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MOHIT KANDHARI nSRINAGAR/JAMMU

The State of Jammu &Kashmir witnessed a

‘bloody’ Sunday with 15 deathsreported from different parts ofthe State in incidents of firing,explosion, and attack by theBorder Action Team (BAT) ofPakistan Army along the Lineof Control (LoC) in Sunderbanisector of Rajouri.

Seven civilians lost theirlives in accidental blast inLaroo area of South Kashmir’sKulgam district soon after thesecurity forces neutralised threelocal terrorists in a fierce gun-fight early on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, three Indiansoldiers attained martyrdomafter the BAT, comprising heav-ily armed terrorists and elitecommandos, ambushed patrolparty of the Indian Army in theforward area of Sunderbanisector on Sunday afternoon.Two Pakistani intruders werelater neutralised by the Indiansoldiers in the fierce gunfight.

The surprise attack was‘purposefully’ carried out bythe Pakistan BAT team close tothe LoC with an aim to provokestrong Indian retaliation. Thelatest incident is set to furtherescalate the tension in the area.

In Jammu, Ministry ofDefence Spokesperson Lt-ColDevendra Anand said, “Atabout 1.45 pm on Sunday, theIndian Army in SunderbaniSector on the LoC had a fierceencounter with heavily armedPakistani intruders. The patrol

party killed two intruders andrecovered warlike stores includ-ing two AK-47 rifles”.

“Immediate reaction fromother posts effectively cor-doned the area and the searchand destroy operation is inprogress,” he added.

Lt-Col Devendra Anandsaid, “In the ongoing operationthree Indian soldiers attainedmartyrdom while fighting theintruders and one soldier suf-fered grievous injuries and hasbeen air evacuated to ArmyCommand hospital,

Udhampur. His condition isreported to be stable.”

Ground reports suggestedmassive cordon and searchoperations were launched inthe forward area to track downpresence of another group ofintruders in the vicinity.

The three soldiers mar-tyred along the LoC inSunderbani hailed from Jammuregion have been identified asHavildar Kaushal Kumar, res-ident of Nowshera; Lance NaikRanjeet Singh, resident of Dodaand Rifleman Rajat Kumar

Basan, resident of PallanwalaAnother injured soldier

has been identified as RiflemanRakesh Kumar resident ofSamba. Since January 1, 2018this year more than 1,050 inci-dents of ceasefire violationshave been reported along the740 km long LoC betweenIndia and Pakistan. As many as145 infiltration attempts havebeen made this year. Of them,70 have been successful.

Tensions had escalatedbetween the two neighbouringcountries ahead of the United

Nations General Assembly(UNGA) session in September2018 following abduction ofBSF jawan in Ramgarh sectorof Samba along theInternational border acrossJammu frontier.

The dead body of theIndian soldier was later recov-ered in badly mutilated statewith slit throat and marks ofbullet injuries and tortureclose to the barbed wire fencealong the International borderin the for ward area. InSrinagar, at least seven civil-

ians were killed in a blast trig-gered soon after joint team ofsecurity forces eliminatedthree local terrorists in Larooarea of South Kashmir’sKulgam district early Sundaymorning. Due to impact of theblast, these civilians receivedgrievous injuries and wererushed to the nearby hospitalwhere they succumbed totheir fatal injuries.

Chaos prevailed in thearea soon after the securityforces called off the operation.According to local reports,“Large number of locals in thearea converged inside thehouse to clear the debris andretrieve valuables from insidethe house when powerful blasttook place injuring large num-ber of civilians.” Policespokesman in Srinagar said,“Immediately after the gun-fight ended and the forceswithdrew from the spot, civil-ians rushed to the encountersite where an explosive sub-stance went off resulting indeath of six civilians.” Anothercivilian succumbed to his fatalinjuries late in the evening,police spokesman said.

“Despite requests to notvisit the spot till thoroughsearch is done for explosives,several civilians visited theencounter site immediatelyafter the operation. While theywere there, some explosivesubstance went off, resulting inon spot death of a civilian andinjuries to several others,” thepolice official said.

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RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI

The ugly war within the CBIhas intensified as Special

Director Rakesh Asthana hasapproached the Governmentand the Central VigilanceCommission complaining thata false FIR was registered by theagency against him for theallegations of bribery levelledby CBI Director Alok Verma.

Asthana’s complaint, datedOctober 18 to the CVC, alsomarked to the CabinetSecretary, comes soon afterthe CBI booked him in abribery case on October 15 forallegedly receiving a bribe of `2crore from controversial meatexporter Moin Qureshi. This isAsthana’a second official com-plaint against his boss.

In a complaint to theCabinet Secretary on August24, Asthana alleged that Vermahad received a bribe fromSatish Sana, the complainantagainst Asthana. Satish is alsoan accused in the Qureshicase. The CBI has registered acriminal case against Asthanaon October 15 bearing no RC13 (A) of 2018 under IPCSections relating to criminal

conspiracy and under variousprovisions of the Prevention ofCorruption Act on the basis ofcomplaint filed by Satish alleg-ing that Manoj Prasad and hisbrother Somesh Prasaddemanded and obtained illegalgratification in lieu of stoppinghis further interrogation forclean chit in a CBI case.

Manoj, a resident of Dubai,was taken into custody onOctober 16 upon his arrivalfrom Dubai. He was formallyarrested on October 17 and iscurrently under police cus-tody till October 25.

Satish, a Hyderabad-basedbusinessman, is an accused incriminal case registered videRC 01 of February 16, 2017against Qureshi and others.

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DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI

Three decades after the thenelite class Shatabdi Express

made it on Indian tracks in1988 much to the delight ofrailway passengers, the trainwill gradually be replaced by anultra modern train equippedwith sophisticated interiors,digital platforms and onboardWi-Fi services. Named Train18, the first of the lot will belaunched by this month end.

When India’s first ShatabdiExpress was introduced it madea revolution in inter-city trav-el in terms of speed and com-fort. Now a new set of self-pro-pelled train (like metro coach-es) made indigenously at theIntegral Coach Factory (ICF),Chennai, will be hitting thetracks on October 29.

Sources said the route forthe introduction of the first pair

of trains will be selected by thePMO and the choice couldlikely be between Patna-Lucknow and Varanasi-Patna,as this would cover both thepolitically sensitive States ofUttar Pradesh and Bihar.

“Train 18 will be able toattain speeds of 160 kmphwhich means travel time willcome down by at least 15 percent compared to Shatabdi. Thenew technology will also savearound 20 per cent in terms oflife cycle cost and will requireless maintenance as comparedto Shatabdi. The weight of Train18 is also considerably less since

no locomotives or power carsare required. The net energyrequired is less,” said S Mani,General Manager IntegralCoach Factory.

The first stainless steel-made train set will have 16chair-car type air-conditionedcoaches — 2 executive and 14non-executive — with a max-imum seat capacity of executivechair cars at 56 passengers. Thecapacity of the non-executiveclass will be 78. The mostinteresting feature of Train 18would be its automatic doorsand footsteps.

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PTI n PAMBA (KERALA)

Six women were preventedfrom entering the

Sabarimala temple on Sundayby a large number of devoteesof Lord Ayyappa as the stand-off over entry of women ofmenstrual age into the famoushill shrine continued for thefifth day.

Amid high drama, thedevotees, up in arms againstimplementation of the SupremeCourt order lifting ban onentry of women in 10-50 agegroup, chanting Ayyappamantras blocked the six, allTelugu-speaking women, fromreaching the famed shrine.

Sunday is the fifth daysince the temple gates wereopened for the monthly pujaafter the apex court last monthlifted the centuries-old ban.

A heavy flow of pilgrimswas witnessed at the templedespite intermittent downpourlashing the hills and Pamba.

Though attempts had been

made by some young women,including an activist, to enterthe temple of the ‘NaishtikBrahmachari’, the eternally celi-bate deity, since Wednesday, thedevotees backed by priests havestood their ground, saying theywould not allow the traditionto be breached.

By all available indications,not a single woman in the agegroup of 10 and 50 has so far

reached the temple which willclose on Monday at the end ofthe monthly puja.

According to policesources here, 12 women in the10-50 age group have so farbeen prevented from offeringworship at the temple, since itopened for the monthly pooja.

The BJP demanded a spe-cial Assembly session to seekthe Centre’s intervention, while

the Congress sought an ordi-nance by the NDAGovernment. The Pandalamroyal family, the traditionalcustodian of the Sabarimalatemple, alleged the CPI(M)-ledLDF Government was trying todestroy sanctity of the shrine ofthe “Naishtik Brahmachari” bytaking women in the menstru-al age group there.

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15 die on bloody Sunday in J&K

7 civilians killed in blast, 3 terrorists, 2 Pak intruders neutralised, 3 jawans martyred

No. 2 in CBI saysFIR against himat behest of bossKnocks on Govt,

CVC doors; Asthana

files 2nd complaint

against Alok Verma

Not a single woman

in banned age group

has so far reached

temple which is to

close today

6 women stopped from entering Sabarimala

Indian Railways

all set to roll

out this train

by October-end

Shatabdi Express to be replaced by‘Make in India’ 160 kmph Train 18

Army soldiers move towards the damaged house where terrorists were hiding during an encounter in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Sunday PTI

Devotees protest as several women arrive to offer prayers at Sabarimala temple in the light of the recent verdict by the SupremeCourt allowing entry to women of all ages in the temple on Sunday PTI

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PNS n CHANDIGARH

The Punjab police faced atough time on Sunday to

steer clear the railway tracks fromthe protesters. A police com-mando and a photojournalistwere injured when local pro-testers pelted stones and clashedwith security personnel whoremoved them from the rail trackwhere 59 Dussehra revellerswere mowed down by a train onFriday, officials said, adding traf-fic was restored on the route.

About 500 protesters hadblocked the rail tracks at theaccident site and were raisingslogans against the StateGovernment, administrationand the railways, and demand-ing resignation of CabinetMinister Navjot Singh Sidhu.

The agitated protesters hadwarned that they would not letany train pass on the routeunless their demands weremet. Among other things, theywere demanding action againstthe authorities for allowingDussehra celebrations near therail tracks, tracing the missingpersons and giving adequatecompensation to the families ofthose killed in the tragic acci-dent. The situation had beenmore or less peaceful butturned tense after some of theprotesters began throwingstones on police personnel.

Seeing the police comingunder attack from the protest-ers, Deputy Commissioner ofPolice (DCP-City) AmrikSingh Pawar led the operationsand managed to clear the tracksblocked for over 40 hours afterthe accident. The Rapid ActionForce was also present in thearea. The rail services wereresumed in the afternoon,informed a railway spokesper-son, adding that the railwaysgot the clearance from localauthorities at 12:30 pm.

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PTI n LUCKNOW

Lauding policemen who sac-rificed their lives while on

duty, Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath saidthe state government was withmartyred police jawan familiesand would provide them allhelp needed. He was speakingon the occasion of UP PoliceCommemoration Day (PoliceSmriti Diwas) at Reserve PoliceLines on Sunday.

Yogi announced constitu-tion of a three-member com-mission to recommend stepsfor strengthening and mod-ernising the state police force.“A three member commissionwill be constituted to give rec-ommendations for strength-ening and modernisation ofpolice,” he said, adding bynext year end, 1.25 lakh con-stables will join the force aftertraining.

“By the end of 2019, 1.25

lakh constables will join theforce, ending their shortage. Itwill help people and will wit-

ness better policing. “It will alsoaddress problem of their leaveand they will be able to perform

their duties without any tensionand will also be able to spendquality time with their fami-lies,” Yogi said addressing Police‘Smriti Diwas’ here.

The Chief Minister said thestate government was takingnecessary initiatives for thefamily of policemen who laidtheir lives while performingtheir duties. “To enhancemorale of the force and ensuregood work culture, the stategovernment made specialemphasis on their time boundpromotion. In 2017, as many as 9,892 police men and in 2018,37,575 policemen were pro-moted which is a record,” hesaid. The Chief Minister said atpresent there was infrastructurefor training only 5,793 con-stables and the governmentwas planning to double thecapacity by providing variousfacilities. “Help of CentralParamilitary forces and other

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PNS n LUCKNOW

Son of the UP LegislativeCouncil chairman was

allegedly strangulated to deathunder mysterious circum-stances at a flat in Darulshafacolony (a colony for ministers,MLAs and MLCs) underHazratganj police station onSunday morning putting theLucknow police on their toes allthrough the day. As the issuedinvolved the member of a high-profile political family, seniorpolice officials, including theSSP and a team of scientistsfrom Forensic Science Lab(FSL), reached the place afterthey came to know about theincident.

The deceased, identifiedas Abhijeet Yadav (22) of Etahdistrict, along with his moth-er Meera Yadav, was staying at

flat number 137 of New BBlock of Darulshafa. His moth-er Meera found him lyingunconscious and unrespon-sive around 8.30 am on Sundaywhen she went to wake him up.“I found his body cold andbecame apprehensive. I thencalled my elder son AbhishekYadav who reached the flatlater,” said Meera.

Abhishek told police thathe got the information from hismother and reached the flataround 10 am. “Abhishek waslying dead in one of the roomsat the flat,” he told the police.

The police spokesman saidAbhijeet was Intermediate passand was living at the flat allot-ted in his father’s name. He saidthe body had been sent forautopsy to ascertain the causeof death.

SSP Kalanidhi Naithani

confirmed that the victim hadmarks of strangulation aroundhis throat when the body wasprima facie examined. “Theautopsy report stated that thevictim died of asphyxia as aresult of ante-mortem stran-gulation," he said. He addedthat the police were investigat-ing the case on the basis of sci-entific evidence. “If any com-plaint is received, a legal actionwill be initiated,” he said.

The SSP said the autopsywas conducted by a panel ofdoctors and three police offi-cers of CO rank were deployedat the mortuary to oversee theongoing autopsy process. TheSSP said he asked the FSL toexamine the crime scene thor-oughly and collect the evi-dence to reach to a conclusion.

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Ghazipur/Chandauli (PTI): PrimeMinister Narendra Modi has not only“changed” the country’s politics, but also its“work culture” leading to improved railfacilities, Minister of State for RailwaysManoj Sinha said on Sunday.

Sinha was in Ghazipur (Gahmar) andChanduali (Sakaldiha) to lay the foundationstones of projects and inaugurate variousdevelopmental schemes.

It is because of the special interest takenby the Prime Minister that investment in

railways has tripled and touched around`1.48 lakh crore, Sinha said.

“Owing to heavy investment, there hasbeen a special improvement in passengerfacilities. The basic facilities at the railway sta-tions have increased, and a number of newtrains have been started,” the minister said.

“In the last four-and-half years, there hasbeen a transformation not only in the coun-try’s politics, but also in the work culture. Andthe entire country is benefiting from it,” theMinister of State for Railways added.

PNS n LUCKNOW

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saidthat Bharatiya Janata Party was the

saviour of Dalits in true sense becauseit never treated people belonging toScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribesas vote bank and always worked for theirbetterment.

“In his four-and-half-year rule,Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasproved that he is the true friend of Dalits.He is doing whatever is possible for theuplift of Dalits also because the BJP isthe only party in India which does notbelieve in caste and works for the bet-terment of each and every individual,”Yogi said while inaugurating the stateworking committee meeting of theAnusuchit Morcha of the party in Agraon Sunday.

Yogi said the BJP had given respectto Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkarwhile other parties have used him forvotes. “He got Bharat Ratna during theBJP regime. It was the BJP governmentwhich transformed five places associat-ed with Dr Ambedkar as places of pil-grimage. Has any government everthought in this direction?” Yogi said.

“I am a true friend of Dalits. AsMember of Parliament, I have foughtmany a battle for the self-respect ofDalits and as Chief Minister I have takenmany decisions which will help inrestoring pride of Dalits,” he said.

In his over an hour-long speech,Yogi talked about the achievements ofhis government, including improve-ment in infrastructure which includesroads and law and order.

“My government has taken forwardthe recruitment process in police depart-ment. Announcement has been made torecruit 51,000 new constables. This gov-ernment is alive to the problems thatpolicemen are facing. We know that theyare not getting leaves. My government isworking to redress this problem,” he said.

In the working committee meeting,nine decisions were taken that includeimproving party’s reach among theunder-privileged section of society.

The party leaders were asked to goto the Dalit-dominated regions to ensurethat they were getting benefits of gov-ernment schemes. The party leaderswere asked to ensure that those not get-ting the benefits were enrolled in theschemes.

PNS n LUCKNOW

All-India Power Engineers’Federation (AIPEF) has

expressed concern over themove to amend the IndianElectricity Act, 2003, saying itwill concentrate all powers inthe power sector in the handsof Central government andwill eventually lead to completeprivatisation of power distrib-ution in India.

The AIPEF has warnedagainst rushing through theproposed amendment bill inParliament, saying it will force15 lakh power employees andengineers to go on lightningstrike in protest. It has submit-ted its 22-page comments onthe draft Electricity(Amendment) Bill, 2018 toUnion Power Minister RKSingh and has demanded thatthe revised draft be again sentto the Standing Committee ofParliament and the AIPEF begiven a chance to present itsview point.

The AIPEF has also urgedthe Centre to allow state gov-ernments to present their viewsbefore the Standing Committeeas electricity is a concurrent

subject. AIPEF chairman

Shailendra Dubey said in astatement released here onSunday that as per the pro-posed amendment, therewould be separate supplylicencees, incumbent supplylicencee and intermediate com-pany to handle all power pur-chase agreements (PPAs).

He said in the present sce-nario, every state pooled theavailability of power and imple-mented merit order dispatch atstate level so that energyrequirement was met at leastcost.

He said that presently theCentral Electricity RegulatoryCommission (CERC) and StateElectricity RegulatoryCommissions (SERCs) wereguided by tariff policy where-as in the draft amendment, tar-iff policy would becomemandatory. “This will make theCERC as well as all SERCs sub-servient to policy dikats ofCentral government issuedthrough Section 3 of the Act.The regulators will no longer beindependent and distancedfrom government,” he added.

Dubey said that the

changes in the draft bill hadbeen proposed to pave theway for privatisation of powersector wherein supply licenceeswould be mostly from privatesector and get assured profit byway of guaranteed return oncapital by stipulating thatlicencees would get theirexpenses covered without rev-enue gap.

He said the draft amend-ment proposed that the crosssubsidy payable to different setof consumers within the distri-bution area was reduced pro-gressively and eliminated in aperiod of three years. “This isa policy matter for each state todecide,” he pointed out.

Further, Dubey said, anysubsidy payable to a consumerwould be through the provisionof direct benefit transfer andthis proposal was practicallyunworkable and sure to fail.

The AIPEF chairman saidthat when most of state dis-coms of the country were infinancial distress, this was notthe time or occasion to intro-duce changes by way of sepa-rating supply and distributionfunctions. “It will make finan-cial crisis even worse,” he said.

PNS n LUCKNOW

The Uttar Pradesh government haswarned that the state employees going

on strike will lose their salary as action willbe taken against them on the principle of‘no work no pay’.

The government also reiterated thatstrict action will be taken against those caus-ing damage to the public property duringthe work boycott period.

The government has asked all division-al commissioners and district magistratesto set up control room in each district andkeep a close watch on the agitation by thestate employees and teachers.

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) ofstate employees and teachers has givennotice for going on indefinite strike fromOctober 25 in support of their demands,including rollback of the new contributo-ry pension scheme (NPS) and restorationof old pension scheme.

Responding to the indefinite strikenotice served by the state employees andteachers, the UP government has directedall divisional commissioners and districtmagistrates to establish direct communica-tion with the employees and their leadersto clear the misconception about the newpension scheme.

The state government has directed thecommissioners to set up special camps forenrolment of employees in new pension

scheme and registration of the retiredemployees under the scheme and allotmentof permanent retirement account numberto them.

UP’s Chief Secretary Anup ChandraPandey issued directives to the field officersthrough video conferencing on Sunday, ask-ing them to establish dialogue with theemployees and their leaders and apprisethem of the benefits of the new pensionscheme. He said the employees should beapprised of the fact that their interests arefully protected under the new pensionscheme. Pandey said the confusion over thenew pension scheme could be cleared onlyby dialogue with the state employees andtheir leaders.

The Chief Secretary said that immedi-ate measures be taken for enrolment of thestate employees who had not yet beenenrolled in the new pension scheme. He saidbesides organising special camp for NPS,on-line facility for enrolment in the schemewas also provided.

He said the state employees reportingon duty during the strike period would beprovided security by the police. He askedthe officials to ensure that the governmentoffice functioned in normal manner dur-ing the working hours.

He also asked the officers to prevent dis-ruption and ensure normal functioning ofthe essential services in urban areas and alsopublic transport.

PNS n LUCKNOW

Among the 60 peoplemowed down by a speed-

ing train in Amritsar when theywere watching Ravan Dahanduring Dussehra, 11 are nativesof Uttar Pradesh.

While three are membersof a family from Sultanpur, twoeach are from Azamgarh,Hardoi and Ghazipur and oneeach from Unnao and Amethidistricts.

A report released by thestate government said thatDinesh Kumar (35), his wifePriti (33) and their sonAbhishek ( 11), natives ofSonbarsa village under Baldirai

police station of Sultanpur dis-trict, were killed in the incident.However, the couple’s two-year-old son Arush escapedunhurt.

Dinesh and his brotherRakesh worked as plumberand were staying in a rentedhouse in Joraphatak area.Dinesh and his family visitedthe village last time in May.

Similarly, Girendra Kumar(40) and his brother PawanKumar ( 37), who used to sellfruits in Amritsar for the last 20years, were also killed in thetragedy. They were natives ofBehtagokul area of Hardoi dis-trict.

A report from Azamgarh

said that Ram Milan (24), anative of Rahainghpur villageunder Tahbarpur police station,was also killed in the accident.He is survived by his pregnantwife and a 2-year-old son. Heused to work as a painter andwent to Amritsar on October 7.

Brajbhan Ram (20), anative of Savarupur village inAzamgarh, was also killed inthe tragic accident. He alsoworked as a painter and stayedwith his brothers in Amritsar.

Pradeep (22), a native ofBangad village underKarimuddinpur police stationin Ghazipur district, and hisnephew were also moweddown by the train. He worked

with a private company inAmritsar. He went to watch theDussehra festival along with hisnephew Sarthak (4) and nieceKajal (7). Pradep and Sarthakdied in the mishap while Kajalwas critically injured.

Ram Shanker (45) ofManikpur under Bihar policestation of Unnao district wasalso killed in the mishap. Heused to work in a bag repairingshop and was staying alone inAmritsar while his familymembers, including wife andtwo children, lived in Unnao.

Besides, 18-year-oldDeepak, a native of Shivgarh inAmethi district, was also killedin the tragic accident. A stu-

dent, Deepak was staying withhis father in Amritsar, whoworks with a private companythere.

Nine members of a familyof Belwa village under Lotanpolice station inSiddharthnagar district wereinjured in the mishap. Amongthe injured, the condition offour was stated to be critical.

The injured includeSudesar (70), Shyam Bahadur(38), Ram Bahadur (34),Santosh (15), Laxmi (11),Vishal (10), Sandhya (10), Amit(9) and Kajal (7).

The condition of Santosh,Sudesar, Ram Bahadur andVishal is said to be critical.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi said that by 2022,

when the country celebrates its75th anniversary ofIndependence Day, India’s car-pet exports would reach`25,000 crore and the govern-ment was making all efforts toachieve this the target.

Inaugurating the 36th edi-tion of India Carpet Expo(ICE) in Varanasi throughvideo-conferencing from NewDelhi, the Prime Minister saidit was due to the sincere effortsof the Central governmentduring the last four-and-a-halfyears that today the countrycarpet exports had reached`9,000 crore and in handmadecarpets, India was at numberone position in the world.

The India Carpet Expo, anexclusive trade fair for hand-made carpets and other floor-coverings, is being organised byCarpet Export PromotionCouncil at the amphitheaternear museum at TradeFacilitation Centre (TFC) andCraft Museum, in Bada Lalpurhere. It is the 14th edition ofthe carpet expo in Varanasi.Weavers, manufacturers andexporters of carpet are partic-ipating in the expo.

Modi said that today, Indiaaccounted for 35 per centexport of carpets and in thecoming years the country’sshare would be 50 per cent.

Linking the carpet weavingtradition to ancient times andquoting Sant Kabir Das whohimself was a weaver, the PrimeMinister inspired weavers tostay in the profession, saying ithad a bright future.

“I always felt sad whenev-er I met the weavers in Varanasias many of them wanted toleave this professions due tohardships they were facing,” he

said, adding that it was the rea-son why the government hadtaken steps in all fields toencourage weavers, increasemarketing of their productsand train them to meet themodern age requirements.

Modi said to give a boostto the carpet industry, modernlaboratories had been set up atthe Indian Institutes of CarpetTechnology at Bhadohi andSrinagar, which were produc-ing the best engineering grad-uates in the field today. Besides,he said, in IICT-Bhadohi, reg-ular training programmes werebeing organised for weavers toimprove their skills to make aplace in the world market.

The Prime Minister point-ed out that today, environ-mental-friendly carpets werebeing produced in India andthis was the reason that eventhe domestic markets hadincreased three times.

“For the weavers, as manyas nine common facility centreshave been set up apart fromlaunching of many schemes atBhadohi and Srinagar megaclustres,” he added.

Modi said that weaverswere being given loans andother facilities. He also said thatthe government was also help-ing weavers to send their wards

to educational institutions asthe government was bearing 75per cent expenses of their edu-cation.

The inauguration functionwas presided over by UnionTextiles Minister Smriti ZubinIrani, who lighted the lamp.Others present includedSecretary (Textiles) RaghvendraSingh, Develop-mentCommissioner (Handi-crafts)Shantmanu, Member ofParliament from Bhadohi,Virendra Singh, CEPC’s chair-man Mahavir Pratap Sharma,1st vice-chairman Siddh Nath

Singh, 2nd vice-chairman UmerHameed, senior officials of stategovernment, overseas buyersand weavers.

The 4 day expo will remainopen for business till October24.

The expo is being organisedunder the aegis of Governmentof India to promote the cultur-al heritage and weaving skills ofIndian handmade carpets andother floor coverings amongstthe visiting overseas carpet buy-ers.

The CEPC chairman saidthat iIndia carpet expo was anideal platform for internation-al carpet buyers, buying hous-es, buying agents, architectsand Indian carpet manufactur-ers and exporters to meet andestablish long-term businessrelationship.

He said there were tremen-dous business opportunities forparticipating manufacturers andexporters as various prominentbuyers of handmade carpetsfrom all over the world wouldbe attending the expo andorders worth over thousandcrore rupee were expected to beexecuted in the near future.

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani lighting the lamp at India Carpet Expo atVaranasi on Sunday evening Pioneer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the inaugural function of India CarpetExpo through video-conferencing on Sunday evening Pioneer

Carpet exports to reach

`25,000 cr by 2022: PM

BJP true saviour of Dalits: Yogi

State employees going

on strike to lose salary

Min: Modi has changedcountry’s work culture

Amritsar tragedy: 11 natives of UP among deadAIPEF concern over move to amend Electricity Act

PNS n ALLAHABAD/LUCKNOW

A30-year-old Mumbai-based woman has lodged a

first information report againstthree youths, including herlover, accusing them of gan-graping her in an area underCantonment police station ofAllahabad on Sunday.

According to theCantonment police, actionwould be initiated against thetrio on the basis of the state-ment made by the victim andher medical examinationreport.

According to the inspectorof Cantonment police station,a resident of MahalaxmiApartment under theCantonment police station hadbefriended a woman on socialnetworking site, Facebook, afew months ago. The two start-ed chatting with each other andgradually developed intimacy.

In the meantime, he left forMumbai to meet the girl thereand after staying with her fora few days, he brought her toAllahabad and started living inan apartment located in theCantonment area.

The woman alleged thatthe man had brought her to

Allahabad on the promise ofmarrying her. But they had atiff over some issue and hethrashed her.

She further alleged thatshe had first lodged a complaintwith the police concerned inthis regard but her efforts wentin vain. In the meantime, shemet an advocate living atAllapur who helped her ingetting an FIR lodged at thepolice station concerned.

Thereafter the matter ofgangape also came to the fore.On a complaint made by thevictim, an FIR against herlover and his friends waslodged for assault, intimidationand gangrape, at theCantonment police station.

Investigations are on.Meanwhile, sensation pre-

vailed in the Chandra ShekharAzad Park area in Allahabadwhen morning walkers spotteda newly-born baby abandoned inthe park’s toilet on Sunday morn-ing. Soon, hundreds of peoplegathered there and informed thepolice about the infant.

The Company Bagh policeoutpost incharge reached thespot with police force and gotthe baby extricated from thetoilet and sent it to the chil-

dren’s hospital and intimatedthe Childline about it.

However, the police areyet to ascertain who aban-doned the baby there.

As per reports, some peo-ple were strolling on a tracknear Gate No. 6 on Sundaymorning when they heard thecries of a baby coming from anearby toilet.

Some of them entered thetoilet and were aghast to finda baby girl there.

The Company Bagh policeoutpost incharge said the babygirl was covered with a whitecloth and was in a consciousstate and looking healthy. Sheappeared to be 5-6 days old.She would be handed over tothe Childline by the hospital.

Meanwhile, a teacher of aprivate school in Banda districtwas booked after an eight-year-old boy died allegedlyafter being beaten by him.

Arbaj was allegedly beatenby his teacher Jairaj inSadimadanput village onTuesday. The student wasadmitted to a hospital where hedied on Friday. The FIR wasregistered on Saturday on acomplaint filed by the victim’sfamily member.

Gangrape: Woman lodges

FIR against lover, 2 others

Govt plans uninterrupted

power supply to dists with

below 15 pc line losses

Mathura (PTI): To curb power pilferage in the state, the UttarPradesh government has introduced a plan to ensure uninterrupt-ed electricity supply to districts with less than 15 per cent linelosses, state the Power Minister has said. “As an incentive, the stategovernment would ensure uninterrupted power supply in the dis-trict where line loss is less than 15 per cent,” Power MinisterShrikant Sharma told reporters here. The incentive is meant forpromoting and encouraging the honest consumers, he said.

The minister said the state government had prepared a com-prehensive plan to provide round-the-clock power supply in everydistrict of the state by the year 2034. The process of revamping,production, transmission and distribution has been geared up andefforts are underway to reduce line losses and bring it down tosingle digit. Now account of power of every sub station, wouldbe maintained and feeders registering more line loss ,would beidentified, the minister said adding that officers responsible formore line loss would also face punitive action.

SHANKARACHARYA URGES PREZ TO ABOLISHPRACTICE OF BURNING OF RAVANA’S EFFIGY

Mathura: Shankaracharya Adhokshjanand Dev TirthMaharaj has requested President Ram Nath Kovind to abol-ish the “orthodox practice” of burning of demon king Ravana’seffigy as part of the Dussehra festival. Talking to reporters hereon Sunday, the Hindu religious leader requested the Presidentto issue orders to “abolish the custom... as it is not only againstthe basic Hindu culture but it also opens the gate for JodaPhatak-type tragedy”. The Shankaracharya was referring to the tragedy near Amritsar in Punjab, in which 60 people were mowed down by a train after a crowd of Dussehra rev-elers had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burningof Ravana effigy. He said that according to Hindu mytholo-gy, last rites of a deceased were performed only once, andRavana’s last rites were performed by Vibhishana in the pres-ence Lord Ram. He said burning of effigies in large-scale alsocases pollution.

DRY WEATHER IN UPLucknow: The weather remained dry across Uttar Pradesh

on Sunday, the Meteorological office said. According to theMeteorological department, day temperatures were above nor-mal on Saturday in Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow andJhansi divisions. Banda was the hottest place in the state, withthe mercury touching 38.4 degree Celsius. The weather is set toremain dry over the state on October 23 and October 24, the Metdepartment said.

WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH Pratapgarh: A 55-year-old woman was beaten to death by

her neighbours in Hinahu village in the Nawabganj area heredue to old enmity, police said on Sunday. Madhuri Devi andher son Pankaj were attacked by Sanjay Tiwari and his associates with sticks on Saturday night, senior police officerShivji Shukla said. Both were rushed to a hospital whereMadhuri Devi died during treatment. An FIR was registeredagainst Sanjay Tiwari, the husband of a village head, and histhree associates. Police are probing the matter. No arrests haveso far been made in this connection, senior police officer ShivjiShukla

Rape victim attackedby accused, his family

Lucknow (PNS): A 22-year-old rape victim wasallegedly beaten up by her tor-mentor and his family at herhouse in Hasanpur Luhari vil-lage of Muzaffarnagar forrefusing to withdraw a caseagainst them. According tothe victim, Gulbahar and hisfour family members bargedinto her house on Saturday andthreatened her to withdrawthe rape case. An FIR has beenregistered against the mainaccused Gulbahar and fourothers in connection with theincident, SHO DharmendraPawar said. The victim wasreportedly raped by Gulbaharwhen she was going to herhouse on August 9.


PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

With the North-SouthCorridor already nearing

completion, Lucknow MetroRail Corporation (LMRC) hasalso begun working in thedirection of accelerating theconstruction of the East-WestCorridor, also called the BlueCorridor. A senior LMRC offi-cial, while talking to ThePioneer, said that a meeting hadbeen held with the PrincipalSecretary, Awas Vikas, bysenior officials.

“The detailed projectreport (DPR) which has beensubmitted to the state govern-ment will shortly be submittedto the Central government forits approval. In the meeting, theLMRC officials requested theAwas Vikas Parishad officials toexpedite the process,” he said.

He said that the East-WestCorridor would be 12 kilome-tres long and would have sevenunderground stations and fiveelevated ones. The stations ofthe East-West Corridor havebeen made smaller and thetrains will have only three carsin order to reduce the cost of

the project. The Blue Corridorextends from Charbagh toVasantkunj.

LMRC had updated theDPR of the corridor in keepingwith the changes which hadoccurred at the ground levelwhich were surveyed by theLMRC officials. LMRC thensent the report to the Delhi

Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) for incorporatingthese changes. The official saidthat they had worked out thecorridor in such a mannerthat its construction cost, ifcompleted within the next fiveyears, would be less than theconstruction cost which wasestimated when the DPR was

prepared in the year 2013.“The construction cost as esti-mated now if the East-WestCorridor is started in 2018 andcompleted by 2023 will come toRs 6,594 crore which is lessthan the previous DPR estima-tions,” he said. The officialsaid that this reduction tomake the project cost effective

was managed by decreasing thesize of the stations and decreas-ing the number of cars per trainfor this corridor.

“The East-West Corridorhas 12 stations seven of whichwill be underground and fiveelevated. We saw that the con-struction of large undergroundconstruction as proposed bythe former DPR of the projectwill not be feasible in this con-gested area. We cannot con-struct an underground stationin this section as compared tothe one that we have con-structed in the North-SouthCorridor,” he added.

He further pointed outthat they had reduced thelength of the station for thesame purpose.“We reduced thesize of the stations as well asthe number of cars to three ascompared to the six whichhad been proposed in theDetailed Project Report,” headded. On being asked if theyhad begun any groundworknow for the East-WestCorridor, the official said thatthey could not begin any workuntil they were given necessarypermission for it.

LMRC expedites ‘Blue Corridor’ work


Relatives of slain a class IVemployee of UP police

refused to cremate the bodyand put the corpse outside hisresidence at Reserve PoliceLines (RPL) on Sunday afterthey came to know that theMahanagar police had regis-tered a case under section 304IPC. Buckling under the pres-sure, the Mahanagar policeaccepted their complaint andincluded it in the investigationto pave the way for registrationof a murder case.

On Sunday morning, thekin put the corpse of RamNaresh outside the quarters helived and refused to move forcremation. As the newsreached senior police officials,they directed the MahanagarSHO to settle the issue. Theprotesters alleged that theMahanagar police were tryingto weaken the case to give an

advantage to accused Deepakaka Deepu, who is also a classIV employee of UP police andhappened to be a nephew ofthe deceased. They demand-ed a job to one dependent ofthe deceased and compensa-tion to the family.

SHO Vikas Pandey said acase under NCR (non-cog-nizable report) was registeredafter Ram Naresh was attackedon Thursday night. “Weassigned a sub-inspector toprobe the case and later section308 IPC for grievously injuringthe victim was initiated. AfterRam Naresh died during treat-ment, the police slapped sec-tion 304 IPC for culpablehomicide on Deepak in thecase,” the SHO explained.

Explaining the law side inthe case, the SHO said the pro-vision of punishment undersection 304 and 302 IPC didnot have much difference. “Insection 304 IPC, there is a pro-

vision of life imprisonmentwhile in section 302 IPC, thereis also a provision of capitalsentence,” Pandey added.

He said the police hadaccepted the application givenby the family members forregistering a case of murder.“They had alleged that Deepakkilled Ram Naresh out of enmi-ty. We are investigating the caseand will slap section 302 IPCon accused if allegation levelledby the family were found true,”he assured. Ram Naresh andhis nephew Deepak aka Deepulived in staff quarters at ReservePolice Lines (RPL). OnThursday night, both reacheda shop where they purchasedjalebi. After the shop ownertold that them to pay Rs 40 asbill, both started quarrelling aseach of them was willing to paya small amount of the bill.Later, Deepak attacked RamNaresh with a spade and fledthe scene.


The arrest of a hardcorecriminal carrying a cash

reward of Rs 1.5 lakh on hishead brought some respite tothe embattled Lucknow policewho are passing through a dif-ficult phase these days follow-ing the murder of Apple exec-utive Vivek Tiwari, murder ofa follower of UP police andspate of other crime incidentsthese days.

The miscreant arrested wasidentified as Sameer Khan akaRaka of Gonda district. He waswanted by Gonda and Faizabadpolice for a long time. Besides,he and his aides had killed ahardware businessman and hisbrother in Pratapgarh. Rakawas also involved in a crime inLucknow. Giving details, SSPKalanidhi Naithani said thepolice were tipped off aboutRaka’s location near Metro railstation in Transport Nagar.“We were tipped off that Rakawas to execute a big crime and

so a police team was pressedinto the job,” he said. The SSPadded that a .32 bore pistol, fivelive cartridges and Rs 1,100were recovered from Raka.

However, the team whichworked out of the case lookeddefensive to face to mediaquery. As some of the cops inthe team, which cracked thecase, had courted controversyin the past for their ‘workingstyle’, mediamen took the goodwork with a pinch of salt.

Raka told newsmen thathe, along with his aides PraveenDwivedi, Ravi Singh andSaurabh Soni, had looted goldand silver ornaments from ajeweller near Saryu bridge inKarnailganj of Gonda in 2017.He confessed that he and hisaides had attacked contractorAnant Bahadur Singh inFaizabad. In the case, Raka andhis aides were jailed but theylater fled the jail. As per hisconfession, he and his aides hadcommitted loot in Abrar Nagarof Indira Nagar in 2017.

Slain cop’s kin protest,demand murder case

Criminal’s arrest

a spur for police


Uttar Pradesh ProvincialServices preliminary

examination (UPPCS-2018)will be held on October 28.Joint secretary, UPPCS, DSPandey said there would be 140exam centres in Lucknow. Thisis the first time that the PCSexamination will be held on thepattern of IAS examinationand there will be negativemarking for wrong answers.

Asked about the measuresbeing taken to prevent paperleak, Pandey said they werevery vigilant and an array ofmeetings would be held in thecoming days with the districtadministration for proper con-duct of the exam.

In the UPPCS (Mains)2017 exam this year, the essaypaper which had to be con-ducted in the second shift wasgiven in the first shift becauseof which it had to be cancelledand re-conducted. Incidentally,even as the preliminary examis being conducted, the resultsof the PCS-2016 Mains andPCS-2017 Mains have not beendeclared as yet. Pandey said theresults of the Mains 2016 wouldbe declared by the last week ofNovember. He said 600 candi-dates would be selected in the2016 PCS examination, 900 in2017 and 900 in 2018 exams.


The Academic ResearchCommittee of All-India

Opthalmological Society organ-ised a continuing medical edu-cation (CME) on ‘Crusadeagainst diabetes blindness’ at theOphthalmology department ofSGPGI on Sunday.

Head of the department DrKumindini Sharma said theCME was held to update the eyespecialists from across the coun-try on the management ofblindness caused by diabetes.She said the programme was foropthalmologists and residentswith basics of diabetic retinopa-thy and its management. DrSharma said cases of diabetichad been on the rise and it wasimportant to spread the messageinto the interiors that the dis-ease could be controlled with

the help of proper diet and reg-ular exercise. “Diabetes canalso lead to hypertension andhence it is important for thepatients to walk for half-an-hour everyday. This does notmean that one walks for 10 min-utes alone. It is necessary towalk continuously for half-an-hour to make your heart work,”she explained.

About the informationavailable on the internet, shesaid there was a big differencebetween practical training andinformation. “Besides, peopleliving in the interiors need to bemade aware of relevant infor-mation through doctors,” sheadded. Dr Sharma said theCME was attended by doctorsfrom five states, including UttarPradesh, Uttarakhand, MadhyaPradesh, Rajasthan andChhattisgarh.


Joint Secretary (Fertilisers)Government of India, Parth

Sarthi Sen Sharma has penneda novel on Lucknow titled‘Lucknow Diaries: Of love andLonging’ which will be releasedat a literary event in the statecapital in November. Talking toThe Pioneer, Sharma said thebook was a tribute to the beau-tiful city of Lucknow where helived for 15 years. He said hewas happy that he had come upwith the book because therehad been no fictional work oncontemporary Lucknow forthe past several years.

He said it was the story of

three friends, including abureaucrat, a politician and ajournalist. “Dinesh, Feroze andRahul grow up from their com-mon cricket grounds and trav-el on parallel courses of theirlives in Lucknow. They occa-sionally travel to other places inIndia where they meet theirloves and come face to facewith their lives. It’s a tale of loveand longings, of politics andcorruption, of ambitions anddreams, and about human rela-tions and revelations, set in anever-changing and contempo-rary India,” he said.

Sharma, who has heldimportant posts in Lucknow,including Secretary to former

CM Akhilesh Yadav, andDirector General (Tourism),said he was aware that therewould be speculations on thecharacters in his novel and peo-ple from bureaucracy, jour-nalism and politics would findsomething to identify with interms of conflicts. It took theauthor nearly two-and-a-halfyears to pen the book.

“In my profession and thepostings which I had at thattime, it was difficult to findtime and come back to thebook. It was difficult to findthat mind space for keeping allthe things linked,” he said.

Lucknow, he said, would berecognisable for the several

locations and the eateries thathe had mentioned. WhileSharma started writing articles,

travel pieces and opinions, hisfirst full-scale travelogue as abook was published in 2011 as‘A Passage Across Europe’. In2015, the author’s first noveltitled ‘Love Side By Side’ hit thestands and since then, thou-sands of readers have read andenjoyed it. His third book,another travelogue coveringBritain, Europe, Turkey,Morocco and India called“Every Mile a Memory’ waspublished in 2016. All the threebooks have been translatedand published in Hindi too. Hesaid his latest novel was his bestwork so far, but he would liketo know what his readersthought.

Lucknow: AntarrashtriaHindu Parishad presidentPravin Togadia on Sunday saidhe would launch an “Abki baar,Hinduon ki sarkaar” (Hindus’government this time) cam-paign from Ayodhya onOctober 23. “Our demand(from the BJP government inthe Centre) to fulfil promises.Build a Lord Ram Temple inAyodhya after bringing an ordi-nance or enacting a law inParliament. Make educationcheaper, reduce the petrol priceand make farmers karz-mukt(debt free),” Togadia toldreporters here, enlisting hisdemands.

“We want a Ram mandirand also a Ram Rajya-like pros-perity in our homes,” he added.He said he would also spell outthe details of his “Abki baar,Hinduon ki sarkaar” campaign

in Ayodhya on October 23. “InAyodhya, there will be twoprogrammes. These pro-grammes will be focussed on‘Ram mandir nahin, toHinduon kaa vote nahin (noHindus’ votes without a Ramtemple). On October 23, theplans pertaining to Hindus’government this time will alsobe worked out,” he said. Askedwhy he has adopted an aggres-sive posture now on buildingLord Ram temple, Togadia said,“Earlier we were hopeful thatthey (the Modi government)will fulfil their promises. Weconstantly reminded them forfour years. But they remem-bered neither Ram, nor farm-ers nor youths during the lastfour years.” He also recalled thatin June, the AHP had given acall for “Ayodhya kooch”(march to Ayodhya). PTI

Togadia to pitch fora ‘govt of Hindus’

Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) leader Pravin Togadia waves to his supporters during his ‘Ayodhya Chalo’ programme inLucknow on Sunday Pioneer

Sr bureaucrat’s novel to be released in Nov

UPPCS-2018prelims tobe held onOctober 28

The results of the

PCS-2016 Mains

and PCS-2017

Mains have still

not been declared

Half-an-hour walkdaily essential fordiabetics, says doc


PTI n LUCKNOW

In a bid to keep Muslim youthsaway from fundamentalism,

the RSS-backed MuslimRashtriya Manch has started adrive to encourage them toadopt former President APJAbdul Kalam as their "rolemodel" and not Ajmal Kasab ofthe 26/11 Mumbai terror attacknotoriety. "We have initiated acampaign to make formerPresident Kalam, who was alsoknown as the missile man andmade the country proud, as therole model of Muslim students.We are organising national levelseminars for this," MRM con-venor Muhammad Afzal said.

He said the campaign'sobjective is to "strengthen patri-otism among the Muslim stu-dents and encourage them totake the path of Kalam".

When asked about the needfor such a campaign, Afzal

said, "We want to convinceMuslim students that their rolemodel should be formerPresident Kalam and not terror-ist Kasab. We will tell the differ-ence between the two."

"Many a times, Muslimyouths divert towards Kasab.We want them to bring close toKalam's ideologies. It will helpthe country grow and progress.With his deeds, Kalam hadproved that he was a truepatriot," he said. He said "in ourcampaign, we discuss in detailthe life and achievements ofKalam to encourage people.Kalam had rejected even aNASA's offer for a job and gavehis prime to the country, work-ing on his dream project Prithvimissile and developing India'sspace centre. He remainedbachelor to serve the country."

"Students of madarsas andinter colleges are invited inthese programmes and experts,

scientists and officers are calledto talk to them," he said, addingthe next such programme willbe held in Lucknow next month.

One such programme washeld in Delhi on October 19and similar events will besoon be organised in 10 statesincluding Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh, Manipur,Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh,Assam and West Bengal, he said. He said though stu-dents of all religion participatein the events but Muslim stu-dents are given priority.

The MRM was set up in2002 by former RSS chief KSSudarshan to enable the Sanghto reach out to Muslims. It hadheld 'Eid milan' programmesand 'Iftar' parties earlier in a bidto remove, what, it believes, aremisconceptions among a sec-tion of the people about theSangh and the BJP.

MRM has been reaching

out to Muslims to apprise themof the RSS works and changetheir views about the organisa-tion, Afzal said. All indiaMuslim Personal Law Board(AIMPLB), however, termedthe MRM's move as "humiliat-ing", saying the Muslims do nothave to prove their patriotism.

"What else can you expectfrom an organisation affiliatedto the RSS? They are puttingforward the name of Kalam toshow what they feel aboutMuslims. How can one insin-uate as Muslim youths eventhinking of having Kasab astheir role model, when thecommunity did not evenallowed him to be buried inIndia?," asked AIMPLB mem-ber Yasin Usmani. "Such cam-paigns which demeanMuslims' contribution to thenation building is shamefuland humiliating to us," headded.

Make Kalam, not Kasab the

role model: MRM to youthsPIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

There are many countries inthe world where mangoes

are available in the marketsthroughout the year. In a bid tounderstand if mangoes can begrown in all seasons, CentralInstitute for SubtropicalHorticulture (CISH) conduct-ed a research in collaborationwith Tamil Nadu AgricultureUniversity at Kanyakumari andfound around 20 natural off-season bearing types.

CISH director ShailendraRajan said those varieties wereknown to consumers and gotbetter prices as compared toother obscure off-season bear-ing varieties. “Flowering can besuccessfully induced throughchemical treatment.Experimenting for off-seasonmango production withresearch collaborators in fiveresearch institutions revealedthat successful off-seasonmango production was influ-enced by climatic conditions.Areas with minimum temper-ature less than 15 degreeCelsius during the coldestmonths are not suitable for off-season flower induction andnatural multiple flowering.Therefore, in subtropical placeslike Lucknow, chemical treat-ment could not set fruits due tolow temperature hamperingpollination and fertilisation.During the study potential,off-season mango floweringand fruiting pockets were iden-tified along the West coastorchards,” Rajan elaborated.

He said that in North,many off-season varieties areavailable and commonlyknown as Baramasi types.

“Few off-season varietieshave been introduced fromSouth-East Asian countries likeThailand which can fruit in offseason also. Gradually, these arebecoming popular with home

garden lovers. In Lucknow,CISH collected off-seasonvarieties like Baramasi AgaiBahar, Baramasi Mallik,Baramasi Malihabad, RoyalSpecial, Niranjan, and sever-al other from different parts ofthe country. Off-season flow-ering studies in subtropicalregion indicated that off-seasonflowering in Baramasi Aharawas regular as compared toother types at Lucknow,” hesaid. He pointed out that off-season flowering at Lucknowindicated that flowering mayoccur during May-June leadingto fruit set during May-Junehowever, the fruits wereexposed to extreme high heatand heavy rains leading todevelopment of blemishes onfruit surface which make fruitsunappealing as a table purposeoff-season variety.

He said various technolo-gies for induction of off-seasonflowering and fruiting either bynatural means or throughchemicals had been developedleading to early harvest.

In an effort to consolidateoff-season mango growers andbring them under a singleumbrella, National Off-seasonMango Producers Association

(NOMA) was established inKanyakumari to serve as aplatform for off-season mangogrowers, traders and scientistsfrom Tamil Nadu andKarnataka.

“Workshops were con-ducted in Kanyakumari forimproving the quality of fruitsas these fruits are often exposedto winter rains common inSouth. The association hasprovided a platform for joiningof off-season producers notonly from Tamil Nadu butsome parts of Karnataka andother states as well. SouthIndian off-season mangoes aremostly available in Januaryand producers search for anattractive market for premiumprice. Many a times, theyhave to sell their fruits beforematurity for instant pickle pur-pose as winter rains may spoilthe fruit appearance. Sincethere is no mango availableduring winters, farmer getattractive prices for their pro-duce. Now they have estab-lished contacts with the whole-sale market in Delhi but mostof the time they could not getpremium price for the off sea-son produces also,” heexplained.

SHOOTING WINDS UPThe shooting for the film

‘Today's Coverage’ wound up inthe city on Sunday. DirectorSameer, Rizvi who is aLucknowite, said the film washis directorial debut. Sameerstudied in Shia PG Collegebefore he went to Kanpur tocomplete engineering fromPolytechnic. “I have been in theindustry for over 25 yearsworking mainly as an assistantdirector, and this is my firstfilm as a director. I took up thecudgel when I gained confi-

dence that I could manage totake the risk,” he said. Thedirector said he had primarilyroped in artistes for the filmfrom Lucknow and Mumbai.“We had already complete a 40-day schedule earlier in the city.The film has Ravi Kishan asone of the prominent actors inthe film. We completed thefive-day work which wasremaining after a schedule inJaunpur,” he said. He added thatthe film was about how the lureof lucre landed youngsters inthe crime world.

FARMERS’ MARKETA farmers’ market was

organised in the city onMonday. Organiser of themarket Jyotsana Habibullah,who is also an orchard owner,said that chemicals and syn-thetic additives in the foodwere poisoning human bod-ies and caused so many dis-eases and hence the need forsuch ventures. The atmos-phere of a carnival was creat-ed at the market which wit-nessed the presence of theTarot card reader and a theatreworkshop on farmers’ first byAnnu Gupta from Delhi. “Themarket is a delight and offerssomething of interest forevery visitor. Now consumerscan get a regular supply oforganic and farm fresh natur-al produce, including vegeta-bles, honey, flour, cereals,spices, turmeric, mustard oil,

jaggery and other foodgrainsdirectly from the farmersand producers. People from allwalks of life have come togeth-er to revive and present localspecialities from a simplertime, which are seasonal andlocally produced and grownreducing our carbon footprintand with no processing orharmful additives,” she said.“Organic and farm fresh pro-duce such as mustard oil anddals (pulses) are being present-ed by an engineer whose pas-sion is farming, turmeric pow-der, mustard oil, hand-craftedsoaps, honey medicated jag-gery, honey, hand-made rugs,organic chicken and eggs, gro-cery, vegetables, fish, poultry,pickles without oil and preser-vatives, home- made choco-lates and terracotta items areall available at the market,” shesaid.

Lucknow (PNS): A 28-year-old woman, a resident ofRamzan Bazaar locality ofCantonment, ended her life ather house in Cantonmentpolice station on Sunday.Identified as Garima Shakya,she hanged herself with a dupa-ta tied around her neck. Thepolice sent the body for autop-sy and an investigation wasunderway. Police said victim’shusband was working with anews channel.

THREATENEDSocial worker Ravi Shukla

lodged a case against Salmanand his aide with the Hasanganjpolice on Sunday accusingthem of threatening him.Shukla alleged that he wasrunning a campaign againstwrong practices like bettingand gambling in the locality.“On Saturday, he got a call fromSalman who threatened himwith dire consequences if I keptrunning the campaign,” healleged. Police registered a caseunder section 506 IPC.

Woman ends

life in house

CISH working to grow

all-season mangoes

AKSHAY PAL SHARMA

Vaastu Shastra, loosely talkedabout as a traditional

Hindu system of architecture is,in fact, a science and not a mereconstruction code. Not an ordi-nary science as we know it buta unique and supreme scienceconcerning energy, time, spaceand spatial form. Vaastu has anindependent origin; it is techni-cal and not literary in nature. Itis as old as human culture andcivilisation, going beyond theVedic period. It is a science ofvibrational matching, a processof mitigating fate and has uni-versal acceptability. The sci-ence of Vaastu, unlike other sci-ences that are based on mater-ial substances and lab tests, hasits roots in the vast space sur-rounding and filling the entireuniverse. It is based on theprocess of manifestation whichcan be numerically expressedand applied in the form ofdesign, structure and space.

The process of manifesta-tion is basic and is taking placein the universe. Time beinginduced into the vast spacearound us (known as vaastu)starts vibrating at various fre-quencies. This vibration at var-ied frequencies creates differ-ent kinds of matter in its mate-rial forms (known as vaastu).This scientifically understood,is conversion of energy intomatter. Hence, absolute time isthe ultimate creator. Creationstarts with time as time createsvibration leading to creation.This creation takes place byenclosing the space or dealingwith the space in differentmathematical proportions,forming an energy pattern.

Depending on the time units,the resulting spatial form willexhibit varying attributes.

All objects are unified enti-ties of energy and mattervibrating at different frequen-cy which make them differentfrom one another physically. Itis interesting to note that every-thing contains space or energy- be it a human being, animal,or inanimate objects such as atable or chair, a house, a build-ing. Therefore, vaastu is theenergy in its original form orsubtle state whereas vaastu isthe energy within a materialsubstance or in its gross state orembodied energy. The mostcommon mistake made bythose seeking changes in theirlife is to look at a structure inisolation.

On the other hand, it is thecombination or the synchroni-sation of all the energies (of theanimate and inanimate, includ-ing the energy of the dweller)that determines the state of har-mony and success of mankind,not only materially but alsospiritually. Vaastu foretells thebad and good effect of the envi-ronment on the dweller of thespace keeping in view the sub-tle qualities. It is only logicalthen, that to live in harmonywith the gross or materialworld, one must numericallymanage the subtle world.

To manage the subtle qual-ities of gross nature, to designa structure which will spiritu-ally resonate with the innervibration of its inhabitants so asto their physical and spiritualwelfare, is the primary aim ofVaastu Shastra.

(The writer is an entrepreneur from Mathura)

Vaastu Shastra: A

space therapy

SCHOOLSCANCITYBRIEFS

COFAS-2018City Montessori School

(Rajendra Nagar Campus III)is organising a four-day inter-national computer olympiad,‘COFAS-2018’ from October31 to November 3. Over 700students from Jordan,Bangladesh, Nepal and variousstates of India will be arrivinghere to participate in the event.COFAS-2018 convener andprincipal Jayashree Krishnantold mediapersons on Sundaythat the event was aimed at sen-sitising students about the need

for computer knowledge,upgrading their technical skillsand giving a boost to informa-tion technology.

CONVERGENCE-2018 Students of Delhi Public

School (Indira Nagar) areorganising the 5th edition oftheir 2-day mega annual eventof inter-school competitions,Convergence-2018 on October22 and 23. The theme is‘Science and humanity’. It is aplatform where children get anopportunity to showcase theirknowledge and talent in vari-ous fields. Model UnitedNations (MUN) will be a partof the programme whereinchildren will be trained tounderstand the global issuesand solve problems througharguments and deliberations.Scientist DK Upreti from NBRIwill be the chief guest.

UP Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit speaking at a programme dedicated to former Prime Minister Atal BihariVajpayee at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow on Sunday Pioneer

LOCALS PROTESTING...In a precautionary move,

the police has cordoned off theDhobi Ghat area and JauraFatak, besides making publicannouncements that no oneshould come out of homesnear the railway tracks. Theblockade, since Saturday, hadforced the railways to cancel 27trains, divert many others toTarn Taran and Beas whilesome were short-terminated atJalandhar. The first goods trainstarted from Manawala forAmritsar at 2:16 pm, said theNorthern Railways spokesper-son Deepak Kumar, addingthat this is being followed byMail and Express trains. OnFriday, 59 people lost theirlives and 60 others were injuredwhen a train ran through acrowd that had gathered on arailway track to watch 'Ravana'effigies go up in flames on theoccasion of Dussehra. Even asseveral people are still search-ing for their missing kith andkin after the tragic incident, thepolitical mudslinging continuedunabated. Meanwhile, PunjabDirector-General of Police(DGP) Suresh Arora on Sundayannounced that for fixing crim-inal responsibility for theAmritsar railway mishap,Additional Director-General ofPolice (Railways) Iqbal PreetSingh Sahota would conduct aninquiry. “There has been neg-ligence on the part of someoneand that liability has to befixed for which this probe hasbeen ordered," said Arora whileinteracting with media per-sons on the sidelines of the 59th

Police Commemoration Dayparade. The State DGP said thatthis was a very tragic andunfortunate incident into whichChief Minister Capt AmarinderSingh has already ordered amagisterial probe by JalandharDivisional Commissioner BPurusartha, who would submitthe report within four weeks.Sahota would also personallyconduct inquiry to ensure thatthe persons responsible for thismishap could be nailed, hesaid.

NO 2 IN CBI...“On receipt of informa-

tion that Satish Babu paid ille-gal gratification to Sh AlokVerma, Director, CBI, the samewas brought to the notice of theCabinet Secretary by Asthanathrough his letter dated August24 this year. The CVC has ini-tiated an enquiry and soughtthe relevant files from the CBI,”Asthana alleged in his plaint tothe CVC. Asthana has allegedin his letter to the CVC thatSatish Babu Sana, one of theaccused proposed to be arrest-ed, attempted to flee but couldnot leave the country, owing tothe LOC opened by SIT head-ed by him (Asthana). The filewas submitted back on October3 to the CBI Director answer-ing all his queries and provid-ing all the documents sought byDoP, the file has never returned.“Meanwhile, Satish Babu Sanaappeared before the IO onOctober 1, 2018. He stated thathe approached Shri CMRamesh, MP, (Rajya Sabha),TDP who in turn personally

met the CBI Director. Later,CM Ramesh assured that SatishSana would not be called againby the CBI. On October 4, EDalso examined Sana,” Asthanaalleged.

Meanwhile, the CBI trans-ferred the Moin Qureshi case toJD (policy) AK Sharma “withmalafide intention to shieldthe bribe payer and bribereceiver. It is clear that activeefforts are underway to falselyimplicate the undersigned(Asthan),” Asthana alleged inhis second complaint to CVCon October 19. Sharma is saidto have verbally ordered theflight of controversial busi-nessman Vijay Mallya againstwhom a Look Out Circular(LOC) was pending. Asthanaalso sought transfer of eightcases including the MoinQureshi case to the SIT.

In his earlier complaint tothe CVC on October 18,Asthana said, “On the basis ofreasonable grounds and appre-hension, LOC was got openedagainst them (Moin Qureshiand others) on May 16, 2018 asthey are facing serious chargesand can flee from justice, andmay not return to India. DuringSeptember 2018, as soon as theCVC called for relevant filesincluding the files related to RC2242017 A0001-AC-VI/SIT,Delhi (against Moin Qureshiand others), CBI Director AlokKumar Verma came to knowabout possible allegations in theinstant case. “A proposal toarrest and (subject) custodialinterrogation of Satish BabuSana and others was submitted

by the Investigating Officer(IO) on 12.09.2018, which wasduly endorsed by the SP/SIT on12.09.2018 and by JD/SIT on20.09.2018. I also endorsed thearrest proposal on 20.09.2018and, put up to the CBI Directorfor approval. However, AlokKumar Verma, after four days,in a deviation from the proce-dure generally adopted by theCBI and violation of Para 12.3of CBI (Crime) Manual, 2005,marked the arrest proposal toOP Verma, Director ofProsecution (DoP) on24.09.2018.” Verma marked onthe file that all the statements inthe case recorded by the CBIand ED be put up before theDoP who will give an opinionon the arrest of the accusedSatish Sana and others, Asthanasaid.

15 DIE ON...Adviser to the Governor, K

Vijay Kumar, and DGP DilbagSingh have expressed regretover the loss of civilian lives atthe encounter site and conveyedtheir profound condolences tothe bereaved families. He saidsuch sites should be avoided bycivilians till they are properlysanitised. Reacting to the newsof loss of civilian lives, formerChief Minister Omar Abdullahtermed it as ‘terrible news’.“Terrible news coming outfrom Kulgam. May thedeceased find place in Jannat.Alienating the people in thefight against militancy is a surefire recipe for losing the fight.How long can we go on ignor-ing the ground realities & liv-

ing in denial about how badthings are in Kashmir?” Omarwrote on Twitter. The slaincivilians were identified asUbaid Laway, son ofMohammad Maqbool Laway;Uzair Ahmad, MansoorAhmad, Talib Maqbool ofLaroo, Tajamul Ahmad ofDenew Bogund and IrshadAhmad of Shurat. All three ter-rorists were locals and affiliat-ed with Jaish-e-Muhammad.They have been identified asShahid ul Islam Tantray ofWangam Shopian, YazilMakroo of Arwani Bijbeharaand Zubair Lone of AhwatooKulgam. Meanwhile, JointResistance Leadership hascalled for shutdown on Mondayagainst the killings.

SHATABDI EXPRESS...The modular toilets will

have aesthetic touch-free bath-room fittings. They have zerodischarge bio vacuum toilets.The luggage rack of Train 18will be more spacious so thatpassengers can carry more lug-gage. Just like the metro trainsor the EMUs, Train 18 will havedriver’s cabin at both ends of thetrain. The coaches of the self-propelled train set will be inter-connected and they will alsohave space for wheel-chairs fordisabled passengers.

Train 18 will have the lat-est generation coaches forgreater comfort with severalnew features, including reducedaerodynamic drag for improvedenergy efficiency, improved airducting for better distributionand underslung propulsion. It

will have quick accelerationand deceleration, thus reducingthe travel duration. While therewill be on-board Wi-Fi andinfotainment, GPS-based infor-mation system will enable pas-sengers to know the real-timemovement of the train. The ini-tial idea to replace ShatabdiExpress between Delhi andBhopal by Train 18 has beendropped due to the model codeof conduct coming into effectfor the Assembly elections inMadhya Pradesh. The newtrain set is also likely to be cost-effective for the national trans-porter as it would cost aroundRs 5-6 crore per coach.

6 WOMEN STOPPED...On Sunday, a 47-year-old

woman reached up to the‘Nadappandhal’ close to thesanctum sanctorum, but wasprevented by the devoteeschanting “Swamiye SaranamAyyapa” while five others werestopped enroute to the hills.The woman, who complainedof uneasiness, was brought to ahospital here by the police. Aelderly woman devotee whowas present at the spot said asthe identity card of the womanshowed she was born in 1971and had not attained the ‘per-missible age”, the other devoteesstarted chanting Sarana mantra.Earlier, the protesters prevent-ed two women, in their 40s, atthe foothills itself. The womenwere accompanied by their rel-atives. Police, who took thewomen to the safety, said thetwo informed them that theycame to Sabarimala without

knowing the customs of thetemple. After the women werebrought Nilackal, the basecamp, they gave in writing tothe police that they did notwant to break the centuries-oldcustom of the temple, sourcessaid. In another development,activist Rehana Fathima, whohad made an attempt to enterthe temple on Friday, has beenexpelled from the Muslim com-munity for “hurting the senti-ments of lakhs of Hindu devo-tees”, the Kerala MuslimJama’ath Council said. The statehas been witnessing massiveprotests by Lord Ayyappa devo-tees opposing the entry of girlsand women of menstrual ageinto the Sabarimala templesince the government decidedto implement the apex courtorder.

YOGI FORMS...states will also be sought fortraining capacity enhancement.In Jalaun and Sultanpur wheretraining centres are ready, theywill be started soon,” he said. Hesaid to meet housing demands,more barracks will be put up inpolice lines and police stations.Yogi said cycle and uniformallowances of policemen will beincreased soon and medicalreimbursement related issueswill also be sorted out. Elaborating on the initiatives ofthe state government for thepolice, the Chief Minister saidthe Uttar Pradesh governmenthas already increased compen-sation to the family of a martyrfrom `20 lakh to `40 lakh,besides hiking the amount

given to their parents to `10lakh. Giving details, DGP O PSingh said 67 policemen losttheir lives while performingtheir duties between September1, 2017 and August 31 2018.

COUNCIL CHAIRMAN...revealed that Abhijeet had somehealth-related problem onSaturday night and on Sundaymorning, he was found dead.“The family members wereplanning to cremate the body.But a female relative insistedthat an autopsy be conducted.Later, a police team reached theplace on information and thebody was sent for autopsy,” thesources said. They said strangu-lation mark around the throatof the victim hinted some foulplay though a corroborative evi-dence in the case was yet to beobtained. They said the fami-ly had not informed the matterto the police and was makingpreparations for the crema-tion.

It surfaced that Abhijeetwas staying in the flat for along time and was exploringhis career in constructionand real estate these days.Abhijeet’s one brother AshishYadav is a former MLA fromSamajwadi Party from anAssembly seat in Etah. Ahuge number of shop ownersand residents in the localityflocked to the scene soon afterthe news reached them.Believing that it was an insid-er’s job, the police weregrilling family members toobtain concrete clue to nail theculprit.

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The Army is bracing itself to face a deter-mined bid by Pakistan-backed terror-

ists to infiltrate into Jammu & Kashmirfrom across the Line Of Control(LOC)before all the ingress routes are blocked bysnow in the next few weeks. The latest infil-tration bid in Jammu sector is an indica-tion that, having failed to enter from NorthKashmir due to snowfall, the terroristsshifted focus to more favourable terrainsouth of Pir Panjal. Three soldiers and twoheavily armed terrorists were killed whenan infiltration bid was foiled in Sunderbaniregion of Rajouri on Sunday.

Apart from tightening its anti-infil-tration grid all along the LOC to preventlarge scale infiltrations, the security forcesare also focusing on more than 70 foreignterrorists now hiding in North Kashmir.The main objective of this operation is todeny the terrorists space and time to movefreely and intrude into South Kashmir tocarry out terrorist strikes and then escapeto their hideouts in rugged terrain of NorthKashmir, officials in security establishmentsaid here on Sunday.

Elaborating upon the dynamics ofinfiltration attempts, they said upperreaches of North Kashmir are alreadyreceiving heavy snowfall and somefavoured mountain passes used for ingressare blocked. Coming days will see the ter-rorists shifting base towards Jammu regionincluding Poonch and Rajouri which

does not receive snowfall. In fact, Sunday'sattempt is one such indication that Poonchand Rajouri may see more such bids by ter-rorists.

An estimated 250-300 well trained andarmed terrorists are waiting in launch padsacross the LOC to sneak into Jammu &Kashmir to raise the levels of violence inthe State. Moreover, at least 250 terroristsare active in the Kashmir valley withmajority of them based in restive SouthKashmir and others in North Kashmir.This region is also close to LOC and ter-rorists try to sneak into the state throughmountain passes there, they said.

The fight against terrorism and infil-tration has already cost the lives of at least75 security men this year as compared to84 for the entire last year. Moreover, 35 ter-rorists were killed on the LOC this yearincluding the latest incident while tryingto come in, officials said and not ruling the

possibility of more or less the same num-ber of terrorists successfully infiltrationinto the Kashmir valley during theseencounters.

The overall figure of terrorists neu-tralised is 195 so far while this toll stoodat 214 for the entire last year. In fact, lastyear's figures were highest since 2010 whenmore than 270 terrorists were neutralised,sources said.

They, however, admitted that neu-tralisation of 200 plus terrorists last yeardid not prove to be a deterrent as morethan 127 local youths including highly edu-cated students joined militancy. The fig-ure this year is alarming as the figure hasalready crossed the 150 plus mark with twomonths before the year ends, officials said.

On weather pattern determining theflow of infiltration in North Kashmir, theysaid the region is expected to experiencemore than heavy snowfall this year. Lastyear, snowfall was not that dense as hap-pens every two to three years, officials said.

Given the situation, the Army willthin out its presence in the higher reach-es of North and South Kashmir due toexpected heavy snow thereby proving anatural deterrence to the infiltrators.However, the troops relieved from theirposts in higher reaches will be redeployedin other parts of the State to shore up anti-insurgency grid, sources said adding thetempo of terrorism operations will notslacken even during the winter months inthe hinterland.

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Accusing the BJP-led Centre of making a“conspiratorial attempt” to appropriate

the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,the Congress on Sunday said the saffronparty was "desperate to rewrite history".Congress spokesperson Abhishek ManuSinghvi said the Congress had alwaysendeavoured to protect, preserve and prop-agate the ideals of Bose, the brave patriot andsecularist. "Those who do not have their ownideas and idol and had zero contribution inthe national movement of freedom struggleare trying to appropriate the legacy of ourfreedom fighters, in an attempt to be per-ceived as nationalists. Today, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi desperately tried to do thesame," Singhvi said at a Press conference.

"A desperate BJP is trying to rewrite his-tory and create an imagined rivalry betweenSardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru andbetween Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose andNehru. It has used auspicious occasions forthese cheap political tricks," he said.

Singhvi pointed out that Bose and Patelwere completely against the "philosophy ofsectarianism and bigotry that is espousedby Prime Minister Modi's ideological patri-arch — the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha".

He said Patel, in a letter to ShyamaPrasad Mukherjee, had stated that the"activities of the Hindu Mahasabha were aclear threat to the existence of the govern-ment and the activities had not died down,despite the ban". Singhvi also pointed out thatNehru was one of the lawyers for Bose dur-ing his Indian National Army (INA) trials.

"Was there any person from the RSS tosupport Netaji?," he asked, adding, "Theprime minister and the BJP are desperate-ly trying to appropriate every national lega-cy." The Congress leader alleged that whilethe RSS and BJP were praising Bose for hismilitary endeavours to liberate India, their"ideological ancestors had done totally theopposite".

"When Netaji was revamping the AzadHind Fauj (or INA) in Japan and Gandhijihad given the Quit India call, the RSS washand-in-glove with the British," he said.

Singhvi also said to get political mileage,the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was por-traying Bose as Mahatma Gandhi's victimand Jawaharlal Nehru's rival, but in reali-ty, Bose always had the highest regard forboth of them.

He pointed out that Bose had, in fact,named two INA regiments after Gandhi andNehru. It was Bose who first gave Gandhithe epithet of "Rashtrapita" or the father ofthe nation in a radio address from Singaporein 1944, Singhvi said, adding that the sameyear, Hindu Mahasabha member NathuRam Godse had made his first attempt tokill Gandhi.

Quoting from public documents, cor-respondences and books, Singhvi claimedthat the Congress was never at odds withBose. He said the Congress had always wel-comed the earlier decisions of the ModiGovernment and the West BengalGovernment to declassify the files per-taining to Bose.

"But the BJP has just played politics withit. In the last 53 months, the Modi gov-ernment has only indulged in news plantsand nothing adverse has come against theCongress party as perpetrated by them. Westill want all the Netaji files be declassified,"he said.

Army on toes to nip spike in

infiltrations ahead of winter

BJP desperate to rewrite history,appropriate Netaji's legacy: Cong

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Sunday questioned

the delay and "indifference"shown by past Governments inerecting a national memorialfor police personnel who laiddown their lives in the line ofduty since Independence.

Inaugurating a refurbishednational police memorial and amuseum here on the NationalPolice Commemoration Day,Modi said previousGovernments at the Centre letdust gather on the files of thissubject.

"I am proud of the newpolice memorial that is beingdedicated to the nation todaybut I have few questions to ask.Why could this memorial notcome into being despite over 70years of Independence?," Modisaid in his speech to policejawans, officers, their familiesand retired personnel.

The National PoliceCommemoration Day isobserved every year this day topay homage to the 10 police-men who were killed in anambush by Chinese troops in1959 in Ladakh's Hot Springarea.

The supreme sacrifice by

police personnel at the HotSprings in Ladakh also tookplace about 60 years back, hesaid.

"Why wait for so manyyears? (to erect a memorial)"the PM asked.

He said the plan to have anational memorial for slainpolice personnel was first con-ceptualised during theGovernment of Prime MinisterAtal Behari Vajpayee and in2002, the then Home MinisterL K Advani laid its foundationstone.

"I agree that work wasstopped at this facility due tosome legal issues but had theearlier Governments put in ahonest and whole- heartedeffort, this memorial couldhave been built much earlier,"he said.

Instead, the previous

Governments let the "files gath-er dust and when we came topower in 2014 we allocatedfunds for this task and today weare witnessing the reality," Modisaid.

"I think probably God haschosen me to do this nobletask," he said.

The Prime Minister said ithas been made a practice in thisGovernment that the targets areachieved on time.

He alleged that similar"apathy" was shown by pastGovernments in creating anational memorial forBabasaheb Ambedkar atAlipore Road in Delhi and theAmbedkar International Centrein Japath, also in Delhi.

Both the memorials wereinaugurated by Prime MinisterModi earlier this year.

"There is a serious question

in my mind that why there issuch an indifference by the pastGovernments for those whosacrificed their lives for thecountry," he said.

"This is not our traditionand we are known to hold theunity and integrity of the coun-try even on an empty stomach,"he said.

"I am happy that thesememorials are now inspiringthe world," he said.

The Prime Minister chokedwith emotions during hisspeech as he said the countrywill "never forget" the courageand ultimate sacrifice made bythe police and paramilitarypersonnel at the altar of theirduties.

He made a special mentionof those personnel who renderdifficult duties in saving peoplehit due to natural or man-madedisasters.

He announced a new dec-oration in the name of NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose forpolice and paramilitary per-sonnel involved in disaster relief.

The PM urged police forcesto use technology in their day-to-day works so that the com-mon man does not have to goto a police station for gettingtheir ordinary complaints reg-istered and basic verification ofdocuments.

He urged police personnelto have empathy for the peopleas they were the "defence andprotectors" to the poor, theabused and the marginalised.

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The deadly disease caused byzika virus continued to

spread in Rajasthan with halfa dozen more persons testingpositive in Jaipur district onSunday. Altogether 123 peopleshave tested positive for thevirus in Rajasthan, making itthe worst affected State in thecountry.

Much to relief of the offi-cials, the recovery rate hasbeen encouraging. Of the 123patients, 105 have recoveredafter treatment.

The State health depart-ment also formed a five-mem-ber committee on Saturday toinvestigate, examine and trackZika virus disease in pregnantpatients of first trimester. Thecommittee will submit thereport to the director publichealth from time to time, anorder said.

Most of the cases whichhave been reported are fromShastri Nagar area here wherefogging and other anti-larvaeactivities are being carried outto prevent the spread of thevirus.

The virus, transmittedthrough the aedes aegyptimosquito, causes fever, skinrashes, conjunctivitis, muscleand joint pain. It is harmful topregnant women, as it canlead to microcephaly, a condi-tion in which a baby's head issignificantly smaller in new-borns.

In India, the first outbreakwas reported in Ahmedabad inJanuary 2017 and the second in

Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri dis-trict in July that year. Boththese outbreaks were success-fully contained through inten-sive surveillance and vectormanagement.

The disease is under sur-veillance of the Union HealthMinistry although it is nolonger a Public HealthEmergency of InternationalConcern under WHO notifi-cation since November 18,2016.

PM inaugurates police memorial

Slams Congressfor delayingconstruction

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays a wreath at a refurbished national policememorial on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day at Chanakyapuri inNew Delhi on Sunday PTI

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In a veiled attack on the Nehru-Gandhi clan, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on Sundayalleged the contribution of sev-eral great leaders such as SardarPatel, B R Ambedkar andSubhash Chandra Bose to thefreedom struggle was "deliber-ately" forgotten to glorify "onefamily".

He also said it is high timemore Indians knew about thehistoric role these stalwartsplayed.

Donning the famous AzadHind Fauj cap, the PM hoistedthe national flag at the Red Fortand unveiled a plaque to markthe 75th anniversary of theproclamation of the Azad HindGovernment by Bose.

Traditionally, the primeminister unfurl the tricolour onthe ramparts of the Red Fort onIndependence Day.

The plaque will be placed at

barrack number three at the RedFort where members of theAzad Hind Fauj faced trial. Amuseum will be also set up inthe barrack.

Modi lamented that postIndependence, India's policieswere based on the British systemas "things were seen throughBritish glasses".

"Policies, including thoserelated to education, had tosuffer because of this," he said,adding that "Subhash babualways took pride in India'shistory and our rich values. Hetaught us that not everythingmust be seen from a non-Indianprism."

He said in the later decadesof independent India, "if thecountry had got the guidance ofpersonalities like Subhash Babu,Sardar Patel, the conditionswould vary greatly".

Modi said that his govern-ment is changing that now.

"It is unfair that to glorify

one family, the contribution ofseveral other great leaders wasdeliberately forgotten. It is hightime more Indians knew aboutthe historic role of stalwartsSardar Patel, BabasahebAmbedkar and Netaji SubhasBose," he said.

The PM said while Bosefocused on the East andNortheast India, the two regionsdid not get due recognition.Now, he said, his Government isworking to make the Northeastthe "engine of growth". HailingBose's spirit of nationalism,Modi said as a 16-year old, hewas pained at the plight of Indiaunder the British rule. "His ide-ology was nationalism... Helived by it. All over the world,people took inspiration fromNetaji Subhas Bose in theirfights against colonialism andinequality. We remain commit-ted to fulfilling Netaji's ideals andbuilding an India he would beproud of," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes salute at a flag-hoisting ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the ‘Azad HindGovernment' headed by Subhas Chandra Bose at Red Fort in New Delhi on Sunday PTI

Others’ contribution deliberately ignoredto glorify one family, says PM Modi

POLITICS OVER GREAT LEADERS

6 new zika casesin Raj, total 123

Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress chiefSachin Pilot on Sunday said thepeople of the State would cele-brate Diwali twice this year, firston November 7 And again onDecember 7 when the Congresswill come to power here.

Speaking at a ‘Booth Jitao,Bhrashtachar Mitao’ event here,Pilot said the BJP will beremoved from the State and anew Government will beformed on December 7.

He said the BJP and ChiefMinister Vasundhara Raje wereconspiring to remove tickets of100 to 150 sitting MLAs to winthe upcoming election, where-as the Congress workers wereseeking the public's blessings todo the same. He said Congressleaders and workers were estab-lishing contact with the peopleat 50,000 booths in the Statetoday. PTI

BJP Govt willbe dislodgedin Raj: Pilot

New Delhi: Amid reports thatthe victims of Johnson &Johnson's faulty hip implants arelikely to get as much as `1.2crore each in compensation,some patients have sought offi-cial clarification about the pro-posed compensation and thebasis of deciding on a formulain the absence of any consulta-tion with them.

In a letter to Union HealthMinister J P Nadda, more than30 patients have reiterated theirconcerns regarding the lack oftransparency and patient con-sultation in the process to decidecompensation, including lack ofinformation being made avail-able regarding deliberations of

the Arya Committee and theformulation of compensationnorms.

"We are unclear about thebasis of deciding on a formulain the absence of any consulta-tion with patients to understandthe range of our sufferingbecause of the hip implants, theaggravation of pain and miserycaused by unjustifiably delayedmedical attention and othernegative impacts on our lives.

"We question why we haveto rely on media reports —which quote unnamed sources— for information about anissue that is directly related toour pain and suffering," they saidin the letter.

They said that transparen-cy in the workings of theCommittee and compensationmechanism is also needed toprevent immense confusionfrom arising in the future.

"We, therefore, request (for)an official clarification about theproposed compensation men-tioned in the...Media report andthe details of the formula beingconsidered, if such a proposalexists. "Given the statements ofJohnson & Johnson to themedia, we would also like clar-ity in respect of the company'sengagement with theCommittee and its role in deter-mining the compensation," theysaid in the letter. PTI

Affected patients seek clarityon compensation amount

J&J FAULTY HIP IMPLANTS

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Over 61,000 posts of centralparamilitary personnel

are lying vacant in six para-military forces in the country,Home Ministry statistics said.

Altogether, 18,460 postsare lying vacant in the coun-try's largest paramilitary force,CRPF, as on March 1, 2018,while 10,738 posts are remain-ing vacant in the borderguarding force BSF.

A Home Ministry officialsaid the vacancies in the para-military forces arise due toretirement, resignation, death,creation of new posts or rais-ing of new battalions.

"The vacancies are filledthrough various modes,including direct recruitment,

promotion and by deputationas per the extant provisions ofrecruitment rules. Filling up ofvacancies is a continuousprocess," he said.

As many as 18,942 postsare lying vacant with theSashastra Seema Bal (SSB) ason March 1, 2018, while 5,786posts are vacant in the IndoTibetan Border Police (ITBP).

There are 3,840 vacanciesin the Assam Rifles and 3,812vacancies in the CentralIndustrial Security Force(CISF) as on the said date.

The Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF) is pri-marily deployed for the assis-tance of state police forces ininternal security, fighting mil-itants in Jammu and Kashmirand the Northeast, and in

anti-Naxal operations inMaoist-hit areas.

The Border Security Force(BSF) guards the Indo-Pakand Indo-Bangladesh borders,while the SSB protects theIndo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutanborders, and the ITBP isdeployed along the Sino-Indian border.

The CISF guards the air-ports, nuclear and industrialinstallations, sensitive gov-ernment buildings, DelhiMetro besides others.

The Assam Rif les isdeployed for guarding theIndo-Myanmar border andfighting insurgency in theNortheast.

The combined strengthof the paramilitary forces isaround 10 lakh.

61,000 posts lying vacantin paramilitary forces

PTI n NEW DELHI

The Union Health Ministryhas asked all the states to set

up State Mental HealthAuthority and District MentalHealth Review Board to ensureeffective implementation ofthe Mental Health Care Act,2017.

The Act got the assent ofthe president on April 7 lastyear.

The State Mental HealthAuthority which will compriseofficials of the StateGovernment and other members working in the men-tal health sector is supposed tooversee the effective imple-mentation of the provisions ofthe Act, an official statementsaid.

Health Ministry asks States to set up mental health authority,review boards

Navi Mumbai Police conduct search operation with railway police and Dog Squad inside 22476 Coimbatore-BIkaner SuperfastTrain after a bomb threat call at Panvel Railway Station in Navi Mumbai on Sunday PTI

LUCKNOW | MONDAY | OCTOBER 22, 2018 nation 06

CHENNAI: Politics in TamilNadu took a new turn as theNavarathri festivities conclud-ed on Sunday. The Congresswhich was the cynosure of alleyes set the record straight byan outright rejection of the invi-tation extended by film actor-turned-politician KamalHaasan who had announcedlast week that he was ready foran electoral alliance with theGrand Old Party if the latterdissociates itself from the DMK.

While speaking to a TamilTV news channel, Haasan hadsaid he was game for a tie-upwith the Congress provided itcomes out of the alliance withthe DMK. Speaking to reportersat Chennai on Saturday, SThiruvanakarassar, presidentTamil Nadu CongressCommittee, thanked the actorfor his overture to his party. “Itis well and good that he is infavour of an alliance with theCongress. But a condition fromany new political party that weshould leave the DMK first isunacceptable as we are part ofthe DMK alliance,” said theTNCC boss.

Thirunavakarassar put anend to all speculation of theCongress dumping the DMK infavour of the new oufit MakkalNeethi Maiam (People’s Centrefor Justice) launched by Haasan.The pre-condition put forwardby Haasan to the Congress fora tie-up had surprised many asthe DMK-Congress alliance is atime tested partnership thoughthere were some temporarymisunderstandings between thetwo during 2013-2014 whichwere resolved at the interventionof the Congress High Commandand late M Karunanidhi, theDMK patriarch by 2015.

T Ramakrishnan, leadingpolitical commentator in theState said he had enough reasonsto believe that Haasan could bea “decoy” set up by the BJP toweaken the DMK-Congressalliance . “It is certain that theDMK would never have any pre-

poll alliance with the BJP thoughthe latter is probing all possibil-ities for making an entry to TamilNadu. The BJP leadership knowthat it is difficult to beat theDMK-Congress combination.Hence they may be trying towean the Congress away fromthe Dravidian major and makeit weak,” said Ramakrishnan.

What stands out is thatHaasan, in spite of launching hisparty in February 2018, has notannounced any policies andprogrammes of the party.Though he announced thenames of office bearers, detailsabout them are kept as secret. BySaturday, Rajinikanth, who haddeclared his political dreams onthe New Year eve, declared that90 per cent works connectedwith the launching of his polit-ical party were over and hewould soon announce the namesand details of the organisation.

Sources close toRajinikanth said that he haseven set up full- fledged boothcommittees in 200 assemblyconstituencies out of the total234. The BJP is yet to have suchcommittees in even 100 con-stituencies in the State, accord-ing to a senior BJP leader.

The CPI(M) and the VCK,potential allies of the DMK, toorejected Kamal Haasan’s move towean away the Congress from thDMK. While Thirumavalavan,leader of the VCK declared thathe would always remain with theDMK, the CPI(M) secretary KBalakrishnan said his partywould soon launch a joint cam-paign with the DMK against the BJP.

As Kamal Haasan’s politicaldreams suffered a set back, he islikely to get more involved in hispet movie projects, like sequelsfor Indian and Thevar Magan.But the possibilities ofRajinikanth emerging as an alter-native to the DMK and theAIADMK got brightened asHaasan was cold shouldered bythe Congress and the DMK.

Kumar Chellappan

KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU

In a major political develop-ment in Karnataka, former

Prime Minister and JD(S)supremo HD Deve Gowdaand former Chief Ministerand Congress leaderSiddaramaiah have cometogether to fight the BJP in theensuing byelections.

The guru–shishya duowho fought and dividedKarnataka politics have cometogether now in a show ofstrength to, what they call,defeat the Modi-Shah combinein the State.

Politically it has also givena message to the confusedgrass root level workers ofboth the JD(S) and theCongress to vote for the victoryof joint candidates in the LokSabha and Assembly by-polls.

After fighting each other inthe recent Assembly polls, theyjoined hands to keep the BJPaway and formed a fragilecoalition Government fourmonths ago headed by HDKumaraswamy of the JD(S)who has just 34 seats in the 224House in the state.

In a joint press conferencein Bengaluru to send a messageof unity to fight the BJP, DeveGowda and Siddaramaiahinsisted that they have to fightthe common enemy the BJP ledby Prime Minister Modi andAmit Shah. Deve Gowda said,"For the first time in 12 yearsSiddaramaiah and I are on thesame stage. For the first time,we’ll be contesting together inthe upcoming bypolls. In allfive seats, we will bring secu-larism with all our powers andthe problems brought about bythe Central Government," "Iknow many of our local lead-ers might not be able to digestthis coalition, but we will worktogether to ensure that theirconcerns are addressed. I wantto appeal to all local workers tocooperate in this great work.Please forgive our previous

mistakes and bless us withvotes," he added.

Top leaders of the coali-tion partners in the State putup the image of a united team.Former Prime Minister DeveGowda, Chief Minister HDKumaraswamy, former ChiefMinister Siddaramaiah, homeminister G Parameshwara,Karnataka Congress presidentDinesh Gundu Rao and WaterResources Minister DKShivakumar shared stage in anattempt to boost the moralesof their respective party work-ers to win the upcomingbypolls.

Gowda said "I will be vis-iting all constituencies and ifthe necessity arises we willcampaign together. I will gowherever a joint rally is held.Our common enemy is BJPpolitically and ideologically.Defeating them is our respon-sibility. We are workingtogether and there are nodifferences among us. Thiswill be the beginning for theLok Sabha polls."

The by polls to three LokSabha and two assembly con-

stituencies will be held onNovember 3, JDS will contestfrom Ramanagara assemblyconstituency, Shivamogga andMandya Lok Sabha constituen-cies, the Congress will contestfrom Jamakhandi assembly andBallari Lok Sabha constituencies.

Chief MinisterKumaraswamy son ofDevegowda who is playing acompromising politics said"There might have been somedifferences at some point, butthat’s all in the past. And eventhough they are two bodies,they are one soul. We areworking together not just towin all five seats but all 28 LokSabha seats in 2019."

Meanwhile HD DeveGowda said the country's sec-ular parties will come togeth-er under the leadership of theCongress to defeat the BJP inthe 2019 Lok Sabha polls,denying reports that the grandalliance was losing its sheen.The Janata Dal-Secular supre-mo accused the BJP ofindulging in politics of polar-isation and exploiting publicsentiments, be it the Ram tem-ple issue or the ongoingSabarimala row.

"Some development willtake place before Parliamentelection (and) some will takeplace after the election is over.""Whatever may be the differ-ences, they (secular parties) willcome together under the lead-ership of the national partyCongress to see to it that theBJP is not in power," he added.

TO FIGHT BJP

IN A JOINT PRESSCONFERENCE IN BENGALURU

TO SEND A MESSAGE OFUNITY TO FIGHT THE BJP,

DEVE GOWDA ANDSIDDARAMAIAH INSISTEDTHAT THEY HAVE TO FIGHTTHE COMMON ENEMY, THEBJP-LED BY PM MODI AND

AMIT SHAH

Gowda, Siddaramaiah join

hands after 12 years

For now it’s advantageRajinikanth as KamalHaasan double-faults IANS n KOTTAYAM (KERALA)

Reacting to the KeralaGovernment registering a

new case of sexual abusealleged by solar scam accusedSaritha Nair, former ChiefMinister Oommen Chandy onSunday said the move waspolitically motivated.

"This has happened beforealso and now this fresh devel-opment has surfaced because ofthe issues in Sabarimala. I willdeal with this case legally andtomorrow (Monday) in theState Capital, I will reveal moredetails," Chandy said here.

In the State Capital, Keralapolice chief Loknath Behra onSunday told the media that anew FIR has been registeredand a special team had beenconstituted to probe Nair'scomplaint.

" Now, let the law take itscourse," said Behra.

In the complaint, Nair said

that in 2012 atThiruvananthapuram, she wassexually abused by Chandyand Alappuzha Lok Sabhamember KC Venugopal.

This fresh move comesafter the Kerala High Courtwhile hearing Chandy's peti-tion over the Solar JudicialInquiry Commission report,said in May that findings of thecommission based on Nair'sletter need not be considered.

The multi-crore solar ener-gy investment fraud thatrocked the Chandy govern-ment in 2013 was led byNairand her live-in partner BijuRadhakrishnan, as it came tolight that a section of the ChiefMinister's office had links withthe couple.

Nair's letter named Chandyand numerous other topCongress leaders for sexuallyexploiting her.

Chandy: Saritha’s sexual abuse

FIR politically motivated

Vietnamese devotees offer special prayers at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya on Sunday PTI

Muslims shower flower petals on women volunteers of the Hindu group, Rashtra Sevika Samiti, as they march past the shrineof Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on Sunday PTI

PTI n MUMBAI

In the first of his statewide ral-lies, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav

Thackeray on Sunday made aveiled attack on the BJP byclaiming that the ruling dis-pensation at the Centre "didnot need political alliances".

Thackeray addressed pub-lic meetings at Shirdi andAhmednagar.

"When Atal ji's (Atal BihariVajpayee) Government wasthere (at the Centre), it had thesupport of many politicalfriends. (However), the currentGovernment does not needany political alliances," he said.

In another swipe at theUnion Government, of whichhis party is a constituent,Thackeray asked people to findout the veracity of claims madein the speeches of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

"I am asking party workersto find out how many peoplereally benefited from theschemes of the BJP-led Centralgovernment. You should put upa poster of your findings nextto that of PM Modi and let peo-ple decide," Thackeray told the

gathering.He targeted the BJP for

"spreading lies" and raising theissue of construction of theRam temple in Ayodhya forelectoral gains.

Speaking at a rally inShirdi, Thackeray alsoaddressed the frequent criti-cism of the Sena for hanging onto power (at the Centre and inMaharashtra) despite differ-ences with the BJP.

"I am in power to get thosethings done that would bene-fit people. I am not one whowill wag his tail in front ofpower. I am not hankering forpower," Thackeray said.

In an apparent reference tothe BJP, Thackeray said that"attaining power by spreadinglies is sedition".

Training his guns on theDevendra Fadnavis govern-ment in the state, Thackeraysaid that its farm loan waiverscheme was a fraud and fiasco.

"If farmers have not bene-fited from the loan waiver,then we should speak about it,"he said.

Thackeray confirmed thatsitting Lok Sabha MP fromShirdi constituency, SadashivLokhande, would be renomi-nated for the 2019 generalelections.

PTI n JAMMU

The BSF on Sundayobserved police com-

memoration day here to payhomage to over 400 martyrsincluding 12 personnel of theforce who fell to Pakistani fir-ing along the Internationalborder (IB) this year.

The deaths in the ceasefireviolations by Pakistan markeda manifold increase this yearcompared to last four yearswhen a total of eight BorderSecurity Force (BSF) personnelwere killed and 36 others wereinjured.

Every year, the commem-oration day is observed onOctober 21 to remember the 10Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) men who died fightingChinese aggression on October21, 1959, at Hotspring, Ladakh,Jammu and Kashmir.

BSF Inspector General ofJammu, Ram Awtar, led hisofficers to pay tribute to theslain police and paramilitarypersonnel at martyrs memor-ial at its headquarters atPaloura on the outskirts ofJammu, a spokesman of theforce said.

He said the IG BSF laidwreath and paid homage to thepolice personnel who laiddown their lives in the line ofduty.

Addressing the gathering,the IG BSF read out the namesof martyrs and said during lastone year a total of 414 policeand paramilitary person laidtheir lives in the service to thenational, out of which 42belong to BSF, which is high-est among the paramilitaryforces.

BSF apart from manningPakistan and Bangladesh bor-der is also deployed in anti-naxal operation inChhattisgarh and Odisha andfor counter insurgency opera-tions in north east states, thespokesperson said.Majority ofthe police personnel died in fir-ing from Pakistan, fightingmilitancy in Jammu andKashmir, Naxals and other lawand order duties, the officialadded. Over 330 ceasefire vio-lations occurred this year, alsoresulting in injuries to 37 per-sonnel - which is also thehighest in the last four years.

Uddhav attacks BJP, says

Centre needs no alliances

IANS n KOLKATA

West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata

Banerjee on Sunday paid trib-ute to the brave soldiers of theIndian National Army (INA)on the 75th anniversary of theformation of the Azad HindGovernment.

"Today is the 75thanniversary of the formationof the Azad HindGovernment. My heartfelttribute to all the brave soldiersof INA who fought for India'sfreedom under the leader-ship of Netaji. Jai Hind," shetweeted. On PoliceCommemoration Day,Banerjee also conveyed herbest wishes to the police forcesof West Bengal and otherstates. "On PoliceCommemoration Day, mybest wishes to @wbpolice,@kolkatapolice and all thepolice forces of all other Statesfor their service to the nation.From festivals to disasters,they always work hard to keepus safe."

Mamatapays tributeto INAsoldiers

BSF pays homageto martyrs on policecommemoration day

PTI n JAMMU

Gujjars in Jammu andKashmir on Sunday

demanded “equality” and “jus-tice”, and pressed for rightsthat are granted to other trib-al communities in the country.

The demand was put forthby the community at a meetingorganised here by the TribalResearch and CulturalFoundation (TRCF) - anorganisation founded by notedGujjar scholar Javaid Rahi.

The programme was held todiscuss identity formation viz-a-viz Gujjars and Bakerwals. Theevent also discussed the issues ofequality, justice, preservationand documentation of cen-turies-old socio-cultural, behav-ioural, linguistic, ritualistic andprimordial traits of J&K tribes,the TRCF said in a release.

Maintaining that the sched-uled tribe status granted toGujjars and Bakerwals in April1991 played a key role in theiridentity formation, the TRCFsaid it, however, was not enoughto lead the tribal communities

on the path of development."Though reservation has

significantly changed theGujjars and Bakerwal societybut a large chunk of tribal pop-ulation is still reeling under thegrip of poverty and backward-ness which requires immediateattention," it said.

The TRCF said culture wasa powerful tool to highlight thevibrant ethnicity of tribal com-munities, especially Gujjars andBakerwals, and there was aneed to document their heritage.

It said Gujjars and Bakerwalswere still waiting for the grant ofrights of political reservation toScheduled Tribes and extensionof Forest Right Act, 2006 andSC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities)Act to Jammu & Kashmir.

The TRCF demandedinclusion of Gojri in the TheEighth Schedule of theConstitution, education fornomadic Gujjar-Bakerwal chil-dren, adequate representation incivil administration and police,enhancement of reservation forGujjars and Bakerwals in pro-fessional colleges.

J&K Gujjars demandrights like other tribalcommunities in country

Patna: A 20-year-old man wasarrested from Buxar district inBihar in connection with therape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Gujarat's Surat,officials said Sunday.

The accused Anil Yadavwas arrested on Friday. He wasproduced before a magistrate inBuxar and taken to Gujarat onSaturday after a transit remandwas obtained, Buxar Sub-Divisional Police Officer(SDPO) Satish Kumar said.

"Yadav was arrested underDhansoi Police Station limitswhere a raid was conducted bythe Gujarat police team, assist-ed by the local police. Althoughthe accused was a resident ofItarhi Police Station area, he hadbeen staying away from home,"Kumar told PTI over phone.

The Gujarat police teamhad camped in Buxar for a cou-ple of days before Yadav wasfinally nabbed, he added. Thethree-year-old girl went miss-ing from her house inGodadara locality of Surat andher body was recovered from alocked building in the area onOctober 16. PTI

Surat rape

accused

arrested in

Bihar's Buxar

Bengal Congress suspicious of Didi’s future ‘BJP plans’SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA

With Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee mak-

ing it clear that the TMC willgo it alone in the coming pollsgiving the Congress a creasedforehead ahead of the 2019general elections, a section ofBengal Congress leaders havevented their ire asking Banerjeto clear her position vis-a-visthe NDA, post polls next year.

This group is led by formerPCC president AdhirChowdhury who has raised theissue of her possible post-polltilt.

In Bengal the Congresscurrently has 4 MPs, the Leftand the BJP have two MPs eachand the remaining 34 seats areheld by the TrinamoolCongress.

“Why doesn’t MamataBanerjee make an open state-ment that she will not join theNDA or support it after the

general elections?” he earlierwondered while another seniorleader Manoj Chakrabarty saidthe Chief Minister was tryingto make a difference betweena ‘good BJP’ and a ‘bad BJP’which “only hints at TMC’sopportunistic mindset.”

The Congress leaders quot-ed Banerjee as saying that shealways adored tall and impar-tial leaders like Atal BehariVajpayee. “She has said in herparty mouthpiece about herrespect for Vajpayee and othersimilar leaders which was whyshe supported the NDA since1998,” said a PCC leader won-dering why Banerjee did notmake her stance clear this timeround about whether shewould back a Modi-less NDAin case of a hung-parliament.

“Her consistent fightagainst the anti-people BJPGovernment has drawn publicappreciation. But will she con-tinue to do so if there is a hung

parliament and if they (the BJP)decide to bring in SushmaSwaraj or Rajnath Singh or any-one else to lead their party inParliament?” this leaderrequesting anonymity said.

“We will raise such issuessubsequently, when we go tothe people before the elec-tions. For now we have beenasked by the high command towatch the situation andstrengthen the organization,”said this PCC leader fromMurshidabad an otherwisestrong Congress bastion cur-rently “usurped by the TMCwith money, muscle and State power.” With theCongress nearly decimated andan the Left lingering with 15-17 per cent vote share theBengal politics seems clearlydivided between the TrinamoolCongress and a surging BJPwhich has claimed that theparty will definitely win 22 ormore out of the 42 seats in the

general elections.The TMC which enjoys a

total control over the State’s 30percent minority votes howev-er has said that the BJP will notget even the 2 seats (Asansoland Darjeeling) that they wonlast time. Incidentally, TMCleader Chandan Mitra recent-ly said, despite the ambitioustargets set by the BJP “I don'tthink that there is any seriouspossibility of MamataBanerjee's popularity beingdented, and her (TMC) seatscoming down.”

Meanwhile, in an unrelat-ed development, the ChiefMinister has claimed that herGovernment has ensured foodsecurity to about 8.5 crorepeople of the State.

The Chief Minister hassaid that the Khadya Sathischeme launched by herGovernment has ensured foodsecurity to more than 8.5 crorepeople of the State.

LUCKNOW | MONDAY | OCTOBER 22, 2018 nation 07

PNS n PATNA

Two high profile speculationsare gaining momentum in

political and administrative cir-cles in Bihar. Both are related togovernance. While one specu-lation is about reshuffle andexpansion of the Nitish KumarCabinet, other is about highlevel administrative changes.

The important aspect ofthe raging speculation is thatthe main hand behind thisreshuffle, expansion andchanges will be of PrashantKishor, the 41-year old pollstrategist who recently hasbeen appointed as nationalvice-president of JD(U) and inthe corridors of power being

seen as only next to ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar.

The CM is quoted sayingsometimes back that he mightexpand his cabinet, which has28 members 14 each fromJD(U) and BJP as against per-missible limit of 36.

Many names are makinground in the NDA circles. Mostof the new Minister's might be

inducted from Nitish's partywhich is a major ally. Most ofthe ministers are currently hold-ing more than two portfolios.Kishor is said to have his majorsay in selection of the newMinisters and the reshuffle.

Another speculation mak-ing round n the adminstrativecircles is regarding newresponsibilities to the topbureaucrats who are quiteclose to Nitish. They includ-ed CM's principal secretaryChanchal Kumar and princi-pal home secretary AmirSubhani who is holding thispost for many years. It isspeculated that the twofavourite babus might swaptheir current office.

Nitish likely to go for

Cabinet expansion

PTI n PATNA

Leaders of the GrandAlliance in Bihar chose the

State's first Chief Minister SriKrishna Singh's birth anniver-sary function in Patna onSunday to band togetheragainst the NDA, where RJDleader Tejashwi Yadav slammedthe BJP-JD(U) Governmentby likening it to "Rakshas Raj"(reign of the devil).

The Grand Alliance leaders— from the Congress, the RJDand the HAM(S) — vowed touproot the NDA Governmentsat the Centre and in the State.They came down heavily on thetwo Governments, alleging thatboth the dispensations failed onall fronts, especially in tamingprice rise, corruption and crime.

The Bihar PradeshCongress Committee organ-ised the function at SKMemorial hall.

RJD leader and formerBihar deputy chief ministerTejashwi Yadav slammedJD(U) chief and Chief MinisterNitish Kumar, likening theState Government to "RakshasRaj" (reign of the devil).

"These people (NDA lead-ers) used to talk about 'JungleRaj' (during the 15 years ofLalu-Rabri rule in Bihar). Butthere is 'Rakshas Raj' in Bihartoday. State-sponsored crime ison the rise. This is the double-engine government of crimeand corruption," Yadav said.

Taking a swipe at BiharDeputy CM Sushil KumarModi, who had termed Lalu

Prasad's younger son as"rumour-monger", Tejashwiasked what has Bihar got fromthe Modi Government in itsfour and a half years.

"When will the special cat-egory status be accorded toBihar? BJP has cheated thepeople of the state as it has noconcern for them," Tejashwisaid, adding sarcastically thatthe BJP has more concern forLalu Prasad's family.

People should be wary of"back-stabbers", he said with-out naming anyone.

Former Bihar CM andHAM(S) chief Jitan RamManjhi demanded the BharatRatna for Sri Krishna Singh, thefirst Chief Minister of Biharand powerful leader from theBhumihar caste who occupiedthe post till his death in 1961.Manjhi also sought 15 per centreservation for upper castes byamending the Constitution.

The party's national gen-eral secretary and Bihar in-charge Shakti Sinh Gohil said,"We will fight together touproot the NDA Governmentand install CongressGovernment at the Centre...We will come out with a blue-print for Bihar's overall devel-opment and will fulfil ourcommitment".

Former Union Ministerand Bihar Congress CampaignCommittee chairman AkhileshPrasad Singh announced thatthe party would soon hold amega rally at the historicGandhi Maidan in Patna to"send out a message".

‘Rakshas Raj' inBihar, says Tejashwiat Opp function

PTI n AHMEDABAD

The Gujarat Anti-TerrorismSquad arrested a man from

Budgam in Jammu & Kashmirin connection with a heroinsmuggling case, a senior officialsaid Sunday.

In August, ATS had arrest-ed two men in Gujarat andseized 5 kilogrammes of hero-in worth `14.84 crore in theinternational market.

ATS officials said that oneof those arrested in August,Rafiq Adam Sumra, had hand-ed over a large part of the con-traband to Kashmir residentsNazir Ahmed Thakar andManzoor Ahmad Mir at Unjhatown in Mehsana district.

"Manzoor Ahmad Mir has

been arrested from Budgam inJammu & Kashmir in connec-tion with heroin smugglingcase," Gujarat ATS SeniorSuperintendent of PoliceHimanshu Shukla said Sunday.

Thakar was arrested fromSrinagar last month, ATS offi-cials said, adding that Mir's isthe fourth arrest in the heroinsmuggling case.

ATS said that Sumra hadreceived the heroin fromanother accused, Aziz AbdulBhagad, also arrested inAugust.

Sumra delivered the drugto Thakar and Mir on theinstructions of a Pakistan-based dealer identified asSimranjeet, who is yet to becaught, officials said.

Gujarat ATS nabs man

from Kashmir in heroin

smuggling casePTI n GUWAHATI

Senior Congress leaderDebabrata Saikia on Sunday

blamed the State Government's"sycophancy" for the "unfortu-nate" incident during CJIRanjan Gogoi's visit to theKamakhya temple.

The leader of theOpposition in the AssamAssembly said the incidenthad exposed the "desperateattempt" by the rulingBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)regime to "please" their "polit-ical masters".

The Chief Justice of India(CJI) and his wife had visitedthe temple on Wednesdaywhen devotees, includingVVIPs such as BJP presidentAmit Shah, were also there tooffer prayers.

The CJI had expressed his

displeasure to Kamrup (Metro)district Deputy CommissionerVirender Mittal over the"crowd management" at thetemple.

Following this, the BJP ledAssam Government Saturdaysuspended Guwahati (west)Deputy Commissioner ofPolice Bhanwar Lal Meena fornot ensuring adequate securi-ty to the Supreme Court judge.

It has "once again exposedthe desperate attempt by theState Government to pleasepolitical personalities belong-ing to the ruling dispensationby using Government machin-ery," Saikia said in a statementhere.

These "misplaced priori-ties" have resulted in a policeofficer being made the scape-goat, he added.

Taking a cue from the

State Government, the offi-cers were busy "bending overbackwards to please theirpolit ical masters at theCentre" and did not depute acommissioner-level officer tolook after the CJI's visit as pernorms, Saikia claimed.

"The CJI was kept waitingoutside the temple while polit-ical personalities were beingentertained inside," theOpposition leader asserted.

In terms of protocol, theCJI has precedence over anypolitical personality, he said,adding the security and proto-col lapse highlighted the break-down of Assam's administra-tive machinery. He demandedthat an enquiry by a sitting orretired high court judge be con-ducted to "fix responsibility forthe arbitrary way of assigningprotocol duties".

Cong blames State Govt's ‘sycophancy'for CJI visit fiasco at Kamakhya temple

PTI n SRINAGAR

There is a huge improvementin the ground situation in

Kashmir Valley and peoplecoming out to vote in therecent civic polls in a peacefulatmosphere is a positive sign,Governor Satya Pal Malik saidhere Sunday.

"We are trying a lot toimprove the situation at theground level and as you cansee, there is a huge improve-ment," the Jammu & KashmirGovernor told reporters afteraddressing a PoliceCommemoration Day func-tion at Zewan on the outskirtsof the city.

The governor said the localbody polls were conducted ina peaceful manner and con-gratulated the police and civiladministrations and the peopleof the State.

"The turnout has been such(low) many times before and Ido not want to take such a con-troversial question this timeand I only want to say that thepolls were peaceful and for thatpolice, administration andother forces as well as people(deserve credit).

"Without people, it wasnot possible. If they had comeout on roads and indulged inviolence, then it would not havebeen possible. I am thankfulthat this election was conduct-ed without any loss of life ordamage to property," he said,when asked about the lowturnout in the elections.

Asserting that the situation

in the valley was extraordinaryand polls in the past have seenhigh as well as low turnouts, theGovernor said there were, how-ever, no reports of rigging inthese polls.

"I want to congratulateyou (police) and I also havebeen congratulated by Delhifor the peaceful conduct ofthe polls. The situation hereis extraordinary. Sometimesthere has been a good turnoutand sometimes not, but Ihave received congratulationsfrom everyone in Delhi andhave been told to congratulatethe forces as well as the peo-ple for the peaceful polls.There have been no reports ofany complaints about riggingin these polls," he said.

Malik said people comingout to vote was a positive sign.

"In the last phase, around10,000 people came out tovote in Srinagar. There wasstone pelting on them and inturn those who voted alsopelted stones, so police had tosave the stone pelters. Somedevelopments are taking placeslowly and people are under-standing those, but this is notan occasion to talk aboutthem," he said, without elaborating.

He refused to say anythingon the independent candidateswinning the polls at mostplaces.

The Governor said theGovernment would providemaximum monetary assistanceto the new civic bodies andpanchayats.

Huge improvementin ground situation inKashmir Valley: Guv

PTI n SALEM

Hitting out at the DMK,Tamil Nadu Chief

Minister K Palaniswami onSunday claimed it was levellinggraft charges against the rul-ing AIADMK only out of fearof anticipated adverse ver-dicts against its leaders inpending corruption cases.

Taking on DMK chief M KStalin, who has been highlycritical of the Governmentover the issue of corruption,Palaniswami said nothingcould be done to the AIADMKeven when late DMK patriarchM Karunahidhi was alive andsought to know what his soncan do now.

Seeking to turn the tables,Palaniswami alleged that DMKwas synonymous with corrup-tion and referred to theSarkaria commission's reportagainst the M KarunanidhiGovernment in the 1970s overthe Veeranam project to caterto the drinking water needs ofChennai.

It was only after late ChiefMinister J Jayalalithaa intro-duced a new Veeranam drink-ing water scheme later,Chennai was getting "uninter-rupted" supply.

Addressing a function atnearby Veerapanandi afterdistributing welfare assis-tance, the Chief Minister saidthe DMK was repeatedlymaking wrong calculationsregarding the survival of theAIADMK ever since it was found by M GRamachandran (MGR).

Karuna couldn’t

harm AIADMK,

what can Stalin

do: Palaniswami

Sabarimala head priest Kandararu Rajeevarau giving 'prasad' to a devotee, at Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Sunday PTI

Ahmedabad: Sixteen fisher-men from Okha in Gujarat'sDevbhoomi Dwarka districthave reportedly been detainedin the Arabian Sea by Pakistanmaritime authorities, a FishWorkers' Forum functionarysaid Sunday.

Manish Lodhari, secretary ofthe Porbandar-based NationalFishworkers' Forum, said that thePakistan Maritime SecurityAgency (PMSA) had seized twoIndian boats with 16 fishermennear the International MaritimeBoundary Line.

"We have been told by fish-ermen sailing in the Arabian Seathat at least two fishing boatswith 16 fishermen were appre-hended by the PMSA from nearthe IMBL. Both the boats wereregistered at Okha," he said,adding that the number of thoseheld might vary. PTI

Pak agency detains16 Indian fishermen:Fish Workers' Forum

STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI

The rank and file of AamAadmi Party (AAP) includ-

ing the party convener andDelhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal launched and active-ly participated in the “door-to-door” campaign in order toreach out to the common peo-ple in its bid to garner theirsupport and collect donationsfor filling the dry coffers of theparty ahead of Lok-Sabha elec-tions due next year.

Arvind Kejriwal onSunday, visited households inthe New Delhi area to collectdonations and ask for votes forhis party in parliamentary polls2019. It gave many families a“selfie” opportunity as theycaptured their moments withtheir CM as he visited theirhouses. AAP leaders are rest-ing their hope on commonpeople of Delhi who they thinkwould vote for them in returnfor the good work done by theAAP dispensation.

“People were very happywith the work done by theDelhi Government and theywill give donations and votes tothe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)”,said Kejriwal. His cabinet col-leagues, including DeputyChief Minister Manish Sisodia,MPs and MLAs, along withAAP workers, also took to the

streets, visiting people in vari-ous parts of the city seekingdonations and votes for theparty.

“Delhi Government isworking with honesty. AAP isrun by your donation and weneed money to fight the elec-tion. Whatever possible, youdonate so that we can workwith honesty,” said Kejriwal.

Interacting with the resi-dents of his New DelhiAssembly constituency,Kejriwal said the BJP MPs inDelhi did nothing except “cre-ating hurdles” in the work ofthe AAP Government.

The donation campaign“Aap Ka Daan, Rashtra KaNirman” was launched byKejriwal last Monday. Thecampaign will go on for fourmonths, with around 3,000AAP workers going door to

door in all the sevenParliamentary constituenciesin Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal said that ithas been more than 3 threeyears since AAP Governmentis in Delhi and has spendworth lakhs and crore ofRupees for public welfare butthe party doesn’t have moneyfor itself because it has neverearned. He said that the AAPwill continue to work for the“Janta” or common man as ittakes donations worth `100from them and not for any“Adani-Ambani”. Kejriwal saidit was immaterial for Delhi asto who became the next PrimeMinister, adding that if theAAP won any Lok Sabha seatin the national Capital, it wouldget work done with whosoev-er was in power at the Centre.

Delhi gets selfie with

Chief Minister on drive

Kejriwal startsdoor-to-doorcampaign togarner support

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launches AAP’s ‘door-to-door’ campaign toseek votes and donations from residents of New Delhi Assembly constituency forthe 2019 Lok Sabha election, at Gole Market in New Delhi on Sunday PTI

New Delhi (PNS): A six-year-old girl child kidnappedfrom Delhi’s Kirti Nagar onSeptember 6 this year, wastraced and found fromKurukshetra on October 17.The child’s chilling ordeal wascaptured in CCTVs after policeanalysed the route the accusedtook across the city. Accordingto police, the accused was seenpicking her up on September 6,while she was playing and tookher to Kotha number 41 in GBroad and then to New Delhirailway station.

The entire movement wascaptured in CCTVs along thecity but ended when heavy raincrashed a camera at the railwaystation. “Police then begansearching for her in other Statesand footages of the person andthe child was flashed in All IndiaRailway Network System andChild Welfare Committees were

informed accordingly. The childwas traced in Kurukshetra andfound on October 17,” DeputyCommissioner of Police (West)Monika Bhardwaj stated.

“Under the “NIGEHB-HAN” Scheme, of Delhi Policenumerous CCTVs have beeninstalled in the vicinity in col-laboration with the RWAs andMarket Associations. CCTVS ofthe area were analysed and thegirl child, who was wearing awhite colour frock and playing.Further on repeated analysis ofCCTVs revealed a very faintimage of a person wearing bluecolour shirt and slue colourjeans carrying the child. Takingthis image as the first clue, antic-ipating the necessary path takenby the culprit and going throughall the CCTV cameras falling onthe route the path of the accusedwas confirmed,” the DCPrevealed.

6-year-old kidnappedfrom Delhi found

STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI

Two murders were reportedin Delhi on Sunday, with a

22-year-old woman allegedlystrangled to death by her hus-band, suspecting her of cheat-ing on him at Kamla Market incentral Delhi and a 35-year-old man allegedly murderedby his neighbour at MahendraPark of North west Delhi sus-pecting him of having an affairwith his wife.

According to police, onSunday, a 23-year-old manKamil walked into KamlaMarket police station ataround 1:40 am in the morn-

ing and confessed that hemurdered his wife Reshma(22), in front of their two-year-old daughter. He told policethe body was lying inside theirsecond floor flat in KamlaMarket area.

Police rushed to the sceneand found Reshma’s bodywhich had already turned blue,a senior police officer said,adding that the murder mighthave taken place on Friday.The body was immediatelysent to LNJP hospital for post-mortem. During questioning,the accused told the police thathe suspected his wife of cheat-ing on him. “It was learnt he

had killed her on Friday andkept sitting with the body onSaturday as he was in a state ofconfusion on whether todump it somewhere or confessto his crime,” a senior officialsaid. Kamil told police he hada quarrel with Reshma onFriday over her friendshipwith two men, the officer said.He admitted that he beat herup and strangled her later, headded. The couple was mar-ried for three years and Kamilworked as a peon at theAmbedkar University, policesaid. In another case, a 35-year-old man was found deadin the residence of a married

woman in Ravi Das colony,Sarai Pipal Thala. Thedeceased one Sajjan Paswan(35) was allegedly hit on thehead with a brick and an ironrod, police said. Policerevealed that they receivedinformation early morning onSunday about the murder. Onreaching the scene policefound Sajjan’s body and thedeceased was taken to a hos-pital nearby.

According to a seniorpolice official they suspectthat Sajjan was murdered byhis neighbour one Vinod Sahwho suspected his wife Kajalof having an affair with him.

“We found some pictures ofPaswan with Sah’s wife fromthe spot. Paswan’s wife alsotold us that he was in a rela-tionship with Sah’s wife for thelast three months.” Sajjan,originally from Bihar livedalone and sold tomatoes in amarket in Azadpur.

Meanwhile, policerevealed that Vinod alongwith his wife Kajal and fourchildren have fled the resi-dence. “Police teams are on thelookout for the accused Vinod.We suspect he murderedSajjan as he suspected his wifeof having an affair with him,”police said.

Suspected infidelity claims lives of man, woman

Gangster with `50K

bounty arrested

New Delhi (PNS): TheDelhi police has arrested amember of notorious NeerajBawana and Naveen Bhanjagang, who was carrying a rewardof `50,000 on Saturday nearHazrat Nizamuddin railway sta-tion. Absconding since Marchthis year, Abhishek (24) waswanted in an attempt to murdercase. He along with his associ-ates had fired at a Jeweler’s sonand his friend in southeastDelhi, when they denied givingthe accused persons money.

“On March this year, anincident of firing took place atPisori Chicken Dhaba, LajpatNagar. Two persons including ajeweler’s son and his friend,sustained bullet injuries andwere shifted to AIIMS Hospital.During investigation, accusedShibu, Praveen Singhal andHoney Chaudhary were arrest-

ed in April by the Special Staffof South-East District. However,co-accused Abhishek wasabsconding and was carryingreward of ̀ 50,000 on his arrest,”Deputy Commissioner of Police(Southeast) Chinmoy Biswalrevealed.

“Information was receivedabout Abhishek on Saturday,stating that he would be arriv-ing behind Humayun Tombnear Hazrat Nizamuddin railwaystation. At about 12:20 PM,Abhishek was seen coming fromRailway Station side. Police teamsignaled him to stop, but on see-ing the police he whipped out acountry made pistol and tried tofire on the police party, howev-er he was overpowered by HeadConstable Vikas Solanki.Abhishek was arrested and onepistol and five cartridges wereseized,” Said the DCP.

Sadhus pay their respects to Lingayat seer Siddalinga Swami who passed away at the age of 69, in Gadag on Sunday PTI

W

hen Ananya was six months old, her family knew she was born

with a sight problem. A problem their family believed could never

be solved. She lived the next 10 years in absolute blindness.

Confined to her little dark world for years, she was finally diagnosed

with bilateral cataract at a health camp in her village. After seeking treat-

ment for a few months, she was finally able to see the world around

her. And life changed forever. This is not a one-off story. It is the story

of millions of people across the world.

Of the 285 million visually impaired worldwide, 90 per cent live in

developing countries. Today, India is home to 18 per cent of the world’s

population and approximately 30 per cent of the global blind popula-

tion. About half of them are blind majorly from cataracts, glaucoma and

retinal diseases. Under Vision 2020, the Right to Sight initiative by the

World Health Organisation, India pledged to work towards bringing down

the prevalence of blindness to 0.3 per cent by 2020, to achieve the elim-

ination of avoidable blindness. And the blinding story in India’s oph-

thalmology is just beginning to unfold with innovation at the forefront.

But the question really is: Are these innovations reaching the millions

who are waiting for them?

Let’s understand this with cataract being a case in point.

With around 15,000 ophthalmologists practicing in India, Indian oph-

thalmologists perform five million cataract surgeries annually, of which,

90 per cent include Intraocular Lens Implantation (IOL), which came into

the market with an inert biocompatible material. The lens can be implant-

ed in the eye at the same location as the natural lens. Today, IOL tech-

nology has made a variety of premium lenses available — monofocal

lenses, accommodating lenses, multifocal lenses, extended-range-of-

vision lenses and toric lenses. Each of them change the way we see

the world. Quite literally!

While these innovations are hitting global markets at a blistering pace,

and they do travel to India, but do they reach our masses?

Even today, India relies on Small-Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS)

as a preferred procedure over Phacoemulsification (preferred worldwide)

due to various factors. Although India is already making use of foldable

IOLs and advanced IOLs at a growing stage, the Vision 2020 goal requires

world innovations to each and every Indian. The need of the hour is to

bring innovations to see a better future.

From implantable visual prosthetics to new molecules in the treat-

ment of eye care, the world is moving towards solutions that promise

better patient outcomes. For a developing country like India, where blind-

ness is preventable in at least 80 per cent of the cases, we need to look

at these options to make eye treatments not only affordable, but also

accessible to all.

In fact, the market is replete with the finest multifocal lenses which

significantly reduce the need for reading glasses after cataract surgery.

We are in times when treatments like femtosecond lasers promise high

efficiency without damaging collateral tissue. Computer-controlled opti-

cal delivery systems with the use of these lasers have led to precise

incisions without any damage to the surrounding tissues.

Innovative technologies are changing the world’s vision with lens-

es and surgeries offering additional benefits or features which reduce

recovery time. For instance, the femtosecond laser (FSL) is used

worldwide in ocular surgeries due to its ultrafast pulses in the range of

10 seconds and its decreased energy requirements for tissue destruc-

tion. The lens significantly reduces unintended destruction of surrounding

tissues.

Precise alignment of lenses, cataract programmes and wide spec-

trum of IOLs is changing India’s vision, but the journey has just begun.

Some of the newer fields, where the technology is yet to find feet in

India, are Bionic eye, which is a device to make totally blind people see.

Some of the other areas where India has to catch up are the field of

Oculofacial aesthetics where though the technology is available

uptake is not yet on the scale matching with the other countries.

Newer technologies are going beyond the scope of conventional treat-

ments and expanding the range of clear vision. At a time when India is

undergoing a paradigm shift in the healthcare sector, it is important that

new policies open the doors to innovation coming from the global health-

care industry. We need to encourage new technologies to enter the Indian

medical industry to ensure people get the treatments they need, with-

out any compromises on the quality.

(The writer is senior consultant, ophthalmology at Sir Ganga Ram

Hospital)

For long-time BJP watchers it comes as no surprise that the party has uppedits game in the appropriation of great leaders of India who have been large-ly ignored or placed on a pedestal lower than that of Jawahar Lal Nehru.

This is not to say that Nehru was not among the tallest of our national lead-ers in the battle for Independence but the Congress Party must take a major-ity of the blame for fetishizing its first family and thereby opening up an oppor-tunity for an ascendant political party that seeks to create a more holistic senseof India’s modern political history and, by extension and association, the BJP’sits role in it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, therefore, cannot be faulted inhis plans to join freedom fighters and veterans to unfurl the Tricolour fromthe ramparts of the Red Fort, 21 October, to commemorate the 75th anniver-sary of Subhas Chandra Bose or Netaji’s declaration of Azad Hind(Independent India). It was on this date in 1943 that Netaji announced theformation of India’s first independent Government in opposition to the Britishcolonial state which still ruled over the country.

Its political opponents may cavil, but the fact remains that Netaji’s legacythat of yet another Congress leader of the freedom struggle after Sardar Patel’sthe BJP has assiduously and many would argue successfully appropriated.JP and Ram Manohar Lohia, not to mention BR Ambedkar, have already beeninducted into the BJP’s pantheon of icons which is a remarkable achievementgiven leaders such as BS Hedgewar, MS Golwalkar, VD Sarvakar and SP Mookerjiare also well-entrenched there. Indeed, it is a mark of a political organisationwhich recognises the ideological-political truism that when its social base expandsso must its iconology. Bose’s profile has rightly been raised in West Bengaltoo by the Trinamool Congress after decades of neglect by the Marxists; atthe national level, though, it was the Congress which missed a trick, as it were,and the BJP has been astute enough to fill the breach. It is now only to behoped that the ruling party will not limit its welcome effort to highlight Netaji’slegacy merely to further its political ambitions but will initiate a movement basedon Bose’s ideals of a truly equal India and his vision for a modern India albeitrooted in its civilizational heritage.

Videos circulating on social media of a train mowing down over 60 peoplenear Amritsar in Punjab while they were celebrating Dussehra is tragic butunfortunately not shocking any more given how cheaply human life is val-

ued in India. Apparently revellers had gathered to view an elaborate Raavan dahanevent in an open area close to the railway tracks at Joda Phatak and hundredsof them trespassed on to the railway tracks nearby, unaware and/or unconcernedthat a speeding train was approaching which ended up mowing down scores.The railway driver, who was given the go-ahead on the assumption that therewas no technical error or breakdown on that line, had no idea that the trackshad turned into a spectator gallery of sorts. Played in a loop on social media,these videos at a slower speed show the horror and the panic of this tragedy.Like with any human tragedy, politicians have engaged themselves in a blame-game of sorts, considering the Congress rules Punjab and the Railways belongsto the Centre. However, it is unfair to blame the Railways for the accident, whichwas largely man-made. It exposes the challenges of man management arounda religious event that attracts a sea of wonder-eyed spectators. Be it Kumbh orJallikattu, instances of poor crowd management are many, some of them oftenleading to brutal stampedes. It points to the lacuna in security drills at publicevents, the scale of which can have a cascading catastrophic effect should allhell break loose. In this case, the district administration and organisers of thefunction were lax about clearing a venue site that is dangerously close to regu-lar railway tracks. One needs to investigate if proper clearances had been takenor even applied for. Were Railway officials informed about the proposed eventso close to a corridor of fast-moving trains? Either permission from local admin-istration was taken and the organisers failed to make appropriate safety arrange-ments or permission was not sought at all. In any of the two cases, trouble awaitsthe local administration. The fact that a swollen crowd was allowed to drift intoa heavily frequented rail track is downright insane. And if squatting on tracksfor multiple reasons is the done thing, then local police administration must coor-dinate with the RPF to prevent it rather than just abdicate responsibility.

A European health and safety officer would have an aneurysm within sec-onds of landing in India. It is not as if safety structures and rules are not in placebut because there is a complete lack of wilful enforcement by the authorities,the public tends to ignore and bend rules. And till there is a tragedy, we thinkwe have contained the situation. At the same time, we allow exceptions for thewildest of reasons, for example, allowing Sikh women to not wear helmets becauseof ‘religious’ reasons, placing sanctity above the value of life. If the public is encour-aged to ignore safety, so will companies and event organisers like those in Amritsar.Ideally, the railway tracks should have been cordoned off and the authorities shouldhave informed about the event in advance. But in our ‘anything goes’ line of thought,nobody bothered. India not only has a wealth disparity but also a disparity betweenthe value of life. A labourer from north India is not valued at all, whereas a childfrom a south Mumbai family is worth much more. Our media coverage reflectsthis. During the 26/11 attacks, hundreds who died at the Chhatrapati ShivajiTerminus were for a large part ignored because the poor are expendable by hun-dreds. Besides, enforcement and safety have an associated cost and we as asociety choose not to pay it simply because human life is so devalued. Till thelatter continues to be negotiable, we cannot enforce laws. And while this pass-es on to a routine board of inquiry, fact is there is another tragedy waiting tohappen with no lessons learnt.

Avoidable tragedy

The mishap on the railway tracks in Amritsar is

another stark reminder of how cheap life is in India

Netaji next

The BJP has spotted an opportunity; and it’s making a concerted

effort to appropriate the legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose

The real Sir Syed: A British agentwww.dailypioneer.com

P A P E R W I T H P A S S I O N

Contrary to views expressed by those who glorify Sir Syed as a messiah for the Muslim community, he worked ceaselessly for the creation of a separate Muslim nation which proved to be expensive for the community

Creator of Pakistan, a hero in India” wasthe heading of an Article this writerwrote for The Pioneer dated October23, 2017. This made me recall in detailthe pivotal role Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

played in furthering the divide between Hindusand Muslims in the sub-continent and propagat-ing a paradigm leading to the creation of an IslamicPakistan. However, efforts to glorify and eulogisehim continue unabated, falsifying history and cre-ating a spurious narrative in the process.

A case in point is an article, Sir Syed Khan:The renaissance man, by Mr MJ Warsi, pub-lished in these column on October 17, 2018.The writer uses all possible adjectives to praiseSir Syed. He has described him as a ‘dynamicperson, a versatile genius, a scholar, socialreformer, educationist, historian, archaeologistand linguist, gifted with rare vision and intel-lect”. He further adds, “Eventually, Sir Syed

became the man whom destiny had chosen toplay the role of a messiah for the community.”

Mark the word “a messiah for the commu-nity”, for a man who unabashedly worked tostrengthen the British empire, called upon hisfellow Muslims to support the foreign mastersin the name of Islam, quoted (or misquoted)Quran to buttress his thesis that Hindus andMuslims were two separate nations and can neverlive as equals. The ‘messiah’ worked ceaselesslyfor the creation of a separate Muslim nation. Hismisadventure proved to be expensive for thecommunity. It divided the Muslims of the sub-continent into three separate countries.

Sir Syed’s biggest contribution is claimed tobe the setting up of Mohammedan AngloOriental College (MAO) in 1877, which even-tually blossomed into the Aligarh MuslimUniversity (AMU) in 1920. In 1941, MohammadAli Jinnah had paid a “handsome tribute” to theAMU students when he described the univer-sity as “the arsenal of Pakistan”. Addressing theAMU students on August 31, 1941, Liaquat AliKhan declared: “We look to you for every kindof ammunition to win the battle of indepen-dence of the Muslim nation”.

In 1943, Jinnah had called the Khan “myright hand”. For a decade before independence,he was at the centre of all the League’s activi-ties. He was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In January, 1941, the AMU students union

passed a resolution that “The best way toachieve Indian freedom and to bring about last-ing peace in the country is to strive for the estab-lishment of independent states in the regionsof Hindu and Muslim majorities”. This divisiveAMU mindset has it’s origins in the “rare visionand intellect” of Sir Syed, described by Warsias “a versatile genius”.

Speaking in Meerut in March 1888, Sir Syedlaid the outline of a disastrous roadmap lead-ing to the bloody Partition of the country in1947, and in furthering hostalities betweenHindus and Muslims in the sub-continent. Hereare excerpts from his speech in which he con-temptusly refers to Congressmen as “Bengalis”.

“The first of all is this — in whose hands shallthe Administration and the Empire of India rest?Now, suppose that all the English and the wholeEnglish army were to leave India, taking with themall their cannons and their splendid weapons andeverything, then who would be rulers of India?

“Is it possible that under these circum-stances two nations — the Mohammedans andthe Hindus — could sit on the same throne andremain equal in power? Most certainly not. Itis necessary that one of them should conquerthe other and thrust it down. To hope that bothcould remain equal is to desire the impossibleand the inconceivable.

“At the same time, you must remember thatalthough the number of Mohammedans is less

than that of the Hindus, and although they con-tain far fewer people who have received a highEnglish education, yet they must not be con-sidered insignificant or weak.

“Probably they would be by themselvesenough to maintain their own position. But sup-pose they were not. Then our Musalman broth-ers, the Pathans, would come out as a swarmof locusts from their mountain valleys, andmake rivers of blood to flow their frontier onthe north to the extreme end of Bengal.

“This thing — who after the departure ofEnglish would be conquerors — would rest onthe will of God. But until one nation had con-quered the other and made it obedient, peacecannot reign in the land. This conclusion is basedon proofs so absolute that no one can deny it.

“I believe that the Bengalis (read congress-men/Hindus) have never at any period held swayover a particle of land. They are altogether igno-rant of the method by which a foreign race canmaintain its rule over other races. Therefore, reflecton the doings of your ancestors, and be not unjustto the British Government to whom God hasgiven the rule of India; and look honestly and seewhat is necessary for it to do to maintain itsEmpire and its hold on the country.

“You can appreciate these matters, but theycannot who have never held a country in theirhands nor won a victory. Oh, my botherMusalmans! I again remained you that you have

ruled nations, and have for centuries held dif-ferent countries in your grasp. For seven hun-dred years in India you have had imperial sway.You know what it is to rule. Be not unjust tothat national which is ruling over you, and thinkalso on this how upright is her rule.

“I do not think the Bengali (read Congress)politics is useful for my brother Musalmans. OurHindu brothers of these provinces are leaving usand are joining the Bengalis. Then we ought tounite with that nation with whom we can unite.

“No Mohammedan can say that the Englishare not ‘people of the Book’ No Mohammedancan deny this: That God has said that no peopleof other religions can be friends of Mohammedansexcept the Christians. He who had read the Quranand believes it can know that our nation cannotexpect friendship and affection from my otherpeople. (Thou shalt surely find the most violentof all men in enmity against the true believers tobe the Jews and the idolaters: And thou shat sure-ly find those among them to be the most inclin-able to entertain friendship for the true believers,who say we are Christians, Quran, Chap V)”.

This is Sir Syed, spelling out his divisiveagenda in his own words. Invoking the holyQuran to ensure loyalty of Indian Muslims toa colonial power. If he is hailed as an icon, isthere hope for the country?

(The writer is a political commentator anda former BJP Rajya Sabha MP)

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Sir — This refers to the editorial, “He hadto go” (October 19). MJ Akbar’s belatedresignation from his post under theduress of growing public clamour seemsas a damage limitation exercise. Had theMinister continued to dig in his heels, thepolitical situation would have turnedmore embarrassing for both the Ministeras well as the BJP. Now, he must face thecharges of alleged sexual harassment lev-eled against him by his former female jour-nalist colleagues.

Azhar AliVia web

KEEP THE LEOPARD ALIVE

Sir — This refers to the article, “Leopardson the prowl again” (October 18) by HariShankar Singh. It is true that leopards canthrive with ease both on small and bigprey. They do not need very large jun-gle areas or big forests. Even in locationswhere there are no forests, like in Bera,Jawai in Rajasthan, they seem to live offthe cattle and thrive in large numbers.

Predators like Leopards are a mustwhere there are no tigers or lions to keepthe herbivorous population under con-trol. Estimates of leopard population willalways vary because of persistent poach-

ing, death, road kills and wrong estimatesin processing data.

N Shiva KumarVia web

PUNISH THE GUILTY

Sir — This refers to the editorial, “He hadto go” (October 19). Though he shouldhave resigned immediately after hisarrival to India, MJ Akbar would haveassumed that the suit filed by himwould stop these allegations immediately.The Government’s defensive approachdidn’t help much. Had he continued, itwould have not only damaged electoral

prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Partyin the upcoming State elections but alsodamaged the personal image of ourPrime Minister.

Now, the Government shouldimmediately form a legal panel to set therecord straight and ensure that everysuch complaint reaches its logical con-clusion and the guilty are punished. Atthe same time, any false allegationshould also be treated the same way asit not only spoils the image of theaccused but destroys his family as well.

Bal GovindNoida

BETTER COORDINATION

Sir — The train accident in Amritsar isshocking. The gathering of people closeto the railway track was a clear case oftrespassing as no permission was takenfrom railway authorities. But lessonsmust now be taken. Railway authorities,orginisers of such functions and localadministration must coordinate beforepermitting such functions.

Ramesh G Jethwani Bangalore

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As Indian healthcare is undergoing

a paradigm shift, it is essential that

new policies open the doors to

innovation coming from the global

healthcare industry

The Government must pass a law to authorise

the building of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya rather

than test the patience of society.

—RSS chief

MOHAN BHAGWAT

Why did he (Bhagwat) bring up Ram

Temple (issue) only before the elections?

Why was he silent for the past two years?

—Senior Samajwadi Party leader

RAM GOVIND CHAUDHARY

The signing of the deal forS-400 air defence systemsworth $5.43 billion earli-er this month betweenIndia and Russia is sig-

nificant in many ways. It is not justanother deal but an exemplificationof the coming of age of a regionalpowerhouse which is now confidentof its moves and does its homeworkwell before taking calculated risks.

More than its efficacy of beinga technological marvel, which hasthe potential to neutralise almost allkinds of aerial threats emanatingfrom China, Pakistan or Pakistan-based radical terror groups, thepurchase of S-400 is the pinnacle ofIndia’s diplomatic statecraft where-in it meandered most skillfullythrough the tumultuous contours ofAmerican sanctions and yet reachedits objective without antagonisingtoo many.

At best, there will be awe; atworse, there will be grudgingacknowledgement of India’s gritbeneath the soft smiles. But punitivesanctions can be ruled out for themoment. The outcome, it seems, hasbeen thought out by the ModiAdministration to the end beforethrowing the dice.

The acquisition of S-400, cou-pled with the Indo-Israeli project onthe development of Medium-RangeSurface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM),in addition to the progress on devel-opment of indigenous anti-ballisticmissile systems, namely AdvancedAir Defence and Prithvi Air Defence,would invariably make India muchbetter equipped in air defence capa-bilities than it was a few years back.

It is generally not easy to buyweapon systems or to even do busi-nesses with a country on whichsanctions have been imposed by theUS Administration. Among others,the Countering AmericanAdversaries Through Sanctions Act(CAATSA) is aimed at imposingpunitive sanctions against any coun-try which would actively engage in‘significant transactions’ with Russia’sdefence and intelligence sectors.These sanctions are in addition tothe sanctions imposed previously on

Russia by the US Administration inthe aftermath of the Ukraine-Russiaface-off.

Incidentally, under the aegis ofthe Modi Administration, the S-400deal is not the first but the secondmajor business deal involving Russiadespite American sanctions. Thefirst was the acquisition of Essar Oilby Russia’s energy behemoth,Rosneft and its partners in a $12.9billion deal in 2017 that stampedRussia’s first major investment inIndia’s downstream energy business.Though a private deal, it undoubt-edly had blessings from bothGovernments since it involved sim-ilar meandering through Americansanctions.

Defence deals involving bil-lions of dollars do not happen at theblink of an eye. Signing of contractsis generally preceded by years of hardnegotiations. Interestingly, since2015, even as the Modi Governmentcontinued with its price negotiationswith Russia for the purchase of S-400air defence systems, India alsosimultaneously continued to deep-en its relation with the US, whichwas validated by America declaringIndia as a ‘major defence partner’ in2016. This was followed by India’seventual entry into the covetedMissile Technology Control Regimeor MTCR club, WassenaarArrangement and Australia Group,albeit with strong support from theUS, without which these entrieswould have been an uphill task. TheModi Administration deserves cred-it for successfully pursuing the USin supporting India’s candidature.

Recently, India was also accord-ed the STA-1 or Strategic TradeAuthorisation Level-1 status by theUS, thereby paving way for exportsof high-tech equipment to India.Additionally, India is now also eli-gible to avail critical high-end com-munication and imagery technolo-gies from the US after New Delhisigned the CommunicationCompatibility and SecurityAgreement with the US.

In between, the TrumpAdministration renamed the AsiaPacific Command into the USIndo Pacific Command, a reflec-tion of the increasing importancethat Washington was giving to theregional powerhouse. All thiswhile, the US was well aware ofIndia’s negotiations with Russia onS-400, even as India made it clearabout its reluctance to toe the USline on issues of sanctions on Iran

and Russia.For the US, even though its

defence and energy companieswould want CAATSA to be imposedvigorously in order to wean awaymany countries from Russian clientlist, the path for the same was notthat easy. Apparently the ModiGovernment seems to have beensuccessful in convincing the US thatif it wants India to be a net providerof security in the Indo Pacificregion, then it has to take care ofIndia’s considerations.

The issue at stake is not justabout S-400, but a legacy of issuesrelated to a huge chunk of Indianweapons platforms being of Russianorigin which needs spares and sup-port from Russian manufacturers.Thus, while India would deepen itsdefence ties with the US, it is for surethat it would not ditch Russia either.

Further, it would not be wrongto presume that India also read wellthe divergence of views that existsbetween US President Trump andthe US Congress on the issue ofRussia. During his meeting withRussian President Vladimir Putin inHelsinki, Trump tweeted the fol-lowing, “Our relationship withRussia has never been worse, thanks

to many years of US foolishness andstupidity and now, the Rigged WitchHunt!”

Eventually, it was his reluctanceto go ahead with the implementationof CAATSA and India’s hardballnegotiations that were perhaps thereasons for the US Congress to allowprovisions for presidential waiver tosanctions on CAATSA under theNDAA-2019, specifically for coun-tries like India, in the greater inter-est of protecting Indo-US alliance. Ifthe US had apprehensions about theconfidentiality of radar signatures ofsome of its critical aerial platformssold to India, that concern hasalready been addressed by Indiathrough assurances of not sharing anysuch signature with Russia plat-forms like S-400.

After having declared India a‘major defence partner’ it would havebeen difficult for the US to declaresanctions on India. Besides, theAmerican experience of imposingsanctions on India post nuclear testin 1998 was proof enough thatsanctions simply do not work.

India did not collapse and on thecontrary emerged stronger while theUS lost considerable business oppor-tunities because of self-imposed

sanctions. Eventually, the US wasforced to lift the sanctions. Today’sIndia is far bigger economically andmore resilient than what it was in1998. The ball, as is being said, is inAmerican court. It would be inter-esting to see what Trump eventual-ly does.

Reports indicate that the ModiAdministration might not just stopat purchase of S-400 system. Also oncards are deeper engagements withRussia with purchase of four addi-tional upgraded Krivak Classfrigates, 48 Mi-17V5 helicopters, col-laboration on joint production ofKa-226 Helicopters and AK-103assault rifles in India.

Rarely in the recent past hasthere been any country like Indiawhich has been able to extract somuch concession from the US evenwhile successfully meanderingthrough US sanctions to buy state-of-the-art defence systems fromRussia. If elections could have beenwon on geopolitical statecraft, thenthe Modi Administration’s diplo-matic brinkmanship would havebeen good enough for him to winthe 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

(The writer is a New Delhi-basedstrategic affairs analyst)

PATHIKRIT PAYNE

ASHOK GROVER

BALBIR PUNJ

Alawyer, like an engineer, constantlyupgrades and builds the society. Alawyer, like a medical practitioner, chron-

ically rehabilitates and heals the impairmentcaused to the society. They ease the pavementof justice to the citizens and are trusted with fateto uphold their rights and claims. In recent timesit’s their paychecks which demand the respectattached to their profession and not their integri-ty and valour. Should they as justice laborer bepaid an exorbitant fee of seven figures? Theongoing struggle of this country has been tomake justice accessible to all its citizens. For sixdecades, the state has been following the fun-damental duty to ensure justice for all. Thebiggest barrier between a claim and its settle-ment is the fee of the lawyer in this country. Andthe biggest attraction for admission in this indus-try is also the same fee.

AK Goel and UU Lalit in B Sunita V/S Stateof Telangana proposed the legislature to opt forflooring and ceiling of fee of advocates. Therespondent alleged that the fee charged by herattorney was exorbitant and in violation of theethics propounded by the Bar. Any claim uponthe damages awarded by the court is also in vio-lation of the Advocates Fee Rules. The judge-ment further throws light on the 131st reportdated August 31,1988, by the Law Commission,which suggested for regulation and standardi-sation of fees by the member of the legal pro-fession towards the monopolistic characteris-er of the profession. It was further interpretedby the court that there is a dire need to strength-en the mechanism to deal with professional mis-conduct by members of this profession. It wasconcluded that the success of the administra-tion of justice to a great extent depends on thesuccessful regulation of legal profession confinedto the mandate under Article 39A, whichpromises equal operation of justice to all. As aresult to such interpretation, the court urged theParliament to form legislative framework forflooring and ceiling the fee charged by lawyers.

Many countries, such as Germany,Australia, Costa Rica, Finland etc, haveadopted a model of remuneration fee for theadvocates. This implies that the parties engag-ing the services of a lawyer have an already

printed fee structure as per the demands oftheir legal dispute. Such framework allows aperson to stipulate what is the cost of litiga-tion for their dispute, which is an effectivedeterminant of to-sue-or-not-to-sue. Giventhe competitive attitude prevailing in Indianmarkets which exploits the competition, suchframework can drastically help cultivate basicsanity and merit of this profession. It is pro-vided that an advocate is not to charge belowcertain fee for a certain work by their clients.

Although the Indian market can also wel-come price ceiling in such framework, the pro-fessionals practicing law charge an exorbi-tant cost for their services. A legislation ceil-ing their fees will not make just make jus-tice reasonable but more approachable.Article 19 (1)(g) gives the right to every cit-izen to carry any profession, practice ortrade. It is an understated fundamental rightbecause 60 years ago, not every citizen hadsuch a right. However, if constraints are tobe put on the rewards of any profession, dowe as citizen truly have the freedom to prac-tice it? Is ceiling and flooring of remuner-ation awarded to the advocates a reason-able restriction? According to Article 19(6) the state has the power to put a rea-sonable restriction on any profession in theinterest of the general public. The term rea-sonable is defined by many jurists, whichprimarily suggests that restrictions imposed

mustn’t be arbitrary, should be proportion-al to the object sought to be fulfilled by the lawand justifiable. To combat the need for thisrestriction, an analysis of the framework isdrawn below:

Arbitrariness: A legislative frameworkembodying the spirit of regulations of othercountries is far from being arbitrary. Law ofremuneration of Attorney, 2004 of Germany,Legal Profession Uniform Law Applicable Act,2014 of Australia, Advocates RemunerationOrder, 2015 of Kenya, Advocates (remunerationand taxation costs) rules of Uganda etc, can formthe outline to design the remuneration code forfee of an Attorney in India. These regulationsnot only give a precise monetisation of every ser-vice provided by an advocate, but also allowsthe parties to the contract negotiate a higherremuneration by consent.

Proportional to the object sought to be ful-filled? Price ceiling and flooring has to be doneon the basis of current trends and demands ofthe industry. It shall be done by respective statesas the cost of litigation varies inter-state. It wouldalso need regular revision in accordance withthe inflation rate. A rationale fee structure needsto be created after a thorough analysis of the payscale of this group and purchasing power of itsconsumers which is not discriminatory to either.

Justifiability: The profession of law pro-vides a mechanism to shape the norms ofsociety. It ought to be outrageously reward-ing. With legal aid programs and pro bonoschemes, there should be no need to restrictthe remittances. Nevertheless, for a personof socio-economic class, the services of alawyer are considered luxury for its costs andschemes. This regulatory framework shall beseen as an approach to make justice moreaccessible for every strata of the society andnot just the needy. A profession of such san-ity shall not remain within the fancies of thewealthy.

A suggestion by the apex court mightremain dormant as the lawmakers present inthe Parliament are themselves decoratedlawyers who have charged to the sky for theirskill and association. It would rather be sur-prising if they can fathom the plight of thecitizens they work for and make changes tomake litigation inexpensive. Regardless, it’sa commendable insight pioneered by the apexcourt in pursuance of its function of pro-moting justice.

(The writer is a fourth-year law student ofVivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, NewDelhi)

Justice, but at what cost?

SPEAKING IN MEERUTIN MARCH 1888, SIR

SYED LAID THEOUTLINE OF ADISASTROUS

ROADMAP LEADING TOTHE BLOODY

PARTITION OF THECOUNTRY IN 1947,

AND IN FURTHERINGHOSTILITIES BETWEEN

HINDUS AND MUSLIMS IN THE SUB-CONTINENT

Modi diplomacy redefining India

Rarely in the recent past has there been any country like India which has been able to extract so many concessions from the US even

while successfully meandering through American sanctions against purchase of state-of-the-art defence systems from Russia

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

MJ Akbar’s ouster was imminent

This refers to the editorial, “He had to go”(October 19). MJ Akbar had to go, andout he went. The resignation was

slightly belated but considering he wasabroad doing duty for the Government, thetiming appears to be appropriate. The jour-nalist-turned-politician had enough on hisplate to continue as a Minister of State forExternal Affairs after allegations weredoing the rounds thick and fast. But the#MeToo movement proved to be too muchfor the veteran journalist who is facing a bar-

rage of sexual misconduct allegations fromhis former female colleagues. Surprisingly,none of Akbar’s ministerial colleaguescame to his rescue, which meant he had noshoulder to lean on. Though no insinuationagainst him pertains to the two-year-stint ofAkbar’s in the Modi Cabinet, the nature ofthe innuendo, pertaining to the past, has theenormous potency to transcend periods.

Accusations levelled against him are sographic that Akbar may not only find them hardto swallow but may also have to live with an

irreparable damage to his reputation. Thedefamation case filed by the former Ministermay or may not go in his favour; but the per-ception about Akbar as a man of “many dimen-sions” will firmly etch in the minds of the peo-ple. No doubt, his exit will mean little to theruling NDA but Opposition parties now havea new weapon to target the Government. Allthis said, the astounding progress of #MeTooin India is applaudable.

Ganapathi BhatAkola

REPORTSINDICATE THAT

THE MODIADMINISTRATIONMIGHT NOT JUST

STOP ATPURCHASE OF

THE S-400SYSTEM. ALSO

ON THE CARDS ISA DEEPER

ENGAGEMENTWITH RUSSIA

THE PIONEERLUCKNOW | MONDAY | OCTOBER 22, 20188

A 15-year-old boy in Assam fell for the voice of a 60-yearold widow who spoke to him when he dialled a wrongnumber. They had frequent conversations without disclos-ing their respective ages but when the minor went to meetthe lady they both discovered the facts. The woman’s familyand villagers, however, overriding objections from bothparties, forcibly ‘married’ them off. The misunderstandingseems to since have been resolved, thankfully!

THE PIONEERLUCKNOW | MONDAY | OCTOBER 22, 2018 9

50WORDEDIT

COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Wrong number

The apex court’s call to bring a law to regulate the legal profession may remain dormant as

lawmakers themselves are decorated lawyers who charged exorbitant fees for their services

Is innovation leading

India’s vision?

PRANAV WAHI

POINTCOUNTERPOINT

money 10We were off-loading 75-100 tonnes ofonions from the buffer stock in the lastten days. Now, we have decided torelease more quantity, at least 200tonnes, on a daily basis in the wholesalemarkets. We are going to release bufferstock of onion in the open market tillfirst week of December, by then arrivalof new kharif crop will be in full swing

Sanjeev K Chadha, Managing Director, NAFED

One of the problems faced by start-ups is finance. We have called all

global players who are into financing.This event (Goa global investors), tobe held on December 7, will bring inglobal players for investment in the

sector for the first time

Suresh Prabhu, Union Commerce MinisterGOVT

FROM

BUZZ

LUCKNOW | MONDAY | OCTOBER 22, 2018

Abhinav Lohia, Director,South Asia and Middle East ofCanAm Enterprises, in his tête-à-tête with The Pioneer shareshis thoughts on range of issuesrelated to business investmentopportunity in the United States,and how CanAm has been on aroll in immigration through EB-5 visa. Here are the excerpts of hisconversation with Vikas Kumar.

What is EB-5 Visa? Whatis the process of getting an EB-5 visa? What role doesCanAm play in getting theEB-5 visa?

EB-5 visa is employmentbased fifth category visa that iswhy it is called EB-5. What itessentially states that if youinvest a million dollars inUnited States and create 10American jobs, you will get agreen card. But if you invest ina under developed area or anarea with where there is highunemployment then you areallowed to invest just half a mil-lion dollars. This money has tobe well documented, theinvestor needs to show a prop-er trail, it should comply with

all the laws and then you investit in US and then that moneyis used for construction pro-jects like real estate construc-tion and all of that. We havebeen in this space for the past16 years our role is to do prop-er due diligence on the projectsbecause it is not only aboutinvesting, but we have to makesure that the developer of theproject will not run away.

How is it different fromall other visas?

EB-5 visa gets you a greencard directly, you are not depen-dent on employer, you are notdependent on admission to acollege or anything. This isdirect, you are a green cardholder, you are like any otherUS worker. You can start yourown business, you can choosenot to work. Unless you com-mit a crime, no one can justthrow you out of the country.

What are the areas wherewe can invest?

The last 55 projects wehave done were very diverse,we have done it in differentareas like New York, Florida,Texas, California and these area mix of commercial real estateprojects, in public- privatepartnership, we have donenaval shipyards. We have builtthe first private rail road in thestate of Florida, we have donehotels, so it has been a mix.

What is the requirement

of money to invest in theUnited States?

It is 500,000 dollars orright now 3.5 crore to 3.75crore.

Nothing in the agricul-tural sector?

No, as agricultural is sea-sonal, it poses problemsbecause the requirements forEB-5 is that you invest moneyand then you create 10American jobs per investor.And if it is a seasonal industryit will be very difficult to cre-ate those jobs.

Does EB-5 visa allow aninvestor to hire people fromhis/her own country?

The jobs are for American;people with green card and theyneed to be citizens of America.

What are the trends thatyou have seen in the EB-5industry, what are the investortrends that you have seen?

I have been a part of theindustry for the last five years,and as a partner at a law firmpreviously I used to represent alot of Indian nationals. So ini-tially back in the day when Iused to come to India there werenot many investors interested indoing EB-5, there was not muchknowledge. And the investorswe used to get would be fami-lies, where entire family wantsto move to US. Now the trendis changing because it hasbecome so difficult to get H1-

B visa etc., what is happening isindividuals who are already inUS on H1-B visa are also filingfor EB-5 visa. Students who arestudying there facing difficultyin getting H1-B visa, so they arefiling for EB-5 visa instead. Sonow parents are gifting moneyto the children and only chil-dren are filing because you canonly get a family based EB-5green card if you are under 21,you cannot get it with your par-ents if you are over 21.

How do you see theIndian Market? Where par-ticularly you see a lot ofaggression when it comes tothe EB-5?

There is a lot of rush fromIndia market because there is adeadline to file these applica-tions, that is December 7th. Thelast deadline was September30th which temporarily extend-ed to Dec 7. So, a lot of peopleare pushing to file beforeDecember 7. Additionally, thereis an uptake in the number ofapplications because of the cur-rency devaluation going on. So,if someone was consideringapplying for EB-5 just 3 monthsago to whom who are consid-ering now, their investmentamount has increased to 30-45% because of currency deval-uation. So, it is becoming moreexpensive for Indian nationalsto file it. Additionally, becauseof the increase in demand,there is a quota for every coun-try of 700 green cards every

year and if a country exceedsthat quota then they will haveto wait for next year for thenumber of visas to open. So,that is also about to happen inIndia.

What are the industriesthat people are actually moreinterested in?

Most popular is real estatebecause primarily EB-5 pro-jects are construction projectsbecause you need to show cre-ation of jobs. And in the realestate project you are buildinga hotel or something like that,it is easier to see constructionworkers and the spending.

If you would like to men-tion something every off beatlike the shipyard that hasbeen set up out there, apartfrom there if you would liketo mention some other offbeat projects that has createdsome jobs out there?

Off beat yes, the project wedid with Philadelphia electriccompany, they did not use themoney to build a power stationthey used it to overhaul theirexisting infrastructure. We builtthe first private rail road in theUS and it was a big project. Weraised 350 million dollars from700 investors. So that was a dif-ferent project. Usually you willfind that everyone is building ahotel, but I am scared of hotelprojects and the reason is thatthe valuation fluctuates like any-thing based on occupancy rate.

When we talk about othervisas and EB-5, they all aregoing through a change and Ibelieve EB-5 the investmentamount is also likely to changewhat is the buzz around that?

So, EB-5 is different fromother visas as I mentionedabove, it is not dependent onadmission in any university,there is no language, it is notabout having employment inthe US like H1-B.

Is there any educationqualification required forthis?

No education qualificationis required, even children whoare 18 years old and fresh outof school, they can also applyfor it. Now, another reason forthe uptake in the number ofapplications from India is thatthe proposed investmentamount is going up from 500000 dollars to 925 000 dollars,almost double. So, literallyfrom 3.75 crores to 7 crores andit will become very difficultbecause there are multipleissues from India, yes, curren-cy devaluation is one but RBIlimits of remittance limit to 250000 dollars per annum. Soagain, sending 1 million dollarsfrom India will be a very bigtask. You will need 4-5 peopleas opposed to now a couple cando it. So, if the investmentamount increases then theIndian market is falling by80%.

‘People applying for EB-5 visa to circumvent H1-B’

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Foreign investors have pulledout close to `32,000 crore

from the Indian capital marketsin the first three weeks of thismonth due to the ongoingglobal trade tiff, rising crudeprices and higher US treasuryyields.

This is much higher thanthe over ̀ 21,000 crore net out-flow seen in entire September.Prior to that, overseas investorshad put in a net amount of`7,400 crore in the capitalmarkets (both equity and debt)in July-August.

According to the latest depos-itory data, foreign portfolioinvestors (FPIs) sold equities tothe tune of ̀ 19,810 crore duringOctober 1-19 and bonds worth`12,167 crore, taking the total to`31,977 crore ($4.3 billion).

FPIs have been net sellersalmost throughout this yearexcept a couple of months.However, experts said the swift-ness of the exit in October thusfar has shaken the market.

Negative sentiments fromthe global market on concernsover a slowing world economyled by lingering trade warbetween the US and China trig-gered the FPI pullout, saidVinod Nair, Head of Research,Geojit Financial Services.

The sentiment was also

dampened by the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) down-grading the outlook for worldeconomy to 3.7 per cent growthearlier this month.

Alok Agarwala, SeniorVice President and HeadInvestment Analytics at BajajCapital, attributed the FPI sell-ing to rise in oil prices and UStreasury yields and a tighteningof global dollar liquidity.

He further said this is aglobal phenomena acrossemerging markets and not lim-ited to India alone. However,the impact of rise in oil pricesis higher for India as it importsmost of its oil requirementand the matter was furtherexacerbated by the IL&FSdefault and the rout in NBFCdebt papers, he added.

Vidya Bala, Head ofMutual Fund Research atFundsIndia, said rising rates in

the US, strengthening dollarand higher US earnings havebeen triggers for money mov-ing out of India and otheremerging markets to the US.

Locally, rising oil price, therecent spate of management-related issues in banks andtightening liquidity in NBFCshave been immediate triggers.

Going ahead, Bala saidvolatility can be expected tocontinue for other reasons too,like US sanctions on Iran whichtake effect in November asIran is a major source of crudeoil for India. Besides, India hassome key state elections com-ing up, which could providecues to FPIs for next year’s cen-tral elections.

So far this year, FPIs havepulled out over `33,000 crorefrom equities and more than`60,000 crore from the debtmarkets.

FPIs pull out over $4 bn

from markets in 3 weeks

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Ahigh-level panel is likely torecommend a United

Nations model for cross-borderinsolvency cases under theInsolvency and BankruptcyCode, according to a seniorofficial.

The Insolvency LawCommittee (ILC) is lookinginto the discussion paper relat-ed to having the UN model forcross-border insolvency mat-ters as well as the commentsreceived on the paper.

Under the Code, there areprovisions to deal with cross-border insolvency matters.

The panel, headed byCorporate Affairs SecretaryInjeti Srinivas, is likely to rec-ommend adoption of theUnited Nations Commissionon International Trade Law(UNCITRAL) model to dealwith such matter. The report isexpected to be submitted soon,the official said.

The model would be on thebasis of Centre of MainInterests (COMI), which wouldbe defined. In accordance withCOMI, the place of main pro-ceedings for cross-border caseswould be decided.

Further, the official said itwould be essentially a co-oper-ation agreement and the pro-

ceedings would be at one place.Established in 1966,

UNCITRAL is a subsidiarybody of the General Assemblyof the UN with the generalmandate to further the pro-gressive harmonisation andunification of the law of inter-national trade, as per its web-site.

As per UNCITRAL, ‘har-monisation’ and ‘unification’ ofthe law of international traderefers to the process throughwhich the law facilitating inter-national commerce is createdand adopted.

“Harmonisation may con-ceptually be thought of as theprocess through which domes-tic laws may be modified toenhance predictability in cross-border commercial transac-tions.

“Unification may be seenas the adoption by States of acommon legal standard gov-erning particular aspects ofinternational business transac-tions,” the website said.

In June, the CorporateAffairs Ministry, while comingout with the draft norms, saidit was keen to introduce aglobally accepted and well-recognised cross-border insol-vency framework, fine-tuned tosuit the needs of the aspira-tional Indian economy.

High-level panel to suggestUN model for cross-borderinsolvency cases: Official

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The Finance Ministry onSunday extended the dead-

line for filing summary salesreturn GSTR-3B for the monthof September by five days toOctober 25.

With this extension, busi-nesses which wish to claimInput Tax Credit (ITC) bene-fit for July 2017-March 2018period can do so till October25.

The Central Board ofIndirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC), under the FinanceMinistry, said trade and indus-try had expressed apprehen-sion relating to October 20 duedate for claiming ITC underGST for July 2017-March2018.

“With a view to give somemore time for the same, the lastdate for furnishing GSTR-3Bfor the month of September,

2018 is being extended up to25th October, 2018,” the CBICtweeted.

The GSTR-3B of a partic-ular month has to be filed bythe 20th day of the subse-quent month. The deadlinefor September return filingwas October 20.

“The extension of the saiddue date also implies that thelast date for availment of ITCfor the period July, 2017 toMarch, 2018 also gets extend-ed up to October 25, 2018,” theFinance Ministry later said ina statement.

Businesses had expressedconcern about the October 20deadline, saying there would betrouble in reconciling theirsales returns with the pur-chase returns filed by their sup-pliers.

Since the ITC is availed onthe basis of summary salesreturn or GSTR-3B filed, hencethe deadline for ITC claims andGSTR-3B have been kept same.

Goods and Services Tax(GST) was rolled out on July 1,2017.

“The ministry further saidthat for those taxpayers whohave been recently migratedfrom erstwhile tax regime toGST regime, the last date foravailing ITC for the period July,2017 to March, 2018, isDecember 31, 2018 or the date

of filing of annual returnwhichever is earlier,” the state-ment added.

PwC India Partner andLeader (Indirect Tax) PratikJain said while the businesseswhich could not file the returnby October 20 can avail of theextension, this does not reallyhelp most large companieswhich would have already filedtheir returns by working over-time.

“Since there is no facilityfor amendment of the return,these companies can not claimthe credit which they mighthave missed,” he said.

AMRG & AssociatesPartner Rajat Mohan said thedate extension comes as ashock for compliant payers,whereas it would be a taxbonanza for late filers, non-fil-ers and tax evaders.

“It seems that Governmenthas given a date extension(after expiry) only for liftingpublic perception rather thancreating conducive environ-ment for businesses to nurture,”he said.

Jain said the Governmentshould at least extend the duedate till November 20 so thatcredit can be claimed inOctober return. “This isextremely critical as amount ofcredit at stake is huge in manycases,” he added.

FinMin extends deadline forfiling Sept GST returns to Oct 25GSTR-3B of a

particular month

has to be filed

by the 20th

day of the

subsequent

month

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Country’s largest containerport JNPT is mulling to

acquire three ports inMaharashtra, as it targets tomore than double its profits.

The Jawaharlal Nehru PortTrust (JNPT) is also goingahead with its efforts to devel-op an offshore port atWadhawan, north of the finan-cial capital.

Union Shipping and PortsMinister Nitin Gadkari toldthe media persons that theJNPT, which handles morethan half of the overall con-tainer traffic, is looking toacquire Vijaydurg, Revas andDighi ports.

It can be noted that of thethree, only Dighi is an opera-tional port while the othertwo are concessions held bycorporations with little or nodevelopment on the ground.

Gadkari said the Revas

port, where the concession isheld by Reliance Industries, is“in problem” and a solution willhave to be found in co-ordi-nation with the MaharashtraGovernment.

The minister also said thatthe port is in talks to acquireVijay Kalantri-promoted DighiPort in Raigad district, whichis facing financial trouble andhas been undergoing resolutionin insolvency courts.

According to reports, theDighi Port owes over `1,600crore to a consortium of banksled by the Bank of India.

While Gadkari did notelaborate on the Vijaydurg portbuy, it can be noted that theport for which concession isheld by BJP MP RajeevChandrashekhar promotedJupiter Capital will act as thehome port for the proposedmega refinery at Nanar, to bebuilt by state-run oil marketingcompanies.

JNPT mulls acquisition of 3 portsin Maha; aims at doubling profits

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Artworks of masters like MF Husain, S H Raza and F

N Souza and memorabiliarelated to India’s finest vintageand classic automobiles will gounder the hammer at two auc-tions here later this week.

Osian’s auctions - IndianModern & Contemporary FineArts; and Automobilia: the Artof the Historical Vehicle - willtake place on October 26.

Among the 67 lots to beauctioned at the IndianModern & Contemporary FineArts Sale are Ganesh Pyne’s“The Night Watch”; NicholasRoerich’s “Maitreya Series”;Husain’s “Elephant in Town”,“Kashmir” and “AhmedabadSeries”; Raza’s “Paysage CorseSeries”, Jamini Roy’s “Cat andLobster”, “Landscape” and

“King on a Tiger”; JehangirSabavala’s “Still Life with Fruit”and Souza’s “Townscape”.

The automobilia auctionwill see the sale of select paint-ings of vintage and classicautomobiles and carriages;Hollywood and Indian cinemapublicity material related tocars; posters, postcards andletters with an automobile con-nection.

The opening preview for

both the auctions was held onSaturday.

“Osian’s is back to fullstrength, ready to serve andhelp rebuild India’s culturalinfrastructure and the variousart and artifacts markets. Withthe launch of our HistoricalVehicles Auction HouseDivision, we are adding a newdimension to our business,”says Osian’s Group chairmanNeville Tuli.

Mumbai to host auctions on modernart, automobiles on October 26

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Five of the 10 most valuedcompanies in the country

together added `31,381.39crore in market valuationlast week, with ITC toppingthe chart.

Whi le HUL, ITC,Infosys, Kotak MahindraBank and ONGC saw addi-tion in their market capital-isation (m-cap) for the weekended Friday, TCS, RIL,HDFC Bank, HDFC and SBIfinished with losses.

The m-cap of ITC soared`16,856.05 crore to`3,53,141.45 crore.

Kotak Bank’s m-capzoomed `5,749.62 crore to`2,28,754.68 crore and thatof ONGC surged `4,941.25crore to `2,06679.25 crore.

HUL’s valuation jumped`2,283.7 crore to`3,41,841.36 crore and that

of Infosys rose by `1,550.77crore to `2,98,185.82 crore.

On the other hand, RILsuf fered an erosion of`15,687.72 crore to stand at`6,98,278.03 crore.

The m-cap of HDFCslumped `8,928.55 crore to`2,85,319.16 crore and thatof HDFC Bank fe l l by`3,586.68 crore to`5,34,142.49 crore.

SBI’s va luat ion wentdown by `2,231.14 crore to`2,32,797.87 crore and thatof TCS declined by `506.57crore to `7,19,350.91 crore.

In the ranking of top-10firms, TCS stood at numberone position, followed byRIL, HDFC Bank, ITC, HUL,Infosys, HDFC, SBI, KotakBank and ONGC.

Over the last week, theBSE key index Sensex fell by418 points to c lose at34,315.63 points on Friday.

5 of top-10 firms add `31K crin market capitalisation

PTI n BEIJING

Aseminar highlighting invest-ment opportunities in India

has been organised in theChinese city of Wuhan to har-ness the potential for greatertrade and investment ties.

The event held on October19 was part of the Forum onGlobal Production Capacityand Economic Cooperation,organised by the embassy incoordination with the HubeiProvincial Government.

The seminar was attendedby around 200 delegates frommore than 120 Chinese com-panies, mostly from automo-bile, auto-parts, equipmentmanufacturing, textiles based inHubei province as well as mediapersonnel and Governmentofficials, a statement from theIndian Embassy in Beijing said.

PTI n PANAJI

Global investors will meet inGoa in December to help

finance the start-up commu-nity in the State, UnionCommerce Minister SureshPrabhu said on Sunday.

He said the Centre wasthinking of making Goa as thestart-up and logistics hub tocreate more jobs and that it willalso promote agriculturalexport from the coastal state.

“One of the problems facedby start-ups is finance. Wehave called all global playerswho are into financing. Thisevent, to be held on December7, will bring in global playersfor investment in the sector forthe first time,” Prabhu said.

He was addressing a gath-ering after inaugurating the‘green’ building centre atKudaim Industrial Estate byACC Cement company in part-nership with Goa’s ALCONgroup.

It is a concept introducedby ACC to provide green solu-tions for building construc-tions.

Prabhu said the event (tofacilitate financing for start-ups) will be held in Goa annu-ally during which thefinanciers, venture capitalists,investors and growth capitalproviders will assemble.

“We are thinking of creat-ing a national hub of start-ups

in Goa,” he said, adding that heis also looking forward to seethe state become a new hub of“green ideas”.

“We are working on manythings. At the same time wehave to create employment forpeople. If you only talk aboutgreen then what happens topeople?” he said.

The minister said to createemployment and to keep itclean “we need to think aboutcleaner ideas”.

Prabhu also said a logisticshub will also be set up in Goaas the state has all the infra-structure required for the facil-ity.

He said when he becamethe commerce minister, he hadlogistics as part of the respon-sibility as for the first time, theprime minister has created anew department for it.

“All logistics-related issuesare under my ministry. We arepreparing for the first time anintegrated logistics plan forIndia and in that plan, I hadsaid that we will keep a logis-tics hub in Goa,” he said.

Goa has a port, railwayinfrastructure and an airport isalso being constructed by theCentre (apart from the alreadyexisting airport at Dabolim).

“Goa is ideal for creatingthe logistics hub which willresult in huge job creation,”Prabhu said.

Goa global investors’ meet withfocus on start-ups in Dec: Prabhu

200 Chineseinvestors attendseminar oninvestment in India

OPEN-ENDED

(GROWTH)

HDFC MUTUAL FUND

Index Fund Sensex Plus Plan-Direct Plan 469.996

Index Fund-Sensex Plus( FV-Rs32.161) 462.5623

Index Fund Sensex Plan-Direct Plan 306.1999

Index FundSensex Plan( FV Rs 32.161) 302.8598

ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND

Blended Plan A - Dividend 13.5898

Blended Plan A - Direct Plan Bonus 10.9152

Blended Plan A - Growth 22.7587

Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Dividend 13.6408

Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth 23.0933

KOTAK MAHINDRA MUTUAL FUND

Bluechip Fund - Dividend 31.174

Bluechip Fund - Dividend - Direct 33.929

Bluechip Fund - Growth 207.53

Bluechip Fund - Growth - Direct 220.497

Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend 21.118

Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend - Direct 24.451

Emerging Equity Scheme - Growth 34.416

Emerging Equity Scheme - Growth - Direct 36.731

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Bimonthly 20.0732

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Bimonthly Direct 20.2709

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend 10.7524

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend - Direct 11.0562

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Fortnightly - Regular 23.0939

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Growth 25.7284

Equity Arbitrage Fund - Growth - Direct 26.4717

Equity Arbitrage Fund -Fortnightly - Direct 23.569

Equity Opportunities Fund - Dividend 22.581

Equity Opportunities Fund - Dividend - Direct 24.284

Equity Opportunities Fund - Growth 104.197

Equity Opportunities Fund - Growth - Direct 110.77

Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Growth 13.8558

Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Monthly Dividend 11.3139

Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Quarterly Dividend 10.9772

Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Growth 13.4852

Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Monthly Dividend 11.0548

Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Quarterly Dividend 10.8778

Global Emerging Market Fund - Dividend 15.02

Global Emerging Market Fund - Dividend - Direct 15.79

Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth 15.02

Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth - Direct 15.72

India EQ Contra Fund - Dividend 19.233

India EQ Contra Fund - Dividend - Direct 21.318

India EQ Contra Fund - Growth 47.183

India EQ Contra Fund - Growth - Direct 50.762

Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Div 16.124

Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Growth 17.698

Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Direct Plan- Div Option 18.872

Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund- Direct Plan - Gr Option 19.089

Small Cap Fund - Dividend 34.098

Small Cap Fund - Dividend - Direct 36.84

Small Cap Fund - Growth 66.041

Small Cap Fund - Growth - Direct 70.877

Standard Multicap Fund - Dividend 20.701

Standard Multicap Fund - Dividend - Direct 22.151

Standard Multicap Fund - Growth 30.993

Standard Multicap Fund - Growth - Direct 32.791

SAHARA MUTUAL FUND

BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND- GROWTH - Direct 63.7494

BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND- GROWTH OPTION 60.1032

BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND-DIVIDEND - Direct 21.6442

BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND-DIVIDEND OPTION 21.2476

Growth Fund-Dividend 37.3617

Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct 38.0503

Growth Fund-Growth 128.6655

Growth Fund-Growth- Direct 143.7062

Infrastructure Fund FIXED PRICING -Direct-Dividend 20.328

Infrastructure Fund FIXED PRICING OPTION-Direct-Growth 25.2011

Infrastructure Fund FIXED PRICING OPTION-Dividend Option 17.0743

Infrastructure Fund FIXED PRICING OPTION-Growth Option 23.3817

Infrastructure Fund VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Direct-Div 22.3093

Infrastructure Fund VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Direct-Growth 27.7442

Infrastructure Fund VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Div Option 19.942

Infrastructure Fund VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Growth Option 27.1087

Midcap Fund-Auto Payout 71.3946

Midcap Fund-Auto Payout- Direct 76.2871

Midcap Fund-Bonus 71.3946

Midcap Fund-Bonus- Direct 76.2871

Midcap Fund-Dividend -Direct 31.9594

Midcap Fund-Dividend Plan 31.4874

Midcap Fund-Growth Option - Direct 76.2871

Midcap Fund-Growth Plan 71.3946

Power & Natural Resources Fund - Dividend Option 16.4678

Power & Natural resources Fund- Growth - Direct 20.8016

Power & Natural resources Fund- Growth Option 19.3076

Power & Natural Resources Fund-Dividend - Direct 16.0357

R.E.A.L Fund - Dividend Option 19.261

R.E.A.L Fund - Dividend Option- Direct 19.6478

R.E.A.L Fund - Growth Fund 19.2579

R.E.A.L Fund - Growth Fund- Direct 21.2276

Star Value Fund-Dividend - Direct 16.8895

Star Value Fund-Dividend Option 16.6151

Star Value Fund-Growth - Direct 23.0859

Star Value Fund-Growth Option 21.485

Super 20 Fund - Dividend - Direct 16.3573

Super 20 Fund - Dividend Option 18.6546

Super 20 Fund - Growth - Direct 20.2998

Super 20 Fund - Growth Option 18.6727

Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Direct-Dividend Option 29.1592

Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Direct-Growth 41.1365

Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Dividend Option 28.6881

Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Growth Option 40.2811

Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Direct -Dividend 34.4842

Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Direct-Growth 48.0798

Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Dividend Option 33.9997

Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Growth Option 46.8964

SBI MUTUAL FUND

MAGNUM NRI FLEXIASSET PLAN-DIVIDEND 30.3025

MAGNUM NRI FLEXIASSET PLAN-GROWTH 30.1918

ONE INDIA FUND - DIV (PREV CLOSE ENDED UPTO 14/01/2010) 10.43

ONE INDIA FUND - GR (PREV CLOSE ENDED UPTO 14/01/2010) 10.43

OPEN-ENDED

(INCOME)

DHFL PRAMERICA MUTUAL FUND

FIXED MATURITY PLAN - SERIES 47 - DIRECT -GROWTH 14.096

FIXED MATURITY PLAN - SERIES 47 - REGULAR - GROWTH 13.9784

ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND

Blended Plan B - Dividend Option - I 15.0425

Blended Plan B - Growth Option - I 23.9631

Blended Plan B - Monthly Dividend Option - I 10.266

Blended Plan B - Daily Dividend Option - I 12.4926

Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Dividend Option - I 17.7362

Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Growth Option - I 24.0808

Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Monthly Dividend Option - I 10.3063

Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Div Option - I 10.0227

Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Quarterly Div Option - I 10.7

Blended Plan B - Half Yearly Dividend Option - I 10.3661

Blended Plan B - option I-Bonus 11.9703

Blended Plan B-Direct Plan - Daily Dividend Option - I 12.032

Child Care Plan Study - Cumulative 69.6122

Child Care Plan Study - Direct Plan- Cumulative 72.4243

Dynamic Bond Fund - Annual Dividend 10.6484

Dynamic Bond Fund - Bonus 19.6984

Dynamic Bond Fund - Daily Dividend 10.0171

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Daily Dividend 10.5669

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 20.425

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend 10.2129

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly Dividend 10.4618

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Dividend 10.6164

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Bonus Option 20.23

Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend 10.4779

Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth 19.6985

Dynamic Bond Fund - Half Yearly Dividend 10.2388

Dynamic Bond Fund - Monthly Dividend 10.9656

Dynamic Bond Fund - Premium Plus Growth 20.7632

Dynamic Bond Fund - Quarterly Dividend 10.408

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.7894

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 22.5035

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan - I - Direct Plan Bonus 12.628

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Growth 17.983

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Dividend N.A.

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Growth 18.0131

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Dividend 10.8172

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan II - Retail Dividend 11.9883

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan II - Retail Growth 22.6497

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Direct Plan - Growth 23.4449

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Dividend 11.8549

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Growth 23.3622

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan III - Retail Dividend 11.7874

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan III - Retail Growth 21.8977

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7978

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Dividend 10.8352

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Growth 17.7495

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan IV - Retail Dividend 11.6845

Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan IV - Retail Growth 21.7637

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Dividend 11.7708

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Direct Plan - Growth 20.4818

Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Growth 20.4088

Interval Fund - Monthly Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.0016

Interval Fund - Monthly Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 21.1844

Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Div 10.0692

Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Growth 13.4735

Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Dividend 10.0015

Interval Fund Monthly Interval Plan I - Growth 13.4637

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.0025

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 21.9999

Interval Fund Qtrly Interval Plan - 1 Retail Qtrly Div Payout 10.0022

Interval Fund Qtrly Interval Plan 1 - Direct Plan - Growth 17.6211

Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 - Direct Plan - Div 10.0017

Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 - Growth 17.5944

Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan 1 - Dividend 10.0017

Interval Fund Qtrly Interval Plan 1 Plan - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.0023

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan II - Retail Dividend 10.0271

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan II - Retail Growth 22.0296

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval - Direct Plan - Growth 20.0513

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval - Dividend 10.0013

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval - Growth 19.9985

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan III - Direct Qtrly Div Payout 10.0085

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan III - Retail Dividend 10.0083

Interval Fund - Quarterly Interval Plan III - Retail Growth 20.7912

Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.1854

Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Direct Plan - Growth 17.5014

Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Dividend 10.0061

Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Growth 17.4312

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Cumulative 13.9619

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Direct - Cumulative 13.9796

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Direct - Div 10.9291

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - C - Cumulative 14.9423

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - C - Direct - Cumulative 14.9835

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Cumulative 14.9023

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Direct - Cumulative 14.9454

Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Direct - Dividend 10.441

Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Cumulative 13.774

Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Direct - Cumulative 13.7979

Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Dividend 10.8654

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2479

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Dividend 10.0016

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Growth 21.1917

Interval Fund II Qtrly Interval Plan A - Qtrly Div Payout 10.0015

Interval Fund II Qtrly Interval Plan A - Direct - Dividend 10.0016

Interval Fund II Qtrly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Growth 13.6172

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Dividend 10.0017

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Growth 13.6425

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Qrly Div Payout 10.224

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Dividend 10.0124

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Growth 20.9682

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Div 10.0051

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Growth 14.1819

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Dividend 10.0016

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan B - Growth 14.2363

Interval Fund II Qtrly Interval Plan B - Qtrly Div Payout 10.0016

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan C - Retail Div 10.0038

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan C - Retail Growth 22.1759

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct - Div 10.0016

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct - Growth 14.0323

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2204

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Dividend 10.0039

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Growth 13.9772

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C- Instl Qtrly Div Payout 10.2061

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan D - Retail Div 10.0799

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan D - Retail Growth 22.795

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct Plan - Div 10.0051

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.1535

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct - Growth 17.7073

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Dividend 10.005

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Growth 13.469

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2309

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan F - Retail Dividend 10.0742

Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan F - Retail Growth 20.25

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Div 10.0168

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct - Growth 17.7138

Interval Fund II Qtrly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Qtrly Div Payout 10.0095

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Dividend 10.1825

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Growth 17.716

Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F Retail Qtrly Div Payout 10.0046

Interval Fund IV - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Div 10.0009

Interval Fund IV - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Growth 19.7164

Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct - Div 10.001

Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct - Growth 18.1794

Interval Fund IV Qtrly Interval Plan B - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2084

Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Growth 18.1012

Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B -Dividend 10.1688

Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan - II Retail Qtrly Div Payout 10.234

Interval Fund V - Monthly Interval Plan A - Retail Dividend 10.0033

Interval Fund V - Monthly Interval Plan A - Retail Growth 20.0008

Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Direct - Dividend 10.0033

Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Direct - Growth 13.9183

Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Dividend 10.0033

Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Growth 13.8735

MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Half Yearly 13.6318

MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Monthly 12.7914

MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Quarterly 13.8562

MIP - Direct Plan - Growth 49.7829

MIP - Direct Plan Bonus 13.7171

MIP - Dividend Half Yearly 12.8248

MIP - Dividend Monthly 12.3602

MIP - Dividend Quarterly 13.5226

MIP - Growth 48.1366

JM FINANCIAL MUTUAL FUND

Income Fund - Bonus Option - Principal Units 19.6104

MIP Fund (Direct) - Bonus Option - Principal Units 25.9834

MIP Fund (Direct) - Dividend Option - Annual Dividend 20.9404

MIP Fund (Direct) - Dividend Option - Quarterly Dividend 19.5151

MIP Fund (Direct) - Growth Option 25.7788

MIP Fund (Direct)- Dividend Option - Monthly Dividend 12.6302

MIP Fund - Bonus Option - Principal Units 24.5085

MIP FUND-Annual Dividend 19.4034

MIP FUND-Growth 24.1503

MIP FUND-Monthly Dividend 11.4362

MIRAE ASSET MUTUAL FUND

Short Term Bond Fund - Regular - Mly Dividend Option 10.3019

RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND

Interval Fund - II - Series 1 -Direct Plan -Growth Option 12.842

Interval Fund - II - Series 1 -Dividend Option 10

Interval Fund - II - Series 1 -Growth Plan 12.8098

Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Direct Plan - Dividend - Div Op 10

Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Direct Plan - Growth - Growth Op 12.9862

Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Op 10

Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.7938

Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Direct Plan - Dividend - Div Op 10

Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Direct - Growth Plan - Gr Op 12.8033

Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Dividend Plan - Div Option 10

Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.7519

Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Direct - Growth Plan -Gr Op 13.6322

Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Dividend Plan -Div Option 10

Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Growth Plan-Growth Option 13.596

Annual Interval Fund - Series I - Direct - Gr Plan - Growth 18.2814

Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I -Div Option 10.2021

Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I- Growth Option 18.1866

Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I-Retail - Growth Op 24.5255

Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I-Retail - Div Op 10.2021

Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I -Div Option 10.0093

Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I- Growth Option 23.8716

Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I-Instl Plan-Div Op 10.0093

Monthly Interval Fund - Series I - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.0061

Monthly Interval Fund - Series I - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 23.9775

Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II -Div Option 10.0337

Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II -Growth Op 23.8357

Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II-Instl Plan-Div Op 10.0337

Monthly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.034

Monthly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 24.0653

Interval Fund-Qtrly Interval Fund Serie-II-Instl Plan -Div Op 10.0304

Interval Fund-Qtrly Interval Fund Series-II-Dividend Option 10.1742

Interval Fund-Qtrly Interval Fund Series-II-Growth Option 24.8388

Qtrly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.1602

Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 24.9955

Interval Fund - Qtrly Plan - Series I - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.0521

Interval Fund - Quarterly Plan - Series I - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 24.5422

Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I - Growth Option 24.4007

Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I -Div Option 10.0512

Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I-Instl Plan-Div Op 10.0514

Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III- Div Option 10.0899

Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III- Growth Op 24.3652

Interval Fund-Qtrly Interval Fund-Series-III-Instl Plan-Div Op 10.09

Interval Fund-Qtrly Interval Fund-Series-III-Instl Plan-Gr Op 17.933

Qtrly Interval Fund - Series III - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.0834

Qtrly Interval Fund - Series III - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 14.8843

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Direct - Div Plan - Div Op 10.5053

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Op 15.7439

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Div Plan - Div Option 10.4981

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Growth Plan - Growth Op 15.6697

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Direct - Div Plan - Div Op 10

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Direct - Growth Plan - Gr Op 15.1049

Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Dividend Plan - Div Op 10




Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Direct - Div Plan - Div Op 10


Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Dividend Plan - Div Op 10.0005



Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Div Plan - Div Option 10.0001


SBI MUTUAL FUND

Magnum Income Plus Fund - Savings Plan (D) 11.1062

Magnum Income Plus Fund - Savings Plan (G) 12.5326

SUNDARAM MUTUAL FUND

Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Div Option 14.3026

Corporate Bond Fund Annual Dividend Option 13.2867

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND RETAIL MONTHLY DIV 10.8502

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - Bonus Option 13.9917

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - DIRECT MONTHLY DIV 10.9589

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - Regular Weekly Div 10.961

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND DIRECT BONUS 13.9475

BANKING AND PSU DEBT - DIRECT - DIV REINVESTMENT OP 10.0519

BANKING AND PSU DEBT - DIRECT - WEEKLY DIV REINVESTMENT OP 10.5656

BANKING AND PSU DEBT - REG DAILY REINVESTMENT 10.0519

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND REGULAR GROWTH 27.7462

BANKING AND PSU DEBT - REG MONTHLY DIV RE INVESTMENT 10.948

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND Retail - Growth 25.0125

BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND- Direct - Growth Option 27.8714

Corporate Bond - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend Option 0

Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option 24.971

Corporate Bond Fund -Institutional - Quarterly Dividend 0

Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Bonus Option 0

Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan - Monthly Div Option 12.1796

Corporate Bond Fund Institutional - Growth 0

Corporate Bond Fund Institutional - Monthly Dividend 10.5417

Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Annual Dividend 13.1207

Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Growth 24.5237

Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Half Yearly Dividend 13.1587

Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Monthly Dividend 11.7276

Corporate Bond Fund Regular - Quarterly Dividend 14.1194

MIP FUND-Quarterly Dividend 18.1976

Short Term Fund (Direct) - Daily Dividend Option 13.7886

Short Term Fund (Direct) - Dividend Option 10.5717

Short Term Fund (Direct) - Growth Option 25.4682

KOTAK MAHINDRA MUTUAL FUND

Banking and PSU Debt - Annual Dividend 16.1842

Banking and PSU Debt - Daily Dividend Reinvestment 10.188

Banking and PSU Debt - Direct Daily Div Reinvestment 10.2604

Banking and PSU Debt - Growth 40.1006

Banking and PSU Debt - Monthly Dividend 10.4758

Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Annual Dividend 17.1427

Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Growth 40.7158

Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Monthly Dividend 10.5771

Bond - Annual Dividend - Direct 22.1441

Bond - Growth - Direct 50.2953

Bond - Quaterly Dividend - Direct 13.6116

Bond Regular Plan Annual Dividend 29.4636

Bond Regular Plan Bonus Plan 30.696

Bond Regular Plan Bonus Plan - Direct 22.7736

Bond Regular Plan Direct HF dividend 40.4758

Bond Regular Plan Growth 48.0908

Bond Regular Plan Quaterly Dividend 10.7542

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IANS n ANKARA

The fiancee of journalist JamalKhashoggi has published a final

message to him, after Saudi authoritiesadmitted he was killed at the country’sconsulate in Istanbul, the media report-ed on Sunday.

“They took your bodily presencefrom my world. But your beautiful laughwill remain in my soul forever. My dar-ling #jkhashoggi,” she wrote on TwitterSaturday evening.

Attached to the tweet is a video ofKhashoggi giving a TV documentary

interview, reports CNN. He is shown being interrupted by

a cat which hops on his lap, making himlaugh heartily.

“You should leave this in the film,”a smiling Khashoggi tells the journal-ist. Cengiz, who was waiting outside theconsulate when Khashoggi entered thebuilding, had not previously acceptedthat he had died.

Khashoggi had gone to the con-sulate on October 2 to conduct paper-work that would allow for the two ofthem to be married.

In the event that he did not emerge,

Khashoggi had told Cengiz to call his friend Turan Kislakci, the head of the Turkish Arab MediaAssociation.

“I do not know if Jamal is inside. Iwant to know where Jamal is. Did theydetain him? Did they kidnap him? Is heimprisoned?” Cengiz told CNNoutside the consulate, a day after his dis-appearance.

At the time, she asked media out-lets not to name her. “What is he eating? What is he drinking? Doeshe deserve this? He is not a terrorist. He is an analyst and a journalist,”

she added.A journalist and former royal court

insider, Khashoggi has been a promi-nent critic of Saudi Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman, the king-dom’s de facto ruler, since he went intoself-exile in June 2017.

A day after Saudi Arabia’s publicadmission of his death, Turkish media released CCTV footage appar-ently showing Khashoggi and Cengiz hand-in-hand, entering anapartment building where the journalist had just bought a property forthe couple.

PTI n WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump hassaid he is “not satisfied”

with Saudi Arabia’s account ofthe death of journalist JamalKhashoggi, but asserted that hewould not like to scrap an $110billion arms deal with Riyadhdespite a global outrage over thedissident scribe’s brutal killing.

Saudi Arabia in a statementon Saturday said Khashoggi(60) died following a “fist-fight” at its consulate inIstanbul on October 2, withoutdisclosing any details on thewhereabouts of his body.

Turkish officials believeKhashoggi — a critic of theSaudi Government — wasmurdered and his body dis-membered. “I’m not satisfieduntil we find the answer,”Trump said, adding sanctionswere a possibility, but thathalting an arms deal would“hurt us more than it wouldhurt them”.

“It is something that wedon’t like. It’s very serious stuff.And we’re going to get to thebottom of it and will make thatdetermination,” Trump toldreporters in Nevada.

Trump said it was “possi-ble” that the powerful SaudiCrown Prince Mohammed binSalman did not know about thekilling. His comment camewhen asked about his previousstatement that he would beconsidering severe conse-quences for Saudi Arabia fol-lowing the journalist’s death.

Yilan: At least 22 people havedied after an express trainderailed and flipped over on apopular coastal tourist route inTaiwan on Sunday, the island’sworst rail accident for morethan 20 years.

Taiwan’s railways adminis-tration confirmed 22 peoplehad been killed and said 171people had been injured, 10seriously, in the accident innortheastern Yilan county.

Authorities have not con-

firmed if any passengersremain trapped alive insidethe train. An AFP reporter atthe scene said that more bod-ies were being brought out ofthe wrecked carriages.

Images from the siteshowed the Puyuma Expresstrain completely derailed andlying zig-zagged across thetrack. All of the train’s eight car-riages had derailed and five hadflipped onto their side nearXinma station, the railways

administration said.“There are four carriages

that were overturned at 90degrees and the worst casual-ties were in those carriages,”Jason Lu, head of the TaiwanRailways Administration toldreporters. “The exact cause ofthe accident is pending inves-tigation,” he added.

Chang Yi-long, 62, said hehad “heard a loud bang” as hewas working at a constructionsite nearby. AFP

AFP n COLOMBO

The Maldives’ top courtSunday ended weeks of

uncertainty by rejectingPresident Abdulla Yameen’scontroversial bid to annul lastmonth’s election results,upholding his landslide defeatto an Opposition candidate.

The five-judge SupremeCourt Bench unanimouslyruled that Yameen had failed toprove his claim that the electionwas rigged and a fresh poll wasnecessary in the Indian Oceanarchipelago. Under interna-tional pressure, Yameen initiallyconceded defeat after IbrahimMohamed Solih emerged thewinner in September 23 poll.But strongman ruler then filedan appeal, throwing the islandnation into turmoil and attract-ing warnings from the US andregional superpower India torespect outcome.

Opposition activists cele-brated outside the SupremeCourt in the Capital Male after the decision was

read out, effectively drawing aline under Yameen’s five yearsof iron-fisted rule.

Opposition legislatorMariya Didi said Yameen —who lobbied the SupremeCourt in 2013 to nullify elec-tion results in his favour —should now allow a smoothtransition of power.

“We are pleased that thecourt ruled unanimously touphold the will of the people,”Didi said on Twitter.

“The case was based onconjecture and conspiracy the-ories.” Yameen claimed magicink had been used to rig theelection and that votes markedfor him disappeared insideballot boxes.

The country’s independentElections Commission, throughits lawyers, had argued his peti-tion was based on false allega-tions and should be dismissed.The Supreme Court last weekrefused to accept testimony ofthree unnamed witnesses thatYameen’s lawyers said will theelection was fixed.

PTI n WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump hasannounced that the US will

pull out of a landmark ColdWar-era nuclear arms controltreaty with Russia that limitedthe number of ground-launched medium-range mis-siles in their arsenals, accusingMoscow of “violating” the dealfor many years.

The Intermediate-RangeNuclear Forces (INF) treaty wasone of those agreements and isset to expire in the next twoyears. The 1987 pact helpsprotect the security of the USand its allies in Europe and theFar East.

It prohibits the US andRussia from possessing, pro-ducing or test-flying a ground-launched cruise missile with arange of 300 to 3,400 miles. Italso covers all land-based mis-siles, including those carryingnuclear warheads.

“We’re going to terminatethe agreement and we’re goingto pull out,” Trump toldreporters in Nevada whenasked about the reports that hisNational Security Adviser JohnBolton wants the US to pull outof the three-decade-old treaty.

The INF treaty was signedbetween the then US PresidentRonald Reagan and his USSRcounterpart Mikhail Gorbachevin 1987 on the elimination ofintermediate-range and short-er-range missiles.

The Pentagon has beensupportive of the INF treaty butDefence Secretary James Mattiswarned other NATO Ministersearlier this month it would nolonger be tenable if Russia didnot withdraw its Novatorground-based missile, whichthe US has argued for nearlyfour years violates the INFrange restrictions.

“We are going to terminatethe agreement and then we aregoing to develop the weapons,”unless Russia and China agreeto a new deal, the US Presidentsaid. “Russia has violated theagreement. They have been

violating it for many years,”Trump said.

He asserted that the US is“not going to let them violatea nuclear agreement and go outand do weapons and we’re notallowed to”.

“We’ll have to develop thoseweapons...They (Russia andChina) all come to us and saylet’s really get smart and let’snone of us develop thoseweapons, but if Russia is doingit and if China is doing it, andwe are adhering to the agree-ment, that is unacceptable,”Trump asserted. He said the USwill not adhere to the agreement,unless others were violating it.

Trump alleged that his pre-

decessor Barack Obama hadkept quite on this. “I don’tknow why President Obamadidn’t negotiate or pull out.And we’re not going to let themviolate a nuclear agreementand go out and do weapons andwe’re not allowed to,” he said.

“We are the ones that havestayed in the agreement and wehave honoured the agreement.If they get smart and if othersget smart and they say let’s notdevelop these horrible nuclearweapons, I would be extreme-ly happy with that, but as longas somebody is violating theagreement, we are not going tobe the only ones to adhere toit,” Trump said.

AP n ELKO, NEVADA

President Donald Trump sayshis intention to scrap a land-

mark arms control agreementRussia follows years of violationsby Moscow in developing pro-hibited weapons, and “we’renot going to be the only one toadhere to it.” The Kremlin saidthe pullout “would be a verydangerous step.”

Britain said it stood“absolutely resolute” with theUS, while Germany calledTrump’s move “regrettable.”

Heiko Maas said in a state-ment Sunday that the three-decades-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is“an important pillar of ourEuropean security architec-ture” and Trump’s announce-ment “raises difficult ques-tions for us and Europe.”

The 1987 pact prohibits theUnited States and Russia frompossessing, producing or test-flying a ground-launched

cruise missile with a range of300 miles to 3,400 miles.

Maas says Germany hasrepeatedly urged Moscow to“clear up the serious allegations of breaching theINF treaty, which Russia has sofar not done.”

He says Germany is urgingWashington to “consider thepossible consequences” of itsdecision, including for a US-Russian nuclear disarmamenttreaty beyond 2021.

The 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treatyhelps protect the security of theU.S. and its allies in Europe andthe Far East. It bars the UnitedStates and Russia from pos-sessing, producing or test-fly-ing a ground-launched cruisemissile with a range of 300miles to 3,400 miles.

“Russia has violated theagreement. They have beenviolating it for many years,”Trump on Saturday said aftera rally in Elko, Nevada.

JAMALKHASHOGGIKILLING

‘Not satisfied’ with Saudi account: Trump

London: Britain said SaudiArabia’s account of the deathof dissident journalist JamalKhashoggi inside its Istanbulconsulate is not credible and the culprits must be “heldto account”.

After a fortnight of denials,Saudi authorities admitted theWashington Post columnist, aprominent critic of powerfulCrown Prince Mohammed binSalman, was killed after enter-ing the consulate in Turkey. Butit has faced growing chorus ofincredulity over its belatedexplanation that he died in a“brawl”, as world powersdemand answers and where-abouts of his body. AFP

Istanbul: Turkish prosecu-tors have summoned morewitnesses to testify as part ofthe investigation into thedeath of journalist JamalKhashoggi, local televisionreported on Sunday.

Twenty-five more peoplewill be quizzed as witnesses,the private NTV broadcast-er said, without providingany further details.

On Friday, prosecutorsquestioned staff membersof the Saudi Arabian con-sulate in Istanbul insideIstanbul’s main courthouse,including the consulate dri-ver, technicians and accoun-tants. AFP

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed onSunday to reveal within days the “naked truth” over the deathof dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi con-sulate in Istanbul.

US President Donald Trump has refused to take a harshstance against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,whom the US leader has defended as an invaluable trade part-ner even as world powers demand answers over the October2 killing of Khashoggi, a vocal critic and Washington Postcolumnist who fell out of favour with Riyadh.

But the Saudi foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, insisted onSunday that Prince Mohammed was “not aware” of the killingand that the kingdom does not know where the body is. AFP

Sydney: Eating vegetablenitrates, found mainly in greenleafy vegetables and beetroot,could prevent macular degen-eration, a common cause ofvision loss in people over age50, new research has found.

People who ate between100 to 142 mgs of vegetablenitrates each day had a 35 percent lower risk of developingearly age-related maculardegeneration (AMD) than peo-ple who ate less than 69 mgs ofvegetable nitrates each day,showed the findings publishedin the Journal of the Academyof Nutrition and Dietetics.

Spinach has approximate-ly 20mg of nitrate per 100g,while beetroot has nearly 15mg

of nitrate per 100g.“This is the first time the

effects of dietary nitrates onmacular degeneration risk hasbeen measured,” said leadresearcher Bamini Gopinathfrom Westmead Institute forMedical Research in Australia.

For the study, the

researchers interviewed morethan 2,000 Australian adultsaged over 49 and followedthem over a 15-year period.

“If our findings are con-firmed, incorporating a rangeof foods rich in dietary nitrates— like green leafy vegetablesand beetroot — could be a sim-ple strategy to reduce the riskof early macular degenera-tion,” Gopinath said.

The research did not showany additional benefits for peo-ple who exceeded 142mgs ofdietary nitrate each day. Age isthe strongest known risk factorfor AMD and the disease ismore likely to occur after theage of 50. There is currently nocure for the disease. IANS

Beijing: More than half ofChina’s cities saw air qualityimprove year-on-year inSeptember, the ChineseEnvironment Ministry has said.The average density of PM 2.5stood at 25 micrograms percubic metre in September in338 cities, down 16.7 per centfrom the same period last year,according to the Ministry ofEcology and Environment.

These cities enjoyed goodair quality on 90.8 per cent ofthe days last month, up 2.6 percent, Xinhua news agency said.The world’s most populousnation has over 600 cities andis grappling with chronic pol-lution which kills about onemillion people annually.

China is the world’s biggestcoal producer and alone burns

half of it, leading to severe pol-lution. The country is also thelargest greenhouse gas emitterin the world. However, theGovernment has cracked downheavily on the polluting indus-tries, shutting many of them. InJuly, the Government releaseda three-year action plan totackle the problem.

It also punishes top officialsfor not doing enough to rein inpollution. Beijing is no longerthe world’s most polluted city.

In the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebeiregion, the share of days withgood air quality in Septemberstood at 79.2 per cent, while thePM 2.5 density of the regiondropped by 33.3 per cent on yearto 36 micrograms per cubicmetre, the Ministry was quotedby Xinhua as saying. PTI

Toronto: Heart patients shouldengage in light physical activ-ities such as standing up orwalking at casual pace forabout seven minutes after every20 minutes of sitting at a com-puter or watching television,suggests new research.

Previous research hasshown that being sedentary forlong periods could shorten lifebut taking breaks to movearound may counteract the risk,particularly if it means burningmore than 770 kcal a day.

This study, presented at theCanadian CardiovascularCongress (CCC) 2018 inToronto, investigated howmany breaks, and for what

duration, are needed to expend770 kilocalorie.

“Our study shows thatheart patients should inter-rupt sedentary time every 20minutes with a 7 minute boutof light physical activity,” saidstudy author Ailar Ramadifrom University of Alberta,Edmonton, Canada.

“Simple activities such asstanding up and walking at acasual pace will expend morethan 770 kcal in a day if donewith this frequency and dura-tion,” Ramadi added. The studyenrolled 132 patients with coro-nary artery disease. The aver-age age was 63 years and 77 percent were male. IANS

London: Girls who play videogames are three times morelikely to choose physical sci-ence, technology, engineeringor maths (PSTEM) degreescompared to their non-gamingpeers, a study has found.

Researchers from Universityof Surrey in the UK found that13-14 year old girls classed as‘heavy gamers’ — those playingover nine hours a week — werethree times more likely to pur-sue a PSTEM degree. Study,published in journal Computersin Human Behaviour, also found that all of girls who werealready in PSTEM degrees werealso gamers.

However, the same couldnot be said for boys where asimilar amount of gamers exist-ed regardless of degree type,leading to thoughts that boysexperience far less pressure toconform to the video gamerstereotype if they were study-ing a PSTEM degree. AnesaHosein, who led the study,believes that identifying andtargeting certain female groupsearly may be a way to encour-age more to study it at degreelevel and beyond. PTI

Washington: US PresidentDonald Trump has alleged thathis predecessor Barack Obamahad done nothing despite beingadvised by the FBI on likelyRussian meddling in the 2016Presidential elections.

He was responding to aquestion on the Russian med-dling in the US elections aftera rally in Nevada on Saturday,ahead of next month’s midtermpolls. Russia, however, hasdenied the allegations.

“I’ve already said that. Ialways say this an you’ve heardme say this many times...President Obama was contact-ed by the FBI in September, longbefore the election in November,and they told him there may bemeddling by the Russians, andhe did nothing about it, becausehe thought Hillary Clintonwould win,” Trump said.

He said the presentGovernment has taken ade-quate steps to “protect” theupcoming elections. “He(Obama) did nothing … He did-n’t lift a finger — he didn’t spenda dime. We’ve done a lot to pro-tect the elections coming up veryshortly,” Trump said. PTI

TROTTINGTROTTINGGLOBE

AFGHANS VOTE FOR 2NDDAY AFTER ATTACKSKabul: Afghanistan’sparliamentary elections entereda second day after delayscaused by violence andtechnical issues, as a roadsidebomb killed nearly a dozencivilians on Sunday, includingseveral children.

EBOLA DEATH TOLLRISES TO 200 IN CONGOKinshasa: The death toll in theEbola outbreak in theDemocratic Republic of Congo(DRC) has risen to 200, theHealth Ministry has said.According to statistics releasedby the Ministry on Saturday, ofthe 200 cases confirmed in Beniand surrounding areas, 117have died of the virus while 61others recovered after treatment,Xinhua news agency reported.

NIKKI HALEY MOCKSPRESIDENT TRUMPNew York: Indian-AmericanNikki Haley, the outgoing USAmbassador to the UN, haspoked fun at President DonaldTrump’s inflated ego and hiscultural ignorance, days afterannouncing that she would beleaving her positionrepresenting America at theworld body.

11 MISSING AFTER SHIPSANK OFF CHINESE COASTBeijing: At least 11 people wentmissing after a ship carryingsand sank in China’s Liaoningprovince on Sunday, accordingto official Chinese media. Theincident occurred around 3 am,the state-run Xinhua reported.

FORMER DUTCH PM KOK DIES AT 80The Hague: Former DutchPrime Minister Wim Kok, atrade unionist-turned-politicianwho inspired a new breed ofpragmatic Social Democraticleaders who swept to power inEurope in the 1990s, has diedat 80.

OZ PM RULES OUT EARLYPOLL AFTER BY-POLL BLOWSydney: Australian PrimeMinister Scott Morrison pledgedon Sunday his embattledGovernment would serve out afull term despite theconservative coalition lookingset to lose its majority after avoter backlash in a crucialSydney by-election.

US TO EXIT RUSSIA

NUCLEAR TREATY

View at the site of a trainderailment in Lian in northernTaiwan on Sunday AP

TURKEY VOWS TO

REVEAL ‘TRUTH’

Turkey to quiz

more witnesses

Saudi explanationnot credible: UK

Khashoggi’s fiancee writes him parting message

US pull out will be‘very dangerousstep’, says Moscow

Trump: Obama didnothing despiteFBI’s advise onRussian meddling

22 dead after train flips in Taiwan

Yameen’s defeat in

Maldives election

upheld by SC

Girl gamersmore likely topursue science,math degrees

Air quality gets better innearly 350 Chinese cities

Eating spinach, beetroot

could help prevent vision loss

Heart patients should

take walk breaks

every 20 mins: Study

...US, Sauditensions riseIstanbul, Oct 21 (AP) SaudiArabia’s crown prince“crossed a line” in the killingof journalist JamalKhashoggi and must pay aprice, a leading US SenateRepublican said on Sunday,in a sign of growing tensionsbetween the United Statesand its Gulf ally.

Bob Corker, chairman ofthe Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee, said he believedMohammed bin Salman, theSaudi royal known as MBS,was behind the killing ofKhashoggi, who vanished afterentering the Saudi consulate inIstanbul on October 2. Pro-government media in Turkeyhave reported that a hit squadtravelled from Saudi Arabia tokill the Saudi critic.

We don’t know wherebody is: Saudi FMWashington: Saudi Arabia’sForeign Minister Adel al-Jubeirsaid on Sunday the kingdomdid not know where the bodyof slain journalist JamalKhashoggi was, despite admit-ting to the killing and calling ita “tremendous mistake.”

Speaking in an interviewon Fox News, Jubeir said theSaudi leadership initiallybelieved Khashoggi had left itsconsulate in Istanbul, where hewas last seen on October 2.

But following “reports wewere getting from Turkey,” Saudiauthorities began an investiga-tion, which discovered he waskilled in the diplomatic mission.“We don’t know, in terms ofdetails, how. We don’t knowwhere the body is,” Jubeir said,adding the Saudi public prose-cutor had put out orders todetain 18 individuals, “the firststep in a long journey.” AFP

BOWEL DISEASE UPS DEATH RISK

AEROBIC EXERCISES HELP REDUCE DEPRESSION Researchers have found a

potentially new approach to

deliver therapeutics more

effectively to the brain. The

findings, done on mice, showed

that the research could have

implications for treatment of a

range of diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and

brain cancer. “Improving the delivery of drugs to the

central nervous system is a considerable clinical

challenge,” said author Maiken Nedergaard from the

University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), US. “The

findings of this study demonstrate that the brain's waste

removal system could be harnessed to transport drugs

quickly and efficiently into the brain,” Nedergaard added.

The study shows the power of glymphatic system, the

brain's process of removing waste, discovered by

Nedergaard in 2012. The team believe that this method

could be used to not only deliver into the brain proteins

like antibodies, but small molecule drugs and viruses.

SMOKING MARIJUANA INCREASES STROKE RISK

If you are smoking marijuana, you’re

at an increased risk of developing

cerebrovascular effects of

cannabinoids or stroke, as per a new

study. The research, presented at the

World Stroke Congress in Montreal,

showed a rise in stroke incidence

among marijuana users from 2010-

14 while overall stroke prevalence remained stable. As per

the researchers from the University of Toronto, there are

over 80 million people currently living with the effects of

stroke globally. For the study, the team evaluated the use of

the drug rivaroxaban versus acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) to

prevent strokes in patients with an enlarged left atrium of

the heart. The results showed that the rate of stroke of all

types of marijuana users increased from 1.3 to 1.5 per

cent. During the five-year span, the prevalence of stroke

among all patients was stable, the team said.

Supervised aerobic exerciseshave large anti-depressanttreatment effects for patientswith major depression, a study,in the journal Depression andAnxiety, suggests. It showed asignificantly large overall anti-depressant effect compared with anti-depressant medicationand/or psychological therapies. “Collectively, this study has foundthat supervised aerobic exercise can significantly support majordepression treatment in mental health services,” said authorIoannis D. Morres from the University of Thessaly, Greece. For thestudy, the research team involved 455 adults across 11 eligibletrials patients between 18 to 65 years with depression as aprimary disorder. The exercises were performed for 45 minutes atmoderate intensity, thrice per week and for 9.2 weeks. Analysesrevealed comparable effects for exercise across various settings inboth outpatients and in patients regardless of symptom severity.

A study shows, people whocommute — walking orcycling — through naturalenvironments are morelikely to develop bettermental health than thosewho commute less. Naturalspaces included all outdoors having ‘green’ and/or ‘blue’natural elements like trees, forests, city parks, reservesand water bodies. “Mental health and physical inactivityare the main health problems associated with life inurban areas. Urban design could be a powerful tool toconfront challenges and create healthier cities. A way ofdoing so is investing in natural commuting routes forcycling and walking,” said Mark Nieuwenhuijsen,University of Barcelona. The research team examined3,600 participants through a questionnaire about theircommuting habits and mental health. The resultsshowed that respondents commuting through naturalenvironments everyday had a 2.74 point higher mentalhealth score than those who commuted less frequently.

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CYCLING, WALKING IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH

Children who developInflammatory BowelDisease (IBD) —ulcerative colitis orCrohn's disease — areat an increased risk ofdeath, both inchildhood and later inlife, as per a new study.IBD is the ongoing inflammation of all or part of thedigestive tract. The research suggests that it isimportant to carefully monitor patients who arediagnosed with IBD. “Individuals who are diagnosedin childhood need to be monitored carefully,” saidOla Olén, lead researcher at Karolinska Institute,Sweden. The results of the study, published in thejournal Gastroenterology, showed that children whodeveloped IBD before 18 have a three to five-foldhigher mortality rate than people without IBD, bothduring childhood and into adulthood.

NEW METHOD TO DELIVER DRUGS TO BRAIN

Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.—Winston S Churchill

CLEANSE THE MIND

Today, every country is fac-ing the consequences of

pollution, contamination orabuse of air, water, food andeven space on a very largescale but they are not able tofind a foolproof solution tothis dangerous threat forhumanity. Since environmen-tal pollution has been thefocus of public attention thelast couple of years it is nowbeing increasingly realisedthat man has wantonly andcruelly been treating the plan-et and ravaging and ruiningthe atmosphere. The denuda-tion of forests, the poisoningof lakes and rivers with pes-ticides and industrial wastes,the pollution of atmospherewith smoke from automo-biles and factory chimneysand the overuse of chloro-flu-orocarbons, resulting in thedepletion of ozone, havebrought the world to thebrink of an environmentalruin. Environmental scien-tists now warn that the accu-mulation of Co2 in the atmos-phere would not only result inthe green-house effect butwould also result in increasein the planet’s average temper-ature from 3° F to 9° F andthis would cause the oceans torise by several feet, floodingcoastal areas and ruining hugeareas of farmlands and trig-gering other calamities. It is,therefore, being suggestednow that the industries mustre-examine their productionprocesses so that the industri-al wastes and the smoke fromtheir chimneys can bereduced and that waste prod-ucts must be recycled and thatmeans of mass transport beencouraged in place of auto-mobiles for individuals orfamilies.

If we look up for the dic-tionary meaning of word pol-lution, we may find some-thing like ‘to destroy purity of;to contaminate’. However, wehumans are only aware of thematerial pollution in thebranches of the polluted treeand we have totally disregard-ed the seed or root of thoughtpollution, which gave growthto that tree. So withoutdestroying the root basis ofpollution, the source cannever be purified. Infact itwon’t be an exaggeration tosay that the problem of envi-ronmental pollution is actual-ly due to pollution of man’smind which is full of selfish-ness, jealousy, greed, anger,etc. The problem of ecologi-cal imbalance is due to ourmental imbalance, and thedisequilibrium in nature isdue to disequilibrium in ourmind.

Secondly, we must under-stand that the problem ofpollution is linked with theproblem of populationincrease. To meet thedemands of the growing pop-ulation, more and more elec-tricity, fuel, energy, automo-biles, wood, water, paper andindustries are needed and allthese act badly on the envi-ronment. Also, man’s lifestyle

has become such that there isa great demand for energy andconsumer goods. So, moreand more trees are cut andforests and farmlands vanishto give place to expandingcities and there is more indus-trial waste and emission ofCo2, So2, etc. So withoutreducing population andchanging lifestyle and atti-tudes, the problem of environ-mental pollution cannot besolved and it is in this respectthat the help of spiritualists iscalled for. Because the ulti-mate solution to this problemlies in realising the self andalso our relationship withother human beings.Remember, great men arethose who see that the spiri-tual force is much strongerthan the material force.Hence, without a spiritualorientation of the relationship

between humans moral andspiritual values cannot bebrought into play or be sus-tained, and, in the absence ofthese core values, no problemcan really be solved for con-siderable length of time. It is,therefore essential, for all of usto understand our real andintrinsic nature behind themask or the garment of thebody to set the direction right.If this is not done, then pos-sibly science without spiritu-ality may dangerously leadmankind to a nuclear catastro-phe or population explosionor environmental upheaval.So, let us use the powerfulweapon of spiritual wisdom tocleanse our soul from thoughtpollution and live in harmo-ny with nature and its ele-ments without any kind of dis-turbance whatsoever.

Mental pollution is causing the

environmental one as well, says

RAJYOGI BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI

Sometimes it is important todream big to be successful inlife, it can be more exciting than

just possessing bookish knowledge.Often people remain confined to thefour walls of their house because theyfeel that they cannot do anything inlife and people will mock them. Thistendency is mostly seen in women,especially in rural areas. In fact, thismentality is due to the social envi-ronment where because of lack ofeducation women are only consid-ered to be objects of sexual pleasureand reproduction. This is a majorreason for women not even dream-ing of moving forward. Education isvery important for women and oursociety is unable to provide it.

In fact, education is an importantfactor for the advancement of anysociety. It explains the differencebetween right and wrong and arous-es curiosity in the mind. Annals ofhistory have tales of many educated

women playing important roles inpreparing social structures withenthusiasm. Despite their achieve-ments, the present stratum of soci-ety makes fun of them. But in oursociety, there are many women likeAsma Bibi who, despite being une-ducated, have been able to maketheir own distinct identity. She livesin a small village in Rohtas districtof Bihar, cannot read or write a sin-gle alphabet in any language butthrough her own initiative hasbecome an example of women’sempowerment.

Parents of 50-year-old AsmaBibi, living in Akbarpur village,located at Dehri in Rohtas district,were illiterate too and kept theirdaughter away from acquiring anyform of education. She was marriedoff at an early age and had six chil-dren one after another. Her husbandstarted spending all the householdearning on liquor and used to beat

her up when she would refused togive him any money. Her life contin-ued to go on despite the problemsuntil she got a shock one day whenher eldest son went missing. Her hus-band had by then moved away to acity in search of a job and neverreturned. But she did not give uphope. She kept trying to find her son.After losing both husband and son,she took up the responsibility ofimproving the condition of herhousehold and raising her remain-ing five children. She started doingsweeping and swabbing in housesand with that money she started buy-ing women’s makeup items andother accessories from the city to sellin the village. Even though shecould not read the name of the sta-tion, Asma Bibi used to go toFerozabad to buy items at cheaprates. At the same time she startedtraveling further and further in thehope of finding her son.

Asma was keen to learn to read,whether it was in Hindi, English orUrdu. She faced ridicule for saying thewords wrong but that did not discour-age her. She realised the need for edu-cation and was determined to educateher children. Along with managing theexpenses of the house, she started rais-ing money for her children’s education.She enrolled her three daughters inschool and sent her two sons to a largeMadrassa (Institute for Islamic Studies)in Aurangabad to receive religious edu-cation. She got the admission formsand new updates about schools andcolleges. She would even ensure shefound out about scholarship schemesand other government schemes to beable to provide her children with thebest education.

Asma Bibi, without any supportfrom anyone, has changed the livingconditions of not only her own lifebut also her children’s lives for thebetter because of her courage, hardwork and enthusiasm.

The circumstances in which theylive today have changed completelyfrom what it was earlier. She madesure that her daughters completedtheir graduation. She was able to gether daughters’ married into goodhomes because they were well edu-cated. Eight years later, her missingson returned home and to help himto earn a living Asma has taken aloan to send him to Saudi Arabia forwork. The younger son is a Hafeez(one who recites the Holy Quran byheart). Her desire to read is still verymuch alive even today and she islearning to read the Quran and hasalso learnt Urdu from her son.

In fact, Asma Bibi today hasbecome an example for those womenwho give up their dreams and loseheart by throwing away their desireof becoming someone great or ofachieving knowledge. When theythink of themselves as weak theyallow people to exploit them bothphysically as well as mentally. Theimportance of education and therights of women in society is notunderstood, which is why they con-sider it their fate to walk in the foot-steps of inhuman laws made by men.However, with changing times thismentality of society is graduallychanging. But a lot needs to be donein rural areas.

—Charkha Features

Body shaming — these twowords say a lot about their

intent. In fact, it has become aserious issue in our societytoday. Technically, body sham-ing is defined as inappropriate,negative statements and atti-tudes toward another person’sweight or size but it is somuch more than that. It is oneof the mos0t serious form ofbullying, harassment andhumiliation and usually expe-rienced by women more thanmen.

In an age where main-stream media and social mediaare easily accessible, there is astrong emphasis on idealisedbeauty on platforms such asInstagram, magazines and tele-vision. When we look at celebri-ties and models who arebelieved to have ‘perfect bodies’,individuals start becoming crit-ical of their own bodies and suc-cumb to the pressure of livingup to unrealistic standards.Studies show that more than 90per cent women are not happywith the way they look. Wheredo you think this self-rejectioncomes from? Why do you thinkthese women and girls arebecoming more and more con-scious about how they look,what they wear and what skincolor they have.

With global celebritiescoming out and breaking theirsilence on their experiences ofbody shaming in the industry,

it has become one of the mosttalked about things recently.Despite their status, somecelebrities have had to deal withbody shaming, from commentsleft on their social media pages,to having Photoshop applied totheir pictures for magazinecovers. Mad Men actress

Christina Hendricks recentlyspoke out about being rejectedfor a role for being too curvy.Priyanka Chopra spoke aboutbeing rejected for her skincolor in a lot of Bollywood andHollywood films. This is apoint where we realise that nomatter who you are, body

shaming is something whichfollows you everywhere andengulfs everyone.

Statements like “You are sofat”, “You should probably tryto gain weight”, “Your parentsdon’t feed you?”, “Your top istoo short for your belly” whichcan come from complete

strangers or your family mem-ber can create a feeling ofhelplessness and humiliationfor the one at the receiving end.You, I and others, we all havegone through it. We all havehad people who told us howinappropriate we look in acertain dress because we havechubby thighs, belly fat, shortlegs or because we are simplystick thin. Eventually, we startfeeling that we aren’t enough.

Experts say “Psychologicalinvalidation is one of the mostlethal forms of emotional abuseand body shaming is the worsething you can do to a person.It kills creativity and confidenceof the individual.”

Body shaming is universal.When we say that, we meanthat shaming can come fromanywhere and from anyone. Itcould be out of concern or todemean the other person.Sometimes, it can be internaltoo. Studies show that a lot ofwomen have resigned to self-shaming. They keep shamingthemselves because they thinkthey aren’t like the girls in themagazines. Magazines con-

stantly offer tips about ‘how tolose weight in days’, ‘appearslimmer instantly’, and ‘hideour imperfections’…withoutactually knowing anythingabout us, much less our appear-ance. This is only one exampleof body shaming in media.There are sitcoms that fre-quently use overweight actors’bodies as the basis of jokes.

However, people today aremore outspoken about theirstruggles and stories and whenwe are made aware of them werealise how important it is toactually let it out instead of letit kill you from inside. Nobodywants to go to bed crying andwake up with a feeling of notbeing enough and it’s unimag-inable as to how many peopleexperience that each day.Important questions are whoare these people?, why do wecare about what they say? andwhy are we detesting ourselvesbecause someone else is notcomfortable? It has becomeessential to represent differentbodies, races and skin colours.

(The writer is a fashionactivist.)

It won’t be anexaggeration

to say that the

problem ofenvironmental

pollution isactually due to

foulness of man’s mind,which is full of

selfishness,jealousy,

anger andgreed

Abandoned by her husband, ASMA BIBI raised five children single-handedly, provided

them with an education, while running her business all on her own. By SADAF ZAREEN

RISE LIKE A PHOENIX

Different bodies, one messageIrrespective of whether you’re fat or thin, body shaming has plagued many people. The onlyway to overcome it is by talking about it. By AISHWARYA SHARMA

THE IMPORTANCEOF EDUCATION AND

THE RIGHTS OFWOMEN IN SOCIETY

IS NOTUNDERSTOOD,WHICH IS WHY

THEY CONSIDER ITTHEIR FATE TOWALK IN THE

FOOTSTEPS OFINHUMAN LAWSMADE BY MEN

Actress LARA DUTTA BHUPATHIhas turned down a work offerfrom the casting company ofMukesh Chhabra, one of theaccused of sexual harassmentamid the #MeToo wave.Lara's husband MaheshBhupathi made the reve-lation in an open letteron Twitter, urging peo-ple to “stop engag-ing” with thosewho are sexualoffenders. Hewrote: “Twodays ago mywife got an offerthrough MukeshChabbra's company.She wanted my feed-back. I asked if shewanted to empower hiscompany even afterhearing the news. Herreaction was that thedigital platform hadn'treally pulled back businessfrom him either. Later, shetold them that she wouldn'taccept work through thiscompany specifically. I thinkshe did the right thing.”

Actress PRIYANKA CHOPRA isexcited about her friend MeghanMarkle’s pregnancy, and hopesthat the Duchess of Sussex's new

phase is “amazing.” “I would, as afriend, just say thatI'm really excitedfor her,” saidChopra. “I think thisis a new phase in

every woman's life, and I hopehers is as amazing as she wantsit to be,” added the Quanticoactress who had also attendedMarkle and Prince Harry's royalwedding in May. She and Marklehave been close for several yearsnow.

Singer Avril Lavigne said shedoes not regret marrying musi-cians Chad Kroeger and DeryckWhibley, who are now her formerhusbands. Lavigne said, “I lovelove. The way I looked at it is Imarried my long-terms.”Recalling her initial reaction to thecollaboration suggestion withKroeger, she said, “He's had a tonof hit songs. He plays guitar. Thiscould be great. A month later, Ihad a 14-carat ring on my finger.”The 43-year-old rocker quicklycaught her attention when he

arrived for their firststudio session with a$3,000 bottle of

Screaming Eaglewine. She said:

“(I thought) I'min love.” Shesaid around

75 per cent ofher inkings were

done in tandem withother people, includ-ing two she has withWhibley, a musicalnote and a number30 to mark the Sum-41 rocker's 30thbirthday, which fellafter they had split.

Lara refuses workoffer from Mukesh

Avril doesn’tregret marriages

‘Nothing haschanged over theyears. I still workwith my heart. Some

people takeme in thefilmsthinking itwill changetheir life orfilm.Sometimes

I look at the banner,or the script or atthe director. Butemotions issomething I amassociated with.’—Jackie Shroff

HOUSE OF CARDSGolden Globe winner and Emmy

Award nominee Robin Wright returns asPresident of the United States in the award-winning, landmark series House of Cards.Wright is joined by Academy Award® nom-inees Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear as wellas Cody Fern this season alongside EmmyAward nominee Michael Kelly, JayneAtkinson, Academy Award® nomineePatricia Clarkson, Emmy Award NomineeConstance Zimmer, Derek Cecil, CampbellScott and Boris McGiver.

Melissa James Gibson and FrankPugliese continue as showrunners for sea-son six, and they serve as executive produc-ers along with Robin Wright, David Fincher,Joshua Donen, Dana Brunetti, Eric Roth,Michael Dobbs and Andrew Davies.Created for television by Beau Willimon.House of Cards is produced byDonen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger StreetProductions, Inc. in associated with MediaRights Capital for Netflix.

The final chapter of the House of Cardswill launch on November 2.

W E B B E D

SELECTION DAYSelection Day, based on Aravind Adiga’s

novel of the same name is a coming-of-agedrama about two brothers who are raisedby their strict, obsessive father to be starcricket players in India. It’s a moving storyabout ambition, love, acceptance and find-ing your own path.

Fourteen-year-old Manju is destined forcricket greatness. There’s only one problem,he hates cricket. Controlled from a youngage by his overbearing and cricket-obsessedfather, Manju’s main role in life is to sup-port his older brother and fellow cricket star,Radha. When the family moves to Mumbaiand the brothers start at a new school,Manju discovers his interests outside ofcricket and starts slipping away fromRadha and his father’s grasp. More impor-tantly, Manju becomes friends with Radha’sgreatest cricket rival, a boy who is the verydefinition of freedom and confidence —concepts Manju has never experienced him-self.

The show stars Mahesh Manjrekar,Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajesh Tailang, andintroduces newcomers Yash Dholye andMohammad Samad as brothers Radhaand Manju Kumar.

The series launches globally onDecember 28.

The source of fragrances hasmoved from the gardensand woods to the kitchen

with gourmand elements likecandy, chocolate, vanilla or honeymaking it into our perfume bot-tles. While floral and fruity noteshave been dominating our olfac-tory sense for a long time, a widerpalette including ingredients likesaffron, coffee, edamame or rocksalt have seeped in.

“We’ve blended spices, whiteflowers, oudhs with coffee,gourmet notes and fruity tones toproject the right mood and bringout the true Indian essence witha contemporary mix,” saidPhillippine Coutiere, perfumer atFirmenich, which is now retailinghere.

More and more companiesare seeking to go beyond the flo-ral and fruity for summer andwarm and spicy for winter. Thefragrance notes today sound likeshopping lists. Brands likeWitness YSL has on its list a BlackOpium with a coffee note, whileL’Occitane En Provence’sArlésienne is saffron-spiked.There are those who are peddlingmineral scents for the summer.Companies want to sell luxury inbeautiful bottles but the producton offer is as diverse as the mar-ket. However, florals are here to

stay and most perfumes havefloral scents. Experimentationhas also led to perfumes withleather and smoky scents. Subtleuse of saffron is being attemptedin India and it already has a strongpresence in the Middle East.While its use is on the rise, it isstill a very niche ingredient, per-haps because of how little of itgrows in India. Adding rock salt,say experts, increases the nuancebut to mention it in the fragrancenote is a marketing tactic.Fragrances like green tea arebeing added in a higher dose inthe formulations, no doubt for thesame reason. Ingredients likechocolate and candy floss havebeen used for a long time but inperfumery parlance there is anoverdose of it in the fragrances,said Rajiv Sheth, CEO of AllGood Scents.

It is believed that gourmetperfumes became famous in 1992with the creation of Angel, whichhad chocolate caramel accentsand since then tonka beans andvanilla licorice have also madetheir space in luxury brands likeJean Paul Gaultier. One of the besteffects that gourmet perfumeshave are in decreasing anxietyrate.

There are other sales pitchestoo. Seasons have a profound

effect on us so it’s good to changeyour fragrance as they change, feelsManoj Arora, managing director,Sacheerome. “We often seek differ-ent sensations from the fragranceswe wear depending on the time ofyear. In autumn, we tend to favourscents that are cocooning andenveloping, and this gives us anopportunity to enjoy the warmthof spices combined with a woodysmell or we seek the more sensu-al pleasures. These ingredientsconvey the luxuries we favourwhen the temperature gets colderand the nights darker.”

Another trend that has taken

over the West and slowly comingto the East is customisation of theperfume. “Bespoke perfumery isexpensive and limited to ocas-sions in India. For individuals, ithas not become popular yet,”said Sheth. Perfumes are gender-less, he believes and segregatingthem for men and women isonly a marketing strategy. In hisperfumes, he seeks simplicity andquality than complex notes andcreates for the modern contempo-rary Indian. With not enoughawareness about perfumery inIndia, there are those like Shethwho provide master classes andworkshops too.

Fragrances are also healingfor the body and the mind. Theirinfluence is not limited to the cos-metic use. For instance, sandal-wood and lavender helps to calmdown while jasmine helps makea person feel good.

With the global luxury per-fume market expected to grow ata Compound annual growth rateof 8.33 per cent during the peri-od 2017-2021 brands are trying toinnovate themselves to createexperiences, cater to the youngcrowd that finds appeal in thevisual marketing. Since, it is anaspirational product marketingplays a very important part insales too.

In line with its efforts to preventmisuse of its platform during

elections, Facebook has set up a‘War Room’ to reduce the spreadof potentially harmful content.

Facebook faced flak for notdoing enough to prevent spreadof misinformation by Russia-linked accounts during the 2016US presidential election. Thesocial networking giant has rolledout several initiatives to fight fakenews and bring more trans-parency and accountability in itsadvertising since then.

The launch of the first warroom at its headquarters inMenlo Park, California, is part ofthe social network’s new initia-tives to fight election interferenceon its platform.

Although Facebook openedthe doors of the war room aheadof the general elections in Braziland mid-term elections in the US,it revealed the details only thisweek.

The goal behind setting upthe room was to get the right sub-ject-matter experts from acrossthe company in one place so theycan address potential problemsidentified by its technology in realtime and respond quickly.

“The room has over twodozen experts from across thecompany — including from ourthreat intelligence, data science,software engineering, research,community operations and legalteams,” said Samidh Chakrabarti,Facebook’s director of productmanagement, civic engagement.

“These employees representand are supported by more than20,000 people working on safetyand security across Facebook,”Chakrabarti added.

Facebook said its dashboardsoffer real-time monitoring on keyelections issues, such as efforts toprevent people from voting,increases in spam, potential for-

eign interference or reports ofcontent that violates our policies.

The War Room team alsomonitors news coverage andelection-related activity acrossother social networks and tradi-tional media in order to identifywhat type of content may go viral.

These preparations helped alot during the first round ofBrazil’s presidential elections,claimed Facebook.

The social networking giantsaid its technology detected a falsepost claiming that Brazil’sElection Day had been movedfrom October 7 to 8 due tonational protests.

While untrue, that messagebegan to go viral. But the teamquickly detected the problem,determined that the post violat-ed Facebook’s policies, andremoved it in under an hour.

“And within two hours, we’dremoved other versions of thesame fake news post,”Chakrabarti said.

The team in the War Room,Facebook said, also helped quick-ly remove hate speech posts thatwere designed to whip up vio-lence against people fromNortheast Brazil after the firstround of election results werecalled. “The work we are doing inthe room builds on almost twoyears of hard work and significantinvestments, in both people andtechnology, to improve securityon Facebook, including duringelections,” Chakrabarti said.

Facebook said that it wasplanning to set up a task forcecomprising “hundreds of people”ahead of the 2019 general elec-tions in India.

“With the 2019 electionscoming, we are pulling togethera group of specialists to worktogether with political parties,”said Richard Allan, Facebook’sVice President for Global PolicySolutions.

Facebook has also set a goalof bringing a transparency featurefor political ads — now availablein the US and Brazil — to Indiaby March next year, Allaninformed. With the new ad archi-tecture in place, people would beable to see who paid for a partic-ular political ad.

—IANS

Bigg Boss is a reality showwith intrigue, mystery and

real emotions, all rolled inone. To win one season, con-testants have to go through adramatic roller coaster witheach episode. Actor RohitSuchanti has received theopportunity of a lifetime toenter the house almost amonth after season 12 began.

Rohit says that he’s very

excited to see what’s going tocome his way. He sees this plat-form as a big opportunity andsays, “It’s very important as it’sa great chance for me to makea place for myself as an indi-vidual.” The wild card contes-tant says, “I am so thrilled thatI can’t wait to enter the house.I’ll completely be myself thereand will have fun.”

Rohit doesn’t seem to haveany expectations before enter-ing the house. He says, “As I seethem all playing, my expecta-tion level has come to zero. Idon’t really have anything toexpect from the contestantsalready present in the house.”

The TV actor adds, “I ampretty much prepared for allthe drama. It truly depends onthe way you play the game.Let’s see how it goes. I havebeen following the show sinceit started to prepare.”

As the elections are round the corner, Facebook has launched itsnew ‘War Room’ to reduce the spread of misleading content

Tracking fake news accounts

The goal behindsetting up the roomwas to get the right

subject-matterexperts fromacross the

company in oneplace so they canaddress potential

problems identifiedby its technology

in real time

TV actor

makes wild

card entry

Saath NibhaanaSaathiya fame,ROHIT SUCHNATI,enters the Bigg BossHouse

ROHIT SAYS THATHE’S VERY EXCITEDTO SEE WHAT’SGOING TO COMEHIS WAY

Fragrances are no longer limited to floral and fruity accents. Notes like coffee, chocolate and

more are making their way in. By TEAM VIVA

HINT OF

SPICE

HINT OF

SPICE

vivacity 14LUCKNOW | MONDAY | OCTOBER 22, 2018

‘IN AUTUMN, WE TENDTO FAVOUR SCENTS

THAT ARE COCOONINGAND ENVELOPING.THIS GIVES US AN

OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE

WARMTH OF SPICES COMBINED WITH A WOODY SMELL’

T E C H T A L K

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HARSHIT BISHT n NEW DELHI

Debutant TsehayGemechu of Ethiopiaset the new course

record in the women's eventwhile countrymen AndamalakBelihu overcame neck to neckbattle in the men's elite field asthe Ethiopian duo raced to fin-ish best at the Airtel Delhi HalfMarathon here on Sunday.

It was maiden victory forboth the winners at the JawaharLal Nehru Stadium, which sawover 34,681 participants turnup for race events in six dif-ferent categories.

The 20-year-old Gemechu,running her maiden halfmarathon, clocked 1:06:50sec,four seconds better than theearlier women's course recordof 1:06:54sec, which was set byKenya's Mary Keitany in the2009 edition.

"I wasn't expecting to win.It was a trial for me as this isthe first time I ran a halfmarathon. I am delighted thatI won against such famous ath-lete," a delighted Gemechusaid after the race.

While the favourite andcurrent world record holder,Joyciline Jepkosgei, finishedwith a Silver medal after com-pleting the race at 1:06:56sec.

"I am happy for the secondspot as I was unsure if I wouldfinish on the podium at all. Ididn't prepare for this racewell," Joyciline said.

Zeineba Yimer of Ethiopiagrabbed the last spot on the

podium with atime of1:06:59sec.

B o t hGemechu andBelihu pocketedthe identicalwinners' chequeof $ 27,000. Gemechu willtake home an additional $10,000 for setting a new courserecord.

However there was a dis-appointment for TiruneshDibaba, the greatest ever dis-tance runner woman in theworld with three Olympic, fiveWorld Championship Goldmedals in 5000m and 10,000m,who finished sixth.

In the men's elite category,last year's runner up Belihu,improved on his personal best,clocking 59:18 seconds.However, he was unable tobreak the course record whichstill stands in the name ofEthiopia's Guye Adola, set in2014.

Walelegn clinched theSilver ending the race with atime of 59:22 seconds. While

Kenya's DanielK i p c h u m b agrabbed the thirdspot clocking59:48 seconds.

The trio ofBelihu, Walelegnand Kipchumba

led the pack from the start ofthe race with the Ethiopian duosoon racing ahead. It was aneck-to-neck battle betweenthe two with the 19-year-oldclaiming victory at the finishline.

"I tried to push for thecourse record but it was diffi-cult. I was second the lasttime so this time I preparedmore. I tried to push the pacesetter as well but it is difficultto run alone, away from every-one," Belihu said.

The Ethiopian ran awaywith four of the top positions,while Kenyans grabbed theremaining two positions.

Among the Indians,Abhishek Pal won the themen's race clocking 1:04:13seconds after a tough fight with22-year-old Maharashtra run-

ner Avinash Sable, who camesecond with the timing of1:04:14sec. While Asianmarathon champion GopiTHonakal sealed the third spoton the podium finishing at1:04:15sec.

Defending championNitendra Singh, who had cre-ated the course record in 2017,time finished 12th among theIndians at 1:06:37sec.

Sanjivani Jadhav was thebest Indian in the women's elitefield finishing with a time of1:13:58sec.

"I was second here twoyears ago, I am glad that I havebettered my performance andwon the Gold this time,"Sanjivani said.

Parul Chaudhary, who fin-ished third in the last editiondid one better, secured the sec-ond spot on the podium clock-ing 1:14:01sec.

"I am a bit disheartened asI didn't perform as well as mypreparation. I wanted to bettermy timing from last time butI wasn't able to do so," Parulsaid.

Monika Athare, who hadtaken the top honours in the2016 edition, was unable toreplicate the same performancethis year and had to settle withthe Bronze clocking 1:16:55sec.

The men's and women'swinners among the Indianspocketed an identical ` fourlakh each while the second andthird place finishers were rich-er by ` three lakh and ` twolakh each.

PTI n ODENSE

Saina Nehwal gave her all before los-ing steam as the ace Indian shuttler

yet again succumbed to nemesis andworld No 1 Tai Tzu Ying to settle for arunner-up finish at the Denmark Openhere on Sunday.

In an exciting but energy-sapping52-minute final, Saina lost 13-21, 21-13,6-21 to the superior Chinese Taipei rival.

Tzu Ying claimed the DenmarkOpen title after a gap of two years. Shehad last won the tournament in 2016.

The win also bettered Tzu Yinghead-to-head record against Saina to 13-5.

In fact, this was Saina's fifth straightdefeat against Tzu Ying this year.

The Indian had come out second

best three times earlier this year --Indonesia Masters, All EnglandChampionships and Badminton AsiaChampionships.

The top seed Taipei player meantbusiness from the start as she dictatedthe pace in the first game to race to a 6-1 lead.

Saina looked indecisive but debat-able poor line calls also cost her dearly.Tzu Ying on the other hand, was at herclinical best as she engaged Saina in longrallies to tire her out.

The Chinese Taipei shuttler never letthe Indian opponent take the lead evenonce in the opening game as she led 11-6 and continued to maintain the upperhand. She pocketed the first game inmere 15 minutes.

But the world No 10 Indian, who

was unseeded here, was in no mood togive up without a fight and came out allguns blazing in the second game. Saina'sploy to adopt an attacking approachworked wonders as she completelydominated the second game.

Inspiration and tips from her fiancéParupalli Kashyapat the end of thefirst game alsomotivated Sainawho was at herfiery best in thesecond game.

Riding on herbooming cross court smashes and someindecision from Tzu Ying, Saina led 11-5 at the break and then went on to winthe game 21-13 to draw parity.

But the Indian failed to continue

with the momentum in the decider asher legs gave up in the wake of an intensematch.

Tzu Ying curtailed her mistakes andonce again engaged Saina in long rallieswhich drained out the Indian.

Unforced errors returned to hauntSaina in the third game as she was guiltyof finding the net and hitting wide onnumerous occasions.

Once Tzu Ying took a seven pointlead at 9-2 it was always going to be dif-ficult for Saina to comeback.

In the men’s final. Japanese KMomota beats Chinese TC Chou inthree sets to win the men’s title.

World Championship Gold winnerMomota, who beat Srikanth in semifi-nal got better of his opponent by 22-20,16-21, 21-15.

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Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina secured open-ing round-robin match wins at the WTA Finals

on Sunday.Pliskova, who now leads the tour with 48 wins

this season, defeated defending champion CarolineWozniacki of Denmark 6-2, 6-4 in the secondmatch.

Pliskova saved all 10 break points she faced in thematch, including two when serving for the match inthe final game. The Czech closed out the match ona third match point with an ace.

Earlier, Elina Svitolina of Ukraine ended aseven-match losing streak against Petra Kvitova of theCzech Republic for a 6-3, 6-3 win.

The seventh-ranked Svitolina, making her secondconsecutive appearance in Singapore, only earnedqualification to this year's tournament last week whenDutchwoman Kiki Bertens failed to reach the

M o s c o ws emif ina l s .Later, Bertensmade thefinal eightwhen No 1-r a n k e dS i m o n a

Halep withdrew with a herniated disk in her back."It's very nice to be back in Singapore and I'm very,

very happy with the match tonight, with the perfor-mance tonight," Svitolina told the crowd. "I had tostay focused and be strong mentally. I had to playquickly and keep moving my feet so I need a mas-sage now.

"You have to play your best level because every-body is very strong playing here."

Svitolina, who now holds a 1-0 record in theWhite Group, had only beaten Kvitova once beforein their first match at the 2014 Cincinnati tournament.Sunday's victory was Svitolina's first against a top-10opponent since May.

The fifth-ranked Kvitova, who won the year-endtitle in 2011, never looked settled and struggled withher serve throughout the 1 hour, 29 minutes match.

While, Kvitova came into Singapore with a tour-leading five titles this season.

Wozniacki came into the late match with a 6-3career record over Pliskova, including their last meet-ing in the round-robin portion of last year's WTAFinals.

Wozniacki's best effort in the match was savingtwo match points on her serve in the ninth game ofthe second set.

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Lionel Messi is expectedto be out for three weeks

with a fractured right armbut his last contributionwas to help send Barcelonaback to the top of La Liga onSaturday.

Messi scored and thenwent off injured as Barcabeat Sevilla 4-2 at CampNou, in a six-goal thrillerthat never looked like end-ing in anything other thana home win.

Any joy at jumpingabove in-form Sevilla, how-ever, was tarnished byMessi's injury, which willnow rule him out of nextweekend's Clasico againstReal Madrid.

A Barcelona club state-ment read: "Tests carried outon Leo Messi have con-firmed that he has a fractureof the radial bone in hisright arm. He will be out forapproximately three weeks."

It means Messi will alsomiss the Champions League

match at home toInter Milan onWednesday, andprobably thereturn trip to Italyon November 6, aswell as leaguegames against RealMadrid and Rayo Vallecanoin between.

"It is clear it is a blow,"Barca coach ErnestoValverde said. "We knowwhat he gives us and we

know what he doesto the opposition.

"We have toprepare ourselves,it is clear we aregoing to notice theloss of Messi but wehave players that

can cover."Messi fell to the ground

following a tussle withSevilla's Franco Vazquezand, as his right hand triedto cushion the landing, his

elbow appeared to buckle.Messi was helped off

the pitch by medical staffand, despite having his rightarm heavily strapped, hewas finally substituted inthe 26th minute.

"Emotionally, we knowwhen he is there, he gives usmore confidence becausehe is the best in the world,"Gerard Pique said.

"But it does not have toaffect us." PhilippeCoutinho had opened thescoring and Luis Suarez'spenalty, which he alsoearned, made sure of vic-tory before a three-goalflurry in the final 11 min-utes.

Pablo Sarabia and LuisMuriel twice reduced thedeficit to two for Sevilla,either side of a sweepingvolley from Ivan Rakitic.

Even without Messi,Barca might be confident ofseeing off Madrid, whoseslump had continued onSaturday with a 2-1 loss athome to Levante.

Ethiopians rule the roost in Delhi

Debutant Gemechu smashes women's course record, Belihu runs supreme in men’s elite

RANK NAME COUNTRY FINISH TIME

1 Andamlak Belihu Ethiopia 59:182 Amdework Walelegn Ethiopia 59:223 Daniel Kipchumba Kenya 59:48

TOP 3 WOMEN FINISHERSRANK NAME COUNTRY FINISH TIME

1 Tsehay Gemechu Ethiopia 01:06:492 Joyciline Jepkosgei Kenya 01:06:563 Zeineba Yimer Ethiopia 01:06:59

TOP 3 MEN FINISHERS

Svitolina ends

Kvitova curse

in Singapore

Saina fails to break Tai's code

MESSI SUFFERS INJURY

AS BRACA MOVE TO TOP

HENRY SUFFERS DEFEAT ON DEBUT

PARIS: Thierry Henry suffereddefeat in his first match as ahead coach when his 10-manMonaco side slumped to a 2-1loss at Strasbourg on Saturdayto drop into the Ligue 1 rele-gation zone.

The principality club havefailed to win in 11 games in allcompetitions since theopening weekend of theFrench top-flight season, andare only above bottom teamGuingamp on goal difference.

Monaco, who were

runners-up to PSG lastseason, are now 24 pointsadrift of the reigningchampions.

Seydou gifted Strasbourgmidfielder Adrien Thomassonan early opener, and substituteSamuel Grandsir was sent offmidway through the secondhalf.

Lebo Mothiba doubledthe advantage, and a late YouriTielemans penalty was a mereconsolation for the 2017 Ligue1 title-winners. AFP

Lionel Messi reacts after getting injured during the Spanish La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla at Camp Nou AP

Elina Svitolina celebrates after beating Petra Kvitova in WTA finals AP

Saina Nehwal in action against Tai Tzu Ying AP

Ethiopia's Tsehay Gemechu reacts after winning the Women's elite category PTI

Winners of the Men's elite category Ethiopia's Andamalak Belihu (1st position,C), Ethiopia's Amdework Walelegn (2nd position, R) and Kenya's DanielKipchumba (3rd position, L) pose for photo PTI

The 20-year-old Gemechu, running her

maiden half marathon, clocked

1:06:50sec, four seconds better than

the earlier women's course record of

1:06:54sec, which was set by Kenya's

Mary Keitany in the 2009 edition

KK KHARE EMERGES WINNER

Kapil Kumar Khare scored full points to emerge winner in the 11th Shivani CupSunday Open Chess Tournament at Shivani Public School on Sunday. Ravi Shankarand Kuldeep Shankar finished second and third respectively. Manav Bhattacharjee andMayank Pandey settled for the fourth and fith place respectively. RESULTS: (U-10) 1-Sanyam Srivastava, 2-Ridham Nigam, 3-Ridhima; (U-14) 1-SarthakPandey, 2-Akshat Bhatnagar, 3-Simran Sadhwani; (U-16) 1-Aman Tripathi, 2-AmanVishwakarma.

RAGHAV SCORES BRACERaghav scored a brace to help Lucknow Region beat Allahabad Region 4-1 in the

Under-19 State Football Championship at Varanasi on Sunday. Raghav scored in the10th and 55th minute while Shekhar and Shikhar netted one each in the 20th and the45th minute respectively.

SHIA COLLEGE LIFT TROPHYShia PG College beat BSNV PG College by four wickets to win the 1st Lucknow

University Inter-Collegiate Cricket Championship at Canning College ground on Sunday.BRIEF SCORES:BSNV: 40 (Ankur Shukla 21, Arpit Yadav 9; Hasan Akhtar 19/5, S Murtaza Ali 19/3)Shia: 41 (Hasan Akhtar 8, Mohd Adil 7; Ankur Shukla 7/3, Arpit Yadav 9/2).

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The Indian athletes should be allowedto fly business class for international

tournaments and have their dietaryallowances doubled, Indian OlympicAssociation Secretary General RajeevMehta requested Sports MinisterRajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday.

The IOA felicitated the Youth OlympicGames medal winners with cash prize ofRs 3 lakh, Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respec-tively. “Often when we see officials travelbusiness class for international events andI find athletes travelling economy. I feelembarrassed. I would request ministry to

consider business class journey for any des-tination that takes more than three hours,”Mehta said in presence Rathore andsports secretary Rahul Bhatnagar.

“I can assure if we take care of thesefacilities and increase dietary supplementallowance from Rs 450 to Rs 1000, you willsee results coming. Hope during the nextevent at SAI, the sports minister will giveus some assurance,” Mehta said.

IOA president Narinder Batra cau-tioned the athletes from complacency aftersuccess at the junior level.

Batra cited example of junior WorldCup winning hockey players, who wentastray after losing focus.

‘Let athletes fly business class’

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IND A FACE AUS A IN WOMEN'S T20 Mumbai: India A women's team will clash with AustraliaA in a three-match T20 series beginning here on Mondayas a tune-up for next month's T2 World Cup in the WestIndies. The India A team announced for the series is thesame that will represent the senior team at the women'sT20 World Cup and as such the series will offer the hostsa good platform to test their strengths and shortcomings.With experienced campaigners like Harmanpreet Kaur,Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj in the home team'sranks, the Aussies will have a tougher time. The hometeam bowlers would also get a good chance to work ontheir weaknesses before heading to the West Indies.

ABBAS SHOOTS TO THIRD IN TEST RANKINGSDubai: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas rose tonumber three in the Test bowling rankings on Sundayfollowing his 17 wickets in the series against Australia inthe United Arab Emirates. The 28-year-old took 10 for 95to help Pakistan to their biggest Test win — a 373-runhammering of Australia — in the second Test in AbuDhabi. The new International Cricket Council (ICC)rankings see Abbas shoot to third from 14th and he isnow behind only England's James Anderson and SouthAfrica's Kagiso Rabada. Abbas has taken 59 wickets in his10 matches and became the joint second-fastestPakistani to take 50 wickets with legendary pacemanWaqar Younis and Shabbir Ahmed. Pakistan's leg-spinnerYasir Shah was the fastest to reach 50 wickets, taking justnine Tests.

BECKY ENDS WAIT FOR MAIDEN PRO WINGurugram: India's rising stars Gaurika Bishnoi andTvesa Malik were the top home players at tied 13th placeeven as Becky Morgan of Wales ended a 18-year-oldbarren run to secure her first ever professional title at theHero Women's Indian Open, here Sunday. The twoyoungsters, who are only in their second year ofprofessional golf, shot 73 and 72 respectively to finish atone-over 289, eight shots behind Becky Morgan (68, and7-under 281). Vani Kapoor (70), who played withtendinitis this week, and Astha Madan (70) were Tied-37th. In her 18th year on tour, and after rounds of 72, 72,68 and 69, for a total of 281, Becky could finally enjoy hermoment in the sun. "It's taken me 18 years and it's amixture of excitement and relief that finally I have done it.I knew I was doing fairly well, because I was playing well,but I kept to myself and let it happen," she said.

SHARMA ENDS 55TH, KOEPKA BECOMES NO 1Jeju Island: After a sublime third round, ShubhankarSharma shot a modest 74 to finish a distant Tied-55th atthe CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES here on Sunday. Sharmahad four birdies and four bogeys and an eagle in hisround of 74 as he totaled 1-under 287. His third roundof 64 had seen him rise to T-26 and raised hopes ofcoming inside Top-20 after a T-10 finish at CIMB Classica week earlier. The star of the day was three-time majorchampion and 2018 PGA Tour Player of the Year BrooksKoepka, who produced a commanding 8-under 64 witha closing eagle to beat back the opposition by fourshots. Koepka totaled 21-under total of 267. With thevictory, Brooks Koepka moves to No 1 in the officialrankings for the first time in his career, passing DustinJohnson for the top spot. Koepka has now won three ofhis last 11 starts on the PGA TOUR.

PRAJNESH ENDS 2ND AT NINGBO CHALLENGERNew Delhi: Prajnesh Gunneswaran will have to wait forhis second title of the season on the ATP Challengercircuit as he finished runner-up at the Ningbo Challengerin China after playing his heart out in the final againstThomas Fabbiano. After losing a close first set, Prajneshwon the second but eventually lost a marathon summitclash 6-7(4), 6-4, 3-6 after battling hard for almost threehours against the Italian, who is ranked 131 but reacheda career-high 70 last year. The 28-year-old Indian,ranked 170, was playing his second final of the seasonon the Challenger circuit having won the KunmingChallenger in April this year. The Indian left-handerearned 65 ranking points and pocketed $ 12,720 as prizemoney for his effort. Agencies

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She returned empty-handed fromthe Asian Games but Manu

Bhaker on Sunday said she deliv-ered a career-best performance inPalembang with the record-shat-tering qualifying score of 593 in25m pistol event.

Considered the most promisingamong India's Gen-Next shooter,Bhaker won Gold and Silver in 10mair pistol individual and mixedevent at the Youth Olympic Gamesin Buenos Aires recently, over-coming the Asiad disappointment.

Asked how difficult it was toshrug off the Asiad show beforeYouth Olympics, Bhaker said: "Onthe contrary, I would say AsianGames served as a huge morale-booster. I shot 593 in 25m pistolevent (qualifying) which I believeis my best performance till date. Ascore like 593 doesn't happeneveryday.

"I don't think I ever shot bet-ter than that qualifying round.Yes, I missed out on a medal butthat 593 is like a benchmark for me.When I need inspiration, that per-formance serves as a morale-boost-er," 16-year-old said at the sidelinesof the IOA felicitation function for

the Youth Olympics medallists.Bhaker rates her Youth

Olympic medal as one of the majorhighs of her career considering thelevel of competition.

"It feels fantastic to win Goldfor India. To see the tri-colour fly-ing itself is a matter of pride. Eachand every competition has helpedme evolve as a shooter," said thereigning Commonwealth Gameschampion in 10m air pistol event.

"This is my debut year in inter-national events and I am only

gaining experience. But I still wantto remain a kid," said Bhaker.

The youngster said she sharesa great rapport with other youngshooters like Saurabh Chaudhary.

"I share a good rapport witheveryone. They are all co-operative,well behaved. There is never anypressure," she said.

Like a pro, she sidesteppedqueries on competition with seniorshooters like Heena Sidhu.

"Heena di is a great competitor.But I need to focus on my game."

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Living up to the expectations,star Indian wrestler Bajrang

Punia put himself in contentionfor a historic WorldChampionship Gold medal afterquelling a spirited challengefrom Alejandro Enrique ValdesTobier in a tense 65kg semifinalhere on Sunday.

The CommonwealthGames and Asian Games Goldmedallist ensured himself a sec-ond medal at the Worlds, hav-ing won a Bronze at the 2013edition. The in-form 24-year-oldhad come into the event as oneof the strong medal contendersand has continued with his red-hot form this season.

If Bajrang manages to winGold, it will be a rare achieve-ment to win titles at all majorchampionships in a single sea-son.

While he had dominatedthe competitions at CWG andJakarta Asian Games this year,Bajrang's road to the final inBudapest was not easy as he hadto use all his mental and physi-cal prowess to down his Cubanopponent (4-3) in the semifinalafter overcoming Mongolia'sTulga Tumur Ochir (5-3) win in

the quarter-finals.There were not many

attacking moves in the semifinalwith both Bajrang and Tobiermostly using the upper bodypower. Bajrang opened the scor-ing with a takedown but theCuban reduced the margin bypushing the Indian out.

Seconds before the firstbreak, Bajrang took a 4-1 leadwith a throw move.

The second period wasagain very intense and no grap-pler could score a point until theCuban found a two-point moveat the edge of the circle. Pressure

was mounting with Bajrang'scoach shouting 'attack' 'attack'from outside. Tobier tried every-thing but the Indian maintainedhis lead to emerge victorious.

Earlier, Bajrang defeatedRoman Asharin 9-4 in the firstround and beat Korean LeeSeungchul 4-0 but faced stiffcompetition from Tumur Ochir.

In other bouts of the day,Sandeep Tomar began in stu-pendous fashion but could notsustain the momentum. He out-classed Jose Mox Arias by tech-nical superiority but lost the sec-ond round to G Edisherashvili.

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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly onSunday backed struggling Mahendra

Singh Dhoni to do well in the World Cupand said the ongoing series against WestIndies would be crucial for the veteranstumper looking forward to next year'sshowpiece event.

A colossus in ODI cricket, of lateDhoni is struggling with his batting andhis scores have dwindled in the last fewyears.

Starting with the five-match ODIseries against West Indies here, India have18-odd matches left for the World Cup andthe think-tank has brought in dashingDelhi wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pantin the mix to spice up the scenario.

"I don't know what combination theyare thinking at. But I'm sure he (Dhoni)

will do well in the World Cup. It's (againstWest Indies) big series for him," Gangulysaid at the Barsapara Cricket Stadiumwhile watching the ODI.

In the Asia Cup, Dhoni batted fourtimes, scoring 77 runs with an average of19.25 and a strike rate of 62.09.

Overall in 2018, he has batted 10 timesin 15 matches, for an average of 28.12 anda strike rate of 67.36.

Dhoni has an unimpressive record inthe seaming conditions of England wherehe is yet to score a century from 20 ODIs,and averages 38.06, a sharp drop from hiscareer average of 50.61.

"His overall record is very good,"Ganguly pointed out.

"It all depends how the players per-form going ahead to the World Cup. It'sabout scoring runs. That's why Pant hasbeen given a chance," he added.

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Skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy RohitSharma conjured up breathtaking cen-turies as India's ruthless domination

over the West Indies continued with a facileeight-wicket win in the first One-dayInternational, here on Sunday. Makingmockery of what looked like a stiff 323-runtarget, the home team cantered to the winwith 7.5 overs to spare, taking a 1-0 lead inthe five-match series.

Kohli pounded the Caribbean bowlerswith 21 fours and two sixes to raise his 36thODI century and now needs just 81 runs tojoin the elite club of cricketers who haveamassed 10,000 runs in the One-day format.

After early departure of ShikharDhawan (4), Kohli raised a massive 246-runstand for the second wicket with Rohit, whoremained unbeaten on 152. It was Rohit's20th ODI hundred which came off 117 ballswith 15 fours and eight sixes.

While Kohli and Rohit plunderedboundaries to entertain the packed stadium,it painted a sorry picture of the West Indiesattack, which once was intimidating for anybatting line up in the world.

The only high point for the WestIndies while defending their total was 21-year-old newcomer Oshane Thomas' rawpace up front.

Playing his first ODI in more than threemonths, Kohli was unstoppable. It seemedanother routine affair for Kohli as he alsogot past the milestone of 2000 Internationalruns in the calendar year.

He emulated iconic Sachin Tendulkarin scoring 2000-plus runs in three succes-sive years. After Kohli was stumped off leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, India's vice cap-tain took the side home in company ofAmbati Rayudu (22).

After their rout in the Test series, WestIndies did a good job by putting on boarda challenging 322 for eight, capitalising onthe absence of India's front line pacersBhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.

The duo has been rested for the first two

ODIs and the 21-year-old Shimron Hetmyer(106) put to sword an under-strengthIndian attack to raise his third ODI hundred.

Hetmyer punished the Indian bowlerswith six fours and as many sixes in his enter-taining 78-ball knock.

However, any hopes of a close contestevaporated when Kohli and Rohit startedstriking the ball clean and hard.

The Indian bowling looked lacklustrewhile the fielding was shoddy as India, ona high after their Test series win, seemed tohave underestimated their opponents.

The Guyanese lad brought up his half-century in 41 balls and brought up two 50-run plus partnerships with Rovman Powell(22) and skipper Jason Holder (38).

Hetmyer notched up his century by loft-ing Mohammed Shami for a six over extracover. While he used brute force against thepace, Hetmyer also looked fluent against thespin duo of Yuzvendra Jadeja and RavindraJadeja before being dismissed by the latterafter immediately betting the milestone-mark.

Looking to redeem themselves after the2-0 Test series thumping under six days, thetouring side put up a strong challenge afterbeing put in by home captain Virat Kohli.

Visiting skipper Jason Holder on the eveof the match had said 300-plus is the bench-mark of ODI cricket and his young battersresponded well with Devendra Bishoo tak-ing the team past the milestone in the penul-

timate over.Opener Kieran Powell set up the foun-

dation with a 39-ball 51 (6x4, 2x6) in a 67-run stand for the second wicket with ShaiHope (32).

Powell and his debutant opening part-ner Chandrapaul Hemraj dealt in bound-aries against Shami and Yadav.

West Indies lost three wickets in quicksuccession but the Guyana youngster cameto take charge after Marlon Samuels depart-ed for a duck in his landmark 200th ODI.

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India captain Virat Kohlion Sunday hailed his

deputy Rohit Sharma forhis superlative batting dis-play, saying it is easy to chasedown any target when theMumbai batsman is at theother end.

Kohli (140) and Rohit(152 not out) shared a mas-sive 246-run partnership forthe second wicket as Indiamowed down a challenging323-run target with 7.5overs to spare.

"It feels pretty good. Itwas very convincing for us.West Indies put up a reallygood total. 320 targets arevery tricky, but we knew wecould do it with a big part-nership. It's never too diffi-cult when you have Rohit atthe other end," said Kohli.

"Among the top three, Imostly take the anchor rolebecause both Rohit andShikhar (Dhawan) are goodstroke-makers," he said.

Kohli was adjudgedman-of-the-match for his107-ball knock and the Indiaskipper said he enjoyed hisbatting on Sunday.

"It was one of those dayswhere I felt good and I toldRohit I will continue to batthis way positively andmaybe you can play the

anchor role," he said.Kohli said building

partnerships is the key tosuccess in One DayInternational cricket.

"When (Ambati)Rayudu came he took thatrole and Rohit took overfrom me. I think that's whatODI batting is all about. It'sabout communication andbatting in partnerships," hesaid.

"It's our 5th or 6th dou-ble-century partnership, it'sa pleasure to bat with him(Rohit). When we are bat-ting like that, it's good funout there and we know theteam will benefit from it aswell."

The India captainrefused to be too harsh onhis bowlers for leaking runsbut said they could havebowled much better at the

death."You got to be honest to

the sport and that is whenthe sport gives you back. It'sdifficult to contain when aside like West Indies batslike that. I don't want to betoo harsh on the bowlers,but yes, we could haveapplied a bit better andbowled better in the last fewovers. That is something tolearn for us," Kohli said.

West Indies captainJason Holder too felt thepair of Kohli and Rohit tookthe game away from thevisitors with their scintillat-ing batting display.

He also praised youngShimron Hetmyer, whoscored 106 off 78 balls topropel West Indies to thetotal.

It was Hetmyer thirdcentury in 13 innings ofInternational cricket.

"Pleased with the guysfor the batt ing ef fort.Hetmyer batted exception-ally well. We needed to be alot more decent with theball. Probably we got a parscore," he said.

"(But) credit to Kohliand Rohit for taking thegame away from us. Oshane(Thomas) is one of the excit-ing talents we have got.Hopefully we can play bet-ter in the second game."

KOHLI, ROHIT SMASH WINDIES

Virat’s 140, Hitman’s 152* help India beat Caribbeans by 8 wickets in 1st ODI

RUNS WKT PARTNERS VENUE DATE246 2nd Virat Kohli/Rohit Sharma Guwahati 21-10-2018196 First Sourav Ganguly/Virender Sehwag Rajkot 1 2-11-2002176 First Ajay Jadeja/Sachin Tendulkar Cuttack 09-11-1994176 First Gautam Gambhir/Virender Sehwag Indore 08-12-2011165 4th Mohammed Kaif/Yuvraj Singh Colombo 07-08-2005

Faisel Features

HIGHEST STANDS FOR INDIA AGAINST WI

West Indies series will be

crucial for Dhoni: Ganguly

‘Rohit makes chasing look easy’

No medals but Asiad was thebest I ever shot: Manu Bhaker

Bajrang moves closer to gold

Commonwealth and Youth Olympics Gold medallist Indian shooter Manu Bhaker poses for photo PTI

Bajrang Punia reacts after defeating her opponent PTI

Rovman Powell, right, greets Rohit Sharma after India won the 1st ODI AP

152Rohit becomes the secondIndian to score 150+ runsagainst West Indies in an

innings in limited over cricket.

4Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma havescored hundreds in the same innings forthe fourth time in One Day matches.

10Rohit Sharma becomes the 10thbatsman to score a century againstall 10 oldest full members of

International cricket.

246Runs stand between Rohitand Kohli was the secondhighest second wicket stand

in successful ODI chases. This was also thehighest partnership for India batting ODI in20-over game.

6Rohit Sharama becomes the firstbatsman in International cricket to havesix 150+ scores in ODI cricket.

83Runs conceded by O Thomas isthe worst performance for aWindies debutant in limited over

game.

190Rohit Sharma jumps to thirdposition in terms of hittingmost number of sixes for

India in One day matches. Faisel Features

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