe process of a written examina-tion so that the best will again geta chance to hold the senior levelposts in the Government of Indiaunder the central staffing scheme,”explained the official.

Though selected in 1998,Group B services officials are stillworking as Deputy Secretary atJAG level whereas the 2010 batchof other Group A services selectedthrough either civil services or non-civil services are eligible to joinGOI as Deputy Secretary fromJuly 1, 2019. In effect, this meansthat someone 12 years juniorbecomes equivalent to an officer ofthe 1998 batch of Group B services.

Several 1998 batch Group A

officers with lower merit thanGroup B services have beenapproved for SAG. “This is majordiscrimination against Group Bofficers. It’s like someone whoaced the IIT-JEE Exam was askedto join some diploma coursebecause of a lower rank or for fail-ing to submit preferences,” theofficer explained.

Fortunately, the ModiGovernment, during the last fewyears has made attempts to ratio-nalise the central staffing postingsby giving opportunities to othercadres like, Indian TelecomServices (ITS), Indian TradeServices (ITS) Railway Services,Indian Forest Services and likewise,instead of just the elite IAS officers.

For better governance at theCentre and State, there should beadequate exchange of CSS officerswith IAS/IPS officers on deputationin State administration so thatthere is a two-way exchange ofexperience and knowledge thatwould be beneficial to all.

(The writer is with the nation-al bureau of The Pioneer)

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The Government plans togive debt waiver for “small

distressed borrowers” underthe insolvency law framework,according to a senior official.

The proposed waiverwould be offered as part of‘Fresh Start’ provisions underthe Insolvency and BankruptcyCode (IBC).

Corporate Affairs SecretaryInjeti Srinivas said discussionshave been held with the micro-finance industry regarding cri-teria for the proposed waiverfor small distressed borrowersfrom the economically weakersection (EWS).

He emphasised that thewaiver — as part of individualinsolvency — would be for themost distressed within theEWS.

“If you have once availed

the fresh start, then you cannotavail it again for five years. Wehave worked out all safeguardsto the satisfaction of the micro-finance industry.

“It will like taking haircuts.At a national level, over a threeto four years period, it will be notmore than �10,000 crore,”Srinivas told PTI in an interview.

As per the IBC, there arevarious thresholds for ‘FreshStart’, including that the grossannual income of the debtordoes not exceed �60,000.

The aggregate value of thedebtor’s assets should not bemore than �20,000 and that theaggregate value of the qualify-ing debts does not exceed�35,000. Among others, such aperson should not be having anown dwelling unit, irrespectiveof whether it is encumbered ornot, according to the IBC.

“We had discussions with

microfinance industry and theirconcerns are being duly factoredin. The idea is not to destroy themicrofinance industry.

“The idea is to give waiverfor small distressed borrowersfrom debt obligations based ona criteria. The criteria has beendiscussed at length with themicrofinance industry,” thesecretary said.

Further, he said that theIBC provisions pertaining topersonal guarantor to corpo-rate debtor would be cominginto effect immediately, fol-lowed by those related to part-nership and proprietorship.

“Then we will look to bringfresh start provision,”” headded.

The IBC provides theframework to deal with dis-tressed assets through a mar-ket-driven and time-boundprocess.

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India’s expo-sure to the

US govern-ment securitiesrose by nearly$6 billion to$162.7 billionat the end ofJune, the high-est level in atleast one year.

Latest data from the USTreasury Department showedthat Japan was the largest hold-er, with holdings of Americangovernment securities worth$1.122 trillion, followed byMainland China whose expo-sure stood at $1.112 trillion.

These are figures at the endof June 2019.

Among the major foreignholders of the Treasury securi-ties, India was at the 13thposition with holding to thetune of $162.7 billion.

The exposure stood at$156.9 billion in May and$155.3 billion in April, accord-ing to the data.

India’s holding in June wasalso the highest in at least oneyear, as per an analysis of thedata from June 2018 when itstood at $147.3 billion.

The substantial rise inexposure also comes at a timewhen the global economy isgrappling with multiple head-winds, including trade war andprospects of slowdown in some

emerging markets.The data showed that the

UK was at the third positionwith holding worth $341.1 bil-lion, followed by Brazil ($311.7billion), Ireland ($262.1 bil-lion), Switzerland ($232.9 bil-lion), Luxembourg ($231 bil-lion), Cayman Islands ($226.6billion), Hong Kong ($215.6billion), Belgium ($203.6 bil-lion), Saudi Arabia ($179.6 bil-lion) and Taiwan ($175.1 bil-lion).

“Foreign residentsincreased their holdings oflong term US securities inJune; net purchases were $63.8billion. Net purchases by pri-vate foreign investors were$63.2 billion, while net pur-chases by foreign official insti-tutions were $0.5 billion.

“... Taking into accounttransactions in both foreignand U.S. Securities, net foreignpurchases of long term securi-ties were $99.1 billion,” theTreasury Department said in arelease on August 16.

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The FinanceMinistry has

asked insurancecompanies toexpedite theclaim settlementprocess for poli-cy holders affect-ed by floods indifferent states,i n c l u d i n gK a r n a t a k a ,Maharashtra andKerala, sourcessaid.

The min-istry has askedthe insurers to clear claimsunder various policies includ-ing Pradhan Mantri JeevanJyoti Bima Yojana, PradhanMantri Suraksha Bima Yojanaand Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana quickly, theyadded.

Widespread damage to lifeand property has been report-ed from different parts of thecountry as monsoon rainsplayed havoc in several states.

Regulator Irdai in a com-munication to life insurers saidthat as a result of the heavyrains and floods, there arereports of loss of human livesand loss of belongings in many

states such as Karnataka,Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat.

””Initiate immediate actionto ensure that all reportedclaims are registered and eligi-ble claims are settled expedi-tiously,”” said the InsuranceRegulatory and DevelopmentAuthority of India (Irdai).

With regard to claimsinvolving loss of life, where dif-ficulty is experienced in obtain-ing a death certificate due tonon-recovery of body, Irdaiasked the insurers to follow theprocess adopted during the2015 Chennai floods.

They have also been askedto update Irdai about state-wise

progress report on the claimssettled on a weekly basis.

Pradhan Mantri JeevanJyoti Bima Yojana claims dataneed to be submitted separatelywhile including the same intotal claims, it added.

The Irdai has also askedgeneral insurance companiesand standalone health insurersto expedite claim settlements.

The insurers have beentold to ensure that all claims aresurveyed immediately andclaim payments are disbursedat the earliest. They have alsobeen asked to engage adequatenumber of surveyors in theaffected areas.

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The Government is likely tocome out with a clarifica-

tion on applicability of theforeign direct investment pol-icy on the digital media sector,official sources said.

The present FDI policy issilent on the fast-growing dig-ital media segment.

In the print media sector,26 per cent FDI is allowedthrough government approvalroute. Similarly, 49 per cent FDIis permitted in broadcastingcontent services through gov-ernment approval route.

But 100 per cent is allowedfor up-linking of non-newsand current affairs’ TV chan-nels, and down-linking of TVchannels through automaticapproval route.

“In the FDI policy, digitalmedia does not find a place. Asthe sector is growing fast, we arelooking at it will come underFDI cap or not,” a source said.The proposal is worked out bythe commerce and industryministry, sources said.

On in the proposal,Deloitte Partner Jehil Thakkarsaid that this is a great move bythe government as it wouldhelp media companies to raiseadditional capital for their dig-

ital media segment.“The government should

clarify about the FDI cap in thesector and whether that FDIwill be coming through auto-matic route or not”, he said.

Thakkar added that at pre-sent a significant part of thegrowth in the media sector iscoming from the digital area.“Additional capital is needed tokeep this growth going and FDIwould be the most welcomingthing in this.”

Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman in her Budgetspeech in July had stated thatthe government would exam-ine suggestions of furtheropening up of FDI in aviation,media (animation, AVGC) andinsurance sectors in consulta-tion with all stakeholders witha view to attracting more over-seas investment.

FDI in India dipped 1 percent to $44.36 billion in 2018-19. Last year, the governmenthad relaxed FDI rules for sev-eral sectors, including single-brand retail, non-banking finan-cial companies and construc-tion. Foreign investments areconsidered crucial for India,which needs billions of dollarsfor overhauling its infrastructuresector such as ports, airportsand highways to boost growth.

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Foreign investors pulled out�8,319 crore on a net basis

from capital markets in the firsthalf of August, continuing theirselling spree in the Indian mar-ket amid uncertainty over FPItax and global trade worries.

According to the deposi-tory data, foreign portfolioinvestors (FPIs) sold equitiesworth �10,416.25 crore on a netbasis during August 1-16 peri-od. FPIs, however, invested anet �2,096.38 crore in the debtsecurities during the period.

So far in August, FPIs havebeen net sellers for nine out of10 trading sessions, indicating””extreme negative sentiment””,Himanshu Srivastava, senioranalyst manager research atMorningstar said.

In July, FPIs had with-drawn a net sum of �2,985.88crore from the Indian capitalmarkets (both equity and debt).

“Prevailing uncertaintyover the higher tax on FPI hasnegatively impacted foreigninvestors. They have been exit-ing Indian equities ever sincethe higher surcharge, or ‘superrich’, tax was introduced in thebudget announced on July 5th,”Srivastava added.

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Representatives of the threerecognised defence federa-

tions met with officials of theGovt. of India, in meetingschaired by the AdditionalSecretary (DP) on the 14th andthe 16th of August regardingthe one-month strike call tooppose the proposed corpo-ratisation of the OrdnanceFactories. During the meetingit was explained that corpo-ratisation would give the organ-isation greater autonomy indecision making; increasedflexibility in day to day opera-tions which would in turn leadto improved efficiencies andproductivity.

The federations, however,were not satisfied with theviews expressed and remainedfirm on their proposal to pro-ceed on a one-month longstrike commencing from the20th of August.

The Director GeneralOrdnance Factories andChairman Ordnance FactoryBoard, Saurabh Kumar, IOFSreiterated that there was noplan on the part of the Govt. toprivatise the OrdnanceFactories.

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Amemorandum of under-standing (MoU) was

signed between OrdnanceFactory Board (OFB) and theCouncil of Scientific andIndustrial Research (CSIR) inKolkata on 16 August 2019.

The MoU was signed byUmesh Singh, Deputy DirectorGeneral of OFB and Dr HarishHirani, Director of the CentralMechanical EngineeringResearch Institute, Durgapurunder CSIR.

This MoU is an umbrellaarrangement under which indi-vidual factories under OFBcan collaborate with specificCSIR laboratories for taking upof new R & D projects. TheMoU will facilitate collabora-tion and exchange of informa-tion between OFB and CSIR ona wide range of technologies.

The MoU has been signedas part of the ongoing efforts toboost the in-house researchand development (R & D)capability of the OFB so as togive a boost to the ‘Make inIndia’ initiative of theGovernment of India.

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Lonza India, a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Switzerland-

based integrated solutionsprovider for pharma and con-sumer healthcare, announcedits India plan. India being astrategic market for the com-pany, Lonza India withturnover for around 100 mil-lion CHF (Swiss Franc) has setthe target of doubling itsturnover by 2024 with an esti-mated growth of 15 + per cent.

Lonza India, which offersproduct portfolio in India andcovers an entire life sciencesindustry has taken up anaggressive expansion plan byannouncing corporate officesacross the country in the cur-rent financial year. The com-pany aims to facilitate bilater-al businesses and scientificpartnerships with Switzerland,has built a wide network of rep-resentations across India.

Lonza started its operationsin India in 1997 as a liaisonoffice. The office was involvedmainly into sourcing advancedintermediates from India.Lonza came in as a full-fledgedsales and commercial organi-zation with the acquisition ofCambrex Bio Products in 2007.

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State-owned Oil andNatural Gas Corp

(ONGC) has set a target todouble oil and gas outputfrom its domestic and over-seas fields and expand itsrefining capacity three-foldalongside diversification intorenewables in a new visiondocument for 2040, itsChairman Shashi Shankersaid.

ONGC Energy Strategy2040 envisions the companyas “A diversified energy com-pany with a strong contribu-tion from non E&P business;3x revenues and about 5-6xmarket capitalisation,” he said.

The firm produced 24.23million tonnes of crude oil inthe 2018-19 fiscal year and25.81 billion cubic metres(bcm) of natural gas from itsdomestic fields. Another 10.1million tonnes of oil and4.736 bcm of gas were pro-duced from its overseasassets.

It had a turnover of�109,654 crore and a netprofit of �26,715 crore in theyear ended March 31, 2019.As on August 16, it had amarket capitalisat ion of

�164,458 crore.In the company’s latest

annual report, Shanker saidthe ONGC board recentlyapproved the businessroadmap for the companyand its other group entities —‘ONGC Energ y Strateg y2040’.

The ‘Energy Strategy2040’ entails ONGC achiev-ing “three times revenue dis-tributed across explorationand production, refining,marketing and other busi-nesses; four times currentprofit-after-tax (PAT), with10 per cent contribution fromnon-oil and gas business; and5-6 times current marketcapitalization,” he said.

“The strategic roadmapenvisions a future-ready orga-nization whose growth ispredicated on a few importantplanks: consolidation of ourcore upstream business(domestic and international);expansion into value accretingadjacencies in the oil and gasvalue chain (downstream andpetrochemicals) and diversi-fication into renewables (off-shore wind) and select newfrontier plays through dedi-cated venture fund,”” it said.

The document targets

cumulative upstream output(local and overseas) almost dou-bling from current levels with 2per cent and 5 per cent CAGRin domestic and internationaloperations respectively.

With two 35 milliontonnes per annum of oil refin-ing capacity vested in its twosubsidiaries — HPCL andMRPL, ONGC is targeting toraise this capacity to around90-100 million tonnes. Also,expansion is petrochemicalswill be prioritised.

Besides, ONGC plans tomake investments in renew-ables energy sources with a tar-get to create 5-10 gigawattsportfolio with a focus on off-shore wind power. ONGC hasbeen under pressure to reversethe falling output from its agingfields, where natural decline hasset in. It is investing heavily toarrest the domestic fall while atthe same time aggressively lookfor assets overseas.

“The strategic roadmapalso looks to create long termoptionality through investorplay (venture fund corpus ofabout $1 billion) in selectfrontier themes such as cleanenergy, artificial intelligence(AI) or reservoir/field ser-vices technology,” it said.

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Auto major Hyundai MotorIndia Ltd (HMIL) has come

out with no production days thismonth at its Sriperumbudurfacility near here, in view of theprevailing market conditions. Asper the announcement made onAugust 9 at the plant, theKorean auto major said, ””due toprevailing market conditions,there will be no production inpassenger cars, powertrain sys-tem and related support depart-ments””.

Accordingly, there was noproduction on August 10 and12 at the body shop, paint shop,assembly shop, operating in allthe three shifts. From August 9to 21 there will be no produc-tion in engine shop-1 whileengine shop 2 it will be onAugust 10, 24 and 31.

Transmission-1 depart-ment was under no productionday on August 10 in all its threeshifts while transmission-2 onAugust 10 and 12, it said.

The notification to employ-ees said few assembly lines in thementioned departments wouldoperate as per requirement.

A Hyundai Motor Indiaspokesperson told PTI, thedomestic auto industry wasgoing through “unprecedentedtimes of fluctuating marketdemands.”

‘Specific segments areindeed performing really well— the long waiting period forthe newly-launched (Hyundai)Venue and (electric vehicle)Kona and the successful pre-booking figures of similarmodels in other brands is tes-tament to this,” a statementfrom the spokesperson said.

The company said it hasbeen working on multiple strate-gies like “tweaking productioncycles, initiating new internalprojects in this scenario.””

“Our flexible manufactur-ing process is completely alignedto the market pull and is capa-ble of seamlessly handling thevarying market requirements.The specific variances of mar-ket have been incorporated inthe company’s business andoperational plan, streamliningproduction schedules accord-ingly. Both the company’s plantswere operating smoothly as perthe plans,” the statement said.

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State Bank of India andother public sector lenders

on Sunday completed the firstround of bottom-up ideationexercise for further stream-lining the banking sector tohelp the nation become aUSD 5-trillion economy infive years.

Banks embarked on amonth-long campaign begin-ning Saturday on the direc-t ion of Department ofFinancial Services, Ministryof Finance with the aim togenerate suggestions andideas from the branch levelfor preparing a road map forthe future growth of the bank-ing sector.

The move by the FinanceMinistry is aimed at re-invig-orating sagging economy inwhich banking sector hasimportant role to play espe-cially in boosting consump-tion through higher creditflow to the productive sectors.

Some suggestion werewith regard to governmentand regulators which will betaken up at later stage of theexercise, he said, adding, allthese suggestions will be col-lated over the next week andwill be placed at the state-levelmeeting.

Gupta further said, theprimary objective of thismeeting was to identify andfinalise ways and means toincrease credit to various sec-tors of the economy, enhancethe use of technology to bringabout innovation.

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London: British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson will tell EuropeanUnion (EU) leaders that thereneeds to be a new Brexit dealwhen he makes his first tripabroad as the Prime Ministerlater this week.

The UK will leave theEuropean Union (EU) onOctober 31 with or without adeal, Johnson will insist.

Meanwhile, the SundayTimes has printed leaked gov-ernment documents warning offood, medicine and fuel short-ages in a no-deal scenario, theBBC reported.

A source told the BBC thata former minister leaked thedossier to try to influence dis-cussions with EU leaders.

The documents say thecross-government paper onpreparations for a no-deal Brexit,code-named OperationYellowhammer, reveals that theUK could face months of dis-ruption at its ports.

It also states that plans toavoid a hard border betweenNorthern Ireland and theRepublic of Ireland are unlikelyto prove sustainable.

According to the dossier,reported by the Sunday Times,leaving the EU without a dealcould lead to the following situ-ations:

* Fresh food becoming lessavailable and prices rising.

* A hard Irish border after

plans to avoid checks fail, spark-ing protests.

* Fuel becoming less avail-able and 2,000 jobs being lost ifthe government sets petrolimport tariffs to 0 per cent,potentially causing two oilrefineries to close.

* UK patients having towait longer for medicines,including insulin and flu vac-cines.

* A rise in public disorderand community tensions result-ing from a shortage of food anddrugs.

* Passengers being delayedat EU airports, Eurotunnel andDover.

* Freight disruption at portslasting up to three months,caused by customs checks, beforetraffic flow improves to 50-70 percent of the current rate.

The Downing Street sourcetold the BBC the leaked docu-ment “is from when ministerswere blocking what needed to bedone to get ready to leave and thefunds were not available”.

Michael Gove, who isresponsible for overseeing thedevolution consequences ofBrexit, said in a tweet thatOperation Yellowhammer was “aworst case scenario”.

“V significant steps havebeen taken in the last 3 weeks toaccelerate Brexit planning,” headded.

Energy Minister Kwasi

Kwarteng told Sky News’ SophyRidge on Sunday: “I think there’sa lot of scaremongering aroundand a lot of people are playinginto project fear,” he said.

But a former head of theBritish civil service, Lord BobKerslake, who described thedocument as “credible”, said thedossier “lays bare the scale of therisks we are facing with no-dealBrexit in almost every area”.

“These risks are completelyinsane for this country to be tak-ing and we have to exploreevery avenue to avoid them,” hetold BBC Radio 4’s BroadcastingHouse.

Irish Deputy Prime MinisterSimon Coveney said, in a tweet,that Ireland had “always beenclear” a hard border in Ireland“must be avoided”.

The Irish backstop -- theprovision in former BritishPrime Minister Theresa May’swithdrawal agreement that couldsee Northern Ireland continue tofollow some of the same traderules as the Republic of Irelandand the rest of the EU, thus pre-venting a hard border -- was an“insurance policy” designed toprotect the peace process, he said.

The leak comes as Johnsonprepares to travel to Berlin tomeet German Chancellor AngelaMerkel on Wednesday, beforegoing to Paris to meet FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macronon Thursday. IANS

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Pakistani of f icia ls onSunday said they have

taken up the suspension ofPakistani social mediaaccounts that posted mes-sages in support of Kashmirwith social networking giantsFacebook and Twitter, localmedia reported.

“Pakistan authorities havetaken up the case with Twitterand Facebook against sus-pending Pakistani accountsfor posting in support ofKashmir,” Director General(DG) Inter-Services PublicRelations (ISPR) Maj GenAsif Ghafoor was quoted assaying by the Dawn.

Ghafoor reportedly urgedsocial media users to share information aboutaccounts that have been sus-pended already.

He also added that thereason behind the suspensionof social media accounts wasIndian employees working atthe regional headquarters ofthe social media giants.

Facebook has the highestnumber of fact-checking part-ners in India, followed by theUS, said data from thePoynter Institute, according tothe report.

Kabul: At least 63 people werekilled and over 180 injured in asuicide bombing at a packedwedding hall here, reports saidon Sunday. The ISIS has claimedresponsibility for the attack,which has left many relatives ofthe couple getting married dead.

Citing an ISIS statementissued in Arabic, Khaama Pressreported that the attack, “whichtargeted a gathering of non-believers”, was carried out by ISsuicide bomber Abu Asim Al-Pakistani.

Earlier, the Taliban, in astatement, rejected any involve-

ment in the Saturday nightattack, saying that they con-demned incidents which targetwomen and children.

A suicide bomber targeteda wedding hall, packed withhundreds of guests, late onSaturday night.

Interior Ministryspokesman Nusrat Rahimi saidthe blast, that took placearound 10.40 p.m. was a suicidebombing, TOLO News report-ed. He also expressed appre-hensions that the number ofcasualties might increase.

Sources and witnesses said

the Shahr-e-Dubai weddinghall, located in police district 6(PD6), was packed with guestswhen the explosion occurred.

Afghan President AshrafGhani condemned the attack.

“I strongly condemn theinhumane attack on the wed-ding hall in Kabul last night.My top priority for now is toreach out to the families of vic-tims of this barbaric attack. Onbehalf of the nation I send myheartfelt condolences to thefamilies of those who weremartyred,” he said in a tweet.

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Over 100,000 people dressedin black took part in the

pro-democracy protests hereon Sunday, amid severe warn-ings from Beijing. Rains could-n’t dissuade people from fillingthe Victoria Park then spillingout to occupy major roads in alldirections, the BBC reported.

The protests were sparkedby an extradition bill, which hassince been suspended by theHong Kong Government.

Subway railway stationswere forced to shut after gettingclogged with protesters head-ing to the rally.

Though the authoritiesdidn’t grant permission to

organisers Civil Rights HumanFront for the march, the sheerweight of numbers around thepark meant that activists had toshift to streets. However, thepolice had allowed demon-stration in Victoria Park.

Wong, a protester, said,“We have been fighting formore than two months, butthere has been no governmentresponse. We could just comeout again and again.”

Activists and the policehave clashed over the past 10weeks with the security forces

frequently firing tear gas andrubber bullets, but this week-end’s rallies have been peaceful.

China, which has built upsecurity forces in nearbyShenzhen, has likened theprotests to terrorist activity.

After increasingly violentclashes in recent weeks, there’sbeen a concerted effort to winback public support for thedemocratic reforms by focusing on larger peacefulgatherings.

Last weekend, activists

occupied the airport, leading tocancellation of hundreds of flights.

The turmoil has plungedone of Asia’s leading financialcentres into crisis. Many busi-nesses remained closed onSunday, amid fears of violence.

Mass protests erupted inJune over the Hong KongGovernment’s now-shelvedextradition bill, the SouthChina Morning Post reported.The administration droppedthe draft legislation on June 15and city leader Carrie Lam laterdeclared it dead.

Since then protesters haveescalated the campaign withstreet demonstrations and non-cooperative action.

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A35-year-old woman inNepal was allegedly

thrashed and forced to eathuman faeces by a group of vil-lagers in the latest attack linkedto accusations of witchcraft,police said on Sunday.

A group of five womenbeat the victim and force-fed

her human excreta at Birta vil-lage of Bhangaha area inMahottari district on Monday,they said.

The accused have beenidentified as Sabita Devi,Poshila Danuwar, Indra DeviSingh Danuwar, SukeshworiDevi and Rajeshree Anuwar, Superintendent ofPolice Shyam Krishna Adhikari

said. Sukeshwori and Rajashree

have been taken into policecustody, he said, adding thatthey have initiated an investi-gation into the matter.

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The Libyan navy said onSunday 335 migrants had

been rescued and one bodyrecovered in separate opera-tions off the coast, as they triedto cross the Mediterranean toreach Europe.

Nine children were among57 migrants in a wooden boatrescued Saturday about 40 nau-tical miles from the town ofZuwara, west of Tripoli, navy

spokesman General AyoubKacem told AFP.

He said they were fromEthiopia and Egypt.

It came days after Libyannavy patrols on Tuesday “res-cued 278 migrants on boardfour inflatable boats north-west and northeast of Tripoli”,Kacem added.

The operations took placeoff the coasts of the cities ofKhoms, 120 kilometres (75miles) east of Tripoli, and

Sabratha, located 70 kilometreswest of the capital.

According to the state-ment, 128 Sudanese were in theboats, in addition to migrantsfrom Chad, Egypt, Niger, Beninand Eritrea, including 35women and 11 children.

One body was also recov-ered by the coastguard. Libya,which has been wracked bychaos since the 2011 uprisingthat killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi, has long

been a major transit route formigrants, especially from sub-Saharan Africa.

In general, migrants res-cued at sea are first met byhumanitarian agencies thatprovide medical care and food.

They are then taken intothe charge of the body workingto combat immigration at theinterior ministry of the UN-recognised Government ofNational Accord.

On August 9, the Libyan

navy accused the authorities offailing to manage migrants rescued at sea, claim-ing that it could be forced to letpeople go free once broughtback to land.

Despite the risks, migrantscontinue to attempt to reachEurope by sea, preferring totake their chances than stay inLibya, where they are subject toabuse, extortion and torture,according to humanitarianorganisations.

Madrid: Authorities on Spain’sCanary Islands say around2,000 people have been evacu-ated due to a wildfire that hasravaged more than 500 hectares(1,235 acres) since it broke outless than 24 hours ago.

At least 250 firefighters,

nine helicopters and two planeswere working Sunday to tack-le the flames near the town ofValleseco on Gran Canariaisland in the Atlantic Oceanarchipelago, the provincial gov-ernment said in tweets.

Officials say the blaze “hasgreat potential” to spread andhave ordered evacuations in atleast six towns.

The island suffered anoth-er ravaging fire last week.

Wildfires are common insouthern Europe during thehot, dry summer months.

Nearly half of Spain’sprovinces were on alert Sundayfor high risk of fires, accordingto the country’s weather agencyAEMET. AP

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The incident occurred in the Paris sub-urb of Noisy-le-Grand on Friday evening.

According to the deceased man’s col-leagues at the pizza and sandwich shop, thecustomer shot the waiter in the shoulder afterlosing his temper over the time it took todeliver the meal, the BBC reported.

Though medical aid arrived soon, thewaiter succumbed to his injuries on the spot.

The attacker fled the scene and is still tobe apprehended.

The killing has stunned local residentsand shopkeepers, though some of them com-plained that crime has increased in the areaand more instances of drug trade and pub-lic drunkenness were being been reported.

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Colombo: Sri Lanka’s presidential hopefulGotabhaya Rajapaksa, who played a key roledefeating the LTTE to end the country’s brutal civilwar, has claimed that a terrorist group in the Northis planning to harm him during the election cam-paign, according to a media report.

Gotabhaya, 70, the brother of former strong-man Mahinda Rajapaksa, complained to PresidentMaithripala Sirisena that his intelligence officers haveinformed him that there is an attempt to use a sniperrifle and a special type of gun imported fromMalaysia for this attack.

He asked the president to investigate the mat-ter and take appropriate action, Sri Lanka Mirrorreported. The former defence secretary told themedia that not only him but Douglas Devananda,a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, and Karuna Amman,a politician and a former rebel, are also at risk. PTI

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At least 50,000 people arehomeless after a massive

fire swept through a crowdedslum in the Bangladesh capitaland destroyed thousands ofshanties, officials said Sunday.

The fire broke out at inDhaka’s Mirpur neighbour-hood late on Friday and razedaround 2,000 mostly tin shacks,fire services official ErshadHossain told AFP.

“I could not salvage a sin-gle thing. I don’t know what willI do,” 58-year-old AbdulHamid, who ran a tea stallinside the slum, told AFP as hebroke down in tears.

Authorities eventually gotthe blaze under control and no-one was killed, although sever-al people had minor injuries,firefighters said.

Many residents — largelylow-income garment factoryworkers — were not in the slumas they had left their homes tocelebrate the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday with their fami-lies. “Otherwise, the damagewould have been bigger,” localpolice chief Golam Rabbanisaid.

Around 10,000 people havetaken refuge in crammedcamps at nearby schools closedfor the weeklong holiday,according to Hossain.

“We are providing themwith food, water, mobile toilets,and electricity supply,” munic-ipal official Shafiul Azam toldAFP, adding that authoritieswere trying to find permanentaccommodation.

Some families have erectedtarpaulins to shelter them frombouts of rain during the mon-soon season, but the wet con-ditions have turned the fieldsmuddy.

Experts say fires are fre-quent in Dhaka due to laxsafety measures. At least 100people have been killed so farthis year in building fires acrossthe densely populated metro-politan city.

Gaza City: Three Palestinianswere killed by Israeli soldiers inthe northern Gaza Strip, thePalestinian health ministry saidSunday, hours after three rock-ets were fired at Israel from theblockaded enclave.

The ministry said anotherPalestinian was hospitalised inthe shooting that came after theIsraeli army said an attackhelicopter and tank had fired at“armed suspects” along thebarrier that separates Israelfrom Gaza.

“We just identified a num-

ber of armed suspects fromGaza approaching the securityfence with Israel. We firedtowards them,” the army said astatement posted on its Twitteraccount.

The latest violence cameafter Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired threerockets at southern Israel lateSaturday, the Israeli army said,in the second such attack in 24hours.

There were no immediatereports of casualties.

The army said two of the

projectiles had been intercept-ed by its Iron Dome aerialdefence system but it did notspecify what happened to thethird rocket.

Air raid sirens had sound-ed in the southern town ofSderot and its surroundings.

On Friday Palestinians inGaza fired a rocket at Sderot, inwhat the army said was the firstsuch attack since July 12.

In response, Israeli war-planes struck at least three tar-gets in the Gaza Strip early onSaturday but caused no casu-

alties, a Palestinian securitysource said.

The strikes hit a Hamasobservation post in BeitHanoun, in the northern GazaStrip, an unidentified targetnear Gaza City and openground near Deir El Balahin the central part of the terri-tory, the source said.

An Israeli army statementmentioned only two strikes,against “underground targetsbelonging to the Hamas terrororganisation in the northernand central Gaza Strip”. AFP

London: Leaked British gov-ernment documents havewarned of disruptions across thecountry in the event that the UKleaves the European Union with-out a trade deal on October 31.

British Prime Minister BorisJohnson has said he is preparedto charge out of the EU regard-less of whether he is able to rene-gotiate the Brexit deal struckwith Brussels by his predecessor,Theresa May, over the next 10weeks.

The Sunday Times pub-

lished what it said were confi-dential Government memosoutlining the consequences oftearing up May’s deal, warningthat a sudden British exit couldlead to a decrease in the supplyof fresh food.

The memos also warn of“significant” disruptions to drugsupplies that could last for up tosix months. Britain’s CabinetOffice did not immediatelyrespond to a request for com-ment by The Associated Press.

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first glacier lost to climatechange, as scientists warn thatsome 400 others on the sub-arctic island risk the same fate.

A bronze plaque will beunveiled in a ceremony start-ing around 1400 GMT to markOkjokull — which translates to“Ok glacier” — in the west ofIceland, in the presence oflocal researchers and theirpeers at Rice University in theUnited States, who initiated theproject.

Iceland’s Prime MinisterKatrin Jakobsdottir,Environment MinisterGudmundur IngiGudbrandsson, and the UnitedNations High Commissionerfor Human Rights MaryRobinson are also due to attendthe event.

“This will be the first monument to a glacier lost toclimate change anywhere in theworld,” Cymene Howe, associate professor of anthro-pology at Rice University, saidin July.

The plaque bears theinscription “A letter to thefuture,” and is intended to raiseawareness about the decline ofglaciers and the effects of cli-mate change.

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Adrone soared over a blazing hotcornfield in northeastern

Colorado on a recent morning,snapping images with an infraredcamera to help researchers decidehow much water they would give thecrops the next day.

After a brief, snaking flightabove the field, the drone landed andthe researchers removed a handful ofmemory cards. Back at their comput-ers, they analysed the images forsigns the corn was stressed from alack of water.

This US Department ofAgriculture station outside Greeleyand other sites across the Southwestare experimenting with drones, spe-cialised cameras and other technol-ogy to squeeze the most out of everydrop of water in the Colorado River— a vital but beleaguered waterwaythat serves an estimated 40 millionpeople.

Remote sensors measure soilmoisture and relay the readings byWi-Fi. Cellphone apps collect datafrom agricultural weather stationsand calculate how much water dif-ferent crops are consuming.Researchers deliberately cut back onwater for some crops, trying to getthe best harvest with the leastamount of moisture — a practicecalled deficit irrigation.

In the future, tiny needlesattached to plants could directlymeasure how much water they con-tain and signal irrigation systems toautomatically switch on or off.

Getting more bang for the buckis a goal for scientists looking for bet-ter ways to help farmers manage theuse of water. They're using sensorsto help control the flow of watergoing to plants and to improve thequality of crop yields.

“It’s like almost every monthsomebody’s coming up with some-thing here and there,” said DonAckley, water management supervi-sor for the Coachella Valley WaterDistrict in Southern California. “Youalmost can’t keep up with it.”

Researchers and farmers arerunning similar experiments in aridregions around the world. The needis especially pressing in seven USstates that rely on the ColoradoRiver: Arizona, California, Colorado,Nevada, New Mexico, Utah andWyoming.

The river has plenty of water thissummer after an unusually snowywinter in the mountains of the USWest. But climatologists warn theriver’s long-term outlook is uncertainat best and dire at worst, and com-petition for water will only intensi-fy as the population grows and the

climate changes.The World Resources Institute

says the seven Colorado River stateshave some of the highest levels ofwater stress in the nation, based onthe percentage of available suppliesthey use in a year. New Mexico wasthe only state in the nation underextremely high water stress.

The federal government willrelease a closely watched projectionon whether the Colorado River sys-tem has enough water to meet all thedemands of downstream states infuture years.

The river supplies more than7,000 square miles (18,000 squarekilometres) of farmland and supportsa $5 billion-a-year agricultural indus-try, including a significant share ofthe nation’s winter vegetables,according to the US Bureau ofReclamation, which manages mostof the big dams and reservoirs in theWestern states.

The Pacific Institute, an environ-mental group, says the river also irri-gates about 700 square miles (1,820square kilometers) in Mexico.

Agriculture uses 57 per cent to70 per cent of the system’s water inthe US, researchers say. The problemfacing policymakers is how to divertsome of that to meet the needs of

growing cities without drying upfarms, ranches and the environ-ment.

The researchers’ goal is under-standing crops, soil and weather socompletely that farmers know exact-ly when and how much to irrigate.

“We call it precision agriculture,precision irrigation,” said HuihuiZhang, a Department of Agricultureengineer who conducts experimentsat the Greeley research farm. “Rightamount at the right time at the rightlocation.”

The Palo Verde IrrigationDistrict in Southern California is try-ing deficit irrigation on alfalfa, themost widely grown crop in theColorado River Basin.

Alfalfa, which is harvested as hayto feed horses and cattle, can be cutand baled several times a year insome climates. The Palo Verde dis-trict is experimenting with reducedwater for the midsummer crop,which requires more irrigation butproduces lower yields.

Sensors placed over the testplots indirectly measure how muchwater the plants are using, and theharvested crop is weighed to deter-mine the yield.

“The question then becomes,what’s the economic value of the lost

crop versus the economic value of thesaved water?” said Bart Fisher, athird-generation farmer and a mem-ber of the irrigation district board.

Blaine Carian, who growsgrapes, lemons and dates inCoachella, California, already usesdeficit irrigation. He said withhold-ing water at key times improves theflavour of his grapes by speeding upthe production of sugar.

A micro-sprayer near Coachella,California, delivers water directlyabove the roots of a plant or fruit tree,minimising waste.

He also uses on-farm weatherstations and soil moisture monitors,keeping track of the data on his cell-phone. His drip and micro-spray irri-gation systems deliver water direct-ly to the base of a plant or its rootsinstead of saturating an entire field.

For Carian and many otherfarmers, the appeal of technology isas much about economics as savingwater.

“The conservation’s just abyproduct. We’re getting better crops,and we are, in general, savingmoney,” he said.

But researchers say water-savingtechnology could determine whethersome farms can stay in business atall, especially in Arizona, whichfaces cuts in its portion of ColoradoRiver water under a drought contin-gency plan the seven states ham-mered out this year.

Drone-mounted cameras andyield monitors — which measure thedensity of crops like corn and wheatas they pass through harvestingequipment — can show a farmerwhich land is productive and whichis not, said Ed Martin, a professorand extension specialist at theUniversity of Arizona.

“If we’re going to take stuff outof production because we don’t haveenough water, I think these technolo-gies could help identify which onesyou should be taking out,” Martinsaid.

Each technology has benefitsand limits, said Kendall DeJonge,another Agriculture Departmentengineer who does research at theGreeley farm.

Soil moisture monitors mea-sure a single point, but a farm has arange of conditions and soil types.Infrared images can spot thirstycrops, but only after they needwater. Agricultural weather stationsprovide a wealth of data on the recentpast, but they can’t predict thefuture.

“All of these things are tools inthe toolbox,” DeJonge said. “None ofthem are a silver bullet.” M�!

In Rob Reiner’s 1992 film, A Few GoodMen, it was actor Jack Nicholson’s ‘Youcan’t handle the truth’ that became a

sensation in the era when social media didnot exist. And the drama became iconicin the history of global cinema. However,not many have known that the film wasoriginally adapted from an eponymousBroadway play (of 1989), which was writ-ten and directed by Aaron Sorkin, who isknown to have written the stage editionof To Kill a Mockingbird.

It’s the same script that theatre direc-tor and actor Nadir Khan has picked upfor his next theatrical direction forAadyam’s fifth season. Ask him about whydid he choose the very play to adapt forhis next direction, hesays that its lines andcharacters are veryiconic and have stayed“relevant” to thetimes. “And it’s whenwriter Devika Sahnicame up to me withthe script. I wasinstantly drawn to it.In a way, I hadn’tchose the script but itchose me. And I likescripts which havegood plots and theability to stay with aperson. In fact, thedialogues in the play are very witty andsmart,” he says.

The plot is inspired by true events andis a courtroom drama which follows thetrial of two US Navy Mariners accused ofmurdering one of their own. The storyhighlights the inherent flaw of a systemthat rewards following orders ‘no-ques-tions-asked’, and the potential culpabili-ty of those executing the orders. So whatkind of research was involved to under-stand the structure or make any particu-lar changes in the script? He explains,“First. We haven’t changed it much. Thesame things are said in just a different wayand setup. Second. Yes, some research isalways involved. It was done to understandthe American Military judiciary systemand how it functions. I read a few thingsabout what are their legal procedures incase an officer commits a punishablecrime to understand the process of theplay. Another part of research went intounderstanding the kind of costumes thatshould be given to the characters.”

The drama stars Ira Dubey as the per-sistent lawyer Lieutenant CommanderJoanne Galloway, Rajit Kapur asLieutenant Colonel Nathan Jessep, NeilBhoopalam as US Military lawyer DanielA Kaffee in the lead roles. Ask Nadir aboutwhy he chose the particular cast for thecharacters, he says, “The characters in theplot are very fierce and witty people. Andfor that, I needed a strong cast. And Ira,Neil and Rajit were actually the ideal ones.”

Whereas, Rajit’s reasons for joiningthe cast were different. He says that Nadiris a good friend. “But it’s not just becausehe’s a friend but is also an accomplished

director. I share a certain equation withhim. And when you have that, there hap-pens to be a mutual trust and understand-ing. So when he said that he couldn’t thinkof anyone else for this role, I juggled myschedules to make it happen,” he tells usand laughs.

The cocky, arrogant lawyer LieutenantKaffee accuses Colonel Jessup of order-ing the killing of a US Marine atGuantanamo Bay. While talking about hischaracter, he says, “It’s definitely a chal-lenging part for me since I have neverplayed the role of a military officerbefore. In the play, Jessup’s authority isbeing questioned. It showcases what hap-pens when somebody in power is beingquestioned. His personality is quite tough.Well, how else would you describe a guywhose life motto is, ‘Walk softly and carryan armoured tank division.’ Jessup isn’tafraid of anything or anyone and is usedto people challenging him. He shouldn’tever have to explain himself, especially tosome desk jockey and he never backsdown. So the way my character looked atthings and made a perspective was very

important and I kept that in mind.”Nadir, who has also directed anoth-

er courtroom drama, 12 Angry Jurors (alsofor Aadyam), tells us about his fascinationwith courtroom dramas. “They alwayshave in store some suspense and mystery.I feel that they are very intriguing and canhold the audience. However, 12 AngryJurors is very different than this one. Thisplay is more about the code of moralityrather than the lack of justice. It reallyquestions whether one can handle thetruth or not and how,” says he.

This isn’t Nadir’s first stint withAadyam. Apart from 12 Angry Jurors, he

has previously brought to the stage,#SingIndiaSing, The Hounds of Baskerville,I Don’t Like It. He says, “Five years in arow with Aadyam is pressure enough. Andwhen you’re doing a text as iconic as thisone, you better make sure you’ve got acracking cast to match Sorkin’s superbwriting. Thankfully, we’ve managed to dothat.”

Ask Rajit about what was his researchwhile getting into the skin of his charac-ter, he says, “I didn’t have to read or watchanything to do that. Nadir had done it allfor me. He was very clear about what hewants and how he wants it. I won’t denythat I haven’t watched the film. It was yearsago when it first came out. However, I did-n’t want to watch it again to be influencedby it. It is important for me as an actorbecause it’s evident that people draw com-parisons. For me, the most importantthing was to bring out that character inmy own way. I haven’t let the film affectmy performance at all.”

The actor believes that since it’s a play,there are not much things to play aroundwith. For instance, the location. He says,

“You don’t have the liberty to shoot in reallocations, of course. You have to imaginecertain things in a play and I think, thatis the beauty of it.”

In this era of social media, does hefeel that theatre is facing a pushback dueto the advent of the digital platforms? Hesays, “Not at all. Even with online chan-nels, more and more youngsters are get-ting attracted to theatre. I can recall,when we were in college, we only saw 35plus people in the audience but that’s notthe case today. Of course, social mediais a big thing but there is simply no com-parison. It’s tough but it has always beenthat way. When television came, every-body said live performances will nothappen anymore. But they are stillgoing on. So live performances are hereto stay.”

Danish Hussain, Ashwin Mushran,Tavish Bhattacharya, Junaid Khan,Sukant Goel, Kenny Desai, SiddharthKumar, Suresh Venkat, Sahir Mehta,Zeus Paranjape and Rohit Dandwani areamong the others in the cast.

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There are a few commonthings between theincessant rainfall in

Mumbai and a potential warbetween the US and Iranafter its drone was shot downby the Iranian forces. Whilethe former was a result of the‘fury’ of the nature and wascaused by some geologicalfaults, whereas the latter wasthe ‘fury’ of antagonistichuman minds, which wascaused by the faults in thehuman psyche and character.In Mumbai, the movement ofclouds led to heavy showers,which, in turn, led to destruc-tion and devastation of prop-erty and habitats. In the lat-ter case, the rough andrugged motives, deep in theminds of men, led to clash-es. And in both the cases, theforces — geological and psy-chological or political —became active due to certaingaps. In the first example, theoutbursts were in a flood-prone area and in the latter,in the anger and hatred-prone human minds.

There was lightning inboth the cases — electrosta-tic behavioural — but nosafety or remedial measureswere taken in either of thecases. However, this shouldnot point towards a mis-leading conclusion that the

natural catastrophes are moredevastating than the man-made ones. History is evi-dence that man-madecalamities could lead to deathand destruction on a gigan-tic scale. World War II is oneof the major examples, whichwas caused mainly by thefaults in the personality of adictator and his coterie,which was enough to illus-trate what a massive destruc-tion the eruption of volca-noes in human minds canlead to. But one might won-

der as to whether there is anylink between the humanmind and natural calamities?Can the faults in the charac-ters of humans lead to a cat-astrophe?

If we seek answer to thefirst question on the basis ofthe philosophy of karma, theanswer would be positivebecause as per the philoso-phy, there shouldn’t be anysufferings without faults inour moral structure. Theanger and actions of the richand the powerful maydestruct the habitats of thosein the remote areas. Worldhas seen many such examplesof devastation as a conse-quence of intense enmityand hatred between two dif-ferent nations.

Furthermore, the twoevents might be connected.Faults in human minds andactions could lead to a natur-al calamity too as it’s after all,man-made industrialisationthat has led to a destructionand an upheavel in the nat-ural ecosystem. Also, thosewho are not affected by thesetremors may also be partlyinstrumental as, for example,people of a superpowernation are instrumental indi-rectly for the immense suffer-ing inflicted on a developingnation. But even if manypeople find it hard to believethat there are such connec-tions, there should be no hur-dle in believing that ‘faults’and fissures in human moral-ity do lead to sufferings.

Melghat is a greenheaven in easternMaharashtra. It hasbeen declared atiger reser ve in

Amravati district and its generallandscape showcases hills andravines dotted with jagged cliffsand steep climbs. Blessed withabundant flora and fauna, it feelsheavenly to live here. And yet, thereality is far from idyllic.

Although its natives live closeto nature, the rural residents ofMelghat’s Chikhaldara block arefamiliar with diseases like dysen-tery, anaemia and malnutrition.Generations of Korku women —nearly 80 per cent of the inhabi-tants belong to the Korku tribe —have been caught in the viciouscycle of child marriage, early preg-nancy and caring for malnourishedchildren. Fortunately, the APJAbdul Kalam Amrut Yojna, initi-ated in December 2015, took a steptowards breaking this cycle of dis-tress and inter-generational malnu-trition.

At Jaitadehi village, anganwa-di worker (AWW) Sunita Meshramhas spent the last couple of yearsmeticulously executing the AmrutYojana scheme among the Korkuwomen who fall under the aegis ofher anganwadi. Under this scheme,every tribal woman in her thirdtrimester of pregnancy is entitledto a free and nutritious meal everyday, which continues for threemonths after delivery so that thenewborn is healthy. The menu con-sists of bhakri/roti, rice, pulses,green vegetables, jaggery, ground-nut ladoos, boiledeggs/banana/nachni halwa and soymilk.

Initially, Meshram used to pre-pare the protein-rich meal andasked pregnant women and lactat-ing mothers in the village to cometo the anganwadi to have the meal.“But soon I realised neither didthey understand why I wanted

them to visit the aganwadi to eatthe nutritious food but often times,they were simply unable to cometo us,” she says. So she changed herapproach. Not only did she explainto them the nutritional value of themeal she had made for them intheir own dialect, she also decid-ed to go into their homes andensured that they had the food.

“If it is difficult for them tovisit the anganwadi, we take themeal to their house and I makesure that they eat it in my presence.The meal includes sabzi-roti, dal-chawal, groundnut laddoo, cucum-ber, lemon and an egg. Nowadays,

we typically have around 12 to 20women visiting the anganwadi forthis meal. Our constant engage-ment, particularly the home visits,is fetching us great results,” sheadds.

Sanjay Dur ve, ChildDevelopment Project Officer(CDPO), Chikhaldara block, says,“Our quantitative data reveals thatthe percentage of low birth weighthas come down from 29-32 percent to 12-15 per cent. This is agreat achievement and the bestpart is that it has improved thequality of life of tribal mothers.Apart from making the mealsunder the scheme, AWWs likeMeshram are also keeping a recordof the weight and immunisationschedule of the infants.”

What do the tribal women inJaitadehi think about Meshram’swork? They would break into asmile. Once shy and quiet, theyreveal that they have been able tocome out of their shell, thanks tothe inclusive approach of theAWWs. Puja Korku, 20, a newmother Rita Korku, soon to bemother, 19, visit the anganwadidaily to have their specially-pre-pared meal. They say, “She speaksto us in our language which makesit easier to comprehend everything.We appreciate her effort. Tai hasexplained that the meal providesthe mother and the child with bal-anced nutrition. The laddoo andegg gives us adequate protein andenergy.”

Clearly, communicating withthem in their own language putsthem at ease and has made the oth-erwise conservative tribals morereceptive to Meshram’s involve-ment. This approach is being usedto drive home the message ofhygiene and hand-washing amongchildren in the area as well.

In Chikhaldara block’s Jamlivillage, a partnership between thelocal anganwadi and health sub-centre has yielded a remarkable

innovation that is changing theway children wash their hands. Notused to washing up after their dailyablutions or even before havingmeals, they commonly sufferedfrom gastro-intestinal ailments.Repeated bouts of dysentery result-ed in severe weight loss andanaemia. The government healthworkers put their minds togetherand developed the tin hand-washfountain. “We have created a sim-ple device to aid in hand-washing.A tin with approximately five-litre capacity, which is fastenedwith a rope, is fixed at a height ofaround four feet on a tree or to apole. The other end of the rope ishung loose. The tin is filled withwater. When the loose end of therope is pulled, the tin tilts and thewater pours out. When the rope isreleased, the tin straightens,”explains Kirit Khanna, anganwadisupervisor, Jamli and Dr AnkushMankar, medical officer, Jamlihealth sub-centre.

CDPO Durve says, “We speakto the community in their Korkudialect telling them about the needfor hand-washing. We have beenconducting hand-washing demosin villages and this strategy hashelped in publicising the concept.In the anganwadis, the childrenmake it a point to wash their handsbefore having their meal.”

During the Poshan Pakhwadaheld earlier in the year by healthworkers, interactive sessions abouthand-washing were conducted.These demonstrations received apositive response from tribals;many households have alreadyinstalled the tin hand-wash foun-tain. “Anganwadi workers havebeen visiting homes talking topeople about the device. They areasking mothers to attend the ses-sions at anganwadis. I’m glad thatthe villagers have participatedwholeheartedly in this develop-ment,” Durve says.

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Parenting is an art that involves manyaspects with which parents can help thekids learn, grow and evolve as a better

individual. According to experts, an impor-tant part of this process involves nurturingthe kids with proper concentration power.It not only makes them sharp but also devel-ops a disciplined lifestyle that is inevitable.Here are some tips that are effective inimproving concentration power in kids.

Understand the child’s needEvery child is different and his/her grasp-ing power is unique. It’s the duty of parentsto understand the needs and process accord-ingly. Some children process informationeasily when they see it, some are good athearing and understanding, and some needpractical knowledge of the subject. It isimportant to understand which categoryyour child falls under, mostly because thiswill help them understand informationbetter and the learning will be more longterm than short term.

Healthy and green foodEating healthy food has a direct link to howwell a child concentrates and there are dif-ferent foods that help increase a child’s con-centration. Eating junk food or food rich insugar makes a child sluggish while food richin proteins such as almonds, eggs and leanmeat has the ability to raise awareness andincrease concentration levels! An interest-ing study at the University of Ulster, UKshows that eating toast and baked beans forbreakfast increases cognition. Experts saythat eating greens and fruits inject the bodywith antioxidants which in turn boost yourbrain power.

Offer a distraction-free environmentIt is important to have a study room in thehouse or a corner, where a child can sit inpeace and concentrate while studying.While some children requite soothing andcalming environment, others thrive in anenvironment that las a lot of hustle and bus-tle. Understanding what kind of environ-ment your child prefers to study is the first

step to increase the concentration level inhim/her.

Play focus gameParents should make it a habit of playingwith kids every evening and involve somesort of focus games that will improve atten-tion and concentration power. Also, studieshave shown that gadgets actually reduceattention span and memory power of chil-dren, so they should be used sparingly or notat all.

Discipline and routine in lifeMaintaining a disciplined life is difficult butnot impossible. Developing this skill at an

early age in kids help them build concentra-tion power and lead a healthy lifestyle. Thisalso helps with time management programthe child’s brain to know when he has tostudy and play.

Proper breaks and sleepIt is important to understand that the bodyneeds rest to be active again. It has beenproven that most children are able to con-centrate best after a good rest. A power napfor twenty minutes after school or in theafternoon should also do the trick toincrease concentration.

(The author is the managing director ofCambridge Montessori Pre-School.)

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India’s double Silver medallist P VSindhu will look to produce anoth-er masterclass when she resumes her

quest for an elusive Gold at the BWFWorld Championships beginning herefrom today.

Sindhu has been the most consis-tent performer in the WorldChampionships in the last few yearswith two back-to-back Silver and asmany Bronze medals but a Gold medalhas so far eluded her.

The 24-year-old Indian ace hasalways managed to find her best formin the World Championships, produc-ing steller performances but she missedthe trick in the summit clash twice.

While she lost to Nozomi Okuharaof Japan in an epic battle, lasting 110minutes in the 2017 edition, Olympicchampion Carolina Marin of Spainstopped her in the summit clash in2018.

Sindhu, who is seeded fifth, iscoming into the prestigious event witha runner-up finish at the IndonesiaOpen last month and has been work-ing on her fitness and defence in herpursuit to outlast her opponents.

She received a bye in the firstround and will open her campaignagainst either Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Poor Bulgaria’s Linda Zetchiri.

“I’ve been working on my defence,physical fitness and also on-court skills.I have trained hard and I hope I can dowell. I have to perform well but thereis no pressure,” Sindhu said.

If she wins her first match, Sindhuis likely to meet Beiwen Zhang of USA

in the third round and is expected toface Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying in thequarterfinals.

If everything falls into place, thenSindhu may collide with compatriotSaina Nehwal in the semifinals, provid-ed the former world number 1 toocrosses the initial rounds.

Eighth-seeded Saina, who boasts ofa Silver and Bronze medal in the WorldChampionships, will take on the win-ner of the match between Switzerland’sSabrina Jaquet and Netherland’s SorayaDe Visch Eijbergen in the secondround after getting a bye. She is likelyto face Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark next.

Saina’s likely opponents in the quar-terfinals will be China’s Chen Yu Fei,who had clinched the All EnglandChampionship earlier in the year.

In the men’s singles, former worldnumber 1 Kidambi Srikanth, who hadreached the India Open finals in March,will look to put up a good show afterrecovering from a knee problem whichhe suffered ahead of the Sudirman Cup.

The seventh seeded Indian, who hasgone without a title in the BWF WorldTour for the last 22 months, will openagainst Nhat Nguyen of Ireland in arepeat of the opening clash of the 2018edition.

Sameer Verma, who also was both-ered by a shoulder issue, is in the samehalf as Srikanth and will open againstLoh kean Yew of Singapore.

The 10th seeded shuttler will facea tough challenge against second seedChou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei inthe prequarterfinals if he clears the ear-lier rounds.

Swiss Open finalist B Sai Praneethwill face Canada’s Jason Anthony Ho-Shue in the opening round, while H SPrannoy’s first-round opponent will beFinland’s Eetu Heino.

In the doubles, Indian pairs ofManu Attri and B Sumeeth reddy, MRArjun and Ramchandran Shlok andArun George and Sanyam Shukla willalso be in the fray.

In the women’s doubles, AshwiniPonnappa and N Sikki Reddy,Jakkampudi Meghana and Poorvisha SRam and Pooja Dandu and SanjanaSantosh will also look for a good out-ing.

The mixed doubles pair of PranaavJerry Chopra and Sikki too will look togo deep in the tournament when theybegin against the English pair of BenLane and Jessica Pugh.

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World number one NovakDjokovic wilted under pres-

sure from Daniil Medvedev, falling3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to the ninth-seededRussian in the Cincinnati Masterssemi-finals.

Medvedev’s upset win on Saturday sent him intoa title showdown with another unexpected finalist,16th-seeded Belgian David Goffin, who defeatedFrance’s Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 to reach his firstATP Masters 1000 final.

“I don’t know how I turned it around, I was sotired after the first set and I thought I might not beable to keep up the intensity,” said Medvedev, whohas competed in 15 hardcourt matches since July30.

“But I had a momentum chance in the secondset and the crowd gave me energy,” added theRussian, who will be playing his second Mastersseries final in eight days, after falling to Rafael Nadalin Montreal last Sunday.

“It’s a great feeling to win and beat the numberone. That shows I deserve to be in this final.

“I played an unbelievable match, I’m very happy.”Medvedev also beat Djokovic in their last meet-

ing, on clay at Monte Carlo in April.He’s 1-1 against Goffin, with both of their match-

es played this season — at theAustralian Open and Wimbledon.

Kuznetsova, a two-time GrandSlam champion whosent Barty pack-ing, will be insearch of her19th WTAtitle — whenshe takes onA m e r i c a nMadison Keysin the final.

Keys, the2017 US Openr u n n e r - u p ,defeated compa-triot SofiaKenin 7-5, 6-4.

“I’m super-happy to be inmy first finalhere. I love get-ting matchesunder my belt before a GrandSlam.”

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Siddharth Desai starred in TeluguTitans’ 40-29 win over Haryana

Steelers in a Pro Kabaddi Leaguematch at the Nehru indoor stadiumhere on Sunday.

Desai with 18 points, includinga ‘Super 10’ (a Super 10 is achievedwhen a raider scores 10 or more raidpoints in a single game), played akey role and helped Titans’ snap theSteelers’ three-match winning run.

Siddharth, who scored his sec-ond Super 10 of the season, took thefight to the opponent, along with hisbrother Suraj.

Titans went into the match withjust one win in eight matches, butthe lack of confidence was certain-ly not evident from the outset as theDesai brothers of Siddharth andSuraj showed their class.

In-form Vikash Kandola, onthe back of a hat-trick of Super 10s,was in no mood to let the Titans runaway with the match though as hekept pace with the South Indianteam.

The most crucial point of thefirst half came with eight minutesremaining when Siddarth Desaicombined well with his team to tack-le Kandola.

Vishal Bhardwaj, playing his50th match in the PKL, brought

about the first all-out in the match,assisting Abozar Mighani to tackleNaveen with four minutes remain-ing to half time.

The first half ended 21-13 infavour of the Titans.

In the second half too, theTitans' defence kept Kandola at bayand they inflicted a second all-outon Haryana with 11 minutesremaining ti l l the end withSiddharth Desai at the forefront.

It was Titans’ second win of theseason.

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The Indian women’s hockey team cameback twice from a goal deficit to hold

world number 2 side Australia 2-2 in a hard-fought round-robin league match of theOlympic Test Event here on Sunday.

Vandana Katariya (36th) and GurjitKaur (59th) scored for India to cancel outstrikes from Kaitlin Nobbs (14th) andGrace Stewart (43rd) in their second matchof the tournament. India had beaten hostsJapan 2-1 in their first match on Saturday.

World number 10 India began thematch aggressively, matching Australia’sattacking hockey with their own brand.

And in the 14th minute, Nobbs madeno mistake in converting from the spot togive Australia a 1-0 advantage.

India struck on the break as VandanaKatariya finished off a superb move toequalise in the 36th minute. But the lead didnot last long as Australia started to look fortheir second goal.

It was in the 43rd minute that Australiafound their second goal through someexquisite team work, which saw GraceStewart also registering her name on thescore-sheet to give Australia a 2-1 lead.

With moves breaking down, andchances going waste, it looked like Australiawould hold onto their 2-1 lead, but with justa couple of minutes remaining on the clock,India won a crucial penalty corner in the59th minute.

And, prolific drag-flicker Gurjit Kaurstepped up and struck a sweet blow into theback of the net to earn India a well-deserveddraw.

The Indian women's team will faceChina on Tuesday in their third and lastround-robin match of the tournament.

Meanwhile in the men’s game, Indiasquandered an early lead to go down fight-ing 1-2 to New Zealand in their secondmatch.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh put Indiaahead in the second minute by convertinga Penalty Corner, but New Zealand struckback in the last quarter through two well-crafted field goals — Jacob Smith (47’) andSam Lane (60’) to have the last laugh.

India had made an impressive start tothe tournament, thrashing Malaysia 6-0 intheir opening match but the second-matchdefeat means they are currently sitting at thesecond spot in the points table with onematch to go.

India will face hosts Japan on Tuesday.

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Iam in love with VAR,” jokedTottenham manager Mauricio

Pochettino after his side escapedwith a 2-2 draw at Manchester Citythanks to Gabriel Jesus’s late win-ner for the Premier League cham-pions being ruled out on review.

Yet, the scoreline masked thefact that Spurs, despite reachingthe Champions League final lastseason and breaking the club’stransfer record for French mid-fielder Tanguy Ndombele, stilllook well off potential challengersto City’s throne as champions.

Mauricio Pochettino’s menfinished 27 points behind City lastseason, on Saturday 27 was the dif-ference in the shot count asTottenham mustered three to thehosts’ 30.

City will bemoan their luckand lacklustre defending thatallowed Erik Lamela and LucasMoura to cancel out goals fromRaheem Sterling and SergioAguero with Spurs’ only twoefforts on target.

However, there was no evi-dence in the performance of a slip-ping of standards after winning thefirst domestic treble of trophiesEnglish football had ever seen lastseason.

“When the people say: ‘youcan do better’, better than this Idon’t know if it is possible,” saida proud City manager PepGuardiola.

“We played incredible. The

best game we have played in ourtime together, it was so good. Weplayed good, but we could notwin.

“If we continue to play in thatway we won’t have regrets and that

is the most important thing.”City were pushed all the way

last season by a Liverpool sidewho recorded the third highestpoints tally in English football his-tory with 97 and yet still could nottopple Guardiola’s men for thetitle.

The European championshave started the Premier Leagueseason with two wins to take anearly two-point lead over thechampions and are clearly themost likely challengers to preventCity a hat-trick of titles.

However, if anythingGuardiola’s men look stronger lastseason with Kevin de Bruynerestored to full fitness, whileSpanish international Rodri wasslotted seamlessly into midfield.

“We have to be proud becauseto play at this level against a teamlike Tottenham is really good forthe rest of the season,” said DeBruyne, who set up both Citygoals.

“It’s always more difficult in abig game but we almost totallydominated them.”

VAR may have ridden toSpurs’ rescue for now, but on thisevidence they face a long seasonahead if they are to keep up withthe relentless pace set by City andLiverpool.

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Aaron Ramsey made his debutfor Italian champions

Juventus on Saturday in their finalpre-season friendly, a 1-0 winover Serie C side Triestina.

The Welsh internationalmidfielder and former Arsenalstar, who signed a four-year dealin February worth a reportedseven million euros ($7.9 million)a season, came on for FedericoBernardeschi in the 70th minuteof the game in Trieste.

“This was a very proudmoment for me to put on thisfamous jersey,” said Ramsey whohadn’t played since April due toa hamstring injury.

“I am happy that I got a fewminutes out there tonight. I havebeen working hard to get back fitand hopefully now I can stay fit.

“I know I haven’t had theminutes on the pitch, apart fromtonight, but I feel good physical-ly. It will take a few games to getthere.”

Ramsey won three FA Cupsin his 11 years at Arsenal andplayed a key role in Wales reach-ing the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

“I am really excited to be apart of it and experience theItalian league,” he continued.

“We start now on Saturday,so I am looking forward to thatand playing my first competitivematch.”

Portuguese star CristianoRonaldo did not make the trip tonorth-eastern Italy because ofmuscular problems, while coach

Maurizio Sarri was also absentbecause of flu.

A stunning Paulo Dybalagoal after 38 minutes was enoughto seal a win for the reigning SerieA champions.

The Argentine, who has beenlinked with a move away from

Turin, celebrated wildly but thenmissed a penalty in the secondhalf.

Ramsey, meanwhile, threat-ened with a quick one-two withGonzalo Higuain, back from aloan spell to Chelsea, but sent theball just wide of the goal.

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This was Hima’s sixthGold in European racessince July 2 though thefield in most of them hasbeen mediocre. Her lastwin was on July 20 whenshe clinched a Gold in herpet 400m event at NoveMesto in Czech Republic.

“Finished on the top in300 m in the AthletickyMitink Reiter 2019 todayin Czech Republic,” Himatweeted after winning therace.

Anas, on the otherhand, won the men’s 300mrace in 32.41 seconds.

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Wicketkeeper Rudi Second hasbeen ruled out of South Africa’s

Test tour of India in October due toan injury and Heinrich Klaasen willtake his place in the squad, CricketSouth Africa said.

The CSA said Second, one of thenew caps in the Proteas squadannounced on August 13 to playthree Tests in India in October, has suf-fered an injury while practising withthe South Africa A side. He willrequire immediate surgery and he hasconsequently been ruled out of thetouring party.

Second’s place with be taken bywicketkeeper/batsman Heinrich

Klaasen.“Klaasen is part of the one-day

squad for the South Africa A tourand he will now be added to thesquad in Second’s place for thefour-day series that will assist hispreparation for the Proteas Testseries,” said CSA Acting Directorof Cricket Corrie van Zyl.

The Test series begins onOctober 2 in Visakhapatnam.

CSA also confirmed that thesecond Test will now be played inPune (October 10-14) while thefinal Test will be held in Ranchi(October 19-23).

Klaasen is yet to make his Testdebut and has featured in 14 ODIsand nine T20Is for South Africa.

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Captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored122 as Sri Lanka chased down 268 for

the loss of just four wickets to win the firstTest against New Zealand at Galle onSunday and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Karunaratne posted his ninth Testhundred along with enjoying a record-equalling opening partnership of 161with Lahiru Thirimanne, who made 64, asSri Lanka collected their first points of theWorld Test Championship.

Former captain Angelo Mathewschipped in with an unbeaten 28 as SriLanka finished off the game before lunchafter the morning session was extendedbecause only 22 runs were needed at thescheduled time for the interval.

Karunaratne enjoyed some luck on theway to his century, dropped on 58 at for-ward short leg by Tom Latham while wick-etkeeper BJ Watling missed a stumpingchance on the same score. He batted forover five hours, facing 245 deliveries, andhit six fours and a six.

Karunaratne and Thirimanne’s standequalled the record for the highest open-ing partnership in Tests between the twocountries. In 1991, John Wright andTrevor Franklin had also put on 161 for thefirst wicket in Hamilton.

The opening stand was pivotal in SriLanka achieving the highest successful runchase in Galle, easily surpassing the pre-

vious best of 99. Resuming play on 133 forno loss, Sri Lanka required 135 from theremaining three sessions.

New Zealand finally got their break-through when Thirimanne was trapped legbefore by William Somerville. Given notout by umpire Richard Illingworth, NewZealand overturned the decision onreview.

Kusal Mendis soon fell after taking onSomerville, hitting him for a four and a sixfrom the second and fourth balls he faced.

Angelo Mathews joined Karunaratneand the pair put on 44 runs for the thirdwicket to steady the ship.

Sri Lanka lost Kusal Perera afterKarunaratne’s dismissal but Dhananjaya deSilva (14) joined Mathews and helped SriLanka knock off the remaining runs withtwo sessions to spare.

Mathews brought up the winning runswith a single to fine leg off Boult.

The second and final Test begins inColombo on Thursday.

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Big-bodied spin bowling all-rounderRahkeem Cornwall believes he is well-suit-

ed to the longest format and credited his con-sistent performance in first-class cricket to hismaiden call up to the West Indies squad for theTest series against India.

C o r n w a l lfirst played first-class cricket in2014 and has 260wickets from 55first-class match-es along with2224 runs. Herecently scoredtwo half-cen-turies in twounofficial ‘Tests’against India.

“I believe theTest format suitsmy game becauseof the consisten-cy a player needsover a long peri-od of time to besuccessful, andI’ve enjoyed thatchallenge so farin my careerplaying first-classc r i c k e t , ”Cornwall toldthe Cricket WestIndies website.

There is apossibility thatCornwall mightmake his Test debut during the opening Testwhich starts on August 22 as part of the WorldTest Championship.

“The feeling (on getting called up) is great— it’s something I’ve been pushing to achievefor a long time,” said the 26-year-old, who is6’6” tall and weighs around 140 kilograms andcouldn’t make it to the squad earlier due to fit-ness issues.

“The feeling would be great if I waspicked in the first Test. I just would want to goout and perform and don’t disappoint myfriends and family.”

In 2018-19, Cornwall claimed 54 wicketsin nine matches at an average of 17.68 toemerge as the leading wicket-taker. In inter-national A-team cricket, most notably in the2018, he clinched 19 wickets at an average of18.42 during their 3-0 home series win versusEngland Lions.

In the recent series against the touringIndia A, Cornwall took nine wickets in sixmatches.

“The A-team preparation has been verygood,” he said.

“England Lions and India A were two qual-ity opposition teams featuring guys that playedTest cricket. Overall it has been very challeng-ing and it was a good place to test skills thatI’ve been trying to perfect every year in ourdomestic competition.

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In recognition of Virat Kohli’s phenom-enal success in international cricket,

the DDCA has decided to name onestand at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadiumafter the India captain.

Bishan Singh Bedi and MohinderAmarnath are the two other Delhi play-ers who have stands after their names butthe honour came their way after theirretirements.

Kohli will be the youngest activecricketer to be bestowed with the hon-our of a stand being named after him.

“Virat Kohli’s outstanding contribu-tion to world cricket has done DDCAproud. We are happy to honour him forachieving certain milestones and unbeat-able captaincy record,” DDCA PresidentRajat Sharma said in a statement.

Virender Sehwag and AnjumChopra are the other Delhi players whohave gates named after them while theHall of Fame has been named after for-mer India captain MAK Pataudi.

The state cricket body will also felic-itate the members of Indian team at theJawaharlal Nehru Stadium on September12.

The DDCA function will documentKohli’s exceptional talent and successever since he took over charge in all for-mats of the game and the state body can-not think of a better tribute than this.

“To cherish these memories, DDCAwanted to dedicate a stand in his name.I am sure the ‘Virat Kohli Stand’ will bea source of inspiration for Delhi’s youngcricketers. We are also delighted thatTeam India is not only led by a Delhiplayer but it also has a opening batsman(Shikhar Dhawan), a wicket keeper(Rishabh Pant) and a lead bowler (IshantSharma).”

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Ishant Sharma grabbed two early wick-ets as India produced a disciplined bowl-

ing effort to reduce West Indies A to 79for four at lunch on the second day of thethree-day warm-up game here on Sunday.

Ishant was the peak of the bowlers ashe claimed the wickets of opener JeremySolozano (9) and first-down BrandonKing (4) in his first spell of five overs, whileUmesh Yadav too found his rhythmearly, dismissing Darren Bravo during hisfive overs giving away just seven runs.

Opener Kavem Hodge (45), who wasdropped at slips in the third over, held onto one end but regular loss of wickets atthe other end affected the hosts' innings.

Hodge was five runs short of a half-century at the break and giving him com-pany was Jonathan Carter (2).

West Indies A still trail India 218 runswith six wickets in hand.

Earlier after a delayed start due to rain,India declared their first innings at theovernight score of 297 for five.

In reply, opener Solozano was the firstto leave after his flat-footed drive found

an edge and landed in the safe hands ofKL Rahul as West Indies slipped to 16 forone in 4.2 overs.

King (4) was then dismissed in theninth over when he played a loose driveonly to be caught behind by Rishabh Pantas West Indies slipped to 30 for 2.

Bravo (11) then tried to stitch a part-

nership with Hodge but after adding 21runs he edged an Umesh Yadav deliveryto second slip with Rahul completing theformality.

In the 27th over, a direct throw frommid-on by Ravindra Jadeja ended the briefstint of Jason Mohammed (6) as WestIndies A were reduced to 77 for four in26.1 overs.

On the opening day, CheteshwarPujara struck form with a fine centurywhile Rohit Sharma hit 68 as Indiashrugged off initial wobble to score 297for 5.

Pujara and Rohit stitched 132 runstogether for the fourth wicket to take Indiato a strong position after being reducedto 89 for 3 at lunch on Saturday.

Test specialist Pujara got going in hisfirst competitive match of the West Indiestour as he retired after making 100 off 187balls during which he struck eight foursand one six.

Rohit fell after making 68 off 115 balls.He hit eight fours and one six. After Pujararetired in the final session, Pant andHanuma Vihari pushed the Indian totalfurther to reach near the 300-run mark.

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Australia’s Steve Smith has beenruled out of the last day of the sec-

ond Ashes Test with concussionagainst England at Lord’s, saying he felt“groggy” on Sunday morning.

“I started to feel a little bit of aheadache coming on last night as theadrenaline got out of my system butI was able to get a good night’s sleepin, but I woke up feeling a bit groggyand with a headache again,” Smith said.

“I had some tests done and thensome further assessments deemed tobe a mild concussion, so I’ve beenruled out of this Test match unfortu-nately.”

The series is the first being playedunder the International CricketCouncil’s new concussion substituteregulations, part of the inauguralWorld Test Championship.

These allow players who have suf-fered head or neck injuries to be

replaced fully by a substitute, who waspreviously restricted to fielding alone.

Marnus Labuschagne, on the fieldas 12th man when play resumed onSunday, became the first concussionsubstitute in Test history afterAustralia’s request was approved bymatch referee Ranjan Madugalle.

There are doubts whether starbatsman Smith will feature in the thirdTest at Headingley starting onThursday, with an Australia teamspokesman saying “the short turn-around is not in his favour”.

As for his prospects of playing inthe third Test, Smith said: “Obviously,there’s a quick turnaround betweenTests.

“I’m going to be assessed each day,hopefully I will be available, but it’s cer-tainly up to the medical staff.

“It’s certainly an area of concern,concussion, and I want to be 100 per-cent fit. There’s obviously a few testsI have to tick off and time will tell.”

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Jofra Archer took two wickets andstruck Test cricket’s first concus-sion substitute, Marnus

Labuschagne on the grille of his hel-met as England pushed for anunlikely series-levelling victory in thesecond Ashes clash at Lord’s onSunday.

Australia were 46-2 in theirsecond innings at tea on the final dayof the second Test.

That left them needing 221more runs in a minimum of 35 oversto reach an unlikely victory target of267.

Test debutant Archer also struckSteve Smith on the neck with a rapidbouncer during the star batsman’s 92on Saturday.

Smith was passed fit to resumehis innings on Saturday but furthertests on Sunday sidelined him withconcussion.

Now there are doubts overSmith’s availability for the third Testat Headingley starting Thursday,with an Australia spokesman sayingthe “short turnaround is not in hisfavour”.

Australia, bidding for their firstAshes campaign triumph on Englishsoil in 18 years, lead the five-matchseries 1-0 after a 251-run win atEdgbaston last week.

In that match, former captainSmith marked his first Test sincecompleting a 12-month ban for hisrole in a ball-tampering scandal inSouth Africa with superb innings of144 and 142.

Under new protocols intro-duced for the inaugural World TestChampionship, Australia couldreplace Smith with a full, batting sub-stitute in Labuschagne.

World Cup-winning fast bowlerArcher also took an impressive 2-59in 29 overs on Saturday and the 24-year-old Sussex quick was in thewickets again on Sunday with two fortwo in seven balls.

David Warner’s miserable seriescontinued when the left-hander fellfor five — his fourth single-figure inas many innings — when he edged

Archer to Rory Burns in the slips.And Australia were 19-2 when

Usman Khawaja was caught behindoff a fine ball just outside off stumpfor two.

Archer’s first ball toLabuschagne, a bouncer that sailedover the batsman's head, was calledwide.

His second, timed at 91.6 mph,was much straighter andLabuschagne could not get out of theway.

The batsman required severalminutes of on-field attention before

resuming his innings and laterbravely drove Archer down theground for a well-struck four.

Earlier, Ben Stokes, missed twiceon Saturday and the beneficiary ofan Australia decision not to reviewa rejected lbw appeal, scored 115 notout before captain Joe Root declaredEngland’s second innings on 258-5.

The left-handed batsman slog-swept off-spinner Nathan Lyon fortwo sixes in as many deliveries onthe way to a 160-ball century, hisseventh in Tests and second againstAustralia.

Stokes also hoisted pacemanPeter Siddle for a six into theGrandstand before Root eventual-ly called a halt. His innings includ-ed 10 fours.

Jos Buttler (31) gave Stokesgood support in a fifth-wicket standof 90 before hooking Pat Cumminsto long leg.

Although the sun was shiningby the tea interval, rain — which hadalready washed out five sessions inthis match, delayed the start ofSunday's play by over an hour andso made a draw more likely.

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England fast bowler Jofra Archerinsisted he had no intention to

hit Australia’s Steve Smith duringthe second Ashes Test, saying“everyone’s heart skipped a beat”after he felled the star batsman witha fearsome bouncer at Lord’s.

In an interview with BBCRadio before Sunday’s final day, heinsisted: “That is never the plan (tohit a batsman).”

“You are trying to get a wick-et first. To see him go down, every-one stopped and everyone’s heartskipped a beat,” he added.

“After he got up he was mov-ing around and you breathe a sighof relief. No-one wants to see any-one getting carried off on a stretch-er. It was a good challenge, a real-ly good spell.

“For me, I wouldn’t like to seeit end like that.”

Archer insisted he was just try-ing to force Smith out of his com-fort zone.

“I’ve never seen Smith get outof his own accord until yesterday,so I was just trying to rattle him,”he told Sky Sports.

“I was trying to get him out.You don’t ever want to see anyonecarried off on a stretcher, or youdon’t want to see them missing aday, or a game, especially with whathappened a few years ago as well,”said Archer.

“It’s never a nice sight.”

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