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P rotesting against the assault by lawyers on court premis- es in Delhi, a large number of Delhi Police personnel sat on agitation demanding redressal of their grievances throughout the day near the Delhi Police Headquarters on Tuesday. However, they called off their stir after senior police officials, including the Commissioner of Police, assured them of action against the physical assault. The immediate provoca- tion for the protest was assault by lawyers on an on-duty police constable outside the Saket Court on Monday, and also the feeling of persecution at the hands of the Delhi High Court which punished senior police officials but made it clear that no coercive action would be taken against any lawyer. The HC had directed the Delhi police commissioner to trans- fer Special Commissioner Sanjay Singh and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Harinder Singh during the pendency of the judicial enquiry. It was for the first time in 72 years of the Delhi Police that thousands of police personnel protested against the top brass at police headquarters for their inaction in the lawyer-police clash that took place at Tis Hazari Court on Saturday. As surging crowds of pro- testers gathered outside the police headquarters, leading to traffic snarls, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik came out of his office to assure them that their concerns will be addressed and urged them to resume duties. During the day, the entire top brass of the Delhi Police, including Special Commissioner (Crime) Satish Golchha, Special CP (Intelligence) Praveer Ranjan, Joint CP (Southern Range) Devesh Srivastva, Joint CP (Central Range) Rajesh Khurana, Joint CP (New Delhi) Anand Mohan, tried to pacify the police personnel who refused to budge, chanting slo- gans demanding justice. Holding up placards with slogans such as “We are human in police uniforms”, “We are not punching bags” and “Protectors need protection”, the policemen and policewomen urged their seniors to stand with them to save the honour of the uniform. A protesting policeman, said, “Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal went to meet injured lawyers but did not meet our policemen who were also injured in the incident. Isn’t it unfair to us.” “Why everyone looks at us as we are the devil, don’t we have the human rights. We too have families who are always under the fear. The situation is like we are on the verge of being lynched. Our superiors should take firm actions,” said Amit, a Delhi Police constable. “We serve the people before our families. We give up our life, children and even holidays just to keep the city safe but recent incidents show that there is no one to keep us safe. I am really disappointed to say but now even khaki needs protection,” said a woman con- stable who did not wished to be named. The protesting cops demanded to reinstate Special CP Sanjay Singh and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Harinder Singh, formation of a Delhi Police personnel union similar to Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) associations. The also demanded thor- ough investigation into the suspension of ASI, best treat- ment and compensation for injured police personnel in the clash and to move application in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court decision. W ith no clarity in still mud- dled political atmosphere in Maharashtra, the BJP on Tuesday sent mixed signals to the Shiv Sena saying that Devendra Fadnavis-headed Government would be formed, that it had still not received a power-sharing proposal from its ally and that it was prepared for talks with the Sena on all issues, including the issue of rotational Chief Minister. However, the Shiv Sena snubbed the BJP, slamming the door on talks till such time it received a written undertak- ing from the latter about the sharing of Chief Minister’s post for a period of two and a half years each. The hither-to reticent BJP appeared to be dictating terms, by making a “take it or leave it” offer to the Shiv Sena. In the process, the single largest party sent a clear-cut message to the Sena that it would go ahead with the formation of a new Government under the chief ministership of Devendra Fadnavis and put the onus of coming up with a power-shar- ing proposal on the Sena. After initially welcoming the BJP’s offer for talks on rota- tional chief ministership, the Shiv Sena reiterated that it would not hold talks with its senior ally unless and until the latter gave it in writing that it would comply with the “agree- ment” reached between the two parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls that they would share the Chief Minister’s post on a rotational basis. Interacting with wet drought-affected farmers at Khandali village in Ahmedpur taluka of Latur district in Marathwada region, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said, “God willing, the Shiv Sena will form the next Government in Maharashtra. The Sena man will be the next Chief Minister. Once the Sena Government comes to power, the first thing that my Government would do is to write off all loans of farmers.” In effect, the political situ- ation in the State was back to square one, with neither the BJP nor the Shiv Sena budging from their respective positions on power-sharing. A fter days of soaring levels of pollution, air quality in Delhi improved slightly from “severe” to “very poor” catego- ry with Air Quality Index (AQI) 367 on Tuesday. This was the first time when levels of Suspended Particulate Matters (SPMs) — PM10 and PM 2.5 recorded “poor” and “very poor” with 278 and 193 counts respectively on the National Ambient Air Quality Index (NAAQI). According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), air quality will improve further on November 8 due to fresh Western Disturbance (WD). “A fresh WD is approach- ing north India; change in surface and boundary layer direction is expecting by early November 7, this will reduce stubble fire plume transport. Scattered rainfall is expected to further improve AQI to the lower end of very poor to poor category by 8th November,” SAFAR said. Interestingly, environment experts and scientists observed that the number of biomass fire incidents on Monday was 4,962, but due to favourable north-western wind direction, Delhi air quality was least affected and continued to recover. “This is an illustrative example that how the combi- nation of several factors like external transport, local emis- sion, and boundary layer dynamics has to act together to have a powerful impact,” the MoES scientist said. Secondary particles, which has been formed after light rain on Sunday, are product of complicated atmospheric reac- tions between primary parti- cles — such as particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide directly emit- ted by stubble burning and vehicles — in the presence of other factors such as sunlight and moisture. A s the blame-game over Delhi’s pollution due to stubble burning in neighbour- ing States continues, it turns out that farmers in Haryana, Punjab and UP together burn about one-third of the total crop waste, utilising the rest for their agricultural purposes. The three States generate a lit- tle over 50 million metric tonnes of stubble, of which the farmers burn about 16 million metric tonnes. This year, as many as 31,402 stubble burning inci- dents were detected between October 1 and November 3. Of them, 25,366 incidents were detected in Punjab, 4,414 in Haryana, and 1,622 in UP. Going by estimates, Punjab alone produces 19-20 lakh metric tonnes of paddy straw and about 20 lakh metric tonnes of wheat straw. Of them, 10 lakh metric tonnes paddy straw are burnt by the farmers, while the half of the paddy straw residue is used by them for other purposes. Similarly, Haryana gener- ates 7.93 lakh metric tonnes of paddy straw residue every sea- son. Of them, only 1.94 lakh is burnt by farmers in the farms while the rest is used by them. In UP, around 12 lakh tone paddy straw residue is burnt by the farmers. According to a Government estimate, over 500 million tonnes (MT) of agri- cultural straw are produced every year in the country, and with growing production of rice and wheat, residue gener- ation has increased manifold. Farmers in Punjab and Haryana usually burn the residue after harvesting paddy in the autumn to clear the fields for the sowing of wheat. In late September and October each year, farmers mainly in those Punjab, Haryana and UP burn crop waste from their paddy fields after harvesting, as a low-cost straw-disposal practice to reduce the turnaround time between harvesting and sow- ing for the second (winter) crop. They do not burn rabi crop wheat residue which is used for animals fodder. “Farmers find stubble burning as an easy option as a way of its disposal in the wake of limited time available for next crop sowing. They are compelled to burn stubble as they do not have any other fea- sible and cheap option,” said Bhartiya Kisan Union (Rajewal faction) president Balbir Singh Rajewal. The Agriculture Ministry’s data shows that Uttar Pradesh recorded 48.2 per cent reduc- tion in stubble burning between October 1 and November 4, Haryana 11.7 per cent, and Punjab 8.7 per cent as compared to the last year. As per latest data, the Union Agriculture Ministry has claimed its efforts has led to 12.01 per cent reduction in stubble burning incidents in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh from October 1 to November 4 as compared to the last year, with 1000 FIRs have been registered against the guilty farmers. Despite these claims, the pollution level in Delhi is one of the worst in the world. US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released satellite images that show a dramatic increase in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana between October 21 and October 29. T he Bar Council of India has asked various bar bodies to identify lawyers “indulging in hooliganism” and requested advocates to end their protests, which are “bringing bad name to the institution”. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said in a letter that sparing “rowdy elements” is tarnishing the image of the institution and it is the inaction of bar bodies that encourage these advocates, which would ultimately result in “contempt proceedings by the high courts or Supreme Court”. M aintaining that stubble burning continued in Delhi’s neighbouring States, the Centre on Tuesday called for a focused action and direct- ed Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to deploy more mon- itoring teams on the field. The directions came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to assess the air quality in Delhi and northern India areas hov- ering in the “severe” and “very poor” categories. Detailed report on P5 F or the first time in Uttarakhand, a 50-kilometre- long human chain was formed to raise awareness on the ban on polythene in the State. More than one lakh citizens participated in the event. Speaking on the occa- sion, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat exhorted the pub- lic to abstain from the use of polythene and single-use plastic. The CM, along with the mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ and others, made his way from Mianwala Chowk to Rajpur Road- Clock Tower to motivate the participants. The CM and mayor urged the public to contribute towards making Dehradun clean, beau- tiful and polythene free. Public representatives, NGOs and self help groups, Government and administrative officials & employees, school and college students participated in the event with full vigour. The chain was made from Mianwala Chowk to Mussoorie Diversion, Clock Tower, GMS Road and Saharanpur Road to Clock Tower. The CM and mayor also participated in formation of the human chain. In his message, the CM said that Dehradun has already taken a lead in the call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the country free of single- use plastic. He also expressed his gratitude to all the citizens for supporting the government in making Uttarakhand polyethyl- ene free. He said that the Government is getting cooper- ation of all the residents of the provisional state capital to make the city plastic-free, healthy, beautiful and green and that they have resolved to make Dehradun a polythene free green valley. Gama said that various attempts are being made by the MCD to make Dehradun clean and green. Public awareness campaigns for the boycott of polythene are being conducted on a large scale. There has been a 70 per cent reduction in the use of polythene in Dehradun over the past three months. With the support of public, Dehradun will soon be completely free from single-use plastic, he said.

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Protesting against the assaultby lawyers on court premis-

es in Delhi, a large number ofDelhi Police personnel sat onagitation demanding redressalof their grievances throughoutthe day near the Delhi PoliceHeadquarters on Tuesday.However, they called off theirstir after senior police officials,including the Commissioner ofPolice, assured them of actionagainst the physical assault.

The immediate provoca-tion for the protest was assaultby lawyers on an on-duty policeconstable outside the SaketCourt on Monday, and also thefeeling of persecution at thehands of the Delhi High Courtwhich punished senior policeofficials but made it clear thatno coercive action would betaken against any lawyer. TheHC had directed the Delhipolice commissioner to trans-fer Special CommissionerSanjay Singh and AdditionalDeputy Commissioner ofPolice Harinder Singh duringthe pendency of the judicialenquiry.

It was for the first time in72 years of the Delhi Police thatthousands of police personnelprotested against the top brassat police headquarters for theirinaction in the lawyer-policeclash that took place at TisHazari Court on Saturday.

As surging crowds of pro-testers gathered outside thepolice headquarters, leading

to traffic snarls, Delhi PoliceCommissioner Amulya Patnaikcame out of his office to assurethem that their concerns will beaddressed and urged them toresume duties.

During the day, the entiretop brass of the Delhi Police,including SpecialCommissioner (Crime) SatishGolchha, Special CP(Intelligence) Praveer Ranjan,Joint CP (Southern Range)Devesh Srivastva, Joint CP(Central Range) RajeshKhurana, Joint CP (New Delhi)Anand Mohan, tried to pacifythe police personnel whorefused to budge, chanting slo-gans demanding justice.

Holding up placards withslogans such as “We are humanin police uniforms”, “We are notpunching bags” and “Protectorsneed protection”, the policemenand policewomen urged theirseniors to stand with them tosave the honour of the uniform.

A protesting policeman,said, “Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal went to meet injuredlawyers but did not meet ourpolicemen who were alsoinjured in the incident. Isn’t itunfair to us.”

“Why everyone looks at usas we are the devil, don’t wehave the human rights. We toohave families who are alwaysunder the fear. The situation islike we are on the verge ofbeing lynched. Our superiorsshould take firm actions,” saidAmit, a Delhi Police constable.

“We serve the people

before our families. We give upour life, children and evenholidays just to keep the citysafe but recent incidents showthat there is no one to keep ussafe. I am really disappointed tosay but now even khaki needsprotection,” said a woman con-stable who did not wished to benamed.

The protesting copsdemanded to reinstate SpecialCP Sanjay Singh andAdditional DeputyCommissioner of Police (DCP)

Harinder Singh, formation of aDelhi Police personnel unionsimilar to Indian Police Service(IPS) and IndianAdministrative Service (IAS)associations.

The also demanded thor-ough investigation into thesuspension of ASI, best treat-ment and compensation forinjured police personnel in theclash and to move applicationin the Supreme Court againstthe Delhi High Court decision.

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With no clarity in still mud-dled political atmosphere

in Maharashtra, the BJP onTuesday sent mixed signals tothe Shiv Sena saying thatDevendra Fadnavis-headedGovernment would be formed,that it had still not received apower-sharing proposal fromits ally and that it was preparedfor talks with the Sena on allissues, including the issue ofrotational Chief Minister.

However, the Shiv Senasnubbed the BJP, slammingthe door on talks till such timeit received a written undertak-ing from the latter about thesharing of Chief Minister’s postfor a period of two and a halfyears each.

The hither-to reticent BJPappeared to be dictating terms,by making a “take it or leave it”offer to the Shiv Sena. In theprocess, the single largest partysent a clear-cut message to theSena that it would go aheadwith the formation of a new

Government under the chiefministership of DevendraFadnavis and put the onus ofcoming up with a power-shar-ing proposal on the Sena.

After initially welcomingthe BJP’s offer for talks on rota-tional chief ministership, theShiv Sena reiterated that itwould not hold talks with itssenior ally unless and until thelatter gave it in writing that itwould comply with the “agree-ment” reached between thetwo parties ahead of the LokSabha polls that they wouldshare the Chief Minister’s poston a rotational basis.

Interacting with wetdrought-affected farmers atKhandali village in Ahmedpurtaluka of Latur district inMarathwada region, Shiv Senapresident Uddhav Thackeraysaid, “God willing, the ShivSena will form the nextGovernment in Maharashtra.The Sena man will be the nextChief Minister. Once the SenaGovernment comes to power,the first thing that myGovernment would do is towrite off all loans of farmers.”

In effect, the political situ-ation in the State was back tosquare one, with neither theBJP nor the Shiv Sena budgingfrom their respective

positionson power-sharing.

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After days of soaring levelsof pollution, air quality in

Delhi improved slightly from“severe” to “very poor” catego-ry with Air Quality Index(AQI) 367 on Tuesday.

This was the first timewhen levels of SuspendedParticulate Matters (SPMs) —PM10 and PM 2.5 recorded“poor” and “very poor” with278 and 193 counts respectivelyon the National Ambient AirQuality Index (NAAQI).

According to System of

Air Quality and WeatherForecasting and Research(SAFAR), air quality willimprove further on November8 due to fresh WesternDisturbance (WD).

“A fresh WD is approach-ing north India; change insurface and boundary layerdirection is expecting by earlyNovember 7, this will reducestubble fire plume transport.Scattered rainfall is expected tofurther improve AQI to thelower end of very poor topoor category by 8thNovember,” SAFAR said.

Interestingly, environmentexperts and scientists observedthat the number of biomass fireincidents on Monday was4,962, but due to favourablenorth-western wind direction,Delhi air quality was leastaffected and continued torecover.

“This is an illustrativeexample that how the combi-nation of several factors likeexternal transport, local emis-sion, and boundary layerdynamics has to act together tohave a powerful impact,” theMoES scientist said.

Secondary particles, whichhas been formed after light rainon Sunday, are product of

complicated atmospheric reac-tions between primary parti-cles — such as particulatematter, sulphur dioxide andnitrogen dioxide directly emit-ted by stubble burning andvehicles — in the presence ofother factors such as sunlightand moisture.

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As the blame-game overDelhi’s pollution due to

stubble burning in neighbour-ing States continues, it turns outthat farmers in Haryana,Punjab and UP together burnabout one-third of the totalcrop waste, utilising the rest fortheir agricultural purposes.The three States generate a lit-tle over 50 million metrictonnes of stubble, of which thefarmers burn about 16 millionmetric tonnes.

This year, as many as31,402 stubble burning inci-dents were detected betweenOctober 1 and November 3. Ofthem, 25,366 incidents weredetected in Punjab, 4,414 inHaryana, and 1,622 in UP.

Going by estimates, Punjabalone produces 19-20 lakhmetric tonnes of paddy strawand about 20 lakh metrictonnes of wheat straw. Of them,10 lakh metric tonnes paddystraw are burnt by the farmers,while the half of the paddystraw residue is used by themfor other purposes.

Similarly, Haryana gener-ates 7.93 lakh metric tonnes ofpaddy straw residue every sea-son. Of them, only 1.94 lakh isburnt by farmers in the farms

while the rest is used by them.In UP, around 12 lakh tonepaddy straw residue is burnt bythe farmers.

According to aGovernment estimate, over 500million tonnes (MT) of agri-cultural straw are producedevery year in the country, andwith growing production ofrice and wheat, residue gener-ation has increased manifold.

Farmers in Punjab andHaryana usually burn theresidue after harvesting paddyin the autumn to clear the fieldsfor the sowing of wheat.

In late September andOctober each year, farmersmainly in those Punjab,Haryana and UP burn cropwaste from their paddy fieldsafter harvesting, as a low-coststraw-disposal practice toreduce the turnaround timebetween harvesting and sow-ing for the second (winter)crop. They do not burn rabicrop wheat residue which isused for animals fodder.

“Farmers find stubbleburning as an easy option as away of its disposal in the wakeof limited time available for

next crop sowing. They arecompelled to burn stubble asthey do not have any other fea-sible and cheap option,” saidBhartiya Kisan Union (Rajewalfaction) president Balbir SinghRajewal.

The Agriculture Ministry’sdata shows that Uttar Pradeshrecorded 48.2 per cent reduc-tion in stubble burningbetween October 1 andNovember 4, Haryana 11.7per cent, and Punjab 8.7 percent as compared to the lastyear.

As per latest data, theUnion Agriculture Ministryhas claimed its efforts has ledto 12.01 per cent reduction instubble burning incidents inHaryana, Punjab and UttarPradesh from October 1 toNovember 4 as compared tothe last year, with 1000 FIRshave been registered againstthe guilty farmers.

Despite these claims, thepollution level in Delhi is oneof the worst in the world. USspace agency NationalAeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) hasreleased satellite images thatshow a dramatic increase instubble burning in Punjab andHaryana between October 21 and October 29.

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The Bar Council of India hasasked various bar bodies to

identify lawyers “indulging inhooliganism” and requestedadvocates to end their protests,which are “bringing bad nameto the institution”.

BCI Chairman Manan

Kumar Mishra said in a letterthat sparing “rowdy elements”is tarnishing the image of theinstitution and it is theinaction of bar bodies that

encourage these advocates,which would ultimately resultin “contempt proceedings bythe high courts or SupremeCourt”.

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Maintaining that stubbleburning continued in

Delhi’s neighbouring States,the Centre on Tuesday calledfor a focused action and direct-ed Punjab, Haryana and UttarPradesh to deploy more mon-itoring teams on the field.

The directions came afterPrime Minister Narendra Modichaired a high-level meeting toassess the air quality in Delhiand northern India areas hov-ering in the “severe” and “verypoor” categories.

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long human chain was formed toraise awareness on the ban onpolythene in the State. More thanone lakh citizens participated inthe event. Speaking on the occa-sion, Chief Minister TrivendraSingh Rawat exhorted the pub-lic to abstain from the use ofpolythene and single-use plastic.

The CM, along with themayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ andothers, made his way fromMianwala Chowk to RajpurRoad- Clock Tower to motivatethe participants.

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that Dehradun has already taken

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He said that theGovernment is getting cooper-ation of all the residents of theprovisional state capital to makethe city plastic-free, healthy,beautiful and green and that theyhave resolved to make Dehraduna polythene free green valley.

Gama said that variousattempts are being made by theMCD to make Dehradun cleanand green. Public awarenesscampaigns for the boycott ofpolythene are being conductedon a large scale. There has beena 70 per cent reduction in the useof polythene in Dehradun overthe past three months. With thesupport of public, Dehradunwill soon be completely free fromsingle-use plastic, he said.

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Ending speculation on choiceof its candidate, the

Congress party on Tuesdayformally announced that for-mer Block Pramukh, AnjuLunthi, would be its candidatefrom the Pithoragarh by-elec-tion. She would file her nomi-nation papers on Wednesdaywhich is the last date of thenomination for the crucial by-election. Making announce-ment for the name of Lunthi,the vice president of the Stateunit of Congress party, SuryaKant Dhasmana, said that thePradesh Congress Committee(PCC) chief Pritam Singh andLeader of Opposition in StateAssembly, Indira Hridayesh,decided the name of Lunthiafter elaborate discussions withsenior party leaders and officebearers of the party fromPithoragarh.

Dhasmana said that Lunthiis a former Block Pramukh andwas elected unopposed asmember, district Panchayat,this time. He claimed that

Lunthi would emerge victori-ous in the contest.

After refusal of local heavy-weight and former MLAMayukh Mahar and reluctanceshown by other senior leaderslike former MP MahendraSingh Mahara, Jagat SinghKhati and Mathura Dutt Joshito enter electoral fray in the by-election, several junior levelleaders of the Congress partywere staking their claims forthe ticket.

The leadership of the StateCongress, however, decided toleave the choice of candidate onMayukh Mahar who forward-ed the name of his protegeLunthi for the seat.

By fielding Lunthi, whobelongs to a political family theCongress party, has ensured anall-women fight in the by-election. The ruling BJP inorder to cash in on the sym-pathy factor has fieldedChandra Pant, the wife of for-

mer Finance Minister latePrakash Pant. Apart from beinga woman having political andadministrative experience, thesupport of local heavyweightMayuk Mahar clinched deal infavour of Lunthi. Since Lunthibelongs to Rajput community,the Congress party is also eyingthe Rajput vote bank which isin dominance in the con-stituency to counter the sym-pathy factor of the BJP candi-date.

The Pithoragarh bypoll isnecessitated by the death of theformer Finance MinisterPrakash Pant who representedthe constituency. The voting forthe by-election would be heldon November 25. The last dateof the nomination is November6 and the scrutiny of the nom-ination papers would be doneon November 7.

The last date of withdraw-al of the nomination papers isNovember 11. The counting ofvotes would be done onNovember 28 and the resultwould be declared on the sameday.

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The students unionof the DAV-PG

College here enforcedclosure of the collegein protest against thehike in university’sexamination fees. Thestudents, led by thepresident of the stu-dents union, NikhilSharma, locked theentrance of the collegeon the day andexpressed their proteston the fee hike by theHNB Garhwal uni-versity. Sharma saidthat the universityshould take back itsdecision to increasethe examination feeswithout any delay.

He said that theuniversity has effecteda hike of �1,300 in theexamination fee forthe first semester stu-dents, which is a bigburden on them. Thestudents, who earlier werepaying a fee of �850, wouldnow have to shell out �2,150as examination fees. Sharmawarned that the studentswould not tolerate the hike inexamination fees and wouldhit the streets in protest. He

claimed that the students arebeing targeted and said thatthe agitation would continue

till the university rolls backthe hike.

The students union also

decided to send a letter to theuniversity demanding revo-cation of the decision toincrease examination fee onthe occasion.

The agitated students alsogheraoed the Principal of thecollege on the issue.

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The National Students Unionof India (NSUI), the stu-

dent wing of the Congressparty, burned the effigy of theState administration at DAVPG College here on Tuesday toregister its protest against policeharassment of its activists whowere supporting the agitationof students of the privateAyurveda colleges. On the day,the NSUI activists assembled atthe biggest college of the Stateand made vehement sloganagainst the State Government.

Speaking on the occa-sion, the district president ofthe Youth Congress,Bhupendra Negi, said that

the police arrested the Youthcongress and NSUI leaders

including State president ofNSUI, Mohan Bhandari,

when they, along with thestudents of Ayurveda col-leges, showed black flags tothe State Minister Dhan SinghRawat.

He alleged that the policeunder pressure from the rul-ing party harassed the stu-dents and illegally kept thestudent leaders under arrestfor two days.

Other speakers said thatthe state-wide agitation wouldbe launched if justice is notdelivered to the agitating stu-dents of private Ayurvedacolleges.

The NSUI workers laterconsigned an effigy of theState administration to flamesto express their protest.

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Clearing the air on therumours about transport

department about to ban theuse of commercial vehicles 10years of older, DehradunRegional Transport Officer(RTO) Dinesh Pathoi saidthat considering the deterio-rating air quality, NationalGreen Tribunal (NGT) hasgiven some orders. Based onthose orders RegionalTransport Authority (RTA)will be conducting a meetingsoon, and the decision will betaken after the discussions inthe meeting. On the otherhand transport union mem-bers have said that only com-mercial vehicles cannot beblamed for the increasing airpollution in the region.Dehradun Mahanagar CityBus Sewa Union also tiedblack ribbons on their armsand protested against the stateauthorities on Tuesday.

The president of Union,Vijay Vardhan Dandriyal said,“About two lakh vehiclesacross the state will be direct-ly affected if the authoritiestake such a decision withouttaking proper measuresbeforehand. These two lakhcommercial vehicles are thesource of income for the fam-ilies of driver, conductor andthe motor vehicle owner. Inaddition to that there arethose who make puncture,mechanics and people who dodenting painting on the vehi-cles, they will also get affect-ed by the decision. Theauthorities need to under-stand that the magnitude ofthis decision means that allthe vehicles manufacturedbefore the year 2010 will be ofno use, lakhs of people will beunemployed.”

He further added, “Thisplan appears to be an agendaof the government andauthorities to profit somemanufacturers or dealers. Thequestion is what will happento the commercial vehicleswhich will operate in theregion from outer states,which are older than 2010model where there is no banon such vehicles? Will theauthorities stop them fromoperating inside the regionalso? The same has happenedearlier with the concept ofspeed governors.”

Treasures of distr ictVikram Union, KuldeepChoudhar y said, “OurVikrams usually have a mod-ulation of 15 years and weplan our budget accordingly.If they ban all commercialvehicles without giving usproper time period, maxi-mum number of our peoplewill be unemployed. Earlieralso the authorities were talk-ing about CNG modelVikrams or electrical vehicles,but till now there is no prop-er infrastructure. There isnot even a single charging sta-tion in Dehradun. If thisdecision comes into place,the entire transportMahasangh wil l protestagainst it.”

It is pertinent to mentionhere that the RTA was earli-er going to conduct meetingon November 4, but due tothe ongoing model code ofconduct for the PanchayatiRaj elections, the transportsecretary postponed themeeting. Now the meeting islikely to be held aroundNovember 20.

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The Haridwar senior super-intendent of police Senthil

Avoodai K Raj S has given aseven-day ultimatum to policestations in-charge for catchingthe culprits guilty of recentincidents of chain snatching.

A few days ago, there hadbeen three incidents of chainsnatching in Jwalapur andKankhal in the duration of 45minutes. The same has beenhappened earlier in the SIID-CUL area as well.

Taking cognisance of thesecrimes, the SSP has directed thein-charge of Ranipur, Jwalapur,SIIDCUL and Kankhal policestations to speed up investiga-tion and apprehend the chainsnatchers. "Action will be takenagainst the police station in-charge if he fails to catch thechain snatchers," said the SSP.

It is pertinent to mentionhere that the police teams areworking to meet the deadline.However, it remains to be seenwhether they will be able toapprehend the culprits withinthe given time frame.

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Governor Baby RaniMaurya said that students

must be given training in socialwork and rural developmentalwork from the first year ofgraduation by universities inthe State. Universities, collegesand social organisations shouldwork together to connect thestudents with social works andrural developmental works.This will check the problem ofmigration effectively in theState. She also suggested organ-ising a seminar on the move-ment against drug abuse by allthe universities and colleges.Maurya said this after launch-ing social service credit pro-gramme collectively organisedby HESCO and universities ofthe State at Shuklapur village inDehradun on Tuesday.

On the occasion she saidthat the youth should be con-nected with their roots and cul-ture. Students should be intro-duced to traditional techniquesand rural life.

State Minister for Highereducation, Dhan Singh Rawatsaid that 15 day training forsocial service credit pro-gramme will be conducted inall universities in the State.Every university and collegehas adopted a village.Universities should be con-nected with social organisa-tions, he added.

During the programmerepresentative of KumaonUniversity said that MBA inrural management course isbeing run in the university. Itis the first university in thecountry where MBA in ruralmanagement is being con-ducted. Anil Joshi of HESCOwas also present on the occa-sion.

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In a murder case on Tuesdayat Premnagar, a man alleged-

ly killed his brother in-lawafter an argument. Accordingto the police, the accused hasbeen identified as Pawan Singhwhile the deceased is SunilKumar. According to officialsthe accused slit open the neckof his relative.

Superintendent of Police(city) Shweta Choubey said,"We received information thata man had been murdered inPremnagar. The accused is stillabsconding and we are tryingto catch him. It was found thatthe accused and the victim hadan argument which escalatedinto a violent altercationbetween the two. The argumentwas also witnessed by theneighbours. We are waitingfor the post mortem reportafter which the exact cause ofdeath will be certified."

According to the police,there is CCTV footage toowhich substantiates the charge.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi’s wife Jashodaben vis-

ited various Ashrams and metreligious personalities on thesecond day of her three-dayvisit to Haridwar on Tuesday.She is on a personal spiritualvisit to Haridwar.

While in the city, shesought the blessings of SwamiRajrajeshwarashram and visit-ed a few Ashrams in Haridwar.She said that it was her secondvisit to the holy city.

On Tuesday, she metPranav Pandya of Shantikunj.She also visited PatanjaliYogpeeth where she interactedwith Swami Ramdev and his

aide Acharya Balkrishna. ThePrime Minister’s wife also vis-ited the Daksh temple and

Kali temple, meeting withKailashanand Brahmachari asper the schedule.

She also participated inthe evening Ganga Arti at Harki Paidi.

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After successful completionof the human chain event,

the Municipal Corporation ofDehradun (MCD) will nowstart imposing strict penaltieson those violating the poly-thene ban. From comingMonday onward, anyone foundusing the banned items will bepenalised �500 per polythenebag.

According to theDehradun municipal commis-sioner, Vinay Shankar Pandey,now is the time to take strictaction against anyone who vio-lates the ban. “Anyone foundusing polyethylene bags fromMonday will be fined �500 perbag.” said Pandey.

The Government and theMCD have stressed that the

efforts will not stop with thisevent. Strict measures will betaken to make Dehradun clean,green and polyethylene free.

“We have raised an alarmin the form of a human chainevent in which more than onelakh people participated,” saiddeputy municipal commis-sioner Rohitash Sharma.

“We have given those vio-lating the ban enough oppor-tunities. According to theorders of the high court and theguidelines set by State andCentral Governments, firmactions will be taken againstthem from Monday,” he added.

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With the district policedirecting all its efforts on

the human chain event, theresults have them patting theirbacks. Dehradun SeniorSuperintendent of Police (SSP)Arun Mohan Joshi said thatthe programme was first of itskind and therefore was a chal-lenge for the department, butthe combined efforts had paidwell. He also said that they willbe conducting a review of theprogramme to check what allpoints can be included in theplanning of such an event incase if it is planned in thefuture.

He further said, “Thepolice teams executed the traf-fic plan perfectly. In fact, short-ly after completion of theevent, the traffic resumed asusual.”

SP (traffic) PrakashChandra Arya said, “Thebiggest challenge during theevent was to maintain trafficsituation in the city. We tookmeasures in advance, trafficflow from outside the city wasstopped from entering the citylimits.

The traffic flow was divert-ed from bypass and otherjunctions, because of which itsflow was comparatively less.The second step we took wasto stop city buses, Vikrams andautos from operating-theywere used only for droppingschool students, which alsohelped. Citizens also wereaware about the programmeschedule, as we also were con-tinuously appealing to the gen-eral public for using internalroutes during the programme.”

When asked about thethings that they will include inthe next planning of such anevent he said, “Next time wemight think about taking moretime while planning such anevent. The planning requiresmultiple aspects, from traffic tolaw and order.”

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The State unit of Congressparty has criticised the

State Government for organ-ising human chain event onTuesday without properpreparations which createdproblems for general public.The party also took the StateGovernment to task for delib-erately ignoring the state-hood activists in the ongoingState foundation day celebra-tions.

The spokesperson of thestate Congress, GarimaDasauni said that the partysupports the idea of makingDehradun free from poly-thene but has serious objec-tion on the manner at whichthe event was organised. She

said people faced manyinconveniences due to theevent and it would have beenbetter if it was organised onSunday or any other holiday.

The Congress spokesper-son said that the event washeld during the peak time ofschools and offices whichcreated problems from thepeople. “ The event wasmarked with chaos and manystudents failed to reach intime for their examinations.At many places ambulanceswere stopped which delayedarrival of patients in the hos-pitals,’’ she said.

The Congress leader alsoblamed the Mayor ofMunicipal Corporation ofDehradun (MCD) for makinginflated claims on participa-

tion in the event and said thatinvolvement of general pub-lic was almost zero. She saidthat the Mayor should keep inmind the problems faced bythe general public beforeplanning such event in future.

Dasauni also took pot-shots on the state governmentfor ignoring the statehoodactivists during the ongoingstate foundation day celebra-tions.

She said that the stategovernment has insulted thestatehood activists who wereresponsible for creation of aseparate State of Uttarakhandby giving big sacrifices.

She warned that the peo-ple of the state would not tol-erate insult of its statehoodactivists.

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Bureaucrats and police offi-cers from Uttarakhand

Police Headquarters, includ-ing additional chief secretaryRadha Raturi, principal sec-retar y Manisha Panwar,Director General of Police(DGP) Anil K Raturi andDirector General (Law andOrder) Ashok Kumar partic-

ipated in the 50-kilometre-long human chain on Tuesday.

DGP Raturi said that theinitiative to free Uttarakhandand the country from poly-thene abuse is welcome.

The police have alwaysbeen supportive of such ini-tiatives and will make sure notto use polythene and single-use plastic at their level aswell.

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Despite the additional num-ber of force deployed for

the first of its kind humanchain event, people at severaljunctions had to face trafficcongestion. Majority of thecommuters on Tuesday tookinternal routes as the highwaysand main roads were mostlyblocked for any transporta-tion during the programme.However, as soon as the pro-gramme was completed andmayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’proposed the vote of thanks thepolice started removing thebarricading and the citizensresumed using the earlierblocked routes.

Majority of the traffic con-gestion occurred at junctionsincluding MussoorieDiversion, Clock Tower andKargi Chowk. Most of the

commuters took internalroutes, because of which theflow of traffic on small routeswas heavy. At some points thetraffic problem was generateddue to the less space vehicleswere getting to take U-turn.

The cumulative effect ofonly one vehicle stuck in themiddle of the road could beseen for at least 500 metres inthe internal area of the city. At

some meeting points, numberof school and private busescarrying students who werecoming to participate at theevent also became a majorcause for traffic congestion.

The large number of forcedeployed did help in main-taining smooth traffic on thehighways, but commuterscomplained that the districtpolice completely forgot toregulate the internal traffic.

They complained that rid-ers on internal routes were dis-regarding traffic rules com-pletely, but the police is onlyinterested in keeping highwaysempty during the event.

It is also pertinent to men-tion here that the less numberof vehicles on road, especial-ly four wheelers, during theevent helped in maintaining the traffic situa-tion in the city.

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The 50-kilometre humanchain formed in

Dehradun to raise awarenessagainst polythene while alsoattempting to set a GuinnessWorld Record has elicitedappreciation for its purpose.However, interacting with theparticipants, this correspon-dent found that many partic-ipants were unaware of theaim of the event and wereonly informed about forminga human chain.

Many school studentsthought that they were thereto welcome the ChiefMinister.

College students ques-tioned the efficacy of such ahuman chain in ensuring thedesired result. “I don’t thinkforming a human chain willmake any difference. TheGovernment could have comeup with something better tospread awareness,” said col-lege student Pratyush.

Many complained aboutthe event being organised ona weekday. Few people alsoargued that had it been thecase of the people cleaning upor disposing of the litter, theoptics would have definitely generated curiosityin people. Merely standingand forming a chain was cat-

egorised as a futile exercise bymany irrespective of theirage.

Some questioned why stu-dents were made to partici-pate in it when voluntaryparticipation is a critical ele-ment of mass awareness pro-grammes.

Though forming a humanchain to spread awarenesswas deemed to be ineffectiveby many participants andobservers, all supporter theidea of polythene ban and aplastic free Dehradun.

“If today we will reducethe use of plastic and becomesuccessful in eradicating itfrom our daily lives, our pre-sent and future generationwill lead better and healthylives,” said school studentArushi.

“We are trying our best tomake our school and localitiesplastic free by making ourstudents aware. I am doingmy bit by teaching them tech-niques of recycling and seg-regating waste,” said schoolteacher Anita Joshi.

Meanwhile, many point-ed out that the cordon tapeput up by police a long stretches of the human chainroute was made of plastic.

They cited this to ques-tion the ser iousness of the event organisers.

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Haryana Governor SatyadeoNarain Arya on Tuesday

said the State Government iscommitted to double theincome of farmers by 2022 andpromotion of agriculture andwelfare of the farming com-munity will be one of themajor thrust areas of the cur-rent Government.

Addressing the first sessionof 14th Vidhan Sabha, Aryaurged the newly elected mem-ber of the Legislative Assemblyto encourage the farmers intheir constituencies to availthe benefits of three one-timesettlement schemes beforeNovember 30. He said threeone-time settlement schemesare being run by the StateGovernment to help the farm-ers, who had defaulted on loanrepayments. So far about75,000 farmers have availed thebenefits of complete interestand penal interest waiveramounting to �220 crore.

He said to harnessInformation Technology toprovide comprehensive rev-enue records of Jamabandi,Mutations and KhasraGirdavari in a user friendlymanner, the HaryanaGovernment will take up acomprehensive GIS mapping.He said GIS Mapping will bedone in collaboration withSurvey of India, thereby

enabling holistic planning,accurate demarcation of landand detection of land usechanges.

The Governor said digiti-zation of age old RevenueRecords and modernization ofRevenue Record Rooms will becompleted in a time boundmanner.

To reduce accidents onrailway crossings, all railwaycrossings in Haryana will beeliminated by providingROBs/RUBs by the year 2020,he said, adding that road net-work in every constituency ofthe State will also be improvedin an equal and unbiased man-ner.

Arya said the railwayStations in the State will beimproved in collaboration withIndian Railway StationDevelopment Corporation Ltd.Apart from this, the construc-tion of Haryana Orbital RailCorridor will be expedited.

On SYL, Arya said thepresent State Government willleave no stone unturned tobring to Haryana its legiti-mate share of surplus RaviBeas waters through the SatlujYamuna Link (SYL) canal at theearliest.

He said the StateGovernment would also vig-orously pursue the case beforethe Apex Court so that Hansi-Butana multi-purpose linkchannel becomes operational

soon. Expeditious construc-tion of three large upstreamstorage dams at Renuka, Kishauand Lakhwar Vyasi on riverYamuna and its tributarieswould be the foremost priori-ty of the government, he said.

Arya said the recruitmentprocess in the State will bemade time bound. Besides,free coaching will be provid-ed to the students of lowincome group families forappearing in various compet-itive exams.

The Governor said thatthe State Government wouldalso ensure that Job fairs are

organised regularly in everydistrict to enhance recruit-ment of Haryana youth in pri-vate sector jobs also.

He said to ensure properfacilities to nurture the buddingsportspersons, adequate num-ber of new Khel Nurserieswould be opened in the State.

In his speech, Arya saidthat keeping in view the rec-ommendations of DraftNational Education Policy2019, the Har yanaGovernment will impart freeeducation to the students ofclasses from 1st to 12th on thelines of the Right to Education

Act 2009. Apart from this,modern infrastructure will beprovided in ever yGovernment school includingsolar panels, smart classrooms, modern dual desksand English, Science,Mathematics and computerlabs will be established inGovernment High and SeniorSecondary Schools.

The Governor said that toensure safety of women inHaryana, four dedicated FastTrack Courts and 12 SpecialFast Track Courts will be setup in the State to expedite trialof cases relating to crimeagainst women and of sexualoffences against childrenrespectively. The Governmentwould soon unveil a compre-hensive Action Plan to tacklesexual and gender based vio-lence, he added.

ASSEMBLY PAYS TRIBUTESTO SUSHMA SWARAJ,ARUN JAITLEY

The Haryana Assemblyon Tuesday paid tributes to for-mer Union Ministers SushmaSwaraj, Arun Jaitley and othernoted personalities and martyrsfrom the state who passedaway recently.

The House paid tributes tothose who passed awaybetween the end of the mon-soon session of the previous

assembly and the beginning ofthe current session of the newlyconstituted House.

Chief Minister ManoharLal Khattar, who is also theLeader of the House, paid trib-ute to the departed souls andread out the obituary resolu-tions.

Besides the two formerUnion Ministers, the Housepaid tributes to former mem-ber of Haryana LegislativeAssembly, Devi Dass, freedomfighter Amilal of Meerpur vil-lage in Rewari district andnine martyrs who sacrificedtheir lives to safeguard the thecountry.

The House also placed onrecord its deep sense of sorrowon the demise of Sneh Lata,wife of former Chief MinisterOm Prakash Chautala,Vidyavati and the sister-in-law of legislator KrishanHooda.The members of theHouse observed a two-minutesilence as a mark of respect tothe deceased.

Gian Chand Gupta,Speaker of Haryana VidhanSabha and deputy ChiefMinister Dushyant Chautalaalso read out the obituary res-olutions and paid tribute to thedeparted souls.

Leader of Opposition andCongress leader BhupinderSingh Hooda and INLD leader

Abhay Chautala also read obit-uary resolutions on behalf oftheir parties.NO VISION, IN GUVADDRESS, SAYS HOODA

Speaking on the Motion ofthanks on Governor’s address,Leader of opposition in theAssembly Bhupinder SinghHooda hit at the BJP-JJP ledcoalition government and saidthat in Governor’s address,there was no vision and noachievement. "The StateGovernment has preparedGovernor’s address in a hurry.BJP and JJP had made morethan 420 promises and nothinghas been mentioned inGovernor’s address," he said.

Hooda said BJP leadershad claimed that they had runcorruption free and transpar-ent government but severalscams and corruption werereported in the newspapers inthe last five years.

"As per several reports,health system in the State is thepoorest in the country. BJP hadmade 154 promises to the peo-ple of the State even before thelast assembly elections, butthese promises have not beenfulfilled yet," he said.

Hooda said there are sev-eral reasons of increasing pol-lution. Farmers should not bemade responsible for that,adding that the governmentshould come out with concreteplan to address pollution issue.

Government may think of giv-ing bonus to farmers to preventthem from stubble burning.

He said while the BJPGovernment talks about dou-bling the income of the farm-ers, forgetting that under theirGovernance crop of farmers isnot being bought and thefarmer is forced to sell the cropat a paltry price. "The BJP washad earlier promised theimplementation of theSwaminathan Commissionreport before the last assemblyelection, but today there is nomention of this report," headded.

Indian National Lok Dalgeneral secretary AbhayChautala said that nothingconcrete has been done forincreasing employmentavenues for the youth of theState even though the unem-ployment rate in Haryana ishighest in the country. In thevision presented there has beentalk of safety of women, but inthe last five years there has beena huge increase in the cases ofatrocities on women, he said.

Senior Congress leaderRaghuvir Singh Kadian saidthat the parties involved in thecoalition government hadmade many promises such asloan waiver for farmers, zero -interest loan, old age monthlypension of Rupees 5100. All ofthese are missing from thisvision.

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Tuesday dismissed the sug-gestion that stubble burning

was alone responsible for dete-riorating air quality, sayingburning crop residue con-tributed only 18-20 per cent toair pollution.

Replying to a debate on theGovernor's address in the

Haryana Assembly, Khattartold the House, "Stubble burn-ing issue was raised here. Iknow this problem has becomesuch that one cannot speakmuch here or there".

He said nobody would

want that pollution should bethere. "Two days back, therewas hardly any district inHaryana where Air QualityIndex was below 400 mark. Butto say stubble burning alone isresponsible, it is not like that,"

he said.Khattar said stubble burn-

ing contributes only 18-20 percent to air pollution and 80 percent impact is due to "other fac-tors".

He claimed that incidentsof crop burning in Haryanahave significantly come downover the past few days and thesituation was much better now."As per NASA satellite imageryand Haryana SpaceApplications Centre, the (stub-ble burning) problem looks

very little in Haryana," he toldthe House.

He said that betweenSeptember 25 and November 2,4,341 active crop fire locationswere detected and most affect-ed districts were Kaithal,Karnal, Fatehabad, Ambala,Sirsa, Yamunanagar, Palwaland Kurukshetra.

Khattar said thatGovernment was providingfacilities to farmers so thatthey don't burn stubble. He saidhis Government distributed

10,000 machines last year and15,000 machines this year on80 per cent subsidy.

Several opposition mem-bers, including Leader ofOpposition Bhupinder SinghHooda, said that farmers werebeing defamed for the hike inpollution levels. The Congressleader said that a viable solu-tion to the problem needs tobe found rather than blamingfarmers alone for the prob-lem.

INLD's Abhay SinghChautala suggested that wastedecomposer liquid, whichconverts stubble spread on anacre of farm land into com-post, may be cost effective butlamented that farmers won''tbe able to sow another cropfor two months as it wouldtake too much time for stub-ble to turn into compost.

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Army Chief General BipinRawat on Tuesday said

here the national integrationtour by religious teachers of allreligions from Kashmir exhib-ited how various communitiescan live together harmonious-ly. He also said this visit sendsa significant message to thepeople of Kashmir about unity.

The Army Chief madethese remarks after interactingwith religious teachers includ-ing 15 Maulvis, four Panditsand two Granthis from formermilitancy hit areas of Reasi andRajouri. They are on a tour tonorth India as part ofOperation Sadbhavana andreligious teachers representmajor religions of the valley.

Rawat also said there ishardly any militancy in Reasiand Rajouri and people arehappy.

He exhorted the teachers towork towards maintainingpeace in the region andpromised full support to themtowards fulfilling their localrequirements. Indian Army’sstand reflects the core values of

the nation and this initiative isguided by this idea.

Officials said this capacitybuilding tour, the first of itskind, showcases the secularismand unity of the Kashmirisworking towards developmentof the region.

The total duration of thevisit is eight days startingNovember two. During the

tour, these teachers will betaken to Wagah - Attari Border,Gobindgarh fort, GoldenTemple at Amritsar, India Gate,Humayun’s Tomb,Akshardham Temple, BanglaSahib Gurudwara, Red Fort,Jama Masjid and Select CityWalk Mall at Delhi, AjmerSharif Dargah and PushkarLake at Ajmer, they added.

New Delhi: Dalit communitymembers from a Haryana vil-lage have knocked the doors ofthe Supreme Court against the“social boycott” they are facingfor over two years due to a dis-pute with the “dominant” com-munity over drawing waterfrom a hand-pump.

Terming the issue as “seri-ous”, the apex court on Tuesdaysaid it is a matter related tosocial boycott and atrocity andthe police have to take action.

“There are allegationsabout social boycott and atroc-ity. Police have to look into it.This is a serious matter,” abench of justices N V Ramana,R Subhash Reddy and B RGavai told the counsel appear-ing for Haryana Government.

The bench told the coun-sel that it has called for his pres-ence in the case so that he cantake proper instruction fromthe authorities concerned.

The top court asked theState counsel to call a seniorpolice officer associated withthe case on November 8 andalso file a status report in thematter.

The bench was hearing apetition which has raised theissue of social boycott of Dalitcommunity in a village inHaryana’s Hisar district fromJuly 2, 2017. PTI

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The Supreme Court Tuesdayasked the 4-member juve-

nile justice committee of theJammu & Kashmir High Courtto examine afresh the allega-tions of detention of minors bysecurity forces in the state afterthe abrogation of provisions ofArticle 370.

A bench headed by JusticeN V Ramana asked the com-mittee to place its report asexpeditiously as possible andposted the hearing forDecember 3

The bench, also compris-ing Justices R Subhash Reddy

and B R Gavai, said there is aneed for examining the allega-tions afresh as the earlier reportof the committee was not inaccordance with the apex courtorder due to time constraints.

The top court was hearinga petition which has raised theissue of alleged illegal detentionof minors in Kashmir.

After hearing arguments ofcounsel for child rights activistsand Jammu & Kashmir admin-istration, the bench noted that“the exercise entrusted to thecommittee was not carried outin letter and spirit of the orderof the apex court due to timeconstraints”.

The bench observed thatthe order passed by the apexcourt on September 20 hadreached the committee onSeptember 23 and after twodays, the Jammu & KashmirDGP filed a report onSeptember 25 in which he cat-egorically refuted the assertionsand allegations made in themedia and the petition.

The Committee’s reportalso contained the findings ofthe Additional DGP denyingallegations of illegal detentionof juveniles in Kashmir.

It had told the SupremeCourt that 144 juveniles weredetained in the State after the

Centre abrogated provisionsof Article 370 of theConstitution, but 142 minorswere later released.

The committee, in itsreport filed in the apex court,had said the remaining twowere sent to juvenile homes.

New Delhi: The SupremeCourt on Tuesday said it wouldconsider the fresh audio clip inwhich Karnataka ChiefMinister BS Yediyurappa ispurportedly referring to 17rebel Cong-JD(S) MLAs, whohad been disqualified.

A three-judge bench head-ed by Justice N V Ramana saidsince the issue has been broughtto its notice the apex courtwould consider it. However, thebench did not specify whetherit would take on record theaudio clip.The top court saidthe issue raised now was alsobrought before it during thehearing on the pleas filed bythese MLAs challenging thethen speaker’s decision to dis-qualify them.

A purported audio clip ofYediyurappa expressing anguishagainst his party leaders at arecent party meeting inHubballi over their oppositionto giving tickets to the disqual-ified Congress-JD(S) MLAs forthe December 5 Assemblybypolls in 15 constituencieshad surfaced last Friday.

In the audio, he is pur-portedly saying that the rebelCongress JD(S) MLAs, whowere later disqualified, werekept in Mumbai during thefinal days of the coalitionGovernment under BJP nation-al President Amit Shah’s watch. PTI

New Delhi: The SupremeCourt on Tuesday deferred thehearing on a PIL seeking entryof Muslim women in mosquesacross the country, saying it wasadjourning it for a “differentreason”. A bench headed by CJI-desig-nate Justice S A Bobde, who waspart of the five- judgeConstitution bench which has todeliver the verdict in the RamJanambhoomi-Babri Masjidland dispute case by November17, adjourned the hearing on thesensitive PIL by 10 days withoutspecifying reasons.”We areadjourning for 10 days for a dif-ferent reason,” the bench, whichalso comprised justices S AbdulNazeer and Krishna Murari,said.The bench said some of theparties have sought four weeks’time for filing their response tothe PIL by Pune-based coupleYasmeen Zuber AhmadPeerzade and Zuber AhmadNazir Ahmad Peerzade. ThePIL said that the ban on entry ofMuslim women in mosqueswas “unconstitutional” andviolative of fundamental rightsto life, equality and gender jus-tice.Earlier, the apex court hadasked the union ministries ofWomen and Child Welfare andLaw and Justice and MinorityAffairs and the NationalCommission for Women tofile their responses to the pleaby November 5. PTI

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The Centre on Tuesday saidits “timely intervention”

ensured the release of fiveIndians and five Myanmarnationals, including an MP,who had been taken hostageby an ethnic rebel group in thecountry’s restive Rakhineprovince.

The Ministry of HomeAffairs said in a statement saidthat the five Indian nationals,along with a Member ofMyanmar Parliament, twolocal transporters and twospeedboat operators, wereabducted by the Arakan Armyon Sunday while on their wayfrom Paletwa in Chin State toKyauktaw in Rakhine.

The abducted Indianswere engaged in building theKaladan road project inMyanmar. “Timely interven-tion by the government of

India has ensured release offive abducted Indian nationals,a Member of MyanmarParliament and four otherMyanmar nationals fromArakan Army in the Rakhine

State of Myanmar, in theearly hours on Monday,” thestatement said. One Indiannational died in the ArakanArmy’s custody due to a heartattack, it added.

According to informationavailable, he was a chronic dia-betes patient. The releasedIndian nationals, along withthe body of the deceased, havereached Sittwe and will leavingfor Yangon on Tuesday for

their onward journey to India,it said.

The Arakan Army is aRakhine based insurgentgroup founded as the armedwing of the United League ofArakan (ULA). It has beenfighting for almost a decade forgreater autonomy of ethnicRakhine Buddhists. This isthe first time the Arakan Armyhas captured foreign workersin the resource-rich area,which hosts a series of infra-structure projects linking Indiaand Myanmar.

The rebels confirmed theIndian worker’s death as thegroup were marched up a hill.“Unfortunately he suddenlydied from exhaustion... We didnot do anything to him,”Arakan Army spokesmanKhaing Thukha was quoted assaying by AFP news agency.“We did not target the Indiansbut rather the MP,” he said.

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The CBI on Tuesday con-ducted searches in 169

locations across the countryafter the agency registered 35FIRs in as many number ofbank fraud cases involvingfunds worth over �7,000 crore.

The fraud cases relate topublic sector banks State Bankof India, Punjab National Bank,Andhra Bank, Oriental Bank ofCommerce, Indian OverseasBank, Allahabad Bank, CanaraBank, Dena Bank, CentralBank of India, Union Bank ofIndia, IDBI Bank, Bank ofBaroda, Bank of Maharashtra,Punjab and Sind Bank andBank of India.

After registering 35 bankfraud cases from November 1to November 4 in various citiesinvolving different banks in thepublic sector, the CBI officialsconducted synchronizedsearches at 169 locations acrossthe country from Tuesdaymorning, agency officials said.

One of the biggest bankfraud involves Bengaluru basedOpto Circuits India whoseCMD Vinod Ramnani, formerdirector Usha Ramnani, US-based promoter directors JayeshPatel and Thomas Dietiker and

unknown public servants cheat-ed State Bank of India to theextent of �354. 32 crore bydiverting the cash credit loangranted by the bank through falisification of companyaccounts.

The fraud cases under probeinclude SEL Manufacturing inBank of Maharashtra worth�113.55 crore, AdvanceSurfactants in SBI worth �118.49crore, Eskay Knit worth �42.16crore in Dena Bank (now Bankof Baroda), Krishna KnitwearTechnology worth over �27crore in Canara Bank, they said.

The agency has bookeddirectors and promoters ofthese companies and unknownpublic servants in the allegedbank fraud instances.

The searches were con-ducted in Delhi, Gurgaon,Chandigarh, Ludhiana,Dehradun, Noida, Baramati,Mumbai, Thane, Silvassa,Kalyan, Amritsar, Faridabad,Bengaluru, Tirupur, Chennai,Madurai, Quilon, Cochin,Bhavnagar, Surat, Ahmedabad,Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Bhopal,Varanasi, Chandauli, Bhatinda,Gurdaspur, Morena, Kolkata,Patna, Krishna and Hyderabad,they said.

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A bench headed by JusticeNV Ramana was told thateven after 90 days, communi-cation services — data, inter-net, pre-paid mobiles and SMS — were not operationalin the Kashmir Valley, affect-ing the working of the media. PTI

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Maintaining that stubbleburning continued in

Delhi’s neighbouring States,the Centre on Tuesday calledfor a focused action and direct-ed Punjab, Haryana and UttarPradesh to deploy more mon-itoring teams on the field.

The directions came afterPrime Minister Narendra Modichaired a high-level meeting toassess the air quality in Delhiand Northern India areas hov-ering in the “severe” and “verypoor” categories.

“PM Narendra Modichaired a meeting in which thesituation arising due to pollu-tion in various parts of north-ern India was discussed,” thePrime Minister’s Office tweet-ed. The Prime Minister alsoreviewed the situation arisingdue to cyclone conditions inparts of western India.

The meet on pollutioncomes after back-to-backreview meetings held by PKMishra, the principal secretaryto the Prime Minister, with topofficials of Delhi, Punjab andHaryana on Sunday andMonday. According to theCentral Pollution ControlBoard, Delhi’s air quality index

dropped from 365 at 9.45 amto 331 at 3.45 pm on Tuesday.

Later, Prime Minister’sOffice in statement said thatUnion Cabinet Secretaryreviewed the progress made inarrangements to control airpollution in National CapitalRegion.

“It was observed that casesof crop stubble burning inPunjab and Haryana still con-tinue and there is a need formore focused action. TheseStates have been directed thatmore monitoring teams shouldbe deployed on the field toensure that violators are takento task by imposing suitablepenalties. The States have alsobeen directed to ensure thatthey are fully prepared formeeting any exigency infuture,” said the statement.

The National Capital

Region, Greater Noida (348),Noida (358), Ghaziabad (351),Faridabad (311) and Gurgaon(328) also recorded improve-ment in air quality.

The Prime Minister’sreview of preparedness forcyclone ‘Maha’ comes a dayafter the National CrisisManagement Committee, theapex body to respond to emer-gency situations, reviewed pre-paredness in Gujarat,Maharashtra and Daman andDiu ahead of the cyclone’slandfall between Dwarka andDiu on November 6 night.

The district authoritieshave been put on alert and allfishing activities have beensuspended. The Daman andDiu administration alsoapprised the committee of theirpreparedness and evacuationplans.

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It’s a ‘son rise’ in Lok JanshaktiParty (LJP). Vetran Dalit

leader Ram Vilas Paswan, whohelmed the LJP for nearly twodecades, on Tuesdayannounced that his son Chiraghas been unanimously electedits next president.

Passing on the mantle tohis son, Paswan describedChirag as wise and maturepolitician. He also Paswan saidthe party needed a young face,one who can travel and workfor its expansion.

Chirag’s name as the party’snext president was proposed inthe national executive of theLok Janshakti Party.

“I was handling the dualresponsibility of Cabinet min-ister and party chief, but LJPneeded a young face who canwork for expansion and every-one wanted Chirag to lead theparty,” Paswan said at a press

conference here.Paswan, now 73, founded

the party in November 2000and led it for nearly twodecades.

Chirag said his father wasalso his mentor and will be “mypresident”. “I may have becomeLJP’s chief, but my presidentwill always be Ram Vilas ji,”Chirag said.

Paswan said Chirag willhave a free hand and will beresponsible for all “positivesand negatives” of the party.

“I will work to furtherexpand and strengthen theparty by taking everyonealong,” Chirag said.

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The Modi Government onTuesday reconstituted the

Nehru Memorial Museum andLibrary (NMML) societyremoving CongressmenMallikarjun Kharge, JairamRamesh and Karan Singh as itsmembers and inducting tele-vision journalist Rajat Sharmaand adman Prasoon Joshiamong others.

According to an orderissued on Tuesday, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi is thepresident of the society andDefence Minister RajnathSingh its vice president. “Thecentral government has recon-stituted the NMML Societyunder rule 3 of the memoran-dum of association and rulesand regulations of NMML soci-ety with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi as the presidentand Defence Minister RajnathSingh as vice president of thesociety,” the order said.

Union ministers AmitShah, Nirmala Sitharaman,Ramesh Pokhriyal, PrakashJavadekar, V Muraleedharanand Prahlad Singh Patel, ICCRchairman Vinay Sahsrabudhhe,Prasar Bharti chairman ASurya Prakash, secretaries ofExpenditure, Culture and

Housing and Urban Affairs, areits members.

Besides, the chairman ofthe UGC, representative ofJawaharlal Nehru Memorialfund, Raghvendra Singh, direc-tor of NMML and journalistSharma are also the new mem-bers.

According to the order,the other members includeAnirban Ganguly, policyresearcher and author,Sachchinanda Joshi, MemberSecretary, IGNCA, academicKapil Kapoor, Lokesh Chandra,Vedic and Buddhist scholar,Makarand Pranjpe, academic,writer, Kishore Makwana, aca-demic Kamlesh Joshipura,researcher Rizwan Kadri alongwith Sahasrabuddhe and Rai.

“The term of the membersis for a period of five years oruntil further orders, whichev-er is earlier,” the order furthersaid.

It was just last month thatformer culture secretaryRaghavendra Singh wasappointed the director of theNMML for the next sixmonths, replacing Shakti Sinhawhose tenure ended onOctober 4. These appointmentsgain significance as the gov-ernment is planning a majorrevamp of the museum.

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Adesperate escape by a defi-ant father to the UAE along

with his own toddler daughterin violation of court orders hastriggered an Interpol search forthe baby at the behest of theCBI that is probing the inci-dent.

The Interpol has issued aYellow Notice for tracing the2.5-year-old baby, Raina and isprocessing the request forissuance of a Red CornerNotice against Aman Lohia, thetoddler’s father.

Meanwhile, the ExternalAffairs Ministry has also issueda note verbale on September 9to authorities in the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) to not letAman Lohia leave that country.

While Yellow Notices areissued by the Interpol on therequest of member countries tolocate missing persons, Red

Corner Notices are a globalrequest to arrest an absconder.

Aman, son of a noted busi-nessman having family relationswith a London-based globalsteel tycoon, was fighting acustody battle for his daughterRaina with his separated wifeKiran Kaur Lohia, a well-knowndermatologist who owns a clin-ic in posh South Delhi area, inDelhi High Court.

Earlier, the High Courthad handed over the custody ofthe child to the mother with aparenting plan according towhich Aman could meet Rainafor some hours on three daysof every week. The court hadalso asked him to deposit hispassport. But Aman acquired apassport from Commonwealthof Dominica, a Carribeancountry to flee from India asthe HC order did not go downwell with him who consideredit as “gender bias of Indian

courts towards women”.Using the Dominica pass-

port, Aman reached Dubaiwhere “personal laws enjoinexclusive custody upon thefather”, the High Court hadnoted in one of the proceedings.

On August 24 this year,when Raina had come to meetAman as per the parentingplan, he took her along withfamily confidant Pawan Kumarand maid Shiuratia DebiMahato to board a flight toBagdogra. From Bagdogra,they took a taxi to Kathmandufrom where they flew to Dubaivia a circuitous route to gulfcities including Doha, officialssaid.Considering “internation-al ramifications”, the DelhiHigh Court handed over theprobe to the CBI which has reg-istered a case and started theprocess for a Red CornerNotice against Aman andMahato.

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Union Home Minister AmitShah on Tuesday reviewed

the security situation in Jammu& Kashmir region.

This is the first meetingbetween Shah and top civil andpolice officials of the newly-created Union Territory ofJammu & Kashmir.

Chief Secretary B V RSubrahmanyam and DirectorGeneral of Police Dilbag Singhbriefed Shah about the pre-vailing situation in the UT,especially after restrictions werelifted from mobile phone net-works, officials said.

The meeting also discussedthe general law and order andpossibility of releasing politicalleaders. It is learned that gen-eral opinion was to discuss thismatter on case to case basisconsidering the situation. Themeeting also discussed on legal

positions and needs to be takencare after the change of theareas status to union territory.

The high level meeting alsoreviewed the functioning ofschools, hospitals in the regionand provisions of security coverto the essential services andadministration’s co-ordinationwith security forces. UnionHome Secretary Ajay K Bhallaand other senior officers of theUnion Home Ministry andJammu & Kashmir administra-tion were present in the meeting.

Normal life in Jammu &Kashmir remains hit as schoolsand other academic institutionsare yet to be fully opera-tionalised while markets andbusiness establishments arefunctioning only partially forlimited time periods. OnMonday, a person was killedand more than a dozen otherswere injured in a grenadeattack in Srinagar.

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New Delhi: As air pollutionlevels remain alarming in thenational Capital and adjoiningareas, the Supreme Court onTuesday registered a fresh caseon its own concerning theissue and will take up thematter on Wednesday.

A special bench of JusticesArun Mishra and DeepakGupta will hear the suo motucase entitled, ‘Alarming rise inair pollution in Delhi andadjoining areas, for hearingalong with the pending matterson pollution. PTI

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Mumbai:A political alterna-tive can be worked out inMaharashtra if the Shiv Senadeclared that it had snapped theties with the BJP, the NationalistCongress Party (NCP) saidhere on Tuesday.

It also wanted ArvindSawant, the lone Sena Ministerin the Union Government, toresign, NCP sources said.

Maharashtra is witnessinga stand-off between the Senaand its ally BJP over powersharing after the two partieswon simple majority in theOctober 21 Assembly elections.

"Nothing like it if the BJPgives the Shiv Sena Chief

Minister's post. But if the BJPis refusing, an alternative can begiven. But the Sena shoulddeclare that it is no longerassociated with the BJP andNDA. Alternative can be pro-vided after that," NCP chiefspokesperson Nawab Maliksaid here.

Sources in the SharadPawar-led party also said that ittold the Sena leadership onTuesday morning that Sawant,the lone Sena Minister in theCentral Government, shouldresign before a new politicalalignment for Government for-mation can be explored.

"Sawant should walk out ofthe Government. Only thenNCP will open its cards," thesources said.

No party or alliance hasstaked claim to form

Government in Maharashtraafter the October 24 poll results,as the BJP and Sena are bick-ering over chief minister's post.

The NCP will be forced tothink about alternative if theBJP-Shiv Sena combine fails toform Government, State NCPchief Jayant Patil had said ear-lier on Tuesday.

Malik, meanwhile, also hitout at BJP leaders for claimingthat some Sena MLAs were intouch with the BJP for a possi-ble switching of loyalties.

"If the BJP wants to playthis game of poaching, thosewho had crossed over to theBJP (before the elections) arenow ready to return to theiroriginal parties. Some are intouch with us...Only 25-30MLAs will remain in the BJP ifpoaching begins," he said. PTI

Aizawl: Roadblock by Brurefugees demanding resumptionof free ration to them continuedfor the sixth day, while theTripura Government decided toimpose prohibitory orders underSection 144 CrPC in the areawhere the displaced people bar-ricaded the road from Tuesdaynight.

Road communication fromAnanda Bazar to Kanchapur viaDasda in North Tripura districthas collapsed due to the block-ade, an official said.

"Prohibitory orders underSection 144 CrPC would be inforce from tonight to ensure thatthe road is cleared from tomor-row enabling essential com-modities and commuters topass," Kanchanpur sub-divi-sional magistrate AbhedanandaBaidya told PTI.

An organisation of Brurefugees on October 29 threat-ened to launch the indefinite

roadblock at Anandabazar,known for a prominent marketin that area where two reliefcamps are located. The blockadedemanding that the Centreresume supply of cash-dole andfree ration to them commencedfrom October 31.

The Mizoram BruDisplaced People's Forum(MBDPF) had claimed onMonday that six people includ-

ing babies have died in reliefcamps since October 29"because of starvation" after theCentre stopped the supply ofration and cash dole to the35,000 odd refugees for October.

Tripura government offi-cials, however, said four Bruinmates of the relief camps havedied so far and medical teamshave been sent there.

Mizoram officials on duty at

Kanchanpur said on Mondaythe agitating Brus were notblocking the road targetingtrucks carrying essential goodsbut trying to stop Mizoramofficers who are there to repa-triate the Bru families.

The decision to stop thesupply of rations amid the repa-triation of Brus to their home-land Mizoram was "unconstitu-tional and blatant violation ofhuman rights", MBDPF gener-al secretary Bruno Msha andpresident A Sawibunga had saidin a letter to the government.

On Tuesday, Msha saidthe road blockade continued asmajority of the people wanteddespite. "The meeting with topTripura Government officials atKanchanpur on Monday endedin a stalemate as the TripuraGovernment said it does nothave the authority to resumefree ration and cash-dole,"Msha said. PTI

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Aurangabad: At least ten casesof farmer suicides were report-ed from Marathwada region ofMaharashtra in the last four daysas unseasonal rains damagedcrops, officials said on Tuesday.

In all these cases, reasons forthe suicide were yet to be ascer-tained.

Heavy unseasonal showershave laid waste to Kharif cropssuch as soybean, jowar, maizeand cotton in this centralMaharashtra region.

Three incidents of farmersuicide were reported in Nandeddistrict since November 1, asenior district official told PTI.

In Beed district, two farm-ers committed suicide in the lastthree days, said a senior districtofficial. "We can not commenton whether those deaths weredue to damage caused to thecrops by the rain or indebted-ness," he said. In Latur district,

three incidents of farmer sui-cides were reported, with croploss caused by the heavy rain orindebtedness suspected to be thereason, said a senior police offi-cial. Two farmers also commit-ted suicide in Osmanabad andParbhani districts, but the rea-sons for their extreme act werenot known yet, officials said.

Ramdas Karale (40), resi-dent of Hingoli district, alleged-ly attempted suicide by drinkingpesticide. He, however, survivedand was undergoing treatment,said a police official.

Besides, farmers dying ofheart attack amid the havoccaused by the unseasonal rainwere also reported in the region.

Krishna Eknath Kakde (38),resident of Dhanora inAurangabad district, died of aheart attack after he lost hisstanding kharif crop due to therain. PTI

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Mamata Banerjee onTuesday dismissed BJP’s

plans of gaining power inBengal as a “pipe dream thatwill never be fulfilled.”

Speaking to an audience,the Chief Minister said “you(BJP) are planning to come topower in Bengal. But thatplan will remain a pipe dreamas you will never come topower in this State. The peo-ple will reject you like they willdo in the rest of the county.”

She said “those who aredreaming of coming to powerin power in 2021 will, in fact, goout of power from Delhi and weon the other hand will remainto serve the people because theyhave seen your real face andyour performance.”

Attacking the saffron partyfor destabilising India fromevery angle Banerjee said,“there is no security at any

level: be it physical security, beit job security or be it eco-nomic security. Everything isdeteriorating in India andthose who are responsible forit are dreaming to come topower in Bengal.” It is a sin tothink that Maa Maati ManushGovernment will go out ofpower, she said adding “suchpeople will be wiped away.”

Reacting to her statementsState BJP president DilipGhosh said the TrinamoolCongress leaders should startpreparing for their exit “notonly from power but from theState” as “we will drive themout of Bengal.” The TMC lead-ers who had “looted the com-mon man and have harassingthousands of BJP workers withfalse cases will be thrown outof this State,” he said adding“those leaders should startbuying lands in other States.”

The Chief Minister subse-quently declared sops for theworkers who were escorted by

the Bengal Government backfrom the Kashmir Valley. “Weare announcing an assistanceof �50,000 for these workers —who had to come back fromKashmir losing their jobs — sothat they can start things afreshin Bengal,” Banerjee said.

Incidentally, the ChiefMinister also announced abonanza for the college teach-ers announcing a 3 percentincrement for them from 2016.

“This scheme will benefitabout 17,500 college teachersof the State” who will get asalary matching the UGCgrade she said adding thesalary of the part time andguest lecturers will also go upaccordingly.

“The part-time and guestlecturers will get a raise of�5,000 from 1st January nextyear,” she said adding theretirement benefit of suchprofessors would also go upfrom the present �3 lakh to �5lakh.

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The Pollachi sexual abusecase which had rocked the

Tamil Nadu Government duringthe 2019 Lok Sabha electiontook a new turn on Tuesday asthe Madras High Court com-menced monitoring of the probeinto the case. The decision of thecourt is a fall out of the sub-mission by some of the peti-tioners that they were in pos-session of incriminating evi-dences.

The court also allowed thepetitioners to help the inves-tigation with what ever evi-dences that have. The case,related to luring of manywomen into sexual relation-ships by blackmailing them.

There was a political tur-moil in Tamil Nadu followingthe revelation made by someof the victims that the preda-tors were likes to the higherups in the AIADMK and thegovernment. The case washanded over to Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI) forinvestigation. It is to be notesthat the decision to monitor

the case by the court has beentaken after the CBI) informingthe court that it has no objection.

Acting Chief Justice VineetKothari and Justice C. Saravananordered that the CBI from nowonwards file periodic statusreports on the investigation ,after filing of a preliminarychargesheet before a lower court.The Lord shops asked theagency that the first status reportshould be submitted in a sealedcover on December 3.

Hyderabad: A day after awoman Tahsildar was allegedlyburnt alive at her office, her dri-ver, who tried to rescue her, suc-cumbed to injuries on Tuesday,police said.

Tahsildar Vijaya Reddy, 37,died on the spot after she wasallegedly set on fire at her officein Abdullapurmet by KSureshover some land dispute.

Two staff members, includ-ing Vijaya's driver Gurunatham(27), who came to her rescue toowere seriously injured even asthe assailant, who suffered 60 percent burns, were all admitted todifferent hospitals in the city.

"Gurunatham succumbedto his injuries at a hospital whileundergoing treatment,"Rachakonda PoliceCommissioner Mahesh MBhagwat told PTI.

Suresh, who is currentlyundergoing treatment in a hos-pital, is said to be in critical con-dition.

Vijaya Reddys funeral riteswere performed at Nagole here.

Earlier, hundreds of revenueand other government depart-ment employees visited herhouse here to pay their lastrespects and later participated inthe funeral procession.

Demanding a transparent

probe by the government intothe incident , Vijaya Reddys hus-band Subash Reddy said I sus-pect one person alone cannotresort to such a heinous crime.I suspect some forces are behindher murder.

The incident happened ataround 1.30 PM on Mondaywhen Suresh, a local who cameto the tahsildar's office on a two-wheeler, poured petrol on herand set her afire using a lighter.

The Commissioner said ascientific investigation was onand they were probing from allangles to ascertain the exact rea-son that provoked Suresh to takesuch a step.

Police were questioning thefamily members of Suresh,checking his phone call datarecords and verifying land doc-uments as part of the investiga-tion. Suresh had told policethat he is a farmer and also intoreal estate and co-owned 7 acreagriculture land along with hisbrother.

The land was transferred toa tenant and a dispute has arisenover it and litigation is on.

Outraged over the incident,Revenue department employeesacross Telangana staged protestsand abstained from work onTuesday also.

Principal Secretary(Revenue) and senior IAS offi-cer Somesh Kumar said mea-sures would be taken to safe-guard all officers and staff.

Addressing district collec-tors, Kumar said the governmentand all of us will take all mea-sures to safeguard our officersand staff."

All of us condemn theheinous crime where our tah-sildar has been murdered inmost barbaric manner. Oursympathies are with thebereaved family, he said in acommunication to the collectors.

He said some officers, staffand their associations haveapproached the collectors.

Still it is important that youspeak to your employees andtheir associations and give thema sense that in this moment ofcrisis we are with them. Theirissues are being attended on pri-ority, he said.

Meanwhile, a video wentviral showing a womandemanding "bribe amount" sheallegedly earlier paid to a rev-enue official.

Telangana PradeshCongress Committee workingpresident and MP A RevanthReddy sought a CBI probe intothe incident. PTI

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Shahjahanpur (UP): TheSpecial Investigation Team(SIT) probing sexual harass-ment allegations against formerUnion Minister SwamiChinmayanand will file achargesheet in court in therelated extortion case onWednesday against six accused,including two BJP leaders, asenior police official said.

"The probe into the casehas been completed andchargesheet will be filed in thecourt tomorrow. The pen drivewhich was snatched from thevictim law student in Dausa(Rajasthan), has been recov-ered from BJP leaders DPSRathore and Ajit Singh," IG-rank officer Naveen Arora,heading the SIT, told reportershere on Tuesday.

Rathore is the youngerbrother of Uttar Pradesh BJPvice-president JPS Rathore.

"These leaders hadsnatched the pen drive fromthe law student in Dausa,Rajasthan, and had viewed thecontents on their laptop.

They had later deleted thepictures and demanded �1.25crore from Chinmayanand tohelp ensure disposal of the mat-

ter. Both have been foundguilty on this count," Arorasaid on the probe.

With this, the number ofthose accused of trying toextort money fromChinmayanand has gone up tosix.

The other four accusedare the law student, who hadcharged Chinmayanand withsexual harassment, Sanjay,Vikram and Sachin. All ofthem are in jail.

Arora said that it wasfound during investigation thatthe law student used to lock herroom in the hostel, though sheclaimed that in her absencesome vital evidence wereremoved by the college admin-istration.

This charge of the law stu-dent has not been found truein the investigations as evenbefore going to Delhi, Sanjayhad put all important things ina box and kept it at the houseof a person named Rahul,Arora said. He said thatwhen the probe and arrestsstarted, the box was thrown ina drain and the SIT whichretreived it later did not findthe spectacles with camera,

the evidence which the lawstudent had alleged had gonemissing. "The spectacles whichthe law student said she hadused for making the video ofChinmayanand while givinghim massage had beenremoved either by Sanjay or thevictim herself," Arora added.The SIT was constituted by theUttar Pradesh government onthe orders of the SupremeCourt in September to investi-gate the charges levelled by thewoman, who was then a post-graduate student at a collegerun by Chinmayanand's trust.

Chinmayanand was arrest-ed on September 21. Police hadon August 27 booked himunder sections 364 (kidnap-ping or abducting in order tomurder) and 506 (criminalintimidation) of the IndianPenal Code based on thefather's complaint.

He was later booked undersection 376C of the IndianPenal Code (IPC), which isusually applied in cases wherea person abuses his position to"induce or seduce" a womanunder his charge to have "sex-ual intercourse not amountingto the offence of rape". PTI

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Filial love for a politician inpower is one thing and per-

vasive reverence for “people’sPresident” APJ Abdul Kalam,who had spent most of hisworking life as a teacher-cum-guide and even died literallywhile giving a lecture, is quiteanother. Sometimes babusvying to prove themselves moreloyal than the king can land theChief Minister in a soup.

Due to political compul-sions, Andhra Pradesh ChiefMinister Jaganmohan Reddyhad to step in and mend mat-ters after an overacting bureau-cracy chose to rename anaward named after Kalam to"YSR Vidya Puraskar".

An order issued on

Monday declared the "APJAbdul Kalam PratibhaPuraskar" would be renamed asthe "YSR Vidya Puraskar". Theawards are handed out to markNational Education Day on 11November — the birthanniversary of freedom iconMaulana Abul Kalam Azad.The awards include scholarshipfor schoolchildren who excel.

Within a day of the punarnaamkaran, the Jagan MohanReddy Government had toscrap the order in view ofattacks by critics, public uproarand political backlash, includ-ing a biting tweet by formerChief Minister N ChandrababuNaidu.

Tweeting the StateGovernment notification,Chandrababu Naidu lashed

out at the Chief Minister usingthe hashtag#YSRCPInsultsAbdulKalam."Dr. Kalam has accomplishedmuch for the nation with hispioneering work and inspiringlife. Jagan's Governmentchanging 'APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Puraskar" to"YSR Vidya Puraskar" is ashocking method of self-aggrandisement at the cost ofdisrespecting a much venerat-ed man. Shameful!!", tweetedMr Naidu.

On Tuesday morning, offi-cials said Chief Minister JaganReddy, after the name-changecame to his notice, ordered itrevoked, and "warned" thatawards should be given in thenames of Dr Kalam, MahatmaGandhi and BR Ambedkar.

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Chennai: Amid the focus onclosure of all open borewells inTamil Nadu in the aftermath ofthe tragic death of a two-year-old boy, a woman hasapproached the Madras HighCourt complaining that twoborewells dug in her apartmentcomplex here have not beensealed properly.

Justice G Jayachandran,before whom the petition seek-ing a direction to authorities toensure proper closure of theborewells came up for hearing,directed the city CorporationCommissioner to make a fieldvisit and submit a report to thecourt by November 15.

Sujit Wilson, who fell intoa disused borewell atManapparai nearTiruchirappalli on October 25,was pulled out dead by rescuers

after a futile 80-hour struggleto save him.

As the incident broughtfocus on steps to put an end torecurrence of such tragedies,the Tamil Nadu governmenthas instructed all district col-lectors to ensure all unusedborewells were closed or beconverted into rain water har-vesting structures.

Petitioner G Jayasri, resid-ing in the apartment complexhaving eight flats in Sembiumarea, said despite her family'sobjection citing space con-straints and safety aspects,other residents went aheadwith their plan and sank twoborewells.

The borewells dug near theentrance of the apartment didnot yield water and no stepswere taken to properly close

them, she alleged adding someplywood and stones had beenused to cover them.

She apprehended danger toher three-year-old childbecause of the borewells.

Since the petitioner hadraised objections, her neigh-bours lodged a police com-plaint against her and her hus-band, stating that they werepreventing them from diggingthe borewells, she submitted.

The petitioner said shehad also given a complaint tothe authorities concerned forfilling up the borewells withsand and seal the mouth withconcrete slabs but it was all invain.

Hence, she sought a direc-tion from the court to theauthorities to take action forsealing the two borewells. PTI

Ahmedabad: President RamNath Kovind has given hisassent to ‘the Gujarat Controlof Terrorism and OrganisedCrime (GCTOC) Bill', a con-troversial anti-terror legisla-tion passed by the BJP-ruledState in March 2015.

One of the key features ofthe new Act is intercepted tele-phonic conversations wouldnow be considered as a legiti-mate evidence.

The announcement on thePresidential assent was madeby Gujarat Minister of State forHome, Pradeepsinh Jadeja, inGandhinagar on Tuesday.

The bill, earlier named asthe Gujarat Control ofOrganised Crime (GUJCOC)Bill, had failed to get the pres-

idential nod thrice since 2004when Prime Minister NarendraModi was the chief minister ofthe state.

In 2015, the Gujarat gov-ernment re-introduced the billby renaming it as the GCTOCbut retained the controversialprovisions like empoweringthe police to tap telephonicconversations and submit themin court as evidence.

Jadeja said the provisionsof the bill will prove crucial indealing with terrorism andorganised crimes such as con-

tract killing, ponzi schemes,narcotics trade and extortionrackets.

"The dream of PM Modiwas finally fulfilled today," hesaid. "One of the key features ofthis bill is that the interceptedtelephonic conversations wouldnow be considered as a legiti-mate evidence. This bill alsoprovides for creation of a spe-cial court as well as appoint-ment of special public prose-cutors. We can now attachproperties acquired throughorganised crimes. We can alsocancel transfer of properties..,"said Jadeja.

Other provisions of theact is admissibility of confes-sion made before a police offi-cer as evidence. PTI

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Six people — five policecommandos and a civilian

— were injured in an IED blastat Imphal town of Manipur onTuesday, police said.

The explosion thatoccurred at Thangal Bazaar at9.30 AM also damaged somevehicles.

Manipur Chief Minister NBiren Singh said detonation ofthe improvised explosivedevice (IED) was an "act ofcowardice".

He said, "It is a reaction bypeople who are frustrated anddisappointed over the visiblechanges in the state in the pasttwo-and-half years towardsbringing peace." PTI

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It also directed theGovernment to keep the bodiesof slain Maoists — Karthi andManivasagam — at the ThrissurGovernment Medical Collegemortuary and produce docu-ments, including post-mortemreports, before it.

Justice KP NarayanaPisharody gave the order on thepetition by relatives of the twoMaoists, challenging a Sessionscourt order permitting crema-tion of the bodies as per rules.

Relatives of Karthi andManivasagan had approachedthe Sessions Court to stop thecremation until the post-mortem report was out.

In their plea filed before theHigh Court, they alleged that theSessions Court did not consid-er the plea for an independent

and impartial probe into thecase. The Sessions Court inPalakkad had disposed of thematter on Monday, after findingthat there was no lapse on thepart of the police and none of thespecific guidelines of the apexCcurt were ignored or flouted.

Four Maoists — Karthi,Rema, Aravind andManivasagan — were killedallegedly in an exchange of firestarted by the ultras during atwo-day police combing opera-tion in Palakkad district lastweek. PTI

Thiruvananthapuram: CPI, thesecond largest partner in the rul-ing Left front, which has criti-cised the gunning down of foursuspected Maoists in Attapadyforest in Palakkad, on Tuesdayhit out at Chief Secretary TomJose for his article justifying thepolice action against the ultras.

CPI State secretary KanamRajendran wanted to know if theChief Secretary had sought per-mission from the governmentfor publishing the article, whichappeared in an English daily onTuesday.

The article amounted to

contempt of court, Kanam saidadding it was not right on thepart of the bureaucrat to expresshis opinion in this manner at atime when a magisterial enquirywas on. The article would senda wrong message, he said.

Kicking up a controversy,Jose had in the article titled "Itis like war: kill or be killed", jus-tified the police action.

He said that during therecent shootings, the securitypersonnel had only done theirduty to protect the citizensfrom the onslaught of Maoistterrorists. PTI

Srinagar: Former Jammu &Kashmir Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti's daughterhas asked the administration toshift her mother, under deten-tion at a guesthouse here for thelast three months,

to a place equipped to dealwith the Valley's harsh winter.

The Centre will be respon-sible if anything happens toMehbooba, the president of thePDP, Iltija Mufti has written ina letter to the Srinagar deputycommissioner.

“I've repeatedly raised con-cerns about the well being ofmy mother. I wrote to DCSrinagar a month ago to shifther someplace equipped for theharsh winter. If anything hap-pens to her, the Indian gov-ernment will be responsible,”Iltija said in a tweet on Tuesdayusing her mother's Twitterhandle.

She also posted a picture ofher hand-written letter to thedeputy commissioner.

“As you are aware mymother Ms Mehbooba Mufti,former CM J&K has been jailedsince 5 August. A doctor

recently ran multiple tests onher as she was not keeping well.As per those tests, her VitaminD, hemoglobin and Calciumlevels are low,” Iltija Muftiwrote.

She said Mehbooba Muftishould be shifted to anotherlocation more suitable for theharsh winter.

“The accommodation sheis currently lodged in is notequipped for Kashmir's harshwinters. Keeping in mind thesepoints, I would like to requestyou to shift her to another loca-tion more suitable. I hope youwill address this problemurgently,” the PDP leader'sdaughter said.

Mehbooba is among themany political leaders, includ-ing erstwhile Jammu &Kashmir's former ChiefMinisters Farooq Abdullah andhis son Omar Abdullah, whohave been under detention inSrinagar since August 5, theday the Centre announced theabrogation of Article 370 pro-visions and the decision tobifurcate the State into twounion territories. PTI

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Apparently following in thefootsteps of some of his

party colleagues in Delhi,Bengal BJP president DilipGhosh on Tuesday advisedpeople to conserve and hostcows as the animal producesgold.

Addressing a crowd,Ghosh said “the cow milk is aslight yellowish compared tothe other milks which arecompletely white. This isbecause there is gold in thecow milk.”

Buttressing his argumentfurther, the leader said the goldin the cow milk is produced

from its hunch. “Unlike theAustralian, Fizi or Jersey cowswhich almost have no hunch,our Indian cow has a biggerhunch on the back. There is anerve in that hunch that pro-duces gold after in contact tothe sun rays,” the leader saidamid cheers from the audi-ence.

The leader advised “it isbetter to possess, conserveand raise Indian cows asagainst the foreign breeds asthat will provide you a gold-en harvest. In fact it is alsoadvisable to use Indian cowmilk for performing Pujas asagainst the milk of other cowsbecause they have low spiritualvalue.”

As Ghosh’s statement hitthe market meeting with myr-iad reactions the TrinamoolCongress leaders dismissedhis comments as one thatlacked in intellectual con-tent.

“The cow milk may havegold according to him but hisstatement has no intellect in itand is fit to be consumed bythe cows only,” one of the TMCleaders said while seniorMinister Subroto Mukherjeewondered “what to say abouthis comments. I have noanswer for such statements. Ican only say that he and likesof him are taking India andBengal back to the medievalages.”

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Patna: BJP working presidentJagat Prakash Nadda onTuesday paid a courtesy visitto Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar, and assured him offull support from the Centrefor all-round development ofthe State.

Nadda, who was here onhis maiden tour of the stateafter assuming the post, calledon Kumar at the latter's offi-cial residence, where he wasaccompanied by BJP nation-al general secretary in-chargefor Bihar Bhupendra Yadav,state president Sanjay Jaiswaland Deputy Chief MinisterSushil Kumar Modi.

Kumar, who heads theJD(U) and has been with theNDA since the 1990s, greetedthe visiting BJP leader with abouquet and presented himwith a memento and 'angavas-tram'.

"In course of day-longBihar tour, paid a courtesyvisit to Bihar Chief Minister@NitishKumar ji and helddiscussions on different mat-ters concerning the develop-ment of the state. Assured himof full support of the Centrefor the state's all roundprogress," Nadda said in atweet.

The leaders were alsounderstood to have discussedthe NDA's prospects andpreparations for the assemblyelections due next year.

The JD(U)-BJP coalitioncame to power in the state in2005, unseating the once-for-midable RJD headed by LaluPrasad.

The NDA, which now alsoincludes Ram Vilas Paswan'sLJP, has been high on con-fidence since the Lok Sabhapolls in which it won 39 outof the 40 seats - the best-everperformance by any politicalformation in Bihar indecades.

Shah had last month putpaid to speculations aboutthe BJP pushing to have itsown chief ministerial can-didate ahead of the assemblypolls, when he said in aninterview to a news channelthat Kumar would lead theNDA charge in the 2020elections.

Earlier, Nadda, who isslated to take over fromUnion Home Minister AmitShah as the party's nationalpresident later this year,addressed a function held inthe memory of Jana Sanghstalwart Kailashpati Mishra,

and fondly recalled his linkswith Patna where he was bornand brought up.

He then visited the party'sstate headquarters andaddressed BJP MPs, membersof both houses of legislature andoffice-bearers, and expresseddelight over the Bihar unit hav-ing run a successful member-ship drive. PTI

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Chennai: Premier technicalvarsity, Indian Institute ofTechnology, Madras, onTuesday launched the coun-try's "first indigenously"designed standing wheelchair,which will enable a different-ly abled person shift from sit-ting to standing position.

Named 'Arise', the stand-ing wheelchair was launchedin the presence of UnionMinister of Social Justice andEmpowerment ThawarchandGehlot at the institute here.

IIT, Madras "in collabora-tion with Phoenix MedicalSystems has launched India'sfirst indigenously-designedstanding wheelchair," it said.

"It enables a differently-abled person requiring awheelchair to shift from sittingto standing position, and viceversa, independently and in acontrolled manner," a releasefrom the university said.

It was designed and devel-oped by the the institute'sTTK Center for RehabilitationResearch and DeviceDevelopment (R2D2), headedby Prof Sujatha Srinivasan inthe Department of MechanicalEngineering.

Since 2015, with CSR sup-port from TTK Prestige,the

Centre was involved inresearch related to humanmovement, inf luence oforthotic and prosthetic deviceson human movement, andthe design and development ofmechanisms, products andassistive devices for peoplewith impairments, it said.

"Thanks to a novel mass-manufacturable mechanicaldesign.... And Phoenix's man-ufacturing capabilities, Arisewill be made available ataffordable prices," it said.

Gehlot lauded IIT, Madrasfor its initiative, and alsorecalled the Narendra Modigovernment's various welfaremeasures for the 'divyang,'including setting up fivenational-level sophisticatedsports centres for differentlyabled sportspersons in differ-ent parts of the country.

According to Sashi Kumar,Managing Director, PhoenixMedical Systems, testing part-

ners for 'Arise' includedNGOs, hospitals, rehabilita-tion centres, individual usersand clinicians who providedinputs. PTI

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Pune: Activist GautamNavlakha, accused of Maoistlinks in connection with theElgar Parishad caste violencecase, on Tuesday approachedthe Pune Sessions Court foranticipatory bail.

The court will hear hisplea on November 7.

The Bombay High Courthad on Monday askedNavlakha to approach the ses-sions court here for anticipa-tory bail.

Navlakha's plea for antic-ipatory bail came up for hear-ing on Monday before a sin-gle bench of Justice P D Naik,who dismissed it and askedthe Delhi-based activist tofirst approach the sessionscourt in Pune for relief.

Navlakha had filed theapplication in the high courtwhich had, in September,declined to quash a police caselodged against him in Januarylast year, after which he hadmoved the Supreme Court.

The apex court had grant-ed him interim protectionfrom arrest and said he couldseek anticipatory bail from thecourt concerned.

According to the police,"inflammatory" speeches and"provocative" statements at

the Elgar Parishad conclaveheld on December 31, 2017,had triggered violence atKoregaon Bhima on 1stJanuary, 2018.

The police have allegedthat the event, held at a fort,was backed by people withMaoist links.

Navlakha and the otheraccused were booked underthe relevant provisions of theUnlawful ActivitiesPrevention Act (UAPA) andthe Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Besides Navlakha, eightothers, including Telugu poetVaravara Rao and Left-wingactivists Arun Ferreira,Vernon Gonsalves and SudhaBharadwaj, are accused in thecase. PTI

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Ashton Hayes is a village in therural area of Chester in theNorthwest of England. Thevillage became a model global-ly for fighting “climate change,”

the world’s most pressing issue. The com-munity-led initiative that started in 2005aimed at making the village the first car-bon neutral community in England.Residents banded together to cut green-house gas emissions —they used clothes-lines instead of dryers, took fewer flights,installed solar panels and glaze windowsto better insulate their homes. By now hun-dreds of towns, cities and counties aroundthe world have reportedly reached out tolearn how the villagers in Ashton Hayes didit. The year 2019 marks 15 years since asmall village set out to change the lives ofits residents forever.

Why did they do that? When AshtonHayes villagers assembled to discuss the cli-mate change plans, many expressed a desireto make a difference for the next genera-tion. Village elders did not want to leave aproblem to their grandchildren and ignorea real issue. If the story so far emergedinteresting, interesting still is the AshtonHayes residents’ resolve not to allow politi-cians meddling with their initiative. The vil-lage has kept the effort separate from partypolitics, which residents thought wouldonly divide them along ideological lines.

What does this narrative indicate? Itindicates a lack of trust in politicians.Villagers believed that they would takeshort-term views, which run counter totheir long-term focus on climate initiatives.And it is this long-term focus Ashton peo-ple recognise as central to advancing theirpioneering community initiative. However,in India, while many have reasons aplen-ty not to trust politicians given their roleover the last few decades, Indians lack con-viction or nerve similar to that of AshtonHayes inhabitants. Incidentally, the losttrust is not restricted to a single politicalparty but covers parties of all hues, regard-less of their public stance.

In an era of diminishing ideology andin a democracy where people uncriticallyembrace politicians lacking credibility,one can expect nothing but mediocrity thatknows nothing higher than itself. The out-come is quite obvious, from academic andsocial institutions to sport bodies and tem-ple authorities, many of which are hardlyrun by individuals with capabilities andvision as no political party/politician isgoing to let that happen.

Many engineering and managementand medical education institutions are con-trolled by politicians. While there arereportedly 15 politicians in 32 Olympicssports federations of our country, 47 percent of presidents in Indian sports feder-ations are politicians. Likewise religiousentities like trusts of Shree SiddhivinayakGanapati Temple, Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan,

Tirumala TirupatiDevasthanam are headed bypoliticians.

Individually, as also polit-ically, all of them may be emi-nent, confident, articulate andtelegenic, but none are amongthe best for the positions theyhold. Politicians helming well-known establishments unde-servingly remained a long-standing legacy in India.Voices against this trend havebeen feeble; a few write-upsfloating around in some dailiesand blogs have failed to stir uppolitical parties. We have failedto become Ashton Hayesinhabitants who forced politi-cians to listen and learn in theircommunity meetings instead ofallowing them to address thegatherings.

One may well questionhow the example of AshtonHayes is relevant to India andits state of affairs. It is signifi-cant in the Indian contextbecause its long-term sustain-ability, like many community-led initiatives, depended onhow it could fit with widerpolitical agenda and whetherthese agenda have the punch todeliver the resources andopportunities necessary forgenuine community engage-ment. It succeeded with flyingcolours. It’s a classic case of howa people’s initiative could dowell by keeping politicians atbay and yet find governmentsupport.

Now let’s consider theBoard of Control for Cricket in

India (BCCI) issue in particu-lar. Former India captainSourav Ganguly taking chargeas BCCI president, ending aneventful 33-month reign ofthe Supreme Court (SC)-appointed Committee ofAdministrators (CoA), didn’tcome easy. The SC’s interven-tion, which eventually resultedin cricket’s administrators los-ing control of one of the rich-est sports bodies in the world,was necessary as BCCI contin-ued to be involved in contro-versies followed by politicalinterference, corruption,match-fixing/betting and soon.

While fans and analystsgenerally welcomed the LodhaCommission recommenda-tions, it was BCCI that initial-ly steadfastly refused to imple-ment reform measures aimedat transforming the entirepower structure in the cricketbody. Former BCCI presidentAnurag Thakur once said, “Ifpolitical leaders can lead thecountry and the states from thefront, then what’s wrong inleading sports bodies. We haveproven our worth and workedfor promotion of sports.” Whileit’s true a number of politicalleaders demonstrated inspiringvision and helped propel thecountry’s growth and develop-ment, it’s also equally true thatthe country under its politicalleadership slipped to 102 posi-tion of 117 in the GlobalHunger Index 2019 behind itsneighbours Nepal, Pakistan

and Bangladesh.If the focus is on promot-

ing and developing sports in acountry and strengtheningsocio-cultural, religious estab-lishments, then it should bestbe run by full-time administra-tors/domain experts insteadof part-timers whose priorityremains politics. Political lead-ers are mandated to run polit-ical establishments, representthe government at all levels asalso deal with people’s basicneeds and social ills. In a coun-try like ours, these are the areaswhere lies an ample opportu-nity for the politicians to serve,contribute and deliver with allearnestness.

On another plane, there areumpteen examples of individ-uals with political affiliations orleanings grabbing prized posi-tions in government and semi-government entities. There arealso reported cases of politicalleaders’ kith and kin occupyingprime positions in variousinstitutions. It’s not that polit-ical leaders’ relations are notentitled to head institutions butit should be beyond the inter-vention of those craving power,pelf and pleasure.

What is significant is howsuccessive governments haveremained chronically disin-clined to help institutionsreclaim organisational traits/establish or enforce rigorousaccountability. Also successivegovernments have inflictedtheir top-down decisions/choices upon various non-

political entities rather thanfollowing best practices. Hadthere been a positive govern-ment approach and well-laidout accountability framework,there would have been lessscope for irregularities in aca-demic and socio-cultural insti-tutions, sport bodies and reli-gious trusts.

Sadly, politics hogs thelimelight, floods the media, fillsour Twitter feeds and animatesour cabin discussions. Whilesome politicians are relevantand essentially public-spirited,some are made out to be rele-vant in patronage-based poli-tics and many are irrelevant orself-serving. The political lead-ers, who head organisationsand associations that are non-confrontational and apolitical,mostly fall into the middlecategory. And they will contin-ue to occupy the posts meantfor others till we learn to appre-ciate the courage of AshtonHayes inhabitants and rejectunworthy ones outright. Herelies the secret of increasing thenumber of medals in theOlympics and removing tem-ple practices such as maintain-ing a fleet of luxury vehicles forthe use of VIPs. Here also liesthe secret of enhancing organ-isational capacity, controls,strength and glory.

(The writer is formerDeputy General Manager,

India International Centre,New Delhi and GeneralManager, International

Centre Goa)

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We swung to bilateral andregional pacts, which entailedtrade commitments that wouldnecessarily overlap or work atcross-purposes. We have sincefaced a difficult balancing act —between trying to regain lostground at the WTO and protect-ing interests via bilaterals and

hovering between securing tradepacts and checking trade imbal-ances; sharper rise in importsthan exports; between protectingdomestic industries even as we

seek concessions for our servicessector. Other Asian economies,though in near similar positions,were quick on the uptake andnavigated and negotiated their

way to better results for theireconomies. Maybe, India cantake a page out of their book andlearn from past mistakes to takebetter decisions so that the econ-

omy of the country can recoverat the earliest.

R NarayananNavi Mumbai

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He was right in discerningthat the RCEP, in its presentform, does not fully reflect thebasic spirit and the agreed guid-ing principles of the pact, asignoring India’s interests, Chinawas pushing for inking the dealto counter-balance the impact ofits trade war with the US. Nocompromise on core interests ofthe country seems to be the newmantra of the Modi Governmentand we welcome it.

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The Gandhi brand seems to be ata historic low at present. Withits recent showing in the

Haryana and Maharashtra Assemblypolls, the Congress has proved that thegrand old party can survive withoutthe dynasty. In both the States, theGandhis did not campaign much butthe party had done much better thanexpected. Gone are the days when theCongress depended on the leader atthe top to get candidates elected, as inthe days of Jawaharlal Nehru andIndira Gandhi. Today, it is the person-al drive and popularity of individualcandidates, the caste factor, regionalissues and the clout of the localsatraps that get them elected.

So what is the role of the “First

Family” now, which had taken a stepback during the campaigning for therecent Assembly polls? What is the roleof the former Congress presidentRahul Gandhi?

Though many suggest that theparty should dump the Gandhis now,it is clear that the Congress will con-tinue to hang on to them because itcan agree on no one else to head theparty. Moreover, there is no charismat-ic leader on the horizon. Therefore, aslong as Sonia Gandhi continues to beactive, she might head the party. Infact, under her stewardship, the partyhad done well in both the States,despite the limited time available to setthings right.

Her timely move to remove thePradesh Congress chiefs in both theStates and put the right people incharge, as well as her decision to relyon the old guard by virtue of their fieldexperience, helped the party per-form better.

Sonia could not campaign duringthe recent elections and her sole rallyin Haryana was cancelled due tohealth issues and Rahul had to step in

at the last moment. In fact, theCongress did not field any starcampaigner except for formerPrime Minister ManmohanSingh. Still Gandhi loyalists donot want to put the blame at herdoor. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,who sailed into active politicsearly this year, has confined her-self to Uttar Pradesh (UP) as in-charge of the State. She also didnot campaign in the recentAssembly polls. Except for sometweets criticising the NarendraModi and Yogi AdityanathGovernments, she is not veryvisible. It is not clear how muchshe has managed to set thingsright in the UP State unit.

As for Rahul, he is still sulkingand has not forgiven the old guard fornot standing with him during the 2019Lok Sabha polls. He had expressed hisanguish in his resignation letter, whichwas made public. Though he did notwant anyone from the family to headthe party, the old guard prevailed andSonia came back as interim president.Rahul continues to lead delegations

and make statements, tweet and goround the country, making speechesand he has found a place in the partybut without any official responsibili-ty.

The party is reconciled to Rahulplaying truant and taking breaks fora week or ten days every now andthen. Party spokesman RandeepSurjewala claims these are Rahul’smeditational breaks abroad. Even

now, he is away though theCongress has planned acountrywide agitation tillNovember 15 to focus on theeconomic slowdown, unem-ployment and the farm cri-sis.

So, the party is handi-capped with a not so healthypresident, a truant Rahuland a not so effectivePriyanka. “Don’t worry aboutRahul Gandhi, he will comeback with more strength,” AKAntony, a Gandhi family loy-alist claims, pointing out thatthe Congress is rising like aphoenix.

Technically, no one should ques-tion Rahul, as he is not holding anyoffice. However, most decisions havehis stamp. The Congress has survivedas has been shown earlier in Punjab,Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh and now in Maharashtraand Haryana, where strong Stateleaders carried the day. The problemis that the Gandhis did not developstrong State leaders and those Rahul

chose to lead the States proved to beineffective like Ashok Tanwar inHaryana and Sanjay Nirupam inMaharashtra.

The Congress never had to gothrough this phase of leadership cri-sis with no vote-catcher at the top. Onemight argue that despite all drawbacks,the party did get about 12 crore votesin the 2019 polls.

It only shows that the party wouldhave fared better had it projected acredible prime ministerial face. If thetrends in Maharashtra and Haryanacontinue, the party is likely to revivemore from the strength of the localunits than from the Central leadership,which in a way is how democracyshould work. Later this year there areelections to Jharkhand and Delhiand the Congress has high stakes inthem. One thing is clear, the Gandhiswill continue to have a hold on theparty. Perhaps, having learnt a lessonor two from the recent polls, the fam-ily might change its style of function-ing and try to adapt to the new situ-ation.

(The writer is a senior journalist)

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Ever since Italian explorer and coloniserChristopher Columbus landed in theCarribean in 1492, a string of colonies was

set up across the world, all founded on violence,genocide and dispossession of the indigenouspeople. We were ourselves victims of colonial-ism for four and a half centuries.

After World War II, the colonies attainedpolitical independence but many of themremained economically subordinated throughsupranational finance and trade bodies such asthe World Bank (WB), the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF), the General Agreementon Trade and Tariffs (GATT) and the WorldTrade Organisation (WTO).

Today, most of the former colonies remainthe backyard of developed countries — aresource-base (natural, cash crops and cheaplabour), a recipient of arms and a venue forrecreation and distraction of tourists bored withthe industrial routine. After the collapse of theSoviet Union, it has become politically correct,particularly in the United States (US) and theUnited Kingdom (UK) to enunciate the “newimperialism.”

Robert Cooper, a British diplomat andadviser, who is currently serving as a SpecialAdvisor at the European Commission forMyanmar and is also a member of the EuropeanCouncil on Foreign Relations, rationalises theneed for unity of the Western World in orderto ensure their collective domination over anypotential rivals, even if they are just regionalpowers at present.

Cooper, who was one of Tony Blair’s clos-est policy advisers, in his book The PostmodernState and the World Order, cautions that pow-erful States such as India, China and Brazil havethe capacity to become “destabilising actors” anda threat to “global stability.” Hence the objec-tive should be to keep these countries in a stateof constant instability and dependence.

In our times, America leads the West andtakes Britain in particular, under its wing as a“junior partner.” The late Edward Said, who wasa professor of literature at Columbia University,a public intellectual, and a founder of the aca-demic field of post-colonial studies, asserted that“the primary objective of the US strategy is toensure a favourable climate for investmentincluding unimpeded access to resources. Itsmilitary expansion is designed expressly to allowthe US-led West to enforce the stability of itsglobal hegemony anywhere, anytime, withoutobstruction and on the slightest sign of anemerging threat. The source of these objectivesis the US corporate military-industrial complex,probably the ultimate centre of power in the newworld order.”

The war against Iraq was an apt example.It was an assertion of America’s “vital interest”in controlling the nationalised oil industry ofIraq, which is the second-largest reservoir of oilin the world and accounts for more than ten percent of the global oil reserves.

Said, a foremost expert on the Arab andMuslim worlds, said, “Every empire includingAmerica, regularly tells itself and the world thatit is unlike all other empires and that it has amission certainly not to plunder but to educateand liberate the peoples and places it rulesdirectly or indirectly. Yet, these ideas are not

shared by the people who live there and whoseviews are in many cases directly opposite”.

India’s economy is growing but economicinequality is also amplifying. This is certainlybetter than the reality in most Latin Americancountries where there is economic stagnationcoupled with growth of economic inequality. Weare doing better but not well enough. Economicgrowth does stimulate human development inthe key areas of education and health, yet deter-mined efforts are essential for the required levelof advancement.

While we must be aware of global and otherthreats to our freedom, we should also recog-nise that the road to liberty and prosperity liesfirst and foremost in our own commitment tothe values and attitudes that shape a forward-moving and progressive society.

The late Lawrence Harrison, an Americanscholar known for his work on internationaldevelopment, who was also a USAID (UnitedStates Agency for International Development)mission director to various Latin Americancountries, co-authored a book with lateAmerican political scientist, adviser andHarvard academic Samuel Huntington tiltledCulture Matters: How Values shape HumanProgress. Here Harrison identifies 10 such val-ues or mindsets that distinguish progressive cul-tures from static cultures.

First, progressive cultures emphasise thefuture while static cultures accentuate the pre-sent or the past.

Second, work is central to the good life inprogressive cultures but is a burden in static cul-tures. In the former diligence, creativity andachievement are rewarded not only financial-ly but with satisfaction and self-respect.

Third, frugality is the mother of investmentand financial security in progressive cultures.

Fourth, education is the key to developmentin progressive cultures but is of marginalimportance, except for the elite, in static cultures.

Fifth, merit is central to advancement inprogressive cultures, whereas connections andfamily are what count in static cultures.

Sixth, community. In progressive cultures

the radius of identification and trust extendsbeyond the family to the broader society. In sta-tic cultures, the family circumscribes commu-nity. Societies with a narrow radius of identifi-cation and trust are more prone to corruption,tax evasion and nepotism.

Seventh, the ethical code tends to be morerigorous in progressive cultures. Every advanceddemocracy, except Belgium, Taiwan, Italy andSouth Korea, appears among the 25 least cor-rupt countries on Transparency International’sCorruption Perceptions Index. Chile andBotswana are the only Third World countriesthat appear among the top 25 nations in this list.

Eighth, justice and fairplay are universal,inter-personal experiences in progressive cul-tures. In static cultures, justice, like personaladvancement. is often a function of whom youknow or how much you can pay.

Ninth, authority tends towards dispersionand horizontality in progressive cultures;towards concentration and verticality in staticcultures.

Tenth is religion. The influence of religiousinstitutions on civic life is small in progressivecultures while its influence is often substantialin static cultures. Heterodoxy and dissent areencouraged in the former, orthodoxy and con-formity in the latter.

The above factors offer an insight as to whysome countries and high achieving ethnic/reli-gious groups like the Mormons, Sikhs, Basques,Jews and East Asian emigrants do better thanothers, not just in economic terms but also withregard to consolidation of democratic institu-tions and social justice.

These factors explain as to why for a sub-stantial majority of the world population pros-perity, democracy and social justice haveremained out of reach. The above values andmindset should permeate the national ethos.They should be taught at school and at homeso that we ensure a prosperous community freefrom oppression of any sort, where justice andfairplay do indeed prevail.

(The writer is a former Union Minister)

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China on Tuesday said it willfollow the principle of

“mutual understanding andaccommodation” to resolve theoutstanding issues raised byIndia for not joining theBeijing-backed mega RegionalComprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP).

China also said it wouldwelcome India joining the dealat an early date.

Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday conveyedIndia’s decision not to join theRCEP deal at a summit meet-ing of the 16-nation bloc, effec-

tively wrecking its aim to cre-ate the world’s largest free tradearea having half of the world’spopulation.

“The present form of theRCEP Agreement does not fullyreflect the basic spirt and theagreed guiding principles of theRCEP. It also does not addresssatisfactorily India’s outstandingissues and concerns. In such asituation, it is not possible forIndia to join RCEP Agreement,”Modi said.

India has been forcefullyraising the issue of marketaccess as well as protected listsof goods mainly to shield itsdomestic market as there have

been fears that the country maybe flooded with cheap Chineseagricultural and industrialproducts once it signs the deal.

Asked for China’s com-ments on India not joining theRCEP deal over concern ofcheap Chinese products poten-tially harming its domesticindustry, Chinese ForeignMinistry spokesman GengShuang told the media here onTuesday that China welcomesIndia joining the deal.

“The RCEP is open. Wewill follow the principle ofmutual understanding andaccommodation to negotiateand resolve those outstandingproblems raised by India andwe welcome an early joining byIndia,” he said.

He said the RCEP is aregional trade agreement andmutually beneficial in nature.

“If it is signed and put into

implementation it is conducivefor the Indian goods entryinto China and other partici-pating countries. In the samevein, it will also help Chinesegoods to enter the markets ofIndia and other participatingcountries,” he said.

“This is two-way and com-plementary (deal) and I shouldpoint out that China and Indiaare both emerging major devel-oping countries. We have ahuge market of 2.7 billion peo-ple and there is a big potentialin the market,” he said.

Geng said, “over the pastfive years’ Chinese importsfrom India have been increasedby 15 per cent. We do not delib-erately pursue trade surplusagainst India. We can expand and increaseour cooperation in investment,production capacity andtourism and make a bigger pie

out of cooperation for sustain-able and balanced develop-ment.”

Asked whether India’s deci-sion not to sign the deal woulddent the RCEP deal, Geng reit-erated that China is willing towork with all parties on theprinciple of mutual under-standing and accommodationand continue to solve the out-standing issues.

“We welcome India joiningat an early date,” he said andreferred to the joint statementissued after the RCEP summiton Monday which stated “Indiahas significant outstandingissues, which remain unre-solved. All RCEP ParticipatingCountries will work together toresolve these outstanding issuesin a mutually satisfactory way.India’s final decision willdepend on satisfactory resolu-tion of these issues”.

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Indian equities halted theirseven-session rising streak on

Tuesday, with the benchmarkSensex skidding from its recordclosing high as participantstook this opportunity to bookprofits in recent high-flyingstocks. The BSE gauge Sensexsettled 53.73 points, or 0.13 percent, lower at 40,248.23.

Starting off positively, the30-share BSE index went on tohit a high of 40,466.55 beforeslipping to a day’s low of40,053.55. The broader NSENifty too slipped 24.10 points,or 0.20 per cent, to close at11,917.20. Thus, both indicessnapped their seven straight ses-sions of rise, the longest stretchof gains in over seven months.The domestic market rally wasmainly attributed to encourag-ing quarterly earnings, sus-tained foreign fund inflows andpositive global cues.

Meanwhile, fresh optimismon trade talks between the USand China pushed global equi-

ties indices higher.On the Sensex chart, top

losers included IndusInd Bank,Sun Pharma, Infosys, Tata Steeland M&M, shedding up to 2.40per cent. Sectorally, BSE con-sumer durables, healthcare, cap-ital goods, metal, energy, oil andgas, realty and IT indices fell upto 1.28 per cent. While BSE tele-com and FMCG ended in thegreen, rising up to 1.47 per cent.

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Shares of Yes Bank on Tuesday closedover 3 per cent higher after ace

investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala boughtnearly 1.3 crore shares of the compa-ny for around �87 crore through openmarket transactions.

The scrip gained 3.40 per cent toclose at �68.35 on the BSE.

During the day, it advanced 8.77per cent to �71.90. On the NSE, itclimbed 3.25 per cent to close at�68.30. In terms of traded volume,

281.38 lakh shares of the company weretraded on the BSE and over 29 crore onthe NSE during the day. It was the top gainer among the 30-Sensexcomponents.

According to bulk deal data avail-able with the BSE, Jhunjhunwala pur-chased 1,29,50,000 shares of the private lender amounting to 0.5 percent stake.

The shares were bought at anaverage price of �67.1, taking thetransaction value to �86.89 crore, thedata showed.

New Delhi: The Department ofTelecommunications (DoT)has started work on issuingdemand notices seeking �1.4lakh crore in past dues frommobile-phone firms even as ahigh-level committee of secre-taries met on Tuesday toexplore a financial bailoutpackage for the telecom sector.

Sources said the DoT isworking out the exact liabilitythat Bharti Airtel, VodafoneIdea Ltd, and other telecom

operators owe to theGovernment following theOctober 24 Supreme Courtjudgment on the way statutorydues such as license fee andspectrum usage charge has to becalculated. The demand noticeswill be issued in next two weeksafter an assessment in light ofthe court order is done, theysaid adding telecom operatorsare expected to pay them with-in Supreme Court mandated 90days time period. PTI

New Delhi: The Income TaxDepartment has attached‘benami’ assets worth �1,600crore belonging to VK Sasikala,an aide to former Tamil NaduChief Minister J Jayalalithaa,officials said on Tuesday. Nineproperties, located in Chennai,Puducherry and Coimbatore,were procured soon afterdemonetisation in November2016 when Prime MinisterNarendra Modi declared thatthe two high-value notes of�500 and �1,000 are not legaltenders, they said. PTI

New Delhi: India’s golddemand slumped 32 per cent to123.9 tonnes in the Septemberquarter as higher prices andeconomic slowdown reducedthe appetite for the yellowmetal, according to a report.

The country, which is thesecond largest consumer ofthe yellow metal after China,recorded a 66 per cent fall ingold imports to 80.5 tonnesduring Q3 of 2019 against the

year-ago period. The decline inimport was more steep as jew-ellers met their demand withold imported stock and recy-cling, the Gold Council (WGC)said on Tuesday.

In domestic market, goldprices had peaked to Rs 39,011per 10 grams in September andare now ruling at Rs 38,800 per10 gram. During the first ninemonths of 2019, the country’scumulative gold demand

declined to 496.11 tonnes from523.9 tonnes during January-September period of 2018. The2018 full year gold demandstood at 760.4 tonnes, thereport said. Similarly, thecumulative gold importdeclined to 502.9 tonnes in thefirst nine months of 2019 from587.3 tonnes in the year-ago.During the full year of 2018,India’s gold imports had stoodat 755.7 tonnes. PTI

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Adding over 1,100 start-upsin 2019, India continues to

reinforce its position as thethird largest start-up ecosystemacross the world, taking thetotal number of tech start-upsto 8,900-9,300 in the last fiveyears, NASSCOM said hereon Tuesday.

The IT industry body alsosaid that Indian startup ecosys-tem is geared up for “10X”growth trajectory by 2025.

“From 2014-2025 the 10

year period that we will see, theIndian startup ecosystem isgeared up for 10X growth tra-jectory over these ten yerars,which is pretty phenomenal.We are expecting by 2025 thetotal number of unicorns to goup anywhere between 95-105in India,” National Associationof Software and ServicesCompanies President DebjaniGhosh said.

Speaking to reporters here,she said NASSCOM expectedthe cumulative valuation,which in 2014 was around

USD 10-20 billion for the start-up ecosystem, to go up to any-where between USD 350-390billion by 2025. The total num-ber of jobs was expected to goup to million plus by 2025 andindirect jobs, up to 4 millionplus,she said.

“When we look at thegrowth trajectory the Indianstartup ecosystem tells a fan-tastic story. The opportunity forus is to do more and faster withright government and industrysupport and become 10X plusgrowth trajectory,” she said.

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India’s decision to not join theRCEP deal would safeguard

millions of jobs in small-scaleenterprises and balance eco-nomic interests, as a trade-opening agreement of thisscale has far-reaching conse-quences and may deepen thetrade deficit with China, theindustry said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday conveyedIndia’s decision not to join theRCEP deal.

“For India to capitalise onher strengths, it was imperativeto mitigate the rampage causedby duty-free imported goods.With this move, we look for-ward to creation of more jobopportunities in India andoverall boosting of economicand investor sentiments. “Forthe metal sector, which isalready under stress caused byglobal trade wars and protec-

tionist measures, signingRCEP would have resulted infurther deepening of India’strade deficit with China andother nations,” Jindal StainlessMD Abhyuday Jindal said.

India has been forcefullyraising the issue of marketaccess as well as protectedlists of goods mainly to shieldits domestic market as therehave been fears that the coun-try may be flooded with cheapChinese agricultural andindustrial products, once itsigns the deal.

“India opting out of RCEP,for now, is a well thought outcall by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi as trade-open-ing agreement of such far-reaching consequences wouldneed deeper study of our com-parative advantage andwhether our concerns areproperly addressed in the pro-posed framework,” Assochampesident BK Goenka said.

New Delhi: Commerce andIndustry Minister PiyushGoyal on Tuesday indicatedthat India is open for negotia-tions if the member countriesof RCEP would come up witha better offer which canaddress concerns and providegreater market access for thedomestic industries.

He, however, said that forthe present it is the final deci-sion of the Government thatIndia will not join the China-backed mega freetrade agreement — RegionalComprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP).

Prime Minister NarendraModi in Bangkok on Mondaysaid that India will not join the

RCEP deal as negotiations failedto address New Delhi’s “out-standing issues and concerns”.

As many as 16 countries —10 nation bloc ASEAN and itssix trading partners includingIndia — were negotiating themega free-trade pact RCEP.

“For the present it is thefinal decision, we are not join-ing RCEP. But if all ourdemands are met which willgive Indian industry morescope for growth, will open bet-ter markets without adverselyaffecting India’s interest...I think,every government is alwaysopen for discussion and nego-tiations,” Goyal said.

“In international engage-ment and relations, the doors

never shut with anybody ... Ifthey make a sincere effort toresolve our concerns, to give usconfidence and help us to bal-ance this trade inequality, thenI think every nation should talkto their friends, hum koi dush-mani karke nai baithe hain kisiske sath (we do not have anyanimity with any nation),” headded. India adopted a toughstand at the RCEP on issueslike balancing huge tradedeficit with countries likeChina; a mechanism to checksudden surge in imports ordumping goods; strong normsfor rules of origin, base year forreduction of duties should be2019 instead of 2014, andunfair trade practices. PTI

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“Indian service sectoractivity declined for the second

straight month in October, thefirst back-to-back reductionsince the second quarter of fis-cal year 2017/18. “New busi-ness stabilised, following con-traction in September, whilejob creation moderated. At thesame time, concerns that chal-lenging economic conditionswill linger dragged businessconfidence to its lowest level inclose to three years,” the reportreleased on Tuesday said. PTI

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New Delhi: India is expected tosee M&A deals of over USD 52billion in 2019 as mergers andacquisitions in the country areexpected to remain stable despiteglobal headwinds, according toa new report by BakerMcKenzie. “Despite the globalheadwinds, India M&A isexpected to remain stable in thenext few years, with privateinvestments reviving against thebackdrop of a more favourablebusiness environment,” it said.

The firm’s fifth annualGlobal Transactions Forecast,jointly released with OxfordEconomics, predicts India’sGDP will grow by close to 7 percent through 2019-2022, aheadof the global GDP averagegrowth rate of 2.8 per cent forthe same period. In IPOs, totalproceeds (which will be pre-dominantly from domesticIPOs) is forecasted to dip fromUSD 3.4 billion in 2019 toUSD 2.7 billion in 2020, beforepicking up again in 2021 to USD4.3 billion.

India M&A to remain stabledespite a slowdown, it said. “Indiadealmaking activity is expected torevert to the ‘normal’ level in 2019,with total M&A reaching USD52.1 billion.” It cited Canada’sBrookfield InfrastructurePartners’ USD 3.66 billioninvestment to acquire RelianceIndustries’ Reliance Jio lnfratelunit as examples of M&A in thecountry. PTI

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IT firm Tech Mahindra onTuesday posted 5.6 per cent

increase in consolidated netprofit at �1,124 crore for theSeptember quarter, and said itwould acquire US-based BornGroup at an enterprise value ofUSD 95 million (approximate-ly �671 crore).

The Mumbai-based com-pany had registered a net prof-it of �1,064.3 crore in the July-September 2018 quarter, TechMahindra said in a statement.

Its revenue from operationsgrew 5.1 per cent to �9,070crore in the quarter underreview from �8,629.8 crore inthe year-ago period, it added.

In dollar terms, the com-pany’s profit was at USD 158.6million, while revenue wasUSD 1.28 billion in theSeptember 2019 quarter.

“We are thankful to ourcustomers for believing in ourcapabilities despite a toughdemand environment. Ourconsistent large deal wine is atestimony of our differentiationin the marketplace,” TechMahindra Managing Directorand CEO CP Gurnani said.

He added that the compa-ny was confident of its growthoutlook for both communica-tions and enterprise business-es. “Digital continues to be astrong growth driver as we help

our customers in their trans-formation journey,” he said.

Tech Mahindra ChiefFinancial Officer Manoj Bhatsaid the company have wit-nessed a broad-based growthacross geographies and cus-tomers. “We continue to focuson margin improvement, whiletransitioning some of the largedeals in a volatile macro eco-nomic environment,” he added.

During the quarter, thecompany signed a multi-yearagreement with AT&T toexpand strategic collaborationaccelerating the latter’s IT net-work transformation, sharedservices modernisation andmovement to the cloud.

Tech Mahindra said itsboard has approved the pro-posal to acquire 100 per centstake in Born Group Pte Ltd,directly and indirectly throughits wholly owned subsidiary —Tech Mahindra (Singapore)Pte Ltd.

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Japanese auto major SuzukiMotor Corporation on Tuesdayreported 31.83 per cent declinein operating profit at 55.90 bil-lion yen (around �3,630 crore)in the second quarter endedSeptember 30, mainly hit byslowdown in India. The com-pany, which operates in India

through its subsidiary MarutiSuzuki India (MSI) , had post-ed operating profit of 82 billionyen (around �5,330 crore) inthe same period last fiscal.

Net sales in the periodunder review stood at 847.9 bil-lion yen (around �55,110 crore)as against 941.9 billion yen(about �94,190 crore) in theyear-ago period.

The decline in net saleswere due to decrease in Japanproduction on restructuringof final inspection structureand decrease in Indian auto-mobile sales driven by slow-down in the overall market, thecompany said in a presentationon its website.

SMC said its global salesdeclined 17.2 per cent to 14.08lakh units owing to decrease inIndia and Japan. Sales in India,where MSI has nearly 50 percent market share, were down26.5 per cent at 6.75 lakh units.In Japan, the drop was 4.6 percent to 3.33 lakh units.However, in Europe the com-pany posted a growth of 7.3 percent at 1.49 lakh units.

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domestic market. The companyhad posted a net profit of �146crore for the July-Septemberperiod of 2018-19.

Net sales declined to �3,926crore during the second quarteras against �4,192 crore in theyear-ago period, Apollo Tyressaid in a statement.

For the six months endedSeptember 30, the companyreported net profit of �225 croreas against �398 crore in the sameperiod last fiscal. Net sales dur-ing the April-September periodthis fiscal stood at �8,198 crore,as against �8,442 crore in sameperiod of 2018-19.

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SRTRANSFIN 1139.70 1150.65 1128.20 1139.30CUMMINSIND 549.60 550.55 541.65 546.25HERITGFOOD 347.15 347.15 329.95 337.50CASTROLIND 151.00 152.10 148.40 150.55GICRE 294.75 299.20 276.10 280.20AAVAS 1535.15 1579.00 1455.00 1475.80VENKYS 1737.00 1758.00 1714.70 1729.85KEI 568.00 570.55 543.55 546.45FRETAIL 375.00 379.15 374.00 375.00PHILIPCARB 127.50 128.45 120.55 121.00RAIN 104.60 104.60 98.00 99.30FORCEMOT 1190.00 1194.75 1135.50 1145.55ADANITRANS 286.00 291.15 282.00 284.00LALPATHLAB 1470.00 1495.00 1458.10 1466.00HEXAWARE 349.95 349.95 339.00 339.95INFIBEAM 46.50 46.50 44.65 45.80DBL 442.00 446.25 423.00 425.10POLYCAB 850.00 869.95 846.95 858.25CREDITACC 676.00 715.00 676.00 699.40CGPOWER 15.38 15.38 15.00 15.38CHOLAFIN 317.00 319.60 313.45 316.30MEGH 54.80 56.15 53.20 55.70ENGINERSIN 119.25 119.40 113.00 115.25COCHINSHIP 401.70 420.00 392.00 405.35AVANTI 464.00 465.95 450.00 461.85SHREECEM 20165.75 20196.40 19795.90 19826.15CEATLTD 995.95 1011.45 992.15 1003.80GMRINFRA 20.95 21.10 20.30 20.60NIACL 162.10 164.05 154.50 155.75BLISSGVS 144.00 148.15 143.00 144.65AMARAJABAT 669.70 669.70 652.30 657.20MUTHOOTFIN 706.40 709.45 700.00 704.50PCJEWELLER 32.85 32.90 31.90 32.35SWANENERGY 103.55 104.15 102.70 103.60ITDCEM 66.40 66.75 60.50 60.50GLAXO 1665.05 1667.65 1605.10 1619.25QUESS 499.30 521.40 497.00 510.55JSWENERGY 73.50 74.70 72.45 73.30GNFC 220.00 220.00 210.00 211.45TRIDENT 67.00 67.00 65.35 65.95IPCALAB 1010.65 1051.40 990.70 994.30MINDACORP 96.05 103.35 95.50 101.65DCBBANK 183.65 185.70 181.00 182.75SUZLON 2.95 2.99 2.81 2.85KAJARIACER 561.90 561.90 536.50 538.85PTC 59.60 59.90 56.90 57.10ADANIGAS 148.50 148.95 146.50 146.80ABBOTINDIA 12000.00 12010.85 11680.25 11764.75JKTYRE 74.00 75.45 72.00 72.20RITES 286.70 288.20 282.00 284.20HEIDELBERG 191.70 199.00 190.40 196.90PRSMJOHNSN 84.60 85.40 76.95 78.00GODFRYPHLP 1097.25 1119.95 1095.00 1100.75VGUARD 246.40 252.60 246.00 247.85PGHL 4680.00 4742.90 4600.75 4661.00TRENT 530.00 567.50 519.55 546.55RCF 54.05 54.30 52.50 52.60MOIL 144.50 146.20 141.75 142.95BIRLACORPN 619.00 632.65 605.00 624.75BALRAMCHIN 161.35 162.55 156.50 158.40VIPIND 483.80 483.80 455.00 464.20SUVEN 283.05 283.55 273.00 277.70JUBILANT 550.05 554.30 536.60 539.35KRBL 221.00 221.10 210.00 211.30ADVENZYMES 191.00 191.00 185.00 187.00TATAMETALI 619.70 620.40 602.45 607.95JSL 38.85 39.00 36.00 36.15MHRIL 240.05 252.00 238.00 244.25GODREJAGRO 517.00 517.00 483.55 500.70IEX 143.00 145.65 140.50 144.95WHIRLPOOL 2180.00 2182.10 2139.00 2147.95INOXLEISUR 384.25 384.25 370.60 374.50HFCL 17.85 17.85 17.30 17.40IRB 78.90 78.90 75.10 75.35ITI 91.00 91.00 88.40 88.80KEC 275.00 276.15 267.15 269.95BAJAJCON 257.00 257.00 247.00 251.00RADICO 334.95 337.00 325.45 327.65GSKCONS 9149.50 9239.90 9108.00 9219.503MINDIA 22248.05 22684.15 22209.70 22429.85TV18BRDCST 25.45 25.45 24.05 24.40AKZOINDIA 2142.05 2275.00 2116.15 2224.50IOB 11.30 11.30 10.40 10.63GRANULES 124.30 124.30 119.00 119.85

ASTRAL 1090.00 1098.00 1055.00 1059.85IRCON 425.20 427.95 411.95 414.20CENTURYPLY 175.00 178.55 163.15 165.50ABFRL 214.80 214.80 206.35 209.85LEMONTREE 65.00 65.00 61.40 62.20GSFC 81.90 82.00 79.00 79.40KNRCON 262.35 263.00 241.10 243.75JINDALSAW 89.35 89.40 86.45 87.35COROMANDEL 464.00 473.90 457.00 460.20NIITTECH 1580.00 1584.70 1557.25 1559.65SOUTHBANK 11.27 11.27 10.91 10.96SOBHA 410.20 429.00 410.20 414.50PRESTIGE 303.50 304.80 297.00 300.20ORIENTBANK 56.25 56.40 54.15 54.40HUDCO 40.75 41.25 39.70 39.80CAPPL 405.00 405.00 386.00 387.55OIL 171.35 171.35 167.20 169.60MOTILALOFS 690.00 695.70 666.35 671.50KANSAINER 534.50 536.25 521.20 528.30FCONSUMER 26.55 27.75 25.85 26.70APLLTD 580.00 583.00 573.40 580.25FSL 50.50 50.55 49.05 49.15IFCI 8.43 8.61 8.08 8.14ITDC 367.85 368.85 352.55 356.60TORNTPHARM 1818.00 1829.00 1788.00 1791.45HINDCOPPER 42.90 43.70 41.85 42.10IDFC 35.35 35.75 34.70 34.95PARAGMILK 145.50 146.95 136.60 137.15VINATIORGA 2207.00 2207.00 2150.00 2161.30CYIENT 414.00 414.00 396.00 400.75ASTRAZEN 2648.00 2657.90 2560.00 2573.35PGHH 12094.65 12094.65 11780.15 11894.65MPHASIS 936.70 938.65 911.50 914.45CUB 212.25 212.25 204.60 206.95GESHIP* 298.00 298.95 291.30 292.00RELAXO 583.00 583.00 560.00 563.90JKLAKSHMI 312.50 317.00 305.05 306.30JBCHEPHARM 364.05 369.00 352.60 364.80SUPREMEIND 1176.00 1187.00 1151.00 1151.45MAHSCOOTER 4609.45 4721.55 4609.45 4694.05PERSISTENT 610.40 611.15 590.10 596.05RCOM 0.69 0.71 0.68 0.70ALKEM 2016.50 2049.00 2016.50 2045.80BALMLAWRIE 204.30 204.35 198.00 198.80HSCL 76.15 76.45 73.75 74.20GILLETTE 7981.65 8050.00 7842.90 7897.70KTKBANK 79.65 80.20 77.80 78.15NAVINFLUOR 887.70 890.00 849.00 864.65BLUESTARCO 801.00 801.00 775.30 789.55NH 277.95 288.00 276.65 286.45CARERATING 546.00 551.00 521.50 527.45CENTRALBK 23.50 23.50 22.10 22.20THOMASCOOK 135.80 136.40 128.00 128.70ASHOKA 100.65 100.65 94.95 95.95OBEROIRLTY 501.30 505.75 495.05 499.90TIMETECHNO 68.70 69.05 65.55 66.25GSPL 222.25 223.40 219.00 221.20TRITURBINE 103.00 112.05 102.40 103.35LAURUSLABS 380.00 381.75 361.25 368.40J&KBANK 33.00 33.40 31.80 32.05CHAMBLFERT 171.60 171.60 163.15 164.25ALBK 28.00 28.00 27.05 27.25AUBANK 690.15 690.15 670.70 674.10METROPOLIS 1449.00 1458.85 1415.00 1443.55WELSPUNIND 56.50 56.50 54.95 55.50PHOENIXLTD 715.50 718.50 699.00 705.15SONATSOFTW 315.00 317.35 312.30 313.60SJVN 24.75 24.90 24.40 24.45REDINGTON 118.00 120.70 114.00 115.60GICHSGFIN 165.00 169.00 162.20 163.05VSTIND 3957.00 4000.00 3865.00 3982.70JMFINANCIL 83.00 85.30 81.40 81.85ORIENTELEC 199.00 199.10 192.30 194.50TATACOFFEE 86.45 86.45 83.10 83.55KPRMILL 660.90 661.10 646.30 648.95GRINDWELL 605.00 613.00 597.00 603.45TTKPRESTIG 6420.75 6420.75 6171.00 6193.30EMAMILTD 328.85 332.00 325.85 327.85MRPL 51.00 51.70 50.20 50.45MINDAIND 365.25 366.20 357.00 360.40GPPL 88.85 91.90 87.90 91.00DHFL 20.15 20.15 19.75 20.15DCMSHRIRAM 373.05 373.60 360.15 362.00EVEREADY 60.30 60.30 55.15 55.15IBVENTURES 116.90 116.90 116.90 116.90BLUEDART 2306.65 2374.00 2263.70 2332.05SANOFI 6778.25 6778.30 6570.05 6623.10EIDPARRY 168.90 168.90 165.35 165.65TIMKEN 860.05 877.15 853.95 871.10BAJAJELEC 392.00 395.00 381.40 381.95LAXMIMACH 3583.00 3590.00 3503.00 3507.85SYNDIBANK 29.45 29.75 28.80 28.95HONAUT 28300.00 28584.00 28125.00 28216.35JPASSOCIAT 2.29 2.29 2.21 2.28NATCOPHARM 593.25 597.45 584.10 585.50CROMPTON 253.70 254.45 246.85 249.00SCHNEIDER 78.45 80.30 76.00 76.20EIHOTEL 165.80 165.85 159.50 160.95NLCINDIA 58.05 58.20 55.80 56.15GODREJIND 426.05 427.60 420.20 421.65ISEC 316.90 319.60 308.30 309.60MMTC 19.60 19.60 18.75 19.00NHPC 23.75 23.95 23.60 23.70BASF 1014.90 1037.00 1003.95 1010.10GREAVESCOT 137.00 140.00 135.00 136.35AEGISLOG 170.00 175.00 164.60 165.35WABAG 194.90 194.90 184.05 185.35SHANKARA 369.35 375.90 348.75 355.50INDOSTAR 212.00 216.00 201.00 205.85

JSLHISAR 74.60 75.60 70.80 71.55REPCOHOME 300.20 312.60 297.35 298.40TIINDIA 435.35 449.25 435.25 444.00LINDEINDIA 571.00 576.00 554.70 560.25NBVENTURES 73.00 77.00 71.10 72.30JYOTHYLAB 176.50 177.80 175.40 176.50OFSS 3164.05 3164.05 3118.90 3128.65BAJAJHLDNG 3723.65 3744.00 3702.60 3733.05RATNAMANI 995.60 999.00 930.10 951.70MAHLIFE 402.05 408.90 399.00 400.95IFBIND 737.85 750.35 725.95 731.30MAHABANK 13.00 13.12 12.55 12.59TATAINVEST 842.00 842.30 833.80 836.55BDL 332.20 334.55 319.30 321.05GHCL 214.35 214.35 209.80 210.30VMART 1930.00 1930.00 1819.15 1843.40CRISIL 1512.55 1521.95 1500.00 1501.20SUNDRMFAST 466.00 467.60 456.00 463.85ALLCARGO 108.20 109.75 105.80 106.65JAGRAN 58.15 58.15 55.40 55.95MAHLOG 356.00 374.80 355.20 371.05GALAXYSURF 1502.80 1505.45 1455.00 1477.40TNPL 195.00 196.75 192.20 193.75NILKAMAL 1267.60 1269.90 1238.80 1243.85SYNGENE 329.95 331.80 328.85 330.30ESSELPRO 114.40 115.50 112.00 115.40SYMPHONY 1265.20 1295.25 1253.90 1269.90FINOLEXIND 591.00 595.00 581.50 585.10TCNSBRANDS 743.20 750.00 743.20 747.00ORIENTCEM 81.10 82.00 80.15 81.15FINEORG 1895.60 1938.70 1884.00 1902.75BAYERCROP 3716.00 3738.70 3635.55 3666.35FDC 179.00 179.00 175.00 175.30KALPATPOWR 438.60 444.75 436.00 440.50ATUL 4256.20 4288.00 4248.00 4254.40NETWORK18 25.80 25.80 22.85 23.00VARROC 481.55 494.55 480.00 485.25DHANUKA 304.15 309.55 298.25 307.05RALLIS 169.90 172.80 168.40 169.40ANDHRABANK 19.50 19.50 18.10 18.15ZENSARTECH 193.10 194.35 188.65 191.05ZYDUSWELL 1694.75 1697.00 1655.00 1659.95SHILPAMED 332.00 332.10 305.00 309.85SCHAEFFLER 4248.35 4249.70 4180.00 4220.35UCOBANK 14.63 14.75 13.96 14.01WABCOINDIA 6125.00 6193.45 6120.00 6158.65CHENNPETRO 158.85 158.85 155.15 156.40MASFIN 726.00 726.05 700.00 704.30UNITEDBNK 9.83 9.90 9.45 9.54TAKE 115.00 115.55 113.40 114.00TVTODAY 300.40 302.85 292.40 297.05GET&D 199.65 203.45 192.60 193.90DBCORP 146.70 147.65 145.00 146.05CORPBANK 17.30 17.75 17.15 17.25GEPIL 712.00 714.65 689.70 711.65CENTRUM 21.10 21.90 20.50 21.55TEAMLEASE 2841.75 2851.60 2779.60 2807.95SHK 127.60 128.15 125.00 126.05SOMANYCERA 188.75 188.80 181.25 182.30ASTERDM 145.10 145.10 138.05 139.85AIAENG 1683.00 1737.55 1671.75 1707.15MAHINDCIE 152.90 155.00 150.00 152.55HAL 780.00 786.60 776.85 783.00GAYAPROJ 120.40 120.70 112.00 114.35GDL 90.20 91.70 89.85 90.35CARBORUNIV 321.00 322.00 309.40 315.20HATHWAY 21.40 22.15 21.00 21.70CCL 212.65 212.65 203.10 204.95GMDCLTD 66.60 66.60 63.05 63.15PNCINFRA 169.70 171.75 166.75 169.50HIMATSEIDE 153.80 153.80 146.70 147.00TEJASNET 79.25 79.25 74.10 77.25SOLARINDS 1069.90 1070.00 1055.05 1067.30SREINFRA 9.91 9.91 9.91 9.91JCHAC 2125.00 2125.00 1992.00 2017.75THERMAX 1147.90 1147.90 1136.00 1143.45COFFEEDAY 35.50 35.50 35.50 35.50GUJALKALI 468.85 471.75 463.05 464.75APARINDS 506.75 535.50 506.75 532.40WESTLIFE 352.00 353.55 349.00 349.10LUXIND 1206.10 1213.25 1196.25 1210.15THYROCARE 567.10 578.40 561.00 564.75TVSSRICHAK 1866.05 1890.75 1860.00 1880.05ENDURANCE 1108.00 1124.00 1100.00 1103.55SADBHAV 133.90 135.00 130.20 132.60FINCABLES 385.20 389.00 381.50 384.25APLAPOLLO 1512.90 1527.85 1484.30 1494.75CERA 2687.10 2687.10 2606.65 2617.20GULFOILLUB 890.00 900.50 865.00 872.00LAOPALA 165.35 169.65 164.70 167.95NESCO 565.00 568.90 558.65 559.10MAHSEAMLES 377.95 377.95 370.00 371.35CHALET 325.00 341.35 315.05 323.50SKFINDIA 2170.00 2170.00 2150.20 2159.80IBULISL 73.60 73.60 73.60 73.60FLFL 418.80 418.80 397.00 399.15INOXWIND 36.00 36.30 35.30 35.60SIS 908.15 908.15 877.00 898.35JSWHL 2552.20 2579.55 2550.00 2555.00UFLEX 204.00 204.95 203.15 203.50ERIS 421.55 421.55 410.50 412.20VTL 908.00 914.00 905.10 913.20MAGMA 53.00 53.40 50.90 51.40SUPRAJIT 186.30 186.30 180.00 181.95STARCEMENT 98.40 98.40 94.90 96.15SFL 1275.00 1275.00 1235.00 1235.00SHOPERSTOP 379.35 382.45 367.10 374.65SHRIRAMCIT 1326.00 1334.00 1324.20 1324.20CHOLAHLDNG 482.00 482.50 467.00 469.60

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 11974.60 11978.95 11861.90 11917.20 -24.10BAJFINANCE 4172.00 4255.00 4135.00 4250.25 137.25INFRATEL 217.80 224.25 212.40 222.00 7.15YESBANK 70.30 72.00 67.20 68.30 2.15UPL 596.45 617.75 590.00 607.60 13.35BHARTIARTL 377.00 385.50 374.55 385.00 7.00BAJAJFINSV 8800.00 8887.75 8655.40 8839.90 133.30SBIN 313.90 322.00 312.80 319.00 4.70BAJAJ-AUTO 3225.00 3255.70 3191.15 3252.00 39.95HEROMOTOCO2659.00 2679.00 2638.05 2667.40 23.90ITC 261.00 264.00 258.60 263.00 2.25WIPRO 257.30 259.40 254.70 258.45 1.85TECHM 772.00 775.55 764.80 774.50 5.00HINDUNILVR 2153.50 2175.75 2143.15 2171.00 12.85ASIANPAINT 1780.00 1797.80 1767.60 1794.95 9.05GAIL 136.85 138.50 135.15 137.65 0.60DRREDDY 2793.80 2849.50 2792.00 2809.95 12.15POWERGRID 194.75 196.50 193.90 195.30 0.55HINDALCO 199.00 202.70 197.35 198.50 0.55HDFCBANK 1241.00 1244.80 1229.05 1240.00 3.15TCS 2197.00 2211.00 2169.00 2198.00 4.05HCLTECH 1156.10 1160.60 1143.35 1157.00 1.10HDFC 2207.10 2209.80 2164.70 2182.55 1.25NTPC 120.20 121.50 119.55 120.60 0.05VEDL 159.60 160.90 156.20 157.50 -0.10CIPLA 470.15 475.50 465.15 467.85 -0.45BRITANNIA 3255.00 3280.00 3202.30 3234.80 -5.05TATAMOTORS 173.25 175.75 169.95 171.75 -0.45ONGC 148.20 148.75 145.00 146.90 -0.50MARUTI 7429.95 7541.95 7325.00 7395.95 -28.05ADANIPORTS 391.70 392.90 386.50 389.50 -1.50ICICIBANK 472.10 474.00 466.90 468.25 -2.25RELIANCE 1463.10 1468.95 1441.00 1447.50 -10.15LT 1455.00 1459.60 1432.00 1441.15 -11.05AXISBANK 741.80 745.60 730.60 735.80 -6.80KOTAKBANK 1568.60 1569.75 1550.30 1556.45 -14.60BPCL 519.00 522.20 513.40 517.00 -5.20NESTLEIND 14840.00 14885.00 14605.40 14652.10 -161.25TITAN 1295.00 1306.25 1277.50 1284.40 -14.40IOC 138.00 139.50 136.20 137.05 -1.65M&M 583.30 590.60 577.10 579.00 -7.40JSWSTEEL 253.35 254.15 244.25 246.90 -3.30TATASTEEL 414.00 417.90 401.60 403.75 -5.40COALINDIA 217.00 217.55 209.60 211.10 -3.90GRASIM 785.00 795.00 759.55 769.00 -14.80INFY 708.75 708.75 691.50 695.05 -13.95EICHERMOT 21750.00 21947.30 21230.50 21310.00 -430.70SUNPHARMA 435.50 439.80 424.05 429.20 -8.75ULTRACEMCO 4250.00 4250.00 4134.35 4145.00 -93.70INDUSINDBK 1354.00 1360.30 1315.00 1321.25 -31.05ZEEL 296.10 299.65 281.60 285.15 -10.95

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New Delhi: State-ownedPunjab National Bank (PNB)on Tuesday reported a profit of�507.06 crore for the secondquarter ended September 30aided by substantial reductionin provisioning for bad loans.

The lender had posted aloss of �4,532.35 crore in thecorresponding July-Septemberquarter last year.

During the quarter, provi-sions for bad loans sharplydeclined to �3,253.32 croreagainst �7,733.27 crore in July-September 2018. The provi-sions during the year-ago peri-

od included the amount for the�14,000-crore fraud committedby jeweller duo Nirav Modi andMehul Choksi.

Gross non-performingassets (NPAs) amounted to16.76 per cent of the grossadvances at the end ofSeptember, lower than 17.16per cent a year ago.

Net NPAs or bad loans alsocame down to 7.65 per cent asagainst 8.90 per cent in theyear-ago period. Going for-ward, the focus on recovery willhelp bring down the net NPAto the comfort level of the

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bythe end of the current fiscal,newly-appointed PNB man-aging director SS MallikarjunaRao said after announcing thequarterly numbers here.

“If you look at the guid-ance, we are very confident thatwe can bring down the netNPA by March 2020 below 6per cent,” he said.

Rao, who was appointedthe head of the country’s sec-ond largest lender last month,has set an ambitious recoverytarget of �24,000 crore for theentire fiscal. PTI

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Tehran: President HassanRouhani said on Tuesday that Iranwould resume uranium enrich-ment at an underground plantsouth of Tehran in its latest stepback from a troubled 2015 agree-ment with major powers.

The suspension of all enrich-ment at the Fordow plant in themountains near the Shia holy cityof Qom was one of the restrictionson its nuclear activities that Iranaccepted in return for the liftingof international sanctions.

But Washington’s abandon-ment of the deal in May last yearfollowed by its reimposition ofcrippling sanctions prompted Iranto begin a phased suspension of itsown commitments in May this year.

Rouhani recalled that underthe terms of the agreement Iranhad retained more than 1,000centrifuges at the plant which hadbeen running empty since it wentinto effect.

“Starting from tomorrow(Wednesday), we will begin inject-ing (uranium hexafluoride) gas atFordo,” Rouhani said in a speech

broadcast by state television. Iransaid the whole process would becarried out transparently wit-nessed by inspectors from the UNnuclear watchdog, theInternational Atomic EnergyAgency. The move is the fourthannounced by Iran since it beganresponding to Washington’s aban-donment of its commitments.

Iran has repeatedly warnedthe remaining parties to the deal— Britain, China, France,

Germany and Russia — that theagreement can only be rescued ifthey help it circumvent US sanc-tions.

European Governments havestrived to come up with a mech-anism that would allow foreignfirms to continue to do businesswith Iran without incurring USpenalties. But to Iran’s mountingfrustration, their efforts have so farfailed to have any significantimpact. AFP

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Shanghai: Chinese PresidentXi Jinping has expressed a“high degree of trust” in HongKong’s unpopular leaderCarrie Lam as the two metafter months of increasinglyviolent protests in the semi-autonomous city.

Xi’s show of support fol-lows speculation that Beijingwas preparing to remove Lamas city authorities struggle tocontain pro-democracydemonstrations that haverocked the financial hub.

Their meeting in Shanghaion Monday followed another

weekend of violence in HongKong that was marked by aknife attack and the vandalis-ing of an office of China’s offi-cial Xinhua news agency.

Xi said Lam has “done a lotof hard work” and strived tostabilise the situation in HongKong, according to a Xinhuareadout of their meeting.

“Xi voiced the central gov-ernment’s high degree of trustin Lam and full acknowl-edgement of the work of herand her governance team,”the state news agency said.

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Washington: It started with awarning to watch her back, thatpeople were “looking to hurt”her. From there, former USAmbassador to Ukraine MarieYovanovitch told House inves-tigators, it escalated into achilling campaign to fire her asPresident Donald Trump andhis allies angled in EasternEurope for political advantageat home.

Testimony fromYovanovitch, released Monday,offered a first word-for-wordlook at the closed-door Houseimpeachment hearings. Inside,Democrats and Republicansare waging a pitched battle overwhat to make of Trump’s effortsto get Ukraine’s leaders to inves-tigate political rival Joe Biden,Biden’s son and Democraticactivities in the 2016 election.

The transcript came out onthe same day that four Trumpadministration officials defiedsubpoenas to testify, acting onorders from a White Housethat is fighting the impeach-ment investigation with all itsmight. Among those refusingto testify: John Eisenberg, thelead lawyer at the National

Security Council and, by someaccounts, the man who ordereda rough transcript of Trump’sphone call with Ukraine’sleader moved to a highlyrestricted computer system.

During nine hours ofsometimes emotional testimo-ny, Yovanovitch detailed effortsled by Rudy Giuliani and otherTrump allies to push her out ofher post.

The career diplomat, whowas recalled from her job inMay on Trump’s orders, testi-fied that a senior Ukrainianofficial told her that “I reallyneeded to watch my back.”While the major thrust ofYovanovitch’s testimony wasrevealed in her opening state-ment, Monday’s 317-page tran-script provided new details.

Yovanovitch offered sig-nificant threads of informationincluding the possibility thatTrump was directly involved ina phone call with Giuliani, thepresident’s personal lawyer,and the Ukrainians dating backto January 2018. And shepushed back on Republicansuggestions that she harboredopposition to Trump. AP

Washington: President DonaldTrump has accused formerVice President Joe Biden ofmajor ethical lapses and railedagainst Biden’s son for alleged-ly profiting off his father’soffice.

But on Monday, Trumpused his Twitter feed to publicisea new book by his eldest son,Donald Trump Jr, telling his 66.5million followers that theyshould “Go order it today!”“My son, @DonaldJTrumpJr iscoming out with a new book,“Triggered: How the LeftThrives on Hate and Wants toSilence Us” - available tomorrow,November 5th!” Trump wroteon Monday, calling it a “greatnew book that I highly recom-mend for ALL to read.” AP

Seoul: The possibility of talksbetween nuclear-armed NorthKorea and Washington is “nar-rowing”, Pyongyang saidTuesday after the US StateDepartment reaffirmed its des-ignation as a state sponsor ofterrorism.

Last month the Northwalked away from working-level nuclear talks with the USin Sweden, saying it was dis-appointed at the lack of “newand creative” solutions offeredby Washington.

The process has been dead-locked since the Hanoi summitbetween leader Kim Jong Unand US President DonaldTrump broke up in Februaryamid disagreement over sanc-tions relief and what the Northwould be willing to give up inreturn. AFP

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed oppo-sition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday to tellvoters in next month’s election whether he backs leaving theEU. Johnson’s main rival in the snap December 12 poll hasstruggled with defining his position on Brexit ever sinceBritons narrowly triggered the divorce in a 2016 referendum.

Labour’s new official stance is to negotiate a more EU-friendly withdrawal agreement with Brussels and then let vot-ers decide whether to back it or simply stay in the EU. AFP

Moscow: Russia on Tuesdayexpressed concern about Iran’sdecision to resume uraniumenrichment at an undergroundplant south of Tehran, in its lat-est step back from an agreementwith major powers.

“We are monitoring thedevelopment of the situationwith concern,” PresidentVladimir Putin’s spokesman

Dmitry Peskov told reporters.“The dismantling of the Joint

Comprehensive Plan of Action(JCPOA) does not bode well, ofcourse,” he said. “We support thepreservation of this deal.” At thesame time, Peskov said Russiaunderstood Tehran’s concernsover the “unprecedented andillegal sanctions” against thecountry. AFP

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Washington: The US has formally notified the UNof its withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord,a landmark global agreement which broughttogether 188 nations, including India, to combatglobal warming.

The Paris Agreement, in which Trump’s pre-decessor Barack Obama and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi played instrumental roles, wasadopted at the UN climate conference “COP 21”held in the French capital in 2015 with an aim toreduce the hazardous greenhouse gas emissions.

Although Trump announced his decision towithdraw from the historic agreement on June 1,2017, the process began on Monday with the for-mal notification and the US will be out of the pacton November 4, 2020.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said thathe has submitted a formal notice to the UnitedNations.

“Today, the United States began the process towithdraw from the Paris Agreement. Per the termsof the agreement, the United States submitted for-mal notification ofits withdrawal to theUnited Nations.

The withdrawalwill take effect oneyear from delivery ofthe notification,”Pompeo said in a statement. PTI

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Moscow: Russia onTuesday joined othernations in criticising theUS withdrawal from theParis climate accord, say-ing it seriously under-mined the agreement.

The US pullout“undermines this agree-ment in the most seriousway, because it is the lead-ing country in terms ofemissions,” PresidentVladimir Putin’sspokesman Dmitry Peskovtold reporters.

“And without thelargest economy in theworld, it’s very, very hardto talk about any kind ofclimate agreement.”Washington on Mondayformally notified theUnited Nations that it waswithdrawing from theParis climate accord. AFP

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E Jean Carroll filed a law-suit Monday in New York. Thesuit says Trump harmed herreputation and career when hesaid she was lying and he’dnever even met her.

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India’s digital profile and footprintis one of the fastest growing in theworld. At the current pace of digi-

tisation and digitalisation, it is esti-mated that the country’s digital econ-omy has the potential to reach onetrillion USD by 2025. India is theworld’s second-largest telecommu-nications market in terms of telecom-munication subscriptions, app down-loads, and internet subscriptions.

It is estimated that the telecomindustry may contribute 8.2 per centto India’s GDP by 2020. There is nodoubt that the digital and telecomindustry is poised for a promisinggrowth and will generate massiveemployment opportunities.

If you want to pursue a lucrativecareer in this sector, an MBA inDigital and Telecom Managementwill give you a strong head start. Itis a niche programme that equips youwith techno-managerial skills andknowledge that meet the needs andexpectations of this industry. Let’stake a look at eight reasons why youshould consider a career with anMBA in digital and telecom man-agement:

Digital and CommunicationInfrastructure

Digital and communicationinfrastructure is being seen as amajor policy initiative to transitionIndia to a digitally-powered nation.It is also expected to change the faceof rural India and promote sustain-able and inclusive socio-economicdevelopment.

The country will witness hugeinvestments in digital and commu-nication infrastructure over the nexttwo decades. Needless to say, this willboost the hiring of professionalswith these skill sets.

Digital Transformation in vari-ous sectors

Digital transformation is takingplace in various sectors and industriessuch as manufacturing, aviation, auto-motive, banking and financial ser-vices, hospitality, infrastructure, enter-tainment and defence. These indus-tries are also relying heavily on digi-tal and communication technologiesto fulfil their digital communicationneeds. The cross-industry alliancesbetween telecom and other sectors isa huge opportunity for both employ-ers and job seekers.

Digital Analytics and DataAnalytics

The unprecedented data con-sumption is drastically changing theway the world operates. Organisationsare looking at mining social, machine,and transactional data to converttheir business objectives into mea-

surable outcomes to drive their bot-tom line. About 90 per cent of organ-isations and business professionalsbelieve that data and analytics are keyto their digital transformation initia-tives, and they will need data profes-sionals to leverage it.

Digital Risk ManagementWhile digitisation brings

immense benefits, it is also prone tooperational risks. Routine internalaudits of the operations and adherenceto regulatory standards can min-imise these risks considerably. Therewill be a demand for digital risk man-agers who can assess these risks inadvance, and proactively deployrobust risk-mitigation strategies.

Cyber Security, Data Privacyand Forensics

In the past two years, cybersecu-rity and data privacy issues have

resulted into losses worth trillions ofdollars to organisations across theworld. The companies across theworld has witnessed their networksbeing compromised, customeraccounts being hacked, and databeing stolen. Thus it has createddemand for professionals who canleverage intelligence gathering andforensic tools to apply adaptive coun-termeasures to risks and threats.

Motivating Techno-Entrepreneurship

Technological innovation anddisruption have become key strategicdrivers in the business world.Organisations are encouraging youngminds — both their employees andcollege students to develop advancedtechnology-led products, services,and solutions. The students who arepassionate about technology andentrepreneurship can develop useful

skills from an MBA in Digital andTelecom Management.

Research and DevelopmentThe Telecom Regulatory

Authority of India (TRAI) has rec-ommended the creation of a TelecomResearch and Development Fund(TRDF) with an initial corpus of Rs1,000 crore to promote research,innovation, standardisation, design,testing, certification, and manufac-turing of indigenous telecom equip-ment. There will be an increase indemand for professionals to carry outR&D in voice, calls, and data for seam-less working of telecom networks anddevices.

New Business Models andDisruptive Technologies

Digital and communication tech-nologies such as 5G, Next GenerationNetwork (NGN), cloud computing,artificial intelligence, Internet ofThings (IoT), Robotic ProcessAutomation (RPA), augmented real-ity, and virtual reality are shaping var-ious sectors. Organisations are cap-italising on these technologies andadopting new business models toenhance their digital capabilities, per-sonalise customer experiences, andcreate unique product offerings.

Digital communication and tele-com sector is very dynamic, whichmeans that new trends and practiceswill evolve in the coming years. It willalso be driven by mergers and acqui-sitions among operators to enhancetheir synergies. In short, there areexciting times for this sector ahead.MBA in Digital and TelecomManagement will help you fast-trackyour career in this sector.%� �#�� �����$�� ���������������*��� ��!

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Testbook, an end-to-end learning andassessment platform, has created a unique

feature that enables students to downloadvideo lectures on their mobile phone andwatch them without Internet any number oftimes. The Testbook mobile app has over 1.2crore installs. The feature will help studentsin the Tier III and IV cities where Internetspeeds are not very stable and consistent.What is more interesting is that Testbook hasdevised a proprietary algorithm that com-presses these videos, making the downloadsize very small and reduce the data cost at leastby one third.

With Testbook’s feature, a completegood-quality video lecture of 45 minutes only

takes ~40Mb (*at times it can take up to 100Mb) of space. This is lesser than 1 MB perminute of the video without losing any clar-ity on mobile viewing and keeps the learn-er’s data usage under check. Testbook’s spe-cial DRM technology in the feature preventsthe video lectures from being pirated.

Speaking about this, Ashutosh Kumar,CEO, Testbook, said: “We are proud toannounce the launch of our new feature whichwill be a breakthrough in helping students inthe remote locations to learn through videolectures without facing any technological orstreaming issues. It is understood that theinternet speed can be unstable in far-flungareas but with our feature, not only studentscan download the videos and watch multipletimes but also save spending on their data.”

The SRM Institute of Scienceand Technology announced

the opening of online applicationfor B Tech degree programme inthe faculty of Engineering andTechnology for all its campuses.The last date for submittingapplication for all BTech streamsthrough SRM Joint EntranceExamination Engineering (SRM-JEEE) will be held on March 30,2020.

The admission process willbe common for Kattankulathur,Ramapuram, Vadapalani, andDelhi-NCR Ghaziabad campus-es of SRM Institute of Science &

Technology, SRM UniversityDelhi-NCR Sonepat and SRMUniversity, Amaravati. SRM-JEEE 2020 is mandatory for theapplicant to join the BTech pro-gramme.

SRMJEEE is a computer-based test conducted across Indiain 127 centres and a few centresin Middle East, from April 12 to20, 2020. Indians and Non-Resident Indians can apply forthe test.

The online application formcan be downloaded from theonline website: https://applica-tions.srmist.edu.in.

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Shri Prof (Dr) MaheshVerma has been felicitatedas Distinguished Alumniat the 96th Convocation ofthe Delhi University hereon November 4, 2019.

He was felicitated bythe Chief Guest of theo c c a s i on D r R am e s hPokhriyal Nishank, theHRD Minister. Prof Vermahas done MBA from theDelhi University.

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The course focuses onteaching The Cloud Servicesof Amazon through a com-prehensive industry endorsedcurriculum which includesAWS Services like EC2, VPC,ELB, Cloudfront ,AWSManagement Tools, AWSDatabases & Security andTrouble Shooting AWSEnvironments and so on. Thecourse prepares students forjob roles such as help desksupport, cloud associate L1and AWS Cloud NOCSupport/Executive L1. Thisnew-age IT course is struc-tured by industry experts toactively include the necessitiesof today’s industry.

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Strathclyde, Glasgow invitesapplications for admissionsto its MSc AdvancedComputer Science with BigData programme.

The programme will givestudents the skill set needed ina range of industries. Studentswill gain an understanding ofthe new challenges posed bythe big data revolution, par-ticularly in relation to itsmodelling, storage and access.

Students will choose lead-ing classes that span thebreadth of both computer andinformation sciences. Theywill understand key algo-rithms and techniquesembodied within data analyt-ics solutions and be exposedto a number of different bigdata technologies and tech-niques.

Eligibility: Minimum sec-

ond-class honours degree orinternational equivalent incomputer science or anothernumerate discipline (mathe-matics, physics, engineering).Some programming or data-base experience is required.Other disciplines who havesignificant programmingexperience should contact usto discuss applying for thiscourse.

English language mini-mum score of IELTS 6.0 (withno component below 5.5).

Fee: £18,100 for interna-tional students.

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Duration: One yearEligibility: Holders of a

three year bachelor degreewith a minimum of 60 percent or first class (BEng,MEng, BSc) in Civil andStructural Engineering orother appropriate engineeringor science subject from a rep-utable university.

Overall IELTS score of6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 ineach component.

Fee: £23,750 for interna-tional students.

How to apply: Log on [email protected].

�What is the Crafting Futures pro-gramme about?

It is the British Council’s glob-al programme that aims to buildcapacity, improve livelihood ofcraftspeople through economicopportunity — especially women. Itis a three-year programme in India,with the objective of enabling Indiancraftspeople to enhance their designskills, improve supply chain linksand gain exposure for wider mar-ket development.

Indian organisations across tex-tiles, jewellery, sustainable fash-ion, handicrafts, furniture, pottery,and more craft areas are encouragedto collaborate with UK counterpartsand submit joint proposals. Theprogramme aims to positivelyimpact the future of design and craftin India over the long-term.�How did you come up with theidea of the programme?

Craft and design is an impor-tant part of India’s rich cultural her-itage. Besides being a cultural indi-cator, the sector also offers hugeeconomic opportunity to thoseworking in the crafts sector. Theglobal market for crafts is $400 bil-lion, of which India’s share is under2 per cent. Given this scenario, thereis immense growth potential for the

craft and design sector that employsreported 7 million artisans, ofwhich 56 per cent are women (asper the Indian Handicrafts census).Therefore, we decided to come upwith such a programme that canhelp artisans of the country.�How will the programme sup-port women and their ventures?

Women artisans in India facechallenges that prevents theirgrowth in the sector. Due to lack ofinformation about up to date pro-duction methods, minimal capitalinvestment and lack of market link-ages. They are often not able to taketheir work to a global level.

British Council aspires toaddress some of these challenges byenabling a public platform alongwith providing monetary and tech-nical support. Linking with UKexpertise to support connectionstoIndian craft organisations will openup greater knowledge-sharing andavenues for market development. �How will the programme bringartisans from India and UKtogether?

The main agenda of the pro-gramme is to bring crafts organi-sations from UK and India togeth-er to connect, create and collaborateto form new networks and oppor-

tunities for shared learning. It also supports education,

capacity building and economicempowerment of women and com-munities in craft.We aim to ensure

projects are relevant; and the qual-ity of creative practice and heritageis preserved and developed formodern audiences.�What are the new technologiesin the sector?

During consultation andresearch towards the CraftingFutures programme in India, wesaw nascent cutting-edge exam-ples of low and hi-tech digital tech-nology used by artisans. Forinstance, scanning of craft objects,producing creating 3-D models forsharing in pursuit of product buy-ers.

Expertise from crafts retail inIndia highlighted the need forgreateronline connection betweendisparate artisans, designers, andbuyers in the creation and produc-tion of contemporary new craftdesigns. Such examples of digitalinnovation offer tangible connec-tions for collaboration and sus-tainable market developmentacrossa range of crafts clusters.

The British Council’s goal is toamplify the value of crafts skills andcrafts heritage in India to the widerworldthrough innovation in digitaltechnology; and with othersofferaccess to venture capitalist modelsof support.

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where machines are becomingintelligent to do things humans canand can’t, cloning their way to quasihumans, time has come for geeks andtechnical wizards to become human.Again.

The adage rings true today: Wehave grown too far from the rootsthat we have forgotten where wecame from.

This explains what InfosysKnowledge Institute, an InfosysResearch arm, found: Soft skills arejust as important as technical skills:teamwork, leadership, communica-tion, creativity and critical thinking.Well, this information comes fromthe horse’s mouth itself. This surveysought opinions from 1,000 decisionmakers from companies that broughtin $1 billion in annual revenue.

In fact, in a Wall Street Journalsurvey of 900+ executives, 92 percent reported soft skills such as com-munication, curiosity, and criticalthinking are equally important astechnical skills. Also, 89 per cent ofthose executives stated they have adifficult time finding hires withthese skills.

Why Soft Skills?Here’s a fact. It’s a small world

today. Anyone can talk to anyone elsefrom any geography with variedcultural heritage within minutes andwhat’s more they can work together

sans boundaries. Geek talk is all welland good, but unlike machineshumans need warmth, understand-ing and diplomacy to wade throughsuch complicate time zone cultureissues. That’s where soft skillsannounce its grand entry. Itsmoothens nerves, fire-fights egotantrums, allows one to given anoth-er a sympathetic ear eventually fos-tering a well knit unit of good peo-ple doing good work. Of course, thefirm benefits.

Which soft skills employersvalue the most?

Teamwork. The more the better;anything helps. In today’s intercon-nected world where multitudedomains work together to bringabout a final product having eachother's back is a bare minimum atti-

tude that an employee definitelylooks for.

Empathy. If this becomes the coreideal of an employee with the requi-site talent in her or his subject mat-ter, you are looking at a future leader.

Leadership skills. Yes, leadershipskills are as important. In fact, today’sdemand is not just the expectation ofamazing leadership from leaders, butfrom each and every individual whoforms the workforce. Taking owner-ship without being prompted, hold-ing oneself accountable without awarning sounded and to be everready with initiatives that will propelgrowth in an organisation, are thetraits that are required of the new-ageprofessional.

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For the first time since its inception, theEB-5 Program is expected to increase inprice on November 21, 2019. After a

lengthy period of rumour and uncertainty, theUS Government has confirmed that the newminimum investment level for EB-5 will be$9,00,000.While there are many avenues theindustry may look at to delay or alter thesechanges, there will certainly be a wave ofincreased in I-526 filings over the next fourmonths throughout the world. This is espe-cially true for India, as not only is there animpending price increase, but the visa waittime for Indians is also growing. In spite of thechanges, the EB-5 visa remains one of thefastest and most straightforward routes to aGreen Card.

Investors seeking to lock in the current$5,00,000 price should consider acting soonif they are sensitive to the new potential priceincrease. It takes a US immigration attorneyan average of two months to document thesource of funds for Indian EB-5 applicants,which narrows the window of time available.

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There is a particular sense of urgency inIndia where retrogression delays wereannounced last month. Anyone interested inan EB-5 visa should prepare an application assoon as possible to maximise the chances oflocking in the current rate.

The exact length of the retrogression delayremains unclear, but we suspect this to bebeyond four years, although pending legisla-tion could bring some respite. Demand for EB-5 has skyrocketed in India in a very short spaceof time, and the country reached its annualquota of 700 EB-5 visas in June, more thanthree months before the visa year ends.

The 80% increase in the price is less sig-nificant than the industry had been expect-ing. The original plan was to increase the priceto $1.35 million to take full account of infla-tion since the programme started in the 1990s.In the end, however, the lower $9,00,000 fig-ure was chosen in order to maintain the dif-ferential between the price of an investment-placed in an area of high unemployment andan investment outside of these so-calledTargeted Employment Areas (TEAs).

The minimum investment made outsideof a TEA is set to increase to $1.8 million from$1 million in November, and the definition of

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who can determine the geography of a TEAto the Department of Homeland Security fromindividual states, which had, in some instances,been gerrymandering to allow EB-5 invest-ments to flow to wealthy areas with robustemployment. As a result, it is important towork with a Regional Center with a projectthat would qualify under stricter TEA rulesso as to avoid facing the possibility of paying$1.8 million.

The combination of retrogression and afee hike is likely to cause a rush to file in Indiaover the next few months. This means thequeue is only likely to get longer. There is apossibility that the annual country quota mightbe doubled to 1,500 visas, which would serveto halve the waiting times.

For Indian investors who need to be in theUnited States sooner, there are other optionsfor living and working in the United States ona non-immigrant visa while on the EB-5 wait-ing list for permanent residency. This includesopening a new branch of your existing Indianbusiness in the United States or moving thereto own and operate a franchise business.Consult with an immigration attorney tounderstand all the pathways open to you.

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Companies and recruitersare always on the lookoutto save time and

resources, and Skype providesthem with the perfect medium.You may feel inhibited towardsa Skype interview or sit infront of a camera, but if arecruiter sets up one, you willhave to oblige.

Hiring officials see thevideo or telephonic interviewsas ways to filter out the deserv-ing candidates faster from thehundreds of applications theyreceive, and you will nevermake the cut if you show yourinefficiency in sitting throughone. If you treat a Skype inter-view as a standard one, thingswill just be fine.

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Avoid using your laptop'scamera. Their resolution is usu-ally not that high and you willwant the interviewer to have aclear view of you. Again, a sep-arate headset with a micro-phone ensures that the back-ground noises are drownedeffectively, which otherwisemight create distractions toboth parties.

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This will fine-tune yourscreen presence. Body languagematters in a Skype interview as

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And if you can't keep every-thing on the tabletop, put themin the nearest drawer andexcuse yourself before accessingthem. Keep things profession-al and you will make the rightimpression.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni mighthave taken a sabbatical when

it comes to playing the game afterIndia’s exit in the 2019 World Cup,but he could be seen as a ‘guest’commentator for India’s maidenDay-Night Test at the EdenGardens against Bangladesh. Ifhost broadcasters Star have theirway, Dhoni will be seen in thecommentary box on the openingday of the Test match onNovember 22.

In the plan proposed by Starto BCCI President SouravGanguly for the pink ball Test,accessed by IANS, all former cap-tains of the Indian team are to beinvited for the first two days of theTest match and will be asked toshare their favourite momentsfrom India’s Test history.

“Invite India Test captainsfor Day 1 & 2 of the Test. All cap-

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Expectations will be high fromyoungsters ahead of next year’sT20 World Cup but India leg-spin-

ner Yuzvendra Chahal on Tuesday saidthere is no pressure from the managementand they just need to ensure that mistakesare not repeated.

India have a fielded a lot of young-sters for the T20 series against Bangladeshkeeping in mind the World T20 inAustralia.

“The 11 that is playing now, and theplayers who are there in the 15-membersquad they know their roles, it is not likesomeone is going out after playing one ortwo matches,” Chahal told reportersahead of the second T20I againstBangladesh.

“A couple of matches can go wrongbut there is no pressure from the man-agement. The only thing is that weshouldn’t repeat the mistakes that wecommit in any particular match.”

India suffered a seven-wicket lossagainst a new-look Bangladesh in theopening match and Chahal insisted thatthe team will look to start afresh.

“I think we are positive. It is not likewe haven’t lost the first match of any seriesand didn’t go on to win the series. The firstmatch is done, if you think about lastmatch then negatives will come intomind,” Chahal said.

“Before we came here, we have for-gotten about that loss and we are mak-ing a fresh start and the entire 15 arefocussed and positive, and hopefully, wewill win tomorrow,” he added.

The victory was Bangladesh’s firstover India in the shortest format.

Asked if there was pressure on theteam ahead of the second T20I, Chahalsaid: “It is not about pressure. It is a three-game series, not a knockout game, soobviously one will win one will loss, andthat day they played better than us.

“We are one down and still twomatches to go and obviously if we believein ourself we will come back.”

He heaped praise on the Bangladeshteam. “We should appreciate them, they

played really well. Bangladesh have givenus a proper fight in the last couple ofmatches. They played really well, special-ly Mushfiqur (Rahim),” he said.

“The wicket was not easy for battingfirst but still we had a decent score.Bangladesh saved their wickets and therewere a few dropped catches but that is part

of the game.“I think Bangladesh bowled really

well, especially when Shikhar (Dhawan)and Rishabh (Pant) were batting,Mahmudullah bowled with two off-spinners, it was a good move.”

Bangladesh are missing two of theirsenior players — Shakib Al Hasan and

Tamim Iqbal — but Chahal said evenwithout the duo they are a confident team.

“Even without Shakib and Tamimthey are a decent team. They have someexperienced players, even a couple of newguys did well. So we didn’t think in thisway that since two players are missing, sothey are a weak team,” he said.

“Last time when I played againstBangladesh at the Nidahas Trophy, theyhad played the finals, so both the teamsare same, it is just that this team is miss-ing two main players and if you look atall the 15 players, even the new comerslook so confident. So it is a confidentteam.”

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Birthday boy Deepak Kumarsecured India’s 10th Olympic quota

in shooting while Manu Bhakerclaimed the women’s 10m air pistolGold medal in the 14th AsianChampionship here on Tuesday.

Deepak gifted himself a Bronzemedal in men’s 10m air rifle on theopening day of the championship.

The Jakarta Asian Games Silver

medallist shot 227.8 in the eight-manfinal to finish third on the podium andadd to India’s quotas for the 2020Tokyo Olympics.

Later in the day, 17-year-oldBhaker shot 244.3 to win the top prizein her event. The Haryana sensation,though, had already secured anOlympic quota at the Munich WorldCup in May.

The other Indian competing in theevent, Yashaswini Singh Deshwal fin-

ished sixth in the final.The third Indian in the fray,

Annu Raj Singh shot 569 for a 20thplace finish.

The Indian trio claimed the teamBronze with a total of 1731, behindKorea and China respectively.

Deepak, who turned 32 onTuesday, qualified for the final in thirdplace at the Lusail Shooting Complexafter registering a sequence of scoresthat read 103.1 104.8 104.6 105.0 105.6

103.7, giving him an aggregate of 626.8.The rifleman, who won a Bronze

medal at the 2018 ISSF World Cup inGuadalajara last year, started the finalwith a 8.9, but roared back with ninestraight scores of 10 and above to sitin third place after the first competi-tion stage.

He continued to shoot well in theensuing attempts and gifted himself amedal and his country a quota on theopening day of the prestigious tourna-ment.

Deepak is the second Indianshooter to earn an Olympic quota inthe men’s 10m air rifle event afterDivyansh Singh Panwar, who securedit in April.

The Junior Trap Mixed team pair-ing of Vivaan Kapoor and ManishaKeer also won a Gold as India round-

ed off a profitable opening day at theLusail Shooting Complex with fivemedals.

In the women’s 10m Air Rifle, theIndian trio of Elavenil Valarivan,Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandelawon the team Silver with a combinedeffort of 1883.2, finishing behindKorea (1891.7).

Elavenil also made it through tothe individual final, placing fifth even-tually with a score of 187.1.

With 38 quotas on offer, thecountry is fielding a 41-member team— six entries for MinimumQualification Score (MQS) — acrossthe 15 Olympic events.

The tournament is the last chancefor shooters to earn quotas for theTokyo Olympics, slated for next July-August.

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The IPLGoverning

Council is plan-ning to have anumpire assignedspecifically to check “no balls” after anumber of howlers in the past few sea-sons led to heightened concerns aboutquality of Indian match officials.

It was also learnt that the much-hyped ‘Power Player’ concept of substi-tutions during IPL games was shelved forthe time being as the project can’t be pilot-ed during upcoming Syed Mushtaq AliTrophy (National T20), starting later thisweek.

The GC chaired by former Test bats-man Brijesh Patel met at the cricket head-quarters to discuss a slew of issuesincluding FTP window, availability of for-eign players, FTP of Indian team and pos-sibility of franchises playing friendliesabroad.

However the talking point was hav-ing an exclusive umpire to check on thecontentious front-foot and height no balls.

“If all goes well, during the nextIndian Premier League, you could seeanother umpire apart from the regularumpires just to “observe” no-balls. Theconcept sounds weird, but this wasamong the issues discussed in the first IPLGoverning Council meeting which washeld here,” a senior GC member toldreporters after the meet.

“We want to use the technology. Weare having another umpire for onlyobserving no-balls. There will be anumpire, who will be focused on no-ballsonly. And he will not be third or fourthumpire,” the influential member said.

There was a lot of hue and cry dur-ing the last IPL, when some debatabledecisions were taken with regards to front-foot no-balls.

It is understood that the concept ofhaving such umpires could be tried at anyof the domestic tournament before a finalcall will be taken on it.

On the concept of ‘Power Player’, theofficial said: “The matter was discussedbut there is too little time to implementduring the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,which starts on Friday, November 8.”

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Adramatic England col-lapse which saw five

wickets fall for only 10 runsallowed New Zealand tosnatch a 14-run victory intheir third Twenty20I inNelson on Tuesday.

It also put NewZealand 2-1 ahead in theseries with two games toplay.

England were on trackto overhaul New Zealand’s180 when they reached139 for two in the 15thover, with captain EoinMorgan in full flight as hecracked sixes off consecu-

tive Mitchell Santner deliv-eries.

But with Englandneeding 42 off the remain-ing 31 deliveries Santnerturned the match when hehad Morgan caught byColin Munro off the finalball of the over.

Dawid Malan (55) andJames Vince (49) had laida solid foundation forEngland at the top of theinnings.

But Morgan’s dismissalstarted a collapse whichsaw Munro run out SamBillings for one in the fol-lowing over before BlairTickner removed Vince.

In the space of twodeliveries Lockie Fergusonbowled Lewis Gregorywithout scoring and hadSam Curran caught fortwo leaving Tom Curranand Saqib Mahmood tostruggle through to theend.

Ferguson and Ticknerboth finished with two for25 while spinner Santnerand Ish Sodhi took a wick-et apiece.

“It could have goneeither way at the halfwaymark. But we knew if wecould keep taking wicketsit would be touch forthem,” New Zealand cap-tain Tim Southee said.

Earlier, a sound mid-dle-order partnership byColin de Grandhommeand Ross Taylor laid thebasis for New Zealand afterMartin Guptill had giventhem a flying start with 33off 17 deliveries.

Man-of-the-match deGrandhomme smacked 55off 35 while Taylor pro-duced a more sedate 27from 24 in a 66-run standafter New Zealand werethree down in the eighthover.

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Master batsman Steve Smithstroked a faultless unbeaten 80 as

Australia edged Pakistan by sevenwickets in Canberra to go 1-0 up intheir three-match Twenty20 series.

Top-ranked Pakistan set a compet-itive 150 for six off their 20 overs, withskipper Babar Azam hitting his secondconsecutive half-century and IftikharAhmed clubbing a quickfire 62.

But their bowling attack was nomatch for Smith, who brought up hisfourth 50 in the short format off 36balls, with six fours and one big six, asAustralia reached 151 for three withnine balls to spare.

It put them 1-0 up after the open-ing match in Sydney on Sunday wasabandoned due to rain. The final gameis in Perth on Friday.

“Very pleasing. I thought wewere pretty good all day,”said skipper AaronFinch.

“To get wicketsconsistently waskey. Everyone isplaying theirroles really well,and we’ve gotguys likeSteve, whodoes whathe does

best.”Australia is on a hot T20 streak,

having not been beaten in their lastseven matches.

“Credit goes to Smith,” said Azam.“He took the game away with a

magnificent innings. We are very dis-appointed. We didn’t bat well in thepowerplay.”

Earlier, Azam, the world’s top T20batsman, again

anchored thePakistan inningswith a 38-ball 50 asteammates fellaround him untilhe found supportfrom Ahmed,

who notched amaiden, and

entertaining,half-century.

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World Champion PV Sindhu suffered

a shock defeat to lower-ranked Pai Yu Po ofChinese Taipei in theopening round to beousted but India’s dou-bles campaign was off toa good start in the$700,000 China Openhere on Tuesday.

World No 6 Sindhu,who made early exits inChina, Korea andDenmark, lost 13-21,21-18, 19-21 to worldNo 42 Pai in a 74-minutewomen’s singles match.

H o w e v e r ,Satwiksairaj Rankireddygave the Indian campreason to be cheerfulwith twin victories in themen’s and mixed doublescategories.

Thailand Openchampions Satwik andChirag Shetty, whohad reached theFrench Open finalslast month, defeat-ed the Americanpair of Phillip

Chew and Ryan Chew21-9, 21-15 to set up asecond-round meetingwith sixth seeds JapaneseHiroyuki Endo and YutaWatanabe.

Earlier, Satwik andAshwini Ponnappa,ranked 30th, defeatedCanada’s JoshuaHurlburt-Yu andJosephine Wu 21-19, 21-19 to make a positivestart in the mixed dou-bles competition.

They will face fifth-seeded Korean pair ofSeo Seung Jae and ChaeYujung next.

In men’s singles, HSPrannoy, who hasrecently recovered fromdengue, faltered in theopening round, losing17-21, 18-21 toDenmark’s RasmusGemke.

The women’s dou-bles pair of AshwiniPonnappa and N SikkiReddy was blown away9-21, 8-21 by world No10 Chinese pair of LiWen Mei and Zheng Yuin 30 minutes.

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After a smog-hitseries opener in

Delhi, there is a cyclonicthreat to the second T20International betweenIndia and Bangladeshhere on Thursday.

The cyclone Maha isexpected to make alandfall on the Gujaratcoast on the day of thematch, which could leadto heavy rains.

As per the IndiaM e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment’s (IMD) lat-est forecast, Maha wouldhit the Gujarat coast asa ‘cyclonic storm’between Porbandar andDiu during the earlyhours of Thursday.

The match is sched-uled to commence at 7pm at the SaurashtraCricket AssociationStadium on the outskirtsof the city.

As of now, Maha is aan ‘extremely severecyclonic storm’ over theArabian sea and situat-ed around 660 kilome-

tres away fromPorbandar. It is predict-ed that it would weakeninto a cyclonic stormbefore hitt ing theGujarat coast.

The IMD, in arelease, stated that lightto moderate rain orthundershowers wouldoccur “at most places inall districts of Gujarat”,including Rajkot, onNovember 6 and 7.

The SaurashtraCricket Association iskeeping a tab on theweather forecasts.

“We are fully pre-pared to host the gamebut at the same time weare keeping a close tabon the weather. It isexpected that it may rainin the morning on the7th but the game is inthe evening,” a seniorSaurashtra CricketAssociation official saidfrom Rajkot.

There was sunshineon Tuesday morning inthe city. The two teamshad reached here onMonday.

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Young Bangladesh all-rounder AfifHossain is happy that skipper

Mahmudullah Riyad has allowed himto play his natural game which hashelped him grow in confidence.

Afif, who is a batting all-rounderdid his bit with the ball getting rivaldebutant Shivam Dube’s wicket with asmart return catch during Bangladesh’sseven-wicket win over India.

“The environment is pretty goodin the dressing room. Our captain’s(Mahmuddullah) message is simple —play in a way that suits you best.Aggressive instinct in the field (in firstT20) was a part of our plan,” headded.

The youngster however doesn’twant to be dragged into the debatewhether India are under pressure afterlosing the first T20 but admitted win-ning the series opener has definitely

bolstered the confidence of the visitors.“I can’t say if India is in pressure.

But we are confident enough after win-ning the first match. We are feelinggood, which will help us to improve inthe coming matches,” Afif said aheadof the second game.

He added that the message fromteam management is simple— focus onyour own job and give your best, resultswill follow.

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tains at the ground alongwith (Virat) Kohli and therest of the team as well as thedignitaries line up for theanthem.

Captains appear on com-mentary as guests throughthe day to re-collect theirfavourite moments fromIndia’s Test history. Downmemory lane segmentsrecorded with individualcaptains are played on the bigscreen at the ground inbreaks Day 4 onwards,” readsthe plan for the former Indiacaptains.

This will interestingly be

the first time that Dhoniwill be seen donning therole of commentator and ifthe former skipper doesaccept the invite that has sup-posedly already been sent, itwill undoubtedly be a treatfor the fans who can neverhave enough of their CaptainCool.

But this isn’t all as far asStar and their planning tomake the first pink ball Testa carnival is concerned. AtLunch on the third day,India’s greatest win at EdenGardens will be celebrated —against Australia in 2001.

“VVS Laxman, SouravGanguly, Harbhajan Singh,Anil Kumble (?) and RahulDravid (?) re-live the Testmatch (2001). Segmentsaired on the big screen,” theplan reads.

The question marks nextto Kumble and Dravid’sname suggests they mighthave not made their avail-ability known when the doc-umentation was done onSaturday.

This apart, the hostbroadcasters are also plan-ning to telecast the trainingsession of the Indian team

with the pink ball on the eveof the game. This will be afirst in the history of Indiancricket.

“Free entry to watchIndia practice on Friday (B &L block). Live coverage of thepractice session on Star.Crowd interaction with leg-ends. Crowd interactionswith select India players (atthe end of the session),”reads the mail.

In a delight for thosewho are in attendance at thepicturesque stadium, Star isalso looking to organiseaudio commentary for them.

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Gian Piero Gasperiniwarned that psychologywill be key as Italian new-

comers Atalanta look to avoidanother huge defeat at the handsof Champions League rivalsManchester City in Milan today.

The Premier League cham-pions can seal their ticket to theknockout rounds with a winover Atalanta, who have lost allthree Group C games in their firstever foray into the elite Europeancompetition.

Man City are top of theirgroup with maximum ninepoints and 10 goals scored, withthe Bergamo side bottom afterconceding 11 goals concededand scoring just two.

Five of those came last timeout, when an 11-minute RaheemSterling hat-trick helped City toa 5-1 win in Manchester.

“The psychological aspectwill be fundamental,” saidGasperini.

“It’s a tight turnaround, butwe’ll prepare as best we can.”

Atalanta hit back in Serie Adays later with a 7-1 demolitionof lowly Udinese, but they havefelt the absence of star Colombianstriker Duvan Zapata, who hasbeen out with a thigh injurypicked up on international dutylast month.

Without him Atalanta haveslipped from third to fifth in SerieA, eight points behind leadersJuventus after a 2-0 defeat toCagliari at the weekend.

Juventus, Inter Milan andNapoli are used to measuringthemselves against the Europeanelite, but Atalanta’s only trophywas the Italian Cup back in1963.

The turn around in their for-tunes has been orchestrated byformer Genoa and Palermo bossGasperini who took over in2016.

The 61-year-old’s success atAtalanta came eight years afterbeing sacked by Inter Milan afterjust three months.

The northeners sprinted tothird in Serie A last seasonahead of Inter Milan, their bestever finish, with the most goalsscored, and reached the ItalianCup final.

This season they have con-tinued on the same path leadingthe way in the scoring chartswith 30 goals scored after 11rounds.

ZAPATA RETURN ESSENTIALTheir success has been large-

ly powered by Zapata, whostayed on after finishing secondtop scorer in Serie A last seasonwith 23 goals.

Fellow Colombian LuisMuriel arrived last summer fromFiorentina, joining Argentineforward Alejandro Gomez andSlovenian striker Josip Ilicic.

Zapata (6) and Muriel (8)have accounted for 14 leaguegoals between them this term.

And Gasperini expressedhis fury when Zapata, on afour-game scoring run, pulledup injured in a “useless” friend-ly with Colombia.

Zapata has been key toAtalanta’s exciting high-pressingand fast paced style of play,which should in theory have car-ried over to Europe.

But they have had a baptismof fire with defeats at DinamoZagreb (4-0), Man City (5-1) andletting a 1-0 lead slip againstShakhtar at the San Siro to lose2-1.

Despite their strugglesBrazilian defender Rafael Toloiinsisted that Atalanta are intheir rightful place among theEuropean elite.

“We’ve earned to the right toplay such opponents,” the 28-year-old said ahead of meetingMan City.

“They have super players,Sterling is very fast, so we’ll haveto be aggressive and very care-ful in the markings. We knowthat with our fans at home wecan do well.”

Atalanta can still theoretical-ly reach last 16.

And their ‘home’ game willbe at the San Siro, 56km fromBergamo, deemed more suitableby UEFA than their 21,000-seater Stadio Atleti Azzurrid’Italia.

But the odds are stacked asthey take on Man City, who aresecond in the Premier Leagueand on a run of 10 wins fromtheir last 11 matches in all com-petitions.

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Bernabeu Stadium today in agame where a win will go a longway in assuring their place in theknockout stage of theChampions League.

Madrid’s 1-0 victory inIstanbul a fortnight ago may haveonly left them on four pointsfrom three games in their qual-ifying group, but Paris SaintGermain’s (PSG) 5-0 win inBruges means that if PSG securea home win against the Belgianside (as expected), a win inMadrid today would give RealMadrid a five-point cushionover third place.

Zinedine Zidane’s men gointo the game after another dis-appointing display at the week-end which saw them held 0-0 athome by struggling Betis andZidane needs his strikers to bemore effective than at the week-end.

One likely change will seeFede Valverde back to injectsome energy into central mid-field and Marcelo could step into give more attacking projectionat left-back, while Zidane mayopt to replace one youngBrazilian winger, Rodrygo withanother, Vinicius Jr.

Galatasaray will be cheeredon by around 3,000 travellingfans, but their cause is not helpedby an injury to striker RadamelFalcao, who has travelled withthe team but won’t form part ofthe Matchday squad, while full-back Sener Ozbayrakli is also outafter being injured inGalatasaray’s last game.

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Indian hockey star P R Sreejesh feels that goal-keepers are like wine which gets tastier if kept

longer, reflecting on his illustrious career fromwarming the bench to becoming one of the bestin the world.

Sreejesh, a former captain, said the setbacksin the early part of his career taught him lessonsto take failures as stepping stones to success.

“The first few years were quite hard for me.It took time for me to understand what exact-ly is international hockey. With time the gamehas changed, the game has got faster, so everytournament teaches you something,” Sreejeshsaid.

“When I started my career I used to con-cede a lot of goals but still every one had faithin me, they kept motivating me. The best partof a goalkeeper is that when you are the secondchoice you get to gain a lot of experience by sit-ting outside and watching. I am very muchgrateful to my seniors for their advises and sug-gestions,” he said.

“And this is where I am today after overcom-ing all the obstacles. Goalkeepers are like wine,the longer you keep it, the better it tastes.”

At 33, Sreejesh is at the twilight of his careerbut the lanky custodian from Kerala has notplanned anything yet about his future.

“I am not planning anything yet becausenow it’s more important to focus on Olympicsand after that how the circumstances will be wedon’t know. So, it’s all about short-term goals,”he said, when asked about his retirement plansafter Olympics.

“For me the next focus is FIH Pro Leaguewhere we are going to meet a lot of tough oppo-nents. When it comes to a senior-most playeryou need to keep short goals all the time to

sharpen yourself and perform your best,”Sreejesh added.

The former captain feels that the country hasleft behind the lean patch of 2008-2012 and pre-dicted a much-improved show in the TokyoGames than any of the last few Olympics.

India failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympicsand four years later, the team finished last inthe London Games. In the 2016 Rio Olympics,India bowed out in the quarterfinals.

“If you take it from 2008 till 2016, the lowpoint for Indian hockey was 2008 when we failedto qualify. In 2012, we finished last, and in 2016we finished eighth. I feel this time we willimprove and prove ourselves.”

India qualified for Tokyo Olympics afterbeating Russia 11-3 on aggregate inBhubaneswar on Saturday, and Sreejesh, regard-ed as one of the best goalkeepers of the world,is expected to man the Indian goal in Tokyo.

“It’s a great thing for us that we are going toTokyo. After every tournament we analyse our-selves and in this tournament we got a very goodlesson that we can’t underestimate any team,” saidSreejesh, known as the ‘wall of Indian hockey’.

After opting out in its maiden season lastyear, India will make its debut in the FIH ProLeague against the Netherlands in a home fix-ture on January 18 and 19.

The Pro League involves nine teams in men’sand women’s sections, each playing on home andaway basis on a two-year schedule.

India will host their first six matches. Afterfacing the Dutch, they will take on Belgium onFebruary 8-9 followed by matches againstdefending champions and world No 1 Australiaon February 22-23.

“In Pro League and the Olympics, our oppo-nents will be much better and difficult. They willplay more attacking hockey.”