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B odies of a 20-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl with bullet injuries on their temples were recovered from a footpath near Green Park, adjacent to the Tata Pigments Limited gate early on Wednesday morning. Police suspect that the duo may have shot each other in a dra- matic attempt to commit suicide. Morning walkers noticed the bodies around 5.30am. They found a pistol in the right hand of the girl. While the boy had sustained bullet injury on right side of his temple the girl had bullet injury on the left side. The boy was later identi- fied as Bagbera Lal Building resident, Saroj Kumar Upadhyay (20) a B A part II student of Jamshedpur Cooperative College and the girl was identified as Simran Kumari (17) a tenth grader at Sakchi-based Dayanand Public School and a resident of River View Colony near Baroda Ghat, also in Bagbera. “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide as the par- ents of the girl have recovered a note which says “Sorry mujhe maaf kar dijiye” (sorry forgive me), however, we are probing the case from different angles. We have seized the mobile of the youth from the spot to study call details record. We will also check the footages of CCTV installed near the Tata Pigment Limited gate to find out the exact nature of the crime. We have recovered three empty cartridges from the spot” said Officer In-Charge of Jugsalai Police Station, Nityanand Mahato. The parents of the deceased youths have refused to accept any possibility of suicide. “I am in a state of shock. I cannot believe that my son would commit sui- cide. He was very bold. We had dinner together last night and there was nothing unusual in his behavior. As per his schedule he left house at 3.30 am for morning walk but never returned. I got doubts after 6 am and informed my son who enquired with other youths who informed about recovery of a body and later it was iden- tified as my son. There was no mental tension, he can never end his life like this,” said Dipender Kumar Upadhyay, who owns a borewell unit. The girl’s parents also were surprised at the suicide angle. “She was very happy with her life. There was no reason for her to end her life. We had dinner and all of us went to sleep. I didn’t even know when she went out of the house. I want the police to investigate thoroughly,” said a relative of the deceased girl. T he Jharkhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave the nod for implementation of seventh pay commission package for staff and employees in urban civic bodies. As per Cabinet nod, the staff and employees of urban civic bodies working in Municipal Corporation, nagar parishad and nagar panchayat will be benefitted. The staff of urban civic bodies will get revised salaries with effect from April 1, 2019. State Cabinet Coordination department secretary in-charge Ajoy Kumar Singh said, “With the implementation of seventh pay package the State Government will bear the bur- den of 12 crore on its exche- quer yearly.” In another major decision, the State Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for a hike in the monthly hon- orarium of Anganwadi sewika, Anganwadi sahayika and mid- dle level Anganwadi sahayika. As per Cabinet decision, the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi sewika and Anganwadi sahayika has been increased to 500 each. Similarly, the monthly hono- rarium of middle level Anganwadi sahayika has been increased to 250 per month. With today’s Cabinet decision the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi sewika will be 6,400, Anganwadi sahayika will get 4,700 while the mid- dle level Anganwadi sahayika will get 3,200 per month. With the increase in month- ly honorarium of Anganwadi sewika, Anganwadi sahayika and middle level Anganwadi sahayika the State Government will bear burden of 33.82 crore in State exchequer. There are around 71,000 Anganwadi sewi- ka, Anganwadi sahayika and 2,551 mid level Anganwadi sahayika working in State. The State Cabinet also gave its nod for service rules of Jharkhand Urban Town Planner (appointment, pro- motion and service rules) 2019. Nod for service rules of Aayush Pharmacist cadre was also approved in Cabinet meeting. The State Cabinet also gave the nod to lease out 2.870 acres of land at Bhagwanpur and Bahadurchak area of Godda district to Adani Power Ltd at the rate of 60.82 lakh for peri- od of thirty years to Adani Power (Jharkhand) for setting up booster pumping station. Administrative approval for revised fund allocation under centre government fund- ed Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana was also given nod. Earlier, the Government had sanctioned 3696.22 crore under Gram Jyoti Yojana which has been revised to 4,166 crore. In today’s Cabinet meet, a nod was given to 12 agenda which also includes adminis- trative approval of financial assistance of 5 lakh each to family members of four jour- nalists, among others. Sources said that Wednesday was the last Cabinet meeting of Raghubar Das Government’s present tenure as the election dates is likely to be announced after Chhath festival. T he European Union (EU) delegation of parliamen- tarians on Wednesday termed the abrogation of special status to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 an “internal issue of India” and the media coverage on the troubled State “biased” even as they asserted they stood by the country in its fight against terrorism. However, the high-profile visit did not go as the Government would have liked as it was in controversy over the involvement of a private lob- byist and the Opposition going hard against the ruling dis- pensation for allowing the for- eign delegation while stopping the country’s own MPs from visiting the State to take stock of the ground situation there. To add to the Government’s discomfort, after Shiv Sena another BJP partner, JD(U), on Wednesday put the Government in a spot by join- ing the Opposition ranks in questioning the move to send the EU delegation to Kashmir. Sena had taken exception say- ing Kashmir was “not an inter- national issue”. The Congress demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the foreign MPs’ visit terming it as the “biggest diplomatic blunder” in India’s history. And Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury even wrote to the PM suggesting him to send an all-party delegation to Kashmir to assess the situation there. This, even as a section of the visiting MPs also said the Government should allow the country’s own Opposition par- liamentarians to visit the State. Nicolaus Fest, who is part of the delegation, said, “I think if you let in European Union par- liamentarians, you should also let in Opposition politicians from India. There is some kind of disbalance, the Government should address it.” However the EU MPs took exception to them being billed as “fascists” and called the media coverage on Kashmir “biased”. Thierry Mariani, a member of the Rassemblement National party in France, told the media in Srinagar, “Terrorists can destroy a country. I have been to Afghanistan and Syria and I have seen what terrorism has done. We stand with India in its fight against terrorism.” He also said, “By calling us fascists, our image has been tar- nished. It’s better that one should know about us proper- ly before tarnishing our image.” Ryszard Czarnecki from Poland said the international media coverage on Kashmir seems biased. “Once we go back to our countries, we will inform them of what we saw,” the leader from the Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc party said. Henri Malosse from France said, “If we talk about Article 370, it is India’s internal matter. What concerns us is terrorism which is a global menace and we should stand with India in fighting it.” Malosse is a former president of the European Economic and Social Committee. Newton Dunn from the Liberal Democrat party in the UK described the visit as an “eye-opener.” He said, “We belong to a place in Europe which is peaceful after years of fighting. And we want to see India becoming the most peaceful country in the world. And for that we need to stand by India in its fight against global terrorism. This visit has been an eye-opener and we would definitely advocate what we have seen on ground zero.” I n a first major development ahead of new Government formation in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was formally elected as the BJP Legislature Party (BJPLP) leader on Wednesday, even as the Shiv Sena softened its stand on its alliance with its senior saffron ally, but with a rider. Sena said, “It is in the interest of both the parties and the State that we are together, but things have to happen as was decided earlier.” “The mandate of voters of Maharashtra is for the ‘Mahayuti’ (BJP-Sena alliance). Hence the ‘Mahayuti’ is going to form its government soon in the State,” Fadnavis said while addressing the newly-elected BJP MLAs at the State legisla- ture party meeting. Reacting to Fadnavis’ statement that his party would form the next Government in alliance with the Shiv Sena, Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, “It is good thing (that he has made such a statement). It should remain so. We welcome it.” Raut, however, reiterated there is no change in the Sena’s earlier stand on power-sharing. “Whatever the stand taken by our party president on October 24 (the day the poll results were announced) remains,” the Sena leader said. Asked about the overtures being made by the Congress and the NCP to the Shiv Sena amid stalemate between Sena and the BJP over the sharing of power in the State, Raut said, “Be it the Congress or NCP, they will keep talking like this till the for- mation of a Government in the State. They will continue to indulge in kite flying. In poli- tics, we should understand all these things. But, the fact remains the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance is intact. We are con- fident that the BJP will honour the commitment made to us on the power sharing. The Chief Minister has said saffron alliance will form the Government. We also want that. But, the Government will be formed in a manner that had been decided earlier.” H ours after alleged Pakistan- backed terrorists gunned down five migrant Murshidabad labourers in Kashmir, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the “dastardly act” and demanded “strong inves- tigation” to bring out the real truth behind the “pre-planned murder.” Mamata said as there is no political activity in Kashmir, it is the duty of the Central Government to bring out the truth through a “strong” inves- tigation into the murders. Expressing deep shock at the incident and announcing a compassionate grant of 5 lakh to each of the five bereaved families, Mamata said, “It is most unfortunate incident” that “five innocent labourers were brutally killed in a pre- planned manner”. Five labourers from Bahal village in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district — Noimuddin Sheikh, Mursalim Sheikh, Rofik Sheikh, Kamruddin Sheikh and Rofikul Sheikh — who used to work at apple gardens in Kulgam dis- trict, were gunned down by ultras on Tuesday. Sixth labour- er Jahiruddin Sheikh was injured but managed to escape. Noimuddin’s father Jaris Sheikh, also a labourer in an apple garden in Kashmir, said his son and other workers were regularly getting threat calls from the terrorists asking them to leave the Valley. “They were telling us to leave the Valley as we are non-Kashmiris. I decid- ed to come back and returned yesterday. My son was sup- posed to return on Thursday as he was yet to get his payment,” Jaris Sheikh said. A s contribution of stubble burning to Delhi’s pollution on Wednesday increased to 35 per cent — the season’s highest — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday requested Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Governments to provide machinery to farmers to stop crop fires. Pollution levels peaked with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 427. As hazardous haze shroud- ed the Capital with stubble burning being held as prima- ry reason by the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality mon- itor SAFAR, the AAP said it will hold a protest on Thursday outside Haryana and Punjab Bhawan over “their the failure of the two States in curbing stubble burning”. Kejriwal said, “Everyone can see how polluted the air is since Tuesday. Delhi is choking because of the stubble burning in the neighbouring States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. I have spoken to many farmers from the States of Punjab and Haryana and they say they are ready to stop burning stubble if they get a viable alternative, like machinery to dispose of farm remains in a environ- ment-friendly way. The farm- ers are ready, but there is a lack of effort by the Governments.” New Delhi: On shifting of venue of T20 match between India and Bangladesh on November 3, former cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir said Delhiites should be more con- cerned about pollution levels rather than hosting a cricket match. SR T he much awaited state-of- the-art 17-storey building to house the integrated Delhi Police headquarters in Lutyens’ zone will be inaugurated by Amit Shah on Thursday on the birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Though the police complex is proposed to have twin towers which are expected to be fully constructed in the next six months, it is being officially launched as the police head- quarters and the office of the Delhi Police Commissioner will start functioning from the new location after the inauguration. The PHQ will also have the offices of the Joint CP ranges, Special CP. As per police officer, other offices that are scattered all over the city will be shifted to the PHQ, however, offices of Special Cell, CB, Special Branch, Police Control Room and Communications will continue to function outside of the PHQ.

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Bodies of a 20-year-old boyand a 17-year-old girl with

bullet injuries on their templeswere recovered from a footpathnear Green Park, adjacent tothe Tata Pigments Limited gateearly on Wednesday morning.Police suspect that the duo mayhave shot each other in a dra-matic attempt to commit suicide.

Morning walkers noticedthe bodies around 5.30am.They found a pistol in the righthand of the girl. While the boyhad sustained bullet injury onright side of his temple the girlhad bullet injury on the leftside.

The boy was later identi-fied as Bagbera Lal Buildingresident, Saroj KumarUpadhyay (20) a B A part IIstudent of JamshedpurCooperative College and thegirl was identified as SimranKumari (17) a tenth grader at

Sakchi-based Dayanand PublicSchool and a resident of RiverView Colony near BarodaGhat, also in Bagbera.

“Prima facie, it appears tobe a case of suicide as the par-ents of the girl have recovereda note which says “Sorry mujhemaaf kar dijiye” (sorry forgiveme), however, we are probingthe case from different angles.We have seized the mobile ofthe youth from the spot tostudy call details record. Wewill also check the footages ofCCTV installed near the TataPigment Limited gate to findout the exact nature of thecrime. We have recovered threeempty cartridges from the spot”said Officer In-Charge ofJugsalai Police Station,Nityanand Mahato.

The parents of thedeceased youths have refusedto accept any possibility ofsuicide.

“I am in a state of shock.I cannot believe that my son

w o u l dcommit sui-cide. He wasvery bold. We haddinner together lastnight and there wasnothing unusual inhis behavior. As perhis schedule he lefthouse at 3.30 am for

morning walk but neverreturned. I got doubts after 6am and informed my son whoenquired with other youthswho informed about recoveryof a body and later it was iden-tified as my son. There was nomental tension, he can neverend his life like this,” saidDipender Kumar Upadhyay,who owns a borewell unit.

The girl’s parents also weresurprised at the suicide angle.

“She was very happy withher life. There was no reasonfor her to end her life. We haddinner and all of us went tosleep. I didn’t even know whenshe went out of the house. Iwant the police to investigatethoroughly,” said a relative ofthe deceased girl.

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The Jharkhand Cabinet onWednesday gave the nod

for implementation of seventhpay commission package forstaff and employees in urbancivic bodies. As per Cabinetnod, the staff and employees ofurban civic bodies working inMunicipal Corporation, nagarparishad and nagar panchayatwill be benefitted. The staff ofurban civic bodies will getrevised salaries with effect fromApril 1, 2019.

State Cabinet Coordinationdepartment secretary in-chargeAjoy Kumar Singh said, “Withthe implementation of seventhpay package the StateGovernment will bear the bur-den of �12 crore on its exche-quer yearly.”

In another major decision,the State Cabinet onWednesday gave its approvalfor a hike in the monthly hon-orarium of Anganwadi sewika,Anganwadi sahayika and mid-dle level Anganwadi sahayika.As per Cabinet decision, themonthly honorarium of

Anganwadi sewika andAnganwadi sahayika has beenincreased to �500 each.Similarly, the monthly hono-rarium of middle levelAnganwadi sahayika has beenincreased to �250 per month.With today’s Cabinet decisionthe monthly honorarium ofAnganwadi sewika will be�6,400, Anganwadi sahayikawill get �4,700 while the mid-dle level Anganwadi sahayikawill get �3,200 per month.

With the increase in month-ly honorarium of Anganwadisewika, Anganwadi sahayikaand middle level Anganwadisahayika the State Governmentwill bear burden of �33.82 crorein State exchequer. There arearound 71,000 Anganwadi sewi-ka, Anganwadi sahayika and2,551 mid level Anganwadisahayika working in State.

The State Cabinet also gaveits nod for service rules ofJharkhand Urban TownPlanner (appointment, pro-motion and service rules) 2019.Nod for service rules of AayushPharmacist cadre was alsoapproved in Cabinet meeting.

The State Cabinet also gavethe nod to lease out 2.870 acresof land at Bhagwanpur andBahadurchak area of Goddadistrict to Adani Power Ltd atthe rate of � 60.82 lakh for peri-od of thirty years to AdaniPower (Jharkhand) for settingup booster pumping station.

Administrative approvalfor revised fund allocationunder centre government fund-ed Deen Dayal UpadhyayaGram Jyoti Yojana was alsogiven nod. Earlier, theGovernment had sanctioned�3696.22 crore under GramJyoti Yojana which has beenrevised to �4,166 crore.

In today’s Cabinet meet, anod was given to 12 agendawhich also includes adminis-trative approval of financialassistance of �5 lakh each tofamily members of four jour-nalists, among others.

Sources said thatWednesday was the lastCabinet meeting of RaghubarDas Government’s presenttenure as the election dates islikely to be announced afterChhath festival.

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The European Union (EU)delegation of parliamen-

tarians on Wednesday termedthe abrogation of special statusto Jammu & Kashmir underArticle 370 an “internal issue ofIndia” and the media coverageon the troubled State “biased”even as they asserted theystood by the country in its fightagainst terrorism.

However, the high-profilevisit did not go as theGovernment would have likedas it was in controversy over theinvolvement of a private lob-byist and the Opposition goinghard against the ruling dis-pensation for allowing the for-eign delegation while stoppingthe country’s own MPs fromvisiting the State to take stockof the ground situation there.

To add to theGovernment’s discomfort, afterShiv Sena another BJP partner,JD(U), on Wednesday put theGovernment in a spot by join-ing the Opposition ranks inquestioning the move to sendthe EU delegation to Kashmir.Sena had taken exception say-ing Kashmir was “not an inter-national issue”.

The Congress demandedanswers from Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on the foreignMPs’ visit terming it as the“biggest diplomatic blunder” inIndia’s history. And Congressleader in the Lok Sabha AdhirRanjan Chowdhury even wroteto the PM suggesting him tosend an all-party delegation to

Kashmir to assess the situationthere.

This, even as a section ofthe visiting MPs also said theGovernment should allow thecountry’s own Opposition par-liamentarians to visit the State.Nicolaus Fest, who is part of thedelegation, said, “I think ifyou let in European Union par-liamentarians, you should alsolet in Opposition politiciansfrom India. There is some kindof disbalance, the Governmentshould address it.”

However the EU MPs tookexception to them being billedas “fascists” and called themedia coverage on Kashmir“biased”.

Thierry Mariani, a memberof the Rassemblement Nationalparty in France, told the mediain Srinagar, “Terrorists candestroy a country. I have beento Afghanistan and Syria and Ihave seen what terrorism hasdone. We stand with India in itsfight against terrorism.”

He also said, “By calling usfascists, our image has been tar-nished. It’s better that oneshould know about us proper-ly before tarnishing our image.”

Ryszard Czarnecki fromPoland said the internationalmedia coverage on Kashmirseems biased. “Once we goback to our countries, we willinform them of what we saw,”the leader from the Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc party said.

Henri Malosse from Francesaid, “If we talk about Article370, it is India’s internal matter.What concerns us is terrorism

which is a global menace andwe should stand with India infighting it.” Malosse is a formerpresident of the EuropeanEconomic and SocialCommittee.

Newton Dunn from theLiberal Democrat party inthe UK described the visit asan “eye-opener.” He said, “Webelong to a place in Europewhich is peaceful after years offighting. And we want to seeIndia becoming the mostpeaceful country in the world.And for that we need to standby India in its fight againstglobal terrorism. This visit hasbeen an eye-opener and wewould definitely advocatewhat we have seen on groundzero.”

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In a first major developmentahead of new Government

formation in Maharashtra,Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis was formally electedas the BJP Legislature Party(BJPLP) leader on Wednesday,even as the Shiv Sena softenedits stand on its alliance with itssenior saffron ally, but with arider. Sena said, “It is in theinterest of both the partiesand the State that we aretogether, but things have tohappen as was decided earlier.”

“The mandate of voters ofMaharashtra is for the‘Mahayuti’ (BJP-Sena alliance).Hence the ‘Mahayuti’ is goingto form its government soon inthe State,” Fadnavis said whileaddressing the newly-electedBJP MLAs at the State legisla-ture party meeting.

Reacting to Fadnavis’statement that his party wouldform the next Government in

alliance with the Shiv Sena,Sena MP and spokespersonSanjay Raut said, “It is goodthing (that he has made such astatement). It should remain so.We welcome it.”

Raut, however, reiteratedthere is no change in the Sena’searlier stand on power-sharing.“Whatever the stand taken byour party president on October24 (the day the poll results wereannounced) remains,” the Senaleader said.

Asked about the overturesbeing made by the Congress and the NCP to theShiv Sena amid stalematebetween Sena and the BJP overthe sharing of power in theState, Raut said, “Be it theCongress or NCP, they willkeep talking like this till the for-mation of a Government in theState. They will continue toindulge in kite flying. In poli-tics, we should understand allthese things. But, the factremains the Shiv Sena-BJPalliance is intact. We are con-fident that the BJP will honourthe commitment made to us onthe power sharing. The ChiefMinister has said saffronalliance will form theGovernment. We also wantthat. But, the Government willbe formed in a manner that hadbeen decided earlier.”

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Hours after alleged Pakistan-backed terrorists gunned

down five migrantMurshidabad labourers inKashmir, West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjeecondemned the “dastardly act”and demanded “strong inves-

tigation” to bring out the realtruth behind the “pre-plannedmurder.”

Mamata said as there is nopolitical activity in Kashmir, itis the duty of the CentralGovernment to bring out thetruth through a “strong” inves-

tigation into the murders.Expressing deep shock at

the incident and announcing acompassionate grant of �5 lakhto each of the five bereavedfamilies, Mamata said, “It ismost unfortunate incident”that “five innocent labourerswere brutally killed in a pre-planned manner”.

Five labourers from Bahalvillage in Sagardighi block ofMurshidabad district —Noimuddin Sheikh, MursalimSheikh, Rofik Sheikh,Kamruddin Sheikh and RofikulSheikh — who used to work atapple gardens in Kulgam dis-

trict, were gunned down byultras on Tuesday. Sixth labour-er Jahiruddin Sheikh wasinjured but managed to escape.

Noimuddin’s father JarisSheikh, also a labourer in anapple garden in Kashmir, saidhis son and other workers wereregularly getting threat callsfrom the terrorists asking themto leave the Valley. “They weretelling us to leave the Valley aswe are non-Kashmiris. I decid-ed to come back and returnedyesterday. My son was sup-posed to return on Thursday ashe was yet to get his payment,”Jaris Sheikh said.

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As contribution of stubbleburning to Delhi’s pollution

on Wednesday increased to 35per cent — the season’s highest— Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Wednesdayrequested Haryana, Punjab andUttar Pradesh Governments toprovide machinery to farmersto stop crop fires.

Pollution levels peakedwith the Air Quality Index(AQI) rising to 427.

As hazardous haze shroud-ed the Capital with stubbleburning being held as prima-ry reason by the Ministry ofEarth Sciences’ air quality mon-itor SAFAR, the AAP said itwill hold a protest on Thursdayoutside Haryana and PunjabBhawan over “their the failureof the two States in curbingstubble burning”.

Kejriwal said, “Everyonecan see how polluted the air issince Tuesday. Delhi is chokingbecause of the stubble burning

in the neighbouring States ofHaryana and Uttar Pradesh. Ihave spoken to many farmersfrom the States of Punjab andHaryana and they say they areready to stop burning stubbleif they get a viable alternative,like machinery to dispose offarm remains in a environ-ment-friendly way. The farm-ers are ready, but there is a lackof effort by the Governments.”

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to house the integrated DelhiPolice headquarters in Lutyens’zone will be inaugurated byAmit Shah on Thursday on thebirth anniversary of India’s firstHome Minister SardarVallabhbhai Patel.

Though the police complexis proposed to have twin towerswhich are expected to be fullyconstructed in the next sixmonths, it is being officiallylaunched as the police head-quarters and the office of theDelhi Police Commissioner willstart functioning from the newlocation after the inauguration.

The PHQ will also have theoffices of the Joint CP ranges,Special CP. As per police officer,other offices that are scattered allover the city will be shifted to thePHQ, however, offices of SpecialCell, CB, Special Branch, PoliceControl Room andCommunications will continueto function outside of the PHQ.

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As part of the fifth IndiaInternational Science

Festival (IISF-2019)Celebrations, CSIR-NationalMetallurgical Laboratory,Jamshedpur, organised anOutreach Programme of IISF2019.

The thematic choice ofthis exhibition rests on‘Technologies, Products &Technological Services’. Thecontributions of CSIR-NMLin the context of nation build-ing were showcased in thisexhibition under the broadheadings of ‘Mining, Minerals& Materials’, ‘Engineering &Infrastructure’, ‘Ecology &Environment’.

During this programme,CSIR-NML open their lab &facilities to students, publicand local media. The objectiveof this outreach programme isto disseminate the knowledgein terms of Achievements,Technologies developed,Products & TechnologicalServices of CSIR-NML as awhole to attract Academia,

Industries, R&D fraternity andcommon people of India toknow the contributions ofCSIR-NML since 69 years of itsjourney towards the develop-ment of New & Digital Indiaand also to get an insight intothe work life of researchers.

The exhibition may pro-vide an ample opportunity toknow the latest development ofCSIR-NML in the field ofScience & Technology and also,

it may encourage the industriesin the long run Dr. I. Chattoraj,Director NML welcomed theChief Guest CK Asnani,Chairman & ManagingDirector, UraniumCorporation of India Ltd.,Jadugoda, students, teachersof local schools and colleges ofJamshedpur, Scientists andTeam CSIR-NML. He has alsobriefed the ideas and objectivesof the outreach programme of

IISF 2019. Dr. Arvind Sinha,Chairman, NASI JharkhandChapter delivered a lecture on"Ethics in Science" and he dif-ferentiated between "Ethics inScience" and “Ethics ofScience”. Surprisingly, both theevents, Vigilance AwarenessWeek and outreach pro-gramme of IISF 2019 coincide.

CK Asnani as Chief Guestdelivered an entertaining delib-eration on two counts, one for

young minds of schools, col-leges and other for the peoplethose who are employed.Lecture contained the educativevalues and also, it hasimpressed a lot to the studentsas well as the audience in gen-eral.

Over 350 students fromBPM 10+2 High School,Adivasi High School-Sitaramdera, Baldwin FarmsHouse, Central School, UCIL,Jadugoda, Chaibassa College,NTTF Golmuri and TSTI,Burmamines participated inthis Outreach programme ofIISF 2019. After the inaugur-al session, the students fromvarious schools, colleges &technical institutions visitedPosters stalls, Exhibition stalls& various laboratory & facili-ties of CSIR-NML.

Few schools & collegeswith a group of four studentsdemonstrated their Exhibit /models during this event. Allthe students expressed theirhappiness and showed theexcitement of scientific andindustrial development ofCSIR-NML.

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Many water bodies acrossthe city have been left chok-

ing on idols, puja paraphernalia,plastics and other waste postimmersions for Durga and KaliPuja. In view of the of devoteestraditionally offering prayers tothe Sun god on Chhath, the dis-trict administration of Bokaroand Chas Municipal Corporation(CMC) have issued directives forcleaning the water bodies.

The civic body, which hasalready pressed its labourers toclean ponds ahead of Chhath, isplanning to depute guards nearthe important water bodies toensure that people do not litteragain. Meanwhile, several NGOsand local people are taking ini-tiatives in cleaning water bodiesacross district.

During cleanliness drive,polythene, idols of Lord Ganeshand Laxmi including glass andplastic bottles, broken parts ofmirrors were fished out of rivers,said Satnam, a member of organ-isation engaged in drive.

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Bermo Block DevelopmentOfficer Praveen

Chaudhary visited more than70 polling booths within thelimits of Bermo andGandhinagar police station inBermo assembly constituencyto conduct physical verifica-tion of basic civic amenities forvoters on Wednesday.

During the visit, the BDOissued instructions to the clus-ter and polling booth officials.He said the Bokaro DeputyCommissioner had directed allBDOs of Bokaro district toensure basic civic amenities atall polling booths to make surethe voters cast their votes in ahassle-free manner.

DC Bokaro MukeshKumar had recently held ameeting to review basicamenities at the polling boothsacross the district. He askedthe officials concerned tosubmit a report to DC officeafter physical verification offacilities prescribed by the

ECI. The BDO PraveenChaudhary inspected all 70booths on Wednesday forfacilities like drinking water,toilet, power supply and rampfor differently-abled citizens.

He also inquired about avail-ability of furniture in schoolbuildings lying vacant postmerger with other schools.He said basic civic amenitiesshould also be made available

at cluster points where securitypersonnel and election dutystaff would be putting up forpolls. Many school teachers,local body members andpolling officials were present

during the visit. While DeputyCommissioner BokaroMukesh Kumar issued direc-tives to his officials for theupcoming assembly election2019.

The DC chaired a reviewmeeting about the prepara-tions of elections with all theblock development officers,zonal officers and other offi-cials, under their respectiveblocks and asked them toensure that the elections areconducted fairly and peace-fully.

DC asked the officials tomake available the list ofpolling booths, arrangementsof drinking water, lights, shedsincluding mobile phone con-nectivity and way of monitor-ing as earliest.

DC said that handicappedpeople should not face anykind of difficulties duringpolling and asked for thearrangements for ramp in allpolling stations as per theElection Commission's guide-lines.

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Chainpur police on Tuesdaynight arrested three cattle

smugglers and rescued 20 cat-tle, including cows, calves andtwo oxen at Shahpur here.Police seized the cattle-ladenvehicle and sent the arrestedtrio to Central Jail inDaltonganj.

The trio –Sharif, Nazir andBholu Qureshi—have beenbooked under sections ofIndian Penal Code (IPC) andJharkhand Bovine AnimalProhibition of Slaughter Act.

Deputy Superintendent ofPolice (DSP) Sandip Guptasaid that a team headed byPalamu SP Ajay Linda inter-cepted the vehicle near Koyalbridge at Shahpur on Tuesdaynight.Gupta said that a widenetwork of cattle smugglers wasactive in the area and thepolice were taking necessarysteps to bust the racket.Sources

said the 20 cattle were rescuedfrom a road in Daltonganjwhich has connectivity withRanchi, Bihar and GT road.Police said the rescued cattlehave been handed over tochowkidars for its distributionamong the able locals there.

The BJP in Jharkhand ledby former chief minister ArjunMunda brought in thePrevention of Cow SlaughterOrdinance in 2005 which waslater made an Act. It carried apenalty of Rs 5,000 and impris-onment of up to five years orboth for offenders. Anti-beefsale and cow slaughter initia-tives, by the stateas well as inde-pendent right-wing bodies,have been on the rise inJharkhandsince late 2014.

A group of right-wing out-fits including the VishwaHinduParishad (VHP)launched their first helplinenumber in Jharkhand inNovember2015 which served

the purpose of registering com-plaints about illegal beef sale-and cow slaughter across thestate. VHP workers claimedthat over a hundredcomplaintsregarding beef sale and cowslaughter have been registeredthroughthe helpline in pastone year.

Sources said that providingspace, food, water and safety torescued cattle is a major chal-lenge. SP Palamu Ajay Lindasaid, “Our drive against cattlesmuggling is a perpetual effortand there will be no compla-cency from our end.”

Linda added that the policehave identified routes which areused for smuggling cattle. Roadpatrolling and vigil will be fur-ther intensified to keep a watchon cattle smugglers, he said.

Sources said areas underHarihurganj, Pipra, Chhaterpurand Naudeeha Bazar policestations are infamous for cattlesmuggling.

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Popular playback singer NehaKakkar is all set to make the

evening of Chhath onNovember 2 more colourful forthe devotees with her ensembleof religious songs to rev up theChhat spirit at Agrico Maidan.

Neha Kakkar along withher team members will performon the occasion. She competedon season 2 of the televisionreality show Indian Idol in2006 and was a judge on thetenth and eleventh season of thesame show Indian Idol 10 and11 respectively. She alsoappeared in Comedy Circus KeTaansen in 2014 on Sony TV.She had judged a singing real-ity show on Zee TV named SaRe Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.

Surya Mandir Committeeunder its patron and ChiefMinister Raghubar Das isorganising the event. Officialsof the committee informed thatduring his visit to the city, Das

had given instructions to makeproper arrangements for theevent. Jusco and JamshedpurNotified Area Committee willcarry cleanliness of the pondwith bleaching powder andchemicals and water.Arrangements for fire extin-guishers will be done by tem-ple committee. Over 40 CCTVsand two drones will bedeployed by the organisingcommittee for security rea-sons.

Officials of Surya Mandircommittee said that thisevening is being organised fromseveral years to mark Chhathcelebrations. According to

them, the purpose of the pro-gramme was to promote peaceand harmony. “People of allfaiths have been invited for thegrand show,” one of them said,adding that preparations are infull swing. Sadhna Sinha, Devi,Anuradha Pondwal, MaliniAwasthi and Tripti Sakya thegreat artists have performed atart Chhath puja. The officialsinformed that no charge istaken from visiting devotees bythe temple committee for stay-ing at the rooms. Devoteesfrom remote villages can comeand stay. In view of rising infla-tion, he said, Chhath itemswould be made available by thetemple committee for worshipat very cheap rates.

According to them almostfive thousand devotees willworship the sun god and 20thousand people will visit themandir on the occasion. Thetemple committee will ensurefree milk and twigs for thedevotees.

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In a major breakthrough,Khunti District Police raid-

ed Chutia area of Ranchi onlate Tuesday night and arrest-ed notorious hardcore insur-gent, Harihar Mahto aliasHarihar Sahu who has a boun-ty of Rs two lakh on his head.Police also recovered two pis-tols and half dozen cartridgesfrom Mahto.

Addressing a press meet onWednesday, KhuntiSuperintendent of Police,Ashutosh Shekhar said thatHarihar is a hardcore rebelbelonging to People’s LiberationFront of India (PLFI). “Mahto,a resident of Karra PoliceStation of Khunti district washiding at Chutia area in Ranchi.Karra Police raided the area onlate Tuesday night with the helpof Chutia Police team andarrested him.

PLFI’s hardcore militantMahto was living in YashwantKeshari’s house for the lastone year in front of Chutia Kalitemple,” he added. Shekharfurther informed that thePolice also recovered two pis-

tols and half dozen bulletsfrom the spot. Mahto was stay-ing with wife and children atKeshari’s house by submittingthe identity card of Assam, headded.

According to figures withthe Ministry of Home Affairs,

at least 18 of 24 districts inJharkhand are LWE-affected.Apart from the main CPI(Maoist), there are at least 17splinter outfits active in thetribal hinterland. A majority ofsplinter outfits, police say, areinvolved in extorting money

from businessmen, traffickingchildren and killing for sport.They have unleashed a reign ofterror on innocent villagershere. PLFI, one of these splin-ter outfits, was formed byDinesh Gope, an ex army man,in 2003.

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The late, great Eunice deSouza, one of the most

important modern Indianpoets, wrote poignantly about“ways of belonging.” The phrasehas deep significance to hernative Goa, and beyond to theentire western coastline com-prising the Konkan andMalabar.

Here history has played outquite apart from the northernplains, and the borderlands ofthe subcontinent. Instead ofconstant waves of invasion andrepulsion, this part of the worldhas experienced profound con-fluence since antiquity. The dif-ferences are significant, and ifwe are to speak of anything like

‘Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat’then they have to be under-stood, respected and celebrated.Curious paradoxes aboundabout Goa. Most people thinkof beaches, but don’t realize thespectacularly beautiful interiorincludes some of the most beau-tiful sections of the WesternGhats. There’s a common per-ception that Christianity dom-inates, but in fact Hindus havebeen in the majority for cen-turies.

There’s a spectacularly richsyncretic culture, including gen-erations of peerless excellence inboth western and Hindustaniclassical music, yet the con-temporary image is of pound-ing EDM under coconut trees.Ask the average Indian what he

thinks of Goa, and most of whatemerges is shallow Bollywoodstereotypes. Ranjit Hoskote, theacclaimed poet, critic and cul-tural theorist, once wrote withgreat insight, “geographical con-tiguity does not mean that Goaand mainland India share thesame universe of meaning:Goa’s special historic evolution,with its Lusitanian route to theEnlightenment and printmodernity, its Iberian emphasison a vibrant public sphere, itspride in its ancient interna-tionalism avant la lettre, sets itat a tangent to the self-image ofan India that has been formedwith the experience of Britishcolonialism as its basis.”

This is a crucial distinction.By the middle of the 19th cen-

tury, due to something like aperfect storm of geopolitical cir-cumstances, the Portuguesewere unable to project signifi-cant power or control into theirbeloved Estado da IndiaPortuguesa centered on Goa.

The last two centuries oftheir nominal rule was charac-terised by painful negotiationsand compromise with localHindu and Catholic elites whonot only dominated both polit-ical and economic affairs in theirhomeland, but also extendedtheir influence across the oceansfrom Macau to Mozambique,and eventually to Lisbon.

Thus, it’s unsurprising thecurrent prime minister inPortugal is Orlando Costa, whotakes every opportunity to

proudly display his OverseasCitizen of India card (it was pre-sented to him with terrific cer-emony by Narendra Modi in2017). All of that is truly extra-ordinary context, that defies thelobotomized logic of jingoism.But any sincerely “shreshta”Bharat will be necessarily pred-icated on the ability to accom-modate pluralistic identities,that are born from genuinecomplexities.

As last year’s JnanpithAwardee – the first ever writerin the English language –Amitav Ghosh once pointed outwith great acuity, “One of theways in which Goa is new is thatit has invented a kind of cos-mopolitanism that is peculiar-ly its own. It is a cosmopoli-

tanism of lived experience; acosmopolitanism of inner dia-logues, where the outsiderbecomes a part of an innervoice. Sometimes embraced andsometimes excoriated, this voiceis nonetheless not ignored as itmight be elsewhere.”Cosmopolitan does not meanconfused. Only bigots takeopen-mindedness to indicateweakness.

There should be no doubtthat Goans do not need lessonson patriotism and nationalismfrom single-minded simple-tons, who cannot understandthe strength that comes fromunderstandingthe world.Mahatma Gandhi could havebeen speaking specifically of thecitizens of India’s smallest state

when he said, “I do not want myhouse to be walled in on all sidesand my windows to be stuffed.I want the culture of all lands tobe blown about my house asfreely as possible. But I refuse tobe blown off my feet by any.”

From time immemorial,this tiny sliver of the Konkancoastline has remained open forbusiness with the rest of theplanet, for which it has beenrenowned as far back as histo-ry has been written.

At the turn of the sixteenthcentury, the port of Goa was therichest city in the world, twicethe size of London and Paris inthose days. Both the East andWest were changed completelybecause of what happened here– imagine Indian food without

chilies, or potatoes or tomato,for example. By the inexorablelogic of democracy, this is aninsignificantly minuscule place,with only two seats in the LokSabha, and a total populationsmaller than scores of citiesacross India.

But functioning democracyis much more than the bruteforce of overwhelming num-bers. And true unity in diversi-ty means an acknowledgementof the possibility of harmoniousconvergence.

(The article is an OP-EDon World Ekta Diwas, observedon October 31)

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The State Congress onWednesday announced to

waive off farmers’ loans if votedto power in year-end Assemblyelection. State Congress presi-dent and former parliamentar-ian, Rameshwar Oraon, address-ing a gathering at last leg of divi-sional-wise Jan Aakrosh rally atDhurwa ground, announcedwaiver of farmers loan andreturn of non-utilized triballand acquired by Governmentfor setting up industries if theCongress party forms aGovernment here.

The Congress party’s promiseto waive farmers loan assumes

significance as the grand oldparty returned to power inMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan andChhattisgarh riding on promiseto waive farmers’ loans last year.

Attacking the Raghubar Das

government, Oraon said, “TheBJP government in State is work-ing against the tribals as they areplanning to make changes inChottanagpur/Santhal ParganaTenancy Acts (CNT/SPT) withan attempt to grab tribals land.Tribals existence will be at stakeif there are changes made to thetenancy laws.”

Echoing the views of Oraon,State Congress in-charge RPNSingh said, “Apart from waivingfarmers’ loan, if Congress isvoted to power we will give a jobto one person from each house-hold, as the BJP government hasfailed to create employmentopportunities for youths.”

Slamming BJP governmenton its mission 65 plus, Singhsaid, “BJP had given mission 200plus in Maharashtra and mission75 plus in Haryana, but the peo-ple of two states have taught alesson to BJP.

We are confident that peo-ple in Jharkhand will teach sim-ilar lesson to BJP as the party willfail to even cross 25 seats inJharkhand.” The Congress partyas part of reaching out to mass-es has been organizing JanAakrosh rally at all administra-tive divisions. The Wednesday

rally was last leg of Jan Aakroshrally which was attended bysenior Congress leaders includ-ing former Ranchi MP SubodhKant Sahay, former Dhanbad

MP Chandra Shekhar Dubey‘Dadai Dubey’, Congress legis-lature party leader AlamgirAlam, Congress MP GeetaKoda, Dhiraj Sahu among oth-

ers. Sahay said, “Jharkhand is thestate which has given birth to theterm ‘mob lynching’ as morethan 24 incidents of mob lynch-ing have been reported in State

in last five years.” The JanAakrosh rally was also show ofstrength of Congress leaderseyeing for tickets for Assemblyelection. The rally was to start at11 am, but there was thin atten-dance of people at the rally. Astime passed Congress leadersalong with their supporters start-ed reaching the venue.

Congress leader fromNagri/Ratu area, Lal PremPrakash Nath Shahdeo was thefirst leader to reach the venuewith supporters, followed byAditya Vikram Jaiswal fromRanchi, Rajesh Kachaap fromKhijri reaching the venue. Byafternoon the ground was fullwith Congress supporters.

The Congress leaders, whowere upset on seeing thin atten-dance of crowd in the morning,were happy by afternoon on wit-nessing huge gathering. Sourcessaid that by Jan Aakrosh rallyCongress party wanted to showits strength to its ally partnersJMM, JVM and RJD which hadearlier held rallies in StateCapital. The Congress JanAakrosh rally was answer toChief Minister Chief Minister’sJohar Jan Ashirwad yatra beingheld at different parts of State.

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MECON receivedExcellence in

Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) Award-2019 from Ministry ofCorporate Affairs in thepresence of President ofIndia, Ram Nath Kovind,Minister of Finance andCorporate Affairs, NirmalaSitharaman and Minister ofState for finance andCorporate Affairs, AnuragSingh Thakur.

The prestigious awardwas received by CMDMECON, Atul Bhatt forMECON’s outstanding con-tribution in area of CSR.Director (Technical), PKSarangi and ExecutiveDirector (CS), SanjiveKumar also joined him intaking the award.

With a view to providesafe drinking water to theunderprivileged sections ofsociety especially the Tribalsthrough usage of clean andrenewable source of energy,MECON has installed solarpower driven pump set inthe bore well at Bartoli ofPancha Village, whichpumps water to an overheadtank (OHT) located at cen-tral place. This systemmakes water easily accessi-ble to the inhabitants of thevillage. The water fromOHT is distributed throughtaps.

Through this initiative,villagers are getting roundthe clock potable water ataccessible location in the vil-lage, which is free from bac-terial contamination andsafe for drinking purposeand consumption.

The project serves thosevillagers who are living inthe dense forests ofJharkhand. The importanceof its impact can be deter-

mined through access todrinking water to house-holds, use of solar energy tosave electricity and henceensuring environmental sus-tainability, whereas earlierthey would have had towalk through dense forest toget water. With this initiativeof MECON, the 320 resi-dents now have perennialaccess to piped water avail-able on tap in their homes.

The company CSRaddresses crucial problemsrelated to rural develop-ment through this project.

This is in addition toother CSR activities of thecompany which cover abroad range of initiativeswhich include education,health, sanitation, drinkingwater, vocational training,skill development, liveli-hood, community infra-structure, rural developmentand health related interven-tions.

The National CSRAwards has been institutedby the Ministry of CorporateAffairs to recognize corpo-rate initiatives in the area ofCSR to achieve inclusivegrowth and sustainabledevelopment.

The main objectivebehind this initiative is toencourage companies to ful-fill their CSR obligations,maximize the impactthrough competition andinnovation and fully inte-grate CSR into their businessphilosophy.

These awards are thehighest recognition in thedomain of CSR by theGovernment of India.

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In an attempt to make theworld a better place, city

resident Akram Ansari, a 24-year-old cycling enthusiasthas returned from his expe-dition Cyclothon 3.0 onOctober 11. Creating socialawareness, Ansari during hisjourney covered a distance of6,000 Kms in 49 days across6 countries.

Flagged off from Ranchi

on August 20 by IG (Training)Priya Dubey, the cyclist beganhis mission in India and hastravelled across Bangladesh,Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysiaand Singapore.

Founder and chairman ofan NGO called Bless ‘n’ Bliss,Ansari addressed seminars atvarious educational institu-tions on burning issues likelack of education for theunderprivileged children,poor employment opportu-nities for members of thetransgender community andwomen safety.

During his campaign,Ansari addressed seminarsand talks at XLRI Jamshedpur,NIT Rourkela, AIUBBangladesh, AIESECBangladesh and AIESECSingapore to name a few.

“My mission was not justto cycle across the globe but

was also to encourage peopleto work on these issues.Thanks to popular socialmedia platforms l ikeFacebook, Instagram andTwitter where I would con-stantly post updates, peoplefrom not just these countriesbut other parts of the world aswell have been very support-ive about this cause,” said thecyclist.

Based on his talk at NITRourkela, the college hasdecided to start a trainingcentre for members of thetransgender community andprovide them with basic train-ing like that of an office assis-tant or a data entry person.

“The response I receivedat the various institutions hasbeen very positive and over-whelming. Other organisa-tions have also been equallyencouraging and talks for

further collaboration are inprocess,” said the entrepre-neur. From cycling in extremeweather condit ions l ikescorching heat to freezingtemperatures to torrentialrain, Ansari feels that everyday was a new challenge.“You realize you are travellingagainst nature and need to bevery strong not just mentallybut physically also for doingso. It’s not impossible, if youthink it’s possible, you can doit,” he said.

Since the day for the talksat the various universitieswas already fixed, Ansarirecalls that he could not takea break for even a singleday.”With the unexpectedconditions there were dayswhen I would cover a distanceof about 200 Kms in 20 hours.

Owning to the rough ter-rain and ongoing work of

road construction, there wereplaces where I had to lug mycycle and walk for about 130Kms,” he remarked.

The distance which was tobe covered in 22- 23 days hadto be crossed in just 15 days.“Since visa on arrival inThailand is only granted for15 days that was the time Ihad to travel across the coun-try and cover 1900 Kms,” hesaid.

Another major challenge,which Ansari faced was thelack of proper diet in a lot ofplaces. “I can only carry a lim-ited amount of supplies in mybackpack, but thanks to mystrength training I managedto overcome this as well,”said the fitness freak.

The cyclist also had totrek through the dense forestsof Malaysia as cycling on theexpressway is prohibited

there. “The ride through theforests was not only scary butalso increased the distance byabout 300- 350 Kms.

At one point I even sawan alligator where as therewere numerous wild monkeysall along this route. All alonein a jungle with not anothersoul around would send shiv-ers down my spine,” herecalled.

Ansari through his expe-dition is just trying to urgepeople to come forward andmake a small change in thesociety. “I don’t want anyoneto give me a medal or a cer-tificate for my work; I justwant to be acknowledged, tobe known for my work.

And that is the least thegovernment can do for mycontribution in making thisworld a better place,” saidAnsari.

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With a view to preparea blueprint for

achieving its target of 65plus seats in the upcomingAssembly Elections, aState-level meeting ofworkers of ‘BharatiyaJanata Yuva Morcha’(BJYM) was convened onWednesday.

All the BJYM officebearers were present dur-ing the meeting.Presidents of 516 Mandalsand the General Secretaryof all the districts werealso present.

This meeting waschaired by State presidentAmit Kumar. In this meet-ing, especially BJP’s orga-nization General SecretaryDharam Pal Singh, formerYuva Morcha State presi-dent Vinay Chaube, AshokSingh of Yuva Morcha,were present.On this occa-sion, the BJP OrganizationGeneral Secretary Dharm

Pal Singh said that the tar-get of 65 plus seats in thiselection can be achievedwith the help of YuvaMorcha. “For this, theYuva Morcha is workingvery hard. New Voters’Conference has been orga-nized in 15 districts inwhich first time votershave been included,” headded.

Addressing the BJYMworkers who came toattend the meeting fromacross the State, Singhsaid that the BJYM work-ers will know what theaspirations of the peoplefrom the Government areand it will be added in theparty’s manifesto. “At pre-sent, we can say that YuvaMorcha has proved that itis most strong wing of BJP.

The youth should takethe responsibility of win-ning all the booths,” headded.“ The youth ofJharkhand want to form anationalist government.

We need to strengthenour booth to achieve 65plus target in the elec-tions,” he said. Criticisingopposition parties on theoccasion, theOrganisational GeneralSecretary said that theCongress made an inde-pendent MLA the ChiefMinister and looted themineral wealth of theState.

“There was not a sin-gle corruption accusationin the State during theRaghubar Das tenure,” headded.Speaking on theoccasion, BJYM Statepresident, Amit Kumarsaid the responsibilitygiven by the party will befulfilled. “To achieve thegoal of 65 plus, we areready to work with our fullstrength.

It has been decided tohold a Mandal Conferenceregularly and includebooth level workers inthem,” he added.

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To ensure hassle free ChhathPuja celebrations for the

numerous devotees, the RanchiMunicipal Corporation (RMC)is putting in all efforts to cleanthe various ghats across theCapital city. Mayor Asha Lakra,Deputy Mayor SanjeevVijaywargiya, MunicipalCommissioner Manoj Kumarand other officials of the civicbody took stock of the on-going preparation work atmajor water bodies in Ranchion Wednesday.

Focusing mainly on clean-liness and marking the dangerzones, the inspection started atKanke Dam where the Mayorexpressed her satisfaction withthe progress of the work donejust three- days after Diwaliand Kali Puja concluded. “Dueto lack of time just Kanke Damwas covered today but tomor-row we will try to cover asmany Chhath ghats as possible.RMC is striving to give theChhath devotees clean waterbodies across the City. Workersand labourers have beendeployed to carry on the clean-ing work which is almost com-plete. The deadline given tocomplete all the work isOctober 31,” said Lakra.

Apart from cleaning theponds and lakes, proper light-ing is being ensured aroundthe ghats and also on the roads

leading to the water bodies.Danger zones are also beingmarked.“With the showers thatoccurred during Diwali, peo-ple will be able to perform therituals well this time as all the

water bodies have enoughwater. RMC is also makingsure that people don’t writetheir names to reserve spots atthe various ghats. RMC isdoing everything possible to

give the devotees all the nec-essary facilities,” added Lakra.The district administrationwill also deploy NDRF teamsat major locations during theChhath festival to avoid any

untoward incidents whileRMC has been asked to speedup the cleaning work saidDeputy Commissioner RaiMahimapat Ray. However,Basanti Lakra councilor of

ward number three said thatthough the cleaning work ofChhath ghats is taking placebut still there is too muchgarbage strewn all over theCity. “Due to the rains duringDiwali, the cleaning work hadto be stopped. If extra labouris given by RMC, the work willbe finished soon. Lights alsoneed to be fixed while roadswhich were dug up for sewer-age work also need to berepaired.

The ghat work aroundAdalhatu Talab is not completeas Chhath ghat has only beenmade on one side,” said theward councilor. RoshniKhalkho, councilor of wardnumber 19 said, “With a fewdays left for the festival specialcleaning work is being carriedout across all water bodies.

At a lot of places, idols arealso worshipped during thisfestival which is also beingtaken into account. With rainsduring Diwali door to doorgarbage collection got ham-pered but extra labourers havebeen appointed to carry on thework before the festival.”

Various major ghatsincluding Bada Talab, DhurwaDam, Kanke Dam, KaramtoliTalab will have drinking waterarrangements.

RMC will also install mod-ular toilets and changing roomfacilities will also be made forthe devotees.

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Agiant rock pythonapproached a home in the

Mansa Devi area which fallsunder the Rishikesh forestrange. The large reptile enter-ing a residential locality in thearea causing some fear amongthe locals who informed theforest department. After seeingthe rock python, peopleinformed it to the forest depart-ment, after which the forestdepartment team reached thespot. The forest departmentteam captured the pythonwhich was found to be 20 feetin length. The reptile was laterreleased in the forest.

Mansa Devi beat officer,Mansaram Gaur, said that alocal youth had reported that agiant python had been seenoutside someone's house in theresidential locality. After gettingthe information, Gaur reachedthe spot along with his team.

Spotting the reptile, herecognised it as a rock pythonabout 20 feet in length.

After efforts which lastedabout an hour, the forestdepartment team managed tocapture the python when it wastrying to enter the bushes.

Ten members of thedepartmental team had to putin considerable effort to controlthe snake weighing about 100kilogramme.

The python was laterreleased in the forest area awayfrom the residential localities. Itis pertinent to mention herethat pythons are found in theTerai region of Uttarakhand.

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The forest department hasadvised people to remain

alert and observe basic pre-cautions while moving in theBHEL and Ranipur areas dueto the presence of a leopardclose to settlements. Last week,a person was attacked by aleopard in Ranipur area.

More recently, on Tuesday, aleopard was seen on the

boundary wall of a school inRanipur. The big cat has beenspotted mostly in Ranipursectors 3 and 4 including thePAC campus apart from beingspotted on the BHEL hospitalroad.The Haridwar divisionalforest officer Akash Vermainformed that the forestdepartment has installed fourcages and a few cameras alsoat different locations. Twocages each have been placed inRanipur and at the labourcolony. The area frequented bythe leopard is being monitoredthrough cameras too. He fur-ther informed that it is difficultto ascertain whether the leop-ard being spotted is the onewhich had attacked a man lastweek.

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Left out by his own men,senior Congress leader

Navjot Singh Sidhu has foundsupport from his “friends”across the border. PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khanhas now invited his “friend”Sidhu for the opening cere-mony of the Kartarpur corridoron Pak side.

The invitation from Sidhu’s“friend since 1983” came a dayafter Indian Governmentshared with Pakistan a list of575 pilgrims to be included inthe first jatha (religious group),expected to be led by PunjabChief Minister Capt AmarinderSingh, to visit the Darbar Sahibat Kartarpur in Pakistan.

Even though the listincluded the names of BJP’sUnion Minister Hardeep SinghPuri and SAD’s Union MinisterHarsimrat Kaur Badal, besidesthe former Prime Minister DrManmohan Singh along withthe parliamentarians and leg-islators from Punjab, formerCabinet Minister Sidhu’s namewas conspicuous by its absence.

Sidhu, who played a crucialrole in making the Kartarpur

passage a reality after he raisedthe issue with Imran Khanwhen he visited Pak in Augustlast year to attend his swearingceremony, was apparently over-looked by his countrymen.

However, his fellow crick-eter Imran Khan did not forgetto invite Sidhu to join theinauguration of Kartarpur cor-ridor on November 9. As perreports coming in, Pakistanpolitician Faisal Javed Khanhad a telephonic conversationwith the cricketer-turned-politician and extended anofficial invitation on behalf ofPakistan Prime Minister, whichSidhu as reportedly accepted.

While Pakistan will offi-cially open the corridor from itsside on November 9, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi willinaugurate the Indian side of thecorridor on a day before onNovember 8 ahead of the 550thbirthday celebrations of Sikhismfounder Guru Nanak Dev.

The corridor connects theDera Baba Nanak shrine inIndian Punjab’s Gurdaspurwith Gurdwara Darbar SahibKartarpur in Pakistan.

Notably, Sidhu had attend-ed Imran Khan’s oath-takingceremony as Pakistan PrimeMinister in August 2018 inIslamabad. At that time, Sidhuhad reportedly stated that hewas Imran’s “ardent fan” andthey had known each other fornearly 35 years.

Sidhu had described Imranas “a messenger of goodwill”.However, Sidhu faced massivecriticism for attending the PakPM’s inauguration over attend-ing former Prime Minister andhis mentor Atal BihariVajpayee’s funeral. His “hug”with Pak Army chief QamarJaved Bajwa during his Pak visitwas also severely disapprovedback home.

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Terming the Aam AadmiParty’s (AAP) proposed

protest outside the PunjabBhawan in Delhi as an “obvi-ous political stunt” with aneye on the upcomingAssembly elections in thenational capital, Punjab ChiefMinister Capt AmarinderSingh on Wednesday lashedout at his Delhi counterpartArvind Kejriwal over the lat-ter’s brazen lies on the graveissue of air pollution.

“The air pollution in thenational capital is directly relat-ed to the rampant constructionactivity, widespread industri-alization, and total misman-agement of the city traffic,” saidCapt Amarinder, lambastingKejriwal for trying desperate-ly to divert public attentionfrom his own Government’sfailures by indulging in suchoutright lies.

By blaming others for hisown lapses, Kejriwal was show-ing signs of his poor leadership,the Chief Ministeradded.Describing Kejriwal asa shameless liar, CaptAmarinder accused him of

resorting to political gim-mickry after failing to seri-ously address the pollutionproblem in Delhi in the pastfive years. “Now that Delhi isreeling under dangerouslyhazardous levels of pollution,AAP Chief has suddenlydecided to turn his attention tothe critical issue,” noted CaptAmarinder whil equestioningthe Delhi Chief Minister onthe steps taken by hisGovernment to tackle theproblem.

Kejriwal’s claim that stub-ble burning in neighbouringstates was responsible for thehorrendous situation in Delhiwas absolutely ludicrous, espe-cially considering that thenumber of farm fires in Punjabhad actually been the same aslast year, said the ChiefMinister.

“If stubble burning is theprimary cause of Delhi’s air pol-lution, as Kejriwal claims it tobe, then how can he explain theatrociously high air qualityindex (AQI) in the nationalcapital even during the monthsof December and January,”asked Capt Amarinder. Heasked Kejriwal to explain howhe could blame Punjab whenthe AQI levels in the state,where the stubble fires were

taking place, were much betterthan Delhi.“The sudden spikein pollution levels in Delhipost Diwali is quite evidentlylinked with the firecrackers,which Kejriwal and hisGovernment failed to controldespite the Supreme Court’sdirectives in this regard,” hesaid pointing out that thenational capital’s PM2.5 con-centration had, as per reports,actually been lower this yearthan in the past.

Reports suggest that AQI inDelhi, which was recorded at163 at 5:30 pm on Diwali day,touched 1,005 around 11:30pm the same night due to sud-den spurt in firecrackers. “IsKejriwal so dumb that he can’tsee the correlation betweenthese figures and the currentAQI levels in Delhi,” askedCapt Amarinder, asking DelhiChief Minister to refrain fromresorting to such theatrics.

Capt Amarinder said thatAAP has been totally wipedout already from the politicalscene in Punjab and else-where. “And Kejriwal’s deci-sion to resort to street politicsclearly indicates that he islooking at imminent defeateven in Delhi, which has evi-dently prompted him to resortto such theatrics,” he added.

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The Rajasthan High Court onWednesday quashed a case

against Pehlu Khan, who waslynched by cow vigilantes inApril 2017, his two sons and atruck driver for allegedly illegallytransporting cows for slaughter.A single-judge Bench of JusticePankaj Bhandari quashed theFIR under the Rajasthan BovineAnimals Protection Act and thecharge sheet, saying there is noevidence to show that the cowswere being transported for thepurpose of slaughtering.

The chargesheet was filed inDecember last year againstIrshad Khan, Aarif Khan (thetwo sons of Pehlu Khan) and thetransporter, Khan Mohammad,in a lower court of Alwar’sBehror.

All the three, against whomthe chargesheet was filed, hadmoved a petition in the HCseeking quashing of the thecase. It was contended byAdvocate Kapil Gupta, appear-ing for the accused, that thecriminal case was a sheer mis-use and abuse of the process oflaw since there was no evidencethat the cows were being trans-ported for illegal purposes.

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Congress leader RahulGandhi is on a "regular

meditational visit" abroad justahead of his party's plannednationwide protests against theModi Government's handling ofeconomy. Incidentally, this is thesecond time in October when hehas gone abroad as he was awayalso when the campaigning forthe Assembly polls in two Statewere on. Congress said he is like-ly to return shortly.

Responding to speculationon the former Congress presi-dent's absence, Congress chiefspokesperson RandeepSurjewala said Rahul was awayon one of his regular "medita-tional visits". Sources in theparty added that Rahul is pos-sibly in Indonesia for a medita-tion session and will be backhome soon. "Rahul Gandhi hasgone from time to time in thepast on meditational visits. Heis currently on one such visit,"Surjewala said when asked about

the former Congress president.Surjewala said the party's

10-day agitation was formalisedat a meeting in which Rahul par-ticipated in, but neither he norSonia Gandhi would be partic-ipating in the State and district-level programmes.

BJP IT cell head AmitMalviya took to Twitter to tar-get Congress and said, "India isa leading center for meditationwith a rich heritage. But RahulGandhi routinely flies out to odddestinations for 'meditation'.Why doesn't Congress simplymake his itinerary public, afterall he is a highly protectedleader!"

The Congress has planneda country-wide agitation fromNovember 5 to 15 to highlightissues such as the economicslowdown, farm distress, risingunemployment and job lossesand the consequences of theRCEP (RegionalComprehensive EconomicPartnership) trade agreement.

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Poor labourers from differentparts of India, earning their

livelihood in Kashmir Valley,have once again come on theradar of the terrorists, growingrestless with increasing eco-nomic activity in the region.

Selective killing of these‘soft targets’, ahead of the bifur-cation of the State into twoUnion territories on October31, has also unnerved the secu-rity establishment in the region.

While executing thesestrikes the terrorists zeroed inon their targets carefully andwith a sinister design to pro-voke them to run away fromKashmir valley, bringing eco-nomic activity on hold in ruralareas of Kashmir valley.

Meanwhile, toll in the kul-gam terror incident rose to sixas one of the critically injuredlabourer succumbed to hisinjuries on Wednesday. Thebodies of five other labourershailing from Murshidabad weresent home from Srinagar air-port after completing necessarymedico-legal formalities .

So far, no terror outfit hasclaimed responsibility of theattack. Official sources,howev-er, claimed it could be thehandiwork of HizbulMujahideen terror outfit astheir cadre was actively

involved in the region. Local police officers

claimed, "since majority ofwork force, which hails fromUttar Pradesh, Bihar, WestBengal, Chhatisgarh, MadhyaPradesh and Rajasthan, havebeen visiting Kashmir valley forpast several years they never feltunsafe and ventured inside theinterior areas to earn theirbread and butter".

On the other hand, carefulstudy of soft targets, killed byterrorists since October 14,clearly indicate the terroristsare picking non-locals deliber-ately to trigger second round ofmigration.

Thousands of daily wagelabourers had earlier fled dif-ferent parts of Kashmir valleyafter the revocation of J&K'sspecial status under Article 370in the first week of August2019.Large number of them ranaway without even collectingtheir wages from their employ-ers to ensure their safety.

With gradual improvementin the prevailing security situ-ation as these labourers start-ed returning to kashmir valley,terrorists became restive andsearched for soft targets.

First, the terrorists target-ed apple growers but when hueand cry was raised in Kashmirvalley these terrorists startedtargeting non-locals and truck-

ers ferrying apple boxes. Thechange in strategy was adopt-ed to ensure they do not invitewrath of the local populace andtheir image was not dented.

In all these incidents, thetrucks were also set on fire tospread panic among them.

Due to complete commu-nication lock down, the totalnumber of anti militancy oper-ations had gone down sinceAugust 5 but in the last threeweeks terrorists have beenstriking at will and even expos-ing the tall claims of the secu-rity forces related to protect-ing apple growers and othersengaged in packaging of applecrop.

The cycle of violence,which started with the killingof a Rajasthan based truckdriver Sharief Khan on October14,is bound to put pressure onthese labourers to return homesafely than falling in the handsof these terrorists as 'sittingducks'

Senior security officersclaimed, the terrorists are delib-erately choosing their targets toscare away ‘outsiders’ and pro-voke the troops.

On the other hand, kash-mir police Wednesday identi-fied the terrorist responsible forkilling truck driver NarayanDutt, from Katra area in Residistrict as Aijaz Malik of Hizbul

Mujahideen. According topolice, Aijaz was active since2018. This establishes com-plicity of Hizbul Mujahideenin the terror crime, police said.

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BJP allies at Centre JD(U)and Shiv Sena on

Wednesday joined theOpposition ranks in question-ing the Government move tosend the EU delegation toKashmir even as the Congresscame out hard demandinganswers from Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on the foreignMPs' visit terming it as the“biggest diplomatic blunder” inIndia's history.

Congress leader in the LokSabha Adhir RanjanChoudhary wrote to the PMsuggesting him to send an all-party delegation to Kashmir toassess the situation there. Theparties on either side of thedivide blamed the Governmentof deliberately internationalis-ing the Kashmir issue.

While JD(U) spokespersonPavan Varma, a former diplo-mat, articulated his party'sposition on the two-day visit tothe Valley by the 23-memberEuropean Union delegation,Shiv Sena also took strongobjection to it, asserting that itis "not an international issue".

"There are several contra-dictions in the visit. On the onehand India is against interna-tionalising the issue but on theother hand we have allowed avisit by these parliamentariansin their personal capacity. Wasit an appropriate time? What isthe criteria for selecting thesemembers," he asked.

Varma also said the EU del-egation visited Kashmir whenIndian lawmakers were unableto do so. He said the govern-ment should take steps to nor-malise Kashmir at the earliest.Other Opposition parties toostepped up their attack againstthe government over EU MPs'Kashmir trip asking the Centrehow these foreign lawmakerswere allowed to visit the Valleywhile Indian leaders were

denied permission.Sena's mouthpiece

'Saamana' wondered Isn't theEU delegation's visit an "exter-nal invasion" of India's inde-pendence and sovereignty?When Pandit Jawaharlal Nehruwas still criticised for taking theissue to the United Nations(UN), why were the EU par-liamentarians allowed to visitKashmir? the saffron alliancepartner asked.

However, the Sena, whichis an ally of the BJP at theCentre and in Maharashtra,praised the Modi Governmentfor having won the fight against"Pakistan-sponsored terrorism"by revoking Jammu &Kashmir's special status underArticle 370.

The grand old party ques-tioned how an "internationalbusiness broker" like MadiSharma, who is alleged to haveorganised the private visit ofEuropean Union parliamen-tarians to Kashmir, have accessto the Prime Minister's Office.Party general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra said

that while farmers and unem-ployed youth did not have thefacility of meeting the PrimeMinister and airing their griev-ances, "international businessbrokers" like Sharma were giv-ing assurance that the visitwould be sponsored.

"We have access to thePM's Office, we will arrange ameeting with the PM. How didthese business brokers haveaccess to the PMO," Vadrasaid in a tweet in Hindi.

CPI questioned why Indianleaders were not allowed to visitthe Valley. CPI general secre-tary D Raja said he tried to visitKashmir twice, but wasdetained and sent back. Rajaalso asked the government toexplain the purpose of thevisit, and reveal the affiliationof the members of the delega-tion.

Leader of the Congress inthe Lok Sabha, AdhirChowdhury, slammed BJP forallegedly pursuing "wrong poli-cies" that led to "worsening" ofthe situation in Jammu &Kashmir. He also wrote to

Union Home Minister AmitShah urging him to ensure safe-ty and security of non-Kashmiris working there invarious capacities.

In a separate letter to PrimeMinister, Adhir requestedModi to send an all-party del-egation to Kashmir to assess thesituation there and extendfinancial support to the victims'families from his relief fund."The Government is not allow-ing an all-party delegation ofthe country to visit the Valleybut is allowing an EU delega-tion," he said.

A large number of peoplefrom West Bengal, especiallyMurshidabad district, areemployed in Kashmir,Chowdhury who is a five-timeMP from Berhampore in thedistrict, said in his letter toShah. "Please ensure safety andsecurity of these people as thefamily members are unable toconnect with them. All thelabourers and workers in thevalley should return to theirhomes safely," he said in a let-ter to Home Minister.

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Perhaps, taking a cue fromthe Shiv Sena’s tough pos-

turing in Maharashtra, BJP’sother NDA ally, JD(U), whichhad refused to join the ModiGovernment in June, onWednesday, pushed for a “pro-portionate representation” forthe party in the Union Cabinet,saying if PM Narendra Modi orBJP president Amit Shah takesan initiative to this effect, it willwelcome the move.

At the party’s nationalcouncil, which was addressedby party chief Nitish Kumar,the JD (U) sent feelers to BJPthat the Bihar CM has given theruling party a proportionaterepresentation in the StateGovernment as partner.

“If NDA leaders Modi andShah take an initiative for theJD(U)’s proportionate repre-

sentation in the Government,we will welcome it,” said JDUgeneral secretary KC Tyagiaddressing a Press conferenceafter the party’s council meet.

Noting that his party is thebiggest NDA constituent inBihar, Tyagi said an adequaterepresentation of JD(U) willmake Bihar more representa-tive in the Union Governmentand that it will be sociallymore broadbased and cohesive.The BJP had offered one berthto each of its ally following itslandslide win in the 2019 LokSabha elections. The JD(U)had sought at least three min-isterial berths.

The assertive stand of theJD(U), which had not joinedthe Modi Government as it wasoffered only one berth, comesat a time when Shiv Sena isdemanding equal division ofpower in Maharashtra after its

bigger partner's below-par per-formance in the recent poll.

Underscoring his party'slong-held grievance, Tyagi notedthat the JD(U) was not induct-ed in the first Modi Governmentas well, even though it induct-ed BJP leaders in the state gov-ernment after breaking ties withLalu Prasad-led RJD and theCongress in 2017.

As part of the oppositiongrand alliance in Bihar, Kumarhad inflicted a heavy defeat onthe BJP-led NDA in 2015 butjoined it later following his dif-ferences with the RJD. In therecent Lok Sabha election, BJPand JD(U) had won 17 and 16seats respectively in the Statefollowed by six of the RamVilas Paswan-led LJP. Tyagi,however, added his party wasimposing no condition on theBJP over the issue of cabinetberths.

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The fast track court onWednesday sent former

Finance Minister PChidambaram back to judicialcustody in Tihar jail tillNovember 13 in the INXMedia money laundering case,after the two weeks long inter-rogation by the EnforcementDirectorate.

The court directed Tiharauthorities to provideChidambaram with medicines,western toilet, security andseparate cell. Special JudgeAjay Kumar Kuhar rejectingED's demand for one more daycustody also ordered that theformer Minister may beallowed to have home-cookedfood considering his medicalc o n d i t i o n . M e a n w h i l e ,Chidambaram in the morningapproached Delhi High Court

with interim bail applicationciting his medical ailments.The High Court has alreadyfixed November 4 for hearinghis regular bail from the ED'smoney laundering case.

The interim applicationwas mentioned before a benchof Chief Justice D N Patel andJustice C Hari Shankar bysenior advocate Kapil Sibal,who sought urgent listing of thematter. The bench listed thematter before the appropriatecourt on Thursday.

ED has taken custody ofChidambaram on October 16.He was arrested by CBI onAugust 21.

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Aiming towards "HathipaonMukt Bharat" (Lymphatic

Filarisis Free India) by 2021, theUnion Health Ministry is all setto scale up the Triple DrugTherapy (TDT) from present 4districts includingArwal(Bihar), Simdega(Jharkhand), Nagpur(Maharashtra) and Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh) to 19 more dis-tricts in next three monthsfrom November 2019. Thiswill be followed by expandingthe TDT in 116 more districts.

Also known as elephantia-sis, LF is a parasitic diseasecaused by infection with round-worms of the family Filarioidea.As per the WHO, around onebillion people (a whopping20% of the world's population)

in over 54 countries are at a riskof developing the disease. India,Indonesia, Nigeria andBangladesh contribute to 70 percent of the infection worldwide,with India carrying more thanhalf of the total burden.

Planning, commitment,vision, societal involvementand past experiences can helpus achieve our goal of elimi-nating LFs from the country by2021, said Dr. Harsh Vardhan,Union Health Minister afterinaugurating the national sym-posium on 'United to EliminateLymphatic Filariasis', here onWednesday. The symposiumbrought together diverse stake-holders including global andnational public health experts,partners and donors, researchorganisations, pharmaceuticalcompanies to deliberate on

building a common visiontowards achieving eliminationof Lymphatic Filariasis by 2021.

The Minister also stressedon involving children in theprogramme to make it a massmovement.

Preeti Sudan, UnionHealth Secretary said that Indiais set to expand the use of TDTin a phased manner startingfrom next month - November2019. "We are working withstate governments and ourpartners to ensure high level ofcompliance to these drugs bycommunities living in endem-ic districts," she added.

She said, the new TDT willbe scaled up in 16 districtsacross 5 States namely UttarPradesh, Bihar, Gujarat,Karnataka, and Maharashtra toaccelerate the pace of elimination

of the disease in the country.The need to introduce

TDT was felt after it was real-ized that the two-drug regimen(optimally albendazole withDEC) was not really deliveringthe expected results because ofits long treatment durationand poor compliance of thecommunity under the MassDrug Administration (MDA)

" These (TDT) require onlytwo to three rounds of admin-istration as against the previousdrug regimen that was admin-istered for multiple rounds,"said Dr Nupur Roy Addl.Director, National Vector BorneDisease Control Programme(NVBDCP), Health Ministry.

Sri Lanka and the Maldiveshave successfully eliminatedlymphatic filariasis through acombined approach of mass

drug administration and robustdisease surveillance under theGlobal Program forElimination of LymphaticFilariasis (GPELF), addedSuman Rijal, Director, Drugsfor Neglected Diseases initia-tive (DNDi). "Learning fromthese countries and focusing onclosing implementation gaps inour administration efforts cou-pled with strong political will,"we too can eliminate this trop-ical disease, he said.

As per the ICMR, around31 million people in India areestimated to be infected withthe disease and more than 23million suffer from a disabili-ty associated with it. Filariasiscan cause limbs, usually the leg,knee downwards, to swell enor-mously causing disfigurementand disability.

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The State of Jammu &Kashmir, often labelled as

the crown of India, is all set tobe bifurcated into two UnionTerritories of Jammu &Kashmirand Ladakh on Thursday amidtight security arrangements.

The new UTs will be bornon the National Unity Day, thebirth anniversary of 'iron man'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, firsthome minister of India.

Interestingly, the Union ter-ritory of Ladkah, the juniorpartner, will take birth ahead ofJammu and Kashmir.

Chief Justice of J& K HighCourt, Gita Mittal, is scheduledto administer oath of office toformer civil servant RadhaKrishna Mathur, as the first lieu-tenant governor of Ladakh earlyThursday morning.

She will return to Srinagarto attend the official functionwhere Girish Chandra Murmu,

a former bureaucrat from PMModi’s home State of Gujarat,will be sworn in as the firstLieutenant Governor of J& K

According to Jammu &Kashmir Reorganisation Act2019, UT of Ladakh will nothave an assembly and will bedirectly governed by the UnionHome Ministry through the L-G, while Jammu Kashmir willhave an assembly and will large-ly work along the lines of theDelhi model. So far the rules to

govern the Jammu & KashmirReorganisation Act, 2019 are yetto be notified.

Ahead of the oath takingceremony, Lt Governor desig-nate of Jammu & Kashmir,Girish Chandra Murmu arrivedin Srinagar on Wednesday

At Srinagar InternationalAirport he was received byAdvisor Farooq Khan and ChiefSecretary BVR Subrahmanyam.

Principal Secretary Home,Shaleen Kabra; PrincipalSecretary Hospitality andProtocol, Rohit Kansal; DGPolice, Dilbagh Singh;Divisional CommissionerKashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan;IGP Kashmir, SP Pani; DeputyCommissioner Budgam, TariqAhmed Ganai; DirectorHospitality and Protocol, TariqAhmed Zargar and other offi-cers of the State Governmentwere present to receive him.

Meanwhile, theGovernment also issued a clar-

ification claiming that Advisorto Governor, K Vijay Kumar hasnot resigned. Infact, the tenureof the Advisor Kumar was co-terminus with the term of theoffice of the Governor, an offi-cial spokesman said. In Jammu,National Conference ProvincialPresident Devender Singh Ranaappealed to the President RamNath Kovind, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and above all tothe Parliament, for retention ofstatehood to Jammu & Kashmir.“Let’s all rise above political affil-iations and party ideologiesand give vent to the legitimateaspirations of people before thecountry’s leadership as a singleentity in the larger interest ofJammu, which is psychologi-cally feeling a sense of loss onthe impending downgradingof the State as a UnionTerritory”, Rana said whileaddressing a press conference atSher-e-Kashmir Bhavan herethis morning.

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Acivilian was killed whilefive others received injuries

in fresh round of firing byPakistan army along the line ofcontrol in Macchil and Rajourisectors of Jammu & Kashmir.

According to officialsources, "a civilian was killedand five others were injured asPakistani troops opened firealong the Line of Control (LoC)in Machhil sector of Jammu &Kashmir late Tuesday night".

Hitting back, the IndianArmy gave a befitting responseto the Pakistani aggression.

In Jammu region,Pakistani Army Wednesdayshelled forward posts and vil-lages along the Line of Control(LoC) in Rajouri district.

According to DefenceSpokesman in Jammu, Lt ColDevender Anand,“At about3.15 pm, Pakistan initiatedunprovoked ceasefire violationby firing small arms and mor-tars along the LoC inSunderbani sector". IndianArmy is retaliating befittingly",he added.

There was no immediatereport of any casualty in thePakistani firing and shelling,the defence spokesman said.

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New Delhi: GermanChancellor Angela Merkel willhold talks with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on a host ofbilateral issues during her visitto India starting Thursday andnearly 20 agreements areexpected to be signed betweenthe two nations, sources said.

They also said Merkel willbe meeting with the Indianleadership, besides a businessdelegation.

Meanwhile, German envoyto India Walter J Lindner saidthe Modi and Merkel have a"very good relationship andthey can talk about any issue.I do not want to anticipate whatthe two leaders will be talkingabout."

He was responding to aquestion on whether theKashmir issue will be dis-cussed between them.

Lindner said the position ofGermany on Kashmir is con-sistent with that of theEuropean Union which hadasked India and Pakistan toresolve the Kashmir issuethrough dialogue, seeking apeaceful and political solution,respectful of the interests of theKashmiri population on bothsides of the Line of Control.

Merkel will be holdingtalks with Modi on a host of

bilateral issues and nearly 20agreements are expected tosigned between the two coun-tries, the sources said.

On the visit of EuropeanUnion parliamentarians toKashmir, Lindner said, "TheEU has already said it is a pri-vate visit and that is our standtoo. We didn't have any ideathat they are coming to Indiaand I know as much as you do." PTI

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Chennai: The "real solution" inpreventing recurrence of anoth-er Sujit Wilson-like incidentlies in the closure of all openborewells and right now this wasthe focus area, a senior TamilNadu government official saidon Wednesday.

Wilson, who fell into a dis-used borewell at Manapparainear Tiruchirappally on October25, was pulled out dead by res-cuers early on Tuesday, after afutile 80-hour struggle to savehim. Commissioner of RevenueAdministration JRadhakrishnan said the rescueoperations were done "profes-sionally" but that the result was"negative."

Addressing a press meethere, he said all efforts possiblewere taken in good coordinationwith various agencies to save thetwo-year old boy.

The rescue efforts were"done professionally, but unfor-tunately there was a negative

result," he said."The real solution (to pre-

vent recurrence) is all unusedborewells should be closed or beconverted into rain water har-vesting structures. ChiefMinister (K Palaniswami) hasdirected all district collectors (inthis connection)," he said.

"Open borewells should beclosed...That is our focus area,"he said, adding variousGovernment departments wereon the job.

While the 80-hour longoperations failed to rescue theboy alive, the rescuers retrievedhis body in lines with theCentre's management of deadguidelines, he said.

Radhakrishnan, who over-saw the rescue operations at themishap site in Nadukkatupatti,had on Tuesday said the body ofWilson was in a "highly decom-posed" state and "dismembered"before it was pulled out from adepth of around 88 ft. PTI

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Mumbai: Maharashtra NCPchief Jayant Patil onWednesday said his party andits ally Congress will sit in theOpposition in Maharashtra,as mandated by people.

Patil's comments cameamid talks of possibility of theNCP backing the Shiv Sena inGovernment formation, as theUddhav Thackeray-led party'srelationship with ally BJPseems to have strained over theissue of power sharing in thenext State Government.

"We have been asked to sitin the Opposition by the peo-ple and we will discharge thatduty," Patil said here.

Senior NCP leader AjitPawar said his party will high-light mistakes committed bythe Government.

"We will keep a tab if theGovernment is working in theright direction. We will ensurethere is no injustice meted toany section of the society onthe Government's watch,"Pawar said, implying it will sitin the Opposition.

On Tuesday, NCP chiefspokesperson Nawab Maliksaid the formation of an alter-native Government can begiven a thought in case theBJP fails to prove its numberson the floor of the stateAssembly.

The Shiv Sena on Tuesdaycancelled its meeting with theBJP on Government forma-tion, hours after Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis denied thatThackeray's party was assuredthe CM's post for two-and-a-

half years as part of a powersharing formula.

The BJP emerged as thesingle largest party in ther e c e n t l y - c o n c l u d e dMaharashtra Assembly polls,winning 105 seats. The ShivSena, NCP and Congress won56, 54 and 44 seats, respec-tively.

Any party or alliance thatseeks to form Government inMaharashtra has to prove thebacking of at least 145 legisla-tors in the 288-member stateAssembly.

Meanwhile, the newly-elected NCP legislators willmeet on Wednesday evening toelect their legislature partyleader and group leaders inboth the State Assembly andCouncil. PTI

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Mumbai: Former MaharashtraDeputy Chief Minister AjitPawar was on Wednesday unan-imously re-elected as the legis-lature party leader of the NCPat the meeting of the newly-elected MLAs here.

Apart from the party pres-ident Sharad Pawar, state unitchief Jayant Patil, senior leadersPraful Patel and ChhaganBhujbal, and MPs Supriya Sule,Sunil Tatkare, Amol Kolhe andShriniwas Patil also attended themeeting.

Ajit, nephew of SharadPawar, won Baramati Assemblysegment for another term in therecent assembly elections with arecord margin of 1,65,265 votesin Maharashtra.

With the NCP being thelargest opposition bloc in the288-member House, the party isobvious claimant for the post ofthe Leader of Opposition in theAssembly.

Interestingly, Ajit had quit asMLA ahead of the October 21assembly elections. The sea-soned politician had then saidthat he was "hurt" because a casewas registered against his high-profile uncle by the ED in thealleged Maharashtra StateCooperative Bank (MSCB)scam.

Ajit himself is also anaccused in the case.

Jayant Patil proposed Ajit'sname as the legislature partyleader, which was backed byMLAs Nawab Malik, JitendraAwahad, Dhananjay Munde andHasan Mushrif.

Ajit thanked the party leg-islators and assured them that hewill be aggressive on issues likeunemployment and agrariancrisis.

In his speech, Jayant Patilpraised Sharad Pawar, Kolhe andAmol Mitkari for combing thestate during electioneering. PTI

Pune: Sameer Kulkarni, anaccused in the 2008 Malegaonblast case, was on Wednesdayprovided an armed policeguard for protection at his res-idence in Maharashtra’s Punedistrict.

Kulkarni, who is currentlyout on bail, told PTI that hewrote to the state governmentin May this year seeking pro-tection, but he might havebeen provided the securitynow in the wake of the killingof former Hindu Mahasabhaleader Kamlesh Tiwari inLucknow.

"Except a letter acknowl-edging that my application has

been received, I did not receiveany communication from theState Government after Isought protection,” saidKulkarni, who resides in Pune'sChinchwad area.

However, on Tuesday hegot a call from the PimpriChinchwad police, informingthat an armed guard of con-stable rank was assigned tohim, he said.

"I did seek protection then(in May)...The security mighthave provided now in the wakeof Tiwari's killing," he said.

Tiwari, who was earlierassociated with a faction of theHindu Mahasabha, was killed

at his home in Naka Hindolaarea of Lucknow in UttarPradesh on October 18.

Kulkrani, who was releasedon bail in 2017, also said thathe might have been given pro-tection since he is one of theaccused in the Malegaon blast,which is a sensitive case.

He said while seeking secu-rity, he had categorically toldthe government he would notbe able to bear the police pro-tection expenses, and that thegovernment will have to bearthe cost.

He said BJP MP PragyaSingh Thakur and Lt ColPrasad Purohit, who are also

accused in the Malegaon blastcase, have also been providedsecurity.

Six people were killed andnearly 100 others injured whena bomb strapped to a motor-cycle went off near a mosque inMalegaon town ofMaharashtra's Nashik districton September 29, 2008.

The trial in the case beganin October last year after a spe-cial court in Mumbai framedcharges under the UnlawfulActivities (Prevention) Act(UAPA) and relevant provisionsof the Indian Penal Code (IPC)against Lt Col Prasad Purohit,Thakur and others. PTI

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The Andhra Pradesh Cabinetheaded by Chief Minister YS

Jagan Mohan Reddytook a decision to can-cel 9.5 acres of APIICland allotted to multi-national Lulu grouplocated on the primeRamakrishna Beacharea and another largeparcel of 498.3 acresallotted to a close rel-ative of actor and politicianNandamuri Balakrishna on thebeach road.

The Left parties, which havebeen agitating against the allot-ment of huge lands to privateand multinational agencies, wel-comed the decision of theGovernment.

City president of CPI(M) DrB Ganga Rao said the landallotted to Lulu group should beused exclusively for parking asthe number of tourists visitingbeach has increased manifold inthe recent times.

Similarly, he demanded can-cellation of lands given toNovatel management headedVarun group on beach road and

prime land given toFilmnagar Club andReliance group atRushikonda.

Earlier, severalenvironmentalistsobjected the loca-tion of Lulu HyperMarket at the redravines of RK Beach

in APIIC lands.Former Chief Minister N

Chandrababu Naidu went all theway to Kochi to the Lulu pro-moter Mohammed Yusuf Aliand invited him to open thehyper mall in Visakhapatnam.On February 24, Vice-PresidentM Venkaiah Naidu laid thefoundation stone at RK Beachsite in the presence of Yusuf Ali,Chandrababu Naidu and a hostof Ministers. Naidu said thehyper market will create 5,000jobs with an average salary of�10,000 to each.

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A l l a h a b a d :The AllahabadHigh Court onWe d n e s d a yf i x e dNovember 8 tohear the bailplea of former Union Ministerand BJP leader SwamiChinmayanand, arrested in acase of sexual exploitation of alaw student from Saharanpur.

A bench of Justice RahulChaturvedi slated November 8for hearing Chinmayanand bailplea after it came up for hear-ing before it.

The bench asked the pros-ecution to file its reply to the bailplea by November 4 and thedefence counsel to file hiscounter reply by November 7.The bail plea of the alleged vic-tim of sexual exploitation, arrest-ed for allegedly trying to extortmoney from the former Unionminister is also pending forhearing on November 6. PTI

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Kolkata: The November 25bypolls to three Assembly seatsin West Bengal will be the firstlitmus test for the TMC and theBJP since the Lok Sabha pollsin the state.

The by-elections will be anindication of which way polit-ical winds are blowing in theState.

It will be the first electoralcontest between the BJP andTMC since this year's parlia-mentary polls, in which the saf-fron party bagged 18 of the 42Lok Sabha seats in the State,four less than that of the rulingTrinamool Congress.

The BJP is attempting tounseat the Mamata BanerjeeGovernment from power in theState.

The bypolls are scheduledto be held in Kharagpur Sadarseat in West Midnapore dis-trict, Karimpur in Nadia andKaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur

which are presently held by theBJP, TMC and the Congressrespectively.

The Kaliaganj seat fellvacant after the death of sittingCongress MLA ParmathanathRoy while Kharagpur's BJPMLA Dilip Ghosh won theMedinipur Lok Sabha con-stituency.

TMC's Karimpur MLAMahua Moitra emerged victo-rious from the KrishnnanagarLok Sabha seat.

The by-polls ahead of the2021 state Assembly electionwill have political ramifica-tions in West Bengal as it willbe held in the backdrop of theBJP's performance in the recentMaharashtra and Haryanaassembly polls and in the shad-ow of the proposed imple-mentation of NRC and tablingof the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill inParliament.

For the BJP, the challengeis to live up to its performancein the parliamentary polls,whereas the TMC will try toregain its lost political ground.

The bypolls will also decideif the opposition Congress andthe CPI(M), which have cometogether after three years, willremain relevant in the state pol-itics or become redundant.

The Congress bagged twoseats and the CPI(M) drew ablank in the 2019 Lok Sabhapolls in the State.

As the BJP increased itstally from two seats in 2014 to18 seats in 2019 by bagging 40.5per cent votes, the TMC wit-nessed a massive slump in itsnumber of seats down from 34in 2014 to 22 this time.

"We are confident of win-ning all the three assembly seatsin the bypolls. The people ofWest Bengal have made uptheir mind to defeat the TMC

in 2021 Assembly polls in thestate," West Bengal BJP presi-dent Dilip Ghosh told PTI.

According to a section ofstate BJP leaders, the party'sfailure to get the majority inMaharashtra and HaryanaAssembly polls and a resurgentCongress in the northern statehave not gone down well withits ranks in West Bengal.

"In the Lok Sabha polls, wehad swept Haryana andMaharashtra. But in less thansix months, the result of theAssembly polls shows thatalthough Narendra Modi asPrime Minister is unchallengedat the national level, the samecannot be said for the stateleaders when it comes toAssembly elections.

"So we are bit apprehensivethat the same trend may notcontinue in West Bengal," asenior State BJP leader said oncondition of anoynimity. PTI

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Kolkata: A special CBI courthere on Wednesday rejected abail plea of suspended IPS offi-cer SMH Mirza, who was arrest-ed by the central investigatingagency in connection with theNarada tapes case.

The special court judgeAnupam Mukhopadhyayextended Mirza's judicialremand till November 13 on aprayer by the CBI.

Mirza will be producedbefore the court again onNovember 13.

Praying for his bail, Mirza'slawyer Sayan De submitted thathe has been in judicial remandfor 30 days and has not beenquestioned by the CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI)investigators during the period.

The CBI lawyer opposed theprayer and submitted that Mirzais an influential person and

enlarging him on bail at thisstage may hamper the investi-gation. Mirza was the Burdwansuperintendent of police whenthe sting operation was alleged-ly carried out by MathewSamuel, editor of Narada newsportal, in 2014. He was arrest-ed on September 26 this yearand produced before the court,which had initially remandedhim to CBI custody for five days.

The court had remandedMirza to judicial custody for 14days on September 30 andhad extended it twice. TheNarada tapes had surfacedahead of the 2016 West BengalAssembly polls. In the tapes,persons resembling seniorTrinamool Congress leadersand Mirza were seen acceptingmoney from representativesof a fictitious company inreturn for favours. PTI

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Bengaluru: Karnataka ChiefMinister BS Yediyurappa onWednesday indicated hisGovernment'splans to removethe lesson on Tipu Sultan frommiddle school history text-books and said he does notbelieve the controversial18thcentury ruler of erstwhileMysore kingdom was a free-dom fighter.

"Tipu - we are going todrop everything and even intext book also (lesson regard-ing him) appeared that also weare thinking to cancel," he toldreporters here in response toaquestion, days after BJP MLAAppachu Rajan demandedremoval of the lesson saying itcarried "wrong information".

Yediyurappa said he doesnotbelieve Tipu Sultan was afreedom fighter. "....We willlook into it, we will examine it(demand for removing the les-son from text book)," he added.

The move was slammed byopposition Congress whichsaid removing the lesson waslike "distorting history".

State Primary and

Secondary EducationMinisterSuresh Kumar had onMonday asked officials to lookinto thedemand by Ranjan andsought a report in three days.

The Minister in a note hasasked the Managing Director ofKarnataka Textbook Societyto call a meeting ofhistorytextbook drafting committeeand to invitethe MLA to dis-cuss about the need for the les-son.

Ranjan had last week writ-ten to the minister demandingthat the lesson on Tipu Sultanbe removed.

Speaking to reporters later,he alleged Tipu had convertedthousands of Christians andKodavas forcibly to Islam,runhis administration inPersianlanguage and was not afreedom fighter.

Meanwhile, opposing themove to remove the lesson,Leader of Oppositionin thestate assembly Siddaramaiahon Wednesday called the BJP"bigot". "Removing lesson onTipu from text book is like dis-torting history. Tipu fighting

British is true or false? Historyshould not be distorted, wehave to teach children historyand learn from it... BJP is abigot," he told reporters inBagalkote.

State Congress PresidentDinesh Gundu Rao asked: "IsYediyurappa an expert toremove lesson on Tipu?".

Soon after coming topower, the BJP government inKarnataka in July had scrappedthe birth anniversary celebra-tions of Tipu Sultan, an annu-al government event the partyhadbeen opposing since 2015when it was launched duringtheCongress rule, led bySiddaramaiah.

The BJP and right wingorganisations have been-strongly opposing Tipu, callingthe erstwhile Mysore king a"religious bigot".

Tipu was considered animplacable enemy of the BritishEast India Company. He waskilled in May, 1799 whiledefending his fort atSrirangapatna against theBritish forces. PTI

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Mumbai: A statue of DrBabasaheb Ambedkar was founddesecrated at a village inBuldhana district of Maharashtraon Wednesday, which triggeredtension in the area, police said.

According to police, someempty liquor bottles were foundplaced on the pedestal of the stat-ue in Dhamangaon Liha village.

"The incident came to lightaround 7.30 am when somepeople found that at least fiveempty liquor bottles were kepton the pedestal of the statue," apolice official said. As the newsabout the desecration spread inthe village, members of the Dalitcommunity gathered near thestatue and staged a road block-ade by burning tyres. The pro-testers also vandalised a nearbypan shop, he added. Police per-sonnel rushed to the spot andbrought the situation under con-trol, the official said. Police alsoassured the people that strongaction would be taken againstthose found guilty, he added. PTI

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Thiruvananthapuram: Anorange alert was issued onWednesday for four districts inKerala by the Met departmentfollowing formation of a deepdepression in the Arabian sea.

The Orange alert, indicat-ing heavy to very rainfall ofbetween 6 cm to 20 cm, was forErnakulam, Thrissur,Malappuram and Kozhikodedistricts for October 31, whilethe other 10 districts wereissued a yellow alert for tomor-row.

The Met department saidthe depression over Maldives-Comorin and Lakshadweeparea has "intensified into adeep Depression overLakshadweep and adjoiningsoutheast Arabian Sea andMaldives area."

A cyclone warning and ared alert has been issued forLakshadweep Islands, whereextremely heavy rainfall hasbeen forecast

The State DisasterManagement Authority haswarned the public and officialsto exercise caution as squallsare likely to blow along theKerala coast.

An official said that thecyclone, which would be

named Maha, was expected tohave wind speeds of 30 to 50km per hour, going up to 75 kmper hour.

It would be the fourthcyclone in the Arabian Sea after'Vayu', 'Hikka' and 'Kyarr', hesaid.

The Met Department saidthe sea conditions would be"rough to very rough" overComorin-Maldives area andalong and off the Kerala andKarnataka coasts in the next 48hours.

It has warned that the seaconditions will be very roughto high over Lakshadweep areaduring the next 48 hours.

Fishing operations overthe Comorin-Maldives andLakshadweep area and alongand off the Kerala-Karnatakacoasts have been suspended forthe next 48 hours. PTI

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Akola/Amravati: Seven per-sons were killed in separateincidents of lightning strike inAkola and Amravati districts ofMaharashtra on Wednesday,police said. The deceased areidentified as Dadarao Palaspagar(52), a farm worker who died inLadegaon village while workingin field, and Ganesh Mokalkar(55), Gajanan Adhau (27) andLakshmi Adhau (12) who werehit by the bolt from sky inWarud-Bhokar villege in Telharataluka in afternoon while work-ing in field. Four persons wereseriously injured in both theincidents, they said. Akola, oneof the districts in the Vidarbharegion of east Maharashtra, hasbeen witnessing rains and thun-derstorms since the last few days.

In Amravati district, threepersons got electrocuted afterlightning struck them whenthey were standing under atree. The deceased included a65-year-old man and twowomen. PTI

Agartala: Senior CPI(M) leaderand former Tripura MinisterBadal Chowdhury, who wasarrested in a corruption case, onWednesday alleged that he andhis wife were beaten up by thepolice while he was being“forcibly” brought from a privatehospital to a police station here.

The BJP-led TripuraGovernment denied the charge.

"The police assaulted meand my wife. I was brought here(from the private hospital) byforce," Choudhury shouted toreporters as police personneldragged him from a vehicle toWest Agartala police station.

Chowdhury, a CPI(M) cen-tral committee member whowas the PWD minister duringthe Left Front regime, was arrest-ed on October 21 from the pri-vate hospital where he wasadmitted.

He was taken to the lock-upof the police station, and laterbrought to a government hos-pital after he complained ofchest pain. Official sources saidhe is now admitted to the state-run GB Pant Hospital.

Chowdhury's wife Namitaalso alleged that policemen

assaulted her and her husbandwhile taking him to the policestation.

"Chowdhury was forciblytaken to police station at noonwhen the hearing for his bailplea was on in the High Courtof Tripura. He was manhandledby the police. This is inhu-man," Chowdhury's counselArindam Bhattacharya said.

He said when the matter hasbeen informed to JusticeArindam Lodh who was hear-ing the case, the judge directedhim to submit an affidavit stat-ing that his client was allegedlybeaten up by the police and itwas done.

Hearing for Chowdhury'sbail application was completedon Wednesday and the judgereserved his verdict.

Advocate General ArunBhaumick denied thatChowdhury was assaulted by thepolice.

"When he was being shift-ed from the hospital, a doctorwas accompanying Chowdhuryand nothing has happened. It isan attempt to tarnish the imageof the police," Bhowmick toldreporters. PTI

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Riyadh: In a significant boostto the strategic ties betweenIndia and Saudi Arabia, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andCrown Prince Mohammed binSalman on Tuesday signed theStrategic Partnership CouncilAgreement to coordinate onimportant issues.

Modi, who is on a two-dayvisit to the Gulf Kingdom toattend the Future InvestmentInitiative here, held wide rang-ing talks with Saudi KingSalman bin Abdulaziz andpowerful Crown PrinceMohammed.

After the delegation-leveltalks, the two sides signed theagreement to establish theIndia-Saudi Arabia StrategicPartnership Council to coor-dinate decisions regardingstrategically important issues.

The council will be head-ed by Prime Minister Modi andCrown Prince Mohammed andmeet every two years.

Prime Minister Modi saidwith the signing of the agree-ment on the StrategicPartnership Council, the bilat-eral ties in various fields will bestrengthened further.

"India's relations withSaudi Arabia are one of themost important bilateral rela-

tionships in our extendedneighbourhood," he told ArabNews in an interview.

"Our ties across variousdimensions such as trade,investment, security anddefence cooperation are robustand deep, and will onlystrengthen further" with thesigning of the strategic part-nership council," he said.

Before departing for home, Modi tweeted about his meeting with the SaudiKing.

"Called on the Called onHis Majesty King Salman. Heis one of the most widely

respected leaders. We discussedmultiple aspects relating tofurther boosting cooperationwith Saudi Arabia," he said.

In another tweet, the PrimeMinister praised Crown Princefor his leadership.

"It is always a delight tomeet His Royal HighnessPrince Mohammed bin Salmanbin Abdulaziz. His vision forSaudi Arabia is remarkable. Wehad an extensive meeting dur-ing which we discussed numer-ous issues. Stronger friendshipbetween our nations augurswell for our people," Modiadded. PTI

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T h i r u v a n a n t h a p u r a m :Dismissing opposition allega-tions that it was a fakeencounter, Kerala ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan onWednesday justified the policeaction which resulted in thedeath of four Maoists atAttapady in Palakkad district,saying the shootout was inself-defence.

No one will be killed justbecause they are Maoist and thegovernment will examinewhether there were any lapsesin the matter, Vijayan told thestate assembly.

Taking a serious view of theincident,the Kerala StateHuman Rights Commissionissued notice to the state DGP,asking him to conduct a probeand submit a report within twoweeks.

Voicing concern over thekilling, CPI, a major partner inthe ruling LDF, sought a mag-isterial inquiry.

Instead of killing them themaoists should have been cap-tured alive to face justice, CPIstate secretary KanamRajendran said. Vijayan said inthe assembly maoists fromother states were trying toinfiltrate Kerala and expandtheir activities in the westernghats.

"The maoists who got

trained from other states aretrying to infiltrate Kerala anddisrupt the peaceful atmos-phere here. The Thunderbolt(elite commando force) teamwere patrolling the area whenthe maoists fired at them andit resulted in this unfortunateincident," Vijayan told the

Assembly.He was replying to a notice

for an adjournment motionmoved by the opposition seek-ing an independent probe intothe incident. Vijayan said "Weare well aware that a governmentwill not be able to destroy anidea through oppression. PTI

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Thiruvananthapuram: TheKerala State Human RightsCommission on Wednesdayissued notice to the state policechief over the gunning down offour Maoists near Attapady inPalakkad district during acombing operation.

Commission member PMohandas asked the DGP toconduct a probe and submit areport within two weeks.

"The murder happened inGod's own country.Police offi-cials have not yet explainedwhat provoked them to shootat four people including awoman the moment they sawthe maoists," the Commissionsaid in a release.

The commission said all

citizens in the country have aright to live as guaranteed bythe Constitution.

"Police do not have theauthority to take some person'slife just because they are sus-pected maoists," the panel said.

Though the police have theright to self-defence, in this casethe situation does not showthere was a need for self-defence, it claimed.

Police said the fourmaoists were killed during anexchange of fire which wasstarted by the ultras. However,tribal leaders, who acted asmessengers to broker a deal fortheir surrender, claimed that itwas a pre-planned attack bythe police. PTI

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Kohima: The opposition NagaPeople's Front (NPF) onWednesday said it cannot setan ultimatum on the negotiat-ing parties of Naga politicalissue, though it desires anearly settlement of the vexedproblem.

The NPF statement camewhen peace talks are on to finda lasting solution to the seven-decade-old insurgency prob-lem in Nagaland in New Delhi.

"We reiterate our standthat elected members as facil-itators cannot put an ultima-tum on the negotiating partiesand comment on what toaccept and what not in the finalagreement. It is for the nego-tiating parties to sit togetherand hammer out differencesand come out with a logicalconclusion," NPF LegislatureParty Spokesperson Imkong LImchen in a statement here.

The Naga NationalPolitical Groups (NNPGs) —holding separate talks withthe Centre since 2017 — hadmade an appeal on Mondaynot to maintain "neutral stand"and clear their position whenthe Government was keen tofind a solution to the matter.

"There arises no questionof the NPF, both from the

organisational wing or the leg-islature wing, putting condi-tions for the final solution,"Imchen said.

Earlier this month, Imchensaid, during a meeting withGovernor and the Centre'sinterlocutor RN Ravi, NPFLegislature Party TR Zelianghad urged him to work out aformula for the contentiousissues of flag and constitution.

The on-going talks havebeen convened in Delhi in abid to iron out differences, par-ticularly on the NSCN-IM'sdemands for a separate flagand Constitution for the Nagas,which have already beenrejected by the Centre.

"Unfortunately at this aus-picious juncture, the NSCN-IM has adopted a procrasti-nating attitude to delay the set-tlement, raising the con-tentious symbolic issues ofseparate Naga national flagand Constitution on whichthey are fully aware ofGovernment of India's posi-tion," Ravi had said in a state-ment last week.

Imcheng said, the NPFParty Central ExecutiveCouncil had adopted a resolu-tion in June on the Naga sym-bolic issues. PTI

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Kolkata: A 17-year-old boy was allegedlysodomised in a moving car by six menknown to him after they forcibly picked himup, the city police said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred in Khidderporearea when the victim was returning homefrom work on Monday night.

The six were also charged with snatch-ing away Rs 17,000 and a silver chain fromthe minor.

Police arrested one of the accusedwhile others are absconding, a senior policeofficer said. "The accused six were knownto the minor boy. They forcibly took the vic-tim inside the vehicle they were riding andsexually assaulted him," he said.

The victim alleged that the torture con-tinued for over an hour after which he waspushed out of the vehicle.

When taken to a nearby nursing home,doctors confirmed that the minor victimwas sodomised. He had several bruisemarks and deep cuts on different parts ofhis body.

"We have started an investigation andarrested one of the accused. A search for fiveothers has been initiated. All have beenbooked under the IPC and the POCSO Act,"the IPS officer said. PTI

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Ahmedabad: Even as cyclone 'Kyarr'spared Gujarat and moved towards Omancoast, it brought unseasonal rain at sev-eral places in the state in 24 hours tillWednesday morning, the IndiaMeteorological Department (IMD) said.

A farmers' body in the state hasclaimed that three days of unseasonal rainhas destroyed standings crops worth Rs1,000 crore.

"The 'extremely severe' cyclonic storm'Kyarr' over the Arabian Sea has nowweakened into a 'very severe' cyclonicstorm and it is very likely to re-curve west-southwestwards during the next six hoursand move towards Socotra Islands nearOman in the next four days. It is very like-ly to weaken into a 'cyclonic storm' byThursday evening," a release by the MeTcentre here.

Normal to heavy rainfall occurred atseveral places in Saurashtra, Kutch andcentral Gujarat region during the last 24hours, it said.

Fishermen have been advised not toventure into the sea till November 2.

Anand taluka in Anand districtreceived the highest rainfall of 113 mm,followed by Wadhwan ofSurendranagar(102 mm), Lakhtar of

Surendranagar (73 mm), Sayla ofSurendranagar (69 mm), Wankaner ofMorbi (69 mm), Chuda of Surendranagar(68 mm), Dehgam of Gandhinagar (63mm), Nandod of Narmada(60 mm) andBayad of Arvalli (55 mm), a state gov-ernment release said.

Several places in south Gujarat alsoreceived unseasonal rain during the last24 hours.

In a letter addressed to Chief MinisterVijay Rupani, Gujarat Khedut Samaj, afarmers' body, on Wednesday claimed thatstanding paddy, cotton and groundnutcrops, collectively worth Rs 1,000 crore,were destroyed by the unseasonal rain inthe last three days across the state.

The farmers' body urged the govern-ment to launch a survey to assess the croploss, and announce compensation tofarmers. PTI

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Anumber of animals and birds have beenbrought to Gujarat from 17 countries and

will be kept at the world-class zoo being devel-oped near the Statue of Unity in Narmada dis-trict, an official said on Wednesday.

According to the official, 27 lakh touristsfrom India as well as abroad have visited theStatue of Unity, dedicated to Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel, ever since it was inaugurated a year ago.

"The world-class zoo, which is being developed, is part of the plan to make the region near the Statue of Unity a major touristattraction. Lions, tigers, leopards, 12 types of deerand antelopes, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, bisons,and other exotic animals have arrived at thesafari park from 17 countries.

They have been kept in the safari park," RajivGupta, MD of Sardar Sarovar Narmada NigamLtd (SSNL), said.

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To mark the birth anniversary of India's firstDeputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai

Patel on Thursday, his photographs will beinstalled at all police stations, an official said.

Additional Chief Secretary (Home)Awaneesh Awasthi on Wednesday said, "At 11am on October 31, an oath-taking ceremony willbe held on the occasion of the Ekta Diwas at allpolice stations, police lines and police offices inthe state. Subsequently, photographs of SardarPatel will be installed there."

Awasthi said along with the photograph ofSardar Patel, a message would also be sent so thatthe public and police personnel could drawinspiration from it.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister YogiAdityanath would also flag off the "Run forUnity" to mark the occasion, a senior state gov-ernment official said.

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In every informed/learned deliberationor debate on global peace and inclusivegrowth, equity and social justice,progress and development, MahatmaGandhi invariably makes his presence

felt. Someone from somewhere — some cor-ner of the globe — would be there to makea point, quoting Gandhi. The specific issuecould be vast and varied — democracy, agri-culture, war and violence, peace and non-vio-lence, racial and colour prejudices, socialuplift, educational deprivation, cultural seclu-sion, nature cure, man-nature relationship, cli-mate change, water concerns — one can thinkof any aspect and the Mahatma would be rel-evant. More often than not, a mention abouthim or his thought invariably freshens-up thetrend of “intellectual deliberations”, which ismostly a repeat of what has been utteredumpteen times earlier.

One is convinced that this trend to recalland remember Gandhi has strengthened inthe last two decades. Yes, the very survival ofhuman race and planet Earth is at stake. Thisis no more an Utopian fantasy but a realitylooming large on the horizon. Gandhi isbecoming increasingly relevant globally to anever-increasing number of concerned andinformed citizens, international organisations,Governments and people. In his lifetime, whatimpressed his fellow workers and followerswere his clarity, integrity and transparency. Hiscolleagues and followers were greatlyimpressed by his ever-growing and evolvingpersonality. People were attracted to him andhis thoughts as his persona represented har-mony with humanity and his personal life rep-resented a soothing symphony of thoughts,words and deeds.

It must be accepted and acknowledgedthat after Independence, India and its newrulers were more convinced about the suit-ability of the Western model of progress anddevelopment. They went ahead with it, for-getting about the Gandhian model and val-ues. The consequences are before us: Erosionof human values, treachery of the rich, defectsof elections, injustice, wanton exploitation ofnatural resources, increasing distrust anddecreasing social cohesion and religiousamity. The principle of trusteeship of thefuture generation stands painfully shattered.

Only Gandhiji could say to the entireworld: My life is my message. We haveobserved the transformation that happensonce one is elected as the people’s represen-tative and when he/she can be placed in theposition of power. In fact, transformation isinevitable and it is the direction of change thatmatters. The Mahatma boldly admitted hismistakes, both personal and professional, andeven reversal of his own ideas. On April 29,1933, he wrote in his weekly publication,Harijan, that he was not at all concerned withappearing to be consistent: “In my search fortruth, I have discarded many ideas and learntmany new things. Old as I am in age, I haveno feeling that I have ceased to grow inward-ly or that my growth will stop at the dissolu-

tion of the flesh. What I am con-cerned with is my readiness toobey the call of truth, my God,from moment to moment.Therefore, when anybody findsinconsistency between any twowritings of mine, if he/she still hasfaith in my sanity, that person willdo well to choose the latter of thetwo on the same subject.”

An interesting example isthat of his support to the cuttingof palm trees for the productionof liquor from its juice. WhenGandhiji came to know that thesame juice could be used to pre-pare good quality jaggery, he sup-ported planting of more palmtrees to help the village industryto produce jaggery locally. His lifeis a saga of his growing up, striv-ing for it and in the process,always keen to learn more andpractise what he likes. Could oneimagine how indomitable hisspirit to learn was as he took a les-son in Bengali on the day of hisassassination on January 30,1948.

It is worthwhile to recollectthat as a child, during one of theschool inspections, he refused tocopy the spelling of the word“kettle” from his neighbour inspite of hints to do so by histeacher. He tells us in his autobi-ography, The Story of MyExperiments with Truth, that allother boys spelt every word cor-

rectly. The teacher tried later tobring his stupidity home, with-out any effect on Mohandas. Hewrote: “I never learnt the art ofcopying.” He decided to go toEngland for studies in spite ofresistance from the communityand even his mother. Growing upin a family with strongVaishnavite traditions, he candid-ly narrated how he experiment-ed with eating meat, indulged instealing to pay for his brother’sdebt. Inner remorse made himwrite a letter to his father, accept-ing the guilt and seeking appro-priate punishment. His fatherread the letter, with tears rollingdown his eyes, he said nothing.

Mohandas, who was there,also cried but the incident sowedthe seeds of a realisation that last-ed a lifetime: Truth is to be pur-sued at any and every cost. Thisshould be the path to be followed,no diversions and deviations,under any circumstances. TheMahatma’s life abounds in crys-tal clear transparency, total har-mony and symphony of thought,word and deed.

Young Barrister MK Gandhiwent to South Africa, commis-sioned by Seth Abdullah, toassist him in a dispute that waspending in the court of law,though the opposing partiesbelonged to the same extendedfamily. The young lawyer, after

studying the case and inferringthat such matters are bestresolved within the family, sug-gested a compromise. Normally,no lawyer would commit such aKalidas Act. Sincere welfare ofothers was ingrained in theMahatma’s psyche predominant-ly because of family traditionsand sanskaras. It became evidenton umpteen occasions in his life,which offered him numerousvaried experiences, each one ofwhich he converted into a learn-ing opportunity. In the initialyears in South Africa, he had sev-eral life transforming experi-ences, which could have trauma-tised any person but every timethese could only enhance hisdetermination, perseverance andresolve to stick to his principles.These were frequently related toracial discrimination and colorprejudice.

In each case, MK Gandhiwent deep into the root cause ofhatred that existed amonghuman beings on the grounds ofrace, creed, caste and colour. Onecannot but mention what a trans-formation took place at thePietermaritzburg railway stationwhen the young Barrister wasattacked, humiliated and thrownout of his rightful place in thecoach. That night, Gandhijitransformed himself from a “per-son to a personality.” He expand-

ed, rather universalised, his hori-zons of ideas, thought, commit-ment and determination, some-thing only rare blessed soulscould achieve in human history.The pain, hurt and humiliationinflicted on an individual wasprojected on a global canvas:Why generations of humanbeings across the globe havesuffered unacceptable discrimi-nation, humiliation and exploita-tion for centuries?

An American, Dr Mote,asked Gandhiji at a much laterstage about the most creativemoment in his life, to which heresponded that though therewere several incidents, he couldrecall the one at Pietermaritzburg,which was the “most creative.” Tome, it was the beginning of hispersonality transformation andsubsequent emergence as theMahatma. His struggle and lead-ership in India was not limited toattain freedom alone but it left noaspect of human life untouched.He was overwhelmed to observehow people were enduringhumiliation without resistance.

He had begun internalisingthe essence of: Je peer parai Janere. He wanted everyone to live adignified life. Everyone has to beempowered and he found thatkhadi was one such tool thatcould contribute immensely inrestoring self-confidence, digni-ty and sense of belonging. Hewanted the focus of plans andprogrammes in free India to bewoven around the self-sufficien-cy of Indian villages.

Luminaries and leaders inevery walk of human endeavourwere influenced by Gandhiji andthis shall remain a continuousphenomenon in future as well. Itwould make for a great list:Nelson Mandela, Martin LutherKing, Jr, His Holiness the DalaiLama and Barack Obama includ-ed. Not many may recall thenovel, The Good Earth, and itsgreat Nobel laureate author PearlS Buck, who gave such a touch-ing tribute: “He was right; heknew he was right, we all knewhe was right. The man who killedhim knew he was right.”Decision-makers could find timeto ponder over what Einstein hadto say about Gandhi: “I believethat Gandhi’s views were themost enlightened of all politicalmen in our time.” Einstein con-sidered Gandhiji a role model forgenerations to come. What Indiamust seriously consider is this:How could the trusted heirs ofGandhi, once in positions ofpower, ignore his values, princi-ples and goals rather unhesitat-ingly but without ever saying so.Could a serious re-think emergeout of the 150th birth anniversarycelebrations?

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Sir — The International CricketCouncil (ICC)’s mandate to out-law Bangladesh captain and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for twoyears from international cricketseems to be absurd. Inarguably,Shakib Al Hasan has beencharged rightly for breachingArticle 2.4.4 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. But a completeban on the player from all formatsof the game appears to be discor-dant and injudicious. To interdicta player for an extensive periodof two years just for failing to bla-zon the approaches of the book-ie to the ICC is unfair. It must beremembered that the level ofpunishment inflicted shouldalways be congruous to the levelof offence committed.

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Sir — This refers to the editori-al, “Wake-up calls” (October 25).It is surprising that the results ofthe Lok Sabha elections and theAssembly polls in Maharashtraand Haryana are poles apart,

especially because the two sets ofelections were held withinmonths of each other.

The BJP was expected to winthe polls in both States with ease.

But the results seem to have givena new lease of life to the grand oldparty instead. There are severaltakeaways here, the foremost beingthe fact that democracy in India

is still alive. The voters haveshown that they are smarter thanthe politicians as they have reject-ed most of the turncoats who lefttheir party for greener pastures.

Some of them are political heavy-weights such as UdayanrajeBhosale, a descendant of Shivajiand a two-time parliamentarian ofthe Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) from Satara.

The results also show thatveteran leaders like NCP chiefSharad Pawar and BhupinderSingh Hooda still hold greatcredibility among the electorateand that the idea of Oppositioncontinues to have a place in ourdemocracy. Opposition leadersshould work together to resolveissues that concern the massesinstead of criticising one anoth-er all the time.

Ramesh G Jethwani Bengaluru

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Sir — This refers to the editori-al, “Unwelcome visit” (October30). Now that the EU MPs are inSrinagar, one hopes they willspeak to the Kashmiri people andwill make their own assessmentswithout any influence.

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The recently-concluded visit of the ChinesePresident Xi Jinping to Nepal has seen thedawn of a new phase in Nepal-China rela-

tions. Xi’s visit to the Himalayan kingdom came 23

years after Jiang Zemin landed in Kathmandu in1996, and the grand welcome that the Presidentand his high-powered delegation got in Nepalovershadowed his second informal visit toIndia, both due to its timing and the strategicdeliberations that took place.

Since the establishment of Nepal-Chinadiplomatic relations in 1955, the relationshipbetween the two neighbours has undergone dras-tic changes. From symbolic in the first fourdecades, to practical in the first decade of thiscentury, their relationship has now grown intoa strategic alliance marked by security, transit andinfrastructural development.

As security has taken the front seat in mould-ing the cooperative apparatus, Xi’s visit requiresclose inspection and analysis in this regard.

China has deployed its Belt and RoadInitiative (BRI) to widen its global outreachthrough land, sea and mountainous terrains.China’s unfailing advocacy in pursuing its bilat-eral and multilateral cooperation through the BRIplatform, has in some cases, provided favourableresults to Beijing.

Over the years, Chinese intentions in Nepalhave been marked by a clear understanding ofthe geostrategic challenges and it is now mak-ing attempts to convert those challenges intoopportunities. In the case of Nepal, China facesdual challenges. First is strengthen its diplomat-ic ties through a special economic engagementand ensuring stability in Tibet with a close eyeon developments in Nepal’s deep-rooted, ‘specialrelationship’ with India.

Second, Nepal shares its entire northern bor-der with Tibet, and with more than 11,000Tibetan refugees residing in the Himalayan king-dom, fears of anti-China activities have been areal concern for Beijing.

Though Nepal and China do not have a for-mal strategic alliance with a defined bilateraldefence policy, in last five years, the two coun-tries have entered into security cooperation,beginning with a military exercise in 2017 andthen again in 2018.

The two armies came together to exchangetechniques of modern warfare and the crucialskills needed to tackle potential terrorist attacks,especially in the bordering regions. Lately,almost every defence ‘White Paper’ has cate-gorised fleeing Tibetans and Tibetans living inNepal and India as “terrorists”. Therefore, thesejoint military exercises carried the message ofnon-tolerance towards anti-China activitiesacross the region.

The joint statement issued in Kathmanduduring President Xi’s visit stated that the ‘twocountries commit to respect each other’s inde-pendence, sovereignty and territorial integrity,and respect and accommodate each other’sconcerns and core interests.’

It also witnessed Nepal’s unequivocal supportto ‘One China policy, acknowledging that Taiwanis an inalienable part of the Chinese territory andTibet’s affairs are China’s internal affairs, andKathmandu’s determination not to allow any anti-China activities on its soil.’ As Hong Kong is wit-

nessing violent anti-China activitieswith a demand for a democratic order,President Xi utilised his Nepal visit tosend an authoritative message to theglobal community that ‘anyone attempt-ing to split China in any part of thecountry will end in crushed bodies andshattered bones.’

During the visit, a total of 20 doc-uments were signed between Nepal andChina. These included pacts on theestablishment of additional diplomat-ic missions in the sister cities; invest-ment Cooperation Working Groups;infrastructure development in Nepalwith Chinese assistance; exchange andcooperation on governance capacity-building and early completion of thefeasibility study of the China-Nepalcross-border railway project.

Out of these 20 agreements, fourpacts directly focussed on the bilater-al security mechanism on boundarymanagement, mutual legal assistance incriminal matters, cooperation betweenthe Supreme People’s Procuratorate ofChina and the Office of the AttorneyGeneral, Nepal and supply of securityequipment from Beijing to Kathmandu.

China had also hoped that Nepalwould sign an extradition treaty, butamidst criticism from the Oppositionparties at home, Prime Minister KP Oliallegedly withdrew the agreement at thelast minute.

An extradition treaty with Chinameant that Beijing would have beenable to pursue the NepaleseGovernment to criminalise Tibetanrefugees involved in anti-China activ-ities. This would have jeopardised thelives of over 11,000 Tibetans who havebeen living in Nepal for several decades.

Though its plans have been thwart-ed for the moment, China still hopesthat Nepal will one day accommodateits demand for the extradition treaty.That this is so, is clear from the jointstatement that stated that Beijing was‘satisfied with the signing of the Treaty

on Mutual Legal Assistance in crimi-nal matters and expressed the hope foran early conclusion of the Treaty onExtradition.’

Soon after the visit, China agreedto provide military assistance worthRMB 150 million (equivalent to 2.4 bil-lion Nepalese rupees) to Kathmandu.

The Nepalese Deputy PrimeMinister and Defence Minister IshwarPokharel had flown to Beijing to signthe agreement on October 19. TheDefence Ministry of Nepal in its state-ment added that the assistance wasmeant for humanitarian and disasterrelief works. It is a leap forward in therecent Chinese military assistance toNepal.

China also pledged a further $493million (56 billion Nepalese rupee) toKathmandu to ‘uplift the living standardof the Nepali people.’

Tangibly, this was the masterstrokeby Xi, because growing public supportto China indeed has an impact on pol-icy-making in Nepal. Also, Xi’s supportto ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ was applaud-ed by the Nepalese media and the peo-ple at large, as it will help boosttourism and hence the economy.

In his note in a Nepalese news daily,Xi added that “China supports Nepalin hosting ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020,’ andwill encourage more Chinese touriststo visit Nepal.”

This move is significant as Chinahas understood that amid the chang-ing and unstable political environ-ment in Nepal, the viability of tradecooperation may not provide immedi-ate results but security and people-ori-ented policies will continue to chan-nelise bilateral requirements irrespec-tive of the governments and politicalmood in Nepal.

Hence, Chinese priorities in Nepalare focusing on achieving long-lastingcooperation in security, governance andpeople, rather than with theGovernment of the day.

In the changing environs of mod-ern-day diplomacy, China’s strategy onNepal is marked by hard gains that arecritical to its national integrity and inachieving a strategic depth in theSouth Asian region. In order to accom-plish that, Beijing has deployed a time-ly soft approach, involving the peopleof the Himalayan kingdom, youngminds and soft loans.

With the advent of democracy, pol-icymaking in Nepal has become morediverse. During the era of monarchy,decision-making was solely in thehands of the king, but the post-2008emergence of democratic institutionshas significantly involved and evolvedpublic opinion and political biases, thathave demanded that Nepal balance tieswith India by leaning towards China.Therefore, the ongoing cooperationbetween China and Nepal challengesIndia’s regional presence as well as age-old ties with Nepal, which in the lastfive years has been marred by structur-al challenges, especially in the aftermathof the alleged blockade at the India-Nepal border in 2015.

Chinese assurance to South Asiancountries of a greater bilateral econom-ic and development-oriented cooper-ation should be an indication of thechanging geostrategic environment inthe neighbourhood for New Delhi.China is well aware of the fact that itlacks the socio-cultural and people-to-people ties within South Asia, where-as India enjoys an upper hand in thisregard.

Hence, to tackle the growingChinese footprint, New Delhi needs toformulate a much-required timelystrategy to regain its lost ground in theneighbourhood including Nepal, if itaspires to regain its status as andremain a ‘stable power’ regionally andglobally.

(The writer is a Doctoral Candidate,Center for South Asian Studies,Jawaharlal Nehru University.)

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The presence of plastic in everywalk of life has become anaccepted fact, but microplastic

contamination in drinking water isan altogether different level of pol-lution and is fast becoming an indi-gestible reality.

The menace of plastic pollutionhas now percolated the most essen-tial resource that is critical forhuman survival, water. Pollutionand chemicals have already compro-mised essential resources like air andwater but now, the presence ofmicroplastics in drinking water isakin to sounding the death knell ofhuman civilisation. Governmentaction to stem this rapid scourge ofplastics can at best be termed as lan-guid and can in no way withstand the

plethora of adverse consequencesexcess plastics are bound to bring.

Frighteningly, the presence ofmicroplastic in water is becomingincreasingly common. These parti-cles, that are less than half a millime-tre across, have been termed as amajor concern by both the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO) and theUnited Nations (UN) for humanhealth, especially that of the elderlyand children. The international bod-ies have also warned against compla-cency regarding microplastic conta-mination and have called for exten-sive research and a more vigilant pos-ture by Governments and environ-ment regulatory bodies across theworld.

Research is critical to understandfully how plastic spreads in theenvironment and works its waythrough human bodies. This prolif-eration is mainly due to plastic pro-duction, which has grown exponen-tially in recent decades and is predict-ed to double again by 2025. This basi-cally means that more beads andthreads are breaking down into

minute particlesand winding upin water supplies,pipes, cups ande v e n t u a l l yhuman bodies.

Microplasticcont aminateddrinking waterhas been foundin taps in coun-tries around theworld, making ita global problem.A study conduct-ed jointly by OrbMedia and TheGuardian discov-ered that overall 83 per cent of thedrinking water samples collected hadplastic fibre contamination.

The US had the highest contam-ination rate, at 94 per cent, with plas-tic fibres found in tap water sampledat sites including Congress buildings,the US Environmental ProtectionAgency’s headquarters and theTrump Tower in New York.

Lebanon and India had the next

highest rates,with the studyrevealing that82.4 per cent ofIndia’s tap waterwas contaminat-ed with micro-plastics. Of the17 samples col-lected from NewDelhi, 14 hadm i c r o s c o p i cplastic fibres inthem.

E u r o p e a nnations includ-ing the UnitedKingdom(UK),

Germany and France had the lowestcontamination rate but this was still72 per cent. The average number offibres found in each 500 ml sampleranged from 4.8 per cent in the USto 1.9 per cent in Europe.

India prominently figures inthis research and must take urgentmeasures to control the problem ofmicroplastics. The country alreadyhas several dreaded diseases threat-

ening the population and microplas-tics can become another severethreat as they harbour chemicals orpathogens, which are very detrimen-tal to health. Since these fibres arepresent, then it is quite possible thatnanoparticles are there too, whichcannot be measured. Once they arein the nanometre range they canpenetrate a cell and that means theycan accumulate in body organs,causing significant harm. The OrbMedia study caught particles ofmore than 2.5 microns in size, 2,500times bigger than a nanometre.

India needs to quickly grasp themicroplastic reality and put in placea strategy that can control the spreadof the problem. Bottled drinkingwater and piped water supply musthave new protocols for checkingmicroplastics.

Households, institutions,schools and hospitals must beequipped with Government labora-tory-certified accurate testing kitsthat can read microplastic content inwater through simple tests. Thiswill not only increase awareness

regarding the problem but also helpdeal with it at the grassroot level.

The presence of plastic contentin seafood is yet another concern,given the portion of population thatis not only dependent on seafood fortheir employment but also the peo-ple who have seafood as a part oftheir staple diet.

Urgent studies must be under-taken to see which are the coastalareas and parts of the sea that are reg-istering the highest levels of toxinsand efforts should also be made toidentify the presence of plastics in thefish being caught in those areas.These steps will help us understandthe gravity of the situation and alsopersuade people to go for healthierdietary options.

We are living on a planet whereeven the food and water have beenpolluted by plastic and toxic ele-ments. Unless we stop the productionof plastic, it is going to come full cir-cle and impact us in a disastrousmanner.

(The writer is an environmentaljournalist)

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The BSE Sensex rallied 220points to reclaim the

40,000-mark on Wednesdayas strong corporate earningsand expectations of a rejig intax structure for equityinvestors turbocharged senti-ment.

After hitting a high of40,178.12, the 30-share indexended 220.03 points, or 0.55per cent, higher at 40,051.87.The benchmark closed abovethe key 40,000-level after June4, 2019.

Similarly, the broader NSENifty jumped 57.25 points or0.49 per cent to close at11,844.10.

Brokers said equity marketsentiment improved afterreports said the government islooking at scrapping the divi-dend distribution tax and isalso reviewing other leviessuch as long term capital gainstax (LTCG) and securitiestransaction tax (STT).

Strong earnings deliveryfrom bluechips and meaning-ful contribution from the cor-porate tax cut to profits com-ing through has also boostedmarket mood, they added.

Top gainers in the Sensexpack included SBI, TCS, ITC,Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma,Infosys and Bajaj Auto, risingup to 3.37 per cent.

On the other hand, YesBank, Maruti, IndusInd Bank,ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finance

fell up to 2.41 per cent.“Market is positive on

expectation of fresh reformsfrom the government andchange in the long-term capi-tal gain tax in the future. Aftera long time, market is seeingincentive to invest in equity dueto reduction in taxation pro-ducing better than expectedQ2FY20 results, providing ahope that earnings growth willrevamp further in H2FY20.

“Results are adding fuel tothe market despite weakness inother global markets aheadthe Fed interest rate decisionand US-China trade talksagreement,” said Vinod Nair,Head of Research, GeojitFinancial Services.

Sectorally, BSE IT, teck,oil and gas, FMCG, capitalgoods, utilities, telecom andenergy indices gained up to1.47 per cent.

However, consumerdurables, realty, metal and autoindices fell up to 0.98 per cent.

Broader BSE midcap andsmallcap indices ended up to0.65 per cent higher.

On the global front, mar-kets awaited cues from the USFederal Reserve’s policy deci-sion.

Bourses in Shanghai, HongKong, Seoul and Tokyo endedon a negative note amid reportsof a possible delay in the US-China trade deal.

Exchanges in Europe weretrading on a mixed note intheir respective early deals.

Meanwhile, the Indianrupee depreciated 6 paise to70.91 against the US dollarintra-day.

Brent crude futures, theglobal oil benchmark, slipped0.54 per cent to $61.26 per barrel.

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The telecom regulatoryworld is abuzz with fever-

ish talk that the imperilledtelecom operator, Vodafone,is ready to exit its India oper-ations.

An email questionnairewas sent by IANS to aVodafone-Idea spokespersonin India. IANS, in turn wasasked to direct the queries toBen Padovan, Group Head ofCorporate Communications,Vodafone Group Plc.

Vodafone group did notrespond to queries for twodays till the time of printing.

There is a buzz in telecomcircles that Vodafone is readyto “pack up and leave any daynow” as operating losses mountin the joint venture company,Vodafone-Idea, loss of lakhs ofsubscribers every month and adwindling market capitaliza-tion which is hurting any freshfund raising.

On Wednesday, Vodafone-Idea issued a clarification onthe claim that Vodafone Ideahas approached its lenders fordebt recast.

“There has been reportagein some media alleging thatVodafone Idea has approachedits lenders for debt recast. Wecategorically deny and dismissthis as baseless and factually

incorrect. We have not madeany request for debt recast toany lender or asked for rework-ing of payment terms. We con-tinue to pay all our debts as andwhen these fall due,” the com-pany said.

The material event for thecompany has been the recentSupreme Court judgement onAGR under which VodafoneIdea will have to pay around�28,309 crore in three monthstime.

Following the sharp fall inshares, Vodafone-Idea has clar-ified to stock exchanges onOctober 25 and again onTuesday, this week, that “SCjudgement represents a signif-icant event with respect for thecompany (sic)”.

“We cannot presently com-ment on the correctness andcompleteness of the aforesaid

figures. The company is study-ing the judgement and we willevaluate our next steps,” it said.

“The Judgement has finan-cial implications, which we arereviewing. We will engage withthe DoT in order for it to con-sider granting relief, includinga waiver on interest and penal-ties.”

Following the verdict,Vodafone-Idea stock hit a 52-week low of �3.66 and trades at�3.86 on Wednesday morning.Its market capitalization is ameasly �11,091 crore, while theinvestments have been severalbillions of dollars.

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In a highly volatile trade,shares of Vodafone Idea on

Wednesday settled in the redafter soaring 8.5 per cent inearly deals amid reports that aGovernment panel is beingformed to work out a bailoutpackage for the telecom sector.

Vodafone Idea stockclosed at �3.81 apiece, 1.04 percent lower on the BSE. Intra-day, its shares zoomed 8.57 percent to �4.18 a unit.

Buoyed by the reports,Bharti Airtel too saw its stockrise 2.31 per cent to close at�368.25 apiece.

Its shares fell over 3 per centon Tuesday after the companydeferred the September quarterresult announcement till

November 14, due to the adjust-ed gross revenue (AGR) issue.

As the telecom sectorstares at a massive payout fol-lowing a Supreme Court order,the government has created aCommittee of Secretaries(CoS) to work out a financialbailout package that mayinclude lowering of spectrumcharges as well as ending theera of free mobile phone callsand dirt cheap data.

The CoS has been askedto examine “all aspects” of“financial stress” faced byservice providers such asBharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea and suggest measures tomitigate them, sources in theDepartment ofTelecommunications (DoT)said.

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Telecom body COAI haswarned that absence of an

immediate relief by the gov-ernment to the sector couldunleash “unprecedented crisis”in the industry that may“potentially be catastrophic”for the nation, curtailinginvestments, shatteringinvestor confidence and lead-ing to job losses.

The industry associationhas also rued that the adverseconsequence of this could alsobe India ending up with a “pos-sible monopoly in the telecomsector”.

In a letter to the TelecomMinister Ravi Shankar Prasad,COAI Director General RajanMathews said, “We believethat in the absence of an imme-diate grant of relief by the gov-

ernment - two of the three pri-vate mobile operators viz Airteland Vodafone Idea, which pro-vide services to about 63 percent of the current subscriberbase, will face an unprece-dented crisis”.

A mail sent to CellularOperators’ Association of India(COAI) for comments on thecontents of the letter remainedunanswered.

The letter has not gonedown well with Jio, also aCOAI member, which hasaccused the association of a“serious breach of trust” andhaving a “prejudiced mindset completely laced withone-sided thought process”.

“It seems there were extra-neous consideration to sentthis letter, only on behest ofother two members. By such

unwarranted behaviour, COAIhas just proved that they arenot an industry organisationbut just a mouthpiece of twoservice providers,” Jio said in itsletter on Wednesday.

Jio, the newest and themost aggressive player in thetelecom clan, has said that itdisagrees with intent, tone andcontents of COAI’s letter to thegovernment, which, it argued,does not represent industryviews by any stretch of imagi-nation.

Reacting to charges lev-elled by Jio, Mathews in a sep-arate statement issued onWednesday evening said: “Thisis a private matter between themembers of the associationand will be addressed in duecourse within the ambit of governance structureof COAI.”

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’sReliance Jio on Wednesday

slammed telecom industrybody COAI for its “threateningand blackmailing” tone in itscommunication to theGovernment on non-existentcrisis in the sector following theSupreme Court ruling on pay-ment of statutory dues.

Reacting to the chargeslevelled by Jio, COAI DirectorGeneral Rajan Mathews said:“This is a private matterbetween the members of the

association and will beaddressed in due course with-in the ambit of Governancestructure of COAI.”

Jio has taken strong excep-tion to the Cellular Operators’Association of India (COAI)dispatching a late night com-munication to the governmentwithout waiting for its com-ments. In a strongly-wordedletter to Mathews, Jio said thatan unlikely event of failure oftwo operators will not have anyimpact on competition andthe Centre’s Digital India agen-da.

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Tech giant Apple has seenover 70 per cent fall in its

net profit in India to �262.27crore, while revenues fell 19 percent in the 2018-19 over the lastfinancial year, as per the regu-latory documents.

Apple India recorded a netprofit of �262.27 crore in theyear ended March 2019 asagainst �896.33 crore in 2017-18. In the preceding year, thecompany had posted a netprofit of �373.38 crore, thedocuments sourced by businessintelligence platform Tofler

showed. The Cupertino-basedgiant also saw its revenue fromoperations declining 19.2 percent to �10,538.25 crore for2018-19 in India, which is oneof the world’s largest mobilephone markets globally.

Apple India’s revenue fromoperations was at �13,048.71crore (in fiscal year 2018) and�11,618.69 crore (in fiscal year2017). Emails sent to Apple didnot elicit a response.

Apple -which has been fac-ing tough competition fromChina’s OnePlus in the Indianmarket — continues to placebig bets on India.

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India will not sign any free-trade agreement (FTA) in a

“rush” but will engage with theworld without compromisingthe interest of domestic indus-try, Commerce and IndustryMinister Piyush Goyal said onWednesday. He said India willenter into an FTA or compre-hensive partnership agree-ments on its terms and will dowhat is best for the people andnational interest.

“In terms of RCEP(Regional ComprehensivePartnership Agreement), lotof wrong information havebeen spread all over. Let meassure each one of you thatIndia will no more sign anyFTA in a rush.

“India is not in a weakleadership which had workedonly on deadlines to executeFTAs. India will enter into anFTA or comprehensive part-nerships on India’s terms,” hesaid here.

He was addressing a stateconsultation workshop on

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India’s exports of marineproducts to China has tripled

and touched about $800 mil-lion in the first nine months of2019, the commerce ministrysaid quoting data of China’s customs authority.

The country’s marineexports are expected to cross $1billion mark by the end of thisyear, it said.

A Chinese trade delegationvisited India on October 9 andhas signed a contract forimport of marine productsworth $500 million in the nexttwo years.

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Facebook said on Wednesdayit took down accounts

linked to a Russian ally ofPresident Vladimir Putin seek-ing to spread disinformation onthe social platform in eightAfrican countries.

The operations hidingbehind fake identities werelinked to Evgeny Prigozhin,who has been indicted in theUnited States in connectionwith an influence campaigntargeting the 2016 US elections.

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The Government is unlikelyto moderate personal

income tax rates for the richdue to fiscal stress on accountof lower tax realisation amidslowdown in the economy,sources said.

Pressure is mounting onthe government to cut person-al income tax rates to boostdemand, especially after thefinance ministry reduced thecorporate tax rate by up to 10percentage points.

According to sources, per-sonal income tax rate cut is dif-

ficult at this juncture due tomultiple factors like slowdownin economy, lower tax realisa-tion and subdued non-tax mopup. The government last fiscalmissed its direct tax collectiontarget, and for this financialyear it has set a higher revenuemobilisation goal of Rs 13.80lakh crore. The governmentneeds higher revenue to spendon social security schemes likeAyushman Bharat, MahatmaGandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Act(MNREGA), PM-KISAN, andPM Awas Yojana, among oth-ers.

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After hitting a high of40,178.12, the 30-share indexended 220.03 points, or 0.55per cent, higher at 40,051.87.The benchmark closed abovethe key 40,000-level after June4, 2019. Similarly, the broaderNSE Nifty jumped 57.25 pointsor 0.49 per cent to close at11,844.10.

Brokers said equity marketsentiment improved afterreports said the government islooking at scrapping the divi-dend distribution tax and isalso reviewing other leviessuch as long term capital gainstax (LTCG) and securitiestransaction tax (STT).

Strong earnings deliveryfrom bluechips and meaning-ful contribution from the cor-porate tax cut to profits com-ing through has also boostedmarket mood, they added.

Top gainers in the Sensexpack included SBI, TCS, ITC,Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma,Infosys and Bajaj Auto, risingup to 3.37 per cent.

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Bank, Maruti, IndusInd Bank,ICICI Bank and Bajaj Financefell up to 2.41 per cent.

“Market is positive onexpectation of fresh reforms

from the government andchange in the long-term capi-tal gain tax in the future. Aftera long time, market is seeingincentive to invest in equity due

to reduction in taxation pro-ducing better than expectedQ2FY20 results, providing ahope that earnings growth willrevamp further in H2FY20.

“Results are adding fuel tothe market despite weakness inother global markets aheadthe Fed interest rate decisionand US-China trade talksagreement,” said Vinod Nair,head of research, GeojitFinancial Services. Sectorally,BSE IT, teck, oil and gas,FMCG, capital goods, utili-ties, telecom and energy indicesgained up to 1.47 per cent.

However, consumerdurables, realty, metal and autoindices fell up to 0.98 per cent.

Broader BSE midcap andsmallcap indices ended up to0.65 per cent higher.

On the global front, marketsawaited cues from the US FederalReserve’s policy decision. Boursesin Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seouland Tokyo ended on a negativenote amid reports of a possibledelay in the US-China tradedeal. Exchanges in Europe weretrading on a mixed note in theirrespective early deals.

Meanwhile, the Indianrupee depreciated 6 paise to70.91 against the US dollarintra-day.

Brent crude futures, theglobal oil benchmark, slipped0.54 per cent to USD 61.26 perbarrel.

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PayU, the payments andfintech business of Prosus,

on Wednesday said it has leda USD 11-million (about �78crore) financing round inFisdom, a wealth-tech plat-form.

“PayU leads the freshround of investment worthUSD 11 million through theacquisition of a minority stakein the company,” a statementsaid.

Apart from PayU, currentinvestors Saama Capital andQuona Capital also partici-pated in this round, it added.

Founded by SubramanyaSV and Anand Dalmia,Fisdom operates a partnershipmodel with banks and enablesconsumers to make smartinvestment decisions for theirlong-term financial health byhelping them invest in multi-ple products including mutu-al funds, insurance, pensionfunds, and digital gold.

With this investment,PayU is one step closer tooffering payments, lending,and wealthtech services in asingle stack.

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New Delhi (PTI): In a highly volatile trade, shares of VodafoneIdea on Wednesday settled in the red after soaring 8.5 per cent inearly deals amid reports that a government panel is being formedto work out a bailout package for the telecom sector. Vodafone Ideastock closed at `3.81 apiece, 1.04 per cent lower on the BSE. Intra-day, its shares zoomed 8.57 per cent to `4.18 a unit.Buoyed by thereports, Bharti Airtel too saw its stock rise 2.31 per cent to close at`368.25 apiece. Its shares fell over 3 per cent on Tuesday after thecompany deferred the September quarter result announcement tillNovember 14, due to the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue.

As the telecom sector stares at a massive payout following aSupreme Court order, the government has created a Committee ofSecretaries to work out a financial bailout package that may includelowering of spectrum charges as well as ending the era of free mobilephone calls and dirt cheap data. The CoS has been asked to exam-ine “all aspects” of “financial stress” faced by service providers suchas Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea and suggest measures to miti-gate them, sources in the Department of Telecommunications said.

The panel, which will comprise secretaries to the ministriesof Finance, Law, and Telecom, has been asked to look at the demandsof telecom service providers (TSPs) for deferment of payments theyhad promised for the spectrum won through auction as well as con-sider lowering airwave usage charge. While older TSPs such as BhartiAirtel and Vodafone-Idea have been talking of financial stress eversince they faced intense competition from free voice and dirt-cheapdata from newcomer Reliance Jio, the matter has assumed greaterimportance after the October 24 judgment of the Supreme Court.

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State-owned United Bank ofIndia reported a net profit of

�123.88 crore in the secondquarter ended September 30,on the back of substantiallylower dud loans, leading tolower provisioning require-ment.

The Kolkata-headquar-tered bank had posted a net lossof �883.17 crore in the July-September period of 2018-19.

Sequentially, there was anet profit of �105 crore in thefirst quarter ended June thisyear. The lender’s total incomerose to �3,013.74 crore in theSeptember 2019 quarter, com-pared with �2,600.47 croreearned in the correspondingperiod of the previous financialyear, the bank said in a regula-tory filing on Wednesday.

The bank brought down itsnet non-performing assets(NPAs) to 7.88 per cent as onSeptember 30, from 14.36 percent by the end of September2018. Gross NPAs or bad loansreduced to 15.51 per cent of thegross advances by the end ofSeptember, compared with22.69 per cent in the year-agoperiod. In absolute terms, thenet NPAs were �5,380.93 croreagainst �8,658.10 crore, whilethe gross NPAs were�11,544.19 crore from�15,163.28 crore.

Thus, the bank’s provi-

sioning and contingenciesrequirement for July-September 2019 came down to�436.42 crore from �1,481.24crore parked aside for the year-ago period.

The lender said it madeadditional provision of �46.75crore in respect of eligibleNCLT accounts by the end ofsecond quarter. Provision cov-erage ratio as on September 30stood at 74.89 per cent, saidUnited Bank of India.

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Graphite India onWednesday reported an 83.37per cent dip in its consolidat-ed net profit to �185 crore forthe quarter ended September30, mainly on account of lowersales. The graphite electrodesmaker had posted a net profitof �1,113 crore for the corre-sponding period of the previ-ous fiscal, Graphite India saidin a filing to the BSE.

Its consolidated revenuefrom operations stood at �882crore for the quarter underconsideration. It was �2,345crore for the same period yearago. The performance for thequarter was impacted due tolower volumes and realisationas compared to the same peri-od last year, Graphite IndiaChairman KK Bangur said.

“As a result of lower steelproduction and demand glob-

ally, there has been steep cut inthe demand for electrodes,impacting graphite electrodeprices.

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Drug firm IndocoRemedies on Wednesdayreported a consolidated netprofit of �7.81 crore for thequarter ended September 30.The company had posted a netloss of �7.45 crore for the cor-responding period of the pre-vious fiscal, Indoco Remediessaid in a filing to BSE.

Consolidated revenue fromoperations of the companystood at �286.21 crore for thequarter under consideration. Itwas �236.26 crore for the sameperiod year ago.

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Tata Chemicals onWednesday posted a 6.9 percent rise in consolidated netprofit at �437.05 crore duringthe September quarter on theback of strong sales.

The company had report-ed a net profit of �408.82 crorein the year-ago quarter, TataChemicals said in a regulatoryfiling. Total income rose to�3,176.04 crore during theJuly-September quarter from�3,084 crore in the same peri-od last year.

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VENKYS 1753.90 1815.25 1752.80 1770.20POWERGRID 203.15 203.30 199.50 199.90BBTC 1217.40 1234.40 1193.90 1199.80UJJIVAN 283.00 284.30 276.40 279.40UBL 1290.00 1290.00 1249.00 1266.00NOCIL 120.00 122.30 119.30 120.05SUNTECK 415.20 417.10 405.30 413.00EVEREADY 54.00 55.30 50.40 55.30IBREALEST 53.70 53.80 51.90 52.85DIVISLAB 1751.60 1760.00 1726.80 1737.45LUPIN 735.95 738.55 726.30 729.70MARICO 370.00 372.55 366.60 371.05TATAPOWER 58.80 58.95 58.30 58.55ADANIGREEN 89.95 92.00 89.50 89.85RVNL 23.85 24.25 23.75 23.85DISHTV 10.95 11.40 10.55 10.70GLENMARK 310.80 316.65 307.00 309.65GODREJCP 720.00 741.00 720.00 733.85AMBUJACEM 200.00 203.55 199.80 200.70DABUR 467.00 467.00 456.85 460.50HINDZINC 216.50 216.50 211.60 212.60EQUITAS 96.75 96.75 94.05 94.80ADANIGAS 148.50 150.50 146.50 146.90BAJAJCON 244.60 253.65 242.80 245.65ABCAPITAL 79.05 81.60 79.05 79.95NATIONALUM 43.70 44.45 43.70 43.95MRF 65201.00 65450.00 64085.50 64889.65RITES 277.50 287.85 275.15 285.75ABBOTINDIA 12000.00 12050.00 11893.55 11906.85GAYAPROJ 127.55 131.55 127.50 130.20INDIANB 127.50 132.00 126.10 128.80IRB 81.00 84.40 80.25 81.40INDIACEM 83.75 85.95 83.35 84.10

DCBBANK 177.10 177.85 175.50 176.45FORCEMOT 1102.00 1117.15 1090.00 1092.90GODFRYPHLP 1081.05 1130.00 1081.05 1097.55GMRINFRA 21.00 21.00 20.25 20.65HUDCO 36.25 39.40 36.10 38.10HINDCOPPER 42.05 43.25 42.05 42.40OIL 164.00 170.80 163.50 169.15BALKRISIND 875.90 885.50 857.00 867.95CHOLAFIN 299.00 307.85 296.70 307.05EDELWEISS 93.10 93.95 91.50 92.70APOLLOTYRE 188.50 189.00 184.50 187.65PGHL 4988.00 4988.00 4740.00 4762.60OMAXE 200.00 200.00 183.75 184.95CUMMINSIND 546.00 558.55 541.80 553.00ADVENZYMES 174.00 194.50 174.00 184.90KANSAINER 553.00 558.45 542.75 546.75ADANITRANS 264.00 269.00 260.50 264.80EXIDEIND 183.30 184.30 180.65 181.65BOSCHLTD 15900.00 15900.00 15411.00 15591.45BHARATFORG 464.95 466.65 452.75 455.85GLAXO 1605.00 1628.00 1574.95 1605.70ABFRL 208.45 214.40 206.15 211.65TRENT 535.90 552.00 535.90 538.05HEXAWARE 328.95 336.25 323.65 329.40COCHINSHIP 393.15 408.35 386.50 396.10IDBI 32.75 33.75 32.35 33.25JUBILANT 529.20 539.20 523.00 529.65GODREJAGRO 517.70 523.70 507.55 517.20DBL 439.25 442.00 425.00 430.35RPOWER 3.41 3.49 3.28 3.32WELCORP 151.00 151.00 147.20 148.25NAVINFLUOR 897.45 899.00 875.00 889.70RELINFRA 33.60 33.60 33.60 33.60VGUARD 235.80 251.15 235.80 248.95SWANENERGY 103.90 105.00 103.45 104.80RAIN 96.80 98.95 95.40 97.65SIEMENS 1653.00 1670.60 1642.00 1652.10SUZLON 2.70 2.81 2.60 2.67MFSL 414.75 420.00 405.95 411.70AMARAJABAT 668.95 680.45 665.00 675.75LALPATHLAB 1639.25 1639.25 1572.00 1582.30PIIND 1409.95 1419.00 1383.65 1397.75IRCON 433.50 444.00 432.20 434.15GNFC 206.50 209.00 205.00 206.00DEEPAKNI 345.60 348.40 338.00 341.65IBVENTURES 98.85 100.85 95.25 96.20CENTRALBK 18.90 21.50 18.40 20.70BALRAMCHIN 153.80 158.95 153.60 156.35LTTS 1490.00 1514.05 1476.80 1502.20SUDARSCHEM 416.80 423.60 404.20 406.40TORNTPHARM 1815.00 1815.00 1753.70 1765.00CADILAHC 251.50 251.50 246.55 249.95ZYDUSWELL 1722.00 1767.90 1707.00 1718.10RAYMOND 582.90 591.85 575.65 579.45PGHH 12212.00 12699.90 11949.00 12503.00TIMKEN 825.40 850.00 825.40 841.60J&KBANK 31.60 33.90 31.50 32.65EMAMILTD 330.80 334.50 323.10 325.60FORTIS 139.45 140.50 138.30 139.10IDFC 34.00 34.70 33.35 34.00FSL 50.50 50.60 48.40 49.05MINDACORP 89.80 101.90 89.80 99.95ORIENTBANK 51.20 53.20 51.00 52.80SONATSOFTW 320.40 323.45 315.15 316.15PTC 58.30 59.30 57.90 58.60BDL 330.00 348.60 322.45 336.40MMTC 18.85 19.25 18.40 18.75JINDALSAW 87.70 89.15 86.75 88.05JAMNAAUTO 46.10 47.10 44.90 46.55VIPIND 486.00 487.90 474.85 476.00TATACOFFEE 83.00 85.65 81.70 83.50TV18BRDCST 25.05 25.35 24.50 24.85MRPL 52.30 52.85 50.70 52.30METROPOLIS 1444.30 1473.00 1424.15 1433.50GALAXYSURF 1528.15 1532.95 1470.50 1478.05INOXLEISUR 359.15 366.00 351.70 361.00IGL 384.55 386.10 383.10 383.85SOUTHBANK 10.40 10.55 10.32 10.49SHREECEM 20462.40 20495.35 20096.30 20250.80KTKBANK 74.15 76.85 74.15 75.50CAPPL 396.00 409.00 390.00 395.05CYIENT 403.00 405.00 392.85 398.10SUVEN 300.20 301.65 283.10 285.25NHPC 24.10 24.20 23.40 23.80KAJARIACER 552.55 556.45 547.75 549.95DCAL 116.00 122.50 114.55 117.05MINDTREE 708.00 715.00 708.00 710.80HAL 793.00 815.00 775.00 778.90VINATIORGA 2145.00 2230.00 2141.70 2172.15WELSPUNIND 56.00 56.30 54.10 55.65DHFL 15.15 16.65 15.15 16.65OBEROIRLTY 503.00 503.00 488.00 492.35INFIBEAM 45.55 46.25 44.65 45.60SUPREMEIND 1177.00 1177.85 1159.25 1164.25TATAMETALI 562.00 584.00 556.55 577.85LAXMIMACH 3930.00 3974.00 3886.30 3910.65INTELLECT 185.00 190.25 185.00 187.20AUBANK 707.00 707.00 686.25 688.80COFFEEDAY 27.75 29.30 26.60 29.30CANFINHOME 398.00 401.60 393.00 395.05AKZOINDIA 2001.00 2120.80 2001.00 2103.20FINEORG 1966.00 1966.00 1877.75 1911.60JKTYRE 69.70 72.00 69.25 70.25GICHSGFIN 174.85 180.45 174.85 176.40GREAVESCOT 136.80 140.70 134.50 137.60WABAG 195.00 206.40 193.15 200.60SANOFI 6730.00 6820.00 6579.00 6625.45HERITGFOOD 308.40 314.40 293.00 299.90SYNDIBANK 25.80 29.15 25.65 28.30BASF 990.15 1029.60 986.10 1002.20NILKAMAL 1247.20 1295.95 1247.20 1271.60ISEC 329.95 330.70 326.30 327.60HIMATSEIDE 153.80 159.15 153.80 156.10

HEIDELBERG 187.00 187.70 184.00 184.50RADICO 320.20 321.05 310.35 312.05IFBIND 719.00 743.35 704.70 730.95JSWENERGY 67.75 68.30 66.00 68.00GSFC 78.95 79.00 77.60 77.75IPCALAB 988.95 993.90 966.20 975.60PRESTIGE 300.70 307.35 289.30 292.70BLUESTARCO 848.00 852.15 836.35 846.45HSCL 75.30 77.00 75.30 75.90JISLJALEQS 14.40 14.40 14.15 14.40ITDCEM 50.95 55.05 50.95 55.05GPPL 81.50 84.60 80.70 81.85KEC 270.10 275.10 267.90 272.25HFCL 17.30 17.85 17.10 17.45ASTRAL 1131.05 1140.00 1108.10 1113.70DEEPAKFERT 104.55 108.00 104.20 105.00SCHNEIDER 73.10 76.55 73.10 75.70GHCL 219.90 222.30 215.65 216.10NATCOPHARM 591.15 605.55 587.35 593.70MAHLOG 370.00 384.80 369.75 382.80ATUL 4273.75 4308.50 4234.05 4250.65UNITEDBNK 7.55 8.90 7.55 8.90GILLETTE 8038.00 8100.00 8020.00 8081.95RCOM 0.66 0.70 0.66 0.68NLCINDIA 59.40 60.50 59.10 59.65TVTODAY 339.75 345.35 337.10 342.70GMDCLTD 61.00 64.50 60.95 64.05MOIL 145.40 145.55 141.00 141.25ORIENTELEC 181.50 197.75 181.15 196.10AAVAS 1606.05 1620.70 1575.00 1588.35MEGH 52.10 53.50 51.95 52.70CROMPTON 254.15 254.15 248.45 249.35MINDAIND 363.90 369.05 357.35 361.00GSPL 205.60 208.35 201.10 202.25ASHOKA 105.90 105.90 102.40 102.80NH 274.00 280.00 268.20 274.35KRBL 223.90 231.70 222.50 224.80JKCEMENT 1127.30 1135.05 1107.15 1112.40EIDPARRY 170.20 174.30 169.75 171.45FCONSUMER 24.90 25.20 24.30 24.50IFCI 7.20 7.25 7.05 7.20QUESS 470.70 475.65 468.85 474.00GODREJIND 415.30 415.30 407.60 413.55UCOBANK 12.00 13.22 11.80 12.90RELAXO 544.10 553.45 535.00 539.35CUB 210.55 211.80 208.05 208.70NESCO 564.15 564.20 558.00 561.20SHANKARA 330.00 337.40 325.00 326.90TIMETECHNO 61.95 63.50 61.00 62.30MOTILALOFS 609.80 615.70 607.05 607.85HONAUT 28390.00 28390.00 28125.00 28167.70TAKE 113.00 114.00 111.50 112.70SJVN 24.85 25.00 24.80 24.90BAJAJELEC 381.00 381.00 374.00 377.35SHK 122.55 129.80 122.55 126.15SKFINDIA 2224.40 2230.00 2167.45 2173.65PHOENIXLTD 730.90 730.90 713.45 716.25CARERATING 537.65 550.00 533.95 538.45PARAGMILK 142.75 144.90 140.75 142.00ALBK 26.00 27.40 25.90 27.00OFSS 3064.30 3133.00 3064.30 3108.40MAHSCOOTER 4588.50 4601.05 4551.95 4571.65FINOLEXIND 605.30 613.00 603.55 605.45SYNGENE 332.15 332.15 330.00 330.60CHAMBLFERT 161.40 162.40 159.35 160.05CHENNPETRO 155.55 157.25 155.00 155.55UFLEX 202.70 208.00 201.90 205.65AJANTPHARM 1026.00 1028.70 1015.65 1024.85FRETAIL 380.85 389.00 380.85 384.60GSKCONS 9187.65 9211.95 9100.00 9182.65JPASSOCIAT 2.48 2.48 2.36 2.38RALLIS 163.10 167.35 163.10 163.85MPHASIS 942.45 942.45 934.30 938.45CREDITACC 660.00 662.50 644.00 644.60GET&D 190.60 214.50 189.35 204.95VBL 618.80 634.50 615.05 618.50KALPATPOWR 436.30 442.55 424.00 425.35TRIDENT 62.00 62.00 59.90 61.10IEX 141.60 143.75 141.10 142.45ANDHRABANK 16.35 17.65 16.35 17.40APLAPOLLO 1418.00 1500.00 1389.75 1479.25SUNDRMFAST 495.00 496.55 490.00 490.90JYOTHYLAB 176.55 179.70 173.50 175.30REPCOHOME 283.50 286.40 281.90 282.75SIS 938.90 945.00 921.00 922.80VARROC 499.95 500.00 489.00 498.20JKLAKSHMI 294.80 295.20 288.70 290.00HATHWAY 21.70 21.95 21.40 21.45MAHINDCIE 163.80 163.80 152.45 153.65APLLTD 547.80 554.05 545.25 546.45DCMSHRIRAM 377.50 382.70 373.70 375.00BAYERCROP 3335.25 3389.75 3315.00 3365.65JAGRAN 58.30 60.00 55.50 55.90DALBHARAT 813.60 820.40 809.00 812.65BLISSGVS 136.55 136.90 134.00 135.10AIAENG 1710.00 1739.85 1705.30 1721.35ALLCARGO 99.80 101.00 99.45 99.90MAHABANK 11.05 11.45 11.02 11.27CENTURYPLY 164.40 167.10 161.90 163.05NBVENTURES 78.00 79.85 74.00 76.40THYROCARE 555.25 556.90 545.00 550.35SREINFRA 8.99 9.50 7.80 9.50BAJAJHLDNG 3789.00 3789.00 3678.00 3683.30GUJALKALI 460.05 460.05 450.00 453.90CERA 2581.30 2674.70 2550.00 2584.30LAURUSLABS 357.45 368.50 357.00 364.05GESHIP* 300.00 300.55 290.95 292.15AEGISLOG 175.60 175.70 170.10 170.70IOB 9.80 10.36 9.80 10.26EIHOTEL 170.40 170.80 169.10 169.50TATAINVEST 840.00 846.80 836.35 836.85KPRMILL 675.95 675.95 654.50 655.20DBCORP 159.00 159.00 145.25 147.60

MASFIN 721.00 734.05 720.00 731.85WABCOINDIA 6150.00 6250.00 6150.00 6241.55SCHAEFFLER 4087.95 4190.00 4030.00 4149.85SOMANYCERA 189.00 189.25 185.50 185.90WESTLIFE 355.05 356.00 347.95 349.30PERSISTENT 607.95 608.00 600.00 601.85CARBORUNIV 308.45 314.75 304.05 308.30CRISIL 1390.05 1406.00 1383.60 1404.25INOXWIND 34.55 35.50 33.60 34.60ERIS 452.05 460.70 440.00 443.25SYMPHONY 1259.20 1285.15 1250.95 1280.80COROMANDEL 466.80 472.90 465.20 471.05GEPIL 727.15 740.00 718.45 734.75RELCAPITAL 18.40 18.40 18.40 18.40CENTRUM 22.90 23.00 22.30 22.85THERMAX 1111.40 1141.00 1111.40 1123.95ENDURANCE 1049.00 1065.90 1043.05 1057.05TIINDIA 374.00 374.00 365.00 368.75JBCHEPHARM 331.25 337.60 330.10 331.35BIRLACORPN 575.00 586.55 571.00 574.10ECLERX 465.00 465.00 446.70 447.30RATNAMANI 901.80 945.55 893.55 931.15SOBHA 433.10 435.20 424.35 426.25TEAMLEASE 2841.30 2889.40 2830.25 2882.25GDL 93.80 94.00 92.80 93.20TNPL 192.50 193.30 189.50 190.05PRSMJOHNSN 75.75 77.40 75.75 76.25ZENSARTECH 187.30 187.75 185.95 187.25ORIENTCEM 78.05 79.70 77.65 78.70CORPBANK 15.00 15.75 14.90 15.60ALKEM 1974.80 1983.10 1962.00 1975.55THOMASCOOK 119.60 122.20 118.45 118.95CGPOWER 15.00 15.00 14.57 14.60GRINDWELL 605.00 610.00 596.10 597.65JSL 34.40 35.05 34.25 34.40JMFINANCIL 73.30 75.00 73.25 74.75ASTERDM 127.00 128.00 127.00 127.30JSLHISAR 67.00 67.70 65.30 65.45NETWORK18 24.20 24.55 23.65 23.80LINDEINDIA 551.05 571.00 549.85 557.70SOLARINDS 1084.70 1085.40 1065.00 1070.30ESSELPRO 110.30 115.20 108.35 113.05REDINGTON 118.05 119.30 115.90 116.65VSTIND 3818.95 3835.00 3794.00 3829.35JCHAC 2007.00 2098.90 1991.30 2083.95MHRIL 208.65 216.60 208.55 213.40IBULISL 60.65 60.65 60.65 60.65CCL 199.50 204.70 199.50 203.40TTKPRESTIG 6279.00 6282.15 6176.15 6227.60INDOSTAR 191.55 192.25 189.60 190.75SUPRAJIT 186.30 192.00 180.00 185.80GULFOILLUB 866.85 874.15 866.15 867.25KNRCON 234.70 235.00 229.00 230.05FDC 182.60 182.60 178.05 180.65VTL 911.00 911.00 890.60 902.45PNCINFRA 168.95 174.50 167.50 172.00FLFL 411.20 415.00 407.00 411.05MAXINDIA 70.00 72.95 70.00 71.60TVSSRICHAK 1834.20 1854.90 1788.00 1847.90IIFL 118.90 118.90 110.50 113.00VMART 1971.05 1975.75 1943.20 1945.70MAHLIFE 421.45 421.45 411.45 413.15APARINDS 549.15 551.00 535.70 540.55LUXIND 1235.00 1240.00 1225.65 1234.75MAHSEAMLES 365.35 365.65 362.70 364.45TEJASNET 73.80 77.55 73.15 75.60BLUEDART 2421.00 2432.60 2382.60 2417.30TCNSBRANDS 739.55 745.00 724.95 731.50JSWHL 2700.00 2700.00 2662.00 2667.20SHOPERSTOP 367.90 370.60 362.05 364.35STARCEMENT 97.70 97.70 95.00 95.05CHOLAHLDNG 452.50 459.00 452.50 458.10CHALET 326.00 326.25 316.10 316.10DHANUKA 290.00 295.00 290.00 292.20SHRIRAMCIT 1333.80 1350.00 1322.55 1331.90MAGMA 53.90 55.50 52.40 54.05TRITURBINE 99.95 99.95 96.85 97.10SADBHAV 138.50 139.65 137.40 138.70LAOPALA 170.00 170.00 165.50 167.15SFL 1250.00 1264.55 1235.00 1248.50SHILPAMED 270.00 275.00 270.00 273.30

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 11883.90 11883.95 11784.45 11844.10 57.25GAIL 127.65 134.00 125.60 133.80 7.95GRASIM 725.45 741.30 714.70 740.10 25.35SBIN 283.00 291.00 279.25 290.40 9.75TCS 2225.00 2260.00 2176.85 2258.00 63.15ITC 256.00 264.00 254.30 259.20 5.95EICHERMOT 22250.00 22599.00 21600.00 22529.95 480.55BHARTIARTL 364.30 371.35 360.65 367.55 7.65IOC 146.50 148.95 145.55 147.15 2.8NESTLEIND 14887.00 14998.90 14750.30 14972.00 272.25HINDALCO 186.80 189.45 184.40 187.70 3.4SUNPHARMA 426.95 432.55 418.10 429.60 7.65INFY 660.40 671.40 656.20 662.25 11.6BAJAJ-AUTO 3199.40 3229.40 3173.10 3228.00 47.25AXISBANK 745.00 749.90 735.50 748.80 10.35RELIANCE 1480.00 1484.55 1460.30 1482.60 15.55NTPC 121.00 121.75 119.25 121.15 1.25M&M 617.20 619.90 605.00 618.00 6.2LT 1469.95 1491.95 1465.00 1475.00 13.9VEDL 151.45 151.60 149.35 150.80 1.3ASIANPAINT 1830.00 1830.00 1804.00 1825.00 14.1HDFCBANK 1246.90 1262.70 1243.00 1249.80 7.3HINDUNILVR 2180.00 2180.00 2142.00 2172.35 12.15BPCL 527.00 534.60 518.45 525.70 2.8HCLTECH 1150.00 1150.00 1138.20 1143.15 3.4JSWSTEEL 236.95 236.95 231.25 234.50 0.25ULTRACEMCO 4170.00 4206.95 4101.25 4120.65 2.95KOTAKBANK 1579.90 1588.55 1573.80 1576.25 0.7TATAMOTORS 175.00 175.65 166.55 172.50 0.05TECHM 762.00 764.80 745.55 754.20 -0.55ADANIPORTS 399.20 405.00 395.50 398.15 -0.8WIPRO 258.00 260.90 253.40 254.60 -0.6TATASTEEL 389.90 393.70 384.30 388.55 -1.65HDFC 2134.95 2134.95 2102.60 2103.00 -10.05POWERGRID 203.85 203.85 199.30 200.00 -1.05ZEEL 240.00 245.90 234.00 235.00 -1.6HEROMOTOCO2717.00 2717.00 2677.00 2680.00 -21.55BAJAJFINSV 8196.85 8199.05 8061.25 8086.00 -64.9TITAN 1347.00 1347.00 1312.00 1318.00 -14.6ONGC 144.00 144.00 139.80 140.50 -1.65BAJFINANCE 4074.95 4074.95 3985.00 3995.00 -52.25ICICIBANK 479.00 479.00 470.00 470.65 -6.75INDUSINDBK 1315.00 1323.95 1282.40 1294.00 -21.3COALINDIA 210.75 210.95 205.60 206.05 -3.7UPL 599.80 599.80 580.10 584.20 -10.7BRITANNIA 3373.00 3399.00 3276.00 3289.90 -62.6DRREDDY 2829.00 2829.00 2741.55 2750.00 -52.5MARUTI 7744.00 7753.65 7539.70 7562.00 -159.3CIPLA 478.95 478.95 462.25 463.15 -9.9YESBANK 59.10 59.45 56.00 56.05 -2.1INFRATEL 193.15 199.85 176.35 183.00 -10.15

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election plan has cleared theHouse of Commons after MPsbacked the date in a vote by a438 to 20 margin.

It will mark the firstDecember-poll since 1923 oncethe House of Lords passes thelegislation and it becomes law bythe end of the week. Once thathappens, there will be a five-week campaign up to the pollingday.

The development marks awin for British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson's bid for a pre-Christmas poll to try and win apublic mandate in favour of hisBrexit plan.

The UK prime ministercan only hold an early electionwith the support of MPs, whohave previously blocked it three

times. Efforts by OppositionMPs to lower the voting age to16 and also allow EU nationalsto take part had earlier failed asthe changes were not selectedfor debate by the DeputySpeaker.

But with MPs overall back-ing a December poll, a pre-Christmas election was certain.One proposed change to theearly election motion that wasconsidered was a call by theLabour party, backed by theother Opposition parties, tohold the poll three days earlier,on December 9.

This, they argued, wouldensure that university studentsare more likely to be able to takepart in the polling because itwould still be in term time.

The prospect of an electionbecame more and more likelyafter the European Union (EU)had agreed on a three-month

extension to the October 31Brexit deadline. This meantJohnson's "do or die" pledge toleave the economic bloc byHalloween was effectively deadand he was determined to pushthrough an early poll to try andchange his current minorityfigures in Parliament.

Johnson said the publicmust be "given a choice" overthe future of Brexit and thecountry.

The Labour Party had so farrefused to back an early polluntil the threat of a no-dealcrash out by end of October hadbeen taken off the table, a con-dition which was met with thenew Brexit deadline now beingJanuary 31, 2020. Labour leaderJeremy Corbyn said his partywould "now launch the mostambitious and radical cam-paign for real change that ourcountry has ever seen".

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Arespected British think tankslammed Prime Minister

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal onWednesday, concluding thatthe economy would be 3.5 percent smaller compared withstaying in the European Union.

The study by the NationalInstitute of Economic and SocialResearch says the agreementwould deliver a 70 billion-pound (USD 90 billion) blow tothe UK Researchers said that theoutlook is clouded by politicaland economic uncertainty.

"We would not expect eco-nomic activity to be boosted bythe approval of the govern-ment's proposed Brexit deal,"the group said.

The researchers based theirprediction on the assumptionthat the UK would leave the blocwith a free trade agreement withthe EU after a transition lastinguntil 2021 while negotiating

new deals with other nations. It said that higher "barriers

to goods and services, trade andrestrictions to migration," wouldforce the economy to slow.

As politicians squabble overhow and when Britain willleave the EU, Brexit is reshap-ing the economy.

Initially planned for March,Brexit was pushed back toHalloween and now is not like-ly to happen before January.

Companies are meanwhileshifting investments, creatingnew supply chains and stock-piling goods to mitigate anydamage that would occur fromleaving the EU, with or withouta deal.

The NIESR estimated thatthe economy was 2.5 per centsmaller than it would have beenhad Britain not voted in 2016 toleave the European Union.

The British governmentsays it plans a different scenariothan the one considered by the

think tank."We are aiming to nego-

tiate a comprehensive freetrade agreement with theEuropean Union, which ismore ambitious than thestandard free trade deal thatNIESR has based its findingson," the Treasury departmentsaid in a statement.

The research suggested ano-deal Brexit would cause aneven greater loss to the econ-omy, with a 5.6 per cent blowto GDP.

Liberal Democrat Brexitspokesman Tom Brake saidthe figures "come as no sur-prise".

"The Tories' obsessionwith Brexit at any cost puts our future prosperity atrisk," he said. "It is uncon-scionable that anyGovernment would volun-tarily adopt a policy thatwould slow economic growthfor years to come."

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The Democratic Party, whichcontrols the US House of

Representatives, has unveiled aresolution setting out the nextsteps in their impeachmentefforts against President DonaldTrump.

President Trump, aRepublican, is accused of tryingto pressure Ukraine into inves-tigating unsubstantiated cor-ruption claims against his polit-ical rival, Joe Biden, and his sonwho worked with Ukrainian gascompany Burisma.

The eight-page resolutionmade public on Tuesday sets outa more public phase of theinquiry and hands the lead rolein hearings to the chair of theintelligence committee, AdamSchiff. The House is expected tovote on the measure onThursday.

"There is mounting evi-

dence that the president abusedhis power and betrayed ournational security while com-promising the integrity ofAmerica's elections," RulesCommittee Chairman James PMcGovern said.

"The House impeachmentinquiry has collected extensiveevidence and testimony, andsoon the American people willhear from witnesses in an opensetting. The resolution intro-duced today in the House RulesCommittee will provide thatpathway forward," the heads offour House committees said ina joint statement.

They four are CongressmenAdam Schiff, the Chairman ofPermanent Select Committee onIntelligence; Jerrod Nadler, theChairman of JudiciaryCommittee; Eliot Engel, theChairman of Committee onForeign Affairs, and CarolynMaloney, the ActingChairwoman of the Committeeon Oversight and Reform.

"The evidence we havealready collected paints the pic-ture of a president who abusedhis power by using multiplelevers of the government topress a foreign country to inter-fere in the 2020 election," theysaid.

Following in the footstepsof previous impeachmentinquiries, the next phase willmove from closed depositionsto open hearings where theAmerican people will learnfirsthand about the president's"misconduct", they said.

Reacting sharply to themove of the OppositionDemocratic Party, the WhiteHouse described the resolutionan "illegitimate sham".

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Beijing expressed "approvaland support" Wednesday

for the disqualification of HongKong democracy activistJoshua Wong from upcominglocal elections, after months ofprotests in the semi-autonomous city.

Wong, one of the mostprominent figures in the oth-erwise leaderless movement,accused the Hong Kong gov-ernment of "political screening"after an election officer ruledhis nomination for theNovember poll invalid onTuesday.

But a spokesman forChina's top policy body on

Hong Kong affairs saidWednesday that Wong hadover many years "proclaimedthe viewpoints of so-called'self-determination' and 'HongKong independence' and pub-licly denied that Hong Kong isa part of China".

During recent protestsWong "repeatedly grovelled toforeign powers for sympathyand begged for interference",Yang Guang, of the Hong Kongand Macau Affairs Office, saidon the body's websiteWednesday.

He "is one of the chief cul-prits challenging the red-lineprinciple of 'one country, twosystems'", Yang said.

"We express approval and

support of this decision." The 22-year-old rose to

prominence as the poster childof the huge pro-democracy"Umbrella Movement" of 2014that failed to win any conces-sions from Beijing, and servedtime in jail for his role inthose protests.

Wong was the only candi-date barred from standing in anelection for district councils,which tackle regional issues.The election is the first to beheld since the current anti-gov-ernment protests started.

Wong accused the HongKong government on Tuesdayof accepting "a political missionhanded down from Beijing" bybanning him from the polls.

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Pakistan on Wednesdayissued a Rs 50 commem-

orative coin to mark the550th birth anniversary ofGuru Nanak Dev, thefounder of the Sikh religionin November.

In a Facebook post,Prime Minister Imran Khanshared a picture of the coin.

"Pakistan issues com-memorative coin to markthe 550th anniversary ofGuru Nanak Devji," Khansaid in the post.

The coin comes ahead ofthe inauguration of the land-mark Kartarpur Corridor byPrime Minster Khan onNovember 9, three daysbefore the 550th birthanniversary celebrations ofGuru Nanak.

The year 2019 marks the550th birth anniversary yearof Sikhism founder GuruNanak, whose birthplace isSri Nankana Sahib inPakistan.

On Monday, Khan alsolaid the foundation stone ofBaba Guru Nanak Universityin Nankana Sahib.

Evacuee Trust PropertyBoard (EPTB) Chairman DrAmir Ahmed told TheExpress Tribune that the Sikhpilgrims visiting GurdwaraKartarpur Sahib next monthto celebrate the birth anniver-sary of their religiousfounder, will be able to buythe commemorative coin.

The postage stamps willalso issued, which will beworth Rs 8 and could be usedcommonly, will have theimage of Gurdwara JanamAsthan

Last November, bothIndia and Pakistan agreed toset up the KartarpurCorridor to link the historicGurdwara Darbar Sahib -the final resting place ofGuru Nanak - in Pakistanitown of Kartarpur with DeraBaba Nanak in Punjab'sGurdaspur district.

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Teen climate activist GretaThunberg, who has inspired

millions across the world tostage protests urging leaders tobetter tackle global warming, hasdeclined an environmental prize,saying "the climate movementdoes not need any more prizes."

Two fellow climate activistsspoke on Thunberg's behalf at anaward ceremony Tuesday inStockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council'sprizes, reading a statementthanking the group for the hon-our. Thunberg, 16, is currentlyin California.

But Sofia and IsabellaAxelsson quoted Thunberg assaying that "what we need is forour rulers and politicians to lis-ten to the research."

The Nordic Council handsout annual prizes for literature,youth literature, film, music andthe environment, each worth350,000 Danish kroner (USD52,000).

It was not the first prize that

the climate activist has won orbeen nominated for.

Three Norwegian lawmak-ers nominated for the NobelPeace Prize this year becausethey believe "the massive move-ment Greta has set in motion isa very important peace contri-bution."

Last year, about threemonths into her school climatestrike campaign, Thunbergdeclined another award — theChildren's Climate Prize, whichis awarded by a Swedish elec-tricity company — because manyof the finalists had to fly toStockholm for the ceremony.Thunberg notes that flights con-tribute to global warming, so shesailed across the Atlantic Oceanfor two weeks on a zero-emis-sions sailboat to reach New York.

There the Swede scolded aUN climate conference inSeptember , repeatedly asking,"How dare you?" "We are in thebeginning of a mass extinctionand yet all you can talk about ismoney. You are failing us," shesaid.

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Thailand's king has sackedfour royal guards, two of

them for "adultery", in a freshwave of palace purges a weekafter his royal consort wasstripped of all titles for "disloy-alty". Thai King Maha Vajir-alongkorn, 67, ordered the dis-missal of two male guards fromthe "bedroom section", the RoyalGazette announced late Tuesday.

"They have committed inap-propriate acts and adultery," thestatement said. The other twoofficers failed to meet the stan-dards of the royal guard andwere dismissed without com-pensation, according to thegazette.

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miss but one would never sayno to grandmother’s hand-crafted silk or Banarsi saris. Itwould in fact occupy the realmof classy and vintage, believesShobha Deepak Singh, a PadmaShri Awardee, who presentedan exhibition of antique textiles— Vastra Shobha. The collec-tion consisted of a wide varietyof silk, Ikat, Patola and Banarasisaris as well as a range ofcolourful dupattas.

She said, “Indian textiles

and weaving techniques havebeen around from timeimmemorial and can be tracedback to the Indus ValleyCivilisation. Through this exhi-bition, I not only wanted toexpress my love towards thembut also help the regionalweavers to actually keep tradi-tional crafts alive that dateback to thousands of years.Earlier, I got in touch with con-tractors for delivery of fabricsbut today, I contact the weaversdirectly.”

Shobha has been holdingthe exhibition twice a year.With over 30 years of experi-ence in the field of costumedesign, direction, photogra-phy, choreography and man-agement of arts, she runs anexclusive boutique comprisingheritage saris, borders, stolesand veils and this exhibitionshowcases the best of thesedesigns. Some of the textiles arealmost 100 years old andShobha takes great care torestore them. With a discern-ing eye for quality and authen-ticity, she makes sure every arti-cle of clothing is a collector’sitem.

While she has been pas-sionate about textiles since avery young age, it was approx-imately 25 years ago that sheheld her very first exhibition,which was inaugurated by thethen Delhi Chief Minister,Sheila Dikshit. “It all startedwhen my daughter, who wasabout to get married broughtsome antique saris. I placed anorder to replicate 50 of themfor her and the family but sincethe weavers would make atleast four of each sari, I held anexhibition to sell the rest ofthem. I displayed both theantique and the replicated onesthere and I realised then thatthere is a niche market for theformer even though these aretorn,” said Shobha, who countsShabana Azmi as one of herclientele. Since then, the onething she refuses to compro-mise on is quality. “And now, Ihave come to a point when I

Two of the hottest trends in home decor aresustainability and authenticity. No wonder

architectural salvage shops are busy.Homeowners love features that come with astory, says Rich Ellis, publisher of ArchitecturalSalvage and Antique Lumber News. “When youcan point to your floor and say it came from anold shoe factory in Connecticut, for example,that’s a big attraction,” he says. There arebetween 500 and 700 architectural salvage busi-nesses across the country, and business has beengood, he says.

“It’s about both history and sustainability,”says Madeline Beauchamp of Olde GoodThings, one of the oldest architectural salvagebusinesses in the country, with one shop in LosAngeles, two retail warehouses in Scranton,Pennsylvania, three stores in New York City anda flagship store to open soon in MidtownManhattan.

Lorna Aragon, home editor at MarthaStewart Living, says people are looking for qual-ity and “want their homes to be original. Andof course the whole ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ aspectof things plays into it as well.” While some itemsare sold just as found when they were salvagedfrom renovation sites, others have been modi-fied for home use. There are Paris street lampsreconfigured as large pendant lamps to hangabove kitchen islands or in loft apartments, andwindow frames from historical buildings likeNew York City’s Domino sugar factory orFlatiron building, now fitted with mirrors to behung on walls. Tin ceiling tiles from old NewYork buildings are also sometimes fitted withmirrors or framed and hung as is, saysBeauchamp.

“One customer came in for a gargoyle to beincorporated in their garden area,” she adds. Hercustomers tend to be designers, architects andthose trying to update their homes with uniquedecor that has a sense of history.

Olde Good Things sells everything fromvintage doorknobs to huge stained-glass pan-

els that were once part of the American Airlinesterminal at John F Kennedy Airport in NewYork. There are enormous chandeliers that oncehung in a Broadway theater, and, from the oldWaldorf-Astoria Hotel, dishes, fireplace man-tels and the elegant doorframe of the historichotel’s presidential suite.

Stuart Grannen runs the upscaleArchitectural Artifacts in Chicago, which dealsin rare items favored by restaurants, bars andhotels. “These days, individuals might have onereally great centerpiece item and live with that,”he says. “The days when someone would comein and buy 50 doorknobs are done.” Most of hisclients, he says, are businesses looking for huge,beautiful counters, showcases, consoles or backbars.

“When I salvage things, it might be thewhole facade of a theatre or a giant chandelier,”he says. But Aragon counters that items like vin-tage plumbing, sinks and tubs continue to bepopular. In addition to architectural elements,salvaged lumber is also a hot item in many sal-vage shops, sometimes transformed into thingslike dining tables, ready-made, custom-orderedor sold as is.

“The antique lumber side of things is verystrong,” says Ellis, for table tops and other decorelements. Antique bricks and paving stones arealso being repurposed for, say, a decorative wall.“Things like those wonderful old wide floor-boards and barn siding have been popular forsome time,” notes Aragon.

Ellis traces this history of architectural sal-vage to the 1960s, and says it has been growingslowly but steadily ever since but really becamemainstream in the 1990s. While the first gen-eration of architectural salvage business own-ers is starting to retire and close, a new gener-ation is stepping in, he says.

“That desire for elements with a sense of his-tory and a great story behind them is not goingaway anytime soon,” says Ellis.

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Shobha acquires thetextiles and fabrics fromall over the country. “Ifthey are in a good condi-tion, I purchase them buteven if they are not, Iknow how to restore

them,” said the self-taughtexpert, who has a dis-cerning eye for qualityand authenticity.

With exquisiteBanarasi to Gharchola toIkats, Patolas and heavysilks in vibrant coloursand designs, she promis-es that Vastra Shobha is a

delight for those whoshare same love for her-itage. “Since a lot ofwomen wear salwarkameez these days, there isalso a collection of some ofthe best dupattas. Therewill also be a lovely collec-tion of antique borders,”said she.

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Regional EnvironmentallySustainable Transport Forum inHanoi, Vietnam. Around 400 par-ticipants were part of the forum.Other senior government officialsfrom Asia and the pacific countries,city mayors, international expertsand resource persons representedtheir countries.

The theme of the forum was‘Achieving smart and resilient citiesthrough low-carbon and intelligenttransport system.’ It main objectiveswere to identify potential andopportunities that can improveexisting and new infrastructuresand services like road safety andexplore urban mobility options;encourage cycling and walkawayfacilities; optimise road networks;manage city parking and developtransit-oriented cities and commu-nities.

Rashmi presented a designstrategy of the overall NDMCsmart city solution — smart mobil-ity options, road network improve-ment plans, ensuring road safety,

universal design schemes, multi-modal transport options, pedestri-an and cycle tracks and its impacton communities and liveability ofthe city, PBS and smart solutions.She also proposed eco-sensitivesolutions and urban design featureson Chelmsford Road, Panchkuian

Road, Akbar Road, Moti Lal NehruRoad and Prithviraj Road. Shediscussed the achievements andlearnings of the first-ever trial runconducted at Connaught Placerecently (with support of IPEGlobal).

(The forum ends today.)

In the pre-dawn hours, scores oftourists clad in sweaters andarmed with cameras, are silent-

ly marching towards the sanddunes, which are enveloped in athick fog. On closer look, one cansee the dunes dotted with makeshifttents of cameleers and traders whohave assembled from differentparts of the state to trade their live-stock. The camel caravans havemajestically ambled their waythrough the golden sands and con-verged at the scrubland, making ittheir temporary home.

As far as the eye can see, thereare herds of camels of different sizesand colours, groaning and grunt-ing and feeding on dry fodder. Thesmell of dung rises in the air trav-elling across the dunes. The traders— dressed in a soiled-white attire,capped by bright colorful turbans(pagris) and sporting big moustache— squat in circles, sharing storiesand warming themselves over smallorange bonfires, while the moonand the stars create a canopy ofheavenly illumination above. As thefirst rays of sun touch the sand,turning it golden, the landscapeshifts in time. A red hot air balloonrises in the distance, drifts overheadand disappears from sight Whilesome traders and their womenfolkbusy themselves in preparing tea,the others take their camels to thedrinking water tanks. More andmore camel caravans join thecrowd at the dunes. The camel-pulled carts surmounted with red,pink and green canopies start mov-ing towards the town in a single fileto fetch tourists for the day. At astone's throw, the holy lake is calm.A kingfisher occasionally divesinto its serene waters and comes outwith a prized catch. Droves ofpigeons hover over the ghats as pil-grims sprinkle grains to feed them.Cows move around freely on themarket road. The aroma of freshroses, the fragrance of incensesticks, the mellifluous sounds oftemple bells and the chants ofhymns coming from the ancienttemples can hold one mesmerisedby creating an atmosphere that hasbeen imbued with spirituality. Thevisual lure and whiff of the freshlyprepared samosa, kachori andmirchi vada rising from the smallshops perk up your sensorium. Youare transported into a differentworld.

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town 11 km to the northwest ofAjmer. It is surrounded on threesides by the majestic Aravalli hillsand on the fourth by the sanddunes. A serpentine road, NagPahad (snake-mountain) forms anatural barrier between Ajmer andPushkar. This otherwise sleepytown suddenly springs to life for afortnight after Diwali thanks to alegend. Lord Brahma slew a crueldemon Vajranabha with hisweapon, the lotus flower, which felland struck the earth at three placeswithin a radius of nine km, creat-ing three lakes. Brahma named theplace Pushkar meaning lotus, andthe lakes, Jyeshtha (elder), Madhya(central) and Kanishtha (younger)Pushkar. Then Brahma performedyagna at the Pushkar Sarovar (lake)from Kartik Shukla Ekadashi toKartik Purnima. So, an annual fes-tival is celebrated here in his hon-our which coincides with the camelfair that draws millions of interna-tional tourists.

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is best explored on foot. It offers ahost of enjoyable activities to choosefrom. Pushkar is a vegetarians’ par-adise. Begin your day with a deli-cious poha sold from the carts. Ifyou are a gourmet, you can go ona food trail and taste some of thefinest and not-to-be-missedflavours of Rajasthan, namelymalpua at Sarvadia Sweet Houseand famous gulqand lassi(Kumawat ki Makhaniya Lassi,near Brahma Temple) served in kul-had (shikora or a small handle lessclay cup), along with cream andrabdi. Fresh fruit juice at Sonu JuiceCentre and pizzas at La Pizzeria areworth a try. The Raju TerraceGarden Restaurant serves a varietyof Indian and Continental dishes.Others well worth a try are the PinkFloyd café, Sun-n-Moon, Honey &Spice and Om Shiva GardenRestaurant.

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Hindu mythology attributesthe creation of Pushkar to Brahmabut the antiquity and divinity of thetown are far more ancient. Thegreat Hindu epics, Mahabharataand Ramayana, call it the AdiTirtha (king of pilgrimages). The

Indian scriptures, the Vedas andPuranas, record that Rishi Vyas per-formed penance at Pushkar andShri Balram, brother of LordKrishna, visited it more than 5,000years ago. The Harivansha Puranasays that Lord Krishna spent sometime here. Ramayana mentionsthat sage Vishwamitra performedpenance (tapa) at Pushkar and thecelestial enchantress Menaka cameto bathe in its serene waters.Historically, the earliest reference toPushkar is found in the writings ofthe Chinese traveller Fa-Hien. Thegreat Indian poet, Kalidasa, tooextolled it in his classic, AbhijñânaSâkuntalam. Prithviraja I is said tohave defended the locals from theinvading Chalukyas in 1105 AD.The Mughals, the Rajput kings ofAmber, Bundi, Bikaner, Jaisalmerand the Scindias built and devel-oped the ghats and structuresaround the sacred lake. Sir ThomasRoe met Emperor Jahangir in 1616AD here. It was one of the fewplaces in Rajasthan which remaineddirectly under the control of theBritish Government till 1818 ADwho combined religion with tradeand introduced the cattle fair inPushkar.

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soul as one gets to see beautiful andradiant smiling faces diffused in aromantic burst of colours. Brightlyturbaned men with impressivemoustaches and womenfolk in

vibrantly coloured lehengas andodhnis (long colourful stoles wornby women) lend a majestic air to thefair. It is common to see village girlsin intricately embroidered, swirlingskirts, spontaneously pulling theghunghat (veil) over their faces atthe first sight of a stranger. An inno-cence and purity that’s hard to findtoday. Tourists enjoy the experienceof riding on the colourfullycanopied camel-pulled carts. Thesesafaris take the tourists to the sun-set point, the rose gardens, the sanddunes and other places of interestbefore dropping them at the fair-ground. The maut ka kuan (the wellof death), giant wheels, merry-go-round and magic shows are a bigdraw among children. The fair is arich blend of trading, commercialactivities, social gatherings, music,folk dances, cultural performances,religious rituals and pilgrimage atthe temples — all of them distinctyet thinly overlapping over eachother in perfect symphony.

�*�� �+�+� ��During the camel fair, the

main market road and the hugearea around the fairground trans-forms into a shopper's paradise.Traders set up stalls selling virtu-ally everything — odhnis, ghagras,leharia fabrics, embroidered shawls,clothes with mirror work, lovelycolourful bangles, beads, ethnicjewellery, miniature paintings,beautiful wall hangings, blue pot-tery, puppets, brass utensils, leathergoods, shoulder bags... an endlesslist, it seems. The bazaar offers aspecial attraction for women asthere are numerous stalls of trin-kets, silver ornaments, chains, noserings, necklaces, waistbands,anklets, toe rings, hairpins, chainsand ivory bangles worn from wristto shoulder lure the rural and for-eign ones alike. And if tourists enjoygoing on a shopping spree, can thecamels be far behind? There are aseries of shops which sell itemsranging from saddle straps, saddles,beads, strings and cowries exclu-sively for decorating the ship of thedesert. A visit to Pushkar is lessabout camels and more about thejoy of self-discovery, rejuvenationand revelling in the small pleasuresof life. After Kartik Purnima, silencedescends on the temple town.Loaded with memories which willlast a lifetime, the traders, pilgrimsand tourists start leaving the tem-

ple town to return next year withmore pomp and gaiety. AndPushkar waits for the next camelfair...

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is tied to the Brahma Temple. As themorning sun of PrabodhiniEkadashi dusts the sand with goldand the thin layers of mist peelaway, Pushkar transforms into amagical land. The little town swellsand gets drenched in religiousflavours as colourfully-dressed pil-grims and sadhus begin to gatherin the many temples and ghats allaround. Dressed in saffron withgarlands hung around their necks,the ash-smeared sadhus are great-ly respected by the pilgrims. AsBrahma performed yagna at thePushkar Sarovar (lake) from KartikShukla Ekadashi (PrabodhiniEkadashi, 11th lunar day, ShuklaPaksha in the bright fortnight ofKartik month) to Kartik Purnima,so do the millions of devout pil-grims who flock to Pushkar toobserve the rituals and perform aKartik Snan in the lake during thisperiod on a full moon night. Thereare 52 holy ghats (lakefronts)around the holy Sarovar, consideredblessed as it possesses special cura-tive properties. The Nag Kundcures infertility, the Roop TirthKund is known to enhance beau-ty, the water of Kapil Vyapi Kundis said to cure leprosy while a dipin the Mrikand Muni Kund grantsthe boon of wisdom. After a cere-monial plunge, the pilgrims visit tothe Brahma Temple. The shrine hasa distinct red pinnacle (shikhara)and a swan (hansa) bird motif. Thetemple houses a Chaumurthi (a life-size idol of Lord Brahma) with fourhands and four faces positioned inthe four cardinal directions. Asmall image of Gayathri flanks theidol. Peacocks adorn the walls of thetemple as they are believed to be thevehicle of Saraswathi. Pushkar hasmore than 350 temples. The OldRangji Temple was built by SethPuran Mal Ganeriwal of Hyderabadin 1844 AD. The gigantic VarahaTemple is said to have been built bythe Chauhan King Anaji (1123-1150 AD) and renovated by GokulChand Parikh, a Scindia minister,in 1806 AD. A maha-aarti at thelake and a fireworks display markthe grand finale of official pro-grammes.

The Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT) is ranked among the top

301-400 universities in the world in therecently released Computer Science(CS) subject ranking for 2020 by theTimes Higher Education (THE), UK.

In engineering subjects like gen-eral engineering, electrical and elec-

tronic engineering, mechanical andaerospace engineering, civil engineer-ing, chemical engineering, the institutehas been ranked among the top 501-600 universities in the world.

The weightings for subject rank-ings in Computer Science andEngineering and Technology are 30

per cent for teaching (learning envi-ronment), 30 per cent for research(volume, income and reputation),27.5 per cent for citations (researchinfluence), 7.5 per cent for interna-tional outlook (staff, students andresearch) five per cent for industryincome (innovation).

The ranking by THE had used 13calibrated performance indicators toprovide the most comprehensive andbalanced comparisons, and all dataare independently audited by profes-sional services firm. They haveincluded 1,250 institutions from 86countries.

To mark the begin-ning of the

Vigilance AwarenessWeek, SM Vaidya,director, IndianOilRefineries, adminis-tered the integritypledge to its team onMonday. The seniormanagement of RHQwas present in fullstrength to pledgetheir support and leadby example on trans-parency and honestyas a way of life.

Vaidya said thatbeing fully responsibleand accountable foreach one’s roles, andnever losing sight of

transparency andcompliance is a part ofhonest work. He alsourged the team towork with utmost sin-cerity and integrity infollowing environ-ment-related regula-tions and strengthen-ing IndianOil’s leader-

ship in safety and envi-ronment manage-ment.

Mr S M Vaidya,Director (Refineries),IndianOil, administer-ing the IntegrityPledge to markVigilance AwarenessWeek at Refineries HQ

Vigilance Awareness Week com-menced at the Airports Authority

of India (AAI), RegionalHeadquarters, Northern Region, withlighting lamp by M Suresh, regionalexecutive director, on Monday. Theintegrity pledge was administrated bySuresh in the presence of AmitaVerma, Jt GM (Vigilance). OtherHODs and employees of RHQ-NRwere also present. This year’s themewas Integrity: A Way of Life and vari-ous activities were also conducted.

During the week, activities andcompetitions such as poster making,slogan writing and essay writing com-petition and quizzes will be conduct-ed for employees and their families.Apart from these; a one-day workshophas been organised wherein JKKhanna, IPS, DG (Police)-Rtd, hasbeen invited for delivering a lecture toapprise employees on the ‘Concept andRole of Independent ExternalMonitors (IEMs).’ E-Pledge counterswill be set up for taking the same.

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Lionel Messi made it clear he is fitand back to his scintillating best bytearing apart Real Valladolid on

Tuesday in a thumping 5-1 victory forBarcelona.

Messi scored another spell-bindingfree-kick at Camp Nou after his sump-tuous pass had already teed up ArturoVidal for Barca’s second. He then drovehome his second late on before slidingthrough Luis Suarez to make it five.

Yet in truth his two goals and twoassists were just the start of it, the defin-ing moments of another mesmeric all-round performance that was dottedwith flicks, passes and dribbles, not tomention two humiliating nutmegs.

“I don’t know what more Ican say,” said Barcelonacoach Ernesto Valverde.

“There were wonderscoming out of his foot,” saidValladolid’s Michel. “You canonly applaud and enjoy it.”

Valladolid had threat-ened to make a game of it when KikoOlivas benefitted from a rare Marc-Andreter Stegen error to equalise, after ClementLenglet had struck in the second minute.

But with Messi in this sort of mood,the result never felt in doubt as victorysent Barcelona back to the top of La Liga,after Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1draw by Alaves a couple of hours before.

Valverde’s side have now won sevenconsecutive matches in all competi-tions, a run that began by beatingVillarreal on September 24, when Messireturned from injury to make his firststart of the season.

He has needed time, admitting ear-lier this month he is still short of sharp-ness even as goals flew in against Sevilla,Eibar and Slavia Prague.

But this display sent a resoundingmessage that Messi is back to his besteven if Valverde feels there is more tocome.

“He is still getting back to full fitness,”Valverde said. “But he is getting betterand better.”

Valladolid were perhaps unfortunatethe 32-year-old was fresh after the post-poned Clasico on Saturday meantBarcelona and Real Madrid were giventhe weekend off.

It meant this was the first game atCamp Nou since violent protests brokeout across Catalonia after nine pro-inde-pendence leaders were sentenced toimprisonment on October 21.

Giant yellow banners with‘Independencia’ and ‘Llibertat’ writtenacross them were unfurled before kick-off but there was no sign of unrest.Instead, the mood turned celebratory asMessi got to work.

It was his free-kick that Valladolidmade a mess of clearing, as SergiGuardiola lashed the ball against JoaquinFernandez and Lenglet reacted fastest, hisshot deflecting in before two minuteswere on the clock.

MESSI RUNS THE SHOWThe procession was briefly halted

when Ter Stegen, perhaps unsighted,slapped a cross straight into the shin ofOlivas but the remaining 30 minutes ofthe first half belonged to Messi.

He switched the ball for Frenkie deJong to slightly overhit a pass for ArturoVidal and then replicated the Dutchman’seffort but did it better, this time pickingout Vidal perfectly to score at the backpost.

Five minutes later he sent a free-kickcurling away from Jordi Masip, who scut-tled across his line but could never reachthe ball as it nestled in the top right-handcorner.

Messi flicked one through the legs ofOscar Plano, who threw his head backand for a moment stopped dead in frus-tration. Then it was Guardiola’s turn, onlythis time the nutmeg doubled up as apass.

After half-time, Ansu Fati, makinghis last appearance before turning 17,should have tucked away a Messi passbefore two goals in the 75th and 77thminutes put Valladolid out of sight.

Messi cushioned Ivan Rakitic’s cutepass on his thigh and drove it into thecorner and then slid in Suarez, who fin-ished for his eighth goal of the season.

In injury time, Messi should have hadhis hat-trick but curled wide of the leftpost when he seemed certain to score. Itmight have been his first mistake allnight.

Atletico Madrid could have donewith a drop of Messi’s attacking inspira-tion as they were held to a disappoint-ing draw by Alaves.

Alvaro Morata came off the bench toscore his third goal in as many games butLucas Perez hit a stunning late equalis-er at Menizorrotza to ensure a tight con-test between two of La Liga’s most stub-born defences ended all square.

Atletico sit third, two points behindBarcelona and level with Granada, hav-ing played one game more.

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Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A witha 2-1 victory over Brescia on Tuesday as Mario

Balotelli threatened throughout against his for-mer side.

Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukakuscored either side of half-time as AntonioConte’s team climbed above champions Juventus.

An own goal from Milan Skriniar on 76 min-utes gave Brescia hope but the home side remainin 18th place and are without a victory sinceSeptember 21.

After the game Conte complained aboutInter’s congested fixture list which has seen hisside play four games in nine days.

“Any situation or result is acceptable at thatpoint. All we can do is thank the players for thespirit they showed to hang in until the end,”Conte said.

“We are top of the table at this moment with25 points, but we are pushing the engine to themax all the way and it can’t go much longer likethis,” he added.

Conte made two changes from the sidewhich drew 2-2 with Parma onSaturday as Dutch internation-al Stefan de Vrij started in theheart of defence.

Eugenio Corini, undermounting pressure as Bresciaboss after a bumpy run, broughtin four new faces after the week-end defeat at Genoa and includ-ed Alfredo Donnarumma up

front to partner Balotelli while handing 31-year-old goalkeeper Enrico Alfonso a Serie A debut.

The visitors claimed an undeserved leadafter 23 minutes as De Vrij won a midfield head-er against Balotelli.

De Vrij’s clearance fell to Martinez outsidethe Brescia box and his deflected shot hit theleft foot of defender Andrea Cistana andlobbed Alfonso.

Three minutes into the second half Balotellithreatened Inter’s lead but captain SamirHandanovic was equal to his low drive from out-side the area.

Despite Brescia’s constant pressure since thebreak Inter doubled their lead after 63 minutesas Lukaku scored his seventh goal in 10 gamesthis season.

The Belgium forward, picked up the ballon the right flank and charged forwardbefore curling a shot past Alfonso with his leftfoot.

Balotelli was denied a chance to halve hisformer side’s lead with less than 20 minutes

to go as he skied a rebound over the crossbarafter Handanovic saved his point-blank head-er.

Brescia’s hopes of denying Inter top spotwere boosted with 14 minutes to play.

Dimitri Bisoli was at the end of a tidy one-two with Donnarumma and his shot flicked offSkriniar to make it 2-1 despite Handanovic’s bestefforts.

Substitute Alessandro Matri should haveclaimed a point for Brescia during additionaltime but he failed to control a cross cleanly atthe back post.

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Manchester City cruised intothe League Cup quarter-

finals as Sergio Aguero’s doubleadded to strugglingSouthampton’s misery in a 3-1win on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola’s League Cupholders were two up by half-time at the Etihad Stadiumthanks to goals from NicolasOtamendi and Aguero.

Guardiola hadmade nine changes tothe team that beat AstonVilla in the PremierLeague on Saturday, giv-ing a debut to 18-year-old midfielder TommyDoyle.

Doyle’s grandfatherMike was City’s captainwhen they won the LeagueCup in 1976 and the clubremain on course to win thetournament for a seventh time.

City, who have lifted thetrophy three times in the lastfour seasons, began the fourthround tie serenaded by chantsof “We want 10” in reference toSouthampton’s 9-0 thrashingby Leicester on Friday.

Although City were neverlikely to match that incredibleresult, their progress to the lasteight was inevitable after a one-sided first half.

The breakthrough came inthe 20th minute when BernardoSilva looped in a cross and

Otamendi headed home.City’s second arrived in the

38th minute when Kyle Walkersent over a cross and Aguero, onhis 350th club appearance, pro-duced a precise close-range fin-ish for his 11th goal of the sea-son.

Southampton are languish-ing in the Premier League rel-egation zone amid speculationboss Ralph Hasenhuttl is in dan-ger of being sacked.

Hasenhuttl’s causewas hardly helped whenAguero made it threefor City in the 56thminute, the Argentinepoking in after RiyadMahrez’s shot deflectedhigh into the penaltyarea.

It was little consola-tion for Southampton whenJack Stephens headed in from aJames Ward-Prowse corner inthe 75th minute.

As if the last few dayshaven’t been painful enough forSouthampton, they have to doit all again on Saturday whenthey return to Manchester toface City in the Premier League.

The only frustration forCity was a late injury to reserveleft-back Angelino.

SILVA SERVICEEverton eased the pressure

on beleaguered boss MarcoSilva with a 2-0 win over his for-mer club Watford.

Silva’s team are just outsidethe Premier League relegationzone after Saturday’s last-gaspdefeat at Brighton.

Another loss to a Watfordteam with an even worse recordthis season could have been fatalfor Silva, but Mason Holgateand Richarlison gave him somebreathing space.

Everton, who have neverwon the League Cup, had towait until the 72nd minutebefore they finally took thelead.

Theo Walcott guided theball towards Holgate and thedefender was free to thump ina header from two yards out.

Former Watford strikerRicharlison completed themuch-needed win with a clin-ical finish in stoppage-time.

Leicester joined City andEverton in the last eight with a3-1 victory at League One sideBurton.

Sitting third in the PremierLeague, Brendan Rodger’s sidemaintained their impressiveform despite nine changes.

Kelechi Iheanacho, YouriTielemans and James Maddisonscored for Leicester.

Oxford beat fellow third tierside Sunderland 4-2 on penal-ties after a 1-1 draw.

Colchester won 3-1 atfourth tier rivals Crawley as theyfollowed up their memorableshock win over Tottenham inthe previous round.

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Holders Bayern Munich nar-rowly progressed to the

round of 16 in the German Cup,scoring two late goals onTuesday to defeat second-tier Bochum 2-1.

Bochum are floun-dering near the bottomof the second divisionbut led Bayern 1-0 withless than 10 minutes togo, as the visitors struggledto break down a determineddefence.

Winger Serge Gnabryhauled Bayern level in the 83rdminute, while Thomas Muellerput his recent form worries tobed to score the winner in the89th minute.

Bayer Leverkusen headed offa plucky Paderborn 1-0, with a25th-minute strike from LucasAlario enough to secure thewin.

Karlsruher left it late, beat-ing Darmstadt 1-0 through an85th-minute goal from Philipp

Hofmann.Schalke suffered a late scare

against second- ArminiaBielefeld, winning 3-2 after atone stage being 3-0 up.

Earlier, Bundesliganewcomers UnionBerlin also advanced

after two late goalssaw them securea 3-1 win atFreiburg.

The othersurprise result

from the early gamescame through fourth-tier FC Saarbruecken’s3-2 defeat ofBundesliga sideCologne.

E l s e w h e r e ,Hoffenheim won 2-0at Duisburg throughsecond-half goals fromFlorian Grillitsch andSargis Adamyan.

Stuttgart scored anextra-time winner throughHamadi Al Ghaddioui to pre-vail 2-1 away to Hamburg.

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Bulgaria must play their nexthome game behind closed

doors and have been handed afine of 75,000 euros ($83,000)after racist chanting by sup-porters marred their Euro 2020qualifier against England ear-lier this month, UEFA said onTuesday.

The disciplinary arm ofEuropean football’s governingbody also ordered Bulgaria toplay a second match behindclosed doors, but that punish-ment is suspended for a “pro-bationary period” of two years.

The punishment meansBulgaria will play their finalEuropean Championship qual-ifier at home to the Czech

Republic, on November 17, inan empty stadium.

UEFA also orderedBulgaria to display a bannerwith the slogan “No ToRacism” at their next two homegames.

The Bulgarian FA wasadditionally fined a further10,000 euros for “causing a dis-turbance during a national

anthem” prior to kick-off of thegame in Sofia on October 14,which England won 6-0. TheEnglish FA was fined 5,000euros for the same offence.

The match at the VasilLevski Stadium was haltedtwice in the first half due toabuse from sections of thehome support, including mon-key chants and apparent Nazi

salutes.Despite the abuse, the

England team opted to com-plete the match instead ofwalking off the pitch.

The game was played in astadium already partiallyclosed after racist incidentsduring matches against Kosovoand the Czech Republic inJune.

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The Indian football team is still far fromfully implementing coach Igor Stimac’s

vision, captain Sunil Chhetri conceded onWednesday.

Fitness has been a top priority underthe Croatian World Cup semifinalistStimac, who was appointed coach in Mayas Stephen Constantine’s successor.

“We are still far from exactly being insync with what he wants us to do but wekeep trying,” Chhetri said.

“The best thing about Stimac, apartform his technical knowledge, is that hegives everyone a chance who does well intraining. He simply comes to training andsees who does well, and in which position,and will give him the chance,” he added.

The Asian Football Federation (AFC)

has recently recognised the ISL as thecountry’s top league and asked about thecountry’s domestic structure, he said,“For me more teams the better, as soon aspossible.”

“The bigger it is, the better it is. Thatwill increase the number of competitivematches and it is better for the players. Ihope all the stakeholders come togetherand take the best step forward for Indianfootball,” he said.

Chhetri said they will put their bestfoot forward against Oman andAfghanistan days after his defenceless teamleft its scoring boots at home in a 1-1 stale-mate with Bangladesh in the FIFA WorldCup Qualifiers.

“We will put our best foot forwardagainst Oman and Afghanistan,” promisedChhetri.

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Controversies chased them likeshadows culminating in the

suspension of Shakib Al Hasan butBangladesh’s T20 skipperMahmudullah Riyad said onWednesday that the top player’sabsence from the India tour will actmore as motivation than handicap.

A 15-member squad arrived inthe national capital a day after oneof their greatest players was hand-ed a two-year ban (one year sus-pended sentence) for failing toreport three corrupt approaches,including one during the 2018 IPLfrom an alleged Indian bookie,Deepak Aggarwal.

Bangladesh will be playingthree T20 Internationals in NewDelhi (November 3), Rajkot(November 7) and Nagpur

(November 10) and two Tests inIndore (November 14-18) andKolkata (November 22-26), whichwill host the first-ever day-nightpink ball Test between the twonations.

“We have to play with our heartfor the country,” Mahmudullah wasquoted as saying by the ESPNCricinfo.

“I think this (Shakib’s absence)will work as motivation for us. Ithink there’s no greater honour thanplaying for the country. Theresponsibility to lead the side lieswith me, so I will try to give it myall,” said the T20 skipper and a vet-eran of many battles.

Mahmudullah, however,admitted that it will be a difficultassignment against India.

“The statistics don’t lie. It is atough ask, but it is not impossible.

We have to perform as a team, andensure we take advantage of everyopportunity.”

In what is a rather young side,Mahmudullah will only haveanother senior player MushfiqurRahim to lean on for help in theabsence of Shakib and openerTamim Iqbal.

“Definitely, I will miss him(Shakib), since we have playedtogether for so long,” Mushfiqursaid.

The former skipper said thatShakib’s absence could also beseen as someone getting injuredand being out of action.

“It is tough to play without himas he is the No 1 player. If some-one was injured for a year, whichcould have been anyone, then itwould have been an opening for theyounger players. It is a challenge to

beat India in their home turf but achallenge also means an opportu-nity,” Rahim said.

WILL LEAD IN 2023 WORLD CUPODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza

on Wednesday said he will spendmany sleepless nights after therecent ICC ban on his colleagueShakib Al Hasan but exuded con-fidence that the star all-rounder willmake a successful comeback andlead Bangladesh to the 2023 WorldCup.

“Definitely I will spend somesleepless nights in the light of therecent incidents surrounding mycomrade of 13 years. But I can alsosleep in peace soon knowing fullywell that he will lead us to the 2023World Cup because the name isShakib Al Hasan,” Mashrafe wrotein bengali on his Twitter handle.

Former skipper MushfiqurRahim also offered support toShakib, saying he can’t even thinkof taking the field without him andhe along with the whole countrystands firmly behind him.

“Don’t know what should I say.Still I can’t able to believe that wehave to play without you. But Iknow and believe one thing thatyou will be definitely comebackstrongly. We will be waiting for the

day @Sah75official bhai.#WeAreWithShakib,” he tweeted.

Mushfiqur also expressed hisviews on his Instagram handle.

“Age level.. International? over18 years of playing cricket togeth-er, very sad to even think aboutplaying without you on the field.Hoping that you comeback soonlike a champ. You always have mysupport, and whole of Bangladesh.Stay strong,” he wrote.

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David Warner and SteveSmith each smashed half-

centuries as Australia ham-mered Sri Lanka by nine wick-ets to win the second Twenty20in Brisbane on Wednesday andwrap up the series.

It was another massivewake-up call for the SriLankans, who arrived inAustralia on the back of a 3-0series win against Pakistan buthave now been outplayed twice,after being crushed by 134runs in Adelaide on Sunday.

They must now regroup forthe third and final match inMelbourne tomorrow.

Warner and Smith cametogether after Aaron Finch wascaught down the leg side offLasith Malinga for a goldenduck, and the pair produced abatting masterclass.

Warner was unbeaten on60 and Smith not out 53.

Chasing 118 to win afterSri Lanka were restricted to 117all out off 19 overs, theyreached their target with 42balls to spare.

“The bowlers did a terrif-ic job, we bowled in the rightareas and created chances andrestricted them to 117, whichwasn’t enough on this wicket,”said Smith.

“It’s nice and easy batting atthe other end from Davy,” headded.

“He’s doing a terrific job.Played beautifully the other dayand backed it up tonight aswell.”

Warner scored his first-

ever T20 century whenAustralia crushed Sri Lanka onSunday, and he brought thatscintillating form into Brisbane.

In his first knock in theshort format at internationallevel since 2016, Smith was alsofiring — producing some glo-rious drives and clever singlesas he and Warner raced eachother to see who could make 50first.

The explosive Warner wonthe battle, with his 14th T20half-century coming off 30balls, with seven fours. Smithsoon followed, grabbing histhird 50, off 32 balls, with sixboundaries.

There was nothing the SriLankan bowlers could doagainst such quality batsmen,who were never troubled.

“It’s a tough side and Ithink with this kind of battingline-up our score wasn’tenough,” said Sri Lanka skipperMalinga.

“We didn’t get the score weexpected and the batsmen willhave to be more responsible.Shot selection is not that greatand we didn’t get any partner-ships in the middle overs.”

Two wickets from the tow-ering Billy Stanlake, in forMitchell Starc who was attend-ing his brother’s wedding, anda brace each for Ashton Agar,Adam Zampa and PatCummins kept Sri Lanka incheck after they won the tossand batted.

After Sri Lanka inMelbourne, Australia facePakistan in three T20s inSydney, Canberra and Perth.

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Indian men’s doubles pairingof Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

and Chirag Shetty hasreclaimed its position in thetop 10 of the latest BWF rank-ings.

Satwik and Chirag, whobecame the first Indian pair toenter the finals of a BWFWorld Tour Super 750 event atthe French Open last week,gained two places to grab theninth place.

The Indian duo had bro-ken into the top 10 for the firsttime in August following itshistoric triumph at theThailand Open BWF SuperTour 500 event.

Last week, the youngIndian pair dished out asuperlative performance, stun-ning reigning world championsMohammad Ahsan andHendra Setiawan, World No 8Kim Astrup and AndersSkaarup Rasmussen and WorldNo 6 Hiroyuki Endo and YutaWatanabe on way to the finals.

The Indian duo lost in thefinals to world No 1Indonesian combination ofMarcus Fernaldi Gideon andKevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.

Last year, Satwik and

Chirag had claimed theHyderabad Open Super 100and also won Silver medal atthe Gold CoastCommonwealth Games.

Meanwhile, PV Sindhuand Saina Nehwal remainedstatic at the sixth and ninthplaces respectively in the rank-ings after finishing in the quar-ter-finals in women’s singles inParis.

Rising shuttler LakshyaSen, who is currently playing

at the SaarLorLux Open,moved up a place to 51st,while Shubankar Dey jumpedfour places to No 38.

Parupalli Kashyap alsoimproved a place to grab the25th spot while Sameer Vermaalso climbed a place to the 17thspot.

Women’s doubles pairingof Ashwini Ponnappa and NSikki Reddy were out of thetop-25 after slipping two posi-tions to be placed 26th.

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Defending champion ElinaSvitolina stormed into the semi-

finals of the season-ending WTAFinals after a commanding win overSimona Halep on Wednesday, whileCanadian sensation BiancaAndreescu retired hurt againstKarolina Pliskova.

Andreescu injured her left kneein the third game after attempting toreturn a wide serve and receivedheavy strapping during the subse-quent medical timeout.

The 19-year-old gamely fought onbut was noticeably hobbled and retiredafter the first set, which Pliskova won6-3 in 51 minutes.

“I was really pumped for today butI feel sorry that she had to retire,”Pliskova said after the match.

Svitolina will finish top of PurpleGroup after taking advantage of anerror-strewn Halep to win 7-5, 6-3 inone hour and 39 minutes at theShenzhen Bay Sports Centre.

Svitolina is the first player throughto the semi-finals, having also beaten

world number two Pliskova in straightsets on Monday. Wimbledon champi-on Halep will play Pliskova tomorrowto decide the group’s second spot.

Svitolina had the better of longbaseline rallies against an uncharac-teristically errant Halep, who finishedwith 38 unforced errors.

“It’s about managing attack anddefense for me,” Svitolina said. “I’vebeen working on this. That’s workingwell this week.”

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Dominic Thiem booked his spot inthe Paris Masters third round on

Wednesday by edging out Milos Raonicin a marathon encounter, while Greekstar Stefanos Tsitsipas also progressed.

Fifth seed Thiem had to dig deepto get past Raonic 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-4 asthe Canadian powered down 30 aces ina thunderous serving display.

But Thiem, who has lost the lasttwo French Open finals to RafaelNadal across Paris at Roland Garros,saved nine of 10 break points to staywith his opponent before clinching thecrucial breakthrough in game nine ofthe deciding set.

“It was unbelievable today, hisserve,” admitted the Austrian afterwinning in two hours and 38 minutes.

“He served almost all his servesbetween 205 (kph) and 230. When youhave your chances you feel under somuch pressure because you know youwon’t have many.”

Thiem, who reached the semi-finals at Bercy last year, will face eitherBelgian 12th seed David Goffin orBulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the last16.

“The draw is unreal, only topplayers,” he added. “It was already forme a horrible draw in this round andit won’t get any easier from here.”

World number seven Tsitsipas

continued his return to form with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 victory over AmericanTaylor Fritz.

The 21-year-old Tsitsipas struggledfollowing the end of the clay-court sea-son, but has since recovered andarrived in Paris having reached atleast the semi-finals in each of his pre-vious three events.

He claimed a tight opening set ina tie-break before cruising through thesecond to book a clash with either ninthseed Roberto Bautista Agut or in-formAustralian teenager Alex de Minaur.

Canadian youngster DenisShapovalov saw off Monte Carlo

Masters winner Fabio Fognini 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to set up a third-round clash withsixth seed Alexander Zverev.

The 20-year-old Shapovalov hasalready reached three Masters semi-finals in his career, including at Miamiearlier this year, while the defeat endsFognini’s chances of qualifying fornext month’s ATP Tour Finals inLondon.

Chile’s Cristian Garin edged outformer runner-up John Isner 7-6 (7/5),7-6 (7/4) and will next face JeremyChardy after the Frenchman’s shock winover world number four DaniilMedvedev on Tuesday.

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The BCCI has asked manu-facturer SG to deliver 72

pink balls by next week forIndia’s first-ever day night Test,to be held at the Eden Gardensfrom November 22.

The BCCI president SouravGanguly has already confirmedthat SG pink balls will be usedfor the landmark game, leavingthe manufacturer with very lit-tle room for error.

Producing a ball fit for a Testmatch under lights is a big chal-lenge for SG as its pink ball is yetto be tested in a competitivegame. The Duleep Trophy wasplayed with Kookaburra pinkballs for three seasons and notSG before the BCCI switchedback to red ball this year.

“The BCCI has ordered sixdozen pink balls and we willdeliver them by middle of nextweek. As you have seen in theSouth Africa series, we made sig-nificant improvements with ourred ‘SG Test’ and we have thesame level of research and devel-opment for pink ball,” company’ssales and marketing director,Paras Anand, said onWednesday.

SG had faced strong criti-cism from some Indian players

in the previous home seasonwith India skipper Virat Kohlisaying that the red ball gotscuffed up way too early in com-parison to the Dukes used inEngland and Kookaburra inAustralia.

Kohli acknowledged theimprovements made on the ballthis season but wants it last to atleast 60 overs.

Considering the bowlershave faced issues with the red‘SG Test’, it remains to be seenhow the company steps up to thepink ball challenge.

Anand is confident that topquality balls will be delivered forthe Kolkata Test between Indiaand Bangladesh.

“We were told last weekabout a possible requirement ofpink balls so we were ready.

Though the pink ball Test is hap-pening now, we have been work-ing on the ball since the 2016-17 season and are in constanttouch with the concerned peo-ple in the BCCI. It is a challengebut we are up for it,” said Anand.

Compared to the red ball,the pink one attracts a lot moredust and tends to get dirtyrather quickly, making it tougherto sight.

“The coating process is dif-ferent for both the balls and yesthe pink one does attract moredust. Having said that, if we canmake significant improvementswith the red ball in a short time,we can do the same with thepink,” he said adding that the SGhas two dozen pink balls alreadyin its inventory including a fewused ones.

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Bashar is shocked that a “mature”man like Shakib Al Hasan did-n’t report corrupt approaches tothe ICC and believes it would betough, if not impossible, for thebanned all-rounder to regainhis peak position.

The world’s No 1 ODI all-rounder was on Tuesday bannedby the ICC for failing to reportcorrupt approaches from analleged bookie.

While Bashar expects the 32-year-old, who has over 11,000runs and more than 500 wicketsacross three formats, to be backafter the ban, he also admittedthat it will be easier said thandone.

“It is a tough ask. Shakib willbe out of cricket for a year,which will be mentally tough forhim...After one year, to firstmake a comeback and thenstrive to reach where you werebefore the ban is a tall order butnot impossible,” Bashar said.

“Because the name of theplayer is Shakib, I have faith inhis ability and talent. There havebeen spells of injuries, where hasbeen out for three to six months.

“I have seen him make

comebacks from rehabilitationand then very quickly get backinto the groove...He is a seasonedplayer and there’s no reason thathe can’t do it again,” he added.

For now, Bashar is yet to getover the shock of Shakib not rep-prting the corrupt approaches tothe ICC’s anti-corruption unit.

“It is shocking for me. But Iwill take solace from the fact thathaving known Shakib for long, Iknew he would never indulge inany corrupt practice. That he hasnot been indicted by the ICC oncorruption charges is a big reliefas far as I am concerned,” saidBashar, one of Shakib’s earliestcaptains.

“But yeah, I am also surprisedlike anyone as to why a matureboy like Shakib didn’t report thematter to the ICC’s anti-corrup-tion unit,” Bashar, who played 50Tests and 111 ODIs, for his coun-try said.

He admitted that it’s a “hugeblow” to Bangladesh cricket butat the same time the country hasno option but to move on.

“It is undoubtedly a big blowfor Bangladesh cricket. A playerof Shakib’s calibre won’t be avail-able for a year. It’s a huge setbackbut we need to move on from thisand emerge stronger as a team,”the 47-year-old said.

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